Transgenic tobacco plants expressing Tarin 1 inhibit the growth of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato and the development of Spodoptera frugiperda

The protein Tarin 1, from Colocasia esculenta, was expressed in Nicotiana tabacum. Bioassays were done on plants expressing Tarin 1 at different levels using Spodoptera frugiperda larvae, various bacteria and fungi and the root‐knot nematode Meloidogyne javanica. It was found that S. frugiperda larvae fed on transformed plants had retarded and lower pupation, lower accumulated biomass and higher mortality rate than larvae fed on control plants. Also, Tarin 1 was found to inhibit the growth in vitro of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato. For Meloidogyne javanica, both relative replication and root damage were greater in control plants than in transformed plants, but the results were not statistically significant. This work illustrates the effects of plants expressing Tarin 1, on the growth and development of insects and bacteria, and shows its potential for pest management.     

Plasmids of the Chlorophenoxyacetic-Acid Degradation of Bacteria of the Genus Raoultella

Applied Biochemistry and Microbiology - Members of the Raoultella planticola species isolated from soils contaminated with chemical waste were able to use...     

Sorghum Insect Problems and Management

Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) has high levels of starch,sugar,and fiber and is one of the most important energy crops in the world.Insect damage is one of the challenges that impacts sorghum biomass production.There are at least 150 insect species that can infest sorghum varieties worldwide.These insects can complete several generations within a growing season,they target various parts of sorghum plants at developmental stages,and they cause significant biomass losses.Genetic research has revealed the existence...     

桃儿七光合生理特性的地理差异研究

对中国由南向北5个种源地桃儿七(Sinopodophyllum hexandrum)的光合生理生态特性进行了研究.结果表明:(1)北部宁夏六盘山地区植株的光饱和点(LSP)和光补偿点(LCP)最高,表观光量子效率(AQY)、瞬时光能利用效率(ILUE)和最大光合速率(Pmax)最低,光合能力最差;最南部云南纳帕海植株的LSP和LCP很低,但因其AQY和ILUE最高,故其Pmax最大,强光下的光合能力最高.(2)最南部云南纳帕海和最北部甘肃兴隆山个体的羧化效率(CE)最高,且CO2补偿点(CCP)较低,因此CO2利用率较高;而较南部四川刷经寺个体的CE最低,且CCP最高,故CO2利用效率最低.(3)各种源植株叶片的叶绿素总量及叶绿素a含量无显著差异,而不同地区个体的Chla/Chlb值差异显著,最北部甘肃兴隆山植株的Chla/Chlb值最大,而南部四川刷经寺的Chla/Chlb值最小.(4)各种源地植株的水分利用效率(WUE)和蒸腾速率(Tr)对光量子通量密度(PFD)与CO2浓度的响应过程也表现出显著的地理分异.总的来看,桃儿七是一种喜光但又较耐阴植物,但不同分布区桃儿七的光合生理生态特征已经出现了较显著的地理分化.     

Identification and Characterization of a Plasmid in Strain Aeronomas hydrophila IBRB-36 4CPA Carrying Genes for Catabolism of Chlorophenoxyacetic Acids

Results of studying plasmid pAH36 in strain Aeronomas hydrophila IBRB-36 4CPA are presented. Plasmid pAH36 possesses BamHI, PstI, and HindIII restriction sites and is 5.4 kb in size. The plasmid was shown to contain genes for catabolism of chlor-substituted phenoxyacetic acids.     

Membrane lipids and morphology of brain cortex synaptosomes isolated from hibernating Yakutian ground squirrel

Synaptosomes were isolated from Yakutian ground squirrel brain cortex of summer and winter hibernating animals in active and torpor states. Synaptosomal membrane cholesterol and phospholipids were determined. The seasonal changes of synaptosomal lipid composition were found. Synaptosomes isolated from hibernating Yakutian ground squirrel brain cortex maintained the cholesterol sphingomyelin, phosphatidylethanolamine, lysophosphatidylcholine, cardiolipin, phosphatidylinositol and phosphatidylserine contents 2.5, 1.8, 2.6, 1.8, 1.6, and 1.3 times less, respectively, and the content of phosphatidylcholine twice as much as the one in summer season. The synaptosomal membrane lipid composition of summer animals was shown to be markedly different from that as hibernating ground squirrels and non-hibernating rodents. It is believed that phenotypic changes of synaptosomal membrane lipid composition in summer Yakutian ground squirrel are the important preparation step for hibernation. The phosphatidylethanolamine content was increased in torpor state compared with winter-active state and the molar ratio of cholesterol/phospholipids in synaptosomal membrane of winter torpor ground squirrels was lower than that in active winter and summer animals. These events were supposed to lead to increase of the synaptosomal membrane fluidity during torpor. Synaptosomes isolated from torpor animals have larger sizes and contain a greater number of synaptic vesicles on the synaptosomal profile area. The synaptosomal membrane lipid composition and synaptosome morphology were involved in phenotypic adaptation of Yakutian ground squirrel to hibernation.     

Modern probabilistic and statistical approaches to search for nucleotide sequence options associated with integrated diseases

Complex diseases are a major important problem for modern medicine. These diseases arise under the influence of specific environmental and clinical-demographic factors, so-called risk factors, in combination with factors of genetic heredity. The contribution of genetic factors to the development of complex diseases is on average about 50%. The cause of complex diseases can be a lot of variants of the nucleotide sequence. In addition to common variants of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), rare variants also play a role in the development of complex diseases. This review presents modern probabilistic and statistical approaches to the search for gene variants and their combinations associated with complex diseases with an emphasis on methods for finding rare and unique variants. A comparative analysis of these approaches is performed, and a number of problems requiring resolution are formulated.