链霉菌的可转座因子

可转座因子是细菌遗传分析和分子操作十分有用的工具 ,它包括插入序列、转座子和转座噬菌体。细菌的可转座因子多数来自于革兰氏阴性菌 ,少数来自于革兰氏阳性菌。链霉菌是一类重要的革兰氏阳性菌 ,近年来 ,已发现了几种链霉菌的可转座因子 ,并对部分可转座因子的转座特征作了详细的研究。最早发现的链霉菌可转座因子是天蓝色链霉菌 (Ｓ .ｃｏｅｌｉｃｏｌｏｒ)Ａ3( 2 )中 1 6ｋｂ的插入片断ＩＳ1 1 0 [1 ] ,后来在白色链霉菌 (Ｓ .ａｌｂｕｓ)中发现了ＩＳ1 1 2 [2 ] ,在带棒链霉菌 (Ｓ .ｃｌａｖｕｌｉｇｅｒｕｓ)中发现了ＩＳ1 1 6[3] ,…     

变铅青链霉菌66中对噬菌ΦHAU3显示抗性的基因（ψHAU3￣R）的核苷酸定序和分析

杂合质粒ｐＩＪ８３１０是链霉菌低拷贝质粒ｐＩＪ９２２１携带了１０．８ｋｂ来自变铅青链霉菌ＪＴ４６菌株,编码对噬菌体ΦＨＡＵ３抗性的ＤＮＡ片段。已知Ｔｎ４５６０插到该克隆中３ｋｂ的ＥｃｏＲＩ或３．３ｋｂ的ＢａｍＨＩ片段（这两个片段之间有２．５ｋｂ的重叠区）上,中断了ΦＨＡＵ３抗性基因的表达。已将３．０ｋｂ的ＢｃｏＡＩ片段分别以两种不同的取向克隆到ｐＢｌｕｅｓｃｒｉｐｔＳＫ（＋）上。核苷酸序列分析揭示出一个１．３ｋｂ的ＯＲＦ的存在,其所编码的４７８个氨基酸组成的蛋白与λ噬菌体的ｅａ５９基因所编码的氨基酸序列显示了高度的同源性,其氨基酸序列的同一性高达３７％,相似性达５８％,而λ噬菌体的ｅａ５９基因是编码赖ＡＴＰ和单键ＤＮＡ的核酸内切酶Ｉ的,该区域与λ的复制无关。此外,这段具有高度同源性的ＤＮＡ区域的Ｇ＋Ｃ％只有６０％,低于变铅青霉菌ＤＮＡＧ＋Ｃ％的平均值（７４％）。     

成都制药四厂卡那霉素链霉菌噬菌体的研究

从成都制药四厂卡那霉素链霉菌异常发酵液中分离出四株噬菌体φSK_1,φSK_2、φSK_3和φSK_4经形态特征比较和一些生物学性质的研究,证明它们彼此存在着差异,属同一血清型的不同噬菌体株,与国内外已知的某些卡那霉素链霉菌噬菌体也不相同。     

亚硝基胍消除链霉菌FR-008的线性质粒

【目的】利用亚硝基胍(NTG)消除链霉菌FR-008线性质粒以简化其基因组,获得背景清晰的菌株,作为抗生素异源生物合成的底盘细胞。【方法】NTG溶液处理链霉菌FR-008孢子悬液,从存活的诱变株中筛选砷敏感的突变株,再通过脉冲场凝胶电泳(PFGE)检测线性质粒是否被消除;用生测实验定性检测各个线性质粒消除突变株杀念菌素合成的能力,最后通过HPLC定量比较突变株和野生型产生杀念菌素的差异。【结果】从103个诱变株中筛选到3株砷敏感的突变株(10#、59#、115#)。PFGE检测发现它们均丢失了大线性质粒p SSFR1,此外,42#突变株的小线性质粒p SSFR2被消除,在此基础上,第二轮NTG诱变获得了双质粒消除的突变株。大线性质粒p SSFR1消除率约为3%,小线性质粒p SSFR2消除率约为1%。发酵结果显示:10#、115#突变株杀念菌素有效组分III产量分别提高了40%和30%。【结论】首次发现NTG是一种有效消除链霉菌线性质粒的诱变剂,2株大线性质粒消除的突变株杀念菌素的产量得到提高。此方法可以用来消除特定链霉菌菌株中的巨型线性质粒以高效简化其基因组,因而是一种有效的抗生素遗传育种的方法。     

变铅青链霉菌对噬菌体φHAU3抗性与异常修饰之间的相互关系

变铅青链霉菌异常修饰突变菌株ＺＸｌ同时丧失了对噬菌体ＨＡＵ３的抗性,遗传学杂交结果揭示,ＤＮＡ降解和对ＨＡＵ３抗性这两种表型从不发生分离。以ＺＸｌ为宿主和链霉菌低拷贝质粒ＳＣＰ２衍生的载体ｐＩＪ９２２为载体,构建了变铅青链霉菌ＪＴ４６的基因组文库。在８０００多个转化子中获得了一个能使ＺＸ１对ＨＡＵ３显示抗性的杂合质粒,命名为ｐＩＪ８３１０。它除了含有完整的ｐＩＪ９２２外,还携带了大约１１ｋｂ的外源片段。Ｓｏｕｔｈｅｒｎ杂交证实,这个外源片段来源于ＪＴ４６,但在ＺＸ１中完全消失。利用转座子Ｔｎ４５６０对该克隆进行诱变定位,获得了中断噬菌体抗性基因表达的衍生质粒,并已证实Ｔｎ４５６０插入在一个２．５ｋｂ的ＢｄｍＨＩ一ＥｃｏＲＩ片段上。     

高效检测分析玫瑰黄链霉菌Men-myco-93-63线性质粒

【目的】建立一种高效检测和分析玫瑰黄链霉菌Men-myco-93-63内源质粒的方法。【方法】根据“链霉菌线性质粒5′末端都结合有共价蛋白”这一性质,通过改进琼脂糖包埋块制作方法,发明了一项快速高效检测链霉菌质粒种类、构型及大小的技术,称为“包埋块二次处理法”,该方法还能从正反两方面表明共价蛋白的存在与否。【结果】利用此方法高效检测出了玫瑰黄链霉菌Men-myco-93-63中存在两种线性质粒,双向电泳验证了该方法的正确性,推测质粒大小分别约为 47 kb和53 kb。【结论】利用本研究发明的方法首次成功地检测了玫瑰黄链霉菌Men-myco-93-63中的内源线性质粒。     

卡那霉素链霉菌噬菌体SKJ1—温和性噬菌体

从土壤中分离出一株卡那霉素链霉菌噬菌体ＳＫＪ１,该噬菌体在卡那霉素链霉菌及林肯链霉菌菌苔上产生混浊的噬菌斑。从噬斑中长出的菌落后代对ＳＫＪ１噬菌体的感染产生了抗性。单株传代未风自发释放游离噬菌体。紫外线照射亦未发现诱导现象。抗性菌株经１０μｇ／ｍｌ丝裂霉素Ｃ处理后,其中一株能释放出约５．９×１０＾３ｐｆｕ／ｍｌ游离噬菌体颗粒,推测这些抗性菌株可能是溶源性菌株。菌落原位杂交实验证实抗性菌株的ＤＮＡ与     

链霉菌—大肠菌穿梭质袜载体pSGLgpp的构建及应用

质粒ｐＳＧＬ１（７．４ｋｂ）是从球孢链霉菌（Ｓｔｒｅｐｔｏｍｙｃｅｓ ｇｅｏｂｉｓｐｏｒｕｓ）中分离得到的一个高拷贝质粒,已测定其最小复制子序列。从球孢链霉菌总ＤＮＡ中采用ＰＣＲ方法扩增获得编码Ｃ１０２７前蛋白信号肽的ＤＮＡ片断ｇｐｐ。将ｇｐｐ克隆至ｐＳＧＬ１的衍生质粒ｐＳＧＬＮ中,获得新的链霉菌表达型质粒载体ｐＳＧＬｇｐｐ。应用该质粒进行了人的河溶性白细胞介素１受体Ｉ型的表达。     

放线菌线型复制子新的生物学功能及其应用

原核生物的染色体和质粒DNA一般为环型结构。在过去的几十年里 ,人们以不同的材料为研究对象建立了原核生物环型染色体和环型质粒生物学功能的模式体系。近年来 ,在链霉菌属 (Streptomyces)中发现 1 2～ 1 70 0kb的线型质粒[1 ] 和约 80 0 0kb的线型染色体[2 ] ,有的巨大线型质粒上还带有完整的抗生素生物合成基因簇[1 ] 。与链霉菌属同属于放线菌目 (Actinomycetales)的诺卡氏菌属 (Nocardia)和红球菌属(Rhodococcus)中也发现了线型染色体和线型质粒 ,并揭示了降解多种工业上有毒化合物的基因常由线型质粒所携带[3,4 ] 。功能研究表明 ,…     

放线菌15个属中线型染色体和线型质粒的检测

在属于放线菌目 (Actinomycetales)链霉菌属 (Streptomyces)下的不同种中发现了约 5 0 0 0种抗生素和生理活性物质 ,其作用包括抗细菌、抗真菌、除草、杀虫、抗肿瘤和免疫抑制剂等[1 ] 。在属于放线菌目的红球菌属 (Rhodococcus)和诺卡氏菌属 (Nocardia)中有许多种可以降解多种工业有毒化合物 ,如苯酚、多卤联苯、脂环烃和硝基芳族等[2 ] 。一般细菌的染色体和质粒DNA为环型结构。近年来 ,人们利用脉冲电泳技术发现在链霉菌等少数细菌中存在线型结构的染色体和质粒[3] ,有的巨大线型质粒上还带有完整的抗生素生物合成基因簇[4 ]或降解多…     

arsRBOCT Arsenic Resistance System Encoded by Linear Plasmid pHZ227 in Streptomyces sp. Strain FR-008

In the arsenic resistance gene cluster from the large linear plasmid pHZ227, two novel genes, arsO (for a putative flavin-binding monooxygenase) and arsT (for a putative thioredoxin reductase), were coactivated and cotranscribed with arsR1-arsB and arsC, respectively. Deletion of the ars gene cluster on pHZ227 in Streptomyces sp. strain FR-008 resulted in sensitivity to arsenic, and heterologous expression of the ars gene cluster in the arsenic-sensitive Streptomyces strains conferred resistance on the new hosts. The pHZ227 ArsB protein showed homology to the yeast arsenite transporter Acr3p. The pHZ227 ArsC appears to be a bacterial thioredoxin-dependent ArsC-type arsenate reductase with four conserved cysteine thioredoxin-requiring motifs.     

arsRBOCT arsenic resistance system encoded by linear plasmid pHZ227 in Streptomyces sp. strain FR-008

In the arsenic resistance gene cluster from the large linear plasmid pHZ227, two novel genes, arsO (for a putative flavin-binding monooxygenase) and arsT (for a putative thioredoxin reductase), were coactivated and cotranscribed with arsR1-arsB and arsC, respectively. Deletion of the ars gene cluster on pHZ227 in Streptomyces sp. strain FR-008 resulted in sensitivity to arsenic, and heterologous expression of the ars gene cluster in the arsenic-sensitive Streptomyces strains conferred resistance on the new hosts. The pHZ227 ArsB protein showed homology to the yeast arsenite transporter Acr3p. The pHZ227 ArsC appears to be a bacterial thioredoxin-dependent ArsC-type arsenate reductase with four conserved cysteine thioredoxin-requiring motifs.     

Analysis of functions in plasmid pHZ1358 influencing its genetic and structural stability in <Emphasis Type="Italic">Streptomyces lividans</Emphasis> 1326

The complete DNA sequence of plasmid pHZ1358, a widely used vector for targeted gene disruption and replacement experiments in many Streptomyces hosts, has been determined. This has allowed a detailed analysis of the basis of its structural and segregational instability, compared to the high copy number plasmid pIJ101 of Streptomyces lividans 1326 from which it was derived. A 574-bp DNA region containing sti (strong incompatibility locus) was found to be a determinant for segregational instability in its original S. lividans 1326 host, while the structural instability was found to be related to the facile deletion of the entire Escherichia coli-derived part of pHZ1358, mediated by recombination between 36-bp direct repeats. A point mutation removing the BamHI site inside the rep gene encoding a replication protein (rep*) and/or a spontaneous deletion of the 694-bp region located between rep and sti including the uncharacterized ORF85 (orf85 ⁻) produced little or no effect on stability. A pHZ1358 derivative (pJTU412, sti ⁻ , rep*, orf85 ⁻) was then constructed which additionally lacked one of the 36-bp direct repeats. pJTU412 was demonstrated to be structurally stable but segregationally unstable and, in contrast to sti ⁺ pHZ1358, allowed efficient targeted gene replacement in S. lividans 1326.     

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.     

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     

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.