检测肠道细菌Feacalibacterium prausnitzii的三对PCR引物的特异性比较

【目的】比较3对基于16S rRNA基因、用于检测人肠道中重要细菌Feacalibacterium prausnitzii的引物(FPR-1/FPR-2、FPR-2F/Fprau645R和Fprau223F/Fprau420R)的特异性。【方法】用Clustal X比对每个引物与F.prausnitzii和其他细菌的16S rRNA基因的序列。在Ribosomal Database Project(RDP)数据库中使用Probe Match工具比较每个引物匹配的Faecalibacterium spp.序列数目。利用本课题组建立的中国人粪便菌群的16S rRNA基因全长文库的7255个克隆序列,用Simulated PCR(SPCR)预测每对引物检测到的F.prausnitzii和其他细菌的克隆数;用3对引物分别对代表克隆进行PCR扩增。用3对引物分别对14个健康人的粪便样品进行实时定量PCR。【结果】引物Fprau645R的3端最后一个碱基与非F.prausnitzii序列的错配度高于其它引物,它在RDP中匹配的Faecalibacterium spp.序列数占其匹配的细菌序列数的百分比(97.6%)显著高于其他引物。SPCR预测,3对引物检测到的F.prausnitzii克隆数均为1171左右;在检测到的非Faecalibacterium spp.克隆中,FPR-2F/Fprau645R主要是Subdoligranulum spp.,而FPR-1/FPR-2和Fprau223F/Fprau420R还有Oscillibacter spp.、Ruminococcus spp.和unclassified Ruminococcaceae等。真实PCR与SPCR的结果吻合。实时定量PCR中,FPR-1/FPR-2和Fprau223F/Fprau420R检测到的细菌数量高于FPR-2F/Fprau645R。【结论】3对引物能检测到F.prausnitzii和Subdoligranulum spp.,FPR-2F/Fprau645R的特异性优于FPR-1/FPR-2和Fprau223F/Fprau420R。     

维吾尔族正常黑胆质人群肠道菌群的分布情况分析

目的：了解维吾尔医学正常黑胆质人群肠道菌群分布情况、多样性并优势菌。方法：对健康人进行维吾尔医学体液分型并挑 取其中正常黑胆质人群,采集受检者粪便样品,提取总DNA,设计一对通用引物扩增16S rDNA 的V6～V8 可变区,扩增出来的 PCR产物稀释并进行变形梯度凝胶电泳DGGE,从DGGE 指纹图谱中选择条带,切胶回收、克隆、序列测定。结果：通过实验得到 了反映肠道菌群结构特征的DNA指纹图谱,从指纹图谱上选择一些特异性条带切下来回收,重新纯化扩增出来并测序,测出来 的基因序列在基因库进行比对检测相似性程度。最终用相似性程度大于95%以上的序列比对做出进化树了解菌群之间的亲缘 性。结论：正常黑胆质人群肠道菌群基因序列的亲缘性结果显示黑胆质人群肠道菌群具有丰富的多样性,其中肠道优势细菌乳酸 杆菌属GU269544.1 占优势。     

基于不同通用引物比较分析肠道微生物群落变化

肠道微生物对于人体健康的重要作用已经得到广泛证实,目前,对肠道微生物的研究大多采用基于扩增细菌16S rRNA基因V3-V4区的高通量测序分析,对古菌的关注较少。本研究选择了一对可以同时扩增细菌和古菌16S rRNA基因的引物,通过比较人为干扰肠道微生物前后的群落变化,说明这对引物适宜分析人类肠道细菌和古菌群落变化并具有一定优越性。采集志愿者粪便样品,同时用仅能扩增细菌引物 (B引物) 和细菌古菌通用引物 (AB引物) 进行扩增和高通量测序;使用几个常用的rRNA数据库判断引物对细菌的覆盖度和对古菌的扩增能力。结果表明,AB引物在可以展示B引物扩增出的细菌群落的基础上,可以得到肠道中常见的产甲烷古菌的序列,同时也展示出人为干扰肠道微生物前后的群落结构变化。AB引物可以仅通过一次扩增和测序同时分析肠道中的细菌和古菌群落,更加全面展示肠道微生物群落结构,适用于肠道微生物相关研究。     

高脂饲料诱导的肥胖大鼠肠道内硫酸盐还原菌的定量检测

目的 检测高脂饲料诱导大鼠肥胖过程中,大鼠肠道内硫酸盐还原菌( sulfate-reducing bacteria,SRB)的数量变化,为研究SRB与肥胖的关系提供参考.方法 20只Wistar大鼠随机分为2组(每组10只),一组饲喂高脂饲料(HFD组)18周,另一组饲喂正常饲料(NCD组,即对照组)18周.以编码腺苷酰硫酸还原酶α亚基的基因(aprA)作为分子标记,通过荧光定量PCR的方法检测两组大鼠在0、8和18周,肠道内SRB的数量变化;同时,以16S rRNA基因作为标记基因定量大鼠肠道内总菌的数量,以计算肠道内SRB在总菌中的比例变化.结果 分组饲喂8周后,高脂饲料饲喂组大鼠的体重与正常饲料组相比显著升高.对SRB的定量结果显示,饲喂8周和18周,高脂饲料组大鼠肠道内SRB的数量和含量与正常饲料组相比显著升高.结论 大鼠肠道中的硫酸盐还原菌与饮食诱导的肥胖密切相关,为进一步研究SRB在肥胖及其相关代谢疾病的发生发展中的作用提供了依据.     

新疆一号冰川土壤细菌多样性的研究*

应用变性梯度凝胶电泳(DGGE)技术分离PCR扩增的16S rDNA来研究土壤微生物的多样性。直接从新疆一号冰川不同海拔高度的土壤样品中提取总DNA。用两套细菌通用引物分别扩增16S rDNA的V3和V6/V9高变区的特异性片段,PCR产物进行DGGE分析。PCR-DGGE图谱表明,PCR产物经DGGE检测到的条带清晰且分离效果好。结果表明,PCR-DGGE是一种快速研究微生物群落结构的有效方法。     

在PCR-DGGE研究土壤微生物多样性中应用GC发卡结构的效应

应用普通细胞裂解法提取 3株实验菌株 (Escherichia coli DH5α,Staphylococcus aureus SA- 1和 A-grobacterium tumerfaciens 1 31 2 9)的基因组 DNA和应用基于高盐和长时高热的细胞裂解法提取 7种不同土壤样品中的微生物的基因组 DNA,两组不同结构的引物 F3 57GC,R51 8(在正向引物的 5′端有 GC发卡结构 )和 F3 57,R51 8,分别对实验菌株和土壤样品中微生物的 1 6Sr RNA基因 V3区进行扩增 ,均得到了目的片段。比较了不同引物扩增的 1 6S r DNA片段在 DGGE中的不同电泳行为 ,结果表明 ,含 GC发卡结构的PCR扩增产物在 DGGE中能够得到很好的分离 ,而无 GC发卡结构的 PCR产物则不能在 DGGE中获得满意分离。引入 GC发卡结构 ,使得对不同微生物的定性和分类更深入细致     

双重荧光定量PCR检测志贺毒素stx1和stx2基因

目的建立一种双重荧光定量PCR检测志贺毒素stx1和stx2基因的方法。方法根据不同细菌来源的stx1和stx2序列,设计PCR引物和TaqMan探针,建立双重实时荧光定量PCR检测体系,进行灵敏度、特异性和重复性评价,并对腹泻患者粪便样本进行检测分析。结果双重实时荧光定量PCR检测含志贺毒素基因重组质粒的最低检测下限为102 copies/mL;该法对12种常见肠道病原菌均无特异性扩增,对不同浓度的标准质粒检测重复性高,Ct值变异系数均小于10%;对急性腹泻粪便标本的检测阳性率高于细菌分离培养。结论建立的双重实时荧光定量PCR可作为不同细菌来源的志贺毒素基因的快速鉴定方法,亦可用于人感染性腹泻标本的快速筛查。     

毛头鬼伞中一条新28S rRNA的发现及其同源性分析

本研究从担子菌毛头鬼伞(Coprinus comatus)菌丝中分离获得一条新的28S rRNA序列,序列长度为906bp(GenBank accession No.GU568178)。该序列是我们前期在从毛头鬼伞中克隆一种烟草花叶病毒(TMV)的抗性蛋白基因y3时意外获得的一条非目的条带。将此获得的序列通过NCBI的BLAST,以及与其同源序列进行Clustal w和MEGA聚类分析,证实该序列是28S rRNA,同时还发现毛头鬼伞的系统进化关系比较离散。此外,在这一新28S rRNA与TMV的抗性蛋白基因y3之间发现有两个同源区段有可能是PCR扩增y3基因时出现非目的条带的原因。在这两个同源区段中,其一区段与克隆y3基因时所用的PCR引物之一有较高的相似性,另一区段也是一般PCR引物的类似物。本研究中新28S rRNA序列的获得是PCR扩增中出现非目的条带的新例,该序列的发现及聚类分析的结果有助于真菌基因组学研究及真菌生物分子分类系统的建立。     

云南腾冲热海两热泉菌藻席细菌多样性的研究

应用显微形态观察和变性梯度凝胶电泳(DGGE)对云南腾冲热海两热泉菌藻席的细菌多样性进行了比较分析.直接从环境样品中提取总DNA,用两套细菌通用引物进行PCR扩增,得到包含V8和V9高变区的16S rDNA片段,进行DGGE分析,结合形态观察,结果显示,热泉菌藻席中存在丰富的细菌多样性,且不同温度范围的菌藻席细菌组成差异显著.     

穿山甲标本和甲片的DNA提取及PCR扩增

为验证经处理后的穿山甲(Manis spp.)标本和甲片是否可以用于种间分子鉴定标记的开发及个体识别工作,本文在样品的预处理、消化、提取后纯化等方面对传统提取方法进行了改进,分别从穿山甲剥制标本、干皮标本及甲片中提取总DNA;然后用Cyt b基因扩增通用引物、12S rRNA基因全序列扩增引物、RAPD引物及微卫星引物进行了PCR扩增,并对部分扩增结果进行了序列测定.结果表明,除剥制标本的脚底皮张组织外,其他样品基本都可以提取出DNA.以此为模板的PCR扩增中,2种线粒体基因引物扩增出明显目的条带,RAPD引物扩增出种间特异条带,测序结果可用于种间特异性引物及SCAR引物的开发;微卫星引物在甲片样品中扩增稳定,可用于个体识别工作.     

Recent advances in the study of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus replication and pathogenesis

It has now been over twenty years since a novel herpesviral genome was identified in Kaposi's sarcoma biopsies. Since then, the cumulative research effort by molecular biologists, virologists, clinicians, and epidemiologists alike has led to the extensive characterization of this tumor virus, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus(KSHV; also known as human herpesvirus 8(HHV-8)), and its associated diseases. Here we review the current knowledge of KSHV biology and pathogenesis, with a particular emphasis on new and exciting advances in the field of epigenetics. We also discuss the development and practicality of various cell culture and animal model systems to study KSHV replication and pathogenesis.     

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.     

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.     

Synthesis and antimicrobial studies of hydrazone derivatives of 4-[3-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-4-formyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]benzoic acid and 4-[3-(3,4-difluorophenyl)-4-formyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]benzoic acid

Microbial resistance to antibiotics is an unresolved global concern, which needs urgent and coordinated action. One of the guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions (CDC) to combat antibiotic resistance is the development of new antibiotics to treat drug-resistant bacteria. In our effort to find new antibiotics, we report the synthesis and antimicrobial studies of 30 new pyrazole derivatives. These novel molecules have been synthesized by using readily available starting materials and benign reaction conditions. Some of these molecules have shown activity with MIC values as low as 0.78?µg/mL against four bacterial strains; Staphylococcus aureus, methicillin-resistant S. aureus, Bacillus subtilis, and Acinetobacter baumannii. Furthermore, active molecules are non-toxic to mammalian cell line.

     

Novel compounds with potent CDK9 inhibitory activity for the treatment of myeloma

Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) and Polo-like kinases (PLKs) play key role in the regulation of the cell cycle. The aim of our study was originally the further development of our recently discovered polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1) inhibitors. A series of new 2,4-disubstituted pyrimidine derivatives were synthesized around the original hit, but their PLK1 inhibitory activity was very poor. However the novel compounds showed nanomolar CDK9 inhibitory activity and very good antiproliferative effect on multiple myeloma cell lines (RPMI-8226).