根癌农杆菌介导马铃薯试管薯转化体系的优化及AtNHX1基因的导入

以马铃薯栽培品种甘农薯2号的试管薯薄片为转化受体材料,通过根癌农杆菌LBA4404介导拟南芥液泡膜Na /H 逆向转运蛋白基因(AtNHX1)进行转化,获得了抗卡那霉素的再生植株,并对转化植株进行了PCR-Southern检测.结果表明,薯片分化和根再生的卡那霉素选择压为50mg/L;乙酰丁香酮对薯片转化率无影响;优化的试管薯片转化方法是:不经预培养的薯片用OD600值为0.5的菌液侵染8～10min,然后经过2d共培养,在抗性芽分化培养基上生长40d,可获得30%卡那抗性绿苗.对抗性植株的PCR和PCR-Southern检测证明,外源At-NHX1基因已整合到马铃薯基因组中.     

根癌农杆菌介导的CMO基因转化马铃薯的研究

通过根癌农杆菌介导法将强组成型表达启动子CaMV 35S和逆境诱导表达启动子rd29A 驱动的菠菜胆碱单加氧酶(CMO)基因导入马铃薯栽培品种夏波蒂(Shepody)和费乌瑞它( Favorita)中,获得了抗卡那霉素再生植株,对转化植株进行PCR检测初步表明CMO基因已整 合到转基因马铃薯基因组中.并对光照强度对马铃薯试管薯遗传转化的影响进行了研究,结果表明在诱导芽分化的过程中,2 000 lx的光照强度有利于试管薯薄片直接再生出抗性芽.     

豆科植物田著农杆菌转化的研究

本文报道一个简便的豆科植物田著的转化试验。田蓄子叶外值体能被含非致瘤性的Ti质"Y.载体 的根癌农杆菌感染。该载体带有一个嵌合的npr-II基因和胭脂碱合成酶基因。卡那霉素抗性愈伤组 织经胭脂碱测定、N P T-11酶活性检测和DNA分子杂交试验证明外源基因已导入了田蔷细抱。     

Ti质粒T区tms基因的分离及其对高等植物分化的影响

根癌农杆菌Ti质粒的T区DNA带有致瘤基因,其基因1和基因2编码生长素吲哚乙酸生物合成途径中的两个酶。以pGV 354(pBR322质粒中插有Ti质粒C 58 T区DNA的HindⅢ15—HindⅢ22大片段)重组质粒出发,我们分离了基因1和基因2,并构建了带有卡那霉素抗性基因的重组质粒pBZ 692,通过基因载体pGV 3850,我们将基因1和基因2引入了高等植物。结果证明基因1和基因2能促使烟草、向日葵、土豆等转化组织分化长根,转化的根在MS_0培养基上能脱分化形成愈伤组织并自主生长,在转化的组织中有转化标记胭脂碱的存在。     

根癌农杆菌介导的高羊茅遗传转化研究

采用携带卡那霉素抗性基因nptⅡ和Na^ ／H^ 反向运输AtNHX1基因的表达载体pROK2／AtNHX1(带有35S启动子)和pROK2U／AtNHX1(带有ubi1启动子)的根癌农杆菌AGL1和GV3101,对4个品种高羊茅下胚轴来源的胚性愈伤组织进行了遗传转化。胚性愈伤组织经根癌农杆菌感染和共培养后,用50～150mg／L巴龙霉素筛选抗性愈伤组织,获得1126棵再生植株,用10～20mg／L卡那霉素进一步筛选再生植株,总共得到525棵绿色抗性植株。抗性植株的总DNA用AtNHX1基因的特异引物进行PCR检测,其中21棵为PCR阳性,最高转化频率为1．77％。Southern杂交结果证实,外源基因以低拷贝整合到高羊茅的基因组中,实验发现,在不同品种之间转化效率有所差异。     

马铃薯遗传转化体系的优化及玉米淀粉分支酶基因SBEⅡb的导入

以马铃薯脱毒试管苗茎段为转化受体材料,建立并优化了农杆菌介导的马铃薯遗传转化体系。通过农杆菌介导法将玉米淀粉分支酶基因(Starch branching enzyme b,SBEⅡb)的过表达载体转化马铃薯,接种762个茎段,共获得35株抗性植株。经PCR检测获得了4株转基因阳性植株;对转基因植株进一步进行GUS活性组织化学染色,发现转基因植株的茎段与试管薯均被染上蓝色,表明外源SBEⅡb基因已整合到马铃薯基因组,且正常表达。     

Optimization of genetic transformation system of potato and introduction of maize starch branching enzyme gene SBEⅡb into potatoFAN

以马铃薯脱毒试管苗茎段为转化受体材料,建立并优化了农杆菌介导的马铃薯遗传转化体系.通过农杆菌介导法将玉米淀粉分支酶基因(Starch branching enzyme b,SBEⅡb)的过表达载体转化马铃薯,接种762个茎段,共获得35株抗性植株.经PCR检测获得了4株转基因阳性植株;对转基因植株进一步进行GUS活性组织化学染色,发现转基因植株的茎段与试管薯均被染上蓝色,表明外源SBEⅡb基因已整合到马铃薯基因组,且正常表达.     

水蛭肽基因的克隆及其转化甘蓝

将合成的水蛭肽基因转入甘蓝,构建了水蛭肽的植物表达载体pBOK-L,使用甘蓝的下胚轴和根癌农杆菌的共培养实现转化,再生植株经卡那霉素筛选,检测结果表明所得到的抗性植株均为转基因植株,获得了转水蛭 肽基因的甘蓝植株。     

ACC合成酶基因及其反义基因对西瓜的遗传转化

以2日龄西瓜(Citrullus lanatus(Thunb.)Mansfeld)无菌苗子叶为外植体,通过与根癌农杆菌(Agrobacterium tumefaciens)进行叶盘共培养建立了西瓜的遗传转化系统。所用根癌农杆菌中含有改建后分别携带嵌合NPTⅡ基因和番茄的ACC合成酶基因及其反义基因的质粒。外植体在MSA培养基(MS盐类、B_5维生素、1.0mg/L BA、0.2mg/L IAA)上预培养3～4d后,与根癌农杆菌共培养4d,随后转移外植体至附加100mg/L卡那霉素、300mg/L头孢菌素的MSA培养基上筛选转化芽。将带芽外植体移入含有100mg/L卡那霉素、300mg/L头孢菌素的伸长培养基(MS 0.2mg/L KT)上进行芽伸长,切取2～3cm高的伸长芽移入生根培养基(1/2MS 0.1mg/L NAA)生根。Southern blot结果证明获得转基因植株,乙烯释放指标表明转入的正义和反义ACC合成酶基因得到不同程度的表达。     

甜蛋白基因MBLII对番茄的遗传转化

以5～7d龄的 丽春 番茄无菌苗子叶作为外植体,研究了子叶外植体对抗生素卡那霉素的敏感性,抗生素卡那霉素对番茄筛选的适宜浓度为70mg/L.通过根癌农杆菌 Agrobacteriumtumefaciens 介导,成功地进行了马槟榔甜蛋白基因MBLII对番茄的遗传转化,获得转化番茄抗性植株,组织化学法有阳性表现、PCR特异扩增及Southern杂交检测出现特异条带,表明MBLII基因已顺利整合到转基因番茄植株的基因组.     

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.