优化萝卜基因组DNA RAPD-PCR反应体系的正交设计法

以CTAB微量提取方法提取10个红萝卜雄性不育系A单株的基因组DNA,等浓度混合成基因池。以其为模板,用正交设计方法论定RAPD-PCR反应体系的各影响因子,用随机引物S42（5’GGACCCAACC3’）优化萝卜雄性不育系A基因组DNARAPD,PCR反应体系,16次试验即可获得最佳的RAPD-PCR反应体系。     

强光照和全黑暗条件下荒漠沙蜥视网膜内GAP-43表达的免疫组织化学

采用免疫组织化学技术研究了在强光照和全黑暗条件下荒漠沙蜥(Phrynocephalus prezewalskic)视网膜内生长相关蛋白GAP-43的表达变化。结果表明,在正常光照条件下,视网膜内GAP-43阳性表达部位主要存在于内网层;强光照条件下,GAP-43免疫染色部位主要出现在内网层、节细胞层和内核层的部分细胞核。在全黑暗条件下,在视纤维层和内网层呈阳性染色;提示视网膜在不同环境条件下GAP-43的不同定位,可能与其在相应的环境下参与不同的视觉功能有关。     

Chondroitin sulfate A-adhering Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes express functionally important antibody epitopes shared by multiple variants

Acquired protection from Plasmodium falciparum placental malaria, a major cause of maternal, fetal, and infant morbidity, is mediated by IgG specific for the P. falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 variant VAR2CSA. This protein enables adhesion of P. falciparum-infected erythrocytes to chondroitin sulfate A in the intervillous space. Although interclonal variation of the var2csa gene is lower than that among var genes in general, VAR2CSA-specific Abs appear to target mainly polymorphic epitopes. This has raised doubts about the feasibility of VAR2CSA-based vaccines. We used eight human monoclonal IgG Abs from affinity-matured memory B cells of P. falciparum-exposed women to study interclonal variation and functional importance of Ab epitopes among placental and peripheral parasites from East and West Africa. Most placental P. falciparum isolates were labeled by several mAbs, whereas peripheral isolates from children were essentially nonreactive. The mAb reactivity of peripheral isolates from pregnant women indicated that some were placental, whereas others had alternative sequestration foci. Most of the mAbs were comparable in their reactivity with bound infected erythrocytes (IEs) and recombinant VAR2CSA and interfered with IE and/or VAR2CSA binding to chondroitin sulfate A. Pair-wise mAb combinations were more inhibitory than single mAbs, and all of the mAbs together was the most efficient combination. Each mAb could opsonize IEs for phagocytosis, and a combination of the eight mAbs caused phagocytosis similar to that of plasma IgG-opsonized IEs. We conclude that functionally important Ab epitopes are shared by the majority of polymorphic VAR2CSA variants, which supports the feasibility of VAR2CSA-based vaccines against placental malaria.     

柑橘大实蝇对不同颜色和糖类的偏好及对糖类的嗅觉反应

为探明影响柑橘大实蝇Bactrocera minax(Enderlein)成虫取食偏好的因素,本文研究了其对不同颜色和糖类物质的选择及其嗅觉反应。结果表明:柑橘大实蝇成虫明显偏好黄色和橙色基质的食物,对绿、白、蓝、黑、红色食物趋性较弱;对不同糖类的选择顺序是:红糖蜂蜜蔗糖和白糖;不同采集地间和不同性别间的柑橘大实蝇对颜色、糖类物质的选择差异不显著。嗅觉行为测试结果,柑橘大实蝇雌雄虫对所测试几种糖的气味均表现明显趋性,其中,雌虫对红糖和蜂蜜气味的嗅觉反应比雄虫更敏感。研究结果可以为柑橘大实蝇成虫食诱剂的研制和诱捕器的设计提供重要参考依据。     

毕赤酵母STE13基因敲除对GGH表达及其生物活性的影响

目的:重组毕赤酵母GS115/pPIC9K-GGH表达的人胰高血糖素样肽-1-人血清白蛋白融合蛋白[(GLP-1 A2G)2-HSA,GGH]的细胞活性测评结果显示生物活性较低,这可能与其表达过程中蛋白降解有一定关联.通过对毕赤酵母GS115 STE13基因的敲除,获得一株完整表达蛋白GGH的毕赤酵母宿主,并进一步提高其表达产物GGH的生物活性.方法:采用基于PCR技术介导的Cre-Loxp系统重组技术成功敲除宿主菌GS115的STE13基因,得到一株STE13缺陷型菌株GS115/D13,并通过细胞活性测评系统检测GS115/D13表达产物GGH的生物活性.结果:通过对STE13基因缺陷型菌株GS115/D13与出发菌株GS115/W发酵表达对比,显示GS115/D13菌株表达融合蛋白GGH生物活性有明显提升,且表达量提高了25.8％,两菌株生长无明显差异.结论:STE13基因的敲除成功缓解了GGH表达过程中的降解问题,并相对出发菌株GS115/W大幅度提高了蛋白生物活性.     

肺炎支原体感染鼠P1特异抗原的动态检测

通过实验动物模型探讨肺炎支原体感染动物肺泡灌洗液中特异抗原检出率的动态变化,为肺炎支原体感染的临床诊断提供理论依据。小鼠经鼻自然感染肺炎支原体,分别采集感染后不同时间点小鼠的支气管灌洗液,应用量子点标记肺炎支原体P1蛋白抗体,直接免疫荧光法检测感染鼠肺泡灌洗液中肺炎支原体P1特异抗原,同时通过PCR检测肺组织肺炎支原体DNA及肺组织病理切片观察肺部炎性变化确定小鼠感染。结果显示,感染鼠肺炎支原体特异抗原在感染后第3天检出阳性率为75%,第7天达高峰为83%,之后随病程延长,抗原检测的阳性率逐渐下降,在感染后第14、21天检出阳性率分别为58%和25%。肺炎支原体特异抗原在感染早期检出率高。应用量子点标记肺炎支原体P1蛋白抗体,直接免疫荧光法检测肺炎支原体特异抗原可应用于肺炎支原体感染的早期诊断。     

Laminin and Neuropeptide Y Are Increased by Synapsin Transfection in Cultured NG108-15 Neuroblastoma/Glioma Hybrid Cells

Abstract: We have investigated the presence and expression of laminin and neuropeptide Y (NPY) in several NG108-15 cell lines transfected with synapsin Ib, IIa, or IIb. The content of laminin, a basal membrane glycoprotein that promotes adhesion and induces neurite outgrowth and neuronal differentiation, was increased in all transfected cell lines examined. In cells that were chemically differentiated with prostaglandin E₁ plus 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine, laminin levels were increased even further. The content of NPY, suggested to be a neurotransmitter/neuromodulator in peripheral sympathetic neurons as well as in central neurons, was also increased in all transfected cell lines examined. Immunohistochemical analysis combined with confocal laser microscopy showed that NPY staining was granular and very often enriched in neuritic varicosities. The distribution and the staining pattern of NPY were consistent with storage of NPY in large dense-cored vesicles. The results indicate that, in differentiated neurons, the synapsins increase the levels of a neuropeptide transmitter stored in large dense-cored vesicles and of an extracellular matrix protein associated with neuronal maturation.     

葱蝇海藻糖-6-磷酸合成酶基因的克隆、序列分析及滞育相关表达

海藻糖-6-磷酸合成酶（trehalose-6-phosphate synthase, TPS）是昆虫海藻糖合成途径中的关键酶之一。本研究通过对葱蝇Delia antiqua海藻糖-6-磷酸合成酶基因的克隆、 序列分析及滞育相关表达的分析, 旨在证明该基因在能源合成以及抵御高温和低温环境方面发挥重要作用, 为进一步弄清葱蝇滞育分子机制提供理论依据。根据葱蝇抑制消减杂交文库中的EST序列信息, 设计特异性引物, 并通过RACE技术克隆了葱蝇海藻糖-6-磷酸合成酶基因全长cDNA, 命名为DaTPS1 （GenBank登录号： JX681124）, 其全长为2 904 bp, 开放阅读框2 448 bp, 编码815个氨基酸, 推测其相对分子质量为91.2 kD, 等电点为5.96。生物信息学分析表明, 该基因编码的氨基酸序列具有两个保守结构域, 与其他物种TPS具有较高的同源性, 其中和黑腹果蝇Drosophila melanogaster亲缘关系最近, 氨基酸序列一致性为92.1%; 其蛋白质三维结构有15条大的α螺旋和11股反向平行的β链折叠。RT-PCR分析表明, DaTPS1在葱蝇非滞育、 夏滞育和冬滞育期蛹中都有表达, 但是非滞育期各时期表达量基本没有变化, 而在夏滞育和冬滞育蛹的滞育前期表达量较高, 滞育保持期表达量较低, 滞育期后期表达量又有所升高。推断在葱蝇蛹夏滞育和冬滞育期前期, TPS1开始催化合成较多的海藻糖以提高滞育期抵御不良环境的能力, 滞育保持期蛹的新陈代谢降低, 所需能量较少, 所以TPS1处于低水平表达状态, 而滞育期结束后, 蛹生长发育逐渐恢复, 所需能量有所增加, TPS1的表达量再次升高。本研究对揭示昆虫TPS在能量代谢通路中的作用及昆虫滞育的分子机理具有一定的科学意义。     

小鼠初级听皮质神经元的强度调谐特性与机制分析

强度是声音的基本参数之一,听神经元的强度调谐在听觉信息处理方面具有重要意义．以往研究发现γ-氨基丁酸(γ-aminobutyric acid, GABA)能抑制性输入在强度调谐的形成过程中起重要作用,但对抑制性输入与局部神经回路之间的关系并不清楚．本实验通过在体细胞外电生理记录和神经药理学方法,分析了小鼠初级听皮质神经元的强度调谐特性,结果显示：单调型神经元在声刺激强度自中等强度增高时潜伏期缩短(P < 0.05)且发放持续时间延长(P < 0.05),非单调型神经元在声刺激强度自最佳强度增高时潜伏期不变且发放持续时间缩短(P < 0.01)．注射GABA能阻断剂荷包牡丹碱(bicuculline, Bic)后,39.3%的神经元强度调谐类型不变,42.9%的神经元非单调性减弱,17.9%的神经元非单调性增强．表明GABA能抑制并非是形成非单调性的唯一因素,兴奋性输入本身的非单调性和高阈值非GABA能抑制的激活也可能在其中发挥作用．推测由兴奋性和抑制性输入所构成的局部神经功能回路及其整合决定了听皮质神经元的强度调谐特性．