马立克氏病毒单克隆抗体的研究

获得了4株分泌马立克氏病毒(MDV)特异性单克隆抗体(McAb)的杂交瘤细胞:4BS10对MDV所有毒株呈阳性反应;4CN8 对MDV血清1,3型毒株发生反应;2BN90和4CN24只对MDV血清1型毒株有阳性反应。3个McAb属IgG1,1个为IgG2b,均不中和MDV,免疫扩散试验也无沉淀线。对禽白血病毒(ALV)无交叉反应。 以2BN90和辣根过氧化物酶、异硫氰酸荧光素的结合物进行直接酶联免疫吸附试验和直接荧光抗体试验,均获得成功。抗体滴度前者为1/51,200,后者为1/640。对ALV无交叉反应。     

新城疫病毒单克隆抗体的特性及应用

建立了8个分泌抗新城疫病毒(NDV)特异性单克隆抗体(McAb)的杂交瘤细胞株,根据它们的免疫生物学特性可以分为三种类型:(1)具有FA和ELISA特性(FN1、FN4、FN29、FN30、FN35、FNl22);(2)具有FA、ELISA和HI特性(FN7);(3)具有ELISA、HI特性和中和能力(FN106),根据FN30和FN106的ELISA试验,可将11个NDV毒株分为二种不同的抗原群,应用FN4-FITC,FN7-FITC和FN29-HRP试剂,对人工感染NDV和野外送检病例检测结果表明,单抗试剂的DFA阳性率(92.3％)高于病毒分离阳性率(87.2％),两种方法的符合率89.7％,这些单抗试剂用于临床诊断敏感性和特异性高,且方法快速、简便。     

Three Meta-Analyses Define a Set of Commonly Overexpressed Genes from Microarray Datasets on Astrocytomas

Glioma is one of the most common tumors of the central nervous system, and one of its main types is astrocytoma. Microarray technology has been widely used to explore the molecular mechanism of cancer. It is universally accepted that meta-analysis considerably improves the statistical robustness of results, particularly in clinical research. To obtain the maximum reliability, we used three different meta-analyses to integrate the four microarray datasets, GSE16011, GSE4290, GSE2223, and GSE19728 (local), and defined the common differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in astrocytomas compared with normal brain tissue. Four DEGs, PCNA, CDC2, CDK2 and CCNB2, which are components of the cell cycle pathway, were chosen for Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) and immunohistochemistry validation. PCNA is similar to the P53 gene and has been widely implicated in various cancers including gliomas. Therefore, the expression status of PCNA in our study was considered as a reference to test our whole experimental scheme, and the results indicate that our methodology is valid. Although a few studies have reported the overexpression of the CDC2, CDK2 and CCNB2 genes in glioma cell lines, we are the first to identify the statuses of these genes in human astrocytoma tissues at the mRNA and protein levels. The results of the gene validations strongly suggested that the genes play an important role in astrocytomas and could potentially be valuable in the diagnosis and treatment of astrocytoma.     

Growth inhibition, morphology change, and cell cycle alterations in NFBD1-depleted human esophageal cancer cells

Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is one of the foremost causes of renal failure and a primary cause of diabetes mellitus related death. Previously, we have reported that aqueous extract of Enicostemma littorale has potential antidiabetic activity. In the present study, we have investigated the effect of aqueous extract of E. littorale 1 g/kg, p.o. and swertiamarin 50 mg/kg, p.o. daily for 3 weeks in type 1 DN complications in SD rats. DN was assessed by serum urea, creatinine, lipid profile and water intake levels. Treatment with aqueous extract of E. littorale and swertiamarin significantly decreased serum urea and creatinine and other parameters associated with the development of DN in type 1 diabetic rats. We have also found considerable improvement in histology of glomerular function of aqueous extract of E. littorale and swertiamarin-treated animals.     

Cloning and characterization of a ribosomal protein L23a from Haemaphysalis qinghaiensis eggs by immuno screening of a cDNA expression library

A primary cDNA library with a size of 1.34 × 10⁶ PFU was constructed from Haemaphysalis qinghaiensis eggs and was immunoscreened with rabbit anti-H. qinghaiensis serum. One clone (Hq22, named following those clones obtained from adult Haemaphysalis qinghaiensis cDNA library which we constructed before) screened from the cDNA library was selected randomly for sequencing. The entire sequence of the clone was subsequently obtained using rapid amplification of the cDNA ends (RACE). A search of the cloned sequence against GenBank revealed that it related to ribosomal protein L23a (Rpl23a) and had a high percentage similarity to this protein from different species. Conserved domains for Rpl23a were also identified in the cloned sequence. Expression analysis by RT-PCR showed that this gene is expressed in salivary glands, midguts, other tissues and different developmental stages of H. qinghaiensis. Based on the H. qinghaiensis Rpl23a sequence, open reading frames (ORF) of Rpl23a of Heamaphysalis longicornis and Boophilus microplus were also cloned and were performed for comparison with Rpl23a of H. qinghaiensis and other organisms as well. Vaccine based on Rpl23a recombinant protein cannot protect sheep against H. qinghaiensis.     

Trypanosoma (Herpetosoma) grosi: first isolation from Chinese striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius)

A "lewisi-like" Trypanosoma parasite was isolated from the blood of Chinese striped field mice (Apodemus agrarius) trapped in the fields in the Gannan Tibet area, Gansu province, China. The parasite was successfully cultivated in vitro in HL-1 medium supplemented 20% fetal bovine serum (FBS). Full formed spheromastigote, metacyclic trypomastigote and trypomastigote structures were all visible in films made from the culture. A nucleotide fragment of 2159-bp length was amplified from genomic DNA of the parasite using specific primers for the 18S rRNA gene of trypanosomes. The alignment indicated that this parasite had higher identities with T. (Herpetosoma) grosi (more than 99.6%) than other Herpetosoma species (less than 98.5%), which suggest that the parasite should be classified as T. (Herpetosoma) grosi. This is the first time in China that an isolation of T. (Herpetosoma) grosi is reported although several strains of T. (Herpetosoma) lewisi have been isolated from rodents of family Muridae in various provinces. Thus, it was designated as T. (Herpetosoma) grosi Cha1 and deposited in the center of parasite strain collection and preservation in our laboratory for future study. In addition, this culture method will be used to isolate, maintain and study the long-term development of this parasite in vitro.     

An improvement of cucumber cotyledon greening bioassay for cytokinins

The cucumber cotyledon greening bioassay for cytokinins was modified by using 95% acetone-ethanol instead of 80% acetone as extraction solvent. The cotyledons were extracted directly with a 2:1 (v/v) acetone-ethanol solution in dark for 24 hours, omitting the homogenization and centrifugation operations of the previous bioassay. The modified bioassay is more convenient and especially useful in screening cytokinin-active substance from a large number of samples.     

酸性土壤中高效半纤维素降解菌的筛选与鉴定

【目的】筛选能够适应南方酸性土壤的高效半纤维素降解菌株,并进行鉴定,确定菌株的安全性。【方法】采用半纤维素平板水解圈法和胞外酶测定法进行菌株筛选,通过拮抗实验构建复合微生物菌系。利用培养特征、形态学、生理生化特征和分子生物学方法进行菌株鉴定。【结果】筛选出效果稳定,互不拮抗的高效半纤维素降解放线菌4株(NA9、NA10、NA12和NA13),半纤维素酶活分别为:217.6、229.8、221.1和211.8 U/mL。真菌2株NF1和NF7,半纤维素酶活为217.7和244.2 U/mL。复合微生物菌系半纤维素酶活可达299.0 U/mL。经鉴定菌株NA9、NA10、NA12和NA13为链霉菌中的哥斯达黎加链霉菌(Streptomyces costaricanus)。菌株NF1为亮白曲霉(Aspergillus candidus),菌株NF7为黄蓝状菌(Tarlaromyces flavus)。     

NFBD1/MDC1 is a protein of oncogenic potential in human cervical cancer

A large nuclear protein of 2089 amino acids, NFBD1/MDC1 has recently been implicated in tumorigenesis and tumor growth. In this study, we investigated its expression in cervical cancers and explored its function using gene knockdown approaches. We report here that NFBD1 expression is substantial increased in 24 of 39 cases (61.5%) of cervical cancer tissues at the mRNA level and in 35 of 60 cases (58.3%) at the protein level compared with the case matched normal tissues. Tumors with higher grade of malignancy tend to have higher levels of NFBD1 expression. By infecting cells with retroviruses expressing NFBD1 shRNA, we successfully knocked down NFBD1 expression in cervical cancer cell lines HeLa, SiHa, and CaSki. NFBD1 knockdown cells display significant growth inhibition, cell cycle arrest, higher apoptotic rate, and enhanced sensitivity to adriamycin. Furthermore, NFBD1 knockdown also inhibits the growth of HeLa cells in nude mice. Western blot analyses further revealed that NFBD1 knockdown induced Bax, Puma, and Noxa while down-regulating Bcl-2; it also up-regulated cytochrome C and activated caspases 3 and 9. Therefore, the function of NFBD1 may be involved in the CDC25C-CyclinB1/CDC2 pathway at the G2/M checkpoint, and the cytochrome C/caspase 3 apoptotic pathway. Since expression of NFBD1 seems to be related to the oncogenic potential of cervical cancer, and suppression of its expression can inhibit cancer cell growth both in vitro and in vivo, NFBD1 may be a potential therapeutic target in human cervical cancer.     

携带人NFBD1基因shRNA重组逆转录病毒载体的构建及鉴定

建立逆转录病毒介导的NFBD1基因RNA干扰表达体系,并观察其在宫颈癌SiHa细胞中对NFBD1表达的影响.将人NFBD1基因RNA干扰双链DNA片段重组到pSUPER Retro质粒中,构建携带人NFBD1基因RNA干扰的逆转录病毒载体pSUPER-shRNA-NFBD1,经PT67细胞包装后,产生的重组逆转录病毒感染宫颈癌细胞株SiHa细胞,并用嘌呤霉素筛选产生稳定的细胞克隆,用实时荧光定量PCR和Westernblotting检测细胞中NFBD1 mRNA和蛋白表达的变化.重组逆转录病毒质粒经测序鉴定正确;逆转录病毒感染SiHa细胞后用嘌呤霉素筛选出稳定的细胞克隆;实时荧光定量PCR和Westernblotting检测人NFBD1 mRNA和蛋白表达水平明显低于阴性对照组和未干扰组.携带人NFBD1基因RNA干扰双链DNA片段的逆转录病毒感染SiHa细胞后能明显抑制NFBD1 mRNA和蛋白表达,为进一步研究NFBD1在宫颈癌中的作用奠定了基础.