薇甘菊几丁质酶基因的原核表达及活性分析

将薇甘菊Mmchi1基因cDNA序列的编码区插入到原核表达载体pET-32a(+)中,构建融合表达质粒,并在大肠杆菌中进行了融合蛋白6×His-Mmchi1的诱导表达、Western blot和酶活性分析.结果表明,0.1 mmol/L IPTG、25℃诱导4 h,在大肠杆菌Rosetta-gami(DE3)中能获得可溶性的6×His-Mmchi1;Western blot证实表达的6×His-Mmchi1能与抗6×His的单抗发生特异性反应,分子量约为55 kD,与预测的融合蛋白分子量相符;纯化后的6×His-Mmchi1最佳酶活性pH和温度分别为5.5～6.5和35～40℃.为进一步研究融合蛋白6×His-Mmchi1的功能奠定了基础.     

薇甘菊乙醇酸氧化酶基因的克隆、序列分析和原核表达

利用SSH和RACE相结合的方法获得了薇甘菊乙醇酸氧化酶基因cDNA全长,并对该序列进行了生物信息学分析。随后将该基因的cDNA编码区克隆到原核表达载体pET-32a(+)中,构建重组表达质粒,转化到大肠杆菌Rosetta-gami(DE3)中进行表达。序列分析表明,薇甘菊乙醇酸氧化酶基因cDNA全长1 363 bp,编码369个氨基酸,命名为MmGO（GenBank登录号EU716626）,推测的MmGO分子量为40.32 kDa,等电点为8.99。系统进化分析表明,MmGO与芸苔的GO序列亲缘关系比较近。将该基因重组到pET-32a(+)中进行原核表达,经0.1 mmol·L^-1 IPTG,25℃诱导4 h,获得了具有较高表达水平的融合蛋白6×His MmGO,Western-blot证实表达的6×His-MmGO能与抗6×His的单抗发生特异性反应,分子量约为60 kDa,与预测的融合蛋白6×His-MmGO分子量相符。为进一步研究融合蛋白6×His-MmGO的活性和功能奠定了基础。     

香菇C_(91-3)转录本Unigene1245基因的克隆表达及其抗肿瘤活性

目的克隆香菇C_(91-3)转录本中Unigene1245基因并进行生物信息学分析,研究其编码蛋白的抗肿瘤活性。方法提取香菇C_(91-3)菌丝体总RNA,反转录合成cDNA,经RACE技术获得Unigene1245基因编码序列,通过NCBI对其进行生物信息学分析。设计特异性引物进行PCR扩增,将其克隆到载体pET-32a(+)上,将重组表达质粒热转化至E.coli Rosetta-gami(DE3)中,进行目的蛋白的诱导表达、纯化及复性,通过CCK-8法检测其抗肿瘤活性。结果香菇C_(91-3)转录本Unigene1245基因为YjgF/YER057c/UK114家族成员,成功诱导表达其编码蛋白,CCK-8法结果显示该蛋白对人肝癌HepG2细胞的增殖具有一定抑制作用,且具有一定的时间及浓度依赖性。结论成功克隆并诱导表达Unigene1245基因,并鉴定其具有抑制HepG2细胞增殖的能力,为后续探究抗肿瘤机制奠定了基础。     

香菇C91-3转录本Unigene1245基因的克隆表达 及其抗肿瘤活性研究

摘要：目的克隆香菇C91-3转录本中Unigene1245基因并进行生物信息学分析,研究其编码蛋白的抗肿瘤活性。方法提取香菇C91-3菌丝体总RNA,反转录合成cDNA,经RACE技术获得Unigene1245基因编码序列,通过NCBI对其进行生物信息学分析。设计特异性引物进行PCR扩增,将其克隆到载体pET-32a(+)上,将重组表达质粒热转化至E.coli Rosetta-gami(DE3)中,进行目的蛋白的诱导表达、纯化及复性,通过CCK-8法检测其抗肿瘤活性。结果香菇C91-3转录本Unigene1245基因为YjgF/YER057c/UK114家族成员,成功诱导表达其编码蛋白,CCK-8法结果显示该蛋白对人肝癌HepG2细胞的增殖具有一定抑制作用,且具有一定的时间及浓度依赖性。结论成功克隆并诱导表达Unigene1245基因,并鉴定其具有抑制HepG2细胞增殖的能力,为后续探究抗肿瘤机制奠定了基础。     

马铃薯POTHR-1 cDNA的克隆及晚疫病菌和其他非生物因子诱导表达分析

利RACE和重叠延伸相结合的方法,从经晚疫病菌接种诱导的马铃薯水平抗性材料叶片中克隆了一个POTHE 1基因(potato Phytophthora infestans induced hypersensitive response related protein gene)的全长cDNA.序列分析表明,该基因编码225个氨基酸,与烟草harpin诱导蛋白基因hinl有很高的同源性(编码区核苷酸和氨基酸序列分别为83%和81%).Southern杂交结果显示在马铃薯基因组中有2～3个拷贝.对其诱导表达模式研究表明:晚疫病病原菌接种36 h后,该基因表达迅速增加;机械伤害及茉莉酸(JA)处理能够诱导表达;渗透胁迫(NaCl浸泡)能够诱导其微弱表达;但水杨酸(SA)不能诱导表达.该基因可能和病原与寄主互作时寄主产生过敏反应及细胞生理性死亡有关.     

乙型脑炎病毒sA14-14-2株NS1基因片段的克隆、测序与表达

以流行性乙型脑炎病毒减弱毒株SA14－14－2的基因组RNA为模板,采用RT－PCR技术扩增其NS1基因的cDNA,将其克隆到pMD18-T载体中,得到克隆质粒pMD18-T-NS1.pMD18-T-NS1经EcoRI和SalI酶切后,回收NS1片段克隆到原核表达载体pET-28a( )EcoRI/SalI位点,构建了重组原核表达质粒pET-28a（＋）－NS1。转化大肠杆菌BL21（DE3）,IPTG诱导诱导获得高效表达。产物经SDS－PAGE电泳结果显示,表达产物分子量约为45kD。Western blotting分析表明产物具有抗原活性。     

柔嫩艾美耳球虫新基因的生物信息学分析与克隆表达

为了研究柔嫩艾美耳球虫(Eimeria tenella)的两个主要入侵发育阶段——子孢子和裂殖子的差异基因,根据已报道的子孢子与裂殖子差异的ESTs序列,应用RACE技术克隆获得了子孢子阶段差异表达的新基因全长cDNA序列,命名为ZL583.该基因全长为862 bp,开放阅读框(ORF)为486 bp,编码161个氨基酸,编码蛋白的分子量约为16.9 kD,利用生物信息学分析软件,分析新基因所编码蛋白的性质、定位、结构等特征.利用荧光定量PCR对柔嫩艾美耳球虫不同发育阶段该基因的表达量进行分析显示,子孢子阶段的表达高于其他发育阶段.将ZL583克隆于pET-28a中构建重组质粒,转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)后经IPTG诱导表达,获得重组蛋白分子量约23 kD.免疫印迹分析显示该重组蛋白可与兔抗子孢子血清发生特异性反应,表明该蛋白具有较好的反应原性.该结果为进一步研究该基因的生物学功能奠定基础.     

白鹅催乳素基因的克隆及诱导表达条件的优化

摘要: 运用RT-PCR方法, 从白鹅脑垂体总RNA中扩增得到了催乳素(Prolactin, PRL)基因编码区序列cDNA, 并将其克隆到pMD18-T载体上。DNA序列分析表明, PRL cDNA包括终止密码子在内的长度为690 bp,编码230个氨基酸残基的蛋白质, 与皖西白鹅的有所差异, 二者碱基同源性在99.57%, 氨基酸同源性达99.56%。将PRL基因编码区序列cDNA定向克隆到表达载体pET-32a (+)中, 构建表达质粒pET-32a(+)-PRL。该质粒的BL21 (DE3)转化菌在IPTG的诱导下可表达PRL基因融合蛋白, IPTG终浓度1 mmol/L, 37℃, 诱导4 h表达量最高, 表达量约占菌体总蛋白的28.96%。     

马铃薯POTHR-1 cDNA的克隆及晚疫病菌和其他非生物因子诱导表达分析

利用RACE和重叠延伸相结合的方法,从经晚疫病菌接种诱导的马铃薯水平抗性材料叶片中克隆了一个POTHR-I基因(potato Phytophthora infestans-induced hypersensitive response related protein gene)的全长cDNA。序列分析表明,该基因编码225个氨基酸,与烟草harpin诱导蛋白基因hinI有很高的同源性(编码区核苷酸和氨基酸序列分别为83％和81％)。Southern杂交结果显示在马铃薯基因组中有2、3个拷贝。对其诱导表达模式研究表明：晚疫病病原菌接种36h后,该基因表达迅速增加;机械伤害及茉莉酸(JA)处理能够诱导表达;渗透胁迫(NaCI浸泡)能够诱导其微弱表达;但水杨酸(SA)不能诱导表达。该基因可能和病原与寄主互作时寄主产生过敏反应及细胞生理性死亡有关。     

cDNA文库与RACE方法结合克隆一个马铃薯病程相关蛋白基因cDNA

为克隆马铃薯晚疫病抗性相关基因,深入研究马铃薯晚疫病抗性机制,应用SMART LD—PCR技术,以晚疫病菌混合小种诱导48h的水平抗性马铃薯(Solanum tuberosum L．)(R—gene—free)叶片为材料,构建了一个富集晚疫病抗性相关基因的cDNA文库。为提高克隆全长cDNA的效率,将cDNA文库与RACE技术结合,依据本实验室得到的病原诱导表达片段测序结果,在其内部设计两个特异引物,与文库载体臂上的通用引物配对,以文库噬菌体DNA为模板,用高保真PCR分别扩增出cDNA5′端与3′端,从而简便、快捷地得到全长cDNA序列。采用此方法,在马铃薯中克隆了一个受晚疫病菌诱导表达的cDNA,该cDNA长904bp,5′端有29bp的非翻译区,3′端具有完整的polyA尾,包含一个678bp的完整开放阅读框架,编码226个氨基酸(GenBank登录号：AY 185207)。BLAST检索发现其氨基酸序列与烟草一个新的病程相关蛋白基因NtPRp27具有90％的同源性,在马铃薯中尚未发现与之同源的已知基因。Northern杂交结果表明,水杨酸(SA)、茉莉酸(JA)、茉莉酸甲酯(MeJA)、机械伤害和渗透胁迫都能诱导该基因表达。该基因可能是马铃薯一个新的病程相关蛋白基因。     

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.