遗传 ›› 2014, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (12): 1261-1268.doi: 10.3724/SP.J.1005.2014.1261

• 研究报告 • 上一篇    下一篇

秀丽隐杆线虫抗铜突变体的筛选及SNP定位

宋少娟1, 郭亚平2, 张学尧1, 张建珍1, 马恩波1   

  1. 1. 山西大学应用生物研究所, 太原 030006;
    2. 山西大学生命科学学院, 太原 030006
  • 收稿日期:2014-05-12 出版日期:2014-12-20 发布日期:2014-12-20
  • 通讯作者: 马恩波, 博士, 教授, 研究方向:动物生化与分子生物学。E-mail: maenbo2003@sxu.edu.cn E-mail:songshaojuan@126.com
  • 作者简介:宋少娟, 博士研究生, 研究方向:动物生化与分子生物学。
  • 基金资助:

    国家自然科学基金项目(编号:31071980)资助

Screening and SNP mapping of copper-resistant mutations in C. elegans

Shaojuan Song1, Yaping Guo2, Xueyao Zhang1, Jianzhen Zhang1, Enbo Ma1   

  1. 1. Institute of Applied Biology, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China;
    2. School of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
  • Received:2014-05-12 Online:2014-12-20 Published:2014-12-20

摘要:

铜在有机体代谢过程中发挥着重要作用, 但过量可产生毒害效应。文章以秀丽隐杆线虫(Caenorhabditis elegans)为模式生物, 寻找多细胞生物中铜代谢调节的关键基因。采用甲基磺酸乙酯(EMS)诱变秀丽隐杆线虫, 通过100 000个杂合基因组的筛选得到两个抗铜突变体ms1和ms2。在筛选培养基上野生型停止发育, 而抗铜突变体则可发育到成虫, 且抗铜性状能稳定遗传。与N2的回交实验表明, ms1的抗铜表型可能由单基因隐性突变导致, ms2的抗铜表型消失, 可能是由多基因突变引起。以CB4856和ms1作为亲本, 构建了F2群, 经SNP定位, 确定ms1突变位点位于染色体II(LGII)上, 进一步对LGII染色体上的8个SNP标记进行分析, 将ms1的突变位点定位在LGII:-6附近。秀丽隐杆线虫抗铜突变体ms1的筛选和定位可为深入研究线虫铜代谢及调控的分子机制提供实验依据。

关键词: 秀丽隐杆线虫, 正向遗传筛选, 抗铜, 突变体, SNP定位

Abstract:

Copper plays critical roles in biological system; however, it is toxic in excess. To identify novel genes involved in copper metabolism, we performed a whole genome-wide genetic screen in C. elegans model organism to search for mutants which are resistant to excessive copper. Wild type (N2) L4 worms were mutagenized with ethylmethane sulfonate (EMS), and the F2 progeny were screened on culture medium with excess copper. Two copper-resistant mutants, ms1 and ms2, were recovered from the screening of 100 000 hyploid genomes. No obvious developmental defects were observed in ms1 and ms2 mutants, and they were able to grow into adults on screen medium plate, but N2 worms arrested in L1 stage. Results of backcross test suggested that copper-resistant phenotype in ms1 may be controlled by a single recessive gene, but probably there are mutations in multiple genes in ms2, as no copper resistant worms could be found in F2 progeny when ms2 mutants were backcrossed with N2 worms. To determine the mutation positions of ms1, we employed single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) mapping. Our mapping results indicated that ms1 mutation is on chromosome II (LGII). By analysis of 8 SNP markers from -18 to 23 on LGII, we found that ms1 mutation is at approximately LGII:-6. Further study on ms1 mutants will provide insights into copper metabolism and its regulation.

Key words: Caenorhabditis elegans, forward genetic screen, copper resistance, mutant, SNP mapping