猪水泡病病毒VP1基因抗原区的原核表达

利用RTPCR和nested PCR(nPCR)技术扩增出猪水泡病病毒VP1基因的抗原区，将其克隆到表达载体pProEXHTb中，获得重组质粒，经PCR、酶切和序列分析鉴定表明，目的基因插入的位置、大小和读码框均正确。将重组质粒导入BL21（DE3），经IPTG诱导表达后SDSPAGE检测表明，重组菌能表达猪水泡病病毒VP1抗原区蛋白；Western blot检测表明，诱导表达的抗原区蛋白能与猪水泡病阳性血清发生特异性反应。     

具有抗HIV活性的天花粉蛋白在大肠杆菌中的表达及纯化

目的:天花粉蛋白(TCS)有较强的抗HIV活性。利用基因工程技术在大肠杆菌中表达TCS并进行纯化。方法:从新鲜栝楼叶片中获取TCS基因组DNA,利用PCR技术扩增其全长基因,经BamHⅠ和EcoRⅠ双酶切后与原核表达载体pRSET-A连接,转化感受态E.coliDH5α,提取质粒进行酶切鉴定及测序;将所获阳性重组质粒转化感受态E.coliBL21(DE3)得到工程菌,经IPTG诱导表达后,对表达产物进行SDS-PAGE及Western印迹鉴定;用Ni-NTA柱对所获目的蛋白进行纯化。结果:获得了目的蛋白的可溶性高效表达,并通过了Western印迹鉴定。经Ni-NTA柱纯化后,得到大量均一的6His-TCS融合蛋白。结论:TCS在大肠杆菌中的表达与纯化,为通过基因工程方法研制具有抗HIV活性的药物奠定了基础。     

重组人胱抑素C的原核表达及鉴定

目的构建重组人胱抑素C（cystatinC,CysC）的原核高效表达质粒,诱导表达并纯化获得CysC重组蛋白。方法根据大肠埃希菌编码蛋白的特性设计CysC编码基因序列,人工合成目的基因克隆至pET-22b（＋）表达载体中,测序及酶切鉴定正确后诱导其在大肠埃希菌BL21中表达,所获得的包涵体蛋白经亲和层析纯化后采用SDS—PAGE及Western印迹鉴定。结果酶切结果证实构建的表达质粒结构正确;测序结果显示克隆的基因序列所编码的蛋白与GenBank中的CysC氨基酸序列相符;SDS-PAGE及Western印迹结果证实获得的重组CysC融合蛋白分子量约为16kD,经NP亲和层析纯化获得纯度大于90％的目的蛋白。结论建立了重组人CysC的原核高效表达系统并获得了CysC重组蛋白。     

人类3-磷酸甘油醛脱氢酶的原核表达、纯化和鉴定

为了研究3-磷酸甘油醛脱氧酶(GAPDH)化生物学功能,以pcDNA3.1-GAPDH质粒为模板,PCR方法扩增GAPDH基因,经BamHI和SalI双酶切后插入相同酶切的pET32a(+)载体,构建His-GAPDH融合蛋白表达质粒pET32a(+)-GAPDH;转化JM109感受态细胞,并进行阳性克隆筛选,扩增目的质粒;转化大肠杆菌BL21菌株,经IPTG诱导产生融合蛋白,亲和层析柱纯化后,用SDS-PAGE和Western blotting检测GAPDH蛋白表达情况.结果表明,构建的人GAPDH基因表达载体经序列测定证实,与GenBank数据完全一致;双酶切鉴定证实,克隆基因正确插入pET32a(+)载体;表达质粒pET32a(+)-GAPDH在大肠杆菌BL21中成功地诱导表达了可溶性His-GAPDH融合蛋白,纯化后SDS-PAGE和Western blotting检测证实融合蛋白表达成功.人GAPDH原核表达载体的成功构建,及6His-GAPDH融合蛋白的正确表达,为进一步深入研究GAPDH的生物学功能奠定了基础.     

人vasorin蛋白的基因克隆、表达及纯化简

目的：克隆、表达人vasorin（VASN）蛋白。方法：利用PCR方法从HepG2细胞的cDNA中扩增获得目的基因,并插入带有6xHis标签的原核高效可溶性表达载体pET28a中,构建重组表达质粒pET28a-VASN,将重组表达质粒转化大肠杆菌BL21（DE3）,经IPTG诱导后目的基因获得表达,对融合目的蛋白进行Ni^2＋金属螯合柱纯化。结果：内切酶鉴定及基因序列测定证实重组表达质粒构建成功;对目的蛋白进行了原核表达,SDS-PAGE显示相对分子质量为61x10^3的特异表达条带;Western印迹证实目的蛋白为VASN,且主要以包涵体形式存在;对经尿素变性的表达产物进行了亲和层析纯化,有利于以后的变性、复性过程。结论：获得了人VASN融合蛋白,为其进一步的生物学功能研究奠定了基础。     

2型登革病毒ns1基因克隆及其表达产物的生物学特性研究

目的 克隆并表达2型登革病毒非结构蛋白ns1基因片段,初步鉴定重组蛋白的生物学特性.方法 利用登革热2型病毒重组质粒,经PCR方法扩增出ns1全长基因片段,在pQE30表达系统中表达,表达产物用Ni柱亲和层析纯化后,用鼠抗登革病毒免疫血清对重组蛋白进行Western Blot及ELISA鉴定.结果 构建的重组质粒pQE-30/NSl,pQE-30/NS1-N,pQE-30/NS1-80-200aa和pQE-30/NS1-C经IPTG诱导,重组蛋白高效表达并纯化成功,经Western Blot及ELISA证实重组蛋白可以被免疫血清特异识别.结论 2型登革病毒结构蛋白表达载体在大肠杆菌SG13009中高效表达.纯化产物具有较强的免疫原性,为进一步研究NS1的生物学特性和血清学检测奠定了基础.     

人vasorin蛋白的基因克隆、表达及纯化

目的:克隆、表达人vasorin(VASN)蛋白。方法:利用PCR方法从HepG2细胞的cDNA中扩增获得目的基因,并插入带有6×His标签的原核高效可溶性表达载体pET28a中,构建重组表达质粒pET28a-VASN,将重组表达质粒转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3),经IPTG诱导后目的基因获得表达,对融合目的蛋白进行Ni2+金属螯合柱纯化。结果:内切酶鉴定及基因序列测定证实重组表达质粒构建成功;对目的蛋白进行了原核表达,SDS-PAGE显示相对分子质量为61×103的特异表达条带;Western印迹证实目的蛋白为VASN,且主要以包涵体形式存在;对经尿素变性的表达产物进行了亲和层析纯化,有利于以后的变性、复性过程。结论:获得了人VASN融合蛋白,为其进一步的生物学功能研究奠定了基础。     

猪瘟病毒NS2-3抗原集中区基因的原核表达及鉴定

为获得猪瘟病毒(classical swine fever virus, CSFV) NS2-3抗原集中区蛋白,并建立CSFV抗体快速检测方法.本研究以CSFV全长基因组质粒为模板,PCR扩增NS2-3抗原表位集中区,利用扩增片段和克隆载体,构建重组表达质粒,命名为pET32a-NS2-3-1.重组表达质粒转化Rosetta (DE3)细胞,利用IPTG诱导表达, SDS-PAGE电泳和Western-blot鉴定重组表达产物.结果表明,重组质粒pET32a-NS2-3-1在28℃诱导5 h得到高效表达,重组蛋白能够与兔抗CSFV阳性血清发生反应.获得CSFV NS2-3抗原集中区蛋白,并且获得的重组蛋白具有抗原性,能够作为CSFV抗体检测的抗原.     

人蛋白激酶CK2α′亚基在大肠杆菌中的克隆、表达及其重组蛋白的纯化与性质鉴定

通过RT PCR从HL 6 0细胞获得人蛋白激酶CK2α′亚基编码区cDNA ,将NdeⅠ HindⅢ双酶切的PCR产物和pT7 7表达载体进行定向克隆、细菌转化、电泳初筛和限制性酶切分析鉴定 .随机挑选阳性克隆进行DNA测序确证 ,筛选含与已知序列完全相符的重组质粒 (命名为pTCKA′) .将其转化BL2 1(DE3)菌 ,IPTG诱导后未见高效特异表达 .然后将人CK2α′cDNA亚克隆至GST融合蛋白表达载体 ,经同样转化和诱导步骤后可见一蛋白特异高效表达 .Western印迹结果证明 :该蛋白能与兔抗人CK2α′3 3 3 3 50 肽段抗血清发生特异性免疫反应 .采用GSH Sepharose 4B柱纯化 ,凝血酶酶切 ,最后从 4g细菌获 4 4mg纯化重组蛋白 .通过性质鉴定和酶动力学分析证明 :克隆、表达和纯化的重组蛋白是有生物学活性的人CK2α′亚基 .     

大鼠D-双功能蛋白基因原核表达载体的构建及表达

利用原核表达系统构建大鼠D-双功能蛋白表达载体。设计基因拼接引物,通过RT-PCR合成DBP基因cDNA序列,将酶切、纯化的DBP基因与经相同处理的表达载体pET-28 a相连接,转化感受态大肠杆菌DH5α,筛选阳性重组子。将通过酶切及序列分析鉴定阳性的重组子质粒转入感受态大肠杆菌BL21-gold表达菌中,经IPTG诱导表达,通过SDS-PAGE分析目的蛋白表达情况。结果显示,成功获得了包含DBP基因的双链cDNA序列,酶切、序列分析及Western blotting证实成功构建了DBP基因的原核表达载体。通过原核表达系统,DBP蛋白以包涵体形式产生,复性后可获得高表达的目的蛋白。     

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.