传染性法氏囊病病毒野毒株的致病性及其vp2基因比较

对4个IBDV野毒株的致病性和它们的vp2基因高变区序列同时做了比较分析.结果表明,4个IBDV毒株在致病性程度上存在较大差异.其中有一个是真正的超强毒,即GX8/99,其他几个虽然达不到真正超强毒的毒力,但也比经典的标准毒的致死性高得多.在vp2基因高变区,这4个IBDV野毒株与超强毒参考株HK46同源性很高,在DNA水平为96.8%～99.5%,在氨基酸(aa)水平为96.6%～100%.而与疫苗毒D78有很大差异,分别只有91.7%～93.6%和91.8%～93.2%.说明IBDV毒株的vp2基因高变区确实与其致病性有一定关系.特别是SD-1/97、SD-3/98、JS-30/99株之间及其与HK46在DNA和aa水平的同源性高达98.4%和98.6%以上,SD-3/99、JS-30/99株之间及其与HK46的氨基酸同源性为100%.然而,致病性特别高的GX8/99株病毒与其他3个野毒株及HK46在DNA和氨基酸水平的同源性相对较低,在DNA和aa水平的同源性只有96.8%～97.2%和96.6%～97.9%.相对于国内的流行毒株和香港超强毒参考株HK46,GX8/99株在致病性和VP2高变区都已发生了一定的变异.     

不同致病型马立克氏病病毒DNA聚合酶基因序列比较

为了分析马立克氏病病毒(MDV)致病型与其DNA聚合酶基因的关系,本研究比较了9个不同致病型的该基因的同源性关系,这包括四种不同致病型的国际参考株即弱毒疫苗株CV1988／Ripens株、强毒株GA、超剜毒株Md5和特超强毒株648A;中国疫苗株814、中国强毒参考株Jing-1及3个中国野毒株。结果表明：MDV的DNA聚合酶基因非常保守,在比较的9个毒株间,该基因上游约369个碱基的调控序列的同源性在96．7％～100％之间,该基因编码的1220个氨基酸序列的同源性在99．2％～100％之间。尽管不同毒株在一些位点上出现了氨基酸的变异,但这些变异与病毒的致病型或地域分布没有明显的关系。     

IBDVvp2基因高变区序列测定与进化分析

本实验采用来源于江苏地区的六株不同鸡传染性法氏囊病病毒(Infectious bursal disease virus,IBDV)毒株,应用RT-PCR法对vp2基因高变区进行了扩增,构建重组质粒pMD18T-vp2,测序。与有代表性的IBDV毒株VP2基因高变区序列进行比较分析,以ClustalX软件进行序列比对,得到基因序列及氨基酸序列同源性,IBDV Y3、P2G、P8G、SZ、Y5和W04(6株)IBDV与D6984(荷兰)的同源性达到99．0％以上,与其它一些超强毒株(very virulent IBDV,vvIBDV)的同源性也达到了97．8％以上,并在关键氨基酸位点符合vvIBDV特征,采用Phylip3．5软件分析作出进化树,其结果从分子水平说明六个毒株均为vvIBDV,与欧洲和日本的超强毒株有较近的亲缘关系,而与美洲株的较远,从而为IBDV分子流行病学研究和疫苗的研制提供了科学依据。     

猪细小病毒SD-68株vp2基因的克隆及序列分析

对猪细小病毒(PPV)SD-68株vp2基因进行的克隆和序列测定表明SD-68株VP2基因全长1740bp,编码579个氨基酸残基组成的多肽;PPV SD-68株与Kresse株、SY-99株、NADL-2(5075)株、NADL-2(4973)株、US-1株的VP2基因比较,核苷酸的同源性在99%以上,氨基酸的同源性在96%以上.进化树分析表明SD-68株与kresse株的亲缘关系最近;在决定毒株组织嗜性的关键氨基酸位点上(378,383及436),SD-68株与kresse株的差异最小,据此推测SD-68株的组织嗜性与Kresse株相似,即SD-68株属皮炎型PPV;而比较弱毒株NADL-2、SD-68和强毒株kresse VP2的氨基酸差异后发现,215、378和383可能是决定PPV致病性强弱的关键位点.     

猪细小病毒SD-68株vp2基因的克隆及序列分析

对猪细小病毒(PPV)SD-68株印2基因进行的克隆和序列测定表明：SD-68株VP2基因全长1740bD,编码579个氨基酸残基组成的多肽;PPVSD-68株与Kresse株、SY-99株、NADL-2(5075)株、NADL-2(4973)株、US-1株的VP2基因比较,核苷酸的同源性在99％以上,氨基酸的同源性在96％以上。进化树分析表明SD-68株与kresse株的亲缘关系最近;在决定毒株组织嗜性的关键氨基酸位点上(378,383及436),SD-68株与kresse株的差异最小,据此推测SD-68株的组织嗜性与Kresse株相似,即SD-68株属皮炎型PPV;而比较弱毒株NADL-2、SD-68和强毒株kresse VP2的氨基酸差异后发现,215、378和383可能是决定PPV致病性强弱的关键位点。     

鸡传染性法氏囊病病毒超强毒上海株SH95基因组B片段的克隆与分子系统进化树分析

分离、纯化了鸡传染性法氏囊病病毒超强毒(vvIBDV)上海株(SH95)的病毒核酸dsRNA,应用随机引物将RNA反转录成cDNA,以此为模板一步扩增出全长基因组B片段,将其克隆入pGEM—T载体,并进行序列分析。克隆的B片段全长2827个核苷酸,其编码的氨基酸与超强毒株HK46的同源性达98．18％(863／879)。分子系统进化树分析表明,SH95超强毒株与美国变异株E的亲缘关系最近,但与基于基因组A片段的系统进化分析完全不同,表明该毒株在发生过程中基因重配比基因重组发挥了更重要的作用。通过对14株IBDV编码氨基酸序列的分析、比较,推测B片段上11个独特的氨基酸位点可能与毒力相关。     

兔出血症病毒NJ85株衣壳蛋白变异性分析及立体结构预测

用分子克隆技术从兔出血症病毒(RHDV)中国早期流行株NJ85中成功克隆出vp60基因,序列分析表明基因长度为1740nt,编码579aa。利用GenBank数据库,NJ85与WX84、TP二个RHDV中国毒株vp60基因DNA序列的同源性分别为92．7％和97．2％,氨基酸序列的同源性分别为96．1％和98．6％,与其他国家16个毒株的vp60基因DNA序列的同源性在83．7％-97．0％之间,氨基酸序列的同源性在90．5％～99．0％之间,具有高度的同源性。进一步分析vp60基因的六个分区,A、B、D、F四个区变异率较低,C、E二个区变异率较高。在遗传进化上,历年来的RHDV毒株在氨基酸水平上分析可分为三个支谱系,在核苷酸水平上趋向四个支谱系,谱系没有呈现地域或时间特征。三个中国毒株分布在二个不同的支谱系中。与RHDV同为兔病毒属的欧洲野兔综合征病毒(EBHSV)组成了另一个谱系。运用生物信息学方法分析了NJ85 VP60蛋白的分子量、等电点、疏水性和二级结构,根据同源模型预测分析了三级结构。NJ85 VP60的二级结构以B片层为主,三级结构稳定。病毒衣壳表面有32个杯状凹陷,由90个二聚体组成,二聚体由VP60单体以A／B5和C／C2两种方式构成,单体在二聚体中的构象有A、B、C三种形式。单体含有S、P两个结构域,两者通过柔性绞链连接,P结构域由VP60的C端部分形成,P分为P1和P2二个亚结构域,P2位于病毒衣壳表面,含有病毒株特异性抗原表位和红细胞结合位点。     

IBDVvp2基因高变区序列测定与进化分析

本实验采用来源于江苏地区的六株不同鸡传染性法氏囊病病毒(Infectious bursal disease virus,IBDV)毒株,应用RT-PCR法对vp2基因高变区进行了扩增,构建重组质粒pMD18T-vp2,测序.与有代表性的IBDV毒株VP2基因高变区序列进行比较分析,以ClustalX软件进行序列比对,得到基因序列及氨基酸序列同源性,IBDVY3、P2G、P8G、SZ、Y5和W04(6株)IBDV与D6984(荷兰)的同源性达到99.0%以上,与其它一些超强毒株(very virulentIBDV,vvIBDV)的同源性也达到了97.8%以上,并在关键氨基酸位点符合vvIBDV特征,采用Phylip3.5软件分析作出进化树,其结果从分子水平说明六个毒株均为vvIBDV,与欧洲和日本的超强毒株有较近的亲缘关系,而与美洲株的较远,从而为IBDV分子流行病学研究和疫苗的研制提供了科学依据.     

6株0型口蹄疫病毒结构蛋白vpl基因的克隆与序列分析

提取6株O型口蹄疫病毒(FMDV)(T1-T6)的RNA,用一对通用引物经RT-PCR方法将6株FMDVVP1基因片段扩增出来。克隆测序,核苷酸序列分析表明,T1-T6六株vpl基因的核苷酸序列同源性在95％～99．8％之间,氨基酸序列同源性在94．8％～100％之间。T1-T6六株病毒vpl基因的核苷酸序列与已经发表的O／HKN／14／82、O/TAW/81,97、O／PHI／7／96、O／HKN／1／99和O／HKN／16／96的同源性较高,核苷酸序列同源性在86．1％～95．8％之间：发现6株毒株的主要中和抗原表位140-160、200-213位的氨基酸序列完全相同,推测它们有相近的中和抗体表位和抗原性。故推断本试验中的6株FMDV株属于同一基因型,即FMDV O型中国拓朴型(Cathay topotype)。     

不同致病型马立克氏病病毒DNA聚合酶基因序列比较

为了分析马立克氏病病毒(MDV)致病型与其DNA聚合酶基因的关系,本研究比较了9个不同致病型的该基因的同源性关系,这包括四种不同致病型的国际参考株即弱毒疫苗株CVI988/Ripens株、强毒株GA、超强毒株Md5和特超强毒株648A;中国疫苗株814、中国强毒参考株.Jing-1及3个中国野毒株.结果表明MDV的DNA聚合酶基因非常保守,在比较的9个毒株间,该基因上游约369个碱基的调控序列的同源性在96.7%～100%之间,该基因编码的1220个氨基酸序列的同源性在99.2%～100%之间.尽管不同毒株在一些位点上出现了氨基酸的变异,但这些变异与病毒的致病型或地域分布没有明显的关系.     

六种藓类植物茎的比较解剖学研究

通过对6种藓类植物,即褶叶青藓(Brachythecium salebrosum(Web.et Mohr.)B.S.G.)、湿地匐灯藓(Plagiomnium acutum(Lindb.)Kop.)、侧枝匐灯藓(Plagiomnium maximoviczii(Lindb.)Kop.)、大凤尾藓(Fissidensnobilis Griff.)、大羽藓(Thuidium cymbifolium(Doz.et Molk.)B.S.G.)和大灰藓(Hypnum plumaeforme Wils.)嫩茎和老茎的石蜡切片和显微观察发现,同一藓类植株的嫩茎和老茎,茎结构稳定,不同种藓类植物茎横切面具有不同特征.植物体茎横切面形状、表层细胞的层数、细胞大小和细胞壁厚薄、皮层细胞大小和形状、中轴的有无以及比例等特征可以作为藓类植物的分科分类依据之一.     

Photoregulation of seed germination of wild-type and of an aurea-mutant of tomato

Seed germination of an aurea mutant of tomato ( Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) is promoted by continuous irradiation with red, far-red or long-wavelength far-red (758 nm) light as well as by cyclic irradiations (5 min red or 5 min far-red/25 min darkness). Far-red light applied immediately after each red does not change the germination behaviour. Seed germination of the isogenic wild-type, cv. UC-105, is promoted by continuous and cyclic red light while it is inhibited by continuous and cyclic far-red light and by continious 758 nm irradiation. Far-red irradiation reverses almost completely the promoting effect of red light. The promoting effect (in the aurea mutant) and the inhibitory effect (in the wild-type) of continuous far-red light do not show photon fluence rate dependency above 20 nmol m⁻² s⁻¹. It is concluded that phytochrome controls tomato seed germination throgh low energy responses in both the wild type and the au mutant. The promoting effect of continuous and cyclic far-red light in the au mutant can be attributed to a greater sensitivity to P_fr.     

Cause of Senescence of Nine Sorts of Flowers

The levels of endogenous phytohormones and respiratory rate in nine sorts of flowers such as Cymbidium faberi Rolfe, Nopalxochia ackermannii Kunth and others were investigated both at full bloom and senescence and meanwhile the effect of exogenous phytohormones on prolonging the blossoms and promoting ethylene production were tested. There is a high content of endogenous ethylene in all the long-lived flowere, about 3–16 folds higer than the short-lived ones. There is a high level of ABA at full blooming flowers of short-lived flowers, in which there is no or only some cytokinins in it, but the ratio of CTK (6BA+zeatin)/ABA is smaller(l.7). The endogenous ABA reached a much higher level at senescence in all nine sorts of flowers, so it is reasonable to consider that it is ABA which plays an important role of regulation in controlling flower's senescence. There is a much higher level of GA3 and zeatin in the long-lived flowers which is not demonstrated in the shortlived ones. The respiratory rate is one of the factors controtling the longevity of flowers, but it does not play a decided role. Application of 6BA and zeatin prolongs distinctly orchid’s longevity, however exogenous IAA through the promotive action on ethylene production, evidently extends the longevity of the flowers of the Nopalxochia ackermannii Kunth.     

龙胆科药用植物化学成分的研究现状

龙胆科植物在我国的分布范围很广,且多数为药用植物,其多数种属的药用植物,至今其化学成分尚未被系统研究。综述了目前龙胆科药用植物的化学成分的研究现状及一般提取方法,对近年来发现的环烯醚萜及裂环烯醚萜类化合物进行了总结,为本科药用植物的更深入研究提供了参考。     

Interconnection of parameters of regulation system of lipid peroxidation and of morphophysiological parameters of mouse liver

A complex analysis of seasonal fluctuations of the mean group parameters of the system of regulation of lipid peroxidation has been performed in liver of Balb/c mice. Association of lipid characteristics and morphophysiological parameters is studied in the Balb/c mouse liver. An inter-connection is revealed between the liver index and the amount of lysoforms of phospholipids, the scale and character of the interconnection differing essentially depending on proportion of phos-phatidylcholine in mouse liver phospholipids.     

The effects of glutamine of the maintenance of embryogenic cultures of Cryptomeria japonica

Summary Embryogenic tissues of sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) were induced on a modified Campbell and Durzan (CD) medium containing 1 μM 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) and 600 mg l⁻¹ glutamine, and subcultured in the medium of the same composition for over 1 yr. This resulted in a mixed culture of embryogenic and non-embryogenic cells. When embryogenic cells were isolated and cultured independently, their capacity to form embryogenic aggregates was lost. Thus, the non-embryogenic cells present within a mixed culture system were essential to the formation of embryogenic aggregates. When embryogenic tissues were isolated and cultured independently on a high glutamine-containing (2400 mg l⁻¹) medium, dry weights and endogenous levels of glutamine increased, and the tissue could generate a large number of embryogenic aggregates. Amino acid analysis of embryogenic and non-embryogenic cells from the maintenance culture indicated a higher level of glutamine was present in the latter. The high endogenous level of glutamine in the non-embryogenic portion of mixed cell masses may be the supplier of glutamine for maintaining the embryogenic property of the tissues.     

Specificity of action of piperidylcholine derivatives as substrates of cholinesterases of various origin

The review deals with study of enzymologic properties of a novel highly specific acetylcholinesterase substrate, N-(β-acetoxyethyl) piperidinium iodomethylate (“piperidylcholine”), and its 30 derivatives that were tested as effectors of cholinesterases of mammals and various species of Pacific squids. It was proven for the first time that responsible for specificity of action was structure of cyclic ammonium grouping of the alcohol part of molecule of the ester substrate. Analysis of specificity is performed based on enzymatic hydrolysis parameters—activity of catalytic center of cholinesterases and bimolecular constant of the reaction rate that are determined at optimal and low substrate concentrations. Among the specially synthesized group of thioester compounds there is revealed one more highly specific acetylcholinesterase substrate—N-(β-acetoxyethyl) piperidinium.     

Physiological characteristics of various species of strains of carboxydobacteria

Seven strains of aerobic carbon monoxide-oxidizing bacteria (carboxydebacteria) when growing on CO as sole source of carbon and energy had doubling times which ranged from 12–42 h. The activity profiles obtained after discontinuous sucrose density gradient centrifugation indicated that the CO-oxidizing enzymes are soluble and the hydrogenases are membrane-bound in all strains examined. The CO-oxidizing enzymes of Pseudomonas carboxydohydrogena, Pseudomonas carboxydoflava, Comamonas compransoris, and the so far unidentified strains OM2, OM3, and OM4 had a molecular weight of 230,000; that of Achromobacter carboxydus amounted to 170,000. The molecular weights of the CO-oxidizing and H₂-oxidizing enzymes turned out to be identical. The cell sonicates were shown to catalyze the oxidation of both CO and H₂ with methylene blue, thionine, phenazine methosulfate, toluylene blue, dichlorophenolindophenol, cytochrome c or ferricyanide as electron acceptors. Methyl viologen, benzyl viologen, FAD⁺, FMN⁺, and NAD(P)⁺ were not reduced. The spectrum of electron acceptors was identical for all strains tested. Neither free formate, hydrogen nor oxygen gas were involved in the CO-oxidation reaction. Methylene blue was reduced by CO at a 1:1 molar ratio. The results indicate that CO-oxidation by carboxydobacteria is catalyzed by identical or similar enzymes and that the reaction obeys the equation CO+H₂OCO₂+2H⁺+2e^- as previously shown for Pseudomonas carboxydovorans.Dedicated to Otto Kandler remembering almost three decades of enjoyable cooperation     

Modulation of allostery of pyruvate kinase by shifting of an ensemble of microstates

Since the introduction of the concepts of allostery about four decades ago, much advancement has been made in elucidating the structure-function correlation in allostery. However, there are still a number of issues that remain unresolved. In this review we used mammalian pyruvate kinase (PK) as a model system to understand the role of protein dynamics in modulating cooperativity. PK has a triosephosphate isomerase (TIM)(α/β)₈ barrel structural motif. PK is an ideal system to address basic questions regarding regulatory mechanisms about this common (α/β)₈ structural motif. The simplest model accounting for all of the solution thermodynamic and kinetic data on ligand-enzyme interactions involves two conformational states, inactive E^T and active E^R. These conformational states are represented by domain movements. Further studies provide the first evidence for a differential effect of ligand binding on the dynamics of the structural elements, not major secondary structural changes. These data are consistent with our model that allosteric regulation of PK is the consequence of perturbation of the distribution of an ensemble of states in which the inactive E^T and active E^R represent the two extreme end states. Sequence differences and ligands can modulate the distribution of states leading to alterations of functions. The future work includes: defining the network of functionally connected residues; elucidating the chemical principles governing the sequence differences which affect functions; and probing the nature of mutations on the stability of the secondary structural elements, which in turn modulate allostery.