S-腺苷甲硫氨酸代谢途径相关基因在小麦水分胁迫中的表达

以小麦品种‘晋麦47’为材料,利用半定量RT-PCR方法,对S-腺苷甲硫氨酸代谢途径中的S-腺苷甲硫氨酸合成酶(SAMS)基因、S-腺苷甲硫氨酸脱羧酶(SAMDC)基因和γ-谷氨酰半胱氨酸合成酶(-γECS)基因在正常供水、PEG-6000模拟水分胁迫和复水过程中小麦叶片的表达模式进行了分析。结果表明,3个基因在正常生长情况下有一定量的表达,SAMS和SAMDC基因在水分胁迫早期(PEG-6000胁迫6、12、244、8 h)上调表达,水分胁迫后期(PEG-6000胁迫75 h)表达量下降;复水后3~6 h上调表达,复水9 h后表达量下调至对照水平。-γECS基因在水分胁迫阶段呈上调表达,复水后表达量下调至对照水平。可见,小麦SAMS、SAMDC和-γECS基因的表达都受水分胁迫诱导,同时,SAMS与SAMDC基因还参与水分胁迫后的复水调节,说明S-腺苷甲硫氨酸代谢途径在小麦抗旱节水中具有重要作用。     

植物腺苷甲硫氨酸脱羧酶研究进展

多胺对植物生长发育的调控以及生物或非生物逆境胁迫反应中起着重要的作用.腺苷甲硫氨酸脱羧酶(S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase,SAMDC)是植物体多胺生物合成途径中一个关键酶,催化腺苷甲硫氨酸(S-adenosylmethionine,SAM)形成脱羧的SAM,为多胺生物合成提供氨丙基供体.现对植物中SAMDC的种类、SAMDC基因的特征以及功能研究现状进行了综述.     

植物S-腺苷甲硫氨酸合成酶的新功能展望

S-腺苷甲硫氨酸合成酶(S-adenosylmethionine synthetase,SAMS)是广泛存在于动植物以及微生物体内的胞内酶,催化S-腺苷甲硫氨酸(SAM)的合成。近年来的研究发现SAM除了作为细胞甲基化供体,还参与多胺、乙烯、麦根酸等的生物合成过程。SAMS基因响应多种环境胁迫,且在根发育、果实成熟和植物衰老方面发挥作用。但关于SAMS与环境胁迫下植物激素代谢的联系还缺少深入研究。SAM是乙烯与氰化物合成的前体,氰化物诱导植物的抗氰呼吸,但关于SAMS与抗氰呼吸的关系还没有报道。SAM参与的合成麦根酸,同时麦根酸与植物根系对金属离子的吸收紧密关联,但关于SAMS在金属离子吸收、运输中的作用还缺少强有力的实验证据。本文就SAMS的基因表达规律、蛋白质结构、参与的细胞代谢通路、抗逆生理功能进行综述,并对其与抗氰呼吸、金属离子转运和植物激素之间的偶联进行预测和展望。     

红树植物杯萼海桑SAMS基因的克隆与生物信息学分析

红树植物杯萼海桑是最耐盐的红树植物之一。S-腺苷甲硫氨酸合成酶(S-adenosylmethionine synthetase,SAMS)是S-腺苷甲硫氨酸(S-adenosylmethionine,SAM)生物合成途径的关键酶。SAMS作为一个逆境胁迫响应蛋白在植物的耐盐调控中发挥着极其重要的作用。本文结合杯萼海桑根的转录组注释,根据编码区序列设计引物,通过PCR克隆杯萼海桑SAMS基因的编码区cDNA,并对其进行生物信息分析,为研究杯萼海桑适应逆境的机制奠定理论基础。结果显示PCR扩增了一个长1 182 bp的基因片段,该片段编码由393个氨基酸组成的S-腺苷甲硫氨酸合成酶。同源性比对及进化树分析显示杯萼海桑的SAMS氨基酸序列进化上相对保守。本研究首次从红树林植物杯萼海桑中克隆S-腺苷甲硫氨酸合成酶基因,并获得其编码区序列,为进一步研究杯萼海桑应对逆境胁迫的分子生物学机制与胁迫相关基因调控网络奠定基础。     

S-腺苷甲硫氨酸合成酶在大肠杆菌中的克隆与表达

目的:克隆与表达大肠杆菌S-腺苷甲硫氨酸合成酶的基因。方法:应用PCR技术从E.coliBL21(DE3)的总DNA中扩增出1.1kb的S-腺苷甲硫氨酸合成酶基因,将其连接到PGEMT载体上,测序证明正确后再将目的基因插入大肠杆菌高表达载体PET28a中,含有目的基因的重组质粒在大肠杆菌中进行表达与分析。结果:SAM合成酶在E.coliBL21(DE3)中的表达量达到23.6%,酶活达到4.17μmol/h.ml。结论:大肠杆菌表达出了具有生物活性的S-腺苷甲硫氨酸合成酶。     

嗜热古菌S-腺苷甲硫氨酸合成酶的序列分析、基因克隆与异源表达

将Methanopyrus sp.SNP6进行功能基因组测序,获得S-腺苷甲硫氨酸合成酶基因(sam)序列,并进行序列分析。将sam基因扩增后连接至表达质粒p ET-28b(+),转化E.coli BL21(DE3),获得重组菌后进行诱导表达。生物信息学分析表明,sam基因编码蛋白的理论分子量为44 086.4Da,三级结构为同源四聚体,与其他相关古菌来源的S-腺苷甲硫氨酸合成酶的蛋白序列较保守。实验结果显示,构建的重组表达质粒p ET28b(+)-sam可在E.coli BL21(DE3)宿主菌中高水平表达。重组蛋白的分子量与预期值基本一致,部分为胞内可溶性表达,另一部分以包涵体形式存在。本研究首次实现了Methanopyrus sp.SNP6菌株S-腺苷甲硫氨酸合成酶的异源表达,为后期的蛋白纯化、酶学性质研究和酶促转化法生产S-腺苷甲硫氨酸奠定了理论基础。     

γ-氨基丁酸对低氧胁迫下甜瓜幼苗多胺代谢的影响

以‘西域一号’甜瓜为试验材料,采用营养液水培法,研究了低氧胁迫下外源添加γ-氨基丁酸(GABA)对甜瓜幼苗多胺代谢的影响.结果表明：与通气对照相比,低氧胁迫处理的甜瓜幼苗谷氨酸脱羧酶(GAD)活性和GABA含量显著提高,同时多胺合成酶活性提高诱导多胺含量显著增加,但二胺氧化酶(DAO)和多胺氧化酶(PAO)活性也显著提高;根系精氨酸脱羧酶(ADC)活性提高幅度较大,导致根系游离态腐胺含量较高,而叶片鸟氨酸脱羧酶(ODC)和S-腺苷甲硫氨酸脱羧酶(SAMDC)活性提高幅度较大,导致叶片游离态亚精胺(Spd)含量较高;根系游离态DAO和PAO活性显著低于叶片,其细胞壁结合态PAO活性显著高于叶片.与低氧胁迫处理相比,低氧胁迫下外源添加GABA处理的甜瓜幼苗叶片和根系中GABA和谷氨酸含量均显著提高,而GAD活性显著降低;精氨酸、鸟氨酸、甲硫氨酸含量的提高促使多胺合成酶活性显著提高,从而诱导多胺含量显著增加,DAO和PAO活性显著降低.     

γ-氨基丁酸对低氧胁迫下甜瓜幼苗多胺代谢的影响

以‘西域一号’甜瓜为试验材料,采用营养液水培法,研究了低氧胁迫下外源添加γ-氨基丁酸(GABA)对甜瓜幼苗多胺代谢的影响.结果表明:与通气对照相比,低氧胁迫处理的甜瓜幼苗谷氨酸脱羧酶(GAD)活性和GABA含量显著提高,同时多胺合成酶活性提高诱导多胺含量显著增加,但二胺氧化酶(DAO)和多胺氧化酶(PAO)活性也显著提高;根系精氨酸脱羧酶(ADC)活性提高幅度较大,导致根系游离态腐胺含量较高,而叶片乌氨酸脱羧酶(ODC)和S-腺苷甲硫氨酸脱羧酶(SAMDC)活性提高幅度较大,导致叶片游离态亚精胺(Spd)含量较高;根系游离态DAO和PAO活性显著低于叶片,其细胞壁结合态PAO活性显著高于叶片.与低氧胁迫处理相比,低氧胁迫下外源添加GABA处理的甜瓜幼苗叶片和根系中GABA和谷氨酸含量均显著提高,而GAD活性显著降低;精氨酸、鸟氨酸、甲硫氨酸含量的提高促使多胺合成酶活性显著提高,从而诱导多胺含量显著增加,DAO和PAO活性显著降低.     

条斑紫菜SAMS基因克隆与生物信息学分析

干旱、高盐和低温是限制植物生长和农作物产量的主要逆境因子。S-腺苷甲硫氨酸合成酶（S-adenosylmethionine synthetase,SAMS）与植物抗逆境密切相关,而且超表达SAMS的转基因植物具有更高的抗干旱、高盐和低温能力。进行条斑紫菜（Porphyra yezoensis）S-腺苷甲硫氨酸合成酶基因（PySAMS）cDNA的克隆及序列特征分析。首先利用电子克隆技术得到基因相关的contig,预测全长并设计引物,最后利用RT-PCR技术成功克隆了PySAMS的cDNA序列（GenBank accession：FJ404748）。该cDNA序列含有长1155nt的完整ORF,编码蛋白（PySAMS）分子量41.8kDa,长384AA。PySAMS与盘基网柄菌（Dictyostelium discoideum）、莱茵衣藻（Chlamydomonas reinhardtii）、拟南芥（Arabidopsis thaliana）和水稻（Oryza sativa）等多种生物的SAMS具有较高的序列一致性,含有与SAMS酶活性密切相关的氨基酸残基和保守序列,与人（Homo sapiens）和大肠杆菌（Escherichia coli）的SAMS具有高度相似的三维结构。所以PySAMS与其它生物的SAMS一样,在条斑紫菜的抗逆过程中发挥重要作用。研究PySAMS有助于阐明条斑紫菜耐受非生物胁迫的作用机理,有助于获得高抗逆转基因植物。     

烟草中一条新的S-腺苷甲硫氨酸合成酶基因的克隆及表达分析

利用差异显示技术从烟草中分离到一个受乙烯利诱导表达的cDNA片段,结合RACE扩增技术获得该基因的全长序列。该全长cDNA共含1350个碱基,编码区有1170 bp,通过GenBank同源性比较发现它与一条已知的烟草S-腺苷甲硫氨酸合成酶(SAMS1,EC2．5．1．6)的基因编码区存在90％的同源性,编码的氨基酸顺序96％同源,而在cDNA的5’及3’非编码区同源性很低,且有一些短片段的缺失。设计合适的引物分别对这两个SAMS基因进行RT-PCR分析表明,SAMS1基因受高温诱导表达增强,但不受甲基紫晶诱导的氧化胁迫及盐胁迫影响,而新分离到的这个基因(SAMS2)的表达同时受高温、甲基紫晶及高盐3种胁迫的诱导。     

Recent advances in the study of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus replication and pathogenesis

It has now been over twenty years since a novel herpesviral genome was identified in Kaposi's sarcoma biopsies. Since then, the cumulative research effort by molecular biologists, virologists, clinicians, and epidemiologists alike has led to the extensive characterization of this tumor virus, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus(KSHV; also known as human herpesvirus 8(HHV-8)), and its associated diseases. Here we review the current knowledge of KSHV biology and pathogenesis, with a particular emphasis on new and exciting advances in the field of epigenetics. We also discuss the development and practicality of various cell culture and animal model systems to study KSHV replication and pathogenesis.     

The structure, reproduction and taxonomy of Vidalia and Osmundaria (Rhodophyta, Rhodomelaceae)

Comprises species occurring mostly in subtidal habitats in tropical, subtropical and warm-temperate areas of the world. An analysis of the type species, V. spiralis (Sonder) Lamouroux ex J. Agardh, a species from Australia, establishes basic characters for distinguishing species in the genus. These characters are (1) branching patterns of thalli, (2) flat blades that may be spiralled on their axis, (3) width of the blade, (4) primary or secondary derivation of sterile and fertile branchlets and (5) position of sterile and fertile branchlets on the thalli. Application of the latter two characters provides an important basic method for separation of species into three major groups. Osmundaria , a genus known only in southern Australia, was studied in relation to Vidalia , and its separation from the Vidalia assemblage is not accepted. Species of Vidalia therefore are transferred to the older genus name, Osmundaria. Two new species, Osmundaria papenfussii and Osmundaria oliveae are described from Natal. Confusion in the usage of the epithet, Vidalia fimbriala Brown ex Turner has been clarified, and Vidalia gregaria Falkenberg, described as an epiphyte on Osmundaria pro/ifera Lamouroux, is revealed to be young branches of the host, Osmundaria prolifera.     

New or rare chromosome counts in Artemisia L. (Asteraceae, Anthemideae) and related genera from Kazakhstan

Fifteen chromosome counts of six Artemisia taxa and one species of each of the genera Brachanthemum, Hippolytia, Kaschgaria, Lepidolopsis and Turaniphytum are reported from Kazakhstan. Three of them are new reports, two are not consistent with previous counts and the remainder are confirmations of very scarce (one to four) earlier records. All the populations studied have the same basic chromosome number, x = 9, with ploidy levels ranging from 2x to 6x. Some correlations between ploidy level, morphological characters and distribution are noted.     

肝癌中HBV和HCV基因和抗原的分布及意义

采用原位分子杂交方法检测HCV RNA及HBV X基因;采用免疫组织化学方法研究HCV核心抗原,非结构区C33c抗原及HBxAg在肝细胞肝癌中的定位及分布.结果表明(1)HCV RNA、HBV X基因在肝细胞肝癌组织检出率分别为40%(55/136)和82%(112/136).HCV RNA定位于癌细胞的胞浆内,阳性细胞呈散在、灶状及弥漫分布三种形式;HBV X基因在肝癌细胞中的分布呈胞浆型、核型及核浆型,阳性细胞也呈上述三种分布形式;(2)HCV C33c抗原、核心抗原在肝细胞肝癌中的阳性率为81%(133/164)及86%(141/164).C33c抗原定位于癌细胞及肝细胞的胞浆内;核心抗原既定位于癌细胞核中,又可定位于胞浆中.C33c抗原阳性细胞以灶状分布为主;而核心抗原阳性细     

Selection with two alleles and complete dominance

For a plant selection model with frequency-independent viabilities, fertilities and selfing rates, it is shown that apart from global fixation, for certain parameter combinations a protected polymorphism and facultative fixation (either allele may become fixed according to initial frequencies) may both occur. Facultative fixation requires different selling rates for the dominant and recessive type. Protection of the polymorphism requires resource allocation for male and female function. In this connection the problem of purely genetically caused population extinction is discussed.
For general frequency dependence and regular segregation, the chances for establishment of a completely recessive gene are compared to those of a completely dominant gene. It is proven that the process of establishment of the recessive gene, despite a fitness advantage, may be considerably endangered by drift effects if random mating prevails. The recessive gene may reach the same effectivity in establishment as a dominant gene, only if the recessive homozygote mates exclusively with its own type during the period of establishment.