应用CRISPR/Cas9技术构建YOD1基因敲除小鼠

目的:应用CRISPR/Cas9技术构建去泛素化酶YOD1基因敲除小鼠。方法:针对YOD1基因设计单链向导RNA(sg RNA)识别序列,构建sg RNA质粒,与Cas9质粒体外转录、纯化后注射入受精卵,通过PCR和测序验证得到F0代阳性小鼠。配繁两代后,取同窝对照的野生型(WT)和敲除(KO)小鼠的主要组织器官研磨,使用免疫印迹(WB)技术检测各组织YOD1蛋白的表达,确证YOD1敲除小鼠模型是否成功建立。统计YOD1杂合子(HET)自交存活后代各基因型比例,分析是否有胚胎致死表型。解剖小鼠分析主要组织器官的表型,进一步利用H.E.染色分析KO小鼠是否存在自发的病理改变。通过血糖耐受实验(GTT)分析KO小鼠的血糖调控能力。结果:基因组测序和WB检测结果显示KO小鼠中YOD1被明显敲除,YOD1敲除小鼠模型成功建立。YOD1杂合子自交后代各基因型比例符合孟德尔定律,提示KO小鼠非胚胎致死。YOD1敲除小鼠肝脏显著小于WT小鼠。GTT结果表明敲除YOD1不影响小鼠的血糖稳态。结论:应用CRISPR/Cas9技术成功构建YOD1基因敲除小鼠。KO小鼠正常出生,无任何胚胎发育缺陷。与WT小鼠相比,KO小鼠肝脏显著减小,但无显著的自发病理变化,KO小鼠血糖控制亦无显著差异。     

Restoration of CD3+CD56+ cell level improves skin lesions in severe psoriasis: A pilot clinical study of adoptive immunotherapy for patients with psoriasis using autologous cytokine-induced killer cells

Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disorder mediated by the cells and molecules of both the innate and adaptive immune systems. Autologous cytokine-induced killer (CIK) cell infusion is considered an effective and safe cancer treatment and is licensed for this use in China. Accumulated evidence indicating that CD3⁺CD56⁺ cells are significantly decreased in psoriatic patients prompted us to investigate if the restoration of CD3⁺CD56⁺ cells may be beneficial for psoriatic patients. We designed a clinical trial for psoriasis treatment that involved CIK cell infusion because CIK cells include a large amount of CD3⁺CD56⁺ T cells (NCT01894373 at www.clinicaltrials.gov). Six patients with severe psoriasis were initially enrolled, and four of them exhibited markedly lower levels of CD3⁺CD56⁺ cells in their peripheral blood (PB) relative to healthy donors. CIK cell infusion-associated toxicity was not observed in any infusion. The percentage of CD3⁺CD56⁺ cells in the PB markedly increased and the psoriasis area and severity index (PASI) synchronously decreased in four patients with lower CD3⁺CD56⁺ cell contents, and two of them obtained a more than 4-month PASI75 after completing a four-cycle treatment. However, a decrease in the CD3⁺CD56⁺ cells was observed concomitantly with disease recurrence after short-term amelioration. In contrast, no obvious improvement was observed in the two patients with nearly normal CD3⁺CD56⁺ cells in the PB before treatment. These observations suggest that the normalization of the CD3⁺CD56⁺ cell level may improve the skin lesions of severe psoriasis and warrant further clinical trials for severe psoriasis using repeated CIK adoptive immunotherapy.     

新生大鼠小肠上皮细胞分离培养研究

本实验比较了4种分离大鼠IEC的方法,结果显示联合应用粗胶原酶和中性蛋白酶分离效果最好,细胞贴壁生长能力强。胶原涂膜改善玻璃培养瓶或盖玻片表面的性状有利于细胞贴壁生长。细胞的增殖依赖于培养液的质量、成分及细胞间的相互作用。培养细胞一般1～2天贴壁,7～8天明显增殖,10～14天汇合成片。培养细胞细胞角质蛋白、碱性磷酸酶染色阳性,光镜和电镜检查均显示为IEC。本文所建立的新生大鼠IEC体外培养方法为研究IEC生理和病理提供了一个十分有用的实验模型。     

抗菌肽B基因导入水稻及转基因植株的鉴定

构建了一个适合在水稻中表达的含有抗菌肽B基因的转化载体(pCB1),应用基因枪转化法将其导入水稻未成熟胚,获得了一些转基因水和植株.Basta抗性鉴定,抗菌肽B基因PCR扩增分析,点渍印迹和Southern印迹分析结果表明,选择标记基因(bar)和抗菌肽B基因都已整合入转化水稻基因组中,Northern印迹分析证实了抗菌肽B基因在RNA水平上的表达.转基因水稻植株增强了对水稻白叶枯病和细条病的抗性.     

The breeding of two polyploid rice lines with the characteristic of polyploid meiosis stability

Polyploidization is a basic feature of plant evolution. Nearly all of the main food, cotton and oil crops are polyploid. When ploidy levels increase, yields double; this phenomenon suggested a new strategy of rice breeding that utilizes wide crosses and polyploidization dual advantages to breed super rice.Because low seed set rates in polyploid rice usually makes it difficult to breed, the selection of Ph-liked gene lines was emphasized. After progenies of indica-japonica were identified and selected, two polyploid lines, PMeS-1 and PMeS-2 with Polyploid Meiosis Stability (PMeS) genes were bred. The procedure included seven steps: selecting parents, crossing or multiple crossing, back-crossing, doubling chromosomes, identifying the polyploid, and choosing plants with high seed set rates that can breed themselves into stable lines. The characteristics of PMeS were determined by observing meiotic behaviors and by cross-identification of seed sets. PMeS-1 and PMeS-2, (japonica rice), have several characteristics different from other polyploid rice lines, including a higher rate of seed set (more than 65%, increasing to more than 70% in their F1 offspring); and stable meiotic behaviors (pairing with bivalents and quarivalents nearly without over-quarivalent in prophase, nearly without lagging chromosomes in metaphase and without micronuclei in anaphase and telophase). The latter was obviously different from control polyploid line Dure-4X, which displayed abnormal meiotic behaviors including a higher rate of multivalents, univalents and trivalents in prophase, lagging chromosomes in metaphase and micronuclei in anaphase and telophase. There were also three differences of the breeding method between PMeS lines and normal diploid lines: chromosomes doubling, polyploidism identifying and higher seed set testing. The selection of PMeS lines is the first step in polyploid rice breeding; their use will advance the progress of polyploid rice breeding, which will in turn offer a new way to breed super rice.     

Do territorial and non‐breeding Australian Magpies Gymnorhina tibicen influence the local movements of rural birds in New Zealand?

Australian Magpies Gymnorhina tibicen sometimes attack and kill other birds in New Zealand. Here we assess how Australian Magpies influence the local distribution of other birds in New Zealand and identify the members of an Australian Magpie population that display the most agonistic acts. We conducted regular observations on six territorial breeding groups and three non‐breeding flocks of Australian Magpies for 1 year to determine (1) if other birds avoid flying or foraging close to Australian Magpies, (2) the proportion of passing birds that are attacked and (3) which social subunits of the Australian Magpie population are most aggressive. In comparison with adjacent Magpie‐free control areas, significantly fewer birds of a range of species (e.g. Common Blackbird Turdus merula, Skylark Alauda arvensis, Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella) foraged close (i.e. ≤ 50 m) to both territorial breeding groups and non‐breeding Australian Magpie flocks; fewer birds were also recorded flying near (i.e. ≤ 50 m) territorial breeding groups but not non‐breeding flocks. Excluding Australasian Harriers (Circus approximans: see below), only 8% of birds recorded within 50 m of territorial breeding groups were observed being attacked. Attacks were most frequent when numerous birds occurred near Australian Magpies and species recorded in the highest frequencies were generally attacked most. Territorial breeding groups attacked 39% of passing Australasian Harriers. All attacks consisted of the victim being swooped at or chased; no physical contact was ever observed. Both adult male and female breeding Australian Magpies were seen attacking other birds; juveniles in breeding groups sometimes supported adults but never initiated attacks. Australian Magpies in non‐breeding flocks were not seen attacking other birds, except Australasian Harriers (attacked in 17% of appearances). Our results suggest that some birds avoid foraging and/or flying close to Australian Magpies because they are sometimes chased by breeding adults of both sexes; however, the proportion of passing birds actually attacked was small. The numerous published observations of Australian Magpie attacks are apparently biased heavily towards sensational events that are rare. Possible reasons why Australian Magpies attack other birds are discussed.     

日本血吸虫单性感染雄虫和双性感染雄虫差异表达蛋白的筛选与鉴定

采用双向凝胶电泳和质谱技术对日本血吸虫单性感染雄虫和双性感染雄虫蛋白质表达谱进行分析，并在mRNA水平进行验证；观察差异表达SJCHGC蛋白重组真核表达质粒pEGFP-C1/SJCHGC在COS-7细胞中的表达和亚细胞定位，并分析其表达产物的抗原性. 成功鉴定了9个日本血吸虫雌雄合抱差异表达蛋白，其中在日本血吸虫雄虫合抱前表达上调的蛋白质有6个；而有3个蛋白质在日本血吸虫雄虫合抱后表达明显上调. 大多数差异蛋白功能涉及血吸虫的生长发育、生殖、营养、运动、信号传递等过程. 重组质粒pEGFP-C1/SJCHGC 融合基因真核表达载体在真核细胞COS-7中获得了表达,可用荧光显微镜直接观察其表达情况及亚细胞定位,细胞所表达的融合蛋白具有血吸虫抗原性. 研究结果为揭示日本血吸虫雌雄合抱机制、研制抗血吸虫雌雄合抱疫苗提供了理论依据.     

载脂蛋白A-Ⅰ通过PKA信号途径影响ABCA1的表达与功能

以THP-1巨噬细胞源性泡沫细胞为研究对象,观察载脂蛋白A-Ⅰ与三磷酸腺苷结合盒转运体A1(ATP binding cassette transporter A1,ABCA1)的相互作用,并探讨它们相互作用的机制,以便了解载脂蛋白A-Ⅰ和ABCA1在动脉粥样硬化发生发展中的作用.THP-1巨噬细胞源性泡沫细胞经各种因素处理后,采用油红“O”染色,观察细胞内的脂滴,运用液体闪烁计数器检测细胞内胆固醇流出,高效液相色谱分析细胞内总胆固醇、游离胆固醇和胆固醇酯含量,用逆转录-聚合酶链反应和蛋白质印迹分析法分别检测ABCA1 mRNA与ABCA1蛋白质的水平.实验结果显示,载脂蛋白A-Ⅰ和腺苷酸环化酶激动剂Forskolin(FRK)引起THP-1巨噬细胞源性泡沫细胞总胆固醇、游离胆固醇与胆固醇酯减少,而腺苷酸环化酶抑制剂SQ-22536引起THP-1巨噬细胞源性泡沫细胞总胆固醇、游离胆固醇与胆固醇酯增加.载脂蛋白A-Ⅰ引起THP-1巨噬细胞源性泡沫细胞ABCA1蛋白质水平和细胞内胆固醇流出增加.FRK引起THP-1巨噬细胞源性泡沫细胞ABCA1蛋白质水平和细胞内胆固醇流出呈时间和浓度依赖性增加.SQ-22536引起THP-1巨噬细胞源性泡沫细胞ABCA1蛋白质水平和细胞内胆固醇流出减少.结果提示,载脂蛋白A-Ⅰ可提高THP-1巨噬细胞源性泡沫细胞ABCA1蛋白质水平,增加细胞内胆固醇流出,降低细胞内胆固醇聚积.其机制可能是通过PKA信号途经使细胞ABCA1蛋白质水平增加.     

热休克蛋白27在转移潜能不同人肝癌细胞系中的表达及机制研究

利用不同转移潜能肝癌细胞系探讨热休克蛋白27(HSP27)参与肝癌细胞转移潜能形成的可能分子机制.细胞免疫荧光技术、RT-PCR和免疫印迹技术显示,HSP27在转移潜能不同的肝癌细胞Hep3B、MHCC97L和MHCC97H中定位于细胞浆,亦可见于细胞核,HSP27 mRNA和蛋白质的表达水平与肝癌细胞转移潜能呈正相关.高转移潜能肝癌细胞系MHCC97H的HSP27 RNA干扰试验结果显示,HSP27 RNA干扰后MHCC97H的侵袭(MHCC97H组:21.36±2.92;对照RNAi组:19.88±2.23;RNAi组:11.40±2.05)、运动能力(MHCC97H组:26.35±3.29;对照RNAi组:24.43±3.17;RNAi组:10.92±2.27)明显减弱,细胞凋亡显著增加(MHCC97H组:15.12%;对照RNAi组:17.56%;RNAi组:27.64%).同时进行信号转导基因芯片检测发现,HSP27干扰后核因子κB(NF-κB)通路抑制,并且免疫印迹显示细胞核内活化的NF-κBp65减少,细胞内磷酸化IκBα降低.另外,免疫共沉淀检测发现,在肝癌细胞内HSP27可与IKKβ、IκBα共沉淀,且在HSP27RNA干扰后IKKβ与IKKα结合能力下降.这些结果提示,HSP27可能通过参与细胞内NF-κB通路的激活,影响细胞凋亡和细胞运动,在肝癌细胞侵袭转移过程中发挥作用.     

气候变化对我国南方人工林地上生物量影响的模拟研究——以会同生态站磨哨实验林场为例

全球气候变暖对陆地生态系统尤其是森林生态系统有着重要的影响,气温升高、辐射强迫的增强将显著改变森林生态系统的结构和功能.南方人工林作为我国森林的重要组成部分,对气候变化的响应日益强烈.为了探究未来气候情景下我国南方人工林对气候变化的响应,降低未来气候变化对人工林可能带来的损失,本研究采用3种最新的气候情景—典型浓度排放路径情景(RCP2.6情景、RCP4.5情景、RCP8.5情景)预估数据,应用生态系统过程模型PnET-Ⅱ和空间直观景观模型LANDIS-Ⅱ模拟2014—2094年间湖南省会同森林生态实验站磨哨实验林场森林的地表净初级生产力(ANPP)、物种建立可能性(SEP)和地上生物量的变化.结果表明: 不同森林类型的SEP和ANPP对气候变化的响应有明显的差异,各森林类型对气候变化的响应程度表现为: 对于SEP,在RCP2.6和RCP4.5情景下,人工针叶林＞天然阔叶林＞人工阔叶林;在RCP8.5情景下,天然阔叶林＞人工阔叶林＞人工针叶林.对于ANPP,在RCP2.6情景下,人工阔叶林＞天然阔叶林＞人工针叶林;在RCP4.5和RCP8.5情景下,天然阔叶林＞人工阔叶林＞人工针叶林.人工针叶林的地上生物量在2050年左右开始下降,天然阔叶林和人工阔叶林整体呈现上升趋势.2014—2094年,研究区地上总生物量在不同气候情景下增加幅度不同,RCP2.6情景下增加了68.2%,RCP4.5情景下增加了79.3%,RCP8.5情景下增加了72.6%.3种情景下的总地上生物量大小排序为: RCP4.5> RCP8.5> RCP2.6.我们认为,适当的增温将有助于未来研究区森林总地上生物量的积累,但过度的增温也可能会阻碍森林的生产和生态功能的持续发展.