枯草芽孢杆菌B-903菌株的诱变选育*

枯草芽孢杆菌B-903菌株是由河南省农业科学院植物保护研究所从郑州果园中分离得到,其代谢产生的抗菌物质对多种植物病原真菌具有较强抑制作用。以此菌株为出发菌株,进行亚硝基胍(NTG)和微波诱变处理,确定了二者诱变处理的最佳处理剂量:NTG最佳处理浓度为200μg/mL,微波诱变为HI微波挡(850W、脉冲频率2450MHz)处理100s,筛选出13个高效突变株。经传代实验,2株高效突变株N₁和W₂抑菌圈直径分别稳定在26mm和24mm以上,比出发菌株提高21·8%     

α-乙酰乳酸脱羧酶产生菌的微波诱变

为获得α-乙酰乳酸脱羧酶的高产突变株,以产α-ALDC的枯草芽孢杆菌3226—5为出发菌株进行了诱变处理。经过微波（小火）物理诱变得到3株高产正突变株W181、W184、W195,经过多次传代实验,表明W181、W195是稳定的突变株。突变株W195的α-ALDC相对酶活（OD522）由出发菌株的0．35提高到0．617,提高了76％,突变株W181提高了66．9％。     

微波对阿维拉霉素产生菌诱变效应的研究

阿维拉霉素产生菌SV微波诱变效应的研究发现：菌株SV对微波敏感（微波处理60s,SV菌株存活率低于10％）,菌落形态变化大。微波诱变处理最佳作用方式为培养皿不加盖、快速冰上冷却,最佳处理时间为50s（其正突变率25．3％）。通过微波诱变处理、阿维拉霉素推理筛选,最终获得一株稳定性良好,阿维拉霉素产量达到21．5mg／L,较出发菌株提高119．4％的突变株SV-15。     

纳豆芽孢杆菌产VK2菌株的NTG与N＋注入复合诱变选育

以纳豆芽孢杆菌BN-2-6为出发菌株,利用亚硝基胍（NTG）和N＋注入复合诱变选育产维生素K2的突变株。经过NTG诱变后得到突变株BN-N30—1,其维生素K2的产量提高了53％,继而采用低能N＋注入技术进行处理得到突变株BN-P15—11-1,维生素K2的产量比BN—N30—1提高了96％,比原始菌株提高了166％。结果表明,对纳豆芽孢杆菌BN-2-6进行NTG和低能N＋注入复合诱变的效果明显,突变菌株维生素K2的产量显著提高。     

海洋低温蛋白酶菌株选育及发酵培养基的研究(Ⅰ)

以渤海和黄海分离出400多株在低温条件下生长良好的菌株为出发菌株,利用常规筛选方法选出2株低温蛋白酶产生菌（Pseudorrtortas alcaligenes）。经UV、DES、NTG、EMS、LiCl单独及复合诱变,选育出一株（Pa040523）蛋白酶高产突变株。通过单因素实验,确定了Pa040523菌株蛋白酶发酵培养基为：玉米淀粉糖1．8％,尿素0．6％,磷酸氢二钾0．6％,磷酸二氖钾0．3％。该突变株低温蛋白酶产量为940．8U／mg。     

微波诱变L(+)-乳酸高产菌株的选育

为了获得L-乳酸高产菌株,对干酪乳杆菌（Lactobacillus casei）CICC6028进行微波诱变。通过考察微波辐照功率和时间等因素对诱变结果的影响,得出最佳诱变方法是：间歇诱变方法,微波输出功率480W,辐照时间40s。最后得到一株遗传稳定的L（＋）-乳酸高产菌株MW-46,产酸量最高为98．12g／L,与出发菌相比,提高了54．14％。     

ɑ-乙酰乳酸脱羧酶产生菌的微波诱变

为获得ɑ-乙酰乳酸脱羧酶的高产突变株,以产ɑ-ALDC的枯草芽孢杆菌3226-5为出发菌株进行了诱变处理。经过微波(小火)物理诱变得到3株高产正突变株W181、W184、W195,经过多次传代实验,表明W181、W195是稳定的突变株。突变株W195的ɑ-ALDC相对酶活(OD522)由出发菌株的0.35提高到0.617,提高了76%,突变株W181提高了66.9%。     

产1,3-丙二醇菌株丁酸梭菌的诱变育种

甘油由丁酸梭菌转化成1,3-丙二醇的研究是厌氧条件下进行。为了获得1,3-丙二醇的高产突变株,以丁酸梭菌为出发菌株进行诱变处理。经过硫酸二乙酯（DES）化学诱变得到2株高产正突变株C.but2031和C.but2046,再经过紫外线和亚硝基胍（NTG）复合诱变得到突变株C.but3037。经过初筛、复筛和传代实验,表明其是稳定的突变株。C.but3037的1,3-丙二醇产量由出发菌株的2.2g/L提高到15.7g/L,提高了6.13倍,     

诱变选育雄烯二酮高产菌株及其发酵条件研究

以一株降解植物甾醇产生雄烯二酮的分枝杆菌为研究对象,先后利用亚硝基胍(NTG)和N+注入技术对其进行诱变处理。通过考察NTG浓度和N+注入剂量对菌株诱变效果的影响,确定了最佳诱变条件为NTG浓度为0.6 mg/mL,N+注入剂量为60×1011ions/cm2。最终选育出一株高产突变株Mycobacterium sp.N-2,其生产雄烯二酮的能力较出发菌株提高了37.8%,且传至第七代仍基本稳定。进一步研究了初始pH值、接种量和摇床转速等对高产突变菌株发酵能力的影响,确定了最佳发酵条件为初始pH值7.5,接种量12%,摇床转速260 r/min。     

南昌霉素高产菌株的链霉素抗性基因突变诱变筛选研究

通过对链霉素对南昌霉素（Nanchangmycin)产生菌NS－41－80菌株孢子的致死浓度测定基础上,采用诱变剂甲基磺酸乙酯（EMS）的不同诱发剂量对菌株孢子进行诱变处理,诱变处理的孢子涂布在含链霉素（10ug/mL)致死浓度的高氏平板上,获得了大量的链霉素抗性基因（str)突变株。然后从3,000株链霉素抗性基因（str)突变株中通过初筛获得比诱变出发菌株产素能力提高20％以上的菌株202株,再进一步通过摇瓶复筛,获得比出发菌株产素能力分别提高100％,200％,300％高产菌株为48株,7株和1株,分别为复筛菌和初筛菌株的23．76％和1．60％,3．46％和0．23％,0．5％和0．03％,将产素能力提高240％以上5个菌株连同出发菌株连续3批次进行摇瓶发酵结果,5个突变株的产素能力均比出发菌株的产素能力提高57％－96．4％,其中突变株80－5．3－165菌株摇瓶发酵单位达6,000ug/mL以上,3批次摇瓶平均发酵单位达5,855ug/mL,建立了南昌霉素高产菌株的链霉素抗性基因突变诱变快速高效的筛选方法。     

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.