土壤可培养细菌DNA的提取及RAPD条件的优化*

以改进的CTAB 溶菌酶 蛋白酶K裂解法抽提土壤可培养细菌总DNA ,直接进行随机扩增多态DNA (RAPD)分析。分别测试了不同浓度镁离子、dNTP、模板DNA、引物、DNA聚合酶及牛血清白蛋白对反应结果的影响 ,通过各因子的组合研究 ,确定了土壤可培养细菌遗传多样性分析的稳定的RAPD反应体系。     

土壤可培养细菌DNA的提取及RAPD条件的优化

以改进的CTAB-溶菌酶-蛋白酶K裂解法抽提土壤可培养细菌总DNA,直接进行随机扩增多态DNA(RAPD)分析。分别测试了不同浓度镁离子、dNTP、模板DNA、引物、DNA聚合酶及牛血清白蛋白对反应结果的影响,通过各因子的组合研究,确定了土壤可培养细菌遗传多样性分析的稳定的RAPD反应体系。     

桔梗RAPD反应体系的优化

以通化桔梗为材料,用改进的CTAB法提取桔梗叶片的总DNA,通过对不同镁离子浓度、dNTP浓度、模板DNA含量、引物浓度、DNA聚合酶量条件下的RAPD扩增反应的效果,建立了一个适合桔梗的比较稳定的RAPD反应体系,用于桔梗遗传多样性分析。结果表明,桔梗RAPD扩增反应的最佳体系为:模板DNA20ng,dNTP150μmol/L,引物0.3μmol/L,Mg2+浓度2.0mmol/L,TaqDNA聚合酶1Unit,10×Buff-er2.0μL,PCR反应总体积为20μL。按此优化RAPD条件进行实验,重现性良好。     

卡瓦胡椒RAPD反应体系的建立

卡瓦胡椒RAPD分子标记的研究,目前国内外尚未见有报道。该试验通过CTAB法提取卡瓦胡椒基因组DNA,通过对模板DNA用量、Mg^2＋浓度、退火温度、电泳上样量等几个单因子试验来建立RAPD稳定扩增体系和反应条件,RAPD扩增结果重复性好,稳定可靠,为卡瓦胡椒RAPD分子标记的研究打下基础。     

孓遗植物桫椤RAPD分析中主要反应参数的影响

为得到桫椤RAPD扩增的最佳条件,对影响桫椤RAPD扩增的模板纯化方法、模板含量、酶浓度、Mg²⁺浓度、dNTP浓度和引物浓度及扩增程序等多种因素进行了探讨.结果表明,用玻璃奶和蛋白酶K纯化后获得的DNA作为模板进行RAPD反应,其扩增带比用未纯化的和仅用无水乙醇再沉淀的DNA为模板更亮,更清晰,重复性更好;模板浓度、酶浓度、Mg²⁺及dNIT浓度、引物浓度及退火温度这些因素都会对RAPD产生影响.经过本实验的探索,发现桫椤RAPD扩增的最佳体系是(2.5×10^-2mL反应体积):模板浓度为70ng,Mg²⁺浓度为2.5mmol·L^-1,dNTP为0.2mmol·L^-1,引物3×10^-4mL;最佳扩增程序为:94℃200s,一个循环;94℃60s,36℃60s,72℃120s,40个循环:72℃600s,一个循环:4℃保存.     

红曲菌基因组DNA提取及RAPD反应体系优化

为了建立一套适合红曲属真菌RAPD反应的优化体系,用改进的CTAB法提取红曲菌基因组DNA,采用单因素试验探讨RAPD反应体系中模板DNA、随机引物、Taq酶、Mg^2＋、dNTPs对扩增结果的影响。结果在20μL体积中,模板DNA20 ng、随机引物0、2μmol/L、Taq酶、Mg^2＋1.5mmol/L,dNTPs 1mmol/L的反应体系可得到稳定清晰的RAPD扩增图谱,为采用RAPD技术进行红曲菌种质资源遗传多样性研究奠定基础。     

皮下盘菌属及其近似类群RAPD-PCR反应条件的优化

以悬钩子皮下盘菌等总基因组DNA为皮下盘菌属(Hypodermade Not.)及其近似类群RAPD体系优化的模板,对模板DNA浓度、dNTPs浓度、Mg2+浓度、引物浓度、TaqDNA聚合酶浓度等反应体系以及退火温度和时间、延伸时间、循环次数等扩增程序条件进行优化,寻找出适合此类菌物RAPD-PCR反应的最佳反应体系和最佳扩增程序。     

荔枝DNA提取及RAPD扩增条件优化

为应用RAPD技术开展对荔枝种质资源的分析,以S43(GTCGCCGTCA)为引物,通过试验设计,分别研究了退火温度、模板浓度、引物浓度、dNTP浓度、Taq DNA聚合酶用量对荔枝RAPD-PCR反应的影响。建立并优化了适宜荔枝RAPD分析的扩增体系:20μL的反应体系,30ng的模板DNA度,0.25μmol/LRAPD引物、1.0UTaqDNA聚合酶,0.2μmol/LdNTP为荔枝适宜的RAPD-PCR扩增条件。     

宽叶缬草DNA的提取及正交优化RAPD反应体系

[目的]确定适合宽叶缬草RAPD分析的DNA提取方法以及建立最佳RAPD反应体系。[方法]比较宽叶缬草基因组DNA的两种提取方法(经典CTAB法、试剂盒法);采用正交设计L16(45),针对Taq DNA聚合酶浓度,d NTP浓度,Mg2+浓度,引物浓度,DNA模板浓度进行RAPD扩增,确立最佳RAPD反应体系。[结果]综合比较,试剂盒法较适合宽叶缬草基因组DNA提取;25μl最适宽叶缬草RAPD反应体系为:2.0 U Taq DNA聚合酶、0.4 mmol/L d NTP、4.0 mmol/L Mg2+、4.0μmol/L随机引物、60 ng模板DNA、2.5μl 10×buffer。[结论]试剂盒DNA提取法和正交优化的反应体系适用于宽叶缬草的RAPD分析,为进一步研究黔产宽叶缬草药材遗传多样性奠定了基础。     

香蕉RAPD分析初步研究

比较了不同提取方法对香蕉植株不同部位组织提取 DNA的质量及其 PCR扩增结果 ,对香蕉 RAPD分析中引物种类和浓度 ,复性温度 ,d NTPs,Taq DNA聚合酶浓度 ,热循环数等因素进行了比较影响分析。结果表明 ,虽然改良的 SDS法、CTAB法和 PVP法提取的植株嫩叶和吸芽 DNA提取量和纯度各不相同 ,但其 PCR扩增结果基本相同 ;相同克隆不同植株的 DNA其 PCR扩增结果也基本相同 ;建立了适合香蕉大规模 DNA多态性分析 RAPD反应体系 :2 5 μL反应液中 ,含 1倍缓冲液 ,0 .2 m Md NTPs,0 .3 2 p M随机引物 ,IUTaq酶 ,2 0 ng模板 DNA;反应循环数为 45 ,热循环条件为 94°C,1 min;3 7°C,1 min;72°C,1 .5 min;之前为 94°C,5 min;之后为72°C,1 0 min。在筛选的 2 49个随机引物中 ,有 1 8个在 7个品种上都能扩增出 3～ 1 0条比较清晰条带。     

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.