The importance of microRNAs (miRNAs) at the post-transcriptional regulation level has recently been recognized in both animals and plants. In this study, the simple and most effective method of comparative genomic a...The importance of microRNAs (miRNAs) at the post-transcriptional regulation level has recently been recognized in both animals and plants. In this study, the simple and most effective method of comparative genomic approach was used. First known plants miRNAs BLAST against the soybean genome, and then the located candidates were searched for novel miRNAs by RNA folding method in the vicinity (±400 nt) of the candidates. The results showed that a total of 521 novel soybean miRNA genes, including 236 mature miRNAs, were identified. All these mature miRNAs were grouped into 58 families, of which 21 of them were novel family in soybean. The upstream 2 000 nt of potential pre-miRNAs was used for promoter prediction, in order to investigate prediction of miRNAs and detect transcript unit and clustering. In this study, rniRNA genes less tend to be present as clusters in soybean. Only 9 clusters, containing 2l miRNA genes (accounted for 4.0% of the total), were observed as part of polycistronic transcripts. Detailed analysis of sequence characteristics of novel miRNAs in soybean and all previous known plants miRNAs, were carried out. These results of this study provide a reference point for further study on miRNAs identification in plants, and improve the understanding of genome in soybean.展开更多
EST-derived SSR marker has been developed in many species,but few methods of high efficiency have been reported for the exploitation of EST-SSR markers.Thus,a high efficiency method for mining millions of redundant ES...EST-derived SSR marker has been developed in many species,but few methods of high efficiency have been reported for the exploitation of EST-SSR markers.Thus,a high efficiency method for mining millions of redundant EST data is needed.A modified method for the EST-SSR development with high efficiency was established based on the redundant EST data of soybean in this study.The method achieved its function through classifying ESTs according to the same SSR motif and detected candidate loci with redundant sequences.In this study,a total of 80 polymorphic EST-SSR markers of soybean were developed,50 of them were exploited by this modified method which proved the higher speed and efficiency of this method.All the 80 polymorphic EST-SSRs were mapped on soybean physical map through in silico mapping and 15 markers were integrated on a genetic map constructed in previous study.A software named hpSSR(high polymorphic SSR) was programmed based on the concept of the up-built method for EST-SSR development.This method is not only pragmatic for EST-SSR exploitation in soybean,but also effective for the development of the marker in other species if the redundancy EST data is available.展开更多
Significant progress has been achieved in the use of heterosis in soybean and several soybean hybrids have been released in China. However, broad use of hybrid soybean seed is limited due to low seed setting of female...Significant progress has been achieved in the use of heterosis in soybean and several soybean hybrids have been released in China. However, broad use of hybrid soybean seed is limited due to low seed setting of female parents. Breeding cytoplasmic male sterile(CMS) lines with high out-crossing rate is necessary to solve the problem. The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between out-crossing rate of CMS lines and their nectar secretion. The daily nectar secretion rhythm, meteorological effect on nectar secretion, and differences in nectar secretion among genotypes and years were investigated in 27 soybean CMS lines(A-lines) with their maintainers(B-lines) and restorers(R-lines). The correlation between out-crossing rate of CMS lines and nectar production was also evaluated. Nectar secretion had diurnal variation. Secretion initiated at about 06:00 for most materials and reached a peak at 07:00–08:30 after flower opened, then the nectar secretion decreased gradually. A sub-peak appeared at about 13:00, while the nectar could not be detected at 17:00. Nectar secretion was greatly influenced by the weather conditions. The amount of nectar secretion increased gradually over time during periods of high temperature and no rainfall for several days. Rainy weather and low temperatures inhibited nectar secretion. There were obvious variations of nectar amount among different genotypes tested. Significant nectar variation within a genotype among years was also observed, and the highest nectar secretion was 3-fold higher than the lowest. The amount of nectar secretion from R-lines was significantly higher than that of A-and B-lines. There was no significant difference in nectar secretion between A-and B-lines. A-and B-lines with higher out-crossing rates secreted more nectar. The amount of nectar secretion of A-and B-lines were significantly positively correlated with the out-crossing rate of A-lines.展开更多
One new mixed-ligand coordination polymer,namely[Co2(btc)(bpdc)(0.5)(py)3]n(1),was hydrothermally synthesized using biphenyl-2,4,4'-tricarboxylic acid(H3btc) as a main building block,along with two auxili...One new mixed-ligand coordination polymer,namely[Co2(btc)(bpdc)(0.5)(py)3]n(1),was hydrothermally synthesized using biphenyl-2,4,4'-tricarboxylic acid(H3btc) as a main building block,along with two auxiliary ligands(H2bpdc = 2,2'-bipyridine-5,5'-dicarboxylic acid and py =pyridine).The product 1 was characterized by IR spectroscopy,elemental,thermogravimetric,and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses.Single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies show that compound 1 possesses an intricate 3D metal-organic framework based on tetracobalt(Ⅱ) units.Magnetic susceptibility measurement indicates that compound 1 shows an antiferromagnetic coupling between the Co(Ⅱ) ions.展开更多
基金supported by the National High-Tech R&D Program of China (863 Program, 2006AA100104-4)the 948 Project, Ministry of Agriculture, China (2006-G5)+5 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30971810, 60932008)the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program, 2009CB118400)the National Genetically Modified Organisms Breeding Major Projects of China (2009ZX08009-088B)the Postdoctoral Fund in Heilongjiang Province, China (LBH-Z07228)the Technology Project of Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang Province, China (11541025)the Technology Project of Harbin, China (2009RFQXN085)
文摘The importance of microRNAs (miRNAs) at the post-transcriptional regulation level has recently been recognized in both animals and plants. In this study, the simple and most effective method of comparative genomic approach was used. First known plants miRNAs BLAST against the soybean genome, and then the located candidates were searched for novel miRNAs by RNA folding method in the vicinity (±400 nt) of the candidates. The results showed that a total of 521 novel soybean miRNA genes, including 236 mature miRNAs, were identified. All these mature miRNAs were grouped into 58 families, of which 21 of them were novel family in soybean. The upstream 2 000 nt of potential pre-miRNAs was used for promoter prediction, in order to investigate prediction of miRNAs and detect transcript unit and clustering. In this study, rniRNA genes less tend to be present as clusters in soybean. Only 9 clusters, containing 2l miRNA genes (accounted for 4.0% of the total), were observed as part of polycistronic transcripts. Detailed analysis of sequence characteristics of novel miRNAs in soybean and all previous known plants miRNAs, were carried out. These results of this study provide a reference point for further study on miRNAs identification in plants, and improve the understanding of genome in soybean.
基金financially supported by the National High-Tech R&D Program of China(2006AA10Z1F1)the National Core Soybean Genetic Engineering Project,China(2008ZX08004-002,2009ZX08004-002B,2009ZX08009-089B)+4 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(60932008,30971810)the National Basic Research Program of China(2009CB118400)the Soybean Molecular Design Team of Education of Ministry,Chinathe Soybean Molecular Design Team of the Heilongjiang Provincial Education Department,China(11541025)the Technology Projectof Harbin,China(2009RFQXN085)
文摘EST-derived SSR marker has been developed in many species,but few methods of high efficiency have been reported for the exploitation of EST-SSR markers.Thus,a high efficiency method for mining millions of redundant EST data is needed.A modified method for the EST-SSR development with high efficiency was established based on the redundant EST data of soybean in this study.The method achieved its function through classifying ESTs according to the same SSR motif and detected candidate loci with redundant sequences.In this study,a total of 80 polymorphic EST-SSR markers of soybean were developed,50 of them were exploited by this modified method which proved the higher speed and efficiency of this method.All the 80 polymorphic EST-SSRs were mapped on soybean physical map through in silico mapping and 15 markers were integrated on a genetic map constructed in previous study.A software named hpSSR(high polymorphic SSR) was programmed based on the concept of the up-built method for EST-SSR development.This method is not only pragmatic for EST-SSR exploitation in soybean,but also effective for the development of the marker in other species if the redundancy EST data is available.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2016YFD0101500, 2016YFD0101502)the Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Project of Jilin Province, China (CXGC2017Z004)
文摘Significant progress has been achieved in the use of heterosis in soybean and several soybean hybrids have been released in China. However, broad use of hybrid soybean seed is limited due to low seed setting of female parents. Breeding cytoplasmic male sterile(CMS) lines with high out-crossing rate is necessary to solve the problem. The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between out-crossing rate of CMS lines and their nectar secretion. The daily nectar secretion rhythm, meteorological effect on nectar secretion, and differences in nectar secretion among genotypes and years were investigated in 27 soybean CMS lines(A-lines) with their maintainers(B-lines) and restorers(R-lines). The correlation between out-crossing rate of CMS lines and nectar production was also evaluated. Nectar secretion had diurnal variation. Secretion initiated at about 06:00 for most materials and reached a peak at 07:00–08:30 after flower opened, then the nectar secretion decreased gradually. A sub-peak appeared at about 13:00, while the nectar could not be detected at 17:00. Nectar secretion was greatly influenced by the weather conditions. The amount of nectar secretion increased gradually over time during periods of high temperature and no rainfall for several days. Rainy weather and low temperatures inhibited nectar secretion. There were obvious variations of nectar amount among different genotypes tested. Significant nectar variation within a genotype among years was also observed, and the highest nectar secretion was 3-fold higher than the lowest. The amount of nectar secretion from R-lines was significantly higher than that of A-and B-lines. There was no significant difference in nectar secretion between A-and B-lines. A-and B-lines with higher out-crossing rates secreted more nectar. The amount of nectar secretion of A-and B-lines were significantly positively correlated with the out-crossing rate of A-lines.
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi Province(No.2013011011-6)the Subject Team of Taiyuan University of Science and Technology
文摘One new mixed-ligand coordination polymer,namely[Co2(btc)(bpdc)(0.5)(py)3]n(1),was hydrothermally synthesized using biphenyl-2,4,4'-tricarboxylic acid(H3btc) as a main building block,along with two auxiliary ligands(H2bpdc = 2,2'-bipyridine-5,5'-dicarboxylic acid and py =pyridine).The product 1 was characterized by IR spectroscopy,elemental,thermogravimetric,and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses.Single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies show that compound 1 possesses an intricate 3D metal-organic framework based on tetracobalt(Ⅱ) units.Magnetic susceptibility measurement indicates that compound 1 shows an antiferromagnetic coupling between the Co(Ⅱ) ions.