银合欢基因文库的构建和种子贮藏蛋白基因的分离

本文以λEMBL_3为载体,构建了银合欢(Leucaena leucocephala)的基因文库,所得重组子为3.5×10~6pfu。以大豆种子贮藏蛋白α′亚基基因为探针,从基因文库中分离得到了4个阳性克隆,并初步绘制了其中3个重组子的物理图谱。结果表明在这3个重组子的基因内部有一致的酶切位点。亚克隆的部分核苷酸序列与 GenBank 中的基因序列比较,表明与大豆种子贮藏蛋白α′亚基基因高度同源。     

柯萨奇病毒B组3型基因组剪切片段的序列分析

柯萨奇病毒B组(Coxsackievirus B,CVB)感染细胞时其基因组RNA存在不稳定现象,但产生机制尚不清楚。本研究将柯萨奇病毒B组3型(CVB3)感染细胞后,利用5′ cDNA末端快速扩增技术(5′ rapid amplification of cDNA ends,5′ RACE)扩增并克隆细胞内CVB3基因组片段,并对每条序列及其5′端的二级结构进行分析。结果获得的20条CVB3基因组片段,长度为 2 067～5 547 bp,片段断端主要分布于2Apro和2C编码区。RNAfold分析显示,这些片段多数在5′断点端形成二级茎-环结构。本研究显示,CVB在宿主细胞感染时可形成大量不完整基因组RNA片段,这些片段可在5′断点端形成局部双链结构,提示片段不是随机产生,可能是RNA酶剪切产物。此发现有助于理解CVB基因组不稳定的机制。     

DPHL:A DIA Pan-human Protein Mass Spectrometry Library for Robust Biomarker Discovery

To address the increasing need for detecting and validating protein biomarkers in clinical specimens, mass spectrometry (MS)-based targeted proteomic techniques, including the selected reaction monitoring (SRM), parallel reaction monitoring (PRM), and massively parallel data-independent acquisition (DIA), have been developed. For optimal performance, they require the fragment ion spectra of targeted peptides as prior knowledge. In this report, we describe a MS pipeline and spectral resource to support targeted proteomics studies for human tissue samples. To build the spectral resource, we integrated common open-source MS computational tools to assemble a freely accessible computational workflow based on Docker. We then applied the workflow to generate DPHL, a comprehensive DIA pan-human library, from 1096 data-dependent acquisition (DDA) MS raw files for 16 types of cancer samples. This extensive spectral resource was then applied to a proteomic study of 17 prostate cancer (PCa) patients. Thereafter, PRM validation was applied to a larger study of 57 PCa patients and the differential expression of three proteins in prostate tumor was validated. As a second application, the DPHL spectral resource was applied to a study consisting of plasma samples from 19 diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) patients and 18 healthy control subjects. Differentially expressed proteins between DLBCL patients and healthy control subjects were detected by DIA-MS and confirmed by PRM. These data demonstrate that the DPHL supports DIA and PRM MS pipelines for robust protein biomarker discovery. DPHL is freely accessible at https://www.iprox.org/page/project.html?id=IPX0001400000.     

芦花鸡中B亚群禽白血病病毒的分离与鉴定

通过接种DF-1细胞(C/E)系,从山东某地方品系芦花鸡的鸡群中分离到一株外源性白血病病毒(ALV)SDAU09C2。与GenBank中已发表的不同亚群鸡ALV参考株的囊膜蛋白gp85的氨基酸序列比较,表明该分离株与B亚群ALV(ALV-B)2个参考株的gp85的氨基酸同源性最高,均为92.5%;与A、C、D、E亚群ALV的gp85的氨基酸同源性仅在73.2%~87.9%之间;而与J亚群gp85的氨基酸同源性更低至30.3%~32.4%。这是我国地方品系鸡群中第一次分离和鉴定ALV-B及其gp85基因的报道。     

基于微流控芯片的温度梯度毛细管电泳检测大肠癌石蜡标本中K-ras基因突变

K-ras基因突变检测可用于大肠癌的早期筛查与诊断,并有利于筛选出抗表皮生长因子受体靶向药物治疗有效的大肠癌患者,以实现肿瘤的个体化治疗．采用以倾斜式热辐射原理建立的微流控温度梯度毛细管电泳(temperature gradient capillary electrophoresis,TGCE)基因突变检测系统,实现了对98例石蜡包埋大肠癌组织中K-ras基因突变的高灵敏度筛查,突变阳性检出率为47.96%,显著高于PCR产物直接测序的23.47%．克隆测序显示该方法至少能检测到2.08%的K-ras基因突变体．K-ras基因突变与临床病理学参数的关系分析显示,直肠癌中K-ras基因突变率明显高于结肠癌(P < 0.05),而与年龄、性别、组织学类型和肿瘤分期等无显著相关性．该检测方法为肿瘤早期诊断和指导临床用药提供了一种灵敏度高、检测速度快、便于大规模筛查的有效手段.     

Effects of monovalent cations on Ca uptake by skeletal and cardiac muscle sarcoplasmic reticulum

Ca²⁺ transport by the sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum Ca²⁺ ATPase (SERCA) is sensitive to monovalent cations. Possible K⁺ binding sites have been identified in both the cytoplasmic P-domain and the transmembrane transport-domain of the protein. We measured Ca²⁺ transport into SR vesicles and SERCA ATPase activity in the presence of different monovalent cations. We found that the effects of monovalent cations on Ca²⁺ transport correlated in most cases with their direct effects on SERCA. Choline⁺, however, inhibited uptake to a greater extent than could be accounted for by its direct effect on SERCA suggesting a possible effect of choline on compensatory charge movement during Ca²⁺ transport. Of the monovalent cations tested, only Cs⁺ significantly affected the Hill coefficient of Ca²⁺ transport (n_H). An increase in n_H from ∼2 in K⁺ to ∼3 in Cs⁺ was seen in all of the forms of SERCA examined. The effects of Cs⁺ on the maximum velocity of Ca²⁺ uptake were also different for different forms of SERCA but these differences could not be attributed to differences in the putative K⁺ binding sites of the different forms of the protein.     

Clinorotation upregulates inducible nitric oxide synthase by inhibiting AP‐1 activation in human umbilical vein endothelial cells

Alterations of nitric oxide contribute to post‐flight orthostatic intolerance. The aim of this study was to investigate the changes of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and the mechanisms underlying regulation of iNOS by simulated microgravity in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). Clinorotation, a simulated‐model of microgravity, increased iNOS expression and promoter activity in HUVECs. The transactivations of NF‐κB and AP‐1 were suppressed by 24 h clinorotation. A key role for AP‐1, but not NF‐κB in the regulation of iNOS was shown. (1) PDTC, a NF‐κB inhibitor, had no effect on clinorotation upregulation of iNOS. (2) SP600125, a JNK‐specific inhibitor, which resulted in inhibition of AP‐1 activity, enhanced the iNOS expression and promoter activity in clinorotation. (3) Overexpression of AP‐1 remarkably attenuated the upregulation effect of clinorotation. These findings indicate that clinorotation upregulates iNOS in HUVECs by a mechanism dependent on suppression of AP‐1, but not NF‐κB. These results support a key role for AP‐1 in the signaling of postflight orthostatic intolerance. J. Cell. Biochem. 107: 357–363, 2009. © 2009 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.     

脑膜炎败血伊丽莎白菌耐药性的研究进展

脑膜炎败血伊丽莎白菌(Elizabethkingia meningoseptica, EM)可引起肺部感染、新生儿脑膜炎、菌血症等疾病,医院重症监护病房检出率较高,是院内感染的重要病原体之一。随着抗菌药物的广泛使用,EM对β-内酰胺类、氨基糖苷类、氟喹诺酮类等临床常用抗菌药物呈多重耐药,给临床治疗带来极大困难。目前EM的耐药机制研究主要集中于产生药物灭活酶、药物作用靶位改变、外排泵、形成生物膜等方面。EM可同时携带多个耐药基因,如GOB、BlaB、CME等,从而介导多重耐药。本文就国内外EM耐药现状、耐药机制进行综述,旨在为预防和控制EM的医院内感染提供参考。     

代谢工程改造大肠杆菌一碳模块高效合成L-甲硫氨酸

L-甲硫氨酸又名L-蛋氨酸,是人体必需8种氨基酸之一,在饲料、医药、食品领域具有重要应用。以实验室前期构建的M2(Escherichia coli W3110?IJAHFEBC/PAM)为出发菌株,以模块化代谢工程策略构建了一株L-甲硫氨酸高产菌株。首先通过过表达亚甲基四氢叶酸还原酶(methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase,MetF)和筛选不同来源的丝氨酸羟甲基转移酶(hydroxymethyltransferase,GlyA),增强了一碳模块甲基供体的生成,优化了一碳模块。随后针对一碳模块的前体供应,过表达了胱醚裂解酶(cysteamine lyase,MalY)和半胱氨酸内运基因(fliY),有效地提高了L-高半胱氨酸和L-半胱氨酸的供应。最终摇瓶发酵L-甲硫氨酸的产量由2.8 g/L提高至4.05 g/L,5 L发酵罐中达到18.26 g/L。研究结果表明,一碳模块对L-甲硫氨酸的生物合成具有十分重要的影响,在细胞内通过优化一碳模块,可以实现L-甲硫氨酸的高效生物合成。本研究为进一步提高微生物发酵生产L-甲硫氨酸的水平奠定了基础。