核基质结合区对转爬山虎芪合酶基因烟草中产生白藜芦醇的作用

采用核基质结合区(MARs)来提高转芪合酶基因(STS)烟草(Nicotianatabacum L.)中白藜芦醇产物的含量.MARs是细胞中能与核基质特异紧密结合的DNA片段,体外结合实验表明克隆自酵母的MARs序列能特异地与烟草核基质结合.芪合酶是白藜芦醇生物合成中的关键酶,用RT-PCR方法从川鄂爬山虎(Parthenocissus henryana(Hemsl.)Diels et Gilg)中克隆了与葡萄芪合酶基因有较高同源性的芪合酶编码区,将其置于CaMV35SΩ强启动子下,分别构建两侧带有MARs及不含MARs序列的表达载体,通过农杆菌介导转化烟草.Northern blot及HPLC等分析表明STS基因已整合至烟草染色体中并正常转录,且表达的外源芪合酶在烟草中可催化其底物合成白藜芦醇产物.与对照相比,MARs的存在使转芪合酶基因烟草中白藜芦醇的含量平均提高了约一倍.MARs在转芪合酶基因植物中的应用也为获得抗病性更强、白藜芦醇含量更高、更保健的转基因果蔬的研究奠定了基础.     

核基质结合区在转基因烟草中对转基因表达的影响

为研究核基质结合区 (matrixattachmentregions,MARs)在转基因植物中对外源转基因 (transgene)表达的影响 ,将来源豌豆 (PisumsativumL .)的MARs序列构建在报告基因 β_葡糖醛酸酶 (β_glucuronidase ,GUS)基因 (uidA)的两侧形成植物表达载体。将此载体与不包含MARs序列的植物表达载体经根癌土壤杆菌 (Agrobacteriumtumefaciens(SmithetTownsend)Conn)介导转化烟草 (NicotianatabacumL .)。GUS活性检测表明 ,MARs可以提高外源uidA基因的表达水平。和不包含MARs的转化植株相比 ,MARs序列的存在可以使uidA基因的平均表达水平提高 2倍 ,最高的可达 5倍     

玉米核基质结合区在烟草中对外源转基因表达水平的影响

为研究核基质结合区 (matrixattachmentregion ,MAR)在转基因植物中的功能 ,将来自玉米基因组的MAR序列构建在植物表达载体T_DNA中 ,并将报告基因β_葡糖醛酸酶 (β_glucuronidase ,GUS)基因 (uidA)插入两段MARs序列之间。将此载体与不包含MARs序列的植物表达载体分别转化烟草 (NicotianatabacumL .)。GUS活性检测表明 ,MARs可以显著提高外源基因uidA在转基因烟草中的表达水平 ,平均表达水平提高 2倍 ,最高单株活性可达 10倍。并且转基因植株GUS活性高低与稳定mRNA的量成正比 ,表明MARs在转录水平提高基因表达。     

两种不同植物来源白藜芦醇生物合成关键酶——芪合酶催化效率比较

白藜芦醇是一种天然植保素,且具有特殊的药理和保健功能,芪合酶(Stilbene synthase,STS)是该化合物生物合成的关键酶和限速酶。白藜芦醇存在于有限几种植物且含量差异很大,虎杖中白藜芦醇含量比葡萄、花生高1 000倍以上,推测不同STS的催化能力有可能是白藜芦醇含量差异的原因之一。为验证上述推测,文中通过overlap PCR技术从葡萄叶片基因组DNA中克隆得到葡萄STS基因,连同前期工作中获得的虎杖STS基因(PcPKS5),进行了原核表达分析。诱导表达产物经过Ni2+亲和柱纯化和PD-10柱脱盐后,均得到分子量约43 kDa的可溶性纯化蛋白。酶促产物分析结果表明,两种酶催化产物均为白藜芦醇。酶动力学分析表明,虎杖STS催化效率(Kcat/Km)是葡萄STS的2.4倍。文中从植物类型Ⅲ聚酮化合物合酶(Polyketide synthase,PKS)超家族催化活性位点和保守位点角度分析了造成上述两种酶活性产生差异可能存在的原因。     

玉米核基质结合区在烟草中对外源转基因表达水平的影响

为研究核基质结合区(matrix attachment region, MAR)在转基因植物中的功能,将来自玉米基因组的MAR序列构建在植物表达载体T-DNA中, 并将报告基因β-葡糖醛酸酶(β-glucuronidase, GUS)基因(uidA)插入两段MARs序列之间.将此载体与不包含MARs序列的植物表达载体分别转化烟草(Nicotiana tabacum L.).GUS活性检测表明,MARs可以显著提高外源基因uidA在转基因烟草中的表达水平,平均表达水平提高2倍,最高单株活性可达10倍.并且转基因植株GUS活性高低与稳定mRNA的量成正比,表明MARs在转录水平提高基因表达.     

核基质结构区在转基因烟草中对转基因表达的影响

为研究核基质结合区（matrix attachment regions,MARs）在转基因植物中对源转基因（transgene）表达的影响,将来源豌豆（Pisum sativum L.）的MARs序列构建在报告基因β－葡糖醛酸酶（β-glucuronidase,GUS）基因（uidA）的两侧形成植物表达载体。将此载体与不包含MARs序列的植物表达载体经根癌土壤杆菌（Agrobacterium tumefaciens(Smith et Townsend)Com）介导转化烟草（Nicotiana tabacum L.）。GUS活性检测表明,MARs可以提高外源uidA基因的表达水平,和不包含MARs的转化植株相比,MARs序列的存在可以使uidA基因的平均表达水平提高2倍高的可达5倍。     

烟草Nt4CL与虎杖PcSTS基因的融合表达与功能分析

4-香豆酰辅酶A连接酶(4-coumarate-Co A ligase,4CL)和芪合酶(stilbene synthase,STS)是白藜芦醇苯丙氨酸代谢合成的最后两个关键酶。运用悬挂PCR(overlap PCR)的方法将烟草4CL基因(Nt4CL)和虎杖STS基因(Pc PKS5)用3个中性氨基酸链连接,得到融合基因Nt4CL-Pc PKS5,将其插入原核表达载体中,构建p ET30a-Nt4CL-Pc PKS5重组质粒,表达Nt4CL-Pc PKS5融合蛋白。经Ni2+纯化和PD-10柱脱盐后,得到可溶性纯化蛋白。体外酶促反应结果表明该融合酶具有4CL和STS的双重活性,其催化产物为白藜芦醇。酶促反应最适条件为:p H 6.5,反应温度为45℃。研究结果获得了有效催化白藜芦醇生物合成的双功能融合酶,为进一步利用融合酶基因转化工程菌株实现白藜芦醇工业化生产奠定了基础。     

核基质附着区与转基因表达

核基质附着区 (matrixattachmentregions,MARs)是与核基质 (或核骨架 )特异结合的DNA序列 ,属于非编码序列 ,富含AT。通过与核基质的结合 ,它能使染色质形成独立的环状结构 ,调控基因的转录和表达 ,减少由于位置效应引起的转基因沉默。MARs在提高转基因表达水平、消除转基因个体间表达水平的差异、抑制转基因沉默等方面起着重要的作用。就MAR的一些结构功能特征及其在基因工程中的应用等方面进行了阐述。     

中国野生毛葡萄‘丹凤-2’3个芪合酶基因表达与功能分析

为了研究中国野生毛葡萄(Vitis quinquangularis Rehd.)‘丹凤-2’3个芪合酶基因的表达与功能,该研究采用同源克隆技术分离了毛葡萄‘丹凤-2’3个芪合酶基因VqSTS21、VqSTS30和VqSTS32(GenBank登录号分别为JQ868677、JQ868668和JQ868666),3个基因的cDNA全长均为1 179bp,编码392个氨基酸。以抗葡萄白粉病(Uncinula necator)的毛葡萄‘丹凤-2’和不抗病的欧洲葡萄‘赤霞珠’为材料分别进行接种白粉菌和ABA、SA、MeJA、高温、低温和高盐胁迫处理,利用实时定量PCR检测这3个基因在胁迫处理下的表达情况;同时利用农杆菌介导法将这3个基因分别转入模式植物烟草中,检测这3个基因在烟草中的表达产物,分析比较这3个基因的表达功能。结果显示:在2个供试材料中,葡萄白粉菌胁迫下芪合成酶VqSTS32诱导表达量高于VqSTS21和VqSTS30;在非生物胁迫处理下,芪合酶基因VqSTS32对高温处理反应最敏感。采用高效液相色谱分析检测转3个基因烟草的结果显示,转VqSTS32基因烟草比转VqSTS30基因烟草植株中白藜芦醇的累积量高。研究表明,3个基因中VqSTS32具有较高的抗葡萄白粉菌特性并能在转基因烟草中表达出较高的反式云杉新苷产物,这为进一步利用VqSTS32转目的植物葡萄基因研究提供了依据。     

一个新高产青蒿倍半萜合酶基因的克隆、表达和分析

用RACE方法从青蒿(Artemisia annua L.)高产株系001中克隆了一个新的1 886 bp的全长倍半萜合酶cDNA.克隆的倍半萜合酶氨基酸序列与烟草马兜铃烯合酶、莨菪岩兰螺旋二烯合酶、棉花杜松烯合酶的一致性分别为39%、38%和41%;与青蒿柏木脑合酶、紫穗槐二烯合酶和一个推测的倍半萜合酶克隆cASC125的一致性为50%、48%和59%.cDNA编码区序列被克隆进原核表达载体pET-30a,并在大肠杆菌(Escherichia coli)BL21(DE3)中诱导表达,但过量表达的蛋白主要是以不溶性蛋白形式存在.Northern blotting分析表明此基因在茎、叶和花中表达,在根中没有表达.     

Tuning of electronic properties of one-dimensional cyano-bridged Cu-Ni, Cu-Pd, and Cu-Pt bimetallic assemblies by stereochemistry of ligands

Preparations, XPS and electronic spectroscopy, and magnetism of seven new one-dimensional cyano-bridged coordination polymers, chiral [Cu(RR-chxn)₂][Pd(CN)₄] · 2H₂O (1), [Cu(trans-chxn)₂][M(CN)₄] · 2H₂O (2, 4, and 6 for M = Pd, Ni, and Pt), and [Cu(cis-chxn)₂][M(CN)₄] · 2H₂O (3, 5, and 7 for M = Pd, Ni, and Pt) (RR-chxn = cyclohexane-(1R,2R)-diamine, trans-chxn = racemic trans-cyclohexane-(1,2)-diamine, and cis-chxn = racemic cis-cyclohexane-(1,2)-diamine) have been reported in view of tuning of their electronic properties by stereochemistry of chxn ligands and metal-substitution. Comparison of Cu 2p_1/2 and 2p_3/2 peaks of XPS and broad d-d bands around 18 000 cm⁻¹ of electronic spectra are described systematically for 1-7. Variable-temperature magnetic measurement shows that complexes 1-7 indicate weak antiferromagnetic interactions via cyano-bridges. Because of semi-coordination coupled with pseudo Jahn-Teller elongation and electrostatic interaction for 1, the axial Cu-N coordination bond distances of 2.330(7) and 3.092(8) Å are considerably longer than those of equatorial ones in the range from 2.016(6) to 2.030(6) Å. The former bond distances of 1 are intermediate values among the related Ni (2.324(6) and 3.120(8) Å) and Pt (2.34(1) and 3.09(1) Å) complexes.     

Structure and function of S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase

In mammals, S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase (AdoHcyase) is the only known enzyme to catalyze the breakdown of S-adenosylhomocysteine (AdoHcy) to homocysteine and adenosine. AdoHcy is the product of all adenosylmethionine (AdoMet)-dependent biological transmethylations. These reactions have a wide range of products, and are common in all facets of biometabolism. As a product inhibitor, elevated levels of AdoHcy suppress AdoMet-dependent transmethylations. Thus, AdoHcyase is a regulator of biological transmethylation in general. The three-dimensional structure of AdoHcyase complexed with reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADH) and the inhibitor (1′R, 2′S, 3′R)-9-(2′,3′-dihyroxycyclopenten-1-yl)adenine (DHCeA) was solved by a combination of the crystallographic direct methods program, SnB, to determine the selenium atom substructure and by treating the multiwavelength anomalous diffraction data as a special case of multiple isomorphous replacement. The enzyme architecture resembles that observed for NAD-dependent dehydrogenases, with the catalytic domain and the cofactor binding domain each containing a modified Rossmann fold. The two domains form a deep active site cleft containing the cofactor and bound inhibitor molecule. A comparison of the inhibitor complex of the human enzyme and the structure of the rat enzyme, solved without inhibitor, suggests that a 17° rigid body movement of the catalytic domain occurs upon inhibitor/substrate binding.     

Influence of Fluoride on Rat Kidney Antioxidant System: Effects of Methionine and Vitamin E

The aim of the study has been to determine and compare the influence upon the kidney antioxidative system, exercised by administration of vitamin E, and vitamin E in combination with methionine, under conditions of oxidative stress induced by sodium fluoride. The experiment was carried out on Wistar FL rats (adult males) that, for 35 days, were administered water, NaF, NaF with vitamin E, or vitamin E with methionine (doses: 10 mg NaF/kg of body mass/24 h, 3 mg vitamin E per 10 μl per rat for 24 h, 2 mg methionine per rat for 24 h). The influence of administered sodium fluoride and antioxidants upon the antioxidative system in kidney was examined by analyzing the concentration of malondialdehyde (MDA) and the activity of the most important antioxidative enzymes (SOD, total and both its isoenzymes, GPX, GST, GR, and CAT). The studies carried out confirmed the disadvantageous effect of the administered dose of NaF upon the antixodiative system in rats (increase in the concentration MDA, decrease activity of all antioxidative enzymes). The administration of vitamin E increased the activity of studied enzymes with the exception of glutathione reductase GR; it also reduced the procesess of lipid peroxidation. It has been found that combined doses of vitamin E and methionine were most effective in inhibiting lipid peroxidation processes. The results confirmed the antioxidative properties of methionine.     

Reorientation of Microfibrils and Microtubules at the Outer Epidermal Wall of Maize Coleoptiles During Auxin-Mediated Growth

Auxin-mediated elongation growth of isolated subapical coleoptile segments of maize (Zea mays L.) is controlled by the extensibility of the outer cell wall of the outer epidermis (Kutschera et al., 1987). Here we investigate the hypothesis that auxin controls the extensibility of this wall by changing the orientation of newly deposited microfibrils through a corresponding change in the orientation of cortical microtubules. On the basis of electron micrographs it is shown that cessation of growth after removal of the endogenous source of auxin is correlated with a relative increase of longitudinally orientated microfibrils and microtubules at the inner wall surface. Conversely, reinduction of growth by exogenous auxin is correlated with a relative increase of transversely orientated microfibrils and microtubules at the inner wall surface. These changes can be detected 30–60 min after the removal and addition of auxin, respectively. The functional significance of directional changes of newly desposited wall microfibrils for the control of elongation growth is discussed.     

Land,livestock, and livelihoods: Changing dynamics of gender,caste, and ethnicity in a Nepalese Village

Over the past 10 years, Ghusel VDC, Lalitpur District has moved from primarily subsistence agriculture into the wider cash economy aided by the Small Farmers' Development Program (SFDP), which provides credit to farmers mainly for the purchase of buffalo for milk production, and by the National Dairy Corporation, which supports local dairy cooperatives. Analysis reveals that buffalo-keeping and milk sales are increasing the well-being of many households, while at the same time creating new inequalities in gender roles and responsibilities, greater inequities between Brahmin and Tamang residents in Ghusel, and placing pressures on the ecosystem for increased supplies of fodder and fuelwood. Evidence suggests that there is critical, need for attention to the social, and particularly gender-based, implications of maintaining livestock for milk sales and to the ecological underpinnings of this livelihood system.     

Chiral Separation of G‐type Chemical Warfare Nerve Agents via Analytical Supercritical Fluid Chromatography

Chemical warfare nerve agents (CWNAs) are extremely toxic organophosphorus compounds that contain a chiral phosphorus center. Undirected synthesis of G‐type CWNAs produces stereoisomers of tabun, sarin, soman, and cyclosarin (GA, GB, GD, and GF, respectively). Analytical‐scale methods were developed using a supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) system in tandem with a mass spectrometer for the separation, quantitation, and isolation of individual stereoisomers of GA, GB, GD, and GF. Screening various chiral stationary phases (CSPs) for the capacity to provide full baseline separation of the CWNAs revealed that a Regis WhelkO1 (SS) column was capable of separating the enantiomers of GA, GB, and GF, with elution of the P(+) enantiomer preceding elution of the corresponding P(–) enantiomer; two WhelkO1 (SS) columns had to be connected in series to achieve complete baseline resolution. The four diastereomers of GD were also resolved using two tandem WhelkO1 (SS) columns, with complete baseline separation of the two P(+) epimers. A single WhelkO1 (RR) column with inverse stereochemistry resulted in baseline separation of the GD P(–) epimers. The analytical methods described can be scaled to allow isolation of individual stereoisomers to assist in screening and development of countermeasures to organophosphorus nerve agents. Chirality 26:817–824, 2014. © 2014 The Authors. Chirality published by John Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

In vitro studies of the rabbit immune system. IV. Differential mitogen responses of isolated T and B cells.

The mitogenic responses of separated rabbit lymphocyte populations functionally analogous to mouse T and B cells have been tested in vitro. Purified T cells were prepared by passage over nylon wool (NW) and purified B cells prepared by treatment with antithymocyte serum and complement (ATS + C). ATS + C kills 70% of peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL's) and 50% of the spleen cells while passage over NW yields 40% of the applied PBL's and 5–23% of the applied spleen cells. NW-purified T cells from the spleen or PBL's respond fully to concanavalin A (Con A) but have a reduced response to phytohemaglutinin (PHA) and little or no response to goat anti-rabbit immunoglobulin (anti-Ig). PBL's that survive ATS + C (B cells) are stimulated by anti-Ig but not by Con A or PHA. B cells purified from spleen do not respond to Con A or PHA but will respond to anti-Ig under appropriate conditions. A full spleen B-cell response to anti-Ig required removal of Ig produced by the cultures that blocked anti-Ig stimulation. It is concluded that, for rabbit lymphocytes, Con A and PHA are primarily T-cell mitogens and that anti-Ig is primarily a B-cell mitogen. However, the mitogen response of unfractionated PBL or spleen cell populations indicates an overlap in reactivity. This could be due to cells sharing T and B properties, alteration of cell populations by the fractionation procedures used, or recruitment of one population in the presence of a mitogenic response of the other population.     

邻苯二甲酸二丁酯对翡翠贻贝抗氧化酶及脂质过氧化水平的影响

实验室条件下,研究了不同浓度邻苯二甲酸二丁酯(DBP)长期胁迫(15 d)对翡翠贻贝内脏团和外套膜抗氧化酶(超氧化物歧化酶SOD、过氧化氢酶CAT)及脂质过氧化(LPO)水平(以MDA含量表示)的影响,以及受胁迫翡翠贻贝在清洁海水中恢复阶段上述生化指标的变化特征.结果表明:胁迫阶段,0.5和2.5 mg.L-1DBP下翡翠贻贝内脏团SOD活性表现为先抑制后逐渐恢复,12.5和62.5 mg.L-1下则持续受到显著抑制;不同浓度组CAT活性均明显被抑制.LPO水平明显升高.外套膜中,2.5 mg.L-1下SOD活性受到持续诱导,其他浓度组则先被抑制,后随曝露时间延长逐渐被诱导;各浓度组CAT的变化波动较大,没有明显规律;而LPO水平明显升高.净化恢复阶段,12.5和62.5 mg.L-1DBP胁迫下的内脏团SOD和CAT活性恢复较慢,其LPO水平随时间延长逐渐恢复至对照组水平;外套膜中SOD活性呈持续升高趋势,CAT活性和LPO水平则随时间延长恢复到对照组水平.     

X-ray induction of dominant lethals in late spermatids and mature spermatozoa of Drosophila melanogaster: the role of oxygenation

The role of oxygenation in determining the sensitivity to the induction of dominant lethals was examined in late spermatids and mature spermatozoa of Drosophila melanogaster. 0–2-h-old or 7-day-old Oregon-K males were irradiated with different X-ray exposures in nitrogen, air or in oxygen and the frequencies of dominant lethals induced in these stages were studied. The results obtained confirm and extend Sobels' earlier observations and the interpretation derived therefrom namely, that under normal conditions in air, mature spermatozoa are characterised by a higher degree of oxygenation than late spermatids and this difference is sufficient to explain the differential response of these stages. Similar Oxygen-Enhancement-Ratios(OERs) (of about 2) were obtained for both the cell stages. The present data also revealed that late spermatids are significantly less sensitive than mature spermatozoa to the X-ray-induction of dominant lethals in a nitrogen atmosphere. A plausible mechanism is suggested to explain this observation.     

多马胺能药物对鲇鱼促性腺激素（GtH）分泌活动的影响

以珠江流域鲇鱼（silurus asotus)为实验材料,研究了多巴胺（DA）能药物（DA及其D－2型受体拮抗物 ,DOM）对鲇鱼促性腺激素（GtH)释放的影响,结果表明,在性腺发育的各个时期,单独注射DOM（5ug/g)均不能显著提高鲇鱼血液基础GtH水平,当DOM与LHRH－A联合注射时能显著增强LHRH－A刺激GtH释放的作用;DA只能抑制GnRH诱导的GtH释放,对基础GtH释放无抑制作用,这种生殖内分泌调节方式与鲇形目的革胡子鲇（Clarias gariepinus)和大鳍Hu（Mystus macropterus)相似,而与鲤形目的鲁科（Cyrpindiae)鱼类不同。