Investigation of the In Vivo,In Vitro,and In Silico Wound Healing Potential of Pinctada martensii Purified Peptides

Previous studies found that both oral and topical administration of enzymatic digestion products < 3 K Da ultrafiltration fractions of Pinctada martensii mantle (PMPs) had pro-healing effects. Thus, we further purified them by Sephadex-G25 and screened them by cellular assays to obtain Pinctada martensii purified peptides (PMPPs). In this study, we explored the mechanism of PMPPs on wound healing by in vivo, in vitro, and in silico experiments. LC-MS/MS results showed that PMPPs consisted of 33 peptides with molecular weights ranging from 758.43 to 2014.04 Da, and the characteristic peptide was Leu-Asp. The results of cellular assays showed that PMPPs promoted the proliferation of human skin fibroblasts (HSF) (135%) and human immortalized keratinocyte (HaCaT) cells (125%) very significantly at 12.5 μg/mL. The in vivo results showed that PMPPs could achieve scarless healing by inhibiting the inflammatory response, accelerating the epithelialization process, and regulating collagen I/III ratio. The optimal peptide sequence FAFQAEIAQLMS of PMPPs was screened for key protein receptors in wound healing (EGFR1, FGFR1, and MMP-1) with the help of molecular docking technique, which also showed to be the key pro-healing active peptide sequence. Therefore, it may provide a therapeutic strategy with great potential for wound healing.     

我国热带海水大型珍珠贝类的珍珠养殖技术现状及对策建议

为改善马氏珠母贝 (Pinctada martensii) 外套膜组织和细胞体外培养的效果,探究了添加不同浓度的天然提取物茶多酚对外套膜组织和细胞培养液的优化效果。结果显示,当茶多酚的添加量为0.5%~2.0% (体积分数) 时,马氏珠母贝外套膜细胞的生物活性显著高于对照组 (P<0.05);当添加量为1.0%时,相对细胞生物活性最高。5组完全培养液 (0%、0.5%、1.0%、1.5%、2.0%组) 均能较好地促进细胞的生长增殖,且细胞的生长曲线均呈“S”型;当培养液中茶多酚的添加量为1.0%时,外套膜细胞增殖效果最优。研究表明,马氏珠母贝外套膜组织和细胞在最适培养液中均能大量增殖游离细胞,且正常分泌珍珠质,其中培养液中的钙离子 (Ca²⁺) 浓度随着组织和细胞增殖过程呈先减后增的趋势,但始终低于初始浓度。研究结果进一步优化了马氏珠母贝外套膜组织和细胞培养液,为推动马氏珠母贝无核珍珠的培育提供了理论基础。

     

合浦珠母贝3个养殖群体遗传多样性的微卫星分析

采用微卫星分子标记对我国广东大亚湾、广西北海、海南三亚的合浦珠母贝养殖群体进行了遗传多样性分析.从49对引物中筛选出31对有效扩增引物,种群扩增获得9个多态位点,多态位点比例为29.03%.它们在3个群体共96个个体中产生了44个等位基因,平均每个位点产生4.889个.3个群体的平均期望杂合度分别为0.590、0.600、0.615;平均观察杂合度分别是0.393、0.425、0.325;平均多态信息含量PIC值分别是0.530、0.551、0.556.表明3个群体的遗传多样性处于较高水平.平均遗传偏离指数分别为-0.324、-0.336、-0.304;哈代-温伯格平衡检测发现,3个群体27个位点中21个位点偏离平衡状态.遗传分化和遗传距离分析表明,海南群体与广东群体之间的亲缘关系较近,而与广西群体的亲缘关系较远.     

Spat availability of commercial bivalve species recruited on artificial collectors from the northern Gulf of California. Seasonal changes in species composition

This study reports a year‐round recruitment of spat of four commercial bivalve species; Pteria sterna, Euvola vogdesi, Pinctada mazatlanica and Pinna rugosa collected in the region of Puerto Peñasco, north‐eastern coast of the Gulf of California. Bimonthly recruitment of commercial bivalve spat on netlon^® collectors was evaluated for six sites from June 2007 to August 2008. To describe spat recruitment abundances with environmental parameters, sea surface temperature (°C) and surface chlorophyll a concentration (mg m^?3) were characterized by means of monthly Aqua/MODIS satellite data. For each species a repeated measures anova was used to evaluate differences in the number of spat between months, sites and depths. Maximum sea surface temperature was recorded in August–September (~31.5°C) and the minimum in January–February (~15°C), while the minimum surface chlorophyll a was observed in June–September (mean range = 1.5–2 mg m^?3) and the maximum in January–March (mean range = 2–5 mg m^?3). Spat recruitment showed distinct patterns; P. sterna can be characterized as having a Winter–Spring pattern, E. vogdesi a winter pattern, while P. mazatlanica and P. rugosa a summer spat recruitment pattern. This information constitutes part of the fundamental data needed for the development of aquaculture and conservation initiatives in the region based on wild spat supply.     

马氏珠母贝IGF2BP1基因的鉴定及对矿化相关基因表达的影响

胰岛素样生长因子2结合蛋白( IGF2BPs)是一种重要的RNA代谢调控因子,涉及多个不同的生物学过程。本研究鉴定了一个马氏珠母贝IGF2BP1基因,命名为PfIGF2BP1-1,该基因cDNA全长为7348 bp,ORF长 1818 bp,编码605个氨基酸。多序列比对和系统进化分析表明,PfIGF2BP1-1有2个RRM结构域和4个KH结构域,与其他物种来源的IGF2BPs同源。实时荧光定量PCR结果显示,PfIGF2BP1-1 在马氏珠母贝的8个组织中均有表达,在肌肉组织表达最高,其次为足和外套膜组织。利用pET-32a 原核表达载体构建了含有PfIGF2BP1-1成熟多肽区的重组质粒并成功表达蛋白。在IPTG浓度为0.5 mmol/L,37 ℃培养8 h的条件下诱导表达PfIGF2BP1-1蛋白最佳。PfIGF2BP1-1蛋白刺激马氏珠母贝外套膜原代细胞,引起壳基质蛋白基因Accbp、MSI7、Nacrein的表达水平显著上升(p < 0.05),表明PfIGF2BP1-1蛋白可诱导壳矿化相关基因的表达参与马氏珠母贝的生物矿化过程。     

Variation in clearance and ingestion rates by larvae of the black-lip pearl oyster (Pinctada margaritifera, L.) feeding on various microalgae

Clearance rate (CR) and ingestion rate (IR) of different sizes (89, 125 and 188 μm shell length) of Pinctada margaritifera larvae were determined when feeding on various microalgae. The microalgae tested were the diatoms, Chaetoceros muelleri and C. simplex, and flagellates, Tahitian Isochrysis aff. galbana, Pavlova lutheri and P. salina at 5 or 10 cells μL^–1. Both CR and IR of microalgae tested in this study increased with increasing larval size; but at all larval sizes, diatoms resulted in lower CR and IR. Of the microalgae tested, P. margaritifera larvae showed greatest CR and IR with the two Pavlova spp. Maximum CR for P. salina was 10.5, 21.2 and 29.7 μL h^–1 for larvae with shell lengths of 89, 125 and 188 μm, respectively. The highest IR values for P. margaritifera larvae with shell lengths of 89, 125 and 188 μm were 8.7, 81.0 and 165.7 cells·larva^–1 h^–1, respectively. CR and IR of P. salina were approximately five times higher than those recorded for C. muelleri and C. simplex.     

Growth and biometric relationships of the pearl oyster Pinctada fucata (Gould) on transplanting from the Gulf of Mannar to the Arabian Sea

Comparative studies were made on the growth and biometric relationships of the pearl oyster Pinctada fucata (Gould) Tuticorin stock at (Tuticorin (TST) – parent stock) transplanted from the Tuticorin Bay (8.7°N; 78.2°E) in the Gulf of Mannar along the Indian southeast coast to Kollam Bay (8.8°N; 76.5°E) in the Arabian Sea along the Indian southwest coast (Tuticorin stock at Kollam (TSK) – transplanted stock). At the time of transplantation, Kollam Bay did not have a native stock, however, within a year, the transplanted stock spawned and oyster spats were collected from within the farm (Kollam stock (KS) – progeny stock). The growth in dorso‐ventral measurement and total weight in Kollam Bay was 1.4–1.6 times and 3.1 to 6.8 times respectively greater than that observed at Tuticorin. Furthermore, at Kollam Bay, the thickness observed at the end of first year was similar to that obtained at the end of second year in Tuticorin. Both the TSK and KS had significantly higher instantaneous growth rates (IGR) than TST. All the stocks displayed significantly different biometric relationships. The increased growth in Kollam Bay is attributed to the almost double productivity in the Arabian Sea compared with the Bay of Bengal. It is concluded that in the case of P. fucata, the site and its interaction with environment are important determinants of growth and shell dimensions. The present study clearly indicates that the environmental conditions prevailing along the southeast Arabian Sea are congenial for the growth, gametogenesis, spawning and settlement of P. fucata larvae. In spite of strong monsoonal influences in the hydrology of Kollam Bay, the growth and reproduction of P. fucata stocks indicates its relative hardiness and ability to adapt to a changed environment.     

Larval settlement of the silver- or goldlip pearl oyster Pinctada maxima (Jameson) in response to natural biofilms and chemical cues

This paper presents the first laboratory study investigating larval settlement and metamorphosis of Pinctada maxima in response to both natural and artificial inducers. Natural biofilms induced larval settlement and the inductive effect appears to be closely associated with the bacteria in the biofilm. This result indicates that, in nature, bacteria may play an important role in the settlement of P. maxima larvae. Various pharmacological agents were also tested in this study and the results were generally similar to those found with other marine invertebrates, particularly molluscs. The results show that some pharmacological agents are potent artificial inducers of larval settlement for P. maxima. The findings of this study provide valuable information for understanding the mechanism of the larval settlement of this species, which is useful information for the hatchery industry of this pearl oyster.     

利用微卫星标记分析马氏珠母贝4个养殖群体遗传结构

2007年4月,从马氏珠母贝基础群体选取2、4、32和158个亲本分别繁殖4个子代群体,分别命名为P1、P2、P3和P4。2009年7月,从这4个子代群体随机取样30个个体,利用7对微卫星引物分析其遗传结构。结果表明,7对微卫星引物共检测到22个等位基因,每个座位的等位基因数目为2~4个,平均等位基因数为3个,平均有效等位基因数为2.3193。P1、P2、P3和P4群体平均观测杂合度分别为0.4737、0.5489、0.6767和0.7143;P1、P2、P3和P4群体平均期望杂合度分别为0.4737、0.5489、0.6767和0.7143;P1、P2、P3和P4群体的多态信息含量分别为0.4472、0.4224、0.4726和0.4930。本结果表明4个养殖群体均具有较高的遗传多样性,而且有效亲本数目对子代遗传结构有较大的影响,这为马氏珠母贝的遗传育种提供依据。     

基于3种线粒体基因的珠母贝属系统进化关系

为了研究珠母贝属的分类地位和系统演化情况,通过聚合酶链式反应技术(PCR)扩增并直接测序出雷州半岛珠母贝属中的马氏珠母贝、大珠母贝、珠母贝、斑珠母贝和黑珠母贝的3种线粒体基因(12S r RNA、16S r RNA和COⅠ)部分序列,分析其碱基组成和种间遗传距离。同时结合Gen Bank上发表的白珠母贝序列,构建珠母贝属的分子系统树。结果显示,5种珍珠贝的3种基因部分序列碱基AT含量大于GC含量,与其他无脊椎动物线粒体DNA序列基本一致,序列都处于高度饱和的状态。系统分析显示,构建的分子系统树与传统的形态分类基本一致。在黑珠母贝和白珠母贝亲缘关系上,3种线粒体DNA片段在碱基组成、种间遗传距离和系统进化树上都显示黑珠母贝和白珠母贝非常相近,可以认为是同一种中的2个亚种。在斑珠母贝的亲缘关系上,系统分析显示斑珠母贝与黑珠母贝和白珠母贝更为接近。研究表明,大珠母贝和珠母贝在系统进化中较早的分离出来,是一个比较原始的种类。3种分子标记对马氏珠母贝亲缘关系分析上存在一定差异,根据现有的数据尚不足以得出结论,需进一步做分子系统研究并结合形态特征和解剖结构进行分析。