硅羟基磁珠的制备及全基因组DNA提取优化

旨在制备硅羟基功能化纳米磁珠与核酸提取试剂,并对提取过程进行优化。采用溶剂热法制备硅羟基功能化纳米磁珠,并用表面化学修饰法在磁珠表面包裹SiO_2;在自制磁珠提取过程中分别对比缓冲液浓度、裂解液浓度、磁珠量以及洗脱温度等因素对DNA提取效率的影响,使用紫外分光光度计定量测定和琼脂糖凝胶电泳定性验证,并与商品化磁珠试剂盒提取效果进行对比。结果显示,通过水热法成功合成了粒径在200 nm左右的Fe_3O_4@SiO_2磁珠,当磁珠量为1.5 mg,裂解液为含5 mol/L的盐酸胍溶液(p H4.9),缓冲液体系为含60%无水乙醇的60 mmol/L盐酸胍缓冲液(pH7.5),洗脱温度为65℃时,所提取的核酸效果达到最优,且4个因素对浓度的影响均存在统计学差异(P0.05)。利用自制磁珠和试剂体系可高效的完成全血中全基因组DNA的提取,且优于商业化试剂盒。     

一种快速提取基因组DNA的方法

采采用氧化硅超顺磁性纳米磁珠和自己设计的试剂体系及提取流程,建立了一种基因组DNA的快速提取方法,该方法以氧化硅磁珠为固相吸附载体,盐酸胍、 -巯基乙醇和SDS为主要裂解吸附试剂。以全血或培养细胞为实验材料进行基因组DNA的提取结果显示用本文建立的方法提取100 L小鼠抗凝血,可得2～3 g基因组DNA, OD260/OD280为1.8 ± 0.05,其纯度可满足后续的酶切和PCR生物操作要求。该方法整个提取过程只需12分钟,不需特殊实验条件同时可省略蛋白酶K的消化过程和离心操作,适用于一般实验室的需求,是一种操作简便、快速高效的提取方法。     

临床标本细菌基因组DNA提取方法探讨

目的优化细菌基因组DNA提取方法,使其适合临床细菌分子生物学检测需要。方法分别采用专用DNA提取液法、热裂解法、溶菌酶法、热裂解法与碱性裂解法组合改良法,对纯培养细菌和临床标本中细菌基因组DNA进行提取。结果专用DNA提取液法、溶菌酶法提取成功率为100%,热裂解法革兰阳性菌提取成功率为0%,革兰阴性菌成功率为100%,碱性裂解液法在NaOH浓度大于4 mmol时提取成功,临床标本在NaOH溶液超过20 mmol/L并含2%SDS时细菌基因组DNA的提取成功率为100%。结论热裂解法与碱性裂解法组合改良法提取细菌基因组DNA方便快速、简单实用,适用临床标本检测。     

血液基因组DNA的快速提取方法

目的:研究血液中基因组DNA的简便快速提取方法。方法:取新鲜抗凝血,以红细胞裂解液除去红细胞,再破碎白细胞,除去杂蛋白,获得基因组DNA。结果:所得基因组DNA完整、无断裂,含量和纯度均较高。以所提基因组DNA作为模板能很好的扩增出p21因子启动子序列,因此该法所提取的DNA是完整可靠的。结论:该法能简便、快速、安全、廉价的提取血液中的基因组DNA,并适用于临床检测和分子生物学研究。     

一种提取全血基因组DNA的改良方法

目的:将碘化钾法和试剂盒法相结合,建立一种安全无毒、快速、经济、有效的提取全血基因组DNA的方法。方法:用0.2%Na Cl裂解红细胞收集全血中的白细胞,用5 mol/L KI裂解白细胞膜,再用试剂盒提取DNA,采用紫外分光光度仪、凝胶电泳、荧光定量PCR进行检测。结果:本法提取300μL抗凝血可得基因组DNA 5~12μg,D260nm/D280nm为1.86±0.02。原本提取100次全血基因组DNA的试剂量提升到可提取200次。结论:改良法提高了试剂盒的使用率,所得基因组DNA稳定,是一种操作简便、快速高效并节省试验经费的提取方法。     

以SELDI芯片进行细胞标本蛋白分析的方法学研究

目的:探讨以SELDI芯片技术进行细胞标本蛋白分析的最适方法及条件,筛选细胞标本蛋白表达差异。方法:对细胞标本分别用超声裂解法,U9细胞裂解缓冲液配方和自配细胞裂解液提取蛋白,以BCA法测定蛋白浓度;分别以磁珠活化后点样和生物芯片处理器点样使蛋白样品与芯片结合;并对提取蛋白进行检测,比较不同蛋白浓度梯度点样及WCX2,SAX2,IMAC-Cu,H50芯片捕获蛋白差异,用WCX2芯片筛选蛋白差异表达。结果:相同培养条件细胞以上述三种不同蛋白提取方法获得的蛋白浓度分别为:0.25±0.034μg/μl,0.6±0.06μg/μl,1.02±0.077μg/μl;生物芯片处理器点样法操作简单,要求样本量较少,点样时间短;SELDI芯片蛋白质峰图谱与蛋白浓度呈较好的正相关;WCX2,SAX2,H50,IMAC-Cu芯片捕获的蛋白质种类有较大区别;在分子量1000～300000Da范围内,以WCX2芯片共检测到87个差异蛋白峰,其中17个呈趋势变化。结论:上述三种方法比较,选用自配的细胞裂解液提取蛋白的浓度较高且更适于芯片研究;生物芯片处理器能较好地使蛋白与芯片结合;SELDI芯片能准确定位蛋白,且其蛋白质峰与被测蛋白浓度呈正相关变化;SELDI各芯片捕获蛋白类型不同,选择适宜芯片或联合运用芯片检测更易获得较理想蛋白差异表达结果。     

植物叶片基因组DNA快速提取方法

为了满足分子生物学研究中大量植株基因需要PCR检测的需求,建立了一种无需研磨、无需有机试剂抽提的快速提取植物叶片基因组DNA的方法。通过比较基因组DNA的浓度及PCR检测结果,获得了最佳提取条件,即约50 mg叶片加入150μL含1%β-巯基乙醇的TE提取液,快速破碎1 min。破碎后的样品4℃13 500×g离心1 min,上清于-20℃冷冻后室温融解,4℃、13 500×g离心1 min,离心后收集的上清溶液即可用于PCR检测。整个提取过程仅需10-12 min,具有样品用量小、操作简单、廉价、高效等优点。使用此方法提取的烟草、水稻、大豆、玉米、油菜和花生的基因组DNA均可用于PCR扩增,并可成功扩增长度为3 244 bp的基因片段。此方法提取的基因组DNA也可用于对未知基因的扩增,获得4条新的花生actin基因序列。     

鳞翅目成虫乙醇保存标本基因组DNA的提取及在微卫星研究中的应用

高质量的基因组DNA样品是分子生态学研究的先决条件。本研究目的在于探索从东方粘虫Pseudaletia separata (Walker)成虫自然种群的乙醇保存标本中分离高质量基因组DNA的有效方案。在2 mL微型离心管中进行4种提取方案的实验比较,结果发现采用传统的苯酚抽提方法的2种方案提取腹部中段组织的基因组DNA,样品合格率只有7.69%~40%。但是,如果在苯酚抽提以前加入高浓度盐和十六烷基三甲基溴化铵（CTAB）,就会使DNA样品合格率达到68.42%~95.28%,而且DNA平均产量达到5.59~10.04 mg/g,明显高于前者的2.83~5.78 mg/g （统计检验表明,在不同种群中差异显著或不显著）。研究结果还证明腹部组织比胸部组织更适宜提取DNA。对来自一个自然种群的99头东方粘虫DNA合格样品的统计分析表明,DNA提取总量（μg）与组织样品用量（mg）之间存在弱的正相关关系,平均DNA提取量（mg/g）与组织样品用量（mg）之间存在中度负相关关系。总之,在2 mL微型离心管中,用10~20 mg腹部组织,利用CTAB+苯酚抽提方法可以获得高纯度和高含量的基因组DNA样品。用该方案提取的基因组DNA能够顺利地进行微卫星位点的分离和基因分型。     

黑翅土白蚁基因组DNA提取方法的优化

目的 为快速地提取到质量较好的黑翅土白蚁基因组DNA进行白蚁种群多样性的研究,对基因组DNA提取方法进行了比较与改进.方法 先初步采取CTAB法与蛋白酶K法对黑翅土白蚁基因组DNA的提取方法进行比较,再利用正交设计法对蛋白酶K法中裂解液、蛋白酶、RNA酶及作用时间4个因素进行优化.结果 蛋白酶K法获得的基因组DNA的质量与产量稍优于CTAB法;较佳的提取步骤组合为:裂解液150 μL,蛋白酶K 6μL,作用时间1h,RNA酶可不添加.结论 采用优化后的方法获得的基因组DNA为模板进行PCR扩增,得到了清晰、稳定的扩增谱带,完全可用于相关后续实验.     

三种黑曲霉细胞基因组DNA提取方法的比较

采用三种方法提取黑曲霉基因组DNA,比较了各方法的提取时间、DNA纯度和产量,结果表明：二次沉淀法耗时5-6h,但提取的黑曲霉细胞基因组DNA质量好,产量高达130μg／g菌丝体;其次为中性裂解法耗时1—2h,产量约13μg／g菌丝体;再次为氯化苄法耗时3—4h,产量约3μg／g菌丝体。     

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.