昆虫病原菌(Isaria fumosorosea)查尔酮异构酶基因CHI克隆及生物信息学分析

本研究旨在对昆虫病原菌玫烟色棒束孢(Isaria fumosorosea)查尔酮异构酶基因CHI进行克隆、测序及相关生物信息学分析.序列分析结果显示:IfCHI基因编码区全长为1152bp,编码383个氨基酸,理论等电点(pI)D为9.72,属不稳定水溶性蛋白,其二级结构为混合型,蛋白质溶剂可及性主要分为三类,三级结构由α-螺旋、β-折叠、β-转角和无规则卷曲组成,同源序列分析及多重序列比对分析存在明显的差异.该昆虫病原菌玫烟色棒束孢IfCHI编码基因的成功克隆及生物信息学分析,为进一步研究病原菌CHI基因的遗传特性和表达机制以及为寻找更多的查尔酮类化合物提供了理论基础.     

东乡野生稻根际可培养细菌多样性及其植物促生活性分析

为了解江西东乡野生稻(Oryza rufipogon)不同生育期根际可培养细菌群落多样性动态,从中寻找新的具有植物促生活性的微生物资源,分别于2009年5月、8月和11月采集了东乡野生稻秧苗期、抽穗期和成熟期根际土壤,采用稀释平板法分离到118株根际细菌,并检测了其植物促生活性.16S rRNA基因序列分析结合菌体形态...     

Role of IKK/NF-κB signaling in extinction of conditioned place aversion memory in rats

The inhibitor κB protein kinase/nuclear factor κB (IKK/NF-κB) signaling pathway is critical for synaptic plasticity. However, the role of IKK/NF-κB in drug withdrawal-associated conditioned place aversion (CPA) memory is unknown. Here, we showed that inhibition of IKK/NF-κB by sulphasalazine (SSZ; 10 mM, i.c.v.) selectively blocked the extinction but not acquisition or expression of morphine-induced CPA in rats. The blockade of CPA extinction induced by SSZ was abolished by sodium butyrate, an inhibitor of histone deacetylase. Thus, the IKK/NF-κB signaling pathway might play a critical role in the extinction of morphine-induced CPA in rats and might be a potential pharmacotherapy target for opiate addiction.     

应用组织芯片技术研究MMP-9和PCNA在宫颈癌组织中的表达及其意义

目的探讨MMP-9和PCNA在宫颈癌组织中的联合表达、相关性及其临床意义。方法采用组织芯片和免疫组化技术检测143例宫颈浸润癌(ICC)、20例癌旁正常宫颈上皮(NCE)中MMP-9和PCNA的表达,统计分析MMP-9、PCNA表达与病理分级、临床分期和淋巴结转移等临床病理因素的关系。结果 MMP-9、PCNA在宫颈癌组织中的阳性率分别为89.5%(128/143)和93.7%(134/143),较正常宫颈组织中的阳性率40.0%(8/20)和15.0%(3/20)显著增高(P=0.000)。MMP-9的表达与病理分级(r=0.342,P=0.000)、淋巴结转移(r=0.197,P=0.018)和间质浸润深度(r=0.203,P=0.015)呈正相关。PCNA表达与临床分期(r=0.228,P=0.006)、病理分级(r=0.330,P=0.000)呈正相关。MMP-9和PCNA在宫颈癌组织中的表达强度呈正相关(r=0.228,P=0.006),二者表达一致的比例高达87.41%(125/143)。结论MMP-9和PCNA在宫颈癌中的异常表达与肿瘤的分化、侵袭和发展密切相关,联合检测二者的表达对于进一步理解宫颈癌的生物学行为和判断预后有一定价值。     

Proteomic analysis of Bacillus cereus growing in liquid soil organic matter

Bacillus cereus is believed to be a soil bacterium, but studied solely in laboratory culture media. The aim of this study was to assess the physiology of B. cereus growing on soil organic matter by a proteomic approach. Cells were cultured to mid-exponential phase in soil extracted solubilized organic matter (SESOM), which mimics the nutrient composition of soil, and in Luria-Bertani broth as control. Silver staining of the two-dimensional gels revealed 234 proteins spots up-regulated when cells were growing in SESOM, with 201 protein spots down-regulated. Forty-three of these differentially expressed proteins were detected by Colloidal Coomassie staining and identified by matrix assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight MS of tryptic digests. These differentially expressed proteins covered a range of functions, primarily amino acid, lipid, carbohydrate and nucleic acid metabolism. These results suggested growth on soil-associated carbohydrates, fatty acids and/or amino acids, concomitant with shifts in cellular structure.     

MicroRNAs Involved in Skeletal Muscle Differentiation

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) negatively regulate gene expression by promoting degradation of target mRNAs or inhibiting their translation. Previous studies have expanded our understanding that miRNAs play an important role in myogenesis and have a big impact on muscle mass, muscle fiber type and muscle-related diseases. The muscle-specific miRNAs, miR-206, miR-1 and miR-133, are among the most studied and best characterized miRNAs in skeletal muscle differentiation. They have a profound influence on multiple muscle differ-entiation processes, such as alternative splicing, DNA synthesis, and cell apoptosis. Many non-muscle-specific miRNAs are also required for the differentiation of muscle through interaction with myogenic factors. Studying the regulatory mechanisms of these miRNAs in muscle differentiation will extend our knowledge of miRNAs in muscle biology and will improve our understanding of the myogenesis regulation.     

玉米酯酶同工酶和过氧化物酶同工酶的分子量研究

本试验利用聚丙烯酰胺凝胶梯度电泳分步染色法直接对玉米苗期酯酶同工酶和过氧化物酶同工酶各酶带的分子量进行了比较测定。酯酶同工酶 E_1、E_2、E_3~F、E_3~S、a、b、c 各酶带的分子量分别为<20000,35200、33000、38500、29900、28500、34000道尔顿过氧化物酶同工酶 PX_4~F和 PX_4~S酶带的分子量分别为131000和149000道尔顿。根据酶带在均匀胶和梯度胶中的位置变化对各酶带的生化性质作了初步分析,发现 E_3~F和 E_3~S、PX_4~F 和 PX_4~S 在迁移率上的差异主要是分子量的差异。本文为同工酶的分子量测定提供了一个简便的方法。     

Habenula "cholinergic" neurons co-release glutamate and acetylcholine and activate postsynaptic neurons via distinct transmission modes

Acetylcholine is an important neurotransmitter, and the habenulo-interpeduncular projection is a major cholinergic pathway in the brain. To study the physiological properties of cholinergic transmission in the interpeduncular nucleus (IPN), we used a transgenic mouse line in which the light-gated cation channel ChannelRhodopsin-2 is selectively expressed in cholinergic neurons. Cholinergic axonal terminals were activated by light pulses, and postsynaptic responses were recorded from IPN neurons. Surprisingly, brief photostimulation produces fast excitatory postsynaptic currents that are mediated by ionotropic glutamate receptors, suggesting wired transmission of glutamate. By contrast, tetanic photostimulation generates slow inward currents that are largely mediated by nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, suggesting volume transmission of acetylcholine. Finally, vesicular transporters for glutamate and acetylcholine are coexpressed on the same axonal terminals in the IPN. These results strongly suggest that adult brain "cholinergic" neurons can corelease glutamate and acetylcholine, but these two neurotransmitters activate postsynaptic neurons via different transmission modes.     

The influence of water quality and sediment geochemistry on the horizontal and vertical distribution of phosphorus and nitrogen in sediments of a large,shallow lake

Distinct horizontal water column concentration gradients of nutrients and chlorophyll a (Chl a) occur within large, shallow, eutrophic Lake Taihu, China. Concentrations are high in the north, where some of the major polluted tributaries enter the lake, and relatively low in the south, where macrophytes generally are abundant. It is not clear, however, whether these water column concentration gradients are similarly reflected in spatial heterogeneity of nutrient concentrations within the bottom sediments. The main objective of this study was therefore to test if horizontal and vertical variations in the phosphorus and nitrogen content in bottom sediments of Lake Taihu are significantly related to (1) horizontal variations in overlying water column nutrient concentrations and (2) other sediment geochemical constituents. We measured the concentration of total phosphorus (TP) and total nitrogen (TN) in surficial sediments (0–2 cm) and TP, TN and Chl a concentrations in water column samples, collected from 32 sites in 2005. In 2006 sediment, TP, TN, carbon, iron and manganese concentrations were measured vertically at 2 cm intervals, extending to a depth of approximately 20 cm, at an additional eight sites. Linear correlation analysis revealed that surficial sediment TP concentrations across the 32 stations were related significantly, though weakly, to annual mean water column concentrations of TP, TN as well as Chl a. Correlations of surficial sediment TN with water column variables were, however, not significant (P > 0.05). Amongst the geochemical variables tested, the vertical variability of sediment TP concentrations was most strongly related to sediment manganese and carbon concentrations. A multiple stepwise linear regression revealed that the combination of sediment manganese and carbon concentrations explained 91% of the horizontal variability in sediment TP concentrations and 65% of the vertical variability. Handling editor: Luigi Naselli-Flores