DNA分析技术及其在植物研究中的应用

从DNA/DNA杂交、RFLP分析、DNA的限制酶图谱和核苷酸序列分析、PCR技术、DNA指纹技术、RAPD分析等六个方面详细描述DNA分析技术在植物学研究中的应用 ,并讨论了DNA分析技术与植物系统学的关系。

DNA分子标记技术在环境污染物检测中的应用

DNA分子标记是DNA分子碱基序列变异的直接反映,利用分子标记物对污染物造成的生物体DNA损伤的检测和定量分析研究是可行的方法。文章主要综述了DNA加合物技术、随机扩增DNA多态性技术(RAPD)、扩增片段长度多态性技术(AFLP)、单细胞凝胶电泳技术(SCGE)及反转录聚合酶链式反应(RT-PCR)的原理及其在环境污染物检测中的应用。该方法具有快速、简便、特异性强的特点,在环境污染物早期诊断和评价方面具有重要意义,已广泛应用于遗传毒理学研究。

DNA指纹技术在污染土壤生态毒理诊断中的应用

生物标记物能在细胞或分子水平上指示暴露-效应关系,是进行污染土壤生态毒理诊断的主要技术手段之一。随着分子生物学技术的飞速发展,出现了一系列以聚合酶链式反应为基础的、在分子水平上检测污染物质导致的生物体DNA损伤的DNA指纹技术。DNA指纹技术的主要类型有:随机扩增多态性DNA(RAPD)、聚合酶链式反应-单链构象多态性(PCR-SSCP)、扩增片段长度多态性(AFLP)、任意引物聚合酶链式反应(AP-PCR)、差异显示反转录聚合酶链式反应(DDRT)、短DNA重复序列(SSR)及限制片段长度多态性(RFLP)等。这些技术与检测基因突变、染色体畸变和损伤为主的一系列经典研究方法如彗星分析、微核实验等相比具有简便、快速、灵敏等优点。本文着重介绍了随机扩增多态性DNA、聚合酶链式反应-单链构象多态性、扩增片段长度多态性3种重要的DNA指纹技术在污染土壤诊断中的应用。

DNA指纹图谱技术在土壤微生物多样性研究中的应用

土壤中的微生物多样性是十分丰富的,传统培养方法对土壤微生物多样性的研究有很大局限性。近年来,各种基于16S rDNA基因的指纹图谱分析技术取得了长足的进步,并广泛应用于土壤微生物多样性的研究。这些技术主要有变性梯度凝胶电泳(DGGE)/温度梯度凝胶电泳(TGGE)、单链构象多态性(SSCP)、随机引物扩增多态性DNA(RAPD)、限制性片段长度多态性(RFLP)和扩增核糖体DNA限制性分析(ARDRA)等。对这些技术近年来在土壤微生物多样性研究领域的应用予以简短综述,并初步探讨未来几年土壤微生物分子生态学发展的方向。

RAPD技术在微生物生物多样鉴定中的应用

RAPD（随机放大多态性DNA）是1种新的DNA分子标记技术。与RFLp、AFLP及ARDRA相比，RAPD具有可在一次试验中同时观察到大量的DNA多态性片段，方法更具简单、敏感、花费少等优点。阐述了RAPD的原理方法，及目前在微生物分类鉴定研究中的应用，并分析了RAPD技术在共生固氮放线菌Frankia分类鉴定及系统发育研究中的应用前景。

镉胁迫对蚕豆幼苗基因组DNA多态性的影响

采用随机扩增多态性DNA(RAPD)技术检测镉(Cd)胁迫对蚕豆幼苗根尖DNA多态性的影响。结果表明,不同浓度(2·5、5和15mg·L-1)镉处理7d后,蚕豆幼苗根伸长及根系中可溶性蛋白质含量均受到了抑制。选用12条寡核苷酸引物(10bp)对蚕豆幼苗根尖细胞中基因组DNA进行RAPD扩增,其中有6个引物产生特异性PCR产物。对照组蚕豆幼苗根尖基因组DNA的RAPD图谱中可分辨出86条RAPD谱带,其分子量为200~2520bp。处理组与对照组RAPD图谱之间存在明显差异,且与镉浓度之间存在剂量-效应关系。这些结果表明,镉影响蚕豆幼苗根尖细胞中基因组模板的稳定性,故利用RAPD技术获得的DNA多态性变化可作为检测镉遗传毒性效应的生物标记物。

苔藓植物DNA提取方法研究

提取高质量的 DNA是对苔藓植物遗传多样性进行研究的基础。该文以苔藓植物为试材 ,用 5种方法 ,即快速提取法、改良 CTAB法、CTAB法、SDS法及高盐法 (第一种为自行设计 ,第二种是对原有方法的改进 )对苔藓植物 DNA提取方法进行了比较研究。结果表明 ,快速提取法和改良 CTAB法是 2种适合于苔藓植物 DNA提取的方法。这 2种方法提取的 DNA浓度和纯度均比较高 ,凝胶电泳显示无明显降解现象 ,适宜作为 PCR扩增的模板 ,并成功地进行了 RAPD扩增。

DNA分子标记技术在海带种质鉴定中的应用

本文在CTAB和SDS／K＋两种DAN提取方法基础上，综合与改进，建立了海带配子体DNA的提取和纯化方法。用此法得到了较高质量的海带配子体DNA，可有效地应用于海带分子标记的研究。采用RAPD，ISSR和AFLP三种DNA分子标记技术对海带配子体细胞系进行了种质鉴定和评价，结果表明：1）RAPD方法可以有效地应用于海带配子体细胞系的鉴定，用三个RAPD引物（OPC20，OPD20和OPD15）构建的DNA指纹图谱，不仅能将23个海带配子体细胞系区分开，而且能将每种海带的雌、雄配子体区分开。2）在没有其它海带配子体DNA分子标记背景资料的前提下，运用ISSR标记方法，辅证了RAPD方法的有效性及可靠性，排除了因原核生物的“污染”，所造成的RAPD标记方法的干扰，同时，也能辨别非海带配子体，这可以评价海带配子体保存的实际效果。3）AFLP分子标记结果表明，海带配子体细胞系具有高的多态性，这对海带具体性状进行连锁标记分析，可能是有效的方法。4）在RAPD标记的基础上，初步建立海带配子体SCAR标记，为海带分子标记辅助选种、育种打下基础。5）对3F、5F、12M三个实验材料，进一步用rDNA转录间隔区（ITS1）测序分析，与已知海带配子体ITS1的差别很大，说明不是海带配子体。综合上述，RAPD，ISSR和AFLP三种DNA分子标记技可以对海带种质资源进行鉴定、评估，为海带科学保种、选种提供依据。

High genetic diversity in field isolates of Trypanosoma theileri assessed by analysis of cathepsin L-like sequences disclosed multiple and new genotypes infecting cattle in Thailand

In this study, we describe the first survey in Thailand of Trypanosoma theileri, a widespread and prevalent parasite of cattle that is transmitted by tabanid flies. Investigation of 210 bovine blood samples of Thai cattle from six farms by hematocrit centrifuge technique (HCT) revealed 14 samples with trypanosomes morphologically compatible to T. theileri. Additional animals were positive for T. theileri by PCR based on the Cathepsin L-like sequence (TthCATL-PCR) despite negative by HCT, indicating cryptic infections. Results revealed a prevalence of 26 +/- 15% (95% CI) of T. theileri infection. Additionally, 12 samples positive for T. theileri were detected in cattle from other 11 farms. From a total of 30 blood samples positive by HCT and/or PCR from 17 farms, seven were characterized to evaluate the genetic polymorphism of T. theileri through sequence analysis of PCR-amplified CATL DNA sequences. All CATL sequences of T. theileri from Thai cattle clustered with sequences of the previously described phylogenetic lineages TthI and TthII, supporting only two major lineages of T. theileri in cattle around the world. However, 11 of the 29 CATL sequences analyzed showed to be different, disclosing an unexpectedly large polymorphic genetic repertoire, with multiple genotypes of T. theileri not previously described in other countries circulating in Thai cattle. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Inheritance of molecular markers and sex in the Australian freshwater crayfish, Cherax destructor Clark

Inheritance of three kinds of molecular genetic markers (mtDNA, random-amplified polymorphic DNAs (RAPDs) and allozymes) and sex were investigated in crossbreeding experiments between three populations of the Australian freshwater crayfish Cherax destructor. Crossbreeding did not disrupt the ively maternally inherited, and allozyme and RAPD markers were transmitted following expected Mendelian principles for co-dominant and dominant traits respectively. Unlike these three markers, sex ratios were found to be distorted by crossbreeding in some families. Two crossbred families produced only females. The implications of these findings for freshwater crayfish population genetics, taxonomy and aquaculture are discussed.

Search for methylation-sensitive amplification polymorphisms in mutant figs

Fig (Ficus carica) breeding programs that use conventional approaches to develop new cultivars are rare, owing to limited genetic variability and the difficulty in obtaining plants via gamete fusion. Cytosine methylation in plants leads to gene repression, thereby affecting transcription without changing the DNA sequence. Previous studies using random amplification of polymorphic DNA and amplified fragment length polymorphism markers revealed no polymorphisms among select fig mutants that originated from gamma-irradiated buds. Therefore, we conducted methylation-sensitive amplified polymorphism analysis to verify the existence of variability due to epigenetic DNA methylation among these mutant selections compared to the main cultivar 'Roxo-de-Valinhos'. Samples of genomic DNA were double-digested with either HpaII (methylation sensitive) or MspI (methylation insensitive) and with EcoRI. Fourteen primer combinations were tested, and on an average, non-methylated CCGG, symmetrically methylated CmCGG, and hemimethylated hmCCGG sites accounted for 87.9, 10.1, and 2.0%, respectively. MSAP analysis was effective in detecting differentially methylated sites in the genomic DNA of fig mutants, and methylation may be responsible for the phenotypic variation between treatments. Further analyses such as polymorphic DNA sequencing are necessary to validate these differences, standardize the regions of methylation, and analyze reads using bioinformatic tools. © FUNPEC-RP.

Genetic structure of Aedes aegypti populations determined using pairwise comparisons

The biological characteristics of Aedes aegypti (Diptera, Culicidae), which is a vector of dengue and yellow fever, make this organism a good model for studying population structure and the events that may influence it under the effect of human activity. We assessed the genetic variability of five A. aegypti populations using RAPD-PCR technique and six primers. Four populations were from Brazil and one was from the USA. A total of 165 polymorphic DNA loci were generated. Considering the six primers and the five populations, the mean value of inter-population genetic diversity (Gst) was 0.277, which is considered high according to the Wright classification. However, pairwise comparisons of the populations gave variable Gst values ranging from 0.044 to 0.289. This variation followed the population's geographic distance to some extent but was also influenced by human activity. The lowest Gst values were obtained in the comparison of populations from cities with intensive commercial and medical contacts. These mosquito populations were previously classified as insecticide resistant, susceptible, or with decreased susceptibility; this parameter apparently had an effect on the Gst values obtained in the pairwise comparisons. ©FUNPEC-RP.

Tipagem molecular, perfis de sensibilidade e caracterização de transcritos diferencialmente expressos durante a infecção de Cryptococcus neoformans

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Characterization of immobilized biomass by amplified rDNA restriction analysis (ARDRA) in an anaerobic sequencing-batch biofilm reactor (ASBBR) for the treatment of industrial wastewater

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Gallus gallus domesticus are resistant to infection with Neospora caninum tachyzoites of the NC-1 strain

The aim of this study was to experimentally evaluate infection in Gallus gallus domesticus with Neospora caninum tachyzoites of the NC-1 strain. Experimental infection was conducted in 90-day-old chickens, embryonated eggs and bioassays in dogs. In the first experiment, poults were randomly divided into four groups. Groups I and II were provided feed with coccidiostat, whereas groups III and IV received feed without coccidiostat. When the poults from groups I and III reached 90 days of age, they received a subcutaneous inoculation of N. caninum. Once the hens entered their egg-laying period, during the following 30 days, the eggs were collected, identified, weighed and placed in an incubator. On the 70th day after inoculation, all animals, including the chicks, were euthanized. Tissue samples from the adult poultry and chicks were collected for histopathology, immunohistochemistry (IHC) and PCR. Brain tissue and pectoral muscle samples from infected birds were fed to two dogs. Notably, the average weight of the group III eggs was lower than that of the group IV eggs (p <0.05). No changes consistent with infection in adult poultry or chicks were detected by histopathology or IHC; moreover, no amplified parasite DNA was detected in the birds'tissues or dogs'feces. No dog eliminated oocysts. In the second experiment, the embryonated chicken eggs were inoculated with 1 x 10(2) N. caninum tachyzoites, on the 10th day of incubation, and chicks born from these eggs were housed in boxes suitable for the species and received commercial feed and distilled water ad libitum. On the 30th day after infection (DAI), the poultry were euthanized, and their organs were processed as described in experiment I. The amplification of parasite DNA was observed in the spleen and pectoral muscles of one of the birds. The ingestion of bird tissues by dogs did not result in oocyst elimination. These results indicate that the parasite may have been eliminated by the host and that the use of tachyzoites to induce chronic disease might be a poor source for hens. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.