飞行(学)员ACE基因的多态性

血管紧张素转化酶 (ACE)第 16内含子的插入 缺失多态性与运动员耐力水平有关 .为了解这一多态性与飞行员飞行耐力的关系 ,对不同阶段飞行人员ACE第 16内含子基因型进行了分析和比较 .结果显示 ,ACEDD基因型百分率在招飞体检应征人员为 12 5 %、基础飞行学院学员 (未飞 )为 11 5 %、飞行学院初教机飞行学员为 10 0 %、歼击机飞行员为 3 0 % .歼击机飞行员组D等位基因频率及DD基因型明显低于其他 3组 (P <0 0 1) ,而后 3组之间无明显差异 (P >0 0 5 ) .进而观察到 ,飞行员体能测试成绩优者 ,无DD基因型 .提示 ,飞行员体能表现与ACE第 16内含子的插入 缺失多态性有关 ,具有I等位基因者 ,体能较好 ,飞行耐力也较好 .     

Scorpion toxins from Buthus martensii Karsch all possess a predicted α-tight-turn

We have purified a new toxin (BmK 17[4]) from Asian scorption (Buthus martensii Karsch) venom that possesses a distinctive structural motif in its N-terminal (positions 8–12) that is similarly found in two other previously described α-like toxins. BmK 17[4] prolongs action potentials (APs) in frog nerve and was purified using gel filtration, ion exchange, fast protein liquid chromatography (FPLC), and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). BmK 17[4] significantly prolonged frog APs but it did not alter APs from an insect ventral nerve cord at similar doses. When applied to voltage-clamped frog muscle single fibers, BmK 17[4] prolonged fast inactivation. Because the polypeptide prolongs APs when both K⁺ and Ca²⁺ channels were blocked, BMK 17[4] acts to selectively alter Na⁺ channel inactivation. The N-terminal sequence of BmK 17[4] was found to be VRDAYIAKPENCVYXC—. The molar mass of BmK 17[4] was determined by LC/MS/MS to be 7097 Daltons. The N-terminal motif (KPENC), which introduces a reverse turn in residues 8–12, does not appear in previously characterized BmK α-toxins and may be characteristic of α-like toxins. Sequence similarity database searches were used to test whether the N-terminal sequences of α-like polypeptide toxins from B. martensii Karsch possess a distinctive structural motif in its 5-residue reverse turn (α-turn) that is conserved. Sequence similarities with putative polypetides encoded by cDNAs obtained from a cDNA library [Zhu, S. Y., Li, W. X., Zenq, X. C., et al. (2000) Nine novel precursors of Buthus martensii scorpiox alpha-toxin homologues. Toxicon 38, 1653–1661] from BmK venom glands showed that an active polypeptide toxin cleaved from the putative propolypeptide toxin BmK M9 is likely identical to BmK 17[4]. Sequence comparisons with toxins and putative toxins from B. martensii Karsch and other species revealed that a group of these toxins possess a common structural motif in their α-turn. A neighbor-joining phylogenetic analysis suggests that there are two phylogenetic sister groups of related BmK polypeptides; one possesses the KPENC motif and the other possesses a modifed version (KPHNC) of it.     

A meta-analysis of elevated [CO2] effects on soybean (Glycine max) physiology, growth and yield

The effects of elevated [CO₂] on 25 variables describing soybean physiology, growth and yield are reviewed using meta‐analytic techniques. This is the first meta‐analysis to our knowledge performed on a single crop species and summarizes the effects of 111 studies. These primary studies include numerous soybean growth forms, various stress and experimental treatments, and a range of elevated [CO₂] levels (from 450 to 1250 p.p.m.), with a mean of 689 p.p.m. across all studies. Stimulation of soybean leaf CO₂ assimilation rate with growth at elevated [CO₂] was 39%, despite a 40% decrease in stomatal conductance and a 11% decrease in Rubisco activity. Increased leaf CO₂ uptake combined with an 18% stimulation in leaf area to provide a 59% increase in canopy photosynthetic rate. The increase in total dry weight was lower at 37%, and seed yield still lower at 24%. This shows that even in an agronomic species selected for maximum investment in seed, several plant level feedbacks prevent additional investment in reproduction, such that yield fails to reflect fully the increase in whole plant carbon uptake. Large soil containers (> 9 L) have been considered adequate for assessing plant responses to elevated [CO₂]. However, in open‐top chamber experiments, soybeans grown in large pots showed a significant threefold smaller stimulation in yield than soybeans grown in the ground. This suggests that conclusions about plant yield based on pot studies, even when using very large containers, are a poor reflection of performance in the absence of any physical restriction on root growth. This review supports a number of current paradigms of plant responses to elevated [CO₂]. Namely, stimulation of photosynthesis is greater in plants that fix N and have additional carbohydrate sinks in nodules. This supports the notion that photosynthetic capacity decreases when plants are N‐limited, but not when plants have adequate N and sink strength. The root : shoot ratio did not change with growth at elevated [CO₂], sustaining the charge that biomass allocation is unaffected by growth at elevated [CO₂] when plant size and ontogeny are considered.     

应用电击法获得转MT基因平菇

将MT基因用电击法转化平菇 (Pleurotusostreatus) ,MT基因表达蛋白与金属离子结合而形成络合物 ,用Zn诱导 ,转基因平菇能富集Zn ,可为缺Zn的人群补充Zn ,使平菇成为一种保健和治疗的食品或蔬菜。原生质体制备浓度为 6 .74 5× 10 6个 /mL。原生质体电击转化率为 0 .0 1%。PCR检测 ,2 0 0bp处有MT基因条带。蛋白检测 :转基因MT平菇ELISA检测阳性 ,表达率为 0 .6 %～ 0 .8%。SDS_PAGE显示有表达条带。Westernblot显示有阳性条带。抗ZnSO4结果 :野生型平菇抗ZnSO4浓度为 1.0mmol/L ,1.2mmol/L开始受抑制 ,转基因平菇抗ZnSO4浓度为 1.5mmol/L ,2 .0mmol/L开始受抑制。出菇试验结果表明 ,在米糠与锯沫比为 1∶3的培养基上生长 ,在米糠与锯沫比为1∶4的培养基上不生长。 2 4d菌丝可在广口瓶中长满 ,用于子实体培养。     

重组人干扰素—β的中试研究

从大肠杆菌中大规模纯化新型干扰素β(IFN-βser17).首先建立IFN-βser17发酵和纯化工艺,连续大量纯化三批,并对纯化终产品进行全面鉴定.建立了稳定的发酵和纯化工艺流程,中试三批菌产量平均为4.33g/L,IFNβser17的表达量平均为20%,经破碎、粗提、精制后IFN-βser17的比活达2×107IU/mg以上,纯度超过96%,其他检定项目也均符合规程要求.     

Evolution of novel genes

Much progress in understanding the evolution of new genes has been accomplished in the past few years. Molecular mechanisms such as illegitimate recombination and LINE element mediated 3' transduction underlying exon shuffling, a major process for generating new genes, are better understood. The identification of young genes in invertebrates and vertebrates has revealed a significant role of adaptive evolution acting on initially rudimentary gene structures created as if by evolutionary tinkers. New genes in humans and our primate relatives add a new component to the understanding of genetic divergence between humans and non-humans.     

抗人P185~(erbB2)嵌合抗体在CHO细胞中的高效表达及其活性分析

为降低人抗鼠抗体 (HAMA)反应并在CHO细胞中高效表达抗人P185 erbB2 人 /鼠嵌合抗体 ,将抗人P185 erbB2 单抗C2 5的轻、重链可变区基因分别克隆入具有人抗体恒定区基因组序列和弱化启动子驱动的选择标志基因的真核表达载体中 ,共转染CHO dhfr-细胞 ,经G418及氨甲喋呤 (MTX)梯度加压筛选进行了嵌合抗体的高效表达。采用RT PCR、ELISA、细胞ELISA、免疫荧光细胞化学等实验证实了所表达的抗人P185 erbB2 嵌合抗体的人源性及抗原特异性。培养上清中的抗体产量可达 10 0mg/L ,所表达的嵌合抗体具有抑制P185 erbB2 高表达肿瘤细胞增殖的作用     

甜橙辣椒红/辣椒玉红素合成酶同源基因的克隆(简报)

类胡萝卜素是由8个类异戊二烯单位组成的一类碳氢化合物及其氧化衍生物。它存在于所有植物中,并在光合作用及光保护等生理过程中起着重要作用。同时,类胡萝卜素也使果实呈现各种色泽。柑桔成熟果实的果皮及果汁色泽也主要是由于类胡萝卜素引起。果皮中类胡萝卜素种类及含量决定了