Differential expression of the potato proteinase inhibitor II promoter in transgenic tobacco

We studied temporal and spatial expression patterns of the potato proteinase inhibitor II (PI-II) promoter, using transgenic tobacco (Nkotiana tabacum L cv. Xanthi) plants that carried a fusion between the PI-II promoter and the chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (cat) gene. Pl-ll promoter activity was low when plants were young, but increased as plants grew. In 8-week-old plants, old leaves showed higher activity than young leaves. At flowering stage (ca. 15 weeks), the overall promoter activity was reduced to a lower level except in the petals. Compared with stems or petioles at the flowering stage, the roots and floral organs showed minimal activity for the Pl-ll promoter. We used several environmental stimuli to examine the induction of the Pl-ll promoter in different organs. Promoter induction was effected by wounding or methyl jasmonate in stems, petioles, sepals, and leaves. The induction was highest in leaves, as was sucrose-enhanced wound induction. These results suggest that the Pl-ll gene is temporally and spatially regulated. We also established a transient assay system in tobacco BY2 suspension cells to elucidate the upstream regulatory region of the Pl-ll promoter. A field strength of 0.75 kV/cm and 400 μF capacitance were optimal electroporation conditions for our transient assay.     

链霉菌基因转移的方法

本文介绍了用于链霉菌基因转移的各种方法 ,涉及原生质体转化、电穿孔、接合转移和噬菌体转导 ,对影响链霉菌基因转移的各种因素进行了分析。     

Using electroporation and lipid-mediated transfection of GFP-expressing plasmids to label embryonic avian cells for vital confocal and two-photon microscopy

Fluorescent proteins have emerged as an ideal fluorescent marker for studying cell morphologies in vital systems. These proteins were first applied in whole organisms with established germ-line transformation protocols, but now it is possible to label cells with fluorescent proteins in other organisms. Here we present two ways to introduce GFP expressing plasmids into avian embryos for vital confocal and two-photon imaging. First, electroporation is a powerful approach to introduce GFP into the developing neural tube, offering several advantages over dye labeling. Second, we introduce a new lipid-based transfection system for introducing plasmid DNA directly to a small group of injected cells within live, whole embryos. These complementary approaches make it possible to transfect a wide-range of cell types in the avian embryo and the bright, stable, uniform expression of GFP offers great advantages for vital fluorescence imaging.     

电击法介导的紫孢侧耳原生质体转化

使用基因脉冲导入仪成功地将糙皮侧耳DNA导入紫孢侧耳单核原生质体内,获得了具有"锁状联合”特征的双核转化菌株T₁,和T₂。转化率为8．2×10^-5,转化比为3．6％。酯酶同I酶分析结果表明,转化菌株除具有受体菌的酶带外,还存在供体菌的酶带,由此证明转化菌株确为紫孢侧耳和糙皮侧耳DNA重组的产物。转化菌株子实体形态也发生了变化。两菌株子实体均不释放孢子;T₁。菌柄中生,T₂成熟子实体菌盖中部易长出菌丝。     

DH10B菌株高效电转化条件探究

以pUC19、pECBAC1、pCLD04541DNA以及3个不同大小的BACDNA为材料,研究了E.coli DH10B菌株在5个不同脉冲电场下的转化效率。研究发现,随着DNA片段大小的增加,最高转化效率和最适场强迅速减小。利用DH10B细胞转化pUC19 DNA的最适场强是21kV/cm,而190kb BAC DNA仅为13kV/cm;在最适场强下,40kb BAC DNA的转化效率约是190kb BAC DNA的50倍。通过大量数据绘制了不同因素影响下转化效率的变化曲线,优化了E.coli DH10B菌株电转化条件,为质粒的重组转化以及大片段基因组文库的构建奠定了基础。     

Gene trap insertional mutagenesis in mice: New vectors and germ Line mutations in two novel genes

Insertional mutagenesis based on gene trap vectors that capture endogenous splice sites is a promising tool for functional genomics. Several groups have proposed large-scale gene trap screens, but questions remain as to the type of vectors and their design. We report a set of plasmid-encoded gene trap vectors and the disruption of two novel genes. Our results include a comparison of the relative gene trapping efficiencies of two different splice acceptor sequences in ES cells and an analysis of the structure of several gene trap insertions.     

环形电极介导的小麦基因转化

用环形电极电激法有效地将外源DNA导入完整的小麦幼胚组织中。电激的物理参数采用770V／cm场强、800μF电容、100μg／mL质粒DNA(含有bar和GUS双标记基因),幼胚被电激3次。经PCR和Southern杂交分析表明,外源基因已稳定整合到小麦基因组中,转化频率为7．5％,高于相同处理条件下基因枪法的转化频率(4．2％)。     

荧光素酶mRNA的构建及电穿孔介导的mRNA体内表达特性北大核心CSCD

为构建一种非复制型mRNA平台并探究电穿孔介导的mRNA对小鼠健康状况的影响及蛋白的表达情况,以荧光素酶作为靶标基因,用T7 RNA聚合酶体外转录及酶法加帽加尾的策略制备mRNA,用活体基因导入仪通过电穿孔的方式体内递送mRNA,借助小动物活体成像系统观测荧光素酶蛋白在小鼠体内的表达强度和持续时间。结果表明,使用该非复制型mRNA平台得到的mRNA成功在体内外表达,电穿孔介导的mRNA对小鼠健康体征无明显影响,所有的小鼠均成功表达了荧光素酶蛋白,蛋白表达在电穿孔后第1天达到峰值,在第4天迅速下降,但蛋白表达强度和持续时间存在较大的小鼠个体间差异。研究对非复制型mRNA的构建及其应用于疫苗或肿瘤药物研发具有重要参考价值。     

人外周血单核细胞的分离和电穿孔法转染

目的:建立分离纯化人外周血单核细胞及转染的有效方法。方法:应用基于HISTOPAQUE的密度梯度离心及抗体标记纯化的方法分离单核细胞,并以电穿孔技术转染绿色荧光蛋白(GFP)表达质粒、肿瘤坏死因子受体相关因子6(TRAF6)小干扰RNA。结果:基于外周血单核细胞的表面标志分子CD14的流式细胞分析表明得到了高纯度(89.95%)的外周血单核细胞;GFP荧光照片显示GFP表达质粒的转染效率为60%～70%;免疫印迹显示TRAF6的表达抑制(90%)下调了脂多糖(LPS)对JNK的激活,说明通过电穿孔技术有效递送了TRAF6小干扰RNA,表明单核细胞若缺少TRAF6将抑制LPS-TLR4信号通路的激活。结论:建立了一种高效的从人外周血中分离原代单核细胞的方法,且应用基于NucleoFectorⅡ的电穿孔技术实现了对此原代单核细胞的高效转染,为进一步外周血单核细胞的相关功能研究奠定了方法学基础。     

表达人高致病性禽流感病毒H5N1(安徽株)结构基因的DNA疫苗在小鼠中诱导的免疫应答分析

本研究旨在研发经济、高效的人高致病性禽流感病毒H5N1实验疫苗并优化免疫方案。首先优化并合成H5N1(安徽株)的血凝素基因(HAop)和神经氨酸酶基因(NAop)并证实其正确表达,再构建含有H5N1(安徽株)结构基因的多个单顺反子(HAwt、HAop和NAop)和双顺反子(HAop/M2和NAop/M1)DNA疫苗质粒。随后,采用不同途径的体内电转法在第0周和第3周2次免疫Balb/C小鼠,初步分析了抗原特异性体液免疫(HA血凝抑制抗体,NA特异性抗体,中和抗体)和细胞免疫应答(IFN-γELISpot)的特点。结果表明:含有优化血凝素基因(HAop)和优化神经氨酸酶基因(NAop)的DNA疫苗可以快速激发较强的免疫应答,尤其是细胞免疫应答;皮内电转所激发的体液免疫应答强于肌肉电转。本研究为新型H5N1疫苗的研发以及免疫方案的优化奠定了基础。