To Analyze the Sensitivity of RT-PCR Assays Employing S Gene Target Failure with Whole Genome Sequencing Data during Third Wave by SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant

Introduction: Omicron is a highly divergent variant of concern (VOCs) of a severe acute respiratory syndrome SARS-CoV-2. It carries a high number of mutations in its spike protein hence;it is more transmissible in the community by immune evasion mechanisms. Due to mutation within S gene, most Omicron variants have reported S gene target failure (SGTF) with some commercially available PCR kits. Such diagnostic features can be used as markers to screen Omicron. However, Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) is the only gold standard approach to confirm novel microorganisms at genetically level as similar mutations can also be found in other variants that are circulating at low frequencies worldwide. This Retrospective study is aimed to assess RT-PCR sensitivity in the detection of S gene target failure in comparison with whole genome sequencing to detect variants of Omicron. Methods: We have analysed retrospective data of SARS-CoV-2 positive RT-PCR samples for S gene target failure (SGTF) with TaqPath COVID-19 RT-PCR Combo Kit (ThermoFisher) and combined with sequencing technologies to study the emerged pattern of SARS-CoV-2 variants during third wave at the tertiary care centre, Surat. Results: From the first day of December 2021 till the end of February 2022, a total of 321,803 diagnostic RT-PCR tests for SARS-CoV-2 were performed, of which 20,566 positive cases were reported at our tertiary care centre with an average cumulative positivity of 6.39% over a period of three months. In the month of December 21 samples characterized by the SGTF (70/129) were suggestive of being infected by the Omicron variant and identified as Omicron (B.1.1.529 lineage) when sequence. In the month of January, we analysed a subset of samples (n = 618) with SGTF (24%) and without SGTF (76%) with Ct values Conclusions: During the COVID-19 pandemic, it took almost more than 15 days to diagnose infection and identify pathogen by sequencing technology. In contrast to that molecular assay provided quick identification with the help of SGTF phenomenon within 5 hours of duration. This strategy helps scientists and health policymakers for the quick isolation and identification of clusters. That ultimately results in a decreased transmission of pathogen among the community.

Progress of CACNA1S Gene and Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis

CACNA1 S gene is the gene encoding L-type calcium channel αa-subunit. CACNA1 S gene mutations can cause hypokalemic periodic pa- ralysis （HOKPP）. The related research speculated that CACNA1 S gene was the candidate genes which affect meat quality traits. In the present ar- ticle, the biological characteristics of CACNA1 S gene, structure, genetic diseases and the research development were respectively reviewed so as to provide a reference for further research.

Cloning and Identification of S Gene from Chinese Isolate TH-98 of Transmissible Gastroenteritis Virus

Chinese isolate of transmissible gastroenteritis virus(TGEV)was propagated and harvested in swine testicle(ST)cells.Two pairs of primers were designed according to the published sequence with Oligo 4.1 and DNasis softwares.The products of RT-PCR were named Sa and Sb,of 2.3kb and 2.1kb respectively.Sa was inserted in EcoR I and Kpn I sites after Sb was cloned in Kpn I and Pst I sites of the same pUC18 plasmid.The recombinant designated pUC-S was verified and analyzed by corresponding restriction endonuclease(RE)and nested PCR on the basis of genetic sites of S gene and physical map of pUC18 plasmid,which was identified as S gene from Chinese isolate of TGEV.

Cloning and Homology Comparison of S Gene for Isolate TH-98 of Porcine Transmissible Gastroenteritis Virus

TH-98 isolate of transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV) was propagated and harvested on swine testicle (ST) monolayer cell. Two pairs of primers were designed to amplify S gene by RT-PCR according to the published sequence of TGEV'S gene cDNA with Oligo version 4.1 and DNasis software. The products of PCR were named Sa and Sb, of 2.3 kb and 2.1 kb respectively. Sa was inserted in EcoR I and Kpn I sites after Sb was cloned in Kpn I and Pst I multiple cloning sites of the same pUC18 plasmid. The recombinant pUC-S plasmid was identified and analyzed by corresponding restriction endonuclease and nested PCR on the basis of the genetic sites of S gene and pUC18 plasmid, which was identified as S gene of TGEV. Recombinant pUC-S was sequenced and analyzed in comparison with the other strains. Gene sequence comparison indicated that TH-98 shared 99, 97, 98, 97 and 94% identities with Purdue-115(US), Miller(US), TO14(Japan), FS772(British), 96-1933(British), respectively, their deduced amino acid homology was 99, 97, 97, 96 and 93% correspondingly. In addition, the analysis report verified that pUC-S owned a complete open reading frame (ORF) including initiation codon, signal sequences, remaining sequences and termination codon as well. Therefore, the results affirmed that S gene of TGEV TH-98 was extremely conservative.

Cloning and Sequencing of S Gene of Novel Variant of Infectious Bronchitis Virus ZJ971 Isolates in China

A novel proventriculopathogic variant (isolate ZJ971) of infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) was identified from enlarged proeventriculus of the sick chickens in the study. The S gene cDNA segment with 3.6 kb in length was amplified by RT-PCR with special primers from the ZJ971 viral isolate of (IBV) and cloned into plasmid pBluescript SK( + ). The recombinants containing S gene of IBV-ZJ971 isolate were identified by digestion of restriction enzyme EcoRI, BamHI and PCR amplification. The cloned S gene from isolate IBV-7J971 was composed of 3492 bp in length encoding for a polypeptide of 1080 amino acids. Comparing the nucleotide of S gene of IBV isolate ZJ971 with that of reported IBV strains Beaudette, M41, Ark99 and CuT2, the homology was 97.3%, 97.5%, 88.6% and 85.6%, respectively; and the homology of the deduced amino acids of S protein of IBV isolate ZJ971 was 96%, 96.3%, 86.1% and 83.1% respectively; especially, the mutation of 3241st nucleotide of S gene of IBV isolate ZJ971 from G to T resulted in the translating termination of S protein at 3240th nucleotide site.

Relationship between heterogeneity of HBV preS/S gene and intrauter-ine transmission

Objective: To study the relationship of the mutation of HBV preS/S gene in HBsAg carrying pregnant women and intrauterine transmission. Methods: Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to amplify HBV preS/S gene from sera of 8 HBsAg carrying pregnant women, 4 women's neonates infected with HBV, and the other's neonates non-infected with. The PCR products were cloned and 5 clones were chosen from every woman for DNA sequencing. Results: Heterogeneity of HBV preS/S gene in HBsAg carrying pregnant women having intrauterine transmission was much higher than that from having not intrauterine transmission, and the divergence rate of nucleotide sequences also higher strikingly. Conclusion: High heterogeneity of HBV preS/S gene of HBsAg positive pregnant women may be relative to high rate of intrauterine transmis-sion

Wilm′s tumor gene1肽疫苗Galinpepimut-S在肿瘤免疫治疗中的应用

目的为Wilm′s tumor gene1(WT1)肽疫苗Galinpepimut-S(GPS)用于肿瘤免疫治疗的后续研究提供参考。方法采用计算机检索中国知网、PubMed等数据库自建库起至2022年12月的肿瘤免疫治疗相关文献,总结GPS在肿瘤免疫治疗中的应用现状。结果GPS能激发自身免疫系统,对WT1抗原产生强烈免疫反应而发挥抗肿瘤作用,在卵巢癌、恶性胸膜间皮瘤、急性髓系白血病、多发性骨髓瘤的治疗中均显示出较好的疗效。结论以GPS为代表的肿瘤疫苗是未来肿瘤治疗的重要方向,需进一步进行临床研究,以获取更多数据。

Morphogenesis and Molecular Phylogeny of a Marine Urostylid Ciliate Apokeronopsis wrighti(Protista, Ciliophora, Hypotrichia)

Hypotrichs are one of the highly differentiated ciliated lineages which play important roles in ecological, environmental,evolutionary and basic biological studies. In the present study, we investigated the living characteristics, infraciliature, nuclear apparatus, ontogenesis and phylogenetic position of a marine hypotrichous ciliate, Apokeronopsis wrighti Long et al., 2008, which was isolated from coastal waters in Shenzhen, China. The new isolate resembles the type population in terms of morphological characteristics, morphometrics, and SSU rRNA gene sequence that is with a 99.7% similarity. Ontogenesis of A. wrighti is characterized by oral primordium for the proter as well as marginal and dorsal kineties anlagen in both filial products formed de novo, and the cirral row arranged along the paroral and endoral arises from several anterior frontoventral-transverse cirral streaks. Phylogenetic analyses based on SSU and concatenated gene data suggest that five species of Apokeronopsis form a monophyletic clade, and the genus Apokeronopsis is closely related to Thigmokeronopsis and Metaurostylopsis.

献血者HBVs基因变异的生物信息学分析

目的分析HBV DNA+/HBsAg-献血者的传染性指标、S区基因序列突变情况及生物信息学特征变化。方法通过PCR方法筛查出1份HBV DNA+/HBsAg-的标本,应用酶联免疫和化学发光方法检测该标本乙肝病毒5项指标,对该标本HBVs区基因片段测序并分析变异情况,应用分析软件对所测序列进行生物信息学分析。结果该标本HBV DNA+、HBsAg-、HBsAb+、HBeAg+、HBeAb-、HBcAb+;HBVs区基因序列内发生氨基酸单位点突变(P151L),空间结构发生改变。结论HBVs区基因序列空间结构改变,可能是导致检测结果出现血清学HBsAg-/HBsAb+/HBV DNA+的原因。

Eukaryotic food sources analysis in situ of tropical common sea cucumber Holothuria leucospilota based on 18S rRNA gene high-throughput sequencing

Sea cucumber Holothuria leucospilota is one of the most widespread tropical holothurian species.In this study,eukaryotic organism composition in foregut and hindgut contents of H.leucospilota and surrounding sediments was assessed by 18S rRNA gene high-throughput sequencing.Eukaryon richness and diversity in the habitat sediments were significantly higher than those in foregut and hindgut contents of the sea cucumbers(P<0.05).The foregut content group,hindgut content group,and marine sediment group sequences were respectively assigned to 18.20±1.32,19.40±1.03,and 21.80±0.37 phyla.In the foregut contents,Nematoda(20.18%±9.59%),Mollusca(16.12%±10.49%),Chlorophyta(10.04%±4.85%),Annelida(8.72%±10.93%),Streptophyta(8.46%±4.65%),and Diatomea(5.99%±2.01%)were the predominant phyla,which showed the eukaryotic food sources of H.leucospilota were primarily belong to the above phyla.The predominant phyla in the hindgut contents were Streptophyta(45.55%±17.32%),Mollusca(4.93%±4.82%),Arthropoda(5.37%±3.08%),Diatomea(3.88%±2.34%),and Chlorophyta(3.79%±1.59%);and Annelida(37.80%±17.00%),Arthropoda(24.49%±12.53%),Platyhelminthes(7.14%±3.02%),Nematoda(4.14%±0.91%),and Diatomea(5.11%±1.35%)had large contents in the sediments.The comparatively high content of Paris genus in phylum Streptophyta in foregut contents indicated that land plants were one of the primary food sources of H.leucospilota,however the significantly higher contents of Streptophyta in hindgut contents than that in foregut contents might suggest a large part of the terrigenous detritus ingested might not be digested by H.leucospilota.UPGMA and PCoA analysis revealed that eukaryotic organism composition differed significantly between foregut contents of H.leucospilota and ambient sediments,indicating selective feeding feature of H.leucospilota.This study provided useful references for artificial feed of tropical sea cucumbers and enhanced understanding of the ecological roles of detritus-feeding macrobenthos.

2016年~2022年福建地区猪流行性腹泻病毒S基因的遗传变异分析

为了解2016年~2022年福建地区猪流行性腹泻病毒(PEDV)流行现状及遗传变异情况,本研究对从福建地区采集的231份疑似猪流行性腹泻(PED)发病仔猪病料样品经RT-PCR进行PEDV的检测,选取不同地区22份PEDV阳性样品经PCR扩增S基因并测序,采用MegAlign分析PEDV S基因及其编码氨基酸序列的相似性,采用MEGA7.0软件构建其系统发育树,采用MegAlign分析S基因编码氨基酸序列的分子特征,分别利用RDP4、SimPlot、MEGA7.0软件进行S基因的重组分析,并利用BEAST软件进行该基因分歧时间估算。结果显示,福建地区PEDV总阳性率为51.51%(119/231),福建5个不同地区PEDV阳性率为40.00%~63.16%。从22份PEDV阳性样品中获得19条PEDV S基因序列,全长4149 bp~4161 bp,共编码1382 aa~1386 aa,19株PEDV S基因序列及其编码氨基酸序列之间相似性分别为94.4%~100%和93.8%~100%。19株PEDV S基因系统发育分析结果显示,其中18株PEDV属于GIIb亚型,1株属于GIb亚型。S蛋白氨基酸序列分析结果显示,与经典疫苗株CV777相比,18株GIIb亚型PEDV S蛋白的氨基酸序列在aa55~aa56、aa135~aa136和aa155~aa156处存在插入与缺失,具有典型的PEDV变异株的分子特征;其中14株还出现了独特的aa1193缺失。与GII型疫苗株AJ1102相比,19株PEDV S1区氨基酸突变率为60.00%~83.82%,其中18株GIIb亚型PEDV S1区氨基酸突变位点中有10个位于S蛋白重要结构域;基因重组分析结果显示,有3株PEDV S基因存在重组事件,其中FJLY01-2018株由GD-B株和CH-S株重组而来,FJLY02-2018株由CH/HNPJ/2017株和PEDV4-S-3株重组而来,FJLY03-2022株由PEDV-1931-1-Valladolid-Molpeceres株和HUA-M17株重组而来;S基因分歧时间估算结果显示,福建地区GIIa亚型、GIIb亚型、GIa亚型及GIb亚型PEDV的最早分歧时间约为1995年、2009年、2010年和2011年。上述结果表明福建地区PEDV流行率较高,田间流行株基因型具有多样性,且存在重组现象,临床上应予以高度重视。本研究为福建地区PED的流行病学调查及免疫防控提供了参考。

欧李种质资源自交不亲和S-RNase基因的克隆及序列分析

为鉴定不同欧李种质资源的S基因型,分析欧李S基因序列特点,以70份欧李种质为材料,通过PCR特异性扩增S基因,并克隆测序得到其基因序列。结果表明:利用BFP93/BFP94-1引物,在52份种质中各鉴定到2个S基因,在16份种质中各鉴定到单个S基因,在3-32-扁黄和10-32两份种质中未扩增出条带;共克隆得到120条基因,鉴定得到36种S基因型,并将其中的新基因登录到NCBI中,登录号依次为OQ124075~OQ124109。

帕金森病患者血清LCN2、PROS1水平变化及其与疾病分期、认知障碍的相关性

目的探讨帕金森病(PD)患者血清脂质运载蛋白2(LCN2)、蛋白S基因(PROS1)水平变化及其与疾病分期、认知障碍的相关性。方法选取2019年1月至2022年12月该院诊治的PD患者120例为研究对象(PD组),参考改良版Hoehn-Yahr分级(H-Y分级),分为早期PD组(0~1.5级,n=50),中期PD组(>1.5~3.0级,n=39),晚期PD组(>3.0~5.0级,n=31)。以同期健康体检的60例体检健康者为对照组。检测两组血清LCN2、PROS1水平。比较不同PD疾病分期PD患者血清LCN2、PROS1水平差异。Spearman秩相关分析血清LCN2、PROS1水平与简易智力状态检查量表(MMSE),蒙特利尔认知评估量表(MoCA)及H-Y分级的相关性。多因素Logistic回归分析影响PD患者认知功能障碍的相关因素。绘制受试者工作特征(ROC)曲线分析血清LCN2、PROS1水平对PD患者认知障碍的评估价值。结果PD组血清LCN2、PROS1水平分别为(97.47±11.28)μg/L、(77.52±8.69)μg/L,明显高于对照组(40.15±6.22)μg/L、(32.49±4.37)μg/L,差异均有统计学意义(t=36.641、37.783,均P<0.05)。晚期PD组血清LCN2、PROS1水平高于早期、中期PD组,差异均有统计学意义(均P<0.05)。认知障碍组PD患者病程、血清LCN2、PROS1、H-Y分级均高于认知正常组患者,而MoCA评分、MMSE评分低于认知正常组,差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05)。血清LCN2、PROS1水平与MoCA评分,MMSE评分呈负相关(r=-0.634、-0.489,均P<0.05),与H-Y分级呈正相关(r=0.467、0.625,均P<0.05)。血清LCN2、PROS1是影响PD患者认知功能障碍的相关危险因素。血清LCN2、PROS1单独及联合对PD患者认知功能障碍预测的曲线下面积(AUC)为0.905(95%CI:0.868~0.955),0.803(95%CI:0.764~0.849),0.836(95%CI:0.770~0.867),血清LCN2、PROS1联合检测AUC明显高于单独检测,差异具有统计学意义(Z=5.558,4.974,均P<0.001)。结论PD患者血清LCN2、PROS1水平升高,与PD疾病分期、认知障碍有关,两者联合检测对PD患者认知障碍具有较高的评估价值。

16S rRNA Gene-Based Metagenomic Analysis of Soil Bacterial Diversity in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo

Soil contains a great diversity of microorganisms, among which are bacteria. This study aimed to explore bacterial diversity in soil samples in Brazzaville in the Republic of the Congo. Environmental DNA was extracted. The illumina MiSeq sequencing was held and the diversity indices have been computed. Illumina MiSeq sequencing revealed 21 Phyla, four of which were abundant: Proteobacteria, Acidobacteria, Actinobacteria and Bacteroidetes. Soil microbial communities in the studied samples were phylogenetically diverse but with a stable community structure. 17 classes are represented with relative abundances of Rihzobiales, Bacillales, Actinomycetales and Acidobacteriales. 40 families, the Alphaproteobacteria, the Bacilli and the 12 Actinobacteria. 83 orders among which the Rhizobiales are the most abundant followed by Bacillales and the least abundant followed by the Flavobacteriaceae. Of the 28 genera listed, the Bradyrhizobium is the most dominant in Mw3 and Mw4. 25 listed species, Bradyrhizobium, Bacillus, Actinoplanes, and Candidatu coribacter Acidobacterium are the most abundant species. The Shannon indices of Mw3 and Mw4 are equal, the H’max of Mw4 is greater than the H’max of Mw3. The Simpson index of Mw4 is equal to the Simpson index of Mw3, and the Pielou index (J) of Mw4 is less than the R of Mw3, but very close. This study opens interesting perspectives on the knowledge and exploitation of telluric bacteria in several areas of life.

Hepatitis B virus S gene mutants in infants infected despite immunoprophylaxis

Objective To assess the correlation between hepatitis B virus (HBV) surface gene mutant infection and hepatitis B (HB) vaccination failure Methods Using sera from 106 infants who were born to HBV carrier mothers and failed in HB immunoprophylaxis, HBV S gene was amplified by PCR, transferred to nylon membranes for Southern blots, and then hybridized with oligonucleotide probes Eleven of non hybridizing samples were used for DNA sequencing Results 93 4% (99/106) of the samples were HBV DNA positive, and 30 3% (30/99) failed to hybridize with at least one of the four probes DNA sequencing confirmed that 10 of the 11 samples had an S gene mutation with amino acid (aa) change The identified mutants included nucleotide (nt) 546T→A(aa131N→T), nt531T→C (aa126I→T), nt491A→C (aa113T→P), nt491T→A (aa113S→T), nt533C→A (aa127P→T), nt581T→A (aa143S→T), nt636A→T (aa161Y→F), and nt679A→C (aa175L→F) The sequence in one mother infant pair was completely the same, with mutations at aa131 and aa161 Conclusions The prevalence of HBV surface mutants is about 30% in the children failing in HB vaccination HBV mutants can infect infants by maternal infant transmission

Impact of Different Rates of Nitrogen Supplementation on Soil PhysicochemicalProperties and Microbial Diversity in Goji Berry

Goji berry(Lycium barbarum L.)is substantially dependent on nitrogen fertilizer application,which can signifi-cantly enhance fruit yield and Goji berry industrial development in Ningxia,China.This study aimed to analyze the functions of differential nitrogen application rates including low(N1),medium(N2),and high(N3)levels in soil microbial community structure(bacterial and fungal)at 2 diverse soil depths(0-20,20-40 cm)through high-throughput sequencing technology by targeting 16S RNA gene and ITS1&ITS2 regions.All the observed physicochemical parameters exhibited significant improvement(p<0.05)with increased levels of nitrogen and the highest values for most parameters were observed at N2.However,pH decreased(p<0.05)gradually.The alpha and beta diversity analyses for bacterial and fungal communities’metagenome displayed more similarities than differences among all groups.The top bacterial and fungal phyla and genera suggested no obvious(p>0.05)differences among three group treatments(N1,N2,and N3).Furthermore,the functional enrichment analysis demonstrated significant(p<0.05)enrichment of quorum sensing,cysteine and methionine metabolism,and transcriptional machinery for bacterial communities,while various saprotrophic functional roles for fungal communities.Conclusively,moderately reducing the use of N-supplemented fertilizers is conducive to increasing soil nitrogen utilization rate,which can contribute to sustainable agriculture practices through improved soil quality,and microbial community structure and functions.

PROS1基因新同义突变致以脑梗死起病的遗传性蛋白S缺陷症家系调查

目的调查一个以急性脑梗死起病的遗传性蛋白S缺陷症家系的临床特征,分析其PROS1基因的突变特点。方法收集先证者及其直系亲属的临床资料,采集血标本,检测蛋白S活性水平并对PROS1基因进行测序。结果该家系直系亲属三代8人,其中3名确诊为遗传性蛋白S缺陷症,先证者及其兄均表现为急性脑梗死,余家系成员尚未发生血栓事件。检测蛋白S活性:先证者、先证者之兄、先证者母亲分别为16.8%、38.0%、31.8%,父亲正常。基因分析发现先证者、先证者之兄、先证者母亲PROS1基因第11外显子均存在c.1323G>A杂合变异,父亲为野生型。结论本家系为一个新发现的由PROS1基因c.1323G>A同义突变引起的遗传性蛋白S缺陷症家系;此突变可能导致青年缺血性脑卒中的发生。

Phylogenetic Relationships among 12 Species of Tetrigidae (Orthoptera:Tetrigoidea) Based on Partial Sequences of 12S and 16S Ribosomal RNA

Mitochondrial 12S and 16S ribosomal RNA genes sequences were sequenced using dye-labeled terminator on an ABI 377 automated sequencer in 11 individuals and 1 species' sequences were gained from GenBank,representing 6 genera of family Tetrigidae.The collated sequences were aligned using Clustal X version 1.81 and then,the sequence variability and heredity distances based on Kimura 2-parameter model were calculated using Mega 2.1.In obtained sequences (736 bp),the average A+T content is 73.9%,ranging from 71.2% to 77.5%;the overall G+C content is 26.1%,ranging from 22.5% to 28.8%.Based on alignment of the combined sequences,185 parsimony-informative sites were revealed in 755 available base pairs.Phylogenetic trees were reconstructed using NJ,MP and ML methods with Cylindraustralia kochii as outgroup.The results indicated that the monophyletic nature of Tetrix is questioned and suggest that T.tubercarina may be given tribal rank.Our results also show that Coptltettix huanjiangensis and C.gongshanensis are the same species,i.e.Coptltettix gongshanensis Zheng,and C.huanjiangensis is the synonyms of C.gongshanensis.

Identification of sika deer and red deer using partial cytochrome b and 12s ribosomal RNA genes

A study was conducted on the identifications of the degraded samples of sika deer （Cervus nippon） and red deer （Cervus elaphus） by phylogenetic and nucleotide distance analysis of partial Cytb and 12s rRNA genes sequences. 402 bp Cytb genes were achieved by PCR-sequencing using DNA extracted from 8 case samples, and contrasted with 27 sequences of Cytb gene downloaded from GenBank database. The values of three nucleotide distance between three suspected samples and sika deer were identical （0.026±0.006）, which was smaller than the smallest nucleotide distance between eastern red deer and sika deer （0.036）. Furthermore, phylogenetic analysis of sika deer and red deer indicated that the evidences located within the same cluster as sika deer. The evidences were sika deer materials. As the same way, other three suspected samples were derived from red deer. The results were further confirmed by phylogenetic and nucleotide distance analysis of 387 bp 12s rRNA gene. The method was powerful and less time-consuming and helpful to reduce the related cases with wildlife.

山新杨谷胱甘肽S-转移酶编码基因PdbGSTU功能分析

【目的】本研究旨在通过分析山新杨谷胱甘肽S-转移酶编码基因PdbGSTU的抗病功能,为林木抗性育种提供基因资源与抗性种质。【方法】克隆PdbGSTU基因序列并对其进行生物信息学分析,利用荧光定量PCR技术分析该基因的组织特异性表达及植物激素诱导下的表达模式。利用转基因技术获得山新杨的过/抑制表达PdbGSTU基因植株,通过观察比较接种细链格孢菌后各植株叶片的表型和病斑面积,验证该基因的抗病功能;同时测定接种病原菌前后,野生型和转基因山新杨植株内过氧化氢含量和抗氧化相关酶活性。【结果】(1)山新杨PdbGSTU基因开放阅读框全长753 bp,编码氨基酸250个,对应的蛋白质相对分子质量为29.01 kDa,为稳定的酸性亲水蛋白,定位于细胞质中;系统进化分析显示,PdbGSTU蛋白与银中杨的蛋白KAJ6918316亲缘关系最近;启动子序列分析显示,PdbGSTU基因启动子序列含多种响应植物激素和逆境胁迫的顺式作用元件。(2)RT-qPCR结果显示,PdbGSTU基因在山新杨顶芽表达量最高,在其根部表达量最低,且该基因受茉莉酸甲酯、水杨酸和1-氨基环丙基-1-羧酸3种植物激素诱导,均上调表达。(3)接种细链格孢菌后,野生型和抑制表达PdbGSTU基因植株的叶片上,病斑面积分别为6.42和16.46 mm2,而过表达PdbGSTU基因的植株叶片上,少部分接种点出现明显病斑,其余接种部分仅出现褪色。【结论】PdbGSTU正向参与山新杨对细链格孢菌侵染的抵御过程,可通过清除活性氧提高杨树对病原菌的抗性。