褐家鼠线粒体DNA遗传多态性的研究

通过碱变性法提取线粒体ＤＮＡ,用地高辛标记的探针Ｓｏｕｔｈｅｒｎ杂交限制性酶切多态性（ＲＦＬＰ）分析,研究中国家鼠Ｒａｔｔｕｓｎｏｒｖｅｇｉｃｕｓ遗传多态性。采用ＡｐａⅠ、ＡｖａⅠ、ＢａｎＨＩ、ＢｃｌⅠ、ＢｇｌⅠ、ＣｌａⅠ、ＥｃｏＲⅠ、ＥｃｏＲⅤ、ｈｉｎｄⅢ、ＰｖａⅡ、ＳｃａⅠ和ＸｂａⅠ等１２种限制性内切酶分析来自我国８个地区２６只褐家鼠的线粒体ＤＮＡ,共检出２０种限制性态型和１１种ｍｔＤＮＡ单倍     

海南黄牛和徐闻黄牛线粒体DNA的多态性及其品种分化关系

本文以ＡｐａⅠ、ＡｖａⅠ、ＢａｍＨⅠ、ＢｇｌⅠ、ＢｇｌⅡ、ＤｒａⅠ、ＥｃｏＲⅠ、ＥｃｏＲⅤ、ＨｉｎｄⅢ、ＨｐａⅠ、ＰｓｔⅠ、ＳａｌⅠ、ＳｃａⅠ和ＸｈｏⅠ等１４种限制性内切酶分析来自海南岛的海南黄牛和雷州半岛的徐闻黄牛的线粒体ＤＮＡ限制性片段长度多态性（ｍｔＤＮＡＡＲＦＬＰ）。结果只有一种限制性内切酶（ＳａｌⅠ）在海南黄牛中检测到多态性,并且其中的Ｃ型（１５．０,１．３）尚未见报道。我们的结果还显示,两个品种６个个体的ｍｔＤＮＡ基因单倍型全部表现为Ａ型,即瘤牛的血统。徐闻黄牛和海南黄牛ｍｔＤＮＡ极低的遗传变异度表明两个品种的亲缘关系很近,从而在分子生物学水平为其合称为雷琼黄牛提供了佐证。     

鲤鱼mtDNA酶切图谱的构建

采用密度梯度离心法及ＲＮａｓｅ消化法制备并纯化了鲤（ＧｙｐｒｉｎｕｓｃａｒｐｉｏＬｉｎｎａｅｕｓ）肝脏线粒体ＤＮＡ（ｍｔＤＮＡ）,用１０种限制性内切酶对ｍｔＤＮＡ进行了分析,鲤鱼ｍｔＤＮＡ分子量约１０．１２×１０￣６,约１６．４９ｋｂ．ＳａｌⅠ、ＰｓｔⅠ、ＢａｍＨⅠ、ＸｂａⅠ、ＢｇｌⅠ、ＰｖｕⅡ、ＸｈｏⅠ、ＥｃｏＲⅠ、ＤｒａⅠ和ＨｉｎｄⅢ分别为１、１、３、３、３、４、１、４、４、和６个切点。根据单酶解及双酶解结果,构建了鲤ｍｔＤＮＡ１０种具酶３０个切点的限制性酶切图谱。     

树鼠mtDNA限制性内切酶图谱及其与小家鼠褐家鼠的亲缘关系

本实验用ＡｐｅⅠ,ＡｖａⅠ,ＢａｍＨⅠ,ＢｃｌⅠ,ＢｇｌⅠ,ＣｌａⅠ,ＥｃｏＲⅠ,ＥｃｏＲＶ,ＨｐａⅠ,ＰｓｔⅠ,ＰｖｕⅡ,ＳｃａⅠ,ＸｂａⅠ等１３种限制性内切酶分析树鼠（Ｃｈｉｒｏｍｙｓｃｕｓｃｈｉｒｏｐｅｓ）的ｍｔＤＮＡ限制性片段长度多态性,并用双酶解法构建了其中８种酶的限制性内切酶图谱。根据限制性片段差异法和分子钟,计算并讨论树鼠和小家鼠（Ｍｕｓｍｕｓｃｕｌｕｓ）、褐家鼠（Ｒａｔｔｕｓｎｏｒｖｅｇｉｃｕｓ）的ｍｔＤＮＡ遗传距离和亲缘关系。结果表明树鼠与褐家鼠的关系较接近,两者的分歧时间在距今１５００─２０００万年前,即处于中新世早中期。     

家养双峰驼线粒体DNA遗传多样性的研究

利用Ａｐａｌ、Ａｖａｌ、ＢａｍＨ、Ｂｃｌ１、Ｂｇｌ、、Ｂｇｌ２、Ｄｒａ１、ＷＥｃｏＲ１、ＥｃｏｒＶ、Ｈｉｎｄ３、Ｋｐｎ、、Ｐｕｖ２、Ｓａｅ１、Ｓｅａ１、Ｓｍａｌ、Ｘｂａ１、Ｘｈｏ１１８种限制制性内切酶的ｍｔＤＮＡ限制睛段长度多态（ＲＦＬＰ）分析,对我国双峰驼３个类群的遗传多样性及其亲缘关系进行了研究。结果表明,在双峰驼ｍｔＤＮＡ蝇未发现长度变异和个体内异质现象,从３个类群的８７个个体中,共检出了３     

用RFLP和PCR—RFLP技术研究东北虎和华南虎线粒体DNA多态性

采用ｍｔＤＮＡＲＦＬＰ和ＰＣＲＲＦＬＰ技术研究了东北虎和华南虎的ｍｔＤＮＡ的多态性。在ｍｔＤＮＡＲＦＬＰ研究中,分离纯化了东北虎和华南虎肝、肾和心脏组织的ｍｔＤＮＡ,用２０种识别６碱基对的限制性内切酶消化,结果只有１种限制性内切酶（ＸｂａⅠ）检测到多态性片段,其余１９种限制性内切酶消化产生的限制性格局在东北虎和华南虎完全一致。在ＰＣＲＲＦＬＰ研究中,用ＰＣＲ技术分别扩增了东北虎和华南虎ｍｔＤＮＡ的控制区（ｃｏｎｔｒｏｌｒｅｇｉｏｎ）,用８种识别４碱基对的限制性内切酶分别对扩增产物进行消化,结果只有１种限制性内切酶（ＲｓａⅠ）检测到多态性片段。ｍｔＤＮＡＲＦＬＰ及ＰＣＲＲＦＬＰ的结果均提示东北虎和华南虎之间的遗传距离极小。这可能与下列因素有关：两者分布区间无天然隔离屏障;具有强扩散能力;近几百年才被相互隔离。     

大鳞副泥鳅线粒体DNA九种限制性内切酶酶切图谱

大鳞副泥鳅ｍｔＤＮＡ经１１种限制性内切酶（ＢａｍＨＩ,ＢｇｌＩ,ＢｇｌⅡ,ＥｃｏＲＩ,ＨｐａＩ,ＫｐｎＩ,ＰｓｔＩ,ＳａｃＩ,ＳａｌＩ,ＸｂａＩ和ＸｈｏＩ）单酶完全酶解获得２３个酶切位点,这些酶酶切位点数依次分别是：２、７、０、３、３、０、３、１、１、２和１。通过琼脂糖凝胶电泳测定大鳞副泥鳅ｍｔＤＮＡ平均分子量为１０．３３±０．２２×１０６ｕ（原子质量）;其分子长约１６７２０±３５０碱基对（ｂｐ）。采用双酶完全酶解法构建了大鳞副泥鳅ｍｔＤＮＡ限制性内切酶酶切图谱。     

团头鲂线粒体DNA的限制性内切酶图谱

用ＢａｍＨⅠ,ＢｇｌⅠ,ＢｇｌⅡ,ＥｃｏＲⅠ,ＨｐａⅠ,ＫｐｎⅠ,ＰｓｔⅠ,ＳａｃⅠＳａｌⅠ,ＸｂａⅠ,和ＸｈｏⅠ１１种限制性内切酶对团头鲂（ＭｅｇａｌｏｂｒａｍａａｍｂｌｙｃｅｐｈａｌａＹｉｈ）的线粒体ＤＮＡ（ｍｔＤＮＡ）进行了单酶切,其切点数依次为２,３,２,３,３,１、０,１,０,０和０;经琼脂糖凝胶电泳测算出各酶切片断大小,得出团头鲂ｍｔＤＮＡ分子长约１６０２０±３５６碱基对（ｂｐ）,分子量６．３７×１０１８ｕ（原子质量）,构建了团头鲂ｍｔＤＮＡ的限制酶图。     

板齿鼠线粒体DNA的研究

本文应用ＡｐａＩ、ＢａｍＨＩ、ＢｃｌＩ、ＢｇｌＩ、ＣｌａＩ、ＥｃｏＲＩ、ＥｃｏＲＶ、ＨｉｎｄＩＩ、ＰｓｔＩ、ＰｖｕＩＩ、ＳａｃＩ、ＳｃａＩ和ＸｂａＩ等１３种限制性内切酶对板齿鼠线粒体ＤＮＡ（ｍｔＤＮＡ）进行限制性片段长度多态（ＲＦＬＰ）分析,并用双酶解法构建其限制性内切酶图谱。结果表明板齿鼠存在３种ｍｔＤＮＡ单倍型,可通过限制酶ＰｖｕＩＩ、ＨｉｎｄＩＩ和ＡｐａＩ区分,呈现ＤＮＡ多态性和种内遗传变异。与小家鼠、褐家鼠ｍｔＤＮＡ限制性片段的数据相比较,板齿鼠和这两种鼠ｍｔＤＮＡ存在明显差异。板齿鼠ｍｔＤＮＡ限制性内切酶图谱的建立,为进一步系统研究鼠科动物的遗传分化提供了依据。     

中国大陆若干群体的黑果蝇的线粒体DNA多态性研究

本文研究了果蝇Ｄ．ｖｉｒｉｌｉｓ种群Ｄ．ｖｉｒｉｌｉｓ线粒体ＤＮＡ（ｍｉｔｏｃｈｏｎｄｒｉａｌＤＮＡ,ｍｔＤＮＡ）的多态性。用９种限制性内切酶ＸｂａⅠ,ＥｃｏＲⅠ,ＰｓｔⅠ,ＨｉｎｄⅢ,ＢｇｌⅡ,ＳａｃⅠ,ＳｃａⅠ,ＥｃｏＲＶ和ＰｕｖⅡ,对青岛、南京、上海、宁波与泉州５个Ｄ．ｖｉｒｉｌｉｓ群体的ｍｔＤＮＡ进行了限制性片段长度多态性（ｒｅｓｔｒｉｃｔｉｏｎｆｒａｇｍｅｎｔｓｌｅｎｇｔｈｐｏｌｙｍｏｒｐｈｉｓｍ,ＲＦＬＰ）的研究。在５群体中,发现５种不同的酶切图谱,它们彼此之间的遗传差异π为０．４６％－１．７６％,群体内遗传差异πｉｊ为０．００％－０．３３％,群体间的差异ｄｘｙ,为０．００％－０．８２％。分布于中国大陆的Ｄ．ｖｉｒｉｌｉｓ的群体间遗传差异在总遗传差异中所占比例γｓｔ值为２４．６２％。我们发现,Ｄ．ｖｉｒｉｌｉｓ的栖息环境对ｍｔＤＮＡ的遗传变异有十分明显的影响,而不同地理纬度的群体之间其遗传距离并无倾群（ｃｌｉｎｅ）表现。     

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.     

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).     

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.