大肠杆菌FC40系统静止期突变中的F因子转移

本研究采用大肠杆菌GM133 rifr细胞和营养收集细胞HB214 strr进行适应性突变实验。在混合30min和2d 后添加链霉素杀死GM133基因型细胞,继续培养5d后,在选择平板上出现了一定数量的lac+strr基因型回复突变菌落。根据这些突变菌落的数量,估计在lac+突变产生之前,GM133和HB214细胞之间的接合频率分别为0.07%和7.47%。在培养了7d的选择平板上添加含链霉素的M9选择培养基,2d 后也观察到大量发生lac+突变但没有形成肉眼可见菌落的营养收集细胞。此外,在lac+突变发生后,也有F因子从GM133细胞转移进入HB214细胞。这些事实表明,在FC40系统的适应性突变实验中发生了真正的F因子转移。 Abstract:The experiment of adaptive mutation was performed by using Escherichia coli GM133 rifr as test cells and HB214 strr as scavenger cells.Transfer frequency between GM133 and HB214 was estimated,based on the number of revertants appeared on the selective plates when GM133 were killed by addition of M9 selective medium containing 100μg/mL of streptomycin at different time.After 30 minutes the cells of GM133 and HB214 were mixed,the estimated transfer frequency was about 0.07%,and two days,7.47%.After selection of 7 days,some HB214 cells with F` factor from GM133 cells and lac+ mutation were observed,but these cells failed to form the colonies which can be seen by the naked-eye.It was demonstrated that actual F` factor transfer events from test cells GM133 to scavenger cells HB214 occurred during the selection.     

Production, recovery and immunogenicity of the protective antigen from a recombinant strain of Bacillus anthracis

The protective antigen (PA) is one of the three components of the anthrax toxin. It is a secreted nontoxic protein with a molecular weight of 83 kDa and is the major component of the currently licensed human vaccine for anthrax. Due to limitations found in the existing vaccine formulation, it has been proposed that genetically modified PA may be more effective as a vaccine. The expression and the stability of two recombinant PA (rPA) variants, PA-SNKE-ΔFF-E308D and PA-N657A, were studied. These proteins were expressed in the nonsporogenic avirulent strain BH445. Initial results indicated that PA-SNKE-ΔFF-E308D, which lacks two proteolysis-sensitive sites, is more stable than PA-N657A. Process development was conducted to establish an efficient production and purification process for PA-SNKE-ΔFF-E308D. pH, media composition, growth strategy and protease inhibitors composition were analyzed. The production process chosen was based on batch growth of B. anthracis using tryptone and yeast extract as the only source of carbon, pH control at 7.5, and antifoam 289. Optimal harvest time was 14–18 h after inoculation, and EDTA (5 mM) was added upon harvest for proteolysis control. Recovery of the rPA was performed by expanded-bed adsorption (EBA) on a hydrophobic interaction chromatography (HIC) resin, eliminating the need for centrifugation, microfiltration and diafiltration. The EBA step was followed by ion exchange and gel filtration. rPA yields before and after purification were 130 and 90 mg/l, respectively. The purified rPA, without further treatment, treated with small amounts of formalin or adsorbed on alum, induced, high levels of IgG anti-PA with neutralization activities. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology (2002) 28, 232–238 DOI: 10.1038/sj/jim/7000239 Received 28 August 2001/ Accepted in revised form 20 December 2001     

Second‐derivative synchronous spectrofluorimetric determination of nebivolol hydrochloride and amlodipine besylate in their combined dosage form

A rapid, simple, accurate and highly sensitive spectrofluorimetric method was developed for the simultaneous analysis of nebivolol hydrochloride (NEB) and amlodipine besylate (AML). The method was based on measuring the synchronous fluorescence intensity of the drugs at Δλ = 40 nm in methanol. Various experimental parameters affecting the synchronous fluorescence of the studied drugs were carefully studied and optimized. The calibration plots were rectilinear over concentration ranges of 0.05–1.5 µg/mL and 0.5–10 µg/mL for NEB and AML with limits of detection (LOD) of 0.010 and 0.051 µg/mL and limits of quantitation (LOQ) of 0.031 and 0.156, respectively. The peak amplitudes (²D) of the second derivative synchronous fluorimetry (SDSF) were estimated at 282 nm for NEB and at 393 nm for AML. Good linearity was obtained over the concentration ranges. The proposed method was successfully applied to the determination of the studied compounds in laboratory‐prepared mixtures, commercial single and laboratory‐prepared tablets. The results were in good agreement with those obtained using the comparison method. The mean percent recoveries were found to be 100.12 ± 0.77 and 99.91 ± 0.77 for NEB and AML, respectively. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Helicobacter pylori Infection Modulates Host Cell Metabolism through VacA-Dependent Inhibition of mTORC1

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Relationships between bacteriospermia,DNA integrity,nuclear protamine alteration,sperm quality and ICSI outcome

The Aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of bacteriospermia on human sperm parameters, nuclear protamines, DNA integrity and ICSI outcome in patients enrolled for ICSI treatment. 84 unselected couples consulting in infertility and obstetrics clinic and enrolled for ICSI treatment were included in this study. The semen specimens were screened bacteriologically; semen and sperm parameters were also evaluated according to WHO guidelines. DNA integrity, protamines concentration and protamine deficiency were estimated by TUNEL assay, AU-PAGE and Chromomycin (CMA3) respectively. The results of this study revealed that 34.52% of studied semen samples were infected with bacteria. The isolated bacteria were identified as Staphylococcus aureus, Staph. epidermidis, Staph. haemolyticus, Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecalis and Streptococcus agalactiae. Bacteriospermia had a significant (p?<?.010) negative effect on sperm parameters; concentration, motility, progressive motility and chromatin condensation. Moreover, high DNA fragmentation with low P1 and P2 concentrations were noticed in infected patients in comparison to non-infected patients but non-significant. Also, the fertilization rate decreased significantly (p?<?.05) with infected patients. In conclusion: bacteriospermia has significant negative effect on sperm quality and fertilization rate in patients who underwent ICSI treatment.     

IFN-gamma and Fas ligand are required for graft-versus-tumor activity against renal cell carcinoma in the absence of lethal graft-versus-host disease

To determine the mechanisms of graft-versus-tumor (GVT) activity in the absence of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) against a solid tumor, we established two allogeneic bone marrow transplantation models with a murine renal cell carcinoma (RENCA). The addition of 0.3 x 10(6) donor CD8(+) T cells to the allograft increased the survival of tumor-bearing mice without causing GVHD. The analysis of CD8(+) T cells deficient in cytotoxic molecules demonstrated that anti-RENCA activity is dependent on IFN-gamma and Fas ligand (FasL), but does not require soluble or membrane-bound TNF-alpha, perforin, or TRAIL. Recipients of IFN-gamma(-/-) CD8(+) T cells are unable to reject RENCA compared with recipients of wild-type CD8(+) T cells and, importantly, neither group develops severe GVHD. IFN-gamma(-/-) CD8(+) T cells derived from transplanted mice are less able to kill RENCA cells in vitro, while pretreatment of RENCA cells with IFN-gamma enhances class I and FasL expression and rescues the lytic capacity of IFN-gamma(-/-) CD8(+) T cells. These results demonstrate that the addition of low numbers of selected donor CD8(+) T cells to the allograft can mediate GVT activity without lethal GVHD against murine renal cell carcinoma, and this GVT activity is dependent on IFN-gamma and FasL.     

Characterization of the bacterial flora of Sudanese sorghum flour and sorghum sourdough

The microflora of a Sudanese sorghum flour, a spontaneously fermented sourdough and along-term sourdough produced in a Sudanese household by consecutive re-inoculations, wasstudied. The dominant contaminants of sorghum flour were Gram-negative, catalase-positive,rod-shaped bacteria with counts of about 10⁵ cfu g⁻¹. Thespontaneously fermented sorghum sourdough showed a bacterial succession from Gram-negative,catalase-positive contaminants to Enterococcus faecalis , Lactococcus lactis , Lactobacillus fermentum and Lact. reuteri . The total bacterial countreached about10¹⁰ cfu g⁻¹ and the pH dropped from6·4 to 3·35 in about 42 h. In this phase, only the latter two species remaineddominant in a ratio of 1:1. From the Sudanese long-term dough, seven strains of Lactobacillus were isolated, representing the dominant flora. Sequence comparison ofpartial 16S rRNA gene sequences were used to clarify their phylogenetic positions. Five strainswere classified as Lact.vaginalis and could be regarded as heterogenous biovars of thisspecies. The other two strains could be assigned to Lact. helveticus .RAPD-PCR and sugar fermentation patterns were useful in differentiation of these strains.