枯草芽孢杆菌CAS15嗜铁素基因dhbC的克隆、表达及功能鉴定

通过PCR技术扩增得到dhbC基因,对其进行序列分析发现,dhbC基因片段长为1197bp,预期编码398个氨基酸,蛋白分子量大小为43.8kD。将目的片段连接到表达载体pET-30a(+),转化大肠杆菌Escherichia coli BL21(DE3)获得重组菌株BL21(DE3)/pET-30a-dhbC,以IPTG在30oC诱导4h实现高效表达,获得一个分子量为48.8kD的融合蛋白。重组蛋白可溶性分析结果表明:融合蛋白主要为可溶性蛋白。Western blotting分析结果表明:重组蛋白可与兔抗His-tag多克隆抗体发生特异性反应,在48.8kD处有特异条带,与预期结果一致,证明重组质粒中含有dhbC基因。通过同源重组的策略将dhbC基因敲除后重新导入,验证了dhbC基因与嗜铁素的生物合成密切相关。     

感染耐亚胺培南鲍曼不动杆菌临床分布情况及耐药性分析

目的:探讨感染耐亚胺培南(IPM)鲍曼不动杆菌临床分布情况及耐药性。方法:回顾性分析2013~2015年榆林市中医院患者感染鲍曼不动杆菌的临床分布,并对耐亚胺培南鲍曼不动杆菌进行培养、鉴定及药敏试验,分析其耐药情况。结果:2013~2015年我院共分离培养出鲍曼不动杆菌185株,其中IPM耐药99株(53.51%),IPM敏感86株(46.49%)。绝大部分菌株分离自痰液标本(138株,74.59%),其次是血液标本(14株,7.57%)与尿液标本(12株,6.49%);来自ICU送检标本菌株数量最多(84株,45.41%),其次是呼吸内科标本(53株,28.65%)与神经内科标本(30株,16.22%)。不同标本类型及科室中IPM耐药及IPM敏感鲍曼不动杆菌占比无显著差异(P0.05)。IPM耐药鲍曼不动杆菌对抗菌药物耐药性均较高,其中以头孢哌酮/舒巴坦(CSL)敏感性最高(50.51%);IPM敏感鲍曼不动杆菌对部分抗菌药物耐药性尚可,其中以IPM敏感性最高(93.02%)。结论:耐亚胺培南鲍曼不动杆菌临床分布广泛,多重耐药性严重甚至出现泛耐药,应当对患者进行药敏试验,以药敏结果选择合适的抗菌药物进行使用。     

胞内菌与细胞骨架

许多病毒微生物能侵入人体细胞,在囊泡或胞质中增殖,并导致疾病。细胞骨架在该过程中发挥着中心作用,一些特殊蛋白及信号传递系统也至关重要。本文就胞内菌进入宿主细胞的两个机制：“拉链”和“触发”机制,胞内菌在宿主细胞内肌动蛋白依赖性的运动等方面进行综述。     

苏云金杆菌δ-内毒素、芽孢及苏云金素A对棉铃虫毒性及拒食性的比较

苏云金杆菌库斯塔克变种HD-1的晶体蛋白与芽孢、HD-1无晶体突变株(Cry-)的芽孢以及苏云金素A对棉铃虫Helicoverpa armigera毒性和拒食性的比较研究显示,HD-1晶体蛋白对棉铃虫的杀虫毒力高, 拒食作用强; HD-1芽孢对棉铃虫具有一定的杀虫活性和生长抑制作用, 并有很强的拒食作用; HD-1无晶体突变株(Cry-)芽孢对棉铃虫无毒也无拒食作用;苏云金素A对棉铃虫的生长发育有极显著的抑制作用, 但对棉铃虫无拒食作用,由此证明晶体蛋白是苏云金杆菌杀虫活性和拒食作用的主要来源。苏云金素A与苏云金杆菌芽孢晶体混合物一起使用, 可使棉铃虫的死亡率显著提高。     

新型数值分类软件X-Cluster的开发及应用

针对目前常用数值分类软件的不足,采用多种设计模式开发了新型数值分类软件X-C luster。该软件具有界面友好、操作方便、体积小、速度快、功能强大、应用范围广等特点,能够满足大多数情况下数值分类研究工作的需求,并在芽孢杆菌分类研究中得到了验证。     

豆科根瘤内气体交换和气体扩散模型研究

近年来的研究表明根瘤皮层内存在着可调节的气体扩散屏障,它是由根瘤皮层内的一层细胞及填充在胞间隙的水层构成的,而根瘤是通过改变填充该层胞间隙的水层厚度来调节对气体扩散的阻力。本文概述了关于模拟豆科根瘤内气体交换和气体扩散的数学模型研究,阐明调节根瘤内含类菌体细胞维持低氧分压的有关问题。模型研究使我们获得了对共生固氮根瘤内极为复杂的微生态环境的初步认识,有待于通过改进试验和借助其他理论进一步探索根瘤气体交换和气体扩散的本质。     

基于易错PCR技术的短小芽孢杆菌YZ02脂肪酶基因BpL的定向进化

利用易错PCR技术对短小芽胞杆菌(Bacillus pumilus)YZ02脂肪酶基因BpL进行两轮定向进化研究, 分别获得最佳突变株BpL1-7和BpL2-1369, 其脂肪酶活力比出发酶分别提高了2倍和6倍。序列分析表明, 突变体BpL2-1369有4个碱基发生了突变: T61C/C147T/A334G/T371A, 其中有3个碱基突变导致了氨基酸的改变。通过SWISS-MODEL数据库模拟脂肪酶的结构显示, 3个突变氨基酸分别位于第1个a螺旋的第3个氨基酸、第4和第5个b折叠之间的转角以及第5个b折叠的第1个氨基酸位置。将野生型脂肪酶基因BpL和进化后的基因BpL2-1369的高效表达产物经Ni-Agarose柱和Sephadex-G75纯化后, 酶学性质测定表明: 突变脂肪酶的比活力比野生型脂肪酶提高了1.31倍, Km值由8.24 mmol/L降低至7.17 mmol/L; 在pH>8.0时的稳定性较野生型脂肪酶有所提高。     

Regulation of alternative splicing of Bcl-x by IL-6, GM-CSF and TPA

The splicing of many alternative exons in the precursor messenger RNA (pre-mRNA) is regulated by extracellular factors but the underlying molecular bases remain unclear. Here we report the differential regulation of Bcl-x pre-mRNA splicing by extracellular factors and their distinct requirements for pre-mRNA elements. In K562 leukemia cells, treatment with interleukin-6 (IL-6) or granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) reduced the proportion of the Bcl-xL variant mRNA while treatment with 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate (TPA) had no effect. In U251 glioma cells, however, TPA efficiently increased the Bcl-xL level. These regulations were also seen for a transfected splicing reporter mini-gene. Further analyses of deletion mutants indicate that nucleotides 1-176 of the downstream intron are required for the IL-6 effect, whereas additional nucleotides 177-284 are essential for the GM-CSF effect. As for the TPA effect, only nucleotides 1-76 are required in the downstream intron. Thus, IL-6, GM-CSF and TPA differentially regulate Bcl-x splicing and require specific intronic pre-mRNA sequences for their respective effects.     

短芽胞杆菌对香蕉采后炭疽病的防治

【背景】香蕉炭疽病是香蕉贮运过程中常见的病害,危害严重。【目的】评价短芽胞杆菌菌株FJAT-17214和FJAT-10657的抗菌活性,并进行菌株鉴定。【方法】采用抑菌圈法和菌丝生长速率法对菌株FJAT-17214和FJAT-10657的拮抗活性进行测定,采用香蕉果实回接法测定这2株菌对香蕉采后炭疽病病原菌的抗菌活性;根据菌株FJAT-17214和FJAT-10657的形态观察、特异性鉴定和16SrRNA基因序列进行种属鉴定。【结果】菌株FJAT-17214和FJAT-10657发酵上清液对香蕉炭疽病病原菌菌丝生长具有抑制作用,抑菌圈直径分别达到15.30 mm和15.35 mm。随着菌株培养时间的延长,菌株FJAT-17214和FJAT-10657发酵上清液抑菌效果也逐渐增强,培养72 h时,抑菌圈直径分别增大至17.37 mm和20.96 mm。不同添加量发酵上清液对香蕉炭疽病病原菌生长均具有一定的抑制作用。当培养基中添加50 m L菌株FJAT-17214和FJAT-10657的发酵上清液时,其抑菌率可分别达到83.90%和85.84%。接种炭疽病病原菌4 d后,防治效果分别为67.88%和54.55%,处理后香蕉果皮β-1,3-葡聚糖酶活性均明显高于对照。对菌株FJAT-17214和FJAT-10657进行形态学观察、特异性鉴定和16SrRNA基因种属鉴定的结果表明,这2株菌分别被鉴定为短短芽胞杆菌(Brevibacillus brevis)和人参土壤短芽胞杆菌(Brevibacillus panacihumi)。【结论】菌株FJAT-17214和FJAT-10657对香蕉采后炭疽病具有较好的防治效果,可作为采后病害防治微生物的材料。     

Purification and characterization of cytosolic glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase from the dromedary camel

Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) (EC 1.2.1.12),a key enzyme ofcarbon metabolism,was purified and characterized to homogeneity from skeletal muscle of Camelusdromedarius.The protein was purified approximately 26.8 folds by conventional ammonium sulphatefractionation followed by Blue Sepharose CL-6B chromatography,and its physical and kinetic propertieswere investigated.The native protein is a homotetramer with an apparent molecular weight of approximately146 kDa.Isoelectric focusing analysis showed the presence of only one GAPDH isoform with an isoelectricpoint of 7.2.The optimum pH of the purified enzyme was 7.8.Studies on the effect of temperature onenzyme activity revealed an optimal value of approximately 28-32 ℃ with activation energy of 4.9 kcal/mol.The apparent K_m values for NAD~ and DL-glyceraldehyde-3-phophate were estimated to be 0.025±0.040mM and 0.21±0.08 mM, respectively. The V_(max) of the purified protein was estimated to be 52.7±5.9 U/mg.These kinetic parameter values were different from those described previously, reflecting protein differencesbetween species.