TAT-凋亡素融合蛋白的表达及其抗肿瘤活性

凋亡素(apoptin)由鸡贫血病毒vp3基因编码,能特异地诱导肿瘤细胞凋亡而对正常细胞 没有毒性,为了获得可转导入细胞内部的凋亡素,将人工合成的编码TAT蛋白转导结构域的DNA片段与凋亡素编码基因克隆入质粒pET-28a内,构建出表达融合蛋白TAT-apoptin的原核表达载体pET-28a-TAT-apoptin.在大肠杆菌Rosetta（DE3）中表达融合蛋白,利用IDA -Ni2+ 亲和柱纯化,葡聚糖凝胶G 25除去尿素后得到可溶的变性蛋白.纯化后的TAT apoptin加入体外培养的人脐静脉内皮细胞(HUVECs)和人肺癌Anip973细胞,对照组加入TAT-麦芽糖结合蛋白（TAT-MBP）. 经免疫组化检测,转导1 h后TAT-MBP分布于以上两种细胞的胞浆和胞核,TAT-apoptin则主要分布于2种细胞的胞浆内,转导24 h后TAT-MBP的亚细胞定位没有变化,TAT-apoptin分别定位于HUVECs的胞浆和Anip973的胞核中.脱氧核糖核苷酸末端转移酶介导的缺口末端标记法（TUNEL）显示转导48 h后,TAT-MBP处理过的 HUVECs和Anip973细胞、TAT-apoptin处理过的HUVECs没有明显改变,而TAT-apoptin处理过的Anip973细胞大量凋亡.以上结果表明TAT apoptin融合蛋白在肿瘤治疗上有潜在的应用价值.     

茶树水通道蛋白基因的克隆与表达分析

从茶树中克隆了6个水通道蛋白(aquaporin,AQP)基因的cDNA全长序列,根据序列相似性和系统进化分析结果,分别命名为CsNIP1;1、CsNIP5;1、CsPIP2;1、CsPIP2;2、CsTIP1;1和CsTIP2;2。氨基酸序列特征分析表明,6个基因的编码氨基酸序列长度在250~301个氨基酸残基,分子量在25.186~30.728kD之间;均为疏水性蛋白,并都含有6个跨膜螺旋;6个基因均含有MIP蛋白家族的特征序列HF/I/VNPA/SI/L/VTI/FA/G和NPA(Asn-Pro-Ala)基序,以及类似沙漏状的跨膜三级结构。荧光定量PCR分析显示:这6个基因在根、茎、叶和花中均表达,且在根中的表达水平最高,表明它们与茶树根系的物质转运密切相关;CsAQPs基因的表达受ABA、高盐、干旱和低温胁迫的调控,表明它们可能参与茶树抗逆响应。     

CRISPR-Cas9技术在干细胞中的应用

成簇规律间隔短回文重复序列系统(Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats,associated RNA guided endonuclease Cas9(CRISPR-Cas9)是细菌或古细菌在长期演化过程中形成的抵御外来遗传物质的一种获得性免疫防御机制,其中II型CRISPR-Cas系统依赖Cas9核酸内切酶靶向剪切外源DNA。Cas9内切酶在向导RNA的指导下靶向性地剪切特定基因位点,已被广泛应用在不同种属的基因编辑研究中。利用CRISPR-Cas9基因编辑系统的优势,结合现有干细胞研究技术,在小鼠、大鼠,甚至灵长类动物的功能基因组研究中,可以大幅提高各种基因修饰动物的获得效率,缩短获得的时间,从而快捷有效地研究基因功能;同时,可以建立包括灵长类疾病模型在内的多种动物疾病模型,促进生物医学的发展,造福人类。     

Belowground carbon cycling in a humid tropical forest decreases with fertilization

Only a small fraction of the carbon (C) allocated belowground by trees is retained by soils in long-lived, decay-resistant forms, yet because of the large magnitude of terrestrial primary productivity, even small changes in C allocation or retention can alter terrestrial C storage. The humid tropics exert a disproportionately large influence over terrestrial C storage, but C allocation and belowground retention in these ecosystems remain poorly quantified. Using mass balance and ¹³C isotope methods, we examined the effects of afforestation and fertilization, two land-use changes of large-scale importance, on belowground C cycling at a humid tropical site in Hawaii. Here we report that in unfertilized plots, 80% of the C allocated belowground by trees to roots and mycorrhizae was returned to the atmosphere within 1 year; 9% of the belowground C flux was retained in coarse roots and 11% was retained as new soil C. The gains in new soil C were offset entirely by losses of old soil C. Further, while fertilization early in stand development increased C storage in the litter layer and in coarse roots, it reduced by 22% the flux of C moving through roots and mycorrhizae into mineral soils. Because soil C formation rates related strongly to rhizosphere C flux, fertilization may reduce an already limited capacity of these forests to sequester decay-resistant soil C.     

中国昆明小鼠亚群蛋白质多态性的研究

本文报道采用电泳技术对北京、上海、长春3市的4个中国昆明小鼠(简称KM)实验群体中24个蛋白质标志研究的结果,与我国1981年从美国引进的NIH小鼠进行比较,显示出:(1)KM小鼠亚群间等位基因组成无明显差异,它们间遗传距离为0.008—0.027,与群体封闭时间成正相关;(2)4个KM小鼠群体间聚类分析发现S:KM群体为特殊一类,该结果与KM亚群间下颌骨分析结果相符;(3)KM与Swiss来源的NIH小鼠群体间在E(?)-3、Es-10、Got-2、Glo-1、Gpt-1、和Mpi-1座位上的等位基因组成存在显著差异,它们之间的遗传距离平均值为0.131±0.011,证实中国KM小鼠为非Swiss来源的一个亚种。     

改良的KANE/FISHER系统对常见皮肤癣菌的鉴定

目的 以改良的KANE/FISHER系统对常见皮肤癣菌进行鉴定,探索建立一个临床实用的标准化皮肤癣菌鉴定系统.方法 选取KANE/FISHER鉴定系统中的6种主要培养基对皮肤癣菌ATCC株和经初步鉴定的临床株共63株进行培养鉴定.结果 改良的KANE/FISHER鉴定系统基本可以将实验菌株鉴定到种的水平.结论 改良的KANE/FISHER鉴定系统对常见皮肤癣菌能做到种的鉴定,可作为标准化鉴定方法在实验室中应用.     

Colonization of endophyte Acremonium sp. D212 in Panax notoginseng and rice mediated by auxin and jasmonic acid

Endophytic fungi can be beneficial to plant growth. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying colonization of Acremonium spp. remain unclear.In this study, a novel endophytic Acremonium strain was isolated from the buds of Panax notoginseng and named Acremonium sp. D212. The Acremonium sp. D212 could colonize the roots of P. notoginseng,enhance the resistance of P. notoginseng to root rot disease, and promote root growth and saponin biosynthesis in P. notoginseng. Acremonium sp. D212 could secrete indole-3-acetic acid(IAA) and jasmonic acid(JA), and inoculation with the fungus increased the endogenous levels of IAA and JA in P. notoginseng. Colonization of the Acremonium sp. D212 in the roots of the rice line Nipponbare was dependent on the concentration of methyl jasmonate(Me JA)(2–15 μmol/L) and 1-naphthalenacetic acid(NAA)(10–20 μmol/L). Moreover, the roots of the JA signaling-defective coi1-18 mutant were colonized by Acremonium sp. D212 to a lesser degree than those of the wild-type Nipponbare and mi R393 boverexpressing lines, and the colonization was rescued by Me JA but not by NAA. It suggests that the cross-talk between JA signaling and the auxin biosynthetic pathway plays a crucial role in the colonization of Acremonium sp. D212 in host plants.     

糖蜜酒精废液厌氧生物降解性能的BMP分析

在中温条件下,对pH值和营养比例两个影响因素进行了糖蜜酒精废液的BMP分析,探讨酒精废液在厌氧消化过程中产甲烷量、COD浓度的变化情况,以及COD去除率与产气量、pH值之间的关系。研究结果表明,厌氧处理法能够使糖蜜酒精废液的有机负荷大大降低,CODcr去除率最高可达90．6％;在调节营养比例的条件下,pH=8．5时甲烷菌活性最佳,其中COD．P=300：1的产甲烷量最高。