外源基因表达造成的群体感应细菌生存压力的建模分析

外源基因的表达及其对细菌种群的影响对于群体感应系统和合成生物学产业的研究具有重要意义。然而,人们对于表达外源蛋白的细菌本身的行为模式仍然知之甚少。为了研究菌落生长和外源基因表达的过程究竟受到哪些因素的影响,文中测量了受Lux类受体调控的外源基因在N-酰基高丝氨酸内酯 (N-acyl homoserine lactone,N-AHL) 信号分子诱导下的表达,并模拟了其对细菌种群动态的影响。文中建立了一个假设性的数学模型,对信号分子诱导表达下细菌种群生长受影响的现象进行了分析。先前的研究通常将细菌种群生长受群体感应系统影响的现象归咎于合成群体感应信号分子的消耗与N-AHL信号分子的毒性,文中提供了对于这种生存压力的另一种可能的解释。     

骨骼肌和心肌缺血后处理对兔缺血/再灌注心肌的保护作用

目的:观察骨骼肌缺血后处理(RPostC)、心肌的缺血后处理(MPostC)对缺血/再灌注心肌保护作用是否存在差异以及两者联合后作用是否叠加。方法:健康新西兰大白兔3O只,随机分为5组(n=6):缺血对照组(Con)、假手术组(sham)、心肌缺血后处理组(MPostC)和肢体缺血后处理组(RPostC)及心肌缺血后处理联合肢体缺血后处理组(MPostC+RPostC)。采用开胸结扎冠状动脉左室支45 min,再灌注120min方法制作缺血/再灌注模型,采用短暂结扎双侧髂外动脉固定部位5 min造成骨骼肌短暂缺血。以Evans蓝标记心肌缺血区范围,以TTC法检测梗死心肌范围,并分别于缺血前、后及再灌注1、2 h测定血浆磷酸肌酸激酶(CPK)活性和乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)含量。结果:和Con组相比,MPostC和RPostC组心肌梗死范围均明显降低(P<0.05);MPostC联合RPostC组心肌梗死范围与MPostC或RPostC组相比,均进一步降低(均P<0.05)。但MPostC组及RPostC组之间心肌坏死范围未见统计学差异。再灌注120 min末血浆CPK活性及LDH含量也显示相似趋势。结论:骨骼肌缺血后处理及心肌后处理对缺血/再灌注心肌均具有明显保护作用;且两者作用可以叠加;但骨骼肌和心肌后处理之间保护作用未显示统计学差异。     

三角褐指藻△5-脂肪酸脱氢酶基因的克隆及在酿酒酵母中的表达

△5-脂肪酸脱氢酶是合成花生四烯酸的关键酶.根据已报道的△5-脂肪酸脱氢酶基因设计引物,分别从三角褐指藻基因组DNA和总cDNA中扩增得到1520 bp和1410 bp的特异片段,序列分析结果显示,结构基因中含有一个大小为110 bp的内含子,这是国内外首次报道.将△5-脂肪酸脱氢酶基因亚克隆到大肠杆菌和酿酒酵母的穿梭表达载体pYES2.0中,在大肠杆菌中筛选到含有目的片段的重组质粒pYPTD5,用电击转化的方法将重组质粒pYPTD5转化到营养缺陷型酿酒酵母菌株INVSc1中,在缺省培养基中筛选得到酿酒酵母转化菌株YPTD5,在合适的培养条件下,添加外源底物双高γ-亚麻酸和诱导物半乳糖,培养并收集菌体.通过脂肪酸甲酯气相色谱分析,表明三角褐指藻△5-脂肪酸脱氢酶基因在酿酒酵母中获得了高效的表达,将双高γ-亚麻酸转化为花生四烯酸,其底物转化率达到了45.9%.     

Complete genome sequence of the bacterium Ketogulonicigenium vulgare Y25

Ketogulonicigenium vulgare is characterized by the efficient production of 2KGA from L-sorbose. Ketogulonicigenium vulgare Y25 is known as a 2-keto-L-gulonic acid-producing strain in the vitamin C industry. Here we report the finished, annotated genome sequence of Ketogulonicigenium vulgare Y25.     

水通道蛋白1-C末端肽段/GST融合蛋白的原核表达(简报)

水通道蛋白(Aquaporin,AQP)是一类选择性高效转运水分子的细胞膜通道蛋白,广泛存在于原核和真核生物细胞的细胞膜上,主要介导自由水分子的被动跨膜转运,对保持细胞内外液环境的稳态平衡起着重要的作用.     

Biology, fisheries, and conservation of sturgeons and paddlefish in China

This paper reviews five of the eight species of acipenseriforms that occur in China, chiefly those of the Amur and Yangtze rivers. Kaluga Huso dauricus and Amur sturgeon Acipenser schrenckii are endemic to the Amur River. Both species still support fisheries, but stocks are declining due to overfishing. Acipenseriformes of the Yangtze River are primarily threatened by hydroelectric dams that block free passage to spawning and feeding areas. The Chinese paddlefish Psephurus gladius now is rare in the Yangtze River system, and its spawning activities were severely limited by completion of the Gezhouba Dam in 1981. Since 1988, only 3–10 adult paddlefishes per year have been found below the dam. Limited spawning still exists above the dam, but when the new Three Gorges Dam is complete, it will further threaten the paddlefish. Artificial propagation appears to be the only hope for preventing extinction of P. gladius, but it has yet to be successfully bred in captivity. Dabry's sturgeon A. dabryanus is a small, exclusively freshwater sturgeon found only in the Yangtze River system. It is concentrated today in reaches of the main stream above Gezhouba Dam. The fishery has been closed since 1983, but populations continue to decline. Acipenser dabryanus has been cultured since the 1970s, and holds promise for commercial aquaculture; availability of aquacultural methods offers hope for enhancing natural populations. The Chinese sturgeon A. sinensis occurs in the Yangtze and Pearl rivers and seas of east Asia. There is still disagreement about the taxonomy of the Pearl and Yangtze River populations. The Yangtze River population is anadromous. Adults begin spawning at about age 14 years (males) and 21 years (females), and adults spend over 15 months in the river for reproduction. Spawning sites of A. sinensis were found every year since 1982 below the Gezhouba Dam, but it seems that insufficient suitable ground is available for spawning. Since 1983, commercial fishing has been prohibited but more measures need to be taken such as establishing protected areas and characterizing critical spawning, summering and wintering habitats.     

高稳定人胰岛素的晶体学研究:Ⅲ,A21-Asp突变体的结晶和初步晶体学分析

研究一系列有明确意义改性胰岛素的结构将有益于新型胰岛素分子的设计。经蛋白质工程制备的AspA21—人胰岛素(ADHI)基本保持了生物活力,而在酸性溶夜(pH3—4)中的稳定性比天然胰岛素在中性溶液中高5—10倍。本文报道ADHI的结晶、初步晶体学研究及中等分辨率衍射数据的收集。ADHI晶体属R3空间群:a_H=b_H=82.72埃,c_H=34.02埃。     

Posttranslational regulation of AMPA receptor trafficking and function

In the mammalian central nervous system, the majority of fast excitatory synaptic transmission is mediated by glutamate acting on AMPA-type ionotropic glutamate receptors. The abundance of AMPA receptors at the synapse can be modulated through receptor trafficking, which dynamically regulates many fundamental brain functions, including learning and memory. Reversible posttranslational modifications, including phosphorylation, palmitoylation and ubiquitination of AMPA receptor subunits are important regulatory mechanisms for controlling synaptic AMPA receptor expression and function. In this review, we highlight recent advances in the study of AMPA receptor posttranslational modifications and discuss how these modifications regulate AMPA receptor trafficking and function at synapses.     

Activation of STAT3 stimulates AHSP expression in K562 cells

Studies on the chaperone proteinα-hemoglobin stabilizing protein(AHSP)reveal that abundant AHSP in erythroid cells enhance the cells’tolerance to oxidative stress imposed by excessα-hemoglobin in pathological conditions.However,the potential intracellular modulation of AHSP expression itself in response to oxidative stress is still unknown.The present study examined the effect and molecular mechanism of STAT3,an oxidative regulator,on the expression of AHSP.AHSP expression increased in K562 cells upon cytokine IL-6-induced STAT3 activation and decreased in STAT3 knock-down K562 cells.Regulation of AHSP in oxidative circumstance was then examined inα-globin-overloaded K562 cells,and real-time PCR showed strengthened expression of both AHSP and STAT3.ChIP analysis showed binding of STAT3 to AHSP promoter and binding was significantly augmented with IL6 stimulation and uponα-globin overexpression.Dual luciferase reporter assays of the wildtype and mutated SB3 element,an IL-6RE site,in the AHSP promoter in K562 cells highlighted the direct regulatory effect of STAT3 on AHSP gene.Finally,direct binding of STAT3 to SB3 site of AHSP promoter was confirmed with EMSA assays.Our work reveals an adaptive AHSP regulation mediated by the redox-sensitive STAT3 signaling pathway,and provides clues to the therapeutic strategy for AHSP enhancement.     

大熊猫生态系统动态模型稳定性及数值分析

本文主要建立大熊猫与两种竹子共生生态系统三种群的微分方程模型,得到Volterra系统,此生态系统是捕食与被捕食关系．分析了该系统在平衡状态处的稳定性,证明了其全局稳定性．最后,通过有关数据的调控确定大熊猫种群数量范围以及计算出该生态系统在平衡状态处受到标准扰动后的恢复时间．