利用RNAi技术鉴定哈茨木霉聚酮合酶基因pkst-1的功能

哈茨木霉(Trichoderma harzianum)是优良的生物防治真菌,能产生抗生性聚酮化合物(polyketides).目前没有关于催化木霉聚酮化合物合成的聚酮合成酶(polyketide synthase,PKS)的相关编码基因的报道,这限制了对聚酮化合物代谢合成途径的研究.该研究通过融合PCR技术获得哈茨木霉的聚酮合成酶pkst-1基因的编码区序列,成功构建了RNAi介导的pkst-1基因沉默表达载体,使pkst-1基因的表达量在mRNA水平上显著降低.pkst-1基因失活使转化子发酵液产生了类似基因敲除的抑菌效果,降低了哈茨木霉抑菌能力,研究表明pkst-1基因编码催化抗生性聚酮化合物合成的关键酶.此外,RNA干扰技术在研究中的成功应用为哈茨木霉或其它丝状真菌的次级代谢合成途径相关基因的功能鉴定提供新的研究思路.     

Reduction of high affinity glutamate uptake in rat hippocampus by two polyamine-like toxins isolated from the venom of the predatory waspphilanthus triangulum F

Summary Two components of the venom of the predatory waspPhilanthus triangulum F. significantly reduce — to a greater or less extent — the high affinity uptake of glutamate in rat hippocampus. A concentration of 10 M -PTX caused a reduction of 74%, while the other component, -PTX, at the same concentration, caused a reduction of 18%. Hence the effect of -PTX on high affinity glutamate uptake in the hippocampus is comparable with its effect on high affinity glutamate uptake in insect neuromuscular junctions. Contrary to our previous findings that -PTX has no effect on high affinity glutamate uptake in insect glutamatergic terminal axons, however, -PTX significantly reduces high affinity glutamate uptake in the hippocampus, albeit less effectively than -PTX.     

夏玉米聊88-2综合优化栽培技术研究

根据二次回归正交旋转设计试验结果，建立了在聊城中肥土壤条件下密度、氮、磷、钾、锌肥和量五因子与紧凑型玉米聊８８－２产量关系的数学模型；筛选出了不同目标产量时各因子最佳水平范围；并各因顺子交应作了分析。