西伯利亚蓼非特异性脂质转移蛋白编码序列的克隆及其盐胁迫下的表达

根据西伯利亚蓼地下茎抑制消减文库(SSH)中获得的非特异性脂质转移蛋白(non-specific lipid transfer protein, nsLTP)EST序列,应用RACE技术克隆了具有Poly A的全长cDNA序列.该序列全长604 bp,其5′非翻译区65 bp,3′非翻译区227 bp,开放阅读框编码103个氨基酸残基;序列分析表明,该基因具有N端信号肽,具有nsLTP家族共有的典型保守区域,属nsLTP家族基因,命名为PsnsLTPs;荧光定量PCR分析表明,PsnsLTPs在西伯利亚蓼叶、茎、地下茎中均有表达.在3%NaHCO3诱导表达下,该基因在地下茎中表达明显受盐胁迫的诱导,推测该基因在抵御盐胁迫时具有重要作用.     

二色补血草硫氧还蛋白(Trx)的克隆和表达分析

从二色补血草cDNA文库中分离出1个硫氧还蛋白基因全长cDNA序列。基因全长1138bp,其中,5’非翻译（UTR）区128bp,3＇非翻译区212bp,开放阅读框（ORF）全长798bp,编码265个氨基酸,编码蛋白的分子量为28．58kDa,理论等电点（pI）为9．68。BlastP分析表明二色补血草Trx与拟南芥Trx序列同源性为52％,与葡萄7h序列同源性为76％,从11个物种的氨基酸多序列比对可以看出Trx氨基酸序列保守性较高。实时定量RT-PCR方法检测低温、NaCl和PEG胁迫不同时间后的基因在二色补血草中表达模式的结果表明,NaCl能诱导Trx基因在二色补血草叶中表达,胁迫24h后达到高峰,而聚乙二醇和低温处理则抑制Trx在二色补血草根和叶的表达。     

申克孢子丝菌酵母相和菌丝相cDNA消减文库的构建

目的 筛选与申克孢子丝菌酵母相与菌丝相双相转换相关的差异表达基因,为探讨其双相转换的分子的机制奠定基础.方法 应用抑制性消减杂交技术,构建高特异性的申克孢子丝菌菌丝相（mycelium,M）和酵母相（yeast,Y）的正反cDNA消减文库,并对其差异表达的基因进行生物信息学分析.结果 M＋Y文库获得751条表达序列标签,平均长度为690.98 bp,经拼接后获得101条非冗余序列.Y＋M文库获得875条表达序列标签,平均长度为575.9 bp,拼接获得249条非冗余序列.经BLASTN比对,这些差异表达基因中,某些结构基因和功能不明的细胞分子类基因可能与双相转换有关.结论 成功构建了高特异性的申克孢子丝菌菌丝相和酵母相的正反cDNA 消减文库,为进一步筛选申克孢子丝菌的双相转换基因奠定了基础.     

银鲫apelin基因的克隆、组织表达谱和摄食关系的初步研究

apelin是一种参与哺乳动物和鱼类摄食调控的重要神经肽。为了更好地研究apelin在银鲫(Carassius auratus gibelio)上的摄食调控作用,本试验采用RACE技术首次获得了银鲫apelin的cDNA全长序列,并通过实时荧光定量PCR(RT-PCR)技术检测了apelin基因在各组织的表达情况以及餐前餐后和禁食对其表达量的影响。结果显示银鲫apelin全长cDNA序列长度为1082 bp,其中5’非编码区(5’-UTR)的长度为114 bp,3’非编码区(3’-UTR)的长度为734 bp,开放阅读框(open reading frame,ORF)的长度为234 bp。银鲫apelin基因的ORF区编码77个氨基酸,前22个氨基酸为信号肽。apelin基因在银鲫21个组织中普遍表达,特别是在下丘脑中表达量最高。在餐前餐后的试验中,银鲫下丘脑apelin基因在餐后表达量显著下降(p<0.05);在禁食试验中,禁食组下丘脑apelin基因的表达量在第5天显著升高(p<0.05),第7天极显著升高(p<0.01),复投喂后,apelin基因的表达量在第9天、第11天、第14天极显著降低(p<0.01)。综上所述,apelin基因可能是银鲫的诱食因子,在其摄食调控起到一定的作用。     

受褐飞虱取食的水稻幼苗的抑制消减cDNA文库的构建及筛选

采用抑制消减杂交方法,以褐飞虱取食32h的水稻幼苗及未受褐飞虱取食的水稻幼苗为作为对比材料构建了消减cDNA文库,以分离水稻幼苗中褐飞虱应答基因。随机从消减cDNA文库中挑选16个白色菌落提取质粒,进行PCR扩增,发现插入片段的长度位于100～900bp之间。以在受褐飞虱取食的水稻幼苗中特异表达的基因(BpHi008A)为探针,通过斑点印迹分析发现在抑制消减后的cDNA池中,目的基因得到有效富集。利用反向总RNA斑点印迹分析和Northern杂交验证,从消减cDNA文库中筛选到了25个基因受褐飞虱取食的诱导。其中有17个克隆与编码已知功能蛋白的基因有显著的同源性,它们分别参与蛋白质的折叠与降解、蛋白质与蛋白质的相互作用及信号传递、脂类代谢、胁迫反应、物质运输和细胞生长等。总体上,参与胁迫反应和衰老的基因在褐飞虱取食后表达增强。     

西伯利亚蓼钙调蛋白基因的克隆及其在盐胁迫下的表达

已从西伯利亚蓼叶中cDNA文库中获得的钙调蛋白EST序列,采用cDNA末端快速扩增（RACE）技术克隆了具有完整编码区的钙调蛋白基因的cDNA序列（GenBank登录号GQ988382）,命名为PsCaM。该基因全长615bp,编码区为450bp,编码149个氨基酸,5＇非翻译区为63bp,3＇非翻译区为102bp。同源性分析表明,该蛋白与其他植物钙调蛋白高度保守,氨基酸同源性高达98%。用实时荧光定量PCR研究3%NaHCO3胁迫下西伯利亚蓼基因表达的结果显示,自然条件下,该基因在叶中表达量最高,地下茎次之,茎中最低;盐胁迫下CaM在西伯利亚蓼的地下茎、茎和叶中均有表达,表达模式不同。     

西伯利亚蓼硫堇基因的克隆和序列分析

根据西伯利亚蓼抑制消减文库(SSH)中获得的硫堇(THI)基因的部分序列,应用RACE技术克隆了具有PolyA的全长cDNA序列。基因全长789bp,5'非翻译区90bp,3'非翻译区276bp,开放阅读框编码140个氨基酸。序列分析表明,该编码蛋白与大多数植物THI蛋白前体高度相似,N端具24个氨基酸的信号肽,中间46个氨基酸为成熟THI部分,C端的70个氨基酸为酸性多肽部分。西伯利亚蓼THI蛋白与丹参等双子叶植物THI蛋白有较高的同源性,具保守的植物THI标签序列C-C-X(5)-R-X(2)-[FY]-X(2)-C。此成熟THI蛋白带正电荷,偏碱性,推定可能具有抗病原微生物活性,为一种新的植物THI蛋白,GenBank登录号为DQ981482。     

星星草cDNA文库构建和金属硫蛋白(MT-1)基因的克隆

以受NaHCO3胁迫后的星星草叶片组织为材料构建了cDNA文库,文库的初始滴度为2.0×106pfu,重组率为95%,平均插入片段长度为0.8kb,扩增后文库的滴度为4.0×109pfu.mL-1.文库克隆随机测序获得了星星草的金属硫蛋白(MT-1)基因的全长cDNA序列,显示文库中含有一定量的全长基因.MT-1基因全长622bp,其中5'非翻译区57 bp,3'非翻译区343 bp,开放读码框长222 bp,编码73个氨基酸,氨基酸序列中具有植物MT-1蛋白特有的金属响应元件(MRE)序列,MT-1蛋白的分子量为7.814 kD,理论等电点为4.72.     

新疆盐穗木GRAS转录因子基因克隆及表达分析

利用抑制消减杂交法从藜科盐穗木属盐生植物盐穗木中分离得到了一个盐胁迫响应的表达序列标签(EST)片段,结合SMARTTMRACE技术获得了盐穗木GRAS转录因子基因的cDNA。序列分析表明,该基因全长2 090bp,含有1 635bp的阅读框,294bp的5′-UTR和161bp的3′-UTR,编码544个氨基酸,分子质量为61.503kD,理论等电点为6.1。系统进化树和Blast同源序列比对分析结果显示,该基因编码的蛋白具有GRAS家族特有的C端保守结构域,并与葡萄GRAS家族蛋白VvSCL13聚集在一起,故将该基因命名为HcSCL13(GenBank登录号KC68640)。实时荧光定量qRT-PCR分析表明,HcSCL13基因在盐胁迫后表达呈明显上调,初步推测Hc-SCL13基因可能与盐穗木的耐盐性相关。     

二色补血草OEE2基因的克隆和表达

从二色补血草中分离出一条含有完整开放读码框（ORF）序列的OEE2基因。该基因全长994bp,其中5’非翻译区27bp,3’非翻译区160bp,ORF全长807bp,共编码264个氨基酸,编码蛋白的分子量为28．2kDa,理论上的等电点为7．66。BlastP分析表叽二色补血草OEE2与马铃薯OEE2序列同源性最高,与喇叭水仙OEE2序列同源性最低,从9个物种的氨基酸多序列比对中可以看出,OEE2的氨基酸序列保守性较高。实时定量RT．PCR方法检测该基因对低温、NaCl和聚乙二醇（PEG）胁迫的基因表达模式的结果表明,PEG和低温能诱导OEE2基因在二色补血草叶中表达,这两种处理的OEE2基因表达量于胁迫48h后都达到高峰,而在NaCl胁迫下OEE2在二色补血草根和叶中表达都受抑制。     

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、...     

Molecular characterisation of species and genotypes of Cryptosporidium and Giardia and assessment of zoonotic transmission

The molecular characterisation of species and genotypes of Cryptosporidium and Giardia is essential for accurately identifying organisms and assessing zoonotic transmission. Results of recent molecular epidemiological studies strongly suggest that zoonotic transmission plays an important role in cryptosporidiosis epidemiology. In such cases the most prevalent zoonotic species is Cryptosporidium parvum. Genotyping and subtyping data suggest that zoonotic transmission is not as prevalent in the epidemiology of giardiasis. Molecular characterisation of Cryptosporidium and Giardia is a relatively recent application that is evolving as new genes are found that increase the accuracy of identification while discovering a greater diversity of species and yet unnamed taxa within these two important genera. As molecular data accumulate, our understanding of the role of zoonotic transmission in epidemiology and clinical manifestations is becoming clearer.     

Comparison of BMI and percentage of body fat of Indian and German children and adolescents

Today, serious health problems as overweight and obesity are not just constricted to the developed world, but also increase in the developing countries (Prentice 2006, Ramachandram et al. 2002). Focusing on this issue, BMI and percentage of body fat were compared in 2094 schoolchildren from two cross-sectional studies from India and Germany investigated in 2008 and 2009. The German children are in all age groups significantly taller, whereas the Indian children show higher values in BMI (e.g. 12 years: Indian: around 22 kg/m2; German: around 19 kg/m2) and in the percentage of body fat (e.g. 12 years: Indian: around 27%; German: around 18-20%) in most of the investigated age groups. The Indian children have significantly higher BMI between 10 and 13 (boys) respectively 14 years (girls). Indian children showed significant higher percentage of body fat between 10 and 15 years (boys) and between 8 and 16 years (girls). The difference in overweight between Indian and German children was strongest at 11 (boys) and 12 (girls) years: 70% of the Indian but 20% of the German children were classified as overweight. In countries such as India that undergo nutritional transition, a rapid increase in obesity and overweight is observed. In contrast to the industrialized countries, the risk of overweight in developing countries is associated with high socioeconomic status. Other reasons of the rapid increase of overweight in the developing countries caused by different environmental or genetic factors are discussed.     

Synthesis and turnover of cerebrosides and phosphatidylserine of myelin and microsomal fractions of adult and developing rat brain.

The synthesis and turnover of cerebrosides and phospholipids was followed in microsomal and myelin fractions of developing and adult rat brains after an intracerebral injection of [U-14C]serine. The kinetics of incorporation of radioactivity into microsomal and myelin cerebrosides indicate the possibility of a precursor-product relationship between cerebrosides of these membranes. The specific radioactivity of myelin cerebrosides was corrected for the deposition of newly formed cerebrosides in myelin. Multiphasic curves were obtained for the decline in specific radioactivity of myelin and microsomal cerebrosides, suggesting different cerebroside pools in these membranes. The half-life of the fast turning-over pool of cerebrosides of myelin was 7 and 22 days for the developing and adult rat brain respectively. The half-life of the slowly turning-over pool of myelin cerebrosides was about 145 days for both groups of animals. The half-life of the rapidly turning-over microsomal cerebrosides was calculated to be 20 and 40 h for the developing and adult animals respectively. The half-life of the intermediate and slowly turning-over microsomal cerebrosides was 11 and 60 days respectively, for both groups of animals. The amount of incorporation of radioactivity into microsomal cerebrosides from L-serine was greatly decreased in the adult animals, and greater amounts of the precursor were directed towards the synthesis of phosphatidylserine. In the developing animals, considerable amounts of cerebrosides were synthesized from L-serine, besides phosphatidylserine. The time-course of incorporation indicated that a precursor-product relationship exists between microsomal and myelin phosphatidylserine. The half-life of microsomal phosphatidylserine was calculated to be about 8 h for the fast turning-over pool in both groups of animals.     

Identification and composition of the tonsillar and anal enterococcal and streptococcal flora of dogs and cats

Enterococcus faecalis was the most frequently isolated enterococcal species from anal swabs and tonsils of dogs and cats, although in the anal samples from dogs Ent. hirae was found almost as often as Ent. faecalis. Most Ent.faecium strains from dog tonsils differed from those associated with humans and other animals in that they fermented sorbitol. Typical Ent. avium as well as atypical Ent. avium -like strains were seen in dogs, while the related species Ent. raffinosus was associated with cat tonsils. Enterococcus cecorum also occurred mainly in cats. Certain atypical strains, presumptively identified as Ent. cecorum , shared characteristics with Ent. columbae.
The most frequent streptococcal species in tonsils of cats and dogs were Streptococcus suis and Strep. canis. Streptococcus canis and Strep. bovis predominated in anal swabs. The canine Strep. suis differed from the common porcine strains in fermenting mannitol.
Forty-seven of the 288 isolates examined could not be identified or related to known species. The characteristics of two groups of these bacteria, provisionally called 'Ton 31 group' and 'O7 group' are described.