肽核酸在病毒检测与治疗中的应用

肽核酸(peptide nucleic acid,PNA)是以多肽骨架取代糖磷酸主链的寡核苷酸类似物,又称第三代反义核酸。PNA的电中性多肽骨架结构,使其保留类似糖磷酸链寡核苷酸高靶标亲和力的同时,比糖磷酸主链具有更强的酶稳定性和热稳定性,已成为当今寡核苷酸类似物研究的热点。一方面,PNA对病毒的复制与突变水平具有的快速、有效和准确的检测性能,对疾病的进一步治疗具有重要意义;另一方面,基于PNA的序列特异性和剂量依赖性,能在基因水平上对病毒的生命周期进行特异性的调控,从而能更有效地实现抑制病毒在宿主细胞中生存和复制的目的。结合近十年来的文献,综述了PNA应用于不同病毒的检测及病毒性疾病治疗的最新进展和作用机制,以期为PNA的临床产品研发提供新的思路。     

肽核酸在病毒检测与治疗中的应用

肽核酸(peptide nucleic acid,PNA)是以多肽骨架取代糖磷酸主链的寡核苷酸类似物,又称第三代反义核酸。PNA的电中性多肽骨架结构,使其保留类似糖磷酸链寡核苷酸高靶标亲和力的同时,比糖磷酸主链具有更强的酶稳定性和热稳定性,已成为当今寡核苷酸类似物研究的热点。一方面,PNA对病毒的复制与突变水平具有的快速、有效和准确的检测性能,对疾病的进一步治疗具有重要意义;另一方面,基于PNA的序列特异性和剂量依赖性,能在基因水平上对病毒的生命周期进行特异性的调控,从而能更有效地实现抑制病毒在宿主细胞中生存和复制的目的。结合近十年来的文献,综述了PNA应用于不同病毒的检测及病毒性疾病治疗的最新进展和作用机制,以期为PNA的临床产品研发提供新的思路。     

肽核酸—基因调控的利器

肽核酸(PNA)是具有类多肽骨架的DNA类似物,PNA的主链骨架是由N(2-氨基乙基)-甘氨酸与核酸碱基通过亚甲基羰基连接而成的。PNA可以特异性地与DNA或RNA杂交,形成稳定的复合体。PNA由于其自身的特点可以对DNA复制、基因转录、翻译等进行有针对的调控,同时作为杂交探针大大提高了遗传学检测和医疗诊断的效率和灵敏度。肽核酸（PNA）特异性地识别和结合互补核酸序列被引进用于医学和生物学的研究,展示了其独特的生化属性,成为了基因奥秘的探索者。     

γPNA一种新型高效的肽核酸

肽核酸(peptide nucleic acid,PNA)是一种人工合成的具有类多肽骨架的DNA类似物,具有与核酸结合特异性强、组织和细胞内生物稳定性好、半衰期长等优点。通过靶向结合DNA/RNA而抑制其复制、转录和翻译过程,进行基因调控。在PNA骨架结构中γ位点引入带手性的官能团,能形成右手螺旋结构,显著提高其与靶DNA/RNA的杂交特性,这种PNA衍生物称之为γPNA。γPNA的溶解性、热稳定性和特异性等化学与生物学特性明显改善,在基因编辑和作为探针检测等方面具有良好的应用前景。通过对γPNA结构、性质及其研究进展进行总结,以期为γPNA反义应用提供理论依据和参考。     

肽核酸对基因调节作用的研究进展

肽核酸(PNA)是一类人工合成的核酸类似物,PNA与核酸链以Waston-Crick碱基配对方式稳定互补结合,具有高度的亲合性、稳定性、特异性特征,PNA能调节基因的复制、转录（或逆转录）和翻译过程,有着广泛的分子生物学效应,显示出其作为基因调节药物的应用潜力。     

PNA的合成及在基础医学中的应用

PNA是一类以多肽为骨架的核苷酸类似物,它不带电荷,杂交特异性强,能抵抗核酸酶及蛋白酶的降解,因此可作为杂交探针用于疾病诊断,或作为反义试剂进行基因治疗的探索。以下对PNA的合成及其在分子杂交诊断、基因治疗等基础医学领域的广泛用途做一综述。     

PNA的合成及其在基础医学中的应用

PNA是一类以多肽为骨架的核苷酸类似物,它不带电荷,杂交特异性强,能抵抗核酸酶及蛋白酶的降解,因此可作为杂交探针用于疾病诊断,或作为反义试剂进行基因治疗的探索。以下对PNA的合成及其在分子杂交诊断,基因治疗等基础医学领域的广泛用途做一综述。     

端粒酶:肿瘤基因治疗的新领域

使用寡核苷酸及其类似物做为基因治疗的特异性药物,是基于它们能特异地结合于互补mRNA序列上。尽管这一概念的提出尚不足20年,但却以惊人的速度发展,促进反义基因治疗的研究。在寡核苷酸研究的基础上,用于基因治疗研究的一种新构想已于最近提出,即多肽核酸(Peptide nucleic acids,简称PNA),它可以与人端粒酶的mRNA序列互补,从而成为有效的、特异的体内酶活性抑制剂。     

肽核酸在抗肿瘤作用的研究进展

肽核酸(peptide nucleic acid,PNA)是一种人工合成DNA分子类似物,其与DNA分子结构的主要区别在于N-(2-氨基乙基)甘氨酸骨架代替糖-磷酸酯骨架作为重复结构单元。基于此分子结构,使得肽核酸具有独特的理化性质及众多的生物学功能。越来越多的研究表明,肽核酸以Waston-Crick碱基配对方式与肿瘤突变的序列特异性结合,从而调节突变基因的复制、转录及翻译过程,从基因水平上治疗肿瘤。肽核酸作为肿瘤基因治疗的重要介质,在抗肿瘤治疗中起着重要的作用。本文就肽核酸的理化性质及其生物学功能进行综述,重点阐述其在抗肿瘤作用机制方面的研究进展。     

肽核酸探针技术及其在微生物检测中的应用

肽核酸(Peptide Nucleic Acid,PNA)是近十几年发展起来的以中性酰胺键为骨架的脱氧核糖核酸 (Deoxyribonucleic Acid,DNA)类似物,它能够与DNA和RNA特异性地结合从而可以制备PNA探针.与 DNA探针相比,其杂交的稳定性和特异性增加且能在低盐浓度下进行杂交.因此它能够大大提高微生物学检测和医疗诊断的效率和灵敏度.PNA独特的生化属性已逐渐为世人所瞩目,PNA探针技术也得到了迅速发展,尤其是其在微生物检测领域中的应用.     

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.