食用植物油脂的代谢工程

植物种子油可提供人类营养所需的多种脂肪酸,也是工业用油的原料之一。文章结合我们对植物种子发育、脂肪酸生物合成途径和大豆油脂遗传改良的研究,重点论述参与脂肪酸合成及其调控的一些关键酶的基因、代谢工程改良植物油脂营养价值的技术策略及其研究进展,分析目前应用油料作物种子作为“生物反应器”规模化生产有重要营养价值和特殊用途的脂肪酸的问题及技术“瓶颈”,讨论未来植物脂肪酸代谢工程主攻方向以及在培育可再生资源和推动人类社会及经济可持续发展中的应用前景。     

新型可再生工业用油脂的代谢工程

植物种子油是一种可再生资源,亦用作生物燃油和化学工业原料. 一些野生植物能高水平合成积累羟化、环氧化和共轭脂肪酸等具有重要工业应用价值的特异脂肪酸.催化这些特异脂肪酸合成的酶主要是类脂肪酸去胞和酶2(类FAD2). 由特异脂肪酸合成到三酰基甘油脂 (TAG) 形成还需要酰基转移酶 (如DGAT) 的参与. 在油料作物种子中表达类FAD2酶及其相关基因(如DGAT),已培育出了能合成积累一定含量特异脂肪酸的工程油料品系,为基于农作物生产高附加值工业用油脂开辟了新途径. 本文论述了参与特异脂肪酸生物合成途径的关键酶基因、油料作物代谢工程策略,以及应用工程油料作物大规模生产重要工业用脂肪酸的研究进展、存在问题和应用前景等.     

紫苏种子脂肪酸组成及合成代谢研究进展

紫苏是一种新型油料作物,种子含油量为35%左右,紫苏籽油脂肪酸组成丰富,含有棕榈酸(16:0)、硬脂酸(18:0)、油酸(18:1)、亚油酸(18:2)和α-亚麻酸(18:3)等,其中α-亚麻酸(ALA)含量高达60%,广泛用于功能性保健食品、药物及油脂化工业.介绍紫苏种子脂肪酸组成及合成代谢基本途径,对近年来脂肪酸合成代谢基因工程研究进行概述与展望.     

植物脂肪酸代谢途径遗传调控的研究进展

目前,利用传统育种方法改良油料作物脂肪酸组分已取得巨大成功,通过有性杂交、X-射线或EMS处理等方法都可用来修饰存在于油菜中脂肪酸的性质。国外已培育出高棕榈酸、高或低亚油酸、高油酸和无芥酸的油菜品种。但由于油料作物基因池(Gene Pool)的局限性使得育种学家不得不寻找其他种质资源。随着基因克隆和遗传转化技术的进步,通过基因工程改良油料作物品质已成可能。本文主要介绍了植物脂肪酸的代谢途径以及通过操纵TAG的生物合成来改变油的成分等研究,其中主要包括脂肪酸链长度的改良、饱和度改良、增加脂肪酸含量以及新的不饱和脂肪酸的改良等方面。不久的将来,转基因油料作物中将会产生更有价值的脂肪酸造福于人类。     

植物二酰甘油酰基转移酶基因(DGAT)研究进展

三酰甘油(TAG)是油料作物最主要的储藏脂类,二酰甘油酰基转移酶(DGAT,EC2.3.1.20)是TAG合成途径的限速酶,其主要作用是催化二酰甘油加上酰基脂肪酸形成三酰甘油.在植物中已发现了3种不同类型的DGAT基因,分别为DGAT1、DGAT2和DGAT3.该文对近年来国内外有关植物DGAT相关基因及其蛋白分类、定位、结构及其在脂肪酸合成、种子发育与萌发、幼苗发育、叶片新陈代谢等过程中的作用等研究进展进行综述.为提高油料作物种子油含量以及特定脂肪酸积累提供理论参考.     

BnFAD2、BnFAD3和BnFATB基因的共干扰对油菜种子脂肪酸组分的影响

甘蓝型油菜是一种重要的油料作物,为了改良其种子脂肪酸组分,提升其经济价值,本研究分析了油菜种子发育时期脂肪酸合成积累模式及BnFAD2、BnFAD3、BnFATB基因的表达规律,认为这3个基因在种子发育中后期(授粉后25d起)的高效表达对油酸合成积累有着重要影响。通过Napin启动子诱导对油菜植株中BnFAD2、BnFAD3、BnFATB基因进行RNAi共干扰抑制,以达到提升油酸含量的目的。试验结果表明,转基因油菜种子中BnFAD2、BnFAD3、BnFATB基因的表达受到强烈抑制,种子中油酸含量由66.76%提升至82.98%,且油脂合成的相关基因同步出现表达上调。     

深黄被孢霉Δ6-脂肪酸脱氢酶基因在大豆中的表达

为在传统的油料作物大豆中产生γ 亚麻酸 ,从深黄被孢霉中克隆的Δ6 脂肪酸脱氢酶基因与植物表达载体pBI12 1连接 ,构建了重组质粒pBMICL6 ,采用农杆菌介导的大豆子叶节转化系统成功的将该基因导入到栽培大豆吉林 35、吉林 4 3、吉林 4 7、绥农 10、绥农 14和黑农 37等品种中 ,获得一批转基因植株。经PCR检测和Southern杂交分析 ,证明外源基因已导入并整合到大豆的基因组中。Northern杂交结果表明该基因在转基因大豆的mRNA水平上获得表达。对转基因大豆种子进行脂肪酸成分分析 ,结果表明Δ6 脂肪酸脱氢酶基因获得表达 ,产生了γ 亚麻酸 ,其含量最高可达 2 7 0 6 7% ,这是国内外深黄被孢霉Δ6 脂肪酸脱氢酶基因在大豆中表达的首次报道     

深黄被孢霉△^6-脂肪酸脱氢酶基因在大豆中的表达

为在传统的油料作物大豆中产生r-亚麻酸,从深黄被孢霉中克隆的△^6-脂肪酸脱氢酶基因与植物表达载体pB1121连接,构建了重组质粒pBMICL-6,采用农杆菌介导的大豆子叶节转化系统成功的将该基因导人到栽培大豆吉林35、吉林43、吉林47、绥农10、绥农14和黑农37等品种中,获得一批转基因植株。经PCR检测和Southern杂交分析,证明外源基因已导人并整合到大豆的基因组中。Northern杂交结果表明该基因在转基因大豆的mRNA水平上获得表达。对转基因大豆种子进行脂肪酸成分分析,结果表明△。-脂肪酸脱氢酶基因获得表达,产生了r-亚麻酸,其含量最高可达27．067％,这是国内外深黄被孢霉△^6-脂肪酸脱氢酶基因在大豆中表达的首次报道。     

深黄被孢霉Δ6-脂肪酸脱氢酶基因在转基因烟草中的表达

γ 亚麻酸 (GLA)是人体和动物饮食中具有营养作用的重要的多烯不饱和脂肪酸 ,在大多数油料作物种子中不含有GLA ,而只含有其前体物亚油酸 ,只有少数油料植物种子中含有GLA ,如夜来香 (Oenotheraspp) ,琉璃苣(Boragoofficinalis)等。Δ6 脂肪酸脱氢酶可将亚油酸转化为γ 亚麻酸 ,为了能够在传统的油料作物种子中产生GLA ,我们将从深黄被孢霉中克隆的Δ6 脂肪酸脱氢酶基因 ,与植物表达载体pGA6 43连接 ,构建了重组质粒pGAMICL6 ,将其通过农杆菌介导法 ,导入模式植物烟草中。经PCR和Southern杂交分析表明该基因已导入并整合到烟草的基因组中 ,Northern杂交结果表明该基因在转基因烟草的mRNA水平上获得表达。对转基因植株进行脂肪酸分析 ,结果显示 ,GLA和十八碳四烯酸 (OTA)分别占总脂肪酸含量的 19 7%和 3 5 %。     

植物种子油合成的调控与遗传修饰

植物种子油含有多种脂肪酸,是一种重要的种子贮藏化舍物。种子油既是人类的食品,又是重要的工业原料。代谢物组学的发展加深了对种子油生物合成途径的全景式认识,应用基因工程改良种子油品质和价值的研究已取得长足的进展。本文分析了种子油及脂肪酸合成调控机制的复杂性,论述了转基因提高种子油及高营养品质脂肪酸含量和培育能大量合成积累工业用脂肪酸的油料作物的技术策略、存在问题和发展前景。     

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).