符合大肠癌早期无创分子诊断要求的粪便DNA样本贮存条件考察

目的:考察在不同温度下储存时间和反复冻融对粪便中人基因组DNA含量的影响。方法:1.将粪便样本在室温、4℃、-40℃和-70℃条件下分别放置不同时间和-40℃条件下保存并反复冻融后,使用QIAamp DNA Stool Mini Kit试剂盒提取得到粪便DNA,通过实时荧光定量PCR体系对人KRAS基因定量确定人基因组DNA含量,评价粪便样本不同冻存条件对其中人基因组DNA含量的影响。2.将粪便DNA样本在4℃和-40℃条件下分别放置不同时间和-40℃条件下保存并反复冻融后,评价粪便DNA样本不同冻存条件下对其中人基因组DNA含量的影响。结果:1).粪便样本常温放置2小时,其中人基因组DNA即发生明显降解(P0.01),4℃可保存3天左右,-40℃可保存4周,-70℃可保存3个月以上,粪便反复冻融第3次,其中人基因组DNA降解具有统计学意义(P0.05)。2).粪便DNA 4℃可保存3天,-40℃可保存4周,粪便DNA反复冻融第4次,其中人基因组DNA降解具有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:符合大肠癌早期无创分子诊断要求的粪便DNA贮存条件:粪便样本室温收集后尽快保存;短期可处理的粪便样本存放在4℃条件下(3天内);暂无法处理则存于-40℃(1个月内);粪便样本长期保存在-70℃条件下,可保存3个月。     

用于DNA提取的胡杨叶片非低温保存方法研究

为解决在一定时间内DNA提取野外采样的携带与运输问题,本研究就用于DNA提取的胡杨叶片的非低温保存方法进行了探索。研究结果表明,在选用的5种胡杨叶片非低温保存方法中,70%乙醇,加入50mmol/LEDTA的70%乙醇以及TE缓冲液的保存效果欠佳,保存4d时获得的DNA多降解成弥散片段;采用硅胶干燥保存和SDSDNA提取液保存方法处理的胡杨叶片,在保存20d时仍能获得完整性好、纯度高的DNA大片段。AFLP证明硅胶干燥保存和SDSDNA提取液保存的叶片可取得与新鲜叶片提取DNA相一致的实验效果,该两种方法可作为胡杨野外采样选用的保存方法。     

保存方式和回软温度对蜜蜂标本DNA提取的影响北大核心CSCD

旨在探寻保存方式及制作干标本前回软温度对蜜蜂不同部位DNA的影响。采用酚-氯仿法对不同方式保存的蜜蜂以及不同温度回软后的蜜蜂干标本的总DNA进行提取,通过琼脂糖凝胶电泳和PCR扩增对DNA的提取结果进行鉴定。电泳结果显示,从新鲜标本、无水乙醇泡制或自然干燥保存半年的标本中均可提取到较高质量的总DNA,尤以头部与足部提取效果最佳。经不同水浴温度回软后保存半年的蜜蜂干标本总DNA提取结果显示,回软温度为65℃时对蜜蜂DNA的破坏性最小,DNA提取的最佳部位为蜜蜂足部。正交试验结果显示,55℃回软后的足部为蜜蜂干标本DNA提取的最优组合。PCR扩增结果显示,本实验提取的总DNA能成功地应用于蜜蜂线粒体基因16S rRNA和COI的扩增。从保存方式、提取部位和回软操作3个因素对蜜蜂标本DNA的提取进行了研究,提供了较好的选择方案。     

一种快速提取葱属植物 DNA 的方法

目的：针对分子育种工作的繁琐性及葱属植物次生代谢物较多的特点,研究一种利用普通试剂及简单仪器高效快速提取葱属植物DNA的方法。方法：对碱处理法稍加改进,在碱性环境中高温裂解细胞,将释放的DNA保存在Tris缓冲液中,用PCR检测提取质量并分析DNA的保存时间。结果：与用试剂盒提取的DNA相比,扩增产物无显著差异,利用此方法提取DNA并分析了13个洋葱品种的细胞质雄性不育类型;保存时间分析显示,DNA在常温下只能保存5d,在4℃或-20℃可至少保存2个月。结论：该方法方便快速、成本低、适于田间操作,得到的DNA可满足分子生物学实验的基本要求,可用于以PCR为基础的分子标记辅助育种。     

保存方式和回软温度对蜜蜂标本DNA提取的影响

旨在探寻保存方式及制作干标本前回软温度对蜜蜂不同部位DNA的影响。采用酚-氯仿法对不同方式保存的蜜蜂以及不同温度回软后的蜜蜂干标本的总DNA进行提取,通过琼脂糖凝胶电泳和PCR扩增对DNA的提取结果进行鉴定。电泳结果显示,从新鲜标本、无水乙醇泡制或自然干燥保存半年的标本中均可提取到较高质量的总DNA,尤以头部与足部提取效果最佳。经不同水浴温度回软后保存半年的蜜蜂干标本总DNA提取结果显示,回软温度为65℃时对蜜蜂DNA的破坏性最小,DNA提取的最佳部位为蜜蜂足部。正交试验结果显示,55℃回软后的足部为蜜蜂干标本DNA提取的最优组合。PCR扩增结果显示,本实验提取的总DNA能成功地应用于蜜蜂线粒体基因16S rRNA和COI的扩增。从保存方式、提取部位和回软操作3个因素对蜜蜂标本DNA的提取进行了研究,提供了较好的选择方案。     

粉蚧标本保存与DNA提取方法的比较

【目的】探讨适合粉蚧的标本保存及DNA提取方法。【方法】采用改良CTAB法、改良SDS法、Gen Mag Bio动物细胞组织/细胞基因组磁珠法以及Gene JET Genomic DNA纯化试剂盒法4种方法分别对新鲜活体4℃、无水乙醇﹣20℃和无水乙醇4℃3种保存方式且保存一年以上的扶桑绵粉蚧Phenacoccus solenopsis成虫进行DNA提取,并对不同提取方法所获取的DNA纯度与质量浓度进行分析比较验证。【结果】3种保存方式中,新鲜活体效果最好,其次为无水乙醇-20℃。无水乙醇4℃效果和无水乙醇﹣20℃无明显区别,均存在一定程度的降解。对于新鲜活体标本,以CTAB法提取的DNA质量最高,其次为Gen Mag Bio磁珠法和SDS法,Gene JET试剂盒法最差;对于无水乙醇﹣20℃和4℃保存时间较长的标本,磁珠法提取的DNA质量明显优于其余3种方法。【结论】无水乙醇﹣20℃可用于粉蚧长期保存,可满足后续分子研究需要;改良CTAB法对新鲜粉蚧成虫DNA提取效果较好,磁珠法对长时间保存DNA存在一定程度降解的粉蚧成虫效果较好。     

不同保存方法对柽柳基因组总DNA产量和质量的影响

通过比较不同保存方法对柽柳(Tamarix chinensis)基因组总DNA提取效果的影响,确定合适的野外采集植物样品的保存方法。采用改良CTAB法提取了室温风干、4℃、-20℃、-80℃和硅胶干燥5种保存方法分别保存24 h、1周和1月后的柽柳基因组总DNA,结果表明:4℃保存1月后DNA产量最低,为60.35μg/g,-80℃条件下保存24 h的材料中提取的DNA产量最高,为246.92μg/g,保存效果最好。但在野外仪器条件不具备的情况下,柽柳可采用室温风干或硅胶干燥保存的方法,1月内材料中DNA降解程度较轻,可以扩增出所需目的片段。     

人D-二聚体的制备及其冻干性质的分析

以人源纤维蛋白原为原材料制备D-二聚体,将其制成冻干品并分析其冻干性质。使用凝血酶、Factor XIIIa酶解纤维蛋白原,获得交联纤维蛋白。经纤溶酶降解交联纤维蛋白,生成纤维蛋白降解产物。超滤除去纤维蛋白降解产物中的小分子物质,可获得较高纯度的D-二聚体。通过筛选和优化冻干方案,将D-二聚体制备成冻干品。经检测可知,D-二聚体冻干品可在37℃稳定保存12 d;复溶后在25℃稳定保存8 d;复溶后在4℃稳定保存30 d;复溶时,常用复溶溶剂对其复溶后的活性检测无明显影响。     

两栖动物酒精标本DNA模板的快速提取

本文以中国角蟾属4个种的蝌蚪酒精固定标本为材料,取尾部肌肉组织0．1g,滤纸吸干组织块表面的酒精,在研钵中用剪刀剪碎,液氮研磨成粉(必要时可加少量石英砂),转入1．5ml离心管,加入1．0ml提取缓冲液(0．5％SDS,10mmol/L Tris-HCl,100mmol/L EDTA,pH8.0),37℃温浴h,5000r/min离心10min,取上清转入另一1.5ml离心管,氯仿/异戊醇(24：1)抽提两次,上清液加2倍体积预冷(-20℃)的无水乙醇沉淀DNA,12000r/min离心3min,无菌条件下风干后,50μl TE溶解,4℃保存备用。以通用引物PCR扩增12S rRNA和16S rRNA基因部分片段并测序。本文不采用蛋白酶K提取酒精保存标本的DNA模板,全部流程只需3个小时,可同时提取数十个乃至数百个标本,并且所提取的DNA模板适合短片段PCR扩增。     

SARS病毒NS-1株稳定性及培养条件的研究

用SARS病毒NS-1株接种Vero细胞,37℃培养,于培养1、2、3、4d收获病毒液,分别置-70℃冻融和4℃释放,于不同时期取样进行病毒滴定。结果显示,SARS病毒NS-1株各代次培养特性和形态学变化完全相同,有较好的抗原特异性,病毒滴度稳定,4℃保存125d,滴度下降2．25lgCCID50／ml,-70℃保存6个月,滴度未见明显下降。SARS病毒NS-1株未经冻融或释放,1d收获的病毒滴度比2、3、4d收获的病毒滴度低,经冻融或释放,1、2、3、4d收获的病毒滴度无明显区别,病毒收获时的病毒滴度与形态学变化成正相关。不同接种条件收获的病毒液,病毒滴度无明显区别。SARS NS-1株有较好的遗传稳定性和保存稳定性,培养2d,4℃释放收获病毒液,细胞悬液与病毒混合接种更简单,易操作,更适合疫苗规模生产。     

Distributions of Topological States in Circular DNA

A distinctive feature of closed circular DNA molecules is their particular topological state, which cannot be altered by any conformational rearrangement short of breaking at least one strand. This topological constraint opens unique possibilities for experimental studies of the distributions of topological states created in different ways. Primarily, the equilibrium distributions of topological properties are considered in the review. It is described how such distributions can be obtained and measured experimentally, and how they can be computed. Comparison of the calculated and measured equilibrium distributions over the linking number of complementary strands, equilibrium fractions of knots and links formed by circular molecules has provided much valuable information about the properties of the double helix. Study of the steady-state fraction of knots and links created by type II DNA topoisomerases has revealed a surprising property of the enzymes: their ability to reduce these fractions considerably below the equilibrium level.     

Topoisomerase II Regulates the Maintenance of DNA Methylation

The maintenance of DNA methylation in nascent DNA is a critical event for numerous biological processes. Following DNA replication, DNMT1 is the key enzyme that strictly copies the methylation pattern from the parental strand to the nascent DNA. However, the mechanism underlying this highly specific event is not thoroughly understood. In this study, we identified topoisomerase IIα (TopoIIα) as a novel regulator of the maintenance DNA methylation. UHRF1, a protein important for global DNA methylation, interacts with TopoIIα and regulates its localization to hemimethylated DNA. TopoIIα decatenates the hemimethylated DNA following replication, which might facilitate the methylation of the nascent strand by DNMT1. Inhibiting this activity impairs DNA methylation at multiple genomic loci. We have uncovered a novel mechanism during the maintenance of DNA methylation.     

A procedure for large-scale isolation of RNA-free plasmid and phage DNA without the use of RNase

A preparative procedure for the large-scale isolation of plasmid DNA without the use of RNAse is described. Crude plasmid DNA is prepared using a standard boiling method. High-molecular-weight RNA is removed by precipitation with LiCl, and low-molecular-weight RNA is removed by sedimentation through high-salt solution. The procedure is inexpensive, rapid, simple, and particularly suitable for processing several large-scale preparations simultaneously. A similar procedure has been developed for preparation of lambda-phage DNA.     

Contribution of the intrinsic curvature to measured DNA persistence length

The persistence length of DNA, a, depends both on the intrinsic curvature of the double helix and on the thermal fluctuations of the angles between adjacent base-pairs. We have evaluated two contributions to the value of a by comparing measured values of a for DNA containing a generic sequence and for an "intrinsically straight" DNA. In each 10 bp segment of the intrinsically straight DNA an initial sequence of five bases is repeated in the sequence of the second five bases, so any bends in the first half of the segment are compensated by bends in the opposite direction in the second half. The value of a for the latter DNA depends, to a good approximation, on thermal fluctuations only; there is no intrinsic curvature. The values of a were obtained from measurements of the cyclization efficiency for short DNA fragments, about 200 bp in length. This method determines the persistence length of DNA with exceptional accuracy, due to the very strong dependence of the cyclization efficiency of short fragments on the value of a. We find that the values of a for the two types of DNA fragment are very close and conclude that the contribution of the intrinsic curvature to a is at least 20 times smaller than the contribution of thermal fluctuations. The relationship between this result and the angles between adjacent base-pairs, which specify the intrinsic curvature, is analyzed.     

Translocation and Stability of Replicative DNA Helicases upon Encountering DNA-Protein Cross-links

DNA-protein cross-links (DPCs) are formed when cells are exposed to various DNA-damaging agents. Because DPCs are extremely large, steric hindrance conferred by DPCs is likely to affect many aspects of DNA transactions. In DNA replication, DPCs are first encountered by the replicative helicase that moves at the head of the replisome. However, little is known about how replicative helicases respond to covalently immobilized protein roadblocks. In the present study we elucidated the effect of DPCs on the DNA unwinding reaction of hexameric replicative helicases in vitro using defined DPC substrates. DPCs on the translocating strand but not on the nontranslocating strand impeded the progression of the helicases including the phage T7 gene 4 protein, simian virus 40 large T antigen, Escherichia coli DnaB protein, and human minichromosome maintenance Mcm467 subcomplex. The impediment varied with the size of the cross-linked proteins, with a threshold size for clearance of 5.0–14.1 kDa. These results indicate that the central channel of the dynamically translocating hexameric ring helicases can accommodate only small proteins and that all of the helicases tested use the steric exclusion mechanism to unwind duplex DNA. These results further suggest that DPCs on the translocating and nontranslocating strands constitute helicase and polymerase blocks, respectively. The helicases stalled by DPC had limited stability and dissociated from DNA with a half-life of 15–36 min. The implications of the results are discussed in relation to the distinct stabilities of replisomes that encounter tight but reversible DNA-protein complexes and irreversible DPC roadblocks.     

Loss of mitochondrial DNA under genotoxic stress conditions in the absence of the yeast DNA helicase Pif1p occurs independently of the DNA helicase Rrm3p

How the cellular amount of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is regulated under normal conditions and in the presence of genotoxic stress is less understood. We demonstrate that the inefficient mtDNA replication process of mutant yeast cells lacking the PIF1 DNA helicase is partly rescued in the absence of the DNA helicase RRM3. The rescue effect is likely due to the increase in the deoxynucleoside triphosphates (dNTPs) pool caused by the lack of RRM3. In contrast, the Pif1p-dependent mtDNA breakage in the presence and absence of genotoxic stress is not suppressed if RRM3 is lacking suggesting that this phenotype is likely independent of the dNTP pool. Pif1 protein (Pif1p) was found to stimulate the incorporation of dNTPs into newly synthesised mtDNA of gradient-purified mitochondria. We propose that Pif1p that acts likely as a DNA helicase in mitochondria affects mtDNA replication directly. Possible roles of Pif1p include the resolution of secondary DNA and/or DNA/RNA structures, the temporarily displacement of tightly bound mtDNA-binding proteins, or the stabilization of the mitochondrial replication complex during mtDNA replication. X. Cheng, Y. Qin contributed equally to this work.     

Asymmetric removal of supercoils suggests how topoisomerase II simplifies DNA topology

Type-IIA topoisomerases consume ATP as they catalyse the interconversion of DNA topoisomers by transporting one DNA segment through a transient break in another. It remains unclear how their activity simplifies the topology of DNA below equilibrium values. Here we report that eukaryotic topoisomerase II narrows the thermal distribution of DNA supercoils, by mainly removing negative DNA crossings. Surprisingly, this asymmetry in supercoil removal is not due to deformation of the DNA before strand passage. Topoisomerase II neither bends nor alters the helical conformation of the interacting DNA. Rather, it appears to interact with a third DNA segment, in addition to the gated and the transported segments. Remarkably, the simultaneous interaction with three DNA segments accounts for the asymmetric removal of supercoils in relaxed DNA and gives a clue to how topoisomerase II simplifies the topology of DNA against the thermal drive.     

Isolation and characterization of DNA topoisomerase II from cauliflower inflorescences

Summary Type II DNA topoisomerase has been isolated from inflorescences of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis) through a sequence of polyethylene glycol fractionation, ammonium sulfate precipitation, and column chromatography on CM-Sephadex, hydroxyapatite and phosphocellulose. The molecular weight of the native enzyme, based on sedimentation coefficient (9S) and gel filtration analysis (Stokes radius, 60 Å), was estimated to be 223 000. This enzyme was able to catalyze fully the relaxation of supercoiled DNA by breaking and then rejoining the double-stranded DNA. The breaking reaction was reversible by a change in salt concentrations. When an antitumor drug, 4-(9-acridinylamino)-methanesulfon-m-anisidide, was added to the topoisomerase reaction, DNA cleavage fragments were accumulated; and this suggested that the drug interfered with the reaction at the rejoining step. This enzyme also catalyzed the formation of DNA catenanes in the presence of 8% polyethylene glycol or histone H1, while few catenanes were formed in the presence of spermidine, which was highly effective on a bacterial enzyme.     

DNA对电穿孔转染效率的影响研究

以外源红细胞生成素eDNA的表达产物为指标,研究了运载DNA和重组表达质粒的构象对电穿孔转染CHO细胞的效率的影响。结果250μg/ml的运载DNA可使外源基因表达水平提高3倍;线性化质粒DNA比超螺旋DNA更适合于用电穿孔方法获得永久表达。这一结果提示,运载DNA的存在和质粒DNA的线性化对提高电穿孔转染CHO细胞的效率是必需的。     

Formation of a stable RuvA protein double tetramer is required for efficient branch migration in vitro and for replication fork reversal in vivo

In bacteria, RuvABC is required for the resolution of Holliday junctions (HJ) made during homologous recombination. The RuvAB complex catalyzes HJ branch migration and replication fork reversal (RFR). During RFR, a stalled fork is reversed to form a HJ adjacent to a DNA double strand end, a reaction that requires RuvAB in certain Escherichia coli replication mutants. The exact structure of active RuvAB complexes remains elusive as it is still unknown whether one or two tetramers of RuvA support RuvB during branch migration and during RFR. We designed an E. coli RuvA mutant, RuvA2(KaP), specifically impaired for RuvA tetramer-tetramer interactions. As expected, the mutant protein is impaired for complex II (two tetramers) formation on HJs, although the binding efficiency of complex I (a single tetramer) is as wild type. We show that although RuvA complex II formation is required for efficient HJ branch migration in vitro, RuvA2(KaP) is fully active for homologous recombination in vivo. RuvA2(KaP) is also deficient at forming complex II on synthetic replication forks, and the binding affinity of RuvA2(KaP) for forks is decreased compared with wild type. Accordingly, RuvA2(KaP) is inefficient at processing forks in vitro and in vivo. These data indicate that RuvA2(KaP) is a separation-of-function mutant, capable of homologous recombination but impaired for RFR. RuvA2(KaP) is defective for stimulation of RuvB activity and stability of HJ·RuvA·RuvB tripartite complexes. This work demonstrates that the need for RuvA tetramer-tetramer interactions for full RuvAB activity in vitro causes specifically an RFR defect in vivo.