Helicobacter pylori 26695 基因组尺度代谢研究进展

代谢网络在代谢功能研究、生物代谢过程控制、疾病诊断分析和药物靶标设计等方面具有重要理论和实践意义。生物信息学研究利用序列同源、结构模拟、对接等手段与生化实验有效结合促进了生物体代谢网络的进一步完善。本文作者在构建幽门螺杆菌（Helicobacter pylori 26695,H.pylori 26695）代谢网络的工作基础上综合了近年来研究者对H.pylori 26695代谢通路关键酶的研究成果,并结合基因组信息,综述了H.pylori 26695特异性的重要代谢通路。本文从基因组水平阐明代谢通路与基因的关系,并详细分析了关键酶对H.pylori 26695生理的重要作用,最后探讨了重构一个连续、完整的代谢网络面临的困难及其在药物靶标设计方面的研究前景。     

蛋白质功能预测方法概述

蛋白质是生物体内最必需也是最通用的大分子,对它们功能的认识对于科学领域和农业领域的发展有着至关重要的作用。随着后基因组时代的发展,NCBI数据库中迅速涌现出大量不明结构与功能的蛋白质序列,这些蛋白质序列甚至一跃成了研究的热点。近几十年来蛋白质功能预测的方法不断被完善。由最初的仅基于蛋白质序列或3D结构信息的方法衍生出更多的基于序列相似性、基于结构基序、基于相互作用网络等新方法,这些新型方法采用新的算法、新的研究思路和技术手段,力求得到准确性与普遍性并存,能够被广泛应用的蛋白质功能预测方法。本文综述了近年来蛋白质功能预测的方法,并将这些研究方法分类归纳,各自阐明了每类方法的优缺点。     

Increasing terrestrial vegetation activity in China, 1982—1999

Variations in vegetation activity during the past 18 years in China were investigated using the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) derived from the 3rd generation time series dataset of NOAA-AVHRR from 1982 to 1999. In order to eliminate the effects of non-vegetation factors, we characterized areas with NDVI < 0.1 as “sparsely vegetated areas” and areas with NDVI ≥ 0.1 as “vegetated areas”. The results showed that increasing NDVI trends were evident, to varying extents, in almost all regions in China in the 18 years, indicating that vegetation activity has been rising in recent years in these regions. Compared to the early 1980s, the vegetated area increased by 3.5% by the late 1990s, while the sparsely vegetated area declined by 18.1% in the same period. The national total mean annual NDVI increased by 7.4% during the study period. Extended growing seasons and increased plant growth rates accounted for the bulk of these increases, while increases in temperature and summer rainfall, and strengthening agricultural activity were also likely important factors. NDVI changes in China exhibited relatively large spatial heterogeneity; the eastern coastal regions experienced declining or indiscernibly rising trends, while agricultural regions and western China experienced marked increases. Such a pattern was due primarily to urbanization, agricultural activity, regional climate characteristics, and different vegetation responses to regional climate changes.     

小双节RNA病毒中国株基因组第二节段的序列测定及分析

１９９７年从河北省一起成人腹泻暴发病人粪便中首次分离到小双节ＲＮＡ病毒（ｐｉｃｏｂｉｒｎａｖｉｒｕｓ,ＰＢＶ）中国株。为研究该病毒复制必需的依赖ＲＮＡ的ＲＮＡ多聚酶（ＲｄＲｐ）活性机理,采用改进的单引物扩增法克隆和测序了病毒基因组第二节段。结果表明：第二节段全长１６９６个核苷酸,只有一个ＯＲＦ,占全长的９３．９％,编码５３０个氨基酸残基的蛋白,５’－ＮＴＲ ＡＴ丰富（７５．４％）,可能是本位调控元     

表达barstar基因及bar基因的转基因油菜的研究

从细菌Ｂａｃｉｌｕｓａｍｙｌｏｌｉｑｕｅｆａｃｉｅｎｓ染色体ＤＮＡ中克隆了ｂａｒｎａｓｅ抑制剂ｂａｒｓｔａｒ的基因,构建了带有ＴＡ－２９基因５′调控区（－１３００－＋３）与ｂａｒｓｔａｒ基因编码区、ＣａＭＶ３５Ｓ启动子与除草剂抗性基因ｂａｒ两个表达框架的植物表达质粒ｐＢＢＳ。以“双低”油菜“５－４”的子叶柄为受体,通过农杆菌介导的遗传转化,获得了在含有１０ｍｇ／Ｌ卡那霉素和２０ｍｇ／ＬＰＰＴ的筛选培养基上再生的转基因植株。ＰＣＲ分析结果表明,ｂａｒｓｔａｒ基因已整合到油菜染色体上;Ｎｏｒｔｈｅｒｎｂｌｏｔ检测表明,ｂａｒｓｔａｒ基因及ｂａｒ基因在转基因植物中得到了正确的调控与表达。以转基因油菜“５－４”为父本授粉给表达ｂａｒｎａｓｅ基因的雄性不育植株,不育株能正常结实。     

Stereological Studies of the Effects of α-MSH and cAMP on Melanosomes in Melanoma Cells

The effects of α-MSH and cAMP on melanosomes in Cloudman S91 melanoma cells were investigated by modern stereological techniques. Cells were cultured for 4 days in medium containing α-MSH or cAMP harvested at 24 hour intervals; some were frozen for melanin assay and the reminder embedded in Epon for light and electron microscopy. Cellular and melanosomal parameters were estimated by new stereological probes. We found that both stimulators induced increases in nuclear volume, cell volume, and the volume fractions and volumes of premelanosomes (V_Vpm,cell’V_pm) and mature melanosomes (V_Vmm,cell’V_mm) and the number of mature melanosomes (N_mm). Both stimulators also caused declines in the volume of individual mature melanosomes (_Vimm) the melanin content per mature melanosome unit volume and the melanin content per individual mature melanosome. The increases in the volume of individual premelanosomes and the number of premelanosomes were only induced by cAME The effect cAMP on some parameters occurred 24 hours prior to α-MSH and was more marked. The response of premelanosomes to the stimulators was more sensitive than mature melanosomes. These results suggest that both stimulators enchanced melanogenesis by increasing the V_Vpm,cell’V_Vmm,cell’V_pm, V_mm and N_mm. The melanogenic level did not depend on the _Vimm and melanin concentration in melanosomes. The maturation of premelanosomes was involved in melanogenesis induced by both stimulators, but, de novo synthesis and enlargement of premelanosomes were only stimulated by cAME It imply that exogenous cAMP may affect melanosomes, and hence melanogenesis in quantitatively or qualitatively different ways to α-MSH.     

水稻蒸煮品质相关QTL定位及候选基因分析

挖掘与稻米蒸煮品质相关的数量性状基因座(quantitative trait locus, QTL)，分析候选基因，并通过遗传育种手段改良稻米蒸煮品质相关性状，可有效提升稻米的口感。以籼稻华占(Huazhan, HZ)、粳稻热研2号(Nekken2)及由其构建的120个重组自交系(recombinant inbred lines, RILs)群体为实验材料，测定成熟期稻米的糊化温度(gelatinization temperature, GT)、胶稠度(gel consistency, GC)和直链淀粉含量(amylose content, AC)。结合高密度分子遗传图谱进行QTL定位，共检测到26个与稻米蒸煮品质相关的QTLs (糊化温度相关位点1个、胶稠度相关位点13个、直链淀粉含量相关位点12个)，其中最高奇数的可能性(likelihood of odd, LOD)值达30.24。通过实时荧光定量PCR (quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction, qRT-PCR)分析定位区间内候选基因的表达量，发现6个基因在双亲间的表达量差异显著，推测LOC_Os04g20270和LOC_Os11g40100的高表达可能会极大地提高稻米的胶稠度，而LOC_Os01g04920和LOC_Os02g17500的高表达以及LOC_Os03g02650和LOC_Os05g25840的低表达有助于降低直链淀粉含量。这些结果为培育优质水稻新品种奠定了分子基础，并为揭示稻米蒸煮品质的分子调控机制提供了重要的遗传资源。     

基因重组TNFα衍生物TRSP10的高效制备及其对DU145细胞抑制作用研究

利用基因工程技术表达能够促使肿瘤细胞DU145凋亡的肿瘤坏死因子α(TNFα)的衍生物TRSP10,并在体外研究其对DU145细胞的抑制效应。以重叠延伸PCR方法合成TRSP10基因序列,并插入高效表达的质粒载体p KYB-MCS的NdeⅠ和SapⅠ酶切位点之间,优化融合蛋白诱导表达的条件,建立了从载体构建到重组菌表达、制备的工艺技术条件。MTT法检测TRSP10对前列腺癌细胞DU145增殖的抑制作用。实验结果表明:重组菌ER2566诱导表达可溶性融合蛋白的最佳条件是诱导剂IPTG浓度为0.8 mmol/L、诱导表达温度37℃、诱导表达时间8h。利用IMPACT系统及HPLC技术纯化制备TRSP10,得到产物纯度达到96%,质谱鉴定确定其分子质量为3.59k Da,与理论值相符;体外细胞学研究结果表明,TRSP10对前列腺癌细胞DU145有明显的抑制作用,在5,10,20,40μmol/L TRSP10及10μmol/L TNFα阳性对照处理后48h抑制率分别达到11.40%,22.97%,33.26%,48.35%及42.50%。     

解淀粉芽孢杆菌高效合成胞苷的代谢调控机制及育种策略

胞苷是合成抗病毒、抗肿瘤药物的良好中间体,也是核苷酸类保健食品和功能性食品的重要原料。主要论述了解淀粉芽孢杆菌高效合成胞苷的代谢调控机制和构建胞苷高产菌株的育种策略。重点阐述了通过提高解淀粉芽孢杆菌嘧啶操纵子转录水平,增强胞苷合成代谢途径、阻断胞苷降解途径、增大磷酸戊糖途径向胞苷合成途径的分流量、提高胞苷合成前端代谢物PRPP的合成量、增强中心碳代谢流向胞苷合成途径、减少旁路代谢途径及促进胞苷的分泌等方法,选育出胞苷高产菌株,不仅为胞苷高产菌株的选育提供参考,也为解决目前胞苷工业化生产中存在的问题提供思路。