人型结核杆菌全染色体DNA探针鉴别结核杆菌和其安分枝杆菌

The dot-blots containing DNA isolated from nonmycobacterial and mycobacterial microorganisms were hybridized with 32P-labeled M. tuberculosis whole chromosomal DNA at the various temperatures. The probe did not cross-hybridize to DNA of nonmycobacterial microorganisms (E. coli, Plasmid pUC19, Nocardia asteriodes), nor with DNA from all mycobacteria tested except M. bovis BCG under the higher temperature conditions. Microorganisms could also be directly spotted and lysed on nitrocellulose filters and used for hybridization thus making this technique suitable for clinical diagnosis.     

PCR法快速检测临床标本中结核杆菌DNA

应用聚合酶链反应（ＰＣＲ）快速检测临床标本（脑脊液、胸水、腹水、血、痰液）中的结核杆菌ＤＮＡ,特异性扩增片段１２３ｂｐ,为结核杆菌的特异性重复序列ＩＳ６１１０部分基因。ＰＣＲ检测人型结核杆菌的敏感性达１０ｆｇＤＮＡ。临床标本的ＰＣＲ检测阳性率（２３．３％）明显高于抗酸染色涂片（２．９％）和细菌培养（５．７％）的阳性率（Ｐ〈０．０５）。通过设立对照系统及对扩增产物酶切分析,表明该法无假阴性结果（特异     

扩增大段靶DNA的PCR方法

扩增大段靶ＤＮＡ的ＰＣＲ方法陈尚武,王章（中山大学生命科学学院,广州）ＰＣＲ和分子克隆是扩增遗传物质的常用技术。热稳定Ｔａｑ（Ｔｈｅｒｍｕｓａｑｕａｔｉｃｕｓ）ＤＮＡ聚合酶的应用以及ＰＣＲ技术所固有的迅速、简便、廉价等优点,使ＤＮＡ片段的ＰＣＲ扩增成...     

麂属动物陈旧皮张标本的DNA提取及PCR扩增

本实验用改进的方法从保存于标本馆的动物皮张标本中提取ＤＮＡ,所得ＤＮＡ片段的分子量从１００ｂｐ到１ｋｂ以上。利用线粒体ＤＮＡ细胞色素ｂ通用引物和ＰＣＲ技术,从小麂、印度麂、贡山麂、费氏麂、黑麂ＤＮＡ中扩增出３０７ｂｐ的细胞色素ｂ特异片段。用２８种限制性内切酶对从新鲜血样和从陈旧皮张标本中所得扩增片段进行酶切分析,发现只有４个酶在这个片段上有切点,其中ＨａｅⅢ和ＨａｐⅡ的识别位点在各种麂中有所不同。     

高速PCR用DNA聚合酶

ＰＣＲ（ｐｏｌｙｍｅｒａｓｅｃｈａｉｎｒｅａｃｔｉｏｎ）技术自创始至今还不到１５年的时间 ,但它已以惊人的速度渗透到了工业、农业、医学、药学等各个领域〔１ ,２〕。ＰＣＲ技术的发明无疑给生物工程带来了历史性的转折 ,促进了生物工程 ,特别是基因工程研究的飞速发展〔３〕。近期 ,随着人类基因组计划等的实施 ,并伴随着生物芯片技术的推广 ,快速、高效的ＰＣＲ已成为ＰＣＲ技术发展的必然趋势。ＴａＫａＲａ推出的Ｚ ＴａｑＤＮＡ聚合酶（Ｚ是指Ａ、Ｂ……排列的最后一个字母 ,指最快的意思 ,为商品名）是为快速ＰＣＲ而研制成功…     

聚合酶链反应（PCR）对未知序列DNA的扩增技术

聚合酶链反应(Polymerase Chain Reaction, PCR)是由引物介导,在体外将特异性DNA序列利用酶促作用进行扩增的方法。双链DNA热变性,然后在低温下与引物退火,再在中等温度下进行延伸,三步为一循环。一般经30～35次循环,很容易将目的基因或DNA片段特异地扩增至少10~6～10~7倍。它已是分子生物学研究中常用的、不可缺少的一项基本技术。但常规PCR需在待扩增的已知序列两端分别设计两个寡核苷酸引物,也就     

恶生肿瘤组织中结核杆菌DNA的检测

目的 探讨结核杆菌感染与恶性肿瘤的关系。方法 采用多聚酶链反应（ＰＣＲ）技术检测两种恶性肿瘤组织中结核杆菌ＤＮＡ（ＴＢ－ＤＮＡ）。结果４１例恶性肿瘤组织中检出ＴＢ－ＤＮＡ阳性患者８例,占１９．５％,且ＴＢ－ＤＮＡ阳性患者肿瘤发病部位基本与结核病的好发部位一致。结论 结核杆菌感染可能与一些恶性肿瘤存在在特殊相关性。     

结核分枝杆菌PhoP系统研究进展

Pho P与Pho R组成的Pho PR是结核分枝杆菌重要的双组分调节系统。Pho P作为应答调节子调节基因的表达,这些基因参与细胞壁脂质合成,并对结核分枝杆菌毒力有重要调控作用。本文综述了Pho P的结构、性质以及相关的结核分枝杆菌疫苗研发情况,并提出了未来可能的研究趋势。     

结核分枝杆菌抗原蛋白的研究及其应用新进展

结核病(tuberculosis, TB)是由结核分枝杆菌(Mycobacterium tuberculosis, MTB)感染引起的慢性传染病,是仅次于正在暴发的新型冠状病毒肺炎(COVID-19)的第二大单一感染致死病因。COVID-19的大流行对TB的诊断及治疗造成了破坏性的影响,全球实现终结TB目标的进展偏离了轨道。因此,早诊断、早治疗依然是防控TB蔓延的关键。TB精准诊断一直受MTB抗原特异性、检测技术特异性和灵敏度的影响,因此亟需挖掘高特异性新抗原、开发新检测技术。随着蛋白质基因组学(proteogenomics)和质谱技术的快速发展,从临床体液、组织样本中高效、精准靶向检测MTB特异性已知、甚至新抗原的表达,以及监测治疗过程中的抗原表达量的动态变化,是TB诊断及治疗的发展趋势。在MTB标准菌株H37Rv的4 008个注释基因中(NC＿000 962.3, NCBI),国内外报道的已注释抗原虽有140多个,但仅有极少的抗原应用于TB的筛查及辅助诊断,离世界卫生组织(World Health Organization, WHO)的诊断标准尚远。本文通过对MTB已报道抗原以及基...     

Amplification of Nucleic Acids by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and Other Methods and their Applications

Abstract

The in vitro replication of DNA, principally using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), permits the amplification of defined sequences of DNA. By exponentially amplifying a target sequence, PCR significantly enhances the probability of detecting target gene sequences in complex mixtures of DNA. It also facilitates the cloning and sequencing of genes. Amplification of DNA by PCR and other newly developed methods has been applied in many areas of biological research, including molecular biology, biotechnology, and medicine, permitting studies that were not possible before. Nucleic acid amplification has added a new and revolutionary dimension to molecular biology. This review examines PCR and other in vitro nucleic acid amplification methodologies—examining the critical parameters and variations and their widespread applications—giving the strengths and limitations of these methodologies.     

Physical and functional interaction between d-ribokinase and topoisomerase I has opposite effects on their respective activity in Mycobacterium smegmatis and Mycobacterium tuberculosis

d-ribose is an essential component of multiple important biological molecules and must first be phosphorylated by ribokinase before entering metabolic pathways. However, the function and regulation of ribokinases in Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis, and its related species are largely unknown. In this study, we have characterized the activities of two putative ribokinases, Rv2436 and Ms4585, from M. tuberculosis and Mycobacterium smegmatis, respectively. The mycobacterial topoisomerase I (TopA) was found to physically interact with its ribokinase both in vitro and in vivo. By creating two ribokinase mutants that showed defective interactions with TopA, we further showed that the interaction between ribokinase and TopA had opposite effects on their respective function. While the interaction between the two proteins inhibited the ability of TopA to relax supercoiled DNA, it stimulated ribokinase activity. A cross-regulation assay revealed that the interaction between the two proteins was conserved in the two mycobacterial species. Thus, we uncovered an interplay between ribokinase and topoisomerase I in mycobacteria, which implies the existence of a novel regulatory strategy for efficient utilization of d-ribose in M. tuberculosis that may be useful in stressful environments with restricted access to nutrients.     

异烟肼耐药结核分枝杆菌感染人源巨噬细胞的蛋白质组学研究

利用双向电泳技术,对人源巨噬细胞U937感染异烟肼耐药结核分枝杆菌前后的全细胞蛋白表达图谱进行差异比较和分析,发现其中产生差异的有32个蛋白质斑点,利用基质辅助激光解吸/电离飞行时间质谱技术,对其中5个表达明显上调的蛋白质斑点进行分析鉴定,获得5个明确的肽质量指纹图谱,通过在数据库中进行检索分析,确定这5个蛋白质分别为热休克蛋白105_β、凋亡抑制蛋白-1、磷酸甘油酸变位酶1、组织蛋白酶B、桥粒胶蛋白3.上述发现有助于了解耐药结核分枝杆菌入侵早期导致的巨噬细胞蛋白质组表达变化,为深入研究耐药结核分枝杆菌-宿主相互作用提供了探索方向.     

新型MGB探针在沙眼衣原体实时PCR检测中的应用

为建立基于TaqMan-MGB探针的沙眼衣原体DNA荧光定量PCR检测方法,探讨其临床应用价值,用 PCR法扩增沙眼衣原体隐蔽质粒pLVG440 2 464～2 980 nt段,并克隆入pMD18-T载体用作参比模板,设计一对引物和一个TaqMan-MGB探针,优化反应条件,建立沙眼衣原体DNA荧光定量PCR检测系统,并运用该系统同时应用连接酶链式反应(LCR)法对临床标本进行检测.结果显示所建立的沙眼衣原体DNA荧光定量PCR检测系统,最低检测限度为1 DNA拷贝每反应;在10⁰～10⁹ DNA拷贝每反应范围内,C_t值(每个反应管内的荧光信号达到设定的域值时所经历的循环数）和DNA拷贝数呈线性关系（r＞0.990）;对临床标本检测结果同LCR分析结果吻合率为100%.以上结果表明,所建立的基于TaqMan-MGB探针的沙眼衣原体DNA荧光定量PCR检测系统具有敏感性高、特异性强和线性检测范围广等特点,适用于对沙眼衣原体进行大规模筛选.     

结核分枝杆菌EsxV脂质体纳米颗粒亚单位疫苗的制备及免疫学特性

本研究旨在制备脂质体纳米颗粒（lipid nanoparticles,LNP）为载体的结核分枝杆菌（Mycobacterium tuberculosis,Mtb）抗原EsxV亚单位疫苗,明确该疫苗经黏膜免疫诱导的免疫应答水平。采用薄膜分散法制备包裹蛋白EsxV和c-di-AMP的LNP （EsxV：C：L）,并对其包封率、LNP形态、粒径、表位电荷及多相分散指数进行了检测。EsxV：C：L滴鼻免疫BALB/c小鼠,检测免疫后血清和黏膜抗体、肺或脾细胞因子转录及分泌水平、肺T细胞亚群细胞比例。结果成功获得大小均一、呈球状、带负电的EsxV：C：L LNP亚单位疫苗。与EsxV：C相比,EsxV：C：L鼻黏膜接种可诱导小鼠呼吸道黏膜sIgA水平增加,脾细胞因子IL-2分泌水平升高,提高中央记忆T细和组织驻留T细胞的比例。综上,EsxV：C：L经黏膜免疫,可诱导更强的黏膜免疫和记忆性T细胞免疫应答,可能提供更好的抗Mtb感染的保护作用。     

耻垢分枝杆菌感染人脐带间充质干细胞模型的建立及其特征

【背景】结核分枝杆菌(Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mtb)休眠菌形成被认为是潜伏结核感染(latent tuberculosis infection, LTBI)的主要原因,但目前缺乏体内和体外模型进行机制研究。新近研究表明Mtb可感染间充质干细胞(mesenchymal stem cells, MSC)并以休眠状态在细胞中长期存活。然而Mtb感染细胞模型存在周期长和生物安全要求高等问题,需要探索可用的MSC感染细胞模型用于Mtb休眠机制的研究。【目的】建立快速生长型耻垢分枝杆菌(Mycobacteriumsmegmatis,Ms)感染人脐带间充质干细胞(human umbilical cord MSC, hUCMSC)的细胞模型并研究其特征。【方法】取分离好的hUCMSC,流式细胞术鉴定其表面标志性抗原;以Ms菌株感染hUCMSC,DiI标记细胞膜,荧光显微镜下观察细胞吞噬作用;平板法计数Ms胞内存活率;油红O染色观察细胞脂滴形成;鬼笔环肽荧光染色观察细胞骨架变化;实时荧光定量PCR(realtimequantitativePCR,RT-qPCR)检测Ms...     

Detection of streptomycin resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates from China as determined by denaturing HPLC analysis and DNA sequencing

China is regarded by the World Health Organization as a major hot-spot region for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Streptomycin has been deployed in China for over 50 years and is still widely used for tuberculosis treatment. We have developed a denaturing HPLC (DHPLC) method for detecting various gene mutations conferring drug resistance in M. tuberculosis. The present study focused on rpsL and rrs mutation analysis. Two hundred and fifteen M. tuberculosis clinical isolates (115 proved to be streptomycin-resistant and 100 susceptible by a routine proportional method) from China were tested to determine the streptomycin minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC), and subjected to DHPLC and concurrent DNA sequencing to determine rpsL and rrs mutations. The results showed that 85.2% (98/115) of streptomycin-resistant isolates harbored rpsL or rrs mutation, while rpsL mutation (76.5%, 88/115) dominated. MIC of 98 mutated isolates revealed no close correlation between mutation types and levels of streptomycin resistance. No mutation was found in any of the susceptible isolates. The DHPLC results were completely consistent with those of sequencing. The DHPLC method devised in this study can be regarded as a useful and powerful tool for detection of streptomycin resistance. This is the first report to describe DHPLC analysis of mutations in the rpsL and rrs genes of M. tuberculosis in a large number of clinical isolates.     

Visualization of Mycobacterium avium in Crohn's tissue by oil-immersion microscopy

Studies seeking Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in Crohn's disease by PCR have generated inconsistent findings. As an alternative, microscopy offers a number of advantages, including direct visualization of organisms in tissue. Experimental infections have demonstrated that M. avium organisms can be seen by both acid-fast staining and species-specific in situ hybridization, but because they are smaller than M. tuberculosis, oil-immersion microscopy (×1000 magnification) is needed. We performed a blinded search for M. avium in paraffin-embedded surgical resections from Crohn's and control subjects at two centres. Specimens were coded and subjected to acid-fast staining and ribosomal RNA in situ hybridization for M. avium rRNA. Agreement between these two methods was good (42/52 patients, κ = 0.60) and similar results were observed for patients from two centers. Together, both methods provided positive results in 10 of 17 Crohn's subjects (59%, 95% CI: 36–78), contrasting with only 5 of 35 control subjects (Odds ratio for Crohn's vs. controls = 8.6, p = 0.002). M. avium organisms had an intracellular localization within inflammatory lesions, but were often observed as lone organisms outside of granulomas. Using two assays in two settings, presence of M. avium organisms was strongly associated with Crohn's disease.