新疆哈萨克族脑梗塞与ICAM-1基因G241R多态性的关系

目的：探讨新疆哈萨克族脑梗死与细胞黏附分子1（ICAM-1）G241R基因多态性的关系。方法：采用多聚酶链式反应法及限制性内切酶片段长度多态性技术,对新疆哈萨克族100例脑梗死患者及110例健康者（对照组）进行ICAM-1基因G241R多态性检测,比较不同基因型与哈萨克族脑梗塞发病风险的关系。结果：脑梗塞患者ICAM-1基因G41R多态性的基因型频率和等位基因频率与健康对照组相比无明显差异。结论：ICAM-1基因G214R多态性可能不是新疆哈萨克族脑梗塞发病的遗传学危险因素。     

肌源干细胞可塑性研究进展

目前已证实肌肉中至少存在两种干细胞:肌卫星细胞和肌源干细胞。肌源干细胞被认为是卫星细胞的前体细胞,具有较高的增殖能力、更好的细胞生存能力和更宽的分化能力。肌源干细胞不仅能够分化成血、肌肉、脂肪、骨、软骨、内皮等中胚层细胞,而且也能打破胚层限制分化成外胚层和内胚层细胞。文章对肌源干细胞的分离纯化、鉴定、可塑性及临床应用做一综述。     

人Semaphorin 4D慢病毒载体的构建及鉴定

目的:构建并制备能够有效表达Semaphorin 4D的重组慢病毒。方法:从人急性T细胞白血病Jurkat细胞DNA 扩增人Semaphorin 4D基因,克隆至pWPI GW慢病毒载体上,与pVSVG及pSPAX质粒共转染人胚肾293T细胞,包装出重组慢病毒,将纯化后的重组病毒直接感染293T和HUVEC细胞,通过免疫印迹、免疫荧光染色和血管内皮细胞迁移分析等方法检测Semaphorin 4D的表达和诱导血管内皮细胞迁移的作用。结果: 重组慢病毒介导Semaphorin 4D在293T和HUVEC内获得表达,能介导血管内皮细胞迁移。结论:成功构建了表达Semaphorin 4D的重组慢病毒载体。     

新模式植物短柄二叶草SGT1 和RAR1 基因沉默和蛋白纯化载体构建

短柄二叶草作为一种新型的模式植物,已成为当前研究热点.其具有基因组小、生长周期短、生存环境简单和容易人工转化等重要生理和遗传特性,被认为是一种潜力巨大的人类研究能源和粮食作物的重要模式植物.SGT1和RAR1基因是高度保守的并与植物抗病功能紧密相关的重要基因.本文采用Gateway克隆技术构建了SGT1和RAR1的基因沉默表达载体.阳性克隆载体经PCR、酶切和测序鉴定.为进一步研究SGT1和RAR1互作蛋白及其功能,采用该克隆技术将基因cDNA全长克隆至串联亲和纯化蛋白表达载体pEarleyGate205中,为纯化SGT1和RAR1及其互作蛋白提供了基础.正确的阳性克隆载体经农杆菌介导转化至短柄二叶草Bd21获得转化株,以期进一步研究SGT1和RAR1基因及蛋白互作对于短柄二叶草抗病功能的影响.     

基于叶绿体基因多样性的中国水稻起源进化研究

针对目前亚洲栽培稻起源地和进化途径学说众多、分歧巨大的现状,本研究选择原产中国的98份亚洲栽培稻和125份普通野生稻为材料,对叶绿体中atpA序列、rps16内含子序列、trnP-rpl33间隔区、trnG-trnfM序列、trnT-trnL间隔区序列的五段高突变序列进行测序,利用生物信息学方法进行比对分析,绘制Network网络图,构建系统发育树。结果表明,普通野生稻的Indel和SNP数目均比亚洲栽培稻多,序列多样性丰富;基于单倍型的Network网络图和系统发育树可将所有参试材料归为3个类群,类群I主要为粳稻与普通野生稻,类群II主要为籼稻,类群III主要为普通野生稻,而类群II和类群III亲缘关系较近,提示粳、籼两个亚种可能由偏粳、偏籼的普通野生稻分别进化而来,支持二次起源学说;所有与亚洲栽培稻亲缘关系较近的普通野生稻均来源于华南地区,支持华南地区为我国亚洲栽培稻起源中心的论点。     

基因本体论的蟾蜍bHLH转录因子功能富集分布

基因本体论是国际上标准的基因和蛋白质功能知识词汇.利用基因本体论的功能富集分布比较和分析了两种蟾蜍bHLH基因分子功能分布特点.结果发现,两种蟾蜍的bHLH基因均有显著富集分布的GO注释语句,其中转录调控活性( GO:0030528)、转录调控(GO:0045449)、DNA结合(GO:0003677)、RNA代谢过程调控(G0:0051252)、DNA依赖的转录调控(GO:0006355)、转录(G0:0006350)和转录因子活性(GO:0003700)等频率很高,表明这些GO注释是蟾蜍bHLH基因常见的功能;此外,蟾蜍bHLH基因在肌肉器官发育、神经管和眼发育等一些重要的发育或生理过程的基因表达调控中发挥着重要的作用.     

PIK3CA 基因突变的MassARRAY 分子量阵列分析

目的:利用MassARRAY分子量阵列分析系统检测胃癌组织PIK3CA基因突变。方法:从胃癌石蜡包埋组织中提取基因组,PCR反应扩增目的基因片段,MassARRAY分子量阵列分析系统检测PIK3CA基因突变;焦磷酸测序验证检测结果。结果:中国西部地区144例胃癌组织样本中PIK3CA_E542K(1624G>A)突变携带率为77.6%,PIK3CA_E545K(1633G>A)突变携带率为84%。MassARRAY分子量阵列分析系统检测结果与焦磷酸测序结果达到100%吻合。结论:建立了MassARRAY分子量阵列分析系统检测基因突变的方法,初步建立了中国西北地区汉族人群胃癌组织PIK3CA基因PIK3CA_E542K(1624G>A)和PIK3CA_E545K(1633G>A)位点突变频数。     

Evolution of vertebrate central nervous system is accompanied by novel expression changes of duplicate genes

The evolution of the central nervous system (CNS) is one of the most striking changes during the transition from invertebrates to vertebrates. As a major source of genetic novelties, gene duplication might play an important role in the functional innovation of vertebrate CNS. In this study, we focused on a group of CNS-biased genes that duplicated during early vertebrate evolution. We investigated the tempo-spatial expression patterns of 33 duplicate gene families and their orthologs during the embryonic development of the vertebrate Xenopus laevis and the cephalochordate Brachiostoma belcheri. Almost all the identified duplicate genes are differentially expressed in the CNS in Xenopus embryos, and more than 50% and 30% duplicate genes are expressed in the telencephalon and mid-hindbrain boundary, respectively, which are mostly considered as two innovations in the vertebrate CNS. Interestingly, more than 50% of the amphioxus orthologs do not show apparent expression in the CNS in amphioxus embryos as detected by in situ hybridization, indicating that some of the vertebrate CNS-biased duplicate genes might arise from non-CNS genes in invertebrates. Our data accentuate the functional contribution of gene duplication in the CNS evolution of vertebrate and uncover an invertebrate non-CNS history for some vertebrate CNS-biased duplicate genes.     

Re-evaluation of the function of the male specific lethal complex in Drosophila

A set of proteins and noncoding RNAs,referred to as the male specific lethal (MSL) complex,is present on the male X chromosome in　Drosophila and has been postulated to be responsible for dosage compensation of this chromosome - the up-regulation of its expression to be　equal to that of two X chromosomes in females.This hypothesis is evaluated in view of lesser known aspects of dosage compensation such as the　fact that metafemales with three X chromosomes also have equal expression to normal females,which would require a down-regulation of each　gene copy.Moreover,when this complex is ectopically expressed in females or specifically targeted to a reporter in males,there is no increase in　expression of the genes or targets with which it is associated.These observations are not consistent with the hypothesis that the MSL complex　conditions dosage compensation.A synthesis is described that can account for these observations.