质量—数量性状遗传参数估计的P1,P2,F1,B1,B2联合分析方法

提出利用亲本Ｐ_１和Ｐ_２、杂种Ｆ_１、回交Ｂ_１和Ｂ_１五个世代联合分析包括两个位点主基因控制的质量－数量性状遗传的统计方法,共建立了可供选择的微基因遗传、一对主基因＋微基因混合遗传、二对主基因＋微基因混合遗传三类五种（套）共 ２８个遗传模型,采用 ＡＩＣ信息准则选择最适模型,并通过适合性检验对所选择的遗传模型做进一步的检验．文章最后还讨论了两种变型设计．     

蛋白质特异性断裂试剂研究进展

蛋白质特异性断裂试剂是近年来发展起来的一些具有特异性断裂肽键功能的化学工具．这些断裂试剂可分为两类,一类通过氧化断裂机制实现蛋白空间结构特异性切割,另一类通过水解断裂机制实现序列特异性切割．蛋白质特异性断裂试剂在蛋白质序列测定,蛋白质的结构与功能研究,蛋白质与核酸相互作用研究以及新型化学治疗药物的合成等方面有着广阔的应用前景．     

Adiponectin 基因剔除LacZ基因敲入小鼠模型的建立

adiponectin是脂肪细胞特异分泌的一种活性蛋白质,具有增加胰岛素敏感性、抗炎及抗动脉硬化等活性.建立adiponectin基因剔除β-半乳糖苷酶基因(LacZ)敲入小鼠模型,可为整体动物水平研究adiponectin基因功能及其表达调控机制等提供理想工具.根据生物信息学方法获得adiponectin基因组序列,设计基因剔除及敲入策略,在adiponectin基因第2和第3号外显子剔除的同时,在其ATG和信号肽序列后顺接LacZ基因完整编码序列,构建完成了Adipo-LacZ-XpPNT基因剔除质粒.通过电穿孔将打靶质粒转入ES细胞,以G418和ganciclovir进行药物筛选,获得药物抗性的ES细胞克隆,PCR和DNA印迹鉴定出正确同源重组克隆.将同源重组的ES细胞克隆注入小鼠囊胚得到嵌合体小鼠,嵌合体小鼠与C57BL/6J小鼠交配产生杂合子小鼠,杂合子间交配获得adiponectin基因剔除LacZ基因敲入纯合子小鼠.经RT-PCR、RNA印迹和ELISA检测证实纯合子小鼠脂肪和血清中adiponectin基因表达呈阴性.RT-PCR、RNA印迹及蛋白质印迹检测发现,LacZ基因在突变小鼠脂肪组织中有特异性表达,其表达谱与内源性adiponectin基因的表达谱一致.但在脂肪组织及外周血中未能检测到LacZ活性,且血清中LacZ蛋白亦呈阴性.由此成功建立了adiponectin基因完全灭活及LacZ基因以内源性adiponectin基因表达谱表达的小鼠模型,为进一步研究该基因功能及其表达调控创造了有利条件.     

Intermedin/adrenomedullin 2及其受体在慢性低氧性肺动脉高压大鼠右心室的表达变化

本研究探讨了新发现的小分子生物活性肽intermedin／adrenomedullin 2（IMD／ADM2）及其受体在慢性低氧性肺动脉高压大鼠右心室中的变化和可能作用。用放射免疫分析法测定正常对照组和常压低氧4周组Sprague-Dawley大鼠血浆、右心室匀浆IMD／ADM2和肾上腺髓质素（adrenomednllin,ADM）蛋白水平;逆转录-多聚酶链反应法测定右心室IMD／ADM2、ADM及受体：降钙素受体样受体（calcitonin receptor-like receptor,CRLR）、受体活性修饰蛋白1,2,3（receptor activity modifying protein 1,2,3,RAMP1,RAMP2,RAMP3）mRNA表达。结果显示：低氧组平均肺动脉压、右心室与左心室加室间隔重量比[RV／（LV＋S）]显著高于对照组（均P〈0．01）;低氧组血浆和右心室组织匀浆ADM水平比对照组分别高1．26倍和1．68倍（P〈0．01）,IMD／ADM2水平则较对照组分别高0．90倍和1．19倍（P〈0．01）;与对照组相比,低氧组右心室IMD／ADM2、ADM mRNA表达均上调（P〈0．01）,RAMP2 mRNA表达增强（P〈0．05）,而两组间CRLR、RAMP1、RAMP3 mRNA的表达水平无显著性差异。结果表明,慢性低氧性肺动脉高压大鼠IMD／ADM2表达水平升高。     

Determination of L-threonate in human plasma and urine by high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

A fast and selective HPLC-MS-MS method was established to determine L-threonate in human plasma and urine. Plasma and urine samples were extracted by protein precipitation and diluted with water, then chromatographed on an YMC J'Sphere C(18) column with methanol-acetonitrile-10mM ammonium acetate (20:5:75, v/v) as mobile phase, and at a flow rate of 0.2 ml/min. Detection was performed on a triple-quadrupole tandem mass spectrometer using negative electrospray ionization (ESI). Multiple reactions monitoring (MRM) was used and L-threonate was quantified by monitoring the ion transition of m/z 134.5-->74.7. The linear calibration curves of L-threonate in plasma and urine were obtained over the concentration range of 0.25-50 microg/ml and 2.5-500 microg/ml, respectively. Lower limit of quantitation was 0.25 and 2.5 microg/ml, respectively. Accuracy was within 85-115%, and intra- and inter-batch precision (R.S.D.%) were within +/-15%. The method proved to be accurate and specific, and was applied to the pharmacokinetic study of L-threonate in Chinese healthy subjects.     

Fatty acid synthesis is critical for stem cell pluripotency via promoting mitochondrial fission

Pluripotent stem cells are known to display distinct metabolic phenotypes than their somatic counterparts. While accumulating studies are focused on the roles of glucose and amino acid metabolism in facilitating pluripotency, little is known regarding the role of lipid metabolism in regulation of stem cell activities. Here, we show that fatty acid (FA) synthesis activation is critical for stem cell pluripotency. Our initial observations demonstrated enhanced lipogenesis in pluripotent cells and during cellular reprogramming. Further analysis indicated that de novo FA synthesis controls cellular reprogramming and embryonic stem cell pluripotency through mitochondrial fission. Mechanistically, we found that de novo FA synthesis regulated by the lipogenic enzyme ACC1 leads to the enhanced mitochondrial fission via (i) consumption of AcCoA which affects acetylation‐mediated FIS1 ubiquitin–proteasome degradation and (ii) generation of lipid products that drive the mitochondrial dynamic equilibrium toward fission. Moreover, we demonstrated that the effect of Acc1 on cellular reprogramming via mitochondrial fission also exists in human iPSC induction. In summary, our study reveals a critical involvement of the FA synthesis pathway in promoting ESC pluripotency and iPSC formation via regulating mitochondrial fission.     

True phosphorus digestibility and the endogenous phosphorus outputs associated with brown rice for weanling pigs measured by the simple linear regression analysis technique

The objectives of this study were to determine true phosphorus (P) digestibility, degradability of phytate-P complex and the endogenous P outputs associated with brown rice feeding in weanling pigs by using the simple linear regression analysis technique. Six barrows with an average initial body weight of 12.5 kg were fitted with a T-cannula and fed six diets according to a 6 × 6 Latin-square design. Six maize starch-based diets, containing six levels of P at 0.80, 1.36, 1.93, 2.49, 3.04, and 3.61 g/kg per kg dry-matter (DM) intake (DMI), were formulated with brown rice. Each experimental period lasted 10 days. After a 7-day adaptation, all faecal samples were collected on days 8 and 9. Ileal digesta samples were collected for a total of 24 h on day 10. The apparent ileal and faecal P digestibility values of brown rice were affected ( P < 0.01) by the P contents in the assay diets. The apparent ileal and faecal P digestibility values increased from − 48.0 to 36.7% and from − 35.6 to 40.0%, respectively, as P content increased from 0.80 to 3.61 g/kg DMI. Linear relationships ( P < 0.05), expressed as g/kg DMI, between the apparent ileal and faecal digestible P and dietary levels of P, suggested that true P digestibility and the endogenous P outputs associated with brown rice feeding could be determined by using the simple regression analysis technique. There were no differences ( P>0.05) in true P digestibility values (57.7 ± 5.4 v. 58.2 ± 5.9%), phytate P degradability (76.4 ± 6.7 v. 79.0 ± 4.4%) and the endogenous P outputs (0.812 ± 0..096 v. 0.725 ± 0.083 g/kg DMI) between the ileal and the faecal levels. The endogenous faecal P output represented 14 and 25% of the National Research Council (1998) recommended daily total and available P requirements in the weanling pig, respectively. About 58% of the total P in brown rice could be digested and absorbed by the weanling pig. Our results suggest that the large intestine of the weanling pigs does not play a significant role in the digestion of P in brown rice. Diet formulation on the basis of total or apparent P digestibility with brown rice may lead to P overfeeding and excessive P excretion in pigs.     

Glucosides from the roots of Capparis tenera

Two new lignan glucosides, compounds 2 and 3, two new 1H-indole-alkaloid glucosides, 5 and 6, as well as two new phenolic glucosides, 7 and 10, were isolated from the roots of Capparis tenera, together with five known compounds. Their structures were characterized by chemical and spectroscopic methods. Most of these isolates were obtained for the first time from Capparidaceae. The antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of the new compounds were investigated.     

Core–shell structured CdTe/CdS@SiO2@CdTe@SiO2 composite fluorescent spheres: Synthesis and application for Cd2+ detection

Core–shell structured quantum dot (QD)–silica fluorescent nanoparticles have attracted a great deal of attention due to the excellent optical properties of QDs and the stability of silica. In this study, core–shell structured CdTe/CdS@SiO₂@CdTe@SiO₂ fluorescent nanospheres were synthesized based on the Stöber method using multistep silica encapsulation. The second silica layer on the CdTe QDs maintained the optical stability of nanospheres and decreased adverse influences on the probe during subsequent processing. Red‐emissive CdTe/CdS QDs (630 nm) were used as a built‐in reference signal and green‐emissive CdTe QDs (550 nm) were used as a responding probe. The fluorescence of CdTe QDs was greatly quenched by added S^2?, owing to a S^2?‐induced change in the CdTe QDs surface state in the shell. Upon addition of Cd²⁺ to the S^2?‐quenched CdTe/CdS@SiO₂@CdTe@SiO₂ system, the responding signal at 550 nm was dramatically restored, whereas the emission at 630 nm remained almost unchanged; this response could be used as a ratiometric ‘off–on’ fluorescent probe for the detection of Cd²⁺. The sensing mechanism was suggested to be: the newly formed CdS‐like cluster with a higher band gap facilitated exciton/hole recombination and effectively enhanced the fluorescence of the CdTe QDs. The proposed probe shows a highly sensitive and selective response to Cd²⁺ and has potential application in the detection of Cd²⁺ in environmental or biological samples.