杨树花药培养筛选耐盐变异体的研究

以杨树花药为外植体诱导单倍体愈伤组织,进行耐氯化钠和碱性盐（模仿天然盐碱土成份配成的几种盐的混合物）变异体的筛选。结果表明,不同的杨树品种对这两种选择剂的耐性是不同的,分化态愈伤组织比脱分化态愈伤组织显示更强的抗性,不同的花氏愈伤组织无性系间在抗盐能力上也存在差异,对再生植株的叶子和愈伤组织进行过氧化物同工酶分析,发现耐盐变异体与对照的酶谱是有差异的,前者比后者在相同带区常常多出一条谱带。     

Palmitic acid induces human osteoblast-like Saos-2 cell apoptosis via endoplasmic reticulum stress and autophagy

Palmitic acid (PA) is the most common saturated long-chain fatty acid in food that causes cell apoptosis. However, little is known about the molecular mechanisms of PA toxicity. In this study, we explore the effects of PA on proliferation and apoptosis in human osteoblast-like Saos-2 cells and uncover the signaling pathways involved in the process. Our study showed that endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and autophagy are involved in PA-induced Saos-2 cell apoptosis. We found that PA inhibited the viability of Saos-2 cells in a dose- and time-dependent manner. At the same time, PA induced the expression of ER stress marker genes (glucose-regulated protein 78 (GRP78) and CCAAT/enhancer binding protein homologous protein (CHOP)), altered autophagy-related gene expression (microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 (LC3), ATG5, p62, and Beclin), promoted apoptosis-related gene expression (Caspase 3 and BAX), and affected autophagic flux. Inhibiting ER stress with 4-PBA diminished the PA-induced cell apoptosis, activated autophagy, and increased the expression of Caspase 3 and BAX. Inhibiting autophagy with 3-MA attenuated the PA and ER stress-induced cell apoptosis and the apoptosis-related gene expression (Caspase 3 and BAX), but seemed to have no obvious effects on ER stress, although the CHOP expression was downregulated. Taken together, our results suggest that PA-induced Saos-2 cell apoptosis is activated via ER stress and autophagy, and the activation of autophagy depends on the ER stress during this process.     

生物传感器在环境污染监测中的应用研究

简要介绍了生物传感器的基本组成、工作原理、分类及特点、重点论述了生物传感器在环境污染监测方面应用的研究进展。     

小黑杨花药培养植株转化胆碱氧化酶基因提高耐盐性

以小黑杨（Populus simonii×p．nigra）花药培养植株无菌苗叶片为外植体,通过根癌农杆菌（Agrobacterium tumefaciens）介导法将胆碱氧化酶基因（codA）导入小黑杨中,共获得4株转化株系,PCR扩增和Southern杂交检测结果全部呈阳性,表明codA基因已整合到小黑杨花药培养植株基因组中。荧光定量RT-PCR检测证明,codA基因在小黑杨花药培养植株中获得表达。耐盐实验结果显示,各转基因株系在0．6％的NaCl浓度下能够生长,而非转基因对照小黑杨受盐害严重,说明codA基因的导入提高了转基因植株的耐盐性。     

B23 regulates GADD45a nuclear translocation and contributes to GADD45a-induced cell cycle G2-M arrest

Gadd45a is an important player in cell cycle G2-M arrest in response to genotoxic stress. However, the underlying mechanism(s) by which Gadd45a exerts its role in the control of cell cycle progression remains to be further defined. Gadd45a interacts with Cdc2, dissociates the Cdc2-cyclin B1 complex, alters cyclin B1 nuclear localization, and thus inhibits the activity of Cdc2/cyclin B1 kinase. These observations indicate that Gadd45a nuclear translocation is closely associated with its role in cell cycle G2-M arrest. Gadd45a has been characterized as a nuclear protein, but it does not contain a classical nuclear localization signal, suggesting that Gadd45a nuclear translocation might be mediated through different nuclear import machinery. Here we show that Gadd45a associates directly with B23 (nucleophosmin), and the B23-interacting domain is mapped at the central region (61-100 amino acids) of the Gadd45a protein using a series of Myc tag-Gadd45a deletion mutants. Deletion of this central region disrupts Gadd45a association with B23 and abolishes Gadd45a nuclear translocation. Suppression of endogenous B23 through a short interfering RNA approach disrupts Gadd45a nuclear translocation and results in impaired Gadd45a-induced cell cycle G2-M arrest. These findings demonstrate a novel association of B23 and Gadd45a and implicate B23 as an important regulator in Gadd45a nuclear import.     

我国25省市自治区丁型肝炎病毒感染的流行病学调查研究

应用本室先后建立的酶联免疫吸附法和核酸打点杂交法,检测我国25省布自治区、16个不同民族共9 758例乙型肝炎病毒感染者中的丁型肝炎病毒抗原、抗体和核酸。其中乙型肝炎病人4 714例,HBsAg慢性携带者5 044例。病人和携带者中丁型肝炎抗原阳性率分别为4.25％和3.0％,丁型肝炎抗体阳性率分别为1.46％和1.18％,丁型肝炎病毒核酸阳住率分别为3.70％和2.2％。在不同地区不同民族丁型肝炎的这些指标有一定差异。在16个民族中,维吾尔族、蒙族和藏族丁型肝炎抗体阳性率明显高于其他民族,黎族丁型肝炎核酸阳性率高于其他民族。但在1136例不同临床型乙型肝炎病人中,丁型肝炎感染率无明显区别。丁型肝炎感染与暴发性肝炎的关系有待进一步研究。     

hβ2m/HLA-B2704双转基因小鼠的制备及β2m对HLA-B2704表达的影响

制备hβ2m HLA B2 70 4双转基因小鼠 ,研究hβ2m对HLA B2 70 4表达的影响 .通过hβ2m转基因小鼠和HLA B2 70 4转基因小鼠交配 ,出生动物及后代经PCR初步筛选 ,采用Southern杂交对经PCR初步筛选的hβ2m HLA B2 70 4双转基因阳性小鼠基因组DNA标本作进一步鉴定 .阳性者进行RT PCR和流式细胞光度术检测其在mRNA和蛋白水平的表达 .hβ2m阳性小鼠和HLA B2 70 4阳性小鼠交配 ,生仔鼠 6 7只 ,其中 2 8只仔鼠同时整合hβ2m和HLA B2 70 4基因 .Southern杂交证实 ,阳性鼠同时都含有hβ2m和HLA B2 70 4基因 .阳性小鼠的皮肤、结肠、睾丸和脾脏组织中均有HLA B2 70 4和hβ2m基因的mRNA表达 ,其外周血淋巴细胞膜上HLA B2 70 4基因的蛋白表达为 35 87% ,在HLA B2 70 4单转基因小鼠外周血淋巴细胞膜上HLA B2 70 4基因的蛋白表达为 7 87% (Histogramsta tistics) .成功地制备了hβ2m HLA B2 70 4双转基因小鼠 .在hβ2m HLA B2 70 4双转基因小鼠的外周血淋巴细胞膜上 ,HLA B2 70 4基因在蛋白水平表达较高 ,而在HLA B2 70 4单转基因小鼠中则表达不明显 .hβ2m可与HLA B2 70 4重链分子结合 ,稳定和增高其在淋巴细胞膜上的表达     

高效柴油降解菌Acinetobacter sp.W3分离鉴定及降解酶基因扩增分析

从柴油污染的海水样品中分离高效柴油降解细菌,分析菌株对柴油的降解能力及降解酶基因,为海洋柴油污染的生物修复奠定基础。选取浙江定海港柴油污染的海水样品,进行降解菌的富集培养;采用常规方法分离筛选高效柴油降解菌。利用革兰氏染色、形态学观察、生理生化鉴定及16S rDNA分析等方法对降解菌株进行种属鉴定。采用紫外吸收法测定菌株对柴油的降解率。采用PCR方法、核酸序列测定和比对,对其降解酶基因进行扩增分析。筛选出一株高效降解菌,形态学观察及生理生化鉴定初步确定为不动杆菌。16S rDNA序列分析及比对结果表明,其16S rDNA序列与威尼斯不动杆菌(Acinetobacter venetianus)属的序列同源性达到99.7%,命名为不动杆菌W3(Acinetobactersp.W3),该菌对柴油的7 d降解率达到84.7%。PCR方法从Acinetobactersp.W3菌株中的基因组DNA和质粒DNA上扩增到了大小为540 bp的烷烃羟化酶基因alkB和864 bp的CYP153A部分DNA片段,分别与Acinetobacter venetianus1-D-2的alkB和Acinetobactersp.OC4、Acinetobactersp.EB104的CYP153具有99%和98%的同源性。从定海港口柴油污染海水分离得到一株高效柴油降解菌Acinetobactersp.W3,该菌属于不动杆菌属,含有烷烃降解酶基因,能高效降解柴油污染物,有望应用于海水柴油污染的生物修复。     

多氯联苯对剑尾鱼超氧化物岐化酶活性的影响

目的　研究多氯联苯 (PCBs)暴露对剑尾鱼 (Xiphophorushelleri)超氧化物歧化酶 (SOD)活性的影响 ,探讨剑尾鱼器官组织内SOD活性变化作为环境风险评价 (ERA)的有效生物学标记的可行性。方法　测定了PCBs对剑尾鱼 30d的半致死浓度 (LC50 ) ;使用浸浴法以 0、2、5 0 μg L三个PCBs浓度为剑尾鱼染毒 ,定量测定了 72h内肝、鳃及卵巢组织中的SOD的活性变化。结果　PCBs对剑尾鱼的 30dLC50 为 1 0 5 80 μg L ;PCBs对剑尾鱼肝脏和卵巢的SOD活性有明显 (P <0 0 1 )的影响。在最初染毒的 1 2h内 ,SOD活性略有上升 ,但随暴露时间延长 ,浓度增加 ,肝和卵巢的SOD活性均呈下降趋势。此外 ,结果还显示肝组织的SOD活性较高于卵巢的SOD活性 ,表明不同器官组织的SOD活性对PCBs胁迫的敏感性存在一定的差异。实验中鳃组织SOD活性在PCBs暴露后其变化不明显 (P >0 0 5 )。结论　表明剑尾鱼肝细胞SOD活性可作为环境风险评价 (ERA)的有效生物学标记     

一株絮凝菌的鉴定、絮凝基因定位及其絮凝剂成分分析

从武汉市综合废水处理的活性污泥中筛选得到一株絮凝剂产生菌株MBF03,其絮凝率达到90％以上,絮凝效果稳定.通过16S rDNA鉴定,该菌为泛菌属,扫描电镜结果显示为杆状.通过质粒转化与质粒消除试验,初步证实了MBF03菌的絮凝基因位于染色体上.提取该菌所产的絮凝剂,进行紫外、红外分析,结果表明,该絮凝剂主要成分是胞外多糖类物质,不含蛋白质和核酸.