花斑无须鲶(Ageneiosus marmoratus)全基因组微卫星分布特征研究

根据NCBI已公布的花斑无须鲶全基因组序列,利用MISA软件对花斑无须鲶全基因组的6种完整型微卫星进行筛选并分析其分布特征. 结果如下:在花斑无须鲶全基因组(约1.03Gb)中符合条件的微卫星序列共336 037个,丰度为326个/Mb. 微卫星总长度为7 720 686 bp,占花斑无须鲶全基因组的0.75%. 其中二碱基类型的微卫星数目最多,为145 318个,占微卫星总数的43.24%,其次分别为单碱基(37.12%)、三碱基(11.00%)、四碱基(7.39%)、五碱基(1.04%)和六碱基(0.21%). 花斑无须鲶全基因组微卫星中的优势碱基类别按照数量从高到低排列依次为A、AC、AG、AT、AAT、AAAT、TATC、AAG、AAC和TGA,共有305 243个,占微卫星总数的 90.84%,A、T碱基在微卫星中占绝对优势.     

MEMS微推进技术的研究

空间推进器是卫星的姿态控制及轨道的修正、保持和机动的重要执行元件．随着小卫星、微卫星、纳卫星、皮卫星和星座及编队飞行技术的出现，对空间推进技术提出了更高的要求．在综述国内外微推进技术的基础上，着重介绍研制的微型数字式MEMS阵列推进器的总体结构设计、推进剂的选择与性能研究、推进阵列的MEMS加工和封装工艺研究等。     

Microsatellite Instability in Russian Patients with Colorectal Cancer

The aim of this study was to determine the characteristics of Russian patients with microsatellite instability (MSI) tumors. MSI in the tumor was determined in 514 patients with colon cancer using PCR and subsequent fragment analysis for five markers (NR21, NR24, BAT25, BAT26, and NR27). In the presence of microsatellite instability, the mismatch repair (MMR) system genes were examined using the NGS and MLPA methods to establish the diagnosis of Lynch syndrome. The overall frequency of MSI tumors was 15%: at stage I—19% (9/48), at stage II—21% (44/213), at stage III—16% (26/160), and at stage IV—2% (2/93). Patients with MSI tumors differed in the age of diagnosis, tumor localization, time of cancer recurrence, and stage of the disease. The overall and disease-free survival of patients whose tumors had MSI status was higher than that of patients with microsatellite-stable status, p = 0.04 and p = 0.02, respectively. Analysis of overall and disease-free survival of patients with Lynch syndrome and patients with sporadic colon cancer, but with MSI status, did not reveal significant differences, p = 0.52 and p = 0.24, respectively. The age of patients with Lynch syndrome was significantly younger than that of patients with sporadic colon cancer whose tumors had MSI status (p < 0.001).     

Isolation and Characterization of 13 New Polymorphic Microsatellite Markers in the Phaseolus vulgaris L. (Common Bean) Genome

In this study, 13 polymorphic microsatellite markers were isolated from the Phaseolus vulgaris L. (common bean) by using the Fast Isolation by AFLP of Sequence COntaining Repeats (FIASCO) protocol. These markers revealed two to seven alleles, with an average of 3.64 alleles per locus. The polymorphic information content (PIC) values ranged from 0.055 to 0.721 over 13 loci, with a mean value of 0.492, and 7 loci having PIC greater than 0.5. The expected heterozygosity (H_E) and observed heterozygosity (H_O) levels ranged from 0.057 to 0.814 and from 0.026 to 0.531, respectively. Cross-species amplification of the 13 prime pairs was performed in its related specie of Vigna unguiculata L. Seven out of all these markers showed cross-species transferability. These markers will be useful for future genetic diversity and population genetics studies for this agricultural specie and its related species.     

DIET-MEDIATED INTER-COLONIAL AGGRESSION IN THE FORMOSAN SUBTERRANEAN TERMITE <Emphasis Type="Italic">Coptotermes formosanus</Emphasis>

In most social insects, intercolonial and interspecific aggression are expressions of territoriality. In termites, cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) have been extensively studied for their role in nestmate recognition and aggressive discrimination of nonnest-mates. More recently, molecular genetic techniques have made it possible to determine relatedness between colonies and to investigate the influence of genetics on aggression. In the Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus, however, the role of CHCs and genetic relatedness in inter-colony aggression has been ambiguous, suggesting the involvement of additional factors in nest-mate recognition. In this study we assess the range of aggression in this termite species and characterize the influence of genetic relatedness, CHC profiles and diet on aggression levels. We collected four colonies of C. formosanus, feeding either on bald cypress or birch, from three locations in Louisiana. Inter-colony aggression ranged from low to high. Differences in CHC profiles, as well as genetic distances between colonies determined by using microsatellite DNA markers, showed no significant correlation with aggression. However, termite diet (host tree) played a significant role in determining the level of aggression. Thus, two distantly related colonies, each feeding on different diets, showed high aggression that significantly diminished if they were fed on the same wood in the laboratory (spruce). Using headspace solid phase microextraction, we found three compounds from workers fed on birch that were absent in workers fed on spruce. Such diet-derived chemicals may be involved in the complex determination of nest-mate recognition in C. formosanus.     

Sinanodonta woodiana (mollusca: bivalvia: unionidae): isolation and characterization of the first microsatellite markers

Sinanodonta woodiana (Lea, 1834) is a large Unionid species with a real invasion success. It colonized Europe, Central America, the Indonesian Islands and recently North America. The species life cycle involves a larval parasitic stage on freshwater fish species which contributes to the spread of the mussel. In this paper we describe, for the first time, eight polymorphic microsatellite loci for the species Sinanodonta woodiana. The genetic screening of individuals confirmed that all loci were highly polymorphic. The number of alleles per locus ranged from 7 to 14 and the observed heterozygosity ranged from 0.650 to 0.950. These loci should prove useful to study the species population genetics which could help to infer important aspects of the invasion process.     

Development of Microsatellite Markers in the Branched Broomrape Phelipanche ramosa L. (Pomel) and Evidence for Host-Associated Genetic Divergence

Phelipanche ramosa is a parasitic plant that infects numerous crops worldwide. In Western Europe it recently expanded to a new host crop, oilseed rape, in which it can cause severe yield losses. We developed 13 microsatellite markers for P. ramosa using next-generation 454 sequencing data. The polymorphism at each locus was assessed in a sample of 96 individuals collected in France within 6 fields cultivated with tobacco, hemp or oilseed rape. Two loci were monomorphic. At the other 11 loci, the number of alleles and the expected heterozygosity ranged from 3 to 6 and from 0.31 to 0.60, respectively. Genetic diversity within each cultivated field was very low. The host crop from which individuals were collected was the key factor structuring genetic variation. Individuals collected on oilseed rape were strongly differentiated from individuals collected on hemp or tobacco, which suggests that P. ramosa infecting oilseed rape forms a genetically diverged race. The microsatellites we developed will be useful for population genetics studies and for elucidating host-associated genetic divergence in P. ramosa.     

利用微卫星标记分析酿酒酵母的遗传多样性

为研究本土酿酒酵母的种内多态性,以及本土野生酵母与商业酵母之间的差异性,本实验采用4个微卫星标记（ScAAT1、YOR267C、C11、YPL009C）分析18株商业酵母和28株陕西泾阳分离的野生酿酒酵母的遗传多样性,利用PopGen32进行遗传参数的分析。结果表明：4个位点共检测出66个等位基因,每个位点等位基因数为16～18个;平均多态信息含量0.862 3,均为高多态位点;46株菌表现出39种基因型,分辨率为98.94%;观测杂合度0.478 3～0.658 5。野生酵母和商业酵母均具有丰富的遗传多样性,两个群体各具有自己独特的等位基因,且两者在聚类图中有较清晰的界线。     

Virulence and antifungal susceptibility of microsatellite genotypes of Candida albicans from superficial and deep locations

A set of 185 strains of Candida albicans from patients with vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) and from non-VVC clinical sources in southwest China was analysed. Strains were subjected to genotyping using CAI microsatellite typing and amplification of an intron-containing region of the 25S rRNA gene. Microsatellite genotypes of strains from non-VVC sources showed high polymorphism, whereas those of VVC were dominated by few, closely similar genotypes. However, among non-VVC strains, two genotypes were particularly prevalent in patients with lung cancer. 25S rDNA genotype A was dominant in VVC sources (86.7%), whereas genotypes A, B, and C were rather evenly distributed among non-VVC sources; known genotypes D and E were not found. In an experimental mouse model, isolates from lung cancer and AIDS patients proved to have higher virulence than VVC strains. Among 156 mice infected with C. albicans, 19 developed non-invasive urothelial carcinoma. No correlation could be established between parameters of virulence, source of infection, and incidence of carcinoma. C. albicans strains from VVC were less susceptible to itraconazole than the strains from non-VVC sources, whereas there was small difference in antifungal susceptibility between different 25S rDNA genotypes of C. albicans tested against amphotericin B, itraconazole, fluconazole, and flucytosine.     

微小卫星集群协同观测构形调整规划

以微小卫星集群实现小行星探测为背景,研究局部信息交互的空间目标观测任务构形调整.针对难以直接求取集群构形调整的全局最优解问题,利用通信协调图,将全局协调决策分解成多个局部求解问题,并引入强化学习机制实现求解.针对集群全局协调决策问题,通过设计基于Max-plus算法的全局协调决策算法来实现全局协作;针对单星局部优化问题,设计基于神经网络的局部Q学习算法来实现单星动作调整规划.仿真结果表明,本文所提的协作规划算法能自主有效地将集群调整至期望构形,实现协同观测任务.