DNA序列在蕨类分子系统学研究中的应用

在分子系统学研究中,目的基因或者基因片段的选择是最关键的一步,由于进化速率的差异,不同的DNA序列适用于不同分类阶元的系统发育研究.本文综述了目前蕨类分子系统发育研究中常用的DNA序列分析,它们分别来自叶绿体基因组、核基因组和线粒体基因组,着重阐明叶绿体基因在蕨类分子系统学研究中的应用.本文还简要介绍了分子系统学研究中常见的问题及解决方法(如内类群和外类群的选择.适宜DNA片段的选择策略),总结了目前蕨类植物分子系统学研究所取得的进展和研究现状,展望了当今国际蕨类分子系统学的研究趋势.     

芽胞杆菌BSD-8肌氨酸氧化酶的纯化与性质

对一株从土壤中分离到的芽胞杆菌Bacillus sp.BSD-8菌株所产生的热稳定性较高的肌氨酸氧化酶进行纯化,并对该酶的特性进行了研究。通过硫酸铵分级沉淀、DEAE-纤维素离子交换柱、Toyopearl疏水层析柱和Sephadex G-75分子筛层析,使酶提纯25倍,比活力达到5.3U/mg。研究了纯化后的酶的生化特性,确定了该酶的主要特性:该酶为黄素蛋白,与黄素以非共价键的方式结合,由单一亚基组成,其亚基分子量为51kDa。酶的最适反应温度及pH分别为60℃与8.5。该酶在60℃及pH8.0~10.0条件下稳定。以Lineveaver-Burk作图法求得该酶米氏常数Km值为3.1mmol/L。Ag+、Hg2+、SDS及Tween80对该酶有强抑制作用,而Tween20和Triton X-100对酶活性无影响。该肌氨酸氧化酶在耐热性质上比以前所报道的肌氨酸氧化酶有很大的提高,在酶法肌酐测定应用中有明显的优势。     

我国沿海缢蛏群体遗传结构的mtDNA-COⅠ分析

采集了我国沿海共计9个缢蛏(Sinonovacula constricta)地理群体的197个样本,分别是北部组群的3个群体:辽宁省庄河群体(ZH),天津市汉沽群体(HG),山东省海阳群体(HY);中部组群的3个群体:江苏省盐城群体(YC),上海市崇明县东滩群体(DT)和堡镇群体(BZ);以及南部组群的3个群体:浙江省宁波群体(NB),浙江省台州群体(TZ)以及福建省宁德群体(ND)。利用线粒体COⅠ标记分析了9个群体的遗传多样性和遗传分化。结果表明,在共计197个个体中检测到125个单倍型和96个变异位点,核苷酸多样性指数位于2.1764～7.4970之间,其中中部组群的群体遗传多样性指数最高。AMOVA分析结果显示,组间遗传变异量占总变异的80.27%,18.74%来自于群体内,只有0.99%来自于组内群体间。群体间遗传分化系数位于0.0219～0.8706之间,不同群体间具有一定的遗传分化,尤其是中部群体与其他群体间遗传分化值达到了0.8以上,为极高度分化。遗传距离和聚类结果显示,北部3群体和南部3群体首先聚在一起,之后与中部3群体聚类。     

高效生物表面活性剂产生菌筛选及其性质研究

目的:获得产高效生物表面活性剂的菌株并获得优化培养基。方法:通过从山东文登某加油站附近长期污染富含油质的土壤中逐步采用富集培养基和平板筛选培养基分离筛选菌株并进行优化培养寻找最优生长培养和高产生物表面活性剂的条件。结果:筛选出产表面活性剂的微生物12株,分别命名为BSF1#-BSF12#,从中筛选出1株高效表面活性剂产生菌BSF8#,优化培养结果表明BSF8#的最佳生长pH在7.5左右,最佳碳源为葡萄糖,最佳氮源为蛋白胨,BSF8#培养基中最佳NaCl浓度为2g/L。BSF8#菌株可将发酵液的表面张力由最初的48.29mN/m降到27.79 mN/m,上层乳化状发酵液的排油圈最大直径超过7.5cm,并经红外光谱分析确定其生物表面活性剂为1个糖肽类化合物。结论:BSF8#菌株产生的生物表面活性剂活性突出,有较大的开发潜力。     

合欢皮提取物抑制血管生成作用的研究

本文采用体外细胞培养法和体内鸡胚尿囊绒膜模型、荷瘤模型检测合欢皮提取物抑制人微血管内皮细胞(HMEC-1)的增殖、迁移活性,观察合欢皮提取物的抑制血管生成情况。发现合欢皮提取物能显著抑制HMEC-1的增殖(IC50为30μg/mL)和迁移,并且呈明显的剂量依赖性。在体内同时具有抑制鸡胚尿囊膜和肿瘤组织中血管生成的作用。     

薇甘菊入侵扩散机制研究进展与改进思考

从薇甘菊(Mikania micrantha H B.k)的入侵分布、入侵能力以及群落可侵入性等方面对其入侵机制研究进展进行了分析和总结.以往的研究工作没有重视对薇甘菊入侵过程的整体性研究、对入侵扩散影响因素分析、空间尺度约束影响分析,以及分析方法和技术手段的缺陷.因此,未来应重点开展薇甘菊入侵扩散过程重建及潜在危害区域预测、景观结构对薇甘菊入侵危害的影响等研究,并完善薇甘菊入侵扩散的动态监测网络及风险评估体系.     

两种异位心脏移植小鼠模型的建立和比较

目的比较腹部和颈部小鼠心脏移植模型的优缺点,探讨二次器官移植或双心脏移植研究的可行性和实用性动物模型。方法参照Ono法和Chen法并加以改进,建立了同系或者同种小鼠腹部和颈部异位心脏移植模型,同时对两种手术方式的成功率、手术时间、移植心脏存活时间和病理组织学进行了比较。结果腹部和颈部异位心脏移植手术成功率分别为86.7%和83.3%,两种手术方式在总手术时间、移植心脏存活时间和病理组织形态学检查上均无明显差异(P0.05)。结论在熟练掌握显微外科技术的基础上,两种异位心脏移植模型都能顺利建立,两者既可分开选用,又可结合运用,以适应不同实验需求。     

美洲黑杨×小叶杨杂种多倍体诱导研究

用不同浓度秋水仙素处理美洲黑杨(Populus deltoides)与小叶杨(Populus simonii)杂种后代以诱导产生多倍体,并采用流式细胞术(FCM)对初选的多倍体材料进行DNA含量分析.结果表明:小于0.1%秋水仙素浓度处理对诱导多倍体无作用;0.3%及其以上浓度处理对诱导产生多倍体效果较好,但随处理浓度增加秋水仙素对杨树的毒害作用增大, 0.5%浓度处理可使顶芽死亡率高达71.43%,且在顶芽死亡的植株中未发现多倍体单株.应用气孔性状对388株扦插苗进行多倍体初选后,采用流式细胞术对初选的5株拟多倍体进行DNA含量分析,鉴定到2株四倍体材料.获得的四倍体材料与二倍体植株在株高和叶绿素含量上差异显著,但在SOD和POD活性上无显著性差异.     

Overexpression of OsRAA1 causes pleiotropic phenotypes in transgenic rice plants, including altered leaf, flower, and root development and root response to gravity

There are very few root genes that have been described in rice as a monocotyledonous model plant so far. Here, the OsRAA1 (Oryza sativa Root Architecture Associated 1) gene has been characterized molecularly. OsRAA1 encodes a 12.0-kD protein that has 58% homology to the AtFPF1 (Flowering Promoting Factor 1) in Arabidopsis, which has not been reported as modulating root development yet. Data of in situ hybridization and OsRAA1::GUS transgenic plant showed that OsRAA1 expressed specifically in the apical meristem, the elongation zone of root tip, steles of the branch zone, and the young lateral root. Constitutive expression of OsRAA1 under the control of maize (Zea mays) ubiquitin promoter resulted in phenotypes of reduced growth of primary root, increased number of adventitious roots and helix primary root, and delayed gravitropic response of roots in seedlings of rice (Oryza sativa), which are similar to the phenotypes of the wild-type plant treated with auxin. With overexpression of OsRAA1, initiation and growth of adventitious root were more sensitive to treatment of auxin than those of the control plants, while their responses to 9-hydroxyfluorene-9-carboxylic acid in both transgenic line and wild type showed similar results. OsRAA1 constitutive expression also caused longer leaves and sterile florets at the last stage of plant development. Analysis of northern blot and GUS activity staining of OsRAA1::GUS transgenic plants demonstrated that the OsRAA1 expression was induced by auxin. At the same time, overexpression of OsRAA1 also caused endogenous indole-3-acetic acid to increase. These data suggested that OsRAA1 as a new gene functions in the development of rice root systems, which are mediated by auxin. A positive feedback regulation mechanism of OsRAA1 to indole-3-acetic acid metabolism may be involved in rice root development in nature.     

Identification of the quantitative trait loci (QTL) underlying water soluble protein content in soybean

Water soluble protein content (SPC) plays an important role in the functional efficacy of protein in food products. Therefore, for the identification of quantitative trait loci (QTL) associated with SPC, 212 F_2:9 lines of the recombinant inbred line (RIL) population derived from the cross of ZDD09454 × Yudou12 were grown along with the parents, in six different environments (location × year) to determine inheritance and map solubility-related genes. A linkage map comprising of 301 SSR markers covering 3,576.81 cM was constructed in the RIL population. Seed SPC was quantified with a macro-Kjeldahl procedure in samples collected over multiple years from three locations (Nantong in 2007 and 2008, Zhengzhou in 2007 and 2008, and Xinxiang in 2008 and 2009). SPC demonstrated transgressive segregation, indicating a complementary genetic structure between the parents. Eleven putative QTL were associated with SPC explaining 4.5–18.2 % of the observed phenotypic variation across the 6 year/location environments. Among these, two QTL (qsp8-4, qsp8-5) near GMENOD2B and Sat_215 showed an association with SPC in multiple environments, suggesting that they were key QTL related to protein solubility. The QTL × environment interaction demonstrated the complex genetic mechanism of SPC. These SPC-associated QTL and linked markers in soybean will provide important information that can be utilized by breeders to improve the functional quality of soybean varieties.