Arabidopsis PTD Is Required for Type Ⅰ Crossover Formation and Affects Recombination Frequency in Two Different Chromosomal Regions

In eukaryotes,crossovers together with sister chromatid cohesion maintain physical association between homologous chromosomes,ensuring accurate chromosome segregation during meiosis I and resulting in exchange of genetic information between homologues.The Arabidopsis PTD(Parting Dancers)gene affects the level of meiotic crossover formation,but its functional relationships with other core meiotic genes,such as AtSPO11-1,AtRAD51,and AtMSH4,are unclear;whether PTD has other functions in meiosis is also unknown.To further analyze PTD function and to test for epistatic relationships,we compared the meiotic chromosome behaviors of Atspol 1-1 ptd and AtradSl ptd double mutants with the relevant single mutants.The results suggest that PTD functions downstream of AtSPOll-1 and AtRAD51 in the meiotic recombination pathway.Furthermore,we found that meiotic defects in rck ptd and Atmsh4 ptd double mutants showed similar meiotic phenotypes to those of the relevant single mutants,providing genetic evidences for roles of PTD and RCK in the type I crossovers pathway.Moreover,we employed a pollen tetrad-based fluorescence method and found that the meiotic crossover frequencies in two genetic intervals were significantly reduced from 6.63%and 22.26%in wild-type to 1.14%and 6.36%,respectively,in the ptd-2 mutant.These results revealed new aspects of PTD function in meiotic crossover formation.     

Arabidopsis PTD Is Required for Type I Crossover Formation and Affects Recombination Frequency in Two Different Chromosomal Regions

In eukaryotes, crossovers together with sister chromatid cohesion maintain physical association between homologous chromosomes, ensuring accurate chromosome segregation during meiosis I and resulting in exchange of genetic information between homologues. The Arabidopsis PTD （Parting Dancers） gene affects the level of meiotic crossover formation, but its functional relationships with other core meiotic genes, such as AtSP011-1, AtRAD51, and AtMSH4, are unclear; whether PTD has other functions in meiosis is also unknown. To further analyze PTD function and to test for epistatic relationships, we compared the meiotic chromosome behaviors ofAtspoll-1 ptd and Atrad51 ptd double mutants with the relevant single mutants. The results suggest that PTD functions downstream of AtSP011-1 and AtRAD51 in the meiotic recombination pathway. Furthermore, we found that meiotic defects in rck pM and Atmsh4 ptd double mutants showed similar meiotic phenotypes to those of the relevant single mutants, providing genetic evidences for roles of PTD and RCK in the type I crossovers pathway. Moreover, we employed a pollen tetrad-based fluorescence method and found that the meiotic crossover frequencies in two genetic intervals were significantly reduced from 6.63% and 22.26% in wild-type to 1.14% and 6.36%, respectively, in the ptd~2 mutant. These results revealed new aspects of PTD function in meiotic crossover formation.     

Ghd7 is a negative regulator of zinc concentration in brown rice

Molecular Breeding - In recent years, rice false smut (RFS) has grown from being a minor to a major disease affecting rice productivity. The genetic basis of the host’s defense against RFS is...     

花生二酰基甘油酰基转移酶基因克隆与功能研究

利用RT-PCR方法,从花生品种‘鲁花14’未成熟种子中克隆了二酰基甘油酰基转移酶(Diacylglycerolacyltransferase,DGAT)基因AhDGAT3A和AhDGAT3B的cDNA,序列分析显示,两者在编码区核苷酸序列有96%相似性,氨基酸序列有94%相似,并对其中的AhDGAT3A进一步研究。(1)半定量RT-PCR分析显示,AhDGAT3A在花生根、茎、叶、花和种子中均有表达,且花中表达量最高,茎中表达量非常低;在花生果针入土60d时种子中的表达量较其它发育时期有所提高。(2)利用染色体步移技术克隆了AhDGAT3A5′上游1 588bp调控区,在线软件分析发现该调控区除包括启动子核心元件外,还包含多个调控花粉中表达的顺式元件、光信号调控元件和胁迫相关元件等。(3)在烟草中过量表达AhDGAT3A基因,转基因烟草种子粗脂肪和主要脂肪酸含量较对照均有所下降,推测这一结果可能由转基因共抑制作用导致。     

抑制植物减数分裂重组的分子机理

减数分裂重组不仅保证了真核生物有性生殖过程中染色体数量的稳定,还通过父母亲本间遗传物质的互换在后代中产生遗传变异。因此,减数分裂重组是遗传多样性形成的重要途径,也是生物多样性和物种进化的主要动力。在绝大多数真核生物中,不管染色体数目的多少或基因组的大小,减数分裂重组的形成都受到严格的调控,但抑制减数分裂重组的分子机理目前仍不清楚。近年来,通过正向遗传学筛选鉴定出多个减数分裂重组抑制基因,揭示了抑制基因的功能和调控途径。本文基于拟南芥中减数分裂重组抑制基因的研究现状,综述了植物减数分裂重组抑制基因研究取得的突破性进展,并结合基因功能与其调控网络阐述了抑制植物减数分裂重组的分子机理。     

An electrochemical investigation of hemoglobin and catalase incorporated in collagen films

Collagen, an electrochemically inert protein, formed films on pyrolytic graphite (PG) electrodes, which provided a suitable microenvironment for heme proteins to transfer electron directly with the underlying electrodes. Hemoglobin (Hb) and catalase (Cat) incorporated in collagen films exhibited a pair of well-defined and quasi-reversible cyclic voltammetric peaks at around -0.35 V and -0.47 V (vs. SCE) in pH 7.0 buffers, respectively, characteristic of the protein heme Fe(III)/Fe(II) redox couples. UV-vis spectra showed that the heme proteins in collagen films retained their near-native conformations in the medium pH range. The results of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) demonstrated that the interaction between heme proteins and collagen made the morphology of dry protein-collagen films different from the collagen films alone. The electrochemical parameters such as apparent heterogeneous electron transfer rate constant (k(s)) and formal potential (E degrees ') of the films were estimated by using square wave voltammograms (SWV) and nonlinear regression analysis. The heme protein-collagen film electrodes were also used to catalyze the reduction of nitrite, oxygen and hydrogen peroxide, indicating potential applications of the films for the fabrication of a new type of biosensor that does not use mediators.     

粉葛主要营养物质、异黄酮成分的积累规律及其相关性分析

为确定粉葛的最佳采收时期及各部位的应用价值，探索粉葛主要营养物质与异黄酮成分的积累规律及相关关系，该研究以广西藤县粉葛为材料，采用测试盒法、酶重量法、索氏抽提法、高效液相色谱法等生理生化技术，测定了成熟期不同部位异黄酮成分的含量及不同生长时期粉葛块根主要营养物质、异黄酮成分的含量，并分析了各营养物质与异黄酮成分积累的相互关系。结果表明：(1)在成熟期，粉葛不同部位的染料木素含量差异均不显著，但叶片的大豆苷元含量显著小于中藤，根头和藤的总异黄酮、葛根素、大豆苷的含量显著大于叶片和块根，并且根头和藤的葛根素含量均超过1.00%。(2)不同生长时期，粉葛的淀粉、多糖、粗蛋白、可溶性蛋白的积累在11月和12月达到最大，不溶性膳食纤维的积累在12月最小，可溶性膳食纤维在8月和12月的积累量最大，总异黄酮和葛根素在8月和9月的积累量最大。(3)总异黄酮、葛根素的积累与淀粉、多糖的积累呈显著负相关，总异黄酮、葛根素的积累与不溶性膳食纤维的积累呈显著正相关。综上结果认为：粉葛的根头、藤蔓含有丰富的总异黄酮、葛根素、大豆苷，具有很好的药用开发价值；粉葛药用的最佳采收期为8月和9月，粉葛食用的最佳采收期为...     

Modeling Impacts of Alternative Practices on Net Global Warming Potential and Greenhouse Gas Intensity from Rice–Wheat Annual Rotation in China

Background

Evaluating the net exchange of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in conjunction with soil carbon sequestration may give a comprehensive insight on the role of agricultural production in global warming.

Materials and Methods

Measured data of methane (CH₄) and nitrous oxide (N₂O) were utilized to test the applicability of the Denitrification and Decomposition (DNDC) model to a winter wheat – single rice rotation system in southern China. Six alternative scenarios were simulated against the baseline scenario to evaluate their long-term (45-year) impacts on net global warming potential (GWP) and greenhouse gas intensity (GHGI).

Principal Results

The simulated cumulative CH₄ emissions fell within the statistical deviation ranges of the field data, with the exception of N₂O emissions during rice-growing season and both gases from the control treatment. Sensitivity tests showed that both CH₄ and N₂O emissions were significantly affected by changes in both environmental factors and management practices. Compared with the baseline scenario, the long-term simulation had the following results: (1) high straw return and manure amendment scenarios greatly increased CH₄ emissions, while other scenarios had similar CH₄ emissions, (2) high inorganic N fertilizer increased N₂O emissions while manure amendment and reduced inorganic N fertilizer scenarios decreased N₂O emissions, (3) the mean annual soil organic carbon sequestration rates (SOCSR) under manure amendment, high straw return, and no-tillage scenarios averaged 0.20 t C ha⁻¹ yr⁻¹, being greater than other scenarios, and (4) the reduced inorganic N fertilizer scenario produced the least N loss from the system, while all the scenarios produced comparable grain yields.

Conclusions

In terms of net GWP and GHGI for the comprehensive assessment of climate change and crop production, reduced inorganic N fertilizer scenario followed by no-tillage scenario would be advocated for this specified cropping system.