小麦中与低脱氧雪腐镰刀菌烯醇含量关联的抗性基因类似物

脱氧雪腐镰刀菌烯醇(Deoxynivalenol,DON)是小麦遭受赤霉病危害后由赤霉病菌———禾谷镰刀菌产生的一种真菌毒素,这种毒素对人类和家畜的健康产生危害,严重地影响小麦的利用价值.种植低DON含量的品种是减少这种毒素危害的有效措施,而分子标记辅助育种技术能加速低DON品种的选育进程.在采用AFLP、SSR分子标记的基础上,进一步利用抗性基因类似物(RGA)对‘宁7840’(低DON含量的品种)和‘Clark’(高DON含量的品种)建立的133个重组自交系进行了DON含量的遗传特性分析.研究结果发现两个DON含量的数量特性位点(QTL),它们中含有4个与低DON含量密切相关RGAs,其中三个RGAs(RGA14-1,RGA16-1,RGA18-1)座落在染色体1A的长臂上,另一个(RGA14-2)座落在染色体5B的长臂上.座落在1AL和5BL上的QTL分别解释16.81%和7.84%的DON含量变异.DNA序列分析表明这些RGAs均与现已发现的抗性基因同源/类似,它们可能在小麦的低DON含量和赤霉病抗性上扮演着重要的角色.     

蜘蛛拖牵丝蛋白基因转家蚕表达质粒的构建

利用DNA重组技术对络新妇蛛(Nephila clavipes)拖牵丝蛋白基因MaSp1高度重复序列进行多次重组,人工构建成1.6 kb的蜘蛛拖牵丝蛋白人工基因Sil-E,DNA序列分析证明了人工基因序列的正确性.将家蚕L链基因启动子片段、L链cDNA、L链基因终止子融合在一起,构建成丝腺特异性表达单元.再与Sil-E融合构建成蜘蛛拖牵丝蛋白基因家蚕丝腺特异表达单元.将该表达单元克隆到转座子piggyBac的转基因载体中,获得了蜘蛛拖牵丝蛋白转基因表达载体.采用显微注射法将其与辅助质粒共导入到家蚕蚕卵中.筛选转基因阳性个体,经PCR和Southern杂交鉴定,结果表明目的基因整合到家蚕基因组中,为进一步研究家蚕作为生物反应器表达蜘蛛拖牵丝蛋白基因奠定了基础.     

拟南芥耐干旱相关转录因子DREB1A基因的克隆及序列分析

设计引物利用PCR技术从拟南芥中克隆与植物耐旱相关序列DRE相结合的转录因子DREB1A的基因,得到扩增谱带后,进行TA克隆,经蓝白斑筛选获得pDREB重组质粒,经PCR验证和序列测定确认扩增所得片段为DREB1A基因,并对该基因序列进行了分析.     

多精英采样与个体差分学习的分布估计算法

提出了基于多精英采样和差分搜索的分布估计算法EDA-M/D (Estimation distribution algorithm based on multiple elites sampling and individuals differential search)。EDA-M/D利用多精英个体独立采样生成子代来提升算法全局搜索能力,利用精英群体分布的σ²约束采样半径,实现种群从全局搜索逐步过度到局部搜索。当精英群体停滞时,劣势个体借助精英群体的μ和种群历史最优解进行差分搜索,帮助种群跳出局部最优解。通过多精英采样与差分搜索的自适应协同实现种群宏观信息与个体微观信息的有机融合。实验结果表明EDA-M/D在稳定性和搜索能力方面均表现出明显的优势。     

机器学习方法及其在生物信息学中的应用

分析了机器学习技术的内容,介绍了生物信息学的内涵和新的应用技术,同时探索了机器学习技术对生物信息挖掘应用的途径.这些方法有助于加速生物分子结构预测、基因发现、基因组学和蛋白组学等方面研究的进展.     

扩增引进限制性酶切位点技术检测CYP2C9基因的多态性

建立了一种简便、快速、准确的检测CYP2C9基因Arg144Cys位点和Ile359Leu位点多态性的新方法.该方法采用与模板具有1个碱基错配的引物通过PCR在扩增产物中引进限制性酶切位点,即扩增引进限制性酶切位点(amp lification-created restriction sites,ACRS),其中通过上游引物在扩增Arg144Cys位点的片断中引入AvaⅡ切点,使得野生型基因CYP2C9*1和突变型基因CYP2C9*2的PCR产物中分别含有2个和1个AvaⅡ切点;通过下游引物在扩增Ile359Leu位点的片断中引入MvaⅠ切点,使得野生型基因CYP2C9*1和突变型基因CYP2C9*3的PCR产物中分别含有1个和2个MvaⅠ切点.将来自Arg144Cys位点和Ile359Leu位点的PCR产物各取一份测序,表明错配碱基成功引入PCR产物中.将包含Arg144Cys位点的PCR产物用AvaⅡ消化,将包含Ile359Leu位点的PCR产物用MvaⅠ消化,然后通过聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳-银染进行基因分型.由于野生型基因和突变型基因的PCR产物中都至少含有1个酶切位点,能完全避免因限制性核酸内切酶失活或酶切不完全而导致的基因分型错误.     

Histone methylation and ubiquitination with their cross-talk and roles in gene expression and stability

Methylation of lysine residues of histones is associated with functionally distinct regions of chromatin, and, therefore, is an important epigenetic mark. Over the past few years, several enzymes that catalyze this covalent modification on different lysine residues of histones have been discovered. Intriguingly, histone lysine methylation has also been shown to be cross-regulated by histone ubiquitination or the enzymes that catalyze this modification. These covalent modifications and their cross-talks play important roles in regulation of gene expression, heterochromatin formation, genome stability, and cancer. Thus, there has been a very rapid progress within past several years towards elucidating the molecular basis of histone lysine methylation and ubiquitination, and their aberrations in human diseases. Here, we discuss these covalent modifications with their cross-regulation and roles in controlling gene expression and stability. Received 24 September 2008; received after revision 21 November 2008; accepted 28 November 2008     

The genomic basis of the Williams – Beuren syndrome

The Williams-Beuren syndrome is a genomic disorder (prevalence: 1/7,500 to 1/20,000), caused by a hemizygous contiguous gene deletion on chromosome 7q11.23. Typical symptoms comprise supravalvular aortic stenosis, mental retardation, overfriendliness and visuospatial impairment. The common deletion sizes range of 1.5–1.8 mega base pairs (Mb), encompassing app. 28 genes. For a few genes, a genotype-phenotype correlation has been established. The best-explored gene within this region is the elastin gene; its haploinsufficiency causes arterial stenosis. The region of the Williams-Beuren syndrome consists of a single copy gene region (~1.2 Mb) flanked by repetitive sequences – Low Copy Repeats (LCR). The deletions arise as a consequence of misalignment of these repetitive sequences during meiosis and a following unequal crossing over due to high similarity of LCRs. This review presents an overview of the Williams-Beuren syndrome region considering the genomic assembly, chromosomal rearrangements and their mechanisms (i.e. deletions, duplications, inversions) and evolutionary and historical aspects. Received 11 July 2008; received after revision 15 October 2008; accepted 16 October 2008     

芥子酶的研究概况

芥子酶是白花菜目十字花科的植物中普遍存在的一种水解酶,它与硫代葡糖苷共同组成了植物的防御系统,对其研究具有重要的意义.对芥子酶的发现、起源、分布、生化特性、编码基因和表达等方面的研究进行了简单的综述.     

影响植物分枝的一些基因及其分子机制

了解植物分枝机理不仅具有理论意义,对于农业、林业、果树、蔬菜和花卉等生产实践更具有重要意义.由于分子生物学的发展,人们有机会获得转基因植物和突变体,利用这些材料从不同角度对植物分枝机理进行深入研究.影响植物分枝的分子机制是多种多样的,对激素感知、激素代谢、激素运输等方面的影响都可以改变植物的分枝状况.目前,分枝的分子机制研究已取得较大进展.