黄瓜花叶病毒坏死型卫星RNA的cDNA克隆和全序列分析

从田间发生坏死病害的番茄病株中分离得到黄瓜花叶病毒TN分离物,经研究证实TN分离物带有1株坏死型卫星RNA(TN-SatRNA).利用已知CMV卫星RNA的两端序列作引物扩增并克隆了TN-SatRNA的cDNA.序列分析显示TN-SatRNA全长为390个核苷酸.比较TN-SatRNA与富有代表性的CMV卫星RNA的结构表明,这几种卫星RNA中具有4个结构同源区(Ⅰ:1～81nt,Ⅱ:216～261nt,Ⅲ:278～338nt;Ⅳ:349～390nt),而在82～215nt的区域几种卫星RNA的结构变化较大.在TN-SatRNA的3’端具有已报道的坏死型卫星RNA特征性序列结构.经3’RACE方法确定TN-SatRNA的3’端自然序列,与PCR扩增引物有1个核苷酸的差别.     

水稻黄矮弹状病毒的leader区和trailer区的序列分析及其体内转录物的鉴定

克隆及测定了水稻黄矮病毒基因组RNA的 3′端leader区和 5′端trailer区的序列 .结果表明 ,RYSV的 3′leader长 2 0 3个核苷酸 ,5′trailer长 191个核苷酸 .两者末端的 9个核苷酸完全互补 ,可形成弹状病毒基因组RNA的典型的锅柄结构 .与其他弹状病毒的leader和trailer相比较 ,RYSV的leader和trailer较长 ,除leader的 3′末端和trailer的 5′末端序列具有一定的保守性外 ,其余的核苷酸序列无明显的同源性 .用 3′RACE方法在感染RYSV的水稻中检测出leader的转录物 ,并证明该leaderRNA具有polyA尾巴 .这是继苦苣菜黄脉病毒的leaderRNA后第 2例弹状病毒leaderRNA带polyA尾巴的报道 .用类似的方法没有检测到带polyA尾巴的trailer的正链转录物 .     

Development of CMV-and TMV-resistant chili pepper: field perfermance and biosafety assessment

Both cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) and tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) coat protein (CP) genes have been transferred to chilli pepper (Capsicum annuum var. Longunt) cultivar 8212 by a modified procedure of Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation using hypocotyl as the explant. PCR analysis revealed the presence of both CMV and TMV CP genes in at least 11 primary transformants out of 49 kanamycin-resistant chili pepper plants. Ten T1 lines from five independent transformation events were identified as putative homozygous transgenic lines based on the rooting assay of their T2 seedlings on the kanamycin-containing media. Integration and expression of CMV CP and TMV CP transgenes in one of the homozygous line, 16-13, were confirmed bySouthern blot, RT-PCR and western blot analyses. Line 16-13 was highly resistant to infection of homologous CMV and TMV strains in greenhouse conditions when successively challenged with CMV and TMV or challenged with TMV alone.Futhermore, field trials on T2, T3 and T4 progenies of Line 16-13 were performed on scales of 123, 300 and 10,000 plants, respectively, in consecutive years 1996, 1997 and 1998 with the permission of the Chinese government authority. The transgenic plants displayed delayed symptom development and significantly milder disease severity in field conditions when compared to untransformed chili pepper plants, resulting in 47 and 110% increase in pepper fruit yield in surveys conducted in 1997 and 1998 trials, respectively. Finally, quality analysis and biosafety assesment were performed on transgenic chili pepper fruit concurrently with the control fruit, and demonstrated that the transgenic chili pepper fruit is substantially equivalent to the non-transgenic pepper in terms of the quality and biosafety when consumed as a food additive.     

WRKY转录因子超家族的研究

WRKY转录因子是一类能与W盒特异结合的DNA结合蛋白,最初从植物中分离获得,该家族因子均含有一个或两个保守的WRKY结构域,该结构域约含有60个氨基酸残基,在WRKYGQK残基核心序列之后接有一个C2H2或C2HC类型的锌指基序。WRKY转录因子在高等植物中形成一个庞大的基因家族,基因数量众多。大量的实验证据说明,WRKY蛋白参与植物的抗病反应,并影响植物的衰老、抗胁迫能力以及生长和发育。     

A组轮状病毒多个结构蛋白抗原表位的串联表达及其免疫原性的检测

从北京腹泻婴儿粪便提取的轮状病毒(rotavirus,RV)(T114株)的RNA中,克隆到轮状病毒结构蛋白基因vp4,vp6和vp7的全长cDNA,对它们编码的蛋白质序列和可能的抗原表位肽进行了预测,选择了RV主要抗原蛋白VP7、VP6和VP4的4个抗原表位肽,通过人工合成DNA的方式将这些抗原表位肽基因串联融合成一个阅读框RME(rotavirus multipleepitopes,RME)并构建原核表达载体.大肠杆菌表达的RME在ELISA反应中可被RV多克隆抗体识别,纯化的RME蛋白注射免疫小鼠可诱导特异性免疫应答,产生高滴度的同源氨基酸序列特异抗体和人RV抗体,其中针对RME的IgG抗体滴度达到l∶40 000,针对单个抗原表位EV7、EV6和EV4的IgG抗体滴度达l∶10 000～l∶20 000,针对RV Wa株的IgG抗体滴度较低为l∶2 500,但能特异地中和该病毒对MAC145细胞的侵染.上述结果为新型RV基因工程疫苗的研发提供了论据和基础.     

Identification of a movement protein of rice yellow stunt rhabdovirus

Rice yellow stunt rhabdovirus (RYSV) encodes seven genes in its negative-sense RNA genome in the order 3'-N-P-3-M-G-6-L-5'. The existence of gene 3 in the RYSV genome and an analogous gene(s) of other plant rhabdoviruses positioned between the P and M genes constitutes a unique feature for plant rhabdoviruses that is distinct from animal-infecting rhabdoviruses in which the P and M genes are directly linked. However, little is known about the function of these extra plant rhabdovirus genes. Here we provide evidence showing that the protein product encoded by gene 3 of RYSV, P3, possesses several properties related to a viral cell-to-cell movement protein (MP). Analyses of the primary and secondary protein structures suggested that RYSV P3 is a member of the "30K" superfamily of viral MPs. Biolistic bombardment transcomplementation experiments demonstrated that RYSV P3 can support the intercellular movement of a movement-deficient potexvirus mutant in Nicotiana benthamiana leaves. In addition, Northwestern blot analysis indicated that the RYSV P3 protein can bind single-stranded RNA in vitro, a common feature of viral MPs. Finally, glutathione S- transferase pull-down assays revealed a specific interaction between the RYSV P3 protein and the N protein which is a main component of the ribonucleocapsid, a subviral structure believed to be involved in the intercellular movement of plant rhabdoviruses. Together, these data suggest that RYSV P3 is likely a MP of RYSV, thus representing the first example of characterized MPs for plant rhabdoviruses.     

泽兰实蝇寄生状况及其对紫茎泽兰生长与生殖的影响

泽兰实蝇(Procecidochares utilis)作为天敌控制紫茎泽兰(Eupatorium adenophorum)已经在国内外得到广泛的应用,但关于它对紫茎泽兰控制的有效性和防治现状的研究尚不深入。该文通过对攀西地区紫茎泽兰入侵危害严重的路域生态系统中泽兰实蝇寄生状况的抽样调查,初步研究了泽兰实蝇对紫茎泽兰生长,特别是生殖能力的影响。寄生率的调查采用随机取样法,分别从植株寄生率和枝条寄生率两方面进行,并比较不同生境下及不同年龄植株枝条寄生率的差异;选取相同数量、相同部位的各年龄植株寄生和非寄生枝条(对照),分别调查其花枝量、头状花序数及结实量,进行分析比较。研究结果表明:1)植株寄生率与枝条寄生率有显著差异(p<0.05),分别为71.67%和17.30%,前者显著高于后者;样方调查结果,成熟群落中枝条寄生率为17.48枝·m^-2;1虫瘿·枝条^-1的枝条占所有寄生枝条的92.30%;2)湿润生境下紫茎泽兰的枝条寄生率为20.27%,显著高于干旱生境下的枝条寄生率(9.33%)(p<0.05);3)不同年龄植株枝条寄生率有差异,0~1年生植株枝条寄生率分别为36.36%和21.56%,显著高于2~4年生的植株枝条寄生率,分别为13.50%、8.82%和12.16%(p<0.05);4)在目前的寄生强度下,泽兰实蝇对紫茎泽兰枝条的直径、花枝量、头状花序数及结实量均无显著影响(p>0.05)。     

农杆菌接种法作为一种简便的植物病毒载体的侵染方法

农杆菌接种法作为一种简便的植物病毒载体的侵染方法 贾洪革 庞永奇 方荣祥