松科nrDNA 的进化研究Evolution of nuclear ribosomal DNA in Pinaceae

核核糖体DNA（nrDNA）已被作为一个重要的标记，用于推断很多分类等级上的系统发育关系。相对于在被子植物中的快速致同进化，nrDNA在裸子植物中的致同进化速率低，且ITS和5S-NTS区有着较大的长度变异，这种现象在松科植物中尤为明显。在本研究中，我们克隆并测定了银杉属的5S rDNA以及冷杉属、银杉属、雪松属、油杉属、长苞铁杉属、金钱松属与铁杉属的ITS序列。基于获得的新数据，再结合前人报导的其它属的数据，我们探讨了如下四个问题： （1）松科 nrDNA ITS1 亚重复单位的组成、分布及进化;（2）ITS1区的长度变异与亚重复单位数目的关系以及它们的系统学意义;（3）松科ITS1的二级结构特征;（4）银杉5S rDNA编码区及非转录间隔区的结构特征。主要研究结果如下： 1. ITS区的序列分析ITS区的克隆及序列分析发现：（1） 松科ITS1的长度变异范围为 944-3271 bp, 这是目前已报导的真核生物中属间ITS变异最大的类群之一;（2） 所有松科植物的ITS区域都包含亚重复单位，亚重复单位的数目从2到9，并且这些亚重复单位可分为两种类型，即不含保守核心序列（5’-GGCCACCCTAGTC ） 的长亚重复单位（LSR）和含上述保守核心序列的短亚重复单位（SSR）;（3） ITS1区的巨大长度变异主要归因于亚重复单位的数量变异; （4） ITS1区的GC含量与 它的序列长度和亚重复单位的数目有一定关系，并能够提供一些系统发育信息，特别是支持云杉属、松属和银杉属三者具有很近的亲缘关系。 2. ITS1亚重复单位的系统发育分析为了研究亚重复单位的进化关系，我们用最大似然法和最大简约法构建了松科ITS1亚重复单位的系统发育树。结果表明：（1）在ML和MP树中可发现有共同的五个分支; （2） 银杉比松科其它属拥有更多的SSR，且该属的所有9个SSR在系统树中构成一个单系支，表明它们是在银杉属内发生重复的;（3）一些SSR在属间和种间具有同源性，可为nrDNA ITS 的进化历史以及松科的系统发育 研究提供重要信息;（4）亚重复单位的多次重复以及伴随的重组可能是导致LSR 和SSR在松科不同属中分布式样不同的原因。 3. 松科ITS1的二级结构 用 Mfold 3.2 软件对松科所有11个属的ITS1区进行了二级结构预测，共获得了563个最低自由能折叠。结合以前关于松科二级结构的报导，我们分析的结果表明：（1） 松科ITS1的二级结构主要由几个延展的发夹结构组成;（2） 构象的复杂性与亚重复的数目呈正相关;（3）配对的亚重复单位通常在保守核心区（5’-GGCCACCCTAGTC ） 处有部分重叠，并且构成一个长茎，而其它的亚重复单位通常会自身折叠，且保守核心区的部分出现在发夹结构的环中。 4. 银杉5S rDNA 序列分析 我们对来自银杉不同群体的3个个体的5S rDNA进行了克隆，共获得 45 条序列，分析结果表明：（1） 绝大多数银杉5S rDNA编码区长度为120 bp, 以GGG 开头，以CTC结尾，编码区出现的碱基替代主要为转换;（2） 银杉与其它裸子植物相比，5S rDNA基因编码区具很高的相似性（90-99%）; （3）间隔区含有一个poly-C和一个poly-T结构、两个TC丰富区以及五个GC丰富区。根据长度和序列特征，银杉的5S rDNA间隔区可分为三种类型：Type A 长751-764 bp，Type B 长770-807 bp （含一个32 bp的插入），Type C 长581-594 bp; （5）长间隔区（Type A，Type B ）中含有两个148-175 bp的串联亚重复单位，该亚重复单位与短间隔区（Type C ）中的一段143 bp的序列具有较高的相似性（56.0-66.8%）。 5. 银杉5S rRNA的二级结构 Mfold 3.2 预测结果表明：（1）银杉5S rRNA二级结构包括5个双螺旋区（干区）（Ⅰ-Ⅴ）、2个发夹结构环区（C和D）、3个中间环区（B1、B2 和 E）和1个铰链区（A）, 铰链区为三个双螺旋的结合处;（2） 二级结构中的环区通常比双螺旋区更加保守;（3）在5个双螺旋中，I 和 IV 区有较高的碱基替代率。

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