DN2菌降解烟碱的动力学及其应用研究

研究了菌株DN2降解烟碱的特性和对烟草废弃物中烟碱的降解情况。结果表明,该菌降解烟碱的最适条件为接种量为5 %,温度30 ℃,初始pH值为6.5。在该条件下,对初始烟碱浓度为500 mg/L的降解过程进行考察。结果表明,未经烟碱诱导的降解曲线呈倒S曲线,半衰期为17.43 h;经烟碱诱导的降解曲线符合Eckenfelder动力学模型,半衰期为4.10 h。添加0.1 %(质量分数)葡萄糖,可提高菌株DN2的烟碱耐受浓度,达5000 mg/L。菌株DN2能够降解烟草废弃物水提液中的烟碱（烟碱含量约为2220 mg/L）,60 h时烟碱的降解率为95.22 %,表明该菌在治理烟碱污染环境方面具有应用价值。     

基于通用荧光标签的microRNA芯片检测平台

microRNA（miRNA）是一类生物内源性非编码小RNA分子,在细胞的生长、发育、增殖和细胞凋亡中具有重要的调控作用,并且与癌症的发生息息相关. miRNA表达谱是miRNA研究中的一个关键环节,使用芯片技术分析miRNA表达谱通常要求对miRNA样品进行耗时耗力的荧光标记,并且常规的芯片技术难以精确识别高度同源的miRNAs分子. 为了解决以上问题,本实验室建立了一个被命名为SHUT（Stacking-hybridized Universal Tag）的新型非标记miRNA芯片分析方法. 本文通过分别使用两步杂交法、一步杂交法对SHUT平台的miRNAs特异性检测进行优化. 研究结果表明,SHUT平台在48℃下杂交18 h,除了let-7b和P-let-7c,let-7c和P-let-7a分别存在超过32.5%和83.3%的假阳性信号之外,其它交叉杂交信号都低于10%,具有较好的特异性. 在该杂交条件下,靶标分子let-7d的最低检测浓度为20 fmol/L,并且在20 fmol/L至200 pmol/L之间具有较好的线性关系.     

盐芥miRNAs耐盐表达研究

以盐生植物盐芥为实验材料,选择经过Solexa测序筛选的盐芥tsa-miR172a和tsa-miR398b为目标基因,采用茎环的反转录PCR(stem-loop RT-PCR)方法分析其在盐芥根中的耐盐表达模式,以探讨盐芥miRNAs的stem-loop RT-PCR验证体系。结果显示,经过300mmol.L-1 NaCl处理72h后,与对照相比,盐芥根中的tsa-miR172a上调表达,tsa-miR398b下调表达。用stem-loop RT-PCR方法进行tsa-miR172a和tsa-miR398b扩增,对其电泳图进行光密度分析结果显示,盐胁迫处理与对照的比值分别为1.8和0.55,Solexa测序结果分别为2.00和0.44,说明两种方法所得结果基本一致。表明该研究建立了盐芥miRNAs的stem-loop RT-PCR验证体系:每个miRNA设计3个引物(miRNA stem-loop引物、miRNA正向引物和miRNA通用反向引物);扩增条件为94℃2min,94℃15s,55℃45s,23个循环。     

microRNA层面上癌症的公共机制

microRNAs(miRNA)是一类内源性的非编码小RNA。已有研究表明miRNAs的靶基因中有不少癌症的相关基因。为了全面研究miRNA与癌症的关系,作者将19种癌症的相关基因集合分别富集到494个miRNAs靶基因集合上,得到各类癌症所富集的miRNAs。结果发现19种癌症仅集中地富集在144个miRNAs上,由此验证了癌症在miRNAs上的公共机制。在此基础上,作者对癌症富集较多的8个miRNAs做了进一步研究,结果发现这8个miRNAs均为高度保守的miRNAs,且它们的靶基因集合一致富集在基因本体论(gene ontology,GO)的基本生物学过程上,并与转录因子活性以及蛋白激酶活性相关。另一方面,在基于miRNA构建的癌症网络中,前列腺癌与乳腺癌,结肠癌与乳腺癌之间共享较多的miRNAs,表明了这些癌症在miRNA层面上存在密切的关系。     

毕赤酵母展示表达南极假丝酵母脂肪酶B

将南极假丝脂肪酶B(CALB)基因N端和C端,分别与酿酒酵母絮凝蛋白(Flo1p)絮凝结构域序列的N端(FS)和C端(FL)融合,构建成脂肪酶毕赤酵母表面展示载体KFS和KFL,并转化毕赤酵母GS115后获得重组子KFS-CALB和KFL-CALB。免疫荧光检测证实脂肪酶已展示于毕赤酵母细胞表面。甲醇诱导120 h后展示酶活性分别达到286 U/g干细胞和182 U/g干细胞。酶的热稳定性较游离酶有较大提高,50℃孵育4 h后KFS-CALB菌株的残留酶活力仍保持初始酶活力70%以上;KFL-CALB在50℃孵育2 h后的酶活力也达到初始酶活力50%,远远高于游离态的CALB,其在50℃孵育0.5 h后仅残留18%的初始酶活力。     

解磷菌JL-1对磷矿粉降解性能的研究

以不动杆菌(Acinetobacter indicus)JL-1为菌种,磷矿粉为磷源,测试解磷菌JL-1对磷矿粉的降解能力。通过单因素实验及响应面试验得到最优降解磷矿粉条件为:以葡萄糖为碳源,浓度为17 g/L,以质量比为1∶1的硫酸铵与酵母粉为氮源,浓度为1.2 g/L,磷矿粉添加量为2.0 g/L,温度为28℃,初始pH为7.0,接种量为1%,在此最优条件下检测动态解磷曲线,在60h时降解磷矿粉的效果最好,此时解磷量为4.65μg/mL,溶磷率为2.34%,菌落数达到最高,为10.65 log(CFU/mL),pH达到最低。砂培实验表明磷矿粉中溶解的有效磷的72.08%会被菌体直接释放出来,7.63%会储存在菌体细胞中,20.29%会被菌体同化。     

N-乙酰神经氨酸醛缩酶的固定化及固定化酶性质研究

使用LX-1000HFA氨基树脂对N-乙酰神经氨酸醛缩酶(NAL)进行固定化,并对游离酶与固定化酶的酶学性质及稳定性进行了对比研究。结果显示,最佳固定化条件为载体投放量5.0 g,固定化时间12 h,缓冲液浓度1.0 mol/L,pH7.5,温度25℃。在此条件下制备的固定化NAL活力最高,比酶活可达200 U/g湿载体。与游离酶相比,最适反应温度提高了5℃,最适反应pH没有变化,温度和pH耐受性明显提升。同时固定化酶储存稳定性和操作稳定性也显著增强,在4℃条件下储存10 d后其酶活仅损失6%,重复使用10次后仍保持初始酶活的80%。因此,该固定化酶具有良好的温度稳定性、pH稳定性、储存稳定性和操作稳定性,为酶法工业化生产N-乙酰神经氨酸研究提供了理论依据。     

甜杨低温响应microRNAs的克隆与分析

MicroRNAs (miRNAs)作为一类21碱基左右的非编码小RNAs,参与植物生长发育的调控,并在植物对生物与非生物胁迫的应答过程中发挥重要作用.本研究依据miRNA高度保守特点,利用已公布的毛果杨(Populus trichocarpa)基因组序列设计引物,从甜杨(Populus suaveolens)基因组中克隆获得了12个miRNA基因座序列.序列比对结果表明,这些miRNA基因均为毛果杨低温响应miRNA基因的同源序列.同时,以低温(0℃)处理0～48 h的甜杨幼苗为试材,通过半定量RT-PCR法对miRNA基因的成熟体序列在不同处理时间下的表达谱进行分析,结果显示,大多数miRNA成熟体序列在甜杨低温胁迫下的表达模式与其在毛果杨中的表达极为相似,由此可推测这些保守性miRNAs可能在甜杨和毛果杨两物种对低温胁迫的应答反应中发挥相似的功能,而miR168a、miR168b和miR475a在两物种间表达现象的差异,表明它们可能通过调控多种靶基因而发挥不同作用.本文结果将为进一步研究甜杨基因功能提供基础.     

褐藻胶降解菌株S10鉴定及产酶条件优化

探讨了褐藻胶降解菌株S10的生长条件及其对产褐藻胶降解酶活力的影响。以分离自海参肠道的褐藻胶降解菌株S10为研究对象，采用形态学观察结合16S rDNA序列分析，对菌株S10进行菌种鉴定并对其生理生化特性进行测定。以降解酶活力为指标，利用单因素、Plackett-Burman(PB)和响应面法对培养基成分和培养条件进行优化；最后对优化前后的菌株生长量、产酶活力和粗酶液稳定性进行分析。结果表明，菌株S10属于溶藻孤菌(Vibrio algindyticus);当pH 7、接种量2%(体积分数)、装液量150 mL、温度26℃、转速150 r/min、NaCl 3%(质量分数，下同)、海藻酸钠含量1.12%、硫酸铵含量0.44%、培养时间35.95 h条件下，褐藻胶降解酶活力最大(188.18 U/min)。优化后产酶活力提高30%;4℃低温更有利于该酶保存。综上，优化后的菌株S10产褐藻胶降解酶活力较高，能更好地用于降解褐藻胶，可为提高褐藻胶的利用率和进一步发掘褐藻胶寡糖的利用价值提供参考。     

一株苯酚降解菌的筛选、鉴定及其降解特性

本研究采用逐量分批驯化的方法,从造纸废水中分离得到一株能够以苯酚为唯一碳源生长的苯酚降解菌株F5-1.经形态观察、生理生化特性鉴定及16S rDNA序列分析,将该菌株鉴定为克雷伯菌(Klebsie-lla sp.).该菌株能够在7 h时完全降解初始浓度为100 mg/L的苯酚,降解苯酚主要发生在生长对数期;在pH 5.0～9.0,NaCl浓度0～80 g/L,温度20～40℃范围内,菌株F5-1均可有效降解初始浓度为100～1 200 mg/L的苯酚;能够耐受的最大苯酚浓度为1 500 mg/L.本研究结果表明,F5-1菌株对处理环境条件复杂的含酚废水具有潜在的应用前景.     

Immune-related microRNAs are abundant in breast milk exosomes

Breast milk is a complex liquid rich in immunological components that affect the development of the infant's immune system. Exosomes are membranous vesicles of endocytic origin that are found in various body fluids and that can mediate intercellular communication. MicroRNAs (miRNAs), a well-defined group of non-coding small RNAs, are packaged inside exosomes in human breast milk. Here, we identified 602 unique miRNAs originating from 452 miRNA precursors (pre-miRNAs) in human breast milk exosomes using deep sequencing technology. We found that, out of 87 well-characterized immune-related pre-miRNAs, 59 (67.82%) are presented and enriched in breast milk exosomes (P < 10(-16), χ(2) test). In addition, compared with exogenous synthetic miRNAs, these endogenous immune-related miRNAs are more resistant to relatively harsh conditions. It is, therefore, tempting to speculate that these exosomal miRNAs are transferred from the mother's milk to the infant via the digestive tract, and that they play a critical role in the development of the infant immune system.     

Characterization of Immunoreactive Thyrotropin Releasing Hormone in Human Fetal Cerebellum

Abstract— High concentrations (411 ± 30 pg/mg protein; mean ± S.E., n = 12) of immunoreactive TRH (TRH_i) were detected in extracts of human fetal cerebellum (13-26 weeks gestation). The TRH_i in the cerebellar extracts, when subjected to gel filtration and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), co-migrated with synthetic TRH. In each instance, no TRHⁱ was detected which did not share identical chromatographic mobilities with synthetic TRH. Like synthetic TRH, the TRH_i in extracts of fetal cerebellum and hypothalamus was insoluble in diethyl ether and was efficiently degraded when incubated at 37°C with adult rat serum. No significant degradation of TRH_i occurred when the incubation was conducted at 0°C or when the extracts were incubated with rat serum that had been preheated at 60°C for 20 min. Neither synthetic TRH nor TRH_i in extracts of fetal cerebellum or hypothalamus was degraded when incubated with human umbilical cord serum at 37°C or 0°C. The results of this study are supportive of the view that the TRHⁱ in extracts of human fetal cerebellum is identical to TRH.     

The uptake of homologous ribonucleic acid by rat-liver parenchymal cells in suspension

1. Native or partially degraded RNA derived from intact rat liver, or from the parenchymal-cell or the non-parenchymatous fraction of liver, has been shown to be transported into rat parenchymal cells in suspension, without prior degradation to acid-soluble components, when the cell suspension is incubated with the RNA at 37 degrees . The amount of RNA of exogenous origin present in the parenchymal cells in an acid-precipitable form increased rapidly up to 30-60min., after which it gradually decreased, indicating intracellular degradation to acid-soluble components of the RNA taken up by the cells. 2. The RNA taken up by the parenchymal cells from the medium, and the acid-soluble products of its degradation within the cells, could be released back into the medium. 3. The RNA of exogenous origin present in acid-precipitable form in the parenchymal cells represented up to 5% of the RNA of the cells after 60min. of incubation. 4. When the concentration of RNA in the medium was less than 200mug./ml., over 10% of the RNA was transported in an acid-precipitable form in 60min. into the parenchymal cells incubated at a concentration of 2.3x10(6)/ml. 5. Ribonuclease inhibited the uptake of exogenous RNA by the parenchymal cells, whereas 2,4-dinitrophenol, sodium azide, protamine sulphate and polyvinyl sulphate had no significant effect. 6. The uptake of exogenous RNA by liver slices proceeded at a rate which was 4-20% of that obtained in the parenchymal-cell suspensions; the RNA taken up did not appear to become degraded, unlike that taken up by the cell suspensions. 7. It is concluded that dispersion of liver tissue to a suspension of single cells increases the permeability of the parenchymal cells to macromolecular RNA and creates conditions that lead to a rapid degradation of the RNA taken up.     

Functional proteomics reveals the biochemical niche of C. elegans DCR-1 in multiple small-RNA-mediated pathways

In plants, animals, and fungi, members of the Dicer family of RNase III-related enzymes process double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) to initiate small-RNA-mediated gene-silencing mechanisms. To learn how C. elegans Dicer, DCR-1, functions in multiple distinct silencing mechanisms, we used a mass-spectrometry-based proteomics approach to identify DCR-1-interacting proteins. We then generated and characterized deletion alleles for the corresponding genes. The interactors are required for production of three species of small RNA, including (1) small interfering RNAs (siRNAs), derived from exogenous dsRNA triggers (exo-siRNAs); (2) siRNAs derived from endogenous triggers (endo-siRNAs); and (3) developmental regulatory microRNAs (miRNAs). One interactor, the conserved RNA-phosphatase homolog PIR-1, is required for the processing of a putative amplified DCR-1 substrate. Interactors required for endo-siRNA production include ERI-1 and RRF-3, whose loss of function enhances RNAi. Our findings provide a first glimpse at the complex biochemical niche of Dicer and suggest that competition exists between DCR-1-mediated small-RNA pathways.     

The influence of lactate,pyruvate and glucose as exogenous substrates on free radical defense mechanisms in isolated rat hearts during ischaemia and reperfusion

Previous studies have shown that exogenous lactate impairs mechanical function of reperfused ischaemic hearts, while pyruvate improves post-ischaemic recovery. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the diverging influence of exogenous lactate and pyruvate on functional recovery can be explained by an effect of the exogenous substrates on endogenous protecting mechanisms against oxygen-derived free radicals. Isolated working rat hearts were perfused by a Krebs-Henseleit bicarbonate buffer containing glucose (5 mM) as basal substrate and either lactate (5 mM) or pyruvate (5 mM) as cosubstrate. In hearts perfused with glucose as sole substrate the activity of glutathione reductase was decreased by 32% during 30 min of ischaemia (p<0.10 versus control value), while the activity of superoxide dismutase and catalase was reduced by 27 and 35%, respectively, during 5 min of reperfusion (p<0.10 versus control value). The GSH level in the glucose group was reduced by 29% following 30 min of ischaemia and 35 min of reperfusion (p<0.10). In lactate- and pyruvateperfused hearts there were no significant decreases of superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase and glutathione reductase activity during 30 min of ischaemia, 5 min of reperfusion or 35 min of reperfusion. In pyruvate-perfused hearts the glutathione peroxidase activity was even increased by 43% during 30 min of ischaemia (p<0.05). Glutathione levels (reduced and oxidized) did not markedly change in the lactate and pyruvate groups. Thus, the endogenous defense mechanism against oxygen-derived free radicals is compromised at the onset of reperfusion when glucose as sole substrate is present, while addition of lactate or pyruvate prevents reduction of the endogenous capacity to scavenge oxygen-derived free radicals. The equivocal relationship between endogenous scavenging enzyme activity and haemodynamic recovery indicates that involvement of the endogenous antioxidants, if any, in functional recovery of the post-ischaemic heart is complex. Pyruvate may exert protective effects on mechanical function after mild ischaemia by functioning as exogenous scavenger in itself, as pyruvate is able to react with hydrogen peroxide.     

Solubilization and assay of phospholipase A2 activity from rat jejunal brush-border membranes

The phospholipase activity of rat jejunal brush-border membranes was examined in the presence of several solubilizing agents, by measuring the hydrolysis of endogenous membrane phospholipids, as well as the hydrolysis of exogenous, radiolabelled substrates. Enzyme activity was highly stimulated by dispersion in 1% solutions of bile salts, or in a synthetic, bile-salt derivative, 3-[(3-cholamidopropyl)dimethylammonio]propanesulphonate (CHAPS). Under these conditions the endogenous membrane phospholipids were largely degraded to free fatty acids and water-soluble phosphate. In the presence of 1% CHAPS, hydrolysis of exogenous phosphatidylcholine was shown to be due to an initial phospholipase A2-type attack followed by a subsequent lysophospholipase-type attack. These activities co-purified with the brush-border membrane. Maximal phospholipase A2 hydrolysis occurred at an alkaline pH of 8-11, with bile-salt detergents present at greater than their critical micellar concentrations. Hydrolysis was completely divalent-ion independent. Phospholipase A2 activity was not stimulated by 50% diethyl ether or ethanol, or in the presence of 1% solutions of Triton X-100, Zwittergent 3-12, sodium dodecyl sulphate, or n-octylglucoside. Stimulation of phospholipase activity by detergents was not related to their effectiveness at solubilizing the membrane proteins. When assayed individually phosphatidylcholine and lysophosphatidylcholine were each hydrolyzed (at the sn-2 and sn-1 positions, respectively) at a rate of approximately 125 nmol/mg protein per min. When assayed together, the two substrates appeared to compete for the same active site over a wide range of concentrations. It was concluded that the brush-border membrane contains an integral membrane protein with phospholipase A2 and lysophospholipase activities, which is specifically stimulated by bile salts and bile salt-like detergents.     

Leukotriene B4 level in neutrophils from allergic and healthy subjects stimulated by low concentration of calcium ionophore A23187. Effect of exogenous arachidonic acid and possible endogenous source.

Peripheral blood neutrophils from patients with allergic rhinitis and from normal subjects were incubated for 5 min at 37 degrees C with 0.15 microM calcium ionophore A23187 in the absence or presence of exogenous arachidonic acid (2.5 to 10 microM). In neutrophils from allergic patients, the leukotriene B4 (LTB4) level was significantly increased by exogenous arachidonic acid in a concentration-dependent manner (16.2 +/- 4.2 and 38.1 +/- 6.8 pmol/5 min per 2 X 10(6) cells in the absence and presence of 10 microM arachidonic acid, respectively; P less than 0.005; n = 8). The LTB4 level in neutrophils from healthy subjects was only 0.97 +/- 0.17 pmol/5 min per 2 x 10(6) cells (n = 5) and was not enhanced by exogenous arachidonate. When cells from allergic patients were challenged in the presence of exogenous [1-14C]arachidonic acid, released LTB4 was radiolabeled and the incorporated radioactivity increased with the labeled arachidonate concentration. Labeled LTB4 was never detectable after incubating neutrophils from normal donors with exogenous labeled arachidonate. When neutrophils were incubated with [1-14C]arachidonate for 1 h, the different lipid pools of the two cell populations were labeled but both types of neutrophils produced unlabeled LTB4 in response to ionophore stimulation. The hydrolysis of choline and ethanolamine phospholipids into diacyl-, alkenylacyl- and alkylacyl-species revealed that solely the alkylacyl-subclass of phosphatidylcholine was unlabeled. We conclude (i) that neutrophils from allergic patients stimulated by low ionophore concentration produce more LTB4 than neutrophils from healthy subjects and incorporate exogenous arachidonate, (ii) that endogenous arachidonate converted to LTB4 by the 5-lipoxygenase pathway may provide only from 1-O-alkyl-2-arachidonoyl-glycero-3-phosphocholine.