mCry1Ac基因在抗虫转基因玉米Bt799中的表达特征

采用双抗夹心酶联免疫法(ELISA)定量检测转mCry1 Ac基因抗虫玉米Bt799在不同生育期不同植株部位的mCry1Ac蛋白含量。结果显示:mCry1 Ac基因在整个生育期玉米叶、茎、根和种子中均能表达,mCry1Ac蛋白含量为(0.82±0.10)~(15.83±1.77)μg·g-1;随着生育期和植株部位的不同,mCry1Ac蛋白含量呈现明显的时空动态变化,其中,叶、茎和根中mCry1Ac蛋白含量随转基因玉米生育期的推移均呈增加趋势,并均在完熟期达最高;在除苗期外的其他各生育期叶中mCry1Ac蛋白含量均显著高于其他植株部位,而在完熟期种子中mCry1Ac蛋白含量在各植株部位中最低,为(2.86±1.71)μg·g-1。     

四溴双酚A对赤子爱胜蚓的生长和基因表达的影响

试验采用人工土壤法,通过14 d急性毒性试验,研究了不同剂量TBBPA对赤子爱胜蚓(Eisenia fetida)生长、基因表达的影响。在14 d急性毒性试验中,随着暴露时间和浓度的增加,蚯蚓生长受到了显著抑制,未出现死亡现象。超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)的基因表达量在低浓度(50 mg·kg-1)时受到诱导上调;谷胱甘肽转移酶(GST)的基因表达量在400 mg·kg-1染毒组受到明显诱导,是对照组的8.73倍;热休克蛋白(Hsp70)的基因表达量在50、100和200 mg·kg-1染毒组被诱导上调。基因表达量的变化显示,在50、100、200 mg·kg-1浓度条件下,蚯蚓可以利用自身的抗氧化能力维持体内的动态平衡稳定,使得机体免受损伤。但是在超过400 mg·kg-1浓度后,TBBPA的毒性效应超过了机体的应对能力,使机体遭受损伤,外在特征主要表现为蚯蚓身体蜷缩、变细变硬。从生物标志物角度,基因表达量的变化对TBBPA毒性效应的指示作用较生长抑制率更为敏感。     

北京官厅水库水体甲状腺激素干扰效应检测及特征

应用重组人甲状腺激素受体(hTR)基因酵母快速测试方法,检测北京官厅水库水体类/抗甲状腺激素干扰效应,并分析其地理分布、季节分布特征以及水体甲状腺激素干扰化合物(TDCs)组成特征.结果表明:官厅水库水体检出了显著的抗甲状腺激素干扰效应,与其它研究区域相比,效应处于较低到中等水平;入库河流对库区水质产生显著影响,且入库河流水质受季节影响显著,因此,库区水体不同季节甲状腺激素干扰水平存在差异;C18固相萃取柱对抗甲状腺激素干扰效应的去除率在61.9%~92.3%,表明官厅水库水体中的甲状腺激素抑制活性物质多集中在有机组分,加入30mg/L的EDTA后TR抑制活性显著降低,表明官厅水库水体中TDCs除有机化合物外可能还包含重金属类无机化合物.     

污水中抗生素与重金属对红霉素抗药性基因的选择性效应

采用电感耦合等离子体质谱(ICP-MS)和固相萃取-高效液相色谱串联质谱(SPE-HPLC-MS/MS)分别检测分析了上海某污水处理厂中6种重金属和3种抗生素的含量水平和分布特征,采用实时荧光定量PCR检测分析了7种红霉素抗药性基因(ERY-ARGs)在污水处理厂中的分布变化.结果表明,抗生素磺胺甲恶唑(SMX)、红霉素(ERY)和四环素(TC)在污水处理厂中均被检出,两段A/O工艺对其去除效果较差,去除率为3%(ERY)~36%(TC).重金属Cr、Cu、Zn和Pb在污水中被检出,浓度范围分别为136.9~235.5、7.1~37.4、18.1~98.4和143.1~383.0μg/L,两段A/O工艺对Zn基本完全去除,但对Cu、Pb和Cr的去除率分别为48%、43%和18%.目标ERY-ARGs在污水处理厂中均被检出,其在原水中的浓度为9.28×103(ermA)~1.83×108(ereA)copies/L,两段A/O工艺对其具有较好的去除效果,降低幅度可达1.19~3.97个对数浓度.通过相关性分析可知, ERY-ARGs与ERY之间具有显著相关性(P<0.05),而酯酶基因ereA与Cu、Zn和Pb之间也呈现出较好的显著相关性(P<0.05),表明污水中ERY对ERY-ARGs的演变产生具有重要影响,而重金属对ERY-ARGs也可能存在潜在的选择性作用.     

天蓝苜蓿锌胁迫下实时定量PCR内参基因筛选

选取8个管家基因(h2a、act、18s、tub、ubi、ef1、cyp、gapdh)作为候选内参基因,以不同浓度Zn2+处理下接菌第30d的天蓝苜蓿(Medicago Lupulina L.)接种根为实验材料,筛选用于目的基因实时荧光定量PCR分析的最佳内参基因.研究表明:候选内参基因平均表达稳定性由高到低排序为:ef1>ubi>act>h2a>gapdh>cyp>18s>tub;在不同Zn2+浓度胁迫下,最适内参基因组合各不相同:Zn2+=100mg/kg时,最佳内参基因组合为tub (1.97)和ef1 (2.06); Zn2+=200mg/kg时,最佳内参基因组合为ef1 (1.41)和ubi (2.51); Zn2+=300mg/kg时,最佳内参基因组合为ef1 (1.41)和h2a (2.78); Zn2+=400mg/kg时,最佳内参基因组合为ef1 (2.45)和act (2.55).该研究可为重金属污染地天蓝苜蓿抗性基因和共生基因的表达分析提供理论依据.     

Research progress of nitrous oxide reductase gene (nosZII) and its relationship with the environment北大核心CSCD

The greenhouse effect has become increasingly serious globally. Nitrous oxide (N2O) is both the major ozone depleting substance and a potent greenhouse gas having a global warming potential 298 times that of CO2, and the N2O concentration is still increasing at an annual rate of about 0.8 × 10-9. Nitrous oxide reductase (N2OR) can reduce N2O to N2, and until recently, the nosZ gene was the only gene known to be able to encode N2OR. Besides the well-known nosZI, a new lineage of the N2O-reductase (nosZ clade II), which is abundant and widespread in soils, has been identified. In this paper, the main characters of nosZII-containing microbial communities and the related working mechanisms are summarized. In addition to the main differences between nosZI and nosZII, the important environmental factors that regulate the composition, abundance, and expression of nosZII-containing communities are also discussed in this paper. Studies have shown that nosZII communities are distributed among a diverse range of bacterial and archaeal phyla, such as Epsilon-proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes, and Aquificae. Interestingly, most of the nosZII microbes lack a nitrite reductase encoding gene (nirS or nirK) and are therefore unable to denitrify, indicating the importance of these communities as N2O sinks. Soil properties such as texture, pH, C/ N ratio, temperature, and lake physical gradient could regulate nosZII microbe abundance and diversity, and the pH and C/ N ratio may be the most important influencing factors. Studies on the ecological function of nosZII microbes have advanced considerably with the development of molecular biology technology. However, further studies on the community structure of nosZII microbes, the influencing factors of nosZII microbe abundance and diversity, and characteristics of nosZII strains with strong N2O reducing ability are needed. We hope to provide a theoretical basis that can be used to facilitate N2O reduction and relieve the greenhouse gas problem. © 2018 Science Press. All rights reserved.     

Cloning and expression of RING-finger E3 ubiquitin ligase CsSDIR1 gene in tea plant (Camellia sinensis)北大核心CSCD

Protein ubiquitination regulates many aspects of plant development and stress response. The RING-finger type E3 ubiquitin ligase SDIR1 (salt and drought induced ring finger 1) gene plays a key role in plant stress response. In this study, the full-length cDNA and the promoter sequences of CsSDIR1 were isolated from tea plants using the RT-PCR technology, and its bioinformatics characteristics were systematically analyzed. The expression patterns of CsSDIR1 in various tissues and in response to cold, drought, salt, and ABA treatments were also investigated by quantitative real-time RT-PCR (qRT-PCR). The sequence of CsSDIR1 contains a complete open reading frame of 831 bp, coding for a 276-long amino acid protein with a molecular weight of (Mr) 30.085 × 103 and a theoretical isoelectric point of 6.54. CsSDIR1 was predicted to be a hydrophobic protein localized on the intracellular membranes. The analysis of the amino acid sequence characteristics showed that CsSDIR1 contains two putative transmembrane domains at the N-terminus and a C3H2C3 RING-finger domain at the C-terminus; it shares high similarity with other plants' SDIR1, and has the closest relationship to Actinidia sinensis. A cis-acting regulatory elements prediction showed that the CsSDIR1 promoter contains many cis-acting elements, especially drought and salt stress response elements. The qRT-PCR analysis indicated that the CsSDIR1 gene has a high expression level in stems, followed by roots, leaves, and flowers; the expression of the CsSDIR1 gene is up-regulated by ABA, salt, and drought treatments, whereas it is down-regulated in response to cold stress. These results demonstrated that the CsSDIR1 gene might be involved in the plant stress response of tea trees. © 2018 Science Press. All rights reserved.     

丛枝菌根真菌砷酸盐还原酶基因RiarsC的克隆和功能分析

丛枝菌根真菌(AMF)在增强植物砷(As)抗性方面发挥着重要作用。已有相关研究表明,接种AMF能提高植物体内三价砷As(III)的比例,AMF可能参与了将五价砷As(V)还原为As(III)的过程从而提高了菌根植物的As抗性,但目前尚缺乏直接分子证据。本文从异形根孢囊霉(Rhizophagus irregularis)菌丝中克隆得到了一个砷酸盐还原酶基因RiarsC并进行序列分析。将该基因转入arsC缺陷型大肠杆菌(Escherichia coli)菌株WC3110(ΔarsC)中,通过As(V)抗性生长曲线和As形态测定,分析了该基因的功能。结果显示,RiarsC属于谷氧还蛋白-谷胱甘肽依赖的砷酸盐还原酶家族;RiarsC基因的表达显著提高了As敏感型E.coli菌株对As(V)的抗性,当培养基中As(V)浓度为100μmol·L-1时表现更加明显。As形态分析表明,表达RiarsC的E.coli菌株能够将培养基中71.03%的As(V)还原为As(III);与表达空载体的菌株相比,还原效率提高了61.98%。本研究证明了AMF的砷解毒还原能力,为进一步开展AMF的砷代谢机制研究提供了一定的分子生物学基础。     

CRISPR/Cas系统抵御细菌耐药

近年来,细菌耐药性问题在全球范围内日益严重,世界各地不断出现各种新型耐药基因及"超级细菌",以此形成的细菌耐药性污染已成为威胁全球公共卫生与环境安全的重大问题。目前除了在管理上规范合理用药和限制抗生素排放,应探讨抵御细菌耐药的分子机制,有效地从根本上遏制细菌耐药的产生。CRISPR系统作为一种天然免疫系统,可用来对抗入侵的外源性遗传物质,其结构和功能与细菌耐药及毒力因素密切相关,深入分析两者的关系有助于更好地理解细菌耐药机制,为防治细菌耐药提供了新的方向。     

甲基汞对大鼠脑即刻早期基因c-jun mRNA表达影响

为了探讨甲基汞神经毒性早期预报指标和信息传递分子机制,本文应用RT-PCR方法研究了不同浓度甲基汞暴露不同时间后,大鼠脑中即刻早期基因c-jun mRNA表达变化(对照组为0.9%生理盐水、暴露组浓度分别为0.05、0.5、5 mg·kg^-1;取样时间分别为20、60、240、1440 min).结果表明大鼠脑c-jun mRNA表达优先于汞的蓄积,大鼠脑c-jun mRNA表达变化对于甲基汞神经毒性具有早期预报作用, 即刻早期基因c-jun参与了甲基汞对中枢神经系统损害的毒性过程.