免疫亲和层析法纯化苦瓜几丁酶

用扁豆几丁酶免疫家兔,获得抗扁豆几丁酶的抗体,将此抗体与Ｓｅｐｈａｒｏｓｅ ４Ｂ偶联,制备免疫亲和吸附剂,用以纯化苦瓜几丁酶．苦瓜叶片的粗提液经过免疫亲和吸附柱后,可获得电泳纯的几丁酶,其分子量为３５ ｋＤ,与用几丁质凝胶为亲和吸附剂的纯化结果一致．表明利用植物几丁酶在结构上的保守性,用免疫亲和法可纯化不同植物的同类几丁酶．与几丁质凝胶亲和柱相比,免疫亲和法纯化植物几丁酶具有快速、亲和柱可重复使用等的优点．利用免疫亲和层析获得的纯化样品,研究了苦瓜几丁酶对真菌的抑制试验,研究结果表明,苦瓜几丁酶能分解棉花枯萎病菌的菌丝体细胞壁制备物,并对其孢子芽管的伸长有一定抑制作用．     

植物几丁质酶的基因工程与分子生物学研究进展

植物几丁质酶具有广泛的生理活性,尤其在植物的抗病性方面具有重要作用,因而植物几丁喷酶基因工程或为目前抗真菌基因工程研究的热点。本介绍了植物几丁质酶基因结构的研究进展,综述了植物几丁质酶基因工程和微生物产几丁质酶转入植物的基因工程研究成果,概述了植物几丁质酶分子比较和分子进化研究,并展望了植物几丁质酶基因工程的应用前景。     

高等植物几丁酶研究进展

几丁醇是一种分解聚N—乙酰胺基葡萄糖分子的糖苷酶,普遍存在于自然界。高等植物中,几丁酶虽然普遍存在,但迄今没有发现底物。因此,高等植物几丁酶的功能是个十分吸引人而又研究不多的问题。本文介绍高等植物几丁酶的分布、酶学性质,基因结构和可诱导性等研究结果。并介绍了几丁酶在植物抗真菌病中的作用的研究进展。     

植物几丁质酶及其在抗真菌病害中的应用

植物几丁质酶的研究是抗真菌基因工程的热点之一。几丁质酶能够水解真菌细胞壁的主要成分几丁质,在植物抗真菌病害反应中发挥重要的作用。介绍了几丁质酶的基本生物学特性、基因的诱导表达,并对植物几丁质酶基因在抗真菌病害基因工程中的应用进行了阐述。     

美国Biotechnica公司在微生物中生产几丁酶

许多类型的有机物如昆虫、甲壳纲、线虫纲和真菌都含有几丁质。因而,几丁酶以及能切几丁质的酶在工业上的用途也将很广阔,如抑制食品和医学制品中的真菌生长或作为抗真菌、线虫和害虫的生物杀虫剂。剩余副产品—加工过的几丁质—还冉其它用途。Biotechnica开发了一种重组细胞酶生产的程序。研究人员把具褶链霉菌中的几个酶基因无性殖入已线进     

几丁质酶及其在抗真菌病基因工程中的应用

真菌病是作物减产的主要原因之一。而植物界大量存在具有离体抑制真菌生长增殖能力的蛋白质,相应基因在转基因植株中表达,可使这些植物产生抗真菌能力。几丁质酶就是其中之一,它能催化几丁质（真菌细胞壁的重要成分）水解,从而抑制真菌的生长增殖。随着对其作用机理、生化特性、表达调控的深入研究,几丁质酶基因转化植株显示出很高的抗真菌能力,正日益成为植物真菌病防治的新途径。围绕几丁质酶在抗真菌病基因工程中的应用,本文对几丁质酶的活性底物、分类、生化及诱导表达、协同表达特性,进行了简要、全面的阐述。     

几丁质酶及其在抗真菌病基因工程中的应用

真菌病是作物减产的主要原因之一。而植物界大量存在具有离体抑制真菌生长增殖能力的蛋白质,相应基因在转基因植株中表达,可使这些植物产生抗真菌能力。几丁质酶就是其中之一,它能催化几丁质水解,从而抑制真菌的生长增殖。随着对其作用机理、生化特性、表达调控的深入研究,几丁质酶基因转化植株显示出很高的抗真菌能力,正日益成为植物真菌病防治的新途径。围绕几丁质酶在抗真菌病基因工程中的应用,本文对几丁质酶的活性底物,     

植物防御素结构与功能及其抗真菌机制研究进展

植物防御素是一类分子量约为5 kD的阳离子肽,是植物内免疫系统的主要成分之一,参与了多种植物生理生化活动。植物防御素含8个保守半胱氨酸,形成4对链内二硫键来稳定其3条反向平行的β折叠片和1个α螺旋,构成所谓的Csαβ模体结构。植物防御素具有抑制真菌和细菌生长、抑制酶的活性、抑制癌细胞增殖和作为离子通道阻断剂等功能。植物防御素抗真菌机制比较复杂,但它可能首先必须和真菌细胞质膜外侧的鞘脂等复杂脂类结合,引起真菌细胞发生一系列的反应,包括细胞膜通透性增强、胞内活性氧水平增高和诱导真菌细胞凋亡等。但是植物防御素详细的抗真菌机制及其在真菌细胞内作用靶点等有待于深入研究。综述了近年来植物防御素结构、功能及其抗真菌机制等方面的最新研究进展。     

抗真菌肽研究进展

有害真菌已造成植物真菌病害、食物污染和人类真菌感染等问题,给人们的生活和生产带来极大危害,且其逐渐增加对抗真菌药物的耐药性,导致真菌防治日益困难.传统的合成类抗真菌药物具有药物残留和毒副作用,已不能满足需求,作为生物机体天然防御分子的抗真菌肽已成为应对真菌危害及耐药性的重要研究对象.抗真菌肽能够抑制有害真菌,具有高效、...     

抗真菌病重组植物获得美国专利

美国DNA Plant Technology公司1990年7月就抗真菌病重组植物获得美国专利,专利号为US4751081.这项专利的内容是壳质酶,它能分解真菌的细胞壁,从而摧毁真菌.这种酶的基因是经基因操作整合入植物基因组中.从而提高重组植物的抗病力.用壳质酶切断的壳质分解产物是引发物质,刺激植物的免疫体系,增加对真菌病的抵抗力.因此该公司期望除在栽培期间显示耐病性外,还能防止在收获后保存时引起的真菌污染.现     

Recent advances in the study of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus replication and pathogenesis

It has now been over twenty years since a novel herpesviral genome was identified in Kaposi's sarcoma biopsies. Since then, the cumulative research effort by molecular biologists, virologists, clinicians, and epidemiologists alike has led to the extensive characterization of this tumor virus, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus(KSHV; also known as human herpesvirus 8(HHV-8)), and its associated diseases. Here we review the current knowledge of KSHV biology and pathogenesis, with a particular emphasis on new and exciting advances in the field of epigenetics. We also discuss the development and practicality of various cell culture and animal model systems to study KSHV replication and pathogenesis.     

The structure, reproduction and taxonomy of Vidalia and Osmundaria (Rhodophyta, Rhodomelaceae)

Comprises species occurring mostly in subtidal habitats in tropical, subtropical and warm-temperate areas of the world. An analysis of the type species, V. spiralis (Sonder) Lamouroux ex J. Agardh, a species from Australia, establishes basic characters for distinguishing species in the genus. These characters are (1) branching patterns of thalli, (2) flat blades that may be spiralled on their axis, (3) width of the blade, (4) primary or secondary derivation of sterile and fertile branchlets and (5) position of sterile and fertile branchlets on the thalli. Application of the latter two characters provides an important basic method for separation of species into three major groups. Osmundaria , a genus known only in southern Australia, was studied in relation to Vidalia , and its separation from the Vidalia assemblage is not accepted. Species of Vidalia therefore are transferred to the older genus name, Osmundaria. Two new species, Osmundaria papenfussii and Osmundaria oliveae are described from Natal. Confusion in the usage of the epithet, Vidalia fimbriala Brown ex Turner has been clarified, and Vidalia gregaria Falkenberg, described as an epiphyte on Osmundaria pro/ifera Lamouroux, is revealed to be young branches of the host, Osmundaria prolifera.     

New or rare chromosome counts in Artemisia L. (Asteraceae, Anthemideae) and related genera from Kazakhstan

Fifteen chromosome counts of six Artemisia taxa and one species of each of the genera Brachanthemum, Hippolytia, Kaschgaria, Lepidolopsis and Turaniphytum are reported from Kazakhstan. Three of them are new reports, two are not consistent with previous counts and the remainder are confirmations of very scarce (one to four) earlier records. All the populations studied have the same basic chromosome number, x = 9, with ploidy levels ranging from 2x to 6x. Some correlations between ploidy level, morphological characters and distribution are noted.     

肝癌中HBV和HCV基因和抗原的分布及意义

采用原位分子杂交方法检测HCV RNA及HBV X基因;采用免疫组织化学方法研究HCV核心抗原,非结构区C33c抗原及HBxAg在肝细胞肝癌中的定位及分布.结果表明(1)HCV RNA、HBV X基因在肝细胞肝癌组织检出率分别为40%(55/136)和82%(112/136).HCV RNA定位于癌细胞的胞浆内,阳性细胞呈散在、灶状及弥漫分布三种形式;HBV X基因在肝癌细胞中的分布呈胞浆型、核型及核浆型,阳性细胞也呈上述三种分布形式;(2)HCV C33c抗原、核心抗原在肝细胞肝癌中的阳性率为81%(133/164)及86%(141/164).C33c抗原定位于癌细胞及肝细胞的胞浆内;核心抗原既定位于癌细胞核中,又可定位于胞浆中.C33c抗原阳性细胞以灶状分布为主;而核心抗原阳性细     

Selection with two alleles and complete dominance

For a plant selection model with frequency-independent viabilities, fertilities and selfing rates, it is shown that apart from global fixation, for certain parameter combinations a protected polymorphism and facultative fixation (either allele may become fixed according to initial frequencies) may both occur. Facultative fixation requires different selling rates for the dominant and recessive type. Protection of the polymorphism requires resource allocation for male and female function. In this connection the problem of purely genetically caused population extinction is discussed.
For general frequency dependence and regular segregation, the chances for establishment of a completely recessive gene are compared to those of a completely dominant gene. It is proven that the process of establishment of the recessive gene, despite a fitness advantage, may be considerably endangered by drift effects if random mating prevails. The recessive gene may reach the same effectivity in establishment as a dominant gene, only if the recessive homozygote mates exclusively with its own type during the period of establishment.