叶绿体4.5SrRNA——Ⅱ基因与起源

在植物叶绿体中,rRNA 基因的排列顺序与原核生物大肠杆菌和蓝绿藻的 rRNA 基因排列顺序相似:16S rDNA—间隔顺序—23S rDNA—间隔顺序—5 S rDNA。在高等植物叶绿体中,在23S rDNA 的3′下游端和5SrDNA的5′上游端之间的间隔顺序内,还存在着4.5 S     

叶绿体4.5SrRNA——Ⅰ.结构与功能

核糖体一般可分为二大类。一类为80S真核型核糖体,另一类为70S 原核型核糖体。植物叶绿体中的核糖体属于后一类型。在低等植物叶绿体核糖体中,rR N A 分子通常只有23S、16S 和5S 三种,与原核生物核糖体基本相同。但是,70年代后期在高等植物叶绿体核糖体中,还发现了另一种小分子 RNA——4.5S rR N A。就象5.8S rR N A     

快速提取、纯化叶绿体4.5SrRNA的方法

我们采用植物叶与热缓冲液、苯酚直接混合(约65℃)匀浆,离心抽提和乙醇沉淀后,得到植物叶总RNA。经聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳分离、纯化,即可得到叶绿体4.5S rRNA,此法不仅操作简单,而且得率高。 同时,经过对同一植物的不同组织或不同细胞组分,如根、细胞质、叶绿体和叶绿体核糖体小分子RNA的提取与鉴定,以简便的方法证明了4.5S rRNA是叶绿体核糖体成份,也证明了我们所采用的提取、纯化4.5SrRNA方法的可靠性。     

油菜叶绿体16SrRNA基因的一级结构分析

本文报道了油菜叶绿体16S rRNA基因的全顺序及其5′端上游的156bp和3′端下游的101bp的核苷酸顺序。油菜叶绿体16s rRNA基因长为1491bp,和烟草、玉米相比,同源程度分别为98.5％、96.1％。油菜叶绿体16S rRNA基因5′端上游及3′端下游的顺序能互补而形成一个较大的茎环结构,但与烟草相比,由于3′端下游顺序有79bp的缺失,因此,该结构中的茎部分大小仅为烟草的二分之一。     

大麦叶绿体4.5S rRNA核苷酸序列测定及与其它叶绿体4.5S rRNA序列的比较

本文采用酶法和化学法测定了大麦叶绿体4.5s rRNA的全序列:其长度为95个核苷酸残基。与已知的其它植物叶绿体4.5s rRNA序列比较,它们之间有很大的同源性。     

基于叶绿体基因多样性的中国水稻起源进化研究

针对目前亚洲栽培稻起源地和进化途径学说众多、分歧巨大的现状,本研究选择原产中国的98份亚洲栽培稻和125份普通野生稻为材料,对叶绿体中atpA序列、rps16内含子序列、trnP-rpl33间隔区、trnG-trnfM序列、trnT-trnL间隔区序列的五段高突变序列进行测序,利用生物信息学方法进行比对分析,绘制Network网络图,构建系统发育树。结果表明,普通野生稻的Indel和SNP数目均比亚洲栽培稻多,序列多样性丰富;基于单倍型的Network网络图和系统发育树可将所有参试材料归为3个类群,类群I主要为粳稻与普通野生稻,类群II主要为籼稻,类群III主要为普通野生稻,而类群II和类群III亲缘关系较近,提示粳、籼两个亚种可能由偏粳、偏籼的普通野生稻分别进化而来,支持二次起源学说;所有与亚洲栽培稻亲缘关系较近的普通野生稻均来源于华南地区,支持华南地区为我国亚洲栽培稻起源中心的论点。     

L.sp.HXQ001菌株16SrRNA基因序列及聚类分析

目的 在表型鉴定的基础上使用遗传学方法鉴定一株明串珠菌属的细菌。方法 扩增Ｌ．ｓｐ．ＨＸＱ００１菌株１６ＳｒＲＮＡ基因并测序,将结果与同属,非同属的乳酸作同源性比较。结果 ｌｏｓｐＨＸＱＯＯ１菌株与同属的乳酸菌柠蒙色明串珠菌的同源性为９８％～９９％,与肠膜明串珠菌的同源性为９５％以上,与非同属的乳酸菌酒类酒球菌和类肠膜魏斯菌的同源性均小于７０％。结论 Ｌ．ｓｐ．ＨＸＱ００１菌为柠蒙色明串珠菌。     

Genetic selection and DNA sequences of 4.5S RNA homologs.

A general strategy for cloning the functional homologs of an Escherichia coli gene was used to clone homologs of 4.5S RNA from other bacteria. The genes encoding these homologs were selected by their ability to complement a deletion of the gene for 4.5S RNA. DNA sequences of the regions encoding the homologs were determined. Since this approach does not require that the homologous genes hybridize with probes generated from the E. coli sequence, the sequences of the homologs were not all similar to the sequence of the E. coli gene. Despite the dissimilarity of the primary sequences of some of the homologs, all could be folded to obtain a similar structure.     

Updated Gene Map of Tobacco Chloroplast DNA

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Nucleotide sequence of 7 S RNA. Homology to Alu DNA and La 4.5 S RNA

7 S RNA, a component of normal higher eukaryotic cells and several oncornaviruses, was shown to be conserved in evolution (Erikson, E., Erikson, R. L., Henry, B., and Pace, N. R. (1973) Virology 53, 40-46). Recently, 7 S RNA was shown to be partially complementary to Alu family DNA sequences (Weiner, A. (1980) Cell 22, 209-218). In the present study the nucleotide sequence of Novikoff hepatoma 7 S RNA was determined to be: (formula, see text) Comparison of 7 S RNA, Alu and B1 family DNA, and La 4.5 S RNA sequences for homologies showed that 1) one-third of 7 S RNA, mainly the 5'-end, was homologous to Alu and B1 family sequences; 2) one 300-nucleotide long Alu family sequence contained two binding sites for 7 S RNA; and 3) the 5'-ends of 7 S RNA and La 4.5 S RNA also had extensive (60%) homologies. A model for the secondary structure of 7 S RNA based on maximal base pairing and preferential nuclease cleavage sites is also presented.     

利用叶绿体基因探讨稻属BBCC基因组物种的系统起源

基于9个叶绿体基因片段(atpA、atpB、matK、petA、psaA、psbA、psbB、psbC和rbcL), 深入探讨了稻属(Oryza)3个BBCC基因组异源四倍体和5个与之相关的BB或CC基因组二倍体物种间的谱系关系。进一步的系统发育分析表明: 3个具有相同BBCC基因组的四倍体物种并非同一次物种形成事件的产物, 而是在不同的分布区经历了至少3次分别的物种起源。其中, 四倍体Oryza punctata的母本可能来自同样分布在非洲并具有CC基因组的二倍体物种O. eichingeri; 而四倍体O. malampuzhaensis和O. minuta的母本则可能来自亚洲已经灭绝的具有BB基因组的不同二倍体。研究结果不但为追溯稻属异源四倍体的复杂网状进化提供了重要的分子证据, 而且拓展了我们对有花植物复杂物种形成的深入理解。     

Chloroplast DNA codes for transfer RNA.

Transfer RNA's were isolated from Euglena gracilis. Chloroplast cistrons for tRNA were quantitated by hybridizing tRNA to ct DNA. Species of tRNA hybridizing to ct DNA were partially purified by hybridization-chromatography. The tRNA's hybridizing to ct DNA and nuclear DNA appear to be different. Total cellular tRNA was hybridized to ct DNA to an equivalent of approximately 25 cistrons. The total cellular tRNA was also separated into 2 fractions by chromatography on dihydroxyboryl substituted amino ethyl cellulose. Fraction I hybridized to both nuclear and ct DNA. Hybridizations to ct DNA indicated approximately 18 cistrons. Fraction II-tRNA hybridized only to ct DNA, saturating at a level of approximately 7 cistrons. The tRNA from isolated chloroplasts hybridized to both chloroplast and nuclear DNA. The level of hybridization to ct DNA indicated approximately 18 cistrons. Fraction II-type tRNA could not be detected in the isolated chloroplasts.     

Phylogeny of the Genus Chrysanthemum L.: Evidence from Single-Copy Nuclear Gene and Chloroplast DNA Sequences

Chrysanthemum L. (Asteraceae-Anthemideae) is a genus with rapid speciation. It comprises about 40 species, most of which are distributed in East Asia. Many of these are narrowly distributed and habitat-specific. Considerable variations in morphology and ploidy are found in this genus. Some species have been the subjects of many studies, but the relationships between Chrysanthemum and its allies and the phylogeny of this genus remain poorly understood. In the present study, 32 species/varieties from Chrysanthemum and 11 from the allied genera were analyzed using DNA sequences of the single-copy nuclear CDS gene and seven cpDNA loci (psbA-trnH, trnC-ycf6, ycf6-psbM, trnY-rpoB, rpS4-trnT, trnL-F, and rpL16). The cpDNA and nuclear CDS gene trees both suggest that 1) Chrysanthemum is not a monophyletic taxon, and the affinity between Chrysanthemum and Ajania is so close that these two genera should be incorporated taxonomically; 2) Phaeostigma is more closely related to the Chrysanthemum+Ajania than other generic allies. According to pollen morphology and to the present cpDNA and CDS data, Ajania purpurea is a member of Phaeostigma. Species differentiation in Chrysanthemum appears to be correlated with geographic and environmental conditions. The Chinese Chrysanthemum species can be divided into two groups, the C. zawadskii group and the C. indicum group. The former is distributed in northern China and the latter in southern China. Many polyploid species, such as C. argyrophyllum, may have originated from allopolyploidization involving divergent progenitors. Considering all the evidence from present and previous studies, we conclude that geographic and ecological factors as well as hybridization and polyploidy play important roles in the divergence and speciation of the genus Chrysanthemum.     

Studies and sequences of Escherichia coli 4.5 S RNA.

4.5 S RNA, a biologically stable species with electrophoretic properties intermediate between 5 S and transfer RNAs, has been isolated from Escherichia coli and characterized. No function has yet been found for this molecule. Its primary structure and behavior suggests an unusually stable and possibly unique secondary structure. Even from single species of E. coli, there is some sequence heterogeneity within the molecule. The sequence of a major species from MRE 600 is: (see article). Methods for getting sequence overlaps on this highly structured RNA are described, and a possible functional role for 4.5 S RNA is discussed.     

Photoinhibition of Chloroplast Reactions. II. Multiple Effects

Ultraviolet light inhibits the photoreduction of 2,6-dichlorophenolindo-phenol or nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate with water as the electron donor (evolution of oxygen) but not the photoreduction of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate with ascorbate as the electron donor. It inhibits photophosphorylation associated with either system. Experiments undertaken to test whether plastoquinone is the site of UV inhibition yielded inconclusive results.

Visible light (> 420 mμ) causes the loss of all chloroplast activities, photosystem I being more sensitive than system II. The data suggests 2 modes of action for visible light. The one sensitized by system II results in damage resembling that of UV light. The other, sensitized by system I, results in the destruction of the reaction center of this system.