鸭维甲酸诱导基因I克隆及其结构域功能分析

【目的】克隆鸭维甲酸诱导基因I（retinoic acid inducible gene I,RIG-I）,分析其不同结构域的功能。【方法】根据GenBank上公布的鸭RIG-I序列设计引物,利用RT-PCR克隆鸭RIG-I基因CDS（coding sequence）区,根据保守结构域预测结果,构建携带6*his组氨酸标签的不同结构域缺失突变体的真核表载体（RIG-I-Full、RIG-I-N和RIG-I-C）,转染鸡胚成纤维细胞DF1,经RT-PCR、间接免疫荧光方法鉴定重组质粒在细胞中转录与表达;同时,利用RT-qPCR检测RLR抗病毒信号通路中的IFN-β、Mx1和PKR等下游基因的表达变化。【结果】鸭RIG-I基因CDS区全长2 802 bp,共编码933个氨基酸;不同结构域缺失突变体的真核表载体转染DF1细胞后,重组蛋白均在DF1细胞中表达;RT-qPCR结果显示,N端能显著激活RLR通路上IFN-β、Mx1及PKR基因的表达上调。【结论】 duRIG-I及不同区段均能在DF1细胞中表达,其中N端在调节RLR抗病毒信号通路下游基因的表达过程中发挥了重要作用。     

芒果炭疽病菌环境pH信号调控基因PalF的克隆与分析

通过本地查找胶孢炭疽病菌(Colletotrichum gloeosporioides)橡胶菌株全基因组测序数据,获得PalF基因的序列信息。利用同源克隆的方法扩增胶孢炭疽病菌芒果菌株PalF基因,获得片段大小为2 369 bp的目的基因片段。对该基因序列进行分析发现,该片段含有完整的开放式阅读框,与橡胶炭疽菌PalF基因的序列同源性达100%。用RT-PCR的方法获得PalF基因的cDNA序列,序列进行分析发现该基因全长为2 310 bp,其中含有1个大小为59 bp的内含子,推测编码769个氨基酸。对PalF基因的氨基酸序列进行推测保守结构域分析可知PalF蛋白中含有Arrestin-C保守结构域,推测该基因参与环境pH感应信号转导途径(Ambient pH-sensing signal transduetion pathway)的调控,为进一步研究该基因在环境pH感应信号转导途径中的作用奠定了基础。     

脂肪细胞膜免疫降脂的研究

本文综述了利用脂肪细胞膜免疫技术进行畜禽脂肪代谢研究的成果，其技术路线主要包括试验途径和方法、免疫机理、降脂效果及特异性脂肪膜蛋白的研究启示，从而为脂肪细胞膜免疫降脂试验提供成功的范例和科学的依据，并开辟降低脂肪、提高瘦肉率研究的新领域。     

Mechanical Signalling in Plant: Perception and Transduction Pathway

The metabolism and development of plants are controlled through interplay between genetic and environmental cues.For optimal growth plants require the ability to coordinate complex developmental processes and at the same time sense and respond to environmental stimuli.The responses can be divided into three main events: stimulus perception,generation and transmission of a signal,and subsequent changes in downstream biochemical processes.Because of space limitation this review does not provide an exhaustive account of plant signal transduction.Rather,the authors intention is to cover new and important results in this field,including the mechanochemical transform mediated by integrin and integrin-like protein,the change of membrane fluidity respond to stimulus,and the wide accepted transduction pathway of calcium signaling system.The research emphasis and tendency are prospected.     

Testing assumptions of cost surface analysis—a tool for invasive species management

Applied ecology could benefit from new tools that identify potential movement pathways of invasive species, particularly where data are sparse. Cost surface analysis (CSA) estimates the permeability (friction) across a landscape and can be applied to dispersal modelling. Increasingly used in a diversity of applications, several fundamental assumptions that might influence the outputs of CSA (cost surfaces and least-cost pathways) have yet to be systematically examined. Thus, we explore two issues: the presumed relationship between habitat preferences and dispersal behaviour as well as the degree of landscape fragmentation through which an organism moves by modelling a total of 18 sensitivity and dispersal scenarios. We explored the effect of fragmentation by altering the friction values (generally assigned using expert opinion) associated with patch and linear features. We compared these sensitivity scenarios in two sites that differed in fragmentation. We also used eastern grey squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) as an example invading species and compared diffusion models and two contrasting cost surface dispersal scenarios. The diffusion model underestimated spread because squirrels did not move randomly through the landscape. Despite contrasting assumptions regarding dispersal behaviour, the two cost surfaces were strikingly similar while the least-cost paths differed. Furthermore, while the cost surfaces were insensitive to changes in friction values for linear features, they were sensitive to assumptions made for patch features. Our results suggest that movement in fragmented landscapes may be more sensitive to assumptions regarding friction values than contiguous landscapes. Thus, the reliability of CSA may depend not only on the range of friction values used for patches but also the degree of contiguity in the landscape.     

Effects of Yangxue-Jiedu decoction on imiquimod-induced psoriasis-like lesions in STAT3 transgenic mice

AIM: To observe the effects of Yangxue-Jiedu (YXJD) decoction on imiquimod-induced psoriasis-like lesions in STAT3 transgenic mice.METHODS: STAT3 transgenic mice (n=24) were randomly divided into 4 groups: control group (using purified water for oral administration), model group (topical 5% imiquimod 42 mg and using purified water for oral administration), YXJD groups (topical 5% imiquimod 42 mg and using YXJD decoction for oral administration), and methotrexate (MTX) group (1 mg/kg MTX solution for oral administration, with the same topical imiquimod as model group). On day 7, the skin lesions were collected for examination. The lesions were evaluated according to the psoriasis area and severity index (PASI). The skin barrier function was evaluated by assessing oil and water components in the skin. The inflammation of psoriasis-like lesions was assessed by histological method. The expression of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and CD3 was assessed by immunohistochemical staining. The mRNA expression of IL-17A, IL-17C, IL-22 and RORγt was detected by real-time PCR. The levels of JAK/STAT3 pathway-related proteins in isolated T cells were determined by Western blot.RESULTS: Administration of YXJD decoction inhibited imiquimod-induced keratinocyte proliferation and infiltration of CD3⁺ T cells in psoriatic lesions, and ameliorated the epidermal barrier by up-regulation of the oil and water components in psoriatic lesions. Meanwhile, administration of YXJD decoction improved the systemic immune responses by reducing the weight of the spleen. The inflammatory cytokines IL-17A, IL-17C, IL-22 and RoRγt, and the levels of JAK/STAT3 pathway-related proteins STAT3, p-STAT3, JAK3 and p-JAK3 were decreased by administration of YXJD decoction.CONCLUSION: YXJD decoction likely alleviates imiquimod-induced psoriasis-like lesions in the STAT3 transgenic mice by inhibiting the phosphorylation of STAT3, and reducing the expression of IL-17A, IL-17C, IL-22 and RORγt.     

Comparative analysis of MAPK and PI3K/AKT pathway activation and inhibition in human and canine melanoma

The lack of advanced animal models of human cancers is considered a barrier to developing effective therapeutics. Canine and human melanomas are histologically disparate but show similar disease progression and response to therapies. The purpose of these studies was to compare human and canine melanoma tumours and cell lines regarding MAPK and PI3K/AKT signalling dysregulation, and response to select molecularly targeted agents. Pathway activation was investigated via microarray and mutational analysis. Growth inhibition and cell cycle effects were assessed for pathway inhibitors AZD6244 (MAPK) and rapamycin (PI3K/AKT) in human and canine melanoma cells. Human and canine melanoma share similar differential gene expression patterns within the MAPK and PI3K/AKT pathways. Constitutive pathway activation and similar sensitivity to AZD6244 and rapamycin was observed in human and canine cells. These results show that human and canine melanoma share activation and sensitivity to inhibition of cancer‐related signalling pathways despite differences in activating mutations.     

PI3K/Akt信号转导通路在ALV-J感染中作用的初步研究

 【目的】探讨ALV-J在宿主细胞中复制与PI3K/Akt信号转导通路的关系。【方法】将血管瘤病变型ALV-J毒株HN06和骨髓瘤病变型ALV-J毒株NX0101分别感染DF-1细胞,通过Western blot、Real-time PCR、IFA和ELISA等方法,观察细胞Akt蛋白磷酸化水平、病毒RNA表达水平和病毒蛋白表达水平等指标。【结果】HN06株和NX0101株在体外细胞中复制水平有差异。HN06株的早期感染可引起Akt转导通路的活化,病毒引起的Akt磷酸化具有病毒滴度依赖性,而且能被PI3K特异性抑制剂LY294002所抑制,表明HN06株诱导的Akt活化是PI3K途径依赖的。LY294002可在病毒感染早期呈剂量依赖性地显著降低受染细胞中HN06 RNA水平、囊膜蛋白水平和细胞培养物上清中的病毒粒子含量。【结论】PI3K/Akt信号转导通路活化对HN06株在细胞感染早期具有重要的作用,该结果与已报道的有关细胞PI3K/Akt信号转导通路参与NX0101株的早期感染的结论一致。本研究为进一步阐明ALV-J入侵宿主细胞和复制的精确机制等研究奠定了基础。     

栽培因子调控马铃薯、甘薯等作物花青素合成研究进展

紫色马铃薯、紫色甘薯等紫色作物富含天然抗氧化活性物质——花青素而受到消费者的青睐。为推动紫色马铃薯、紫色甘薯的进一步发展,本研究收集了部分有关马铃薯、甘薯等作物花青素合成和积累的研究报道和数据,对施肥（氮肥、磷肥、钾肥、硒肥、有机肥、复合肥）、种植技术（密度、收获期、覆盖方式、遮荫、海拔高度）、外源物质（糖类、激素类、生根粉）等栽培因子调控马铃薯、甘薯等作物地下部块茎、块根中花青素合成进行了分析,并探讨了其研究方向,为紫色马铃薯、紫色甘薯花青色合成的深入研究提供借鉴。