草鱼染色体的包装（间期—中期）

以草鱼ＺＣ７９０１细胞株为材料,观察鱼类细胞从间期染色质到中期染色体的包装过程。主要通过（１）分裂期与间期细胞融合,诱导染色体早熟凝集;（２）染色体“伸长”处理;（３）培养细胞的低渗处理;（４）染色质辅展等方法,制作染色体标本,进行扫描和透射电镜观察。观察表明,鱼类染色质的基本结构与哺乳类细胞相同,也是直径约１０ｎｍ的核丝。染色体的色装有两种形式：一种是多级螺旋化形成直径约３００ｎｍ的染色单体,     

Antibodies against Helicobacter pylori heat shock protein 60 aggravate HSP60-mediated proinflammatory responses

Anti-Helicobacter pylori heat shock protein 60 (HpHSP60) antibodies are usually found in H. pylori-infected patients and are known to be associated with the progression of gastric diseases. However, the effects of these antibodies on the functions of HpHSP60 have not been identified. This study aims to investigate the effects of the interaction between anti-HSP60 antibodies and HpHSP60 on inflammatory responses. Anti-HpHSP60 polyclonal sera and monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) were produced to evaluate their effects on HpHSP60-induced IL-8 and TNF-α activity. The results indicated that anti-HpHSP60 polyclonal sera collected from patients infected with H. pylori or from rabbit and mice immunized with HpHSP60 could significantly enhance HpHSP60-mediated IL-8 and TNF-α secretion from monocytic THP-1 cells. Similar effects were also found with anti-HpHSP60 mAbs. Further analysis revealed that this phenomenon was only carried out by anti-HpHSP60 antibody but not by other non-specific mAbs. Moreover, the non-specific mAbs decreased the synergism of HpHSP60 and anti-HpHSP60 mAbs in proinflammatory cytokine induction. Herein, we have examined the role of anti-HpHSP60 antibody in host immune responses for the first time. This study demonstrated that H. pylori HSP60/mAbs could modulate helicobacterial pathogenesis by increasing IL-8 and TNF-α production. The pathogen-specific antibodies may execute potential immune functions rather than recognize or neutralize microbes.     

Comparative Analysis of the Immunogenicity and Protective Effects of Inactivated EV71 Vaccines in Mice

Background

Enterovirus 71 (EV71) is the major causative agent of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD). Three inactivated EV71 whole-virus vaccines of different strains developed by different manufacturers in mainland China have recently entered clinical trials. Although several studies on these vaccines have been published, a study directly comparing the immunogenicity and protective effects among them has not been carried out, which makes evaluating their relative effectiveness difficult. Thus, properly comparing newly developed vaccines has become a priority, especially in China.

Methods and Findings

This comparative immunogenicity study was carried out on vaccine strains (both live and inactivated), final container products (FCPs) without adjuvant, and corresponding FCPs containing adjuvant (FCP-As) produced by three manufacturers. These vaccines were evaluated by neutralizing antibody (NAb) responses induced by the same or different dosages at one or multiple time points post-immunization. The protective efficacy of the three vaccines was also determined in one-day-old ICR mice born to immunized female mice. Survival rates were observed in these suckling mice after challenge with 20 LD₅₀ of EV71/048M3C2. Three FCP-As, in a dose of 200 U, generated nearly 100% NAb positivity rates and similar geometric mean titers (GMTs), especially at 14–21 days post-inoculation. However, the dynamic NAb responses were different among three vaccine strains or three FCPs. The FCP-As at the lowest dose used in clinical trials (162 U) showed good protective effects in suckling mice against lethal challenge (90–100% survival), while the ED₅₀ of NAb responses and protective effects varied among three FCP-As.

Conclusions

These studies establish a standard method for measuring the immunogenicity of EV71 vaccines in mice. The data generated from our mouse model study indicated a clear dose-response relationship, which is important for vaccine quality control and assessment, especially for predicting protective efficacy in humans when combined with future clinical trial results.     

人BMP4基因的克隆及其原核表达载体的构建

以成熟人胎盘组织为材料来源,克隆人BMP-4基因的全长cDNA,经过PCR扩增后与pMD18-T载体连接,构建pMD18-T-BMP4克隆质粒.酶切后回收小片段与表达载体pET-22b的多克隆酶切位点连接,构建原核表达载体pET22b-BMP4,酶切及测序鉴定重组子.重组质粒转化至感受态的Rosseta宿主菌,经IPTG诱导表达,SDS-PAGE检测蛋白表达情况.结果显示,从胎盘组织中成功地克隆到人BMP4基因,与NCBI中公布的序列100％相符合,原核表达载体pET22b-BMP4转化至Rosseta构建表达菌体,经IPTG诱导后电泳分析可见重组蛋白表达的条带.     

miR319在植物器官发育中的调控作用

microRNAs(miRNAs)是一类内源性的、21~25个碱基长度的小分子非编码RNA,它通过指导剪切或者抑制翻译等方式调节植物基因的表达,参与调控植物生长发育各个方面。大量研究表明,miR319通过靶向TCPs转录因子控制植物叶、花等器官的生长命运,并参与调控部分激素生物合成和信号传导通路,在植物发育过程中发挥重要生物学功能。文章综述了miR319在植物叶形态建成、生长发育以及叶衰老和花器官发育等过程中的重要调控作用。     

裂叶苣荬菜的研究

本文对裂叶苣荬菜(Sonchus arvensis L)进行了初步研究。考察了它的植物生态特征和分布环境,预试了化学成分并进行了临床病例观察。为裂叶苣荬菜以其本名作为治疗肝炎的草药入药提供了可靠的依据。     

Quasi-continuum models of twist-like and accordion-like low-frequency motions in DNA.

Formulae for calculating low-frequency twist-like and accordion-like modes of DNA molecules have been derived using a quasi-continuum model. The formulae can be employed in essentially all (viz. A, B, C, D, E, and Z) forms of DNA. Calculated results indicate that the experimentally observed low-frequency modes at 22 cm-1 for the A-form octanucleotide (d[CCCCGGGG]) and at 18 cm-1 for the B-form dodecanucleotide (d[CGCAA ATTTGCG]) may result from accordion-like motions, while those observed at 12 cm-1 and 15 cm-1 may result from combinations of twist-like oscillations excited in the intact segments of B- and A-DNA's, respectively. Frequency shifts in the low-frequency modes observed when DNA molecules undergo conformational changes among different forms are also discussed in terms of the current model.     

仔猪结肠中产甲烷菌群多样性及其与环境因子的相关性

【目的】为评价仔猪结肠中产甲烷菌群多样性及其与环境因子(日粮类型、断奶应激及日龄)的相关性。【方法】分别采集了7、14、21、24和35日龄仔猪结肠内容物,进行基因组总DNA的提取,运用变性梯度凝胶电泳(Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis,DGGE)技术分析各结肠样总DNA的产甲烷菌的PCR产物,同时研究了与甲烷生成相关的结肠内挥发性脂肪酸(Volatile fatty acid,VFA)的变化情况。【结果】结果表明,仔猪结肠内容物中乙酸、丙酸和总挥发性脂肪酸(Total volatile fatty acid,TVFA)浓度随日龄增加而显著升高(P<0.05),但丁酸浓度未有显著性变化(P>0.05);基于Dice模式的UPGMA聚类分析的DGGE指纹图谱结果显示,7-24日龄结肠样的产甲烷菌群落结构相似性较高,聚集到一个分支上;而35日龄的结肠样聚集到另一分支上;冗余分析(Redundancy analysis,RDA)结果表明,日龄和日粮类型与产甲烷菌群落结构的关联度较高;序列分析表明,仔猪结肠食糜中甲烷菌群主要以甲烷短杆菌为主,同时存在另一类未知甲烷菌。【结论】本研究表明,甲烷短杆菌是仔猪结肠中的优势产甲烷菌,日龄和日粮类型与仔猪结肠中产甲烷菌群落结构的相关性最强。