High-density comparative BAC mapping in the black muntjac (Muntiacus crinifrons): Molecular cytogenetic dissection of the origin of MCR 1p+4 in the X1X2Y1Y2Y3 sex chromosome system

The black muntjac (Muntiacus crinifrons, 2n = 8 female/9 male) is a critically endangered mammalian species that is confined to a narrow region of southeastern China. Male black muntjacs have an astonishing X1X2Y1Y2Y3 sex chromosome system, unparalleled i

Construction of a BAC library for Chinese amphioxus Branchiostoma belcheri and identification of clones containing Amphi-pax genes

Amphioxus is a crucial organism for the study of vertebrate evolution. Although a genomic BAC library of Branchiostoma floridae has been constructed, we report here another BAC library construction of its distant relative species Branchiostoma belcheri. The amphioxus BAC library established in present study consists of 45,312 clones arrayed in one hundred and eighteen 384-well plates. The average insert fragment size was 120 kb estimated by Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE) analysis of 318 randomly selected clones. The representation of the library is about 12 equivalent to the genome, allowing a 99.9995% probability of recovering any specific sequence of interest. We further screened the library with 4 single copied Amphi-Pax genes and identified total of 26 positive clones with average of 6.5 clones for each gene. The result indicates this library is well suited for many applications and should also serve as a useful complemental resource for the scientific community.

Defining the orientation of the tandem fusions that occurred during the evolution of Indian muntjac chromosomes by BAC mapping

The Indian muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak vaginalis) has a karyotype of 2n=6 in the female and 7 in the male, the karyotypic evolution of which through extensive tandem fusions and several centric fusions has been well-documented by recent molecular cytogenetic studies. In an attempt to define the fusion orientations of conserved chromosomal segments and the molecular mechanisms underlying the tandem fusions, we have constructed a highly redundant (more than six times of whole genome coverage) bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) library of Indian muntjac. The BAC library contains 124,800 clones with no chromosome bias and has an average insert DNA size of 120 kb. A total of 223 clones have been mapped by fluorescent in situ hybridization onto the chromosomes of both Indian muntjac and Chinese muntjac and a high-resolution comparative map has been established. Our mapping results demonstrate that all tandem fusions that occurred during the evolution of Indian muntjac karyotype from the acrocentric 2n=70 hypothetical ancestral karyotype are centromere-telomere (head-tail) fusions.

Construction, characterization and chromosomal mapping of bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) library of Yunnan snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus bieti)

We constructed a high redundancy bacterial artificial chromosome library of a seriously endangered Old World Monkey, the Yunnan snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus bieti) from China. This library contains a total of 136 320 BAC clones. The average insert size of BAC clones was estimated to be 148 kb. The percentage of small inserts (50-100 kb) is 2.74%, and only 2.67% non-recombinant clones were observed. Assuming a similar genome size with closely related primate species, the Yunnan snub-nosed monkey BAC library has at least six times the genome coverage. By end sequencing of randomly selected BAC clones, we generated 201 sequence tags for the library. A total of 139 end-sequenced BAC clones were mapped onto the chromosomes of Yunnan snub-nosed monkey by fluorescence in-situ hybridization, demonstrating a high degree of synteny conservation between humans and Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys. Blast search against human genome showed a good correlation between the number of hit clones and the size of the chromosomes, an indication of unbiased chromosomal distribution of the BAC library. This library and the mapped BAC clones will serve as a valuable resource in comparative genomics studies and large-scale genome sequencing of nonhuman primates. The DNA sequence data reported in this paper were deposited in GenBank and assigned the accession number CG891489-CG891703.

BAC及其转基因研究进展

本文综述了细菌人工染色体 (BacterialArtificialChromsomes ,BAC)的构建、物理图谱制作方法及其靶位精细操作策略的研究进展。同时 ,简要介绍了BAC转基因在基因功能以及基因表达与调控研究中的应用

Construction and characterization of a Lipotes vexillifer genomic DNA BAC library

We constructed a genomic DNA library for Lipotes vexillifer (L. vexillifer), the Baiji or Yangtze River dolphin, one of the most endangered mammals in the world. The library consists of 149,000 BAC clones, with an average insert size of 83 kb, representing approximately 3.4 haploid genome equivalents. PCR amplification of four known L. vexillifer genes yielded two to four positive clones each. To demonstrate the utility of this library, we isolated and sequenced the L. vexillifer alpha lactalbumin gene, which is a gene specific to mammals and one which has been widely used as molecular tool in phylogenetic analysis. We also end-sequenced 20 randomly selected clones, resulting in the identification of at least five new L. vexilliter genes, five SSR loci, and one SINE locus. These results suggest that this library is a valuable resource for candidate gene cloning, physical mapping, and genome sequencing of this important and threatened species.

宁康霉素产生菌海洋地衣芽孢杆菌BAC-9912的诱变育种

宁康霉素(Nincomycin)产生菌BAC-9912经紫外线单因子和亚硝基胍化学试剂诱变后,获得两株高产菌株9912-7-2U(UV处理获得)和9912-2U-32N(NTG处理获得),其摇瓶效价分别为176.464×105u·L-1和217.808×105u·L-1。比出发菌株效价分别提高126.9%和180.0%。连续传代摇瓶效价稳定。初步建立了形态观察法和琼脂块大通量法两种初筛模型。

利用比较染色体涂色和BAC定位技术探讨麂属动物染色体的起源和演化

比较细胞遗传学研究发现物种的形成过程往往伴随着核型结构的变化，各种鹿属动物染色体的巨大差异正是很好的例证'赤魔的染色体被证明是由具有端着丝粒的祖先染色体经过多次的串联融合进化而来的。根据祖先染色体的形态和连接方式，可以将染色体串联融合主要分为三类：着丝粒一着丝粒融合，着丝粒一端粒融合和端粒一端粒融合。经典细胞遗传学，比较染色体涂色，卫星DNA序列和部分融合位点序列比较研究都支持串联融合假说。但串联融合的类型和分子机制迄今没有完全弄清楚。本论文旨在对魔属动物的串联融合类型和分子机制进行研究，分为两个部分：一、通过比较染色体涂色的方法，建立小鹿一林察一大额牛的比较染色体图谱，结合以前发表的结果来阐明鹿科（小魔）与牛科（大额牛），寮科（林磨）之间的核型关系；二、建立赤鹿的全基因组BAc文库，通过克隆定位的方法确立在赤魔的染色体进化过程中所发生的串联融合类型，并对其机制进行探讨。主要结果如下：利用小鹿的染色体特异探针与林寮，大额牛的染色体进行杂交，首次建立了小鹿一大额牛，小魔一林察的核型对比关系。结果显示小鹿的1-5、11号染色体均与林集和大额牛的多段染色体同源。结合高分辨的G带比较，发现小魔1-5和11号染色体上的与林爵和大额牛对应的所有同源片断在小鹿染色体上呈着丝粒一端粒连接排列。从而进一步证明小鹿的1-5和11号染色体是由2n=70的祖先核型通过染色体的着丝粒一端粒串联融合方式进化而来的。建立了我国第一个赤魔全基因组BAC文库，该文库由124800个克隆组成。大部分插入片段的大小在100-145kb之间，片段的平均大小为12＜0kb。克隆定位显示克隆的分布与小鹿染色体大小成正比关系，说明整个文库没有染色体的偏倚，文库为整个基因组的6倍，覆盖率几乎为100％。通过赤鹿BAC克隆在小魔和赤鹿染色体上的精确定位，使我们得以准确判断小鹿染色体在赤鹿染色体同源片段上的连接方式，并确定串联融合的类型。结果进一步支持赤鹿的核型是由一个2n=70祖先核型通过着丝粒一端粒的融合方式进化而来的。

Construction and characterization of two bacterial artificial chromosome libraries of Zhikong scallop, Chlamys farreri Jones et Preston, and identification of BAC clones containing the genes involved in its innate immune system

Large-insert bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) libraries are necessary for advanced genetics and genomics research. To facilitate gene cloning and characterization, genome analysis, and physical mapping of scallop, two BAC libraries were constructed from nuclear DNA of Zhikong scallop, Chlamys farreri Jones et Preston. The libraries were constructed in the BamHI and MboI sites of the vector pECBAC1, respectively. The BamHI library consists of 73,728 clones, and approximately 99% of the clones contain scallop nuclear DNA inserts with an average size of 110 kb, covering 8.0x haploid genome equivalents. Similarly, the MboI library consists of 7680 clones, with an average insert of 145 kb and no insert-empty clones, thus providing a genome coverage of 1.1x. The combined libraries collectively contain a total of 81,408 BAC clones arrayed in 212 384-well microtiter plates, representing 9.1x haploid genome equivalents and having a probability of greater than 99% of discovering at least one positive clone with a single-copy sequence. High-density clone filters prepared from a subset of the two libraries were screened with nine pairs of Overgos designed from the cDNA or DNA sequences of six genes involved in the innate immune system of mollusks. Positive clones were identified for every gene, with an average of 5.3 BAC clones per gene probe. These results suggest that the two scallop BAC libraries provide useful tools for gene cloning, genome physical mapping, and large-scale sequencing in the species.

扇贝、对虾基因组BAC文库构建及其重要功能基因的初步筛选和分析

基因组大片段BAC文库是进行生物遗传学和基因组学研究必不可少的基础工具。为了深入开展栉孔扇贝（Chlamys farreri）和凡纳滨对虾（Litopenaeus vannamei）基因组学研究、阐明其基因组的结构与功能、图位克隆重要功能基因、构建高密度物理图谱并最终实现与已有遗传连锁图的整合，本研究在植物基因组BAC文库构建技术的基础上，针对海洋生物的特点进行了大胆的改革与尝试，最终成功构建了C. ferrari和L. vannamei两种重要海水养殖动物的基因组BAC文库。 本文构建的栉孔扇贝基因组BAC文库，由BamHI文库和MboI文库构成。其中BamHI文库含有73,728个BAC克隆，空载率约为1%，平均插入片段约为110 kb，覆盖栉孔扇贝单倍体基因组约8倍；MboI文库共有7,680个克隆组成，平均插入片段大小约为145 kb，插入率为100%，覆盖栉孔扇贝单倍体基因组约1.1倍。两个栉孔扇贝基因组BAC文库共由81,408个克隆组成，平均插入片段约为113 kb，覆盖率约为栉孔扇贝单倍体基因组大小的9.1倍。 将栉孔扇贝基因组BAC文库的192个384微孔培养板中的73,728个BAC克隆以4 x 4点阵形式制备了高密度DNA薄膜，用于对感兴趣的基因及DNA序列的筛选。高密度DNA薄膜的覆盖率约为栉孔扇贝单倍体基因组的8.3倍。针对栉孔扇贝先天免疫系统通路的6个重要功能基因，根据栉孔扇贝cDNA序列以及异缘物种DNA序列设计了Overgo探针。利用Overgo探针对高密度DNA薄膜杂交筛选的结果显示，平均每个基因检测到7.3个潜在阳性克隆。 本研究所构建的凡纳滨对虾基因组HindIII酶切BAC文库共有102,528个BAC克隆，存放于267个384微孔培养板中，平均插入片段大小约为101 kb，空载率约为5%，覆盖L. vannamei单倍体基因组约5倍。将其中240个384微孔培养板中的92,160个BAC克隆以4 x 4的矩阵排列形式制作了5张高密度凡纳滨对虾DNA薄膜，约覆盖整个对虾单倍体基因组的4.5倍。针对6个与对虾免疫、生殖生理有关的重要功能基因设计了Overgo探针，杂交筛选出20个阳性克隆，平均每个基因有3.3个潜在阳性克隆。 以上筛选结果不仅为进一步研究这些功能基因的结构与功能、表达与调控，揭示它们在扇贝和对虾以及其他近缘种的免疫系统、抗逆和生殖生理过程中的作用机理打下了基础，同时也间接验证了栉孔扇贝和凡纳滨对虾基因组BAC文库将成为基因筛选、基因的结构与功能分析、基因图位克隆、物理图谱构建以及大规模全基因组测序等方面的有力工具。

拟南芥AST基因的精细作图

拟南芥ast (anthocyanin spotted testa) 突变体是由碳离子束诱导产生的与花青苷生物合成有关的突变体，受单隐性核基因控制。由于花青苷的异常积累，突变体未成熟种子的种皮呈现紫红色的斑点;野生型植株幼嫩的种皮没有花青苷的异常积累，呈淡绿色。初步作图分析表明，AST基因定位于拟南芥第I号染色体上，并且位于SSLP分子标记nga280和CAPS分子标记PAB5之间。 AST基因与SSLP分子标记nga280紧密连锁，遗传距离为3.2cM;与CAPS分子标记PAB5相距较远，遗传距离为21.1cM。 采用DDRT-PCR的策略，分析野生型与突变型植株未成熟角果中基因表达的差异。通过调整DDRT-PCR中总RNA、锚定引物、随机引物、cDNA和dNTP等关键试剂的用量，优化了适用于银染检测的DDRT-PCR方法。PCR扩增产物经6%变性聚丙烯酰胺凝胶垂直电泳分离后，银染能检测到多而清晰的条带。泳道中的条带数最少为40个，最多达80个，平均为60个，条带大小分布在100bp-900bp范围，银染的灵敏度为5pg/mm2。此方法操作简便快速，灵敏度高，重复性好。采用这个改良的的方法，分析了拟南芥野生型和ast突变型植株未成熟角果中16,000个cDNA扩增产物条带，从中筛选出28个差异条带。二次PCR扩增后，进一步筛选出10个差异表达的cDNA条带，其中6个是野生型特异表达的，4个是突变型特异表达的。对这10个差异片段进行测序。BLASTN分析表明，这10个差异表达的cDNA片段与数据库中花青苷生物合成途径中的结构基因和调节基因序列没有同源性，表明用DDRT-PCR的方法克隆特定的AST基因有一定的局限性。 利用图位克隆（map-based cloning）的策略，对拟南芥AST 基因进行克隆。根据拟南芥数据库中的SNPs (simple nucleotide polymophisms) 序列和插入/缺失多态性（insertion/deletion polymorphisms）序列，设计了一系列分子标记。利用这些分子标记，对600个F2代有突变表型的植株进行重组子筛选，完成了对拟南芥AST基因的精细作图，成功地将AST 基因定位到BAC克隆T13M11上。初步确定该BAC克隆中的基因T13M11.8 可能是AST基因。该基因的DNA序列长1432bp，含有6个外显子和5个内含子，编码的蛋白与花青苷生物合成途径中的二氢黄酮醇4-还原酶有较高的同源性。功能互补实验正在进行当中。

OsLIC1基因参与水稻株型调控的功能研究

CCCH型锌指蛋白是进化上比较保守的一类锌指蛋白家族，其典型的氨基酸的基序为C-X7-8-C-X5-C-X3-H，其中X为任意氨基酸，这类锌指基序一般以重复的双拷贝形式存在。本论文克隆并鉴定了一个全新的、只含有一个CCCH型锌指基序的基因，利用反义RNA策略研究该基因功能，结果发现该基因的反义转基因植株表现出叶夹角增大的表型，因此我们将该基因命名为OsLIC1（Oryza sativa Lamina Increased Leaf Angle Control 1）。生物信息学分析发现该基因定位于水稻6号染色体近端粒的一端，位于BAC克隆AP004324中。OsLIC1与通常的CCCH型锌指蛋白含有多个重复的CCCH锌指基序不同，它只含有一个CCCH型锌指基序。除了CCCH锌指结构域以外，该蛋白在靠近C-端的位置还有一段丝氨酸（Ser）富集的区域，在此区域之前，还有一个在真核生物中相对保守的，以EELR为核心基序的结构域。采用基因枪将含OsLIC1-GFP融合构建的瞬时表达载体轰击入洋葱内表皮细胞，激光共聚焦显微镜观察发现OsLIC1-GFP可以定位到细胞核中。利用酵母转录激活系统发现以EELR为核心基序的结构域具有转录激活的功能。体外核酸结合活性分析显示OsLIC1蛋白可以结合双链DNA，这些结果证明OsLIC1是一个转录因子，这也是在植物中首次发现CCCH型锌指蛋白可以作为转录因子的方式调节基因的表达。 用玉米泛素启动子（Maize Ubiquitin promoter）驱动OsLIC1基因的反义表达载体转化水稻，获得的内源OsLIC1基因表达量下降的转基因植株表现出三个明显的表型：转基因植株的叶夹角增大;转基因的株高低于对照以及转基因植株的穗粒数减少。扫描电镜观察发现转基因植株叶夹角增大是由于近轴面细胞排列发生了改变以及维管束发育受阻引起的。转基因植株的Southern Blot和RT-PCR分析，结合Western Blot分析证明了转基因植株的表型与转基因事件之间的直接联系，并证明了转基因植株中内源OsLIC1在蛋白水平的确受到了抑制。采用RT-PCR技术、Promoter：：GUS和RNA in situ杂交三种方法相结合研究OsLIC1基因的表达模式，结果表明OsLIC1基因主要在叶颈、节以及分蘖原基中表达，这与转基因植株的表型相吻合，进一步证明了转基因植株的表型与基因功能之间的关系。Affymetrix 水稻全基因组芯片分析结果显示许多受油菜素内酯诱导表达的基因在转基因植株的叶颈材料中表达量上调，RT-PCR进一步验证了这一结果。由于在转基因植株中出现的叶夹角增大的表型和水稻油菜素内酯的作用相似，而基因芯片的结果又从分子水平提供了证据和线索。进一步采用RT-PCR和Promoter：：GUS相结合的方法研究OsLIC1基因对油菜素内酯的响应，结果发现OsLIC1基因可以被油菜素内酯诱导表达。而且，OsLIC1基因的反义转基因植株与野生型相比，表现出对油菜素内酯信号更敏感的响应。根据以上结果，推测OsLIC1可能是水稻油菜素内酯信号转导途径的负调控因子。水稻油菜素内酯合成和信号转导的突变体d2-1和d61-1具有直立的叶片的特征。用反义OsLIC1转基因植株以及野生型水稻与d2-1和d61-1突变体分别进行遗传杂交，结果发现在反义OsLIC1转基因植株与d2-1和d61-1突变体的杂交F1代中，都表现出叶夹角增大的表型。但是，在F2代中，在d2-1和d61-1纯合背景下，分别表现出叶夹角增大和叶片直立的表型，说明OsLIC1上位于d2-1，而d61-1则上位于OsLIC1。这一结果进一步证明了OsLIC1是通过参与水稻油菜素内酯信号调节而发挥对水稻叶夹角的调控作用。