The homobium genome plan is launched

The homobium genome plan is launched
It is reported recently, big genetic research institute and American scientist of China of Shenzhen jointly initiate " homobium genome plan " . It's time for the plan to the sea slug ' Also called the sea snail of green leaves) And the alga bait carries on gene order-checking.

The scientist thinks, the sea slug may be " tree of the life " China moves the intersect of the plant kingdom. The cells of the sea slug can obtain the chlorophyll from the alga, carry on the photosynthesis, thus offer enough energy for all life activities of its, including breeding.

Up until now, scientists have found about ten multi-type alga genes in the slug's genome of sea, these genes make this kind of living beings collect all protein and function of enzyme in the chlorophyll formate the passway and fix and circulate with carbon. With the deepening studying, there are new alga genes that are being found in the slug's genome of sea constantly. The sea slug, through being formated the chlorophyll by the alga gene shifting inside oneself, carry on the photosynthesis. Such magical growing the phenomenon has proved a set of intact biosynthesis routes can be transmitted from a kind of multicellular organism to another kind of multicellular organism for the first time.

China is big relevant experts of gene say, through comparing genome of alga and sea slug, will not merely find a group of genes that can carry on the lasting photosynthesis in the constellation chief cell, and can find the characteristic shifted, include shifting the size, quantity of the genetic fragment; The more important thing is to find out about the operating mechanism of this kind of transformation. These discoveries will produce the great realistic meaning to manual control and development of the new technology of gene therapy of the genome. In addition, these two kinds of biological gene order-checking will help the comparative genome studying, rule of evolving, developing development of biology and taxonomy.

It is reported the joint research the intersection of China and old the intersection of gene and " thousand kinds of animals and plants consult the genome plan " A part. This plans to set up the reference genome array of 1000 kinds of animals and plants over the next two years. In " homobium genome plan " China, China is big the gene is mainly responsible for checking order and biological information analytical work.

(Lu Qi)

The homobium genome plan is launched