Molecular-genetic analysis of maize mitochondrion regions associated with cytoplasmic male sterility

Molecular-genetic polymorphism of 86 world and Ukrainian breeding maize lines with S-, C- and T-types of cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) and with normal wild type mitochondrion has been researched via mitochondrion regions PCR-analysis. Molecular marker system allowed to detect and identify definite type of CMS within maize lines, as well as to differentiate lines with definite CMS type either from lines with another CMS type or from normal wild type cytoplasm lines.     

The structure of sterile cytoplasm types within a maize genebank collection

Maize Research Institute (MRI) gene bank maintains a collection of 6000 maize accessions. Within this collection over 100 sources of cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) were found in field trials, i.e. more than 2% of the total accession numbers. These sources are distributed among Yugoslav open-pollinated varieties (4.56% of them contain CMS), as well as introduced heterozygous genotypes and inbred lines. In order to identify cytoplasm types the gene-bank sources of CMS were screened using a PCR assay with specific primers for C, T and S cytoplasms. Predominant cytoplasmic male sterility type among the analyzed accessions was CMS-S. Results were inconclusive for three accessions, i.e. different results for the progenies of two ears per accession were obtained. For another two accessions a new PCR product profile was identified, consisting of one band characteristic for CMS-S and one unspecific for any of the three CMS types. The PCR approach enabled a simple, fast and reliable large scale screening of maize cytoplasm among MRI gene bank accessions, significantly reducing time for cytoplasm characterizations compared to classical method of testing with restorers for each known type of CMS.     

小麦D^2型与K型,V型,T型细胞质雄性不育系线粒体DNA的RAPD比较分析

采用ＲＡＰＤ方法比较新育成的小麦（ＴｒｉｔｉｃｕｍａｅｓｔｉｖｕｍＬ．）Ｄ２型不育系ｍｓＤ２ＣＡ８０５７与Ｋ型、Ｖ型和Ｔ型细胞质雄性不育系的线粒体ＤＮＡ（ｍｔＤＮＡ）。结果表明,ｍｓＤ２ＣＡ８０５７的ｍｔＤＮＡ不同于其它３种类型不育系,而其它类型不育系的ｍｔＤＮＡ彼此也各不相同。这一结果从分子水平上为鉴定该Ｄ２不育系的不育类型提供了证据。实验还发现在胞质来源相同而核背景不同的Ｔ型不育系间存在线粒体基因组多态性,这是关于小麦中Ｔ型不育系ｍｔＤＮＡ在常规回交转育过程中发生变异的直接证据。这种变异在很大程度上可能是受不同核背景影响的结果。     

Application of a novel Paenibacillus-specific PCR-DGGE method and sequence analysis to assess the diversity of Paenibacillus spp. in the maize rhizosphere

In this study, a Paenibacillus-specific PCR system, based on the specific primer PAEN515F in combination with bacterial primer R1401, was tested and used to amplify specific fragments of the 16S rRNA gene from rhizosphere DNA. The amplicons were used in a second (semi-nested) PCR for DGGE, in which bacterial primers F968GC and R1401 were used. The resulting products were separated into community fingerprints by DGGE. To assess the reliability of the method, the diversity of Paenibacillus species was evaluated on the basis of DNA extracted directly from the rhizospheres of four different cultivars of maize (Zea mays), i.e. CMS04, CMS11, CMS22 and CMS36, sown in two Brazilian field soils (Cerrado and Várzea). In addition, a clone library was generated from the PCR-generated 16S rDNA fragments, and selected clones were sequenced.The results of the bacterial community analyses showed, at the level of clone libraries, that considerable diversity among Paenibacillus spp. was present. The most dominantly found sequences clustered into 12 groups, each one potentially representing a species complex. Sequences closely affiliated with the P. macerans and P. azotofixans complexes were found in all samples, whereas other sequences were scarcer. Clones affiliated with the latter species complex were most abundant, representing 19% of all clones analysed.The Paenibacillus fingerprints generated via semi-nested PCR followed by DGGE showed a clear distinction between the maize plants grown in Cerrado versus Várzea soils. Thus, soil type, instead of maize cultivar type, was the overriding determinative factor that influenced the community structures of the Paenibacillus communities in the rhizospheres investigated. At a lower level (subcluster), there was a trend for maize cultivars CMS11 and CMS22 on the one hand, and CMS36 and CMS04 on the other hand, to cluster together, indicating that these respective pair of cultivars were similar in their Paenibacillus species composition. This trend was tentatively linked to the growth characteristics of these maize cultivars. These results clearly demonstrated the efficacy of the Paenibacillus-specific PCR-DGGE method in describing Paenibacillus species diversity in rhizosphere soils.     

玉米新选细胞质雄性不育系小孢子发育的细胞学观察及DNA甲基化分析

细胞质雄性不育在高等植物中普遍存在,是杂种优势利用的重要工具,为推动植物杂种优势的利用发挥了重要作用。文章以本课题组前期新选的玉米细胞质雄性不育系A1、A2及保持系18(红)为材料,利用石蜡切片技术对不育材料小孢子发育过程进行细胞学观察,采用高效液相色谱法(HPLC)对不同发育时期的叶片及不同发育时期的雄穗DNA进行甲基化分析,从细胞学和表观遗传学角度了解不育系A1、A2的败育机制。结果表明：不育材料A1、A2小孢子发生败育的主要时期为四分体时期至单核小孢子中期。在不育系A2中还存在另一种败育方式,即在花粉母细胞时期表现出败育特征。甲基化分析结果表明,保持系18(红)的叶片DNA甲基化水平从苗期到拔节期迅速上升,而不育系A1、A2叶片DNA甲基化水平基本保持不变;保持系雄穗DNA甲基化水平表现为从花粉母细胞时期到双核期逐渐升高,而不育材料A1、A2从花粉母细胞时期到双核期的雄穗DNA甲基化水平表现为先上升后下降的趋势,达到最高峰的时期均出现在小孢子发育的四分体时期。从小孢子发育的细胞学观察结果可以发现,小孢子败育的主要时期往往具有较高的甲基化水平,推测DNA甲基化水平变化可能与不育材料A1、A2的花粉败育有关。     

普通小麦D2型CMS系的育性基因及其遗传特性

通过研究普通小麦D^2型CMS－育性恢复体系中育性基因的种类及其遗传特性。结果表明：（1）D^2型不育系具有较好的不育性保持与恢复特征,在一般的普通小麦品种（系）中具有广泛的恢复（基因）源、可恢复度高（恢复度超过50％的品种或品质占到33．61％）,也能较容易地转育出新的不育系（完全保持不育性的品种或品系占到25．21％）,这一特征明显优于现有T、K、V型等不育系。（2）D^2型不育系的不育性受核内不育基因和抑制基因控制,相应的核基因型分为Al（不育基因）、A2（不育基因＋抑制基因）两类;恢复纱的恢复性受核内主效恢复基因、微效恢复基因和抑制基因控制,相应的核基因型分为C1（主效恢复基因）、C2(驻效恢复基因＋微效恢复基因）、C3（微效恢复基因）、C4（主效恢复基因＋抑制基因）、C5（主效恢复基因＋微效恢复基因＋抑制基因）、C6（微效恢复基因＋抑制基因）6种。环境条件的变化对育性基因、尤其是微效恢复基因和抑制基因的遗传效应有不同程度的影响。D^2型不育有效杂交组合的模型为：A1＋C1`A1 C2、A2＋C2。（3）D^2型不育系等位恢复基因的遗传表现为不完全显性,非等位恢复基因的遗传表现出积效应,这正是强恢复系德育的理论依据之一。     

向日葵CMS育性恢复的研究

向日葵细胞质雄性不育（Ｃｙｔｏｐｌａｓｍｉｃｍａｌｅｓｔｅｒｉｌｉｔｙ,ＣＭＳ）育性恢复的机理是非常复杂的。运用遗传学和分子生物学方法,分析了具代表性的４种不同细胞质类型的ＣＭＳ育性被恢复的频率和２０种向日葵自交系对１９种ＣＭＳ的恢复能力及个别ＣＭＳ植株自发恢复的原因。实验结果表明,４种ＣＭＳ品系育性被恢复的频率分别为５８．８％．５６．３％．１１．８％和０％．２０种自交系的恢复力为５．９－７５．０％。部分ＣＭＳ品系和大多数自交系含有恢复基因,恢复基因的数量及类型决定了ＣＭＳ品系被恢复的程度及自交系的恢复能力。同时,提出并证实了线粒体不育基因变异是导致ＡＲＧ１ＣＭＳ植株自发恢复育性的主要原因。     

玉米S组细胞质雄性不育线粒体R区序列与多型性分析

玉米Ｓ组细胞难性不育（ＣＭＳ）可能与线粒体基因组中的Ｒ区域有关。对不同核背景下唐徐、双２种Ｓ胞质的线粒体ＤＮＡ以Ｒ区特异探针的Ｓｏｕｔｈｅｒｎ分析发现均有６．７ｋｂ、４．５ｋｂ、１．８ｋｂ的３条谱带,分别对应于２种位于线粒体基因组中间的类型和１个线性末端,并且核背景对这３种不同形式的Ｒ区域的量有影响。对Ｍｏ１７和７７核背景下Ｎ、Ｔ、Ｃ４种胞质１７种材料的玉米线粒体基因组中Ｒ区的Ｓｏｕｔｈｅｒｎ分析     

RAPD Comparison Study on Mitochondrial DNA of the D2 Cytoplasmic Male Sterile (CMS) Line with K-, V-and T-type CMS Lines in Wheat

A new line of cytoplasmic male sterile (CMS) wheat ( Triticum aestivum L. ) named msD2-CA8057 (briefly as D:) was compared with K-, V- and T-type CMS lines by mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) RAPD analysis. It was revealed that the mtDNA of this D2 line was different from that of the other three types although differences were also found between the K-, V- and T-type lines themselves. This result provided some evidences at the molecular level for the identification of the cytoplasm of this D2 line as a new type of CMS line. In the experiment the authors also found polymorphism between two CMS lines, which had the same source of T-type cytoplasm but had different nuclear background. This was the first time to provide direct evidence about the mtDNA mutation in T-type CMS wheat lines during the routine backcross process. Such changes are most likely resulted from the influence of different nuclear background.     

玉米细胞质雄性不育及其育性恢复基因的研究进展

玉米是杂种优势利用最成功的作物之一,采用细胞质雄性不育(CMS)进行玉米杂交种生产已成为杂种优势利用的有力工具。CMS是由于细胞质和细胞核的基因表达产物的不协调而产生的不育性,可被核基因组中的恢复基因恢复。根据育性恢复专效性,玉米CMS材料主要分为T、C和S三种类型。综述了这三种类型不育及其恢复基因的研究进展,分析了在不育化制种中的应用情况。     

特种稻不育系巨胚813A的选育与研究

用350Gy剂量的Co^60-γ射线照射水稻三系保持系813B种子,获得巨胚突变体,命名为巨胚813B（简称813geB）。用巨胚813B回交813A育成特种稻不育系——巨胚813A（简称813geA）。对巨胚813B及巨胚813A的生物学特性进行研究,结果表明：巨胚813A与813A的主要农艺性状、雄性不育性及产量构成因素均无明显差异。巨胚813B与813B具有相似的农艺性状,但绝对胚重由0．61mg提高到1．36mg,相对胚重由2．70％提高到6．96％。巨胚813B糙米的蛋白质、粗脂肪、粗纤维及必需氨基酸含量均比813B高。其中蛋白质含量9．77％,比813B提高了8．80％;粗脂肪含量5．28％,比813B提高了87．23％;8种必需氨基酸含量均有提高。利用巨胚恢复系与巨胚813A可纽配成巨胚杂交稻。     

Sequence analysis of a mitochondrial DNA fragment isolated from cultured cells of carrot cytoplasmic male-sterile strain.

2.0 kb Hind III fragment isolated from cytoplasmic male-sterile carrot mitochondria, designated PKT5, was hybridized to ORF13 which is the coding region of a unique polypeptide in maize CMS (Dewey et al., 1986). Sequence analysis indicated that PKT5 is consisted of 3 domains. Domain 1 was identical to the 5'-flanking region of atp6 in maize CMS-TURF2H3 sequence (Dewey et al., 1986). Domain 2 contained a novel ORF encoding 72 amino acids, which was extremely homologous to the amino-terminal 67 amino acids of the unique ORF13 in maize CMS. Domain 3 except an amino acid change (Ile87 = ATT for Asn87 = AAT), was identical to ORF25 polypeptide in maize CMS. Connective sequences of these 3 domains were also highly homologous to the maize CMS-TURF2H3 sequence. Out of 7 recombination points in maize CMS-TURF2H3 sequence, at least 4 points were conserved in PKT5 sequence.     

Mitochondria-driven changes in leaf NAD status exert a crucial influence on the control of nitrate assimilation and the integration of carbon and nitrogen metabolism

The Nicotiana sylvestris mutant, CMS, lacks the mitochondrial gene nad7 and functional complex I, and respires using low-affinity NADH (alternative) mitochondrial dehydrogenases. Here, we show that this adjustment of respiratory pathways is associated with a profound modification of foliar carbon-nitrogen balance. CMS leaves are characterized by abundant amino acids compared to either wild-type plants or CMS in which complex I function has been restored by nuclear transformation with the nad7 cDNA. The metabolite profile of CMS leaves is enriched in amino acids with low carbon/nitrogen and depleted in starch and 2-oxoglutarate. Deficiency in 2-oxoglutarate occurred despite increased citrate and malate and higher capacity of key anaplerotic enzymes, notably the mitochondrial NAD-dependent isocitrate dehydrogenase. The accumulation of nitrogen-rich amino acids was not accompanied by increased expression of enzymes involved in nitrogen assimilation. Partitioning of (15)N-nitrate into soluble amines was enhanced in CMS leaf discs compared to wild-type discs, especially in the dark. Analysis of pyridine nucleotides showed that both NAD and NADH were increased by 2-fold in CMS leaves. The growth retardation of CMS relative to the wild type was highly dependent on photoperiod, but at all photoperiod regimes the link between high contents of amino acids and NADH was observed. Together, the data provide strong evidence that (1) NADH availability is a critical factor in influencing the rate of nitrate assimilation and that (2) NAD status plays a crucial role in coordinating ammonia assimilation with the anaplerotic production of carbon skeletons.     

Expression levels of meristem identity and homeotic genes are modified by nuclear-mitochondrial interactions in alloplasmic male-sterile lines of Brassica napus

Homeotic conversions of anthers were found in cytoplasmic male sterile (CMS) plants of Brassica napus derived from somatic hybrids of B. napus and Arabidopsis thaliana. CMS line flowers displayed petals reduced in size and width and stamens replaced by carpelloid structures. In order to investigate when these developmental aberrations appeared, flower development was analysed histologically, ultrastructurally and molecularly. Disorganized cell divisions were detected in the floral meristems of the CMS lines at stage 4. As CMS is associated with mitochondrial aberrations, ultrastructural analysis of the mitochondria in the floral meristems was performed. Two mitochondrial populations were found in the CMS lines. One type had disrupted cristae, while the other resembled mitochondria typical of B. napus. Furthermore, expression patterns of genes expressed in particular floral whorls were determined. In spite of the aberrant development of the third whorl organs, BnAP3 was expressed as in B. napus during the first six stages of development. However, the levels of BnPI were reduced. At later developmental stages, the expression of both BnAP3 and BnPI was strongly reduced. Interestingly the expression levels of genes responsible for AP3 and PI activation such as LFY, UFO and ASK1 were higher in the CMS lines, which indicates that activation of B-genes in the CMS lines does not occur as in B. napus. Disrupted and dysfunctional mitochondria seem to be one of the first aberrations manifested in CMS which result in a retrograde influence of the expression levels of genes responsible for the second and third whorl organ differentiation.     

玉米CMS分子生物学研究进展

本文对玉米CMS研究已获得的、并为普遍接受的分子生物学研究结果进行了粗略总结;对近年来在玉米细胞质雄性不育育性相关核基因的分子标记定位、克隆及辅助选择,育性相关胞质基因的克隆与表达方面的研究进展进行了简要概述;我们认为在今后一段时期,玉米CMS研究将着重围绕核不育基因的克隆及表达模式、线粒体功能基因组、育性相关胞质基因与核育性基因相互作用等方向进行研究,以期阐述玉米CMS的形成机理。 Progress of Molecular Biology of CMS in Maize ZHANG Zu-xin,ZHANG Fang-dong,ZHENG Yong-lian National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement,Huazhong Agricultural University,Wuhan 430070,China Abstract:In the paper,we have summarized the molecular biological accomplishment acquired and accepted by most of maize researchers on CMS of maize.A brief review of current molecular biological progress of CMS of maize are displayed in the paper.These progresses concern in the positioning,cloning and maker-assisted selection of nucleic genes associated with fertility,expression and cloning of cytoplasmic genes associated with male sterility,In order to elucidate the molecular mechanism of CMS of maize,the areas about cloning and expression profiling of male sterile nucleic genes,and functional genomics of mitochondria,and interaction cytoplasmic genes with nucleic genes will need to be researched in the future. Key words：maize(Zea mays L.);CMS;mtDNA;gene associated with fertility     

CCACA碱基序列是玉米CMS-S线粒体orf355-orf77转录本剪切识别位点

玉米S型细胞质雄性不育系（CMS-S）及其近等基因恢复系是研究核 质互作机制的重要遗传资源和理想模式体系．目前认为,CMS-S花粉败育是由其线粒体内细胞质不育基因orf355-orf77表达的毒性蛋白引起,而核育性恢复基因Rf3可通过引发orf355-orf77转录本的降解而解除其毒性作用,使花粉育性得以恢复．本研究采用Northern杂交和3′-RACE技术确定了orf355-orf77转录本的剪切位点,并发现在育性恢复的花粉中,orf355-orf77转录本被剪切成小片段之后聚合了poly(A)序列,推测这一过程加速了mRNA分子的降解,是育性恢复的关键环节．利用生物信息学方法分析了orf355-orf77转录本6个剪切位点的侧翼序列,发现在剪切位点下游10个碱基的位置均含有5′-CCACA-3′序列,推测该序列受到特定功能蛋白的识别,然后募集核酸内切酶对其进行剪切．研究结果可为揭示玉米CMS S育性恢复机理提供重要的理论依据．