Effects of truncated mutants of the ε subunit of chloroplast ATP synthase on the fast phase of millisecond delayed light emission of chloroplast and its ATP synthesis ability

The ε subunit of the chloroplast ATP synthase and the truncated ε mutants which lack some amino acid residues from the N-terminus or C-terminus were overexpressed in E. coil When the ε subunit or the truncated ε proteins was added to the spinach chloroplast suspension, both the intensity of the fast phase of millisecond delayed light emission (ms-DLE) and the cyclic and noncyclic photophosphorylation activity of chloroplast were enhanced. With an increase in the number of residues deleted from the N-terminus, the enhancement effect of the N-terminal truncated proteins decreased gradually. For the C-terminal truncated proteins, the enhancement effect increased gradually with an increase in the number of residues deleted from the C-terminus. Besides, the ATP synthesis activity of ε-deficient membrane reconstituted with the ε subunit or the truncated ε proteins was compared. The ATP synthesis activity of reconstituted membrane with the N-terminal truncated proteins decreased gradually as the number of residues deleted from the N-terminus increased. For the C-terminal truncated proteins, the ATP synthesis activity of reconstituted membrane increased gradually with an increase in the number of residues deleted from the C-terminus, but was still lower than that of the wild type ε protein. These results suggested that: (a) the N-terminal domain of the ε subunit of the chloroplast ATP synthase could affect the ATP synthesis activity of ATP synthase by regulating the efficiency of blocking proton leakage of ε subunit; and (b) the C-terminal domain of the ε subunit of the chloroplast ATP synthase had a subtle function in modulating the ATP synthesis ability of ATP synthase.     

一个水稻抗纹枯病突变体的遗传分析及其基因的初步定位

高水平抗纹枯病突变体和高感纹枯病品种蜀恢881杂交构建分离群体,经F2分离世代的遗传分析,抗、感单株比例符合3 1(χc2=0.563,χ12,0.05=3.84),初步确定该突变体对纹枯病的抗性由一对显性主效基因所控制,命名为Rsb-2(t)。利用已合成的530对微卫星引物,对抗纹枯病突变体和蜀恢881进行多态性引物筛选,用多态性引物对上述F2分离群体的全部感病单株和部分抗病单株的DNA进行PCR分析,借助MAPERMAKER/EXP3.0软件,对其微卫星标记实验数据进行连锁分析,将Rsb-2(t)定位于第3染色体的p臂,发现RM218、RM251、RM4321和RM5748与Rsb-2(t)连锁,它们均位于着丝粒端,连锁距离分别为32.1 cM,41.1 cM,42.4 cM和49.7 cM。研究结果为进一步对该基因的精细定位奠定了基础。     

紫露草雄蕊毛技术对水质的突变性研究初探

用紫露草雄蕊毛突变技术对盘龙江松花坝至滇池河段的水质进行监测．监测结果显示：整条江水质呈现出轻重不一的污染段面．北仓、滇池汇水口样点水质具有较高的雄蕊毛突变率，突变率分别为０．４９２‰和０．５５６‰．城区河段紫露草雄蕊毛突变率较低，最低点为双凤桥样点，突变率为０．２２６‰．但从整体来看，由松花坝雄蕊毛突变率０．０９１‰至滇池汇水口处增至０．５５６‰，水体的潜在性致突变物污染程度逐渐加重．这表明盘龙江水体可能存在致突变物污染的潜在危险性     

Thymidine kinase gene mutation leads to reduced virulence of pseudorabies virus

To explore correlation between the tk gene structure of pseudorabies virus (PRV) and its virulence, to study the effect of the gene mutation on PRV biological properties, and to investigate mechinism of reduced virulence, thymidine kinase (TK)-deficient mutant of pseudorabies virus strain Hubei (PRV HB) was isolated by selection for resistance to 5-bromodeoxyuridine. The tk genes of PRV HB and its TK^― mutant were cloned and sequenced. 1587 base pairs of the tk gene and flanking regions of wild-type (wt) virus were sequenced, which included an open reading frame (ORF) of 1098 bp encoding a protein of 366 amino acids. The ORF contained two 137-bp repeated sequences, which were connected by an adenosine. 1458 bp of the tk and flanking regions of TK^― mutant were sequenced. Analysis of the tk gene sequence of TK^― mutant indicated that one of 137 bp repeated sequence and the connecting adenosine in the tk gene of the wt virus was deleted and a repeated sequence of 8 nucleotides (GCGCGCC) was inserted. All other nucleotides of TK^―mutant were identical to that of wt virus. Deletion and insertion of the nucleotide sequence resulted in a frameshift and a premature chain termination, and the resultant TK protein was not active. Analysis of the amino acid sequence revealed that TK protein of PRV HB contained the conserved consensus sequence of herpesviral TKs and an additional conserved-DHR-motif. The results of this work also indicated that TK^― mutant was genetically stable. Compared to PRV HB, virulence of TK^― mutant was greatly decreased. Mice vaccinated with TK^― mutant were completely protected against a lethal challenge with virulent PRV (HB).     

黑腹果蝇NDA修复功能缺陷型细胞系的建立及其培养特性

通过低温(18℃)培养方法,成功地建立了黑腹果蝇DNA修复功能缺陷型细胞系。该细胞系的特点是只能进行开放培养而不能进行封闭培养,为研究真核生物细胞DNA修复机理提供了一个有用的实验材料。     

拟南芥抗旱突变体的筛选和鉴定

文章采用不同浓度的甘露醇模拟干旱胁迫,以发芽率为筛选指标在拟南芥突变体库中筛选抗旱突变体,筛选出2株候选突变体,最终得到1株稳定突变体vem1,通过表型和生理生化鉴定,确定为抗旱突变体。该研究为抗旱基因克隆及功能分析奠定基础,对于揭示植物抗旱的分子机理具有重要的理论意义。     

大麦类病斑突变体bspl1的遗传及生理生化分析

对甲基磺酸乙酯（EMS）诱变大麦品种ZJU3获得的一个类病斑突变体（bspl1）进行了遗传和生理分析. 遗传分析结果显示,该表型由隐性单基因控制;苗期叶片生理生化分析表明,bspl1中SOD、POD以及CAT的活性较野生型ZJU3均明显升高. 通过比较bspl1和野生型ZJU3在生理生化水平上的差异,推测类病斑的产生与叶片中活性氧的堆积相关.