Induction of apoptosis in K562 cells by jolkinolide B

Jolkinolide B, a bioactive diterpene isolated from the roots of Euphorbia fischeriana Steud, has various biological and pharmacological properties. In this study, the cytotoxicity of highly purified jolkinolide B was tested in human chronic myeloid leukemia (K562) and 2 other cell lines (human esophageal carcinoma Eca-109 and human hepatoma HepG2). The results indicate a significant decrease in the proliferation of all the 3 cell lines when treated with jolkinolide B for 24 h; the IC50 value of cytotoxicity was 12.1 microg/mL (for K562 cells), >50.0 microg/mL (for HepG2 cells), and 23.7 microg/mL (for Eca-109 cells). Further study of K562 cells involving fluorescence and transmission electron microscopy revealed characteristic apoptotic features, such as cell shrinkage, membrane blebbing, loss of microvilli, and nuclear condensation. Agarose electrophoresis of genomic DNA showed a typical fragmentation pattern for apoptotic cells. A kinetic cell-cycle analysis demonstrated that the cell cycle was arrested in the G1 phase. All these results suggest that the anti-proliferation effect of jolkinolide B on K562 cells is achieved by arresting the cell cycle in the G1 phase and subsequently inducing apoptosis.     

实验室条件下达乌尔黄鼠的越冬繁殖

达乌尔黄鼠（Spermophilusdauricus）是国内研究冬眠生理学的主要模式动物,且日益为医学研究所关注。实验室条件下繁殖种群具有明确生活史特征,是相关研究的理想对象,但以往研究中,达乌尔黄鼠实验室条件下繁殖成功率及后代成活率均很低。本研究通过采取丰富饲料种类、雄性出眠后的暖温暂养、“双笼配对”等措施,对实验室条件下越冬达乌尔黄鼠进行配对,从21对动物中成功繁殖出18窝子代,繁殖成功率85.7 %。78只子代饲养至3月龄,仍有67只存活,存活率为85.9 %。通过本实验,得出改进达乌尔黄鼠实验室条件下繁殖的主要措施如下：（1）繁殖期母鼠及发育期幼鼠,除饲喂标准大鼠饲料外,适量添加幼犬粮、胡萝卜,以补充营养;（2）出眠的雄性达乌尔黄鼠放入18℃房间暂养2周,有助于其性腺发育,促进繁殖成功;（3）“双笼配对”能有效地降低外界干扰,减少动物的杀婴行为。       

<Emphasis Type="Italic">Arabidopsis</Emphasis> KHZ1 and KHZ2, two novel non-tandem CCCH zinc-finger and K-homolog domain proteins,have redundant roles in the regulation of flowering and senescence

Key message

Progression of the infection canal that conducts rhizobia to the nodule primordium requires a functional Rab GTPase located in Golgi/trans-Golgi that also participate in root hair polar growth.

Abstract

Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) symbiotically associates with its partner Rhizobium etli, resulting in the formation of root nitrogen-fixing nodules. Compatible bacteria can reach cortical cells in a tightly regulated infection process, in which the specific recognition of signal molecules is a key step to select the symbiotic partner. In this work, we show that RabA2, a monomeric GTPase from common bean, is required for the progression of the infection canal, referred to as the infection thread (IT), toward the cortical cells. Expression of miss-regulated mutant variants of RabA2 resulted in an increased number of abortive infection events, including bursting of ITs and a reduction in the number of nodules. Nodules formed in these plants were small and contained infected cells with disrupted symbiosome membranes, indicating either early senescence of these cells or defects in the formation of the symbiosome membrane during bacterial release. RabA2 localized to mobile vesicles around the IT, but mutations that affect GTP hydrolysis or GTP/GDP exchange modified this localization. Colocalization of RabA2 with ArfA1 and a Golgi marker indicates that RabA2 localizes in Golgi stacks and the trans-Golgi network. Our results suggest that RabA2 is part of the vesicle transport events required to maintain the integrity of the membrane during IT progression.

     

编码山羊补体C3d与口蹄疫病毒VP1融合蛋白重组质粒的构建及表达

旨在构建含分子佐剂山羊补体C3d基因的O型口蹄疫病毒VP1基因真核表达质粒。克隆山羊C3d基因, 通过linker(G4S)2将3拷贝C3d基因串联; 克隆羊源O型口蹄疫病毒VP1基因, 通过linker(G4S)2与3拷贝C3d基因相连, 构建重组质粒pUC19-VP1-C3d3。将VP1-C3d3融合基因亚克隆入含有分泌表达信号肽tPA序列的pcDNA3.1(+)CMV启动子下游, 构建重组真核表达质粒pcDNA3.1-tPA-VP1-C3d3。在脂质体介导下, 将pcDNA3.1-tPA -VP1-C3d3转染HeLa细胞。间接免疫荧光分析表明, VP1- C3d3在HeLa细胞中获得了瞬时表达, Western blot分析证实转染的阳性细胞能分泌预期大小(133 kD)的融合蛋白。重组质粒pcDNA3.1-tPA-VP1-C3d3为研制以羊补体C3d为分子佐剂的口蹄疫新型疫苗奠定了基础。     

羊奶果根瘤侵入线和被侵染细胞的亚显微结构

羊奶果根瘤的侵入线,总是在几个相邻细胞的细胞间隙中出现。在根瘤发生部位未出现根毛的变形。侵入线似一囊状物,其内含物有丝状物和基质,侵入线的壁部分或全部加厚,并与周围的寄主细胞壁相连。侵入线呈多种形态,在被侵染细胞中,细胞核膨大,并分叉变成指状核。随着细胞的衰老,被侵染细胞中的内生菌、细胞器也逐渐消失。     

不同生态条件下羊草无性系种群分蘖植株年龄结构的比较研究

在４次取样的平均年龄谱中,１龄级分蘖植株的数量比重是割草样本－休闲样本－放牧样地,２,３,４龄级分蘖植株为放牧样本－休闲样本－割草样地,放牧干扰可以促进各龄分节的再生存活。但是对根茎形成分蘖植株却起到了一定的削弱作用。割草干扰可以促进翌年根茎形成分蘖植株,从而使各龄级分蘖节的再生存活量减少。     

新型渗透压调控的工业酵母启动子

摘要:【目的】筛选工业酵母Candida glycerinogenes渗透压调控性能优越的启动子,为工业酵母改造及转基因研究提供新途径。【方法】PCR扩增C. glycerinogenes新型系列启动子PCgPGI、PCgTPI、PCgZWF、PCgSTL1、PCgSTL2、PCgSTL3,利用生物信息学技术解析启动子序列中渗透压胁迫应答元件,构建包含gfp荧光蛋白报告基因和PCgPGI、PCgTPI、PCgZWF、PCgSTL1、PCgSTL2、PCgSTL3启动子的5.8S rDNA整合表达载体,通过荧光强度及mRNA转录的qRT-PCR测定结果检验各启动子活性强度及其受渗透压调控情况。【结果】启动子PCgSTL3包含多个STRE渗透压胁迫应答元件,在工业酵母中受渗透压调控更敏感,启动强烈,转录水平高,gfp表达量大。【结论】PCgSTL3是受渗透压调控能够实现外源基因可控表达的优良工业酵母启动子。     

河南浓香型酒醅的真菌微生物菌群多样性及共变性

通过高通量测序研究河南三个不同酒厂的浓香型酒醅的真菌微生物菌群,逐次在门、纲、目、科和属5个水平上分析入窖酒醅和出窖酒醅的菌群多样性,探究酒醅发酵后菌群的共性变化规律.结果表明:出窖酒醅的真菌微生物多样性高于入窖酒醅的真菌微生物多样性,出窖酒醅的真菌主要有镰刀菌属Fusarium(相对丰度17％ ～32％),Plect...     

耐高渗压高产甘油的一个假丝酵母新种——产甘油假丝酵母

从自然标本中分离获得一高产甘油的菌株WL20025,仅发酵葡萄糖及微发酵蔗糖,能利用葡萄糖、蔗糖、乙醇生长,微利用甘油和柠檬酸,不利用肌醇、硝酸盐、赤藓醇、阿拉伯醇、甘露醇,与DBB显色反应为阴性,可在含500g/L葡萄糖或100mL/L醋酸的培养基中及40℃下生长,可在水活度为0890～0900的培养基中生长,出芽生殖,易形成“假丝酵母菌型”假菌丝,不进行有性生殖,线粒体DNA的分子量为20kb,是假丝酵母属的一个新种,定名为产甘油假丝酵母(Candida glycerolgenesis Zhuge[WTBZ] sp.nov.)。