幽门螺杆菌Ⅳ型分泌系统cagT基因的克隆表达及其重组蛋白对SGC-7901细胞增殖和分泌细胞因子功能的影响

[目的]初步研究幽门螺杆菌(Helicobacter pylori,H.pylori)NCTC 11637 cagT(HP0532)基因对SGC-7901细胞增殖和白细胞介素-8(IL-8)分泌的影响.[方法]应用PCR技术从H.pylori基因组DNA中扩增cagT编码基因片段,将其定向插入pQE30载体中,双酶切鉴定筛选阳性克隆.测序分析确认后,IPTG诱导表达,表达蛋白以Ni2 -NTA柱进行纯化,并经Western blot鉴定,纯化的蛋白作用于SGC-7901细胞,提取细胞总RNA,RT-PCR扩增IL-8,并用MTT法检测蛋白对细胞增殖的影响.[结果]成功克隆了cagT基因,全长843bp(GenBank 登录号为 EF114758),编码280个氨基酸,与GenBank公布的其他H.pylori菌株基因序列的核苷酸同源性为97%～99%.工程菌诱导后SDS-PAGE显示新生表达蛋白带,相对分子质量约为32kDa,经Ni2 -NTA柱纯化后可获得纯度为98%重组蛋白.经透析复性后的蛋白(终浓度10μg/mL)作用于SGC-7901细胞后,可诱导细胞因子IL-8在mRNA水平上的表达.不同浓度CagT蛋白与SGC-7901细胞作用,细胞增殖的程度随着蛋白浓度的增加逐渐降低,细胞的增殖受到抑制.[结论]CagT蛋白可刺激SGC-7901细胞IL-8的表达,并抑制细胞增殖,为进一步研究其生物学功能奠定了基础.     

奶山羊β-乳球蛋白基因5''、3''调控区的克隆和序列分析

目的:克隆奶山羊β-乳球蛋白(BLG)基因5'、3'调控区,并对其进行序列分析.方法:从徐淮奶山羊组织中提取基因组DNA,采用高保真长模板PCR法克隆得到奶山羊BLG基因4.2 kb的5'调控区和1.8 kb的3'调控区;将纯化后的PCR产物克隆到pGEM-T Easy载体中,经酶切鉴定和序列测定验证克隆的正确性.结果:部分序列分析表明,奶山羊BLG基因5'区与GenBank中登录的山羊和绵羊BLG基因5'区的同源性分别为100%和95%,3'区的同源性分别为99%和93%;克隆得到的奶山羊BLG基因调控区与山羊BLG伪基因显著不同,二者5'区和3'区的同源性分别为83%和88%.结论:克隆得到的奶山羊BLG基因调控区可用于构建乳腺特异性表达载体,用于外源基因在转基因动物乳腺中的高效表达.     

右旋糖苷蔗糖酶基因的克隆及其序列分析

以筛选的肠膜明串珠菌的基因组为模板,通过聚合酶链式反应(PCR)分别扩增得到右旋糖苷蔗糖酶的基因片段dsr1和dsr2,将基因片段克隆到pUC19载体上并对基因片段组装得到完整基因序列dsrx,通过限制性酶切分析和核苷酸序列分析鉴定,dsrx的序列全长为4,566bp,编码1,522个氨基酸,与GenBank中已注册的U81374核苷酸序列同源性达99％,推导的氨基酸序列与其序列同源性达98．49％。     

变色栓菌漆酶基因的克隆与序列分析

本研究以PCR扩增的方法,从变色栓(菌Trametes versicolor)的基因组DNA中扩增出了一预期大小的DNA片断,并将其克隆到了pUCM-T载体上。经筛选、酶切、PCR鉴定,序列分析,证明该片断为变色栓菌漆酶基因的克隆。该基因的开放阅读框由1560个核苷酸组成,编码一个由519个氨基酸组成的多肽。与GeneBank中发表的Laccase基因(AY081188)序列比较发现,编码的氨基酸序列同源性为96%,而核苷酸序列的同源性为92%。     

Cpn0308基因真核载体构建及鉴定

目的:构建Cpn0308基因真核表达重组质粒,为肺炎衣原体(Chlamydia pneumoniae,Cpn)核酸疫苗的研制做准备。方法:用PCR技术从Cpn AR39株基因组DNA中扩增Cpn 0308基因,经双酶切、连接等反应,重组入pcDNA3.1/HisA真核表达载体,转化到感受态细胞,再经含氨苄青霉素的LB培养基筛选,酶切、PCR扩增及测序鉴定。结果:从Cpn AR39株基因组DNA中扩增出特异的Cpn 0308基因,约400bp;酶切、重组、转化、筛选鉴定出pcDNA3.1/HisA-Cpn0308重组质粒;序列测定证实与GenBank登录的肺炎衣原体Cpn AR39株Cpn0308基因一致。结论:功地构建了pcDNA3.1/HisA-Cpn0308重组质粒,为肺炎衣原体核酸疫苗的研制奠定了基础。     

浙江省麻疹病毒的基因特征分析

目的分析浙江省流行的麻疹病毒(MV)的基因特征,为更好地防控麻疹提供科学参考。方法从GenBank检索并下载浙江省所有麻疹病毒株、中国麻疹疫苗株和WHO推荐参考株的血凝素蛋白(H)和核蛋白(N)的基因组序列,利用MEGA 6.0软件进行比对分析,构建种系进化树,确定浙江省麻疹病毒流行的基因型别,并进行同源性和基因变异分析。结果浙江省麻疹病毒以H1基因型为主(27株),其他基因型为辅(2株B3型)。H1a亚型(21/27)占绝对优势,其次为H1b亚型(6/27)。浙江省所有毒株间H蛋白的氨基酸同源性为96.9%~100.0%,与疫苗株Shanghai-191和Changchun-47的同源性均为95.0%~96.0%。浙江省所有毒株间N蛋白羧基末端的氨基酸同源性为82.7%~100.0%,与疫苗株Shanghai-191的同源性为85.8%~89.5%,与疫苗株Changchun-47的同源性为87.3%~91.0%。结论麻疹病毒H1基因型为浙江省麻疹流行的优势株,与现行参考疫苗株(A基因型)差异较大,因此针对麻疹病毒H1基因型疫苗的研制是今后浙江省麻疹病毒防控的关键。     

右旋糖苷蔗糖酶基因的克隆及其序列分析*

以筛选的肠膜明串珠菌的基因组为模板,通过聚合酶链式反应(PCR)分别扩增得到右旋糖苷蔗糖酶的基因片段dsr1和dsr2,将基因片段克隆到pUC19载体上并对基因片段组装得到完整基因序列dsrx,通过限制性酶切分析和核苷酸序列分析鉴定,dsrx的序列全长为4,566bp,编码1,522个氨基酸,与GenBank中已注册的U81374核苷酸序列同源性达99%,推导的氨基酸序列与其序列同源性达98.49%。     

嗜麦芽寡养单胞菌D2株单加氧酶基因的克隆与表达

构建嗜麦芽寡养单胞菌D2株荧光素样单加氧酶基因表达克隆载体,并进行融合表达。PCR扩增出嗜麦芽寡养单胞菌D2菌株基因组DNA中包含单加氧酶基因约1300bp的核酸片段,将其克隆到T载体pMD-18中进行序列测定,所得序列申请并获得GenBank登记号(GQ122330)。DNA star软件分析发现该基因片段中含有一个996bp的完整开放读码框架(ORF),与GenBank中收录的S.maltophilia R551-3(CP001111/GenomeProject17107)和K279a(AM743169)的MO基因核酸序列同源性分别为90%和89%,氨基酸序列同源性分别为93%和90%。根据该ORF序列设计分别含有BamHⅠ和HindⅢ酶切位点的表达克隆扩增引物,PCR扩增、双酶切后将产物亚克隆到pET32a载体中,经过双酶切验证,证实成功获得了表达重组载体pET32a/MO;将其转化宿主菌E.coli BL21,IPTG诱导后成功表达出54.2ku的MO融合蛋白,为该酶进一步的功能研究和开发奠定了基础。     

弓形虫上海株的棒状体蛋白ROP2的克隆表达及纯化

根据已发表基因序列(GenBank登录号为Z36906)设计引物,以弓形虫(Toxoplasma gondii)上海本地株的基因组DNA为模板,扩增编码ROP2(rhpotry protein2)蛋白的基因片段,定向克隆至表达质粒pET32a(+),重组质粒经限制性酶切鉴定后测序,结果表明插入片段长度为1044bp,与GenBank上登录的序列相比,同源性为96%-100%,其中与弓形虫RH株的rop2基因同源性为100%。重组原核表达质粒pET32a-rop2转化至大肠杆菌BL21(DE3),经诱导可表达分子量约60.9kD的融合蛋白,能被感染弓形虫RH株的绵羊阳性血清识别。     

甘薯叶绿体rbcL基因的克隆与序列分析

根据烟草、水稻和菠菜叶绿体的全基因组序列设计引物,以甘薯的叶绿体基因组DNA为模板,PCR扩增包舍甘暑叶绿体rbcL完整基因(GenBank登录号为AY942199)在内的一段序列.序列分析表明:此片段的全长为1 627 bp,包括1 443bp的编码区序列在内.推测编码480个氨基酸,同时构建了此片段的限制性酶切图谱.相似性比较显示,此基因编码区序列与烟草、菠菜、小麦、水稻、玉米、矮牵牛、紫花苜蓿、拟南芥、莨菪、葡萄以及甜菜的rbcL基因核苷酸的同源性为85%～98%,氨基酸的同源性为92%～95%.     

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).