用mtDNA控制区序列鉴定长须鲸标本

测定了采自长江口和杭州湾交汇海域的一头死亡大型须鲸骨骼标本的线粒体DNA(mt DNA)控制区序列(Control region)976 bp(登录号MF781125)、细胞色素C氧化酶Ⅰ基因(COⅠ)序列642 bp(登录号MG010134)和Cyt b序列307 bp(登录号MG010133)。通过与Gen Bank已发表的同源序列blast结果表明,与美国加利福尼亚海域长须鲸(Balaenoptera physalus)的控制区序列相似度达99%,仅在756 bp处有一个碱基T和C转换的差异;基于HKG+G模型,使用UPGMA聚类分析法和最大似然法(ML)构建的系统发育树与blast结果一致,故将标本鉴定为长须鲸,推测该个体来源于北太平洋。获取的细胞色素C氧化酶Ⅰ和Cyt b序列存在多个终止密码子,无法获取同源性较高的序列,推断可能为线粒体假基因。     

利用形态学及mtDNA基因分子鉴定长须鲸和大村鲸

大型鲸类死亡个体,往往因腐烂程度较高或外部形态损坏,很难鉴定物种。2018年11月和2019年1月在江苏南通和浙江宁波各发现一头死亡须鲸。本文仔细辩别了两头须鲸的形态学特征,又应用分子生物学技术,分别得到903 bp和972 bp mtDNA控制区序列,以及467 bp和438 bp Cyt b序列。经GeneBank 序列比对,南通样本与长须鲸相似度最高,达99%~100%;宁波样本与大村鲸相似度最高,达97%~99%。通过MEGA 7.0软件的最大似然法（ML）构建的系统发育树与Blast结果一致。综上,南通死亡须鲸鉴定为长须鲸,宁波死亡须鲸鉴定为大村鲸。同时,由于这两个物种在中国的分布信息比较缺乏,本研究证实了长须鲸在江苏省南通市及大村鲸在浙江省宁波市象山县的新分布。     

用mtDNA序列鉴定一头小布氏鲸标本

测定了采自浙江省瑞安市的一头须鲸类标本的线粒体DNA（mitochondrial DNA,mtDNA)细胞色素b(cytochrome b,cyt b)基因369bp和控制区（control region)933bp的序列,通过与已发表的须鲸类同源序列比对,发现与西太平洋和日本水域的布氏鲸的cyt b基因和控制区分别有6.78%-7.05%和13.30%－14．40％的序列差异,而与来自所罗门群岛的布氏鲸之间cyt b基因的序列完全相同,控制区的序列也仅相差一个碱基（0.28%)。提示与邻近的西太平洋和日本海的普通布氏鲸在遗传上有显著区别,而可能与所罗门群岛的布氏鲸为同一种,即小布氏鲸（Balaenoptera edeni)。同时表明,应用分子生物学手段为进行鲸肉及其制品的种类鉴定是可行和有效的。     

家鸭细胞色素C氧化酶Ⅲ（COⅢ）基因的克隆及序列分析

线粒体是存在于绝大多数真核细胞内的一种基本的、重要的细胞器,是细胞进行氧化磷酸化的场所。不同脊椎动物同源基因序列的比较显示,细胞色素b(Cytb)、细胞色素C氧化酶Ⅰ（COⅠ）、细胞色素C氧化酶Ⅱ（COⅡ）、细胞色素C氧化酶Ⅲ（COⅢ） 基因最保守,同源性最高,ATPase6、ATPase8基因、ND基因变异比较大。本试验以家鸭（家鸭起源于绿头鸭：Anas platyrhynchos）肝脏的线粒体DNA为模板,按照GenBank已经公布的潜鸭族（AF090337）的全序列及其绿头鸭的mtDNA部分序列（L22476、L16770、L22477）设计合成特异引物进行PCR扩增,克隆并测定了线粒体细胞色素C氧化酶Ⅲ亚基（COⅢ）的全序列784bp以及ATPase6基因的3'端和tRNA-Gly基因的5'端序列共934bp。 用DNAStar分析软件对家鸭与GenBank中7种禽类的COⅢ序列进行比较分析,显示家鸭与这些动物的COⅢ基因具有较高的同源性,与同科潜鸭属中的Aythya Americana的相似性 最高为90.6 %,与同目不同科的加拿大雁、小天鹅、白额雁的相似性分别为89%、88.6%、88.6%。根据家鸭与其他7种禽类的COⅢ基因序列相似性所建立的进化树,与传统的分类地位基本吻合。     

猪CFL2b 基因cDNA克隆初步分析

利用基因表达谱芯片分析法筛选出与大白猪高肌肉产量-肌纤维形成有关的CFL2b基因.参考人和小鼠CFL2b基因序列,采用SMART-RACE技术结合EST序列拼接技术,从猪骨骼肌肌肉中首次克隆了猪CFL2b的全长cDNA序列（GenBank登录号EU561660,EU561661）,Northern杂交检测CFL2b基因 mRNA.结果表明,猪CFL2b基因含有2个转录本,长转录本3　012 bp,短转录本1　466 bp .CFL2b基因在多种真核生物中都有表达,且编码区序列非常保守,开放式读码框501 bp编码了166个氨基酸的蛋白质.氨基酸序列分析表明,猪CFL2基因与人和小鼠氨基酸同源性分别为100%和99.1%.核苷酸序列相似性分别为88.1%和74.9%.     

丹参硫氧还蛋白基因SmTrxh的克隆和生物信息学分析

对丹参EST数据库进行BLAST同源性比对发现,登录号为CV165156的EST序列与硫氧还蛋白基因（Trx）有很高的同源性。进一步用PCR方法从丹参基因组水平上克隆到长1806bp的DNA序列（登录号为FJ217699）,与cDNA序列比对发现,该基因（SmTrxh）含有2个内含子。生物信息学分析表明,SmTrxh所编码蛋白的分子质量为13．4kDa,理论等电点为5．53,无信号肽,属于定位于细胞质中的稳定类蛋白。该蛋白与其他7种植物中的Trx高度同源,同源性介于68％-74％之间。实时定量PCR检测的结果显示,SmTrxh在丹参中为组成型表达基因,在根、茎和叶中都有表达,主要在根部表达,茎中的表达量最低。     

基于COⅠ、COⅡ和Cyt b基因部分序列研究斑粉蝶属(鳞翅目,粉蝶科)分子系统关系

为了探讨斑粉蝶属Delias的系统发生关系,对中国产6种斑粉蝶21只标本的细胞色素氧化酶Ⅰ(CO Ⅰ)基因(约653 bp)、细胞色素氧化酶Ⅱ(COⅡ)基因(约677 bp)和细胞色素b(Cyt b)基因(419 bp)部分序列进行了分析(共1749 bp).其中有355个变异位点,352个简约信息位点,表现出明显的A+T含量(72.61%)偏异.结合从GenBank中获得的29个种斑粉蝶的COⅠ和COⅡ基因部分序列,分别采用最大简约法(Maximum Parsimony,MP)和贝叶斯推论法(Bayesian Inference,BI)构建了斑粉蝶属分子系统树.结果表明:报喜斑粉蝶D.pasithoe和优越斑粉蝶D.hyparete关系较近,隐条斑粉蝶D.subnubila、艳妇斑粉蝶D.belladonna关系较近.此外,系统分析结果很好的支持了基于形态学分类的geraldina、cuningguti、dorimene、hyparete种组,支持将D.harpalyce从belisama种组移到nigrina种组,将D.messalina从nigrina种组移到kummeri种组.     

费尔干猪毛菜病程相关蛋白基因（SfPR-1）的克隆及在盐胁迫下的表达分析

利用抑制消减杂交法从藜科猪毛菜属盐生植物费尔干猪毛菜（Salsola ferganica）中分离得到了一个盐胁迫响应的cDNA片段,结合SMARTTMRACE技术获得了费尔干猪毛菜病程相关蛋白基因的cDNA,命名该基因为SfPR-1（GenBank登录号：JQ670917）。序列分析表明,SfPR-1长817 bp,含有501 bp的阅读框、65 bp的5＇-UTR和251 bp的3＇-UTR,编码166个氨基酸,分子质量为18.01 kD,理论等电点为9.37。通过BLAST同源序列比对分析,结果显示该基因编码的蛋白与已知甜菜、拟南芥、烟草及玉米的病程相关蛋白PR-1同源性分别为73.6%、57.8%、55.5%和53.9%,且具有PR-1家族特有的6个半胱氨酸保守结构域。半定量RT-PCR和实时荧光定量RT-qPCR分析表明,该基因在盐胁迫后表达呈明显上调,初步推测病程相关蛋白基因SfPR-1可能与费尔干猪毛菜的耐盐性相关。     

多刺蚁属线粒体细胞色素b序列变异及系统发育关系分析

多刺蚁属18种昆虫线粒体细胞色素b基因都显示出高A+T含量,达到65.11%~73.66%,表现出很强的A/T碱基偏好性。针对748 bp的基因核苷酸多序列比对显示细胞色素b基因之间同源性高,碱基之间无插入或缺失突变,序列变异形式主要表现为替换。对细胞色素b蛋白的部分序列(133~143个氨基酸)进行比对,结果显示完全无变异的氨基酸有34个,占总氨基酸数目的 23.78%~25.56%,同时也鉴定出至少6个保守的功能结构域。基于细胞色素b蛋白部分序列采用邻接法构建了多刺蚁属分子系统树,其中4对蚁种亲缘关系较近,有3个蚁种在进化树中各自形成一个独立的分支,显示出不同的进化起源。     

水牛SRY基因的克隆及序列分析

根据荷斯坦牛SRY基因设计一对引物,采用聚合酶链式反应（PCR）技术,以中国沼泽型水牛（Swamp Buffalo）基因组DNA为模板,扩增得到SRY（Sex Deterimation region of Y chromosome）全序列约2005bp,其中1-504bp为5’启动子区,1196-2005bp为3’侧翼序列,在505-1195bp为SRY的外显子,编码229个氨基酸。在SRY HMG box区域设计探针,用地高辛标记后分别与雄性、雌性水牛基因组DNA进行Southern 杂交,结果显示该段序列只在雄性DNA样本中有杂交信号,证明SRY基因为雄性特异。BLAST比对结果显示与牛属动物SRY基因的同源性为96％,其中SRY基因HMG box区域同源性高达99%,说明SRY基因具有高度的进化保守性     

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.     

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     

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.     

鸡传染性法氏囊病病毒研究进展

传染性法氏囊病(Infection bursal disease, IBD)是由鸡传染性法氏囊病毒(Infectious bursal disease virus, IBDV)引起的鸡和火鸡的一种高度接触性传染病,给世界各国的禽养殖业带来了巨大损失.自IBDV发现至今新的变异株不断出现,分子结构的改变导致病毒致病力的改变及宿主对疫苗应答的改变,使得传统的疫苗已不能控制其流行,因此各国学者对其基因组结构和功能进行了广泛深入的研究,并积极研制新型有效的疫苗以达到防治的目的.     

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.     

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).     

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.