人金属硫蛋白基因(MT1E)在毕赤酵母中的表达及其铬抗性

金属硫蛋白(Metallothionein,MT)是一类富含半胱氨酸的蛋白质,巯基含量丰富,其半胱氨酸上的巯基对重金属离子有极强的结合力,能够结合重金属形成无毒或低毒的络合物,具有重金属解毒的功能.本文根据已公布的人金属硫蛋白基因MT1E序列,用Vector NTI 7.0软件设计合成12条寡聚核苷酸片段,并拼接得到MT1E完整基因.将测序正确的MT1E基因克隆至酵母表达载体pPIC9K,酶切验证后的阳性克隆命名为pPIC9K-MT1E,含有该重组基因的毕赤酵母工程菌命名为GS115/pPIC9K-MT1E.通过酶联免疫(Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay,ELISA)方法检测到GS115/pPIC9K-MT1E工程菌发酵液有金属硫蛋白酶活性,表明人金属硫蛋白MT1E基因能在毕赤酵母GS115菌株中正确分泌表达.铜(Cu)、锌(Zn)、锰(Mn)、铬(Cr)、钴(Co)重金属抗性分析表明,工程菌GS115/pPIC9K-MT1E对Cr(Ⅵ)的抗性较强,有解毒重金属Cr(Ⅵ)的能力.     

Piriformospora indica confers cadmium tolerance in Nicotiana tabacum

Piriformospora indica, a root-colonizing endophytic fungus of Sebacinales, promotes plant growth and confers resistance against biotic and abiotic stresses. In order to confirm the influence of P. indica on growth, proline, malondialdehyde (MDA), chlorophyll, and cadmium (Cd) amounts in Nicotiana tabacum under Cd stress, hydroponics, pot and field trials were conducted. The results showed that P. indica can store Cd in plant roots and reduce leaf Cd content, reduce the concentration of MDA, and increase the proline and chlorophyll content and the activities of catalase, peroxidase, and superoxide dismutase under hydroponic Cd stress. RT-PCR analysis showed that the relative expression level of genes Gsh2, TaPCS1, oas1, GPX, and Hsp70 in colonized plants was 4.3, 1.4, 2.9, 1.7, and 6.9 fold higher than in un-colonized plants respectively. Cd exposure significantly reduced un-colonized plants'' agronomic traits compared to P. indica-colonized ones. Our results suggested that P. indica can sequester Cd in roots, so that much less cadmium was transported to leaves, and the increased concentrations of antioxidant enzymes, pigments and proline contents, as well as the higher expression of stress-related phytochelatin biosynthesis genes in P. indica-inoculated plants, may also serve to protect N. tabacum plants against oxidative damage, enhancing Cd tolerance.     

缺镁胁迫对普通小球藻光合生理及油脂积累的影响

小球藻是一种重要的生物资源,它在生产微藻燃料、提取生物活性物质以及水环境修复等方面具有广阔的应用,因此研究小球藻的生理生化特性具有重要的意义.镁离子在微藻的生长过程中起到了很重要的作用,不仅是叶绿素结构的中心原子,还是一些代谢途径中关键酶的辅因子.采用批次培养的方法,在对普通小球藻(Chlorella vulgaris)光合自养培养过程中,研究了在缺镁胁迫条件下的普通小球藻的光合生理及油脂积累的变化.结果表明,在缺镁胁迫条件下,普通小球藻的生物量、蛋白含量、叶绿素a含量、叶绿素b含量分别降低了20%、43.96%、27.52%、28.07%,而总油脂含量增加了19.60%;普通小球藻的最大光能转化效率Fv/Fm降低了22.54%,而非光化学淬灭qN显著高于正常培养条件.本研究结果表明缺镁胁迫抑制了普通小球藻中叶绿素的合成,从而影响了光合作用的进行,导致普通小球藻生长受到抑制、蛋白质合成受阻,从而使其碳同化进入油脂的合成代谢,增加了普通小球藻油脂含量.     

Effects of height and habitat type on egg parasitism by Trichogramma minutum and T. pretiosum (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae)

Heliothis virescens (Fabricius) eggs were sampled to determine the effects of height and habitat type (soybean field vs. uncultivated vegetation) on rates of p arasitism by Trichogramma minutum Riley and T. pretiosum Riley. The potentially confounding effects of plant associations and host density and distribution were eliminated by sampling with laboratory-produced eggs deposited on cloths, rather than with eggs naturally deposited by endemic hosts.A 3-way contingency table analysis showed that parasitism (whether the egg cloths were parasitized or not) was significantly associated with height and habitat type in 1981, with higher rates of parasitism in the uncultivated habitat and at the greater height. Parasitism was independent of height and habitat in 1982. Rates of parasitism by the two Trichogramma species were not clearly associated with habitat type, but were associated with height. T. minutum consistently parasitized egg cloths positioned at greater heights than those parasitized by T. pretiosum. While the behavioral mechanisms responsible are unknown, this inter-specific difference could have important implications with regard to selecting the most suitable of these two Trichogramma species for a particular inundative release program.     

全氟辛酸对酿酒酵母细胞毒性作用

全氟辛酸(PFOA)广泛应用于工业生产中,具有高度的生物毒性及生物蓄积性,然而PFOA对环境微生物的毒性影响仍有待深入开展.通过流式细胞术测定了酵母菌在不同浓度PFOA胁迫下细胞膜通透性、ROS、线粒体跨膜电位的变化,并且测定了MDA含量和Na+K+-ATPase、Ca2+Mg2+-ATPase活性变化.结果显示PFOA可使PI染色细胞比例增高,酿酒酵母细胞膜通透性增大、ROS和MDA含量升高、线粒体跨膜电位降低,且ROS含量、MDA含量与线粒体跨膜电位降幅均与PFOA胁迫浓度和时间呈正相关.Na+K+-ATPase、Ca2+Mg2+-ATPase活性先上升后降低,表明酿酒酵母在PFOA胁迫下,其生理活性受到抑制甚至发生细胞凋亡.证明PFOA对酿酒酵母具有生物毒性,100 mg·L-1PFOA对酿酒酵母具有即时毒性.该结果可为PFOA的影响评价提供更多依据.     

Determination of estrogenic activity in the river Chienti (Marche Region, Italy) by using in vivo and in vitro bioassays

Environmental estrogen-like compounds (i.e. xenoestrogens) are a variety of pollutants, ranging from synthetic to natural occurring molecules, that are found in surface and waste waters over a wide range of concentrations. In aquatic environment, the overall estrogenic activity is often due to the presence of a mixture of chemicals and their degraded products which can induce synergistic effects. Current strategies for monitoring estrogen-like chemicals are based on the use of a battery of in vivo and in vitro ecotoxicological tests. In this regard, the aim of the present work was to carry out a bio-monitoring study for testing estrogenicity of the Chienti river (Marche Region, Italy) by using both an E-screen and a vitellogenin (Vtg) induction assay in juvenile goldfish. Three sites were used for analysis, localized at the mouth (sampling point 1), in the middle (sampling point 2) and at the origin (sampling point 3) of Chienti river. For most of the water samples (i.e. samples collected at sampling points 2 and 3), clear estrogenic activity was detected in the E-screen assay suggesting different proliferation activities in function of the collecting site. In contrast, the Vtg ELISA demonstrated that water samples collected from each sampling point were estrogenic. Overall, we showed for the first time that the estrogenic activities in water samples from the Chienti river were significant in both in vivo and in vitro; we also observed a different sensitivity between bioassays.     

蚯蚓体内过氧化物还原蛋白PRDX基因对土壤PAHs污染胁迫的转录响应

在前期建立的苯并[a]芘(benzo[a]pyrene,BaP)诱导上调表达的蚯蚓cDNA文库中,发现一种过氧化物还原蛋白peroxiredoxin6(PRDX6)基因片段,并提交到GenBank.Blastx比对与基因进化分析结果表明,该序列与已知PRDX6的最高相似率为86%,期望值为4E-30.序列分析表明,该序列具有PRDX6基因含Cys编码的一个特征motif,表明该序列属于PRDX6基因.为进一步验证蚯蚓PRDX6基因对多环芳烃污染的响应情况,使用OECD推荐方法,进行了土壤菲、芘、荧蒽和苯并芘污染对蚯蚓的毒性响应的试验(周期28 d),并采用定量PCR方法,检测了各实验组蚯蚓PRDX6基因的表达差异.结果发现,1.0 mg·kg-1的芘和苯并[a]芘均可显著上调蚯蚓PRDX6基因的表达,表明PRDX6基因可作为土壤污染引起蚯蚓抗氧化应激检测的分子标记.     

农业废物好氧堆肥中环境因子对nirK、nirS和nosZ数量的影响

应用定量聚合酶链式反应(real-time PCR)技术对农业废物好氧堆肥过程中参与反硝化过程的功能基因(nirK、nirS和nosZ)丰度在堆体不同位置处随时间的变化情况进行了研究.结果表明,随着堆肥进程,3种基因数量整体呈现出先升后降的变化规律,且不同位置处的反硝化基因数量之间存在着显著的差异性.使用Canoco 4.5软件对获得的反硝化功能基因丰度数据与不同时期不同层次堆体温度、pH、含水率、NH4+-N、NO3--N和水溶性有机碳(WSC)等环境因子的相关性进行冗余分析(redundancy analysis,RDA).基于手动选择的RDA分析结果表明,WSC、NH4+-N和堆体温度对反硝化基因丰度有着显著的影响(P<0.05),且前2个因子达到了极显著水平(P<0.01).应用t-value回归分析方法单独分析每种环境因子与3种基因的相关性,其中nirK与温度和pH显著正相关(P<0.05),nirS与温度显著正相关(P<0.05),nosZ与NH4+-N显著正相关(P<0.05)、与WSC显著负相关(P<0.05).     

Enhanced methane production in an anaerobic digestion and microbial electrolysis cell coupled system with co-cultivation of Geobacter and Methanosarcina

The anaerobic digestion(AD)and microbial electrolysis cell(MEC)coupled system has been proved to be a promising process for biomethane production.In this paper,it was found that by co-cultivating Geobacter with Methanosarcina in an AD–MEC coupled system,methane yield was further increased by 24.1%,achieving to 360.2 m L/g-COD,which was comparable to the theoretical methane yield of an anaerobic digester.With the presence of Geobacter,the maximum chemical oxygen demand(COD)removal rate(216.8 mg COD/(L·hr))and current density(304.3 A/m_3)were both increased by 1.3 and 1.8 fold compared to the previous study without Geobacter,resulting in overall energy efficiency reaching up to 74.6%.Community analysis demonstrated that Geobacter and Methanosarcina could coexist together in the biofilm,and the electrochemical activities of both were confirmed by cyclic voltammetry.Our study observed that the carbon dioxide content in total gas generated from the AD reactor with Geobacter was only half of that generated from the same reactor without Geobacter,suggesting that Methanosarcina may obtain the electron transferred from Geobacter for the reduction of carbon dioxide to methane.Taken together,Geobacter not only can improve the performance of the MEC system,but also can enhance methane production.     

Injury to young cashew plants, Anacardium occidentale L., by the red-banded thrips Selenothrips rubrocinctus Giard (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)

The damage caused to young cashew plants, — Anacardium occidentale L. — by the red-banded thrips, Selenothrips rubrocinctus Giard was studied with the objective of establishing the economic injury threshold of this insect on the crop to effect a timely control.Six infestation levels (0, 40, 80, 160, 240 and 320) of adult thrips were used on 6-week-old cashew seedlings in a randomized complete block design of five replicates. The results showed that the mean leaf number and shoot weight bore significant linear relationships (P<0.001) (without detectable higher power components) to increased number of thrips. Damage by up to 160 adult thrips on 6-week-old cashew plants did not differ significantly from the control at P<0.05. On the other hand, infestation rates of 240 thrips and above caused significant defoliation and shoot weight loss when compared with the control. The need to spray chemical insecticides to control thrips on the basis of pest numbers as against spraying to a schedule is discussed.     

纳米TiO2对短裸甲藻的毒性效应

为了揭示纳米TiO2对藻类的毒性作用和机制,研究了纳米TiO2对短裸甲藻的抑制特性及对酶活性、氧自由基等生理指标的影响.结果表明,纳米TiO2对短裸甲藻的生长有抑制作用,72 h半数致死浓度(EC50)为9.7 mg.L-1.在受试范围内随着纳米TiO2浓度的升高,超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)的活性显著性下降(P<0.05),随TiO2浓度增加,羟自由基的含量和过氧化氢酶(CAT)的活性显著性增加(P<0.05),超氧阴离子自由基含量也呈现升高的趋势.对照组羟自由基的含量是0.083U.mL-1,而在30 mg.L-1的纳米TiO2作用下,羟自由基的含量上升到1.1 U.mL-1.在20 mg.L-1纳米TiO2作用下,随着时间的延长,SOD活性、CAT活性和MDA(丙二醛)在暴露时间为12 h时达到最大,而48 h时降低到最小.12 h SOD的活性是0.14U.(107cell.min)-1,而48 h SOD的活性为0.01 U.(107cell.min)-1,而羟自由基只在48 h处呈显著性上升(P<0.05).纳米TiO2对抗氧化体系和自由基的影响可能与其抑藻机制有关.本研究为揭示纳米材料的环境生态效应提供了基础.     

Toxic effects of perfluorononanoic acid on the development of Zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos

Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) is a nine-carbon perfluoroalkyl acid widely used in industrial and domestic products. It is a persistent organic pollutant found in the environment as well as in the tissues of humans and wildlife. There is a concern that this chemical might be a developmental toxicant and teratogen in various ecosystems. In the present study, the toxic effects of PFNA were evaluated in zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos. One hour post-fertilization embryos were treated with 0, 25, 50, 100, 200, 300, 350, and 400 μmol/L PFNA for 96 hr in 6-well plates. Developmental phenotypes and hatching rates were observed and recorded. Nineteen genes related to oxidative stress and lipid metabolism were examined using Quantitative RT-PCR and confirmed by whole mount in situ hybridization (WISH). Results showed that PFNA delayed the development of zebrafish embryos, reduced the hatching rate, and caused ventricular edema and malformation of the spine. In addition, the amount of reactive oxygen species in the embryo bodies increased significantly after exposure to PFNA compared with that of the control group. The Quantitative RT-PCR and WISH experiments demonstrated that mRNA expression of the lfabp and ucp2 genes increased significantly while that of sod1 and mt-nd1 decreased significantly after PFNA exposure. The mRNA expression levels of gpx1 and mt-atp6 decreased significantly in the high concentration group. However, the mRNA expression levels of both ppara and pparg did not show any significant variation after exposure. These findings suggest that PFNA affected the development of zebrafish embryos at relatively low concentrations.     

Biosorption and retention of orthophosphate onto Ca(OH)2-pretreated biomass of Phragmites sp.

The biosorption of phosphorus in the form of orthophosphate(Po) from wastewater using biomass as the sorbent is of potential importance because the Po-loaded biomass could be applied in the agricultural sector as fertilizer and soil conditioner. However, biomass generally displays a very low affinity for Posorption and therefore biomass surface modification is required. In the present study, the biomass(as model grinded leaves of Phragmites sp. were used)was pretreated with Ca(OH)2to enhance Pobiosorption capacity(qe). The results indicate that the alkaline pretreatment resulted in a modification of surface functional groups. It was concluded that the main sorption mechanisms were ligand exchange and electrostatic attraction. A series of experiments were conducted to investigate the performance of the pretreated biomass for Pouptake under various conditions. Isotherm and thermodynamic studies were also applied and analyzed. The biosorption process was best described by the pseudo-second order kinetic model and Langmuir isotherm, which gave a qmaxof 12.27 mg P/g at 25°C and p H 7. The Ca(OH)2treated Phragmites biomass applied in this study for Porecovery may present some potential advantages in terms of costs and environmental impact.     

Inaction levels for the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta (hym.: formicidae): A predator of the boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis (col.: curculionidae)

The density of red imported fire ants, Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), necessary to limit boll weevil abundance, Anthonomus grandis Boheman (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), below the action level was determined. An inaction level of 0.4 fire ants per shake bucket sample (i.e., four ants per 10 plant terminals) will provide boll weevil control approximately 90% of the time. A dynamic inaction level is also provided. Total mortality of boll weevil developmental stages including eggs through teneral adults averaged 97.9%. Of 100 boll weevil eggs deposited in cotton squares (flower buds), an average of two adults survive of which about half are female. Thus, the net replacement rate per generation (R_o is 1.0 which, in this case, indicates a stable boll weevil population.     

阿魏酸和香豆素对铜绿微囊藻的化感作用

通过对铜绿微囊藻(Microcystis aeruginosa)的藻液D680、叶绿素a、电导率(EC)值以及超氧阴离子自由基O.2-含量的测定,研究了不同浓度的阿魏酸和香豆素对铜绿微囊藻的生长抑制作用及其机制.结果表明,阿魏酸和香豆素对铜绿微囊藻的生长均产生"低促高抑"作用,浓度高于100 mg.L-1的阿魏酸和香豆素对铜绿微囊藻表现出明显的抑制作用,200 mg.L-1的阿魏酸和香豆素第6 d的平均抑藻率分别为80.3%和58.0%.在高浓度阿魏酸和香豆素抑制作用下,铜绿微囊藻的叶绿素a含量迅速降低、EC值和O.2-含量明显增大,说明化感物质可能通过破坏细胞膜、增加O.2-含量、降低叶绿素a含量等作用抑制藻细胞的生长.此外,种子发芽实验结果表明,阿魏酸较香豆素毒性小.     

镉与S-异丙甲草胺对斜生栅藻的联合毒性作用

采用毒性标准实验方法研究了Cd2+与S-异丙甲草胺单独及联合作用对斜生栅藻急性毒性、总可溶性蛋白含量、超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性和细胞膜通透性的影响.结果表明Cd2+与S-异丙甲草胺单独作用时EC50均随时间的延长而减小,且S-异丙甲草胺的急性毒性大于Cd2+;Cd2+、S-异丙甲草胺的EC50-24h分别为0.27 mg·L-1、0.24 mg·L-1,EC50-96h分别为0.16mg·L-1、0.13 mg·L-1.Cd2+与S-异丙甲草胺联合作用时低浓度表现为协同作用,高浓度表现为拮抗作用.暴露96 h后,Cd2+与S-异丙甲草胺单独及联合作用下,随有毒物质浓度升高,斜生栅藻总可溶性蛋白含量降低,SOD酶活性先激活后抑制,细胞膜通透性逐渐增大.     

利用氧化亚氮还原酶基因 (nosZ) 评价人工湿地系统中的反硝化菌

应用人工潜流湿地净化微污染地表水,出水用于补给人工景观河.利用定量PCR测定了湿地植物根际土壤和景观河底泥中16S rDNA和nosZ的丰度,并采用PCR-DGGE技术考察了样品中含nosZ基因的群落结构及其相似性.定量PCR结果表明,潜流湿地及人工景观河16S rDNA、nosZ平均绝对丰度(以DNA计)分别为1.91E+07、1.26E+06和2.68E+07、8.37E+05 copies.ng-1,以干土计时分别为1.45E+11、9.31E+09和5.31E+11、1.45E+10 copies.g-1.景观河底泥中微生物总量和反硝化菌数量要高于湿地根际土壤,但是后者nosZ相对丰度(3.8%～10.1%)则明显高于前者(1.7%～4.1%).根际土壤和底泥样品聚类分析相似度低,根际土壤优势菌种大部分与红杆菌目(Rhodobacearales)、根瘤菌目(Rhizobiales)和伯克氏菌目(Burkholderiales)的细菌相似,而底泥的优势菌种均为不可培养的微生物.     

Oviposition markers in Callosobruchus maculatus F. and Callosobruchus rhodesianus pic. (coleoptera,bruchidae): Assymmetry of interspecific responses

The bean weevils Callosobruchus maculatus (F.) and C. rhodesianus (Pic.) both laid fewer eggs on previously infested adzuki beans than on fresh beans, even after eggs were removed. A variety of experimental treatments demonstrated the existence of an oviposition marker with ether soluble components. Callosobruchus rhodesianus was inhibited from ovipositing by the C. maculatus marker, but not vice versa.