血清IL-2、IL-16水平的变化和艾滋病患者机会性感染的关系探究

目的:研究血清IL-2、IL-16水平的变化和艾滋病患者机会性感染的关系。方法:选择2016年1月至2018年10月在我院接受治疗的艾滋病患者120例作为观察组,根据美国疾病预防控制中心及世界卫生组织标准将其分为三期,A期24例,B期41例,C期55例,其中96例为机会性感染者。同期选择20例在本院进行正常体检者作为对照组。观察组采用高效抗逆转录病毒疗法(HAART)治疗。检测和比较各期艾滋病患者与对照组、机会性感染组与非机会性感染组、艾滋病各期治疗前后血清白介素-2(IL-2)、白介素-16(IL-16)、CD4~+细胞、CD8~+细胞计数的差异。结果:观察组各期艾滋病患者血清IL-2、IL-16水平明显低于对照组,且C期患者血清IL-2、IL-16水平均显著低于A、B期患者(P0.05);观察组及各期患者CD4~+细胞计数均低于对照组,CD8~+细胞计数均高于对照组,且C期患者CD4~+细胞计数均显著低于A、B期患者,CD8~+细胞计数均高于A、B期患者(P0.05);机会性感染组患者血清IL-2、IL-16水平明显低于非机会性感染组(P0.05);治疗后,观察组各期患者血清IL-2、IL-16水平较治疗前明显显著升高,且A期患者血清IL-2、IL-16显著高于B、C期患者(P0.05)。结论:艾滋病机会性感染患者血清IL-2、IL-16水平均显著降低,通过监测血清IL-2、IL-16水平可积极防治机会性感染。     

Site-directed RNA editing (SDRE): Off-target effects and their countermeasures

Site-directed RNA editing (SDRE) is invaluable to basic research and clinical applications and has emerged as a new frontier in genome editing. The past few years have witnessed a surge of interest in SDRE, with SDRE tools emerging at a breathtaking pace. However, off-target effects of SDRE remain a tough problem, which constitutes a major hurdle to their clinical applications. Here we discuss the diverse strategies for combating off-target editing, drawing lessons from the published studies as well as our ongoing research. Overall, SDRE is still at its infancy, with significant challenges and exciting opportunities ahead.     

Generation of virus‐resistant potato plants by RNA genome targeting

CRISPR/Cas systems provide bacteria and archaea with molecular immunity against invading phages and foreign plasmids. The class 2 type VI CRISPR/Cas effector Cas13a is an RNA‐targeting CRISPR effector that provides protection against RNA phages. Here we report the repurposing of CRISPR/Cas13a to protect potato plants from a eukaryotic virus, Potato virus Y (PVY). Transgenic potato lines expressing Cas13a/sgRNA (small guide RNA) constructs showed suppressed PVY accumulation and disease symptoms. The levels of viral resistance correlated with the expression levels of the Cas13a/sgRNA construct in the plants. Our data further demonstrate that appropriately designed sgRNAs can specifically interfere with multiple PVY strains, while having no effect on unrelated viruses such as PVA or Potato virus S. Our findings provide a novel and highly efficient strategy for engineering crops with resistances to viral diseases.     

苏云金杆菌ZLL13晶体蛋白分析及其菌糠液态培养基的优化

食用菌栽培废料,简称菌糠(spent mushroom substrate, SMS)是食用菌栽培和生产的残留物,其含有丰富的甲壳素、木质纤维和蛋白质等,可为苏云金芽孢杆菌(Bacillus thuringiensis, Bt)的生长提供所需的营养物质。本研究以优化后的前处理条件制备的菌糠浸提液(2%硫酸, 121℃, 1 h)作为主要碳源,通过单因素试验、Plackett-Burman设计、最陡爬坡和响应面分析等方法来优化最佳培养基组分,结果表明,54%SMS浸提液,31.9 g/L大豆饼粉、0.88 g/L CaCO3、0.4 g/L MnSO4、0.5 g/L K2HPO4和0.4 g/L吐温100为最佳培养基配方,且优化后培养基(1.8×108/mL)产生的孢子数是原始SMS培养基(0.065×108/mL)的27倍,这不仅为菌糠的二次利用提供一种新的有效方法,而且也可以大大降低生产Bt所需要的发酵成本,具有良好的应用前景。     

Comparative study of nutritional mode and mycorrhizal fungi in green and albino variants of Goodyera velutina,an orchid mainly utilizing saprotrophic rhizoctonia

The majority of chlorophyllous orchids form mycorrhizal associations with so‐called rhizoctonia fungi, a phylogenetically heterogeneous assemblage of predominantly saprotrophic fungi in Ceratobasidiaceae, Tulasnellaceae, and Serendipitaceae. It is still a matter of debate whether adult orchids mainly associated with rhizoctonia species are partially mycoheterotrophic. Here, we investigated the nutritional modes of green and albino variants of Goodyera velutina, an orchid species considered to be mainly associated with Ceratobasidium spp., by measuring their ¹³C and ¹⁵N abundances, and by molecular barcoding of their mycorrhizal fungi. Molecular analysis revealed that both green and albino variants of G. velutina harbored a similar range of mycobionts, mainly saprotrophic Ceratobasidium spp., Tulasnella spp., and ectomycorrhizal Russula spp. In addition, stable isotope analysis revealed that albino variants were significantly enriched in ¹³C but not so greatly in ¹⁵N, suggesting that saprotrophic Ceratobasidium spp. and Tulasnella spp. are their main carbon source. However, in green variants, ¹³C levels were depleted and those of ¹⁵N were indistinguishable from the co‐occurring autotrophic plants. Therefore, we concluded that the albino G. velutina variants are fully mycoheterotrophic plants whose C derives mainly from saprotrophic rhizoctonia, while the green G. velutina variants are mainly autotrophic plants, at least at our study site, in spite of their additional associations with ectomycorrhizal fungi. This is the first report demonstrating that adult nonphotosynthetic albino variants can obtain their nutrition mainly from nonectomycorrhizal rhizoctonia.     

Leucine ureido derivatives as aminopeptidase N inhibitors using click chemistry. Part II

Aminopeptidase N (APN) has been proved to be deeply associated with cancer angiogenesis, metastasis and invasion. Therefore, APN gains increasing attention as a promising anti-tumor target. In the current study, we report the design, synthesis, biological evaluation and structure-activity relationship of one new series of leucine ureido derivatives containing the 1,2,3-triazole moiety. Among them, compound 31f was identified as the best APN inhibitor with IC₅₀ value being two orders of magnitude lower than that of the positive control bestatin. Compound 31f possessed selective cytotoxicity to several tumor cell lines over the normal cell line human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). Notably, when combined with 5-fluorouracil (5-Fu), 31f exhibited synergistic anti-proliferation effect against several tumor cell lines. At the same concentration, 31f exhibited much better anti-angiogenesis activities than bestatin in the HUVECs capillary tube formation assay and the rat thoracic aorta rings test. In the in vitro anti-invasion assay, 31f also exhibited superior potency over bestatin. Moreover, considerable in vivo antitumor potencies of 31f alone or in combination with 5-Fu were observed without significant toxic signs in a mouse heptoma H22 tumor transplant model.     

有机碳质量对黄河三角洲芦苇凋落物分解及其温度敏感性的影响

凋落物分解速率及其温度敏感性Q_(10)能够影响凋落物对土壤的碳归还及其对全球变暖的响应。然而,凋落物有机碳质量对凋落物分解及其温度敏感性的影响研究仍不充分。以黄河三角洲芦苇(Phragmites australi)为例,通过凋落物袋法、室内模拟实验及固态~(13)C核磁共振技术,研究有机碳质量对凋落物分解及其温度敏感性的影响,探讨预测凋落物分解及其温度敏感性的指标。结果表明:(1)随着凋落物分解,易分解碳组分(烷氧碳、双烷氧碳)相对含量逐渐降低,而难分解碳组分(芳香碳)相对含量显著增加,疏水碳/亲水碳、芳香碳/烷氧碳比值逐渐增大,凋落物有机碳更加稳定,凋落物呼吸速率及失重率呈下降趋势。(2)凋落物失重主要受烷基碳、烷氧碳相对含量及C/N的影响,凋落物CO_2累积释放量主要受烷氧碳及双烷氧碳相对含量的影响。羰基碳相对含量可以用来解释Q_(10)的变异。因此,相对于生态化学计量比,烷基碳、烷氧碳、双烷氧碳、羰基碳相对含量是预测凋落物分解及其温度敏感性的敏感性指标。     

Spatially Distinct Pools of TORC1 Balance Protein Homeostasis

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