Effect of rock fragments on the percolation and evaporation of forest soil in Liupan Mountains, China

The water-retaining capacity, percolation and evaporation of stony soil in Liupan Mountains, China, were measured in order to understand the effect of rock fragments on soil hydrological processes. The results indicated that the effective water-retaining capacity of soil is positively related with the volumetric content of rock fragments, but there is no relation between saturated water-retaining capacity and rock fragment content. For the soil layers within 0–40 cm, the steady infiltration rate increases with increasing volumetric content of rock fragments until it reaches the range of 15%–20%, and then it decreases when the rock fragment content further increases. For the soil layers below 40 cm, the steady infiltration rate always increases with increasing rock fragment content. The soil evaporation rate decreases with increasing volumetric content of rock fragments when it varies in the range of 0–20%, while the soil evaporation rate keeps basically stable when the rock fragment content is higher than 20%. The soil evaporation rate shows a rising tendency with increasing size of rock fragments.     

微生物协同Fe0氧化的环境修复作用研究进展

零价铁(Fe0)具有高效还原转化多种污染物的能力,但不能实现污染物的矿化作用。微生物与Fe0的协同作用过程,以微生物为主导,Fe0起促进作用,可有效提高多种污染物的降解效率,实现污染物的彻底脱毒与无害化,因此利用微生物协同Fe0氧化进行环境修复具有广阔的应用前景。本文从微生物协同Fe0氧化的作用机理、菌种多样性及其在环境修复中的应用等研究进展进行综述,提出微生物协同Fe0氧化的环境修复研究中存在的主要问题和重点研究方向,以期在更全面、深入地认识这一过程的基础上,充分发挥其在环境修复中的作用。     

Genetic structure of Brandt’s vole (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Lasiopodomys brandtii</Emphasis>) populations in Inner Mongolia,China, based on microsatellite analysis

Brandt’s vole (Lasiopodomys brandtii) distribution is discontinuous in Inner Mongolia with some populations isolated from others. Recently, some isolated populations have suffered extinction, and the factors responsible remain elusive. Genetic drift is one of the processes affecting population genetic differentiation, and can play a substantial role in the divergence of small, isolated populations. Using seven microsatellite markers, we genotyped four geographically isolated populations of Brandt’s vole, all of which exhibit episodic fluctuations in population density. The results showed a strong genetic differentiation among the geographically distinct populations (total F _ST = 0.124) and in particular, one population (Zhengxiangbaiqi) was isolated from all others (F _ST values were greatest between Zhengxiangbaiqi and other populations). Furthermore, high levels of inbreeding (F _IS values ranged from 0.205 to 0.290) within each distinct population suggest that inbreeding has and is likely occurring in Brandt’s vole populations. These processes can decrease average individual fitness and consequently increase the risk of extinction of the species.     

Large‐scale gene expression reveals different adaptations of Hyalopterus persikonus to winter and summer host plants

Host alternation, an obligatory seasonal shifting between host plants of distant genetic relationship, has had significant consequences for the diversification and success of the superfamily of aphids. However, the underlying molecular mechanism remains unclear. In this study, the molecular mechanism of host alternation was explored through a large‐scale gene expression analysis of the mealy aphid Hyalopterus persikonus on winter and summer host plants. More than four times as many unigenes of the mealy aphid were significantly upregulated on summer host Phragmites australis than on winter host Rosaceae plants. In order to identify gene candidates related to host alternation, the differentially expressed unigenes of H. persikonus were compared to salivary gland expressed genes and secretome of Acyrthosiphon pisum. Genes involved in ribosome and oxidative phosphorylation and with molecular functions of heme–copper terminal oxidase activity, hydrolase activity and ribosome binding were potentially upregulated in salivary glands of H. persikonus on the summer host. Putative secretory proteins, such as detoxification enzymes (carboxylesterases and cytochrome P450s), antioxidant enzymes (peroxidase and superoxide dismutase), glutathione peroxidase, glucose dehydrogenase, angiotensin‐converting enzyme, cadherin, and calreticulin, were highly expressed in H. persikonus on the summer host, while a SCP GAPR‐1‐like family protein and a salivary sheath protein were highly expressed in the aphids on winter hosts. These results shed light on phenotypic plasticity in host utilization and seasonal adaptation of aphids.     

RS-1提高CRISPR-Cas9系统介导的人乳铁蛋白基因敲入效率

尝试利用CRISPR-Cas9系统敲除山羊基因组中β-乳球蛋白(BLG)基因,以实现在BLG基因座敲入人乳铁蛋白(h LF)基因,并进一步探讨了不同浓度RAD51蛋白激活剂(RS-1)对同源重组效率的影响。首先针对山羊BLG的第一外显子设计并构建了sg RNA和Cas9共表达载体p Cas9-sg BLG,将该载体转染至山羊耳成纤维细胞,利用PCR和T7EN1法验证了其基因组编辑活性;然后进一步构建了BLG基因打靶载体p BHA-h LF-NIE(包含NEO/EGFP);将该打靶载体与p Cas9-sg BLG载体共转染至山羊耳成纤维细胞,分别用0、5、10和20μmol/L RS-1处理细胞,分析了绿色荧光蛋白的表达效率;同时用800μg/m L G418对不同浓度RS-1处理后的细胞进行筛选,挑取EGFP阳性细胞克隆,进一步通过PCR和测序鉴定h LF定点敲入的阳性细胞克隆。结果显示:设计的sg RNA编辑山羊BLG位点的效率为25%-31%;报告基因的表达效率提示RS-1可以促进基因敲入效率的提高,其效率与RS-1浓度呈正相关,20μmol/L RS-1处理组的效率是对照组的3.5倍;利用G418筛选h LF敲入阳性细胞克隆后,当RS-1浓度为0-10μmol/L时,h LF敲入效率随着RS-1浓度增加而升高,在10μmol/L时阳性克隆率最高为32.61%,然而在20μmol/L时敲入阳性克隆率下降至22.22%,且衰老细胞克隆增多。以上结果表明,利用CRISPR-Cas9系统可以实现在山羊耳成纤维细胞中敲除BLG基因和敲入h LF基因,且适宜浓度的RS-1可以显著提升基因敲入效率,本试验为高效利用CRISPR-Cas9系统获得基因敲入的细胞提供了参考依据。     

Genetic distances revealed by morphological characters,isozymes, proteins and RAPD markers and their relationships with hybrid performance in oilseed rape (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Brassica napus</Emphasis> L.)

Genetic distances (GDs) based on morphological characters, isozymes and storage proteins, and random amplified polymorphic DNAs (RAPD) were used to predict the performance and heterosis of crosses in oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.). Six male-sterile lines carrying the widely used Shaan2A cytoplasm were crossed with five restorer lines to produce 30 F₁ hybrids. These 30 hybrids and their parents were evaluated for seven agronomically important traits and their mid-parent heterosis (MPH) at Yangling, Shaanxi province in Northwest China for 2 years. Genetic similarity among the parents based on 34 isozyme and seven protein markers was higher than that based on 136 RAPDs and/or 48 morphological markers. No significant correlation was detected among these three sets of data. Associations between the different estimates of GDs and F₁ performance for some agronomic traits were significant, but not for seed yield. In order to enhance the predicting efficiency, we selected 114 significant markers and 43 favoring markers following statistical comparison of the mean values of the yield components between the heterozygous group (where the marker is present only in one parent of each hybrid) and the homozygous group (where the marker is either present or absent in both parents of each hybrid) of the 30 hybrids. Parental GD based on total polymorphic markers (GD_total, indicating general heterozygosity), significant markers (GD_sign, indicating specific heterozygosity) and favoring markers (GD_favor, indicating favoring-marker heterozygosity) were calculated. The correlation between GD_favor or GD_sign and hybrid performance was higher than the correlation between GD_total and hybrid performance. GD_sign and GD_favor significantly correlated with plant height, seeds per silique and seed yield, but not with the MPH of the other six agronomic traits with the exception of plant height. The information obtained in this study on the genetic diversity of the parental lines does not appear to be reliable for predicting F₁ yield and heterosis.     

Localization of <Emphasis Type="Italic">pms3</Emphasis>, a gene for photoperiod-sensitive genic male sterility,to a 28.4-kb DNA fragment

Photoperiod-sensitive genic male-sterile (PSGMS) rice, in which pollen fertility is regulated by day-length, originally arose as a natural mutant in the rice cultivar Nongken 58 (Oryza sativa ssp. japonica). Previous studies identified pms3 on chromosome 12 as the locus of the original PSGMS mutation. In this study we have assigned the pms3 locus to a 28.4-kb DNA fragment by genetic and physical mapping. A cross between Nongken 58S (PSGMS line) and DH80 was used to produce an F₂ population of about 7000 plants, from which 892 highly sterile individuals were obtained for recombination analysis. By analyzing recombination events in the sterile individuals using a total of 157 RFLP probes from a BAC contig covering the pms3 region, the pms3 locus was localized to a sub-region of less than 1.7 cM. Further analysis of recombination events using 49 additional probes isolated from this sub-region identified markers flanking the pms3 region on each side; these markers are only 28.4-kb apart. Sequence analysis of this fragment predicted the presence of five ORFs, found high homology with two ESTs in public databases, and detected three SNPs between the mutant and the wild-type parents, which may be helpful for identifying a candidate gene for pms3.     

珍稀濒危植物裸果木地理分布与资源现状

该项目于1999～2001年对新疆境内分布的干旱荒漠珍稀植物裸果木(Gymnocarpos przewalskii)进行野外调查,采用线路调查与样访调查相结合的方法,调查了裸果木在新疆境内的地理分布和资源现状,并在此基础上对裸果木濒危原因进行初步探讨.