三角褐指藻甘油酯对氮胁迫的响应

【背景】三角褐指藻作为生物燃料潜在的生产者,在胁迫条件下能通过改变其甘油酯组成来适应外部环境的变化,同时伴随着生物燃料原料甘油三酯(TAG)的积累,研究三角褐指藻甘油酯对氮胁迫的响应机制有利于深入认识TAG的积累过程。【目的】通过分析三角褐指藻在正常和氮胁迫条件下各类脂质含量及其脂肪酸成分的变化,揭示氮胁迫诱导积累的TAG酰基主要来源,以及在胁迫前生成的各极性甘油酯脂肪酸的去向,从而为进一步认识三角褐指藻对氮胁迫的响应机制提供新信息。【方法】利用高效薄层色谱结合气相色谱法分析三角褐指藻在正常和氮胁迫条件下的脂肪酸及甘油酯组分的变化。【结果】三角褐指藻在氮胁迫条件下TAG含量增加至57.8 mg/g时,总甘油酯含量几乎不变,但各甘油酯含量变化差异很大,表现为各极性脂含量显著降低。在此期间,各类甘油酯脂肪酸组成含量的变化表明,三角褐指藻TAG主要积累饱和及单不饱和脂肪酸,即16:0和16:1n7,分别以从头合成及原有极性脂转化为主,极性脂的部分二十碳五烯酸(EPA)作为酰基供体也向TAG发生了转化;此外组成极性脂的多不饱和脂肪酸16:2n4、16:3n4及EPA分解导致其含量显著下降。【结论】当氮胁迫诱导的三角褐指藻TAG含量为57.8 mg/g时,积累的TAG酰基中有48%来自从头合成,52%来自极性脂转化;而氮胁迫诱导所减少的极性脂酰基中有54%转化成TAG,46%发生了分解。     

三角褐指藻的诱变育种及产EPA的条件研究

旨在获得不饱和脂肪酯EPA产量更高的藻种,利用0.6% EMS对三角褐指藻进行诱变。通过单细胞分离技术得到1株突变株EP1,其EPA产量比出发藻株提高了19.81%。结果显示,突变藻株产EPA的最适条件为:NaNO3 75 mg/L,pH7.5,昼夜温度17-15℃,接种量为12%。最适条件下培养7 d,其EPA产量可达26.77 mg/g。传代试验表明,突变藻株具有较好的遗传稳定性。     

叶绿体转化三角褐指藻表达外源蛋白

为建立三角褐指藻(Phaeodacty lum tricornutum)叶绿体表达体系,从其叶绿体基因组中克隆了rnS-trnI、trnAml序列作为遗传转化同源重组序列,并以氯霉素抗性基因(CAT)表达盒作为筛选标记,以及绿色荧光蛋白基因(GFP)表达盒作为报告基因.以TA克隆载体pMD19-T为基础,将CAT表达盒...     

三角褐指藻在磷营养限制胁迫下的补偿生长效应

以三角褐指藻(Phaeodactylum tricornutum)为研究材料,设置了5个磷营养限制处理:磷营养分量分别设为f/2培养基的1/20(P₁)、1/10(P₂)、1/8(P₃)、1/4(P₄)、1/2(P₅),以f/2为对照(P_ck),在磷限制胁迫下培养10d,然后均以相同密度(2.5×10⁵cells·mL^-1)接种在f/2条件下恢复培养16d,测定了三角褐指藻在磷限制胁迫下和恢复培养阶段的生长状况。结果表明,三角褐指藻在受到磷限制胁迫后,细胞密度、蛋白质和可溶性糖含量都显著低于对照(p<0.05);恢复阶段,P₁、P₂和P₃处理组的细胞密度、平均相对生长率及生物量在恢复培养的中前期显著高于对照(p<0.05),最高平均相对生长率分别为0.73、0.70、0.68d^-1,显著高于对照(0.55d^-1)(p<0.05);P₄处理组的细胞密度和生物量与对照无显著差异;P₅处理组的细胞密度和生物量在恢复培养的中前期显著低于对照(p<0.05);随着培养时间的推移,各处理组与对照之间的差异逐渐缩小,处理组和对照的细胞密度、生物量、蛋白质和可溶性糖含量等均无显著差异。     

多次补氮和增强蓝光促进三角褐指藻积累岩藻黄素

本研究旨在优化多次补氮和增强蓝光模式,以促进光发酵三角褐指藻(Phaeodactylum tricornutum)积累岩藻黄素。结果表明,在摇瓶中将含有胰蛋白胨和尿素的混合氮源(1:1,Nmol/Nmol;总氮浓度为0.02 mol/L)分6次加入培养系统是最佳的多次补氮模式;在5 L发酵罐中实施两阶段调光模式培养,在第二阶段增强蓝光(R:G:B=67.1:16.7:16.3)后,细胞密度、生物量生产率以及岩藻黄素的含量、产量和生产率分别达到1.12×108cells/mL、330mg/(d·L)、19.62mg/g、69.71mg/L和6.97mg/(d·L)。与红蓝光(R:G:B=70.9:18.3:10.9)下分6次补氮的一阶段培养相比,岩藻黄素含量显著提高了7.68%(P<0.05),但生产率无显著差异(P>0.05);与红蓝光(R:G:B=70.9:18.3:10.9)下一次性加入氮源的一阶段培养相比,岩藻黄素含量和生产率显著提高了45.98%和48.30%(P<0.05)。因此,本研究开发的多次补氮和增强蓝光的两阶段培养模式,有效促进了岩藻黄素积累、提高了...     

利用抑制差减杂交技术分离受水稻抗性调控的褐飞虱基因

为分离受水稻抗性调控的褐飞虱Nilaparvata lugens基因, 以取食感虫水稻台中1号和高抗水稻B5的2叶1芯秧苗24 h的褐飞虱4龄若虫为起始材料, 采用抑制差减杂交技术构建了两个群体间的正反向差减cDNA文库。通过斑点杂交从差减文库中筛选代表受水稻抗性调控的基因的cDNA克隆, 进行测序和功能分析, 挑选具功能的基因进行Northern杂交验证。结果表明, 通过斑点杂交筛选到的98个阳性克隆代表92个互不重复的单基因, 其中25个与动物的已知蛋白基因存在较高的同源性。Northern杂交表明, 这25个基因有11个表达上调, 8个表达下调, 提示它们可能在褐飞虱适应抗性水稻过程中发挥了重要作用。本研究结果为克隆上述新基因的全长cDNA序列及进一步研究其在褐飞虱与水稻互作中的功能奠定了基础。     

抑制性差减杂交PCR：一种寻找有差别表达基因的方法

抑制性差减杂交ＰＣＲ：一种寻找有差别表达基因的方法蒋小陵＊鲁林荣＊＊陈诗书＊郑仲承＊＊（＊上海第二医科大学生物化学教研室,上海２０００２５;＊＊中国科学院上海生物化学研究所,上海２０００３１）测定高等生物（包括人类）基因组序列是一个现实和预期的目标。...     

三角褐指藻基因枪转化体系的建立

三角褐指藻具有较高的脂肪酸含量,是一种很有潜力的生物柴油生产原料。此外,它是多不饱和脂肪酸尤其是二十碳五烯酸（EPA）重要的来源。合适转化体系的缺乏限制了通过基因工程手段对其进行改造。首次采用基因枪方法成功地将外源基因转入三角褐指藻,转化细胞经染色后呈现蓝色,表明外源报告基因β-糖苷酸酶( GUS ) 基因得到了成功的表达。同时还进行了转化参数等因素对转化效率影响的分析,优化了转化条件。结果显示最佳的转化条件为: 每60 μg钨粉包被1 μg质粒DNA,样品室真空度为27英寸汞柱,可裂膜为1500psi,受体与阻挡网距离6 cm。此外,转化载体采用了三角褐指藻内源基因fcp的启动子,实现了外源基因在细胞内的表达。通过5种基因工程中常用抗生素对三角褐指藻生长抑制的研究发现,三角褐指藻对卡那霉素、氨苄青霉素、链霉素和新霉素不敏感,500 mg/L 的卡那霉素、氨苄青霉素和新霉素,以及1000 mg/L 链霉素仍不能抑制其生长;三角褐指藻对氯霉素非常敏感,130 mg/L的氯霉素可以完全抑制其生长,其半抑制浓度为60 mg/L。这为基因工程手段改造三角褐指藻脂肪酸代谢相关途径奠定了基础。     

对硫磷对三角褐指藻核酸和蛋白质合成动态的影响

应用同位素标记法研究了对磷磷对三角褐指灌核酸和蛋白质合成动态的影响。结果表明,低浓度的对硫酸（≤１．５ｍｇ／Ｌ）对三角褐指的生长有刺激作用,而高浓度的对硫磷（≥２．０ｍｇ／Ｌ）却严重抑制三角褐指藻的生长,低浓度划硫磷在促进生长的过程中,藻细胞中蛋白质、ＤＮＡ、ＲＮＡ３种大分子物质的合成活跃,其合成速度升高,而在高浓度对硫磷的胁迫下,蛋白质,ＤＮＡ,ＲＮＡ的合成明显地受到了抑制,合成速度降低。     

三角褐指藻产油突变株的筛选

能源短缺和原油价格上涨是全球关注的问题之一, 生物柴油作为一种优质的替代液体燃料越来越受到重视。以油料作物、废食用油和动物脂肪为原料生产生物柴油已远远不能满足需求。相比而言, 产油微藻具有光合效率高、生物量大、油含量高、生长速率快、不受季节的限制及不占用耕地等优势15, 被认为是制备生物柴油燃料的更有潜力的原料。由于目前微藻生物柴油生产成本过高, 尚未获得商业化生产。       

Identification of up-regulated genes in human uterine leiomyoma by suppression subtractive hybridization

In searching for differentially expressed genes in human uterine leiomyomas (ULs), suppression sub-tractive hybridization was used to construct an UL up-regulated library, which turned out to represent 88genes. After two rounds of screening by reverse Northern analysis, twenty genes were proved to be up-regulated, including seventeen known genes and three genes with unknown function. All these genes werefirstly associated with UL. Three genes with notable difference were selected for Northern confirmationOur results proved the authenticity of the twenty genes. One gene named Phospholipase A2 (PLA2) showedup-regulation in 4/6 of the patients and investigation of tissue distribution indicated that it had obviousexpression in prostate, testis, liver, heart and skeletal muscle.     

Identification of up-regulated genes in human uterine leiomyoma by suppression subtractive hybridization

In searching for differentially expressed genes in human uterine leiomyomas (ULs), suppression subtractive hybridization was used to construct an UL up-regulated library, which turned out to represent 88 genes. After two rounds of screening by reverse Northern analysis, twenty genes were proved to be up-regulated, including seventeen known genes and three genes with unknown function. All these genes were firstly associated with UL. Three genes with notable difference were selected for Northern confirmation. Our results proved the authenticity of the twenty genes. One gene named Phospholipase A2 (PLA2) showed up-regulation in 4/6 of the patients and investigation of tissue distribution indicated that it had obvious expression in prostate, testis, liver, heart and skeletal muscle.     

Identification of immunostimulatory DNA-induced genes by suppression subtractive hybridization

Bacterial DNA and related synthetic immunostimulatory oligodeoxyribo-nucleotides (ISS-ODN) have stimulatory effects on mammalian immune cells through a Toll-like receptor, TLR9. Genes upregulated in ISS-ODN-stimulated immune cells are obviously significant to delineate the mechanism of the induced innate immunity. Employing suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH), we have generated a profile of genes induced by ISS-ODN in spleen cells. Sequencing of 87 clones isolated by the SSH showed 39 clones corresponding to known mouse genes in the public database. Eleven clones appeared to possess 80-90% homology with known mouse genes and the remaining 37 clones showed no significant homology with any known mouse genes. A series of known genes which have not previously been reported to be induced with ISS-ODN were confirmed to be induced in ISS-ODN-stimulated bone marrow-derived macrophages: NF-kappaB p105, IRF-1, PA28beta, IRG2, and MyD88. These genes were suggested to be involved in the molecular process of innate host defense mechanisms.     

Identification of up-regulated genes in human uterine leiomyoma by sup-pression subtractive hybridization

In searching for differentially expressed genes in human uterine leiomyomas (ULs), suppression sub-tractive hybridization was used to construct an UL up-regulated library, which turned out to represent 88 genes. After two rounds of screening by reverse Northern analysis, twenty genes were proved to be up-regulated, including seventeen known genes and three genes with unknown function. All these genes were firstly associated with UL. Three genes with notable difference were selected for Northern confirmation. Our results proved the authenticity of the twenty genes. One gene named Phospholipase A2 (PLA2) showed up-regulation in 4/6 of the patients and investigation of tissue distribution indicated that it had obvious expression in prostate, testis, liver, heart and skeletal muscle.     

Identification of differentially regulated genes of Plasmodium by suppression subtractive hybridization

Plasmodium, the causative agent of malaria, has many morphologically and functionally distinct developmental stages. In the mosquito host alone, there are five transitions during the development of a gametocyte into a sporozoite. Determining which genes are expressed at the different developmental stages is vital to our understanding of the parasite. There are a growing number of techniques designed to study gene expression, including microarray. Here, Johannes Dessens, Gabrielle Margos, Maria del Carmen Rodriguez and Robert Sinden describe a novel method: suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH) and its successful application in obtaining mosquito midgut stage-specific genes of Plasmodium.     

Identification of Botrytis cinerea genes up-regulated during infection and controlled by the Galpha subunit BCG1 using suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH)

The Galpha subunit BCG1 plays an important role during the infection of host plants by Botrytis cinerea. Delta bcg1 mutants are able to conidiate, penetrate host leaves, and produce small primary lesions. However, in contrast to the wild type, the mutants completely stop invasion of plant tissue at this stage; secondary lesions have never been observed. Suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH) was used to identify fungal genes whose expression on the host plant is specifically affected in bcg1 mutants. Among the 22 differentially expressed genes, we found those which were predicted to encode proteases, enzymes involved in secondary metabolism, and others encoding cell wall-degrading enzymes. All these genes are highly expressed during infection in the wild type but not in the mutant. However, the genes are expressed in both the wild type and the mutant under certain conditions in vitro. Most of the BCG1-controlled genes are still expressed in adenylate cyclase (bac) mutants in planta, suggesting that BCG1 is involved in at least one additional signaling cascade in addition to the cAMP-depending pathway. In a second SSH approach, 1,500 clones were screened for those that are specifically induced by the wild type during the infection of bean leaves. Of the 22 BCG1-controlled genes, 11 also were found in the in planta SSH library. Therefore, SSH technology can be successfully applied to identify target genes of signaling pathways and differentially expressed genes in planta.