靶向性DNA甲基化酶在pET32a原核表达载体中的表达和鉴定

目的:在pET32a原核表达载体中表达融合myc-6his标签的靶向性甲基化酶B1-3a并进行鉴定。方法:以含有B1-3a基因的pcDNA4.0-B1-3a-myc-6his质粒为模板,通过PCR的方法扩增获得融合有myc-6his标签序列的目的区段B1-3a,然后克隆入表达载体pET32a;以SDS-PAGE和Western blot方法对表达产物进行鉴定。结果:表达产物中在分子量43kD左右可见与目的蛋白分子量相符的条带,该条带可被6his标签单克隆抗体特异识别。结论:正确构建了靶向性甲基化酶B1-3a的原核表达载体,靶向性甲基化酶能够在pET32a中成功表达。     

靶向性甲基化酶真核表达载体pcDNA3.1-myc-3a的构建

目的:在pcDNA3.1真核表达载体中构建表达融合myc-6his标签的靶向性甲基化酶pcDNA3.1-myc-3a并进行鉴定。方法:以含有myc全长基因的pcDNA3.1-myc-Luc质粒为模板,通过PCR方法扩增获得myc(DBD),再以含有靶向性甲基化酶的pcDNA4.0-GBD-3a-myc-6his质粒为模板,通过PCR的方法扩增获得融合有myc-6his标签序列的目的区段3a,然后将两者克隆入表达载体pcDNA3.1;以双酶切和PCR方法对构建的载体进行鉴定。结果:通过PCR方法获得了靶向性甲基化载体pcDNA3.1-myc-3a,并通过免疫印记方法验证了抗myc标签抗体可以特异性识别目的蛋白。结论:正确构建了靶向性甲基化酶pcDNA3.1-myc-3a的真核表达载体。     

两种新型HBsAg基因的毕赤酵母表达载体构建及其表达

目的：从乙肝患者血清中发现2个有突变的乙型肝炎病毒株,从中扩增出HBsAg(乙肝表面抗原)基因,构建酵母表达载体,并在巴斯德毕赤酵母中表达,以鉴定这2个基因表达产物的活性。方法：利用PCR技术从乙肝患者血清中扩增出乙肝表面抗原基因．并将其连接到pPIC3．5K中,转化毕赤酵母,通过甲醇诱导,利用SDS-PAGE和ELISA检测表达的蛋白。结果：通过序列测定结果表明成功地构建了毕赤酵母表达载体,聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳(SDS—PAGE)和ELISA证明这2个基因在毕赤酵母中能有效表达。且表达产物均具有生物活性。结论：从实验结果发现乙肝表面抗原决定簇以外的少数氨基酸变化不影响其活性。因此可以利用这2个基因对乙肝表面抗原进行表达。     

重组抗癫痫肽二串体的表达、纯化与鉴定

目的：利用基因工程方法表达抗癫痫肽（AEP）串联体蛋白,并进行纯化、鉴定。方法：PCR扩增AEP及AEP—His基因片段,并分别克隆至测序载体中;测序正确后,利用基因重组技术获得二串体基因,构建毕赤酵母表达载体pPIC9K-AEP2-His,甲醇诱导AEP2-His在毕赤酵母中表达,用Ni—chelating SepharoseFF柱纯化表达的融合蛋白,并用抗His单克隆抗体进行Westernblot鉴定。结果：构建了AEP二串体酵母表达载体,获得了纯化的AEP2-His蛋白,其相对分子质量约20000。结论：用基因串联思路表达小分子多肽是一种可行的方法;AEP2-His蛋白的成功表达为其功能研究奠定了基础。     

香菇菌C91-3凋亡相关蛋白24414在毕赤酵母GS115中的表达与鉴定

目的通过构建毕赤酵母表达载体将香菇菌C91-3凋亡相关蛋白24414在毕赤酵母GS115中进行表达,同时对表达产物进行鉴定。方法从香菇菌C91-3菌丝体中提取总RNA,根据转录组测序结果,用3＇-Full RACE、5＇-Full RACE方法获得24414基因,并将其克隆到毕赤酵母的表达载体pPIC9K中,构建真核重组表达质粒pPIC9K-24414。用电转化的方法将此质粒转化到毕赤酵母GS115中并进行诱导表达,对表达产物用Westen-blot方法进行鉴定。结果通过菌落PCR和基因序列分析确定插入pPIC9K中的片段为24414基因片段,通过Westen-blot方法确定所表达蛋白为目的蛋白。结论重组质粒pPIC9K-24414成功构建,目的凋亡相关蛋白24414在毕赤酵母GS115中成功表达,为进一步研究香菇菌C91-3凋亡相关蛋白24414的生物学功能奠定了基础。     

凡纳滨对虾溶菌酶基因在毕赤酵母中的分泌表达和活性检测

原核重组表达的凡纳滨对虾(Litopenaeus vannamei)溶菌酶蛋白主要以包涵体形式存在, 经变性和复性处理后活性仍较差。研究将凡纳滨对虾溶菌酶基因(Lvlyz基因)克隆至毕赤酵母分泌型表达载体pPIC9K中, 电击转化毕赤酵母GS115细胞, 经组氨酸营养缺陷培养基筛选和PCR检测获得转化子。对其进行连续甲醇诱导表达, 利用SDS-PAGE和C端携带的6×His标签,对发酵液上清进行Western blot检测, 结果表明19.3 kD左右的条带即是重组表达的溶菌酶蛋白。用溶壁微球菌平板抑菌法鉴定表达产物具有较强的抑菌能力。研究首次利用毕赤酵母真核表达系统实现对虾溶菌酶基因的可溶性表达, 并且表达产物的活性良好。       

人胰高血糖素样肽-1与人血清白蛋白融合蛋白在毕赤酵母中的表达

目的：在巴斯德毕赤酵母中表达有降糖活性的人胰高血糖素样肽-1（hGLP-1）突变体（2Gly-hGLP-1）与人血清白蛋白（HSA）的融合蛋白。方法：为将GLP-1氨基酸序列第2位的丙氨酸（Ala）定点突变为甘氨酸（Gly）,根据毕赤酵母偏爱密码子合成编码2Gly-hGLP-1的基因;采用重叠PCR法拼接2Gly-hGLP-1和HSA的基因,使得2Gly-hGLP-1的C端与HSA的N端通过甘氨酸五肽接头连接;将该融合基因插入表达载体pPIC9构建为重组载体pPIC9/2Gly-hGLP-1-HSA,电击转化至毕赤酵母GS115细胞,通过表型筛选和诱导表达实验获得高效表达菌株;工程菌在5L发酵罐中培养后,对发酵产物进行分离纯化和生物学活性分析。结果：融合蛋白在5L发酵罐中的表达量约为200mg/L,经纯化后纯度可达95%以上;小鼠糖耐量实验表明该融合蛋白具有明显的控血糖活性。结论：在毕赤酵母中分泌表达的融合蛋白2Gly-hGLP-1-HSA具有降血糖活性。     

重叠延伸PCR法克隆人脂联素基因及其在毕赤酵母中表达

利用重叠延伸PCR法克隆出人脂联素基因, 连接至克隆载体pGEM-T中, 转化大肠杆菌DH5a, 通过测序对其进行序列分析后, 进一步构建毕赤酵母表达载体pPIC3.5K-ADPN, 通过电击法转化毕赤酵母GS115, 转化的重组酵母菌用甲醇诱导外源基因表达。经PCR、Southern blotting鉴定, 获得了重组毕赤酵母菌株; 经甲醇诱导人脂联素基因表达, Western blotting杂交鉴定证明人脂联素基因已经在毕赤酵母中成功表达。结果表明重叠延伸PCR法准确方便克隆出人脂联素基因, 在30oC, 1%甲醇诱导48 h, 人脂联素基因在巴斯德毕赤酵母中的表达最佳。     

脊髓灰质炎2型病毒样颗粒在毕赤酵母内的表达与鉴定

目的构建可稳定表达脊髓灰质炎病毒(poliovirus,PV)类病毒颗粒(virus-like particles,VLPs)的整合型重组毕赤酵母,鉴定PV VLPs在毕赤酵母细胞中的表达及组装情况。方法根据毕赤酵母密码子偏好性优化salk株II型P1和3CD基因并连接到p Pic ZA载体,构建p Pic ZA-P1-3CD表达载体;用Bgl II线性化p Pic ZA-P1-3CD载体,电转至毕赤酵母GS115中。通过Zeocin抗性筛选获得整合型重组毕赤酵母,随后用高浓度Zeocin抗性筛选得到高表达菌株。甲醇诱导后,用Western Blot检测目的蛋白表达;蔗糖密度梯度离心纯化PV VLPs并进行透射电镜观察。结果成功构建p Pic ZA-P1-3CD表达载体,获得PV VLPs重组毕赤酵母。Western Blot在重组毕赤酵母裂解上清中检测到目的蛋白的表达;蔗糖密度梯度离心纯化后,在透射电镜中观察到直径为30 nm左右的VLPs,其形态与天然的PV颗粒相似。结论成功构建PV-2型VLPs的整合型重组酵母系统,并在毕赤酵母中组装形成了VLPs,为酵母表达系统中PV VLPs疫苗的研制奠定了基础。     

辣根过氧化物酶同工酶C基因在巴斯德毕赤酵母中的克隆与鉴定

目的：克隆辣根过氧化物酶同工酶C基因,为此基因的表达作准备。方法：用PCR方法从辣根的总DNA中扩增得到一种辣根过氧化物酶同工酶C基因HRPC2,通过PCR的方法去除内含子后连接到pMD18-T载体上,测序证明正确后,用限制性内切酶切下目的基因,插入到巴斯德毕赤酵母表达载体pPIC9K中,构建成重组质粒pC2EX9K。再将辣根过氧化物酶同工酶C基因在毕赤酵母中进行克隆、鉴定。结果：重组质粒pC2EX9K转化毕赤酵母后,经PCR鉴定,证明形成了目的基因的克隆。结论：应用毕赤酵母作为受体菌,pPIC9K为载体,成功克隆了HRPC2。     

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).