印度木薯花叶病毒DNA在寄主植物中可能存在的形式

从印度木薯花叶病毒（ＩＣＭＶ）侵染的植物中纯化特异的核酸,经ＲＮＡａｓｅ,ＤＮＡａｓｃ,Ｎｕｃｌｅ－ａｓｅＳｌ,ＥｘｏｎｕｃｌｅａｓｅⅢ和ＥｃｏＲＩ酶切,Ｓｏｕｔｈｅｒｎ和Ｄｏｔｂｌｏｔｓ杂交证实,在感病的植株中,存在两种形式的病毒核酸：环状双链ＤＮＡ和环状单链ＤＮＡ,后者可能是病毒ＤＮＡ的（－）链,环状双链ＤＮＡ经限制性内切酶作用可得２．７ｋｂ的线性双链ＤＮＡ纯化的病毒核酸含ＤＮＡ１和ＤＮＡ２两个分子量相近的组份。     

麦迪霉素4″—O—丙酰基转移酶（mpt）基因结构的研究

对含有麦迪霉素４″－Ｏ－丙酰基转移酶（ｍｐｔ）基因的ＢａｍＨＩ－ＢａｍＨＩ８．０ｋｂ的ＤＮＡ片段进行限制性酶切分析,绘制出了含有２１个酶切位点的限制性酶切图谱。以含有碳霉素异戊酰基转移酶基因（ＣａｒＥ）的２．４ｋｂ ＤＮＡ片段为探针,经Ｓｏｕｔｈｅｒｎ ｂｌｏｔ分子杂交,将ｍｐｔ定位于一个ＥｃｏＲＩ－ＥｃｏＲＩ－ＰｓｔＩ３．０ｋｂ的ＤＮＡ片段上,将该片段克隆至大肠杆菌／链霉菌穿梭质粒载体ｐＷＨＭ３     

树鼠mtDNA限制性内切酶图谱及其与小家鼠褐家鼠的亲缘关系

本实验用ＡｐｅⅠ,ＡｖａⅠ,ＢａｍＨⅠ,ＢｃｌⅠ,ＢｇｌⅠ,ＣｌａⅠ,ＥｃｏＲⅠ,ＥｃｏＲＶ,ＨｐａⅠ,ＰｓｔⅠ,ＰｖｕⅡ,ＳｃａⅠ,ＸｂａⅠ等１３种限制性内切酶分析树鼠（Ｃｈｉｒｏｍｙｓｃｕｓｃｈｉｒｏｐｅｓ）的ｍｔＤＮＡ限制性片段长度多态性,并用双酶解法构建了其中８种酶的限制性内切酶图谱。根据限制性片段差异法和分子钟,计算并讨论树鼠和小家鼠（Ｍｕｓｍｕｓｃｕｌｕｓ）、褐家鼠（Ｒａｔｔｕｓｎｏｒｖｅｇｉｃｕｓ）的ｍｔＤＮＡ遗传距离和亲缘关系。结果表明树鼠与褐家鼠的关系较接近,两者的分歧时间在距今１５００─２０００万年前,即处于中新世早中期。     

胡子鲇mtDNA多态性及限制性酶切图谱

用８种限制性内切酶对胡子鲇（ＣｌａｒｉａｓｆｕｓｃｕｓＬａｃｅｐｅｄｅ）肝脏线粒体ＤＮＡ（ＭｉｔｏｃｈｏｎｄｒｉａｌＤＮＡ,ｍｔＤＮＡ）进行了分析。ＸｈｏⅠ、ＥｃｏＲⅠ、ＰｓｔⅠ、ＢａｍＨⅠ、ＸｂａⅠ、ＨｉｎｄⅢ在ｍｔＤＮＡ分子上分别有２、３、１、１、３和５个切点。胡子鲇种内存在ｍｔＤＮＡ酶切片段长度多态性（Ｒｅｓｔｒｉｃｔｉｏｎｆｒａｇｍｅｎｔｌｅｎｇｔｈｐｏｌｙｍｏｒｐｈｉｓｍｓ,ＲＦＬＰ）。经ＢｇｌⅠ、ＢｇｌⅡ酶解,ｍｔＤＮＡ都出现两种酶切类型,Ⅰ型各具２个片段,Ⅱ型各具１个片段。ｍｔＤＮＡ分子量为１０．２４２×１０６ｕ,长度约为１６．６８ｋｂ。用双酶解法建立了胡子鲇ｍｔＤＮＡ的限制性酶切图谱,并对ＲＦＬＰ现象进行了分析。     

中国棉铃虫核型多角体病毒DNA聚合酶基因的克隆和序列分析

应用谷实夜蛾核型多角体病毒（ＨｚＳＮＰＶ）ＤＮＡ聚合酶基因ＨｉｎｄⅢ／ＰｓｔⅠ３５９６ｂｐ片段作探针,经Ｓｏｕｒｔｈｅｒｎｂｌｏｔ杂交,克隆了中国棉铃虫核型多角体病毒（ＨａＳＮＰＶ）完整的ＤＮＡ聚合酶基因,大小约为３．４ｋｂ。限制性内切酶分析表明,ＨａＳＮＰＶＤＮＡ聚合酶基因限制性内切酶图谱与ＨｚＳＮＰＶ相似。用双脱氧链终止法测定该基因部分核苷酸序列（８０５ｂｐ）,推导出编码区２０６ａ。序列同源性比较显示,ＨａＳＮＰＶＤＮＡ聚合酶与ＨｚＳＮＰＶ之间具有高度的同源性;与ＬｄＭＮＰＶ、ＡｃＭＮＰＶ、ＢｍＳＮＰＶ、ＣｆＭＮＰＶ和ＯｐＭＮＰＶ也具有一定的同源性     

团头鲂线粒体DNA的限制性内切酶图谱

用ＢａｍＨⅠ,ＢｇｌⅠ,ＢｇｌⅡ,ＥｃｏＲⅠ,ＨｐａⅠ,ＫｐｎⅠ,ＰｓｔⅠ,ＳａｃⅠＳａｌⅠ,ＸｂａⅠ,和ＸｈｏⅠ１１种限制性内切酶对团头鲂（ＭｅｇａｌｏｂｒａｍａａｍｂｌｙｃｅｐｈａｌａＹｉｈ）的线粒体ＤＮＡ（ｍｔＤＮＡ）进行了单酶切,其切点数依次为２,３,２,３,３,１、０,１,０,０和０;经琼脂糖凝胶电泳测算出各酶切片断大小,得出团头鲂ｍｔＤＮＡ分子长约１６０２０±３５６碱基对（ｂｐ）,分子量６．３７×１０１８ｕ（原子质量）,构建了团头鲂ｍｔＤＮＡ的限制酶图。     

鸡肌球蛋白轻链激酶表达载体的构建

鸡肌球蛋白轻链激酶（ＭＬＣＫ）在调节平滑肌细胞收缩中具有重要作用．用ＰＣＲ产生构建所需的限制性内切酶ＳａｌⅠ位点,将鸡ＭＬＣＫｃＤＮＡ插入质粒ｐＢＫｒｓｖ中,构建成ｐＢＫｒｓｖ－ＭＬＣＫ,并通过酶切图谱、ＳａｌⅠ位点序列分析得到证实．重组质粒在大肠杆菌中获得表达．     

板齿鼠线粒体DNA的研究

本文应用ＡｐａＩ、ＢａｍＨＩ、ＢｃｌＩ、ＢｇｌＩ、ＣｌａＩ、ＥｃｏＲＩ、ＥｃｏＲＶ、ＨｉｎｄＩＩ、ＰｓｔＩ、ＰｖｕＩＩ、ＳａｃＩ、ＳｃａＩ和ＸｂａＩ等１３种限制性内切酶对板齿鼠线粒体ＤＮＡ（ｍｔＤＮＡ）进行限制性片段长度多态（ＲＦＬＰ）分析,并用双酶解法构建其限制性内切酶图谱。结果表明板齿鼠存在３种ｍｔＤＮＡ单倍型,可通过限制酶ＰｖｕＩＩ、ＨｉｎｄＩＩ和ＡｐａＩ区分,呈现ＤＮＡ多态性和种内遗传变异。与小家鼠、褐家鼠ｍｔＤＮＡ限制性片段的数据相比较,板齿鼠和这两种鼠ｍｔＤＮＡ存在明显差异。板齿鼠ｍｔＤＮＡ限制性内切酶图谱的建立,为进一步系统研究鼠科动物的遗传分化提供了依据。     

隼形目鹰科四种鸟类线粒体DNA研究

本实验采用ＡｐａＩ,ｆＢａｍＨＩ,ＢｇｉＩＩ,ＥｃｏＲＩ,ＥｃｏＲＶ,ＨｉｎｄⅢＨｐａＩ,ＫｐｎＩ,ＰｓｔＩ,ＰｒｕＩＩ,ＳａｌＩ,ＳｃａＩ,ＸｂａＩ和ＸｈｏＩ１４种限制性内切酶,对鹰科４种鸟类即雀鹰（Ａｃｃｉｐｉｔｅｒｎｉｓｕｓ）,松雀鹰（Ａ．ｖｉｒｇａｔｕｓ）苍鹰（Ａ．ｇｅｎｔｉｌｉｓ）和灰险鹰（Ｂｕｆｔａｔｕｒｉｎｄｉｃｕｓ）ｍｔＤＮＡ限制性片段长度多态分析。结果表明,４种鸟类中雀鹰和松１主     

大鳞副泥鳅线粒体DNA九种限制性内切酶酶切图谱

大鳞副泥鳅ｍｔＤＮＡ经１１种限制性内切酶（ＢａｍＨＩ,ＢｇｌＩ,ＢｇｌⅡ,ＥｃｏＲＩ,ＨｐａＩ,ＫｐｎＩ,ＰｓｔＩ,ＳａｃＩ,ＳａｌＩ,ＸｂａＩ和ＸｈｏＩ）单酶完全酶解获得２３个酶切位点,这些酶酶切位点数依次分别是：２、７、０、３、３、０、３、１、１、２和１。通过琼脂糖凝胶电泳测定大鳞副泥鳅ｍｔＤＮＡ平均分子量为１０．３３±０．２２×１０６ｕ（原子质量）;其分子长约１６７２０±３５０碱基对（ｂｐ）。采用双酶完全酶解法构建了大鳞副泥鳅ｍｔＤＮＡ限制性内切酶酶切图谱。     

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.