正交试验优化八角ISSR-PCR反应体系

利用正交试验设计研究Taq DNA聚合酶、DNA模板、引物(UBC 886)、dNTP、Mg2+浓度5个因素对云南八角ISSR-PCR反应的影响,建立其最佳反应体系。结果表明:25μL的反应体系中5个因子的最佳水平为:Mg2+3 mmol/L、Taq DNA聚合酶0.5 U、DNA模板0.016 ng、引物0.8μmol/L、dNTPs 0.2 mmol/L。PCR最佳反应程序为:94℃预变性5 min;94℃变性30 s,46℃退火45 s,72℃延伸1 min,40次循环;72℃最后延伸7 min,4℃保存。     

葡萄ISSR-PCR反应体系的建立与优化

采用正交设计L9(34)对影响葡萄ISSR-PCR反应体系的4个因素(dNTP、TaqDNA聚合酶、引物、模板DNA)在3个浓度水平上进行试验,并通过直观分析初步确定其反应体系;在此基础上,通过单因素试验探讨了dNTP、TaqDNA聚合酶、引物、模板DNA、退火温度及循环次数等因素或条件对葡萄ISSR-PCR扩增结果的影响,确定最佳反应水平。最终建立了葡萄ISSR-PCR扩增的最佳反应体系:在25μL的反应体系中,dNTP浓度0.2 mmol/L,TaqDNA聚合酶的用量0.5 U,引物浓度0.4mmol/L,DNA模板用量40 ng。反应程序:94℃预变性5 min;94℃变性1 min,52℃退火1 min,72℃延伸1 min 30 s,40次循环;最后72℃延伸10 min,10℃保存。     

早熟砂梨ISSR-PCR反应体系的建立与优化

以我国南方主栽的早熟砂梨品种‘翠冠’Pyrus pyrifolia ‘Cuiguan’为材料,对ISSR技术体系中的模板DNA浓度、Taq DNA聚合酶用量、引物浓度、dNTP浓度、Mg2+浓度、退火温度、PCR循环数等7个主要因素进行优化和筛选,建立了适合早熟砂梨的ISSR-PCR反应体系。最终反应体系为20 μL体系中10×PCR buffer（不含Mg2+）2 μL,模板DNA浓度60 ng,TaqDNA聚合酶0.75 U,引物浓度1 μmol/L,dNTP浓度90 μmol/L,Mg2+浓度2.25 mmol/L。扩增程序为：预变性94 ℃ 5 min,变性94 ℃ 45 s,退火45 s,72 ℃延伸1 min,共42个循环,然后72 ℃再延伸10 min,4 ℃保存,用1.5%琼脂糖凝胶电泳检测多态性。     

均匀设计优化建兰ISSR-PCR体系

采用均匀设计,对影响建兰ISSR-PCR体系的引物、Mg^2＋、dNTP和Taq DNA聚合酶浓度等进行4因素5水平和4因素3水平两轮优化,建立了适合于建兰ISSR-PCR的反应体系：在20μL反应体系中,舍引物0．25μmol／L、Mg^2＋ 2．5mmol／L,dNTP0．2mmol／L、Taq DNA聚合酶1.5U和模板DNA40ng．在此基础上对扩增程序中的循环次数和退火温度,以及ISSR引物进行筛选．筛选获得的扩增程序为：94℃预变性5min;接着进行32个循环：94℃变性35S,52～56℃退火45S,72℃延伸90s;循环结束后,72℃延伸10min．同时筛选得到14个扩增稳定、多态性丰富的ISSR引物．     

西伯利亚蝗基因组DNA提取及RAPD分析条件的优化

以西伯利亚蝗Gomphocerus sibiricus(L.)为研究材料,利用改良的SDS法提取高质量的DNA,分别测试了dNTP浓度、镁离子浓度、TaqDNA聚合酶用量、模板DNA的量等因素对反应结果的影响。通过各因子的组合比较,建立了西伯利亚蝗RAPD优化体系:25μLPCR反应体系,10×buffer2·5μL;dNTP0·24mmol/L;MgCl22·0mmol/L;Taq DNA聚合酶1U;DNA模板45ng;引物30ng。扩增程序为:94℃预变性1min45s、94℃变性30s、35℃退火1min30s、72℃延伸2min,45个循环、72℃延伸10min。结果表明,利用优化的反应条件进行西伯利亚蝗基因组DNA分析,实验有着良好的重复性和稳定性。     

濒危药用植物厚朴ISSR引物筛选及反应条件的优化

以厚朴DNA为模板,利用正交试验分别对影响厚朴ISSR-PCR反应的Taq酶浓度、dNTP浓度、引物浓度、Mg~(2+)浓度、模板DNA浓度进行了优化,并通过梯度PCR确定不同引物的最佳退火温度和循环次数,最终确定厚朴最佳反应体系及扩增条件为:25μl 体系,其中包括1.5 mmol·L~(-1) MgCl_2,0.3 μmol·L~(-1)引物,0.04 U·μl~(-1)Taq 酶,0.2 mmol·L~(-1) dNTP,4 ng·μl~(-1)模板DNA,1 × Buffer;扩增程序:94℃预变性5 min,94℃变性30 s,50℃～60℃(退火温度随引物不同而定)退火45 s,72℃延伸90 s,共40个循环,然后72℃延伸8 min,4℃终止反应.此外,还利用优化的反应体系成功筛选出21条ISSR引物,并利用部分引物对厚朴个体进行了遗传多样性分析.     

桔梗SRAP反应体系的优化

目的：建立适合桔梗的比较稳定的SRAP反应体系,用于桔梗遗传多样性分析。方法：用改进的CTAB法提取桔梗叶片的总DNA,通过对不同镁离子浓度、dNTP浓度、模板DNA含量、引物浓度、DNA聚合酶量条件下的SRAP扩增反应的效果。结果：桔梗SRAP扩增反应的最佳体系：模板DNA 20ng,引物0.8μmol/L,dNTP150μmol/L,MgCl22.0mmol/L,TaqDNA聚合酶1unit,10×Buffer2.0μL;反应程序为94℃预变性5min;94℃变性1min,35℃退火1min,72℃延伸1min,5个循环;94℃变性1min,50℃退火1min,72℃延伸1min,35个循环;最后72℃延伸5min,4℃保存。结论：按此优化的SRAP条件进行实验,重现性良好,可用于桔梗遗传多样性分析。     

永瓣藤ISSR—PCR反应体系的建立与优化

以永瓣藤基因组DNA为模板,通过单因子、双因子实验研究了ISSR反应体系中主要成分(Mg2 、dNTP、引物、模板DNA、TaqDNA聚合酶)以及热循环参数(退火温度、循环数、变性时间、退火时间、延伸时间)对扩增结果的影响,并找出各自的最适条件,建立了适合永瓣藤ISSR分析的反应体系和扩增程序,即在25 μL反应体系中,内含1×PCR buffer、1.5 mmol/L Mg2 、200 μmol/L dNTP、0.5 μmol/L引物、50 ng 模板、2 U TaqDNA聚合酶.扩增程序为94 ℃预变性5 min,然后进行35个循环:94 ℃变性30 s,复性1 min,72 ℃延伸1 min,循环结束后72 ℃延伸7 min.这一优化系统的建立为今后利用ISSR标记技术进行永瓣藤鉴定及种质遗传多样性分析提供了一个标准化程序.     

云南松SSR-PCR反应体系的建立与优化

为了建立适宜云南松SSR-PCR的反应体系和扩增程序,利用近缘种火炬松的引物,采用正交设计L16(45)对云南松SSR-PCR反应体系的5因素(Taq酶、Mg2+、模板DNA、dNTP、引物)在4个水平上进行优化,筛选出各反应因素的最佳水平,建立了适于云南松的SSR反应体系.在10μL的反应体系中,模板DNA的用量为30.0 ng,Taq DNA聚合酶的用量为1.0 U,Mg2+的浓度为2.0 mmol/L,dNTPs浓度为0.4 mmol/L,引物的浓度为0.2 μmol/L.扩增程序为:94℃预变性4 min;94℃变性45 s,48℃退火30 s,72℃延伸30 s,30个循环;72℃延长10 min,4℃保存.最后利用1个居群对该体系进行稳定性验证,结果可用于云南松SSR标记的研究.     

冬瓜和节瓜DNA提取及RAPD反应体系优化

以8份冬瓜和节瓜为材料,采用改良CTAB法提取基因组DNA,采用正交试验设计,对冬瓜和节瓜RAPD条件进行了优化,建立了最佳反应体系:25μL反应体系中含1×buffer,模板DNA、Mg2+、dNTPs、引物和Taq酶的浓度分别为20 ng、2.0mmol/L、0.24 mmol/L、0.3μmol/L和1.0 U。PCR扩增程序为:94℃预变性5 min;94℃变性45 s,36.9℃退火45 s,72℃延伸1.5min,共40个循环;72℃延伸10 min,12℃保存。     

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.     

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.