中华大蟾蜍精巢组织全长cDNA文库的构建及泛素延伸蛋白基因Bg-ubi52的获得

运用SMART技术构建了中华大蟾蜍(Bufo bufo gargarizans)精巢全长cDNA文库。提取中华大蟾蜍精巢总RNA,用Clontech公司SMARTTM cDNA文库构建试剂盒反转录合成第一链cDNA,LD-PCR扩增获得全长cDNA双链;经SfiⅠ酶切、层析柱分离后,500bp以上的片段与λTriplEx2载体连接并包装,建成原始文库。经鉴定,原始文库滴度为2.21×106pfu/ml,重组率为91%;文库扩增后的滴度为2.94×109pfu/ml,重组率为93.7%。插入片段大小分布于0.4~2.0kb之间,平均长度约为1.0kb,说明已构建文库质量较高,为进一步筛选、克隆精巢特异表达基因奠定了基础。从该文库中克隆到了泛素延伸蛋白基因,全长561bp,包含完整的5′和3′非编码区,编码128个氨基酸,即泛素的76个氨基酸后融合了52个氨基酸的核糖体L40蛋白。     

毛冠鹿大脑组织全长cDNA文库构建

运用SMART技术构建了毛冠鹿(Elaphodus cephalophus)大脑组织全长cDNA文库。提取大脑组织总RNA,Oligotex mRNA Kit纯化、获得poly(A) RNA,以CDSⅢ/3′PCR引物进行逆转录,LD-PCR扩增获得全长双链cDNA,经SfiⅠ酶切及柱层析分离后,500 bp以上的片段与载体λTripIEx2连接,体外包装得到cDNA文库。经鉴定原始文库滴度为5.1×105pfu/ml,扩增后文库滴度为1.5×109pfu/ml,重组率达到85%以上,插入片断平均长度约为1.0 kb,说明构建文库质量符合要求,可用于大脑特异表达基因的筛选。从该文库中克隆到了rig基因全长,包含5′和3′非编码区,从第43至477个核苷酸为一完整阅读框(ORF),此阅读框可编码一个145氨基酸的rig蛋白。     

人尿道(阴茎)鳞癌上皮细胞(HUS-98)cDNA文库的构建及鉴定

为了进一步分离人尿道(阴茎)鳞癌组织特异性表达基因和鳞癌特异性相关基因,采用SMART技术,构建了人尿道 (阴茎)鳞癌上皮细胞cDNA文库,从人尿道(阴茎)鳞癌上皮细胞中分离总RNA并纯化mRNA,利用经修饰的oligo(dT)引物 合成cDNA第一链,利用SMART核苷酸作为cDNA第一链在mRNA5′端延伸出去的模板,采用LD-PCR合成双链cDNA,双链 cDNA经酶切和过柱分级分离后,克隆入λTriplEx2载体后经体外包装而成cDNA文库。结果表明原始人尿道(阴茎)鳞癌上 皮cDNA文库获得1.57×107个重组子,重组率达到98%。文库扩增后,滴度达到4.0×109pfu/ml,插入cDNA平均长度为2.5kb。 构建的人尿道(阴茎)鳞癌上皮cDNA文库具有良好的质量,该cDNA文库为进一步筛选鳞癌抑癌基因及鳞癌特异性表达基因 奠定了基础。     

甜菜单体附加系M14花蕾cDNA文库的构建

为了克隆甜菜单体附加系M14无融合生殖相关基因 ,采用cDNA文库快速构建法制备了M14花蕾cDNA文库。根据甜菜单体附加系M14无融合生殖的细胞胚胎学研究结果 ,提取甜菜M14花蕾三个关键时期的RNA ,分离纯化mRNA ,以Oligo(dT)为引物 ,在逆转录酶的作用下 ,合成第一链cDNA ,进而合成第二链cDNA。含有EcoRⅠ和NotⅠ粘性末端的双链cDNA在T4DNA连接酶的作用下与载体λZAP臂相连 ,并对连接产物进行体外包装 ,得到噬菌体颗粒 ,即甜菜单体附加系M14花蕾cDNA文库。经大肠杆菌寄主菌株XL1-blueMRF’平板检测 ,三个文库滴度分别为 2 .8× 10 5pfu·mL-1、1.6× 10 5pfu·mL-1和 3.5× 10 5pfu·mL-1,克隆重组率为 83%、78%和 81%。cDNA文库可直接用于目的基因的筛选     

柔嫩艾美耳球虫孢子化卵囊cDNA文库的构建

用建立表达性文库的方法 ,构建了Eimeriatenella孢子化卵囊噬菌体ZAP表达性cDNA文库。首先用TRIzol试剂盒从E .tenella孢子化卵囊中提取总RNA ,再用Oligo(dT)₁₂纤维素柱从总RNA中分离mRNA ,以mRNA为模板 ,Oligo(dT)₁₈Linker Primer为引物 ,反转录合成cDNA第一链 ,再在DNA聚合酶Ⅰ作用下置换合成第二链cDNA。cDNA第二链合成后用PfuDNA聚合酶补平XhoⅠ位点 ,再与EcoRⅠAdapters连接 ,经XhoⅠ酶切后 ,凝胶电泳回收 500bp～4.0kp之间的cDNA片段 ,纯化后的双链cDNA与载体ZAPExpressvector连接。体外包装后得到E .tenella孢子化卵囊的cDNA表达性文库 ,经测定该文库的容量为 6×10⁶ ,扩增后文库的滴度为 1×10¹¹ Pfu mL ,经PCR测定 ,该文库的重组率为 96%。     

甜菜夜蛾触角全长cDNA文库的构建与分析

目的:构建甜菜夜蛾触角全长cDNA文库。方法:利用TRIzol试剂提取甜菜夜蛾触角总RNA,以此为模板,通过SMAR-TScribeTM反转录酶反转录合成第一链cDNA,引物扩增获得双链cDNA,经Proteinase K消化、SfiⅠ酶切和CHROMA SPIN-400Column分级分离后,收集400～2 000 bp之间的片段重组于改造的pUC19载体并转化至大肠杆菌Escherichia coli DH5α,最终构建获得甜菜夜蛾触角全长cDNA文库。结果:对文库进行滴度测定和重组率分析,结果表明构建的cDNA初级文库滴度为1.6×107pfu/ml,重组率为94%,插入片段大小为0.5～3.0 kb,平均长度在1 kb以上,表明构建获得的文库是一个高质量的文库。结论:该文库的构建为今后克隆甜菜夜蛾嗅觉相关基因奠定了基础。     

枸杞果实cDNA文库的构建

目的 :通过构建枸杞果实cDNA文库 ,分离类胡萝卜素合成酶基因。方法 :枸杞果实RNA的提取采用改进的异硫氰酸胍 -酚 -氯仿法 ,利用PolyATractmRNAIsolationSystem(Promega公司 )分离mRNA ,然后利用UniversalRibocloneRcDNASynthesisSys tem(Promega公司 )合成双链cDNA ,在cDNA末端连接上EcoRⅠ接头 ,并与λExCell载体连接 ,利用PackageneLambdaDNAPackagingSystem进行包装。结果 :首次构建出滴度为 8 4× 10 4 pfu ml,重组效率为 86 9%的枸杞果实cDNA文库。结论 :构建出枸杞果实cDNA文库 ,为类胡萝卜素合成酶基因的分离奠定了基础     

六种藓类植物茎的比较解剖学研究

通过对6种藓类植物,即褶叶青藓(Brachythecium salebrosum(Web.et Mohr.)B.S.G.)、湿地匐灯藓(Plagiomnium acutum(Lindb.)Kop.)、侧枝匐灯藓(Plagiomnium maximoviczii(Lindb.)Kop.)、大凤尾藓(Fissidensnobilis Griff.)、大羽藓(Thuidium cymbifolium(Doz.et Molk.)B.S.G.)和大灰藓(Hypnum plumaeforme Wils.)嫩茎和老茎的石蜡切片和显微观察发现,同一藓类植株的嫩茎和老茎,茎结构稳定,不同种藓类植物茎横切面具有不同特征.植物体茎横切面形状、表层细胞的层数、细胞大小和细胞壁厚薄、皮层细胞大小和形状、中轴的有无以及比例等特征可以作为藓类植物的分科分类依据之一.     

Photoregulation of seed germination of wild-type and of an aurea-mutant of tomato

Seed germination of an aurea mutant of tomato ( Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) is promoted by continuous irradiation with red, far-red or long-wavelength far-red (758 nm) light as well as by cyclic irradiations (5 min red or 5 min far-red/25 min darkness). Far-red light applied immediately after each red does not change the germination behaviour. Seed germination of the isogenic wild-type, cv. UC-105, is promoted by continuous and cyclic red light while it is inhibited by continuous and cyclic far-red light and by continious 758 nm irradiation. Far-red irradiation reverses almost completely the promoting effect of red light. The promoting effect (in the aurea mutant) and the inhibitory effect (in the wild-type) of continuous far-red light do not show photon fluence rate dependency above 20 nmol m⁻² s⁻¹. It is concluded that phytochrome controls tomato seed germination throgh low energy responses in both the wild type and the au mutant. The promoting effect of continuous and cyclic far-red light in the au mutant can be attributed to a greater sensitivity to P_fr.     

Cause of Senescence of Nine Sorts of Flowers

The levels of endogenous phytohormones and respiratory rate in nine sorts of flowers such as Cymbidium faberi Rolfe, Nopalxochia ackermannii Kunth and others were investigated both at full bloom and senescence and meanwhile the effect of exogenous phytohormones on prolonging the blossoms and promoting ethylene production were tested. There is a high content of endogenous ethylene in all the long-lived flowere, about 3–16 folds higer than the short-lived ones. There is a high level of ABA at full blooming flowers of short-lived flowers, in which there is no or only some cytokinins in it, but the ratio of CTK (6BA+zeatin)/ABA is smaller(l.7). The endogenous ABA reached a much higher level at senescence in all nine sorts of flowers, so it is reasonable to consider that it is ABA which plays an important role of regulation in controlling flower's senescence. There is a much higher level of GA3 and zeatin in the long-lived flowers which is not demonstrated in the shortlived ones. The respiratory rate is one of the factors controtling the longevity of flowers, but it does not play a decided role. Application of 6BA and zeatin prolongs distinctly orchid’s longevity, however exogenous IAA through the promotive action on ethylene production, evidently extends the longevity of the flowers of the Nopalxochia ackermannii Kunth.     

龙胆科药用植物化学成分的研究现状

龙胆科植物在我国的分布范围很广,且多数为药用植物,其多数种属的药用植物,至今其化学成分尚未被系统研究。综述了目前龙胆科药用植物的化学成分的研究现状及一般提取方法,对近年来发现的环烯醚萜及裂环烯醚萜类化合物进行了总结,为本科药用植物的更深入研究提供了参考。     

Interconnection of parameters of regulation system of lipid peroxidation and of morphophysiological parameters of mouse liver

A complex analysis of seasonal fluctuations of the mean group parameters of the system of regulation of lipid peroxidation has been performed in liver of Balb/c mice. Association of lipid characteristics and morphophysiological parameters is studied in the Balb/c mouse liver. An inter-connection is revealed between the liver index and the amount of lysoforms of phospholipids, the scale and character of the interconnection differing essentially depending on proportion of phos-phatidylcholine in mouse liver phospholipids.     

The effects of glutamine of the maintenance of embryogenic cultures of Cryptomeria japonica

Summary Embryogenic tissues of sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) were induced on a modified Campbell and Durzan (CD) medium containing 1 μM 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) and 600 mg l⁻¹ glutamine, and subcultured in the medium of the same composition for over 1 yr. This resulted in a mixed culture of embryogenic and non-embryogenic cells. When embryogenic cells were isolated and cultured independently, their capacity to form embryogenic aggregates was lost. Thus, the non-embryogenic cells present within a mixed culture system were essential to the formation of embryogenic aggregates. When embryogenic tissues were isolated and cultured independently on a high glutamine-containing (2400 mg l⁻¹) medium, dry weights and endogenous levels of glutamine increased, and the tissue could generate a large number of embryogenic aggregates. Amino acid analysis of embryogenic and non-embryogenic cells from the maintenance culture indicated a higher level of glutamine was present in the latter. The high endogenous level of glutamine in the non-embryogenic portion of mixed cell masses may be the supplier of glutamine for maintaining the embryogenic property of the tissues.     

Specificity of action of piperidylcholine derivatives as substrates of cholinesterases of various origin

The review deals with study of enzymologic properties of a novel highly specific acetylcholinesterase substrate, N-(β-acetoxyethyl) piperidinium iodomethylate (“piperidylcholine”), and its 30 derivatives that were tested as effectors of cholinesterases of mammals and various species of Pacific squids. It was proven for the first time that responsible for specificity of action was structure of cyclic ammonium grouping of the alcohol part of molecule of the ester substrate. Analysis of specificity is performed based on enzymatic hydrolysis parameters—activity of catalytic center of cholinesterases and bimolecular constant of the reaction rate that are determined at optimal and low substrate concentrations. Among the specially synthesized group of thioester compounds there is revealed one more highly specific acetylcholinesterase substrate—N-(β-acetoxyethyl) piperidinium.     

Physiological characteristics of various species of strains of carboxydobacteria

Seven strains of aerobic carbon monoxide-oxidizing bacteria (carboxydebacteria) when growing on CO as sole source of carbon and energy had doubling times which ranged from 12–42 h. The activity profiles obtained after discontinuous sucrose density gradient centrifugation indicated that the CO-oxidizing enzymes are soluble and the hydrogenases are membrane-bound in all strains examined. The CO-oxidizing enzymes of Pseudomonas carboxydohydrogena, Pseudomonas carboxydoflava, Comamonas compransoris, and the so far unidentified strains OM2, OM3, and OM4 had a molecular weight of 230,000; that of Achromobacter carboxydus amounted to 170,000. The molecular weights of the CO-oxidizing and H₂-oxidizing enzymes turned out to be identical. The cell sonicates were shown to catalyze the oxidation of both CO and H₂ with methylene blue, thionine, phenazine methosulfate, toluylene blue, dichlorophenolindophenol, cytochrome c or ferricyanide as electron acceptors. Methyl viologen, benzyl viologen, FAD⁺, FMN⁺, and NAD(P)⁺ were not reduced. The spectrum of electron acceptors was identical for all strains tested. Neither free formate, hydrogen nor oxygen gas were involved in the CO-oxidation reaction. Methylene blue was reduced by CO at a 1:1 molar ratio. The results indicate that CO-oxidation by carboxydobacteria is catalyzed by identical or similar enzymes and that the reaction obeys the equation CO+H₂OCO₂+2H⁺+2e^- as previously shown for Pseudomonas carboxydovorans.Dedicated to Otto Kandler remembering almost three decades of enjoyable cooperation     

Modulation of allostery of pyruvate kinase by shifting of an ensemble of microstates

Since the introduction of the concepts of allostery about four decades ago, much advancement has been made in elucidating the structure-function correlation in allostery. However, there are still a number of issues that remain unresolved. In this review we used mammalian pyruvate kinase (PK) as a model system to understand the role of protein dynamics in modulating cooperativity. PK has a triosephosphate isomerase (TIM)(α/β)₈ barrel structural motif. PK is an ideal system to address basic questions regarding regulatory mechanisms about this common (α/β)₈ structural motif. The simplest model accounting for all of the solution thermodynamic and kinetic data on ligand-enzyme interactions involves two conformational states, inactive E^T and active E^R. These conformational states are represented by domain movements. Further studies provide the first evidence for a differential effect of ligand binding on the dynamics of the structural elements, not major secondary structural changes. These data are consistent with our model that allosteric regulation of PK is the consequence of perturbation of the distribution of an ensemble of states in which the inactive E^T and active E^R represent the two extreme end states. Sequence differences and ligands can modulate the distribution of states leading to alterations of functions. The future work includes: defining the network of functionally connected residues; elucidating the chemical principles governing the sequence differences which affect functions; and probing the nature of mutations on the stability of the secondary structural elements, which in turn modulate allostery.