CDH17/pcDNA3.1(-)真核表达载体的构建与鉴定

目的:构建肝肠钙黏连蛋白(CDH17)基因pcDNA3.1(-)真核表达质粒,为进一步研究胃癌发病的分子机制和生物学行为以及寻找新的抗转移措施奠定理论基础。方法:用Trizol Reagent抽提胃腺癌组织中总RNA,采用逆转录巢式PCR方法扩增CDH17目的片段,双酶切纯化PCR产物及pcDNA3.1(-),再将CDH17基因片断插入pcDNA3.1(-)线性质粒,即构建成CDH17/pcDNA3.1(-)真核细胞表达质粒,将质粒转染感受态细胞DH5a,筛选阳性克隆行双酶切鉴定及DNA测序鉴定。结果:DNA测序结果与预期目的片段序列一致。结论:CDH17/pcDNA3.1(-)真核细胞表达质粒构建成功。     

中国春小麦puroindoline a基因的克隆及其真核表达载体的构建

目的:puroindoline(pin)基因在控制麦类作物的籽粒硬度中起着重要作用。构建真核表达载体pcDNA3.1( )-pina-gfp,为pina基因在哺乳细胞中的表达提供基础。方法:利用PCR方法从中国春小麦基因组中克隆到了pina基因,将其插入真核表达载体pcDNA3.1( )-gfp,用PCR和酶切鉴定重组子。结果:PCR和酶切鉴定表明,所构建的真核表达重组质粒为pcDNA3.1( )-pina-gfp;将该片段克隆到pCF-T载体中,经测序验证,表明其为目的基因。结论:构建的pina基因真核表达载体pcDNA3.1( )-pina-gfp为pina基因在哺乳动物细胞中的表达提供了基础。     

小鼠Uncv基因克隆及真核表达

目的 克隆小鼠的Uncv基因并在真核细胞表达.方法 采用RT-PCR方法扩增小鼠皮肤组织中Uncv基因编码区,以真核表达质粒pcDNA 3.1-Flag为载体,构建Uncv真核表达质粒,将重组载体转染Hela细胞并用Western blot法检测基因表达.结果 构建Uncv基因真核表达载体pcDNA 3.1-Flag/Unev,重组质粒在Hela细胞中有效表达约95×103的融合蛋白.结论 成功构建真核表达载体pcDNA 3.1-Flag/Uncv,并且在真核细胞中有效表达,为研究Uncv基因生物学功能奠定基础.     

hAng-1真核表达载体的构建及其在MSCs中的表达

目的:通过基因重组技术,构建人血管生成素-1(human angiopoietin 1,hAng-1)真核表达载体体系,并将其转染至大鼠的骨髓间充质干细胞(marrow mesenchymal stem cells,MSCs)内进行培养,进而验证hAng-1的表达.方法:将hAng-1编码序列(互补脱氧核糖核酸)通过酶切,插入至pcDNA3.1(+)质粒的多克隆位点,构建质粒pcDNA 3.1 (+)/hAng-1真核表达质粒;重组质粒经脂质体介导转染鼠MSCs.应用逆转录聚合酶联反应(RT-PCR)、蛋白免疫印迹法(Western blot)等方法检测hAng-1的表达情况.结果:pcDNA 3.1 (+)/hAng-1真核表达质粒转染鼠MSCs后,应用流式细胞仪检测,转染效率约为15％.同时应用RT-PCR能够检测出目的基因mRNA,Western blot能够检出hAng-1的蛋白表达.结论:本实验通过基因重组技术,构建的pcDNA3.1 (+)/hAng-1真核表达载体能够在转染的鼠MSCs中表达,且表达较为持续,为hAng-1基因应用于基因治疗的研究奠定了基础.     

人乳头瘤病毒l6型E6-E7融合蛋白真核表达载体的构建与鉴定

目的构建人乳头瘤病毒l6型(HPV16)E6-E7融合蛋白真核表达载体,为研究其基因疫苗免疫活性奠定实验基础。方法 PCR扩增HPV16 E6-E7基因片段,将其连接到真核表达载体pcDNA3.1(+),构建真核表达载体pcDNA3.1(+)/HPV16 E6-E7,双酶切及测序鉴定。将质粒转染HeLa细胞,RT-PCR鉴定E6-E7基因在HeLa细胞中的表达。提取质粒免疫小鼠,利用免疫组化方法检测在其肌肉组织中的表达。结果成功构建了真核表达载体pcDNA3.1(+)/HPV16 E6-E7;在转染pcDNA3.1(+)/HPV16 E6-E7的细胞中检测到HPV16 E6-E7基因。在免疫该质粒的小鼠肌肉组织中可以检测到该质粒的蛋白表达。结论成功的构建的了真核表达载体pcDNA3.1(+)/HPV16 E6-E7,该载体能在HeLa细胞内以及小鼠骨骼肌细胞内有效表达。     

靶向性甲基化酶真核表达载体pcDNA3.1-myc-3a的构建

目的:在pcDNA3.1真核表达载体中构建表达融合myc-6his标签的靶向性甲基化酶pcDNA3.1-myc-3a并进行鉴定。方法:以含有myc全长基因的pcDNA3.1-myc-Luc质粒为模板,通过PCR方法扩增获得myc(DBD),再以含有靶向性甲基化酶的pcDNA4.0-GBD-3a-myc-6his质粒为模板,通过PCR的方法扩增获得融合有myc-6his标签序列的目的区段3a,然后将两者克隆入表达载体pcDNA3.1;以双酶切和PCR方法对构建的载体进行鉴定。结果:通过PCR方法获得了靶向性甲基化载体pcDNA3.1-myc-3a,并通过免疫印记方法验证了抗myc标签抗体可以特异性识别目的蛋白。结论:正确构建了靶向性甲基化酶pcDNA3.1-myc-3a的真核表达载体。     

人类VIM基因的克隆和真核表达载体的构建

目的:构建VIM(Vimentin)基因的真核表达载体,以深入研究VIM的功能及其在相关疾病中的作用.方法:从人cDNA文库中,以RT-PCR方法扩增出1401bp的VIM编码区片段,胶回收后连接入T.载体,测序鉴定.再用Hind Ⅲ和BamHI双酶切,将VIM编码区片段定向克隆到真核表达载体pcDNA3.1中,酶切鉴定重组质粒.将重组质粒转染NIH3T3细胞,分别以RT-PCR和Western Blot方法检测VIM的mRNA表达和蛋白表达.结果:将人VIM编码区基因成功克隆到真核表达载体pcDNA3.1中;继而转染NIH3T3细胞后,RT-PCR和Western Blot结果显示细胞可以表达VIM的mRNA和蛋白.结论:成功构建pcDNA3.1-VIM的真核表达载体,为进一步研究VIM基因的功能以及其在相关疾病中的作用奠定了基础.     

pcDNA3.1(-)-Bcr-Abl及pcDNA 3.1(-)-Bcr-Abl T3151突变质粒真核表达载体的构建

目的:将Bcr-Abl及Bcr-Abl T3151突变克隆入pcDNA3.1(-)真核表达载体,为研究靶向降解受体型酪氨酸激酶BCR-Abl,抑制肿瘤细胞生长提供研究基础.方法:pcDNA3.1 (-)-Bcr-Abl质粒构建:分别设计引物,通过分段PCR将BCR-ABL克隆入pcDNA3.1(-).首先通过PCR扩增出Bcr-a片段,将其克隆入pcDNA3.1(-)的NheⅠ/XhoⅠ之间;接着将PCR扩增出的Abl-c片段克隆入KpnⅠ/ HindⅢ之间,最后XhoⅠ/KpnⅠ双酶切pGD210,将酶切下片段插入pcDNA3.1(-)的相应位点即可.酶切鉴定及测序正确后,转染293T细胞,Western blot验证质粒的表达.pcDNA 3.1(-)-Bcr-Abl T3151的突变质粒:首先设计引物,第一步以pcDNA3.1(-)-BCR/ABL为模板,以Abl-c-u和ba-M1为引物扩增出A-1:560 bp.第二步,相同模板,以ba-M2和ba-M-down为引物扩增出A-2:870 bp.第三步,以扩增出的A-1和A-2为模板,以Abl-c-u和ba-M-down为引物,扩增出1434 bp的片段A-l+2,以Bcl和Kpn Ⅰ分别酶切pcDNA3.1 (-)-BCR/ABL以及A-1+2,将突变后的A-l+2置换入pcDNA3.1 (-)-BCR/ABL.结果:PCR结果显示3.1(-)-Bcr-Abl及3.1 (-)-Bcr-Abl T3151突变质粒条带大小符合,重组质粒经酶切鉴定和测序结果正确,转染后可见融合蛋白的表达.结论:成功构建pcDNA3.1 (-)-Bcr-Abl及pcDNA 3.1(-)-Bcr-Abl T3151的真核表达载体,并且转染293T细胞后证实其能够正确表达,为后续研究奠定了基础.     

甲状腺转录因子-1融合表达载体的构建及体外活性鉴定

目的:构建人甲状腺转录因子-1(TTF1)编码基因的真核表达载体pcDNA3.1/myc-His(-)C-TTF1,并观察其蛋白质体外转录翻译情况。方法:据已知的TTF1基因序列,应用巢式PCR技术,从人肺腺癌细胞株SPC-A1中扩增出TTF1基因,通过TA连接将其克隆入pGEM-T-easy载体,经测序鉴定后,双酶切插入真核表达质粒pcDNA3.1/myc-His(-)C中;重组质粒经XhoⅠ和BamHⅠ双酶切鉴定后,进行蛋白质体外翻译观察TTF1体外表达情况,用电泳迁移率变动分析(EMSA)验证获得的体外翻译蛋白TTF1是否具有与下游靶基因UGRP1启动子结合的能力。结果:成功构建了含TTF1编码基因的真核表达载体pcDNA3.1/myc-His(-)C-TTF1,并能在体外表达TTF1蛋白。结论:能方便地获得TTF1体外翻译蛋白,为进一步研究TTF1蛋白与相应的DNA反应元件及其他转录因子的相互作用奠定了基础。     

小鼠EVL 基因的克隆和真核表达载体的构建

目的:构建小鼠EVL(Ena/VASP like)基因的真核表达载体,为深入研究EVL的功能奠定基础.方法:采用PCR方法,从小鼠cDNA文库中,扩增出1245bp的EVL编码区片段,经电泳、胶回收后连接入pMD- 18T载体中,测序鉴定正确.用BamHI和HincⅡ双酶切,定向克隆EVL编码区片段到真核表达载体pcDNA3.1中,用限制性内切酶酶切鉴定重组质粒正确后.将重组质粒转染入HELA细胞中,以RT-PCR检测EVL的mRNA的表达,以Western Blot检测EVL蛋白的表达.结果:酶切鉴定结果显示小鼠EVL编码区基因被成功克隆入真核表达载体pcDNA3.1中;RT-PCR和Western Blot结果以及免疫荧光染色显示Hela细胞中有EVL的mRNA和蛋白的表达.结论:成功获得pcDNA3.1 -EVL的真核表达载体,为进一步深入研究EVL蛋白的功能奠定了基础.     

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.