非水介质中辣根过氧化物酶（HRP）荧光活性测定法

建立了一种分析ＨＲＰ催化活力的新方法。该方法基于单体（底物）、聚合物（产物）的荧光发射光谱不重叠,使用荧光光谱仪,通过测量底物荧光淬灭来检测ＨＲＰ在非水介质中（二氧六环－水、乙醇－水、丙酮－水体系）催化酚类、芳香胺类物质聚合的活力。此方法迅速、简便,结果是定量并可重复的,并能定量地计算底物转化率。     

截线抽样法在中国水域鲸豚考察中的应用及其局限性与改进建议

截线抽样法广泛应用于鲸豚类动物的考察。通过文献调查并结合我们自己的研究工作,本文从考察设计、
野外考察和数据分析三个方面分析了截线抽样法在我国水域应用时可能出现的问题。针对考察设计,提出了截
线设计的建议。针对野外考察,主要从观察平台、人员配置、观察方法和记录方法几个方面提出建议。针对分
析过程,介绍了使用R 编程平台和Distance 软件进行数据预处理和数据分析的简要过程。笔者期望本文的相关
建议有助于促进我国鲸豚类考察方法的规范化。     

Clioquinol targets zinc to lysosomes in human cancer cells

A panel of 52 murine monoclonal antibodies was found to recognize antigenic determinants that had been conserved among all major genetic subgroups of the H5N1 avian influenza virus prevalent since 1997. We screened a phage display library for peptides recognized by one such antibody (8H5). We analysed the specificity of 8H5 for reactive peptides presented as fusion proteins of HBc (hepatitis B core protein) and HEV (hepatitis E virus) structural protein, p239. This was then related to the specificity of the native HA (haemagglutinin) molecule by virtue of the capacity of fusion proteins to compete for 8H5 binding with different strains of H5N1 virus and the reactivity of antisera generated against fusion proteins to bind native HA molecules, and to inhibit haemagglutination and arrest infection by the virus. Nine reactive peptides of different amino acid sequences were identified, six of which were also reactive with the antibody in association with HBc and four were in association with p239. Binding occurred with the dimeric form of the four p239-fusion proteins and one of the HBc-fusion proteins, but not with the monomeric form. The HBc-fusion proteins blocked 8H5 binding with four strains of H5N1 influenza virus. Mouse antisera generated against fusion proteins bound to HA molecules, but did not inhibit haemagglutination or arrest H5N1 infection. Our findings indicate that 8H5 recognizes discontinuous sites presented by secondary and possibly higher structural orders of the peptides in spatially favourable positions for binding with the antibody, and that the peptides partially mimic the native 8H5 epitopes on the H5N1 virus.     

多粘类芽胞杆菌SC2基因敲除体系的建立

摘要:【目的】建立多粘类芽胞杆菌SC2 的基因敲除体系。【方法】利用电转化把温敏型自杀质粒pRN5101导入到多粘类芽胞杆菌SC2中。采用基因重组技术敲除SC2 中的多粘菌素基因E(pmxE),得到突变株SC2-E。利用抗细菌性能检测和高效液相色谱分析合成多粘菌素的能力,来证实pmxE基因是否被敲除。【结果】成功构建了多粘类芽胞杆菌SC2 的基因敲除体系。pRN5101转入SC2后能够在28℃复制,39℃自杀。突变株失去了合成多粘菌素的能力,成功敲除pmxE基因,验证了此体系的可用性。【结论】首次构建了多粘类芽胞杆菌的基因敲除体系,拓展了pRN5101的使用范围,为研究多粘类芽胞杆菌的基因功能提供了高效的遗传操作工具。     

稀土元素对红酵母的生长及类胡萝卜素合成的影响

探索了稀土元素镧Ｌａ^３＋、铈Ｃｅ^３＋和钕Ｎｄ^３＋对红酵母ｐｈａｆｆｉａ　ｒｈｏｄｏｚｙｍａ的生长,类胡萝卜素合成及菌体氨基酸组成的影响。三种稀土元素在所测试的浓度范围内对红酵母细胞生物量仅有轻度的抑制作用,但对类胡萝卜素的合成有促进作用。当培养基中分别加入２０ｍｇ／Ｌ的ＬａＣｌ_３、５ｍｇ／Ｌ的ＣｅＣｌ_３,和５０ｍｇ／ＬＮｄＣｌ_３时,刺激类胡萝卜素合成作用最强,产     

华东翅目昆虫一新属种（科：钮亚科）

本文根据采自黄山的标本描记翅目昆虫（ｐｌｅｃｏｐｔｅｒａ）一新种东方华钮ＳｉｎａｃｒｏｎｅｕｒｉａｏｒｉｅｎｔａｌｉｓＹａｎｇｅｔＹａｎｇ,并以此为模式种在科（Ｐｅｒｌｉｄａｅ）钮亚科（Ａｃｒｏｎｅｕｒｉｉｎａｅ）中建立一新属（ｓｉｎａｃｒｏｎｅｕｒｉａ）,模式标本保存在北京农业大学昆虫标本室。     

小麦转录因子TaWRKY74-c和TaWRKY74-d基因的克隆及基于生物信息学的功能分析

WRKY基因是近年来研究较为广泛的植物转录因子,目前许多物种中都克隆出WRKY基因。近年来,小麦中也有WRKY基因被克隆,但是由于对WRKY基因生物信息学分析不足,导致研究带有一定的盲目性。本试验以小麦品种扬麦158叶片为材料,分离了2个WRKY基因,分别编码344个和371个氨基酸,与GenBank数据库中的TaWRKY74基因高度同源,命名为TaWRKY74-c和TaWRKY74-d。蛋白质保守结构域分析表明,2个基因都含有1个WRKY保守结构域,属于Ⅲ类WRKY转录因子家族。定量PCR分析表明TaWRKY74-c和TaWRKY74-d在小麦的叶片、花和茎中均表达,且在茎中的表达量最多,在花中的表达量最少。采用Genevestigator转录组分析工具,对基因在331种环境条件(如逆境、病害、激素等刺激)、10个发育时期(如苗期、孕穗期等)和21种组织器官(如根、花、叶等)中的表达进行了分析,结果表明,该基因在小麦不同发育时期和组织器官中都有表达,且在植物遭受低温、病原体侵染等环境因子处理下,表达量发生显著改变,预示可能参与到这些生物学过程中。采用RT-PCR的方法对上述分析结果进行验证,结果表明生物学实验与生物信息学预测的结果一致。本研究将大量小麦转录组的数据应用到WRKY基因功能分析上,深化了对小麦WRKY基因家族成员功能的认识,为今后对该基因的表达分析和功能研究提供了重要线索和方向。     

Co-packaging of sense and antisense RNAs: a novel strategy for blocking HIV-1 replication.

Retroviral vectors were engineered to express either sense (MoTiN-TRPsie+) or sense and antisense (MoTN-TRPsie+/-) RNAs containing the human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) trans -activation response (TAR) element and the extended packaging (Psie) signal. The Psie signal includes the dimer linkage structure (DLS) and the Rev response element (RRE). Amphotropic vector particles were used to transduce a human CD4+ T-lymphoid (MT4) cell line. Stable transductants were then tested for sense and antisense RNA production and susceptibility to HIV-1 infection. HIV-1 production was significantly decreased in cells transduced with MoTiN-TRPsie+ and MoTN-TRPsie+/-vectors. Efficient packaging of sense and most remarkably of antisense RNA was observed within the virus progeny. Infectivity of this virus was significantly decreased in both cases, suggesting that the interfering RNAs were co-packaged with HIV-1 RNA. Vector transduction was not expected to occur and was not observed. Inhibition of HIV-1 replication was also demonstrated in human peripheral blood lymphocytes transduced with retroviral vectors expressing antisense RNA. These results suggest that (i) both sense and antisense RNAs were co-packaged with HIV-1 RNA, (ii) the co-packaged sense and antisense RNAs inhibited virus infectivity and (iii) the co-packaged sense and antisense RNAs were not transduced. Sense and antisense RNA-based strategies may also be used to co-package other interfering RNAs (e.g. ribozymes) to cleave HIV-1 virion RNA.     

Structural feature of sorghum chloroplast psbA gene and regulation effects of its 5'-noncoding region*

Comparative analysis reveals remarkable homology between the sequences of both psbA gene nucleotides and the inferred amino acids of sorghum, a C_4 plant, and those of rice, a C_3 plant. The 5'-noncoding region of sorghum psbA gene contains the conservative promoter elements, "-35" element and "-10" element, like the prokaryote and the promoter element, TATA box, like the eukaryote. As compared with that of the rice, an extra sequence of 7 bp is found in the leader sequence of the mRNA in the former. Using an in vitro system, it has been demonstrated that protein factor exists in sorghum chloroplast protein extract which specifically binds to the 5'-noncoding region of psbA gene. Measurement of the expression of luciferase shows a 2—5 time greater reaction of the expression plasmids pALqs which contain leader region of sorghum psbA gene than that of the expression plasmids pALqr which contain leader region of rice psbA gene in E. coli.