半滑舌鳎基因组的提取及ISSR反应体系的建立

目的:比较CTAB法和STE法提取半滑舌鳎基因组DNA的效果,通过优化半滑舌鳎ISSR-PCR反应体系,将新型分子标记简单重复间序列(Inter-simple sequence repeat,ISSR),引用到半滑舌鳎遗传多样性研究中。方法:以95%酒精固定的半滑舌鳎鳍条为材料,运用CTAB法和STE法提取基因组DNA,同时分析了模板DNA、Mg2 、dNTPs、引物浓度,以及退火温度对ISSR-PCR扩增结果的影响。结果:CTAB法提取的基因组DNA质量好于STE法提取的结果,同时确立了稳定性强、重复性好的半滑舌鳎ISSR-PCR最佳反应体系和扩增参数。在25lμPCR反应体系中包括:1×PCR缓冲液,2mmol/L MgCl2,0.2mmol/L dNTP,0.2μmol/L ISSR引物,20ng模板DNA,1.5U Taq DNA聚合酶。反应程序为:94℃预变性5min,然后进入PCR循环,即94℃变性45s,52℃退火45s,72℃延伸90s,共进行40个循环。最后72℃延伸10min。结论:ISSR-PCR反应体系稳定可靠,该新型分子标记可应用于半滑舌鳎遗传多样性研究中。     

栝楼ISSR-PCR体系的正交优化

目的：建立栝楼最佳ISSR-PCR正交优化体系,为开展栝楼ISSR分子标记奠定技术基础。方法：采用正交试验设计对影响栝楼ISSR-PCR扩增的重要参数（DNA模板、MgCl2、dNTPs、引物、TaqDNA聚合酶）进行优化试验,同时进行不同温度梯度试验和ISSR体系筛选。结果：最佳的栝楼ISSR-PCR的反应体系（20μl）为：30ng模板DNA,2.0mmol/L MgCl2,0.3mmol/L dNTPs,0.5μmol/L引物,0.5U Taq DNA聚合酶;退火温度为52℃-55℃;扩增反应程序为：94℃预变性5min;94℃变性30s,52℃退火1min,72℃延伸2min,35个循环;72℃延伸7min;4℃保存。结论：建立了栝楼的最佳ISSR反应体系,为栝楼种质鉴定提供了更客观可靠     

正交试验优化八角ISSR-PCR反应体系

利用正交试验设计研究Taq DNA聚合酶、DNA模板、引物(UBC 886)、dNTP、Mg2+浓度5个因素对云南八角ISSR-PCR反应的影响,建立其最佳反应体系。结果表明:25μL的反应体系中5个因子的最佳水平为:Mg2+3 mmol/L、Taq DNA聚合酶0.5 U、DNA模板0.016 ng、引物0.8μmol/L、dNTPs 0.2 mmol/L。PCR最佳反应程序为:94℃预变性5 min;94℃变性30 s,46℃退火45 s,72℃延伸1 min,40次循环;72℃最后延伸7 min,4℃保存。     

竹黄菌基因组RAPD分子标记体系的建立

目的：建立随机引物扩增多态性DNA（RAPD）分子标记体系,为研究华东地区不同地理居群竹黄菌Shiraia bambusicola的遗传多样性奠定基础。方法：应用SDS法提取竹黄菌基因组DNA,并优化影响RAPD反应的条件因素。结果：竹黄RAPD的最佳反应体系为：25μlPCR反应体积,10×PCR缓冲液2.5μl,1.0UTaq酶,50ng模板DNA,2mmol/LMg2＋,0.2mmol/LdNTPs,0.4μmol/L随机引物。PCR循环程序为：94℃预变性4min,然后,94℃变性1min,38℃退火70s,72℃延伸90s,40次循环,最后72℃延伸6min,12℃保存。结论：建立了竹黄菌Shiraia bambusicola的最佳RAPD分子标记体系,可获得良好的竹黄菌RAPD指纹图谱。     

广西甜茶ISSR-PCR反应条件的建立与优化

为了探讨广西甜茶ISSR实验中的多种因素对实验结果的影响,采用单因素法对PCR反应体系中的5个潜在因素(Mg2+, dNTP,引物, Taq酶和模板DNA)在5水平上进行优化实验,并进一步优化了反应程序中的退火温度和循环次数。结果表明：25滋L的最佳反应体系为,1×PCR Buffer、MgCl22.0 mmol/L、dNTP 0.2 mmol/L、引物0.8滋mol/L、Taq DNA聚合酶0.75 U、模板DNA 80 ng;最佳反应程序为：在94℃下进行3 min预变性;随后循环扩增35次(包括94℃变性1 min,54℃退火1 min,72℃延伸1 min);最后在72℃下延伸10 min。本研究建立的广西甜茶的最佳ISSR-PCR反应条件为进一步进行遗传多样性研究奠定了基础。     

永瓣藤ISSR—PCR反应体系的建立与优化

以永瓣藤基因组DNA为模板,通过单因子、双因子实验研究了ISSR反应体系中主要成分(Mg2 、dNTP、引物、模板DNA、TaqDNA聚合酶)以及热循环参数(退火温度、循环数、变性时间、退火时间、延伸时间)对扩增结果的影响,并找出各自的最适条件,建立了适合永瓣藤ISSR分析的反应体系和扩增程序,即在25 μL反应体系中,内含1×PCR buffer、1.5 mmol/L Mg2 、200 μmol/L dNTP、0.5 μmol/L引物、50 ng 模板、2 U TaqDNA聚合酶.扩增程序为94 ℃预变性5 min,然后进行35个循环:94 ℃变性30 s,复性1 min,72 ℃延伸1 min,循环结束后72 ℃延伸7 min.这一优化系统的建立为今后利用ISSR标记技术进行永瓣藤鉴定及种质遗传多样性分析提供了一个标准化程序.     

鲤TRAP分子标记反应体系的建立与优化

针对鲤(Cyprinus carpio)这一主要水产养殖品种设计了靶位区域扩增多态性(target region amplified polymorphism,TRAP)分子标记的反应体系,对影响TRAP反应体系的各参数,包括Mg2+、dNTPs、TaqDNA聚合酶、模板DNA和引物浓度进行了优化,建立了适合鲤的、稳定、可重复的TRAP-PCR反应体系。在15μlPCR反应体系中,Mg2+浓度为1.5mmol/L、dNTPs浓度为0.35mmol/L、两个随机引物浓度均为3pmol/L、固定引物浓度为10pmol/L、含DNA模板60ng、TaqDNA聚合酶1.0U。鲤的TRAP反应程序为:94℃4min,1个循环;94℃45s,35℃45s,72℃1min,5个循环;94℃45s,53℃45s,72℃1min,35个循环;72℃10min,1个循环。这一优化体系的建立为今后进行鲤群体遗传多样性、种质鉴定、遗传连锁图谱及亲缘关系分析等方面的研究提供了新的分子标记。     

正交设计优化玉米SSR-PCR反应体系的研究

为建立适宜玉米SSR-PCR的反应体系和扩增程序,利用正交设计L16(45)表,对反应体系的模板DNA、dNTPs、Primers、Taq DNA聚合酶的浓度进行4因素4水平优化筛选和扩增程序的优化,确立了最优反应体系和扩增程序.即在10 μL体系中,模板DNA 20 ng,1×PCR buffer,dNTPs 62.5 pmol/μL,Primers0.25 pmol/μL,Taq DNA polymerase 0.5 U.反应程序为:94℃预变性5 min:94℃变性45 s,60℃退火45 s,72℃延伸1 min,32个循环;72℃延伸5 min,4℃保存.使用300对SSR引物对重组近交系的两亲本扩增,筛选出条带清晰,有差异的引物94对,用于基因连锁图谱构建和QTL定位.     

冬瓜和节瓜DNA提取及RAPD反应体系优化

以8份冬瓜和节瓜为材料,采用改良CTAB法提取基因组DNA,采用正交试验设计,对冬瓜和节瓜RAPD条件进行了优化,建立了最佳反应体系:25μL反应体系中含1×buffer,模板DNA、Mg2+、dNTPs、引物和Taq酶的浓度分别为20 ng、2.0mmol/L、0.24 mmol/L、0.3μmol/L和1.0 U。PCR扩增程序为:94℃预变性5 min;94℃变性45 s,36.9℃退火45 s,72℃延伸1.5min,共40个循环;72℃延伸10 min,12℃保存。     

黑籽南瓜ISSR-PCR反应体系的正交设计优化

以云南个旧黑籽南瓜叶片基因组DNA为模板,固定反应程序,采用L_(16)(4~5)正交试验设计的方法,对影响ISSR-PCR反应的五因素(dNTPs,Mg~(2+),引物,Taq DNA聚合酶,模板DNA)在四个水平上进行优化试验。研究建立起了适于云南黑籽南瓜ISSR-PCR的最佳反应体系:25μl反应体系中含10×buffer 2.5μl、0.15mmol/L dNTPs、2.5mmol/L Mg2+、0.40μmol/L引物、1.5U Taq DNA聚合酶、DNA模板15ng。扩增程序为:95℃预变性5min,94℃变性45s,52℃退火45s,72℃延伸90s,进行35个循环,最后72℃延伸7min。该优化体系的建立为今后用ISSR标记技术进行黑籽南瓜种质资源的分类鉴定和遗传多样性研究奠定了基础。     

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.