Extracellular vesicles in bone and tooth: A state-of-art paradigm in skeletal regeneration

Bone and tooth, fundamental parts of the craniofacial skeleton, are anatomically and developmentally interconnected structures. Notably, pathological processes in these tissues underwent together and progressed in multilevels. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are cell-released small organelles and transfer proteins and genetic information into cells and tissues. Although EVs have been identified in bone and tooth, particularly EVs have been identified in the bone formation and resorption, the concrete roles of EVs in bone and tooth development and diseases remain elusive. As such, we review the recent progress of EVs in bone and tooth to highlight the novel findings of EVs in cellular communication, tissue homeostasis, and interventions. This will enhance our comprehension on the skeletal biology and shed new light on the modulation of skeletal disorders and the potential of genetic treatment.     

Viral tegument proteins restrict cGAS-DNA phase separation to mediate immune evasion

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Phenotypic Profiling of Scedosporium aurantiacum,an Opportunistic Pathogen Colonizing Human Lungs

Genotyping studies of Australian Scedosporium isolates have revealed the strong prevalence of a recently described species: Scedosporium aurantiacum. In addition to occurring in the environment, this fungus is also known to colonise the respiratory tracts of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. A high throughput Phenotype Microarray (PM) analysis using 94 assorted substrates (sugars, amino acids, hexose-acids and carboxylic acids) was carried out for four isolates exhibiting different levels of virulence, determined using a Galleria mellonella infection model. A significant difference was observed in the substrate utilisation patterns of strains displaying differential virulence. For example, certain sugars such as sucrose (saccharose) were utilised only by low virulence strains whereas some sugar derivatives such as D-turanose promoted respiration only in the more virulent strains. Strains with a higher level of virulence also displayed flexibility and metabolic adaptability at two different temperature conditions tested (28 and 37°C). Phenotype microarray data were integrated with the whole-genome sequence data of S. aurantiacum to reconstruct a pathway map for the metabolism of selected substrates to further elucidate differences between the strains.     

Association of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the microRNA miR‐1596 locus with residual feed intake in chickens

MicroRNAs are an abundant class of small non‐coding RNAs that regulate gene expression. Genetic variations in microRNA sequences may be associated with phenotype differences by influencing the expression of microRNAs and/or their targets. This study identified two single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the genomic region of the microRNA miR‐1596 locus of chicken. Of the two SNPs, one was 95 bp upstream of miR‐1596 (g.5678784A>T) and the other was in the middle of the sequence producing the mature microRNA gga‐miR‐1596‐3p (g.5678944A>G). Genotypic distribution of the two SNPs had large differences among 12 chicken breeds (lines), especially between the fast‐growing commercial lines and the slow‐growing Chinese indigenous breeds for the g.5678784A>T SNP. Only the g.5678784A>T SNP was significantly associated with residual feed intake (RFI) in the F₂ population derived from a fast‐growing and a slow‐growing broiler as well as in the pure Huiyang bearded chicken. The birds with the AA genotype of the g.5678784A>T SNP had lower RFI and higher expression of the mature gga‐miR‐1596‐3p microRNA of miR‐1596 than did those with the other genotypes of the same SNP. We also found that the expression of the mature gga‐miR‐1596‐3p microRNA of miR‐1596 was significantly associated with RFI. These findings suggest that miR‐1596 can become a candidate gene related to RFI, and its genetic variation may contribute to changes in RFI by altering expression levels of the mature gga‐miR‐1596‐3p microRNA in chicken.     

The effects of heavy metal pollution on genetic diversity in zinc/cadmium hyperaccumulator Sedum alfredii populations

The genetic diversity and population structure of seven populations of Sedum alfredii growing in lead/zinc (Pb/Zn) mine spoils or in uncontaminated soils from eastern and southern China were investigated using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) technology. Four of the sampled sites were heavily contaminated with heavy metals (Zn, Cd, Pb), and extremely high concentrations of Zn, Cd, and Pb were found among these corresponding populations. A significant reduction of genetic diversity was detected in the mining populations. The reduction of genetic diversity could be derived from a bottleneck effect and might also be attributed to the prevalence of vegetative reproduction of the mining populations. Analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) and the unweighted pair group method with arithmetic mean (UPGMA) tree derived from genetic distances further corroborated that the genetic differentiation between mine populations and uncontaminated populations was significant. Polymorphism with the heavy metal accumulation capability of S. alfredii probably due to the genetic variation among populations and heavy metal contamination could have more impact on the genetic diversity and population structure of S. alfredii populations than geographic distance.     

编码天麻抗真菌蛋白cDNA的分子克隆

用重组ＤＮＡ 技术研究了编码天麻抗真菌蛋白（ＧＡＦＰ）的基因,从天麻（Ｇａｓｔｒｏｄｉａ ｅｌａｔａＢｌ．）块茎中提取Ｐｏｌｙ（Ａ） ｍ ＲＮＡ 后合成ｃＤＮＡ,构建成表达型ｃＤＮＡ 文库,用纯化的蛋白质探针通过免疫筛选找出对应的ｃＤＮＡ 克隆。在进一步证明所选用的ｃＤＮＡ 克隆含有重组的λ－ｐｈａｇｅ ＤＮＡ 后,提取和纯化含有插入片段重组子的ＤＮＡ,用Ｅｃｏ ＲＩ酶切分析可见插入片段。已分离出编码天麻抗真菌蛋白的基因     

中国冬青属一些种的确认

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口服草原兔尾鼠卵透明带3纳米乳剂DNA疫苗免疫效果研究

用免疫不育疫苗控制有害动物的数量成为动物种群数量控制的一个有效措施,对于大多数动物来说．口服饵料发送系统是最好的选择。但是口服疫苗容易产生耐受,且生物利用度低,利用多聚物包裹口服疫苗是一种打破口服耐受．提高其生物利用度的新途径。本文以纳米乳剂作为草原兔尾鼠卵透明带3（Lugurus zone pellucida 3,LZP3）DNA疫苗的发送载体,探讨通过口服途径增强小鼠的免疫效果和抗生育率。用纳米乳剂包裹lzp3 DNA疫苗后,采用强阴离子交换色谱法测定纳米乳剂的包封率．将制备好的质粒纳米乳剂lzp3 DNA疫苗通过口服饵料免疫小鼠,检测到免疫后小鼠的体内产生了特异性的抗LZP3的IgG和IgA。对免疫后小鼠进行抗生育实验,分析生育后免疫小鼠的卵巢病理切片。研究结果表明,用质粒纳米乳剂如p3DNA疫苗通过口服途径免疫．在小鼠的血清和粘液中检测到了特异性的抗LZP3的IgG和IgA,同时也产生了相应的抗生育作用．表明纳米乳剂作为口服不育疫苗的发送载体是可行的,为草原兔尾鼠鼠害的防治提供了理论基础．     

乳酸杆菌发酵滤液对人宫颈癌细胞株Hela细胞的抑制作用

目的观察乳酸杆菌DM9811发酵滤液及其主要成分对宫颈癌细胞株Hela细胞的体外增殖的影响,探索乳酸杆菌发酵滤液对宫颈癌细胞是否有抑制作用及解析作用的有效成分。方法用MTr法研究不同浓度乳酸杆菌DM9811发酵滤液在不同时间对Hela细胞的抑制作用,在此基础上研究脂肪酸、菌体核酸在不同时间对Hela细胞的抑制作用。结果不同浓度乳酸杆菌DM9811发酵滤液及相关物质在不同时间对Hela细胞的抑制作用显示：（1）乳酸杆菌DM9811发酵滤液各浓度组对Hela细胞的生长均有抑制作用,且这种抑制作用呈剂量-时间依赖方式。24、48、72h达到半数抑制率的发酵滤液浓度分别为8．9％、5．3％、3．8％。（2）乳酸杆菌DM9811发酵滤液脂肪酸对Hela细胞的生长有一定抑制作用,抑制率在7．0％～34．0％。（3）乳酸杆菌DM9811菌体核酸对Hela细胞的生长有抑制作用,抑制率为9．7％-53．4％,呈剂量一时间依赖方式。72h达到半数抑制率核酸的浓度为5．5μg/ml。结论乳酸杆菌DM9811发酵滤液对Hela细胞的生长具有显著的抑制作用,其中脂肪酸组分是有效成分之一。