细胞周期特异性细胞凋亡的形态学观察

目的观察喜树碱诱导Molt-4细胞凋亡形态的细胞周期时相性变化,建立一种新的细胞周期特异性细胞凋亡分析方法.方法以凋亡诱导剂喜树碱(终浓度为0.15μmol/L)影响下的Molt-4细胞为检测对象,应用流式细胞术分析细胞凋亡及细胞周期的变化;用琼脂糖凝胶电泳的方法探测断裂的DNA片段存在,进一步证实细胞凋亡的存在;碘化丙啶(PI)染色后,再应用流式分选术结合激光扫描共聚焦显微镜(laser scanning confocal microsope, LSCM)观察各期细胞形态从而对已凋亡细胞进行形态学确认.结果①琼脂糖凝胶电泳可见清晰的DNA梯形条带(DNA ladder); ②喜树碱导致Molt-4细胞周期的S期水平明显下降,并伴随有一明显的细胞凋亡峰; ③只在S期细胞中可见到已凋亡细胞.以上说明喜树碱可以诱导Molt-4细胞凋亡,并细胞凋亡发生在细胞周期中的S期,与传统的结论一致.结论通过DNA直方图分选后细胞凋亡形态学分析可以对细胞凋亡的细胞周期特异性进行检测.这种方法使细胞周期特异性凋亡的分析更加可靠全面.     

植物细胞凋亡的ELISA检测

本文利用TUNEL方法在单个细胞水平上对苯胺灵诱导的玉米根尖细胞死亡进行了检测。结果表明,一定浓度的苯胺灵能诱导玉米根尖细胞发生主动性的细胞凋亡,具有细胞凋亡典型的形态和生化特征即细胞核浓缩并形成核碎片、染色质边缘化及DNA特异片段化等（Fig.1)。首次利用ELISA方法在群体水平上对这种细胞凋亡进行了进一步检测。结果表明：动物细胞研究常用的ELISA方法同样也适合用于植物细胞凋亡的检测。在凋亡前期,随着凋亡过程的进行,细胞质中的OD值逐渐上升（Fig.2)。剂量实验表明,0．2mg/mL苯胺灵最适合于诱导细胞凋亡（Fig.3)。     

大肠杆菌对体外培养的THP-1细胞凋亡的影响

目的探讨大肠杆菌(E.coli)感染与THP-1细胞凋亡的关系.方法以THP-1细胞作为E.coli感染的体外细胞模型,当细胞与细菌浓度比分别为1:5,1:10,1:20,1:50及1:100时,用荧光染色技术、Annexin V/PI双染流式细胞仪检测分析等方法检测细胞凋亡率.结果细胞与细菌浓度比较低时(1:5)即可引起部分THP-1细胞发生凋亡,THP-1细胞凋亡百分率随E.coli感染剂量的增加而增加.Hoechst33258荧光染色及流式细胞仪二种方法所得结果一致.结论 E.coli以剂量依赖方式诱导THP-1细胞凋亡.     

miR-216a-5p调控胰腺癌细胞凋亡的分子机制研究

[目的]研究miRNA调控胰腺癌细胞SW1990凋亡的潜在分子机制.[方法]通过高通量测序检测人胰腺星状细胞与人胰腺癌组织源细胞中的差异miRNA.在胰腺癌细胞SW1990中过表达差异miRNA后,检测其凋亡水平.通过miRDB在线分析miRNA的靶标后,在胰腺癌细胞SW1990中过表达潜在靶标,检测其凋亡水平.[结果...     

SCP诱导人肝癌细胞凋亡与bcl-2基因表达的关系

目的探讨鲨鱼软骨制剂(SCP)诱导人肝癌细胞系(SMMC7721)凋亡的作用机制.方法以不同浓度SCP加入体外培养的SMMC7721细胞中,用MTT比色法检测细胞存活率;Hoechst33342/PI荧光染色,荧光显微镜分析凋亡细胞百分率;流式细胞术进行细胞凋亡定量;琼脂糖凝胶电泳检测DNA梯状条带;免疫细胞化学染色法检测Bcl-2蛋白的表达.结果 SCP明显抑制SMMC7721细胞生长,IC50值为1.25mg/ml;荧光显微镜下可见50%以上细胞为凋亡细胞的形态学改变;琼脂糖凝胶电泳呈现梯状条带(DNA ladder);免疫细胞化学检测显示SCP诱导人肝癌细胞凋亡过程中Bcl-2表达明显降低.结论 SCP诱导SMMC7721细胞凋亡,可能与下调Bcl-2表达有关.     

细胞凋亡检测方法新进展

细胞凋亡是生命科学研究的热点之一,检测细胞凋亡的方法层出不穷。目前,用于体外细胞凋亡检测的方法已相对成熟,比如:流式细胞术、TUNEL检测法、DNA片断检测等。而用于体内细胞凋亡检测的试剂则正在研究之中,各种检测试剂不断出现。其中,Annexin V、Synap-totagmin I-C2A、ApoSense家族分子与其他检测试剂相比具有一定的优势。该文在介绍几种常用的体外细胞凋亡检测方法的同时,重点介绍上述三种试剂。     

苦参碱引起C6胶质瘤细胞凋亡及其对TRADD表达的影响

目的:应用一系列分子生物学检测技术采检测苦参碱对胶质瘤细胞中TRADD表达的影响,以进一步推测其诱导胶质瘤细胞凋亡的作用机制.方法:采用MTT法测定不同浓度苦参碱作用于C6胶质瘤细胞后的吸光值以计算其抑制率:采用Annexin/FITC染色进行流式细胞术检测来测定不同浓度苦参碱诱导C6胶质瘤细胞的凋亡率;采用ICC(免疫细胞化学)、Westem-blotting及Real-timePCR array(实时定量PCR芯片)方法来检测苦参碱对胶质瘤细胞TRADD表达的影响.结果:MTT结果显示细胞抑制率随着药物剂量的增加而增加;Annexin/FITC染色进行流式细胞术的检测结果显示胶质瘤细胞的凋亡率随着药物剂量的增加而增加;ICC、Western-blotting及Real-time PCR array结果显示苦参碱可诱导胶质瘤细胞TRADD基因及蛋白表达的上调.结论:苦参碱可以诱导胶质瘤细胞凋亡,其诱导胶质瘤细胞凋亡可能是通过上调TRADD的表达,以死亡受体途径来实现的.     

抑制survivin表达对软骨多糖诱导乳腺癌细胞凋亡的增敏作用

目的:研究靶向抑制survivin表达对软骨多糖诱导乳腺癌MCF-7细胞凋亡的影响.方法:将survivin-siRNA转染乳腺癌MCF-7细胞.用定量PCR和Western-blotting检测转染后细胞内survivin基因表达水平,流式细胞仪和Hochest染色检测细胞凋亡的改变.结果:软骨多糖可抑制MCF-7细胞的生长,其生长抑制率与药物浓度和作用时间呈依赖关系;软骨多糖作用MCF-7细胞后,survivin表达降低;转染survivin-siRNA能促进软骨多糖诱导MCF-7细胞凋亡.结论:靶向抑制survivin表达对软骨多糖诱导乳腺癌细胞凋亡具有增敏作用.     

汉滩病毒诱导小鼠骨髓瘤SP2/0细胞凋亡的初步研究

为研究汉滩病毒对肿瘤细胞的诱导凋亡作用,以一定量病毒悬液感染体外培养的SP2/0细胞,接种后定时间将细胞消化甩片行Gimsa染色观察凋亡细胞核的变化,制细胞悬液以流式细胞仪测细胞周期,并用免疫组化的方法检测凋亡分子Fas和FasL的表达.结果示经病毒诱导后细胞出现生长特性及形态学变化,Giemsa染色观察到典型凋亡细胞;流式细胞仪显示有凋亡峰出现;免疫组化检测出感染后SP2/0细胞中Fas和FasL表达明显升高.该结果表明汉滩病毒可诱导体外培养SP2/0细胞凋亡,其发生可能与凋亡分子Fas和FasL有关.     

茶多酚抑制肺鳞癌细胞裸鼠移植瘤的实验研究

目的:探索茶多酚对肺鳞癌细胞的抑制效应及相关机制.方法:以肺鳞癌PC10为研究对象,进行裸鼠成瘤实验.观察茶多酚对裸鼠成瘤的影响.应用免疫组织化学方法检测细胞凋亡相关Bc12和Caspas3和增殖相关蛋白PCNA的表达,应用TUNNEL法检测细胞凋亡.结果:茶多酚可抑制裸鼠移植瘤的生长.茶多酚可促进促凋亡蛋白caspase3表达并抑制抑凋亡蛋白Bc12表达,并抑制增殖细胞核抗原的表达.TUNNEL实验结果提示茶多酚可促进PC10细胞凋亡.结论:茶多酚可抑制肺鳞癌移植瘤生长,与促进癌细胞凋亡和抑制细胞增殖有关.     

免疫分析新方法在食品安全检测中的应用

免疫分析技术具有特异性强、灵敏度离、方便快捷、检测成本低、安全可靠等优点,已成为现代生命科学的重要研究手段,在食品安全检测中有着良好的应用前景。本文综述了近几年来出现的免疫分析新方法,简单介绍了它们在食品安全检测中的应用。     

光学显微镜技术在活细胞单分子检测中的应用

单分子检测是一门以高度的时间以及空间分辨率研究生物单分子的技术。近来,科学技术的探索发展使我们可以观察、检测甚至操纵单个分子并且研究它们的构象变化和动力学行为。这一发展使得以前被传统系综研究体系平均化所隐藏的新信息被揭示出来。单分子检测技术的发展已经揭开了生命科学研究的新篇章。在本文中,我们将介绍有关活细胞中单分子检测技术的发展以及活细胞内单分子检测的现状。     

A new way of measuring apoptosis by absolute quantitation of inter-nucleosomally fragmented genomic DNA

Several critical events of apoptosis occur in the cell nucleus, including inter-nucleosomal DNA fragmentation (apoptotic DNA) and eventual chromatin condensation. The generation of apoptotic DNA has become a biochemical hallmark of apoptosis because it is a late 'point of no return' step in both the extrinsic (cell-death receptor) and intrinsic (mitochondrial) apoptotic pathways. Despite investigators observing apoptotic DNA and understanding its decisive role as a marker of apoptosis for over 20 years, measuring it has proved elusive. We have integrated ligation-mediated PCR and qPCR to design a new way of measuring apoptosis, termed ApoqPCR, which generates an absolute value for the amount (picogram) of apoptotic DNA per cell population. ApoqPCR's advances over current methods include a 1000-fold linear dynamic range yet sensitivity to distinguish subtle low-level changes, measurement with a 3- to 4-log improvement in sample economy, and capacity for archival or longitudinal studies combined with high-throughput capability. We demonstrate ApoqPCR's utility in both in vitro and in vivo contexts. Considering the fundamental role apoptosis has in vertebrate and invertebrate health, growth and disease, the reliable measurement of apoptotic nucleic acid by ApoqPCR will be of value in cell biology studies in basic and applied science.     

单分子测序技术及应用研究进展

从DNA双螺旋结构的发现开始,生命科学研究进入分子水平,在20世纪70年代出现的测序技术为破译遗传密码作出了巨大贡献.近几年出现的单分子测序技术,可以在单个分子水平读取核苷酸序列,也被称为第三代测序技术,主要代表有HeliScope、Nanopore和PacBio等.与传统的第一代和第二代测序技术相比,第三代测序能够产生更长的碱基读长,能直接对RNA进行测序,无需逆转录,测序速度极快,同时其中某些技术所涉及的设备可以小型化,可便携至野外现场测序.第三代测序技术在生命科学基础理论研究及生物医学临床实践中,具有广泛的应用.本文重点介绍了各种单分子测序技术的原理、优缺点,及其应用研究进展.     

New methodologies for measuring protein interactions in vivo and in vitro

The identification and characterization of protein interactions is a key topic in current life science research; a huge variety of methodologies have been established in recent years to expedite research in this area. Generic methods have been established for monitoring protein interactions in vivo by protein fragment complementation and for screening protein interactions in vitro by highly parallel solid-phase techniques. Substantial progress has been made in identifying and characterizing interactions with and between membrane proteins. Studying protein interactions on the single-molecule level has become an important tool for understanding protein function in vivo and in vitro.     

单细胞测序方法研究进展

近年来,高通量测序技术(Next-generation sequencing,NGS)快速发展,已广泛应用于生命科学各个领域,但传统的混合细胞测序(Bulk cell sequencing)检测的是细胞群体的总平均反应,无法反应每个细胞的真实情况,这会影响研究者对细胞功能认知的准确性。单细胞测序技术(Single cell sequencing,sc-Seq)的出现,从一定程度上解决了传统测序固有的缺陷。单细胞测序是针对单个细胞的RNA或DNA进行测序,能够准确测出单个细胞的基因结构和表达状态,从而分析相同表型细胞的异质性。本文首先介绍单细胞测序的原理、测序类型和测序平台,有助于理解单细胞测序和在进行科研项目时设计合适的项目方案。进一步介绍单细胞转录组测序的分析流程和各种常用的分析工具或软件,并重点阐述单细胞转录组测序分析中的细胞聚类和拟时序分析的原理和研究进展,为进行单细胞转录组测序数据分析提供参考。最后,本文简述了单细胞测序研究热度、单细胞测序的应用、挑战和展望等,有助于更全面地认识单细胞测序。     

An integrated,modular approach to data science education in microbiology

We live in an increasingly data-driven world, where high-throughput sequencing and mass spectrometry platforms are transforming biology into an information science. This has shifted major challenges in biological research from data generation and processing to interpretation and knowledge translation. However, postsecondary training in bioinformatics, or more generally data science for life scientists, lags behind current demand. In particular, development of accessible, undergraduate data science curricula has the potential to improve research and learning outcomes as well as better prepare students in the life sciences to thrive in public and private sector careers. Here, we describe the Experiential Data science for Undergraduate Cross-Disciplinary Education (EDUCE) initiative, which aims to progressively build data science competency across several years of integrated practice. Through EDUCE, students complete data science modules integrated into required and elective courses augmented with coordinated cocurricular activities. The EDUCE initiative draws on a community of practice consisting of teaching assistants (TAs), postdocs, instructors, and research faculty from multiple disciplines to overcome several reported barriers to data science for life scientists, including instructor capacity, student prior knowledge, and relevance to discipline-specific problems. Preliminary survey results indicate that even a single module improves student self-reported interest and/or experience in bioinformatics and computer science. Thus, EDUCE provides a flexible and extensible active learning framework for integration of data science curriculum into undergraduate courses and programs across the life sciences.     

哺乳动物单细胞研究技术的现状与未来

近年来,生命科学和医学的基础研究已深入到单细胞阶段。单细胞研究为揭示生命活动的基本规律、探索细胞异质性、提高对疾病发病机制的认识等提供了重要的线索和依据,同时,单细胞技术已被应用于日常实践中,如法医学和临床生殖医学。单细胞研究中使用的技术也在不断变化,并越来越复杂。文中主要介绍单细胞分离技术,包括手工挑取、激光捕获显微切割和微流控技术,以及单细胞中DNA、RNA和蛋白质分析方法的各种技术。此外,文中总结了近年来生命科学和医学领域的主要单细胞研究成果,讨论了单细胞相关技术和研究的不足,并介绍了其未来的发展方向。     

An exploratory study of student teachers’ conceptions of teaching life science outdoors

Abstract

The purpose of this exploratory qualitative study was to investigate elementary student teachers’ conceptions of teaching life science outdoors. The study involved 99 student teachers who were enrolled in an elementary science methods course at a large public university in the United States of America. The study utilised drawings, and narratives to investigate the nature of these teachers’ conceptions. Data analysis revealed that three conceptions of teaching life science were common among the participants: (1) teaching life science is predominantly conceptualised as being situated in the schoolyard, (2) teaching life science outdoors is teacher-directed, and (3) teaching life science outdoors is disconnected from in-class science instruction. Implications include the need for (1) teacher education programmes to provide reflective supports that explicate student teachers’ conceptualisation of teaching life science and thus exposing prior frameworks; and (2) teacher educators to examine student teachers’ prior frameworks for teaching life science outdoors and provide knowledgeable theory and practice platforms that will serve as frameworks for student teachers to adopt, connect and routinize outdoor life science teaching with in-school teaching of life science.