Multi-generational evaluation of genetic diversity and parentage in captive southern pygmy perch (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Nannoperca australis</Emphasis>)

Maintaining genetic diversity within captive breeding populations is a key challenge for conservation managers. We applied a multi-generational genetic approach to the captive breeding program of an endangered Australian freshwater fish, the southern pygmy perch (Nannoperca australis). During previous work, fish from the lower Murray-Darling Basin were rescued before drought exacerbated by irrigation resulted in local extinction. This endemic lineage of the species was captive-bred in genetically designed groups, and equal numbers of F1 individuals were reintroduced to the wild with the return of favourable habitat. Here, we implemented a contingency plan by continuing the genetic-based captive breeding in the event that a self-sustaining wild population was not established. F1 individuals were available as putative breeders from the subset of groups that produced an excess of fish in the original restoration program. We used microsatellite-based parentage analyses of these F1 fish to form breeding groups that minimized inbreeding. We assessed their subsequent parental contribution to F2 individuals and the maintenance of genetic diversity. We found skewed parental contribution to F2 individuals, yet minimal loss of genetic diversity from their parents. However, the diversity was substantially less than that of the original rescued population. We attribute this to the unavoidable use of F1 individuals from a limited number of the original breeding groups. Alternative genetic sources for supplementation or reintroduction should be assessed to determine their suitability. The genetic fate of the captive-bred population highlights the strong need to integrate DNA-based tools for monitoring and adaptive management of captive breeding programs.     

小麦多子房性状外显率影响因子的初步研究

为了提高杂交小麦的繁制种效益,选用具有不同山羊草细胞质的同质同核、同质异核、异质同核多子房小麦为试验材料,于成熟期调查多子房外显率,并用DPS7．05专业数据处理软件对调查结果进行方差分析,研究了多子房外显率表达的影响因素。结果表明,具有相同细胞核和细胞质背景的多子房小麦,各小花内第一、二、三粒子粒多子房外显率表达效应无显著差异;异质同核背景下的多子房外显率的表达效应也无显著差异;相同细胞质不同细胞核背景下的多子房外显率的表达效应达到显著水平。因此,欲提高小麦多子房性状表达的外显率,选择合适核型至关重要。     

Gene flow from the Indian subcontinent to Australia: evidence from the Y chromosome

Phenotypic similarities between Australian Aboriginal People and some tribes of India were noted by T.H. Huxley during the voyage of the Rattlesnake (1846-1850). Anthropometric studies by Birdsell led to his suggestion that a migratory wave into Australia included populations with affinities to tribal Indians. Genetic evidence for an Indian contribution to the Australian gene pool is contradictory; most studies of autosomal markers have not supported this hypothesis (; and references therein). On the other hand, affinities between Australian Aboriginal People and southern Indians were suggested based on maternally inherited mitochondrial DNA. Here, we show additional DNA evidence in support of Huxley's hypothesis of an Indian-Australian connection using single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and short tandem repeats (STRs) on the nonrecombining portion of the Y chromosome (NRY). Phylogenetic analyses of STR variation associated with a major Australian SNP lineage indicated tight clustering with southern Indian/Sri Lankan Y chromosomes. Estimates of the divergence time for these Indian and Australian chromosomes overlap with important changes in the archaeological and linguistic records in Australia. These results provide strong evidence for an influx of Y chromosomes from the Indian subcontinent to Australia that may have occurred during the Holocene.     

Expansion of polyalanine tracts in the QA domain may play a critical role in the clavicular development of cleidocranial dysplasia

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人SP-B蛋白转基因小鼠及细菌性肺炎模型的构建

目的:构建携带人SP-B蛋白+1580 SNP不同等位基因的转基因小鼠并进行细菌性肺炎模型的造模。方法:利用受精卵原核注射技术将hSP-B基因整合至小鼠染色体上获得F0代小鼠,将其与mSP-B基因敲除鼠进行交配,逐步去除转基因小鼠体内m SP-B基因。利用PCR技术鉴定小鼠基因型,通过测序确定+1580位点的等位基因。将铜绿假单胞菌经支气管灌注接种至小鼠肺内进行细菌性肺炎造模,对照组注射等量灭菌生理盐水。结果:F2代小鼠只表达人SP-B蛋白而不表达鼠SP-B蛋白,蛋白表达量与人肺内含量相近,即为构建成功的转基因小鼠。3个小鼠家系+1580位点等位基因为T,1个家系为C。细菌接种(1×10~6CFU/mouse)后24小时,小鼠肺泡内炎症渗出明显,大量中性粒细胞浸润,SP-B蛋白含量明显降低,但不同等位基因间在此条件下无明显差异。结果:成功构建只表达人SP-B蛋白的转基因小鼠模型,细菌性肺炎模型造模成功,为今后进一步研究人SP-B蛋白的生理功能及+1580基因多态性与肺疾病的关系提供了有力的工具。     

饵料蛋白水平对德国小蠊肠道细菌群落的影响

昆虫肠道微生物在宿主营养代谢、生长发育、免疫以及抵御病原菌等方面具有重要作用。研究不同蛋白水平饵料饲养对德国小蠊（Blattella germanica）雄成虫肠道细菌群落组成及其功能的作用,探究德国小蠊肠道细菌对宿主营养和健康的影响,以期为发展生物防治的诱食性饵料提供理论支持。分别取连续饲喂低蛋白（LP2组：5%）、高蛋白（HP3组：65%）以及正常蛋白水平饵料（CD1组：25%）21 d的德国小蠊雄成虫,饥饿24 h后无菌条件下分离并提取肠道总基因组DNA,采用特异引物扩增细菌16S rDNA的V4可变区并进行高通量测序,分析德国小蠊肠道细菌群落组成及其功能特征。结果表明德国小蠊肠道细菌主要由拟杆菌门（Bacteroidetes）、变形菌门（Proteobacteria）、梭杆菌门（Fusobacteria）和厚壁菌门（Firmicutes）等细菌群落组成。饲喂低蛋白饵料LP2组的德国小蠊肠道细菌中拟杆菌属（Bacteroides）细菌丰度（47.44%）显著高于HP3组（23.97%）和对照CD1（7.04%）。饲喂高蛋白饵料的HP3组梭杆菌门丰度显著高于其他两组。LEfSe物种差异分析也表明HP3组德国小蠊肠道细菌中梭杆菌属（Fusobacterium）细菌与低蛋白饵料LP2组和对照CD1组有显著差异。基于Tax4Fun功能预测显示,HP3高蛋白饵料组的德国小蠊肠道细菌中与能量代谢功能相关基因的相对丰度极显著高于对照组CD1组,外源性物质代谢与降解和其他氨基酸代谢功能基因的相对丰度显著高于低蛋白LP2组。本研究结果表明饵料中蛋白质水平的差异能够显著改变德国小蠊肠道中细菌群落结构组成,并影响其代谢功能。     

绿盲蝽雄虫体外挥发物研究

采用气质联用和嗅觉仪对分部解剖的绿盲蝽Apolygus lucorum(Meyer-Dür)雄虫体外挥发物进行鉴定和生测。结果表明:绿盲蝽雄虫浸提物中的主要组分有13种,包括醇类、酸类和酯类。相对含量较高的依次有丁酸己酯、反-2-丁酸己烯酯和己醇。绿盲蝽雄虫从交配不活跃期进入活跃期,其体内的丁酸己酯、反-2-丁酸己烯酯和己醇的含量都明显变化,其中丁酸己酯和反-2-丁酸己烯酯明显增加,而己醇的含量减少,表明绿盲蝽雄虫在交配活跃期,可能有大量的丁酸己酯和反-2-丁酸己烯酯释放到体外。比较绿盲蝽雄虫的不同部位的浸提物的含量,发现丁酸己酯、反-2-丁酸己烯酯和己醇主要存在于虫体胸部。嗅觉反应测试中绿盲蝽雌虫对丁酸己酯和反-2-丁酸己烯酯有明显的趋性,同时含量很少的丁酸庚酯对雌虫有明显引诱作用。因此推测丁酸己酯、反-2-丁酸己烯酯和丁酸庚酯可能是绿盲蝽雄虫释放到体外的挥发性引诱成分,并主要由胸部内的腺体分泌。     

Identification of the Receptor-Binding Protein in Lytic Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides Bacteriophages

Two phages, P793 and ΦLN04, sharing 80.1% nucleotide sequence identity but having different strains of Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides as hosts, were selected for identification of the host determinant gene. Construction of chimeric phages leading to the expected switch in host range identified the host determinant genes as ORF21_P793/ORF23_ΦLN04. The genes are located in the tail structural module and have low sequence similarity at the distal end.     

石香薷的组织培养与快速繁殖

1植物名称 石香薷（Mosla chinensis Maxim．）,又名青香薷、细叶香薷、小香菜、华荠苎。 2材料类别带腋芽茎段。