丙型肝炎病毒非结构区NS4b基因片段的克隆和表达

采用聚合酶链反应（ＰＣＲ）技术和ＤＮＡ体外重组方法,克隆出５７９ｂｐ的丙型肝炎病毒（ＨＣＶ）ＮＳ４ｂ基因片段,插入到原核高效表达载体ｐＥＴ－２８ａ中,构建重组质粒ｐＥＴ／ＮＳ４ｂ,转化大肠杆菌ＢＬ２１（ＤＥ３）菌株,经ＩＰＴＧ诱导培养后,获得了目的蛋白的高效表达。ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ分析显示在３０ｋＤ处有一条表达的目的蛋白区带。通过固定化金属配体亲和层析（ＩＭＡＣ）纯化目的的蛋白,ＥＬＥＳＡ检测结果表     

幽门螺杆菌热休克蛋白A基因的克隆,表达及免疫原性 …

幽门螺杆菌的感染可以诱发人体产生胃炎和消化性溃疡,其组成成分热休克蛋白Ａ可刺激机体产生保护性的免疫反应,用ＰＣＲ方法从幽门螺杆菌的染色体ＤＮＡ上扩增出ＨｓｐＡ基因片段,将其插入原核表达载体ｐＥＴ－２２ｂ（＋）中,并在ＢＬ２１（ＤＥ３）大肠杆菌表达。经测序Ｈｓｐ基因片段有３５４ｂｐ组成,可编码１１８个氨基酸残基的多肽。     

牛生长激素释放因子的融合表达及其产物的化学加工

通过寡核苷酸引导的定位突变,在人工全合成的第２７位为Ｉｌｅ的牛生长激素释放因子［Ｉｌｅ２７］ｂＧＲＦ（１－４４）ＯＨ基因的５＇端ＡＴＧ后插入Ｔｒｐ密码子序列,并分别了构建了Ｐｌ ｐｒｏｍｏｔｅｒ控制下、以β－半乳糖苷酶和ｐｒｏｔｅｉｎ Ａ结合ＩｇＧ ｄｏｍａｉｎＢ、Ｃ为载体蛋白的融合型基因表达质粒ｐＢＬＥ３１０和ｐＢＬＰＡＥ２Ｄ,在大肠杆菌中得到高效表达。经ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ分析,表达产物β－Ｇａｌ     

水稻cDNA c73片段在大肠杆菌中的表达及其产物的纯化

曾以水稻蜡质基因５’调控区内一段３１ｂｐ片段为探针,用酵母单杂交法从水稻ｃＤＮＡ文库中筛选出若干个其编码的蛋白可能与此３１ｂｐ片段结合的ｃＤＮＡ克隆,现将其中的ｐＣ７３克隆中的插入片段ｃ７３连接到含Ｈｉｓ６的表达载体ｐＥＴ２８－ｃ（＋）上,在大肠杆菌ＢＬ２１（ＤＥ３）中进行诱导表达,并用Ｎｉ－ＮＴＡ树脂纯化得到预期的融合表达产物。在合适的诱导表达条件下,融合表达产物主要以可溶形式存在于大肠杆菌细胞     

鲤鱼(Cyprinus carpio)生长激素基因克隆及原核表达

采用逆转录—聚合酶链式反应（ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ）方法,从鲤鱼脑垂体总ＲＮＡ中扩增出编码鲤鱼生长激素（ＧＨ）成熟肽基因序列．定向克隆至质粒ｐＵＣ１８,克隆的鲤鱼ＧＨｃＤＮＡ不含信号肽序列并以新的起始密码子ＡＴＧ取代鲤鱼ＧＨｃＤＮＡ第１个密码子ＴＣＡ．序列分析表明,与Ｋｏｒｅｎ报道的鲤鱼ＧＨｃＤＮＡ相比有两个碱基差异,但推断的氨基酸序列完全一致．将鲤鱼ＧＨｃＤＮＡ定向克隆至原核表达载体ｐＢＶ２２０,构建成重组鲤鱼ＧＨ基因表达载体ｐＢＶｃＧＨ８．ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ和薄层扫描分析表明：经４２℃诱导,ｐＢＶｃＧＨ８在大肠杆菌中可表达一分子量约２２０００的特异蛋白,表达量占细胞总蛋白的２９．２％．该基因重组的鲤鱼ＧＨ添加到饲料中投喂罗非鱼,证实有明显的促进生长作用     

猪繁殖和呼吸综合征病毒膜蛋白和核衣壳蛋白基因在大肠杆菌中的 …

以ＰＲＲＳＶ弱毒株膜蛋白（Ｍ）和核衣壳（Ｎ）蛋白基因为模板,设计的一对含有ＥｃｏＲＩ和ＢａｍＨＩ酶切位点的引物,通过ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ扩增出一约９００ｂｐ的ＭＮ基因片段,将此基因片段成功克隆于高效表达载体ｐＢＶ２２０,构建成重南粒ｐＢＶＭＮ,导入大肠杆菌ＤＨ５α,经温敏诱导,成功地表达了ＭＮ基因。表达产物经ＳＤＳ＿ＰＡＧＥ电泳和Ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎｂｌｏｔ印迹分析,其分子量约３４ｋＤ,与兔抗ＰＲＲＳＶ高兔血清     

丙型肝炎病毒非结构3区基因片段的克隆表达及抗原纯化鉴定

通过逆转录ＰＣＲ技术,从中国江苏省丙型肝炎病人血清中扩增克隆了丙型肝炎病毒（ＨＣＶ）的非结构３区的部分基因片段（Ｃ３３）。ＤＮＡ序列分析证实,该片段全长８４２ｂｐ。在合成的一对逆转录ＰＣＲ引物上,上游引物增加了ＮｃｏⅠ酶切位点（内含起始密码子ＡＴＧ）,下游引物上增加了ＳａｌⅠ酶切位点及终止密码子ＴＡＡ,将克隆的Ｃ３３基因片段克隆至表达载体ｐＢＶ２２１内,获得了表达Ｃ３３抗原的工程菌,表达Ｃ３３抗原分子过为３０ｋＤ,经尿素裂解纯化、分子筛分离纯化及复性后进行离子交换和反相亲和层析纯化,获得的重组蛋白经ＥＬＢＡ和免疫印迹等证实有较好的抗原性和特异性。     

幽门螺杆菌热休克蛋白A基因的克隆、表达及免疫原性研究

幽门螺杆菌的感染可诱发人体产生胃炎和消化性溃疡,其组成成分热休克蛋白Ａ（ＨｓｐＡ）可刺激机体产生保护性的免疫反应。用ＰＣＲ方法从幽门螺杆菌的染色体ＤＮＡ上扩增出ＨｓｐＡ基因片段,将其插入原核表达载体ｐＥＴ２２ｂ（＋）中,并在ＢＬ２１（ＤＥ３）大肠杆菌表达。经测序ＨｓｐＡ基因片段有３５４ｂｐ组成,可编码１１８个氨基酸残基的多肽。ＳＤＳＰＡＧＥ和免疫印迹分析检测发现,ＨｓｐＡ基因表达的蛋白质分子量约为１５ｋＤ,并证实该重组蛋白质可以被幽门螺杆菌感染阳性患者的血清所识别,同时将其免疫小鼠可刺激机体产生抗该重组蛋白质的抗体。ＨｓｐＡ有可能作为一种有效的蛋白质疫苗用于幽门螺杆菌感染的预防和治疗。     

丙型肝炎病毒基因组C区和NS3区基因cDNA的融合及其在大肠杆菌中的表达与初步应用

通过逆转录（ＲＴ）－聚合酶链式反应（ＰＣＲ）,从中国人丙型肝炎病毒（ＨＣＶ）携带者的血清中扩增并克隆到２段ｃＤＮＡ片段,即ＨＣＶ基因组Ｃ区抗原基因Ｃ８３１ｃＤＮＡ片断（约５３０ｂｐ）和ＮＳ３区抗原基因Ｃ３３ｃｃＤＮＡ片段（约８６０ｂｐ）。Ｃ３３ｃｃＤＮＡ片段同Ｃ８３１ｃＤＮＡ片段经连接　　　肽Ｓｅｒ－Ｐｒｏ－Ｇｌｙ－Ｓｅｒ连接成为基因嵌合体Ｃ３３ｃ－Ｃ８３１（约１４００ｂｐ）。Ｃ３３ｃ－Ｃ８３１基因嵌合体同温控型原核表达载体ｐＢＶ２２０重组,构建成表达质粒ｐＢＶ／Ｃ３３ｃ－Ｃ８３１,并在大肠杆菌细胞中获得了重组嵌合抗原Ｃ３３ｃ－ＣＬ的表达。通过酶切分析和Ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎ免疫印迹法,对约占菌体可溶性蛋白９％的表达产物做了鉴定。采用ＴｒｉｔｏｎＸ－１００和盐析处理,获得粗提表达产物。粗提的表达产物经尿素裂解和离子交换层析纯化,得到可用于检测抗ＨＣＶ核壳蛋白和抗ＮＳ３区抗体的重组嵌合抗原Ｃ３３ｃ－ＣＬ。对Ｃ３３ｃ－ＣＬ做抗原性分析发现,它同时具有完整的Ｃ３３ｃ抗原和Ｃ２２抗原的免疫反应活性,完全能替代单纯的Ｃ３３ｃ和Ｃ２２抗原。该嵌合抗原在血清学诊断中有重要的应用价值,可望成为新一代ＨＣＶＥＩＡ诊断试剂的优选抗原。     

猴免疫缺陷病毒SIV核心蛋白基因在大肠杆菌中表达的研究

应用多聚酶链反应（ＰＣＲ）,直接从ＳＩＶ感染的猴艾滋病（ＳＡＩＤＳ）模型猴的外周血淋巴细胞总ＤＮＡ中扩增出７６７ｂｐ的ＳＩＶ核心蛋白Ｐ２７基因片段。扩增产物经ＥｃｏＲＩ及ＳａｌＩ双酶切后,克隆入相同酶切的表达质粒ｐＢＶ２２０中,获得含ＳＩＶ核心蛋白基因片段的重组质粒ｐＢＶＳＧ,并进行ＤＮＡ序列分析。用该重组质粒转化大肠杆菌ＤＨ５ａ经筛选、增殖及４２℃温度诱导,ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ表明外源基因表达蛋白含量占菌体总蛋白１４．５％,Ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎ－ｂｌｏｔ证实表达产物能被ＳＩＶＰ２７单克隆抗体及ＳＡＩＤＳ模型猴血清中特异性抗体识别。     

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.