Cloning and Sequence Analysis of PTTG1 Gene in Luchuan Pig

This experiment was aimed to clone PTTG1 gene CDS sequence of Luchuan pig,and was analyzed by bioinformatics methods.A pair of special primers was designed according to predicted sequence of porcine PTTG1 in GenBank.The coding sequence of PTTG1 in Luchuan pig was amplified by RT-PCR,its gene sequence characteristics and protein structure was systemically analyzed by bioinformatics techniques.The results showed that the cloned PTTG1 fragment included a 609 bp CDS (coding 202 amino acids).The sequence multi-aligned results showed that Luchuan pig shared 90.15%,87.85%,87.52%,87.03%,76.03%,74.38%,55.74% and 44.48% of similar nucleotide sequence with that of Bos,Pan troglodytes,Homos,Macaca,Rattus,Mus,Gallus and Danio retio,respectively.The protein structure analysis results showed that the protein attributed hydrophilic protein without signal peptide,localized in cell cytoplasm and had 16 phosphorylation sites.The phylogentic tree of amino acid indicated that PTTG1 was highly conserved in the process of evolution of different species.The cloning and analysis of PTTG1 gene provided an important foundation for further study biological function of porcine PTTG1 during early embryonic development.     

星点木组培芽扦插技术研究

为了探索星点木的大规模繁殖技术,以星点木四年生植株当年生枝条、半年生组培苗枝条和组培试管芽条为试材,研究了不同激素种类、浓度及不同插穗来源对星点木试管外扦插生根的影响。结果表明:星点木试管外扦插生根率较高,生长激素能够很好地促进生根,50mg·L-1 IBA处理后生根综合指标较好,生根率可达95%以上,根系效果指数达0.549。半年生组培苗枝条较适合作为插穗来源。     

秃疮花针剂抗鸡NDV和IBV-H52试验

为了确定秃疮花针剂的抗病毒临床应用剂量标准,试验用甘肃省畜牧兽医研究所研制的秃疮花针剂,以Reed-Muensch法和血凝实验进行了鸡胚的毒性试验及抗鸡NDV、IBV-H52试验。结果表明,秃疮花针剂在18~36倍稀释时对鸡ND病毒和对鸡传染性支气管炎H52病毒有一定的抑制作用,为探索秃疮花针剂的抗病毒机理和秃疮花针剂的临床应用奠定了基础。     

Metformin sensitizes human breast cancer MDA-MB-231 cells to tamo-xifen through down-regulation of c-Myc

AIM: To investigate whether metformin enhances the sensitivity of human breast cancer MDA-MB-231 cells to tamoxifen by down-regulating c-Myc. METHODS: The cell viability, colony formation, apoptosis, and migration and invasion abilities of MDA-MB-231 cells were detected by CCK-8 assay, colony formation experiment, flow cytometry and Transwell assay. The expression level of c-Myc was quantified by Western blot and immunohistochemical analysis. The antitumor effects of metformin and tamoxifen were investigated in vivo in a MDA-MB-231 triple-negative breast cancer xenograft model in the SCID mice. RESULTS: Metformin in combination with tamoxifen exerted synergistic effects on inhibition of the viability, colony formation, migration and invasion, and induced the apoptosis compared with the controls and either agent treatment alone in the MDA-MB-231 cells. The levels of c-Myc was down-regulated in vitro by treatment with metformin and/or tamoxifen (P<0.01). Moreover, metformin or in combination with tamoxifen also reduced the growth of MDA-MB-231 breast cancer tumors in the SCID mice by down-regulation of c-Myc in vivo. CONCLUSION: Metformin in combination with tamoxifen exerts synergistic effects on inhibition of the proliferation, migration, invasion and tumor growth of human triple-negative breast cancer MDA-MB-231 cells by down-regulating c-Myc expression, suggesting that metformin in combination with tamoxifen merits further evaluation as a target.     

猪miR-124靶向IQGAP2调节巨噬细胞内沙门氏菌的增殖

[目的]明确猪miR-124与其靶基因IQGAP2间的表达调控关系,以及miR-124表达水平与猪巨噬细胞内沙门氏菌数量的关联,为揭示沙门氏菌在感染细胞内存活与增殖的机制提供理论依据.[方法]通过荧光素酶报告基因系统验证miR-124与IQGAP2基因的作用位点;再以GM-CSF诱导的猪巨噬细胞和鼠伤寒沙门氏菌(ATCC 14028)为试验材料,通过实时荧光定量PCR和流式细胞术测定沙门氏菌感染猪巨噬细胞中miR-124和IQGAP2基因的表达及巨噬细胞内沙门氏菌的增殖情况.[结果]miR-124结合位点野生型载体转染的荧光报告信号显著低于miR-124结合位点突变载体(P<0.05,下同),但共转染anti-miR-124序列后能显著增强miR-124结合位点野生型载体的荧光报告信号.经沙门氏菌感染后,猪巨噬细胞中的miR-124表达被激活,感染12、24和48 h后的相对表达量均显著高于沙门氏菌感染前(0 h),而IQGAP2基因表达水平呈显著下调趋势;在沙门氏菌感染猪巨噬细胞内,miR-124表达水平与IQGAP2基因表达水平呈明显负相关(r=-0.92).miR-124高表达组细胞内的沙门氏菌数量显著高于正常巨噬细胞,但miR-124敲低表达组细胞内的沙门氏菌数量显著低于正常巨噬细胞;IQGAP2基因敲低表达组细胞内的沙门氏菌数量显著高于正常巨噬细胞;此外,miR-124高表达+IQGAP2基因敲低表达组细胞内的沙门氏菌数量与IQGAP2基因敲低表达处理组相比无显著差异(P>0.05),但显著高于miR-124高表达组细胞.[结论]沙门氏菌感染猪巨噬细胞中的miR-124表达水平与IQGAP2基因表达水平及胞内沙门氏菌数量呈负相关,即沙门氏菌可通过上调miR-124表达靶向抑制IQGAP2基因表达,从而调节其在猪巨噬细胞内的增殖.     

环境因子对中肋骨条藻生长及叶绿素荧光特性的影响

为了解温度、光照和磷酸盐及其交互作用对中肋骨条藻(Skeletonema costatum)生长及叶绿素荧光特性的影响,每个环境因子设置3个水平[温度:17、23、29℃;光照:80、120、160μmol photons/(m~2·s);磷酸盐:0.1、1、10μmol/L],考虑环境因子间的两两交互作用,采用L18(3~7)正交实验表安排室内培养实验,研究中肋骨条藻叶绿素a浓度和光合活性的变化。结果表明,3因素3水平的实验中,中肋骨条藻在10μmol/L磷酸盐浓度下叶绿素a峰值能达到较高水平,其中最优环境因子水平组合为23℃、120μmol photons/(m~2·s)、10μmol/L。在培养期间,磷酸盐浓度对中肋骨条藻叶绿素a峰值造成极其显著的影响(P0.01),温度、光照及两两间的交互作用未对叶绿素a峰值造成显著影响(P0.05)。中肋骨条藻在10μmol/L磷酸盐浓度下光合活性更高,但光能利用效率α并未随磷酸盐浓度表现出明显差异。当中肋骨条藻处于10μmol/L和1μmol/L磷酸盐浓度时,光照对最大量子产量F_v/F_m造成显著影响(P0.05);10μmol/L磷酸盐浓度下,F_v/F_m在80和120μmol photons/(m~2·s)光强下较高;在1μmol/L磷酸盐浓度下,F_v/F_m在120μmol photons/(m~2·s)光强下最低。     

摘叶处理对“赤霞珠”葡萄3-异丁基-2-甲氧基吡嗪积累的影响

以5年生"赤霞珠"葡萄为试材,通过果穗周围叶片全部摘除的方式,采用顶空固相微萃取(HS-SPME)结合气质联用(GC-MS)技术,利用稳定同位素做内标来检测葡萄果实中3-异丁基-2-甲氧基吡嗪(IBMP)的含量,确定最佳摘叶处理的时间以有效降低烟台"赤霞珠"葡萄中IBMP的含量。结果表明:花前摘叶处理可以明显降低葡萄果实中IBMP的含量,而转色期摘叶不会影响葡萄果实中IBMP的含量;HS-SPME结合GC-MS,利用稳定同位素做内标的方法具有较低的检测限和定量限。花前摘叶处理能有效降低"赤霞珠"葡萄IBMP的含量,进而可以改善胶东"赤霞珠"葡萄酒香气。     

波叶大黄白粉病病原菌的鉴定

正波叶大黄Rheum rhabarbarum L.隶属于蓼科Polygonaceae大黄属Rheum,是一种重要的药用植物。白粉病多发生在波叶大黄的叶部,会影响其光合作用进而降低其药用价值。据笔者统计,目前关于蓼白粉菌Erysiphe polygoni DC.在世界范围内的报道有很多~([1~9]),但其中关于蓼科Polygonaceae波叶大黄白粉病病原菌的报道较少,目前仅有1个     

石灰岩山地4种林分空气细菌动态变化及其影响因素分析

为探索石灰岩山地不同林分类型中空气细菌的动态变化规律及其影响因素,筛选出抑菌效果较好的林分,选取徐州石灰岩山地4种典型林分为试验材料,采用自然沉降法研究林分中细菌含量的季节变化和日变化,同步监测温湿度、风速、PM2.5和空气负离子浓度,分析空气细菌含量及其之间的关系。试验结果表明:(1)细菌含量季节性变化表现为春季秋季夏季冬季,除冬季日变化呈现"早晚低,中午高"的变化趋势,其他季节表现为"早晚高,中午低";(2)不同林分类型空气细菌含量存在显著差异(P0.05),总体来看,苦楝林对细菌的抑制效果最好;(3)细菌含量与空气湿度和PM2.5呈极显著正相关关系,与空气负离子呈极显著的负相关关系。综上,苦楝林的抑菌效果最好,湿度、PM2.5和负离子是影响空气细菌含量的主要因素。本研究可为此地城市保健林的营建以及生态旅游规划提供科学依据。