卡那霉素抗性基因在三孢布拉霉菌种中的表达

利用一个带有自主复制子,但缺失自身启动子的源于转座子Tn-5的卡那霉素抗性基因的质粒PVB32,在大肠杆菌中克隆丝状真菌三孢布拉霉DNA中有启动子功能的DNA片段;通过原生质体转化,获得了三孢布拉霉对卡那霉素抗性的表达,且抗性表现稳定,可通过孢子无性繁殖稳定遗传下去。     

一个新的粗糙脉孢霉基因组DNA制备方法

粗糙脉孢霉基因组DNA的制备多数费工费时,并且需要液氮研磨。而一般实验室没有液氮设备。本文提供了一个不需要液氮研磨就可以快速制备粗糙脉孢霉基因组DNA的方法,使用裂解液、石英砂和苯酚振荡裂解细胞壁,然后用苯酚／氯仿抽提DNA。利用PCR从基因组扩增出粗糙脉孢霉Ⅰ号染色体右臂上的校孔转运蛋白基因片段。     

初级代谢产物和有性生殖促进剂对番茄红素发酵的影响

考察几种初级代谢中间产物对三孢布拉霉发酵生产番茄红素的影响,以及卵磷脂对三孢布拉霉正负菌接合孢子及发酵的影响。结果表明：发酵24h分别添加2．0％的柠檬酸和2．0％的三孢酸,番茄红素的产量分别达到0．99g／L和1．26g/L,比对照分别提高39．43％和32．63％;卵磷脂的添加能促进三孢布拉霉两性接合孢子的形成,进而促进番茄红素的合成,当大豆卵磷脂的添加量为0．3％时,番茄红素的产量为1．58g/L,比对照提高56．44％。     

三孢布拉霉crgA启动子的克隆和活性分析

【背景】CrgA是三孢布拉霉(Blakesleatrispora,Bt)中调控类胡萝卜素合成的关键负调控因子,其表达水平会影响类胡萝卜素的合成。【目的】克隆三孢布拉霉crgA启动子并分析其活性,为进一步解析CrgA表达调控机制奠定基础。【方法】通过综合微生物基因组(integrated microbial genomes, IMG)数据库提供的基因组序列,克隆crgA翻译起始位点上游2 000 bp序列,分析其顺式调控元件和转录起始区域预测,通过RT-qPCR分析不同光照时间对三孢布拉霉crgA相对转录水平的影响;构建4个不同长度的crgA启动子截短序列驱动的GUS-mGFP5重组表达载体p1303-procrgAF、F1、F2和F3,利用农杆菌侵染整合到三孢布拉霉基因组中,在黑暗和光照条件下测定β-D-葡萄糖苷酸酶(β-D-glucuronidase,GUS)酶活性并观察荧光信号。【结果】crgA启动子不仅包含基础的TATA-box和CAAT-box元件,还包括多个与光响应相关的元件。观察荧光结果显示CaMV35S和构建的4个突变启动子均能在三孢布拉霉体内驱动下游基因表达,检测GUS...     

三孢布拉霉生产番茄红素研究进展

番茄红素是一种能够预防某些癌症,心血管疾病等慢性病的重要类胡萝卜素。三孢布拉霉是产生番茄红素的主要微生物之一。对番茄红素的理化性质,三孢布拉霉的生物学特性,高产菌株的选育,培养基及工艺的优化,番茄红素的提取,市场状况及开发前景等进行了综述。     

crgA调控三孢布拉霉合成类胡萝卜素

【目的】探究crgA基因在三孢布拉霉合成类胡萝卜素过程中的调控作用。【方法】克隆三孢布拉霉crgA基因并利用split-marker策略敲除该基因;在表型特征、关键酶基因转录水平、类胡萝卜素合成水平等方面将基因敲除株与野生株进行比较分析。【结果】与野生型菌株相比,crgA基因敲除菌产孢能力明显下降,而类胡萝卜素合成途径中的关键酶基因转录水平明显提高,在发酵120h后β-胡萝卜素的积累量提高了31.2%。将crgA基因重新导入到敲除菌后,该菌的性状恢复至野生型。【结论】crgA基因调控三孢布拉霉的生长和产孢能力,并通过调控类胡萝卜素关键酶基因表达来调控类胡萝卜素的合成,是一个负调控因子。     

三孢布拉霉发酵产番茄红素的研究进展

番茄红素是一种重要的类胡萝卜素,在生物体中具有抗氧化、抗衰老、提高免疫力等生理功能。虽然已经有部分企业实现了番茄红素的工业化生产,但产量仍然是制约三孢布拉霉发酵生产番茄红素的重要因素。在本实验室研究的基础上,本文结合近年来国内外学者的研究成果,从遗传育种、发酵工艺优化、化学调控等方面综述了提高三孢布拉霉中番茄红素产量的研究进展,并展望了未来的研究方向。     

三孢布拉霉老化性状传递特征初报

胡萝卜素产生菌三孢布拉霉(Blakeslea trispora)的老化现象及其特征。其老化菌株通过菌丝接触,将老化性状传递给正常菌株。并通过转变正常菌株的孢予,使老化性状传递给后代。菌丝的老化伴随着体内胡萝卜素的消失。     

利用氯化苄提取适于分子生物学分析的真菌DNA

随着生物技术的飞速发展,更加需要简便、快速地提取高质量的DNA。以往报导的提取真菌DNA的方法大都采用液氮研磨或酶解破坏细胞壁和膜的方式,从而导致繁琐、复杂和费时的提取过程。根据氯化苄在弱碱条件下与多糖上的羟基反应形成醚从而使多糖长链断裂的事实,我们发展了一种全新的真菌DNA提取方法,该方法使氯化苄在pH9.0时与细胞壁多糖作用,破坏细胞壁,基因组DNA因而得以从细胞中释放出来。新方法具有简便、快速、价廉的优点,得到的DNA蛋白质污染少、质量较高、产量稳定。对该法提取的DNA作进一步的分子生物学分析,如限制性内切酶酶解、RFLP分析、RAPD扩增,都取得了令人满意的结果。利用氯化苄提取真菌DNA的研究,迄今在国际、国内均尚未见报道。     

利用氯化苄提取适于分子生物学分析的真菌 DNA

随着生物技术的飞速发展,更加需要简便、快速地提取高质量的DNA。以往报导的提取真菌DNA的方法大都采用液氮研磨或酶解破坏细胞壁和膜的方式,从而导致繁琐、复杂和费时的提取过程。根据氯化苄在弱碱条件下与多糖上的羟基反应形成醚从而使多糖长链断裂的事实,我们发展了一种全新的真菌DNA提取方法,该方法使氯化苄在pH9.0时与细胞壁多糖作用,破坏细胞壁,基因组DNA因而得以从细胞中释放出来。新方法具有简便、快速、价廉的优点,得到的DNA蛋白质污染少、质量较高、产量稳定。对该法提取的DNA作进一步的分子生物学分析,如限制性内切酶酶解、RFLP分析、RAPD扩增,都取得了令人满意的结果。利用氯化苄提取真菌DNA的研究,迄今在国际、国内均尚未见报道。     

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