池蝶蚌线粒体基因组全序列分析简

采用普通PCR扩增、SHOT-GUN测序、软件拼接首次获得了池蝶蚌(Hyriopsis schlegelii)线粒体基因组全序列。线粒体基因组全长为15939 bp,由13个蛋白质编码基因、22个tRNA基因、2个SrRNA基因和28个长度为1—393 bp的非编码区组成;除ND3-ND5、ND4L、ATP6、ATP8、COX1-COX3、tRNA-D、tRNA-H之外,其他大多数基因在L链编码。池蝶蚌线粒体全基因组序列、蛋白编码基因、tRNA基因、rRNA基因及非编码区的A+T含量分别为60.36%、59.84%、61.7%、60.23%及62.5%,与其他淡水蚌类一致,均表现出A+T偏好性,淡水蚌类线粒体基因组长度的差异主要表现在非编码区长度的差异。池蝶蚌mtDNA的COX2-12SrRNA区域基因排列存在差异,是ND3、tRNAHis、tRNAAla、tRNASer1、tRNASer2、tRNAGlu、ND2、tRNAMet 8个基因发生重组造成。22个tRNA基因都具有典型的三叶草二级结构,tRNA-E与tRNA-W间的非编码区含有一个ORF区,而控制区并未发现。从GenBank上下载的14种双壳纲贝类的mtDNA序列构建的系统进化树,显示池蝶蚌与三角帆蚌亲缘关系最近。研究结果为淡水珍珠蚌线粒体基因重排及进化特征提供理论依据。     

池蝶蚌线粒体基因组全序列分析

采用普通PCR扩增、SHOT-GUN测序、软件拼接首次获得了池蝶蚌（Hyriopsis schlegelii）线粒体基因组全序列。线粒体基因组全长为15939 bp,由13个蛋白质编码基因、22个tRNA基因、2个SrRNA基因和28个长度为1393 bp的非编码区组成;除ND3-ND5、ND4L、ATP6、ATP8、COX1-COX3、tRNA-D、tRNA-H之外,其他大多数基因在L链编码。池蝶蚌线粒体全基因组序列、蛋白编码基因、tRNA基因、rRNA基因及非编码区的A+T含量分别为60.36%、59.84%、61.7%、60.23%及62.5%,与其他淡水蚌类一致,均表现出A+T偏好性,淡水蚌类线粒体基因组长度的差异主要表现在非编码区长度的差异。池蝶蚌mtDNA的COX2-12SrRNA区域基因排列存在差异,是ND3、tRNAHis、tRNAAla、tRNASer1、tRNASer2、tRNAGlu、ND2、tRNAMet 8个基因发生重组造成。22个tRNA基因都具有典型的三叶草二级结构,tRNA-E与 tRNA-W间的非编码区含有一个ORF区,而控制区并未发现。从GenBank上下载的14种双壳纲贝类的mtDNA序列构建的系统进化树,显示池蝶蚌与三角帆蚌亲缘关系最近。研究结果为淡水珍珠蚌线粒体基因重排及进化特征提供理论依据。       

背瘤丽蚌F型线粒体基因组全序列分析

部分双壳贝类的线粒体遗传方式是特殊的双重单亲遗传方式:F型存在于雌性体细胞组织和性腺中,M型仅存在于雄性个体的性腺中。通过LA-PCR扩增、SHOT-GUN测序、软件拼接获得背瘤丽蚌(Lamprotula leai)F型线粒体基因组全序列。线粒体基因组全长为16530 bp,包括13个蛋白质编码基因,22个tRNA其中包括2个tRNA^Ser和2个tRNA^Leu,2个SrRNA及27个长度不等的非编码区,最长的两个非编码区分别为969 bp、228 bp。比较分析已登录到GenBank中的淡水蚌类F型线粒体结构特征,结果显示背瘤丽蚌F型A+T含量为60.28%,表现出A+T偏好性,淡水蚌类线粒体基因组长度的差异主要表现为非编码区长度的差异。此外,背瘤丽蚌mtDNA的COⅡ-12S rRNA区域基因排列存在差异,是ND3、tRNA^His、tRNA^Ala、tRNA^Ser1、tRNA^Ser2、tRNA^Glu、ND2、tRNA^Met 8个基因发生重排造成。F型线粒体序列构建的系统进化树中,淡水蚌类和海水双壳贝类分别聚为一支。研究结果为进一步研究淡水珍珠蚌的DUI线粒体遗传方式和种质资源保护奠定基础,为双壳贝类mtDNA基因重排提供依据。     

M、F型ATP8基因在雌雄三角帆蚌不同发育时期的表达差异研究

双壳贝类中有两种线粒体遗传方式,一种通过精子传递线粒体基因组,一种通过卵子传递线粒体基因组。这种现象被称为线粒体基因组的双单亲遗传(doubly uniparental inheritance, DUI)。本实验首先对三角帆蚌(Hyriopsis cumingii) F、M-type ATP8基因进行了克隆,得到了它们的cDNA全序列。F-type ATP8基因全长275 bp,编码49个氨基酸;M-type ATP8基因全长222 bp,编码58个氨基酸。在此基础上研究了三角帆蚌从胚胎时期到三龄成熟时期时F、M-type ATP8基因的表达差异。胚胎期到8月龄的三角帆蚌性腺部位组织团中,M、F-type ATP8基因在各时期均有表达,同时期对比发现,F-type ATP8基因的表达量明显高于M-type ATP8基因。12月龄雌雄三角帆蚌各组织中,F-type ATP8表达量高于M-type ATP8,处于主导地位。24月龄雌雄三角帆蚌各组织中,M、F-type ATP8均能检测到表达,M-type ATP8仅在性腺中高表达。36月龄雌雄三角帆蚌各组织中,F-type ATP8均能检测到,M-type ATP8表达量都非常低;而在雄性中,仅在性腺中高表达。研究表明,随着三角帆蚌的发育,M-type ATP8仅在雄性性腺中存在,在其他组织中选择性降解。     

池蝶蚌β-连环蛋白基因cDNA的克隆及表达特征分析

为了解淡水贝类性别调控与分化机制, 课题组建立了池蝶蚌(Hyriopsis schlegelii)性腺转录组, 在转录组库中, 存在β-连环蛋白(β-catenin)基因序列。实验对池蝶蚌β-catenin基因进行验证, 采用RACE技术克隆其cDNA全长, 命名为Hsβ-catenin。该序列全长4386 bp, 5′-非编码区为162 bp, 3′-非编码区为1758 bp, 开放阅读框为2466 bp, 编码821个氨基酸; 该蛋白结构域主要由12个ARM重复序列组成; 二级结构中, α-螺旋占47.75%, β-折叠占1.22%, 随机卷曲占51.04%; 三级结构中含大量α-螺旋且为右手超螺旋, 构成ARM结构域; 系统进化树分析表明, Hsβ-catenin与软体动物聚为一支, 然后与昆虫类聚为一支。实时荧光定量PCR(qRT-PCR)检测显示, Hsβ-catenin在肠中表达量最高, 其次是斧足和精巢。Hsβ-catenin基因在12月龄和36月龄表达量较高, 且在36月龄表达量最高, 表明其可能参与池蝶蚌的性别调控与分化作用。     

池蝶蚌Sox2 基因在不同组织及不同月龄精巢中的表达

Sox 基因家族在胚胎发育过程和性别分化中起重要作用, 为研究池蝶蚌中Sox 基因的功能, 以人SRY基因HMG-box 保守区的序列设计简并引物, 以雌、雄池蝶蚌基因组DNA 和精巢cDNA 为模板进行扩增, 获得了2 个不完全相同的序列, 分别为DNA-HMG1、DNA-HMG2 和cDNA-HMG, 长度均为220 bp, 编码73个氨基酸。与人等物种Sox1、Sox2、Sox3 及Sox14 有很高的同源性, 雌雄个体之间没有序列差异性。采用RACE-PCR 扩增获得了池蝶蚌性腺Sox2 部分cDNA 片段, 长度为1774 bp, 该序列核苷酸与欧洲帽贝的SoxB和人类的Sox2 的同源性最高; 在部分开放阅读框249 个氨基酸残基中, 具有Sox 家族典型的HMG-box 结构域, 与人类、小鼠、原鸡和斑马鱼等Sox2 的HMG-box 同源性为98%。为了解该基因在各组织中的表达情况,采用实时荧光定量PCR 方法分析了外套膜、闭壳肌、鳃、肠、肝、肾、精巢和卵巢在内的8 种组织hs-Sox2的表达情况, 结果显示, hs-Sox2 基因在8 种组织中均有表达, 其中在肾脏中的表达量最高, 其次是肠与闭壳肌, 在雄性性腺中的表达量明显高于雌性性腺, 在肝脏中的表达量最低; 为了解hs-Sox2 在不同性腺发育时期的表达情况, 采用实时荧光定量PCR 方法分析了5 个不同月龄的精巢组织中hs-Sox2 的表达情况, 结果显示在39 月龄性腺的表达量最高, 其次是16 月龄性腺, 63 月龄蚌中的表达量最少。以上结果表明, hs-Sox2 基因可能参与了池蝶蚌精巢的发育及功能的维持。       

藏鸡和两种低地鸡线粒体全基因组序列 的测定和比对

藏鸡生活在青藏高原, 它对高原低氧具有一定的遗传适应能力. 丝羽乌骨鸡和寿光鸡都是低地鸡种, 缺乏对低氧环境的遗传适应能力. 鸡的线粒体基因组总长16785 bp, 共编码37个基因, 这些基因的编码产物均与线粒体的呼吸作用和氧化磷酸化相关, 它们的突变均有可能影响线粒体的功能, 因此均可被选为藏鸡低氧遗传适应的候选基因. 测定比较藏鸡和低地鸡的线粒体基因组, 可以为进一步研究藏鸡的低氧遗传适应机理提供线索. 本研究测定和比较了藏鸡、丝羽乌骨鸡和寿光鸡的线粒体全基因组序列, 发现藏鸡线粒体基因组总长为16784~16786 bp, 丝羽乌骨鸡为16785 bp, 寿光鸡为16784 bp; 比对后共发现突变(包括单核苷酸多态性(SNP)、单碱基缺失和插入)120个, 其中tRNA基因突变4个, rRNA基因突变10个, D-LOOP区突变39个, 基因间隔区突变1个, 编码蛋白质亚基的碱基突变66个(包括同义突变48个, 错义突变18个).     

藏鸡和两种低地鸡线粒体全基因组序列 的测定和比对

藏鸡生活在青藏高原, 它对高原低氧具有一定的遗传适应能力. 丝羽乌骨鸡和寿光鸡都是低地鸡种, 缺乏对低氧环境的遗传适应能力. 鸡的线粒体基因组总长16785 bp, 共编码37个基因, 这些基因的编码产物均与线粒体的呼吸作用和氧化磷酸化相关, 它们的突变均有可能影响线粒体的功能, 因此均可被选为藏鸡低氧遗传适应的候选基因. 测定比较藏鸡和低地鸡的线粒体基因组, 可以为进一步研究藏鸡的低氧遗传适应机理提供线索. 本研究测定和比较了藏鸡、丝羽乌骨鸡和寿光鸡的线粒体全基因组序列, 发现藏鸡线粒体基因组总长为16784~16786 bp, 丝羽乌骨鸡为16785 bp, 寿光鸡为16784 bp; 比对后共发现突变(包括单核苷酸多态性(SNP)、单碱基缺失和插入)120个, 其中tRNA基因突变4个, rRNA基因突变10个, D-LOOP区突变39个, 基因间隔区突变1个, 编码蛋白质亚基的碱基突变66个(包括同义突变48个, 错义突变18个).     

糙刺参（Stichopus horrens）线粒体基因组及一种新的基因排列顺序

线粒体基因组序列在后口动物进化研究中有着重要的作用.本研究使用PCR方法获得糙刺参（Stichopus horrens）线粒体全基因组序列.该序列全长16257bp,包含13个蛋白编码基因,22个tRNA基因和2个rRNA基因.除了一个蛋白编码基因（nad6）和5个tRNA基因（tRNASer（UCN）,tRNAGln,tRNAAla,tRNAVal,tRNAAsp）在轻链上编码外,其余的基因都在重链上编码.糙刺参线粒体重链碱基有30.8%A,23.7%C,16.2%G,和29.3%T构成.假定的线粒体控制区长675bp.基因间间隔碱基长1～50bp,共227bp.11个基因间有重叠碱基,长1～10bp,共25bp.13个蛋白编码基因起始密码子均为ATG,终止密码子大多为TAA（nad3和nad4的为TAG）.亮氨酸编码频率最高（16.29%）,随后是丝氨酸（10.34%）和苯丙氨酸（8.37%）.所有的22个tRNA基因均能折叠成三叶草结构.通过和其他4种海参的线粒体基因排列顺序比较,本研究发现糙刺参的线粒体基因排列顺序是一种新的排列方式.     

三角帆蚌CypA基因的克隆及其在嗜水气单胞菌感染后的表达分析

为研究亲环蛋白A (Cyclophilin A, CypA)在三角帆蚌(Hyriopsis cumingii)免疫系统中的作用,研究利用PCR与RACE技术克隆获得三角帆蚌CypA基因全长cDNA序列(基因序列登录号:MN121742)。三角帆蚌CypA基因cDNA序列全长1237 bp,其5′非编码区(UTR)长度为57 bp, 3′非编码区长度为688 bp,三角帆蚌CypA基因的开放阅读框(Open Reading Frame, ORF)长度为492 bp,编码164个氨基酸, CypA蛋白质理论等电点为8.9,相对分子量为17.29 kD。在GenBank中进行同源序列检索,三角帆蚌CypA氨基酸序列与其他贝类CypA的相似性依次为池蝶蚌(Hyriopsis schlegelii)(99.39%)、青蛤(Cyclina sinensis)(77.44%)、菲律宾蛤仔(Ruditapes philippinarum)(78.05%)、近江牡蛎(Crassostrea ariakensis)(78.66%)和大竹蛏(Solen grandis)(75.05%)。通过SWISS-MO...     

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.     

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.