AcMNPV as a model for baculovirus DNA replication

Baculoviruses were first identified as insect-specific pathogens, and it was this specificity that lead to their use as safe, target specific biological pesticides. For the past 30 years, AcMNPV has served as the subject of intense basic molecular research into the baculovirus infectious cycle including the interaction of the virus with a continuous insect cell line derived from Spodoptera frugiperda. The studies on baculoviruese have led to an in-depth understanding of the physical organization of the viral genomes including many complete genomic sequences, the time course of gene expression, and the application of this basic research to the use of baculoviruses not only as insecticides, but also as a universal eukaryotic protein expression system, and a potential vector in gene therapy. A great deal has also been discovered about the viral genes required for the replication of the baculovirus genome, while much remains to be learned about the mechanism of viral DNA replication. This report outlines the current knowledge of the factors involved in baculovirus DNA replication, using data on AcMNPV as a model for most members of the Baculoviridae.     

秦川牛脂联素基因SNPs检测及其与胴体、肉质性状的相关性

利用PCR-SSCP结合测序技术对405头24月龄秦川牛脂联素基因SNPs位点进行检测, 运用SPSS统计程序中的GLM模型将检测到的SNPs位点与部分胴体及肉质性状的相关性进行了分析。结果检测到AA、AB、BB、CC、CD 5种基因型, 其中AB、BB型个体在脂联素基因第2外显子 64 bp处发现G→C突变, CD型个体第3外显子50 bp处发现C→T的突变, G→C导致谷氨酸(GGA)转化为谷氨酰胺(GCA), C→T导致丝氨酸(TCA)转化为亮氨酸(TTA)。方差分析结果表明: AA型个体的宰前活重、胴体重、眼肌面积显著高于BB型(P<0.05), 而在胴体腿臀围方面, AA型个体极显著高于AB型、BB型个体(P<0.01)。CD型个体的宰前活重、胴体腿臀围、皮下脂肪厚、背膘厚、嫩度都显著优于CC型个体(P<0.05)。脂联素基因该位点可能是影响秦川牛胴体及肉质性状的主效QTL或与之紧密连锁, 可作为秦川牛高档牛肉生产的候选分子标记。     

家蚕hsp20.4启动子克隆及其驱动表达产物EGT对家蚕蛹体发育的影响

为验证家蚕Bombyx mori热休克蛋白基因hsp20.4启动子的活性以及家蚕核多角体病毒egt的表达产物对家蚕发育的影响, 本实验通过PCR扩增分别得到hsp20.4启动子片段和egt片段。利用hsp20.4的启动子和红色荧光蛋白报告基因DsRed构建重组载体, 在家蚕BmN细胞以及家蚕组织中得到了瞬时表达, 表明所克隆的hsp20.4启动子序列具有热休克蛋白基因的启动子活性。又利用hsp20.4启动子和家蚕核多角体病毒的egt构建重组载体, 通过注射到蚕蛹中进行瞬时表达, 以检测egt表达产物对家蚕发育的影响, 经42℃ 1 h热诱导后, hsp20.4启动子控制的egt表达产物可以延迟家蚕发育。     

基于CRISPR/Cas9技术构建Plin1基因敲除小鼠模型及表型分析

利用CRISPR/Cas9技术构建纯合围脂滴蛋白(Plin1)基因敲除小鼠模型,并初步分析其表型.针对Plin1基因2号外显子前后序列设计sgRNA并构建表达载体,体外转录获得sgRNA后与Cas9蛋白混合,显微注射至小鼠受精卵中并进行胚胎移植.出生小鼠经测序及PCR基因型鉴定获得Fo代阳性小鼠;令Fo代小鼠与野生型小...     

长白山阔叶红松林降雨截留量的估算

林冠截留降雨过程是森林流域水分循环的重要组成部分,以往的研究多为1次或多次降雨量与截留量的关系,很少考虑雨强和树木特征.文中利用林冠截留降雨半经验半理论模型,以雨强和叶面积指数为模型输入,林冠湿润程度为参数,结合Penman-Monteith公式,有效地模拟了长白山阔叶红松林次降雨的截留过程和2004年5～9月的林冠截留总量.结果表明,研究期间的林冠截留总量为39.96 mm,占降雨总量的10.2%,与实测资料吻合.根据模拟结果,探讨了不同时间尺度上截留量与降雨量之间的关系,随着时间尺度的增大,截留量与降雨量的相关关系趋于明显.     

PPARγ变异与复杂疾病

过氧化物酶体增殖激活受体γ（PPARγ）是核激素受体超家族成员。PPARγ基因主要表达于脂肪组织,促进脂肪细胞分化,调控多种脂肪细胞分泌的蛋白质因子基因的表达。它也是糖尿病治疗药物噻唑烷二酮类化合物(TZDs)作用的靶分子。PPARγ的常见多态性影响胰腺β细胞功能,导致胰岛素分泌及外周组织对胰岛素敏感性的改变。它与2型糖尿病、肥胖、心血管疾病、癌症的发病风险相关联,阐明PPARγ的作用机制对复杂疾病的诊断、预防和治疗具有重要意义。     

重组棉铃虫病毒的外源基因向其他生物的转移

本文报道了基因工程棉铃虫核多角体病毒(HaSNPV-AaIT)的外源蝎子毒素基因(AaIT)是否会向环境中的植物病原微生物或捕食性天敌转移的实验结果.首先,于实验室内将重组病毒HaSNPV-AaIT与棉花黄萎病病菌(Verticillium dahliae Lleb.)进行了长达90d的混合培养,在混合培养30d,60d和90d后分别提取棉花黄萎病病菌的基因组DNA,用AaIT基因作探针进行点杂交,结果显示无阳性信号.另外,从多次施用过重组病毒的棉花田中采集了120只龟纹瓢虫和七星瓢虫,利用健康蚜虫饲养3-4d,用碱解液处理瓢虫体表后,从处理液中可以检测到病毒DNA;但瓢虫体表经碱解液和Dnase处理后,从瓢虫体内提取的基因组DNA,用PCR和斑点杂交的方法,都没有检测到AaIT的序列存在.本研究的实验结果说明,基因工程病毒的外源基因向其它生物转移的可能性极低.     

gAd重组质粒的构建及其在大肠杆菌中的表达

为了建立人脂联素球状结构域(gAd)原核高效表达体系,分离纯化gAd并检测其生物活性,从淋巴细胞中提取人基因组DNA,PCR扩增出含有脂联素编码序列的片段,通过T-A克隆的方法克隆入pMD18-T载体中,然后设计适当的引物引入起始密码、终止密码以及相应的酶切位点,把脂联素球状结构域(gAd)基因亚克隆到表达载体pBV220,将序列鉴定正确的重组质粒转化入大肠杆菌DH5α中,用42℃温控诱导目的蛋白的表达;超声破菌,分离纯化包涵体,8mol/L尿素溶解,采用梯度稀释法复性重组蛋白,动物实验测定其活性。结果在大肠杆菌中成功实现了gAd稳定的以包涵体形式的高效表达,表达量约占全菌蛋白的20%,经聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳鉴定分离得到的包涵体具有较高纯度,复性后具有降低家兔血糖和游离脂肪酸的作用。为进一步研究gAd的生物学活性、作用机制奠定了基础。     

人Hepcidin融合表达载体的构建及在大肠杆菌中的表达

为了在大肠杆菌中表达生产hepcidin,根据大肠杆菌密码子偏好性,化学合成了人hepcidin的基因序列,并构建了hepcidin的融合表达载体pET -hpc。pET- hpc在大肠杆菌BL2 1 (DE3)中表达的hepcidin融合蛋白以包涵体形式存在,其N端带有 6个组氨酸。通过优化诱导表达条件,该融合蛋白表达水平显著提高,占总蛋白的 2 5 . 2 %。表达的包涵体经 1 %TritonX 1 0 0洗涤后溶于8mol L尿素,在变性条件下采用金属螯合层析进行纯化,所得融合蛋白纯度大于 95 %。     

Modeling Responses of Leafy Spurge Dispersal to Control Strategies

Leafy spurge （Euphorbia esula L.） has substantial negative effects on grassland biodiversity, productivity, and economic benefit in North America. To predict these negative impacts, we need an appropriate plant-spread model which can simulate the response of an invading population to different control strategies. In this study, using a stochastic map lattice approach we generated a spatially explicitly stochastic process-based model to simulate dispersal trajectories of leafy spurge under various control scenarios. The model integrated dispersal curve, propagule pressure, and population growth of leafy spurge at local and short-temporal scales to capture spread features of leafy spurge at large spatial and long-temporal scales. Our results suggested that narrow-, medium-, and fat-tailed kernels did not differ in their ability to predict spread, in contrast to previous works. For all kernels, Allee effects were significantly present and could explain the lag phase （three decades） before leafy spurge spread accelerated. When simulating from the initial stage of introduction, Allee effects were critical in predicting spread rate of leafy spurge, because the prediction could be seriously affected by the low density period of leafy spurge community. No Allee effects models were not able to simulate spread rate well in this circumstance. When applying control strategies to the current distribution, Allee effects could stop the spread of leafy spurge; no Allee effects models, however, were able to slow but not stop the spread. The presence of Allee effects had significant ramifications on the efficiencies of control strategies. For both Allee and no Allee effects models, the later that control strategies were implemented, the more effort had to be input to achieve similar control results.