羊驼显性白毛调控KIT基因的分子克隆及在大肠杆菌中的表达

为研究羊驼显性白毛调控基因的结构特点及体外表达产物的生物活性,利用RT-PCR技术,首次从羊驼皮肤组织中扩增出羊驼KIT基因exon10-14 cDNA编码序列。结果表明:羊驼KIT基因exon10-14 cDNA长414bp,包括30 bp的exon10、127 bp的exon11、125 bp的exon12、91 bp的exon13和41 bp的exon14(全长151 bp),编码含138个氨基酸残基的蛋白;羊驼与牛、羊、猪、人、马等相比,核苷酸的同源性分别为94%、93%、93%、92%、92%,氨基酸的同源性均大于97%。构建了原核表达载体pET-32a( )-KIT,转化大肠杆菌DH5α,在异丙基硫代半乳糖苷诱导下表达KIT蛋白。结果表明:羊驼KIT基因在大肠杆菌中进行了高效特异性融合表达,融合蛋白分子量约为36 kD,目的蛋白约占菌体总蛋白的20%。     

FLT4 调控羊驼黑色素细胞中黑色素生成

血管内皮素生长因子受体3（vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 3,VEGFR-3/FLT4）与黑色素瘤细胞的生长有关,其可能对毛色及黑色素生成有一定的调控作用。为探讨FLT4基因对羊驼毛色及黑色素生成的影响,本文采用免疫组织化学、qRT-PCR、Western印迹对FLT4在不同毛色羊驼皮肤毛囊中的表达进行了研究。结果显示,FLT4在不同毛色毛囊中外根鞘及毛乳头阳性表达不同,且棕色皮肤比白色皮肤阳性信号强;FLT4 mRNA在棕色羊驼皮肤的表达量明显高于白色羊驼皮肤 (P<0.01);FLT4蛋白在棕色皮肤中的表达量明显高于白色皮肤(P<0.01);为进一步研究FLT4对黑色素生成的影响;通过对体外培养的羊驼皮肤黑色素细胞中添加不同浓度的FLT4蛋白（0, 1, 10, 50, 100 ng/mL）,与对照组相比,添加FLT4蛋白后酪氨酸酶(TYR)、酪氨酸相关蛋白-1(TYRP1)、受体酪氨酸激酶 c-KIT、小眼畸形相关转录因子(MITF)的 mRNA和蛋白质表达明显增加, 10 ng/mL组表达量最高(P<0.01);黑色素含量测定结果表明,不同浓度的FLT4蛋白处理的羊驼皮肤黑色素细胞的黑色素含量比对照组明显升高,添加FLT4蛋白10 ng/mL表达量最高(P<0.01)。由此可知,FLT4可以通过调节毛色相关基因的表达进而引起黑色素细胞中黑色素含量的变化。     

CTB-FimA融合蛋白原核表达纯化及其免疫效果

[目的]构建牙龈卟啉单胞菌(Porphyromonas gingivalis,Pg)菌毛蛋白(FimA)与霍乱毒素B亚基(CTB)重组质粒pET-32a/CTB-FimA,表达纯化CTB-FimA融合蛋白并对其黏膜免疫效果进行研究。[方法]根据GenBank查找FimA基因和CTB基因,利用(Gly₄Ser)₃连接肽序列构建pET-32a/CTB-FimA原核表达质粒,转化至大肠杆菌BL21(DE3),确定IPTG诱导浓度及温度,SDS-PAGE分析目的蛋白的可溶性;采用亲和层析和凝胶过滤层析纯化目的蛋白CTB-FimA;用纯化的目的蛋白作为免疫原鼻腔滴注免疫BALB/c小鼠观察其黏膜免疫效果。[结果]经双酶切和测序鉴定pET-32a/CTB-FimA重组表达质粒构建成功;IPTG最适诱导浓度为0.5 mmol/L,最适诱导温度为23℃,重组蛋白CTB-FimA主要以可溶形式表达;Expasy软件ProtParam工具预测重组蛋白分子量约为72.08 kDa,亲水性总平均值为-0.313;每升发酵液表达CTB-FimA蛋白约100 mg;免疫...     

GPR143在绵羊皮肤组织中的表达及定位分析

G蛋白偶联受体143(G-protein coupled receptor143, GPR143)在黑素体的生物合成中起重要作用,本文旨在研究GPR143基因在不同毛色绵羊皮肤组织中的差异表达及定位,探索GPR143基因与毛色形成的相关性。通过qRT-PCR方法和免疫印迹方法分别检测不同毛色绵羊皮肤组织中GPR143基因mRNA水平和蛋白水平的表达差异;运用免疫荧光法对不同毛色绵羊皮肤组织中的GPR143基因进行定位并对结果进行光密度值分析。qRT-PCR结果显示,GPR143基因在黑色绵羊皮肤组织中mRNA相对表达量为白色绵羊的7.84倍,二者差异极显著(P<0.01);免疫印迹结果显示,黑色绵羊皮肤组织中GPR143蛋白表达量是白色绵羊的1.3倍,二者差异显著(P<0.05)。免疫荧光结果显示,GPR143蛋白的主要表达部位为绵羊皮肤组织毛囊外根鞘和表皮层,经光密度值分析后发现,GPR143在黑色绵羊皮肤毛囊外根鞘和表皮层的表达量显著高于白色绵羊。本研究结果表明不同毛色绵羊皮肤组织均能表达GPR143基因,但黑色绵羊皮肤组织中该基因的mRNA和蛋白水平都显著高于白色绵羊,说明GPR143的mRNA和蛋白在黑色绵羊皮肤组织中表达上调,在白色绵羊皮肤组织中表达下调。GPR143基因可能通过调控MITF水平和黑素体的数量、大小、运动和成熟进而参与绵羊毛色的形成过程。     

植原体免疫主导膜蛋白Imp基因原核表达载体构建及表达

旨在构建植原体免疫主导膜蛋白Imp基因原核表达载体,并进行初步表达。以重组克隆质粒pMD18-T-Imp为模板,PCR扩增Imp基因片段。构建表达载体pET-28a(+)-Imp,转化宿主菌E.coliBL21(DE3)。筛选阳性克隆,提取重组质粒作PCR鉴定、酶切鉴定及IPTG诱导表达鉴定。PCR及双酶切结果显示,重组质粒pET-28a(+)-Imp构建成功。经IPTG诱导BL21(pET-28a(+)-Imp)表达约20 kD的蛋白,与预期的携带6×His-Tag的目的蛋白(19.5 kD)大小相符,主要以包涵体形式存在。结果显示,构建的表达载体pET-28a(+)-Imp在E.coliBL21(DE3)中能够达一定量表达,为进一步纯化Imp蛋白奠定基础。     

建鲤leptin两种原核表达载体的构建和表达

使用SignalP-4.0软件预测信号肽剪切位点,设计引物扩增建鲤(Cyprinus carpio var.jian)leptin基因(jlLEP-A1,jlLEP-B)不含信号肽的ORF区域。扩增产物分别连接到pET-32a(+)和pGex-4T-1原核表达载体,构建重组质粒,测序验证插入位点的正确性。将重组质粒转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3),经IPTG诱导表达重组蛋白pET-32a(+)/jlLEP-A1,pET-32a(+)/jlLEP-B和pGex-4T-1/jlLEP-A1,pGex-4T-1/jlLEP-B。结果表明,在37℃和1 mmol/L IPTG的条件下诱导5 h,重组蛋白表达量最大。SDS-PAGE电泳显示重组蛋白主要以可溶蛋白形式存在。这一结果为后续的建鲤leptin基因功能研究奠定了基础。     

宫颈癌相关BLCAP基因的原核表达及条件优化

目的利用大肠埃希菌表达系统表达宫颈癌相关BLCAP基因,并优化表达条件。方法利用PCR技术从逆转录病毒重组载体pL（BLCAP）SN中扩增宫颈癌相关BLCAP基因,将其插入到原核表达载体pET-32（a）中,从而构建原核表达重组质粒pET-32（a）-BLCAP,随后将阳性重组质粒转化到表达宿主菌中,通过IPTG诱导表达并优化表达条件,所表达的带有His标签目的融合蛋白经Ni^2＋亲和层析纯化回收,并采用SDS—PAGE和Western印迹对目的蛋白进行分析和鉴定。结果构建的重组表达质粒经PCR、酶切和DNA测序鉴定与预期的结果一致,含有重组质粒的表达宿主菌经过IPTG诱导表达了分子量约为28ku的融合蛋白,并经优化确定了最佳的诱导表达条件。结论成功构建了pET-32（a）-BLCAP原核表达质粒,表达并经纯化得到了BLCAP目的蛋白,为研究该蛋白的性质及其制备针对该蛋白的抗体奠定了基础。     

Lef-1基因在棕色和白色羊驼皮肤差异表达

本实验旨在研究Lef-1在不同毛色羊驼皮肤中的表达和定位,探索其与毛色间的关系.采用实时荧光定量PCR、Western blotting以及免疫组织化学方法,研究白色和棕色羊驼皮肤中的mRNA、蛋白表达水平和定位.实时荧光定量PCR结果显示,Lef-1在棕色羊驼皮肤组织相对基因表达量是3.3727±0.1989,在白色羊驼皮肤组织是1.0003±0.0227; Western blotting结果显示,在羊驼皮肤组织总蛋白中存在分子量约44 KD与兔抗Lef-1多克隆抗体发生免疫阳性反应的蛋白条带,棕色羊驼平均蛋白表达量显著高于白色羊驼;免疫组织化学结果显示,在棕色羊驼皮肤组织中多表达在毛球部、表皮也有分布,在白色羊驼皮肤组织中多表达在表皮,在棕色和白色羊驼皮肤组织中外根鞘都有较强表达.结果显示Lef-1在棕色和白色羊驼皮肤的定位和含量存在差异,提示Lef-1可能影响了羊驼被毛颜色的形成.     

牦牛病毒性腹泻病毒E2基因的克隆鉴定及原核表达

运用聚合酶链式反应,以牦牛BVDV基因组DNA为模板扩增出牦牛BVDV E2基因.为研究E2蛋白的抗原性,将E2基因插入到pET-32a原核表达载体,构建重组表达质粒pET-32a-E2,并转化至BL21(DE3)宿主菌中,利用IPTG诱导表达.经SDS-PAGE检测,pET-32a-E2在宿主菌BL21(DE3)中表...     

阴道毛滴虫黏附蛋白65-3基因原核表达质粒的构建及表达

质粒 pMD-18T-ap65-3 经 Xho I 和 BamH I 双酶切, 1.0% 凝胶电泳后纯化回收阴道毛滴虫黏附蛋白 65-3 基因,定向克隆至原核表达载体 pET-32a( ), 构建原核表达质粒 pET32a-ap65-3. 重组质粒转化大肠埃希菌 JM109 感受态细胞中, 筛选阳性克隆, 进行PCR﹑酶切及测序鉴定正确后, 将重组质粒 pET32a-ap65-3 转化于大肠埃希菌 BL21 中,异丙基-β-D硫代半乳糖苷 (IPTG) 诱导重组蛋白表达后利用十二烷基磺酸钠一聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳 (SDS-PAGE) 和免疫印迹 (Western blot) 对重组蛋白进行分析鉴定. 本实验为研究阴道毛滴虫病的致病机制及蛋白生物学功能奠定了基础.     

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.