枯草芽孢杆菌168新型转录终止子的构建与表征

转录终止子作为一种位于终止密码子后的调控信号,负责终止DNA的转录和RNA的释放。文中首次改造并分析了来源于噬菌体的λto终止子的发卡结构与富含尿嘧啶的序列对枯草芽孢杆菌168中基因转录终止效率以及mRNA稳定性的影响。结果表明,相对于野生型的λt0终止子,突变体M3、M11和M12表现出了更高的转录终止效率,突变体M3、M4和M11更有利于上游绿色荧光蛋白mRNA的稳定。另外,我们发现插入RNase作用位点同样提高了mRNA的稳定性。研究结果表明终止子中的发卡环对转录终止不是必需的,同时,结果也证明了转录终止子可以作为一种潜在的工具用于提高枯草芽孢杆菌中mRNA的稳定性以及相应酶的 表达。     

枯草芽孢杆菌168新型转录终止子的构建与表征（英文）

转录终止子作为一种位于终止密码子后的调控信号,负责终止DNA的转录和RNA的释放。文中首次改造并分析了来源于噬菌体的λt_o终止子的发卡结构与富含尿嘧啶的序列对枯草芽孢杆菌168中基因转录终止效率以及mRNA稳定性的影响。结果表明,相对于野生型的λt_0终止子,突变体M3、M11和M12表现出了更高的转录终止效率,突变体M3、M4和M11更有利于上游绿色荧光蛋白mRNA的稳定。另外,我们发现插入RNase作用位点同样提高了mRNA的稳定性。研究结果表明终止子中的发卡环对转录终止不是必需的,同时,结果也证明了转录终止子可以作为一种潜在的工具用于提高枯草芽孢杆菌中mRNA的稳定性以及相应酶的表达。     

牛凝乳酶原基因在大肠杆菌中表达调控的研究

Shine-Dalgarno序列与起始密码子之问的距离与组成对凝乳酶原基因表达有明显的影响,可导致其表达水平有15倍之差。SD序列至ATG之间为15bp不利于表达,表达质粒中sD-ATG在7-11bp之间都有可能获得高效表达;但决定因素不是简单的长度,而是RBS附近可能的二级结构即△G的大小、SD序列及ATG中参与配对的碱基数目。将pTLC23中凝乳酶原cDNA3＇端端非翻译区插入终止密码子TGA与转录终止子rrnBT₁T₂之间适当位置可提高凝乳酶原基因的表达,这可能是因为这段序列能形成由53个碱基对和8个碱基组成的稳定的mRNA二级结构,起到转录终止子的作用,而一般认为串联终止子对终止转录更为有效。     

川草2号老芒麦（Elymus sibiricus L.）UV-B辐射敏感基因rbcL的克隆及其调控表达研究

rbcL是编码光合关键酶1,5-二磷酸核酮糖羧化酶（Rubisco）大亚基的基因。本文运用mRNA差异显示技术（DDRT-PCR）并通过5ˊRACE (Rapid Amplification of cDNA Ends) 从高原植物川草2号老芒麦（Elymus sibiricus L. cv. 'chuancao No.2'）中获得了受增强UV-B辐射抑制的rbcL基因,该基因全长cDNA为1.51kb,开放阅读框（ORF）长1.434kb,编码477个氨基酸。氨基酸序列与Elymus trachycaulus中的Rubisco大亚基具有97％的同源性、与Triticum aestivum和Hordeum comosum的Rubisco大亚基同源性均为 98％。Northern杂交分析表明,增强UV-B辐射后6h,rbcL基因表达受到强烈抑制,处理后60h,其表达几乎完全被抑制,表明即使是长期生长在高原地区、强UV-B辐射条件下的高原物种,在受到较强的UV-B辐射后,其rbcL基因的转录也会受到抑制。     

两种微量RNA扩增方法的比较研究

本研究通过比较体外转录和单引物扩增这两种扩增微量RNA的不同方法,以寻找一种高效的扩增方法。我们用两种不同方法分别扩增小鼠大脑全皮层及第五皮层细胞的RNA,扩增的RNA合成cDNA后进行荧光定量PCR实验,根据PCR结果比较两种不同扩增方法的效率。WT-ovation扩增RNA的效率约为IVT效率的2.8倍;IVT方法扩增后,基因D-C值与引物距离mRNA 3'端的长度及mRNA的长度均存在正线性相关(P<0.05),即引物距离mRNA的3'端越近、mRNA越短,基因D-Ct值越低。而WT-ovation方法扩增后,基因D-Ct值与引物距离mRNA 3'端的长度及mRNA的长度均不存在统计学相关性。与IVT方法相比,WT-ovation方法效率更高,扩增时受影响因素较少、更稳定。     

选择性多聚腺苷酸化的生物学效应及其调控机制研究进展

真核生物基因的前体mRNA(pre-mRNA)及一些lncRNA在成熟过程中其3'端会发生剪切和多聚腺苷酸化反应(cleavage and polyadenylation, C/P),C/P的发生需要多聚腺苷酸化信号(polyadenylation signal, PAS)的存在。选择性多聚腺苷酸化(alternative cleavage and polyadenylation, APA)是指具有多个PAS的基因,在其mRNA3'端成熟过程中,由于选择不同的PAS,导致产生出多个3'UTR长度和序列组成不同的转录异构体。3'UTR长度和序列的不同会影响mRNA的稳定性、翻译效率、运输和细胞定位等,因此APA是真核生物的一个重要转录后调控方式。近年来,对大量动物、植物及酵母的基因组测序分析发现,APA在真核生物广泛存在,针对APA的生物学效应和调控机制开展了一系列研究。目前已鉴定出许多APA调控的顺式调控元件和反式作用因子。本文重点介绍了APA生物学效应和调控机制的最新研究进展,并探讨了未来APA调控的研究方向。     

珊瑚藻R-藻红蛋白γ亚基基因的克隆

根据珊瑚藻(Corallina afficinalis L.)R-藻红蛋白γ亚基N末端部分氨基酸序列(P83592)设计简并引物,结合RACE方法,扩增获得g亚基的全长cDNA序列.结果表明,序列全长为2 308 bp(AY209894),5'非编码区长1 203bp,3'非编码区长145 bp,编码区长960 bp,编码320个氨基酸组成的前体,包含71个氨基酸构成的信号肽和249个氨基酸组成的成熟蛋白.成熟蛋白序列内部存在重复序列与前人的报道一致.珊瑚藻亚基cDNA序列不同克隆子的测序结果表明,g亚基cDNA序列存在不同的3'末端,说明该基因可能存在多个拷贝或存在转录后加工.此外,扩增获得g亚基DNA序列(AY308999),比较表明编码区内部没有内含子存在.本文是对珊瑚藻R-藻红蛋白g亚基基因序列的首次报道.     

缘管浒苔Rubisco酶大亚基基因编码序列rbcL克隆及分析

主要对缘管浒苔光合作用第一关键酶Rubisco大亚基基因(rbcL)进行了克隆分离.首先通过PCR特异性扩增叶绿体基因编码的缘管浒苔大亚基编码序列rbcL部分基因序列(1035 bp).依据基因步移原理,首次克隆得到缘管浒苔rbcL5'上游非翻译区序列(224 bp).据推测,rbcL 5'上游非翻译区序列存在类似原核生物的启动子元件-10区(TAAAAT)和-35区(TTGAAA).此外,依据3'-RACE(cDNA末端快速扩增技术)原理,克隆得到缘管浒苔rbcL3'末端cDNA序列(579 bp).     

人SDCT2β3'-非翻译区基因表达负调控序列对mRNA稳定性的影响

为探索人高亲和力钠离子依赖性二羧酸转运蛋白基因(high affinity sodium-dependent dicarboxylate transporter,SDCT2)3'端非翻译区是否在基因表达调控中起作用,首先通过生物信息学分析发现,在SDCT2β mRNA的3'端非翻译区内存在585 nt的Au富含区(AU-rich region,AUR),其中包括3个AU富含元件(AU-rich element,ARE),然后将SDCT213的AU富含区DNA片段插入报告基因GFP表达载体pcDNA-GFP的下游,构建pcDNA-GFP-AUR表达载体并转染HEK293、HKC和LLC-PK1细胞系,用Western blot和流式细胞仪检测细胞中GFP的表达水平.结果显示,SDCT2β的AU富含区序列可显著降低GFP的表达水平(P＜0.01).利用放线菌素D阻断RNA转录后,每隔2 h从稳定转染的HEK293细胞中提取总RNA,用RNA印迹分析GFP mRNA的稳定性.结果显示GFP-AUR mRNA较GFP mRNA不稳定.这些结果提示,在SDCT2β3'非翻译区的AU富含区内存在基因表达负调控区,该区可降低mRNA的稳定性、促进mRNA的降解,从而在转录后水平调控基因的表达.     

内含子中正筛选标记neo基因在转录中的剪切研究

目的:研究插入内含子中的正筛选标记基因neo在转录中的剪切情况。方法:克隆了猪血清白蛋白基因5'端调控序列,以猪基因组DNA为模板,P10/P11为引物,PCR扩增猪血清白蛋白基因翻译终止密码子后2.9kb的3'端调控序列;以pEGFP-1为模板,P400/P401为引物PCR扩增绿色荧光蛋白(EGFP)基因,插入猪血清白蛋白基因5'端调控区之后,在3'端调控序列的内含子中靠近N端的序列中插入正筛选标记基因neo,构建了表达EGFP的真核表达载体pEXp11。转染人肝癌细胞系HepG2,通过G418药物筛选获得稳定转染的抗药性细胞克隆。提取抗性细胞克隆基因组RNA并进行反转录,获得cDNA序列。结果:用引物D400/D401及分别位于neo基因和3'端调控序列上的一对引物D394/D357进行PCR检测,其中D394/D357并未扩增出目的条带。结论:插入内含子中的neo基因在转录过程中可随内含子一起被剪切。     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

The structure, reproduction and taxonomy of Vidalia and Osmundaria (Rhodophyta, Rhodomelaceae)

Comprises species occurring mostly in subtidal habitats in tropical, subtropical and warm-temperate areas of the world. An analysis of the type species, V. spiralis (Sonder) Lamouroux ex J. Agardh, a species from Australia, establishes basic characters for distinguishing species in the genus. These characters are (1) branching patterns of thalli, (2) flat blades that may be spiralled on their axis, (3) width of the blade, (4) primary or secondary derivation of sterile and fertile branchlets and (5) position of sterile and fertile branchlets on the thalli. Application of the latter two characters provides an important basic method for separation of species into three major groups. Osmundaria , a genus known only in southern Australia, was studied in relation to Vidalia , and its separation from the Vidalia assemblage is not accepted. Species of Vidalia therefore are transferred to the older genus name, Osmundaria. Two new species, Osmundaria papenfussii and Osmundaria oliveae are described from Natal. Confusion in the usage of the epithet, Vidalia fimbriala Brown ex Turner has been clarified, and Vidalia gregaria Falkenberg, described as an epiphyte on Osmundaria pro/ifera Lamouroux, is revealed to be young branches of the host, Osmundaria prolifera.     

New or rare chromosome counts in Artemisia L. (Asteraceae, Anthemideae) and related genera from Kazakhstan

Fifteen chromosome counts of six Artemisia taxa and one species of each of the genera Brachanthemum, Hippolytia, Kaschgaria, Lepidolopsis and Turaniphytum are reported from Kazakhstan. Three of them are new reports, two are not consistent with previous counts and the remainder are confirmations of very scarce (one to four) earlier records. All the populations studied have the same basic chromosome number, x = 9, with ploidy levels ranging from 2x to 6x. Some correlations between ploidy level, morphological characters and distribution are noted.     

Comparative morphology of the carpel in the Liliaceae: Hewardieae, Petrosavieae, and Tricyrteae

The young pistils in the melanthioid tribes, Hewardieae, Petrosavieae and Tricyrteae, are uniformly tricarpellate and syncarpous. They lack raphide idioblasts. All are multiovulate, with bitegmic ovules. The Petrosavieae are marked by the presence of septal glands and incomplete syncarpy. Tepals and stamens adhere to the ovary in the Hewardieae and the Petrosavieae but not in the Tricyrteae. Two vascular bundles occur in the stamens of the Hewartlieae and Tricyrtis latifolia. Ventral bundles in the upper part of the ovary of the Hewardieae are continuous with compound septal bundles and placental bundles in the lower part. Putative ventral bundles occur in the alternate position in the Tricyrteae and putative placental bundles in the opposite. position in the Petrosavieae. The dichtomously branched stigma in each carpel of the Tricyrteae is supplied by a bifurcated dorsal bundle.     

肝癌中HBV和HCV基因和抗原的分布及意义

采用原位分子杂交方法检测HCV RNA及HBV X基因;采用免疫组织化学方法研究HCV核心抗原,非结构区C33c抗原及HBxAg在肝细胞肝癌中的定位及分布.结果表明(1)HCV RNA、HBV X基因在肝细胞肝癌组织检出率分别为40%(55/136)和82%(112/136).HCV RNA定位于癌细胞的胞浆内,阳性细胞呈散在、灶状及弥漫分布三种形式;HBV X基因在肝癌细胞中的分布呈胞浆型、核型及核浆型,阳性细胞也呈上述三种分布形式;(2)HCV C33c抗原、核心抗原在肝细胞肝癌中的阳性率为81%(133/164)及86%(141/164).C33c抗原定位于癌细胞及肝细胞的胞浆内;核心抗原既定位于癌细胞核中,又可定位于胞浆中.C33c抗原阳性细胞以灶状分布为主;而核心抗原阳性细