文昌鱼性腺差减cDNA文库的构建

本研究以日本文昌鱼(Branchiostoma japonicum)性腺cDNA为材料,应用抑制性差减杂交技术构建文昌鱼雌雄性腺的差减cDNA文库.正向差减杂交以卵巢为试验方、精巢为驱动方,反向差减杂交以精巢为试验方、卵巢为驱动方,将所获差减cDNA片段克隆插入质粒表达载体,转化大肠杆菌DH5α,最后获得的正、反向差减文库分别含459、243个重组子.PCR 扩增鉴定正、反向差减cDNA文库的插入片段,其中90%左右的克隆皆能扩增出有效产物,插入片段范围为200-600 bp,符合差减文库PCR产物片段的大小.随机选取30个阳性克隆测序分析,得到26有效基因片段,进一步从中选取16个序列,用实时定量PCR对文库质量进行验证,结果表明所建文库能够达到富集雌雄性腺差异表达基因的目的.文昌鱼性腺差减文库的构建,为进一步分离、鉴定性腺分化和发育相关基因奠定了基础[动物学报 54(3):482-48 8,2008].     

双链RNA病毒诱导的牙鲆胚胎细胞差减cDNA文库的构建

以紫外线灭活的dsRNA病毒草鱼出血病病毒(GCHV)诱导和模拟诱导的牙鲆胚胎细胞为材料,利用抑制性差减杂交(SSH)技术,成功构建了双链RNA病毒诱导的牙鲆胚胎细胞(FEC)差减cDNA文库.以管家基因α-tublin作为差减指标,经检测,该文库差减效率达2 10倍,表明经病毒诱导后某些差异表达基因也得到了相应倍数的富集.将获得的cDNA片段连接到pGEM-T载体,PCR检测显示差减片段在250bp～2 000bp之间.该差减cDNA文库的构建为从分子水平研究牙鲆培养细胞对dsRNA病毒的免疫反应、以及进一步鉴定和克隆差异表达基因打下了坚实基础.     

双链RNA病毒诱导的牙鲆胚胎细胞差减cDNA文库的构建

以紫外线灭活的dsRNA病毒草鱼出血病病毒(GCHV)诱导和模拟诱导的牙鲆胚胎细胞为材料,利用抑制性差减杂交(SSH)技术,成功构建了双链RNA病毒诱导的牙鲆胚胎细胞(FEC)差减cDNA文库.以管家基因α-tublin作为差减指标,经检测,该文库差减效率达2 10倍,表明经病毒诱导后某些差异表达基因也得到了相应倍数的富集.将获得的cDNA片段连接到pGEM-T载体,PCR检测显示差减片段在250bp～2 000bp之间.该差减cDNA文库的构建为从分子水平研究牙鲆培养细胞对dsRNA病毒的免疫反应、以及进一步鉴定和克隆差异表达基因打下了坚实基础.     

应用抑制性消减杂交技术筛选流感病毒感染宿主应答基因

从宿主系统寻找病毒感染特异性相关的生物大分子是研究病毒药物靶标和诊断标志物的新方向 .为了筛选宿主细胞中流感病毒感染特异性基因 ,采用抑制性消减杂交技术 (SSH) ,以流感病毒A 鲁防 93 9(H3N2 )感染MDCK细胞及正常MDCK细胞为材料 ,构建病毒感染特异性差减cDNA文库 ,PCR法扩增鉴定其中插入片段大小 .从差减文库中随机挑取 10 0个克隆进行测序 ,用生物信息学方法对其同源性和基因功能进行分析和预测 .结果显示 ,成功构建了流感病毒感染特异性差减cDNA文库 ,文库中cDNA片段长度在 2 5 0～ 10 0 0bp之间 .从文库中随机选取 10 0个克隆测序 ,获得了 95个有效序列 ,经blast同源性分析发现 ,大部分基因为参与宿主细胞能量代谢和蛋白质生物合成过程中的基因 ;其中 19个为无任何功能线索的新基因片段 .流感病毒感染特异性差减cDNA文库的建立和筛选出病毒感染应答候选新基因cDNA片段 ,为发现新型流感病毒药靶和诊断标志物以及病毒感染机制研究打下基础     

抑制差减杂交法分离玉米幼苗淹水诱导表达基因

以淹水处理(submergence-treated, ST)的玉米(Zea mays L.)幼苗根部cDNA为目标群体,未处理(untreated, UT)的玉米幼苗根部cDNA为对照群体,进行抑制差减杂交.用经过UT差减的ST cDNA构建了一个含有大约2 000个独立克隆的差减文库.对随机挑取的408个克隆进行差异筛选,获得了184个在ST中特异表达或表达增强的候选克隆.对其中155个cDNA克隆测序并去除重复克隆后,共得到95个差异表达的cDNA片段.GenBank中BLAST查询结果表明:6个克隆为已知的玉米核苷酸序列;68个克隆与已知基因或EST序列部分区域的同源性为60%～90%;21个克隆在GenBank中无法查到对应的同源序列,可能代表了新基因,或者由于序列位于变异丰富的3′端而无法查到与其他物种基因的同源性.     

水母雪莲愈伤组织cDNA文库的构建

用TRIZOL Reagent提取水母雪莲红色系1～15d愈伤组织总RNA,用SMART cDNA Library Construction Kit构建cDNA文库.经测定原始文库滴度达到1.5～4×106,扩增总文库滴度达到1011,重组率达到98%,插入片段在0.5kb到3kb之间,多在1kb左右.通过PCR检测,从总文库中检测到了雪莲CHS、DFR及SmP基因的特异片段.SmP基因是转录调控因子,其表达丰度很低.各项指标都表明,已获得高质量的cDNA文库,为雪莲基因资源保存,雪莲类黄酮次生代谢分子调控奠定了坚实的基础.     

水母雪莲愈伤组织cDNA文库的构建

用TRIZOL Reagent提取水母雪莲红色系1~15 d愈伤组织总RNA,用SMART cDNA Library Construction Kit构建cDNA文库。经测定原始文库滴度达到1.5~4×106,扩增总文库滴度达到1011,重组率达到98%,插入片段在0.5 kb到3 kb之间,多在1 kb左右。通过PCR检测,从总文库中检测到了雪莲CHS、DFR及SmP基因的特异片段。SmP基因是转录调控因子,其表达丰度很低。各项指标都表明,已获得高质量的cDNA文库,为雪莲基因资源保存,雪莲类黄酮次生代谢分子调控奠定了坚实的基础。     

用表达性差异显示分析技术分离人胎肝组织选择性表达基因

目的：建立4月龄人胎肝组织选择性表达基因EST库,为研究胚胎肝组织特异表达基因提供有力的工具。方法：采用表达性差异显示分析（representational difference analysis,RDA) 技术建立4月龄人胎肝组织选择性表达基因EST库,并测定部分克隆核苷酸序列,以竞争PCR检测代表性基因的差异表达。结果与结论：以珠蛋白家族基因为标志,所建差减cDNA文库中α－珠蛋白家族基因的表达频率较未差减cDNA文库增高7倍,同时该文库也含有多种与肝生长密切相关的基因,表明RDA技术确是研究差异表达基因的有效手段,所建EST库富集胎肝特异表达基因。部分克隆序列分析获得2种未报道序列,其中一株含有丝／苏氨酸激酶结构域,表明可望从此库中分离具有重要未知功能的新基因。     

芜菁消减文库特异基因片段功能的初步分析

目的：对4个消减cDNA文库中筛选到的特异基因片段进行功能分析,为筛选津田芜菁和赤丸芜菁花青素合成的特异基因和代谢途径奠定基础。方法：以不同处理的津田芜菁和赤丸芜菁块根为材料,采用抑制削减杂交构建4个消减cDNA文库并富集特异基因群体,同时对消减文库的特异基因片段进行初步的生物信息学分析。结果：通过功能聚类、代谢途径分析和基因注释等手段分析了消减cDNA文库的特异基因片段。结论：对消减文库特异基因片段的功能分析,为进一步分离和鉴定依光型和非依光型花青素合成相关基因奠定了基础。     

用抑制差减杂交法分离和克隆梭梭幼苗受渗透胁迫诱导相关基因的cDNA片段

以Hoagland溶液培养的梭梭幼苗(H)为对照群体,甘露醇处理的梭梭幼苗(M)为目标群体,进行抑制差减杂交.用经过H cDNA差减的M cDNA构建了一个含有大约400个独立克隆的差减文库;采用差减前的H cDNA和M cDNA以及正向/反向差减杂交后的cDNA为模板标记探针,对随机挑取的100个重组质粒进行差示筛选,获得了21个阳性候选克隆.从这些阳性候选克隆中随机挑取了8个进行Northern blot分析,证实其中3个候选克隆代表了在M中特异表达或表达增强的基因,序列分析和同源性比较表明它们与逆境胁迫有关;而另外5个候选克隆无Northem杂交信号,推测它们为低丰度转录本.     

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.     

Entwicklungsgeschichte und Ultrastruktur von Pollenkitt und Exine bei nahe verwandten entomophilen und anemophilen Angiospermensippen derAlismataceae,Liliaceae, Juncaceae,Cyperaceae, Poaceae undAraceae

Some closely related members of the monocotyledonous familiesAlismataceae, Liliaceae, Juncaceae, Cyperaceae, Poaceae andAraceae with variable modes of pollination (insect- and wind-pollination) were studied in relation to the ultrastructure of pollenkitt and exine (amount, consistency and distribution of pollenkitt on the surface of pollen grains). The character syndromes of pollen cementing in entomophilous, anemophilous and intermediate (ambophilous or amphiphilous) monocotyledons are the same in principal as in dicotyledons. Comparing present with former results one can summarize: 1) The pollenkitt is always produced in the same manner by the anther tapetum in all angiosperm sub-classes. 2) The variable stickiness of entomophilous and anemophilous pollen always depends on the particular distribution and consistency of the pollenkitt, but not its amount on the pollen surface. 3) The mostly dry and powdery pollen of anemophilous plants always contains a variable amount of inactive pollenkitt in its exine cavities. 4) A step-by step change of the pollen cementing syndrome can be observed from entomophily towards anemophily. 5) From the omnipresence of pollenkitt in all wind-pollinated angiosperms studied one can conclude that the ancestors of anemophilous angiosperms probably have been zoophilous (i.e. entomophilous) throughout.

     

Identification and Characterization of the First Equine Parainfluenza Virus 5

正Dear Editor,Parainfluenza virus 5 (PIV5), known as canine parainfluenza virus in the veterinary field, is a negative-sense,nonsegmented, single-stranded RNA virus belonging to the Paramyxoviridae family (Chen 2018). The virus was first reported in primary monkey kidney cells in 1954 (Hsiung1972), then it has been frequently discovered in various     

Pathogenic Characterization and Full Length Genome Sequence of a Reassortant Infectious Bursal Disease Virus Newly Isolated in Pakistan

<正>Dear Editor,Infectious bursal disease (IBD) is one of the most important diseases of the poultry. The IBD virus (IBDV), a nonenveloped virus belonging to the Birnaviridae family with a genome consisting of two segments of double-stranded RNA (segments A and B), targets B lymphocytes of bursa of Fabricious leading to immunosuppression. In Pakistan,poultry farming is the second biggest industry and IBD is the second biggest disease threating the poultry sector.However, there is limited genome information of IBDV