Functional expression of opioid receptor—like receptor and its endogenous specific agonist nociceptin／orphanin FQ during mouse embryogenesis

INTRODUCTIONOpioidreceptorsbelongtotheG-protein-coupledreceptorfamilythatischaracterizedbytheseventransmembranespanningdomainsinstructure.Threesubtypesoftheopioidreceptors(H,6,andK)havebeenclonedandcharacterizedthroughtheir1.CorrespondingauthorFunctionalexpressionofORLIandN/OFQduringmouseembryogenesisdistinctaffinitiesfordifferentopioidligands.TheseopioidreceptorsareallcoupledtotheinhibitoryGprotein(Gi)andnegativelyregulateadenylatecyclase[1].Opioidreceptor--likereceptor(ORLI),anew…     

Human chromosome pellicle antibody recognizing centromere protein-C (CENP-C), the main component of the kinetochore

INTRODUCTIONDuringnormalcelldivision,thechromosomesplitsevenly,givingthesamegeneticmaterialtoeachdaughtercell.Theaccuracyofsuchcelldivisiondependsontheinteractionbetweenthespindleapparatusandtheets--actingregionofeachchromosomeknownasthecentromere.Manyessentialmitoticfunctionsoccuratorarecontrolledbythecentromere.Capturingspindlemicrotubules,thegrowthanddisassemblyofmicrotubules,theliningupofchromosomesonthemetaphaseplate,andthesplittingoffofthesisterchromatidsduringmitosisareallsomehowre…     

寻常型银屑病遗传度的研究

对临床已确诊的212例寻常型银屑病患者进行了一、二、三级亲属发病率调查, 结果表明,患者一级亲属的发病率为3.8%,对照组一级亲属发病率为0.42%,本病的遗传方式为多基因遗传,遗传度为58.2%。     

Distribution of gamasid mites on small mammals in Yunnan Province, China

An investigation of gamasid mites on the body surface of small mammals was carried out in Yunnan Province of China from 1990 to 2004. The small mammal hosts were captured from 25 counties which represent five geographical subregions, namely Middle Subregion of Hengduan Mountains, Southern Subregion of Hengduan Mountains, Eastern Plateau Subregion of Yunnan, Western Plateau Subregion of Yunnan and Southern Moun- tainous Subregion of Yunnan. The captured 10 803 small mammal hosts belong to nine families, 29 genera and 52 species in four orders （Rodentia, Insectivora, Scandentia and Lagomorpha）. A total of 68 571 gamasid mites were collected from the body surface of the captured small mammal hosts and all the gamasid mites were identified to 10 families, 33 genera and 112 species. This paper lists all the mite species, together with their taxonomic position （genera and families） and their corresponding hosts. Much more mite species were found in the Middle Subregion of Hengduan Mountains than in other geographical subregions. The total individuals of mites and small mammals in the Middle Subregion of Hengduan Mountains are also the most plentiful in the five geographical subregions. Three dominant mite species and three dominant small mammal hosts were determined as the dominant species in the investigated areas of Yunnan Province. The dominant hosts are Rattus flavipectus （which accounts for 34.85% of the total individuals）, Apodemus chevrieri （13.43%） and Rattus norvegicus （10.40%） while the dominant gamasid mite species are Laelaps nuttalli （Hirst, 1915） （27.84%）, Laelaps echidninus （Berlese, 1887） （18.38%） and Laelaps guizhouensis （Gu et Wang, 1981） （14.79%）. The results showed the high species diversity of gamasid mites in Yunnan Province and the uneven distribution feature in different subregions.     

Molecular Assessment and Taxonomic Status of the Rapid Racerunner （Eremias velox complex） with Particular Attention to the Populations in Northwestern China

The rapid racerunner,Eremias velox,is a widely distributed lizard from the northern Caucasus across entire Central Asia eastward to China.It is increasingly common to accept E.velox as a species complex in its entire range.To date,published morphological and molecular systematic hypotheses of this complex are only partially congruent,and its taxonomic status and evolutionary history are still far from clear.The mitochondrial cytochrome b gene and12S rRNA sequences were used to evaluate the taxonomy of this complex,with particular attention to the phylogenetic placement of populations in northwestern China.Examination of the phylogenetic analyses recovers seven distinct,biogeographically discrete,and well-supported clades,revealing genetically identifiable populations corresponding to some previously morphology-defined subspecies.Chinese E.v.roborowskii appears to have split from other Central Asian rapid racerunner lizards well before differentiation occurred among the latter taxa.Specifically,we corroborate that there are two subspecies occurring in China,i.e.,E.v.velox and E.v.roborowskii.We recommend a novel subspecific status for the phenotypically and genetically distinct populations in southern Aral Sea region of Uzbekistan previously assigned to E.v.velox.Finally,each of the three independently evolving lineages from Iranian Plateau should be recognized as three species new to science under the general lineage concept.     

MHC Class I Exon 4 in the Multiocellated Racerunners （Eremias multiocellata）： Polymorphism,Duplication and Selection

The major histocompatibility complex （MHC） is a dynamic genetic region with an essential role in the adaptive immunity of jawed vertebrates. The MHC polymorphism is affected by many processes such as birth-and- death evolution, gene conversion, and concerted evolution. Studies investigating the evolution of MHC class I genes have been biased toward a few particular taxa and model species. However, the investigation of this region in nonavian reptiles is still in its infancy. We present the first characterization of MHC class I genes in a species from the family Lacertidae. We assessed genetic diversity and a role of selection in shaping the diversity of MHC class I exon 4 among 37 individuals of Eremias multiocellata from a population in Lanzhou, China. We generated 67 distinct DNA sequences using cloning and sequencing methods, and identified 36 putative functional variants as well as two putative pseudogene-variants. We found the number of variants within an individual varying between two and seven, indicating that there are at least four MHC class I loci in this species. Gene duplication plays a role in increasing copy numbers of MHC genes and allelic diversity in this species. The class I exon 4 sequences are characteristic of low nucleotide diversity. No signal of recombination is detected, but purifying selection is detected in β2-microglobulin interaction sites and some other silent sites outside of the function-constraint regions. Certain identical alleles are shared by Eremias multiocellata and E. przewalskii and E. brenchleyi, suggesting trans-species polymorphism. The data are compatible with a birth-and-death model of evolution.     

贵州省纳雍糯谷猪的生长发育测定

选择健康纳雍糯谷猪的幼公猪11头、母猪9头,在相同的饲料和饲养管理条件下进行糯谷猪体重和体尺等生长发育特性的研究.经测定,平均日增重公猪为0.3427 kg,母猪为0.3483 kg.公猪的生长高峰期为5～6月龄,平均日增重可达0.382 kg;母猪的生长高峰期在6～7月龄,平均日增重达0.380 kg;此阶段体长、体高、胸围增长也较快.在8月龄前体重与月龄呈明显线性相关,生长曲线符合生物生长规律,绝对生长曲线呈正态分布,相对生长曲线随月龄下降,饲养期一般为10～14个月.屠宰率约74%,瘦肉率47%.研究表明:160～200日龄阶段是糯谷猪体重和部分器官生长发育较强烈的时期.     

cDNA cloning and function analysis of two novel erythroid differentiation related genes

Our previous studies showed that some nuclear proteins that were expressed especially during terminal differentiation of erythroid cells might interact directly or indirectly with HS2 sequence to form the HS2-protein complexes and thus play an important role in the globin gene regulation and erythroid differentiation. Monoclonal antibodies against the nuclear proteins of terminal differentiated erythroid cells, including intermediate and late erythroblasts of human fetal liver and hemin induced K562 cells, were prepared by hybridoma technique. The monoclonal antibodies were used to screen λ-gtll human cDNA expression library of fetal liver in order to obtain the relevant cDNA clones. By the analysis of their cDNA clones and the identification of the proteins' functions, the regulation mechanism of the HS2 binding proteins might be better understood. Two cDNA clones (GenBank accession number AF040247 and AF040248 respectively) were obtained and one of them owns a full length and the other encodes a prote     

登革2型病毒E蛋白在酵母菌中的分泌表达

以 pPICZαB为载体 ,应用RT PCR从感染D2V的C6 / 36病变细胞中克隆全长E基因 ,电转化法将重组质粒整合入巴斯德毕赤氏酵母菌 ,经抗生素筛选、表型鉴定和PCR分析得到Mut 型的多拷贝整合菌 ,经甲醇诱导培养可产生 6 9kD的融合蛋白 ,与含组氨酸尾的D2V包膜糖蛋白分子量理论值相符 ;免疫印迹证实该表达产物可与D2VE特异性单抗和D2V多抗进行反应 ;表达产物经金属螯合亲和层析可获得纯化的含组氨酸尾的E融合蛋白并保留其免疫反应性。研究显示克隆的全长D2VE基因可在毕赤氏酵母菌中高效分泌表达 ,E融合蛋白最大表达量 0 .1g/L。