spindlin1基因的原核表达及多克隆抗体制备

目的:明确人新基因spindlin1的组织表达谱、相互作用蛋白。方法与结果:应用PCR技术获得spindlin1的开放读框,并将其插入原核表达载体pGEX-2T,转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3),经IPTG诱导后,融合蛋白GST-Spindlin1获得了可溶性表达。用SDS-PAGE胶上的目的条带做抗原制备了多克隆抗体,进行了抗体纯化。结论:spindlin1在OVCar3细胞中可能以二聚体形式存在,这一现象还有待于进一步研究。     

发根农杆菌转化怀地黄再生植株

利用发根农杆菌15834菌株感染怀地黄组培苗子叶、叶柄和茎切段,建立了有效的毛状根培养及其植株再生体系。毛状根可直接从受伤的外植体产生,能在无外源激素的1/2MS固体和液体培养基上自主生长,表现出典型的发根特征。用100μmol/L乙酰丁香酮处理对数生长期的农杆菌菌液感染子叶获得了46.7%的最高转化频率;在附加0.2mg/L KT和3.0mg/L 6/BA的1/2 MS培养基上,毛状根能100%形成愈伤组织,51.49%分化出芽;分化芽在1/2 MS培养基上100%生根,形成具有矮化、节间短和根系发达等特征的转化再生植株且移栽后生长旺盛;1个转化毛状根克隆的梓醇含量为0.557mg/g,是鲜地黄梓醇含量的48.5%,是生地鲜重梓醇含量的18%。rolB基因PCR、Southem blot分析、冠瘿碱纸电泳和RT-PCR扩增检测证明农杆菌Ri质粒上的T-DNA整合到怀地黄基因组中并表达。     

乳酸菌肽聚糖部分免疫增强作用的研究

以小鼠为实验材料研究了肽聚糖部分免疫学活性,结果表明:小鼠腹腔注射肽聚糖后,相比对照组而言, Z8、Z17肽聚糖组巨噬细胞(MΦ)吞噬率、吞噬指数都明显提高,血清溶菌酶活性显著增强,统计学分析差异极显著(P＜0．01)。肽聚糖对鸡新城疫疫苗免疫增强效果的观察表明,与对照组相比,Z8、Z17肽聚糖组能明显提高新城疫抗体水平,并使抗体高峰水平维持时间延长。同时动物实验也表明,两个肽聚糖组间活性差异不显著,没有特异性。     

CLUE-S模型在南京市土地利用变化研究中的应用

土地利用/覆盖变化模型是研究区域景观动态并解释其驱动机制的重要技术手段.应用CLUE-S模型,在Landsat TM影像等相关数据支持下,对南京地区1998-2006年土地利用的时空动态变化进行了研究.结果表明:各土地利用类型变化受地形因素影响最大,人均GDP与城镇用地和农业用地的分布呈显著相关,城乡主干道对土地利用变化的贡献显著大于省级及以上道路;海拔较高区域林地的发生比率较高,而地形低平区域农田、城建用地的发生比率较高.经检验,在300 m空间分辨率水平,对南京地区2003年、2006年土地利用状况模拟的精度分别达到了85.7%和84.1%;而通过将研究区分成若干子区,分别修正模型参数并重新模拟,准确率提高到89.7%和88.3%,分区赋值法有效地提高了模拟精度.研究表明,CLUE-S模型对城市发展的空间结构也有较强的预测能力,对指导城市规划、分析景观动态的驱动机制有重要参考价值.     

Primulina petrocosmeoides sp. nov. (Gesneriaceae) from Guangxi,China

Primulina petrocosmeoides Bo Pan & Fang Wen sp. nov. (Gesneriaceae) from Guangxi, China, is described and illustrated. This new species is similar to P. weii Mich. Möller & A. Weber, but differs from it in leaf blade ovate to elliptical, 1.0 × 0.8 to 2.5 × 2.0 cm, leaf base broadly cuneate, cymes 5–16, 2–6‐flowered, bracts narrowly lanceolate, calyx lobes lanceolate, 4.0–6.5 mm long, corolla bluish purple, 1.2–1.5 cm long, pubescent outside but glabrous inside, filaments purple, pubescent, staminodes 3, stigma trapezoid with its apex lobed to the middle and with dense short papillae.     

A20 plays a critical role in the immunoregulatory function of mesenchymal stem cells

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) possess an immunoregulatory capacity and are a therapeutic target for many inflammation‐related diseases. However, the detailed mechanisms of MSC‐mediated immunosuppression remain unclear. In this study, we provide new information to partly explain the molecular mechanisms of immunoregulation by MSCs. Specifically, we found that A20 expression was induced in MSCs by inflammatory cytokines. Knockdown of A20 in MSCs resulted in increased proliferation and reduced adipogenesis, and partly reversed the suppressive effect of MSCs on T cell proliferation in vitro and inhibited tumour growth in vivo. Mechanistic studies indicated that knockdown of A20 in MSCs inhibited activation of the p38 mitogen‐activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway, which potently promoted the production of tumour necrosis factor (TNF)‐α and inhibited the production of interleukin (IL)‐10. Collectively, these data reveal a crucial role of A20 in regulating the immunomodulatory activities of MSCs by controlling the expression of TNF‐α and IL‐10 in an inflammatory environment. These findings provide novel insights into the pathogenesis of various inflammatory‐associated diseases, and are a new reference for the future development of treatments for such afflictions.     

假朝天罐的化学成分研究

从假朝天罐（Ｏｓｂｅｃｋｉａ ｃｒｉｎｉｔａ Ｂｅｎｔｈ．）的地上部分分离得到六个化合物,β－谷甾醇、熊果要到、胡萝卜甙、槲皮素－３－鼠李糖甙、槲皮素－３－葡萄糖甙、槲皮素,均是首次从扣坡素－３－鼠李糖甙是首次从该属植物中获得。     

Effects of Cystamine on antioxidant activities and regulatory T cells in lupus‐prone mice

Attenuated antioxidant activities, irregular cytokines expressions and reduced regulatory T cells, are strongly associated with the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Despite the well‐established beneficial effects of cystamine on lupus‐prone mice, the extent to which cystamine contributes to antioxidant activity and the reduction of regulatory T cells has seldom been investigated. Therefore, this study elucidates how cystamine affects anti‐oxidant activities in NZB/W F1 mice by performing assays of Glutathione (GSH), 1,1‐diphenyl‐2‐ picryl‐hydrazyl (DPPH) and malondialdehyde thiobarbituric acid (MDA). In addition, investigations of the effects of cystamine on CD4⁺/CD25⁺ regulatory T cells and interleukin‐6 (IL6)/STAT‐3 signalling were performed with flow cytometry and immunoblots. Experimental results reveal more significantly reduced MDA and increased GSH and DPPH in NZB/W F1 mice receiving cystamine than in those mice receiving PBS. Meanwhile, CD4⁺/CD25⁺ regulatory T cells more significantly increase in NZB/W F1 mice receiving cystamine than in those mice receiving PBS, accompanied by significantly reduced IL‐6/phosphorylated STAT‐3 expression. The above findings suggest the beneficial effects of cystamine in terms of increasing antioxidant activities and CD4⁺/CD25⁺ regulatory T cells in lupus‐prone mice by suppressing IL‐6/STAT3 signalling.     

MicroRNAs Involved in Skeletal Muscle Differentiation

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) negatively regulate gene expression by promoting degradation of target mRNAs or inhibiting their translation. Previous studies have expanded our understanding that miRNAs play an important role in myogenesis and have a big impact on muscle mass, muscle fiber type and muscle-related diseases. The muscle-specific miRNAs, miR-206, miR-1 and miR-133, are among the most studied and best characterized miRNAs in skeletal muscle differentiation. They have a profound influence on multiple muscle differ-entiation processes, such as alternative splicing, DNA synthesis, and cell apoptosis. Many non-muscle-specific miRNAs are also required for the differentiation of muscle through interaction with myogenic factors. Studying the regulatory mechanisms of these miRNAs in muscle differentiation will extend our knowledge of miRNAs in muscle biology and will improve our understanding of the myogenesis regulation.     

基于杂交链式(HCR)反应的甲型流感病毒检测技术研究

甲型流感病毒的现场快速检测对于流感的及时有效防控具有重要意义．本研究基于杂交链式(HCR)反应,利用GO对荧光基团的猝灭作用及共同实现了对甲型流感病毒的快速检测．当目标序列存在时,可引发HCR反应,使短链DNA形成长链,保护FAM荧光基团不被猝灭,从而实现目标物的检测．实验结果表明,该方法在10～40 nmol/L范围内荧光强度与目标检测物浓度表现出了良好的线性关系,检测范围为5～100 nmol/L．这种HCR等温扩增检测技术具有较好的样本检测能力,具有等温、无酶、反应体系简单、操作步骤简便等优点,表现出良好的现场检测应用前景．