多种动物Mx基因的研究进展

Mx(myxovirus resistance)蛋白是由Ⅰ型干扰素(IFN)诱导表达的众多抗病毒蛋白中的一员,是一种具有GTP酶活性的肌动蛋白,在人、其他哺乳动物、家禽、鱼类等多种物种体内都广泛存在。Mx蛋白可抑制RNA病毒的复制,如水疱性口炎病毒(VSV)、狂犬病毒等,对某些DNA病毒也有效果,如乙型肝炎病毒。由于其具有广谱的抗病毒作用,所以也是目前国内外研究最广泛的几种抗病毒蛋白之一。文章对多种物种的Mx基因编码蛋白的结构、多态性、功能多样性及抗病毒作用等方面进行了综述,最后对Mx蛋白的应用和前景进行了探讨。     

Mx抗病毒蛋白在水禽业抗病育种中的研究展望

Mx蛋白是I型干扰素（IFN）诱导下产生的具有抗病毒功能的蛋白质,属于大分子GTP酶动态蛋白（dynamin）超家族,大多数的脊椎动物有1～3个不同细胞内定位的Mx蛋白异构体,一般定位于核内或胞质中。Mx蛋白对RNA和DNA病毒具有广谱的抗病毒能力;其特征在N端有一个三联体GTP结构域和发动蛋白家族的结构特征序列,以及C端高度保守的亮氨酸拉链结构域,该区域是进行亚细胞定位及与病毒直接作用的区域。本文介绍了Mx蛋白发现、结构、抗病毒活性机制,并对水禽类MX蛋白在水禽抗病育种中的应用进行了展望。     

不同动物Mx蛋白抗病毒研究进展

Mx(myxovirus resistance)蛋白是干扰素诱导产生的具有GTP酶活性的广谱抗病毒蛋白,可抑制病毒复制。本文综述了Mx蛋白结构及其功能,阐述了其抗病毒的作用机制,并对Mx蛋白在抗病毒免疫蛋白方面的应用前景进行了探讨。     

Mx基因的抗病毒研究进展

Mx(myxovirus resistance)蛋白是由干扰素诱导产生的具有GTP酶活性的肌动蛋白,具有广谱的抗病毒功能,可抑制RNA病毒及DNA病毒的复制。作者综述了Mx基因及其编码蛋白的结构和功能,阐述了其抗病毒的作用机制,并展望了Mx基因在抗病毒转基因育种领域的应用前景。     

Mx抗病毒蛋白在水禽业抗病育种中的研究展望

随着我国水禽业的飞速发展，其集约化程度的提高、饲养条件的恶化或改变、抗生素的药物残留问题、病毒抗原漂移、超强毒株或新型传染病的出现及母源抗体的干扰等系列问题，在生产上引起大量的死亡或造成亚健康状态，进而造成巨大经济损失。这迫使我们要探索新的防疫途径和重新重视抗病育种的研究。Mx蛋白是干扰素（IFN）在体内主要诱导合成的一种特异的抗病毒蛋白，如小鼠Mx1蛋白证明能抑制流感病毒、多里病毒、索戈托病毒的复制；小鼠Mx2蛋白能抑制棒状疱疹性口炎病毒的复制；人MxA蛋白能抑制麻疹副粘病毒、棒状疱疹性口炎病毒、布尼亚病毒、白蛉病毒、汉坦病毒、3型腺病毒的复制”。本文介绍了国内外Mx蛋白的发现历程、结构、抗病毒活性并探讨了Mx蛋白在水禽抗病育种和抗病毒诊断治疗方面研究的必要性，旨在为培育整体免疫力高的水禽品系奠定理论基础。     

鸡Mx蛋白单克隆抗体的制备及鉴定

Mx蛋白为GTP酶动态蛋白家族成员,已被证明具有抗禽流感病毒、Thogoto病毒和水泡性口膜炎病毒等的作用.为制备鸡Mx蛋白的单克隆抗体(MAb),本研究以原核表达并纯化的鸡Mx蛋白为免疫原,免疫BALB/c小鼠,分离脾细胞与SP2/0细胞融合,采用间接ELISA方法筛选阳性克隆,经3次细胞克隆纯化后获得4株稳定分泌抗鸡Mx蛋白抗体的杂交瘤细胞株.间接ELISA测定4株MAb纯化后腹水的效价介于1∶3.2×104～1∶2.5×105之间.Westem blot结果证实4株MAb均具有良好的反应性;间接免疫荧光试验表明其中一株MAb与真核表达的鸡Mx蛋白发生反应.本研究为鸡Mx蛋白功能及表达鸡Mx蛋白的转基因动物等研究奠定了基础.     

Mx蛋白研究进展

Mx蛋白是干扰素诱导表达的抗病毒蛋白家族中的成员之一。人、哺乳动物、鱼类、家禽体内都有Mx蛋白。Mx蛋白具有GTP酶活性 ,在其肽链氨基端均包含一个氨基酸序列高度保守的的三联GTP结合区域 ,羧基端存在有亮氨酸拉链区域。人和鼠的Mx蛋白有抗病毒活性。家禽中鸭的Mx蛋白无抗病毒活性 ;鸡的Mx蛋白的抗病毒活性受 6 31位氨基酸的影响 ,当 6 31位氨基酸为天冬酰胺时有抗病毒活性 ,为丝氨酸时则无抗病毒活性。文章最后对禽类Mx蛋白的应用和展望进行了探讨     

鸡Mx基因原核表达载体的构建及其表达分析

旨在大肠杆菌中表达鸡抗病毒Mx蛋白,为进一步研究该基因抗病活性奠定基础.本研究通过设计一对特异性引物,从已构建好的鸡Mx基因真核表达载体pcDNA3.0-MMx上扩增出Mx基因开放式阅读框(2118 bp),并将其编码区重组于原核表达载体PGEX-6P-1中,经酶切和序列鉴定分析后,重组质粒转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)和Rossetta-gami(DE3),并比较其表达效率.结果显示,经不同浓度IPTG诱导后,该基因在Rossetta-gami(DE3)中获得表达.SDS-PAGE检测结果显示,蛋白大小与预期结果相符,说明重组质粒pGEX-Nix在大肠杆菌中成功诱导表达出鸡Mx蛋白,为下一步鸡Mx蛋白活性检测及抗体制备奠定基础.     

禽类M_x基因的研究进展

Mx蛋白是干扰素诱导表达的抗病毒蛋白家族中的成员之一。与哺乳动物相比,禽类Mx基因的研究相对较少。现从禽类Mx基因的发现、编码蛋白的结构、多态性及功能多样性和抗病毒作用进行了综述,并对禽类Mx蛋白的应用和展望进行了探讨。     

鸡抗病毒Mx蛋白基因在毕赤酵母GS115中的表达

为了利用酵母表达技术制备鸡抗病毒Mx蛋白,试验采用基因工程技术,将编码鸡抗病毒Mx蛋白基因亚克隆至含有分泌信号肽序列的毕赤酵母表达载体中,构建成分泌型重组表达载体pPIC9K-Mx;用电转化法将线性化的pPIC9K-Mx转化至毕赤酵母菌株GS115中,G418梯度筛选转化菌;再经MM与MD平板对比生长试验筛选,PCR鉴定目的片段,筛选出高拷贝重组子,该高拷贝菌株分别经0.5%、1%甲醇诱导,表达产物再经SDS-PAGE检测。结果表明:成功构建了鸡抗病毒Mx蛋白基因的毕赤酵母表达载体,经G418抗性筛选得到高拷贝菌株;在甲醇含量维持在1%时,鸡抗病毒Mx蛋白在毕赤酵母GS115中获得良好表达,表达产物大小约为75ku;表达蛋白约占表达上清液的39.2%。     

白术、微米白术和白术多糖对断奶仔猪生长性能和肠道形态及微生态区系的影响

试验选用96头平均体重14.82 kg左右的杜×长×大断奶仔猪,随机分成4组,每组3栏,每栏8头(公母各半)。对照组饲喂基础日粮,试验1、2、3组分别添加1%80目白术、0.2%白术多糖和1%微米白术。试验期30 d。结果表明:在生长性能方面,与对照组相比,1%微米白术添加组可显著提高日增重(P0.05)、降低饲料增重比和腹泻率,而且效果优于1%80目白术组和0.2%白术多糖组,在肠道形态和肠道微生态区系方面,与对照组相比,日粮添加1%80目白术、0.2%白术多糖、1%微米白术均可不同程度的提高十二指肠和空肠的绒毛高度,加深十二指肠和空肠的隐窝深度,并且增加肠道微生态区系的多样性,其中以1%微米白术添加组的效果最佳。     

Prevalence and seasonal incidence of nematode parasites and fluke infections of sheep and goats in eastern Ethiopia

Sissay, M.M., Uggla, A. and Waller, P.J., XXXX. Prevalence and seasonal incidence of nematode parasites and fluke infections of sheep and goats in eastern Ethiopia. Tropical Animal Health and Production, XXXX. A 2-year abattoir survey was carried out to determine the prevalence, abundance and seasonal incidence of gastro-intestinal (GI) nematodes and trematodes (flukes) of sheep and goats in the semi-arid zone of eastern Ethiopia. During May 2003 to April 2005, viscera including liver, lungs and GI tracts were collected from 655 sheep and 632 goats slaughtered at 4 abattoirs located in the towns of Haramaya, Harar, Dire Dawa and Jijiga in eastern Ethiopia. All animals were raised in the farming areas located within the community boundaries for each town. Collected materials were transported within 24 h to the parasitology laboratory of Haramaya University for immediate processing. Thirteen species belonging to 9 genera of GI nematodes (Haemonchus contortus, Trichostrongylus axei, T. colubriformis, T. vitrinus, Nematodirus filicollis, N. spathiger, Oesophagostomum columbianum, O. venulosum, Strongyloides papillosus, Bunostomum trigonocephalum, Trichuris ovis, Cooperia curticei and Chabertia ovina), and 4 species belonging to 3 genera of trematodes (Fasciola hepatica, F. gigantica, Paramphistomum {Calicohoron} microbothrium and Dicrocoelium dendriticum) were recorded in both sheep and goats. All animals in this investigation were infected with multiple species to varying degrees. The mean burdens of adult nematodes were generally moderate in both sheep and goats and showed patterns of seasonal abundance that corresponded with the bi-modal annual rainfall pattern, with highest burdens around the middle of the rainy season. In both sheep and goats there were significant differences in the mean worm burdens and abundance of the different nematode species between the four geographic locations, with worm burdens in the Haramaya and Harar areas greater than those observed in the Dire Dawa and Jijiga locations. Similar seasonal variations were also observed in the prevalence of flukes. But there were no significant differences in the prevalence of each fluke species between the four locations. Overall, the results showed that Haemonchus, Trichostrongylus, Nematodirus, Oesophagostomum, Fasciola and Paramphistomum species were the most abundant helminth parasites of sheep and goats in eastern Ethiopia.     

Y‐chromosomal variation of local goat breeds of Turkey close to the domestication centre

Genetic variations in chromosome Y are enabling researchers to identify paternal lineages, which are informative for introgressions and migrations. In this study, the male‐specific region markers, sex‐determining region‐Y (SRY), amelogenin (AMELY) and zinc finger (ZFY) were analysed in seven Turkish native goat breeds, Angora, Kilis, Hair, Honaml?, Norduz, Gürcü and Abaza. A SNP in the ZFY gene defined a new haplotype Y2C. All domestic haplogroups originate from Capra aegagrus, while the finding of Y1A, Y1B, Y2A and Y2C in 32, 4, 126 and 2 Turkish domestic goats, respectively, appears to indicate a predomestic origin of the major haplotypes. The occurrence of four haplotypes in the Hair goat and, in contrast, a frequency of 96% of Y1A in the Kilis breed illustrate that Y‐chromosomal variants have a more breed‐dependent distribution than mitochondrial or autosomal DNA. This probably reflects male founder effects, but a role in adaptation cannot be excluded.     

A brief history of the prevention of infectious diseases by immunisations

Infectious diseases have always been a terrible scourge for humans. The appearance of these plagues, as they were called without distinction, was generally connected to various conditions: asters, climatic changes or religious reasons. The concept of contagious, and then infectious, diseases came slowly. Variolation, i.e. transmission of ‘virulent’ matter to induce a natural disease and the immunity against it, was brought from Constantinople to England by Lady Montague, in 1721. This ‘variolation’ technique was also often performed in veterinary medicine against diseases like sheep-pox or pleuropneumonia. As ‘vaccination’ is the term generally accepted for ‘immunisation’, variolation can be the word designating such a technique. The second period of the history of immunisation began, in 1880, with the studies of Pasteur and his collaborators. A great number of bacterial vaccines were developed: dead, live but attenuated or only parts of pathogens. The viruses were produced in animals, then in eggs and at last, in tissue cultures. Second generation vaccines appeared with genetic engineering: recombinant vaccines, vector vaccines, nucleic acids vaccines, and markers vaccines, among others. These novel technologies can permit the development of new ones and improve the quality of the vaccines already existing.     

Micronutrient Content of Certain Tropical Conventional and Unconventional Feed Resources of Southern India

The ash, silica and certain important micronutrients were estimated in conventional and unconventional feed and fodder resources available in Southern India. Commonly used dry roughages, such as paddy straw, ragi straw, maize kadbi/stalk, jowar kadbi/stalk, bajra stalk and wheat straw, were high in ash (9.9% +/- 0.77%) and silica (6.4% +/- 0.65%) and low in most of the other micronutrients, except iron, with paddy straw containing most silica (>9%). Cultivated non-leguminous (maize, jowar) and improved green crops (hybrid napier, guinea, green panic, NB-21, CO-1) were also high in ash (10.5% +/- 0.60% and 12.5% +/- 0.51%) but were moderate sources of P, Mg and Cu and good sources of Zn (98 +/- 13.8 ppm and 55 +/- 6.7 ppm). Leguminous green fodders (stylosanthus, lucerne, cow pea, soyabean) were excellent sources of Ca (1.9% +/- 0.16%), Mg (0.40% +/- 0.05%), Cu (30 +/- 5.2 ppm), Zn (121 +/- 14.7 ppm) and Fe (1234 +/- 166 ppm) and moderate sources of P. Mixed local grasses and weeds were high in silica (6.9% +/- 1.00%) but were good sources of Cu, Zn and Fe. Cereal grains (maize, wheat, rice, ragi) were low in ash (2.9% +/- 0.33%) and were relatively poor sources of Ca (0.22% +/- 0.03%), Mg (0.19% +/- 0.03%) and Cu (13 +/- 3.1 ppm). Pulses were low to medium sources of most minerals and good sources of Fe (1230 +/- 293 ppm). Oil seed cake/extractions (groundnut cake, cotton seed cake, soyabean meal, sunflower cake, safflower cake) and cereal by-products (rice polish, rice bran, wheat bran) were excellent sources of P (1.1% +/- 0.47% and 2.3% +/- 0.19%) and good sources of Zn (65 +/- 3.9 ppm and 66 +/- 10.7 ppm) and Fe (938 +/- 130 ppm and 662 +/- 126 ppm). Among the unconventional feeds screened, orange peel, sunflower heads, meat meal, rubber seed cake, spirulina algae and sea weeds contained plentiful Ca, Zn and Fe: tree leaves/top feeds (mulberry, erythrina, glyricidia, banana, subabul, groundnut haulms) were excellent sources of Ca (1.5% +/- 0.13%), Zn (120 +/- 22.9 ppm) and Fe (1033 +/- 133 ppm) but relatively poor sources of P. Soyabean husk, cocoa seed husk, rubber seed cake and meat meal were moderate to good sources of P (1.0% and 0.33%). The high Zn and Fe values of most feeds/fodders were probably due to soil contamination. This account of the micronutrient content of feed/fodder resources should help in strategic supplementation intended to alleviate local deficiencies.     

Feline intracranial neoplasia: retrospective review of 160 cases (1985-2001)

The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency of different tumor types within a large cohort of cats with intracranial neoplasia and to attempt to correlate signalment, tumor size and location, and survival time for each tumor. Medical records of 160 cats with confirmed intracranial neoplasia evaluated between 1985 and 2001 were reviewed. Parameters evaluated included age, sex, breed, FeLV/FIV status, clinical signs, duration of signs, number of tumors, tumor location(s), imaging results, treatment, survival times, and histopathologic diagnosis. Most of the cats were older (11.3 +/- 3.8 years). Primary tumors accounted for 70.6% of cases. Metastasis and direct extension of secondary tumors accounted for only 5.6 and 3.8% of cases, respectively. Twelve cats (7.5%) had 2 or more discrete tumors of the same type, whereas 16 cats (10.0%) had 2 different types of intracranial tumors. The most common tumor types were meningioma (n = 93, 58.1%), lymphoma (n = 23, 14.4%), pituitary tumors (n = 14, 8.8%), and gliomas (n = 12, 7.5%). The most common neurological signs were altered consciousness (n = 42, 26.2%), circling (n = 36, 22.5%), and seizures (n = 36, 22.5%). Cats without specific neurological signs were common (n = 34, 21.2%). The tumor was considered an incidental finding in 30 (18.8%) cats. In addition to expected relationships (eg, meninges and meningioma, pituitary and pituitary tumors), we found that lesion location was predictive of tumor type with diffuse cerebral or brainstem involvement predictive of lymphoma and third ventricle involvement predictive of meningioma.     

Bovine Mastitis in Selected Areas of Southern Ethiopia

A study on bovine mastitis, designed to determine the causal agents, prevalence of infection and impact of risk factors in three cattle breeds, was conducted in selected areas of southern Ethiopia. A total of 307 lactating and non-lactating cows, of which 162 were indigenous Zebu, 85 Jersey and 60 Holstein-Friesian, were examined by clinical examination and the California mastitis (CMT) test. Of these, 40.4% were positive by CMT and bacteriology for clinical or subclinical mastitis, with prevalence rates of 37.1% and 62.9%, respectively. Out of 1133 quarters examined, 212 (18.7%) were found to be infected, 83 (39.2%) clinically and 129 (60.8%) subclinically. The prevalence of mastitis was significantly higher in Holstein-Friesian than in indigenous Zebu, in non-lactating cows than in lactating cows, in the early lactation stage than in the mid-lactation stage, in cows with lesions and/or tick infestation on skin of udder and/or teats than in cows without this factor, and in the wet season than in the dry season. Mastitis increased with parity number (R = 0.9). Of 248 CMT and clinically positive udder quarter samples analysed microbiologically, 212 were culturally positive for known mastitis pathogens and 36 were negative. Of the 199 positive samples, Staphylococcus accounted for 39.2%, Streptococcus for 23.6%, coliforms for 14.1%, Micrococcus and Bacillus species for 8.0% each and Actinomyces or Arcanobacterium (Corynebacterium) for 7.0%. It was concluded that there was a high prevalence of clinical and subclinical mastitis, mainly caused by Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus agalactiae and Escherichia coli, in this study area.     

不同日粮氮水平对山羊氮代谢和微生物蛋白质合成的影响

本试验旨在探讨不同日粮氮水平对内蒙古白绒山羊氮代谢和微生物蛋白质合成(MCP)的影响,以达到提高氮利用率,减少环境污染和饲料资源的浪费。试验选用9只体况良好、体重为(43.83±2.95)kg,装有瘤胃瘘管的内蒙古白绒山羊,按体重随机分为3组,每组3只。日粮分为低氮7.5%、中氮10.5%、高氮13.5%3个氮水平。试验使用常规试验方法分析测定粪尿血液等生化指标,通过全收尿法和尿嘌呤衍生物法估测MCP。结果表明:随着氮水平增加,氨氮(NH3-N)浓度、氮摄入量、尿氮排出、尿中尿素氮(UUN)和MCP显著增加(P0.05),干物质采食量(DMI)显著降低(P0.01);沉积氮占总摄入氮的比例在中氮组最高,MCP在高氮组最高。综上所述,适当降低日粮氮水平可减少粪尿氮排放,提高反刍动物氮利用率。     

Microsporidial keratopathy in two dogs

A microsporidial keratopathy is described in two dogs. Both dogs presented with a unilateral stromal keratopathy characterized by multifocal coalescing opacities, and the diagnosis was made on histopathologic examination of keratectomy specimens. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) on formalin‐fixed, paraffin‐embedded corneal tissue was performed in one dog, and the morphologic features were consistent with Nosema species infection. Both dogs were initially diagnosed and treated by superficial keratectomy. One dog received additional antifungal medication and underwent a penetrating keratoplasty following local recurrence two years later. No other systemic lesions attributable to the microsporidial infection were identified clinically. The clinical and diagnostic pathology findings, treatment, and follow‐up are discussed.     

优质肉鸡S3系体重与体尺性状指标的主成分分析

为研究地方优质肉鸡S3系体重和体尺性状之间的内在相关性,12周龄时选取同一饲养条件下的150只鸡(公母各半)进行体重和体尺性状等7个指标的测定。结果表明:S3系公鸡的体重、体斜长、龙骨长、胸角均显著高于母鸡(P0.05);公母鸡体重、体斜长、胸宽、胫围这4项指标变异系数较大,有较大选育空间;体重与体斜长、龙骨长、胸宽、胸角、胫围呈极显著正相关(P0.01),相关系数分别为0.57、0.52、0.51、0.49和0.47,与胸深、胫长呈显著相关(P0.05),相关系数分别为0.44和0.39;其他各体尺指标间也存在不同程度的正负相关性(P0.05或P0.01);体重和7个体尺性能指标综合成5个复合指标,累计贡献率达92.6355%,其中第l、2、3、4、5主成分分别解释总变异的36.5353%、22.8642%、13.3115%、10.4535%和8.4710%;各主成分的特征根分布较广,经统计计算入选的5个主成分所包含信息的侧重点各有相同,分别都在一定程度上反映了S3鸡的体型特征和生长发育规律,为今后选育出更加符合市场需求的屠宰加工优质型肉鸡指明了的方向。