油菜种子特异表达napin基因启动子的克隆及序列分析

通过PCR扩增,从油菜（Brassica napus cv.XY15)中克隆了种子特异表达napin基因启动子,序列分析表明,该启动子有1147个核苷酸,与已报道的序列比较,其核苷酸的同源性为99.9%和99.4%,这是一个新的napin基因启动子,已将其登录到GenBank,登录号为AF420598.     

玉米淀粉分支酶基因启动子的克隆与功能分析

以玉米品种“吉糯1号”的基因组DNA为模板,通过PCR扩增得到玉米淀粉分支酶基因的启动子序列,克隆到pMD18-TVector上,经测序,该启动子大小为934bp。与已报道的序列比较仅有14个核苷酸发生改变,同源性为98.5%。用该启动子取代植物表达载体pBI121的35S启动子,与GUS基因编码区连接,构建成融合质粒pSBE-GUS。经农杆菌介导法转化烟草,获得了转基因植株。GUS活性检测结果表明,由该启动子序列引导的GUS基因能在种子中表达,而在其他组织中表达微弱或未表达,证实该启动子具有种子特异性表达的功能。     

鸡脂肪酸结合蛋白基因的克隆和测序分析

根据哺乳动物脂肪酸结合蛋白基因序列设计一对引物对鸡基因组进行PCR扩增,将163bp扩增片段进行克隆和测序,并与猪的脂肪酸结合蛋白（fatty acid binding protein,FABP）基因序列进行同源性比较。该基因因片段与猪的心脏脂肪酸结合蛋白（heart fatty acid binding protein,H-FABP）基因有68%的同源性,与猪的脂肪型脂肪酸结合蛋白（adipocyte fatty acid binding protein,A-FABP）基因有75%的同源性,演绎成氨基酸之后与猪的脂肪型脂肪酸结合蛋白相应的氨基酸有75%的同源性。Northern结果表明该基因只在脂肪组织中表达。     

大豆PM34基因生物信息学预测及表达分析

以大豆叶片总RNA为模板,采用RT-PCR法从吉豆2号品种中克隆获得大豆种子成熟蛋白( PM34)基因序列,利用生物信息学方法对大豆PM34基因编码的蛋白进行预测。结果表明：该基因编码蛋白理论分子量为31.7 kDa,等电点为6.60,为亲水性蛋白;该蛋白中无跨膜结构;该蛋白中不存在信号肽。 PM34基因编码蛋白的二级结构中α螺旋占12.97％,无规则卷曲占41.30％,β折叠占45.73％。 PM34基因编码蛋白的三级结构预测表明,同源模建的模板是3ijr.1.A,是一种短链脱氢酶/还原酶,与该蛋白的同源性为54.65％。在进化关系上,与绿豆、苜蓿的亲缘关系相对较近。采用实时定量PCR方法( qRT-PCR),检测大豆PM34基因在大豆各器官中的表达方式,结果表明该基因在大豆根、茎、叶、花中的表达活性低,而在种子中,尤其是成熟种子中的相对表达活性很高。该研究结果为大豆PM34基因结构和功能的进一步研究奠定了基础。     

番茄交替氧化酶基因的克隆和表达

利用简并PCR扩增产物做探针筛选番茄cDNA基因文库获得一个全长交替氧化酶cDNA基因LeAoxlau.经序列分析得出,该基因全长1 418bp,编码区序列长1 077 bp,编码约40 kD的前体蛋白.该蛋白在转运到线粒体时被加工成32kD的成熟蛋白.Southern印迹杂交分析结果显示该基因以单拷贝形式存在于番茄的基因组中RT-PCR显示,该基因在在番茄植株的根、茎、叶和子叶中表达.重组表达实验表明该基因能在大肠杆菌中表达.     

棉花Lea蛋白D-113基因启动子的克隆及序列分析

为研究植物Lea(late embryogenesis abundant）蛋白基因启动子在种子中的特异性表达,通过PCR扩增,从棉花（Gossypium hirsutum cv.Coker312）中克隆了Lea蛋白基因家庭中D-113基因上游1024bp的调控序列。DNA序列分析结果表明,该片段与已报道的Lea蛋白基因同一家庭该基因的对应序列同源性达90%以上。将将启动子序列与GUS基因融合,构建成表达载体后,通过基因抢轰击导入到经ABA诱导处理的棉花胚性愈伤组织和油菜种子以及棉花的根、茎、叶中,组织化学分析结果表明,D-113基因启动子在胚中特异性表达。     

伴花生球蛋白cDNA克隆及其在花生发育种子中的表达

利用伴花生球蛋白多克隆抗体,免疫筛选花生品种汕油523成熟子叶中期cDNA文库得到6个阳性克隆.经过DNA序列测定和同源性分析确定为2组(Ahyα和Ahyβ) ,2组序列之间的同源性为97%.Ahyβ与花生过敏原Ara h1 p17以及Ahyα与花生过敏原Ara h1p41b的核苷酸相同性达到99%以上.以Ahy-βcDNA为探针的Northern blot分析结果表明,伴花生球蛋白基因在发育的花生种子中大量表达,而在幼苗的叶片中不表达.对成熟中期花生子叶表达序列标签(EST)分析,获得了包括5种花生球蛋白、2种伴花生球蛋白、6种conglutin蛋白的EST共70条,占总转录本的17%.     

汉坦病毒陈株S基因编码区的克隆、序列分析及表达

从汉坦病毒陈株感染的Vero-E6细胞裂解液中提取病毒RNA,经逆转录PCR获得病毒S基因编码区约1.3kb cDNA片段,克隆该片段后进行核苷酸序列测定,并与汉坦病毒76-118株进行同源性比较,结果二者核苷酸序列同源性为86%,推导的氨基酸序列同源性为97%.将该基因片段插入原核表达载体pGEX-4T-1,在大肠杆菌中获得高效表达.表达产物为GST-NP融合蛋白.SDS-PAGE检测表达蛋白分子约72kD左右.Western blotting和ELISA试验结果表明,表达产物可与多株抗汉坦病毒核蛋白的McAb发生反应,其抗原表位及McAb反应谱与76-118株相比存在某些差异.     

枣树肌动蛋白基因cDNA片段的克隆及其表达分析

根据GenBank中登录的植物肌动蛋白基因同源核苷酸保守序列设计引物,以壶瓶枣(Ziziphus jujuba Mill.Hupingzao)刚萌发结果枝构建的cDNA文库为模板,利用PCR技术得到了一个478 bp的cDNA片段.与其它植物同源序列进行分析表明,其核苷酸序列的同源性在70%以上,氨基酸序列的同源性在85%以上,证明它是肌动蛋白基因在枣树中的同源cDNA片段,命名为ZjAT1(Ziziphus jujuba actin1),GenBank登录号为EU251882.DNA印迹分析结果表明,ZjAT1在枣树基因组中以单拷贝的形式存在.对不同发育阶段的不同器官组织进行了RT-PCR分析,结果显示ZjAT1基因只在花和幼果中有明显表达,在毛根、幼茎、叶片、成熟茎尖、成熟茎段以及成熟果实的果肉和种仁中都没有检测到表达.     

大口黑鲈GHRH-LP和GHRH基因序列同源性、基因结构和时序表达研究

促生长激素释放激素(Growth hormone releasing hormone,GHRH)是生长激素释放调控的重要因子。过去人们一直将鱼类的促生长激素释放激素样多肽(Growth hormone releasing hormone like peptide,GHRH-LP)误认为是GHRH,直到最近才分离出GHRH基因。为了了解GHRH和GHRH-LP基因的结构特征及表达差异,研究克隆了大口黑鲈(Micropterus salmoides)GHRH和GHRH-LP基因,同时应用实时定量PCR技术研究了这两个基因的组织表达及发育时序表达情况。结果显示,大口黑鲈GHRH的成熟肽由27个氨基酸残基组成,GHRH-LP的成熟肽由44个氨基酸残基组成。两个基因均由5个外显子和4个内含子组成,但两者成熟肽编码区在外显子上的分布有明显不同。与其他脊椎动物比较,GHRH同源性为74%100%,而GHRH-LP同源性为41%96%,两者间具有一定的相似性(37%63%)。GHRH基因仅在前脑和延脑中表达,而GHRH-LP基因在中枢神经系统及外周组织中均有表达;在胚胎发育过程中GHRH在神经胚后期检测到表达,其表达水平在仔鱼出膜1d后显著提高,而GHRH-LP在囊胚期及后续发育过程中均检测到表达。基因结构、序列同源性及表达谱研究均表明,GHRH和GHRH-LP存在显著差异,应为具有不同功能的两个基因。       

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).     

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.