山羊重组促卵泡素长效类似物基因在毕赤酵母中表达

为了获得长效FSH制剂, 利用重叠PCR技术将山羊FSH的a, b亚单位, 通过hCGb亚单位羧基末端延长肽(CTP)基因序列的连接, 构建成单链长效类似物基因FSHb-CTP-a。将其克隆至表达载体pPIC9K, 重组载体线性化处理后电转化至毕赤酵母GS115中, 经判型和G418筛选后获得高拷贝菌株His+Mut+。经甲醇诱导表达后, 进行SDS-PAGE和Western blot分析表明: 重组FSHb-CTP-a的转化子可以正确有效地表达目的蛋白, 分子量约为29 kD。放射免疫分析法(RIA)测定表达上清, 高拷贝转化子的平均表达量为91.849 mIU/mL, 显著高于低拷贝转化子的平均37.419 mIU/mL的表达量, 为FSH的结构研究和长效FSH制剂的生产奠定了基础。     

矮紫金牛的开花生物学与繁育系统研究

矮紫金牛(Ardisia humilis)是优良的野生观赏植物。为探究该植物开花生物学与繁育系统特征,促进其杂交选育与园林应用,该研究以同质园引种的矮紫金牛为对象,对其开花物候、访花昆虫种类及访花行为进行观测,采用花粉离体萌发法和联苯胺-过氧化氢法,对花粉活力与柱头可授性进行检测,结合配子显微观测法和控制性授粉实验,对其繁育系统进行分析。结果表明：(1)花期为5月中下旬至6月中上旬,盛花期在5月底,单花、单株和群体水平的花期分别为1、17～20、25 d。(2)开两性花,雌蕊先熟,与雄蕊成熟期部分重叠,柱头可授性滞至雄蕊凋谢后1 d。(3)杂交指数(OCI)值为4,花粉/胚珠比(P/O)值为5.61×10³,显示其繁育系统以异交为主,部分自交亲和,需要传粉者。(4)自然授粉的结实率最高(平均52.96%),其次是自花授粉(52.29%)和人工异株授粉(50.33%),三者差异不显著(P> 0.05),但均显著高于人工同株授粉的结实率(28.67%)(P<0.05),显示矮紫金牛不仅异交亲和性强,还具有很强的自动自花授粉能力。(5)主要传粉昆虫包括隧蜂科...     

Effects of Transgenic cry1Ca Rice on the Development of Xenopus laevis

In fields of genetically modified, insect-resistant rice expressing Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) proteins, frogs are exposed to Bt Cry proteins by consuming both target and non-target insects, and through their highly permeable skin. In the present study, we assessed the potential risk posed by transgenic cry1Ca rice (T1C-19) on the development of a frog species by adding purified Cry1Ca protein or T1C-19 rice straw into the rearing water of Xenopus laevis tadpoles, and by feeding X. laevis froglets diets containing rice grains of T1C-19 or its non-transformed counterpart MH63. Our results showed that there were no significant differences among groups receiving 100 μg L^–1 or 10 μg L^–1 Cry1Ca and the blank control in terms of time to completed metamorphosis, survival rate, body weight, body length, organ weight and liver enzyme activity after being exposed to the Cry1Ca (P > 0.05). Although some detection indices in the rice straw groups were significantly different from those of the blank control group (P < 0.05), there was no significant difference between the T1C-19 and MH63 rice straw groups. Moreover, there were no significant differences in the mortality rate, body weight, daily weight gain, liver and fat body weight of the froglets between the T1C-19 and MH63 dietary groups after 90 days, and there were no abnormal pathological changes in the stomach, intestines, livers, spleens and gonads. Thus, we conclude that the planting of transgenic cry1Ca rice will not adversely affect frog development.     

Ser-10 phosphorylated histone H3 is involved in cytokinesis as a chromosomal passenger

Ser-10 phosphorylation of histone H3 is revealed to be relative to chromosome condensation at prophase during mitosis. In this report, we demonstrate using immunofluorescence microscopy that the subcellular distribution of the Ser-10 phosphorylated histone H3 was similar to that characteristic of chromosomal passenger proteins during the terminal stages of cytokinesis. Co-immunoprecipitation indicates that the Ser-10 phosphorylated histone H3 is associated with the aurora B, and both of the proteins were compacted into a complex with special ternary structure located in the centre of the midbody. When the level of the Ser-10 phosphorylated histone H3 was reduced by RNA interference, the cells formed an aberrant midbody and could not complete cytokinesis successfully. This evidence suggests that Ser-10 phosphorylated histone H3 is a chromosomal passenger protein and plays a crucial role in cytokinesis.     

山羊重组促卵泡素长效类似物基因在毕赤酵母中表达

为了获得长效FSH制剂, 利用重叠PCR技术将山羊FSH的a, b亚单位, 通过hCGb亚单位羧基末端延长肽(CTP)基因序列的连接, 构建成单链长效类似物基因FSHb-CTP-a。将其克隆至表达载体pPIC9K, 重组载体线性化处理后电转化至毕赤酵母GS115中, 经判型和G418筛选后获得高拷贝菌株His+Mut+。经甲醇诱导表达后, 进行SDS-PAGE和Western blot分析表明: 重组FSHb-CTP-a的转化子可以正确有效地表达目的蛋白, 分子量约为29 kD。放射免疫分析法(RIA)测定表达上清, 高拷贝转化子的平均表达量为91.849 mIU/mL, 显著高于低拷贝转化子的平均37.419 mIU/mL的表达量, 为FSH的结构研究和长效FSH制剂的生产奠定了基础。     

The special location of p-H3 and p-CENP-A on heterochromatin during mitosis in MCF-7

CENP-A locates at nucleosome as histone H3-like proteins, and is phosphorylated during mitosis. We investigated the dynamic distribution of p-CENP-A to explore the details of its function. We found that p-CENP-A was phosphorylated at late prophase, and the signal of p-CENP-A arranged at equatorial plate along with nucleosomes at metaphase, but moved to midbody at later phase of mitosis. The phosphorylation modification of CENP-A shares some characters of H3, but has different temporal patterns during mitosis. Our results suggested that the CENP-A might have similar functions as H3, but with different patterns for their different binging materials. Dengwen Li and Ruming Liu had contributed equally to this paper.