CRISPR-Cas系统在植物基因组编辑中的研究进展

基因组定点编辑技术是研究基因功能和生物体改造的重要工具。CRISPR-Cas(Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats and CRISPR-associated proteins)系统是近年来发展的一种新型基因组编辑技术,该技术通过一段向导RNA和配套的核酸酶就可对特定的基因组序列进行定点编辑,具有简单高效、应用广泛的特点,受到了生物学家的广泛关注。本文着重介绍CRISPR-Cas系统在植物中的研究进展,包括CRISPR-Cas9系统在植物中的应用与完善、扩大基因组编辑范围的研究、Cas9切口酶和失活酶的拓展、特异性单碱基突变编辑系统的研究、无外源DNA污染的植物基因编辑技术的发展以及基因组编辑技术在作物育种上的应用等方面。同时也提出了还需解决的问题,并展望了基因组编辑系统在作物育种中的应用前景,为开展这一领域的研究工作提供参考。     

CRISPR-Cas9介导的基因组编辑技术的研究进展

CRISPR-Cas (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-CRISPR-associated proteins)系统为细菌与古生菌中抵御外源病毒或质粒DNA入侵的获得性免疫系统。该系统在crRNA的指导下,使核酸酶Cas识别并降解外源DNA。其中,Ⅱ型CRISPR-Cas系统最为简单,仅包括一个核酸酶Cas9与tracrRNA：crRNA二聚体便可完成其生物功能。基于CRISPR-Cas9的基因组编辑技术的核心为将tracrRNA:crRNA设计为引导RNA,在引导RNA的指导下Cas9定位于特定DNA序列上,进行DNA双链切割,实现基因组的定向编辑。CRISPR-Cas9系统以设计操纵简便、编辑高效与通用性广等优势成为新一代基因组编辑技术,为基因组定向改造调控与应用等带来突破性革命。从CRISPR-Cas9介导的基因组编辑技术的发展与应用等方面综述其最新研究进展,并着重介绍该技术的关键影响因素,为相关研究者提供参考。     

CRISPR-Cas9基因编辑技术对细胞内源蛋白进行荧光标记的实验操作

CRISPR-Cas9是目前广泛应用的基因编辑技术,可对目的基因进行高效精准编辑,快速实现目的基因的敲除或敲入。Cas9蛋白在sgRNA引导下对靶序列进行剪切并造成DNA双链断裂,在与剪切位点两端同源的DNA模板序列存在时,可通过同源重组修复方式引入外源序列,实现荧光蛋白或其他标签在基因组上的精准敲入,进而实现对内源蛋白进行荧光标签的融合标记。通过基因编辑技术对内源目的蛋白进行标记,可避免由于过表达造成蛋白质定位、动力学或功能等的潜在影响,可显著提升细胞成像实验的稳定性和可重复性。本文重点介绍了利用CRISPR-Cas9基因编辑系统对目的蛋白进行荧光蛋白或自标记蛋白标签标记的方法与操作流程,为构建内源蛋白荧光标记的哺乳动物细胞系提供参考。     

CRISPR-Cas9技术的原理及其在猪研究中的应用

成簇的规律间隔的短回文重复序列(clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats,CRISPR)及其相关蛋白(CRISPR-associated proteins,Cas)是细菌和古生菌中抵抗外源病毒或质粒入侵的获得性免疫系统,目前已经被广泛应用于动物基因组编辑。现回顾CRISPR-Cas9系统的发展历程并比较其与锌指核酸酶(ZFNs)、类转录激活因子效应物核酸酶(TALENs)技术的优势,详细介绍了CRISPR-Cas9系统的组成成分和各组分的功能以及其编辑基因组的原理,着重梳理了CRISPR-Cas9系统在猪生产性能、抗病育种、人类模式动物构建和异种器官移植方面的最新研究进展,以期为CRISPR-Cas9系统的进一步应用提供参考。     

CRISPR-Cas13a系统用于肿瘤诊断与治疗的进展

CRISPR-Cas系统是一种目前已知的基因编辑工具,其中以靶向DNA基因组编辑的CRISPR-Cas9系统的研究较为成熟。相较于靶向DNA的基因组编辑技术CRISPR-Cas9系统,近年来靶向RNA的Ⅵ型-CRISPR家族CRISPR-C2c2/Cas13a系统研究日渐增多。CRISPR-Cas13a系统具有特异性识别并结合单链RNA序列从而非特异性切割RNA的特点,可应用于检测肿瘤外周血游离核酸,对早期肿瘤患者进行筛查。同时,Cas13a在进行体内RNA切割的过程中,不涉及编码基因DNA的改变,可直接对基因转录产物mRNA进行编辑,达到基因修饰的目的,并能够同时靶向多基因转录产物从而调控基因的表达。Cas13a系统可应用于分子诊断及RNA编辑中,该系统在肿瘤的诊断与治疗中也被证实具有广阔的发展前景。基于已有的文献资料,文中综述了靶向RNA的CRISPR-Cas13a技术应用于肿瘤诊断与治疗的研究进展,探讨了CRISPR-Cas13a系统对癌症治疗的新思路及存在的局限,并展望了未来可能的研究方向。     

CRISPR/Cas9技术及其在转基因动物中的应用

CRISPR/Cas9技术是一种新型的基因组定点编辑技术,具有设计简单、特异性强、效率高及可以在目标位点产生多种类型的编辑结果等特点,适用于在多种细胞中进行大规模的基因编辑。综述了CRISPR/Cas9技术的研究背景、基本原理和研究进展,从靶基因敲除(knock-out)、外源基因整合(knock-in)和目标基因转录沉默(knock-down)等方面总结了CRISPR/Cas9在转基因动物中的应用概况,并对现有的三种基因组定点编辑技术进行了比较。CRISPR/Cas9技术在转基因动物中具有明显的应用优势和良好前景。     

CRISPR-Cas9系统在疾病模型中的应用

规律成簇间隔短回文重复（CRISPR）及相关核酸内切酶（Cas）系统是最近发现的一种关于RNA指导核酸内切酶的基因编辑技术,这一技术的发现促进了生物学和医学研究的发展。CRISPR-Cas9系统的简便性使其广泛应用于细胞基因组编辑、动物模型的构建及疾病模型的基因治疗。现就CRISPR-Cas9系统的结构特点、作用机制及应用进行了综述。     

CRISPR/Cas9系统在植物基因组编辑中技术改进与创新的研究进展

CRISPR/Cas9基因组编辑技术是一项对基因组进行精准修饰的技术,可实现对靶标基因的碱基插入、缺失或DNA片段替换。随着人们对CRISPR/Cas9系统的了解逐渐加深,其在科研、农业和医疗等领域的应用也越来越广泛。该文简要介绍了CRISPR/Cas9基因组编辑技术的发展以及工作原理,总结了近几年对该技术进行优化与改进的研究进展,包括基因组编辑效率的提升、基因组编辑范围的扩展、单碱基精准编辑以及多基因同时编辑、基因组编辑安全性的提升以及基因片段替换与基因靶向转录调控,以期为深入开展这一领域的研究提供参考。     

CRISPR/Cas9系统研究进展

CRISPR/Cas9系统的发展彻底改变了人们编辑DNA序列和调控目标基因表达水平的能力,从而为生物体的精确基因组编辑提供了有力的工具。简化后的CRISPR/Cas9系统由两部分组成:Cas9蛋白和sgRNA。其作用原理为sgRNA通过自身的Cas9把手与Cas9蛋白形成Cas9-sgRNA复合体,Cas9-sgRNA复合体中sgRNA的碱基互补配对区序列与目标基因的靶序列通过碱基互补配对原则进行配对结合,Cas9利用自身的核酸内切酶活性对目标DNA序列进行切割。与传统的基因组编辑技术相比,CRISPR/Cas9系统具有几大明显的优势:易用性、简便性、低成本、可编程性以及可同时编辑多个基因。CRISPR/Cas9基因组编辑技术以及衍生出来的CRISPRi和CRISPRa基因表达调控技术已经广泛应用于多种真核和原核生物中。综述了CRISPR/Cas9系统的起源、作用机理、在生物体中的应用和其衍生出的技术,并概述了其脱靶效应和未来前景。     

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.