棕色棉F3'H-羟化酶基因的克隆与生物信息学分析

根据葡萄的类黄酮3′-羟化酶(F3'H)基因全长cDNA序列Blast所得棉花的EST序列设计引物,以开花后16 d(DPA16)的新彩棉5号(xC-5)纤维为材料,利用RACE和RT-PCR技术分离得到了2个类黄酮3′-羟化酶基因cDNA序列,此2个序列编码区完全相同,仅在3'UTR区存在片段长短的差异,推测可能是基因转录后加工方式不同所造成.克隆所获得的棉花F3'H基因编码区全长1 533 bp,编码510个氨基酸,氨基酸序列分析预测表明,该基因所编码蛋白含有一个跨膜结构域,是一种分泌蛋白,定位于内质网上,并含有一段与细胞色素P450功能区相匹配的保守功能域;序列比对结果表明,棉花F3'H基因与其他多个物种的F3'H基因在氨基酸序列上有较高的同源性;聚类分析结果表明,棉花F3'H蛋白与双子叶植物大豆的F3'H亲缘关系较为接近,而与单子叶植物高梁等作物则较远.     

Detection of Laribacter hongkongensis using species-specific duplex PCR assays targeting the 16S rRNA gene and the 16S-23S rRNA intergenic spacer region (ISR)

Aims: For the rapid detection of Laribacter hongkongensis, which is associated with human community‐acquired gastroenteritis and traveller’s diarrhoea, we developed a duplex species‐specific PCR assay. Methods and Results: Full‐length of the 16S–23S rRNA intergenic spacer region (ISR) sequences of 52 L. hongkongensis isolates were obtained by PCR‐based sequencing. Two species‐specific primer pairs targeting 16S rRNA gene and ISR were designed for duplex PCR detection of L. hongkongensis. The L. hongkongensis species‐specific duplex PCR assay showed 100% specificity, and the minimum detectable level was 2·1 × 10^?2 ng μl^?1 genomic DNA which corresponds to 5000 CFU ml^?1. Conclusions: The high specificity and sensitivity of the assay make it suitable for rapid detection of L. hongkongensis. Significance and Impact of the Study: This species‐specific duplex PCR method provides a rapid, simple, and reliable alternative to conventional methods to identify L. hongkongensis and may have applications in both clinical and environmental microbiology.     

Novel pyrrolidine melanin-concentrating hormone receptor 1 antagonists with reduced hERG inhibition

We discovered novel pyrrolidine MCHR1 antagonist 1 possessing moderate potency. Profiling of pyrrolidine 1 demonstrated that it was an inhibitor of the hERG channel. Investigation of the structure-activity relationship of this class of pyrrolidines allowed us to optimize the MCHR1 potency and decrease the hERG inhibition. Increasing the acidity of the amide proton by converting the benzamide in lead 1 to an anilide provided single digit nanomolar MCHR1 antagonists while replacing the dimethoxyphenyl ring of 1 with alkyl groups possessing increased polarity dramatically reduced the hERG inhibition.     

SARS冠状病毒S蛋白在昆虫细胞中的表达和纯化

导致严重急性呼吸综合征(sevcre acute rcspiratory syndrome,SARS)的元凶是一种新型的冠状病毒(SARS coronavirus,SARS-CoV)。SARS-CoV感染入侵宿主细胞关键的一环是病毒自身的棘突蛋白(spike protein,S-protein)与细胞受体的相互作用,故而S蛋白己成为SARS研究的主要热点。     

电压门控快钾通道蛋白Kv4.3的抗体制备及检测

Kv4(voltagegated K^ channel4)是在哺乳动物心脏和脑组织中广泛表达的一类钾离子通道蛋白．它主要介导心肌细胞和神经细胞中的A-型(快速失活型)K^ 电流,是构成中枢神经系统和心肌细胞中的快速失活外向型电流的基础．Kv4．3是电压门控钾离子通道3种α亚基之一．通道中含有许多具有调节作用的辅助亚基,它们通过与Kv4．3互作实现对通道的调节．本研究根据人类氨基酸序列以MAPs法制备抗Kv4．3抗体．MAP由4条相同的17肽段连接成锥形结构分子．以MAP或MAP与佐剂免疫新西兰白兔,抽提了免疫前血清和免疫后血清,并对抗体的滴度进行评价．MAPs在白兔体内诱导出了效价比为1：1000的抗Kv4．3特异性抗体．     

丘陵区生态农业旅游的垂直景观生态研究

针对城郊丘陵区的地貌特征,生态农业旅游景观应按坡度和等高线布置,形成山顶水保林带、坡上桃树带、坡中枇杷带、坡下特种瓜果带、山底特色水域带的垂直生态景观模式。这种模式不仅具有良好的景观效果,也产生了很好的生态效益。试验区植被覆盖率显著提高,物种多样性得到了恢复,景观林带内的气温和土温降低、温度日变幅减少、空气相对湿度增加,这种效果由弱至强依次表现为农作地、水保林、经果林。果园自然生草、种植牧草后有利于降低土壤和空气温度、减少温度日变幅、增加空气相对湿度和防治水土流失的效果。     

Combined mutagenesis of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Rhodosporidium toruloides</Emphasis> for improved production of carotenoids and lipids

Objectives

To improve production of lipids and carotenoids by the oleaginous yeast Rhodosporidium toruloides by screening mutant strains.

Results

Upon physical mutagenesis of the haploid strain R. toruloides np11 with an atmospheric and room temperature plasma method followed by chemical mutagenesis with nitrosoguanidine, a mutant strain, R. toruloides XR-2, formed dark-red colonies on a screening plate. When cultivated in nitrogen-limited media, XR-2 cells grew slower but accumulated 0.23 g lipids/g cell dry wt and 0.75 mg carotenoids/g CDW. To improve its production capacity, different amino acids and vitamins were supplemented. p-Aminobenzoic acid and tryptophan had beneficial effects on cell growth. When cultivated in nitrogen-limited media in the presence of selected vitamins, XR-2 accumulated 0.41 g lipids/g CDW and 0.69 mg carotenoids/g CDW.

Conclusions

A mutant R. toruloides strain with improved production profiles for lipids and carotenoids was obtained, indicating its potential to use combined mutagenesis for a more productive phenotype.