农杆菌介导的半夏凝集素基因(Pinellia Ternate Agglutinin Gene,pta)对小麦的遗传转化及鉴定

以甘肃主要推广春小麦品种陇春22幼胚为转基因受体材料,建立了农杆菌介导的小麦遗传转化体系。以预培养4天的幼胚愈伤组织为受体,C58c1农杆菌菌株为供体,将含有半夏凝集素基因的重组质粒pBIpta转入了小麦,经G418 25 mg/L抗性筛选、PCR检测和荧光定量PCR检测共获得转基因植株3株,外源基因的插入拷贝数分别为2、1、3。同时对转基因小麦的T₁代植株进行了PCR检测和抗虫性分析,表明半夏凝集素基因在转基因植株的后代中得到了遗传并有一定的抗蚜虫作用。     

根癌农杆菌介导转化水稻成熟胚及转Metr基因植株的获得

以粳稻品种广陵香糯为材料,用携带有双元载体pBB的根癌农杆菌EHA105为载体,研究了根癌农杆菌介导转化粳稻成熟胚愈伤组织的几个影响因素,建立了合适的粳稻成熟胚愈伤组织转化系统。一种基于MS为基本培养基的商品培养基(HRM)较适合于作为粳稻成熟胚愈伤组织诱导培养基,合适的愈伤组织诱导培养天数为7~8 d,合适的筛选培养基为CC培养基。在此基础上,将Metr基因导入粳稻品种广陵香糯中,获得了一批转基因水稻植株,PCR分析表明外源基因已经整合进了水稻的基因组中。部分转基因植株后代遗传分析表明外源基因的分离符合3∶1的理论比例。     

用无启动子的GUS报告基因捕获水稻基因启动子

构建了嵌合质粒p13DGUTs,它是在Ds转座子中插入了无启动子的B．葡萄糖醛酸酶报告基因(GUS),用于分离水稻基因启动子。将p13DGUTs转化粳稻品种中花11的胚性愈伤组织,获得了496个转基因植株。抗性愈伤组织与转基因植株的GUS染色与PCR分析表明整合在水稻染色体上的Ds因子都发生了随机跳跃。转基因植株T0代与部分T1代的GUS染色结果表明,M92转基因植株中Ds转座子整合位置上游的水稻基因启动子指导GUS基因的表达及表达的特性是可遗传的。文章对此方法在分离水稻基因启动子与基因上的应用进行了讨论。     

通过根癌农杆菌介导的共转化获得具有蜡质基因反义片段的转基因水稻

在构建剔除潮霉素抗性基因的反义蜡质基因重组质粒p13W8的基础上,用分别携带p13W8质粒和有潮霉素抗性基因的pCAMBIA1300质粒的根癌农杆菌,在不同处理条件下对粳稻3个品种进行共转化.试验结果显示,共感染混合液中pCAMBIA1300菌液比例高,抗性愈伤组织的转化频率也较高;抗性愈伤组织的PCR检测结果表明,潮霉素抗性基因的阳性检测率为98%,反义蜡质基因的阳性检测率为68%.在105株转基因植株中,反义蜡质基因阳性株为30株,占转基因植株的28.6%.乙酰丁香酮处理组的平均转化频率略高于未处理组;在乙酰丁香酮的各种处理中,直接浸泡愈伤组织的转化频率稍高于其它处理方式.     

根癌农杆菌介导的水稻转化及转基因R1代植株表型特征

用根癌农杆菌介导的方法对２ 个粳稻品种和４ 个籼稻品种进行了转化。粳稻成熟胚和籼稻幼胚来源的愈伤组织用携带质粒ｐＧＩＨ 的农杆菌ＥＨＡ１０１ 感染,对所有品种均获得较高的愈伤转化频率（２０．８３ ％ ～６２ ．３２ ％ ） 。粳稻“申香粳４ 号”植株转化频率为１７ ．３９ ％ ,“秋丰”为９ ．２１％ 。４ 个品种籼稻中仅“超丰早１ 号”获得１ 株转化植株。Ｓｏｕｔｈｅｒｎ 杂交分析、ＧＵＳ 染色、ＴＤＮＡ 整合边界序列分析等结果表明外源基因整合入植物基因组中。对Ｒ１ 代分析结果表明外源基因能遗传给后代,大多数株系的分离比符合３∶１ ,也有少数株系分离比异常。对转基因Ｒ１ 代水稻植株表型特征分析结果显示转化植株株高下降,每株分蘖数减少,每株籽粒数明显减少,部分植株播种至开花所需时间延迟。     

REAL-TIME PCR方法测定转基因小麦中外源基因拷贝数

采用SYBR GreenⅠ real-time PCR方法检测7株转基因小麦中外源半夏凝集素基因的拷贝数。以小麦蜡质基因（wx012）作为内参基因，以未转基因小麦基因组DNA为内参基因标准品进行5倍梯度稀释得到内参基因CT值与起始模板量的相关性标准曲线：y=-0.2667x+6.98；以含半夏凝集素基因（pta）的质粒DNA为目的基的因标准品同样进行5倍梯度稀释，建立目的基因CT值与起始模板量的相关性标准曲线：y=-0.2118x+4.53。通过SYBR GreenⅠ real-time PCR分别获得每一样本中目的基因和内参基因的CT值，将CT值分别代入标准曲线计算该样本中内参基因和目的基因起始模板量，目的基因与内参基因起始模板量比值即是目的基因在该转基因植株中的拷贝数。计算结果为：单拷贝的有1株，2个拷贝1株，3拷贝和4拷贝的各有2株，其中有1株为假阳性植株。     

小麦抗白粉病相关基因的转化

利用玉米花青素苷合成调节基因C1-Lc作为报告基因, 通过瞬间表达后愈伤组织表面红色斑点的统计分析, 优化了小麦幼胚愈伤组织的基因枪转化参数。小麦Beclin1类似基因TaTBL和硫代硫酸硫转移酶基因TaTST是2个在白粉菌诱导条件下具有增强表达特性的抗病相关基因。本实验进一步利用基因枪将ubi强启动子控制下的2个基因导入到小麦品种扬麦158的幼胚愈伤组织细胞中, 使用除草剂经两轮选择培养基上的筛选和再生获得抗性植株, 进一步通过抗性植株的PCR分析获得转TaTBL基因植株5株, 转TaTST基因植株6株。转基因植株离体叶片的人工接种实验表明, 外源基因的导入不同程度上增强了植株的白粉病抗性, 表现为延缓了白粉菌的发育。利用玉米花青素苷合成调节基因C1-Lc作为报告基因,通过瞬间表达后愈伤组织表面红色斑点的统计分析,优化了小麦幼胚愈伤组织的基因枪转化参数。小麦Beclin1类似基因TaTBL和硫代硫酸硫转移酶基因TaTST是两个在白粉菌诱导条件下具有增强表达特性的抗病相关基因。本实验进一步利用基因枪将ubi强启动子控制下的两个基因导入到小麦品种扬麦158的幼胚愈伤组织细胞中,使用除草剂经两轮选择培养基上的筛选和再生获得抗性植株,进一步通过抗性植株的PCR分析获得转TaTBL基因植株5株,转TaTST基因植株6株。转基因植株离体叶片的人工接种实验表明,外源基因的导入不同程度上增强了植株的白粉病抗性,表现为延缓了白粉菌的发育。     

多个抗虫基因转化水稻两用系培矮—64S

应用基因枪法对水稻两用系培矮－64S进行了转化。质粒载体pKC-3串联了三个抗虫基因,将其转化成熟胚诱导形成的愈伤组织,共获得33株转基因植株。分别对R0代植株不同的基因进行PCR及Southern blot分析,并对R1代植株进行了PCR分析。结果表明,三个抗虫基因均已整合到水稻基因组并获得稳定遗传。     

多个抗虫基因转化水稻两用系培矮-64S

应用基因枪法对水稻两用系培矮-64S进行了转化。质粒载体pKC-3串联了三个抗虫基因,将其转化成熟胚诱导形成的愈伤组织,共获得33株转基因植株。分别对R_0代植株不同的基因进行PCR及Southern blot分析,并对R_1代植株进行了PCR分析。结果表明,三个抗虫基因均已整合到水稻基因组并获得稳定遗传。     

籼稻基因枪转化的研究

对国内外１７个籼稻品种进行了基因枪转化,研究了有利于籼稻愈伤组织诱导和生长的培养条件和筛选程序,１５个品种获得了潮霉素抗性愈伤组织,５个品种再生了植株,包括当前国际上推广的ＩＲ系统及国内的优良品种和恢复系,分子生物学证据证明潮霉素基因已经整合入籼稻的基因组。最高植株转化频率接近一般粳稻水平,多数低于粳稻水平。这为建立籼稻的转化系统打下了基础。     

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.