抗HIV-1 gp160独特型阳性抗体的序列分析及表达

为了确定从噬菌体抗体文库中筛选出的抗体的属性和方便目的基因的表达及其产物的纯化,对两株具有“１Ｆ７”独特型的抗ＨＩＶ－１ｇｐ１６０抗体基因进行了序列分析并构建了可溶性表达载体．发现３Ｂ株含有完整的Ｆａｂ段,１Ｄ株只有重链Ｆｄ段．序列测定表明两株克隆的Ｆｄ段基因完全相同,其可变区ＶＨ属于ＶＨⅠ亚群,而３Ｂ株的“轻链”序列与已知的人的κ和λ轻链无同源性．用从另外的Ｆａｂ抗体文库中筛选出来的３株抗乙肝表面抗原抗体的轻链与３Ｂ的重链重组,并选择一个ＨＩＶ－１ｇｐ１６０特异性较好的重组抗体株,命名为３Ｂｓ．构建了１Ｄ株与３Ｂｓ株的可溶性表达载体,免疫印迹实验证实了具有“１Ｆ７”独特型的抗ｇｐ１６０独特型阳性抗体的表达．     

长喙田菁-Azorhizobium caulinodans共生固氮体系在华南地区的生长、结瘤、固氮和种子生产

研究了长喙田菁－Ａｚｏｒｈｉｚｏｂｉｕｍｃａｕｌｉｎｏｄａｎｓ共生固氮体系在华南地区的生长、结瘤、固氮和种子生产．结果表明,长喙田菁－Ａ．ｃａｕｌｉｎｏｄａｎｓ共生固氮体系在华南地区生长正常,并具旺盛的茎根瘤结瘤作用．经６５天的生长,其在湛江地区的单位面积生物量（干物质）和单位面积Ｎ产量分别为２８７５２和６８１ｋｇ·ｈｍ－２,远优于普通田菁的１６５２０和３５２ｋｇ·ｈｍ－２;茎瘤菌Ａ．ｃａｕｌｉｎｏｄａｎｓ品系ＡＲ１１１和ＡＲ５６在华南地区混合接种效果良好,植株茎瘤结瘤率达到１００％,平均单株茎瘤个数为１８２个,单株茎瘤鲜重约为１．２ｇ,茎瘤生物量在茎根瘤总生物量中所占比重为７０％,而其根瘤生物量略高于普通田菁;长喙田菁在华南地区能够正常开花结实,在栽植密度为４×１０４株·ｈｍ－２的条件下,其种子产量达３２００ｋｇ·ｈｍ－２．     

Fluorescence studies of rat cellular retinol binding protein II produced in Escherichia coli: an analysis of four tryptophan substitution mutants.

Rat intestinal cellular retinol binding protein II (CRBP II) is an abundant 134-residue protein that binds all-trans-retinol which contains 4 tryptophans in positions 9, 89, 107, and 110. Our ability to express CRBP II in Escherichia coli and to construct individual tryptophan substitution mutants by site-directed mutagenesis has provided a useful model system for studying the fluorescence of a multi-tryptophan protein. Each of the four mutant proteins binds all-trans-retinol with high affinity, although their affinities are less than that of the wild-type protein. Steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence analyses of these proteins indicate that W107 is at the hydrophobic binding site, W110 is in a polar environment, and the remaining two tryptophans are in a hydrophobic environment. Time-resolved fluorescence study indicates that excited-state energy transfer occurs from the hydrophobic tryptophans to W110. The Stern-Volmer analysis with acrylamide of these proteins reveals that static quenching occurs in the W9F mutant protein while others do not. The fluorescence of rat intestinal fatty acid binding protein (I-FABP), a related protein of known X-ray structure, was also studied for comparison. The results of these findings, coupled with those derived from NMR studies and molecular graphics, suggest that CRBP II undergoes minor structural changes in all of the mutant proteins. Since these effects may be cumulative on the protein structure and function, any conclusions derived from higher mutants in this family of proteins must be treated with caution.     

近岸海洋线虫与细菌、古菌的共现性及其对碳、氮循环的影响

【目的】初步探究海洋线虫与微生物的相互作用对碳、氮循环的影响。【方法】利用16S r RNA和18S r RNA基因高通量测序方法,对33个近岸沉积物样品中细菌、古菌和真核生物的多样性进行调查;对海洋线虫与细菌、海洋线虫与古菌的共现性进行网络分析,并采用Spearman统计学方法,识别出与海洋线虫共现性呈显著相关性的微生物种类。【结果】在夏季,红树林和潮间带泥滩样品中线虫OTU平均相对丰度基本呈随深度增加而递减趋势;冬季的红树林样品中发现相类似变化规律,只有在冬季潮间带泥滩样品中线虫OTU平均相对丰度在深层较高于表层。相对丰度最高的海洋线虫隶属于单宫目(47%)、色矛目(19%)、刺嘴目(16%)和垫刃目(9%),它们与热源体古菌、深古菌、γ-和δ-变形菌等微生物有显著正/负相关关系。【结论】在香港米埔湿地沉积物中,与相对丰度最高的5种线虫显著相关的几大类微生物均在碳、氮、硫等元素循环方面起十分重要的作用,暗示海洋线虫与微生物潜在的相互作用对元素地球化学循环具有重要影响。研究结果有助于深入了解线虫在生态系统中未被揭示的生态功能,有助于更清晰地认识海洋线虫在底栖生态系统中所扮演的角色。     

利用环形染色体构象捕获技术对Bci11b基因座位在细胞核内空间组织的研究

环形染色体构象捕获（4c）技术实现了在全基因组范围内捕获与4c靶位点发生相互作用的基因座位,因而通过4C相关技术可以进一步研究靶基因座位在细胞核内的空间组织形式。该文以ABclllb基因座位作为4C分析的靶位点,通过优化4C分析的反向巢式PCR扩增条件,实现4C分析PCR的高效扩增：并通过有限克隆筛选与普通测序分析相结合的方法,在全基因组范围内捕获到一些与BcHlb基因座位发生潜在相互作用的基因座位。这些基因座位与靶位点间的相互作用既有发生在相同染色体内的,也有发生在不同染色体之间的。这些基因座位间的相互作用表明了Bclllb基因座位在细胞核内复杂的空间组织形式。     

Spironolactone Attenuates Bleomycin-Induced Pulmonary Injury Partially via Modulating Mononuclear Phagocyte Phenotype Switching in Circulating and Alveolar Compartments

Background

Recent experimental studies provide evidence indicating that manipulation of the mononuclear phagocyte phenotype could be a feasible approach to alter the severity and persistence of pulmonary injury and fibrosis. Mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) has been reported as a target to regulate macrophage polarization. The present work was designed to investigate the therapeutic potential of MR antagonism in bleomycin-induced acute lung injury and fibrosis.

Methodology/Principal Findings

We first demonstrated the expression of MR in magnetic bead-purified Ly6G-/CD11b+ circulating monocytes and in alveolar macrophages harvested in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) from C57BL/6 mice. Then, a pharmacological intervention study using spironolactone (20mg/kg/day by oral gavage) revealed that MR antagonism led to decreased inflammatory cell infiltration, cytokine production (downregulated monocyte chemoattractant protein-1, transforming growth factor β1, and interleukin-1β at mRNA and protein levels) and collagen deposition (decreased lung total hydroxyproline content and collagen positive area by Masson’ trichrome staining) in bleomycin treated (2.5mg/kg, via oropharyngeal instillation) male C57BL/6 mice. Moreover, serial flow cytometry analysis in blood, BALF and enzymatically digested lung tissue, revealed that spironolactone could partially inhibit bleomycin-induced circulating Ly6C^hi monocyte expansion, and reduce alternative activation (F4/80+CD11c+CD206+) of mononuclear phagocyte in alveoli, whereas the phenotype of interstitial macrophage (F4/80+CD11c-) remained unaffected by spironolactone during investigation.

Conclusions/Significance

The present work provides the experimental evidence that spironolactone could attenuate bleomycin-induced acute pulmonary injury and fibrosis, partially via inhibition of MR-mediated circulating monocyte and alveolar macrophage phenotype switching.     

组胺对培养新生大鼠心肌细胞自发性搏动及动作电位的影响

以培养大鼠乳鼠心肌细胞为模型,观察组胺对培养心肌细胞自发性搏动频率及动作电位的影响。结果表明：组胺０．１－１０ｕｍｏｌ／Ｌ可以引起剂量依赖性的心肌细胞搏动频率的增快,而且这种效应呈时间依赖性。组胺１０ｕｍｏｌ／Ｌ可以使心肌细胞动作电位的幅度（ＡＰＡ）,最大上升速率（Ｖｍａｘ）及超射（ＯＳ）明显增加,动作电位持续时间（ＡＰＤ５０和ＡＰＤ９０）明显延长,窦性周长（ＳＣＬ）明显缩短。以上结果提示,组胺致     

PVS患者血浆及脑脊液中单胺类递质的变化及相关性研究

目的探讨持续性植物状态(PVS)患者血浆和脑脊液(CSF)中单胺类递质水平与PVS发病的关系.方法采用高压液相色谱(HPLC)方法测定.结果PVS患者血浆中多巴胺(DA)的含量(μmol/L)为1.95±0.99,较对照组(1.16±0.47)显著升高(P<0.05),而5-羟色胺(5-HT)、酪氨酸(TYR)、色氨酸(TRP)、γ-氨基丁酸(GABA)的含量(μmol/L)较对照组均无显著差异(P均>0.05).脑脊液中,A较对照组无显著差异;5-HT的含量(μmol/L)为(0.49±0.32),较对照组(1.02±0.35)显著降低(P<0.05);而TYR(1.36±0.11)、TRP(0.63±0.40)、GABA(1.15±0.61)的含量分别较对照组(0.40±0.24、0.29±0.22、0.37±0.45)有显著升高(P<0.05、P<0.05、P<0.01).血浆中GABA与DA的含量呈相关性(P<0.05).脑脊液中GABA与DA的含量也呈相关性(P<0.01).结论CSF中5-HT下降和血浆中DA升高可能与PVS的发生和发展过程有关.     

基因打靶方法制备乳腺生物反应器

基因打靶技术制备乳腺生物反应器,克服了显微注射法的众多缺陷,并随着第一例基因打靶家畜的诞生而成为这一研究领域的热点。本文从制备乳腺生物反应器过程中基因打靶策略、打靶细胞到打靶位点的选择等各个方面,详细分析了其中的技术难点、解决问题的对策、国内外研究进展以及应用前景。