番茄果重数量性状基因的研究进展及在遗传学教学中的应用

遗传学发展史上一系列经典的研究案例对学科的发展起了巨大的推动作用,将这些经典案例与教学内容相结合应用到遗传学课程教学中,对学生的科学思维和遗传分析能力是一个很好的训练。番茄果重基因的定位与克隆在数量性状基因座研究中是开创性的工作,完整的体现了植物数量性状基因的研究历程。将其作为一个综合案例应用于遗传学教学,可以生动直观地给学生展示一个精彩的科学发现过程,展现遗传学研究的魅力,激发学生的学习兴趣,收到了很好的教学效果。     

位点控制区(LCR)调控基因表达的研究进展

最早在人类β珠蛋白基因座中发现的位点控制区(locus control regions,LCR)对于珠蛋白基因在红细胞分化和发育过程中的特异性表达起着重要作用。LCR位于珠蛋白基因上游6～25 kb,由至少7个DNaseⅠ超敏感位点所组成,具有很强的增强子活性,可以激活和促进珠蛋白基因的转录。LCR增强子活性具有组织特异性,并与拷贝数成正比。此外,LCR还参与基因在细胞核内的定位、组蛋白修饰、染色质开放、边界结构域形成,以及DNA复制起始等精细调控过程。有多个模型阐述LCR远程调控基因表达的分子机制,被普遍接受的是成环模型(looping model)。在生长激素(GH)、T_H2细胞因子、MHCⅡ等基因区域也发现有类似珠蛋白的LCR结构,都在深入研究之中。     

黄河下游家绵羊与家山羊遗传关系的微卫星分析

为了探讨家养绵羊与山羊的属间遗传关系,我们利用13个定位于绵羊染色体上的微卫星基因座,分析了黄河下游4个地方绵羊品种、4个地方山羊品种和1个杂交绵羊类群的遗传结构及其系统发生关系.经Hardy-Weinberg平衡检验和中性测试,发现地方绵羊和山羊种群均处于不平衡状态(P＜0.01),61.53%的基因座属于中性位点,说明所研究种群属于非随机交配,可能受到选择、迁移等进化因素的影响.对有效等位基因数、多态信息含量、Shannon信息指数、观察杂合度和期望杂合度等遗传多样性参数进行比较,发现绵羊种群的遗传变异程度明显(P＜0.01或P＜0.05)高于山羊种群,但不同基因座上的差异效应不一致;结合F统计量和亲缘关系等参数,可推测绵羊和山羊虽然均存在不同程度的近交现象(He＞Ho,FIS＞0),但分别属于杂交和近交繁殖.通过群体遗传分化和系统发育拓扑结构分析,证明绵羊属由共同祖先分化而来的时间晚于山羊属,两属间的遗传距离为1.0708-1.5927,遗传分化时间约为19,807-28,955年;绵羊属内品种间的遗传分化程度(FST＜0.05)均低于山羊属内品种间的分化(FST＞0.15).本研究揭示了人工选择对同域家养绵羊与山羊交配系统的形成及群体遗传分化具有深刻的影响.     

用多重PCR检测上海地区汉族人群9个STR基因座的多态性

利用多重PCR和四色荧光（5－FAM,JOE,NED和ROX）自动化检测技术调查上海地区汉族人群D3S1358、vWA、FGA、D8S1179、D21S11、D18S51、D5S818、D13S317、D7S820等9个STR基因座多态性分布并计算 该9个基因座的的基因频率（Pi)、个体鉴别力（DP）、无偏倚期望杂合性（H）、多态性信息含量（PIC）和非父排除概率（PE）。结果显示：9个STR基因座的基因型分布符合Hardy-Weinberg平衡,9个STR基因座中FGA基因座的DP值最高为0.9584,D8S1179的H值最高为0.9403,D18S51的PIC值最高为0.8560,D18S51的PE值最高为0.7391,9个STR基因座累积个体鉴别力（CDP)为0.9999996,累积非父排除能力（CPE）为0.99991。9个STR基因座适合作为中国人群的遗传标志,用于人类学、遗传疾病基因连锁分析、法医学亲子鉴定和个体识别等研究领域。     

绵羊基因组研究进展

过去几年中,家畜基因组计划取得了巨大进展。已经构建了猪、鸡、牛、绵羊、马、鹿的遗传图谱,其遗传标记间距在5～20cM。这些图谱对于家畜中与重要经济性状相关的基因或遗传标记的鉴定非常重要。该文从绵羊的基因图谱、比较图谱、重要经济性状基因及QTL定位方面对绵羊基因组的研究进展作了简要阐述。 Abstract:During the last few years,advances in livestock genome projects have been remarkable.Species-specific genetic maps exist for pig,chicken,cattle,sheep,horse,and deer with marker intervals of 5 to 20 cM.These maps have been essential for the identification of genes and genetic markers associated with importantly economic traits in livestock.In this paper,advances of gene map,comparative map,the genes for importantly economic traits and quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping were briefly introduced in sheep.     

干旱胁迫下水稻柱头外露率加性、上位性效应和Q×E互作的剖析(英文)

在耐旱性筛选设施内对一套水稻重组自交系群体(共185个株系)进行两年的水分胁迫和非胁迫处理,调查每穗颖花数(SNP)、单边柱头外露率(PSES)、双边柱头外露率(PDES)和柱头总外露率(PES)等4个开花相关性状。方差分析结果显示年份、株系和水分处理,以及相互间互作的效应均达显著水平。表型相关以PSES和PES间最高(r=0.9752***),其次为PDES和PES(r=0.7150***),最次为PSES和PDES间(r=0.5424***)。利用203个SSR标记建立的连锁图,胁迫和非胁迫条件下各检测到6个SNP的主效QTL,3～4个PSES、PDES和PES的主效QTL;检测到1～9对上位性QTL影响颖花数和柱头外露率。大部分加性和上位性效应的贡献率较低(0.76%～9.92%),仅有少数QTL或上位性QTL解释总方差的10%以上。一些主效和上位性QTL在PSES、PDES和PES间被共同检测到,解释了不同柱头外露率指标间高度正相关关系。几乎没有在水分胁迫和非胁迫两种条件下都检测到的QTL,暗示着干旱对颖花数和柱头外露率有严重的影响。     

质量性状和数量性状含义的辨析

植物或动物的性状一般分为质量性状和数量性状,而实际上,许多性状并不是绝对的质量性状或数量性状,而是同时受到一个或少数几个主基因和或数量性状多基因的控制.因此,在遗传学教学中,有必要对此类性状进行分析.为加深学生对此类性状的遗传及这两个概念的理解,通过性状次数分布图分析,结合最新的遗传学研究成果,对之进行了分析和讨论.     

广州地区106例汉族人群MICA和MICB微卫星基因座 单体型研究

利用聚合酶链反应和荧光（6－FAM）自动化检测技术对广东地区汉族106例无亲缘关系样本进行MICA基因外显子5和MICB基因内含子1微卫星基因座多态性及其单体型分布调查。根据群体资料估算两者间的单体型频率、连锁不平衡参数、相对连锁不平衡参数。结果显示,广州地区汉族人群MICA和MICB微卫星基因座基因型分布符合Hardy-Weinberg平衡法则,共检出MICA微卫星基因座 5个等位基因, MICB微卫星基因座14个等位基因。其中MICA A5基因频率最高（0.2877）,A4基因频率最低（0.1321）。MICB CA14等位基因频率最高（0.3255）,CA19、CA28等位基因频率最低（0.0047）,未检出CA27。21种MICA－MICB单体型频率大于1%(连锁不平衡参数>0), 其中单体型A5－CA14 (16.73%), A5.1－CA18 (8.75%), A4－CA26(3.76%),A9－CA15(3.66%)和A6－CA21(2.61%)为强连锁常见单体型（χ2>3.84, P<0.05）。广州地区汉族人群MICA和MICB微卫星基因座多态性和单体型分布有其自身特点,MICA和MICB微卫星基因座适合做为遗传标志,用于人类学、遗传疾病基因连锁分析、法医学亲子鉴定和个体识别等研究领域。Abstract: This study is to investigate genetic polymorphisms and haplotypes of microsatellite locus in the exon 5 of the MICA gene and intron 1 of the MICB gene based on 106 samples of Guangzhou Han Population by polymerase chain reaction and fluorescent technique (6-FAM). The corresponding haplotype frequencies, linkage disequilibria values and relative linkage disequilibria values were estimated based on population data. The results show that the genotype distributions of MICA and MICB microsatellite meet Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium in Guangdong Han population. In total, 5 alleles of MICA microsatellite locus and 14 alleles of MICB microsatellite locus were observed. MICA A5 was the most common allele (0.2877), whereas A4 was the least popular one (0.1321). MICB CA14 was the most common allele (0.3255), and CA19 and CA28 were the least popular ones (0.0047). CA27 was not observed. Twenty-one kinds of MICA-MICB haplotypes occurred at frequencies of more than 1% (linkage disequilibria value>0). The common MICA-MICB haplotypes were A5-CA14（16.73％）, A5.1- CA18 (8.75%), A4- CA26(3.76%),A9-CA15(3.66%) and A6-CA21(2.61%)（χ2>3.84, P<0.05）, and they were strong linkage disequilibria. The polymorphisms and haplotypes distributions of MICA and MICB microsatellite locus in Guangzhou Han population have their own genetic characteristics. The microsatellite locus of the exon5 of the MICA gene and intron 1 of the MICB gene could be used as the genetic markers in the studies of anthropology, linkage analysis of genetic disease genes, individual identification and paternity test in forensic medicine.     

Role of Arabidopsis UV RESISTANCE LOCUS 8 in Plant Growth Reduction under Osmotic Stress and Low Levels of UV-B

In high-light environments, plants are exposed to different types of stresses, such as an excess of UV-B, but also drought stress which triggers a common morphogenic adaptive response resulting in a general reduction of plant growth. Here, we report that the Arabidopsis thaliana UVRESISTANCE LOCUS 8 （UVR8） gene, a known regulator of the UV-B morphogenic response, was able to complement a Saccharomyces cerevisiae osmo-sensitive mutant and its expression was induced after osmotic or salt stress in Arabidopsis plants. Under low levels of UV-B, plants overexpressing UVR8 are dwarfed with a reduced root development and accumulate more flavonoids compared to control plants. The growth defects are mainly due to the inhibition of cell expansion. The growth inhibition triggered by UVR8 overexpression in plants under low levels of UV-B was exacerbated by mannitol-induced osmotic stress, but it was not significantly affected by ionic stress. In contrast, uvr8-6 mutant plants do not differ from wild-type plants under standard conditions, but they show an increased shoot growth under high-salt stress. Our data suggest that UVR8-mediated accumulation of flavonoid and possibly changes in auxin homeostasis are the underlying mechanism of the observed growth phenotypes and that UVR8 might have an important role for integrating plant growth and stress signals.     

Four Previously Identified Petunia inflata S-Locus F-Box Genes Are Involved in Pollen Specificity in Se If-I ncom pati bi I ity

Dear Editor, Petunia possesses self-incompatibility （SI）, by which pis- tils reject self-pollen but accept non-self pollen for fertili- zation （de Nettancourt, 2001; Iwano and Takayama, 2012）. Genes that regulate self-/non-self-recognition between pol- len and pistil are located at the highly polymorphic S-locus. An S-haplotype contains the pistil-specific S-RNase gene that regulates pistil specificity （Lee et al., 1994）. The first S-locus F-box （SLIO gene was identified in Antirrhinum hispanicum by Lai et al. （2002）, and subsequently Sijacic et al.