鹅源新城疫病毒血凝素-神经氨酸酶基因的序列分析

Six isolates of Newcastle disease virus were derived from south and east China regions during the disease outbreaks called "avian paramyxovirus infection of geese" or "geese paramyxovirus infection",and partial sequence analysis of hemagglutinin-neuraminidase(HN) gene was carried out to identify the genetic characteristics of these goose isolatesA 1905 nucleotide portion of HN gene of each of the 6 isolates was sequenced,the results revealed that the coding region of their HN genes are all 1716 nucleotides in length,which can encode 571 amino acid residues aloneThe coding region is followed by a noncoding sequence of 189 nucleotidesThough they diverged only 08%-37% from each other in the nucleotide sequences of coding region,they differed by 175%-179% to F48E8, a standard challenge strain of chicken originCysteine residues are well conserved throughout the amino acid sequences,while the number of the potential glycosylation sites varys from 4 to 6Residue positions Thr 48,His 54,Ser 77,Ala 266,His 340 and Lys 384 are also highly conserved in the 6 goose isolatesThe corresponding residues in other NDV strains are commonly Met 48,Ser 54,Asn 77,Ile 266,Tyr 340 and Glu 384However,the sequences of receptor-binding related regions show no difference to the 14 reference strains from domestic or abroad     

cDNA sequence analysis of ribosomal protein S13 gene in Plutella xylostella （Lepidoptera： Plutellidae）

Ribosomal protein S 13 gene has been cloned and analyzed in many organisms,but there are few documents relating to insects. In this communication, the full-length cDNA sequence of ribosomal protein S 13 gene in the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella(Lepidoptera: Plutellidae), was determined by using PCR amplification technique. The features of the ribosomal protein S 13 gene sequence were analyzed and the deduced amino acids sequence was compared with those from other insects. The results of multi-alignment of the amino acid sequences between the diamondback moth and other insect species revealed that this gene sequence is highly conserved in insects. Based on maximum likelihood method, a phylogenetic tree was constructed from 10 different species using PHYLIP software. It showed that nematode is one separate lineage and the five insect speciesbe long to another lineage, whereas those species higher than insects form the third one. The pattern of this phylogenetic tree evidently represented the evolution of different species.     

减蛋综合征病毒四川分离株六邻体蛋白基因的序列分析

According to the nucleotide sequence of egg drop syndrome virus(EDSV)AV-127 strain (a foreign standard isolate)from the GenBank,a pair of oligonucleotide primers was designed and synthesizedWith use of polymerase chain reaction(PCR),the hexon-encoding gene fragment was amplified from the genome of EDSV SG9301 strain that was isolated from Sichuan Province of China and the amplified fragment was directly inserted into pMD-T vectorThe recombinant plasmid harboring the hexon-encoding gene was identified by digestion of restriction endonucleases and PCRThen,a positive clone was sequencedThe result showed that the recombinant plasmid contained the complete sequence of the hexon-encoding gene and the hexon-encoding gene was 2733 base pair long which encoded 910 amino acids, identical with AV-127 strain and AAV-2 strain (an attenuated strain)Comparison with AV-127 strain indicated that there was 9985% homology at the nucleotide levelThe homology of the deduced amino acid sequence with AV-127 strain and AAv-2 strain was over 98%,which indicated that the hexon protein was conservativeBut comparatively,the homology of the hexon protein of SG9301 strain with AV-127 strain was higher(9978%),the homology of the hexon protein of AAV-2 strain with AV-127 strain and SG9301 strain were 9868% and 9846% respectivelyComparison of nucleotides and amino acids suggested that the biological character is consistent with the homologies of nucleotide and amino acid of the hexon(Namely,the homology of the hexon of virulence strain with virulence strain was higher than that of virulence strain with attenuated strain),the hexon was one of the most conserved viral proteins among EDSV strains     

马铃薯Y病毒N株HC-pro基因的序列分析与表达

The HC-pro gene was amplified by RT-PCR from total RNA of tobacco leaves infected with a N strain of Potato virus Y in Shaanxi, and cloned into the PMD 18-T vector. This HC-pro gene is consisted of 1371 nucleotides, encoding 457 amino acids. It shared the sequence homologyof 82.5%-96.4% nucleotide acid and 92.5%-98.0% in amino acids compared to 9 species of PVY N HC-pro abroad. The HC-pro gene was inserted into prokaryotic expressing vector pBV221, to obtain pBVHC recombinant plasmid in E. coli BL21. SDS-PAGE indicated that HC-pro proteins are successfully expressed in E. coli, Western blotting analysis demonstrated that the antibody against the expressed HC-pro can be used to identify the infected plants .     

Structure and expression of a rice hsp70 gene

A genomic hsp70 gene was isolated from a rice IR36 genomic library and 4 794 bp of the gene have been sequenoed. The 5' flanking region of the gene contained a putative TATA box and a typical heat shock element sequence 5'-CTcgGAAccTTCgAG-3'. The amino acid sequence of the rice HSP70 deduced from the coding region shared 84%-92% homologies with those of HSP70s from other plant species. An intron 1939bp long was identified in the coding region at the codon specifying amino acid 72 (Asp), the similar position introns occurring in other intron-containing hsp70 genes. In addition, another intron of 57 bp was found in the 3'-untranslated region in the rice hsp70 gene. Southern blot hybridization showed that rice hsp70 gene family contained at least three members. Analysis of the RNA leveis with the gene-specific and non-specific probes revealed that the rice hsp70 gene expressed at normal temperature and the expression was enhanced by heat shock treatment.     

OsHT, a Rice Gene Encoding for a Plasma-Membrane Localized Histidine Transporter

Using a degenerative probe designed according to the most conservative region of a known Lys- and His-specific amino acid transporter (LHT 1) from Arabidopsis, we isolated a full-length cDNA named OsHT (histidine transporter of Oryza sativa L.) by screening the rice cDNA library. The cDNA is 1.3 kb in length and the open reading frame encodes for a 441 amino acid protein with a calculated molecular mass of 49 kDa. Multiple sequence alignments showed that OsHT shares a high degree of sequence conservation at the deduced amino acid level with the Arabidopsis LHT1 and six putative lysine and histidine transporters. Computational analysis indicated that OsHT is an integral membrane protein with 11 putative transmembrane helices. This was confirmed by the transient expression assay because the OsHT-GFP fusion protein was, indeed, localized mainly in the plasma membrane of onion epidermal cells. Functional complementation experiments demonstrated that OsHT was able to work as a histidine transporter in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, suggesting that OsHT is a gene that encodes for a histidine transporter from rice.This is the first time that an LHT-type amino acid transporter gene has been cloned from higher plants other than Arabidopsis.     

Cloning and Sequence Analysis of Genome from the Inner Mongolia Strain of the Endogenous Betaretroviruses （enJSRV）

In order to amplify the complete genome of enJSRV from the strain of Inner Mongolia （enJSRV-NM）, we used enJSRV-specific and JSRV-specific DNA probes in dot blot hybridization. Seven pairs of primers were designed based on Genbank sequences. Seven fragments were obtained by PCR and were cloned into the PMD19-T vectors. The recombinant plasmids were sequenced and analyzed. The results showed that the genome was 7 942 bp in length and contained four overlapping open reading frames corresponding to the gag, pro, pol and env genes as well as an additional open reading frame （orf-x） that overlaps the 3＇ end of the pol gene. The nucleotide acid sequences of the enJSRV-NM loci were compared with the sequences of South Africa enJS56A1 strain （Accession No.AF153615） and USA JSRV21 strain （Accession No. AF105220）. The nucleotide acid identities were 99.2% and 92.3% respectively. Two zinc fingers were found in the NC region in the predicted amino acid sequence. However, the YXXM motif, which is a reliable molecular marker for the infectious exogenous virus, was not found in the TM region. It was found that the enJSRV-NM region was 90%-98% identical at the amino acid level to its exogenous infectious counterparts in most of the retroviral genome. This is the first nucleotide sequence of enJSRV reported in P.R China. The resource work has provided a wide range of information useful not only for expression genomics and annotation of genomic DNA sequence, but also for further research on the clinical diagnosis of OPA.     

Cloning and biological comparison of Restin, a novel member of Mage superfamily

In the present study, a new member of melanoma associated antigens (Mage), named Restin (219 amino acids), was identified from HL-60 cell induced by all-frans-retinoic acid (ATRA) by PCR-based subtractive hybridization. Bioinformatics analysis found this novel gene shares high homolog with Necdin (a neuronal growth suppressor, 49%). Both of them are basic proteins. Moreover, the Restin, Necdin and Mages are in one protein superfamily. This fact indicates that the Restin and Mages are mutually related but functionally different. Further analysis found that they can be divided into two subgroups, the acid and the basic. Restin, Necdin and Mage-D1 have an alkaline conserve region (PI is from 8.6 to 10.1), which are not or less expressed in tumor tissues but mostly in normal tissues. It has been reported that Necdin can arrest the cell proliferation by interaction with p53 and E2F1. Therefore, all of them are probably related to arrest the cell cycle. However, the Mage A and C are primarily acid proteins (PI     

鹦鹉源I型禽副粘病毒F和HN基因序列测定与分析

Virion RNA was abstracted from purified type I Avian paramyxovirus strain YN-PA01(isolated from parrot)and used as a template. The fragment containing the fusion gene(F) and hemagglutinin-neuraminidase gene(HN) of the isolate was amplified by RT-PCR and cloned to the pMD18-T Vector. Using primer walking method the complete sequence of F-HN genes was obtained finally.And the respective amino acid sequence was deduced. Through relative software the phylogenetic trees on F gene and HN gene were constructed between strain YN-PA01 and reference strains. The results showed that strain YN-PA01 comparing with reference strains displays 98.7%-83.2% nucleotide homology and 98.1%-86.2% amino acid homology on F gene; 97.4%-79.1% nucleotide homology and 97.2%-83.2% amino acid homology on HN gene. Additional 6 amino acids are encoded by the HN gene ORF of strain YN-PA01 comparing with national reference strains.The studied strain YN-PA01 exhibits highest identities with strain JS/5[O1/Go either analyzed on F gene or HN gene.     

不同型犬腺病毒纤突蛋白基因序列的比较分析

根据已发表的ＣＡＶ纤突基因序列,用ＰＣＲ方法,对４个ＣＡＶ－２毒　株和４个ＣＡＶ－１毒株的纤突基因进行了扩增和测序,测定的核苷酸序列经推导得到分别编　码５４３和５４２个氨基酸的ＣＡＶ纤突蛋白全序列。测定的ＣＡＶ－２比较表明：我国流行的ＣＡＶ－２　ＳＹ　强毒株与国外标准强毒株Ｔｏｒｏｎｔｏ　Ａ２６／６１株相同,其驯化致弱的毒株与驯化前相比在１１３４位　发生碱基颠换。测定的ＣＡＶ－１比较表明：我国流行的ＣＡＶ－１株与标准强毒ＲＩ２６１株差异相对　较大,而国内ＣＡＶ－１毒株互相之间相对差别较小。ＣＡＶ－２与ＣＡＶ－１纤突基因的同源性为８０．４８％。     

不同型犬腺病毒纤突蛋白基因序列的比较分析

根据已发表的CAV纤突基因序列,用PCR方法,对4个CAV-2毒株和4个CAV-1毒株的纤突基因进行了扩增和测序,测定的核苷酸序列经推导得到分别编码543和542个氨基酸的CAV纤突蛋白全序列.测定的CAV2比较表明我国流行的CAV-2 SY强毒株与国外标准强毒株Toronto A26/61株柏同,其驯化致弱的毒株与驯化前相比在1134位发生碱基颠换.测定的CAV-1比较表明我国流行的CAV-1株与标准强毒RI261株差异相对较大,而国内CAV-1毒株互相之间相对差别较小.CAV-2与CAV-1纤突基因的同源性为80.48%.     

鸡贫血病毒哈尔滨分离株全基因克隆和序列分析

通过PCR方法克隆了从哈尔滨分离的一株鸡贫血病毒(CAV)的全基因,并对其进行了测序,该病毒基因组为环状,全长2298bp,含有三个互相重叠的开放读码框和一个调控区。将克隆的基因与GenBank收录的CAV基因比较,同源性至少为97%,未发现与本次克隆的CAV基因完全一致的分离株。与德国分离株Cuxla、26p4和马来西亚分离株分别有42、42和72个核苷酸不同,同源性分别为98.2%、98.2%和96.9%。与德国分离株Cux1b相比,除在调控区内少一个类似增强子的重复序列外,尚有39处核苷酸不同。它与分离于欧洲的几株CAV的亲源性要比来自亚洲的马来西亚株近。对CAV哈尔滨分离株、26p4、Cux1b、Cux1a和马来西亚株的VP1、VP2和VP3蛋白比较,VP2的保守性最高。     

A CLADISTIC ANALYSIS OF ANGOPHORA CAV. (MYRTACEAE)

Abstract— A cladistie analysis of Angophora Cav. used a data set dominated by quantitative morphological characters. These were coded into multistates using Generalized Gap-Coding, and treated as ordered sequences of stales. The reasons for choosing an ordered over an unordered sequence are discussed. A branch and bound method yielded one minimal-length, unrooted tree. Because of uncertainty in the position of the root, five cladograms were derived from the unrooted tree. The consensus cladogram comprises four main clades. The consensus cladogram was used for a biogeographic study using component analysis, which generated a single statement of relationships for five areas of eastern Australia. An infra-generic classification of Angophora comprising four series corresponding to the four main clades, and two subseries, is presented. The following new names are published: Angophora series i>Floribundinae , series Subvelutininae , series Bakerinae . subseries Costntitac. Angophora leiocarpa : L. Johnson ex G. Leach) K. R. Thiele and P. Y. Ladiges and A.paludosa (G. Leach) K. R. Thiele and P. Y. Ladiges are published as new combinations.     

PRNP/prion protein regulates the secretion of exosomes modulating CAV1/caveolin-1-suppressed autophagy

Prion protein modulates many cellular functions including the secretion of trophic factors by astrocytes. Some of these factors are found in exosomes, which are formed within multivesicular bodies (MVBs) and secreted into the extracellular space to modulate cell-cell communication. The mechanisms underlying exosome biogenesis were not completely deciphered. Here, we demonstrate that primary cultures of astrocytes and fibroblasts from prnp-null mice secreted lower levels of exosomes than wild-type cells. Furthermore, prnp-null astrocytes exhibited reduced MVB formation and increased autophagosome formation. The reconstitution of PRNP expression at the cell membrane restored exosome secretion in PRNP-deficient astrocytes, whereas macroautophagy/autophagy inhibition via BECN1 depletion reestablished exosome release in these cells. Moreover, the PRNP octapeptide repeat domain was necessary to promote exosome secretion and to impair the formation of the CAV1-dependent ATG12–ATG5 cytoplasmic complex that drives autophagosome formation. Accordingly, higher levels of CAV1 were found in lipid raft domains instead of in the cytoplasm in prnp-null cells. Collectively, these findings demonstrate that PRNP supports CAV1-suppressed autophagy to protect MVBs from sequestration into phagophores, thus facilitating exosome secretion.     

我国自然发病鸡群中MDV、REV和CAV共感染的检测

从山东、河南、河北、北京、江苏、广东、广西、四川、吉林、辽宁、台湾11省42个不同鸡群收集临床有发病表现的828只病、死鸡的病理组织样品,用点杂交方法检测各个样品中马立克氏病病(Marek's disease virus,MDV)、网状内皮细胞增生病病毒(Reticuloendotheliosis virus,REV) 、鸡传染性贫血病病毒(Chicken anemia virus,CAV)的感染情况.结果表明828只病鸡中这三种病毒的检出率均相当高,分别为83.94%(MDV)、61.0%(CAV)和57.25%(REV),并且存在非常严重的双重感染(31.16%)和三重感染(44.69%),单重感染和阴性个体仅占15.34%和8.82%;在42个鸡群中的29个存在三重感染,占鸡群总数的69.05%,5个鸡群存在MDV和CAV的共感染,3个鸡群存在MDV和REV的共感染,二重感染占鸡群总数的19.05%,仅有2个鸡群未检测到这三种病毒;在地域分布上,11个省份均检测到了MDV、CAV和REV,表明了这三种病毒在我国的广泛分布及其在生产鸡群中的混合感染是导致当前我国养禽业生产性能下降、条件致病性疾病发生严重、临床腺胃肿大症状发生的重要原因.     

CAV1-CAVIN1-LC3B-mediated autophagy regulates high glucose-stimulated LDL transcytosis

ABSTRACT

Diabetes is a recognized high-risk factor for the development of atherosclerosis, in which macroautophagy/autophagy is emerging to play essential roles. The retention of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) particles in subendothelial space following transcytosis across the endothelium is the initial step of atherosclerosis. Here, we identified that high glucose could promote atherosclerosis by stimulating transcytosis of LDL. By inhibiting AMPK-MTOR-PIK3C3 pathway, high glucose suppresses the CAV-CAVIN-LC3B-mediated autophagic degradation of CAV1; therefore, more CAV1 is accumulated in the cytosol and utilized to form more caveolae in the cell membrane and facilitates the LDL transcytosis across endothelial cells. For a proof of concept, higher levels of lipids were accumulated in the subendothelial space of umbilical venous walls from pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), compared to those of pregnant women without GDM. Our results reveal that high glucose stimulates LDL transcytosis by a novel CAV1-CAVIN1-LC3B signaling-mediated autophagic degradation pathway.