广州南沙十四涌潮间带大型底栖动物的功能群

大型底栖动物根据食性可分为浮游生物食者(planktophagous, Pl)、植食者(phytophagous, Ph)、肉食者(carnivorous, C)、杂食者(omnivorous, O)和碎屑食者(detritivorous, D)五个功能群。本文根据2007-2008年度和2013-2014年度在茳芏(Cyperus malaccensis)、海桑(Sonneratia caseolaris)2种生境调查获得的各4个季度的大型底栖动物数据, 分析了广州南沙十四涌潮间带大型底栖动物功能群的生境差异、季节变化和年际变化。2007-2008年度采集到26种大型底栖动物, 低于2013-2014年度的36种。无论是2007-2008年度还是2013-2014年度, 茳芏、海桑生境的大型底栖动物均以植食者的栖息密度和生物量最高, 碎屑食者的栖息密度和生物量最低。生境比较得出, 茳芏生境大型底栖动物浮游生物食者(Pl)的丰富度指数(d)、均匀度指数(J)和多样性指数(H')均高于海桑生境。年度比较得出, 在茳芏和海桑生境, 2013-2014年度浮游生物食者的丰富度指数、均匀度指数和多样性指数均高于2007-2008年度, 这是因为2013-2014年度采集到红树蚬(Gelonia coaxans)和彩虹明樱蛤(Morerlla iridescens)等, 而2007-2008年度没有采集到。     

PTPIP51, a novel 14-3-3 binding protein, regulates cell morphology and motility via Raf-ERK pathway

Cell migration plays a critical role during the development of most organisms and the process of malignant tumor metastasis. In the present study, we investigated the role of PTPIP51 (protein tyrosine phosphatase interacting protein 51) in cell motility. Overexpression of PTPIP51 induced cell elongation, increased cell migration, adhesion, and spreading, while downregulation of PTPIP51 had the opposite effects. We demonstrated here, that PTPIP51 could regulate ERK activity on Raf level, since MEK inhibitor and dominant-negative Raf-1 but not Ras could inhibit the ERK activation induced by PTPIP51. Further studies proved that PTPIP51 could interact with Raf-1 through 14–3–3, suggesting that PTPIP51 is a regulator of the Raf–MEK–ERK cascade through modulation of Raf-1 by 14–3–3. In addition, two redundant 14–3–3 binding domains in the PTPIP51 protein have been identified by deletion/mutation studies. We conclude that PTPIP51 regulates cell morphology and cell motility via interaction with Raf-1 through 14–3–3, and that PTPIP51 binds to 14–3–3 through two redundant binding domains.     

Radiocarbon and dendrochronology

The radiocarbon dating method relies on calibration through an independent dating method. Dendrochronology is an ideal partner of radiocarbon, because tree-rings are close-to-perfect archives of the atmospheric ¹⁴C level, and the tree-ring time scale can be built beyond doubt with high replication. Over the past 30 years, several stages of ¹⁴C calibration data sets have been constructed from the work of tree-ring laboratories in Europe and North America. This process is outlined and the present state is documented. In turn, ¹⁴C age fluctuations, caused mainly by helio-magnetic changes, can be used to anchor floating tree-ring sections to the calendar scale with a precision of a few decades.     

Assignment of 128 genes localized on human chromosome 14q to the IMpRH map

To provide a gene-based comparative map and to examine a porcine genome assembly using bacterial artificial chromosome-based sequence, we have attempted to assign 128 genes localized on human chromosome 14q (HSA14q) to a porcine 7000-rad radiation hybrid (IMpRH) map. This study, together with earlier studies, has demonstrated the following. (i) 126 genes were incorporated into two SSC7 RH linkage groups by C artha G ene analysis. (ii) In the remaining two genes, TOX4 linked to TCRA located in SSC7 by two-point analysis, whereas SIP1 showed no significant linkage with any gene/marker registered in the IMpRH Web Server. (iii) In the two groups, the gene clusters located from 19.9 to 36.5 Mb on HSA14q11.2-q13.3 and from 64.0 to 104.3 Mb on HSA14q23-q32.33 respectively were assigned to SSC7q21-q26. (iv) Comparison of the gene order between the present RH map and the latest porcine sequence assembly revealed some inconsistencies, and a redundant arrangement of 16 genes in the sequence assembly.     

CTX-M-14型超广谱β-内酰胺酶的序列分析与原核表达

目的对大肠埃希菌所产CTX-M-14型超广谱β-内酰胺酶（ESBLs）进行基因克隆和重组表达,探讨其特性。方法以产CTX-M-14型超广谱β-内酰胺酶大肠埃希菌12号菌总基因组DNA为模板,PCR扩增CTX-M-14,将其克隆入pUCm-T Vector载体后测定该核苷酸序列;再将基因编码区克隆到原核表达载体pET-28α,构建含CTX-M-14基因的重组表达质粒,转化到大肠埃希菌BL21中进行IPTG诱导表达。SDS-PAGE电泳鉴定表达的酶蛋白后再过Ni-NTA柱纯化。结果PCR扩增出大小为876bp的基因片段,与GenBank上同类酶的基因序列同源性为100％。大肠埃希菌BL21转化pET-28a／CTX-M-14重组质粒后,ESBLs试验为阳性。此基因能在大肠埃希菌中大量表达,SDS-PAGE电泳显示蛋白分子质量大约为30KD。结论成功表达重组的CTX-M-14型酶,为进一步做酶动力学及酶的其他分子生物学特性研究奠定基础。     

青少年牙周炎相关基因SEC14L5的生物信息学分析

用基因芯片技术来检测青少年牙周炎患者白细胞中表达异常的基因,检测中发现了一个未知基因表现为显著下调,其名称是SEC14L5,并推测该基因与白细胞的功能异常有着重要的作用。因此,利用生物信息学的方法对SEC14L5基因及其蛋白产物进行各种分析,在分析中我们发现SEC14L5编码的蛋白与SPF蛋白具有很大的相似性。     

利用RNAi抑制曼地亚红豆杉细胞紫杉烷14β-羟基化酶基因的表达

目的：利用RNA干扰技术抑制紫杉烷14β-羟基化酶(简称14OH)基因的表达。方法：以曼地亚红豆杉(Taxus×media)为材料,通过农杆菌介导的双元载体转化系统将针对14OH基因构建的RNA干扰载体导入该植物细胞中。应用PCR-Southern技术对转基因细胞进行了鉴定。另外,利用RT-PCR技术检测14OH基因mRNA表达水平,并采用HPLC技术对转基因细胞系中三种C-14氧取代的紫杉烷成分进行测定。结果：Southern检测证实转基因实验获得成功,RT-PCR结果表明转基因细胞系中14OH基因mRNA表达水平与对照组相比显著下降,HPLC分析显示C-14氧取代的紫杉烷含量也有明显降低。结论：该RNA干扰技术有效地抑制了曼地亚红豆杉细胞内14OH基因的表达,有望为提高紫杉醇的生物合成产量提供一条新途径。     

局部供磷对玉米根系生长、磷吸收速率的影响

玉米幼苗种子根局部供磷可明显改变根系的形态。供磷区侧根生长增加,无磷区侧极生长减少。供磷区1次、2次侧根长度与2次侧根数量明显增加;而1次侧根数量则不增加。供磷区缩小时,根系生长加快,单位根区磷吸收速率增加,但单位根重磷吸收速率的增加不很明显。磷局部供应植株主要通过供磷区根系的生长来增加磷的吸收,以满足植株对磷的需求。局部供磷植株中转运到供磷根区的光合产物明显多于无磷根区。     

植酸酶产生菌黑曲霉N14的诱变选育及其基因分析

以植酸酶产生菌黑曲霉03214为出发菌株,经紫外线和亚硝基胍诱变,获得了产酶活性较出发菌株提高了22．3％,达422IU／ml发酵液的突变菌株黑曲霉N14,其最适pH值为2．5,最适温度为50℃。通过对黑曲霉N14植酸酶phyA基因进行PCR扩增,获得了一条长约1．5kb的特异性产物。以pMD18-T为载体,构建了含有目的基因片段的重组质粒。DNA序列测定表明,目的基因片段含有植酸酶phyA基因的完整序列(GenBank Accession：AY426977),phyA基因全长1506bp,其中包含一段长102bp的内含子,编码467个氨基酸,有10个潜在的糖基化位点,5’端有一编码19个氨基酸的信号肽序列。实验结果为植酸酶基因工程菌的构建奠定了基础。     

Influenza A virus-induced caspase-3 cleaves the histone deacetylase 6 in infected epithelial cells

Histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6) is a multi-substrate cytoplasmic enzyme that regulates many important biological processes. Recently, some reports have implicated HDAC6 in viral infection. However, nothing is known about its regulation in virus-infected cells. The data presented here for the first time demonstrate the caspase-3-mediated cleavage of HDAC6 in influenza A virus (IAV)-infected cells. HDAC6 polypeptide contains the caspase-3 cleavage motif DMAD-S at the C-terminus, and is a caspase-3 substrate. The cleavage removes most of the C-terminal ubiquitin-binding zinc finger domain from HDAC6, which could be significant for HDAC6’s role in IAV-induced apoptosis in infected cells.