微量法鼠疫菌质粒DNA抽提的优化

旨在分析微量法抽提鼠疫菌质粒DNA的效果,探讨其在鼠疫菌分子生物学实验研究中的应用价值.采用微量法分别提取鼠疫菌EV76株,假结核耶尔森菌PstII株及大肠杆菌V517株质粒DNA,琼脂糖凝胶电泳对质粒DNA抽提结果进行分析.结果显示,微量法能在较短时间内获取开环较少的闭合环状鼠疫菌质粒DNA,经琼脂糖凝胶电泳图示其电泳条带清晰、亮度均一.微量法鼠疫菌质粒DNA抽提效率和纯度较好,抽提结果稳定,重复性良好.经微量法抽提的质粒DNA符合多数鼠疫菌分子生物学试验的要求,可广泛应用于鼠疫菌分子生物学试验研究中.     

Voltage-gated K+ channel KCNQ1 regulates insulin secretion in MIN6 β-cell line

Bone homeostasis is maintained by a dynamic balance between bone resorption by osteoclasts and bone formation by osteoblasts. Since excessive osteoclast activity is implicated in pathological bone resorption, understanding the mechanism underlying osteoclast differentiation, function and survival is of both scientific and clinical importance. Osteoclasts are monocyte/macrophage lineage cells with a short life span that undergo rapid apoptosis, the rate of which critically determines the level of bone resorption in vivo. However, the molecular basis of rapid osteoclast apoptosis remains obscure. Here we report the role of a BH3-only protein, Noxa (encoded by the Pmaip1 gene), in bone homeostasis using Noxa-deficient mice. Among the Bcl-2 family members, Noxa was selectively induced during osteoclastogenesis. Mice lacking Noxa exhibit a severe osteoporotic phenotype due to an increased number of osteoclasts. Noxa deficiency did not have any effect on the number of osteoclast precursor cells or the expression of osteoclast-specific genes, but led to a prolonged survival of osteoclasts. Furthermore, adenovirus-mediated Noxa overexpression remarkably reduced bone loss in a model of inflammation-induced bone destruction. This study reveals Noxa to be a crucial regulator of osteoclast apoptosis, and may provide a molecular basis for a new therapeutic approach to bone diseases.     

绿洲农业生态经济系统的结构与功能分析──以张掖绿洲为例

通过分析张掖绿洲农业生态经济系统的结构与功能,发现其种群结构单一、产业结构不甚合理、空间结构脆弱,决定了绿洲功能较差,产投比低下的特点,并据此从可持续发展的角度提出了改善绿洲农业生态经济系统结构、提高其功能的对策与建议.     

共培养的树突状细胞与CIK细胞的体外增殖和杀瘤活性研究

本文观察树突状细胞与同源CIK细胞共培养后培养物的表型、增殖活性变化,及DC对CIK细胞细胞毒活性的影响。提取健康供血者的PBMC,常规诱导出DC与CIK细胞,用A549肺腺癌细胞裂解液抗原冲击DC,并和CIK细胞共培养,动态观察DC-CIK培养物增殖活性和表型变化;定量检测细胞培养上清中的IFN-γ和IL-12;并用MTT法检测共培养细胞杀伤A549肺腺癌细胞和BEL-7404肝癌细胞的活性。结果表明DC与CIK细胞共培养,通过彼此的相互作用诱导出比CIK细胞增殖活性和杀伤活性更强的细胞群体。经A549肺腺癌细胞裂解液抗原冲击的DC活化的CIK,对A549肺腺癌细胞的杀伤活性高于单纯CIK细胞,差异显著(p<0.05)。二者对BEL-7404肝癌细胞的杀伤活性无显著差异。实验证明DC与CIK共培养细胞是一种增殖活性和细胞毒活性高于CIK细胞的免疫活性细胞,经肿瘤抗原冲击的DC能明显提高CIK对肿瘤细胞的杀伤活性,具有更广阔的应用前景。     

Cold atmospheric plasma ameliorates imiquimod-induced psoriasiform dermatitis in mice by mediating antiproliferative effects

Psoriasis is a chronic hyperproliferative skin disease characterised by excessive growth of keratinocytes. Indeed, inducing keratinocyte apoptosis is a key mechanism responsible for psoriatic plaques clearance following some important existing therapies, which display pro-oxidant activity. Cold atmospheric plasma (CAP), acting as a tuneable source of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS), can controllably transfer RONS to the cellular environment, deliver antiproliferative RONS concentrations and exert antiproliferative and proapoptotic effects. This study was undertaken to evaluate the therapeutic potential of CAP in psoriasis. We used cell models of psoriasis-like inflammation by adding lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) to HaCaT keratinocytes. Indirect plasma, plasma-activated medium (PAM), was administered to HaCaT cells. Atmospheric pressure plasma jet (APPJ) was applied directly to imiquimod (IMQ)-induced psoriasiform dermatitis in mice. The results showed that PAM induced an increase in intracellular ROS and caused keratinocyte apoptosis. Moreover, cells under inflammation showed lesser viability and larger apoptosis rate. With repeated administration of APPJ, psoriasiform lesions showed ameliorated morphological manifestation and reduced epidermal proliferation. Overall, this study supports that CAP holds good potential in psoriasis treatment.     

昆虫病原菌(Isaria fumosorosea)查尔酮异构酶基因CHI克隆及生物信息学分析

本研究旨在对昆虫病原菌玫烟色棒束孢(Isaria fumosorosea)查尔酮异构酶基因CHI进行克隆、测序及相关生物信息学分析.序列分析结果显示:IfCHI基因编码区全长为1152bp,编码383个氨基酸,理论等电点(pI)D为9.72,属不稳定水溶性蛋白,其二级结构为混合型,蛋白质溶剂可及性主要分为三类,三级结构由α-螺旋、β-折叠、β-转角和无规则卷曲组成,同源序列分析及多重序列比对分析存在明显的差异.该昆虫病原菌玫烟色棒束孢IfCHI编码基因的成功克隆及生物信息学分析,为进一步研究病原菌CHI基因的遗传特性和表达机制以及为寻找更多的查尔酮类化合物提供了理论基础.     

一株解磷细菌的筛选、鉴定及其溶磷培养条件的优化

从土壤作物根际筛选分离出的一株解磷能力较强的溶磷菌P0417,对其进行16S r DNA基因水平上的初步鉴定,测定其溶解磷的能力,并对该菌的溶磷培养基条件进行优化。结果表明,经序列分析,确定该菌株P0417为洋葱伯克霍尔德氏菌。且其溶磷能力与培养液p H呈显著相关性,当培养基条件为葡萄糖10 g/L、草酸铵0.5 g/L、Na Cl 1.0 g/L时,菌株P0417对Ca3(PO4)2盐培养基具有较好的解磷能力,其解磷能力可达791.84μg/m L。     

Design and application of highly responsive fluorescence resonance energy transfer biosensors for detection of sugar in living Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells

A protein sensor with a highly responsive fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) signal for sensing sugars in living Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells was developed by combinatorial engineering of the domain linker and the binding protein moiety. Although FRET sensors based on microbial binding proteins have previously been created for visualizing various sugars in vivo, such sensors are limited due to a weak signal intensity and a narrow dynamic range. In the present study, the length and composition of the linker moiety of a FRET-based sensor consisting of CFP-linker(1)-maltose-binding protein-linker(2)-YFP were redesigned, which resulted in a 10-fold-higher signal intensity. Molecular modeling of the composite linker moieties, including the connecting peptide and terminal regions of the flanking proteins, suggested that an ordered helical structure was preferable for tighter coupling of the conformational change of the binding proteins to the FRET response. When the binding site residue Trp62 of the maltose-binding protein was diversified by saturation mutagenesis, the Leu mutant exhibited an increased binding constant (82 microM) accompanied by further improvement in the signal intensity. Finally, the maltose sensor with optimized linkers was redesigned to create a sugar sensor with a new specificity and a wide dynamic range. When the optimized maltose sensors were employed as in vivo sensors, highly responsive FRET images were generated from real-time analysis of maltose uptake of Saccharomyces cerevisiae (baker's yeast).