印度南瓜果皮和果肉颜色遗传分析及基因定位

以印度南瓜‘98-2-351’与‘06820-1’杂交构建F2群体,对亲本及各世代群体成熟果实果皮和果肉颜色进行调查、统计分析。结果表明:F2群体中果皮桔红色和灰色的分离比呈3∶1,说明果皮灰色是由单隐性基因控制;F2群体中果肉黄色和白色的分离比呈3∶1,说明果肉白色也是由单隐性基因控制。利用群体分离分析法结合隐性群体分析法,采用SSR分子标记,找到了2个与控制灰色果皮基因位点CmRc紧密连锁的SSR标记(PU078072和PU013839),其连锁遗传距离分别为5.9cM和14.5cM;同时找到了1个与控制白色果肉基因位点CmFc紧密连锁的SSR标记PU132712,其连锁遗传距离为6.7cM。本研究为进一步筛选与控制印度南瓜果皮和果肉颜色基因更加紧密连锁的分子标记及相关基因的精确定位奠定了基础。     

不同类型杂交水稻组合及其亲本苗期同工酶位点分析

对6个杂交水稻组合及其亲本苗期14种酶的同工酶进行检测,并对其中较为清晰稳定的酶带进行了位点分析,以探讨杂种优势遗传基础。共获得了28个位点的相关资料,包括每个位点的性质、表型多态性和每个位点所编码的酶活性及酶带平均迁移率。所有供试材料在其中25个位点上均未表现出多态性,只有部分组合与其亲本在Est-4、Amy-1、Aat-2等3个位点上存在多态性,其中有81．8％的差异组合其酶带表现出共显性特征。对共显性与杂种优势的关系进行了探讨。     

Effects of BmCPV Infection on Silkworm Bombyx mori Intestinal Bacteria

The gut microbiota has a crucial role in the growth, development and environmental adaptation in the host insect. The objective of our work was to investigate the microbiota of the healthy silkworm Bombyx mori gut and changes after the infection of B. mori cypovirus (BmCPV). Intestinal contents of the infected and healthy larvae of B. mori of fifth instar were collected at 24, 72 and 144 h post infection with BmCPV. The gut bacteria were analyzed by pyrosequencing of the 16S rRNA gene. 147(135) and 113(103) genera were found in the gut content of the healthy control female (male) larvae and BmCPV-infected female (male) larvae, respectively. In general, the microbial communities in the gut content of healthy larvae were dominated by Enterococcus, Delftia, Pelomonas, Ralstonia and Staphylococcus, however the abundance change of each genus was depended on the developmental stage and gender. Microbial diversity reached minimum at 144 h of fifth instar larvae. The abundance of Enterococcus in the females was substantially lower and the abundance of Delftia, Aurantimonas and Staphylococcus was substantially higher compared to the males. Bacterial diversity in the intestinal contents decreased after post infection with BmCPV, whereas the abundance of both Enterococcus and Staphylococcus which belongs to Gram-positive were increased. Therefore, our findings suggested that observed changes in relative abundance was related to the immune response of silkworm to BmCPV infection. Relevance analysis of plenty of the predominant genera showed the abundance of the Enterococcus genus was in negative correlation with the abundance of the most predominant genera. These results provided insight into the relationship between the gut microbiota and development of the BmCPV-infected silkworm.     

川百合花粉管的生殖细胞分裂过程中微管骨架的分布变化

应用透射电镜辅以免疫荧光定位技术研究了川百合 (Lilium davidii Duch.)花粉管中生殖细胞分裂过程中染色体动态和微管分布的关系。在生殖细胞分裂前和有丝分裂前期 ,电镜观察一直未见微管结构 ,但免疫荧光图象显示生殖细胞中有微管蛋白存在。直到分裂的前中期—中期 ,染色体出现 ,它们沿花粉管的长轴前后排列 ,横向的着丝点对相应地一对对地纵向排列。这时 ,生殖细胞中才出现大量微管 ,它们分布于细胞周质区和染色体之间 ,并跨越染色体的整个长度。前中期—中期开始时 ,只有 1～ 2对着丝点从横向转为纵向 ,微管垂直插入着丝点形成着丝点微管 ,而非前人用免疫荧光方法观察到的微管与着丝点侧向联接的图象。随着横向的着丝点对逐渐转变成纵向的过程 ,着丝点微管数量逐渐增多 ,但不形成典型的纺锤体。分裂后期 ,染色体交错分离 ,微管的分布与前中期—中期的基本相同。晚后期 ,染色体呈明显的两群 ,除极区和细胞中央区有微管残余外 ,大部分微管消失。通过染色体长度的测量 ,间接证明了分裂后期 B的存在。分裂末期的晚期 ,核膜形成后 ,在两精核之间的区域 ,微管数量开始增多。此区可能代表用免疫荧光所观察到的微管重叠区。细胞板出现后 ,微管消失     

合成支架在代谢工程中的研究进展

代谢工程作为通过引入外源合成途径或改造优化代谢网络,进行高附加值的天然代谢产物生物合成的技术,已经得到广泛应用。但随着目标合成产物的结构日渐复杂,构建多基因的从头合成途径造成宿主生物代谢失衡与中间产物对宿主细胞产生毒害作用等一系列问题发生的可能性也随之增加。为解决这些问题合成支架策略应运而生,合成支架将途径酶共定位以提高局部酶和代谢物的浓度,来增强代谢通量并限制中间产物与宿主细胞环境间的相互作用,成为生物催化和合成生物学研究的热点之一。尽管由核酸、蛋白质构成的合成支架策略已经应用于多种代谢物的异源合成,并取得了不同程度的成功,但合成支架的精确组装仍然是一项艰巨的任务。文中详细介绍了合成支架技术的研究现状,详细阐述了合成支架技术的原理和实例,并初步探讨了其应用前景。     

Application of anaerobic ammonium-oxidizing consortium to achieve completely autotrophic ammonium and sulfate removal

The simultaneous ammonium and sulfate removal was detected in an anammox reactor, consisted of ammonium oxidization with sulfate deoxidization, and subsequently traditional anammox process, in via of middle medium nitrite with solid sulfur and N2 as the terminal products. The pure anammox bacteria offered a great biotechnological potential for the completely autotrophic reaction indicated by batch tests. Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) analysis further revealed that a new organism belonging to Planctomycetales was strongly enriched in the defined niche: the redox of ammonium and sulfate. The new species "Anammoxoglobussulfate" was so considered as holding a critical role in the ammonium oxidization with sulfate deoxidization to nitrite. Afterwards, the Planctomyces existing in the bacteria community performed the anammox process together to achieve the complete nitrogen and sulfate removal. The potential use of sulfate as electron acceptor for ammonium oxidizing widens the usage of anammox bacteria.     

十字花科黑腐病菌中转录调控因子HpaR1调控一个纤维素酶基因的表达

十字花科黑腐病菌（Xcc8004）中的一个转录调控因子XC₂736（HpaR1）在致病过程中具有重要的作用。前期研究发现该转录调控因子可能调控胞外纤维素酶的合成。为了解HpaR1对纤维素酶的转录调控机理,本研究对HpaR1进行原核表达纯化,并与488bp的包含XC₀639的启动子区DNA片段进行凝胶电泳迁移率试验,发现HpaR1与XC₀639启动子可以发生结合。将488bp的XC₀639的启动子DNA片段与报告基因gus融合,构建XC₀639的报告质粒pGUS0639r,分别导入野生型8004菌株和缺失突变体DM2736中,分析发现在突变体背景下GUS的表达水平比野生型背景明显降低。表明HpaR1正调控XC₀639的表达。构建XC₀639的极性整合突变体PK0639,检测发现PK0639几乎丧失胞外纤维素酶的活力;通过功能反式互补构建的互补菌株CPK0639可以恢复纤维素酶活性。研究结果表明HpaR1通过调控纤维素酶基因XC₀639的表达来调控细胞的纤维素酶活性。本研究为更深入地了解HpaR1如何调控细菌生理生化功能奠定了基础。     

Mini-Incision versus Standard Incision Total Hip Arthroplasty Regarding Surgical Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Purpose

It remains controversial whether mini-incision (MI) benefits patients in total hip arthroplasty (THA). We performed a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to assess the effects of MI on surgical and functional outcomes in THA patients.

Methods

A systematic electronic literature search (up to May 2013) was conducted to identify RCTs comparing MI with standard incision (SI) THA. The primary outcome measures were surgical and functional outcomes. According to the surgical approach taken, MI THA patients were divided into four subgroups for sub-group meta-analysis. Standardized mean differences (SMDs) or risk differences (RDs) with accompanying 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated and pooled using a fixed-effect or random-effect model according to the heterogeneity.

Results

A total of 14 RCTs involving THA 1,174 patients met the inclusion criteria. The trials were medium risk of bias. The overall meta-analysis showed MI THA reduced total blood loss (95% CI, -201.83 to -21.18; p=.02) and length of hospital stay ( 95% CI, -0.67 to -0.08; p=.01) with significant heterogeneity. However, subgroup meta-analysis revealed posterior MI THA had perioperative advantages of reduced surgical duration ( 95% CI, -8.45 to -2.67; P<.001), less blood loss ( 95% CI, -107.20 to -1.73; P=.04) and shorter hospital stay ( 95% CI, -0.74 to -0.06; p=.002) with low heterogeneity. There were no significant differences between MI and SI THA groups in term of pain medication dose, functional outcome (HHS), radiological outcome or complications (P>.05, respectively).

Conclusions

Although no definite overall conclusion can be arrived at on whether MI THA is superior to SI THA, posterior MI THA clearly result in a significant decrease in surgical duration, blood loss and hospital stay. It seems to be a safe minimally invasive surgical procedure without increasing the risk of component malposition or complications.