cDNA微阵列制作的优化

为了优化筛检cDNA微阵列中靶基因的最适长度、浓度及点样溶液的种类,设计持家基因betaactin和GAPDHRT PCR3对引物,产物长度在189～1078bp之间,以乙肝病毒DNA片段为阴性对照,扩增纯化后分别溶于3×SSC、50%DMSO及0.5mol/L碳酸盐缓冲液(pH=9.0)中,调整浓度分别为0.5μg/μL、1.0μg/μL和1.5μg/μL,比较上述不同条件的杂交结果。结果表明,杂交具有较好的特异性,阴性对照(乙肝病毒)和空白对照(点样溶液)均未见杂交信号;3种长度的同一靶基因杂交信号强度无明显差别(betaactinP=0.378;GAPDHP=0.866);3种点样溶液中以50%DMSO杂交信号最好,较强且均匀一致(P=0.0001),其余2种差异不显著(P=0.142);3种浓度靶基因杂交信号差异不显著(P=0.648),浓度高者信号略强。短片段靶基因(200bp左右)可获得与长片段靶基因(1000bp以上)一样较好的杂交信号,点样溶液以50%DMSO效果最好,靶基因浓度为0.5μg/μL时即可得到较好的杂交结果。     

低密度cDNA芯片技术的优化

为了建立稳定的低密度cDNA芯片技术平台,研究靶基因的最适长度、浓度、点样溶液种类及杂交反应动力学,并了解该芯片的重复性与可靠性.结果表明,杂交具有较好的特异性,不同长度(189～1078bp)、浓度(0.5g/L、1.0g/L、1.5g/L)的同一靶基因杂交信号强度无明显差别;以50%DMSO为点样溶液者杂交信号最好(P=0.0001).60℃杂交18h信号最佳(P<0.001).重复2次检测结果差异无显著性(P=0.348),重复性较好,其相关系数为0.588.与RT-PCR结果相比,相关系数为-0.778(P<0.0001),特异性为100%,灵敏度为80%(16/20),可靠性较好.     

正常人体淋巴细胞cDNA文库的构建

应用GIBCOBRL建库试剂盒建立了正常人体淋巴细胞cDNA文库。取新鲜的正常人外周血,分离出淋巴细胞,进行体外培养,提取总RNA,纯化mRNA,并将其反转录成cDNA,与SalI和NotI接头连接后插入λZipLox载体,体外包装后转染到Y1090宿主菌中,进行滴度测试及文库扩增。构建的正常人淋巴细胞cDNA文库含2-6×106重组子,克隆效率为5×1012重组子/g cDNA,插入片段长度约为1~5kb。扩增后的文库浓度为3×107重组子/μl,将文库稀释到10-6时所产生的噬菌斑密度最为适宜。试验结果表明,该库符合标准,所构建的正常人淋巴细胞cDNA文库为进一步筛选目的基因、制作基因芯片等提供了有效的工具。 Abstract:A lymphocyte cDNA library of normal human was constructed in order to obtain specific gene and prepare lymphocyte gene chips to detect the relative genes between psychiatric diseases and immunity.The lymphocyte was abstracted from fresh normal human blood and cultured in vitro.Total RNA of lymphocyte was extracted from the cultured cells and then mRNA was extracted further.Moreover,single-strand cDNA and double-strand cDNA were synthesized in turn.The double-strand cDNAs were ligated to SalI and NotI adaptor,which were later ligated to arms of λZipLox.Ligated-cDNAs were packed in vitro,and then infected E.coli Y1090.Titering the phage and amplifying the library.The lymphocyte cDNA library consisted of 2-6×106 recombinants with the length of 1~5kb and the cloning efficiency was 5×1012 recombinants/g cDNA.The amplified library was 3×107recombinants/μl in concentration and the number of bacteriophage plagues was the most suitable in density after it was diluted to 10-6 in concentration.The constructed cDNA library of normal human lymphocyte would be helpful to further detecting target genes and preparing gene chips etc.     

Preliminary study on the detection of the SARS-CoV specific target cDNA fragments by multiplex PCR

The multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique was applied to detect the SARS-CoV (severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus) specific target cDNA fragments in the present study. The target cDNA fragments of SARS-CoV were synthesized artificially according to the genome sequence of SARS-CoV in GenBank submitted by The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and were used as simulated positive samples. Five primers recommended by World Health Organization (WHO) were used to amplify the fragments by single PCR and multiplex PCR. Three target cDNA fragments (121, 182 and 302 bp), as well as the three different combinations of any two of these fragments, were amplified by single PCR. The combination of these three fragments was amplified by multiplex PCR. The re~sults indicated that the multiplex PCR technique could be applied to detect the SARS-CoV specific target cDNA fragments successfully.     

Isolation and Identification of Canine Parvovirus Serotype 2a and Its VP2 Protein Expression in Transgenic Tobacco

A strain of canine parvovirus (CPV) was isolated from feces of an ill puppy in an animal hospital in Wuhan, China. It was designated as CPV/WH02/06. This isolate was identified as serotype CPV-2a by the hemagglutination test, CPV Ag detection strip, electron microscopy, and PCR. The vp2 gene was cloned and sequenced and assigned GenBank accession number EU377537. A 1242 bp segment of the 5' region of the vp2 gene was cloned and inserted into the binary vector pBI121 and used for Agrobacterium-mediated tobacco transformation. Transgenic tobacco plants were selected on MS medium supplemented with 100 μg/mL kanamycin and 100 μg/mL timentin. Integration of the vp2 gene into the tobacco genome was confirmed by PCR using T1 progeny plants, and the expression of the VP2 protein was confirmed by Western blotting.     

快速简便筛选cDNA文库的SSS法

建立了一种快速简便筛选cDNA文库的方法—SSS法（subsection screening）。该方法用cDNA噬菌体平板划块分组和根据目的基因设计的一对特异性引物,用PCR技术逐级筛选cDNA文库获得目的基因。与其它筛选cDNA文库的方法相比,该方法范围可控,目标明确,易于获得目的基因,而且快速、简捷、省时,一般可在一周内筛选出目的基因。本实验室利用该方法在半个月内筛选出了一个查耳酮异构酶(chalcone isomerase)(CHI)基因,一个黄酮类化合物3′-羟化酶(flavonoid 3′hydroxylase)(F3′H)基因,一个热激蛋白(heat shock protein)(HSP)基因和一个1 484 bp 热激蛋白基因片段。此方法用于同时筛选多个基因,可收到事半功倍的效果,对其它文库筛选也有借鉴意义。 Abstract:A quick and simple method subsection screening (SSS) method for screening cDNA library by PCR was established.With this method,cDNA phage plate was cut into several blocks and a couple of primers was designed according to target gene.And then the target genes were obtained by screening cDNA library.Comparing with other methods,this method has many advantages such as controlled range and clear target,and also quick and simple for obtaining the target genes.It is possible to get a target gene in one week in general by this method.Thus,the CHI gene,F3′H gene,HSP gene and one HSP partial fragment,were obtained respectively in half month in our lab.We can get twice the result with half the effort when we screen several genes in the same time.It is also suitable to screen other libraries.     

Transformation of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Lyophyllum decastes</Emphasis> by particle bombardment

The basidiomycete Lyophyllum decastes was transformed by means of particle bombardment. We isolated five transformants under twelve conditions differing in the two parameters of target distance and helium pressure. The transformation frequency was one transformant/μg DNA. In the transformants, plasmid DNAs were integrated into the genomic DNA and stably maintained. This is the first report on transformation of L. decastes by particle bombardment.     

Endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene intron 4, 27 bp repeat polymorphism and essential hypertension in the Kazakh Chinese population

To investigate the relationship between 27 bp repeat polymorphism in intron 4 in the endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS4) gene and essential hypertension in the Kazakh Chinese population, 151 patients with essential hypertension and 138 healthy people were selected from the Boertonggu countryside of Shawan region in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China in 2006. The polymorphism of eNOS in the two groups was detected with polymerase chain reaction assays and the genotype frequencies in each group were calculated following the Hardy-Weinberg law. Four and five tandem 27 bp repeats were designated as "a" and "b", respectively. It was found that the frequencies of b/b, b/a and a/a genotypes of the eNOS4 gene were 84.06%, 15.22% and 0.72% in the control group, and 81.46%, 15.89% and 2.65% in the hypertension group, respectively. The frequencies of gene "b" and "a" were 91.67% and 8.33% in the control group and 89.40% and 10.60% in the hypertension group, respectively. It was found that plasma eNOS activity was not associated with genotypes and alleles of eNOS gene. Plasma eNOS activity in the hypertension group was significantly decreased compared with the control group (P<0.01). The results suggest that eNOS4 gene polymorphisms are unlikely to be the major genetic susceptibility factors for essential hypertension in the Xinjiang Kazakh population. However, a positive association between plasma eNOS activity and essential hypertension has been revealed.