pBR322-Red介导的E．Coli染色体基因敲入、位点及表达研究

应用pBR322-Red介导的重组工程系统,Kan/sacB选择反选择系统,双链线性DNA重组技术和重叠引物介导的DNA重组技术,将长度为1 653 bp的luc报告基因分别敲入到E.coli W3110染色体lacZ, lacY和lacA基因的位置,建立了一系列具有新遗传表型的菌株：CWL2、CWL4和CWL6。荧光素酶分析表明,外源报告基因luc能在这3个结构基因处有效的组成型表达。为了进一步确定外源基因的表达情况,用霍乱毒素B亚单位基因ctxb替换了lacZ基因,构建了新菌株CWD1。证明了以单拷贝形式存在在大肠杆菌染色体CWD1上的ctxb基因能有效的表达CTB蛋白并能将其分泌至细胞外培养液中。结果初步确定了大肠杆菌染色体上的lac操纵子结构基因位点适合外源基因的敲入和表达。     

pBR322-Red介导的E.coli染色体基因敲入、位点及表达研究

应用pBR322-Red介导的重组工程系统,kan/sacB选择反选择系统,双链线性DNA重组技术和重叠引物介导的DNA重组技术,将长度为1 653 bp的luc报告基因分别敲入到E.coli W3110染色体lacZ,lacY和lacA基因的位置,建立了一系列具有新遗传表型的菌株:CWL2、CWL4和CWL6.荧光素酶分析表明,外源报告基因luc能在这3个结构基因处有效的组成型表达.为了进一步确定外源基因的表达情况,用霍乱毒素B亚单位基因ctxb替换了lacZ基因,构建了新菌株CWD1.证明了以单拷贝形式存在在大肠杆菌染色体CWD1上的ctxb基因能有效的表达CTB蛋白并能将其分泌至细胞外培养液中.结果初步确定了大肠杆菌染色体上的lac操纵子结构基因位点适合外源基因的敲入和表达.     

乙肝PreS_2抗原决定簇和霍乱毒素B亚基基因的融合与表达

本研究通过全化学法按大肠杆菌密码偏性合成了HBV PreS_2抗原决定簇基因,与ctxB基因的3’端融合。重组质粒转化大肠杆菌后融合基因得到高效表达,表达量达30μg/ml,表达产物95％以上分泌到胞外。表达的融合蛋白能与神经节苷脂GM1结合,说明融合蛋白保持了CTB的基本高级结构和生物学功能;ELISA实验证明融合蛋白具有CTB和HBV PreS_2的抗原性;应用亲和层析纯化后得到了电泳纯融合蛋白制品,为研究融合蛋白的免疫原性并进一步构建基因工程肽苗奠定了基础。     

霍乱弧菌CTB基因的克隆、表达及重组蛋白活性分析

霍乱弧菌CTB蛋白具有免疫佐剂活性。本研究根据已发表CTB基因的序列设计一对引物,从一株霍乱弧菌中扩增出CTB基因,测序后发现该基因全长375 bp,与国内分离的六株CTB基因的同源性达96.0%～99.2%。将该基因与pTWIN1连接构建了原核表达载体pTWIN1-CTB,重组表达载体转化BL21（DE3）表达菌株,0.8 mmol/L IPTG诱导4 h后,收获的细菌总蛋白SDS-PAGE电泳显示CTB在原核表达系统中得到表达,融合蛋白大小与理论值符合,蛋白产量占细菌总蛋白的20%左右,主要以包涵体形式存在,western杂交和GM1-ELISA结果表明重组蛋白具有免疫原性和粘膜佐剂活性。     

OTX1基因慢病毒载体的构建及过表达研究

OTX1基因是神经发育调控中关键转录因子之一。本实验构建表达OTX1基因慢病毒载体,探讨慢病毒介导OTX1基因体外过表达的可行性。将OTX1基因克隆到慢病毒穿梭质粒DUET101内,构建表达OTX1以及GFP－OTX1基因的慢病毒载体;将pDUET－OTX1、pDUET－GFP－OTX1及pDUET101（空载体对照）质粒分别与慢病毒包装质粒pCMV R8.91、pMD.G共同转染人胚胎肾上皮细胞系293T细胞,获得携带OTX1基因、GFP－OTX1基因的重组慢病毒DUET－OTX1、DUET－GFP－OTX1以及仅携带GFP基因的DUET－GFP;用重组慢病毒分别转导293T细胞、SY5Y细胞、小鼠胚胎干细胞及大鼠胚胎15天皮层神经干细胞,证实慢病毒载体能够将外源基因转导入不同细胞,且转导的OTX1或GFP－OTX1在不同细胞中均仅在细胞核内表达;培养OTX1单克隆抗体细胞,浓缩抗体上清,通过Western Blot以及细胞免疫荧光法证实慢病毒介导的OTX1基因及GFP－OTX1基因转导入293T细胞后的过表达。本实验证实慢病毒载体是高效的基因转移载体;OTX1作为发育过程中至关重要的转录因子,经过重组慢病毒体外转导后均只在细胞核内表达。     

大肠杆菌热稳定肠毒素表位与霍乱毒素B亚单位的重组与表达

霍乱毒素B亚单位(CTB)是半抗原的良好载体,选择CTB基因的翻译调控元件,实现了串联重复的突变型大肠杆菌热稳定肠毒素(ST)表位与CTB的重组,在大肠杆菌中高效分泌表达,经过亲和层析获得了高纯度的重组蛋白,ELISA表明重组蛋白仍保留与神经节苷脂GMl的结合能力和CTB的免疫原性。     

大肠杆菌脂蛋白与CTB-pres2抗原基因的融合及表达

首次采用基因融合方式,在乱毒素B亚基-乙型肝炎病毒Pres2抗原融合基因（ctxB-Pres2）的5’端了引入编码大肠杆菌脂蛋白信号肽及N端九个氨基酸的核苷酸序列,分别置于ctb及lpp／lac启动子下在大肠杆菌中获得分泌性表达．表达的融合蛋白均定位于膜上,并且可以和GM1、抗-CTB抗体及抗HBVPreS2单克隆抗体结合,说明该融合蛋白保留了CTB的基本高级结构及CTB、PreS2抗原的抗原性．3H-棕榈酸标记实验证实该融合蛋白发生脂肪化,为免疫原性研究奠定了基础．此外,还研究了不同信号肽和宿主菌对该蛋白表达的影响．     

用基因芯片结合荧光差异显示—PCR筛选和识别胃腺癌转移相关的基因

使用来源于同一个胃腺癌病人的原发灶RF－1（ATCC编号：CRL－1864）和转移灶RF－48细胞系（ATCC编号,CRL－1863）作为研究肿瘤转移分子机制的模型,RF－1（实验组）和RF－48（对照组）的mRNA通过逆转录方法,将Cy3和Cy5两种荧光染料分别标记到两种细胞的cDNA上,制备成cDNA探针,并与表达谱芯片（双点4096条基因）进行杂交与扫描,重复2次实验,利用计算机数据处理判断基因是否在上述两种细胞中有表达差异,共筛选出差异表达的基因共138条,其中81条在RF－48细胞中表达明显上调,57条在RF－48细胞中表达显著下调,同时也通过荧光差异显示－PCR（FDD－PCR）技术,克服了45个涉及胃腺癌转移相关基因,包括未被发现的基因3个,在两种筛选方法中都存在差异表达的基因共有7条,对部分可能与肿瘤志移机制有关的差异表达基因的作用进行了分析和讨论,基因芯片技术可高通量,大规模地研究基因表达水平,FDD－PCR技术可克隆出未发现的新基因,二者结合,初步筛选出与转移相关的基因,有助于揭示胃腺癌转移的分子机制。     

A组轮状病毒VP6与霍乱毒素B亚基融合蛋白在大肠杆菌中的表达及生物活性分析

利用霍乱毒素B亚基 (CholeratoxinBsubunit,CTB)的免疫载体作用 ,将轮状病毒相关抗原引入口服免疫体系 ,可激起有效的粘膜免疫反应 ,这里报道了CTB基因与A组轮状病毒地方株T114VP6全基因的融合 ,并在大肠杆菌BL21(DE3 )中进行了融合蛋白的表达。在IPTG诱导下得到分子量为 5 6kD的融合蛋白 ,表达量占菌体蛋白的15 %。分别用抗CT的抗体和抗A组轮状病毒的高价免疫血清进行WesternBlot检测 ,结果证明融合蛋白CTB VP6保留了天然霍乱毒素B亚基及轮状病毒VP6的抗原性。G_M1-ELISA检测表明 ,复性后的融合蛋白具有与神经节苷脂GM1 结合的能力。     

ω-3多聚不饱和脂肪酸脱氢酶的真核表达及鉴定

目的：构建ω-3多聚不饱和脂肪酸脱氢酶真核表达载体,并在293T细胞（人胚肾细胞）中实现表达。方法：通过RT-PCR法扩增得到ω-3多聚不饱和脂肪酸脱氢酶基因fat1,构建重组真核表达载体pCMV－Myc－fat1,用脂质体法转染293T细胞,Western Blot检测fat1的表达,并用间接免疫荧光（IFA）确定其在293T细胞中的定位情况。结果：构建真核表达质粒pCMV－Myc－fat1,转染293T细胞后,可检测到细胞内有fat1的表达并确定其在细胞中的位置。结论：成功构建真核表达质粒pCMV－Myc－fat1,可检测出细胞内有fat1的表达并确定其在细胞膜和细胞质内均有表达,为进行fat1的功能研究奠定了基础。     

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