大肠杆菌DH5α菌株感受态制备及转化率变化研究

通过氯化钙法制备大肠杆菌DH5α菌株感受态,讨论了不同保存温度和保存时间对感受态转化率的影响。结果表明,在4℃下保存,8h达到最高转化率;在-20℃和-70℃下保存,均为48h达到最高转化率。通过氯化钙法制备的DH5α菌株感受态细胞,在-20℃条件下简单保存,20d内完全可以满足一般转化研究的要求,不需要复杂的甘油、液氮处理及超低温要求。     

大肠杆菌JM109感受态形成因素分析

目的:分析大肠杆菌JM109感受态形成因素,提高转化效率。方法:采用不同生长状态、不同转化溶液、不同保存时间及热激处理时间的细菌制备感受态,分析转化效率。结果:以20mmol/L MgCl2 80mmol/L CaCl2为处理液,经活化培养OD600为0.82的菌液制备感受态细胞,4℃放置12~24h之内,42℃热激处理60s,转化效率最高,可达9.8×106~1.2×107cfu/μg DNA(pUC19)。随着质粒长度增加,转化效率下降。结论:感受态细胞形成与生长状态关系密切,金属离子、有机溶剂对感受态的形成影响显著。感受态形成过程中,细胞可能发生了一系列的生理变化。     

感受态细胞制备与保存方法的比较研究

目的 :确立一个能制备高转化率感受态细胞并长期维持其感受性的实验方案。方法 :比较CaCl2 法、TSS法、超高效法制备感受态细胞的效果 ,选用三者中较好的方法进一步探讨不同生长期 (OD值 0 .2～ 1.1)的细菌对制备感受态细胞的影响 ,并分别比较了不同冷冻保护剂 (7%DMSO ,10 %甘油 )于 - 2 0℃、- 80℃冰箱保存感受态细胞的效果。结果 :三种方法获得的感受态细胞转化率差异极显著 (P <0 .0 1)。采用超高效法 ,OD值为 0 .36 (或 0 .5 8)时收集菌体可获得 1.1× 10 8的高转化率的感受态细胞 ,以 7%的DMSO为冷冻保护剂保存感受态细胞可维持 10 7以上的转化率 4 0d以上     

培养温度和保存时间对草履虫密度的影响

草履虫是原生动物门纤毛纲的代表动物。在培养与保存草履虫的过程中,培养液中草履虫密度高低,直接影响学生的实验效果。实验证明,草履虫的生长、繁殖受温度影响比较大。草履虫培养液在不同温度条件下、保存时间长短不同,草履虫的密度不同。围绕着这一问题,进行了温度和时间对草履虫密度影响的研究。     

大肠杆菌感受态细胞培养与冻存条件的研究

测定大肠杆菌JM107在37℃培养条件下的生长曲线,制备其对数生长期不同阶段感受态冻存细胞,并对冻存细胞的转化率进行研究。结果显示：分离良好的单个新鲜菌落接种于50mlSOB培养基,经37℃,170～180r/min振荡培养210min左右,所得冻存细胞转化率最高,－7O℃保存时可达5．2×10⁷转化子／μgDNA且感受态保持时间长,即使存放两个月仍能保持相当高的转化率。－20℃保存时也能在三周内保持较高转化率。     

适用于野生型枯草芽孢杆菌转化有机溶剂方法的建立和优化

用经典的spizizen方法将穿梭质粒pLJ导入Bacillus subtilis168、Bacillus subtilisWB600、Baci／／ussubtihsW-B800中,均能达到70多个转化子／μgDNA的较高转化效率,但用此方法将该质粒导入由本实验室筛选并保存的野生型BacillussubtilisNx-2中,不能获得转化子。本研究对spizizen转化方法进行了改进。通过添加不同浓度的吐温-80,DMSO、丙酮、甲苯、乙醇等有机溶剂,均能获得转化子。同时,本研究对转化条件进行了优化,分别选取吐温-80、DMSO、甲苯等3种效果较好的添加剂设计正交实验。试验结果表明,在添加4％吐温-80、3％DMSO、1％甲苯的条件下得到了34个转化子／斗gDNA的较高转化效率。还研究了质粒与感受态共培养时间和感受态稀释倍数对转化的影响,当质粒与感受态共培养时间为3h,感受态稀释5倍时．转化效率较高。     

一种快速简便的CaCl2质粒转化方法

介绍一种质粒DNA快速转化方法.质粒DNA加入感受态细胞,冰浴3～10min,涂布预热至37℃的平板,即可获得与常规转化方法相当的转化效率.操作步骤由5步减至2步,时间由2h减至3～10min.同时探讨了Ca2 浓度、4℃保存时间等因素对感受态细胞转化效率的影响     

一种优化的大肠杆菌感受态细胞制备及转化方法

Silwet L-77是一种非离子型的表面活性剂,常用于植物的转化。本研究发现,Silwet L-77的加入也可以显著地提高大肠杆菌的转化效率。同时,我们比较了不同培养温度、不同培养浓度(OD_(600)值)及不同冷冻保护剂对感受态细胞转化效率的影响。我们发现,28℃培养E.coli至OD_(600)值为0.55~0.6之间时制备感受态细胞,利用9%的DMSO做为冷冻保护剂冷冻保存感受态细胞,转化时加入0.001 5%~0.002%的Silwet L-77,可以获得最高的转化效率。总之,该研究进一步优化了大肠杆菌感受态细胞的制备及转化方法。     

不同固定液及保存温度、时间对小鼠组织DNA的影响

比较10％甲醛、95％乙醇、Saccomanno3种固定液及不同保存温度、保存时间对小鼠肝、肺组织DNA的影响。取材后将标本分为无固定液组、甲醛组、乙醇组和Saccomanno组,不同温度保存至一定时间后提取DNA进行比较。结果无固定液时,保存3d后,室温且与低温组差别不大。甲醛固定时,对不同保存温度、时间、不同组织的DNA影响不同。乙醇、Saccomanno法室温放置1个月后DNA仍保存良好。短时间室温保存对DNA影响不大。10％甲醛使DNA降解,95％乙醇、Saccomanno法固定则可以保护DNA的完整性。     

高效、快速地将外源DNA导入根癌土壤杆菌

室温下用50mmol/LCaCl_2处理根癌土壤杆菌(Agrobacterium tumefaciens)以制备感受态细胞,然后经0℃冰浴及28℃热击处理,成功地将Ti质粒中间载体(>10kb)导入了根癌土壤农杆菌中。转化效率每个活细胞可达10~(-4)～10~(-5)转化子或10~6转化子/μgDNA。探讨了该菌细胞生长状态、CaCl_2滚滚浓度、温度、液氮、热击、复苏时间以及感受态细胞于4℃或—20℃(加15％甘油)下保存时间对根癌土壤杆菌转化的影响。     

Number of Deoxyribonucleic Acid Uptake Sites in Competent Cells of Bacillus subtilis

Two direct methods are presented for estimating the average number of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) uptake sites in competent cells of Bacillus subtilis from measurement of (14)C- or (3)H-thymine-labeled DNA uptake by competent culture. Advantage is taken of two facts: (i) effective contact between competent cells and transforming DNA molecules is established within a short time after mixing them together, and (ii) DNA molecules enter the competent B. subtilis cells in a linear fashion at a finite speed. From the number of DNA molecules initially attached to competent cells by brief exposure to transforming DNA in the first method or from the rate of DNA uptake by competent culture in the second method, the average number of DNA uptake sites is calculated to be 20 to 53 per competent cell.     

X-ray study of competence development in Bacillus subtilis

Summary Pre-competent and competent cultures of Bacillus subtilis were x-irradiated before and after centrifugal separation of cells in a Renografin density gradient. Pre-competent cultures have no cells at the radiosensitivity of the cells in the bulk competent culture, but there is a substantial fraction of cells in a multi-target state, with heterogeneous target numbers. On reaching maximal competence, the survival becomes entirely linear in radiosensitivity. Irradiation of the separated competent cells shows that competence development correlates with disappearance of multi-target cells from the non-competent band of cells and the appearance of single-target cells in the competent band at a radiosensitivity equal to that of the bulk competent culture. Thus the multi-target state may be a required stage in the development of competence in this system.     

Transformation and transfection in lysogenic strains of Bacillus subtilis: evidence for selective induction of prophage in competent cells.

Lysogenic strains of Bacillus subtilis 168 were reduced in their level of transformation as compared to non-lysogenic strains. The level of transformation decreased even further if the competent lysogenic cells were allowed to incubate in growth media prior to selection on minimal agar. This reduction in the frequency of transformation was attributable to the selective elimination of transformed lysogenic cells from the competent population. Concurrent with the decrease in the number of transformants from a lysogenic competent population was the release of bacteriophage by these cells. The lysogenic bacteria demonstrated this dramatic release of bacteriophage only if the cells were grown to competence. Both the selective elimination of transformed lysogens and the induction of prophage was prevented by the inhibition of protein synthesis. Additionally, competent lysogenic cells released significantly higher amounts of exogenous donor transforming deoxyribonucleic acid than did competent non-lysogenic cells or competent lysogenic cells incubated with erythromycin. These data establish that the induction of the prophage from the competent lysogenic cells was responsible for the selective elmination of the lysogenic transformants. A model is presented that accounts for the induction of the prophage from competent lysogenic bacteria via the induction of a repair system. It is postulated that a repair system is induced or derepressed by the accumulation of gaps in the chromosomes of competent bacteria. This hypothetical enzyme(s) is ultimately responsible for the induction of the prophage and the selective elimination of transformants.     

少量制备大肠杆菌感受态细胞条件探索

目的:为了获得重复性好、转化率高的少量制备感受态细胞的方法,利用不同生长时期的大肠杆菌感受态细胞,进行转化比较。方法:根据普通实验室的实验条件,常规方法提取质粒,氯化钙法转化不同生长时期的大肠杆菌感受态细胞,比较转化率。结果:大肠杆菌感受态细胞的转化率与OD值显著相关,在OD600nm为0.39和0.55时转化率最高,在OD600nm为0.28~0.55之间均可得到理想的转化效果。结论:少量制备感受态细胞方法操作中无需添加任何保护试剂和细胞复苏培养,操作简便、重复性好,实验成本低廉。     

Factors affecting genetic transformation of Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

Piliated gonococci were competent in genetic transformation in all stages of growth in minimal and enriched media, but nonpiliated cells were almost totally incompetent. Uptake of deoxyribonucleic acid into a deoxyribonuclease-insensitive state was observed only in competent piliated cells. Competence was not affected by washing of competent cells or treatment of competent cells with proteolytic enzymes. Expression of competence required presence of any of several different monovalent or divalent cations, as well as a utilizable source of energy. Efforts to produce genotypically or phenotypically competent derivatives of nonpiliated cells were unsuccessful. These experiments are consistent with the idea that pili may play a role in the irreversible uptake of transforming deoxyribonucleic acid by the gonococcus, but fail to provide evidence for other types of competence factors.     

Binding of Deoxyribonucleic Acid by Cell Walls of Transformable and Nontransformable Streptococci

Cell walls isolated from competent streptococci (group H strain Challis) were shown to bind more homologous and heterologous deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) than noncompetent walls. Heat- and alkali-denatured DNA was not bound by either wall preparation. Pretreatment of cell walls with cetyltrimethylammonium bromide sharply increased the binding of DNA but did not increase transformation of whole cells. Pretreatment of the walls with either sodium dodecylsulfate, deoxyribonuclease and ribonuclease, or with crude competence-provoking factor did not affect the binding of DNA. Antiserum prepared against whole competent cells completely blocked transformation and also inhibited DNA binding to competent cell walls. Adsorption of this antiserum with competent Challis cells removed its blocking action for both binding and transformation. Pretreatment of walls with trypsin and Pronase destroyed their ability to bind DNA. Trypsin treatment also blocked transformation in whole cells. The transforming activity of DNA bound to cell walls was found to be protected from deoxyribonuclease action. Significant differences were observed in the arginine, proline, and phenylalanine content of competent and noncompetent walls. With few exceptions, the amino acids released from competent cell walls by trypsin were several-fold greater than from noncompetent walls. The results indicate that (i) two binding sites exist, one in competent cells only and essential for subsequent transformation, and a second, present in all cells, which is not involved in transformation; (ii) both sites are protein in nature; (iii) the transformation site is blocked by antibody; and (iv) the competent cell wall possesses tryptic-sensitive protein not present in the noncompetent wall.     

Structure and Replication of Chromosomes in Competent Cells of Bacillus subtilis

Competent cultures of Bacillus subtilis 168 were fractionated on gradients of Renografin-76 to obtain a population enriched for competent cells. The cells in this fraction contained two nuclear bodies. The competent cell fraction synthesized deoxyribonucleic acid and ribonucleic acid at reduced rates compared to the noncompetent cell fraction and appeared to divide synchronously upon incubation. The state of the chromosome in competent cells was determined by density transfer experiments and marker frequency analyses. The results are consistent with a competent cell possessing two, or a multiple of two, chromosomes, one complete and the other partially duplicated. During subsequent growth the partially completed chromosome replicates preferentially.     

Insulin-like growth factor II stimulates calcium influx in competent BALB/c 3T3 cells primed with epidermal growth factor. Characteristics of calcium influx and involvement of GTP-binding protein

The action of insulin-like growth factor II (IGF-II) on calcium influx was studied in BALB/c 3T3 cells. IGF-II did not affect calcium influx rate in either quiescent or platelet-derived growth factor-treated "competent" cells. In contrast, IGF-II induced an approximately 2-fold sustained increase in calcium influx rate in competent cells briefly primed with epidermal growth factor ("primed competent" cells). The IGF-II-stimulated calcium influx was dependent on extracellular calcium and was inhibited by lanthanum, cobalt, and tetramethlin but not by nitrendipine. The IGF-II-stimulated [3H]thymidine incorporation was also dependent on extracellular calcium and was inhibited by cobalt and tetramethlin. A pharmacological stimulation of calcium influx by BAYK8644 resulted in an increase in [3H]thymidine incorporation in primed competent cells but not in either quiescent or competent cells. Pretreatment of primed competent cells with pertussis toxin completely abolished subsequent action of IGF-II on both calcium influx and [3H]thymidine incorporation. Inhibitory actions of pertussis toxin correlated well with toxin-induced ADP-ribosylation of a 41-kDa protein. The binding of 125I-IGF-II to membrane fraction was inhibited by guanosine 5'-O-(thiotriphosphate), and this inhibition was reversed by pretreatment of the cell with pertussis toxin. These results suggest that IGF-II stimulates calcium influx in primed competent BALB/c 3T3 cells by a mechanism involving G protein and that calcium influx may be a message of IGF-II action on cell proliferation.     

DNA repair in Bacillus subtilis: excision repair capacity of competent cells.

Competent Bacillus subtilis were investigated for their ability to support the repair of UV-irradiated bacteriophage and bacteriophage DNA. UV-irradiated bacteriophage DNA cannot be repaired to the same level as UV-irradiated bacteriophage, suggesting a deficiency in the ability of competent cells to repair UV damage. However, competent cells were as repair proficient as noncompetent cells in their ability to repair irradiated bacteriophage in marker rescue experiments. The increased sensitivity of irradiated DNA is shown to be due to the inability of excision repair to function on transfecting DNA in competent bacteria. Furthermore, competent cells show no evidence of possessing an inducible BsuR restriction system to complement their inducible BsuR modification enzyme.     

Cellular Sites for the Competence-provoking Factor of Streptococci

Immune globulins against competent cells of group H streptococci, strains Challis and Wicky, inhibited genetic transformation to streptomycin resistance when added to competent cultures. Antibodies against noncompetent cells did not inhibit transformation of competent cells. Strain Challis is spontaneously highly transformable. Strain Wicky is very poorly transformable but can be converted to high transformability with the exocellular competence-provoking factor (CPF) produced by strain Challis. Globulins against noncompetent cells of strain Challis and Wicky also inhibited transformation when added to noncompetent cultures prior to conversion to competence. Antibodies against cells of the related strain Blackburn, however, did not inhibit transformation under any circumstances. It is concluded that, although globulins prepared against competent cells block the deoxyribonucleic acid receptor sites present in these cells, the globulins prepared against noncompetent cells prevent conversion to competence by blocking the access of CPF to specific cellular sites for this factor. Strain Blackburn seems not to contain CPF-receptive sites and is, therefore, nontransformable.