鼠伤寒沙门菌VI型分泌系统效应因子Rhs生物学特性分析

【背景】细菌的Ⅵ型分泌系统作为杀死真核捕食者或原核竞争对手的“武器”,其杀伤作用是通过释放有毒物质即效应因子来实现。尽管已发现一些效应因子,但大多数效应因子的功能仍然未知。【目的】研究rhs基因编码的效应因子Rhs对鼠伤寒沙门菌生物学特性的影响。【方法】利用Red同源重组的方法构建鼠伤寒沙门菌rhs基因缺失株及相应的基因回补株。通过试验分析比较亲本株与缺失株、回补株在生化特性、生物被膜形成、耐药性、细菌间竞争、抗血清补体杀菌能力、组织载菌量及感染小鼠后炎症因子IL-18、IL-1β释放量上的差异。【结果】效应因子Rhs不影响鼠伤寒沙门菌的生化代谢、生物被膜形成、耐药性及抗血清补体杀菌能力。细菌种间竞争试验中,基因缺失株CVCC541Δrhs1、CVCC541Δrhs2和CVCC541Δrhs1-2的竞争指数(competition index,CI)值分别为0.85、0.77和0.87,毒力均被轻度致弱。体内组织载菌量试验中,CVCC541Δrhs1、CVCC541Δrhs2和CVCC541Δrhs1-2基因缺失株在小鼠肝脏和脾脏中的细菌数均较亲本株明显下降(P<0.05);机体...     

乳酸菌胆盐水解酶和共轭脂肪酸产生及对宿主脂代谢影响的研究进展

乳酸菌是一类影响宿主脂代谢的人体肠道益生菌。乳酸菌对脂代谢的影响作用与其产生胆盐水解酶(bile salt hydrolase,EC3.5.1.24,BSH)及共轭转化多不饱和脂肪酸(polyunsaturated fatty acids,PUFAs)关系密切。菌株差异、菌群分布和饮食差异是影响BSH及共轭脂肪酸产生的重要因素。本文重点阐述了两类物质对宿主脂代谢的影响机制,以期为后续研究提供借鉴。BSH能够降解肝脏分泌的胆汁酸(bile acids,BAs),降低脂类物质的吸收。BAs的降解产物胆汁酸脱氧胆酸(deoxycholic acid,DCA)和石胆酸(lithocholic acid,LCA)能够通过机体信号通路法尼类X受体(farnesoid X receptor,FXR)、小异二聚体伴侣(small heterodimer partner,SHP)及肝脏X受体(liver X receptor,LXR)等信号通路进行调控,促进胆固醇转运及向BAs转化。此外,BSH还能够通过下调固醇调节元件结合蛋白1c (sterol regulatory element binding protein 1c,SREBP-1c)、上调5ʹ-腺苷单磷酸激活蛋白激酶α(5ʹ-AMP activated protein kinase,AMPKα)和过氧化物酶体增殖物激活受体α (peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α,PPARα)抑制脂质合成,促进脂质的分解。PUFAs可被乳酸菌转化产生共轭脂肪酸,如共轭亚油酸(conjugated linoleic acid,CLA)和共轭亚麻酸(conjugated linolenic acid,CLNA),CLA/CLNA能够促进机体产生瘦素(leptin,LP),抑制食欲、促进能量消耗;CLA/CLNA还可以通过激活PPARα进行调控,促进人体脂质的氧化分解。乳酸菌通过以上多种途径共同作用调节宿主的脂代谢,对深入理解乳酸菌调控脂代谢机制及临床应用有着重要意义。     

固氮施氏假单胞菌亚硝酸盐还原酶基因nirS转录特性及功能鉴定

【目的】研究固氮施氏假单胞菌(Pseudomonas stutzeri)A1501亚硝酸盐还原酶结构基因nir S的转录调控机制及其在反硝化过程中的功能。【方法】构建nir S-lac Z融合载体,利用三亲本结合法将其导入野生型A1501,通过β-半乳糖苷酶活性的测定,分析不同供氧状况、不同浓度的硝酸盐、亚硝酸盐对nir S基因表达的影响;同时将该载体导入rpo N突变株中,研究氮代谢调控因子Rpo N对nir S基因转录影响。通过同源重组方法构建nir S突变株,通过生化表型测定明确nir S在反硝化过程中的功能。【结果】启动子活性测定表明,nir S基因厌氧条件下高水平表达,是好氧条件下表达水平的4倍;nir S的表达受硝酸盐诱导,但不受亚硝酸盐的诱导;Rpo N突变株中,nir S的表达活性为野生型的1/4,nir S启动子未发现Rpo N的保守结合位点,表明nir S的表达受Rpo N间接调控。表型测定显示以硝酸盐为电子受体时Δnir S的反硝化能力降低了约20%;以亚硝酸盐为电子受体时Δnir S仅有微弱的反硝化能力,并且nir S的突变使得菌体在反硝化条件下利用亚硝酸盐的能力显著减弱。nir S突变提高了菌体在亚硝酸为电子受体的反硝化条件下的固氮酶活。【结论】A1501中nir S基因的转录受外界氧及硝酸盐的影响,同时受氮代谢Sigma因子Rpo N的调控。nir S在A1501菌反硝化过程中起关键作用,参与了亚硝酸盐的转化。     

金针菇褐化病毒(FvBV)脱毒方法

【目的】评价5种不同脱毒方法对金针菇(Flammulina velutipes)菌株的脱毒效果,筛选出脱毒率高和脱毒后金针菇菌株菌丝生长速度、生物量、漆酶活力等性状改善明显的脱毒方法。【方法】以栽培金针菇菌株F-4889为研究材料,从菌丝体中提取大小约2.0 kb的病毒dsRNA,经RT-PCR鉴定该病毒为金针菇褐化病毒(FvBV)。采用菌丝尖端分离、原基组织分离、原生质体单核化、有性生殖和核迁移5种脱毒方法对金针菇菌株进行脱毒处理,利用dsRNA技术和RT-PCR检测脱毒效果。【结果】菌丝尖端分离脱毒后得到1株脱毒菌株;原基组织分离法未能脱毒;原生质体单核化脱毒法得到3株脱毒单核菌株和2株原单杂交脱毒菌株;有性生殖脱毒法获得脱毒孢子单核菌株23株和单孢杂交脱毒菌株8株;核迁移脱毒后得到5株核迁移脱毒菌株。脱毒率依次为25.0%、0、7.5%、57.5%和100%。脱毒菌株的菌丝生长速度、生物量、漆酶活力等均优于出发菌株、菌丝尖端和原基组织分离菌株。【结论】这5种方法中原生质体单核化、有性生殖和核迁移脱毒法脱毒效果较佳,均能有效脱除FvBV,脱毒率高,脱毒后菌株菌丝生长速度、生物量、漆酶活力等均明显提高。     

研究: 载脂蛋白E拟肽EpK对apoE-/-小鼠动脉粥样硬化的影响

前期设计合成了一种模拟人载脂蛋白E(apoE)结构域的小分子多肽EpK,体外实验证实该拟肽具有抑制巨噬细胞炎症及增强高密度脂蛋白(HDL)介导细胞胆固醇外流的作用．本文拟借助慢病毒体系分泌性表达EpK,研究EpK在体对apoE基因敲除(apoE^-/-)小鼠动脉粥样硬化斑块的影响．将11月龄雌性apoE^-/-小鼠18只,随机分两组,分别经眼球后静脉丛注射pWPI慢病毒(Lv-GFP对照组)和含EpK的重组慢病毒(Lv-EpK组)．小鼠普食喂养,间隔采血监测血脂状态,检测血浆对氧磷酯酶(PON1)活性,病毒注射18周后小鼠安乐死,从主动脉根部连续冰冻切片及主动脉胸腹段纵剖面(en face)进行油红O染色分析斑块面积,采用实时荧光定量PCR检测小鼠肝脏相关基因的mRNA表达水平,蛋白质印迹检测血浆中apoA-Ⅰ、PON1及血清淀粉样蛋白A(SAA)水平．结果显示：慢病毒感染小鼠可成功在血循环中检测到EpK,与Lv-GFP对照组比较,Lv-EpK组apoE^-/-小鼠的血脂及脂蛋白分布、apoA-Ⅰ水平、PON1活性无明显改变,但EpK组小鼠的主动脉斑块面积较对照组显著减少(主动脉根部斑块面积(0.87±0.07) mm² vs (1.03±0.08) mm²,P < 0.05;主动脉胸腹段斑块占管腔比42.0% vs 55.8%,P < 0.01)．EpK可显著降低血中SAA水平,并抑制肝脏炎症因子TNF?琢和IL-6的表达．结果说明,EpK拟肽具有减退apoE^-/-小鼠动脉粥样硬化斑块的作用,其机制可能与其发挥的抗炎作用有关．     

贵州高原红枫湖水库浮游植物功能分组及其时空分布特征

为了解贵州高原水源红枫湖水库的浮游植物功能类群及其时空分布特征,于2012年至2013年枯水期(11月)、平水期(4月)、丰水期(7月)对红枫湖浮游植物与水体进行分层采样分析。研究结果表明,水库浮游植物可分为25个功能群,其中S1、F、J、B、D、S2、Y、LM是红枫湖主要代表性功能群,而W1、A、W2、K、X3出现频率较低,主要功能群生境特征都适应于中富营养水体,S1适应于透明度较低、混合程度较高的中富营养水体,F适应于深层混合的中至富营养湖泊,J适应于混合的高富营养浅水水体,B对分层敏感适应于中营养水体;各采样点主要浮游植物功能群季节变化大体相同,枯水期、平水期各采样点功能群较少,丰水期功能群最为丰富;水温是影响红枫湖浮游植物功能类群分布变化的主要因子;浮游植物生长策略变化规律为:枯水期CR/R/S策略藻种→平水期R/CR/CS策略藻种→丰水期R/CR/CRS/C策略藻种,水体浮游植物优势功能群在物质供给、能量输入均较理想的条件下能充分生长,随着能量限制程度的增加而较其他类群更具耐受性;通过浮游植物功能群与水体环境相互关系可以得出:红枫湖水体处于中富营养状态。     

Regulation of nuclear–cytoplasmic shuttling and function of Family with sequence similarity 13, member A (Fam13a), by B56-containing PP2As and Akt

Recent genome-wide association studies reveal that the FAM13A gene is associated with human lung function and a variety of lung diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, lung cancer, and pulmonary fibrosis. The biological functions of Fam13a, however, have not been studied. In an effort to identify novel substrates of B56-containing PP2As, we found that B56-containing PP2As and Akt act antagonistically to control reversible phosphorylation of Fam13a on Ser-322. We show that Ser-322 phosphorylation acts as a molecular switch to control the subcellular distribution of Fam13a. Fam13a shuttles between the nucleus and cytoplasm. When Ser-322 is phosphorylated by Akt, the binding between Fam13a and 14-3-3 is enhanced, leading to cytoplasmic sequestration of Fam13a. B56-containing PP2As dephosphorylate phospho–Ser-322 and promote nuclear localization of Fam13a. We generated Fam13a-knockout mice. Fam13a-mutant mice are viable and healthy, indicating that Fam13a is dispensable for embryonic development and physiological functions in adult animals. Intriguingly, Fam13a has the ability to activate the Wnt pathway. Although Wnt signaling remains largely normal in Fam13a-knockout lungs, depletion of Fam13a in human lung cancer cells causes an obvious reduction in Wnt signaling activity. Our work provides important clues to elucidating the mechanism by which Fam13a may contribute to human lung diseases.     

Transition of basic protein during spermatogenesis of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Fenneropenaeus chinensis</Emphasis> (Osbeck, 1765)

According to the ultrastructural characteristic observation of the developing male germ cells, spermatogenesis of the crustacean shrimp, Fenneropenaeus chinensis, is classified into spermatogonia, primary spermatocytes, secondary spermatocyte, four stages of spermatids, and mature sperm. The basic protein transition during its spermatogenesis is studied by transmission electron microscopy of ammoniacal silver reaction and immunoelectron microscopical distribution of acetylated histone H4. The results show that basic protein synthesized in cytoplasm of spermatogonia is transferred into the nucleus with deposition on new duplicated DNA. In the spermatocyte stage, some nuclear basic protein combined with RNP is transferred into the cytoplasm and is involved in forming the cytoplasmic vesicle clumps. In the early spermatid, most of the basic protein synthesized in the new spermatid cytoplasm is transferred into the nucleus, and the chromatin condensed gradually, and the rest is shifted into the pre-acrosomal vacuole. In the middle spermatid, the nuclear basic protein linked with DNA is acetylated and transferred into the proacrosomal vacuole and assembled into the acrosomal blastema. At the late spermatid, almost all of the basic protein in the nucleus has been removed into the acrosome. During the stage from late spermatid to mature sperm, some de novo basic proteins synthesized in the cytoplasm belt transfer into the nucleus without a membrane and almost all deposit in the periphery to form a supercoating. The remnant histone H4 accompanied by chromatin fibers is acetylated in the center of the nucleus, leading to relaxed DNA and activated genes making the nucleus non-condensed.