Correlation of gene modification between histone H3 lysine 4 trimethylation and DNA methylation in IgA nephropathy patients

AIM: To investigate the correlation of gene modification between histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4) trimethylation and DNA methylation in IgA nephropathy patients. METHODS: H3K4 trimethylation variations were analyzed in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from 40 IgAN patients and 40 healthy controls by the method of chromatin immunoprecipitation linked to microarrays (ChIP-chip). ChIP real-time PCR was used to validate the microarray results. Quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) was employed to analyze mRNA expression. DNA methylation in 4 selected positive genes was analyzed by the method of methylated DNA immunoprecipitation-quantitative PCR (MeDIP-qPCR). RESULTS: IgAN patients displayed higher H3K4 trimethylation level and lower DNA methylation level than those of the healthy controls. There were significant differences in DNA methylation and H3K4 trimethylation of 4 selected genes between IgAN patients and the healthy controls (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: Our studies indicate that significant alterations of H3K4 trimethylation and DNA methylation exist in IgAN patients. There is a correlation of gene modification between DNA mathylation and histone H3 lysine 4 trimethylation in IgAN patients.     

两种林木总DNA提取效果的比较

试验以刺槐（Ｒｏｂｉｎｉａｐｓｅｕｄｏａｃａｃｉａ）和华北落叶松（Ｌａｒｉｘｐｒｉｎｃｉｐｉｓ－ｒｕｐｐｒｅｃｈｔｉ）为ＤＮＡ提取材料，采用２种提取ＤＮＡ方法，紫外光检测林木ＤＮＡ提取纯度，并计算ＤＮＡ收率。实验结果表明，不同林木总ＤＮＡ提取的效果存在一定差异，从刺槐和落叶松两树种的生理特性和生长特点等方面对试验结果作了比较和分析。     

平菇不同菌株核DNA的提取及RAPD分析

采用改进的微量SDS裂解法,对平菇2026、2019、CCEF89这3个菌株的子实体进行了核DNA的提取和纯化,并以提取的DNA为模板,进行RAPD分析,鉴定3个平菇菌株核DNA在分子水平上的差异。对19个随机引物的扩增结果表明,13个引物有扩增产物．共得到208条带。这13个引物所扩增出来的产物在3个菌株之间都存在差异,根据扩增指纹的不同,可将3个菌株区分开。对3个菌株的扩增产物两两进行比较,证明这3个平菇菌株确实属于不同品种,与菌丝拮抗实验结果一致。研究结果表明,RAPD技术可用于平菇品种的快速鉴定。     

MDCC—MSB1培养基上清液中DNA活性的定性研究

将 Ｍ Ｄ Ｃ Ｃ Ｍ Ｓ Ｂ１ ４８ 小时培养物 １０００ｒ／ｍ ｉｎ 离心的上清液分别用 Ｒ Ｎ Ａ 酶、 Ｄ Ｎ Ａ 酶和蛋白酶 Ｋ 处理后，进行体外试验。结果表明，只有 Ｄ Ｎ Ａ 酶处理后的上清液失去了体外抑制 Ｍ Ｄ Ｖ“８１４”增殖的作用。将该上清液 １００００ｒ／ｍ ｉｎ 离心所得的沉淀分别用上述酶处理后进行体内试验。结果表明，只有 Ｄ Ｎ Ａ 酶处理的样品失去了体内促进 Ｍ Ｄ Ｖ 京１ 株致瘤的作用。同时，电泳分析结果证明，该上清液中确实存在 Ｄ Ｎ Ａ。     

Ecology,physiology and genetics of a phycodnavirus infecting the noxious bloom-forming raphidophyte <Emphasis Type="Italic">Heterosigma akashiwo</Emphasis>

Abstract:   Heterosigma akashiwo virus (HaV) is a large icosahedral virus (∼0.2 μm) harboring a double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) genome (∼294 kbp). The virus is the only member of the genus Raphidovirus in the family Phycodnaviridae. Since its first discovery, a number of ecologic, physiologic and genetic studies about HaV have been conducted; especially, the relationship between H. akashiwo and HaV in nature was studied and viral infection is now regarded as a significant factor influencing the dynamics and termination of H. akashiwo blooms. HaV infection has considerable impacts on H. akashiwo populations in both aspects of fluctuation in biomass (quantity) and changes in clonal composition (quality). Partial sequencing of the HaV genome revealed that a number of genes showed considerable similarity to those of other protist-infecting viruses; still, the phylogenetic position of HaV suggested a number of enigmas in host–virus coevolution. Here are summarized the ecology, physiology and genetics of HaV especially from the viewpoint of the host–virus relationship.     

RAPD技术在产气荚膜杆菌基因分型中的应用研究

采用随机扩增多态性ＤＮＡ技术对产气荚膜杆菌进行ＰＣＲ扩增。结果产气荚膜杆菌Ａ，Ｂ，Ｃ，Ｄ４个型均可扩增出约４３０ｂｐ的条带，Ｂ，Ｃ型还扩增出约２１０ｂｐ条带，Ｂ，Ｄ型还扩增出约１２１０ｂｐ条带，Ａ型还扩增出约２４０ｂｐ和６９０ｂｐ条带，各型之间的条带差别明显，从而为产气荚膜杆菌的基因分型、ＰＣＲ快速诊断提供可靠的依据。     

Mitochondrial DNA deletion of the brain tissue of aged rats with learning and memory deficit

AIM and METHODS: The ratio of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) deletion was measured to find the relationship between mtDNA deletion and aged learning and memory deficit. The aged rats were divided into two groups, aged learning and memory deficit group and aged learning and memory normal group. The ratio of mtDNA deletion was measured by dilution polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS: There are deleted mtDNA (about 4834 bp) in the cerebral cortex, hippocampus and cerebellum of both young and aged rats. The ratios of deleted mtDNA were similar in the cerebral cortex,hippocampus and cerebellum of young rats (about 0.00018%). The ratio mtDNA of aged learning and memory normal rats had increased by five-fold in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus, or one-fold in the cerebellum over young rats. The ratio of aged learning and memory dificit rats had increased by one-fold in the cerebral cortex or 0.8-fold in the hippocampus or two-fold in the cerebellum over aged learning and memory normal rats.CONCLUSIONS: There was really the increase of mtDNA in aging rat brain. And this increase was double in amount in aged learning and memory deficit rats compared to the normal learning and memory aged rats. It is suggested that the mtDNA deletions in the brain regions associated with learning and memory may be contributed to the cellular and molecular mechanism of learning and memory deicit with aged rats.     

快速大量提取甜菜DNA的新方法

以甜菜幼嫩叶片为材料,通过冷冻真空干燥将材料变成干粉,利用CTAB法对DNA提取程序进行了研究,建立了一种简单、快速的甜菜DNA提取程序,既节省时间,又可获得高质量的DNA,可以满足SSR及SRAP扩增的需要。