LETM Proteins Play a Role in the Accumulation of Mitochondrially Encoded Proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana and AtLETM2 Displays Parent of Origin Effects

The Arabidopsis thaliana genome contains two genes with homology to the mitochondrial protein LETM1 (leucine zipper-EF-hand-containing transmembrane protein). Inactivation of both genes, Atletm1 and Atletm2, together is lethal. Plants that are hemizygous for AtLETM2 and homozygous for Atletm1 (letm1(−/−) LETM2(+/−)) displayed a mild retarded growth phenotype during early seedling growth. It was shown that accumulation of mitochondrial proteins was reduced in hemizygous (letm1(−/−) LETM2(+/−)) plants. Examination of respiratory chain proteins by Western blotting, blue native PAGE, and enzymatic activity assays revealed that the steady state level of ATP synthase was reduced in abundance, whereas the steady state levels of other respiratory chain proteins remained unchanged. The absence of a functional maternal AtLETM2 allele in an Atletm1 mutant background resulted in early seed abortion. Reciprocal crosses revealed that maternally, but not paternally, derived AtLETM2 was absolutely required for seed development. This requirement for a functional maternal allele of AtLETM2 was confirmed using direct sequencing of reciprocal crosses of Col-0 and Ler accessions. Furthermore, AtLETM2 promoter β-glucuronidase constructs displayed exclusive maternal expression patterns.     

饥饿和饱食状态下丰鲤与其亲本的活动水平和活动节律

使用Videomex-V影像运动监视系统全天监测丰鲤(Cyprinus carpiovar.Xingguo♀×Cyprinus carpiovar.mirror splittered♂)、散鳞镜鲤(Cyprinus carpiovar.mirror splittered♂)和兴国红鲤(Cyprinus carpiovar.Xingguo♀)的活动(每种鱼12条,饥饿和饱食各6条)。结果显示,3种鱼饥饿时的活动水平都显著低于饱食时,但3种鱼白昼或夜间的相对活动水平都不受摄食与否的显著影响;饥饿或饱食时,丰鲤的活动水平与散鳞镜鲤都无显著差异,并且都显著高于兴国红鲤;丰鲤饥饿时的活动节律与散鳞镜鲤和兴国红鲤都不相似,饱食时的活动节律与散鳞镜鲤更相似。总的来看,丰鲤的活动水平和活动节律与散鳞镜鲤更为相似[动物学报51(5):806-812,2005]。     

利用荧光SSR标记鉴定茶树自然杂交后代遗传背景

为研究茶树自然杂交后代遗传背景,分析不同茶树自然杂交后代遗传差异,本研究利用24对EST-SSR标记对82个茶树自然杂交后代和34个福建主要栽培品种进行分子标记,分析了茶树自然杂交后代的亲缘关系、群体遗传多样性、亲本模拟分析。结果表明：(1)24对SSR标记共检测到157个多态性位点,平均等位位点数为6.542个,Nei’s多样性指数平均为0.588,Shannon’s 信息指数平均为1.182,平均观测杂合度和期望杂合度分别为0.577和 0.591。(2)遗传距离聚类将个供试样品划分为4类,群体1主要为‘丹桂’及其自然杂交后代;群体2主要为‘丹桂’、‘黄观音’自然杂交后代与福建省乌龙茶品种;群体3主要为‘白鸡冠’及其自然杂交后代;群体4主要为福建省绿茶品种。(3)‘丹桂’、‘白鸡冠’、‘黄观音’自然杂交后代群体与福建主要栽培品种的遗传距离分别为0.079、0.117、0.107。(4)群体1亚群b内‘丹桂’自然杂交后代模拟亲本准确率为77.8%,模拟父本主要为福建乌龙茶品种,与群体2(亚群a)的遗传相似度、遗传分化系数、基因流分别为0.899、0.043、5.480。(5)AMOVA分析结果显示,有88.52%的遗传变异来自群体内部的个体间,表明遗传变异主要发生在群体内。     

点带石斑鱼的亲鱼培育、产卵受精和胚胎发育

在水泥池人工养殖条件下,对人工诱导性逆转的“功能性雄性”、天然雄性及天然雌性点带石斑鱼(Epinephelus malabaricus)亲鱼进行强化培育,自然产卵受精。2002年繁殖季节,共获3cm以上的点带石斑鱼苗145万尾。亲鱼培育、产卵受精和胚胎发育的程序：(1)经过强化培育的亲鱼,自然产卵受精,受精率平均81％,最高97％;(2)成熟的“人工变性雄鱼”的精子头部呈球型,精子头径约3．7—6．1gm,尾长12．4～44．5μm;在水温26℃、盐度3％、pH7．9条件下,精子游动时间最长超过58min,精液中90％精子在31min停止游动,与天然雄亲鱼的精子无异,可作为生产雄亲鱼的来源;(3)在东山岛,产卵期由4月初持续到11月中旬,产卵高潮集中在4月底至5月底、9月底至10月初。在24h内,自然产卵通常从16：30持续到次日1：30;(4)产卵适宜水温为23．5—28．6℃,最适产卵水温为25．5—26．5℃;(5)水温26℃时,受精卵在盐度2．82％～2．96％,的海水中呈悬浮状态,盐度2．82％以下时下沉,盐度2．96％以上时上浮;(6)在水温24．9—27．6℃、盐度3％—3．3％、pH7．6—8．2的情况下,胚胎发育时间为21h。     

绿鹭的繁殖习性观察

2001年4－9月在合肥市对绿鹭（Butorides striatus)的繁殖习性进行了观察。绿鹭营巢生境主要选择在建筑物附近的高大阔叶树上,常一树一巢,未见与其他鹭类混群营巢。每巢产3－5枚卵,孵卵期21d,育雏期41d,42日龄后幼鸟离巢飞走,出飞存活率62．5％。育雏期雏鸟主要食物为小型鱼类。在4所大学校园及1处公园统计到有效巢56个,推算绿鹭224只。绿鹭在合肥繁殖属首次记录。     

Soil phosphorus fractionation and phosphorus-use efficiencies of tropical rainforests along altitudinal gradients of Mount Kinabalu, Borneo

We studied soil phosphorus (P) fractionation and P-use efficiencies (PUEs) of rainforests along altitudinal gradients (700–3100 m) on two types of parental rocks (sedimentary versus ultrabasic) on Mount Kinabalu, Borneo. Sedimentary rocks were known to contain more quartz (which does not adsorb P) than ultrabasic rocks. The pool (top 30 cm) of total P was always greater on sedimentary (ranging from 34.9 to 72.6 g m^–2) than on ultrabasic (9.0–29.2 g m^–2) rocks at comparable altitudes. Accordingly, the pools of organic P and labile inorganic P were always greater on sedimentary than on ultrabasic rocks. The pool of primary mineral, calcium P increased upslope from 1.7 to 4.3 g m^–2 on sedimentary rock, suggesting that the altitudinal sequence of the sites reflected a decreasing magnitude of soil weathering upslope. The pool of calcium P on ultrabasic rock did not vary consistently with altitude (1.2–2.8 g m^–2), probably reflecting the greater between-site variability of primary mineral P in parent rocks. When all sites were compared, the pool of most labile, bicarbonate-extracted inorganic P increased (ranging from 0.02 to 1.85 g m^–2) with increasing calcium P. Calcium P was therefore considered to be an important P source to the biota on Kinabalu. Gross patterns in the variation of PUE (indexed as the reciprocal of the P concentration in litter) were best explained by the pool size of actively cycling P (total P minus occluded inorganic P). PUE, however, demonstrated distinct altitudinal patterns to generate an intricate conrol of P use pattern by soil P pools and altitude. Received: 2 August 1998 / Accepted: 28 November 1999     

香菇亲本菌株及其杂交后代的RAPD分析*

运用随机扩增多态性DNA（RandomamplifiedpolymorphicDNA,RAPD）技术对源于两个香菇（Lentinulaedodes）双核菌株的孢子单核体、原生质体单核体及其杂交后代进行了基因组DNA多态性分析。用9个随机引物共扩增出116条DNA片段,其中82．5％具有多态性。综合分析9个随机引物的扩增谱带,可将所有供试亲本单核体清楚地分开,且早核体聚类分析的结果与其来源及遗传背景相吻合。此外,用两个双核亲本菌株的各4个不同交配型的孢子单核体两两支配所得的所有杂交组合,也均可与双核亲本菌株明确地区分开来。因此,在杂交育种中,RAPD分析可为亲本的选配及杂种的鉴定提供可靠依据。     

籼稻的抗冷性与亲本的关系

四个籼稻（Ｏｒｙｚａ ｓａｔｉｖａ Ｌ．）品种幼苗经１℃黑暗或光照２５０ μｍ ｏｌ·ｍ － ２·ｓ－ １处理后,抗冷的“桂山矮选３”比不抗冷的“青华６ 号”幼苗存活率高,其子代是以“桂山矮选３”为母本的比“青华６ 号”为母本的存活率较高。抽穗期剑叶经光照低温处理１２、２４ 和３６ ｈ 后,光合作用是“桂山矮选３”和以“桂山矮选３”为母本的子代比“青华６ 号”和以“青华６ 号”为母本的子代下降较少。呼吸作用是前者比后者在处理１２ ｈ 时有明显升高现象。荧光参数Ｆｖ／Ｆｏ和Ｆｖ／Ｆｍ比值在处理２４ ｈ 时前者比后者下降明显,但在常温下恢复则是前者比后者明显较快。自然低温（寒露风）对叶绿素荧光的影响亦有相似的规律。对水稻后代的抗冷性倾向于母本进行了讨论     

几个优良籼稻亲本品质性状的配合力和杂种优势分析

以3个不育系和10个恢复系为材料,采用NCII交配设计研究10个米质性状的配合力和杂种优势。结果表明：①大多数品质性状的量值介于双亲之间,除粒重表现一定的超亲优势、垩白度和粒宽表现一定的正向平均优势外,其他品质性状优势不明显。②杂种稻米的品质性状主要受不育系或恢复系的影响,其中粒长、粒宽和直链淀粉含量3个性状,不育系的影响要高于恢复系;而对于整精米率、粒重、垩白率、垩白度和糊化温度,则恢复系的影响要高于不育系。③就优质育种的利用价值而言,不育系以广占63-4S为好,恢复系以扬稻6号为好,R527、镇恢084次之,用上述亲本选配的杂交组合米质较好;恢复系特青、盐恢559表现为一般配合力效应低,特殊配合力方差小,优质育种利用价值不大。