禽网状内皮组织增殖病病毒gp90蛋白单克隆抗体的制备及其识别区分析

为了制备禽网状内皮组织增殖病病毒(REV)gp90蛋白的单克隆抗体,应用His-gp90融合蛋白免疫BALB/c小鼠,取免疫鼠的脾细胞与骨髓瘤细胞(SP2/0)进行融合,经过筛选、3次亚克隆后获得3株稳定分泌抗REV-gp90蛋白的单克隆抗体杂交瘤细胞株,分别命名为3G5-B8、3G5-A10和1G12。经间接ELISA(Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay)方法检测,单克隆抗体的亲和力解离常数(Kd)分别为6.483×10–10、4.844×10–10和9.330×10–10,3株单抗的亚型分别为Ig G1、Ig G1和Ig G2b。经Western blotting和间接免疫荧光实验检测,3株单抗均能识别REV感染DF-1细胞后产生的gp90蛋白。以Western blotting方法利用单抗检测不同截短的gp90蛋白,初步确定3G5-B8和3G5-A10 2株单抗抗原识别区均位于gp90蛋白第200-245位氨基酸,而1G12株单抗识别区包含第230-235位氨基酸。这些单抗为REV的诊断和致病机理研究奠定了基础。     

携带HIV-1抗原的单纯疱疹病毒载体疫苗的构建及鉴定

利用细菌人工染色体技术将串联的HIV-1 gp160、gag和protease基因以及表达元件插入1型单纯疱疹病毒(Herpes simplex virus type 1,HSV-1)内部反向重复序列区,以获得携带HIV-1抗原的单纯疱疹病毒载体疫苗。首先将HIV-1 gp160(B型和C型)、gag和protease基因串联克隆入pc DNA3获得重组质粒pc DNA/g Bgp和pc DNA/g Cgp,重组质粒转染293FT细胞,Western blotting检测HIV抗原表达。继而将pc DNA/g Bgp和pc DNA/g Cgp中包括HIV-1抗原基因和表达元件的表达框克隆入p KO5/BN获得重组穿梭质粒p KO5/BN/g Bgp和p KO5/BN/g Cgp,穿梭质粒电转含BAC-HSV的大肠杆菌,筛选重组菌,提取重组DNA并转染Vero细胞,挑取病毒蚀斑纯化重组病毒,Southern blotting鉴定重组病毒DNA,Western blotting检测重组病毒感染细胞中HIV抗原表达,并分析病毒的增殖特性。结果表明,Western blotting在pc DNA/g Bgp和pc DNA/g Cgp转染的293FT细胞中检测到表达的gp160和gag蛋白。p KO5/BN/g Bgp和p KO5/BN/g Cgp分别电转获得重组菌,并从重组DNA转染的Vero细胞中纯化获得重组HSV,Southern blotting检测表明重组HSV基因组发生特异性重组,重组病毒感染细胞中检测到gp120和gp41,且重组HSV保留了在哺乳动物细胞中的复制能力。本研究获得携载HIV-1 gp160、gag和protease基因的重组HSV,并保留了在哺乳动物细胞中的复制能力,可作为HIV-1复制型病毒载体疫苗。     

单色光对小麦草生长速率的影响研究

通过LED光照实验,探究不同光质和光周期对小麦草生长速率的影响。采用大功率红、蓝LED灯,红光峰值波长为655 nm,蓝光峰值波长为438 nm。实验采用控制变量法,以光质和光周期为变量,其余生长环境保持一致。结果表明:红光照射下生长速率要明显优于蓝光,甚至超过室内日光。在红蓝复合光中,红光光强高于蓝光时,更利于小麦草生长;连续24 h的光照与间隔12 h的光照相比,略有生长优势。     

Differential Sensitivities of Fast- and Slow-Cycling Cancer Cells to Inosine Monophosphate Dehydrogenase 2 Inhibition by Mycophenolic Acid

As uncontrolled cell proliferation requires nucleotide biosynthesis, inhibiting enzymes that mediate nucleotide biosynthesis constitutes a rational approach to the management of oncological diseases. In practice, however, results of this strategy are mixed and thus elucidation of the mechanisms by which cancer cells evade the effect of nucleotide biosynthesis restriction is urgently needed. Here we explored the notion that intrinsic differences in cancer cell cycle velocity are important in the resistance toward inhibition of inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase (IMPDH) by mycophenolic acid (MPA). In short-term experiments, MPA treatment of fast-growing cancer cells effectively elicited G0/G1 arrest and provoked apoptosis, thus inhibiting cell proliferation and colony formation. Forced expression of a mutated IMPDH2, lacking a binding site for MPA but retaining enzymatic activity, resulted in complete resistance of cancer cells to MPA. In nude mice subcutaneously engrafted with HeLa cells, MPA moderately delayed tumor formation by inhibiting cell proliferation and inducing apoptosis. Importantly, we developed a lentiviral vector–based Tet-on label-retaining system that enables to identify, isolate and functionally characterize slow-cycling or so-called label-retaining cells (LRCs) in vitro and in vivo. We surprisingly found the presence of LRCs in fast-growing tumors. LRCs were superior in colony formation, tumor initiation and resistance to MPA as compared with fast-cycling cells. Thus, the slow-cycling compartment of cancer seems predominantly responsible for resistance to MPA.     

Artificial leaf aids analysis of chlorophyll fluorescence and P700 absorbance in studies involving microalgae

Measuring chlorophyll fluorescence and P700 absorbance has been widely used to study photosynthesis in both terrestrial plants and algae. However, in order to apply these measurement techniques to study microalgae, a concentrated suspension of algae, which is usually prepared by centrifugation, is required. In this study, instead of using centrifugation, we concentrated microalgae on a nitrocellulose membrane using filtration to create an ‘artificial leaf’ before analysis. Overall, we were able to generate values of the appropriate photosynthetic parameters that were comparable to those obtained when chlorophyll fluorescence and P700 absorbance were measured following centrifugation. There were no statistically significant differences (P > 0.05) between the artificial leaf method and the traditional cuvette method for determining chlorophyll fluorescence or P700 absorbance at appropriate chlorophyll concentrations. We were also able to reduce background noise by using a filter membrane as a carrier. Therefore, an artificial leaf has the potential to be a valuable tool for phycologists interested in studying microalgal photosynthesis by enabling them to eliminate tedious centrifugation steps. In addition, fluorometers commonly used for studying the leaves of higher plants will also be suitable for studying microalgae.