转录因子Sp1上调前列腺癌细胞中CD59的表达

目的:构建针对Sp1基因siRNA真核表达载体,转染前列腺癌细胞PC-3,研究反式作用因子Sp1时CD59表达的影响.方法:应用siRNA表达载体介导的RNAi技术,构建含特异性sp1基因的重组载体pSUPER-siSp1,脂质体法转染前列腺癌细胞,G418筛选建立稳定表达转染基因的细胞株,Western blotting检测转染细胞中sp1和CD59基因的表达,MTT和染料释放试验判断CD59基因抑制后对补体溶破的抵抗作用.结果:成功构建了Sp1基因siRNA真核表达载体,转染PC-3细胞可表达荧光蛋白,稳定转染的Pc-3细胞Sp1及CD59基因蛋白水平降低,MTT和染料释放实验表明CD59基因受抑制后对补体溶破的抵抗作用降低.结论:siRNA-Sp1重组载体有效地抑制了CD59的表达,降低CD59的抗补体活性,结果证明反式作用因子Sp1是CD59表达调控中重要的转录因子,为探讨CD59在肿瘤细胞中高表达的研究奠定了基础.     

人核糖核酸抑制因子基因在人脐血干细胞中的转染表达及对小鼠黑色素瘤基因治疗的研究

探讨人核糖核酸抑制因子 (hRI)基因在人脐血干细胞中的转染及表达情况 ,及转染后对小鼠B16黑色素瘤生长的影响。用免疫磁珠分离系统 (MACS)分离纯化人脐血CD34⁺ 细胞后 ,用制备的含hRI基因的逆转录病毒上清转染脐血CD34⁺ 细胞 ,采用克隆形成法和PCR法检测转染效率 ,Western blot和免疫荧光法检测基因表达 ,同时观察RI对荷瘤C57BL小鼠B16黑色素瘤生长的影响。应用MACS能高度纯化人脐血CD34⁺ 细胞 ,使分选后的脐血CD34⁺ 细胞纯度平均达96.15%。hRI基因能够转染到脐血CD34⁺ 细胞上 ,转染效率达 35% ,Western blot和免疫荧光检测转染后CD34⁺ 细胞hRI基因有阳性表达。经转hRICD34⁺ 细胞治疗 ,使小鼠B16黑色素瘤的生长速度减慢 ,成瘤率和瘤重降低 ,成瘤潜伏期延长。     

促红细胞生成素基因修饰的胎肝基质细胞促进脐血CD34 +细胞向红系分化

通过重组慢病毒系统感染人胎肝基质细胞(fetal liver stromal cells,FLSCs),建立了能够稳定高效表达促红细胞生成素(erythropoietin,EPO)的细胞株EPO/FLSCs.从胎儿肝脏克隆EPO基因,构建重组慢病毒EPO的表达载体,感染FLSCs,根据荧光表达强弱进行流式分选,获得能够继续稳定传代的高表达EPO基因的FLSCs,RT-PCR和ELISA结果证实,细胞株中的EPO基因稳定表达.RT-PCR结果显示,FLSCs的EPO在mRNA水平的表达分别是未转染FLSCs和转染空载体FLSCs的5.63倍和5.71倍.ELISA法检测了转染重组慢病毒EPO表达载体的FLSCs EPO蛋白表达水平,结果显示EPO蛋白的表达水平也明显升高.收集EPO/FLSCs的条件培养基,体外诱导脐血CD34+细胞向造血细胞分化,结果显示向红系定向分化的细胞比例明显居多,有可能为临床细胞治疗提供稳定、高质量的细胞来源.     

FOXO3a沉默或过表达对内皮祖细胞增殖的影响

观察FOXO3a(forkhead box O3a)沉默或过表达对内皮祖细胞(endothelial progenitorcells,EPCs)增殖的影响。构建了沉默型Ad-shRNA-FOXO3a和突变型Ad-TM(triple mutant)-FOXO3a重组腺病毒载体。密度梯度离心法结合荧光激活细胞分选(fluorescence-activated cell sorting,FACS)分离人脐血来源的EPCs(CD133+CD34+),并进行体外培养及免疫荧光鉴定。将上述重组腺病毒载体转染EPCs并观察转染效率与细胞形态学改变;Western blot分析FOXO3a蛋白表达变化;细胞计数与MTT法分析FOXO3a沉默或过表达对EPCs增殖的影响。成功构建了Ad-shRNA-FOXO3a、Ad-TM-FOXO3a重组腺病毒载体并转染人脐血来源EPCs。Western blot提示,Ad-shRNA-FOXO3a转染EPCs后明显抑制了FOXO3a蛋白的表达;Ad-TM-FOXO3a转染EPCs后明显增加了FOXO3a蛋白的表达。结合细胞形态学改变、细胞计数与MTT法实验结果提示,有效沉默FOXO3a明显促进了EPCs增殖;FOXO3a过表达明显抑制了EPCs增殖。人脐血来源的EPCs中,FOXO3a参与了细胞增殖的调节。     

逆病毒载体介导双耐药基因在脐血CD34+细胞中的表达和抗性研究

为探讨转染醛脱氢酶基因(ALDHl)和多药耐药基因(MDRl)的人脐血CD34+细胞能否同时增强对活性环磷酰胺(4-HC)和MDRl基因靶药的抗性,构建了同时含ALDHl和MDRl双耐药基因的逆转录病毒表达质粒GlNa-ALDHl-IRES-MDRl,经LipofectAMINE介导转染GP+E86和PA317包装细胞,采用含长春新碱(VCR)和4-HC的培养基克隆选择后收集重组病毒上清于单向型GP+E86与双嗜型PA317包装细胞行乒乓交互感染,获得PA317重组病毒生产细胞(最高滴度达5.6×105CFU／ml),将含ALDHl和MDRl双耐药基因重组病毒的上清在细胞生长因子刺激下重复感染人脐血CD34+细胞,用PCR、RT-PCR、Southernblot、Northernblot、FACS和MTT等方法检测外源ALDHl与MDRl基因在CD34+细胞中的转移和表达。结果显示逆转录病毒载体介导的双耐药基因已经整合人转染靶细胞基因组并获得有效表达,同时传递不同的耐药表型。经双耐药基因修饰的脐血CD34+细胞对4-HC和VCR药物同时产生抗性,其IC50值分别比未转染细胞高4倍和7.2倍,本研究为开展肿瘤基因治疗的临床研究奠定了实验基础。     

带有小鼠CD40L基因的汉滩病毒糖蛋白表达载体的构建

目的:构建汉滩病毒包膜糖蛋白基因的真核表达载体,并加入可增强免疫应答效应的细胞因子CD40L基因,检测其可否在真核细胞中表达。方法与结果:参照GenBank中汉滩病毒M基因和小鼠CD40L的全基因序列设计引物,通过聚合酶链反应(PCR)获得M和CD40L基因片段,将其与pCI-neo载体相连,测序证实该载体构建成功后,将此真核表达载体以脂质体转染法转染至哺乳动物细胞CHO-K1中,利用间接免疫荧光法(IFA)检测发现M基因和CD40L基因可以同时表达于CHO-K1细胞中。结论:构建了带有CD40L基因的汉滩病毒包膜糖蛋白重组质粒并获得表达,为深入研究汉滩病毒感染后包膜糖蛋白引起的特异性免疫应答规律奠定了实验基础。     

重组anti－CD20 scFv／CD80／CD28/ζ非复制型逆转录病毒的构建及其在Jurkat细胞株中的表达

目的:构建表达anti-CD20 scFv/CD80/CD28/ζ重组非复制型逆转录病毒,转染Jurkat细胞株使其表达目的蛋白.方法:采用DNA重组技术把pBULLET上的CD28-ζcDNA插入到已含anti-CD20 scFv/CD80的真核逆转录病毒载体pLNCX质粒上,转染PA 317细胞株,收获上清液获非复制型逆转录病毒,感染NIH 3T3细胞株,用PCR、流式细胞术检测目的基因在NIH 3T3细胞的表达情况,确定病毒滴度.挑取高滴度的包装细胞株收获病毒,感染Jurkat细胞,经G418筛选细胞,用RT-PCR检测目的基因表达情况.结果:经酶切及测序鉴定均证实pLNCX/anti-CD20 scFv/CD80/CD28/ζ的成功构建; 用PCR能够从逆转录病毒感染的NIH 3T3细胞中扩增出一条与目的基因大小一致的DNA片段; 流式细胞术检测显示该目的基因能够在NIH 3T3细胞中表达目的蛋白; 经RT-PCR,能够从转染的Jurkat细胞株中扩增出1条与目的基因大小一致的DNA片段.结论:成功构建高滴度表达anti-CD20 scFv/CD80/CD28/ζ非复制型逆转录病毒,并能在Jurkat细胞中表达目的蛋白.     

慢病毒介导神经生长因子过表达诱导脐带间充质干细胞向神经元样分化

目的探讨神经生长因子(NGF)过表达慢病毒转染脐带间充质干细胞(UMSCs)对细胞分化的影响。方法分离培养UMSCs,流式细胞术鉴定后利用慢病毒载体感染细胞,使其过表达NGF,72h后,通过免疫荧光检测NGF和GFP的表达,Western blot检测NGF蛋白表达水平,ELISA法检测细胞上清液NGF的含量,qRT-PCR检测相关神经因子基因的表达。结果流式细胞术显示细胞表面CD105、CD90、CD73阳性而CD34、CD45、CD19和CD14阴性,鉴定为脐带间充质干细胞。慢病毒转染后细胞NGF和GFP阳性,细胞内NGF和培养液中b-NGF含量都显著性增加,NGF、nestin、GFAP、MAP2及tubulin等mRNA的表达显著性增加。结论神经生长因子过表达慢病毒转染脐带间充质干细胞会促使细胞向神经元样细胞分化,可应用于后续研究。     

反义CD151基因转染对大鼠血管平滑肌细胞迁移的影响

目的观察pcDNA3.1真核表达载体介导的反义CD151基因转染对培养的大鼠动脉平滑肌细胞(VSMCs)迁移的影响。方法构建携带全长正义和反义CD151的真核表达载体pcDNA3.1-CD151和pcDNA3.1-anti-CD151重组质粒,转染体外培养的VSMCs,以RT-PCR和Western blot方法检测CD151的表达,用Boyden趋化小室方法观察细胞迁移。结果与载体对照组、脂质体对照组和空白对照组3组均值比较,转染48h后,反义CD151组mRNA表达降低58%,蛋白表达降低51%,正义CD151组的VSMCs CD151mRNA表达增加171%,蛋白表达增加133%;趋化迁移的细胞数,反义CD151组为37.9±6.3,正义CD151组为86.5±12.4;载体对照组、脂质体对照组和空白对照组分别为60.3±7.1、61.8±7.6和67.3±9.6。反义CD151组显著低于其余各组(P<0.01),正义CD151组显著高于其余各组(P<0.01)。结论pcDNA3.1真核表达载体介导的反义CD151转染,通过抑制CD151的表达,能够显著抑制大鼠VSMCs的迁移。     

逆转录病毒载体介导MGMT和MDR1基因增强人脐血CD34+细胞对联合化疗抗性的研究

为探讨转染六氧甲基鸟嘌呤DNA甲基转移酶基因(MGMT)和多药耐药基因(MDR1)的人脐血CD34+细胞能否同时增强对卡氮芥(BCNU)和MDR1基因靶药的抗性,应用逆转录一聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR)从人肝组织中获得编码六氧甲基鸟嘌呤-DNA-甲基转移酶(MGMT)cDNA,构建双顺反子逆转录病毒载体G1Na-MGMT-IRES-MDR1,以电穿孔介导的基因转移法导入GP+E86和PA317病毒包装细胞,采用含BCNU和长春新碱(VCR)的培养基克隆选择后收集重组病毒上清于单向型GP+E86与双嗜型PA317包装细胞行乒乓交互感染,将含MGMT和MDR1双耐药基因重组病毒的上清在细胞生长因子刺激下重复感染经免疫磁珠分离系统(MACS)分离纯化后的人脐血CD34+细胞,用PCR,RT-PCR,Southern blot,Northern blot,FACS和MTT等方法检测外源MGMT与MDR1基因在CD34+细胞中的转移和表达.结果显示,DNA测序及酶切鉴定证实MGMTcDNA克隆和双顺反子逆转录病毒载体构建的正确性,MACS分离纯化后的人脐血CD34+细胞纯度平均达92%,回收率为75%,含双耐药基因重组病毒的上清最高滴度为5.8×105 cfu/ml,逆转录病毒载体介导的双耐药基因已整合入转染靶细胞中基因组并获得有效表达,同时传递不同的耐药表型,应用集落计数、PCR方法测定基因转导效率分别为18%和20%,巢式PCR及补救分析均未检测到辅助病毒存在,经双耐药基因修饰的脐血CD34+细胞对BCNU的IC50较对照组提高4.5倍,对VCR,柔红霉素(DNR)和秋水仙碱(COL)的IC50较未转染细胞分别高7.8,6.6和5.5倍.本研究对降低联合化疗骨髓毒性作用的肿瘤临床研究奠定了实验基础.     

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.     

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.     

Enterovirus 71 3C proteolytically processes the histone H3 N-terminal tail during infection

Highlights
1. The N-terminal tail of histone H3 is specifically cleaved during EV71 infection.
2. Viral protease 3C is identified as a protease responsible for proteolytically processing the N-terminal H3 tail.
3. Our finding reveals a new epigenetic regulatory mechanism for Enterovirus 71 in virus-host interactions.     

Detection of EBV and HHV6 in the Brain Tissue of Patients with Rasmussen’s Encephalitis

Rasmussen’s encephalitis (RE) is a rare pediatric neurological disorder, and the exact etiology is not clear. Viral infection may be involved in the pathogenesis of RE, but conflicting results have reported. In this study, we evaluated the expression of both Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and human herpes virus (HHV) 6 antigens in brain sections from 30 patients with RE and 16 control individuals by immunohistochemistry. In the RE group, EBV and HHV6 antigens were detected in 56.7% (17/30) and 50% (15/30) of individuals, respectively. In contrast, no detectable EBV and HHV6 antigen expression was found in brain tissues of the control group. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in 20.0% (6/30) of individuals. In particular, a 4-year-old boy had a typical clinical course, including a medical history of viral encephalitis, intractable epilepsy, and hemispheric atrophy. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in neurons and astrocytes in the brain tissue, accompanied by a high frequency of CD8⁺ T cells. Our results suggest that EBV and HHV6 infection and the activation of CD8⁺ T cells are involved in the pathogenesis of RE.     

Perinatal Vertical Transmission of Chikungunya Virus in Ruili,a Town on the Border between China and Myanmar

正Dear Editor,Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), an arbovirus in the family of Togaviridae, genus Alphavirus, is transmitted by the A.aegyptii or A. albopictus mosquito, and causes disease in humans characterized by fever, rash, and arthralgia (Silva and Dermody 2017; Suhrbier 2019). It was first reported in 1953 in Tanzania, and caused only a few outbreaks and sporadic cases in Africa and Asia in last century. However, in the epidemic in 2004, CHIKV acquired mutations that conferred enhanced transmission by the A. albopictus mosquito(Schuffenecker et al. 2006). Since then, it has successively caused outbreaks in Africa, the Indian Ocean, South East Asia, the South America, and Europe (Zeller et al. 2016).     

Development of a Novel Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2

In conclusion, the novel visual RT-LAMP assay is a simple, rapid, and sensitive approach for detection of SARS-CoV-2, and it is ready for application in primary care and community hospitals or health care centers, and even patients' own houses in response to the current SARS-CoV-2 epidemic because the assay does not require sophisticated equipment and skilled personnel. Furthermore, it is also ready to be used in fields for screening samples from wild animals and environments to facilitate the identification of potential intermediate hosts that mediate the cross-species transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from bats to humans.