邻苯二甲酸酯在不同品种通菜-土壤系统中的累积效应研究

在邻苯二甲酸(2-乙基己基)酯(DEHP)不同污染程度的水稻土上盆栽不同品种通菜,应用GC／MS联机检测技术研究了通菜-土壤系统中DEHP的环境行为与归宿．结果表明,通菜中DEHP的含量为0．335～12．710mg·kg^-1,与土壤的污染程度呈正相关．不同品种通菜之间对DEHP的吸收累积效应存在显著差异,与其叶子大小存在一定的正相关关系．种植不同品种通菜后土壤中DEHP的残留量(1．424～19．834mg·kg^-1)存在显著差异．通菜对土壤中DEHP的BCFs都小于1．0,与土壤的污染程度呈负相关．不同通菜品种的BCFs之间存在显著差异,中等叶子通菜品种的BCFs相对较大。     

柠条锦鸡儿和沙拐枣主根暴露后的生理响应及抗逆机理

风蚀是固沙植物根系暴露的主导因素。在宁夏白芨滩国家级自然保护区对8年生的柠条锦鸡儿（Caragana korshinskii）和沙拐枣（Calligonum mongolicum）成株进行3个深度（10、20、30 cm）的主根暴露处理,并揭示其生理过程及适应机理。结果表明：（1）柠条锦鸡儿主根暴露10 cm的各项生理指标在21 d内与对照间均无显著差异,暴露至30 cm深度其MDA含量、Pro含量、叶绿素含量、Chl （a/b）、CAT活性在第7天均与对照间存在显著差异,至第21天又恢复至对照组水平,可溶性糖和SOD与对照间始终无显著差异,由此判断主根暴露10 cm对柠条锦鸡儿未产生逆境胁迫,暴露30 cm深度后的7 d内通过启动以游离脯氨酸为主的渗透调节系统以及增强CAT活性清除H₂O₂,使其逐渐恢复至生理稳态;（2）沙拐枣根系暴露10 cm的第7天通过可溶性糖的积累和Chl （a/b）的升高调节生理稳态,暴露20、30 cm深度的第14天和第21天,SOD、CAT、叶绿素含量较对照均显著下降（P<0.05）,即其抗氧化酶系统开始紊乱,光合作用下降。综上,主根暴露30 cm深度仅在暴露早期对开花期的柠条锦鸡儿生理有影响,而展叶期的沙拐枣在根系暴露20 cm深度以上,即表现出中重度干旱胁迫响应。     

The role of acyl-CoA thioesterase ACOT8I in mediating intracellular lipid metabolism in oleaginous fungus <Emphasis Type="Italic">Mortierella alpina</Emphasis>

Thioesterases (TEs) play an essential role in the metabolism of fatty acids (FAs). To explore the role of TEs in mediating intracellular lipid metabolism in the oleaginous fungus Mortierella alpina, the acyl-CoA thioesterase ACOT8I was overexpressed. The contents of total fatty acids (TFAs) were the same in the recombinant strains as in the wild-type M. alpina, whilst the production of free fatty acids (FFAs) was enhanced from about 0.9% (wild-type) to 2.8% (recombinant), a roughly threefold increase. Linoleic acid content in FFA form constituted about 9% of the TFAs in the FFA fraction in the recombinant strains but only about 1.3% in the wild-type M. alpina. The gamma-linolenic acid and arachidonic acid contents in FFA form accounted for about 4 and 25%, respectively, of the TFAs in the FFA fraction in the recombinant strains, whilst neither of them in FFA form were detected in the wild-type M. alpina. Overexpression of the TE ACOT8I in the oleaginous fungus M. alpina reinforced the flux from acyl-CoAs to FFAs, improved the production of FFAs and tailored the FA profiles of the lipid species.     

蝴蝶兰F3′5′H基因转化OT杂种百合Robina的研究

为了定向育种获得蓝色百合,该研究以百合Robina为蓝色基因最佳受体,以其花丝诱导产生的胚性愈伤组织和再生小植株小鳞片作为转化材料,利用农杆菌介导法,将蝴蝶兰F3′5′H基因导入百合Robina中。结果表明:以小鳞片为转化材料,预培养3d,OD_(600)为0.8,侵染10min,共培养3d,加入100μmol/L AS稳定转化率最高为12.78%;而以胚性愈伤为转化材料,预培养2d,OD_(600)为0.8,侵染10min,共培养3d,加入100μmol/L AS稳定转化率最高为12.22%。2种转化材料的最适潮霉素筛选浓度均为20mg/L。对抗性植株分别进行PCR和反转录PCR检测,获得9个阳性株系,Southern印记分析进一步确定了6株转基因百合中携带蓝色基因F3′5′H,为后续进一步获得蓝色百合奠定了基础。     

Genome constitutions of Pseudoroegneriageniculata, P. geniculata ssp. scythica and P. geniculata ssp. pruinifera (Poaceae: Triticeae) revealed by genomic in situ hybridization

Genomic constitutions of three taxa of Pseudoroegneria á. L?ve, P. geniculata, P. geniculata ssp. scythica, and P. geniculata ssp. pruinifera, were characterized using genomic in situ hybridization (GISH). The results indicated that ploidy level and genomic constitution in the three Pseudoroegneria taxa studied were as follows: P. geniculata (2n = 4x = 28; genomic formula StSt ^g ), P. geniculata ssp. scythica (2n = 4x = 28; genomic formula ESt), and P. geniculata ssp. pruinifera (2n = 6x = 42; genomic formula EESt). P. geniculata ssp. scythica and P. geniculata ssp. pruinifera should be transferred to Trichopyrum á. L?ve following L?ve’s principles and treated as T. scythicum and T. pruiniferum, respectively.     

Recent advances in the research and development of human defensins

Human defensins are a family of cationic antimicrobial peptides with molecular weights of 4-5 kDa, containing a conserved six disulphide-linked cysteine motif. During the last two decades a series of endogenous alpha- and beta-human defensins were discovered. They exhibit a broad range of antimicrobial properties and are thought to be ideal therapeutic agents because of their potential ability to circumvent the problems of acquired resistance often observed with other antimicrobial therapies. Because of their appealing medical and pharmaceutical potential there has been an emphasis on human defensins in medical and molecular biology research in recent years. This paper aims to present a comprehensive review of recent advances in the study of human defensins including their discovery, classification, molecular properties, expression, mechanisms of action and potential medical applications. In addition, the advances in producing human defensins via genetic engineered cells are summarized from research works in our group (besides host cells including E. coli, B. subtilis and yeast systems, the cell-free protein synthesis system was also employed to express human beta-defensin-2) along with other related published works. The present challenges and prospects for the potential application of human defensins are also discussed.     

Cloning,structural features,and expression analysis of resistance gene analogs in Tobacco

Using degenerate primers based on the conserved nucleotide binding site (NBS) and protein kinase domain (PKD), 100 resistance gene analogs (RGAs) were isolated from tobacco variety Nicotiana repanda. BLASTx search against the GenBank database revealed that 27 belong to the NBS class and 73 belong to the protein kinase (PK) class. Cluster analysis and multiple sequence alignment of the deduced protein sequences indicate that RGAs of the NBS class can be divided into two groups: toll/interleukin receptor (TIR) and non-TIR types. Both types possess 6 conserved motifs (P-loop, RNBS-A, Kinase-2, RNBS-B, RNBS-C, GLPL). Based on their sequence similarity, the tobacco RGAs of the PK class were assigned to 8 subclasses. We examined their expression after infection with either Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) or the tobacco black shank pathogen (Phytophthora parasitica var. nicotianae). The expression levels of 4 RGAs of the PK class were significantly elevated by TMV and 1 RGA of the PK class and 3 RGAs of the NBS class were up-regulated by P. parasitica var. nicotianae. The expression of two RGAs of the PK class was induced by P. parasitica var. nicotianae. Infection by either TMV or P. parasitica var. nicotianae enhanced the expression of NtRGA2, a RGA of the PK class. The present study shows that RGAs are abundant in the tobacco genome and the identification of tobacco RGAs induced by pathogens should provide valuable information for cloning related resistance genes in tobacco.     

Expression and Purification of Integral Membrane Fatty Acid Desaturases

Fatty acid desaturase enzymes perform dehydrogenation reactions leading to the insertion of double bonds in fatty acids, and are divided into soluble and integral membrane classes. Crystal structures of soluble desaturases are available; however, membrane desaturases have defied decades of efforts due largely to the difficulty of generating recombinant desaturase proteins for crystallographic analysis. Mortierella alpina is an oleaginous fungus which possesses eight membrane desaturases involved in the synthesis of saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids. Here, we describe the successful expression, purification and enzymatic assay of three M. alpina desaturases (FADS15, FADS12, and FADS9-I). Estimated yields of desaturases with purity >95% are approximately 3.5% (Ca. 4.6 mg/L of culture) for FADS15, 2.3% (Ca. 2.5 mg/L of culture) for FADS12 and 10.7% (Ca. 37.5 mg/L of culture) for FADS9-I. Successful expression of high amounts of recombinant proteins represents a critical step towards the structural elucidation of membrane fatty acid desaturases.