粗糙型布鲁菌M111菌壳的制备

将含有裂解酶基因重组温控裂解质粒pBBR1MCS：：PR-PL-E电转化至粗糙型布鲁菌M111中，构建重组布鲁菌M111（pBBRlMCS：：PR-PL-E）。重组菌株在28℃培养，42℃诱导表达裂解酶E，从而制备布鲁菌菌壳。绘制布鲁菌生长曲线及裂解曲线，计算裂解率并用透射电镜观察布鲁菌菌壳的形态。结果显示，成功制备了布鲁菌菌壳，温控裂解质粒pBBRIMCS：：PR-PL-E对布鲁菌的裂解率为100％。透射电镜观察可见细菌内容物部分流出，细菌表面出现不同程度的皱缩，细胞形态发生变化。结果表明，本试验成功制备了粗糙型布鲁菌菌壳，初步研究了其基本特性，为下-步开展布鲁菌菌壳疫苗的研究奠定了基础。     

Preliminary Study on NF-κB Signaling Pathway Regulating Brucella Intracellular Survival Molecular Mechanisms

By the infection of Brucella virulent strain and attenuated strain in mice macrophage RAW264.7,the assay was aimed to explore the relationship between NF-κB signaling pathways and Brucella virulent strain and attenuated strain in intracellular survival.Use different MOI Brucella (2308,RB51,16M and M5) to infect mice macrophage RAW264.7,after 0,4,8 and 24 h infected,cracking cell and collecting supernatant,we detected the effect of Brucella on activation of NF-κB signaling pathway by Western blotting.Different concentrations of NF-κB signaling pathway inhibitor were incubated with mice macrophage RAW264.7,with different multiplicities of infection (MOI) of Brucella infecting cells,ELISA kits to detect the expressions of TNF-α,IL-1β and IL-6 cytokine;At the same time,count the number of intracellular bacteria of CFU.The results showed that rough cattle Brucella strains RB51 could strongly activate NF-κB signaling pathway,smooth cattle Brucella strains 2308 was weak in the activation;At the same time,the activation of NF-κB signaling pathway was concentration dependent.When the MOI was 80,infection time was 8 h,NF-κB activation degrees of rough cattle Brucella strains RB51 and smooth cattle Brucella strains 2308 were the strongest,and this pathway was involved in producing TNF-α and IL-6;NF-κB signaling pathway inhibitor BAY11-7082 affected Brucella intracellular survival.So rough cattle Brucella strains RB51 intracellular survival and NF-κB signaling pathway activity were closely related.The results laid the foundation for the further study of Brucella intracellular pathogenesis,also provided scientific basis for the research of new drugs to Brucella,and prevention and treatment of brucellosis.     

Effect of AIR on Inflammatory Reaction Infected by Brucella

In order to investigate the effect of AIR on inflammatory reaction infected by Brucellamelitensis (16M), the AIR domain of Tecpr1 gene of murine macrophages RAW264.7 were knocked down (I-A), overexpressed (O-A) and reversed (OA-IA). Using the chlorine fluorescein (DCFH-DA) as a probe, we detected the variation of ROS production and mitochondria distribution by confocal laser scanning microscopy. We observed the expression changes of NLRP3, ASC and Caspase-1 by qRT-PCR and the expression changes of IL-18,IL-1β and Caspase-1 in host cells by ELISA. The results showed that 16M could stimulate RAW264.7 cells to produce ROS by time-dependent pathway, and I-A group and O-A group showed more abnormal accumulation of mitochondrial. The results of qRT-PCR and ELISA suggested that it had effect on the expression levels of NLRP3, ASC,Caspase-1 and IL-18, IL-1β and Caspase-1 in cells of different groups. Those results indicated that with AIR gene deletion, the release amount of ROS changed, mitochondrial clustered abnormally, and AIR was closely related to the activation of inflammasomes and induction of inflammatory reactions.     

布鲁菌外膜蛋白OMP10表达及其抗原性的研究

设计1对特异性引物对羊布鲁菌16M总DNA进行外膜蛋白omp10的PCR扩增,得到了一个大小为330 bp的目的基因片段(去掉17个氨基酸编码的信号肽),测序证实它与国外报道的羊布鲁菌omp10基因完全一致.将其克隆到表达载体PET-30a中,经酶切、PCR扩增和测序分析,表明重组表达载体构建成功.将此重组质粒转化入大肠埃希菌BL21(DE3)中,IPTG诱导表达,该基因以包涵体的形式在大肠埃希菌中表达,经过包涵体的变性、复性和亲和层析纯化,成功获得大小为14.2 ku的融合蛋白,与理论推测的蛋白分子质量一致;Western blot和间接ELISA试验证明,纯化之后的OMP10重组蛋白可以被布鲁菌阳性血清识别.     

布鲁菌介导细胞自噬的研究进展

布鲁菌是布鲁菌病的病原体,在世界范围内给养殖业带来巨大损失。自噬是细胞的一种代谢方式,细胞在自噬相关基因的调控下清除细胞内病原微生物和吞噬降解受损、衰老细胞器及大分子物质,以维持机体内环境平衡。布鲁菌入侵细胞后,能够诱发细胞自噬,而这一复杂的过程需要很多细胞因子的参与,探究布鲁菌引发的细胞自噬已成为揭示布鲁菌致病机制的新热点,现就这一新热点的研究进展进行综述。     

羊布鲁茵16MvjbR蛋白酵母双杂交诱饵表达载体的构建及其毒性和自激活效应检测

利用Sos招募系统（SRS），通过聚合酶链反应（PCR）扩增羊布鲁菌16MVjbR基因的编码序列，定向克隆到酵母表达载体pSos中，构建诱饵重组质粒pSos－VjbR，经测序正确后其将转入酵母菌cdc25H（α）感受态细胞，检测其表达产物对酵母细胞有无毒性作用及对报告基因有无自激活作用。结果表明，经序列测定证实重组诱饵质粒pSos－VjbR构建成功。重组质粒转化入酵母细胞后，经检测其表达产物对cdc25H（α）酵母细胞无毒性作用，对报告基因亦无自激活作用。这为利用SRS来研究与羊布鲁菌16MVjbR蛋白相互作用的蛋白奠定了基础。     

深度测序技术分析小鼠巨噬细胞感染布鲁菌16M株的转录组学变化

布鲁菌病是由布鲁菌引起的一种人兽共患性传染病，曾被用作生物恐怖战剂。本研究利用深度测序技术对布鲁菌感染小鼠巨噬细胞RAW264．7的转录组学轮廓进行了描述。在感染后4h，筛选出差异表达基因3576个，其中58％的基因表现上调；在感染后24h，筛选出差异表达基因3962个，其中45％的基因表现上调。并且在感染后24h内，变化显著的基因都是与炎症、免疫、吞噬、凋亡紧密相关的。进而我们分析了在感染后24h内显著变化的代谢途径，这些代谢途径包括内质网代谢途径、溶酶体代谢途径、及与凋亡相关的代谢途径；及被显著富集的信号通路，这些信号通路包括凋亡通路、NOD受体信号通路、Fc γR介导的吞噬通路、溶酶体信号通路、p53信号通路、内质网相关蛋白的通路；并且发现B细胞受体和toll样受体信号通路在感染后24h与感染后4h相比被显著富集。本研究建立的巨噬细胞感染布鲁菌后差异表达基因数据库，将为布鲁菌致病机制的逐步阐述奠定基础。     

布氏杆菌L7/L12和OMP31基因克隆及融合表达

本研究根据已经发表的布氏杆菌基因序列,选择种间序列极为保守的保护性抗原L7/L12、OMP31基因,依此进行PCR扩增,利用引物上设计好的限制性内切酶酶切位点进行基因重组,构建了PME290-SDLOmp高效表达载体,并转化绿脓杆菌(PAK/2pfs),通过培养得到了表达产物,对表达产物进行SDS-PAGE和Western Blot鉴定,结果符合预期。本项研究为进一步开展布氏杆菌亚单位疫苗的研制奠定了基础。