3种对虾精子超低温冷冻保存技术研究

作者以日本囊对虾(Marsupenaeus japonicus)、中国明对虾(Fenneropenaeus chinensis)和南美白对虾(Penaeus vannamei)作为实验材料,研究3种稀释液(天然海水,人工无钙海水,Hank’s平衡盐溶液)、3种抗冻剂(二甲基亚砜、丙二醇和丙三醇)、3种稀释比例(5%、10%和15%)、3种不同的降温程序对3种对虾精子超低温冷冻保存效果的影响。冻精解冻后通过台盼蓝染色的方法计算其存活率。结果显示,对于3种对虾,以天然海水作为稀释液,10%PG作为抗冻剂,4℃平衡20 min,以–2℃/min降温至–40℃,–40℃平衡10℃,以–15℃/min降温至–150℃,然后投入液氮作为降温程序进行超低温冷冻保存效果最好,冻精解冻后存活率分别为75.33%±2.56%、69.00%±3.00%和23.33%±8.55%。     

Comparative genetic structure in two high-dispersal prawn species from the south-west Indian Ocean

The penaeid prawns Fenneropenaeus indicus and Metapenaeus monoceros support shallow-water prawn fisheries in the south-west Indian Ocean. They are sympatric and have similar life histories, including developmental stages that depend on estuarine and marine habitats and a short dispersal duration. Nevertheless, M. monoceros juveniles display a more generalist habitat preference in estuaries and recruit to offshore habitats during a different season than F. indicus. We hypothesised that these differences would affect dispersal patterns, leading to dissimilar geographic genetic structure between the two taxa. Given their short dispersal phase, we also hypothesised that the Mozambique Channel would form a barrier to dispersal between the southeastern African mainland and Madagascar sites. Population differentiation was assessed based on analysis of mitochondrial DNA control-region sequences. Both species displayed high haplotype and low nucleotide diversity. Pairwise ?_ST statistics supported the existence of admixed populations along the African mainland sites for both species, with geographic distance isolating populations at the extremes of the sampled range (Kenya and east coast of South Africa). The Madagascar population differed significantly from African mainland populations. The concordant patterns in population differentiation suggest that F. indicus and M. monoceros can be considered as single African stocks, or fisheries management units.     

Construction of a muscle cDNA library of Chinese shrimp <Emphasis Type="Italic">Fenneropenaeus chinensis</Emphasis> and sequence analysis of the troponin I gene

A muscle cDNA library of Chinese shrimp (Fenneropenaeus chinensis) was constructed with the SMART™ cDNA Library Construction Kit. The titer of optimal primary library was 7.7×10⁵ pfu mL⁻¹ and that of the amplified library was 3.0×10⁹ pfu mL⁻¹. The percentages of the recombinant clones of primary and amplified libraries were over 98%. The insert sizes were longer than 400 bp with an average of 1000 bp. A positive clone containing a 794 bp insert was sequenced and identified encoding fast skeletal troponin I gene. This library provided a useful resource for the functional genomic research of F. chinensis.     

Variations of ion-transport enzyme activities during early development of the shrimps <Emphasis Type="Italic">Fenneropenaeus chinensis</Emphasis> and <Emphasis Type="Italic">Marsupenaeus japonicus</Emphasis>

The ion-transport enzyme activities were studied in the nauplii 1–2, zoea 1–3, mysis 1–3, and postlarva 1–7 of the shrimps Marsupenaeus japonicus and Fenneropenaeus chinensis. The results showed that total ATPase, Na⁺-K⁺-ATPase, and V-ATPase (V-type H⁺-ATPase) activities increased during the early development for both the species, from zero in nauplii to stable levels after zoea stage. The enzyme activities of the latter species were significantly higher than those of the former species after zoea stage (F>F _0.05). The contributions of Na⁺-K⁺-ATPase, V-ATPase and HCO₃ ⁻-ATPase to the total ATPase activity of the two species varied in different developmental stages and accounted for 40%–70%, 22%–46% and 2%–13% in M. japonicus from zoea to postlarva stage, whilst the shares of them were 42%–69%, 28%–44% and 2.5%–22%, respectively in F.chinensis. These findings suggest the possible culture of the two species with varying water quality, especially the salinity and pH.     

Construction of a Muscle cDNA Library of Chinese Shrimp Fenneropenaeus chinensis and Sequence Analysis of the Troponin Ⅰ Gene

A muscle cDNA library of Chinese shrimp (Fenneropenaeus chinensis) was constructed with the SMARTTM cDNA Li- brary Construction Kit. The titer of optimal primary library was 7.7×105 pfu mL-1 and that of the amplified library was 3.0×109 pfu mL-1. The percentages of the recombinant clones of primary and amplified libraries were over 98%. The insert sizes were longer than 400 bp with an average of 1000 bp. A positive clone containing a 794 bp insert was sequenced and identified encoding fast skeletal troponin Ⅰ gene. This library provided a useful resource for the functional genomic research ofE chinensis.     

The Complete Sequence of Mitochondrial COⅡ Gene of Fenneropenaeus chinensis and Its Applicability as a Marker for Phylogenetic Analysis

The complete mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit Ⅱ (COⅡ) gene of Penaeinae shrimp Fenneropenaeus chinensis was cloned and sequenced. The gene is 688 bp in length and codes for 229 amino acids. It shows 83.2%, 87.0% and 83.8% sequence similarity to Marsupenaeus Japonicus, Penaeus monodon and Farfantepenaeus notialis, respectively. The A+T content of the whole gene and that at the third position of codons are 64.7% and 78.2%, respectively. The phylogenetic relationship between F. chinensis and three other species representing genera Farfanatepenaeus, Marsupenaeus and Penaeus was analyzed. Results showed that the genetic distances among the four taxa ranged from 0.144 0 to 0.200 5, exceeding those estimated with COⅠ and partial 16S rRNA gene sequences among Marsupenaeus, Litopenaeus and Melicertus, and being therefore larger than the value among subgenera. It has been suggested that the COⅡ gene has a faster evolutionary rate than that of the COⅠ gene and partial 16S rRNA gene and could be used for phylogenetic analysis at genus or species level. The results of the present study indicated that Farfantepenaeus, Fenneropenaeus, Marsupenaeus and Penaeus are at a higher phylogenetic level than subgenus, which supports the opinion of the elevation of phylogenetic status of the four subgenera to genus level.     

中国对虾素在大肠杆菌(Escherichia coli)中的重组表达

中国对虾素是从中国对虾血细胞中克隆得到的一种抗菌肽。为了进一步研究中国对虾素(CHP)的功能并为制备特异性抗体作准备，采用大肠杆菌表达外源蛋白的方法，进行了对虾素原核表达的研究。根据从中国对虾血细胞中克隆得到的对虾素基因设计特异性引物扩增中国对虾素成熟肽基因(CHP)，插入原核表达载体pGEX-4T-1中，在E．coli BL21表达融合蛋白GST-CHP．结果表明，不同表达菌株的融合蛋白表达量为30％—34％，同一菌株在诱导5h后能达到最高表达量。利用GST亲和层析纯化融合蛋白，将融合蛋白用凝血酶裂解以得到CHP，其分子量约为5．6kDa，N-端测序结果与期望的成熟对虾肽序列一致。用液体生长抑制方法检测活性，表明重组GST-CHP蛋白及CHP均表现出对大肠杆菌的抑菌活性。     

长毛对虾、短沟对虾和日本对虾的染色体研究

目前,利用高新技术,如实行生殖和遗传操作进行对虾品种改良的设想正在中国、美国、澳大利亚和日本等国加紧实施,但对虾遗传和生殖学研究尚欠深入,限制了这项研究的进展。其中对虾染色体知识的贫乏和研究技术的短缺就是突出的一例。     

Partial Sequence Analysis of Mitochondrial COI Gene of the Chinese Shrimp, Fenneropenaeus Chinensis

Eight hundred and thirty eight base pair fragment of mitochondrial COI gene of wild and cultured populations (CP1, CP4, CP5 and CP6) of Fenneropenaeus chinensis was amplified and sequenced. The A, T, G and C contents of the sequence were 235bp (28.0% ),.307bp (36.6%), 138bp (16.5%) and 158bp (18.9%), respectively. Furthermore, 556bp fragment of the sequence was used to discuss the phylogenetic relationship among 14 Penaeidae species using Alpheus armillatus as the outgroup. From the molecular phylogenetic tree constructed by neighbor-joining method, we obtained three large shrimp groups: Farfantepenaeus, Litopenaeus and Fenneropenaeus group. The results also indicated that there were a closer genetic relationships between F. aztecus and F. paulensis, L. schmitti and L. setiferus, F. indicus and F. merguiensis, and the genus Farfantepenaeus was closer to Litopenaeus.