微生物发酵法生产S-腺苷甲硫氨酸的研究进展

S-腺苷甲硫氨酸(S-adenosyl-l-methionine, SAM)广泛存在于生物体内,主要参与生物体内的转甲基过程、转硫过程及转氨丙基过程,具有重要的生理功能,其生产备受重视。目前SAM生产的研究主要集中于微生物发酵法,该方法与化学合成法和酶催化法相比,成本较低且更容易实现工业化生产。随着需求量的迅速增加,通过菌种改良提高SAM产量备受关注。当前SAM生产菌种改良的主要策略包括常规育种和代谢工程。本文综述了提高微生物生产SAM能力的近期研究进展并探讨了SAM生产中的瓶颈问题及解决方法,以期为进一步提高SAM产量提供思路。     

植物生长发育和逆境响应中SR-like蛋白的研究进展

同一基因pre-mRNA经可变剪接(alternative splicing, AS)后能够产生不同的转录本,使得编码的蛋白在细胞中的定位、稳定性和翻译后修饰的功能发生改变,进而增强应答发育及环境胁迫的能力,富含丝氨酸-精氨酸蛋白(serine/arginine-rich proteins, SR proteins/SR)是决定可变剪接效率和准确性的一个重要剪接因子家族。该文在简要介绍SR蛋白概念、分类的基础上,首次系统综述了植物特有的SR蛋白亚家族SR-like(SR45/45a)结构特点、成员构成、亚细胞定位和转录调控功能,尤其是对于非生物胁迫应答过程中相关基因可变剪接的调控机制进行了阐述,并展望了未来植物SR-like可能的前景方向和研究内容。     

阿卡波糖的生物合成途径研究进展

阿卡波糖(Acarbose)作为第一个用于临床治疗Ⅱ型糖尿病的α-葡萄糖苷酶抑制剂类药物,自上市以来,由于其高效、安全而得到广泛应用.目前工业化生产所用的生产茵株都来自Actinoplanes sp.SE50/110,其合成途径随着acb基因簇的发现已经基本研究清楚.在另外一种阿卡波糖产生菌Streptomyces glaucescens GLA.O内,同样发现了与acb基因簇具有高度相似性的gac基因簇,其合成途径与acb基因簇遵循相同的路径,而又有显著的差别.就这两种合成途径以及阿卡波糖的产生、转运和代谢进行综述.     

CircRNA has_circ_0006427 suppresses the progression of lung adenocarcinoma by regulating miR-6783–3p/DKK1 axis and inactivating Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway

Recently, circular RNAs (circRNAs) are identified as a novel class of noncoding RNAs playing important roles in human malignant tumors. However, the regulatory function of circRNA in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) is still largely unknown. Present study aimed to explore the role of circ_0006427 in LUAD progression. Firstly, the downregulation of circ_0006427 in LUAD tissues and cell lines was revealed by microarray analysis and qRT-PCR analysis. And we also confirmed the circ_0006427 as a prognostic target in LUAD patients. Functionally, overexpression of circ_0006427 effectively suppressed cell proliferation, migration and invasion. Mechanistically, circ_0006427 was found to be predominantly located in the cytoplasm of LUCA cell, and was further revealed to positively regulate DKK1 in LUAD by sponging miR-6783–3p. KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes) pathway analysis and western blot analysis revealed that circ_0006427 inactivated Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway by upregulating DKK1. At last, rescue assays proved the function of circ_0006427/miR-6783–3p/DKK1 axis in LUAD progression. In conclusion, our study revealed that circ_0006427 suppressed lung adenocarcinoma progression through regulating miR-6783–3p/DKK1 axis.     

推进组织学与胚胎学双语教学培养高素质医学人材——双语教学改革阶段性成果简介

经过两年多的组织学与胚胎学双语教学改革,我们在双语教学大纲编写、课程设置、教材建设、教学工作安排和学生考试等方面,已取得了阶段性的成果,达到了学校批准立项的教学改革专项（双语课程建设）研究课题预期目标,为我们进一步完善组织学与胚胎学双语教学改革打下了坚实的基础。     

Secretory expression and characterization of a novel peroxiredoxin for zearalenone detoxification in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Zearalenone (ZEN) is a Fusarium mycotoxin, which is considered to be an oestrogenic endocrine disruptor found to cause severe morphological and functional disorders of reproductive organs in livestock. Increasing attention has been paid to the development of an effective strategy for ZEN decontamination. ZEN is oxidized into smaller estrogenic metabolites by a novel peroxiredoxin (Prx) isolated from Acinetobacter sp. SM04. The Prx coding gene was cloned in a secretory vector pYES2-alpha (pYα) with an alpha (α) signal peptide gene inserted into the multiple cloning site of pYES2. The recombinant Prx was secreted from Saccharomyces cerevisiae INVSc1 after inducing with 2% (w/v) galactose for 72 h, and was found to be nearly 20 kDa through 12% SDS-PAGE. The expressed amount of recombinant Prx was 0.24 mg/mL in the extracellular supernatant. Recombinant Prx showed a gradient increase at the beginning of ZEN degradation. The final ZEN degradation amount was 0.43 μg by one unit recombinant Prx after 12 h. Furthermore, the temperature, H₂O₂ concentration, and pH for highest peroxidase activity of recombinant Prx were 80 °C, 20 mM and 9.0, respectively. When compared with other peroxidases, the thermal stability and alkali resistance of recombinant Prx were much better. The results suggest that recombinant Prx is successfully expressed in S. cerevisiae.     

吗啡对备用根大鼠脊髓Ⅱ板层背根终未的影响——抗氟化物酸性磷酸酶组化定量研究

应用酶组化方法和图象分析探讨脊髓Ⅱ板层无髓传入纤维终末标记物——抗氟化物酸性磷酸酶(fluoride-resistant acid phoshatase,FRAP)活性的变化,从而了解吗啡对备用根大鼠的侧支出芽有无促进作用。结果显示:备用根大鼠手术侧L_3、L_4和L_5节段Ⅱ板层FRAP阳性反应物面积因切除了大部分腰段背根于17天时下降到最低水平,于34天时L_3平面开始回升,即其阳性面积比17天时增大5倍多。吗啡备用根大鼠17天时其术侧Ⅱ板层阳性反应物面积也降到最低水平,唯L_3Ⅱ板层的阳性面积比17天备用根者大4倍,表明17天时阳性面积已开始回升;而到34天时术侧L_4Ⅱ板层阳性面积比17天时增大75％,比34天备用根大鼠增大一倍。表明吗啡促进了背根无髓纤维的侧支出芽,而出芽的纤维更快地分布到L_4节段,稍后也分布到L_4节段Ⅱ板层。     

“生物工程设备”国家一流本科课程建设与实践

生物技术产业是我国战略新兴产业,近年来发展极为迅速,对实践创新型人才需求极大。作为生物工程专业核心课程,“生物工程设备”在生物技术产业实践创新型人才培养中具有重要意义。本课程针对当前课程教学中的设备可及性低、工程实训机会少和学生学习缺乏主动性等痛点,以设备资源和素材库建设、虚实结合工程实训、学生学习积极性调动为抓手,构建“育德、育智、育能(实践创新能力)、对接社会发展新需求、融入学科前沿新进展、引入科研实践新成果(三育三新)”教学内容,创新教学方式和优化考核评价,通过课内外联动-校内外联动、引入前沿进展及科研成果、多样化资源集成、线上线下结合等手段,提高学生的主动性和创新能力,以达到“三会一能”。通过教学探索和实践,提高了课程教学的有效性,学生实践创新能力显著提升。