Detection of thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) mRNA by the reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction in the human normal and tumoral anterior pituitary.

To investigate the presence of TRH mRNA in the human anterior pituitary tissue, total RNA from human normal and tumoral anterior pituitary, hypothalamus (positive control) and muscle tissues (negative control) was reverse transcribed (RT) to the first strand of cDNA. RT products were then amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using a set of three exon-specific primers (two external 5' and 3' primers and one internal 3' primer) for a target sequence of the TRH gene including an intronic sequence of about 650 base pairs (bp). Southern analysis of the RT-PCR products specifically hybridizing with a 45-mer TRH probe showed two bands of the predicted sizes (399 and 351 bp) far more intense in hypothalamus than in normal and tumoral anterior pituitary tissue. The 399 and 351 bp RT-PCR products contained the BglII enzyme restriction site included in the TRH cDNA sequences spanned by the primers and the two respective digested fragments which were, as predicted, 337 and 289 bp long, hybridized with the TRH probe. Based on these results, we can conclude that the RT-PCR products generated from RNA tissue were the target TRH sequences in the human normal and tumoral anterior pituitary tissue as well as in the hypothalamus. Our data imply TRH gene expression in the human anterior pituitary.     

RT—nested PCR检测肾综合征出血热患者血清病毒核酸

采用异硫氰酸胍－酚－氯仿（ＡＧＰＣ）一步法提取病毒ＲＮＡ,并依据肾综合征出血热病毒（ＨＦＲＳＶ）核蛋白（ＮＰ）编码基因保守区核苷酸序列合成两对巢式引物,建立了逆转录巢式聚合酶链反应（ＲＴ－ｎｅｓｔｅｄＰＣＲ）检测ＨＦＲＳＶＲＮＡ方法,应用此法对ＨＦＲＳＶ感染的ＶｅｒｏＥ６细胞培养液及ＨＦＲＳ患者血清中的病毒ＲＮＡ进行检测。结果显示,感染细胞培养液及３５例ＨＦＲＳ患者血清均为阳性,正常的ＶｅｒｏＥ６     

蜡样杆菌（Bacillus cereus）M22 Mn-SOD cDNA片断的克隆

分析不同种细菌Mn SOD氨基酸序列的保守区域 ,设计一对简并引物进行RT PCR扩增 ,产物经T A载体连接转化大肠杆菌JM 1 0 9,筛选阳性克隆、测序并进行同源性分析 ,得到 4 36bpMn SODcDNA片段。根据此片段设计 5′端特异性引物 ,然后进行 5′RACE扩增 ,获得Mn SOD 5′端 387bpcDNA片断。将 2段序列进行拼接获得 5 94bpcDNA片断 ,编码 1 72个氨基酸。对推定氨基酸序列进行BLAST分析 ,结果表明其与炭疽芽孢杆菌 (Bacillusanthracis)同源性为 95 % ,且Gly77,Aly78,Phe86,Gln1 50 和Asp1 51 在已报道的Mn SOD中均存在 ,构成Mn SOD的活性中心。表明该序列为蜡样芽孢杆菌Mn SOD的cDNA序列     

三重RT-PCR同步检测马铃薯多种病毒影响因素

根据病毒外壳蛋白区序列设计PVX、PVS特异性引物对,根据P1基因区序列设计PVA特异性引物对,应用三重RT-PCR同步检测马铃薯X病毒,马铃薯A病毒及马铃薯S病毒,分别得到562bp、255bp、182bp大小的扩增片段。试验从反转录反应、PCR反应及循环条件3方面讨论了试剂和循环条件对三重RT-PCR同步检测3种病毒的影响。结果表明反转录反应中dNTPs浓度、3种病毒下游引物浓度比例对整个反应影响较大;其次是PCR反应中MgC12浓度和退火温度;反转录时间,循环条件对RT-PCR影响较小。     

Fine mapping of a cis-acting sequence element in yellow fever virus RNA that is required for RNA replication and cyclization

We present fine mapping of a cis-acting nucleotide sequence found in the 5' region of yellow fever virus genomic RNA that is required for RNA replication. There is evidence that this sequence interacts with a complementary sequence in the 3' region of the genome to cyclize the RNA. Replicons were constructed that had various deletions in the 5' region encoding the capsid protein and were tested for their ability to replicate. We found that a sequence of 18 nucleotides (residues 146 to 163 of the yellow fever virus genome, which encode amino acids 9 to 14 of the capsid protein) is essential for replication of the yellow fever virus replicon and that a slightly longer sequence of 21 nucleotides (residues 146 to 166, encoding amino acids 9 to 15) is required for full replication. This region is larger than the core sequence of 8 nucleotides conserved among all mosquito-borne flaviviruses and contains instead the entire sequence previously proposed to be involved in cyclization of yellow fever virus RNA.     

用反转录—聚合酶链反应检测B组轮状病毒

轮状病毒（Ｒｏｔａｖｉｒｕｓ）是属于呼肠病毒科（Ｒｅｏｖｉｒｉｄａｅ）的双链ＲＮＡ（ｄｓＲＮＡ）病毒。至今已将轮状病毒分为七个组（Ａ～Ｇ）。已经发现的Ｂ组轮状病毒分别来自人、大鼠、牛、猪、羊。近十年来,通过轮状病毒的研究,轮状病毒Ｂ组已被公认为引起人...     

用RT-PCR法快速检测鲤春病毒血症病毒基因

用逆转录多聚酶链式反应（RT-PCR）方法快速,灵敏、特异地检测鲤春病毒血症病毒（SVCV）,根据SVC病毒糖蛋白基因序列设计的引物经过RT-PCR和半嵌套PCR（semi-nested-PCR）引扩增出SVC病毒核酸中的714bp和606bp片段,与其他弹状病毒IHNV、VHSV、PFRV没有交叉,没有特异性,灵敏度检测,表明不小于1000个病毒就可检测出阳性结果。本文还对复性温度、引物、Mg^2 、Tag酶以及反转录酶的浓度对检测结果的影响进行了探讨。     

PCR技术在猴免疫缺陷病毒(SIV)感染模型中的应用

目的(1)建立RT PCR方法,定性测定SIV感染猴血浆中病毒RNA,比较其与传统血浆病毒分离方法的敏感性;(2)建立DNA PCR方法,检测SIV感染猴外周血淋巴细胞(PBMCs)中的前病毒DNA。(3)检验DNA PCR和RNA PCR方法在猴SAIDS模型应用中的实用性和可操作性。方法用SIVmac251静脉感染恒河猴,定期采血,从血浆中提取病毒RNA,以RNA为模板通过RT PCR法扩增,凝胶电泳定性;从感染猴PBMC中提取带有整合的SIV前病毒DNA的细胞基因组DNA,巢式PCR扩增,凝胶电泳定性。结果DNA PCR和RNA PCR经两轮扩增后均得到一长度为477bp的特异条带,测序鉴定确为目的片段。9只实验猴感染SIV后7d,RNA PCR结果为79阳性,DNA PCR结果为100%阳性,而血浆病毒分离只有59阳性;此后一直到感染后的42d,RNA PCR和DNA PCR的结果一直为100%阳性,而血浆病毒分离阳性率在感染后35d下降到49,到42d时下降为零。结论PCR方法比病毒分离方法的敏感性高。尤其是DNA PCR,既可检测具有活跃病毒复制的受感染细胞,又可检测那些携带病毒处于转录休眠期的细胞,所以在感染的早期和中后期———血浆病毒水平较低的情况下或病毒处于潜伏感染的阶段,它作为猴艾滋病(SAIDS)模型病毒学指标之一有其必要性和重要性。这个指标的检测方法应该是较血浆病毒RNA检测更为敏感。     

山东烟台小麦土传病毒病由小麦黄花叶病毒和土传小麦花叶病毒相关病毒复合侵染所致

在山东省烟台地区的小麦上发生一种由土壤中禾谷多粘菌Polymyxa graminis传播的病毒病,感病小麦植株表现矮化褪绿和花叶症状.我们于1997年4月从病区采集感病小麦植株,进行了病毒种类鉴定.直接电镜观察发现有二种病毒粒子,一种粒子呈棒状,占大多数,其长度约为300nm和150nm; 另一种粒子呈线状,数量较少,长度为500nm～700nm.免疫电镜结果表明,棒状病毒粒子仅与土传小麦花叶病毒(soil-borne wheat mosaic virus, SBWMV)抗血清反应,而不与小麦黄花叶病毒(wheat yellow mosaic virus,WYMV)抗血清和小麦梭条斑花叶病毒(wheat spindle streat mosaic virus,WSSMV)抗血清反应;反之,线状病毒仅与WYMV、WSSMV抗血清反应,而不与SBWMV抗血清反应.用WYMV和SBWMV两种抗血清同时进行修饰时,线状病毒粒子和棒状病毒粒子均发生反应.     

RT—PCR技术检测呼吸道合胞病毒RNA方法的建立

为了建立一种快速诊断呼吸道合胞病毒（RSV）感染的方法,根据RSVN基因的核苷酸序列,设计合成了一对引物,经RT-PCR扩增,可检出RSVRNA该引物不能检测流感病毒、副流感病毒RNA。应用该法可检出疑为RSV感染的婴幼儿鼻咽分泌物中的病毒RNA且比病毒分离法敏感,特异性与免疫荧光法一致。结果表明RT－PCR法具有快速、敏感、特异的优点,可用于RSV感染患儿的临床诊断。     

Differentiation of velogenic, mesogenic and lentogenic strains of Newcastle disease virus by multiplex RT-PCR

A multiplex RT‐PCR technique has been developed for differentiation of velogenic, mesogenic and lentogenic pathotypes of Newcastle disease virus (NDV), using a set of three oligonucleotide primers designed from NDV genomic RNA (P1, P2 and P3). The primer pair P1 and P2 generated a RT‐PCR product of 204 bp, only with RNA from velogenic and mesogenic strains, whereas the P1 and P3 generated a 364 bp product only with RNA from mesogenic and lentogenic strains. Thirty four NDV strains, including some reference strains (known pathotypes), NDV field isolates and NDV vaccine strains, as well as other avian virus strains, were tested with multiplex RT‐PCR. All reference strains tested were differentiated in agreement with their intracerebral pathogenicity index (ICPI) values or with the pathotypes known in previous reports. The nucleotide sequence analysis of RT‐PCR products for four NDV strains was fully in agreement with the RT‐PCR characterisations of these strains. The RT‐PCR results of other avian RNA viruses further confirmed the reliability and specificity of this technique. However, the RT‐PCR failed to detect some other avian NDV, which may not originate from chicken. This multiplex RT‐PCR technique is simple and easy to perform. It could be applied not only to determine the origin of NDV, but also may be used diagnostically in molecular epidemiological analysis of ND and for prediction of pathotypes of NDV isolates.     

Duplex-immunocapture-RT-PCR for detection and discrimination of two distinct potyviruses naturally infecting sugarcane (Saccharum spp. hybrid)

A sensitive duplex-immunocapture-RT-PCR (D-IC-RT-PCR) technique was developed for detection and discrimination of taxonomically distinct Sugarcane streak mosaic virus (SCSMV) and Sugarcane mosaic virus (SCMV) that naturally infect sugarcane. D-IC-RT-PCR was performed using polyclonal antisera for capture of virions. Oligo 5'-d(T)18(AGC)-3' as a common reverse primer for both viruses and virus specific forward primers, 5'-AAGTGGTTAAACGCCTGTGG-3' and 5'-ATGTC(GA)AAGAA(GA)ATGCGCTTGC-3' were used for amplifying approximately 1400 and approximately 900 bp fragments of SCSMV and SCMV genomes, respectively from their 3' termini. To assess the applicability of the developed technique, 67 mosaic affected sugarcane samples were initially screened by direct antigen coating-enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (DAC-ELISA) followed by D-IC-RT-PCR. In DAC-ELISA, approximately 69% of tested samples were shown to be positive for presence of SCSMV, approximately 28% for SCMV and approximately 10% for both viruses. In D-IC-RT-PCR both viruses were detected up to the dilution of 10(-4). In D-IC-RT-PCR, approximately 76% of tested samples were found to be positive for SCSMV, approximately 37% for SCMV and approximately 16% for both viruses. The sequence analyses of D-IC-RT-PCR amplicons of 3 isolates of each virus revealed that the designed primers were virus-specific. The developed technique had potential application for sensitive parallel detection of two viruses in sugarcane.     

A PCR-based test for the presence of endogenous virus gene evA in chickens

An endogenous virus, denoted ev A, is present at high frequency in all brown egg layer lines. Using inverse polymerase chain reaction (PCR) based on the viral LTR regions, products were obtained containing cellular sequences 5' and 3' to the viral insertion point. PCR of chicken genomic DNA was carried out, using primers chosen from the 5' and 3' cellular sequences and a primer chosen from either the U3 or U5 portions of the viral LTR. Amplification of DNA from birds that did not carry ev A with the primer triplets always gave a single 364bp reaction product, interpreted as representing the flank-to-flank amplification product. Amplification of DNA from known homozygous or heterozygous ev A carriers, with the same primer triplets, always gave both the expected junction product and 364bp product. Therefore, these primer sequences can be used to distinguish ev A carriers from non-carriers but cannot distinguish between homozygous and heterozygous ev A carriers.     

家蚕核型多角体病毒山东株p35基因的克隆及序列分析

根据家蚕核型多角体病毒T3株p35基因非编码区序列设计一对特异性引物,应用PCR技术从家蚕核型多角体病毒山东株中扩增得到一条1 080 bp的片段。测序结果表明,该片段含有p35基因,开放阅读框长900 bp,编码299个氨基酸,分子量为34.91kDa,pI=6.4。序列分析表明,BmNPV山东株的p35基因与T3株存在差异。 Abstract:According to the 5′ and 3′ untranslated region sequences of p35 gene from Bombyx mori nuclear polyhedrosis virus isolate T3,a pair of primers was designed employing computer analysis.With the primers,polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was performed and a 1 080 bp fragment was obtained from BmNPV strain Shandong.Sequencing result showed that it was p35 gene (GenBank accession number：AY157746),and it included an open reading frame of 900 bp,encoding 299 amino acids with Mr=34.91kDa and pI=6.40.BLAST analysis indicated that there were seven bases and three amino acids difference between p35 from BmNPV strain Shandong and that from BmNPV isolate T3.