RNA-蛋白质印迹筛选HBsAg转录后调节因子表达克隆

RNA结合蛋白是基因表达的重要调节因子.RNA-蛋白质印迹（Northwestern blot）是近年来国外建立的筛选这类因子的重要方法之一.应用这一方法从肝细胞株HepG2 cDNA文库中成功筛选到乙型肝炎病毒表面抗原转录后调节片段互相作用蛋白表达克隆.结果显示：该蛋白与探针结合特异性强,经三轮筛选后,100%克隆为阳性克隆;PCR和EcoRⅠ酶切初步鉴定, 编码该蛋白的cDNA长约1 kb.     

Characterization and site-directed mutagenesis of the putative novel acyl carrier protein Rv0033 and Rv1344 from Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Mycolic acids are generated in Mycobacterium tuberculosis as a result of the interaction of two fatty acid biosynthetic systems: type I fatty acid synthase (FAS) and type II fatty acid synthase. Acyl carrier protein (ACP) is a small, acidic protein in type II FAS systems. It plays a central role in mycolic acid biosynthesis by transferring the acyl groups from one enzyme to another for the completion of the fatty acid synthesis cycle. The nature of the proper recognition between ACPs and its many interactive proteins is not understood. Here, we report the over-expression, purification, and characterization of two putative ACPs: Rv0033 and Rv1344 in M. tuberculosis. In order to study the role of the conserved residues and the conformation of whole protein, some site-directed mutations of recombinant Acp1344 were made and the 3D structure of Acp1344 was modeled.     

水稻矮缩病毒外壳蛋白基因S8在昆虫细胞中的表达

将水稻矮缩病毒 (RiceDwarfVirus,RDV)外壳蛋白基因S8克隆到杆状菌毒转移载体 pVL1 393中 ,重组转移载体 pVL1 393 S8与线性杆状病毒RP2 3.LacZ共转染草地夜蛾细胞sf9,经过细胞体内同源重组、PCR筛选得到重组病毒RP2 3 S8。重组病毒RP2 3 S8感染sf9细胞后 ,收集细胞 ,并进行SDS PAGE及Western blot检测。结果表明 ,S8基因在昆虫细胞中成功表达 ,且在感染后 96h表达量最高     

Bacterial diversity in maize rhizospheres: conclusions on the use of genetic profiles based on PCR-amplified partial small subunit rRNA genes in ecological studies

A cultivation-independent approach based on polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-amplified partial small subunit rRNA genes and genetic profiling by single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) was used to characterize the bacterial diversity inhabiting the rhizosphere of maize plants grown on an agricultural field. The community structures of two cultivars, a genetically engineered and a nonengineered variety, different herbicide regimes and soil tillage were compared with each other at two sampling dates. SSCP-profiles were generated with DNA from bacterial cell consortia with primers hybridizing to evolutionarily highly conserved rRNA gene regions. On silver-stained gels, each profile consisted of approx. 50 distinguishable bands. Similarity analyses of patterns recorded by digital image analyses could not detect any difference between cultivars or treatments that was greater than the variability between replicates. A total of 54 sequences recovered from different bands were identified and grouped into operational taxonomical units (OTUs). Surprisingly, only five of 40 OTUs contained sequences of both samplings. Three different bands from a profile were selected to test whether this small overlap was due to an incomplete recovery of sequences. From a faint band, two different OTUs were found when 12 clones were analysed, and from two strong bands 24 and 22 OTUs were detected from a total of 26 and 36 clones, respectively. The OTUs belonged to phylogenetically different groups of bacteria. Gene probes that were developed to target different bands of the profiles, however, indicated in Southern blot analyses that patterns between treatments, replicates and samplings, and even from two different growing seasons were highly conserved. Our study demonstrates that community profiles can consist of more sequences than detectable by staining and that gene probes in Southern blot can be a useful control to investigate the composition of microbial communities by genetic profiles.     

应用磷酸化蛋白质组学方法初步研究喉癌相关基因 LCRG1 的功能

mRNA 差异显示技术克隆的喉癌相关基因 LCRG1 ,对不表达该基因的喉癌细胞系 (Hep-2) 的生长具有明显抑制作用 . 软件分析推测, LCRG1 可能在细胞信号传导中发挥作用 . 为进一步地研究 LCRG1 的功能,应用 RT-PCR 和平板克隆形成实验证实,经多次传代的 Hep-2/LCRG1 细胞,仍表达 LCRG1 ,且 LCRG1 具有显著的抑制细胞增殖的能力 . 抽提 Hep-2/LCRG1 和 Hep-2/pcDNA3.1(+) 细胞系总蛋白质,应用固相 pH 梯度 (IPG) 双向凝胶电泳 (2DGE) ,结合抗酪氨酸磷酸化抗体的免疫印迹和基质辅助激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱 (MALDI-TOF-MS) ,鉴定酪氨酸磷酸化的蛋白质 . 得到了分辨率较高、重复性较好的 Hep-2/LCRG1 和 Hep-2/pcDNA3.1(+) 细胞系的总蛋白质双向凝胶电泳图谱;结合免疫印迹反应、软件分析和质谱技术识别并鉴定了 13 个差异反应的酪氨酸磷酸化的蛋白质 . 这些蛋白质参与了细胞信号传导和细胞代谢等过程 . 推测 LCRG1 可能是通过调节这些蛋白质的酪氨酸磷酸化、去磷酸化状态,参与细胞增殖、代谢和凋亡等过程的调控,而发挥抑瘤作用 . 这为全面、真实地揭示 LCRG1 抑瘤作用的分子机理提供了新思路 .     

多头绒泡菌类cyclin B1蛋白在细胞周期中的变化

以自然同步化的多头绒泡菌(Physarum polycephalum L.)为材料,经抗cyclin B1抗体的免疫印迹和免疫电镜实验观察结果表明,多头绒泡菌中含有类cyclin B1蛋白,该蛋白的含量和细胞内位置在细胞周期进程中存在着动态变化:类cyclin B1蛋白在S期开始合成并在细胞质中积累,G2晚期开始进入细胞核,该蛋白在细胞质和细胞核中含量逐渐增加,有丝分裂中期时达最大值,后末期时骤然消失.在G2晚期到有丝分裂中期期间,类cyclin B1蛋白既是细胞核蛋白又是细胞质蛋白,细胞质是类cyclin B1蛋白的主要存在区域,细胞核中的类cyclin B1蛋白主要结合于染色体和核仁区域.     

Effects of 2-methylisoborneol (MIB), and ethanol on the expression and activity of cytochrome P450s from the channel catfish

Injection of 1 mg kg⁻¹ of 2-methylisoborneol (MIB) caused an increase in a CYP1A-like protein of approximately 56 kDa from the kidneys of juvenile channel catfish as determined by western blot analysis using antibodies raised against trout CYP1A1. Ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase activity from kidneys of MIB-injected fish was significantly elevated as compared to ethanol-injected controls. Static exposure of juvenile channel catfish to 10 ppm MIB caused a statistically significant induction of a CYP2K-like protein of approximately 53 kDa from the livers of treated catfish as determined by western blot analysis using antibodies raised against trout CYP2K1. Treatment of juvenile channel catfish with ethanol (1 ml kg⁻¹) reduced the expression of one kidney and two constitutive liver P450s, while increasing another kidney form. There was no difference in carbon tetrachloride-induced lipid peroxidation in livers after ethanol treatment. Thus, MIB and ethanol affect the expression of at least three P450 isoforms in channel catfish tissues.     

HPV和HCMV在慢性宫颈炎病人中的分布及相关性研究

本文采用DNA-DNA分子杂交技术对病理组织学确诊的87例慢性宫颈炎患者和25例健康宫颈的宫颈活检组织DNA进行了HPV 6、11、16、18型DNA及HCMV HindⅢE片段检测。结果表明,对照宫颈检出率全部为0,慢性宫颈炎检出率HPV 6为16％,HPVll为12.6％,HPV16为11.5％,HPVl8为5％,总的HPV DNA相关序列为29.0％,HCMV为12.64％。经显著性检验,HPV DNA相关序列检出率在慢性宫颈炎与对照组间具显著性差异,HPV DNA相关序列阳性者患慢性宫颈炎的危险性为HPV DNA相关序列阴性者20.81的倍。本实验结果还表明HCMV阳性患者中72.7％的病人同时有HPV感染,提示HCMV感染与HPV感染有关。     

汉滩病毒截短核蛋白在大肠杆菌中的表达及其初步应用

利用逆转录 聚合酶链反应 (RT PCR)从急性期HFRS病人外周血清总RNA中扩增获得汉坦病毒S片段部分编码基因 (SA) ,使用NCBIBlast软件对排分析证实为汉滩型 ,申请GenBank号 :AY42 5 61 2。将该片段克隆入原核表达载体 ,并在大肠杆菌中高效表达。所表达的蛋白分子量约为 490 0 0kDa,重组蛋白在菌体中主要以包涵体形式存在。Western blot分析表明该核蛋白具有较好的抗原活性。该蛋白在肾综合征出血热 (HFRS)的血清学诊断中具有一定的价值。     

The semi-quantitative comparison of oxidative stress mediated DNA single and double strand breaks using terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase mediated end labeling combined with a slot blot technique

The accumulation of DNA damages by environmental stresses is represented by the steady state level of single strand breaks (SSBs) and double strand breaks (DSBs). Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT) mediated end labeling is suitable in detecting DSBs, but is unsuitable for SSBs due to its catalyzing characteristics. However, the sensitivity of TdT to detect SSBs may be significantly improved by first denaturing the double strands and expose all the DNA nicks as potential substrates for TdT. By coupling DNA denaturation to slot blot southern hybridization, the authors demonstrate the sensitive detection of SSBs as well as DSBs in 20 ng DNA samples derived from a retinal pigment epithelial cell line treated with tert-butyl hydroperoxide. The signal intensity of denatured and TdT-treated DNA in slot blot hybridization correlated to the amount of SSBs calculated in an S1 nuclease digestion assay. The signal ratio between denatured and non-denatured DNA likely approximates the SSBs/DSBs ratio in genomic DNA. The combination of DNA denaturing, TdT treatment and slot blot hybridization could be a useful method to assess oxidative stress-induced DNA strand damages.