过表达亚硝酸盐还原酶的重组大肠杆菌辅助污水短程硝化

【目的】为了体现并突出亚硝酸盐还原酶在污水脱氮以及短程硝化中的重要性,对过表达亚硝酸盐还原酶的大肠杆菌进行了污水脱氮的研究。【方法】通过转化带有亚硝酸盐还原酶基因的重组质粒,将亚硝酸盐还原酶在大肠杆菌中过表达,通过分析重组大肠杆菌的产物研究了该酶的表达及还原亚硝酸盐的情况,通过将该重组菌与已报道的硝化-反硝化细菌或生活污水进行混合培养,研究重组菌用于辅助氨氮去除的短程硝化能力。【结果】重组大肠杆菌能正确表达亚硝酸盐还原酶,OD600=2.0的菌悬液在2 h内还原约1 mmol/L的亚硝酸盐,并产生几乎等量的一氧化氮;重组大肠杆菌与Acinetobacter sp.YF14菌株等比例混合时,12 h能够提高氨氮脱氮效率约(36.0±7.4)%,且在4 h时,最大亚硝酸盐的积累量减少37%;重组大肠杆菌(OD600=1.0)12 h内能够提高污水厂活性污泥的脱氮效率约(31.0±5.7)%,且未检测到亚硝酸盐和硝酸盐的积累;溶氧水平对于亚硝酸盐还原酶重组菌辅助脱氮具有明显的影响,中等溶氧量[(6.4?0.7)mg/L]时脱氮效果最好。【结论】过表达亚硝酸盐还原酶的大肠杆菌可以提高污水脱氮的短程硝化能力。     

多酶级联反应合成能够促进肠道益生菌生长的纤维寡糖

聚合度2–6的可溶性纤维寡糖是一种具有多种生物功能的低聚糖,它能够促进双歧杆菌(Bifidobacteria)、副干酪乳杆菌(Lactobacillus paracei)等肠道益生菌的增殖,因此对人体肠道微生态具有调节作用。本研究通过在大肠杆菌中表达纤维寡糖磷酸化酶(cellodextrin phosphorylase,CDP),构建Cc 01菌株,并与之前构建的COS 01菌株联合使用,建立了基于COS 01、Cc 01的三酶级联反应催化底物葡萄糖和蔗糖合成纤维寡糖反应体系。经过优化后,最终可溶性纤维寡糖的产量达到97g/L,纯度约为97%,其中含有纤维二糖(16.8wt%)、纤维三糖(49.8wt%)、纤维四糖(16.4 wt%)、纤维五糖(11.5 wt%)和纤维六糖(5.5 wt%)。在纤维寡糖对益生菌株生长促进作用的测试中,以菊粉、低聚木糖、低聚果糖为基准,干酪乳杆菌(WSH004)、副干酪乳杆菌(WSH005)以及嗜酸乳杆菌(WSH 006)利用纤维寡糖(聚合度2–6)为碳源进行生长后,益生菌的生物量(OD600)相比对照增加约2倍。该研究证明了三酶级联反应能够高效合成纤维寡糖,并表明聚合度2–6的纤维寡糖是一类具有促进肠道微生物增殖的功能性碳水化合物。     

Burkholderia sp. IDO3中靛蓝合成基因的克隆表达及其合成特性

【目的】克隆和表达靛蓝合成基因,并将其用于靛蓝合成研究。【方法】对菌株Burkholderia sp.IDO3中靛蓝合成基因进行克隆和大肠杆菌异源表达,构建能合成蓝色色素的基因工程菌。利用液相色谱和质谱对产物进行分析,采用单因素法对培养温度、转速、培养基成分等进行优化,并考察优化条件下的靛蓝合成曲线。【结果】构建了一株重组大肠杆菌E.coli IND_AB,该菌株能够在LB培养基生长的过程中合成蓝色色素,产物分析表明该色素为靛蓝;菌株IND_AB在30°C和150 r/min条件下能在LB培养基中合成22.9 mg/L靛蓝,优化培养条件后产量达到25.4 mg/L;优化LB培养基各组分浓度后产量可提高到35.1 mg/L;外加50.0 mg/L吲哚或0.1 g/L色氨酸后靛蓝产量可分别提高到57.7 mg/L和64.4 mg/L,相比初始产量提高了152.0%和181.2%;靛蓝合成曲线表明在添加吲哚或色氨酸的培养基中,菌株IND_AB前6 h没有靛蓝生成,6-15 h为靛蓝合成加速期,18 h达到产量平衡。【结论】重组大肠杆菌IND_AB可用于生物合成高纯度靛蓝,为靛蓝的微生物合成提供了有效的基因资源。     

利用Duet系列共表达载体构建工程菌生物合成3-羟基丁酸(3HB)

通过PCR获得β-酮基硫解酶(PhaA)、乙酰乙酰辅酶A还原酶(PhaB)和硫酯酶(TesB)的基因phaA,phaB和tesB。以pACYCDuet-1、pRSFDuet-1、PET30a(+)为载体,以大肠杆菌表达型宿主E.coli BL21(DE3)为宿主茵,分别构建了两株表达体系不同的工程茵,建立了R-3-羟基丁酸(3HB)的代谢途径,实现3HB的生物合成。将两株工程茵分别进行诱导表达及发酵,结果表明,三个基因均可在表达型宿主BL21(DE3)中进行活性表达,通过三个酶的连续催化生物合成3HB,并且三个基因的均衡表达更有利于3HB的生物合成。将phaAB基因簇构建在ACYCDuet-1上,tesB基因构建在RSFDuet-1上,获得的工程茵BL21(AAB+RB),3HB产量可达到1.8 g/L。     

拟南芥硫酯酶基因在毕赤酵母中的表达

硫酯酶在生物体内能催化水解脂酰酰基载体蛋白和饱和脂肪脂酰链,对中链脂肪酸(Medium chain fatty acids,MCFAs)的积累起着关键作用。为获得具有生产中链脂肪酸能力的工程菌,以拟南芥c DNA为模板,PCR扩增得到其脂酰-ACP硫酯酶基因At Fat A,经Eco RⅠ/XbaⅠ双酶切后连接至同样双酶切的质粒中,获得重组质粒p PICZαA-At Fat。将重组质粒电击转入毕赤酵母GS115中,通过Zeocin抗性筛选,挑选出阳性克隆子并摇瓶发酵诱导,SDS-聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳分析获得明显目的蛋白条带,首次成功构建At Fat A的真菌表达系统。气质联用法检测发酵产物胞外游离脂肪酸,发现毕赤酵母At Fat A重组菌株比起始GS115菌株胞外游离MCFAs(主要是辛酸)产量增加51%,MCFAs产量占胞外总脂肪酸产量的28.7%,而野生菌中这一比例仅有18.1%,这为日后生产安全无毒害的MCFAs探索了一条新的途径。     

同步抑制FAD2与FatB基因提高烟草种子油酸组分含量的研究

该研究以烟草品系NC89的无菌苗叶片为受体材料,采用前期构建的能同步抑制种子中FAD2(Δ12-油酸去饱和酶基因)与FatB(酰基转移酶基因)表达的RNAi载体,通过农杆菌介导转化获得了转基因烟草植株,分析转基因植株种子中的脂肪酸组分。结果显示:与对照相比,转基因植株种子中FAD2和FatB基因的表达水平分别降低了23%和11%;转基因植株种子的脂肪酸组分中,饱和脂肪酸棕榈酸和硬脂酸平均含量分别为8.02%和4.45%,多不饱和脂肪酸亚油酸平均含量为76.82%,较对照分别降低了2.91%、9.92%和3.47%;而转基因植株种子中单不饱和脂肪酸油酸含量高达7.48%,比对照提高46.38%。研究表明,同步抑制FAD2和FatB基因的表达能够显著提高烟草种子中油酸组分的含量,为进一步改良油料作物品质奠定了基础。     

好氧发酵生产琥珀酸工程菌株的构建

通过分析大肠杆菌的碳源代谢途径, 利用基因敲除手段, 以Escherichia coli MG1655为出发菌株, 成功构建了琥珀酸好氧发酵生产工程菌E. coli QZ1111 (MG1655?ptsG?poxB?pta?iclR?sdhA)。检测结果表明该菌株能以葡萄糖为碳源, 在好氧发酵且不表达任何异源基因的条件下大量积累琥珀酸。摇瓶试验证明, 琥珀酸发酵产量达到26.4 g/L, 乙酸盐作为唯一检测到的副产物产量为2.3 g/L。二者浓度比达到11.5:1。     

应用基因敲除快速构建大肠杆菌突变体改造脂肪酸代谢途径

【目的】基因敲除技术是研究基因功能的重要手段。我们试图建立一种快速、高效的大肠杆菌基因敲除方法。【方法】利用大肠杆菌(Escherichia coli)BW25113单基因缺失体Keio文库,将经典的Red同源重组技术与P1噬菌体转导技术相结合,对E.coli MG1655脂肪酸代谢基因进行快速敲除。【结果】获得了大肠杆菌β-氧化途径的缺失菌株△fadD、△fadE和△fadD-△fadE;脂肪酸合成途径缺失菌株△fabH、△fabF和△fabH-△fabF。敲除fadD和fadE对生长情况没有影响;敲除fabH后,生长速度明显减慢;敲除fabF对生长几乎没有影响。FadD、FadE及双敲缺失体的脂肪酸含量18.2 mg/L、20.0mg/L和19.2 mg/L,略高于野生型17.5 mg/L;FabH、FabF及双敲缺失体的含量分别为12.6 mg/L、15.2 mg/L和11.2 mg/L,明显低于野生型。【结论】在单基因突变体文库基础上,利用P1噬菌体转导、Red同源重组和抗性基因消除进行基因敲除,简化了构建大肠杆菌单基因和多重突变体的方法。     

抗菌肽hepcidin融合蛋白在大肠杆菌中表达条件的优化

构建了his-hepcidin融合蛋白表达载体,转入大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)中,得到携带有pET-hec的E.coli BL2l(pET-Hec)菌株,为了确定融合蛋白在大肠杆菌BL21中的最佳表达条件,分别对诱导温度、诱导时机、诱导时间、诱导剂用量等进行了优化,通过Tricine-SDS-PAGE电泳分析,确定了最佳表达条件:37℃培养工程菌至OD600为0.6时,加入0.2 mmol/L IPTG,25℃诱导表达8 h.     

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.