木聚糖酶生产菌Saccharothrix variisporea YJ的筛选、发酵条件及酶学性质研究

以Azo-xylan为底物,利用双层平板法从堆肥中筛选到可降解木聚糖的菌株,16S rRNA测序分析显示该菌株与糖丝菌属（Saccharothrix variisporea）的同源性最高（99.33%）,命名为S. variisporea YJ。研究发现以酵母提取物或(NH₄)₂SO₄作为氮源、甘蔗叶作为碳源、初始pH值 7.0、发酵温度40 ℃、发酵时间5 d时,发酵液中木聚糖酶的酶活性最高。酶学性质研究表明该木聚糖酶的最适反应温度及pH值分别为55 ℃和8.0,在55 ℃以下及pH值 4.0~10.0的范围内保持较高稳定性。Na⁺能有效提高木聚糖酶活性,Mg²⁺和Mn²⁺没有明显影响,Cu²⁺则严重抑制木聚糖酶活性。此外,发酵液还可以直接对天然底物玉米芯进行降解。     

紫楠种子休眠原因和快速解除方法研究

通过了解紫楠(Phoebe sheareri)种子休眠原因,采取机械、酸碱腐蚀、层积处理(5 ℃~25 ℃)等措施研究解除种子休眠的最佳方法。结果表明,种皮透水性差是抑制紫楠种子萌发的主要原因,种子休眠类型为物理休眠。酸碱腐蚀处理未能有效促进种子的萌发,浓硫酸和氢氧化钠处理种子不同时间(1~25 min)后,种子发芽率提高了33%~55%,但种子出现严重的伤害现象,其腐烂率高达30%~97%。机械处理和层积处理均能有效打破种子的休眠,其中机械处理以去种皮处理效果最好,种子发芽率和发芽势分别提高了99.33%和76.00%,但操作耗时、费力。层积处理以25 ℃暖温层积45 d、25 ℃/15 ℃和5 ℃/ 25 ℃/5 ℃变温层积60 d效果较好,其发芽率达89%~93%,发芽势达79%~83%,且各层积处理间发芽率、发芽势没有差异;但与暖温层积相比,变温层积所需层积时间更长,种子腐烂率更高。25 ℃暖温层积45 d是破除紫楠种子休眠的最佳方法。     

Immune-responsive gene 1/itaconate activates nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 in microglia to protect against spinal cord injury in mice

The pathophysiology of spinal cord injury (SCI) involves primary injury and secondary injury. Secondary injury is a major target for SCI therapy, whereas microglia play an important role in secondary injury. The immunoresponsive gene 1 (Irg-1) has been recorded as one of the most significantly upregulated genes in SCI tissues in gene chip data; however, its role in SCI remains unclear. This study aims to illustrate the role of Irg-1 as well as its regulated metabolite itaconate in SCI. It was demonstrated that the expression of Irg-1 was increased in spinal cord tissues in mice as well as in microglia stimulated by lipopolysaccharides (LPS). It was also shown that overexpression of Irg-1 may suppress LPS-induced inflammation in microglia, while these protective effects were attenuated by Nrf2 silencing. In vivo, overexpression of Irg-1 was shown to suppress neuroinflammation and improve motor function recovery. Furthermore, treatment of microglia with itaconate demonstrated similar inflammation suppressive effects as Irg-1 overexpression in vitro and improved motor function recovery in vivo. In conclusion, the current study shows that Irg-1 and itaconate are involved in the recovery process of SCI, either Irg-1 overexpression or itaconate treatment may provide a promising strategy for the treatment of SCI.Subject terms: Apoptosis, Cell death in the nervous system, Microglia, Trauma     

牡丹组植物的药用民族植物学研究与考证

牡丹干燥根皮自古以来就有入药的传统,尤其在中药和民族药中被广泛使用.为阐明牡丹组植物在古籍中的记载情况和民族药中的利用现状,该文对中国八部经典医学古籍、37部地方志和民族药传统知识进行整理,采用民族植物学编目方法,对牡丹组植物在古籍和民族药中的入药种类、地理分布、入药部位、炮制方法和功效等相关传统知识进行考证和分析研究...     

东方肉座菌EU7-22木聚糖酶和木糖苷酶基因克隆及生物信息学研究

东方肉座菌EU7-22具有高产半纤维素酶的能力。根据已报道的同属里氏木霉及绿色木霉木聚糖酶,木糖苷酶相关基因序列,设计PCR引物扩增出东方肉座菌内切木聚糖酶(XYNⅠ,XYNⅡ)及β-木糖苷酶(β-BXL)基因。序列经NCBIBlast分析:东方肉座菌xynⅠ基因与里氏木霉xyn1基因(X69573.1)的同源性最高达到91%;xynⅡ基因与绿色木霉xyn2基因(EF079061)同源性最高达到93%;β-bxl基因与里氏木霉β-bxl1基因(Z69257.1)的同源性最高达到94%。生物信息学分析表明内切木聚糖酶Ⅰ和Ⅱ均属于糖基水解酶家族11,N末端前19个氨基酸均为信号肽。内切木聚糖酶Ⅰ分子量为24.13kD,等电点为7.87,含有3个糖基化位点;内切木聚糖酶Ⅱ分子量为24.44kD,等电点为4.86,含有1个糖基化位点;β-木糖苷酶属于糖基水解酶家族3,分子量为87.27kD,等电点为5.49,N末端前20个氨基酸为信号肽,含有8个糖基化位点。利用SWISS-Model对木聚糖酶,木糖苷酶蛋白质三级结构进行了预测和模拟。对木聚糖酶和木糖苷酶基因及其编码蛋白质的生物信息学分析,为进一步研究这些基因的表达与调控、构建高效利用纤维素组份的工程菌株奠定基础。     

利用CRISPR/Cas9系统检测果蝇细胞中组蛋白甲基化修饰对20E信号传导的调控

[目的]利用CRISPR/Cas9基因敲除系统在黑腹果蝇Drosophila melanogaster细胞中筛选并检测组蛋白甲基化修饰对蜕皮激素20-羟基蜕皮酮(20-hydroxyecdysone,20E)信号传导的调控.[方法]通过Flybase网站分析并总结黑腹果蝇组蛋白甲基转移酶及其修饰位点;将5个组蛋白甲基转...     

Genome physical mapping with large-insert bacterial clones by fingerprint analysis: methodologies, source clone genome coverage, and contig map quality

Genome physical mapping with large-insert clones by fingerprint analysis is becoming an active area of genomics research. Here, we report two new capillary electrophoresis-based fingerprinting methods for genome physical mapping and the effects of different fingerprinting methods and source clone genome coverage on quality physical map construction revealed by computer simulations and laboratory experiments. It was shown that the manual sequencing gel-based two-enzyme fingerprinting method consistently generated larger and more accurate contigs, followed by the new capillary electrophoresis-based three-enzyme method, the new capillary electrophoresis-based five-enzyme (SNaPshot) method, the agarose gel-based one-enzyme method, and the automatic sequencing gel-based four-enzyme method, in descending order, when 1% or fewer questionable clones were allowed. Analysis of clones equivalent to 5x, 8x, 10x, and 15x genomes using the fingerprinting methods revealed that as the number of clones increased from 5x to 10x, the contig length rapidly increased for all methods. However, when the number of clones was increased from 10x to 15x coverage, the contig length at best increased at a lower rate or even decreased. The results will provide useful knowledge and strategies for effective construction of quality genome physical maps for advanced genomics research.     

Nocardia sp. carboxylic acid reductase: cloning, expression, and characterization of a new aldehyde oxidoreductase family

We have cloned, sequenced, and expressed the gene for a unique ATP- and NADPH-dependent carboxylic acid reductase (CAR) from a Nocardia species that reduces carboxylic acids to their corresponding aldehydes. Recombinant CAR containing an N-terminal histidine affinity tag had K(m) values for benzoate, ATP, and NADPH that were similar to those for natural CAR, and recombinant CAR reduced benzoic, vanillic, and ferulic acids to their corresponding aldehydes. car is the first example of a new gene family encoding oxidoreductases with remote acyl adenylation and reductase sites.