Study on the distribution of the MSY2 polymorphism in 9 Chinese populations

The distribution of the MSY2 polymorphism in Chinese populations was analyzed by PCR. The results showed that the MSY2*4 allele, whose frequency in the total material was found to be 94.95%, was the common allele, while the distribution of the MSY2*3 allele was significantly different in the 416 tested males from the 9 populations under study. Based on the chi2-analysis, a distinct diversity was found in the non-group populations. Diversities were also discovered between southern and northern groups and among southern groups. On the contrary, no difference concerning the diversity was detected among the northern populations. In conclusion, MSY2 proved to be an important genetic marker with regard to the study of the genetic structure of Chinese populations, and further evidence is given concerning the migration direction between South and North.     

Recent spread of a Y-chromosomal lineage in northern China and Mongolia

We have identified a Y-chromosomal lineage that is unusually frequent in northeastern China and Mongolia, in which a haplotype cluster defined by 15 Y short tandem repeats was carried by approximately 3.3% of the males sampled from East Asia. The most recent common ancestor of this lineage lived 590 +/- 340 years ago (mean +/- SD), and it was detected in Mongolians and six Chinese minority populations. We suggest that the lineage was spread by Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) nobility, who were a privileged elite sharing patrilineal descent from Giocangga (died 1582), the grandfather of Manchu leader Nurhaci, and whose documented members formed approximately 0.4% of the minority population by the end of the dynasty.     

The distribution of six biallelic polymorphisms on non-recombining segments of the Y-chromosome in five Chinese populations

Ancient demographic events can be inferred from the distribution of biallelic polymorphisms of NRY. In our study, six Y-biallelic markers were screened in 326 Y-chromosomes from five Chinese populations: Manchu, Fujian Han, Kazak, Bouyei and Sichuan Han. The chi2-test was performed using the SAS package. ARLEQUIN and SPSS programs were used for pairwise Fst's and genetic clusters, respectively. The M9 (G) and RPS4Y (T) polymorphisms show greater variance in these five populations and are informative and sensible in Chinese population genetic research, while the other four are less polymorphic. Significant differences in the distribution of the six biallelic markers were found between the three southern groups and the two northern groups involved in the present study. The Kazak population demonstrated marked differences not only from the southern populations, but differed notably from the other northern population, the Manchu. This result clearly suggests that the original division of the investigated groups into north and south would not yield optimal results from which useful generalizations could be made. The results have proven to be extremely useful, their analysis not only brought to light important new facts on the population structures, but supplied also useful guidelines for further additional Chinese population genetic research projects.     

应用SRAP标记对莲藕资源的聚类分析

利用一种新的分子标记SRAP技术对17个莲藕品种进行了DNA多态性分析。选取7对引物扩增基因组DNA,共获得168条带,其中159条为多态性条带,每对引物平均提供24个标记信息。由UPMGA方法得到的聚类分析结果表明了17个品种间的遗传关系:(1)亚洲莲与美洲莲之间有明显的差异;(2)在亚洲莲内部,藕莲和花莲有明显的遗传分化,在花莲内部亚洲莲与美洲莲的杂交后代和其它花莲品种之间存在明显的差异;(3)SRAP标记是作分子图谱的好标记,但很难区分遗传关系较近的品种。     

滨蒿内酯对哮喘豚鼠气管平滑肌细胞RyR2 mRNA表达影响

研究哮喘豚鼠气管平滑肌细胞Ryanodine受体亚型的变化及滨蒿内酯对其的影响。将动物分为3组:正常组、哮喘组和滨蒿内酯组,采用卵蛋白致敏复制豚鼠哮喘模型,滨蒿内酯组雾化吸入滨蒿内酯。应用RT-PCR鉴定豚鼠气管平滑肌细胞(TSMC)中RyR亚型分布并观察各组豚鼠气管平滑肌细胞RyR2 mRNA表达的变化。豚鼠TSMC表达RyR2和RyR3两个亚型;哮喘时豚鼠TSMC中RyR2 mRNA表达量(以RyR2区带与-βactin区带的密度百分比表示)为47.15%±15.30%,明显低于对照组(77.12%±6.16%)(P<0.01);滨蒿内酯组豚鼠TSMC中RyR2 mRNA量为63.77%±9.09%,较哮喘组增强(P<0.05)。豚鼠TSMC表达RyR2和RyR3两个亚型;哮喘时TSMC RyR2 mRNA表达下调;滨蒿内酯可使哮喘豚鼠TSMC RyR2表达水平得以恢复。     

鱼腥藻PCC7120藻蓝蛋白α亚基体内重组研究

为了研究藻蓝蛋白α亚基的生物合成途径,通过构建相容的3种重组质粒pETDuet-cpcA、pCOLADuet-cpcE-cpcF和pACYCDuet-ho1-pcyA,将裂合酶基因cpcE和cpcF、血红素氧化酶基因ho1、藻蓝胆素合成酶基因pcyA和脱辅基藻蓝蛋白α亚基基因cpcA共同转入大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)。通过色素蛋白锌电泳和光谱检测表明产生了生物活性的CpcA-PCB。成功实现了大肠杆菌内藻蓝蛋白α亚基84位半胱氨酸残基与PCB的连接。而在裂合酶基因cpcE和cpcF不转入大肠杆菌的情况下,大肠杆菌内只有0.2%的CpcA-PCB产生。以上研究为进一步在大肠杆菌内合成天然的藻蓝蛋白奠定了基础。     

Arabinose-induction of lac-derived promoter systems for penicillin acylase production in Escherichia coli

Arabinose was shown to serve as an effective inducer for induction of the lac-derived promoters in Escherichia coli using penicillin acylase (PAC) as a model protein. Upon the induction with a conventional inducer, isopropyl-beta-d-thiogalactopyranoside (IPTG), for pac overexpression, which is regulated by the trc or (DE3)/T7 promoter, the production of PAC was limited by the accumulation of PAC precursors (proPAC) as inclusion bodies. Negative cellular responses, such as growth inhibition and cell lysis, were frequently observed, resulting in a low pac expression level and poor culture performance. Interestingly, these technical hurdles can be overcome simply through the use of arabinose as an inducer. The results indicate that arabinose not only induced the lac-derived promoter systems (i.e., trc and (DE3)/T7) for pac (or LL pac) overexpression but also facilitated the posttranslational processing of proPAC for maturation. However, the arabinose-inducibility appears to be host-dependent and becomes less observable in the strains with a mutation in the ara operon. The arabinose-inducibility was also investigated in the expression system with the coexistence of the trc promoter system regulating pac expression and another arabinose-inducible promoter system of araB regulating degP coexpression.     

595nm 激光对兔耳瘢痕成纤维细胞增殖活性的影响

目的：探讨兔耳增生性瘢痕动物模型形成过程中成纤维细胞增殖活性的动态变化及595nm Vbeam激光照射的影响。方法：利用兔耳腹侧面建立增生性瘢痕模型,按不同时间段取材,采用免疫组织化学方法观察瘢痕形成不同时期增殖细胞核抗原（PCNA）蛋白的表达,对比研究在兔耳增生性瘢痕形成过程中595nm Vbeam激光照射对成纤维细胞增殖活性的影响。结果：上皮化后增殖细胞核抗原阳性细胞反应率随时间推移逐渐增高,至上皮化后4周达高峰。从上皮化后1周开始即可见到595nm Vbeam激光照射后增殖细胞核抗原蛋白表达较对照组明显减弱,成纤维细胞增殖活性受到明显抑制,两组差异具有极显著性（P〈0．01）。结论：595nm Vbeam激光照射可明显抑制兔耳增生性瘢痕成纤维细胞的增殖活性,对兔耳腹侧面增生性瘢痕有明显的防治作用。     

56个杂交水稻骨干亲本SSR指纹图谱的构建及遗传相似性分析

以中国56个杂交水稻骨干亲本为研究材料,包括水稻雄性不育系和恢复系。从国标中公布的48对水稻SSR引物中筛选出14对稳定性好、多态性高、杂带少且在染色体上分布均匀的引物作为核心引物,建立56个杂交水稻骨干亲本的SSR指纹图谱,结果表明：14对SSR引物在56份材料中共扩增出48个多态性片段,平均每对引物可以检测3．43个等位基因。聚类分析得出56个品种间的遗传相似性系数在0．63～0．98之间,基本上反映了不同品种间的亲缘关系。