Targeting of human aFGF gene into silkworm,Bombyx mori L. through homologous recombination

The long-arm and short-arm genes of fibroin light chain (L-chain) of silkworm, Bombyx Mori L., and the gene of human acidic fibroblast growth factor were cloned respectively and subsequently inserted into a transfer vector pVL 1392 used as a tool to target the L-chain region of the silkworm genome. Genomic DNA from their offsprings was extracted and the expected targeting was detected using polymerase chain reaction and DNA sequencing, as well as protein analysis. The results showed that positive events occurred and that the FGF gene was integrated into the L-chain locus through homologous recombination.

Molecular Systematic Studies on Chinese Mandarina Silkworm (Bombyx mandarina M.) and Domestic Silkworm (Bombyx mori L.)

Molecular systematic studies on mandarina silkworm (Bombyx mandarina M.) in 11 regions in China and 25 representative strains of domestic silkworm (Bombyx mori L.) were conducted using molecular biology techniques. Results obtained from the analysis of DNA polymorphism and clustering of all the silkworm samples provide new evidence for the view that the domestic silkworm originated from the Chinese mandarina silkworm. On the basis of literature reviewing, a new hypothesis on the origin of the domestic silkworm was put forward. It was thought that the domestic silkworm was most probably domesticated from the Chinese mandarina silkworm of different ecotypes including monovoltinism, bivoltinism and multivoltinism; and that the domestic silkworm had the genetic background of monovoltinism, bivoltinism and multivoltinism at the very beginning of the domestication. The current strains of the domestic silkworm of different voltinism are the evolutionary results of thousands of years of rearing and artificial selections.

Analysis of Two-Dimensional Gel Electrophoresis Images of Protein from Posterior Silk Gland of Silkworm (Bombyx mori) on Day 1 and Day 4 in the 5th Instar Stage

The posterior silk gland （PSG） of silkworm is an important organ where fibroin is synthesized and secreted exclusively. Because fibroin constitutes 75-80% of the silk filament, the mechanism governing fibroin secretion, quality and yield of cocoon can be elucidated by the study on the PSG. Using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis （2-DE） and image analysis system, the changes in the protein composition in the PSG cell were investigated on the day 1 （D1） and day 4 （D4） in the 5th instar stage from five different strains of silkworm （Bombyx mori）. While differences at protein level between days and strains were far less than those observed at the gene level using EST analysis. The change trends in protein composition from D1 to D4 were diverse among the different strains. The results suggest that the secretion of fibroin is regulated by multiple proteins. The site of regulation and the proteins responsible for the regulation vary with the strain, which leads to differences between strains in the capacity of fibroin secretion in the PSG cell.

Analysis of bulked segregants to identify molecular markers linked with cocoon weight and cocoon shell weight in the silkworm Bombyx mori L

Two silkworm strains viz, B20 A (high cocoon shell ratio) and C. Nichi (low cocoon shell ratio) were sib mated for 10 generations to determine the homozygoeis. Both bulked segregant analysis (BSA) and near isogenic lines (NIL) studies were done to identify the RFLP markers doaely linked to cocoon shell parameters. Three hundred and fifty-two random clones were identified as the low copy number 'sequeiace and used for identification of Restriction Fragment Length Polyrnorphic (RFLP) marker linked to cocoon weight and cocoon shell character. In the bulk aegregant analysia, DNA from the parents (B20 A, C.Nichi), Fl and F2 progeny of high shell ratio (HSR) and low shell ratio (LSR) were screened for hybridization with the random clones. Polymorphic banding pattern achieved through southern hybridization with different probes indicated the probable correlation of polymorphism with high and low cocoon shell character which are possible landmarks in identifying the putative marker(s) for the cocoon shell character. Out of the 100 probes tried with parents, Fl, F2 and their bulks 10 probes were found to be closely linked to cocoon shell characters.

家蚕Bombyx mori L.染色体的G带组型研究

以今井的涂片法制备染色体标本,采用GUG法进行G-带分染,研究了家蚕早双线期染色体的组型。依照染色体相对长度及带型鉴别了家蚕28对染色体,并绘制了染色体组型模式图。利用限性普斑系统W 染色体上的易位片断作标识,观察到不对称配对二价体,推论此异形二价体即性染色体。性染色体在14—16染色体范围内。

桑蚕(Bombyx mori L.)1～2龄人工饲料1回育3～5龄桑叶育及其成本分析

通过春、夏２期桑蚕１～２龄人工饲料１回育３～５龄桑叶育的农村试养，结果表明，试验区的茧丝质成绩春季基本接近全龄桑叶育，夏季优于全龄桑叶育；通过小蚕人工饲料育的成本分析，采用１～２龄人工饲料１回育每盒蚕种可节省７．５３元。

辛基酚对家蚕(Bombyx mori L.)生长发育的影响

为探讨辛基酚对鳞翅目模式昆虫家蚕生长发育的影响,使用添加0.01~0.08 g·kg-1辛基酚(4-tert-octylphenol,4-t-OP)的人工饲料饲养家蚕(Bombyx mori L.),研究了4-t-OP对家蚕幼虫和蛹的生长发育速度、生长量、发育整齐度和生命力等影响。结果表明:连续取食0.01 g·kg-1以上浓度4-t-OP的饲料,家蚕幼虫和蛹的生长发育速度(幼虫期和蛹期发育经过时间)、生长量(幼虫期体质量和蛹期茧层量)、生命力(3龄起蚕绝食生命时数、4龄起蚕结茧率、蚕茧的死笼率和羽化率)等都明显下降,抑制眠蚕体质量。4-t-OP对家蚕幼虫生长发育后期、化蛹及羽化等发育变态期的影响更加明显,其在家蚕体内可能有累积效应。添食0.08 g·kg-14-t-OP的家蚕不能完成生活史。研究表明,4-t-OP对家蚕生长发育毒性影响有显著的浓度效应和时间效应。

Effect of vertebrate hormones and prostaglandins on growth, silk quality and metabolic activities of Bombyx mori L

The economic importance of silkworm has moved biologists to explore various intricate mechanisms of the action of vertebrate hormones. The dietary administration of several vertebrate hormones and prostaglandins enhanced both developmental and metabolic processes of silkworm, Bombyx mori L. The main objective of sericulture research is to apply the results to achieve superior quality silk and greater output, to apply lab findings to achieve desirable ecenomic results.

Detection of Contamination and Analysis of Vertical Transmission of BmNPV in Eggs and Moths of Bombyx mori

This study reports the molecular detection of Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV) in silkworm strains of the Universidade Estadual de Maringá Brazilian Germplasm Bank (UBGB). DNA extraction was carried out by using six Bombyx mori female moths of each strain, followed by PCR amplification. A pair of primers was designed based on a specific sequence of the baculovirus genome related to the BmNPV ORF 14. Another pair of primers was used to amplify the silkworm Actin A3 gene segment, which was used as positive control. Twenty gene pools were analyzed, and fifteen revealed a fragment of 443 base pairs (bp), which indicated the presence of the BmNPV. The frequency of contaminated moths was as following: 100% for silkworm strains M18-2, M12-2 and J1;83% for C25, C75 and C24 strains;66% for KR01;50% for M11-A;33% for AS3, B106, M8 and M11 and 16% for C211, E8 and Hindu strains. These are promising results for the identification of contaminated B. mori moths by BmNPV, which may prevent virus proliferation in subsequent generations. We also analyzed DNA samples extracted from B. mori eggs, but the results were not conclusive regarding the detection of the fragments of the expected size (443 bp). The difficulty in detecting BmNPV contamination in B. mori eggs may be due to the low concentration of virus in samples.

1-Deoxynojirimycin Content and Alfa-Glucosidase Inhibitory Activity and Heat Stability of 1-Deoxynojirimycin in Silkworm Powder

Silkworm powder containing 1-deoxynojirimycin (DNJ) has α-glucosidase inhibitory activity and is promising as a complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) agent in Japan. Silkworm powder produced in Korea was extracted with 75% ethanol. The extract was derivatized with 9-fluorenylmethyl chloroformate (FMOC-Cl), and DNJ-FMOC content was measured by HPLC. Then, alfa-glucosidase inhibition by silkworm and mulberry powder in pig liver crude enzyme was assayed using 4-nitrophenyl-alfa-D-glucopyranoside as a substrate. Silkworm powder DNJ content (0.39 to 0.58%) was higher than that in mulberry powder (0.08 to 0.12%). The alfa-glucosidase inhibitory activity of silkworm powder was more potent than that of mulberry leaves and green tea. Silkworm powder DNJ was stable upon heating to 121?C for up to 15 min.

Analysis of SSR Fingerprints in Introduced Silkworm Germplasm Resources

Thirty-five SSR markers were used to construct 96 silkworm races fingerprint. All the SSR markers were polymorphic and unambiguously separated silkworm strains from each other. A total of 467 alleles were detected with a mean value of 13.34 alleles/locus （range 3-28）. The mean polymorphism index content （PIC） was 0.71 （range 0.299-0.919）. UPGMA cluster analysis of Nei＇s genetic distance grouped silkworm strains on the basis of their origin. The results indicated that SSR markers are efficient tools for fingerprinting cultivars and conducting genetic diversity studies in the silkworm.

家蚕与桑树相互作用的研究现状及进展

栽桑养蚕是世界农耕文明的一大壮举。专食桑叶的家蚕由其祖先野桑蚕经人工驯化而来,是第一个完成全基因组测序的鳞翅目昆虫。本文综述家蚕与桑树协同进化方面的研究证据,包括家蚕蛋白酶与桑树蛋白酶抑制子的互作、家蚕对桑树次生代谢物质的适应以及桑树尿素酶对家蚕氮代谢的意义等,为今后深入解析家蚕与桑树的互作提供新见解,并丰富植食性昆虫与宿主植物互作的研究信息。

桑蚕的强制牵伸抽丝及其纤维性能

为提升蚕丝的力学性能,采用一种圆锥斜面牵伸装置对五龄桑蚕进行强制牵伸抽丝以制备高强牵伸丝,研究不同牵伸速度对桑蚕牵伸丝形貌、力学性能的影响,并将牵伸丝与蚕丝进行对比与分析。结果表明:由强制抽丝获得的牵伸丝表面光滑平坦,丝胶均匀附着;随着牵伸速度的增加,牵伸丝截面逐渐向弓形转变;牵伸丝的综合力学性能显著优于蚕丝,且其断裂强度、弹性模量、断裂比功与断裂伸长率随着牵伸速度的增加均有不同程度的增加;其中,以接近桑蚕自然吐丝速度(1 cm/s)牵伸制备的牵伸丝的断裂强度与蚕丝相当,约为3.00 cN/dtex,但其弹性模量(93.10 cN/dtex)远高于蚕丝(76.90 cN/dtex);当牵伸速度增加至4 cm/s时,可获得力学性能最佳的牵伸丝,其断裂伸长率为22.49%,断裂强度为3.39 cN/dtex,弹性模量为95.76 cN/dtex,断裂比功为0.62 cN/dtex,相比于蚕丝的平均值分别提高了7%、13.76%、24.53%、31.91%。

家蚕丝素蛋白轻链基因(fib-L)启动子序列的克隆及其活性分析

家蚕Bombyx mori丝素蛋白轻链(fibroin light-chain,fib-L)基因fib-L具有在后部丝腺组织专一性、高效性表达的特点。为了利用其启动子构建能够表达外源基因的丝腺生物工厂,本实验对fib-L启动子活性进行了研究。通过PCR法克隆了fib-L启动子元件,序列分析显示fib-L启动子由位于-33^-25处的TATA盒元件和位于-128^-121处的特征性序列GTCAATTT共同组成。用fib-L启动子控制报告基因DsRed进行家蚕BmN细胞和蚕体内的瞬时表达研究,结果表明fib-L启动子可以驱动DsRed报告基因在BmN细胞和家蚕后部丝腺组织中瞬时表达。

家蚕杂交分离系的AFLP分析初探

以日系家蚕品种"湘晖"和"872"为亲本进行杂交,从F2代分别向茧丝量高(A)、中(B)、低(C)3个方向进行定向选择。经过F2～F6共5代的同蛾区交配和选择,获得了茧丝量性状有显著差异的A,B,C共3个家系。以中系蚕品种芙蓉、菁松及其杂交后代为参照群体,对3个杂交分离系进行AFLP分析,获得了617个AFLP分子标记。结果显示:选择到F4代时,A,B,C各杂交分离系的AFLP分子标记表现出一定的差异,到F6代时,A,B,C各杂交分离系间的分子标记差异十分显著且稳定。利用UPGMA法进行聚类分析的结果也显示有很强的规律性,所有个体均按家系有规律地聚在一起。从分子水平证明家蚕同蛾区杂交后代系统选择到F6代即可获得遗传性稳定的不同杂交分离系。

利用Balb/c小鼠构建家蚕蛹食物过敏模型的研究

利用Balb/c小鼠构建家蚕蛹过敏模型并研究其致敏作用。48只雌性Balb/c小鼠分别用灌胃和皮下注射家蚕蛹蛋白的方法进行致敏。小鼠致敏后通过尾静脉注射伊文斯蓝考察其对血管通透性的影响;光镜和扫描电镜下观察致敏小鼠空肠组织的病理切片;测定血清中IgE、组胺、IFN-γ、IL-4和IL-6等的含量;免疫印记反应测定小鼠血清特异性抗体与家蚕蛹变应原的结合度。结果表明:小鼠发生过敏反应时,血清中产生与家蚕蛹蛋白特异性结合的IgE抗体,血清中组胺、IL-4和IL-6等的含量显著上升,而IFN-γ含量显著下降,同时各致敏试验组小鼠血管通透性增加,空肠组织出现糜烂和结构受损症状。该小鼠致敏模型的成功构建对于后续研究家蚕蛹变应原及其致敏的抗原表位等均具有重要基础作用。

家蚕抗菌蛋白Cecropin D和Lysozyme的分离纯化及性质鉴定

经大肠杆菌E．coli K12D31诱导后的家蚕幼虫，其免疫血淋巴经CM-Sepharose CL-6B离子交换层析、Sephadex G-100凝胶过滤层析及HPLC分离后，得到2种抗菌蛋白，经液相色谱-电喷雾质谱（ESI-MS）分析鉴定，纯化的2种抗菌蛋白分别是家蚕抗菌肽eeeropin D和溶菌酶lysozyme酸性电泳（A-PAGE）测活免疫血淋巴得到抗菌蛋白活性谱：cecropin D在8h无显著表达，12h有较强抗菌活性，30h达到最高，以后逐渐降低；lysozyme在8h后检测到表达，12h到达高峰，之后逐渐下降，48h的血淋巴中未检测到明显的表达．研究认为抗菌蛋白lysozyme和cecropin D是家蚕幼虫感染细菌8h后大量表达的抗菌蛋白，主要参与细菌感染12～30h的血淋巴对细菌的清除，是参与家蚕幼虫抗菌免疫的重要蛋白．