拟南芥AHAl基因启动子的表达特性分析

从拟南芥中分离到编码质膜H^＋-ATPase的AHA1基因启动子序列813bp,并构建了此种启动子与GUS嵌合的重组载体,通过农杆菌介导转化拟南芥,得到转基因拟南芥。用组织化学方法分析AHA1基因启动子驱动GUS转基因拟南芥的结果表明,GUS基因在转基因的拟南芥根、茎、叶、花和荚的维管组织中均有表达,且不同发育时间内GUS基因表达也不同。以上研究表明拟南芥AHA1基因可能参与植物的生长发育与抗逆胁迫反应。     

芥菜型油菜BjuA09DFR基因及其启动子的克隆与转化和表达

该研究利用实时荧光定量(qRT-PCR)检测了BjuA09 DFR基因的时空表达特异性,并通过克隆BjuA09 DFR基因启动子片段,构建该基因的启动子GUS融合表达载体,利用农杆菌介导法将重组质粒转入野生型拟南芥,最后对拟南芥转基因材料不同发育时期的不同组织部位进行GUS组织化学染色,分析BjuA09 DFR基因启动子的表达模式,为BjuA09 DFR基因启动子功能的进一步研究提供理论依据。结果表明:(1)BjuA09 DFR基因在芥菜型油菜的多个组织部位都有表达,尤其是在叶、花、角果和授粉后15d种子中表达量较高。(2)成功构建了BjuA09 DFR基因启动子和GUS基因融合表达载体(pBjuA09 DFR∷GUS),采用农杆菌介导法将重组质粒转入野生型拟南芥,经卡那霉素筛选和PCR检测抗性苗,获得转基因拟南芥阳性苗。(3)GUS组织化学分析结果显示,转基因拟南芥材料的GUS活性具有明显的时空特异性,在叶、花、角果和种子中的染色较深,具有很强的GUS活性。     

普通野生稻绿色组织特异表达启动子的克隆与鉴定

绿色组织特异表达启动子可调控外源基因只在受体作物的绿色组织中定点、高效地表达。以普通野生稻为实验材料,克隆了绿色组织特异表达启动子Or GSP,构建Or GSP和GUS基因融合的表达载体,转入拟南芥中鉴定功能。启动子Or GSP长度为825 bp,含有基本的转录起始元件TATA-box和CAAT-box,以及光响应元件TCCC-motif、Sp1、G-box、I-box、GA-motif和as-2-box等。转基因拟南芥GUS组织化学染色结果表明,启动子Or GSP调控GUS基因只在绿色组织中特异表达。GUS活性测定结果显示,叶和茎中的GUS活性比根中明显提高。普通野生稻中克隆的启动子Or GSP为绿色组织特异表达启动子,可为作物分子育种提供新的调控元件。     

拟南芥钙调素结合蛋白基因启动子的克隆及表达

采用PCR技术从拟南芥中克隆了SCBP60g基因的启动子,并与GUS报告基因融合构建重组表达载体,转化野生型拟南芥,对获得的转基因株系进行GUS组织染色,从基因调控水平上探讨其在功能方面的差异。结果显示:SCBP60g基因的启动子能指导GUS报告基因在拟南芥的根、茎、叶和花中表达,并且在这些部位的维管束表达较强。这种表达方式与LCBP60g基因的启动子指导的GUS基因组织化学染色有差异,表明这个启动子的表达调控具有一定的特异性。     

拟南芥AtNCED2基因启动子区域序列克隆及其活性分析

目的:克隆拟南芥AtNCED2基因启动子区域序列,并分析其组织器官特异性及对外界刺激的响应.方法:通过PCR从拟南芥基因组中克隆AtNCED2基因5'侧翼2295bp启动子区域序列(AtNCED2p),并进行生物信息学分析.构建AtNCED2p驱动GUS的植物双元表达载体pAtNCED2p::GUS,通过根癌农杆菌介导法将其转化野生型拟南芥,检测转基因植侏中GUS表达的组织器官特异性.结果:该启动子序列中存在TATA-box、CAAT-box、根器官特异性元件、ABA响应元件、低温响应元件、昼夜节律响应元件等顺式作用元件.GUS活性主要集中在转基因拟南芥根尖及侧根发生部位.外源ABA处理的转基因植株根中GUS活性为174.8nmol 4-MU min-1 mg-1蛋白,明显高于对照值91.7nmol 4-MU min-1mg-1蛋白.结论:AtNCED2基因可能在根的生长和发育中起作用,且外源ABA处理增强其在根中的表达.     

LE-ACS6启动子在LE-ACS6::GUS转基因拟南芥中的特异性

通过对不同发育时期LE-ACS6::GUS转基因拟南芥中GUS表达特异性的研究,证明LE-ACS6基因的启动子在拟南芥中也表现启动参与第一系统乙烯合成的关键酶基因的活性.在转基因拟南芥中,LE-ACS6启动子还表现响应外源生长素处理、伤害处理等多种刺激因子的特点.     

拟南芥AtNHX6基因启动子的克隆及表达分析

为了探明拟南芥内膜反向转运体AtNHX6基因的组织表达模式,从基因组中克隆了AtNHX6基因开放阅读框(ORF)上游侧翼调控区1 922bp序列,并成功构建AtNHX6基因启动子与GUS融合表达载体pCAM-BIA1381-proNHX6-GUS,通过农杆菌花序浸染法转化野生型拟南芥获得T3代纯合转基因拟南芥株系,经PCR检测扩增得到2 187bp目的条带。利用组织染色法鉴定转基因拟南芥的GUS表达模式发现,在子叶、下胚轴和花中GUS活性显著。在这些广泛表达的部位中,微管系统中的表达最为显著,真叶中只有局部检测到GUS表达;在根中GUS在根毛和侧根生长部位表达;在未成熟果荚中只有在果荚顶端和基部存在GUS活性,成熟果荚中只在果柄检测到GUS表达;在花中,雄蕊的花丝和花粉粒及雌蕊的柱头中检测到GUS表达。GUS染色分析结果表明,AtNHX6基因启动子与GUS的融合表达载体成功构建并正常启动GUS基因表达,且AtNHX6基因主要在拟南芥的子叶、下胚轴、根、花、果荚中的微管系统、根毛和侧根生长部位以及花丝、花粉、柱头中表达。     

拟南芥AtcpSecA基因表达的特异性

前期研究表明AtcpSecA基因的突变使叶绿体发育缺陷,内部缺少正常类囊体片层结构,叶片呈黄白色。在此基础上我们进一步研究AtcpSecA基因的表达特异性,并构建了AtcpSecA基因启动子与报告基因GUS的融合基因AtcpSecA：：GUS,以农杆菌介导方法转化获得转基因拟南芥。GUS组织化学染色结果表明,在AtcpSecA：：GUS转基因拟南芥的下胚轴、子叶、叶片、果柄等绿色组织中有很强的GUS活性,而在根、花序和种荚等非绿色组织中几乎没有GUS活性。降低培养基中琼脂浓度转基因拟南芥中AtcpSecA：：GUS基因的表达明显受抑制,暗中则显著受到促进。     

拟南芥γ-生育酚甲基转移酶(γ-TMT)启动子的分离及表达特性分析

维生素E是一类人体所必需的脂溶性的维生素,具有重要的生理功能。γ-生育酚甲基转移酶(γ-TMT)是维生素E生物合成途径中的关键酶之一,催化γ、δ-生育酚甲基化,生成α、β-生育酚。从拟南芥中分离了γ-生育酚甲基转移酶基因1552bp的启动子序列,构建了含有该启动子和GUS报告基因的植物表达载体,通过农杆菌介导转化拟南芥,获得了转基因植株。GUS组织化学染色结果表明,在γ-TMT启动子的驱动下,报告基因GUS在拟南芥的叶、茎以及花均有表达,且在茎尖、雄蕊和幼叶中表达最强,而在根、种子和种荚中则没有检测到GUS基因的表达,表明γ-TMT基因可能仅在拟南芥某些组织中特异性高表达。     

拟南芥根特异表达基因启动子在烟草中的表达

以拟南芥为材料,利用PCR技术分离pyk10启动子序列,构建了该启动子GUS植物表达载体,农杆菌介导转化烟草,分析该基因在烟草中的表达,以明确拟南芥根特异表达基因pyk10启动子在烟草中的表达特性.结果表明:克隆的pyk10启动子与已报道的pyk10启动子一致性为100%,GUS基因在烟草的根部特异表达,表明该启动子为根部特异表达启动子,为揭示植物根的发生、分化和发育机制,以及培育抗根部病虫害和营养高效利用型转基因烟草奠定了基础.     

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).