一株裂解性奶牛乳房炎源大肠杆菌噬菌体的分离鉴定及生物学特性分析

【目的】从新疆石河子地区奶牛粪样中分离裂解性大肠杆菌噬菌体(Escherichia coli phage),对其进行纯化及生物学特性分析。【方法】利用双层平板法从奶牛粪样中分离、纯化噬菌体,将纯化后的噬菌体浓缩液用醋酸双氧铀负染后通过透射电子显微镜观察其形态特征。对该噬菌体进行全基因组测序和遗传进化分析,同时测定噬菌体的宿主谱、最佳感染复数、一步生长曲线、热稳定性及酸碱稳定性。【结果】分离并纯化出一株裂解性噬菌体vB_EcoM_XJ2,噬菌斑圆形不透明,直径0.7 mm–1.2 mm;电镜显示其头部呈正多面体对称,有可伸缩性尾部;核酸类型为双链DNA,基因组大小为75.617 kb,G+C%含量为42.09%;其核酸序列与大肠杆菌噬菌体NJ01和vB_EcoP_SU10相似性高达94%。生物学特性研究显示该噬菌体能裂解多株临床分离的大肠杆菌;能耐受60°C左右高温,在pH 5.0–11.0范围内效价稳定;最佳感染复数为0.1,潜伏期为15 min,暴发期为95 min,裂解量约为10.6 PFU/cell。【结论】vB_EcoM_XJ2是一株在不同温度、不同酸碱性环境中有较强适应能力的裂解性肌尾科大肠杆菌噬菌体。     

角毛壳菌几丁质酶基因chi58多点突变及在毕赤酵母中的高效表达

应用重叠延伸PCR技术(gene splicing by overlap extension PCR,gene SOEing),简称SOE-PCR对角毛壳菌(Chaetomium cupreum)的几丁质酶基因chi58进行多点突变.依据毕赤酵母密码子偏爱性,将毕赤酵母中编码Arg使用频率几乎为0的密码子CGC突变为使用频率高的AGA,构建了含有正确突变的酵母表达载体pPIC9K-chi58A,电转化毕赤酵母GS115,获得的重组酵母株在诱导120 h酶活力最高,平均可达101.71 U/mL±3.33 U/mL;其活力比未优化重组酵母株(31.83 U/mL±4.85 U/mL)提高了约3倍,且经10代传代培养后遗传稳定性良好.表达产物的SDS-PAGE分析表明,酶蛋白分子大小为58 kD.     

属模巨齿蛉末龄幼虫的打洞行为研究

本文以属模巨齿蛉为例,首次研究了广翅目末龄幼虫化蛹前的打洞行为及洞穴类型。试验通过昼夜录像等手段,较为详细地分析了属模巨齿蛉末龄幼虫的打洞行为,并对洞穴进行解剖、测量和拍照,获得了洞穴的相应数据和类型。研究结果表明,属模巨齿蛉末龄幼虫的打洞行为主要包括寻找洞址、用大颚衔土建洞、封洞等过程,主要在19∶00-次日12∶00时间段打洞,选择有遮蔽物的地方作为洞址;在选址或打洞的过程中,有时会出现多头幼虫争夺洞址的现象;打洞时,幼虫主要是用大颚衔土,衔土频率为1-12次/min,或用整个头部前端铲土,通过腹部肌肉伸缩为头部挖土提供动力;幼虫在打洞期间会有不同的休息时间,建造一个洞穴大约需要累计时间120-250 min,一次连续打洞的时间为37 s-17 min;洞穴类型分为封口洞穴和开口洞穴2大类,其中封口洞穴有5种类型,开口洞穴有2种类型;洞穴深度为3.0-7.5 cm,洞内最大直径为2.5-5.0 cm;幼虫在预蛹期间还可以从洞穴中爬出来到水中取食,之后再返回洞中。     

从宏基因组学切入探讨老年性阴道炎阴道微生态的微观整体性

老年性阴道炎是女性绝经后的常见病、多发病,西医认为该病的病因为绝经后或长期闭经后雌激素水平降低,阴道微生态失衡。宏基因组学是近年出现的菌群整体性检测方法,采用宏基因组学技术检测老年性阴道的微观整体状况,将为本病中医证型及疗效评定提供客观精确的量化标准。     

亚磁场引起小鼠昼夜节律改变和热痛觉敏感增加

地外空间的亚磁场环境是影响宇航员健康的一种潜在风险因素．动物和人体实验表明,亚磁场显著影响个体行为和神经系统功能．但是,目前尚缺乏亚磁场对动物行为和生理等多方面影响的系统检测数据．本文构建了一个适用于动物饲养的亚磁场环境(< 500 nT),并系统检测了30天亚磁场处理对成年雄鼠(C57BL/6,4～6周龄,(20 ± 2) g)的昼夜周期、痛觉、情绪及激素水平的影响．实验结果表明,对比地磁场中饲喂对照组,亚磁场中小鼠的昼夜饮水节律改变、热敏痛觉耐受能力和整体活动水平降低,但是没有发生焦虑或抑郁情绪．亚磁场处理后,小鼠血清去甲肾上腺素水平显著下降． 这些结果说明一个月连续亚磁场处理扰乱动物的昼夜活动节律和内分泌,随后可能导致其感知觉能力的变化和运动机能的下降．     

Determination of cefazedone in human plasma by high performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry: Application to a pharmacokinetic study on Chinese volunteers

A rapid, sensitive and simple high performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC–MS/MS) method was developed for determination of cefazedone in human plasma using metronidazole as internal standard (IS). The chromatographic separation was achieved on an Ultimate XB-CN column (2.1 mm × 150 mm, 5 μm) with an isocratic mobile phase of acetonitrile and 20 mM ammonium acetate in 0.1% formic acid in water (15:85, v/v). Detection was performed using electrospray ionization in positive ion multiple reaction-monitoring mode (SRM), monitoring the transitions m/z 548.2 → 344.1 for cefazedone and m/z 172.2 → 128.1 for IS. Calibration curves were linear over a wide range of 0.20–401.12 μg/mL for cefazedone in plasma. The lower limit of quantification (LLOQ) was 0.20 μg/mL. The intra- and inter-day precisions were less than 7.2%. The average recovery of cefazedone was 90.8–91.0%. The validated method was successfully applied to the pharmacokinetic study of cefazedone in Chinese healthy volunteers following intravenous (IV) administration of 500, 1000 and 2000 mg cefazedone injection.     

柱前衍生-RP-HPLC法测定青蒿中青蒿素的含量

采用柱前衍生-RP-HPLC法测定10个不同产地的青蒿药材中青蒿素的含量.采用Lichrospher 100 RP-18e(250 mm×4.6 mm,5μm,Merck KgaA,Germany)色谱柱,甲醇-0.01 mol/L醋酸钠-醋酸缓冲液(pH 5.8)(体积比62:38)为流动相;检测波长:260 nm;流速:0.5 mL/min;柱温:25℃.结果表明该法准确重现性好,可以为青蒿质量标准的制订提供科学依据.     

Molecular genetic characterization of rice seed lipoxygenase 3 and assessment of its effects on seed longevity

Lipoxygenases (LOXs) are enzymes involved in lipid peroxidation. Here we reported the identification, molecular and functional characterization of the gene encoding rice (Oryza sativa L.) seed LOX3 (sLOX3). Via a map-based cloning strategy we identified Os03g0700400 as the candidate gene encoding sLOX3. Further functional complementary test and biochemical characterization of the recombinant Os03g0700400 protein verified the identification. The sLOX3 gene was highly expressed in roots, moderately in embryos and very weakly in leaves, leaf sheaths and stems. Transient expression experiment (in rice protoplasts) and subsequent laser confocal microscopic analysis demonstrated that the sLOX3 protein was localized into the cytosol. We next showed that overexpression of sLOX3 in a japonica sLOX3-normal rice cultivar, Wuyunjing 7 accelerated the decrease of seed germination ability when the seeds were routinely stored, which demonstrated that sLOX3 had a negative effect on seed longevity (storability). Meanwhile, an increased occurrence of embryo decay was observed in the same transgenic seeds, suggesting that sLOX3 might negatively affect seed longevity by facilitating colonization of particular seed pathogens. Our result forwarded the understanding of the effects of 9-LOX on rice seed longevity.     

Structure of the alamethicin pore reconstructed by x-ray diffraction analysis

We reconstructed the electron density profile of the alamethicin-induced transmembrane pore by x-ray diffraction. We prepared fully hydrated multiple bilayers of alamethicin-lipid mixtures in a condition where pores were present, as established previously by neutron in-plane scattering in correlation with oriented circular dichroism. At dehydrated conditions, the interbilayer distance shortened and the interactions between bilayers caused the membrane pores to become long-ranged correlated and form a periodically ordered lattice of rhombohedral symmetry. To resolve the phase problem of diffraction, we used a brominated lipid and performed multiwavelength anomalous diffraction at the bromine K edge. The result unambiguously shows that the alamethicin pore is of the barrel-stave type consisting of eight alamethicin helices. This pore structure corresponds to the stable pores detected by neutron in-plane scattering in fully hydrated fluid bilayers at high peptide/lipid ratios, which are the conditions at which alamethicin was tested for its antibacterial activity.     

MiR‐616‐3p modulates cell proliferation and migration through targeting tissue factor pathway inhibitor 2 in preeclampsia

Objectives

Despite improvements in diagnosis and treatment, preeclampsia (PE) continues to pose a significant risk of maternal and foetal morbidity and mortality if not addressed promptly. An increasing number of studies have suggested that tissue factor pathway inhibitor 2 (TFPI2) acts as a suppressor gene, possibly inhibiting multiple serine proteases affecting cell proliferation and migration. It plays an essential role in the occurrence and development of PE, but the pathogenesis remains unclear.

Materials and methods

In our research, we performed western blotting, immunohistochemistry and qPCR assays to investigate TFPI2 and miR‐616‐3p expression in preeclamptic placental tissues. Cell assays were performed in HTR‐8/SVneo and JEG3 cell lines. Cell proliferation and migration events were investigated by MTT, EdU and transwell assays. In conjunction with bioinformatics analysis, luciferase reporter assays were performed to elucidate the mechanism by which miR‐616‐3p binds to TFPI2 mRNA.

Results

We established that TFPI2 protein levels were significantly upregulated in PE placental tissues. In addition, we found that miR‐616‐3p binds specifically to the 3′‐UTR region of TFPI2 mRNA. Furthermore, miR‐616‐3p knockdown or TFPI2 overexpression substantially impaired cell growth and migration, whereas miR‐616‐3p upregulation or TFPI2 knockdown stimulated cell proliferation and migration. This miR‐616‐3p / TFPI2 axis was also found to affect the epithelial‐mesenchymal transition process in PE.

Conclusions

Our results demonstrated that TFPI2 plays a vital role in the progression of PE and might provide a prospective therapeutic strategy to mitigate the severity of the disorder.