麦迪霉素3-O-酰基转移酶在螺旋霉素链霉菌F21中的酰化特性

螺旋霉素(SP)与麦迪霉素(MD)均为16元大环内酯类抗生素,并且结构非常相似.螺旋霉素含有3个组分,其结构差异表现在16元内酯环C<,3>上的一个取代基的差异,SPⅠ组分为羟基、SPⅡ组分羟基乙酰化、APⅢ组分羟基丙酰化;麦迪霉素是以麦迪霉素A1为主要组分的多组分抗生素,麦迪霉素16元内酯环C3上连接的均为丙酰化羟基.已知这类抗生素16元内酯环C3羟基酰化是由一种称为3-O-酰基转移酶的蛋白催化完成.本研究将螺旋霉素产生菌-Streptomycesspiramyceticus F21中的螺旋霉素3-O-酰基转移酶基因用Streptomyces mycarofaciens ATCC 21454中的麦迪霉素3-O-酰基转移酶基因原位替换后,发现所产生的螺旋霉素仍然含有3个组分,并且螺旋霉素Ⅲ组分也不是主要组分,说明麦迪霉素3-O-酰基转移酶在螺旋霉素产生菌-S.spiramyceticus F21中不具有16元内酯环C3羟基丙酰化特异性以及酰化高效性,也提示其在麦迪霉素产生菌中的丙酰化特异性和高效性可能与该菌株(种)的特性有关.     

螺旋霉素3-O-酰基转移酶基因的删除和主要产生螺旋霉素组分Ⅰ菌株的获得

螺旋霉素(SP)为16元环大环内酯类抗生素,含有螺旋霉素Ⅰ、Ⅱ和Ⅲ个组分,其结构的差异为16元内酯环的C3上分别连接羟基(SPⅠ)、乙酰基(SPⅡ)和丙酰基(SPⅢ);SPⅡ和SPⅢ是在相同的3-O-酰基转移酶催化下SPⅠ进一步酰化的产物。SPⅠ、SPⅡ和SPⅢ在生物学活性方面无大差异。为简化螺旋霉素组分,便于今后对其结构进行进一步改造,根据碳霉素和麦迪霉素生物合成中的3-O-酰基转移酶序列,设计了简并性PCR引物,并采用SON-PCR(single oligonucleotide nested PCR)方法,从螺旋霉素产生菌S.spiramyceticus F21中进行特异性扩增,获得了螺旋霉素3-O-酰基转移酶基因(sspA)及其侧翼序列,共约4.3kb(其中的3457nt DNA序列已被Genbank收录,DQ642742)。采用DNA同源双交换技术对S.spiramyceticus F21中的sspA进行了删除。对螺旋霉素原株和sspA缺失变株进行发酵产物提取和HPLC分析表明:原株中SPⅠ、SPⅡ和SPⅢ的相对含量分别为7.8%、67%和25%,变株中则分别为72%、18%和9.6%;变株主要组分为SPⅠ。螺旋霉素sspA缺失变株的获得为螺旋霉素组分简化及其衍生物的结构改造奠定了基础。     

利用强启动功能片段提高麦迪霉素4”，-羟基丙酰化酶基因的表达

利用PCR技术将本室克隆到的强启动功能片段取代麦迪霉素丙酰化酶基因(mpt)的启动子或与mpt基因自身启动子串连,获得含mPt重组质粒pCHFPE3和pCHFPE2。用含有这两个质粒的Streptomyces lividans TK24对螺旋霉素进行微生物转化,结果表明,与含有原启动子的mpt.S.lividans TK24(p.WFPE)相比,丙酰螺旋霉素的组分比例分别提高了89.02％和58.53％。含重组质粒pCHFPE2的螺旋霉素产生菌S.spiramyceticus发酵产物中丙酰螺旋霉素的组分也有较大辐度的提高。说明利用该强启动功能片段可以提高麦迪霉素丙酰化酶基因的表达。     

螺旋霉素3-O-酰基转移酶基因的删除和主要产生螺旋霉素组分Ⅰ菌株的获得

螺旋霉素（SP）为16元环大环内酯类抗生素,含有螺旋霉素Ⅰ、Ⅱ和Ⅲ个组分,其结构的差异为16元内酯环的C₃上分别连接羟基（SPⅠ）、乙酰基（SPⅡ）和丙酰基（SPⅢ）;SPⅡ和SPⅢ是在相同的3-O-酰基转移酶催化下SPⅠ进一步酰化的产物。SPⅠ、SPⅡ和SPⅢ在生物学活性方面无大差异。为简化螺旋霉素组分,便于今后对其结构进行进一步改造,根据碳霉素和麦迪霉素生物合成中的3-O-酰基转移酶序列,设计了简并性PCR引物,并采用SON-PCR（single oligonucleotide nested PCR）方法,从螺旋霉素产生菌S. spiramyceticus F21中进行特异性扩增,获得了螺旋霉素3-O-酰基转移酶基因（sspA）及其侧翼序列,共约4.3kb（其中的3457nt DNA序列已被Genbank收录,DQ642742）。采用DNA同源双交换技术对S. spiramyceticusF21中的sspA进行了删除。对螺旋霉素原株和sspA缺失变株进行发酵产物提取和HPLC分析表明：原株中SPⅠ、SPⅡ和SPⅢ的相对含量分别为7.8%、67%和25%,变株中则分别为72％、18%和9.6%;变株主要组分为SPⅠ。螺旋霉素sspA缺失变株的获得为螺旋霉素组分简化及其衍生物的结构改造奠定了基础。     

螺旋霉素3-O-酰基转移酶基因的删除和主要产生螺旋霉素组分Ⅰ菌株的获得

螺旋霉素（SP）为16元环大环内酯类抗生素,含有螺旋霉素Ⅰ、Ⅱ和Ⅲ个组分,其结构的差异为16元内酯环的C₃上分别连接羟基（SPⅠ）、乙酰基（SPⅡ）和丙酰基（SPⅢ）;SPⅡ和SPⅢ是在相同的3-O-酰基转移酶催化下SPⅠ进一步酰化的产物。SPⅠ、SPⅡ和SPⅢ在生物学活性方面无大差异。为简化螺旋霉素组分,便于今后对其结构进行进一步改造,根据碳霉素和麦迪霉素生物合成中的3-O-酰基转移酶序列,设计了简并性PCR引物,并采用SON-PCR（single oligonucleotide nested PCR）方法,从螺旋霉素产生菌S. spiramyceticus F21中进行特异性扩增,获得了螺旋霉素3-O-酰基转移酶基因（sspA）及其侧翼序列,共约4.3kb（其中的3457nt DNA序列已被Genbank收录,DQ642742）。采用DNA同源双交换技术对S. spiramyceticusF21中的sspA进行了删除。对螺旋霉素原株和sspA缺失变株进行发酵产物提取和HPLC分析表明：原株中SPⅠ、SPⅡ和SPⅢ的相对含量分别为7.8%、67%和25%,变株中则分别为72％、18%和9.6%;变株主要组分为SPⅠ。螺旋霉素sspA缺失变株的获得为螺旋霉素组分简化及其衍生物的结构改造奠定了基础。     

耐热链霉菌4″-O-异戊酰基转移酶基因在变铅青链霉菌TK24中的表达

拟研究异源调控系统提高耐热链霉菌Streptomyces thermotolerans 4″-O-异戊酰基转移酶基因(ist)表达的可能性。在麦迪霉素产生菌Streptomyces mycarofaciens 1748中曾克隆到BamHⅠ~8.0 kb片段,含此基因片段的变铅青链霉菌TK24 Streptomyces lividans TK24转化子可将螺旋霉素高效转化为丙酰螺旋霉素。序列分析表明此片段除包含麦迪霉素4″-O-丙酰基转移酶基因(mpt)外还存在与其连锁的两个正调控基因orf27和orf28。将这个基因簇中mpt基因的orf替换为ist基因的orf,然后与两个正调控基因或者单独一个orf27连接,将这些构建好的片段分别克隆到中等拷贝数及高拷贝数载体pKC1139和pWHM3上,再转化到S.lividans TK24中。通过测定S.lividans TK24转化子中螺旋霉素生物转化为4″-O-酰化螺旋霉素的产率来评价mpt和ist基因的表达水平。结果表明只有高拷贝载体pWHM3构建的重组质粒S.lividans TK24转化子中才能明显检测到4″-O-异戊酰螺旋霉素的产生。mpt基因的正调节系统可以提高ist基因的表达水平,含两个调节基因的转化子转化效率高于含单一调节基因的转化子。     

利用强启动功能片段提高麦迪霉素4”，-羟基丙酰化酶基因的表达

用PCR技术将本室克隆到的强启动功能片段取代麦迪霉素丙酰化酶基因(mpt)的启动子或与mpt基因自身启动子串连,获得含mpt重组质粒pCHFPE3和pCHFPE2。用含有这两个质粒的Streptomyces lividans TK24对螺旋霉素进行微生物转化,结果表明,与含有原启动子的mpt．S．Lividans TK24(p．WFPE)相比,丙酰螺旋霉素的组分比例分别提高了89．02％和58．53％。含重组质粒pCHFPE2的螺旋霉素产生菌S．Spiramyceticus发酵产物中丙酰螺旋霉素的组分也有较大辐度的提高。说明利用该强启动功能片段可以提高麦迪霉素丙酰化酶基因的表达。     

麦迪霉素4〃酰化酶基因的克隆及在螺旋霉产生菌中的表达

从含麦迪霉素生物合成基因⑴的初级克隆pCN6C5中,发现并分离了麦迪霉素4〃酰化酶基因,与质粒载体plJ680相连,获得重组质粒p66B,在螺旋霉素产生菌中得到表达,其主要产物为4〃异戍酰螺旋霉素。以p66B DNA BamHI—BamHI2．3kb插入片段为探针,从麦迪霉素产生菌基因文库中获得了另一阳性克隆pcNlOF5,southern分子杂交确定pcNlOF5BamHI—Bamm 8．Okb为同源片段。以pwHM3及pJJ680为载体,获得重组质粒pwF5及p6F5,分子大小分别为15．2kb及13．3kb。通过DNA转化,并经分子杂交实验证明,获得含重组质粒的螺旋霉素产生菌克隆菌株。其主要产物经分离、纯化后,分析其理化性质和光谱数据,鉴定为丙酰螺旋霉素Ⅲ和Ⅱ。研究还表明,麦迪霉素基因文库中只有pcNl0F5DNA与碳霉素产生菌的4〃异戊酰化酶基因同源,提示pcN6c5克隆携带的麦迪霉素4〃酰化酶基因与pcNlOF5的4〃丙酰化酶基因及碳霉素4〃异戊酰化酶基因有一定的区别。     

螺旋霉素产生菌的推理选育

螺旋霉素(spiramycin,以下简称SPM)为十六元大环内酯类抗生索〔r〕。内酯环C－3位上羟基酰化侧链片段构成SPM不同组分。C－3位上羟基酰化酶的合成受葡萄糖的诱导．该诱导作用受丁酸的抑制〔2〕。SPM的生物合成受高浓度铵离子的抑制。而支链氨基酸,如缬氨酸,经分解代谢可产生乙酸、丙酸、丁酸〔S〕。作为SPM生物合成的前体。本文根据SPM的生物合成途径,采用诱变和耐L－缬氨酸、耐α－氨基丁酸相结合的筛选方法．获得了高产菌株。     

麦迪霉素4"-O-丙酰基转移酶(mpt)基因结构的研究

对含有麦迪霉素4"-O-丙酰基转移酶(mpt)基因的BamHI-BamHI 8.0kb的DNA片段进行限制性酶切分析,绘制出了含有21个酶切位点的限制性酶切图谱。以含有碳霉素异戊酰基转移酶基因(CarE)的2.4kb DNA片段为探针,经Southern blot分子杂交,将mpt定位于一个EcoRI-EcoRI-Pstl 3.0kb的DNA片段上,将该片段克隆至大肠杆菌/链霉菌穿梭质粒载体pWHM3上,获得重组质粒pWFPE。含有pWFPE的螺旋霉素产生菌产二素链霉菌(S.ambofaciens)及变铅青链霉菌(J.lividans)TK24均可将内源产生的或外源加入的螺旋霉素酰化为4"-O-丙酰螺旋霉素。对EcoRI-EcoRI-PstI 3.0kbDNA片段上mpt基因进行序列分析,在该片段上有一个开放阅读框架,它以ATG为起始密码子,以TGA为终止密码子,与其序列对应的编码产物含有388个氨基酸。Mpt基因的G+C mol％为68.0,密码子第三位上G+C mol％为91.5。Mpt基因编码的氨基酸序列与CarE基因编码的氨基酸序列的相同性为67.6％,相似性为86.4％。在起始密码子上游6bp处存在…     

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.     

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     

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.