抗菌肽Rs-AFP_2的原核表达及抑菌活性

为了明确人工合成的萝卜抗菌肽Rs-AFP2基因编码产物是否对一些重要农作物病原真菌有抑制作用,本文将该基因编码序列亚克隆到原核表达载体pGEX-4T-1上,构建成GST-Rs-AFP2融合蛋白表达载体。经异丙基-β-D-硫代半乳糖苷(IPTG)诱导,获得了以包涵体形式表达的GST-Rs-AFP2重组蛋白。经过裂解、洗涤、溶解、复性、离心等处理,获得了纯化的GST-Rs-AFP2融合蛋白。对重要作物病原真菌进行体外抑菌分析的结果表明,Rs-AFP2可以显著抑制水稻纹枯病菌、小麦纹枯病菌、小麦根腐病菌、棉花黄萎病菌、小麦赤霉病菌的菌丝生长,说明Rs-AFP2可作为上述植物病害抗性基因育种的潜在基因。     

细极链格孢菌peaT2基因在毕赤酵母中的表达及蛋白功能确定

从细极链格孢菌表达文库获得阳性克隆子,序列分析表明,克隆的DNA片段中含有完整的开放阅读框架,将该基因命名为peaT2(GenBank登录号为EF212880)。用PCR法扩增peaT2基因的编码序列并亚克隆到毕赤酵母表达系统的表达载体pPIC9K上,得到重组质粒pPIC9K/peaT2。重组质粒经SacⅠ线性化后用电穿孔法导入到毕赤酵母(Pichia pastoris)GS115中,采用MD、G418-YPD平板和PCR法筛选Mut+表型,获得了分泌表达的重组毕赤酵母。随机挑取一菌株作为表达菌,用甲醇诱导PeaT2蛋白表达。SDS-PAGE及Western blot检测结果均表明PeaT2在毕赤酵母中成功地分泌表达。用peaT2基因的表达蛋白处理小麦种子,生物测定表明,表达蛋白能明显促进小麦的生长,具有蛋白激发子作用。     

利用融合蛋白EDDIE在大肠杆菌中高效表达抗菌肽Cecropin AD

本研究采用猪瘟病毒(Classical swine fever virus,CSFV)定点突变外壳蛋白(EDDIE)为融合蛋白,对抗菌肽Cecropin AD(CAD)基因进行了高效融合表达,获得了有抗菌活性的抗菌肽CAD。首先采用重叠PCR基因合成技术将编码抗菌肽的CAD基因与猪瘟病毒定点突变外壳蛋白EDDIE编码基因合成为e-cad融合基因,接着将融合基因e-cad采用定点同源重组的方法连接到载体pET30a上,构建成pETED表达载体,然后转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)表达,表达的融合蛋白在大肠杆菌中主要以包涵体形式存在,表达量占菌体总蛋白的40%以上。蛋白质在体外复性,融合蛋白中EDDIE自我剪切,产生抗菌肽CAD。抑菌试验表明抗菌肽CAD能有效地抑制大肠杆菌和藤黄八叠球菌的生长,并且对酵母菌的生长也有微弱地抑制作用。以EDDIE为融合蛋白是在大肠杆菌中高效表达抗菌肽的一种好方法。     

细极链格孢菌peaT2基因在毕赤酵母中的表达及蛋白功能确定

从细极链格孢菌表达文库获得阳性克隆子,序列分析表明,克隆的DNA片段中含有完整的开放阅读框架,将该基因命名为peaT2(GenBank登录号为EF212880)。用PCR法扩增peaT2基因的编码序列并亚克隆到毕赤酵母表达系统的表达载体pPIC9K上,得到重组质粒pPIC9K/peaT2。重组质粒经SacⅠ线性化后用电穿孔法导入到毕赤酵母(Pichia pastoris)GS115中,采用MD、G418-YPD平板和PCR法筛选Mut 表型,获得了分泌表达的重组毕赤酵母。随机挑取一菌株作为表达菌,用甲醇诱导PeaT2蛋白表达。SDS-PAGE及Western blot检测结果均表明PeaT2在毕赤酵母中成功地分泌表达。用peaT2基因的表达蛋白处理小麦种子,生物测定表明,表达蛋白能明显促进小麦的生长,具有蛋白激发子作用。     

弯曲平脐蠕孢拮抗细菌的筛选、鉴定及拮抗作用

【背景】玉米弯曲平脐蠕孢是引起玉米叶斑病的主要病原,严重危害农业生产。利用细菌防治弯曲平脐蠕孢是目前研究的热点。【目的】筛选对玉米弯曲平脐蠕孢有高拮抗性的菌株,对其进行鉴定并探究其拮抗机制。【方法】采用平板对峙法,从玉米田地表下土壤分离获得22株细菌,再经过复筛得到一株对玉米弯曲平脐蠕孢具有较高拮抗活性的菌株L-14。【结果】筛选发现,菌株L-14对层出镰孢(Fusariumproliferatum)、禾谷镰孢(Fusariumgraminearum)、大斑凸脐蠕孢(Exserohilum turcicum)、弯曲平脐蠕孢(Bipolaris papendorfii)和灰霉病菌(Botrytis cinerea) 5种植物病原真菌均有抑制作用,是一株广谱拮抗作用的生防菌株。通过对该菌株进行形态观察、16S rRNA基因序列分析以及生理生化特性检测,鉴定其为枯草芽孢杆菌。对菌株L-14的抗菌机制进行研究,发现该菌发酵液的蛋白粗提物对弯曲平脐蠕孢气生菌丝形态无影响,但可致基内菌丝畸变,对弯曲平脐蠕孢分生孢子萌发有抑制作用。【结论】筛选的拮抗菌在防治植物病害上具有广谱性及较高的拮抗活性,能有效防治玉米叶斑病。     

家蝇抗菌肽diptericin基因在大肠杆菌中的表达

为了实现原核表达的途径高效获取抗菌肽蛋白,以RT-PCR的方法反转录合成家蝇的抗菌肽diptericin基因,并克隆至p GEX-4T-1载体上,转化至大肠杆菌BL21宿主菌进行表达。测序结果显示,RT-PCR克隆到长345 bp的家蝇diptericin基因,重组菌经异丙基-β-D-硫代半乳糖苷(IPTG)诱导后,通过SDS-PAGE电泳和Western-blot检测到目的蛋白的融合表达,结果表明带有GST标签的融合蛋白大小约为37 k D,并且通过GST纯化柱纯化得到了目的蛋白。     

人趋化因子受体CXCR4基因的克隆及原核表达

目的:构建人CXCR4原核表达载体并在大肠杆菌中进行表达。方法:从健康人外周血单个核细胞提取总RNA,以RT-PCR获得CXCR4基因全长1059bp的完整编码序列,将其克隆入载体pMD-18T中,经限制性内切酶和菌落PCR分析并测序证实的阳性重组子与表达载体pET-28a( )连接并转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)。结果:12%SDS-PAGE分析表明,在30℃以IPTG诱导获得分子量为43ku的His-CXCR4融合蛋白表达带,诱导4h后此蛋白表达量约为全菌总蛋白的25%。结论:成功获得人CXCR4基因融合蛋白。     

枯草芽孢杆菌对几种植物病原真菌的抑菌活性

枯草芽孢杆菌是目前国内外比较具有应用潜力的生防菌种之一。本文主要研究了枯草芽孢杆菌菌液对几种植物病原菌的菌丝抑制试验、菌丝形态影响试验以及分生孢子萌发抑制试验,了解枯草芽孢杆菌菌液对尖孢镰刀菌古巴专化型、灰葡萄孢、茄病镰刀菌、大丽轮枝菌、麦根腐平脐蠕孢、尖孢镰刀菌的抑制作用及抑菌机理。结果显示:枯草芽孢杆菌菌液对6种病原真菌的菌丝形态、菌丝生长、产孢和分生孢子萌发都有明显的破坏或抑制作用。用枯草芽孢杆菌菌液处理尖孢镰刀菌古巴专化型、灰葡萄孢、茄病镰刀菌、大丽轮枝菌、麦根腐平脐蠕孢、尖孢镰刀菌后,在PDA培养基上均形成了明显的抑菌圈,直径达3. 00 cm左右;菌液处理后分生孢子的萌发率仅30%左右。显微镜观察发现,处理组菌丝生长异常,体表凹凸不平,局部膨大,分枝变多,原生质体外泄。研究表明枯草芽孢杆菌菌株对尖孢镰刀菌古巴专化型、灰葡萄孢、茄病镰刀菌、大丽轮枝菌、麦根腐平脐蠕孢和尖孢镰刀菌有良好的抑制作用,并且可以有效控制尖孢镰刀菌古巴专化型、灰葡萄孢、茄病镰刀菌、大丽轮枝菌、麦根腐平脐蠕孢和尖孢镰刀菌病害的发生。     

极细链格孢菌peaT1基因在毕赤酵母中的表达与功能 分析

建立了在毕赤酵母(Pichiapastoris)中分泌表达PeaT1蛋白的技术。将来源于极细链格孢菌(Alternaria tenuissima)的基因peaT1亚克隆至酵母分泌型表达载体pPIC9K,构建了重组表达载体pPIC9K-peaT1,分别用SalI或BglII酶切线性化后电击转入毕赤酵母GS115菌株中,经MD平板筛选、PCR鉴定获得整合有外源基因的重组菌株。在α-Factor及AOX1基因启动子和终止信号的调控下,PeaT1在酵母中大量表达并分泌到胞外,SDS-PAGE检测表明表达蛋白的表观分子量约为35kD。表达蛋白上清稀释液能诱导烟草产生对TMV的抗性,其枯斑数抑制率可达到30.37%。每升表达上清液经超滤浓缩和离子交换层析可纯化目的蛋白16.13mg,该纯化蛋白能显著地促进小麦幼苗的生长。     

鸡源抗菌肽Fowlicidin-2在大肠杆菌中的 重组表达及其生物学活性鉴定

【目的】对抗菌肽Fowlicidin-2基因进行克隆与表达,并鉴定其生物学活性。【方法】根据抗菌肽Fowlicidin-2氨基酸序列,依照大肠杆菌(E.coli)密码子的偏爱性,人工设计合成其编码基因。与质粒pET-32a连接,构建重组表达载体,转化表达宿主菌E.coliBL21(DE3),IPTG诱导表达,融合蛋白经溴化氰裂解后进行纯化,测定重组抗菌肽的抑菌活性。【结果】Fowlicidin-2融合蛋白以包涵体形式表达,经溴化氰裂解后,成功释放出Fowlicidin-2,获得的重组Fowlicidin-2对革兰氏阳性菌和革兰氏阴性菌均有明显的抑菌效果。【结论】实现了抗菌肽Fowlicidin-2的重组表达,为抗菌肽的重组量化制备提供了理论基础与技术手段。     

白蚁与动物及微生物的共生类型及其机制

综述了白蚁螱客的主要种类、共生关系及相关机制的研究进展。白蚁螱客中,已报道的动物种类达170种。在与动物的共生关系中存在偏利共生（宾主共栖和异种共栖）、互利共生和无关共生三种;在与微生物的共生关系中,存在与内生菌（原生动物、细菌、真菌和放线菌）和外生菌（蚁巢伞菌等）间的互利关系。指出了白蚁与螱客研究中存在的问题,给出了解决方案,并提出了今后可能的研究热点或方向,为白蚁的综合利用（如纤维素酶）及今后研究物种间的协同进化提供了基础资料。     

New amino-dithiaphospholanes and phosphoramidodithioites and their rhodium and iridium complexes

New sulfur derivatives of phosphoramidite ligands were synthesized and the impact of the sulfur unit on the spectroscopic properties of their rhodium and iridium complexes was investigated. The new ligands Bn₂NPSCH₂CH₂S^a(P-S^a) (Bn = benzyl, 4), Bn₂NPSCHCHS^a(CH₂)₃C^aH₂(P-S^a)(C^a-S^a) (6) and Bn₂NP(4-XC₆H₄OMe)₂ (X = S, 7a; X = O, 7b) were converted to the rhodium and iridium complexes trans-[Rh(CO)Cl(L)₂] (L = 4, 6, 7), [RhCl(COD)(L)] (L = 4, 6, 7), [IrCl(COD)(7a)] and [IrCl₂Cp∗(6)]. For comparison, some phosphoramidite complexes of these formulations also were synthesized. The new metal complexes were spectroscopically analyzed. For the carbonyl complexes, the ν_CO IR stretching frequencies were lower than for the corresponding phosphite and phosphoramidite ligands. The ¹J_PRh coupling constants for the rhodium complexes with the new ligands were also smaller than for the respective phosphoramidite and phosphite complexes. Finally, the ¹J_PSe coupling constants of the selenides of the new ligands were lower than those of the phosphoramidite ligands but higher than for PPh₃. The spectroscopic data reveal that the new thio ligands 4, 6 and 7a are more electron donating than phosphites and phosphoramidites but less electron donating than PPh₃.     

Astrocytes and Synaptosomes Transport and Metabolize Lactate and Acetate Differently

Astrocytes transport the monocarboxylate acetate, but synaptosomes do not. The reason for this is unknown, because both preparations express monocarboxylate transporters (MCT). The transport and metabolism of lactate, another monocarboxylate, was examined in these two preparations, and the results were compared to those for acetate. Lactate transport is more rapid in astrocytes than in synaptosomes, but of lower affinity (Kms of 17 and 4 mM, respectively). Lactate (0.2 mM) is metabolized to CO2 more rapidly in synaptosomes than in astrocytes (rates of 0.37 and 0.07 nmol x mg protein(-1) x min(-1), respectively). The reason for this is unclear, but cellular differences in lactate dehydrogenase isotype expression may be involved. Acetate is metabolized to CO2 more rapidly in astrocytes than in synaptosomes (rates of 0.43 and 0.02 nmol x mg protein(-1) x min(-1), respectively). This is likely due to cellular differences in the expression of monocarboxylate transporter subtypes.     

Rapporteur report: Basics and technology and metrology and standards

The first and second sessions of the Workshop focussed on the basics of ultrasound and infrasound, their applications in both industry and medicine, and metrology and protection standards for ultrasound applications.     

Relative and combined effects of ethanol and protein deficiency on strontium and barium bone content and fecal and urinary excretion

To elucidate accumulation of minerals in human iliac arteries with aging, the content of minerals was analyzed by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry. Bilateral common, internal, and external iliac arteries of 16 men and 8 women, ranging ages from 65 to 93 yr, were examined. It was found that an extremely high accumulation of calcium and phosphorus occurred in the common iliac artery at old age, being higher than that of the internal and external iliac arteries. It should be noted that the accumulation of calcium and phosphorus is the highest in the common iliac artery among the human arteries examined to date. Regarding sexual differences, the content of calcium and phosphorus in the common and internal iliac arteries was higher in women than in men, whereas their content in the external iliac artery was lower in women than in men.     

Chemokines and cytokines: axis and allies in asthma and allergy

Allergic asthma can be precipitated by many factors. For the atopic person, fungus, pollen, dust mites, cockroach antigens, and diesel exhaust are all agents that may trigger an allergic attack. Cytokines and chemokines are integral mediators of fungal asthma. From the earliest time points, they recruit and activate the cells required for the clearance of fungus as well as being critical factors involved in the immunopathology of this disease. In the final analysis, it is clear that these mediators can act to the benefit or the detriment of the host.     

Oxidation and nitration of ribonuclease and lysozyme by peroxynitrite and myeloperoxidase

In spite of the many studies on protein modifications by reactive species, knowledge about the products resulting from the oxidation of protein-aromatic residues, including protein-derived radicals and their stable products, remains limited. Here, we compared the oxidative modifications promoted by peroxynitrite and myeloperoxidase/hydrogen peroxide/nitrite in two model proteins, ribonuclease (6Tyr) and lysozyme (3Tyr/6Trp). The formation of protein-derived radicals and products was higher at pH 5.4 and 7.4 for myeloperoxidase and peroxynitrite, respectively. The main product was 3-nitro-Tyr for both proteins and oxidants. Lysozyme rendered similar yields of nitro-Trp, particularly when oxidized by peroxynitrite. Hydroxylated and dimerized products of Trp and Tyr were also produced, but in lower yields. Localization of the main modified residues indicates that peroxynitrite decomposes to radicals within the proteins behaving less specifically than myeloperoxidase. Nitrogen dioxide is emphasized as an important protein modifier.     

Prostaglandin and thromboxane production by human and guinea-pig macrophages and leucocytes

The ability of partially purified human and guinea-pig haematogenous cell populations, when cultured in vitro, to metabolise arachidonic acid (AA) has been studied. Supernatants from 24 hour cell culture have been subjected to analysis for products of AA metabolism by gas chromatography with electron-capture detection.The cell types studied were human peripheral blood monocytes (both glass adherent and non-adherent), neutrophils, eosinophils and leukemic leucocytes; thoracic duct lymphocytes and lung alveolar macrophages. From the guinea-pig, induced and non-induced macrophage or neutrophil enriched peritoneal exudate populations, lymph node cells, peritoneal eosinophils and peripheral blood platelets were examined. Supernatants were assayed for the presence of PGE₂, PGD₂, PGF_2α, TXB₂ and 6-keto-PGF_1α. In all types studied PGE₂ and TXB₂ were the major products formed. The identification of PGE₂ and TXB₂ was confirmed by GC/MS with multiple ion monitoring.The results have been compared with other reports and their possible significance discussed in relation to the proposed role of prostaglandins as mediators and modulators in immunopathology.