Characterization of 5-enolpyruvylshikimate 3-phosphate synthase gene from Camptotheca acuminata

5-enolpyruvylshikimate 3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS; 3-phosphoshikimate 1-carboxyvinyl-transferase; EC 2.5.1.19) is a critical enzyme in the shikimate pathway. The full-length EPSPS cDNA sequence (CaEPSPS, GenBank accession number: AY639815) was cloned and characterized for the first time from woody plant, Camptotheca acuminata, using rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE) technique. The full-length cDNA of CaEPSPS was 1778 bp containing a 1557 bp ORF (open reading frame) encoding a polypeptide of 519 amino acids with a calculated molecular mass of 55.6 kDa and an isoelectric point of 8.22. Comparative and bioinformatic analyses revealed that CaEPSPS showed extensive homology with EPSPSs from other plant species. CaEPSPS contained two highly conserved motifs owned by plant and most bacteria EPSPSs in its N-terminal region. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that CaEPSPS belonged to dicotyledonous plant EPSPS group. Tissue expression pattern analysis indicated that CaEPSPS was constitutively expressed in leaves, stems and roots, with the lower expression being found in roots. The coding sequence of CaEPSPS gene was successfully subcloned in a plasmid-Escherichia coli system (pET-32a), and the cells containing the plasmid carrying the CaEPSPS gene exhibited enhanced tolerance to herbicide glyphosate, compared to the control.     

离子束介导大豆DNA转化小麦后代高蛋白株的RAPD标记分析

利用离子束介导法将大豆DNA导入小麦,经过连续4代田间筛选和蛋白含量测定,获得高蛋白变异株系.采用RAPD分析技术,用34条随机引物对供体大豆、受体小麦和3个高蛋白小麦变异株的基因组DNA进行扩增.有29个引物扩增出清晰稳定的条带,其中18个引物扩增出的条带有不同程度的差异.高蛋白小麦突变株与受体小麦(对照)相比出现了条带的增加、缺失、扩增带深浅等变化,也出现了与受体小麦不同而与供体大豆相同的扩增带.实验结果表明,外源大豆DNA导入受体小麦可以引起后代基因组DNA序列变化,扩大小麦遗传基础.     

大蒜体细胞胚胎发生过程中抗氧化酶活性变化及某些生理特征

以大蒜的发芽叶基(鳞茎)为外植体诱导体细胞胚胎发生,研究大蒜体胚发生过程中SOD、POD和CAT 3种抗氧化酶的活性以及可溶性糖和可溶性蛋白质含量变化.结果表明:在大蒜体胚发生过程中,SOD、POD和CAT活性变化与胚性愈伤组织的诱导及体胚的发育密切相关,POD对体胚的诱导起主导作用,而SOD和CAT在体胚的发育和成熟中起主导作用.可溶性糖和可溶性蛋白质累积与大蒜体细胞胚胎发生密切相关.     

β-TCP支架体外构建组织工程骨及其流体力学研究

骨髓基质干细胞在β-tricalciumphosphate(β-TCP)支架上分别进行了1、2和4周的三维动态培养,对支架上不同时间和部位的细胞面积/微孔面积及支架动态培养的流体环境进行了研究.研究表明,第1周细胞在支架大部分孔道内粘附生长并出现一定区域的单细胞层和多细胞层,第2周部分区域的部分孔道已填满了细胞并出现多细胞层,第4周大部分孔道几乎填满了细胞,主管道内壁出现了较多的细胞生长.同时发现,支架上各个区域细胞粘附面积不等,部分区域无细胞存在,有的部位2周后细胞逐渐减少.为了研究支架各个位置细胞増殖与流速、剪切应力的关系,建立了支架随机孔道结构的流体分析模型,通过支架上流速和剪切应力分布探讨实验中细胞分布现象的机理.结合计算和实验发现,流体能流到的部位几乎都有细胞生长,细胞生长较快的部位速度大多集中在0.24～0.53mm/s,剪切力大多在0.0050～0.023Pa,主管道底部及靠近进口的部位可能存在由于过大的剪切力影响细胞生长的区域.上述结果在一定程度上反映了细胞-支架-流体三者在成骨转化过程中的作用,对指导体外灌注培养的流量确定、灌注工艺及骨转化动力学研究有重要的意义.     

广藿香精油的杀虫作用及其活性成分分析

采用室内生物活性测定方法,研究了广藿香〔Pogostem on cablin(B lanco)Benth.〕全草精油的杀虫活性及其活性成分。结果表明,广藿香精油和广藿香酮对菜粉蝶(Preris rapaeL.)和小菜蛾(Plutella xylostellaL.)幼虫有较好的防治作用。使用2.5~40.0 mg.mL-1广藿香精油和1~10 mg.mL-1广藿香酮分别对菜粉蝶和小菜蛾幼虫进行饲喂实验,均表现出较强烈的拒食作用;广藿香精油和广藿香酮对4龄菜粉蝶幼虫毒杀作用的LC50值分别为104.28和32.20μg.mL-1。活性跟踪实验确证广藿香酮为广藿香精油的有效杀虫成分。     

STAT6 ASODN对哮喘小鼠脾淋巴细胞影响的实验研究

目的研究STAT6反义寡核苷酸对哮喘小鼠脾淋巴细胞的影响作用。方法实验细胞分组:正常鼠空白组(A组)、正常鼠OVA组(B组)、哮喘空白组(C组)、哮喘OVA组(D组)、哮喘治疗组(E组)。正常设计并人工合成一段互补于小鼠STAT6 mRNA翻译起始区271-290的反义寡核苷酸片段,全链硫代修饰。用卵白蛋白和氢氧化铝复制哮喘模型,用淋巴细胞分离液分离脾淋巴细胞,进行体外培养并导入由阳离子脂质体转染剂Geneshuttle携带的反义寡核苷酸,观察反义寡核苷酸的转染对脾淋巴细胞STAT6蛋白表达水平及细胞培养上清中IL-4分泌水平的影响。免疫细胞化学观察脾淋巴细胞中STAT6蛋白的表达水平,同时采用酶联免疫吸附(ELISA)法测定脾细胞培养上清液中IL-4的浓度。结果D组细胞STAT6蛋白表达明显高于其余各组,均具有显著性差异(P均<0.01),STAT6 ASODN转染后,E组细胞该蛋白的表达量明显下降(P<0.01);D组脾淋巴细胞培养上清中IL-4分泌水平明显高于其余各组,均具有显著性差异(P均<0.01);STAT6 ASODN转染后,E组培养上清中IL-4分泌水平显著低于D组(P<0.01)。结论STAT6 ASODN可特异性抑制哮喘鼠脾淋巴细胞中STAT6蛋白的表达,并可特异性抑制脾淋巴细胞中IL-4的分泌,为反义基因技术治疗哮喘提供了依据。     

热休克蛋白质70对大鼠肝脏缺血再灌注后NOS活力的影响

目的为探讨热应激预处理对肝脏缺血再灌注损伤的保护作用的机制,采用局部热应激处理诱导热休克蛋白质(HSP70)的表达,检测了HSP70对肝脏缺血再灌注时NOS活力的影响。方法将实验大鼠随机分为热应激预处理组与非预处理组,对比观察两组动物肝脏缺血再灌注后0、4、8、12、24h期间内肝脏HSP70的表达、NOS活力及血清乳酸脱氢酶(lactate dehydrogenase,LDH)的活性与肝脏组织学改变。结果热应激预处理组HSP70的表达水平均比非预处理组同一时间点高,而NOS活力及血清LDH的活性较非预处理组低。与非预处理组比较,经热应激预处理肝组织损伤较轻。结论热应激预处理诱导产生的热休克蛋白70保护肝脏缺血再灌注损伤的作用途径之一可能是通过抑制NO的产生,从而降低大量自由基对肝脏的损害。     

动物组织中磺胺二甲嘧啶残留ELISA试剂盒研制

采用重氮化法和戊二醛法,将磺胺二甲嘧啶分别与牛血清白蛋白和辣根过氧化物酶偶联制备了免疫原和酶标半抗原,免疫兔获得了特异性抗体,成功建立了相关动物产品中磺胺二甲嘧啶残留ELISA定量检测方法及商品化试剂盒,并对试剂盒的灵敏度、准确度、精密度和稳定性进行了研究。试剂盒检测线性范围为62.5~0.54 ng/mL。在待测样品中各添加500、200、100、50 ng/g SMZ,测试的回收率平均为89.0%~134.8%;试剂盒测定结果与色谱的平均符合率99.8%~126.0%;对比定性测试15份色谱检测为阴性的样品,均未出现假阳性。试剂盒存放在37℃10 d和2~8℃5个月,质量稳定。     

Toxicities of DDE on Wheat and Bioremediation of DDE by Fungus Pleurotus pulmonarius

An in vitro study was performed to determine the acute phytotoxicities and genotoxicity of DDE either spiked to soil or added to hydrophonic cultures on wheat Triticum aestivum. A 24-well plate was first used to determine toxicity on individual grains using conventional seed germination/seedling growth toxicity tests whereas a single cell electrophoresis system was applied to measure genotoxicity at single cell level for wheat. Hydrophonic cultures provide a simplified environment to screen for toxicities with high sensitivity. Inverse dose-response relationships were detected between exogenous DDE levels and one of the following parameters: seed germination, seedling growth, and genotoxicity. In contrast, soil reduced the stress on T. aestivum by lowering bioavailability leading to less DDE distributed in radicle and coleoptile, modulated growth, and enhanced tolerance. At all DDE doses spiked to soil including the reference safety level of 0.5 mg/kg, DNA breakage was detected in both radicle and coleoptile but their magnitudes did not correlate with the organ nor the soil DDE contents. Thus, although wheat is highly sensitive to the genotoxic effect of DDE, first demonstrated here, the seed germination test offers a simple quantitative measure of DDE's phytotoxicity in soil and hydrophonic cultures. This study also found that fungus Pleurotus pulmonarius, which secretes extracellular ligninolytic enzymes causing non-specific cleavage of lignin and organopollutants, remediated DDE spiked to soil. In 5 weeks, 78% of 10 mg/kg DDE was biodegraded, and the fungal-treated soil reduced acute toxicity on T. aestivum using the seed germination test.     

Invasive alien plants in China: role of clonality and geographical origin

Biological invasions have become a significant threat to the global environment. Unfortunately, to date there is no consensus on invasion mechanisms and predictive models. Controversies range from whether we can reliably predict which species may become invasive to which species characteristics (e.g., life history, taxonomic groups, or geographic origin) contribute to the invasion processes. We examined 126 invasive alien plant species in China to understand the role of clonality and geographical origin in their invasion success. These species were categorized into three groups (I, II, III) based on their invasiveness in terms of current spatial occupation and the degree of damage to invaded habitats. Clonal plants consisted of almost half (44%) of the 126 invasive species studied, and consisted of 66% of 32 the most invasive alien plant species (Group I). There was a significant positive relationship between clonality and species invasiveness. A 68% of the 126 species studied originated in the continent of America (North and/or South America). These preliminary findings support that America is the primary geographical origin of invasive alien plant species in China and that clonality of the invasive plant species contributed significantly to the their invasiveness. The results suggest an urgent need at the global scale to investigate the mechanisms whereby plant clonal growth influences plant invasions, and the need for a focus at regional scale to examine factors affecting the exchange of invasive plant species between America and China.