AP—PCR结合进化树分析在幽门螺杆菌地域起源特征研究中的价值

目的探讨随机引物PCR（Arbitrary primerPCR,AP—PCR）结合克隆测序及生物信息学分析等方法在研究幽门螺杆菌（Helicobacter pylori,Hpylori）菌株地域起源特征中的价值和意义。方法针对临床分离培养的Hpylori菌株的基因组DNA,采用一组10nt的寡核苷酸引物进行随机PCR扩增,选取相对保守的片段进行回收、克隆及测序,测序的基因序列提交GenBank数据库进行序列相似性的BLAST比对,收集BLAST比对得到的同源性较高不同地域来源螺杆菌的对应序列,用ClustalX软件进行排序,采用Mega4．0软件中的邻位相连法（Neighbor-joining）和最大简约法（Maximum—parsimony）进行进化树分析。结果随机引物扩增及筛选克隆测序得到的基因产物为NADH脱氢酶G和H亚单位的部分编码序列,与27株不同地域来源H．pylori及1株猫科动物来源螺杆菌菌株的同源性均高达90％以上,表明Hpylori中NADH脱氢酶基因序列为保守结构,进化树分析显示：采用AP．PCR方法得到的Hpylori临床菌株的基因序列,显示出东亚菌株来源的遗传特征,与具有东亚菌株特征的美洲秘鲁Sat464和Shi470菌株、韩国的52、51菌株、日本的1757菌株遗传距离较近,与南亚、欧洲菌株距离较远,与非洲的SouthAffica7菌株和猫科动物来源的Sheeba菌株的遗传距离最远。结论不仅某些特殊基因可以反映地域差异,随机定位相对保守的基因片段同样可以反映Hpylori的地域起源特征。AP—PCR、测序等技术方法与进化树分析相结合是探讨Hpylori地域起源特征的一种更为便捷有效的新方法。     

千里光泛素(Ubiquitin)基因生物信息学与功能分析

为阐明泛素(Ubiquitin)在高等植物中结构与功能的关系,从千里光全长cDNA文库中分离到泛素基因,采用生物信息学方法对其进行系统分析.碱基序列和系统进化树结果显示,千里光泛素基因与果子蔓泛素基因的核苷酸序列(GenBank登录号:GQ890686.1)的同源性最高(87％);尽管碱基位点出现较大的变异,但高度保守氨基酸序列结果提示,泛素的保守位点对维持蛋白质结构和功能发挥关键作用;蛋白质的理化性质、三维结构预测与亚细胞定位结果表明,作为辅酶,泛素主要参与高等植物细胞的信号转导、转录调控和物质转运等功能.     

斑地锦查尔酮合酶基因及启动子的克隆与分析

黄酮类化合物槲皮素是斑地锦主要药效成分之一,而查尔酮合酶（CHS）是槲皮素生物合成过程中的关键酶。为阐明斑地锦中槲皮素生物合成机制,本研究以斑地锦为材料,根据转录组测序数据结合3’RACE、Tail-PCR技术,克隆了CHS基因及其启动子,将该基因命名为EmCHS(GenBank登录号为ON652865)。对EmCHS蛋白进行氨基酸序列比对、理化性质、跨膜结构域、亚细胞定位和系统进化树等分析,并采用实时荧光定量PCR技术检测EmCHS在不同生长期不同组织中的表达情况。结果显示,EmCHS开放阅读框（ORF）全长为1 194 bp,编码397个氨基酸,EmCHS蛋白定位于细胞质,理论等电点为5.96,相对分子质量为43.48 kD,不含跨膜区域,为结构稳定的亲水性蛋白。氨基酸序列比对和系统进化树分析结果显示,EmCHS与同为大戟科的木薯氨基酸序列相似性最高（91.92%）,符合植物分类学的特点。RT-qPCR实验表明,EmCHS基因在斑地锦不同生长期不同组织中均有表达,且存在明显差异,在生殖生长期叶内表达水平最低,生殖生长期根内表达水平最高。克隆到的EmCHS启动子（GenBank登录号...     

赤红球菌二鸟苷酸环化酶基因的克隆、信息学分析和转录变化研究

本研究通过克隆赤红球菌SD3的二鸟苷酸环化酶(DGC)基因,并对该酶进行生物信息学分析,研究其在甲苯和苯酚胁迫下的转录水平变化,为进一步研究该酶和赤红球菌SD3有机溶剂耐受性之间的关系奠定基础。综合使用煮沸法和冻融法提取赤红球菌SD3的总DNA,利用PCR扩增和T载体克隆获得DGC基因序列;利用生物信息学手段对DGC的理化性质和结构特征进行分析;利用邻位相连法构建进化树;采用Discovery studio 3.5将DGC与底物GTP进行分子对接;采用qPCR方法分析DGC基因在甲苯和苯酚胁迫下的转录变化情况。克隆获得了赤红球菌SD3的DGC基因序列,在GenBank中的序列登录号为MH482549。该基因的开放阅读框长为1 332 bp,编码443个氨基酸,预测蛋白分子量为46.95 kD,是疏水性蛋白。无信号肽和二硫键,含有6段跨膜区,第181~316位氨基酸之间存在一个GGDEF保守结构域和c-di-GMP结合抑制位点(Ⅰ位点)。亚细胞定位分析表明,DGC属于质膜蛋白。DGC中超过50%的氨基酸参与形成α螺旋结构。进化树分析表明Rhodococcus ruber SD3和Rhodococcus aetherivorans的DGC聚为一簇,推测赤红球菌SD3的DGC也属于ClassⅢnucleotidyl cyclases家族,具有类似的分子功能。分子对接表明DGC和GTP分子通过疏水作用和氢键产生相互作用。qPCR结果表明在甲苯和苯酚胁迫下,赤红球菌SD3中DGC基因的转录分别上调了1.57倍和8.71倍。研究表明,赤红球菌SD3中的DGC催化GTP产生c-di-GMP,并且DGC基因的转录在有机溶剂胁迫下发生显著上调,这暗示c-di-GMP与赤红球菌SD3的有机溶剂耐受性可能相关。     

甘肃马鹿myogenin基因克隆、序列结构特征预测及其分子系统进化分析

根据GenBank中公布的绵羊、水牛、猪、小鼠及人的肌细胞生成素基因(myogenin)DNA序列,设计了3对引物,采用PCR扩增和克隆技术,首次从甘肃马鹿血液基因组中获得了myogenin基因序列,并利用生物信息学方法对甘肃马鹿该基因核苷酸及其编码氨基酸序列的结构特征进行初步预测和分析,进一步基于该基因氨基酸序列构建了15个物种的分子系统进化树。结果表明,获得的甘肃马鹿myogenin基因序列大小为3168bp(GenBank登录号:FJ746497),包括3个外显子、2个内含子、部分5'UTR和3'UTR,其序列包括1个684bp的开放阅读框,编码227个氨基酸,myogenin蛋白理论分子质量为25.2493kDa,PI为5.68,不稳定系数是66.22,属于酸性不稳定蛋白质。进一步分析发现,该序列不含有信号肽和跨膜区域,含有11个广泛磷酸化位点,第1～136个氨基酸为甘肃马鹿myogenin基因bHLH保守结构功能域,二级结构以无规则卷曲和α-螺旋为主。序列相似性及分子系统进化分析显示,甘肃马鹿myogenin基因与反刍动物山羊、绵羊和水牛的亲缘关系最近。甘肃马鹿myogenin基因的克隆及序列结构特征的生物信息学预测为进一步探讨鹿科动物肌肉生长发育的分子调控机理奠定了理论基础。     

大豆GmABI4基因克隆及表达分析

该研究基于大豆基因组数据库,根据拟南芥ABI4蛋白的氨基酸序列,经比对分析,获得了大豆中的2个GmABI4基因,分别命名为GmABI4-1(GenBank登录号为XM_014766551.1)和GmABI4-2(GenBank登录号为NM_001249003)。TMHMM软件和系统进化转录分析表明,这2个基因编码的蛋白均不具有信号肽,二级结构主要以无规则卷曲和延伸链为主;进化树分析表明,大豆GmABI4和野生大豆亲缘关系较近。荧光定量PCR分析表明,GmABI4-1与GmABI4-2基因在大豆种子与豆荚中的表达量均高于根、茎、叶、花等其他组织,推测可能与调控大豆种子生命活动相关。     

浙江4地桃花水母的rDNA-ITS序列分析

采用PCR和DNA测序技术,对浙江省4个地点桃花水母(Craspedacusta)的核糖体RNA基因内转录间隔区(rDNA-ITS)进行了扩增与测序,并与GenBank中已有的桃花水母ITS区基因序列进行比对分析,计算了它们的遗传距离,利用MEGA 4.1构建了系统发育树。结果显示:这4个地点的桃花水母与索氏桃花水母(Craspedacusta sowerbyi)的ITS区基因相似度极高,同源性都在97%以上,遗传距离保持在0～0.008之间,在进化树中与索氏桃花水母聚为同一支。研究结果表明,这4地的桃花水母都属于索氏桃花水母(C.sowerbyi)。     

猪SOCS-2基因的克隆及序列分析

从中国地方猪品种八眉猪（BaMei）肾脏组织中提取总RNA,采用RT-PCR方法克隆了猪SOCS-2(suppressor of cytokine signaling -2,细胞因子信号转导抑制因子-2)基因的cDNA序列,经T/A克隆,插入到pMD19-T载体上,导入大肠杆菌DH-5α,阳性克隆经PCR鉴定后进行测序,将测序结果与GenBank中已登录的人、大鼠和小鼠SOCS-2基因的序列进行同源性比较,利用生物信息学和分子生物学软件对猪SOCS-2基因编码的蛋白进行结构预测。结果表明：首次成功克隆了猪SOCS-2基因的cDNA序列（GenBank登录号为EF121242）,其长度为822 bp,该基因ORF区核苷酸序列与其他物种相比同源性达到93%以上,氨基酸同源性则达到89%以上,生物信息学分析表明该蛋白分子量为22.25kD,等电点pI=8.30,包含199个氨基酸残基。该基因cDNA序列的克隆,有利于进一步研究SOCS-2调节机体发育的分子机理。     

猪SOCS-2基因的克隆及序列分析

从中国地方猪品种八眉猪（BaMei）肾脏组织中提取总RNA,采用RT-PCR方法克隆了猪SOCS-2(suppressor of cytokine signaling -2,细胞因子信号转导抑制因子-2)基因的cDNA序列,经T/A克隆,插入到pMD19-T载体上,导入大肠杆菌DH-5α,阳性克隆经PCR鉴定后进行测序,将测序结果与GenBank中已登录的人、大鼠和小鼠SOCS-2基因的序列进行同源性比较,利用生物信息学和分子生物学软件对猪SOCS-2基因编码的蛋白进行结构预测。结果表明：首次成功克隆了猪SOCS-2基因的cDNA序列（GenBank登录号为EF121242）,其长度为822 bp,该基因ORF区核苷酸序列与其他物种相比同源性达到93%以上,氨基酸同源性则达到89%以上,生物信息学分析表明该蛋白分子量为22.25kD,等电点pI=8.30,包含199个氨基酸残基。该基因cDNA序列的克隆,有利于进一步研究SOCS-2调节机体发育的分子机理。     

苦荞中查尔酮合成酶全长基因的克隆及其序列分析

选用乌克兰伊琳娜苦荞为试验材料,以从叶片中提取的RNA为模板,应用RACE技术结合CODEHOP引物设计方法成功克隆出苦荞中查尔酮合成酶cDNA序列后,将其序列电子合并其全长后设计基因全长特异性引物.以DNA为模板进行PCR扩增出基因序列.通过生物信息学分析表明,该基因金长为1 906 bp,具有一个463 bp的内含子序列,编码区长度为1188 bp,编码395个氨基酸.Blastn序列比对发现本试验所获得的CHS基因序列与相近物种Rheum palmatum(登录号:DQ205352.1)的CHS基因同源性达86％.将得到的序列命名为RaCHS并提交GenBank,登录号为HQ434624.应用Clustalxl.81和MEGA4软件构建系统进化树,并进行了同源性分析.     

壳聚糖酶的克隆表达与壳寡糖的制备分析

目的:克隆壳聚糖酶基因于大肠杆菌中实现高表达,制备壳寡糖。方法:以枯草芽孢杆菌总DNA为模板扩增壳聚糖酶基因(CSN),克隆至载体pET23a(+)上,转化菌株BL21(DE3)。重组子经0.5 mmol/L IPTG诱导后,SDS-PAGE和质谱检测与鉴定重组酶。酶纯化后水解壳聚糖,薄层色谱分析其水解产物。结果:质谱证明壳聚糖酶(31.5kDa)成功表达,表达量占菌体总蛋白的45%左右。纯化后重组酶浓度为900 mg/L,纯度95%、回收率85%,酶活力为10 000 U/mg。壳聚糖降解产物为壳二糖至壳四糖。结论:原核表达载体pET23a(+)-CSN构建正确,壳聚糖酶表达量与活性高,适用于水解壳聚糖制备壳寡糖。     

国内外蝗害治理技术现状与展望

本文首先概述了国内外蝗虫发生与为害的态势,总结了现阶段我国蝗虫发生与为害的主要特点:即农田飞蝗暴发频繁而且严重,草原土蝗的发生时常造成严重的经济损失,而且侵入城市干扰市民生活,我国与周边国家之间蝗虫过境迁移频繁,使用化学农药污染环境和农产品;分析了国内外蝗虫防治对策与技术的发展现状,重点介绍了应急防治和可持续治理对策、...     

放牧对牧草光合作用、呼吸作用和氮、碳吸收与转运的影响

研究放牧对草地植物生理活动的影响,对于揭示草地放牧演替的生理机制有重要意义.大量研究表明,家畜放牧对牧草光合作用、呼吸作用以及C和N吸收与转运的影响,可以分为生理伤害和生理恢复2个阶段.放牧通过改变草地冠层结构影响牧草光合作用,净光合作用速率短期内迅速下降,随着叶面积指数增加又逐渐上升,呼吸作用有相似的变化趋势.牧草放牧后再生长所需的C和N最初主要来自根系和留茬中的贮藏物质,此后随着牧草生长恢复逐渐由同化作用供给,C代谢与土壤N水平负相关.放牧后牧草生理活动变化与牧草遗传特性、种间竞争、家畜放牧特征、非生物环境等因素密切相关.     

Kinetics and thermodynamics of peroxidase- and laccase-catalyzed oxidation of N-substituted phenothiazines and phenoxazines

N -substituted phenothiazines (PTs) and phenoxazines (POs) catalyzed by fungal Coprinus cinereus peroxidase and Polyporus pinsitus laccase were investigated at pH 4–10. In the case of peroxidase, an apparent bimolecular rate constant (expressed as k _cat/K _m) varied from 1 ×10⁷M⁻¹s⁻¹to 2.6×10⁸M⁻¹s⁻¹ at pH 7.0. The constants for PO oxidation were higher in comparison to PT. pH dependence revealed two or three ionizable groups with pK _a values of 4.9–5.7 and 7.7–9.7 that significantly affected the activity of peroxidase. Single-turnover experiments showed that the limiting step of PT oxidation was reduction of compound II and second-order rate constants were obtained which were consistent with the constants at steady-state conditions. Laccase-catalyzed PT and PO oxidation rates were lower; apparent bimolecular rate constants varied from 1.8×10⁵M⁻¹s⁻¹ to 2.0×10⁷M⁻¹s⁻¹ at pH 5.3. PO constants were higher in comparison to PT, as was the case with peroxidase. The dependence of the apparent bimolecular constants of compound II or copper type 1 reduction, in the case of peroxidase or laccase, respectively, was analyzed in the framework of the Marcus outer-sphere electron-transfer theory. Peroxidase-catalyzed reactions with PT, as well as PO, fitted the same hyperbolic dependence with a maximal oxidation rate of 1.6×10⁸M⁻¹s⁻¹ and a reorganization energy of 0.30 eV. The respective parameters for laccase were 5.0×10⁷M⁻¹s⁻¹ and 0.29 eV. Received: 20 September 1999 / Accepted: 24 February 2000     

Coiled-coil nanomechanics and uncoiling and unfolding of the superhelix and alpha-helices of myosin

The nanomechanical properties of the coiled-coils of myosin are fundamentally important in understanding muscle assembly and contraction. Force spectra of single molecules of double-headed myosin, single-headed myosin, and coiled-coil tail fragments were acquired with an atomic force microscope and displayed characteristic triphasic force-distance responses to stretch: a rise phase (R) and a plateau phase (P) and an exponential phase (E). The R and P phases arise mainly from the stretching of the coiled-coils, with the hinge region being the main contributor to the rise phase at low force. Only the E phase was analyzable by the worm-like chain model of polymer elasticity. Restrained molecular mechanics simulations on an existing x-ray structure of scallop S2 yielded force spectra with either two or three phases, depending on the mode of stretch. It revealed that coiled-coil chains separate completely near the end of the P phase and the stretching of the unfolded chains gives rise to the E phase. Extensive conformational searching yielded a P phase force near 40 pN that agreed well with the experimental value. We suggest that the flexible and elastic S2 region, particularly the hinge region, may undergo force-induced unfolding and extend reversibly during actomyosin powerstroke.     

白术同源四倍体的诱导和鉴定及其与二倍体过氧化物酶的比较

以白术（Atractylodes macrooephala Koidz.）二倍体组培苗为材料,对其四倍体诱导方法进行研究,共获得45个白术同源四倍体株系,为优良株系的选育提供了材料。此外,还分析比较了其中8个白术四倍体株系与二倍体的过氧化物酶同工酶（POD）的酶谱差异,发现四倍体各株系过氧化物酶同工酶谱比二倍体的均多了Rf0.310的谱带,且总过氧化物酶比活力也发生了很大改变,对探讨白术四倍体优良株系的生理生化机理具有一定的参考价值。     

Synthesis of hapten and conjugates of coumestrol and development of immunoassay

3-O-Carboxymethylcoumestrol was prepared as the hapten for immunoassay by a partial alkylation of coumestrol with ethyl chloroacetate in acetone alkalized with potassium carbonate. 3-O-Ethoxycarbonylmethylcoumestrol was separated by column chromatography and finally was hydrolyzed with formic acid. 1H and 13C NMR data (APT, COSY, HMQC, and HMBC) revealed that the reaction was regioselective, as 3-O-ethoxycarboxymethylcoumestrol was the only monosubstituted derivative. The hapten was then conjugated to bovine serum albumin and used for immunization of rabbits. A radioimmunoassay (RIA) system was established based on the polyclonal antiserum and a 125I-labeled hapten-tyrosine methyl ester conjugate as the radioligand. Parameters of the RIA: sensitivity: 12 pg per tube, 50% intercept: 140 pg per tube, working range: 20-4000 pg per tube. The cross-reactivity of a panel isoflavonoid and lignan phytoestrogens was either negligible (e.g. formononetin 0.07%; biochanin A 0.06%) or not detectable at all. The major immunoreactive peak in HPLC fractions from an alfalfa extract had the same retention time as coumestrol standard and represented 94.8% of the signal. The remaining 5.2% of immunoreactivity was distributed between five minor peaks. We conclude that after the validation for particular matrices, the method will be a useful tool for analysis of coumestrol, especially in low volume and low concentration samples.     

Morphology and putative function of the colon and cloaca of marine and freshwater snakes

Among tetrapods, evidence for postrenal modification of the urine by the distal digestive tract (including the colon and cloaca) is highly variable. Birds and bladderless reptiles are of interest because the colon and cloaca represent the only sites from which water and ions can be reclaimed from the urine secreted by the kidney. For animals occupying desiccating environments (e.g., deserts and marine environments), postrenal modification of the urine may directly contribute to the maintenance of hypo‐osmotic body fluids. We compared the morphology and distribution of key proteins in the colon, cloaca, and urogenital ducts of watersnakes from marine (Nerodia clarkii clarkii) and freshwater (Nerodia fasciata) habitats. Specifically, we examined the epithelia of each tissue for evidence of mucus production by examining the distribution of mucopolysaccharides, and for evidence of water/ion regulation by examining the distribution of Na⁺/K⁺‐ATPase (NKA), Na⁺/K⁺/Cl^? cotransporter (NKCC), and aquaporin 3 (AQP3). NKCC localized to the basolateral epithelium of the colon, urodeal sphincter, and proctodeum, consistent with a role in secretion of Na⁺, Cl^?, and K⁺ from the tissue, but NKA was not detected in the colon or any compartment of the cloaca. Interestingly, NKA was detected in the basolateral epithelium of the ureters, suggesting the urothelium may play a role in active ion transport. AQP3 was detected in the ureters and coprodeal complex, consistent with a role in urinary and fecal dehydration or, potentially, in the production of the watery component of the mucus secreted by the coprodeal complex. Since no differences in general cloacal morphology, production of mucus, or the distribution of ion transporters/water channels were detected between the two species, cloacal osmoregulation may either be regulated by proteins not examined in this study or may not be responsible for the differential success of N. c. clarkii and N. fasciata in marine habitats. J. Morphol. 2011. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.