秸秆降解菌剂对秸秆还田土壤中细菌种群数量的影响

要研究秸秆降解菌剂施用后1个生长季秸秆中细菌的数量和纤维素酶活力,了解其动态变化,为进一步研究分析土壤中微生物结构变化规律提供可靠的理论依据.利用分子生物学方法,对秸秆降解菌剂施用后不同生长阶段耕层中细菌基因组DNA纯化后PCR扩增其16S rDNA V3可变区,对扩增产物进行DGGE电泳,并对结果进行分析.初步分析表明,菌落数量呈现前期上升、中期最高、后期逐渐降低的趋势.     

葡萄蛋白质组学研究进展

人类基因组计划的完成标志着生命科学已进入后基因组时代,蛋白质组学的研究被提升到了前所未有的高度,蛋白质组学旨在阐明基因组所表达的真正执行生命活动的全部蛋白质的表达规律和生物功能。伴随葡萄基因组测序工作的完成,有关葡萄蛋白质组学的研究迅速发展。对近年来蛋白质组学在葡萄上的研究进行了综述,内容主要包括:葡萄蛋白质样品的提取制备,葡萄果实发育和品质形成过程中蛋白质组的变化,葡萄果皮、细胞壁、质膜等特定组织材料的蛋白质组研究,及蛋白质组学在葡萄逆境胁迫、体细胞胚的发生等方面的研究,并对葡萄蛋白质组学的发展趋势进行了展望。     

虫蛹活性多肽的制备、分离和生物活性研究进展

我国拥有悠久的蜂、蚕养殖历史,其虫蛹富含各种营养物质,其中蛋白质的含量最高。现代营养学研究发现,通过酶解等生物手段从虫蛹蛋白中分离出的生物活性肽,具有多种生物活性,如抗氧化、抗肿瘤、降血压和增强免疫等,同时可有效地提高虫蛹的利用率。基于此,就近年来国内外对虫蛹多肽的制备、分离纯化的方法以及生物活性的研究进展作一综述,以期为虫蛹多肽的深入研究与开发提供参考。     

Evaluation of a creosote-based medium for the growth and preparation of a PAH-degrading bacterial community for bioaugmentation

Creosote was evaluated as an inexpensive carbon source for growing inocula of a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)-degrading bacterial community (community five). Creosote was a poor growth substrate when provided as sole carbon source in a basal salts solution (BSM). Alternatively, peptone, yeast extract or glucose in BSM supported high growth rates, but community five could not subsequently degrade pyrene. A combination of creosote and yeast extract in BSM (CYEM) supported growth and maintained the pyrene-degrading capacity of community five. Optimum pyrene-degrading activity occurred when the inocula were grown in creosote and yeast extract concentrations of 2 ml L⁻¹ and 1 g L⁻¹ respectively: concentrations outside these values resulted in either low biomass yields or loss of PAH-degrading activity. CYEM-grown community five inocula degraded 250 mg L⁻¹ of pyrene in BSM at a rate comparable to cultures inoculated with community five grown in BSM-pyrene. However, the CYEM-grown community showed a 40% lower rate of PAH degradation in a synthetic PAH mixture compared with pyrene-grown cells and there was an increase in the lag period before the onset of PAH degradation. This appears to reflect a weaker induction of PAH catabolism by CYEM compared to BSM-pyrene. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology (2000) 24, 277–284. Received 24 August 1999/ Accepted in revised form 20 January 2000     

微生态制剂对细菌性痢疾的辅助治疗及对患者血清C反应蛋白水平的影响

目的探讨微生态制剂对细菌性痢疾的辅助治疗及对患者血清C反应蛋白(CRP)水平的影响。方法选取2016年3月至2018年10月在我院门诊接受治疗的86例细菌性痢疾患者为研究对象,入选患者随机分为对照组和观察组,每组43例。对照组患者给予常规药物进行治疗,观察组患者在此基础上加用布拉氏酵母菌散辅助治疗。比较两组患者临床疗效,不良反应发生率及血清CRP水平。结果治疗后观察组患者临床总有效率为90.40%,显著高于对照组的69.77%,差异有统计学意义(χ^2=5.939,P=0.015)。观察组患者不良反应发生率为9.3%,显著低于对照组的34.88%,差异有统计学意义(χ^2=8.174,P=0.004)。同时,观察组患者治疗后血清CRP水平为(4.32±0.43)mg/L,显著低于对照组的(7.03±0.32)mg/L,差异有统计学意义(t=33.154,P<0.001)。结论微生态制剂辅助治疗细菌性痢疾的临床疗效优于常规治疗方法,能降低患者血清CRP水平,减少患者不良反应,安全有效,值得临床推广。     

A microaliquoting technique for precise histological annotation and optimization of cell content in frozen tissue specimens

Knowledge of the exact cell content of frozen tissue samples is of growing importance in genomic research. We developed a microaliquoting technique to measure and optimize the cell composition of frozen tumor specimens for molecular studies. Frozen samples of 31 mesothelioma cases were cut in alternating thin and thick sections. Thin sections were stained and evaluated visually. Thick sections, i.e., microaliquots, were annotated using bordering stained sections. A range of cellular heterogeneity was observed among and within samples. Precise annotation of samples was obtained by integration and compared to conventional single face and “front and back” section estimates of cell content. Front and back estimates were more highly correlated with block annotation by microaliquoting than were single face estimates. Both methods yielded discrepant estimates, however, and for some studies may not adequately account for the heterogeneity of mesothelioma or other malignancies with variable cellular composition. High yield and quality RNA was extracted from precision annotated, tumor-enriched subsamples prepared by combining individual microaliquots with the highest tumor cellularity estimates. Microaliquoting provides accurate cell content annotation and permits genomic analysis of enriched subpopulations of cells without fixation or amplification.     

Is the edTPA the Right Choice for Evaluating Teacher Readiness?

The purpose of this article is to describe and analyze the edTPA, a performance assessment created by the Stanford Center for Assessment, Learning, and Equity (SCALE) and administered by Pearson, Inc., to assess the professional readiness of student teachers. We challenge claims made in support of using this assessment, specifically within the context of arts teacher preparation programs, and we address areas of immediate critical concern to make alternative recommendations.     

Proteomic changes in response to crystal formation in Drosophila Malpighian tubules

Kidney stone disease is a major health burden with a complex and poorly understood pathophysiology. Drosophila Malpighian tubules have been shown to resemble human renal tubules in their physiological function. Herein, we have used Drosophila as a model to study the proteomic response to crystal formation induced by dietary manipulation in Malpighian tubules. Wild-type male flies were reared in parallel groups on standard medium supplemented with lithogenic agents: control, Sodium Oxalate (NaOx) and Ethylene Glycol (EG). Malpighian tubules were dissected after 2 weeks to visualize crystals with polarized light microscopy. The parallel group was dissected for protein extraction. A new method of Gel Assisted Sample Preparation (GASP) was used for protein extraction. Differentially abundant proteins (p<0.05) were identified by label-free quantitative proteomic analysis in flies fed with NaOx and EG diet compared with control. Their molecular functions were further screened for transmembrane ion transporter, calcium or zinc ion binder. Among these, 11 candidate proteins were shortlisted in NaOx diet and 16 proteins in EG diet. We concluded that GASP is a proteomic sample preparation method that can be applied to individual Drosophila Malpighian tubules. Our results may further increase the understanding of the pathophysiology of human kidney stone disease.     

Streptomycin-induced ribosome engineering complemented with fermentation optimization for enhanced production of 10-membered enediynes tiancimycin-A and tiancimycin-D

Tiancimycins (TNMs) are a group of 10-membered anthraquinone-fused enediynes, newly discovered from Streptomyces sp. CB03234. Among them, TNM-A and TNM-D have exhibited excellent antitumor performances and could be exploited as very promising warheads for the development of anticancer antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs). However, their low titers, especially TNM-D, have severely limited following progress. Therefore, the streptomycin-induced ribosome engineering was adopted in this work for strain improvement of CB03234, and a TNMs high producer S. sp. CB03234-S with the K43N mutation at 30S ribosomal protein S12 was successfully screened out. Subsequent media optimization revealed the essential effects of iodide and copper ion on the production of TNMs, while the substitution of nitrogen source could evidently promote the accumulation of TNM-D, and the ratio of produced TNM-A and TNM-D was responsive to the change of carbon and nitrogen ratio in the medium. Further amelioration of the pH control in scaled up 25 L fermentation increased the average titers of TNM-A and TNM-D up to 13.7 ± 0.3 and 19.2 ± 0.4 mg/L, respectively. The achieved over 45-fold titer improvement of TNM-A, and 109-fold total titer improvement of TNM-A and TNM-D enabled the efficient purification of over 200 mg of each target molecule from 25 L fermentation. Our efforts have demonstrated a practical strategy for titer improvement of anthraquinone-fused enediynes and set up a solid base for the pilot scale production and preclinical studies of TNMs to expedite the future development of anticancer ADC drugs.