Alteration of xylose reductase coenzyme preference to improve ethanol production by Saccharomyces cerevisiae from high xylose concentrations

A K270R mutation of xylose reductase (XR) was constructed by site-direct mutagenesis. Fermentation results of the F106X and F106KR strains, which carried wild type XR and K270R respectively, were compared using different substrate concentrations (from 55 to 220 g/L). After 72 h, F106X produced less ethanol than xylitol, while F106KR produced ethanol at a constant yield of 0.36 g/g for all xylose concentrations. The xylose consumption rate and ethanol productivity increased with increasing xylose concentrations in F106KR strain. In particular, F106KR produced 77.6g/L ethanol from 220 g/L xylose and converted 100 g/L glucose and 100g/L xylose into 89.0 g/L ethanol in 72h, but the corresponding values of F106X strain are 7.5 and 65.8 g/L. The ethanol yield of F106KR from glucose and xylose was 0.42 g/g, which was 82.3% of the theoretical yield. These results suggest that the F106KR strain is an excellent producer of ethanol from xylose.     

Allele-specific gene expression in a wild nonhuman primate population

Natural populations hold enormous potential for evolutionary genetic studies, especially when phenotypic, genetic and environmental data are all available on the same individuals. However, untangling the genotype-phenotype relationship in natural populations remains a major challenge. Here, we describe results of an investigation of one class of phenotype, allele-specific gene expression (ASGE), in the well-studied natural population of baboons of the Amboseli basin, Kenya. ASGE measurements identify cases in which one allele of a gene is overexpressed relative to the alternative allele of the same gene, within individuals, thus providing a control for background genetic and environmental effects. Here, we characterize the incidence of ASGE in the Amboseli baboon population, focusing on the genetic and environmental contributions to ASGE in a set of eleven genes involved in immunity and defence. Within this set, we identify evidence for common ASGE in four genes. We also present examples of two relationships between cis-regulatory genetic variants and the ASGE phenotype. Finally, we identify one case in which this relationship is influenced by a novel gene-environment interaction. Specifically, the dominance rank of an individual's mother during its early life (an aspect of that individual's social environment) influences the expression of the gene CCL5 via an interaction with cis-regulatory genetic variation. These results illustrate how environmental and ecological data can be integrated into evolutionary genetic studies of functional variation in natural populations. They also highlight the potential importance of early life environmental variation in shaping the genetic architecture of complex traits in wild mammals.     

双歧杆菌预防化疗后肠道菌群失调症的临床研究

探讨双歧杆菌对乳腺癌患者由于化疗导致肠道菌群失调的预防作用。2010年在我科住院的98例乳腺癌患者,在第一周期化疗后有48例出现肠道菌群失调,发生率为48.9%;在3周后的第二周期化疗前1d予患者口服双歧杆菌（双歧杆菌乳杆菌三联活菌片,一次4片,一日2次）,直至化疗后2周,肠道菌群失调例数减少到32例,发生率为32.7%。在前后两周期化疗期间监测血常规,粪便菌群失调检查。治疗周期出现菌群失调比例32.7%明显低于对照周期48.9%（P〈0.05）,双歧杆菌对乳腺癌患者化疗导致胃肠菌群失调有预防作用。     

Response of barley grains to the interactive e.ect of salinity and salicylic acid

Effect of grain soaking presowing in 1 mM salicylic acid (SA) and NaCl (0, 50, 100, 150 and 200 mM) on barley (Hordeum vulgare cv Gerbel) was studied. Increasing of NaCl level reduced the germination percentage, the growth parameters (fresh and dry weight), potassium, calcium, phosphorus and insoluble sugars content in both shoots and roots of 15-day old seedlings. Leaf relative water content (RWC) and the photosynthetic pigments (Chl a, b and carotenoids) contents also decreased with increasing NaCl concentration. On the other hand, Na, soluble sugars, soluble proteins, free amino acids including proline content and lipid peroxidation level and peroxidase activity were increased in the two plant organs with increasing of NaCl level. Electrolyte leakage from plant leaves was found to increase with salinity level. SA-pretreatment increased the RWC, fresh and dry weights, water, photosynthetic pigments, insolube saccharides, phosphorus content and peroxidase activity in the stressed seedlings. On the contrary, Na⁺, soluble proteins content, lipid peroxidation level, electrolyte leakage were markedly reduced under salt stress with SA than without. Under stress conditions, SA-pretreated plants exhibited less Ca²⁺ and more accumulation of K⁺, and soluble sugars in roots at the expense of these contents in the plant shoots. Exogenous application (Grain soaking presowing) of SA appeared to induce preadaptive response to salt stress leading to promoting protective reactions to the photosynthetic pigments and maintain the membranes integrity in barley plants, which reflected in improving the plant growth.     

Th17/Treg细胞失衡与子宫颈癌

Th17细胞是近年发现的一种新型CD4^＋效应性T细胞,以其特异性的分泌IL-17而命名。介导免疫耐受的Treg细胞和介导炎症反应的Th17细胞间功能和分化过程相互对抗,在正常状态下,两者保持平衡,但机体发生功能异常时常表现出Treg/Th17失衡,引起炎性反应、自身免疫性疾病、移植物抗宿主病等的发生和发展,并决定疾病的转归和预后,在肿瘤免疫中亦发挥了重要作用。该文就Treg/Th17失衡在肿瘤,尤其是子宫颈癌发生发展中的作用进行综述。     

灵芝孢子粉对重症急性胰腺炎大鼠肠道微生态失调的调整作用

目的探讨灵芝孢子粉对重症急性胰腺炎（SAP）导致的肠道微生态失调的调整作用。方法采用胆胰管逆行注射5％牛磺胆酸钠法造成SAP模型;SD大鼠随机分为假手术组、模型组、奥曲肽治疗组、灵芝孢子粉治疗组及灵芝孢子粉奥曲肽联合治疗组;于给药7d后处死大鼠,进行肠道菌群、肝脏及胰腺细菌易位检测。结果SAP时出现明显的肠道菌群紊乱,细菌易位。经治疗后发现,灵芝孢子粉能够扶植双歧杆菌、乳酸杆菌的生长,使肠杆菌的数量减少,并可控制细菌易位。将灵芝孢子粉与奥曲肽合用作用更佳,与其他治疗组相比差异有显著性（P〈0．05）。结论灵芝孢子粉可调整SAP时出现的肠道微生态失调,其与奥曲肽联合应用治疗SAP可降低感染率,取得较好的疗效。     

绝经前后细菌性阴道病厌氧菌群及耐药性分析

目的了解绝经前后细菌性阴道病患者标本中优势厌氧菌群,检测厌氧菌分离株对5-硝基咪唑类和林可霉素类抗生素的耐药性。方法采集165例未绝经和125例绝经阴道病患者以及84例未绝经和68例绝经正常妇女的阴道分泌物,测定其pH。采用选择性厌氧培养基分离类杆菌、梭杆菌、乳杆菌、优杆菌、消化链球菌和消化球菌,将分离的厌氧菌株鉴定至种。同时采用二倍平皿稀释法,测定塞克硝唑、替硝唑、甲硝唑、林可霉素和克林霉素对760株厌氧菌的最低抑菌浓度。结果100%细菌性阴道病患者、97.6%未绝经和98.5%绝经正常妇女的阴道分泌物中分离出厌氧菌。阴道炎患者标本中,类杆菌属、普氏菌属和紫质单胞菌属厌氧菌分离率高于相应对照组(P<0.05;P<0.01),其中以多毛类杆菌、腐败类杆菌、脆弱类杆菌、产黑普氏菌、不解糖紫质单胞菌为优势菌群;梭杆菌属、优杆菌属、消化球菌属和消化链球菌属厌氧菌分离率与相应对照组比较差异无显著性(P>0.05);乳杆菌属分离率明显低于相应对照组(P<0.01)。未绝经正常妇女和患者及绝经正常妇女和患者阴道分泌物pH分别为4.5±0.2、5.5±0.8、6.5±0.3和6.5±1.0。塞克硝唑、替硝唑和甲硝唑对355株革兰阴性厌氧菌M IC90值为1~8μg/m l,林可霉素和克林霉素则为4~16μg/m l;塞克硝唑、替硝唑和甲硝唑对405株革兰阳性厌氧菌M IC90值为8~32μg/m l,林可霉素和克林霉素则为4~16μg/m l。     

荷瘤裸鼠暴露于PM2.5后肠道菌群的急性改变

目的研究暴露于PM2.5后的肺癌荷瘤裸鼠肠道菌群发生的急性改变。方法 18只Bac裸鼠随机分为PM2.5暴露组和对照组,每组9只。全部裸鼠应用A549细胞腋下注射后,饲养1周让其适应环境,第2周开始于动式染尘暴露仓中暴露染尘,对照组暴露于生理盐水。每天暴露2h,每周暴露6d,共暴露3周。利用16S rDNA分析技术对粪便标本的PCR产物进行高通量测序。结果暴露于PM2.5的肺癌荷瘤裸鼠肠道菌群结构发生改变,与对照组荷瘤裸鼠肠道菌群相比,其厚壁菌门、拟杆菌门细菌显著减少,而致病菌变形菌门细菌增加。结论 PM2.5可以导致肺癌荷瘤裸鼠肠道菌群失衡。