太白山栎属树种叶片生态化学计量特征沿海拔梯度的变化规律

植物叶片碳（C）、氮（N）、磷（P）化学计量学能够反映植物对环境的适应性以及环境变化对植物的影响,是生态化学计量学的热点之一。研究亲缘关系相近物种对环境变化的适应差异对于深入了解植物的化学计量策略具有重要意义,而目前对于亲缘关系相近物种沿海拔梯度各如何变化未获得一致性的结论。因此,本研究在秦岭太白山海拔约1100-2200 m范围内,对槲栎（Quercus aliena）、栓皮栎（Q.variabilis）、锐齿栎（Q.aliena var.acuteserrata）、辽东栎（Q.wutaishansea）这4种栎属树种的叶片C、N、P含量进行测定与分析,考察叶片化学计量特征随海拔的变化趋势,同时量化气候、土壤和地形3种影响因素对其变异规律的解释程度。结果表明：（1）总体来看,4树种叶片C含量随海拔升高先上升后降低,叶片N含量和N：P则表现出随海拔升高而降低的趋势,而叶片C：N随海拔升高而升高。（2）不同树种随海拔的变化趋势不同：槲栎与锐齿栎具有相似性,叶片N、P含量都随海拔升高显著降低,C：N都随海拔升高显著升高;栓皮栎的叶片N含量和C：N与前两者呈现相反趋势;辽东栎叶片C含量随海拔上升而下降,与栓皮栎相同,但其叶片P含量和N：P分别呈现先升高后降低、先降低后升高的曲线变化趋势。（3）叶片不同化学计量特征值受到不同因子的影响。其中,叶片N含量和C：N主要受气候因子影响（解释度为39.91%和36.59%）;叶片C含量主要受土壤因子影响（解释度为25.22%）;叶片P含量、N：P和C：P则主要受到土壤因子和坡度影响（解释度有23.70%-39.83%）,且这两个因子的交互效应影响较大（交互效应解释度有16.24%-24.72%）。本研究结果说明：（1）亲缘关系较近的物种在应对环境变化时,也会有不同的变化格局及对应的养分策略,而且这能在一定程度上解释它们的地带性分布规律;（2）地形因子会与土壤因子共同影响植物的化学计量特征,在研究山地森林生态系统时,坡度也是需要考虑的重要影响因子。     

途径特异性调控因子介导的链霉菌来源天然产物的产量提升

链霉菌是活性天然产物的重要来源。基因组学研究揭示了链霉菌有巨大的生物合成潜力,平均每株菌拥有20–40个生物合成基因簇。在常规的实验室条件下,大多数链霉菌来源的天然产物产量较低,影响了对其进一步研究和产业化开发。由于链霉菌中天然产物的生物合成受到严格的调控,对于这些调控因子和调控网络的深入研究将有力地促进链霉菌来源的天然产物的发现和开发利用。文中主要综述了近5年来链霉菌来源天然产物生物合成中途径特异性调控因子的研究进展,重点介绍其在提高相应天然产物产量中的应用。     

Intein-Mediated Protein trans-Splicing of the Recombinant Streptavidin on Magnetosomes

Molecular Biology - When expressing streptavidin recombinant polypeptide on magnetosomes (called bacterial magnetic nanoparticles, or BMPs), the presence of endogenous bacterial biotin might be...     

Genetic Analysis of Human Adenovirus Type 7 Strains Circulating in Different Parts of China

To investigate the molecular epidemiology and genetic variation of human adenovirus type 7(HAdV-7) in children with acute respiratory infections(ARI) in China. HAdV-7-positive respiratory samples collected from children with ARI in Beijing, Shijiazhuang, Wenzhou and Guangzhou from 2014–2018 were selected for gene amplification and sequence analysis. Fifty-seven HAdV-7 clinical strains with hexon, penton base and fiber gene sequences were obtained. Meanwhile17 strains were selected randomly from different cities for whole genome sequencing. Phylogenetic and variation analyses were performed based on the obtained sequences, HAdV-7 prototype strain Gomen(AY594255), vaccine strains(AY495969 and AY594256) and representative sequences of strains. The phylogenetic trees constructed based on whole genome sequences, major capsid protein genes(hexon, penton base and fiber) and the early genes(E1, E2, E3 and E4) were not completely consistent. The HAdV-7 strains obtained in this study always clustered with most of the circulating strains worldwide from the 1980 s to the present. Compared with the HAdV-7 prototype strain Gomen(AY594255), some amino acid mutations in loop1 and loop2 of hexon and the RGD loop region of the penton base gene were observed. Recombination analysis showed that partial regions of 55 k Da protein and 100 kDa hexon-assembly associated protein genes among all HAdV-7 strains in this study were from HAdV-16 and HAdV-3, respectively. Our study demonstrated the molecular evolution characteristics of HAdV-7 strains circulating in China and provided basic reference data for the prevention, control and vaccine development of HAdV-7.     

基于转录组分析酸枣仁斯皮诺素生物合成途径的相关基因

采用转录组测序技术分析酸枣仁(Ziziphi spinosae semen)不同发育时期基因表达差异,识别酸枣仁黄酮生物合成途径的相关基因,为进一步分析酸枣仁中黄酮类成分生物合成相关酶基因提供研究基础.以3个不同生长发育时期的酸枣仁样本为供试材料,采用Illumina Hiseq 4000进行转录组测序,并从头拼接,对转录本进行功能注释和差异性分析.经StringTie软件组装拼接得到74472个转录本,其中有26.83％在NR、Swiss-Prot、Pfam、GO、KOG、KEGG数据库中得到注释;代谢通路分析结果发现,在酸枣仁转录组中与黄酮类合成途径相关的11条差异表达基因可能编码斯皮诺素合成途径的一些酶类.酸枣仁中黄酮类成分斯皮诺素相关转录本信息为阐明斯皮诺素在生长期的积累提供重要依据,为提高酸枣仁品质研究提供参考.     

Genome‐wide distribution and functions of the AAE complex in epigenetic regulation in Arabidopsis

Heterochromatin is widespread in eukaryotic genomes and has diverse impacts depending on its genomic context. Previous studies have shown that a protein complex, the ASI1‐AIPP1‐EDM2 (AAE) complex, participates in polyadenylation regulation of several intronic heterochromatin‐containing genes. However, the genome‐wide functions of AAE are still unknown. Here, we show that the ASI1 and EDM2 mostly target the common genomic regions on a genome‐wide level and preferentially interacts with genetic heterochromatin. Polyadenylation (poly(A) sequencing reveals that AAE complex has a substantial influence on poly(A) site usage of heterochromatin‐containing genes, including not only intronic heterochromatin‐containing genes but also the genes showing overlap with heterochromatin. Intriguingly, AAE is also involved in the alternative splicing regulation of a number of heterochromatin‐overlapping genes, such as the disease resistance gene RPP4. We provided evidence that genic heterochromatin is indispensable for the recruitment of AAE in polyadenylation and splicing regulation. In addition to conferring RNA processing regulation at genic heterochromatin‐containing genes, AAE also targets some transposable elements (TEs) outside of genes (including TEs sandwiched by genes and island TEs) for epigenetic silencing. Our results reveal new functions of AAE in RNA processing and epigenetic silencing, and thus represent important advances in epigenetic regulation.     

罗氏沼虾MrLc3a基因cDNA的克隆及在副溶血弧菌胁迫下的表达分析

虾类和果蝇同属节肢动物.果蝇的相关研究表明自噬与免疫关系密切,而虾类自噬机制研究鲜少.微管相关蛋白1轻链3 (microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3,Lc3)与自噬基因Atg8同源,其与自噬体的形成密切相关,是自噬活性的标志分子.本研究利用RACE技术克隆了罗氏沼虾的MrLc3a基因的全长cDNA,用RT-qPCR检测了该基因在罗氏沼虾主要组织中的表达量;并研究了正常和副溶血弧菌感染两种情况下MrLc3a基因和免疫基因Relish的表达变化情况,为其在病害防御方面的应用提供了前期数据.试验结果表明:MrLc3a基因全长653 bp,其中包括195 bp的5'-UTR、378 bp的ORF开放阅读框和80 bp的3'-UTR,共编码126个氨基酸;序列比对结果显示,其编码的氨基酸序列和南美白对虾Lc3a编码的氨基酸序列具有较高的同源性,并在系统发育树上聚为一支;RT-qPCR结果显示,MrLc3a基因在罗氏沼虾各个组织均有表达,其中在脑、鳃、胃中的表达量较高,在肝胰腺和性腺中的表达量较少;副溶血弧菌感染罗氏沼虾后显著影响了MrLc3a和Relish基因在罗氏沼虾肝胰腺组织中的转录情况,MrLc3a和Relish基因随时间变化都呈现出先上升后下降的趋势,表明MrLc3a基因通过参与细胞自噬过程而参与了免疫反应.     

Effects of a Potential Host Gut-Derived Probiotic,Bacillus subtilis 6-3-1, on the Growth,Non-specific Immune Response and Disease Resistance of Hybrid Grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus♀ × Epinephelus lanceolatus♂)

Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins - A potential host-derived probiotic, Bacillus subtilis 6-3-1, was successfully screened from 768 isolates from the intestines of healthy hybrid grouper...