Genetic Description of Factor XI Deficiency in Holstein Semen in Western Japan

Factor XI deficiency was detected in Holstein cows and mummified foetuses in Japan; however, no report is available about the occurrence of Factor XI deficiency in Holstein semen in Japan. Five hundred cows in twelve dairy farms in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan were under the study. Genomic DNA was extracted from the cows using a commercial DNA kits and screened to Factor XI mutation. Based on the information of the carrier cows found in the cattle population, four Holstein bulls were analysed for Factor XI mutation. DNA was extracted from bull's semen using phenol chloroform method. Extracted genomic DNA of the bull's semen was typed for Factor XI using specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) primers. The resultant PCR was sequenced using big dye terminator sequencing method. The pedigree of the bulls was investigated. Furthermore, the inheritance of Factor XI mutation to next generation was estimated. Out of the 500 cows, five were heterozygous to Factor XI. Moreover, out of the four bulls, one was found to carry the mutation of Factor XI; it was also a complex vertebral malformation (CVM) carrier. In DNA sequencing, the insertion mutation of 76 bp of poly-adenine that characterizes the Factor XI deficiency was detected in the carrier bull as well as the carrier cows. Pedigree analysis of the carrier bull revealed that his father and mother ID were 2247419A and 14189172A, respectively, that originated from USA Holstein. Out of six daughter cows born to the carrier bull, one cow (16.6%) inherited Factor XI mutation, while three of them (50.0%) inherited CVM mutation. Autosomal recessive genes that affect cow's reproduction have a particular concern to dairy industry. To our knowledge this is the first report of Factor XI mutation in Holstein semen in Japan.     

Neospora caninum and complex vertebral malformation as possible causes of bovine fetal mummification

Bovine neosporosis, caused by Neospora caninum is a leading cause of abortion in cattle. We postulated that neosporosis could lead to fetal death and mummification. Fifteen mummified fetuses were tested by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the mutation in the bovine SLC35A3 gene that causes complex vertebral malformation (CVM) and the pNC-5 gene which identifies N. caninum infection. DNA was extracted from the mummified fetuses and the sex of the mummies was determined by PCR. The CVM mutation was not detected in the mummified fetuses, but 4 fetuses were positive for N. caninum infection. The ages of the mummies with N. caninum infection were 100, 113, 123, and 131 days. Twelve of the 15 mummified fetuses were male. To our knowledge, this is the first detection of N. caninum as a possible cause of bovine fetal mummification.     

Factor XI mutation in a Holstein cow with repeat breeding in Japan

Factor XI deficiency is an autosomal recessive coagulopathy in Holstein cattle. Affected cows have a tendency to show repeat breeding. Forty repeat breeding Holstein Friesian cows were selected and tested for the Factor XI mutation. Genomic DNA was isolated from the blood of the cows (n=40). Exon 12 of the Factor XI gene of the cows was amplified by PCR. One repeat breeding cow was heterozygous to the Factor XI mutation as indicated by the presence of two DNA fragments of 320 bp and 244 bp. The insertion of the 76 bp in the heterozygous cow was confirmed by DNA sequencing. The heterozygous cow was in her fourth lactation. She gave birth to male twins at the last calving. She was inseminated artificially four times after the last calving. Factor XI deficiency in cattle has been reported in different countries. However, no case was reported in Japan. This might be the first to report Factor XI mutation in Holstein cattle in Japan.     

Bovine viral diarrhea virus subgenotype 1a in a mummified fetus from a Brazilian dairy cattle herd

We describe the molecular analysis of a wild-type field strain of bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) identified in a mummified fetus from a small Brazilian dairy cattle herd. Nucleic acids extracted from samples of the lung, liver, heart, spleen, and kidney were tested by PCR assays for bovine alphaherpesvirus 1, Neospora caninum, Leptospira spp., Histophilus somni, and Brucella abortus, a nested PCR assay for Mycoplasma bovigenitalium and Ureaplasma diversum, and a RT-PCR assay for BVDV. Amplicons were only obtained in the RT-PCR assay for the partial amplification of the BVDV 5′UTR (288 bp) in kidney and spleen samples and the N^pro (438 bp) gene in the kidney sample. Nucleotide sequencing of the amplified products and phylogenetic analyses based on the 2 BVDV genomic regions enabled the BVDV strain to be classified as subgenotype 1a.     

基于线粒体12S rRNA基因序列鉴别牛肉的种源

 在提取黄牛肉、牦牛肉和水牛肉总DNA的基础上,设计通用引物进行PCR扩增,电泳回收PCR产物后双向测序,再通过构建系统进化树鉴别牛肉的物种来源。PCR扩增获得的牦牛、水牛12S rDNA基因片段大小都为440 bp,黄牛12S rDNA基因片段大小都为439 bp。参照引用的不同牛种12S rDNA基因序列,构建的系统进化树能够清晰地鉴别测序样品的牛种来源。因此,结合运用PCR扩增和DNA测序技术是一种精确可靠的方法,能够有效地运用于牛肉的种源鉴别。     

鹅细小病毒和番鸭细小病毒双重PCR检测方法的建立

根据GenBank上登录的鹅细小病毒(GPV)和番鸭细小病毒(MDPV)基因序列,分别设计合成针对GPV非结构蛋白(NS)和MDPV NS2-VP1基因片段的2对引物GPV U/L和MDPV U/L,将GPV和MDPV提取核酸混合后作为模板,优化PCR反应条件,建立了能同时检测这2种病毒的双重PCR。特异性试验结果显示,引物GPV U/L仅特异性扩增出GPV-GZ1和GPV-GZ2株730bp核酸片段,引物MDPVU/L仅特异性扩增出MDPV的624bp核酸片段,双重PCR扩增出长度分别为730bp和624bp的2条特异性片段,而扩增鸭瘟病毒(DPV)和鹅副黏病毒(GPMV)的核酸扩增结果均为阴性。敏感性试验结果显示,双重PCR能同时检测到14.4pg的GPV核酸和28.8pg的MDPV核酸。结果表明,建立的双重PCR可用于GPV和MDPV的鉴别诊断和联合检测。     

应用PCR检测隐孢子虫卵囊的研究

隐孢子虫病是一种重要的人畜共患原虫病。为了在临床样品中更准确、快速地检测隐孢子虫卵囊，从初步纯化的含有不同数量隐孢子虫卵囊的样品中和含有不同数量隐孢子虫卵囊的奶牛粪便中，直接提取DNA或用DNA纯化试剂盒对提取的奶牛粪便中卵囊DNA进行纯化之后用作PCR模板，用1对人工合成寡核苷酸作为PCR引物，扩增片段大小为452bp。优化了Mg^2 浓度、引物浓度和dNTP浓度，并进行了特异性检验。建立的PCR具有隐孢子虫属特异性，不仅扩增出新鲜样品DNA提取物中的目的片段，而且扩增出放置6年之久的DNA提取物中的目的片段。样品经过初步纯化之后，最低检测值100个卵囊／ml；从含有隐孢子虫卵囊的奶牛粪便中提取DNA，尔后经过DNA纯化试剂盒纯化，PCR最低检测值为10^5个卵囊/g粪便。     

牛源犬新孢子虫NcSRS2-NcGRA7融合基因的克隆与生物信息学分析

为了解牛源犬新孢子虫NcSRS2-NcGRA7融合基因的生物学特性,本试验提取牛源犬新孢子虫基因组DNA,应用PCR技术扩增犬新孢子虫表面蛋白基因NcSRS2和致密颗粒蛋白基因NcGRA7,SOE-PCR技术拼接NcSRS2和NcGRA7基因,构建NcSRS2-NcGRA7融合基因重组克隆质粒,并进行PCR鉴定、双酶切鉴定及生物信息学分析。结果,NcSRS2基因扩增片段大小为1 061 bp,NcGRA7基因扩增片段大小为364 bp,NcSRS2-NcGRA7融合基因扩增片段大小为1 482 bp;获得重组克隆质粒pMD18-NcSRS2-NcGRA7经PCR鉴定、双酶切鉴定正确;测序分析表明,与Gen-Bank中已发表的美国株犬新孢子虫(AF061249、AF176649)核苷酸序列同源性为99%;经DNAman等软件分析,预测NcSRS2-NcGRA7融合蛋白抗原指数较高,融合蛋白二级结构以α-螺旋和β-折叠为主,三级结构中2种蛋白独立折叠,并借助Linker互相连接,功能互不影响。本试验为牛源犬新孢子虫NcSRS2-NcGRA7融合蛋白的免疫学研究奠定了基础。     

Application of polymerase chain reaction for fetal gender determination using cervical mucous secretions in the cow

In the current study we aimed to use PCR to investigate the presence of fetal DNA in the bovine (Bos taurus) cervical secretions and maternal serum, and to assess the effectiveness of this method in fetal gender determination. Pregnant uteri and pre-slaughter maternal blood samples were collected from 21 Holstein Frisian cows in a local abattoir. Overall, 13 male and 8 female fetuses were included in the study. Cervical mucus was sampled at the laboratory. After DNA extraction, the PCR amplified a 280?bp fragment from the X-chromosome and a 217?bp fragment from the Y-chromosome based on a sex-related polymorphism in the amelogenin locus. The presence of fetal Y-chromosome was confirmed in seven out of 13 cervical mucus samples collected from cows with male fetuses. Overall test sensitivity for correct sex determination based on PCR assay on cervical samples was equal to 71.4?±?2?%. In contrast, no fetal Y-chromosome DNA was detected in maternal serum samples from cows with male fetuses. This is the first report on validating the presence of fetal DNA material in the bovine cervical mucus and its potential usefulness for fetal sexing. Further investigations are needed to maximize the accuracy and evaluate the practicality of this approach.     

应用多重PCR同时检测牛、羊源性成分

我们选择了3对引物A,B,C.A可扩增大多数脊椎动物(哺乳类、鸟类、爬行类、两栖类和鱼类)细胞色素b基因上一个371 bp的区段,B可扩增位于牛mtDNAD-loop区段内的一个274 bp的区段,C可扩增羊mtDNA基因上一个199bp的区段.由于3对引物扩增的产物分别相差约100 bp左右,可通过琼脂糖凝胶电泳分离来并观察结果,建立了基于内对照的同时检测牛、羊源性成分的三重PCR方法.     

中国荷斯坦牛凝血因子XI缺陷症遗传分析

凝血因子XI缺陷症（FactorXIdenciency）是荷斯坦牛的一种常染色体单基因控制的隐性遗传缺陷。该病的遗传基础是由位于牛第27号染色体的凝血因子XI基因外显子12上发生的一段76bp序列插入。本研究采用PCR方法对我国13个主要公牛站的571头荷斯坦公牛的凝血因子XI基因进行了全面检测,未发现隐性有害基因携带者和纯合个体。     

Effect of stage of gestation, litter size and uterine space on the incidence of mummified fetuses in pigs

Factors associated with incidence of mummified fetuses at 7, 9, 11, 13 and 15 wk of gestation were determined in a cross-sectional design involving 209 pregnant pigs. Percentage of observed mummies increased from 2.1 to 12.2% as gestation progressed. Incidence of mummies at 7 wk of gestation was not different between litters of nine fetuses or fewer and those of 10 fetuses or more. During the period of 7 to 15 wk of gestation, the incidence of mummies remained constant at about 1% in litters of nine fetuses or fewer, whereas in litters of 10 fetuses or more the incidence increased linearly from 1 to 12% (P less than .01). In litters of nine fetuses or fewer, a mummy occupied no less space than a live fetus until 13 wk of gestation. In litters of 10 fetuses or more, a mummy occupied less space than did a live fetus after 7 wk of gestation. An increase in the incidence of mummies in larger litters was associated with uterine space per fetus below that needed for development and survival. The 12% fetal loss in late gestation was associated with less uterine space per fetus. Length of uterine horns, litter size and stage of gestation together accounted for 12% of the variation in incidence of mummies (P less than .001). A longer uterus had greater space per fetus, a larger number of live fetuses and a lower incidence of mummies.     

牛传染性鼻气管炎病毒内蒙古分离株gG基因的PCR扩增

参考牛传染性鼻气管炎病毒全基因序列(GenBank)设计1对特异性引物,以牛传染性鼻气管炎病毒内蒙古分离株提取的总DNA为模板,运用PCR方法成功地扩增出牛传染性鼻气管炎病毒内蒙古分离株gG基因,并用琼脂糖凝胶电泳检测扩增产物。     

The relationship between factor XI coagulant and factor XI antigenic activity in cattle.

Factor XI protein, isolated from normal bovine plasma, was used to raise antiserum in rabbits. The antisera was partially purified and used in a neutralization-inhibition assay to investigate the relationship between factor XI coagulant activity and antigenic material in the plasma of normal cattle and cattle homozygous and heterozygous for factor XI deficiency. Factor XI antigen was reduced in both the homozygous and heterozygous animals to levels comparable to the factor XI coagulant activity. The reduction of immunologically cross-reactive material to normal factor XI suggests that the factor XI coagulation defect is associated with the absence of a normal protein.     

Construction and application of a bovine immune-endocrine cDNA microarray

A variety of commercial DNA arrays specific for humans and rodents are widely available; however, microarrays containing well-characterized genes to study pathway-specific gene expression are not as accessible for domestic animals, such as cattle, sheep and pigs. Therefore, a small-scale application-targeted bovine immune-endocrine cDNA array was developed to evaluate genetic pathways involved in the immune-endocrine axis of cattle during periods of altered homeostasis provoked by physiological or environmental stressors, such as infection, vaccination or disease. For this purpose, 167 cDNA sequences corresponding to immune, endocrine and inflammatory response genes were collected and categorized. Positive controls included 5 housekeeping genes (glyceraldehydes-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase, ribosomal protein L19, beta-actin, beta2-microglobulin) and bovine genomic DNA. Negative controls were a bacterial gene (Rhodococcus equi 17-kDa virulence-associated protein) and a partial sequence of the plasmid pACYC177. In addition, RNA extracted from un-stimulated, as well as superantigen (Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin-A, S. aureus Cowan Pansorbin Cells) and mitogen-stimulated (LPS, ConA) bovine blood leukocytes was mixed, reverse transcribed and PCR amplified using gene-specific primers. The endocrine-associated genes were amplified from cDNA derived from un-stimulated bovine hypothalamus, pituitary, adrenal and thyroid gland tissues. The array was constructed in 4 repeating grids of 180 duplicated spots by coupling the PCR amplified 213-630 bp gene fragments onto poly-l-lysine coated glass slides. The bovine immune-endocrine arrays were standardized and preliminary gene expression profiles generated using Cy3 and Cy5 labelled cDNA from un-stimulated and ConA (5 microg/ml) stimulated PBMC of 4 healthy Holstein cows (2-4 replicate arrays/cow) in a time course study. Mononuclear cell-derived cytokine and chemokine (IL-2, IL-1alpha, TNFalpha, IFN-gamma, TGFbeta-1, MCP-1, MCP-2 and MIP-3alpha) mRNA exhibited a repeatable and consistently low expression in un-stimulated cells and at least a two-fold increased expression following 6 and 24 h ConA stimulation as compared to 0 h un-stimulated controls. In contrast, expression of antigen presenting molecules, MHC-DR, MHC-DQ and MHC-DY, were consistently at least two-fold lower following 6 and 24 h ConA stimulation. The only endocrine gene with differential expression following ConA stimulation was prolactin. Additionally, due to the high level of genetic homology between ovine, swine and bovine genes, RNA similarly acquired from sheep and pigs was evaluated and similar gene expression patterns were noted. These data demonstrate that this application-targeted array containing a set of well characterized genes can be used to determine the relative gene expression corresponding to immune-endocrine responses of cattle and related species, sheep and pigs.     

桑树叶绿体基因组DNA的提取及部分序列分析

改进Milligan法 ,提取了桑树叶绿体基因组DNA(cpDNA)。利用特异性引物 ,从cpDNA基因组扩增出tRNL tRNF基因。再用随机引物对同一种桑基因组DNA及cpDNA进行RAPD分析 ,表明提取的DNA是具有相当纯度的cpDNA。进一步用XbaⅠ和HindⅢ进行了cpDNA的酶切和克隆。通过酶切鉴定 ,已克隆到 5个片段 ,对其中 1个片段的 70 0bp序列进行了分析 ,推测克隆的片段可能为trnK基因的内含子。     

Detection of Fasciola gigantica infection in snails by polymerase chain reaction

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to detect Fasciola gigantica infection in the snail intermediate host. Fasciola specific primers amplified a 124 bp fragment in PCR when the genomic DNA isolated from F. gigantica infected Lymnaea auricularia snails was used as template. In addition to the 124 bp amplicon, a ladder of DNA fragments representing amplification of the 124 bp repetitive sequences was observed. Genomic DNA of the parasite was used as a positive control, which also gave an amplification of the 124 bp fragment. DNA isolated from non-infected snails was used as a negative control and no amplification of this sequence was observed. This technique is highly specific and sensitive and possesses fairly good prospects of its utility as an epidemiological tool for ascertaining the infectivity status in ubiquitous snail populations.     

牛肌肉生长抑制素基因打靶载体的构建与鉴定

本试验旨在构建用于牛肌肉生长抑制素(MSTN)基因敲除的置换型打靶载体。基于已发布的MSTN基因序列,选取第3外显子约600 bp作为靶位点,在其上、下游设计2条同源臂,分别为4.4和1.4 kb。以pPNTⅢ为骨架载体,在其2个多克隆位点处插入同源臂,构建出置换型打靶载体MSTN-KO-pPNTⅢ。结果显示,经DNA测序及酶切鉴定证实1.4 kb同源短臂和4.4 kb同源长臂均正确插入基础载体中。结果表明,成功构建出牛MSTN-KO-pPNTⅢ打靶载体。     

安氏隐孢子虫PCR检测方法的建立

经BLAST检索,以HSP70基因设计一对引物(5'-CAATCGAATTGGATTCTTTGTC-3'和5'-CACCTTCAAAT-ACTTGAATAAGT-3')对奶牛安氏隐孢子虫进行了PCR试验.结果显示所建立的PCR检测方法只能特异扩增隐孢子虫GD株DNA,而对照样本如微小隐孢子虫、弓形虫、圆孢子虫、纤毛虫、肝片吸虫、血矛线虫、莫尼茨绦虫、牛粪便以及大肠杆菌均为阴性;通过对6个浓度梯度的虫体DNA进行PCR反应,结果表明当样本中含有445个隐孢子虫卵囊的DNA时,即可扩增产生清晰可辩的条带.测得该序列长度为494bp,序列分析为牛型C.andersoni.表明该引物能特异扩增C.andersoni,敏感性较高,适合于奶牛安氏隐孢子虫的检测.