同时鉴别6种鸡病毒性呼吸道病GeXP检测方法的建立

为了建立一种能够同时鉴别H5、H7、H9亚型禽流感、新城疫、传染性支气管炎和传染性喉气管炎6种鸡病毒性呼吸道传染病病原体的GeXP检测方法,本研究根据这些病原体各自的基因保守序列,设计合成了7对特异性引物,优化反应条件,用单一病毒、混合病毒样品来验证所建立的GeXP方法的特异性和准确性,以不同拷贝数的克隆质粒来检测GeXP方法的灵敏度。检测34份临床阳性样品,进一步验证该法的可靠性。结果显示,在7对引物同时存在的GeXP反应体系中,可特异性地扩增出相关6种病毒目的片段,并可在102拷贝/μL水平同时特异地检测出鸡6种病毒性呼吸道传染病,GeXP方法检测34份临床阳性样品结果与病毒分离一致。本研究建立的GeXP方法不仅可高通量检测6种病原体,而且具有特异性强和灵敏度高的特点,适用于临床样品混合感染的快速鉴别诊断,对这6种发病特征及临床症状相似的鸡病毒性呼吸道病的有效防控有很高的实际应用价值。     

丹参提取物中酚酸类含量的快速检测法

建立丹参提取物中酚酸类含量的快速检测方法。以丹酚酸B为对照,采用分光光度法于482 nm处测定丹参提取物中酚酸类的含量。结果表明丹酚酸B在0.0782～1.0166 mg(r=0.9977)范围内线性关系良好,回收率为101.652%,RSD值为0.81%(n=9)。该提取物中酚酸类含量测定结果为19.636%。该方法快速简便、准确、重现性好,可作为快速检测丹参中总酚酸含量的方法。     

猴头菌多糖不同脱色方法的研究

为选择最适于猴头菌多糖的脱色方法,本论文先比较了活性炭吸附法、化学脱色法、大孔树脂法等三种常用的脱色方法对猴头菌多糖的脱色效果及脱色前后免疫活性的变化,发现大孔树脂法更适合于猴头菌多糖的脱色,接着对十种不同类型的大孔树脂进行了筛选,通过脱色前后脱色率、多糖保留率及体外免疫活性的比较,最后发现大孔弱碱性阴离子树脂D315最适合用于猴头菌粗多糖的脱色.     

Structural analyses of Legionella LepB reveal a new GAP fold that catalytically mimics eukaryotic RasGAP

Rab GTPases are emerging targets of diverse bacterial pathogens. Here, we perform biochemical and structural analyses of LepB, a Rab GTPase-activating protein (GAP) effector from Legionella pneumophila. We map LepB GAP domain to residues 313-618 and show that the GAP domain is Rab1 specific with a catalytic activity higher than the canonical eukaryotic TBC GAP and the newly identified VirA/EspG family of bacterial RabGAP effectors. Exhaustive mutation analyses identify Arg444 as the arginine finger, but no catalytically essential glutamine residues. Crystal structures of LepB_313-618 alone and the GAP domain of Legionella drancourtii LepB in complex with Rab1-GDP-AlF₃ support the catalytic role of Arg444, and also further reveal a 3D architecture and a GTPase-binding mode distinct from all known GAPs. Glu449, structurally equivalent to TBC RabGAP glutamine finger in apo-LepB, undergoes a drastic movement upon Rab1 binding, which induces Rab1 Gln70 side-chain flipping towards GDP-AlF₃ through a strong ionic interaction. This conformationally rearranged Gln70 acts as the catalytic cis-glutamine, therefore uncovering an unexpected RasGAP-like catalytic mechanism for LepB. Our studies highlight an extraordinary structural and catalytic diversity of RabGAPs, particularly those from bacterial pathogens.     

人源EFA6A蛋白Sec7结构域的克隆表达与纯化

作为小GTP酶Arf6的鸟甘酸交换因子(GEF),人EFA6A蛋白主要包含PH和Sec7两个结构域,Sec7是行使GEF功能的核心区域。通过分析Jpred、Uniprot等生物信息学软件的预测结果,从全长1 024 aa中选取的重组Sec7结构域的边界为506-719,共214 aa。以人脑cDNA文库为模板,通过优化PCR程序成功扩增出Sec7基因,经NdeI和XhoI双酶切后亚克隆至原核表达载体p28a中,成功构建p28-Sec7重组子,测序结果与NCBI中公布的序列100%吻合。将重组质粒p28-Sec7转化至BL21-Gold(DE3)宿主菌中,终浓度0.3 mmol/L IPTG、16℃、24 h诱导表达,重组蛋白经过Ni柱和分子筛两步纯化。试验结果显示,重组Sec7成功表达,性质均一,纯度高于95%,表达量为70 mg/L。     

样地数量对气候变化背景下树种分布预测的影响

基于不同景观破碎化程度下的中性景观,探讨了气候变化背景下样地数量对景观尺度树种分布预测的影响.采用模型耦合的方法进行树种分布预测,设置了3个样地数量预案与1个参考预案.分别在每一破碎化程度下检验3种样地数量预案的预测结果与参考预案之间的差异.结果表明:样地数量会影响树种分布预测结果,具有不同生活史属性的树种对样地数量的需求不同,对普适性树种进行分布预测需要的样地数量较多;除极度特异种外,景观的破碎化程度也会影响样地数量对树种分布预测的影响;随着模拟时间的增加,样地数量对景观尺度树种分布预测的作用会发生变化,对于一些普适种树种来说,长期模拟需要较多的样地.     

Phylogenetic relationships of the populations of Iranolacerta brandtii (de Filippi, 1863) (Squamata: Lacertidae) recently found in Eastern Anatolia,Turkey

The Persian Lizard, Iranolacerta brandtii, was until recently considered to be restricted to north-western Iran (Azerbaijan and Esfahan provinces). However, two recent studies have revealed the existence of populations in Eastern Anatolia, extending the range of this species for about 230?km westwards. The fragmented distribution of this species has been considered to be a consequence of the climatic oscillations during the Pleistocene and Holocene, which created events of alternating contact and isolation of populations in distinct glacial refugia. According to our obtained genealogy derived from three mitochondrial fragments (12S rRNA, 16S rRNA and cytb), the Turkish specimens cluster together but form an independent clade, sister to the individuals from Tabriz in Iran. The separation of these two clades is concurrent with the cladogenesis between the Esfahan and Ardabil clades, estimated to have taken place during the late Holocene.     

Biodegradation of high concentration of nitrobenzene by Pseudomonas corrugata embedded in peat-phosphate esterified polyvinyl alcohol

Efficiency on biodegradation of high concentration of nitrobenzene (NB) by peat-phosphate esterified polyvinyl alcohol-embedded NB-degrading bacteria Pseudomonas corrugata was conducted compared to free bacteria cells. Its biodegradation kinetics, reuse ability, degradation effect in the absence of the essential element needed for the growth of bacteria and degradation efficiency of the raw water from the contaminated site were also invested. Results show that the degradation rate when the concentration of NB was at 600, 750, and 900 mg/L reached 91.02, 83.23, and 55.9 %, which was higher than that observed in free bacteria at the same concentration levels. Biodegradation kinetics of the material could be well described by first- and zero-order kinetics when the concentration of NB was at 300, 450 mg/L and 600, 750, 900 mg/L, respectively. Stable degradation activity (stayed at a level of approximately 70 %) was displayed during the 11th repeat-batch experiment. The affect of absence of phosphorus in the medium can be abated ascribed to the addition of peat, which contributes with organic matter and other elements such as nitrogen and phosphorus necessary to maintain metabolically active the microorganisms. Effective biodegradation of the raw water from the experimental site revealed that the material can be a potential candidate for treating NB-contaminated wastewater in the practical setting.     

Effects of light heterogeneity on growth of a submerged clonal macrophyte

Many studies have examined the effects of spatial heterogeneity in light supply on clonal plants in terrestrial environments, but few have examined those in aquatic conditions. In a greenhouse experiment, we grew the rhizomatous submerged macrophyte Vallisneria spiralis L. in containers in three homogeneous light treatments (100%, 65%, and 30% of ambient light coded as high, medium, and low light, respectively) and two heterogeneous ones differing in patch scale (small and large patch). The growth of V. spiralis decreased significantly with decreasing light availability. In the low light conditions, V. spiralis allocated greater biomass to shoots and developed elongated leaves. In the patchy treatments, ramets distributed in the light‐rich patches had significant costs in the large patch treatment, but not in the small patch treatment, while both small and large patch treatments had no significant benefits in the light‐poor patches. We conclude that V. spiralis could escape from adverse habitats and occupy the favorable habitats. Providing the same amount of light, responses of V. spiralis to different patch scales were different at the patch level, but not at the whole clone level. Together, growth of V. spiralis could not benefit from different patch scales in heterogeneous environments at the patch as well as the whole clone level.     

pEGFP-N1-mediated BmK CT expression suppresses the migration of glioma

Gliomas can diffuse into the normal brain and this invasion of glioma cells involves modification of receptor-mediated adhesive properties of tumor cells, degradation and remodeling of extracellular matrix by tumor-secreted metalloproteinase (MMPs) such as MMP-2, consequently creating an intercellular space for invasion of glioma cells. BmK CT, one of the key toxins in scorpion Buthus martensii Karsch venom, is a novel blocker of the chloride ion channel and MMP-2. In this report, a recombinant plasmid pEGFP-N1-BmK CT was constructed and characterized by in vitro studies. The results showed that pEGFP-N1 mediated BmK CT expression displayed a high activity in suppressing cell migration via MMP-2. The potential therapeutic effect of pEGFP-N1 mediated BmK CT against rat glioma C6 cells was assessed and its potential mechanism was elucidated. It represented an approach for developing a novel therapeutic agent—recombinant plasmid pEGFP-N1-BmK CT as an efficient and powerful adjuvant.