趋磁细菌多样性与应用研究进展 *

趋磁细菌是一类可以沿磁场方向进行运动的微生物统称,在细胞内合成由生物膜包被、链状排列、纳米级、单磁畴的磁铁矿 (Fe₃O₄) 或胶黄铁矿 (Fe₃S₄) 的磁小体颗粒。趋磁细菌在自然界分布广泛且多样性丰富,不仅在水环境和沉积环境的铁、硫、碳、氮、磷等元素生物地球化学循环中发挥重要作用,而且在污染治理、疾病诊断和治疗等方面有较好的应用。趋磁细菌磁小体由生物膜包被并在细胞调控下合成,是一类新型的生物源磁性纳米材料。相比常规化学合成的磁性纳米颗粒,磁小体具有大小均一、生物相容性高、兼具化学修饰和基因工程修饰功能等特点,在磁性分离、固定化酶、食品检测、环境监测、医学诊断、磁共振成像、磁热疗和靶向治疗等方面具有广阔的应用前景。在介绍趋磁细菌多样性研究的基础上,综述了趋磁细菌和磁小体的制备、修饰及其应用的最新进展,并对未来的研究进行了展望。     

Putative phosphorylation sites on WCA domain of HA2 is essential for <Emphasis Type="Italic">Helicoverpa armigera</Emphasis> single nucleopolyhedrovirus replication

Protein phosphorylation is one of the most common post-translational modification processes that play an essential role in regulating protein functionality.The Helicoverpa armigera single nucleopolyhedrovirus (HearNPv) orf2-encoded nucleocapsid protein HA2 participates in orchestration of virus-induced actin polymerization through its WCA domain,in which phosphorylation status are supposed to be critical in respect to actin polymerization.In the present study,two putative phosphorylation sites (232Thr and 250Ser) and a highly conserved Serine (245Ser) on the WCA domain of HA2 were mutated,and their phenotypes were characterized by reintroducing the mutated HA2 into the HearNPV genome.Viral infectivity assays demonstrated that only the recombinant HearNPV bearing HA2 mutation at 245Ser can produce infectious virions,both 232Tbr and 250Ser mutations were lethal to the virus.However,actin polymerization assay demonstrated that all the three viruses bearing HA2 mutations were still capable of initiating actin polymerization in the host nucleus,which indicated the putative phosphorylation sites on HA2 may contribute to HearNPV replication through another unidentified pathway.     

蛇毒类凝血酶calobin在毕赤酵母中的表达

蛇毒类凝血酶是临床上防治血栓栓塞性疾病的有效药物。参照朝鲜蝮蛇(Agkistrodon caliginosus,Korean Viper)类凝血酶calobin基因序列(GenBank AccessionNo.U32937.1),将人工合成的calobin基因克隆到酵母表达载体pPICZαA,于毕赤酵母中表达,得到了分子量约为32kD的重组calobin蛋白,经甲醇诱导培养,表达产物可获得3.5g/L的高表达量。重组蛋白经过阴离子交换柱Q-Sepharose Fast Flow和分子筛Sephacryl-S-100凝胶过滤层析等纯化步骤进行了初步纯化。纯化后的重组calobin可以在纤维蛋白原平板上形成水解圈,经SDS-PAGE实验显示,重组蛋白能水解纤维蛋白原的Aα链,产生一条约40kD左右的降解带。在实验中未能发现重组calobin对纤维蛋白原的凝固作用。     

大孔树脂纯化岩高兰多酚的工艺研究

为获得大孔树脂纯化岩高兰多酚的最佳工艺,以岩高兰的地上部分为原料,通过考察6种不同类型树脂(HPD-100、X-5、AB-8、D101、HPD-600、NKA-II)的含水率、吸附率和解吸率的大小,筛选出一种最适合纯化岩高兰多酚的树脂。在此基础上,选择对纯化工艺影响较大的4种因素(上样浓度、乙醇浓度、洗脱流速、洗脱体积),进行响应面法分析得到最佳工艺。结果表明:HPD-600型大孔树脂对岩高兰多酚的纯化效果最佳,其最优工艺参数为:上样浓度0.84 mg·mL^-1;乙醇浓度62.15%;洗脱流速0.67 mL·min^-1;洗脱体积2.71 BV。该条件下,岩高兰多酚的提取率为229.18 mg·g^-1,岩高兰多酚的纯度由8.11%提高到22.56%,回收率为67.78%。本研究为岩高兰多酚的纯化工艺提供了新的技术路线,也可为岩高兰提取物的研究和应用提供参考。     

Phylogenetic analysis of Nosema antheraeae (Microsporidia) isolated from Chinese oak silkworm, Antheraea pernyi

The microsporidian Nosema antheraeae is a pathogen that infects the Chinese oak silkworm, Antheraea pernyi. We sequenced the complete small subunit (SSU) rRNA gene and the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) of N. antheraeae, and compared the SSU rRNA sequences in other microsporidia. The results indicated that Nosema species, including N. antheraeae, formed two distinct clades, consistent with previous observations. Furthermore, N. antheraeae is clustered with N. bombycis with high bootstrap support. The organization of the rRNA gene of N. antheraeae is LSU-ITS1-SSU-ITS2-5S, also following a pattern similar to the Nosema type species, N. bombycis. Thus, N. antheraeae is a Nosema species and has a close relationship to N. bombycis.     

猪肺表面活性物质对海水淹溺性肺损伤大鼠治疗的量效关系

目的:探讨猪肺表面活性物质(PPS)对海水淹溺肺损伤大鼠的治疗效果及量-效关系.方法:24只SD大鼠气管内注入海水观察120min,建立海水淹溺肺损伤模型后,随机等分为4个治疗组(n=6):生理盐水对照组,100mg/kgPPS组,150mg/kgPPS组和200mg/kgPPS组.分别监测4组大鼠给药后30min、60min、120min的BR和Pa02,120min后放血处死,计算大鼠存活率及支气管肺泡灌洗液(BALF)中TNF-α浓度和TP含量,取肺观察肺组织形态学改变.结果:各剂量PPS治疗组与对照组比较在治疗后各时间点的BR、TNF-α浓度和TP含量均有不同程度下降(P＜0.05),Pa02及存活率上升(P＜0.05),肺脏的病理形态学有明显改变.结论:单独应用PPS能明显减轻海水淹溺肺损伤.并且存在量-效关系.     

Ageing related thyroid deficiency increases brain-targeted transport of liver-derived ApoE4-laden exosomes leading to cognitive impairment

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the prevalent cause of dementia in the ageing world population. Apolipoprotein E4 (ApoE4) allele is the key genetic risk factor for AD, although the mechanisms linking ApoE4 with neurocognitive impairments and aberrant metabolism remains to be fully characterised. We discovered a significant increase in the ApoE4 content of serum exosomes in old healthy subjects and AD patients carrying ApoE4 allele as compared with healthy adults. Elevated exosomal ApoE4 demonstrated significant inverse correlation with serum level of thyroid hormones and cognitive function. We analysed effects of ApoE4-containing peripheral exosomes on neural cells and neurological outputs in aged or thyroidectomised young mice. Ageing-associated hypothyroidism as well as acute thyroidectomy augmented transport of liver-derived ApoE4 reach exosomes into the brain, where ApoE4 activated nucleotide-binding oligomerisation domain-like receptor family pyrin domain-containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome by increasing cholesterol level in neural cells. This, in turn, affected cognition, locomotion and mood. Our study reveals pathological potential of exosomes-mediated relocation of ApoE4 from the periphery to the brain, this process can represent potential therapeutic target.Subject terms: Cognitive neuroscience, Alzheimer''s disease, Cellular neuroscience     

基于实测高光谱与Sentinel-2B数据的银北土壤Na+含量估测

为了探讨不同传感器对土壤Na+含量的估测能力,本研究以宁夏银北地区典型样点土壤实测光谱和Sentinel-2B影像光谱为对象,运用逐步回归(SR)和主成分回归分析(PCA)方法对光谱数据进行敏感参量筛选,然后采用偏最小二乘回归(PLSR)、支持向量机(SVM)和反向传播神经网络模型(BPNN)分别建立实测光谱和影像数据...     

针叶树病原菌异担子菌属的物种多样性及相关检疫建议

异担子菌属Heterobasidion种类是北半球针叶树最严重的森林病原菌,在世界范围内能侵染27种针叶树,对欧洲和北美洲的经营林己造成重大损失.基于传统形态学研究,认为异担子菌属有2个种,即多年异担子菌H.annosum和岛生异担子菌H.insulare,然而单孢交配实验研究证明2个种为复合种.分子系统发育分析研究表...