基于比较基因组学的高地芽孢杆菌6ww6分子标识筛选及其快速鉴定

【目的】高地芽孢杆菌(Bacillus altitudinis) 6ww6是一株根际耐盐促生菌,可以作为微生物肥料的优选菌种。为了加强菌种知识产权保护,建立菌株快速检测方法。【方法】本研究通过基因组比对分析、TBLASTn检索、NR库检索验证并剔除有其他同源的结果序列,最终得到菌株6ww6的孤儿基因,设计引物进行PCR鉴定。【结果】筛选出5个特异性基因J939_13195、J9319_05960、J9319_13355、J9319_05965和J9319_13350。引物5960F和5960R可以单一性扩增出菌株6ww6的目的基因J9319_05960,确定其为菌株6ww6的特异性分子标识。【结论】本研究确定了菌株6ww6的唯一性身份编码,建立了以比较基因组学和孤儿基因为基础的菌株水平上的鉴定方法。该方法具有快速、精确、能鉴定到菌株水平的优点,对于有价值微生物的知识产权保护提供了有力的抓手。     

Nucleolin interacts with the rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus replicase RdRp,nonstructural proteins p16 and p23, playing a role in virus replication

Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV) is a member of the Caliciviridae family and cannot be propagated in vitro, which has impeded the progress of investigating its replication mechanism. Construction of an RHDV replicon system has recently provided a platform for exploring RHDV replication in host cells. Here, aided by this replicon system and using two-step affinity purification, we purified the RHDV replicase and identified its associated host factors. We identified rabbit nucleolin (NCL) as a physical link, which mediating the interaction between other RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp)-related host proteins and the viral replicase RdRp. We found that the overexpression or knockdown of NCL significantly increased or severely impaired RHDV replication in RK-13 cells, respectively. NCL was identified to directly interact with RHDV RdRp, p16, and p23. Furthermore, NCL knockdown severely impaired the binding of RdRp to RdRp-related host factors. Collectively, these results indicate that the host protein NCL is essential for RHDV replication and acts as a physical link between viral replicase and host proteins.     

Modulation of SPARC Expression during Butyrate-Induced Terminal Differentiation of Cultured Human Keratinocytes: Regulation via a TGF-β-Dependent Pathway

Expression of SPARC (secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine), a 43-kDa extracellular matrix-associated glycoprotein involved in tissue remodeling, was quantitated during normal human keratinocyte (NHK) growth in culture and as a function of sodium n-butyrate (NaB)-induced differentiation to mature enucleate cornified envelopes (CEs). Low levels of SPARC expression were observed in the basal-like cells of control NHKs, with isolated cells showing intense SPARC expression on the ventral surface. After addition of NaB, SPARC expression increased and the pattern of expression shifted to one involving predominantly suprabasal cells (i.e., spinous cells, pre-CEs, and mature CEs). Dense deposits of SPARC often surrounded the mature CEs. Flow cytometric analysis indicated that approximately 13% of NHKs expressed SPARC within 24 h of seeding into culture. This fraction of SPARC⁺ cells increased with time and peaked immediately postconfluence (31.3 ± 6.3% SPARC⁺). Cellular SPARC expression then decreased to baseline levels during entrance into plateau phase growth. SPARC was detectable in all phases of the cell cycle. SPARC levels were more intense and heterogeneous within the G₂/M and G₁ phases while S phase cells exhibited relatively homogeneous, low intensity, SPARC expression. During NaB-induced NHK differentiation, SPARC intracellular content increased prior to the onset of CE formation (i.e., 2 days after its addition) followed by a period of extracellular accumulation which coincided with the time of maximal CE generation (i.e., Days 4 and 5 after NaB addition). Correlation of cell size with anti-SPARC immunoreactivity revealed a predominance of SPARC expression in cells with a suprabasal phenotype. NHKs cultured on fibronectin (FN), an established modulator of epidermal cell maturation in vitro, showed a similar response to NaB. In general, however, the level of NaB-induced SPARC expression was considerably reduced in FN cultures correlating with a lower efficiency of CE formation. Induced SPARC expression was, in large part, dependent on autocrine transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) production since incubation in the presence of NaB + neutralizing antibodies to TGF-β inhibited both the expression of SPARC by 72% and development of mature CEs.     

Triterpenoids from <i>Uncaria rhynchophylla</i> and Their PTP1B Inhibitory Activity

Uncaria rhynchophylla (Gouteng) is a famous traditional Chinese medicine used for psychiatric and hypotensive purposes in China. In this study, the ethyl acetate (EtOAc) part of U. rhynchophylla was revealed with protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) inhibitory activity. Subsequent investigation on the EtOAc part yielded one new triterpenoid, 3β-formyloxy-6β,19α-dihydroxyurs-12-en-28-oic acid (1) and four known ones, 3β,6β,19α-trihydroxyurs-12-en-28-oic acid (2), 2-oxopomolic acid (3), 3β,19α-dihydroxy-6-oxo-olean-12-en-28-oic acid (4) and sumaresinolic acid (5). The structure of compound 1 was determined by extensive HRESIMS, IR, 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic analyses. Two ursane-type triterpenoids (2 and 3) showed selective inhibition on PTP1B with IC₅₀ values of 48.2 and 178.7 μM. The enzyme kinetic study suggested that compounds 2 and 3 were mix-type inhibitors on PTP1B with K_i values of 15.6 and 132.5 μM. This investigation manifests the antidiabetic potency of U. rhynchophylla with triterpenoids as the active constituents.     

Epidemiological Characteristics of Influenza A and B in Macau, 2010–2018

Virologica Sinica - Influenza is one of the major respiratory diseases in humans. Macau is a tourist city with high density of population and special population mobility. The study on the...     

标记滞留细胞技术结合干细胞标记物检测小鼠子宫内膜干细胞

目的通过标记滞留细胞技术检测昆明小鼠子宫内膜干细胞的存在及其分布情况;观察P63和Musashi-1在不同周龄小鼠子宫内膜的表达以及两者与标记滞留细胞的关系,探讨P63和Musashi-1作为子宫内膜干细胞特异性标记物的可能性。方法出生3天雌性昆明小鼠皮下注射BrdU,分别在1w、2w、3w、4w、6w、8w和10w处死小鼠取其子宫。采用免疫组化法分别检测BrdU、P63和Musashi-1在各周龄小鼠子宫内膜的表达情况。结果标记后1w的小鼠,子宫内膜绝大部分的上皮和基质细胞都被BrdU标记。随着小鼠周龄的增加,子宫内膜BrdU阳性细胞百分率逐渐降低。至第8w时,仅在基质中有极少量的BrdU阳性细胞,主要位于基质与肌层交界处。早期小鼠子宫内膜组织中P63和Musashi-1阳性细胞数量较多,随着子宫内膜的逐渐发育成熟,P63和Musashi-1的表达逐渐减少,其表达规律及分布与标记滞留细胞基本一致。结论 (1)小鼠子宫内膜标记滞留细胞主要位于基质内膜与肌层交界处,这些细胞的分布与推测的子宫内膜干细胞的分布部位相符。(2)P63和Musashi-1是较特异的干细胞标记物。     

DJ-1 may contribute to metastasis of non-small cell lung cancer

Lung cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related death, about 40% human non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients showed lymph node involvements. However, the precise mechanism for the metastasis is still not fully understood. This study was to analyze the potential molecular mechanism for lung cancer metastasis. In the current study, proteomics analysis by two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE) was performed first to identify the differentially expressed protein between the higher metastasis lung adenocarcinoma cell line Anip973 and the lower metastasis lung adenocarcinoma cell line AGZY83-a. We confirmed the result by RT-PCR, immunoblotting and immunocytochemistry analyses in these two cell lines. Then we examined the expression of the differentially expressed protein in tumor tissues of NSCLC patients by immunoblotting and immunohistochemistry analyses. Using 2-DE analysis, we have identified DJ-1 was expressed higher in the higher metastasis Anip973 compared to the parental cell line AGZY83-a, that was confirmed by RT-PCR, immunoblotting and immunocytochemistry analyses. In NSCLC patients?? tumor tissues study, immunoblotting data showed that, DJ-1 expression level was significantly higher in 72.2% (13/18) of NSCLC tissue samples compared to that in paired normal lung tissues (P?=?0.044). Immunohistochemistry analysis demonstrated increased DJ-1 expression in 85 NSCLC tumor tissue samples compared with 7 normal lung tissue samples (P?=?0.044). DJ-1 expression was also found to be significantly correlated with cancer lymphatic metastasis (P?=?0.039). DJ-1 might contribute to the metastasis of NSCLC.     

柽柳翻译起始因子(eIF-5A)基因的克隆及原核表达

根据柽柳cDNA文库中获得的eIF-5A基因片段,用RACE技术克隆出其全长cDNA序列.cDNA长度为799 bp,编码159个氨基酸.将该cDNA序列克隆到原核表达载体pET28a中,获得重组质粒pET28a-eIF5A.不同浓度NaCl胁迫下大肠杆菌(Escherichia coli)BL21(pET28a-eIF5A)比E.coli BL21(pET28a)有明显的抗盐性,前者菌株存活率在1.0 mo1·L-1NaCl盐胁迫下是后者的9.3倍,据此认为E.coliBL21(pET28a-eIF5A)的耐盐性可能与eIF-5A基因的表达相关.该基因的GenBank登录号为AY587771(基因)、AAT01416(蛋白).     

Characterization of NocL involved in thiopeptide nocathiacin I biosynthesis: a [4Fe-4S] cluster and the catalysis of a radical S-adenosylmethionine enzyme

The radical S-adenosylmethionine (AdoMet) enzyme superfamily is remarkable at catalyzing chemically diverse and complex reactions. We have previously shown that NosL, which is involved in forming the indole side ring of the thiopeptide nosiheptide, is a radical AdoMet enzyme that processes L-Trp to afford 3-methyl-2-indolic acid (MIA) via an unusual fragmentation-recombination mechanism. We now report the expansion of the MIA synthase family by characterization of NocL, which is involved in nocathiacin I biosynthesis. EPR and UV-visible absorbance spectroscopic analyses demonstrated the interaction between L-Trp and the [4Fe-4S] cluster of NocL, leading to the assumption of nonspecific interaction of [4Fe-4S] cluster with other nucleophiles via the unique Fe site. This notion is supported by the finding of the heterogeneity in the [4Fe-4S] cluster of NocL in the absence of AdoMet, which was revealed by the EPR study at very low temperature. Furthermore, a free radical was observed by EPR during the catalysis, which is in good agreement with the hypothesis of a glycyl radical intermediate. Combined with the mutational analysis, these studies provide new insights into the function of the [4Fe-4S] cluster of radical AdoMet enzymes as well as the mechanism of the radical-mediated complex carbon chain rearrangement catalyzed by MIA synthase.