“绿色革命”新进展:赤霉素与氮营养双重调控的表观修饰助力水稻高产高效育种

以半矮秆育种为代表的“绿色革命”极大地提高了作物产量,但也带来氮营养利用效率降低的严重问题。“绿色革命”主要基于调控赤霉素的代谢和信号转导而实现。前期的研究发现,赤霉素信号转导关键因子DELLA蛋白通过调控GRF4而负调控氮素的吸收利用,为半矮秆品系氮利用效率低的问题提供了解决方案。最近的一项研究进一步揭示了GA信号途径与氮响应交叉互作的新机制。该研究发现水稻(Oryza sativa)NGR5是氮素调控分蘖数目的一个关键基因,其表达受氮诱导。通过招募PRC2,NGR5对D14和OsSPL14等分蘖抑制基因所在位点进行H3K27me3甲基化修饰,从而抑制其表达。而在半矮秆背景下超表达NGR5可以提高低氮水平下的水稻产量。NGR5同时也被发现为赤霉素受体GID1的一个新靶标,受到其负调控。该研究发现了调控赤霉素信号通路的新机制,并对高产高效的新一代“绿色革命”育种实践具有重要启示。     

细菌RNA分离试剂盒

Bioscience Technology 2003年7月31页报道：美国Amersham Biosciences公司最近推出GenomiPhi^TM DNA扩增试剂盒。利用这种试剂盒可从有限的生物材料制备高质量的DNA。这是一种简单的等温扩增技术，它不需要使用热循环器。原材料可以是来自全血、颊面拭子、细胞印迹纸、     

头孢西丁钠细菌内毒素考察

采用两个厂家鲎试剂,对三批供试品(20121201、10121202、20121203)进行了干扰实验。结果表明,本品在有效浓度为1.0mg/ml时,即对细菌内毒素检查无干扰作用。     

Fractal root system of Melica przewalskyi along different aspect in degraded grassland

Aims Fractal root system is phenotypic plasticity result of plant root architecture to respond to environmental heterogeneity, may reflect the growth strategy of plants to adapt to environmental conditions. Our objective was to explore the relationship between root fractal dimension and fractal abundance of fractal root system of Melica przewalskyi population in response to aspect variation in the northwest of China. Methods The study site was located in a degraded alpine grassland on the northern slope in Qilian Mountains, Gansu Province, China. Survey and sampling were carried out at 40 plots which were set up along four slope aspects transects with 20 m distance between adjacent plots. Handheld GPS was used to determine the elevation, longitude and latitude of each plot. ArcGIS was used to set up digital elevation model (DEM). Community traits were investigated and six individuals roots of M. przewalskyi were collected randomly at each plot. The samples were cleaned and divided into different organs, then scanning the root with the Win-RHIZO for measurements of fractal dimension and fractal abundance in laboratory, and their biomass were then measured after being dried at 80 °C in an oven. Important findings With the slope aspect turned from north to east, west, and south, the density, height and soil moisture content of the plant community displayed a pattern of initial decline, the height, density, root fractal abundance of M. przewalskyi increased and the root fractal dimension decreased. The root fractal dimension was negatively associated with the fractal abundance in all aspects, but the relationship varied along the slope aspects gradient; there was a highly significant negative correlation (p < 0.01) between the root fractal dimension and fractal abundance at north slope and south slope aspect, whereas the correlation only reached a significant level (p < 0.05) at the east slope aspect and west slope aspect; indicating that there is a trade-off between the root fractal dimension and fractal abundance. In addition, when the slope aspect changed from north to east, west and south, the standardized major axis (SMA) slope of the regression equation in the scaling relationships between root fractal dimension and fractal abundance increased (p < 0.05), indicating that the roots of M. przewalskyi at the droughty southern slope have less branch and more sparse in the same soil volume of root exploitation and utilization. Consequently, the resource allocation pattern on reasonable trade-off between root fractal dimension and fractal abundance in different slope aspect of M. przewalskyi, reflects the relationship between the income and the cost of construction of plant root architecture.     

大肠杆菌nmpC基因与噬菌体lc基因的关系

基因lc首先于大肠杆菌(E．Roli)噬菌体PA2中发现,其产物为蛋白质2。PA2溶源菌的外膜上存在有蛋白质2。E．Coli K-12的突变株nmgC(P+)能够产生新的外膜蛋白质NmpC,与蛋白质2的结构和抗原性非常近似。通过用λ噬菌体分别与野生型的K一12株及一pC(P+)突变株的qsr 缺陷前噬菌体进行置换,获得两种新的带有缺陷前噬菌体qs,’区的重组噬菌体。电子显微镜异源双链分析显示,除了从野生型菌株中置换到的DNA多出一段1,300碱基对的插入序列外,这两段置换DNA完全相同。并且置换DNA的一部分与含有lc基因的那部分PA2 DNA相同,插入序列的位点在这段DNA之内。在置换DNA中,不含插入序列的重组噬菌体可使其溶原菌产生与NmpC及蛋白质2非常相似的外膜蛋白。在。‘。“‘一12的基因图上,基因nmpC定位于12分钟,qsr缺陷前噬菌体也在附近的位置。因此,可以肯定一埘pC基因位于缺陷前噬菌体之中,实际上就是噬菌体的k基因。在野生型的K一12株中,由于插入序列的存在,阻止了这个基因的表达。     

家蚕产卵数的遗传及育种学研究 11。产卵数的配合力及育种学研究

本试验采用Griffing方法对家蚕产卵数的配合力进行了沾算,并分析了一般配合力、特殊f 力 在育种工作中所起的作用,同时从产卯数的选择方向、选择强度来研究选择效果的表现。结果,特殊配 合力效应大于一般配合力效应而起主要作用;选择方向对选择效果有显著的差异;选择强度的不同则遗 传进展、现实遗传力等效应也表现出明显的倾向性。     

用改良的杆状病毒载体在家蚕中进行人α-干扰素基因的高水平表达

基因工程的目的之一是增加在细胞中所需的基因产物的表达量。首先用大量生产的宿主有大肠杆菌和一些其他的细菌。但是当细菌作为宿主时存在着几个问题,例如多肽糖基化缺陷、寄主蛋白酶造成的产物降解及缺乏分泌等。采用哺乳类动物细胞可排除上述问题,但要大量生产,仍然存在着许多与培养系统的复杂性及效率有关的问题。