男性不育症和Galntl5基因突变位点的相关性

目的:探讨男性不育症患者Galntl55基因的一个突变位点与男性不育症的关系及意义。方法:运用聚合酶链反应(PCR)结合琼脂糖凝胶电泳和基因序列分析等方法,对119例原发性男性不育症患者以及135名已生育的正常男性进行Galntl5基因筛查。结果:与精子形成相关的关键基因GALNTL5中1个突变位点G323A和男性不育症存在一定相关性。因此Galntl5基因蛋白质编码序列区G323A可能是特发性少精症无精症的诱发因素之一。临床上对原发性不孕不育患者进行GALNTL5基因突变筛查是十分必要。     

FKBP6基因单核苷酸多态性与原发性无精症相关研究

目的:对Fkbp6基因的编码外显子进行突变和多态性分析,初步探讨其与原发性无精症相关性。方法:运用聚合酶链反应(PCR)结合琼脂糖凝胶电泳和基因序列分析等方法,对65例原发性男性不育患者以及96名已生育的正常男性进行了Fkbp65基因的外显子区域序列分析。结果:基因FKBP6中1个突变位点T141G在无精症患者和正常生育男性中的基因多态性可能是特发性少精无精症的诱发因素之一。因此临床上对原发性不孕不育患者进行FKBP6基因突变筛查是十分必要的。     

无精子症和严重少精子症患者Y染色体微缺失研究

目的：研究Y染色体微缺失与男性不育的关系。方法：采用多重PCR技术,研究正常男性、无精子症和严重少精子症男性不育患者Y染色体无精子因子（AZF）区域3个序列标志位点（STS）的缺失情况。结果：在93例无精子症或严重少精子症患者中,15例有Y染色体微缺失,缺失率为16%。其中,42例无精子症患者中,6例为AZFc区SY255位点缺失,2例为AZFb区SY134位点缺失;51例严重少精子症患者中,7例为AZFc区SY255位点缺失。40例正常男性无Y染色体微缺失。结论：多重PCR技术是简便而有效的对男性不育患者进行Y染色体微缺失筛查的方法;Y染色体微缺失是造成男性不育的一个重要原因,对男性不育患者进行辅助生育技术治疗前应常规进行Y染色体微缺失的检测。     

湖南地区人群中线粒体12S rRNA基因A1555G突变筛查

为建立快速、简便、准确筛查线粒体DNA 12S rRNA基因A1555G突变的基因检测技术平台,收集1 758例（女性808例,男性950例）正常人群样本,利用Bsm AⅠ酶切法筛查线粒体DNA A1555G突变以及通过实时荧光定量Taqman探针法和直接测序法对筛查结果进行验证,结果检测到2例A1555G阳性突变样本,其中1例为男性,1例为女性。实时荧光定量Taqman探针法与Bsm AⅠ酶切法、直接测序法检测结果完全相符,未发现假阳性和假阴性,该方法具有结果准确直观、简单省时,特异性强,敏感性高的优点,适用于对母系遗传性耳聋线粒体DNA A1555G突变的大规模筛查或氨基糖甙类抗生素应用前的预防性检测。     

mtATPase6基因变异与弱精子症的相关分析

为了分析mtATPase6基因突变与弱精子症的相关性,按wHO标准收集了27例弱精子症精液标本和28例精子活力正常精液标本,PCR扩增mtATPase6基因,纯化测序,分析mtATPase6基因突变,比较两组突变频率的差异.结合生物信息学工具分析错义突变位点的氨基酸进化保守性及其蛋白质部分三级结构.结果显示:发现了6个未曾报道过的突变位点;弱精子症组mtATPase6基因平均突变率显著高于对照组,可能与弱精子症有一定的相关性.G8584A、A8701G和G9053A三个错义突变可能是多态性位点,其余8个错义突变中的6个具有进化保守性的位点累计突变频率显著高于对照组,这些位点突变可能与弱精子症有关.     

MELAS和MERRF综合征相关mtDNA突变位点检测集成芯片的建立

摘要: 文中建立了一种新型的寡核苷酸芯片, 用于线粒体脑肌病伴高乳酸血症和卒中样发作(Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy with lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes, MELAS)和肌阵挛性癫痫伴发不规整红纤维(Myoclonic epilepsy with ragged red fibers, MERRF)线粒体DNA所有已知突变位点的集成检测。将31对allele位点特异性的寡核苷酸探针包被在醛基修饰的载玻片表面, 以多重不对称PCR方法制备Cy5荧光标记靶基因。利用此芯片对5例MELAS患者、5例MERRF患者及20例健康对照进行筛查, 结果发现, MELAS患者均为MT-T1基因A3243G突变; 在MERRF患者组, MT-TK基因A8344G突变4例, T8356C突变1例; 健康对照组均未发现31种相关mtDNA突变。芯片检测与DNA测序结果完全一致。结果表明, 这种寡核苷酸芯片可以对MELAS和MERRF综合征已知突变位点进行同步快速检测, 具有较高的灵敏度和特异性。这一模式的基因芯片经过适当改装后也可用于其他人类线粒体疾病的基因诊断。     

不明原因男性不育人群中睾丸特异性乳酸脱氢酶基因突变的发现及其意义

为了研究睾丸特异性乳酸脱氢酶,即乳酸脱氢酶C4(LDH-C4)基因突变在男性不育发病中的作用,利用LDH-C4特异性底物对100名不明原因男性不育症患者的精子LDH-C4进行活性显色,用变性高效液相色谱(DHPLC)技术对LDH-C4活性低下的患者进行LDHC基因PCR产物的突变筛查,对DHPLC峰形异常的PCR产物进行序列测定.筛选到一组精子LDH-C4活性明显下降的患者,其中1名患者的LDHC基因PCR产物在DHPLC中呈异常洗脱峰.对这一PCR产物进行序列测定,发现患者LDHC基因第5外显子的115位碱基发生了T→A的杂合改变(GenBank登录号GU479375),该突变使LDHC基因的178位密码子由原来的TTG(编码亮氨酸)变为TAG(终止密码子),形成截短的C亚基.T克隆-测序进一步证实了该无义突变的杂合状态.这是在人类LDHC基因上发现的第一个突变,提示LDHC基因突变可能是男性不育发病的原因之一.     

畸精子症病人的睾丸特异性表达基因SPEM1筛查分析

目的:探讨睾丸特异性表达基因SPEM1突变与畸精子症患者之间的关系.方法:收集从2005年4月至2007年3月临床上不明原因的畸精症患者113份外周血标本以及100份正常生育能力男子的外周血标本,抽提其DNA.然后采用PCR技术、变性高效液相色谱技术(DHPLC)以及测序等手段对全部DNA样本进行该基因的突变筛查.结果:在畸精症患者中发现1个新的未见报道的多态性位点;尚未发现有基因突变或微缺失.结论:SPEM1基因突变或缺失不是引起本组畸精子症病人的主要致病基因.该基因在对畸精子症所致不育的诊断价值尚需进一步研究.     

非综合征型耳聋患者耳聋易感基因突变的检测分析

目的:探究非综合征型耳聋患者耳聋易感基因的携带情况及突变类型,为耳聋患者治疗或遗传咨询提供理论依据。方法:收集821例非综合征型耳聋患者的外周静脉血,提取基因组DNA后,进行4个常见耳聋易感基因GJB2、GJB3、SLC26A4和线粒体12S r RNA的9个突变热点筛查。结果:821例非综合征型耳聋患者中耳聋易感基因筛查阳性375例,阳性率为45.7%,不同性别之间阳性率无明差异(P=0.625)。375例存在耳聋易感基因突变的研究对象中,4个易感基因的9突变热点共检测出447例点突变,其中GJB2基因的有241例点突变(53.9%),以235 del C位点突变率最高;SLC26A4基因的有126例点突变(28.2%),以IVS7-2 AG位点突变为主;线粒体12S r RNA基因的有79例点突变(17.7%),绝大部分为1555 AG位点突变;而GJB3基因仅有1例点突变(0.2%)。375例存在耳聋易感基因突变的研究对象中,304例发生1种突变(81.1%),有70例发生2种突变(18.7%),仅有1例发生3种突变(0.3%)。结论:非综合征型耳聋患者中GJB2基因的235 del C位点以及SLC26A4基因的IVS7-2 AG位点突变率较高,常见耳聋易感基因筛查有助于非综合征型耳聋患者的诊断、干预及治疗。     

特发性少精子症和无精子症与Pygo2基因蛋白编码区SNPs的相关性

男性不育常伴随精子数量减少。Pygo2基因在染色质重塑的伸长精细胞中表达, 其功能受损会导致精子形成阻滞和精子生成减少而引发不育。文章旨在检测引起人特发性少精子症和无精子症的Pygo2基因突变。从77例正常生育力男性和195例特发性少精子症和无精子症患者静脉血提取DNA, 采用聚合酶链式反应-测序方法对Pygo2基因3个蛋白质编码区进行测序对比, 非同义单核苷酸多态性(Single nucleotide polymorphisms, SNPs)位点分别用SIFT、Polyphen-2和 Mutation Taster软件进行诱发蛋白质结构和表型改变的检测和分析。结果表明, 195例患者中, 178例(30例轻度或中度少精子症, 57例重度少精子症和91例无精子症)基因序列分析报告完好, 无精子症中3例患者分别在2个位点(rs61758740, rs141722381)发生了非同义突变SNPs, 重度少精子症中1例患者在位点rs61758741发生了非同义突变, 3个突变位点在SNPs基因数据库都已有报道, 轻度或中度少精子症患者以及正常生育力男性中不存在SNPs。rs61758740可使PYGO2蛋白第141位蛋氨酸(M)变为异亮氨酸(I), rs61758741使PYGO2蛋白第261位碱性赖氨酸(K)变为酸性谷氨酸(E), rs141722381使PYGO2蛋白第240位亲水侧链天冬酰胺(N)变为疏水侧链异亮氨酸(I)。软件分析表明, 在所发现的3个SNP非同义突变位点中, rs141722381引起的单个氨基酸改变会导致PYGO2蛋白空间结构破坏和诱发相关疾病。因此, Pygo2基因蛋白质编码序列区SNPs可能是特发性少精子症和无精子症的诱发因素之一, 导致男性不育。     

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.