柑橘脉突病毒基因组全长cDNA克隆及其侵染性鉴定

【目的】构建柑橘脉突病毒（citrus vein enation virus,CVEV）侵染性克隆,为从分子水平解析其致病机理打下基础。【方法】利用SMARTer^? RACE(rapid amplification of cDNA ends)试剂盒对CVEV的5′序列进行RACE,并依据序列分析结果及CVEV分离株VE-1保守序列,设计CVEV基因组全长cDNA扩增引物。以CVEV毒源植株的总RNA为模板,通过EV25-F/EV5983-R引物扩增CVEV基因组全长cDNA。利用In-Fusion重组连接线性化pXT1和CVEV全长cDNA。通过菌液PCR及测序分析鉴定CVEV基因组全长cDNA克隆。通过农杆菌介导的真空浸润接种摩洛哥酸橙（Citrus aurantium）、邓肯葡萄柚（C. paradisi）、尤力克柠檬（C.limon）、枳柚（C. paradisi×Poncirus trifoliata)、Rusk枳橙（P. trifoliata×C. sinensis）、枣阳小叶枳(P. trifoliata),进一步通过RT-PCR检测、症状观察鉴定所构建CVEV全长cDNA克隆的侵染性。【结果】建立了CVEV的基因组全长RT-PCR扩增体系,获得基于双元载体pXT1的CVEV基因组全长cDNA克隆10个。随机选取的6个全长cDNA克隆CVEV1901—CVEV1906的序列一致性为99.35%。其中,CVEV1901基因组全长5 983 nt,由5个开放阅读框、5′端207 nt和3′端198 nt的两个非翻译区、以及ORF2和ORF3之间122 nt的基因间隔区组成。序列分析结果显示,CVEV1901与浙江分离株XZG及四川SM分离株的序列一致性分别为99.98%和99.11%;与西班牙VE-1分离株、美国加州VE701分离株和日本IBK分离株基因组序列一致性在96.89%—98.61%;与同属中豌豆耳突花叶病毒（pea enation mosaic virus）和紫花苜蓿耳突病毒（alfalfa enamovirus）的序列一致性约90%。通过农杆菌介导的真空浸润将CVEV1901接种至6个不同的柑橘品种,接种后120 d的RT-PCR检测结果表明摩洛哥酸橙、邓肯葡萄柚、尤力克柠檬、枳柚、Rusk枳橙和枣阳小叶枳阳性植株/接种植株（阳性率）分别为16/17（94.12%）、12/14（85.71%）、16/21（76.19%）、15/19（78.95%）、13/14（92.86%）和0/18（0）。其中,部分摩洛哥酸橙出现典型CVEV侵染症状,叶片侧脉和支脉产生耳状小突起,叶背有相应的凹陷;部分邓肯葡萄柚和尤力克柠檬出现叶片皱缩现象。【结论】建立了CVEV的基因组全长RT-PCR扩增体系,获得了CVEV基因组全长cDNA侵染性克隆,通过农杆菌介导的真空浸润接种可引起摩洛哥酸橙、邓肯葡萄柚和尤力克柠檬的CVEV侵染症状。     

黄瓜叶酸合成关键基因克隆与分析

【目的】分析黄瓜基因组中与叶酸合成代谢相关的基因数量、定位以及表达特征,对关键酶基因进行生物信息学分析与克隆,旨在为黄瓜叶酸合成调控研究奠定基础。【方法】根据已报道的拟南芥叶酸合成相关基因,利用黄瓜基因组数据库中9930_V3版本进行BLAST比对。利用MapChart绘制黄瓜染色体物理图谱并对基因定位。利用qRT-PCR分析这些基因在黄瓜果实发育不同时期和不同材料中的表达量。通过MEGA、WebLOGO、ExPASy等工具对关键酶基因进行生物信息学分析。通过PCR扩增对关键酶基因进行克隆,并测序分析基因的序列差异。【结果】同源比对获得19个黄瓜叶酸代谢相关基因,这些基因不均匀分布在黄瓜7条染色体上,且以Chr.4和Chr.5上分布最多。通过对其中11个调控叶酸合成的基因在测序黄瓜9930果实发育不同时期以及果实叶酸含量高低差异显著的2份材料的表达量分析,发现CsFPGS、CsHPPK/CsDHPS和CsDHNA 3个基因与果实叶酸含量变化趋势完全一致;CsADCS、CsADCL、CsDHNA、CsHPPK/CsDHFS、CsFPGS、CsDHFS等基因的表达量在2份材料中具有显著差异。通过对2个调控叶酸合成限速步骤的关键酶基因CsGCHI和CsADCS的蛋白序列及蛋白结构域分析,发现各物种中CsGCHI的同源基因均具有2个GTP_cyclohydroI结构域;CsADCS的同源基因均具有2个GATase结构域、1个Anth_synt_I_N结构域和1个Chorismate_bind结构域。它们在不同物种中高度保守,进化树分析亲缘关系近的物种聚类到一起。分别扩增黄瓜果实低叶酸含量自交系65G和高叶酸含量自交系02245中CsGCHI和CsADCS的同源基因,序列分析表明CsaV3_1G041250全长为3 012 bp,CDS序列长度为1 413 bp,3个SNP位点的突变导致了氨基酸序列的变异;CsaV3_7G026240全长为3 047 bp,CDS长度1 407 bp,序列无变异;CsaV3_5G036360全长7 941 bp,CDS序列长度为2 706 bp,序列无变异。【结论】鉴定出19个不均匀分布在7条染色体上的黄瓜叶酸代谢相关基因,基因CsFPGS、CsHPPK/CsDHPS 、CsDHNA和CsADCS是影响黄瓜果实叶酸含量变化、导致叶酸含量高低显著差异的关键基因,调控叶酸合成限速步骤的关键酶基因GCHI及ADCS功能相对保守,CsGCHI在65G、02245中有3个SNP位点的突变导致了氨基酸序列的差异。     

人溶菌酶密码子优化及其在牛乳腺细胞中高效表达

【目的】分析牛乳腺中7种主要乳蛋白基因密码子使用偏好性,筛选高频密码子和低频密码子,依据其对人溶菌酶基因进行密码子局部优化和全局优化,通过牛乳腺上皮细胞等多种细胞对优化效果进行分析评价,为提高重组人溶菌酶表达量,开发新型、高效、安全的重组人溶菌酶提供理论依据。【方法】利用CodonW和EMBOSS等软件对7种主要牛乳蛋白和人溶菌酶基因密码子偏好进行生物信息学分析,筛选牛乳蛋白基因高频、低频密码子并根据牛乳蛋白基因密码子使用偏好对人溶菌酶基因翻译起始区前22位密码子（LYZop22）和全局密码子(LYZop)分别进行优化。构建人溶菌酶-荧光素酶融合表达载体（pGL3-LYZcw/op22/op）和人溶菌酶过表达载体（pcDNA-LYZcw/op22/op）,将上述载体分别转染牛乳腺上皮细胞(BMEC)、牛成纤维细胞（BFFC）和C127小鼠乳腺上皮细胞等3种细胞,通过荧光素酶、实时荧光定量PCR及Western-blot等方法检测密码子优化对溶菌酶表达的影响。【结果】牛乳蛋白基因密码子偏好以GC结尾,GC3s平均含量为0.537±0.062,而人溶菌酶GC3s含量为0.407,偏好以AT结尾;聚类结果表明,牛乳中酪蛋白与乳清蛋白类基因在密码子使用偏好性上也存在一定差异。依据筛选获得的牛主要乳蛋白基因5个高频密码子（RSCU>1.5）和7个低频密码子（RSCU<0.5）对人溶菌酶基因密码子进行优化并转染多种细胞进行表达效果分析。荧光素酶分析发现,相比野生型溶菌酶密码子（LYZcw）,翻译起始区密码子优化类型LYZop22分别在BMEC、BFFC细胞中提高1.48倍（P<0.01）和1.30倍（P>0.05）;而全局密码子优化类型LYZop分别在BMEC、BFFC中提高2.2倍（P<0.01）和2.44倍（P<0.01）,说明密码子优化能明显提高人溶菌酶在多种细胞中表达量。实时荧光定量PCR结果表明,LYZop22相比LYZcw在BMEC和BFFC细胞中分别提高了2.08倍（P<0.05）和1.5倍（P>0.05）,而LYZop则分别提高了22倍（P<0.01）和17.8倍（P<0.01）,mRNA表达水平与密码子优化后的mRNA二级结构稳定性呈正相关。Western-blot结果也进一步表明,密码子优化后的LYZop22和LYZop能明显提高重组人溶菌酶在牛乳腺上皮细胞中的表达量。上述结果表明,根据牛乳腺中主要乳蛋白基因密码子使用偏好进行密码子优化,能显著提高人溶菌酶在牛乳腺上皮细胞及成纤维细胞中的表达量,且溶菌酶基因全局密码子优化效果优于翻译起始区密码子优化效果。【结论】通过生物信息学分析获得了牛乳蛋白基因使密码子使用偏好及高低频密码子;依据牛乳蛋白密码子使用偏好性对人溶菌酶密码子优化能显著提高重组人溶菌酶mRNA水平和蛋白水平的表达量,为今后利用生物反应器高效生产重组人溶菌酶奠定基础。     

Effect of pidotimod on renal function and inflammatory response in rat IgA nephropathy model

AIM:To explore the effect of pidotimod on the renal function in IgA nephropathy (IgAN) rat model, and to further study whether this effect is related to the inhibition of inflammatory response. METHODS:The SD rats (n=36) were randomly divided into control group, IgAN model group, IgAN with prednisone treatment group and IgAN with pidotimod treatment group, with 9 rats in each group. The IgAN model was induced by consecutive oral administration of bovine gamma globulin (BGG) for 8 weeks followed by injection of BGG through tail vein for 3 d. After the IgAN model was established, the drug was continuously used for 4 weeks. At the end of the treatment, the urine protein, serum creatinine and blood urea nitrogen were examined by an automated analyzer. IgA deposition in the renal tissues was observed by immunofluorescence staining. The mRNA expression levels of renal fibrosis markers transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) and fibronectin 1 in the renal tissues were detected by RT-qPCR. The mRNA and protein levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and IL-6 in the renal tissues were determined by RT-qPCR and Western blot, respectively. RESULTS:No significant difference of the body weight was observed in different groups. Compared with control group, the content of urine protein, serum creatinine and blood urea nitrogen were significantly increased (P<0.01), whereas those were reversed by pidotimod treatment. The results of immunofluorescence staining showed that pidotimod inhibited IgA deposition in the IgAN rats. Pitomod treatment inhibited the mRNA expression levels of renal fibrosis markers TGF-β1 and fibronectin 1, and the mRNA and protein levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-1β and IL-6 in the renal tissues of IgAN rats. CONCLUSION:Pidotimod alleviates IgAN progression in rats by inhibition of inflammatory response.     

Regulatory effect of astragaloside IV on SDF-1α/CXCR4 in EPCs

AIM: To investigate the effects of astragaloside IV (AS-IV) on chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4) and stromal cell-derived factor 1α (SDF-1α) in endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) and its mechanism. METHODS: Rat bone marrow-derived EPCs were cultured in vitro. The proliferation, adhesion, migration, apoptosis and tube formation capacity of EPCs treated with AS-IV and AMD3100, a specific blocker of CXCR4, were observed. The effects of AS-IV on the expression of SDF-1α/CXCR4 at mRNA and protein levels and the protein level of p-CXCR4 in the EPCs were determined. RESULTS: AS-IV significantly enhanced the proliferation, adhesion, migration and tube formation abilities of EPCs, reduced the apoptosis of EPCs, and up-regulated the mRNA and protein expression of SDF-1α and CXCR4 and the p-CXCR4 protein level in the EPCs. On the other hand, AMD3100 blocked the up-regulating effect of AS-IV on the mRNA and protein expression of CXCR4 and the p-CXCR4 protein level in the EPCs, but did not affect the effect of AS-IV on the expression of SDF-1α. CONCLUSION: AS-IV might enhance the biological function of EPCs by regulating the expression of SDF-1α/CXCR in EPCs.     

陆地棉新品种生物学特性与品质特性鉴定结果分析

对2016-2017年引进的62个陆地棉新品种进行了形态特征、生物学特性和品质特性的鉴定及分析。结果表明：目前收集的新材料以中早熟棉为主,铃重以中等大小为主,衣分中等,悬殊较大,马克隆数值普遍偏大。     

竹花叶病毒浙江麻竹分离物全基因组序列及siRNA分析

正已知有3种病毒可在自然条件下侵染竹类植物,即竹花叶病毒(bamboo mosaic virus,BaMV)~[1]、樱桃坏死锈斑驳病毒(cherry necrotic rusty mottle virus,CNRMV)和苹果茎沟病毒(apple stem grooving virus,ASGV)~[2,3]。其中,BaMV是最早在巴西的金竹(Bambusa vulgaris Cv.)和孝顺竹     

基于形态学及多基因位点的枸杞褐斑病病原鉴定

枸杞Lycium barbarum Mill.是一种药食两用的名贵中药材,褐斑病是2010年在甘肃省枸杞种植区发生的由无性态类真菌新种枸杞小黑梨孢Stigmella lycii引起的新病害,据2015年-2018年调查,该病害已扩展至甘肃省各枸杞种植区,常年发病率45%～65%,严重度2～3级。本研究首次对枸杞小黑梨孢有性态形态进行描述,并结合分子生物学方法,确定该病病原菌的系统发育地位,为该病的防治提供一定的理论依据。枸杞褐斑病菌在离体培养条件下和越冬病叶上均可形成有性态。子囊壳球形至亚球形,大小185.6μm×176.6μm,有喙,喙的大小为(35.7～53.6)μm×(32.0～53.55)μm;子囊袋状,大小(103.2～165.7)μm×(15.7～22.4)μm,含8个子囊孢子;子囊孢子砖格状,大小(25.9～36.5)μm×(9.4～14.1)μm,平均31.2μm×12.3μm,具(4～)6～7个纵隔和1～3个横隔。通过ITS、LSU、RPB2和EF1-α多基因位点联合构建系统发育树,确定该菌为子囊菌门格孢腔菌目格孢腔菌科真菌。秋末冬初清洁田园,减少来年初侵染源,是有效防治枸杞褐斑病的关键措施。     

不同林龄湿地松林土壤酶活性与土壤养分特征

以大鹤国有防护林场3种不同林龄(15、23、34 a)的湿地松林为研究对象,研究了不同林龄湿地松林土壤酶活性及其养分含量变化特征。结果表明:土壤pH值随着林龄增加呈先降低后升高,随着土层深度的增加逐渐升高。随着林龄的增长,土壤有机质先增加后降低;土壤水解氮、有效磷和速效钾含量逐渐降低。土壤中的脲酶、蔗糖酶、过氧化氢酶和多酚氧化酶活性随林龄的增长逐渐降低;酸性磷酸酶活性仅在表层土随着林龄的增长逐渐降低,而随着土层的加深表现为先增长后降低。土壤养分和酶活性随土层深度的变化均存在显著性变化。相关分析表明,土壤脲酶、蔗糖酶和酸性磷酸酶均与土壤有机质、水解氮、有效磷和速效钾存在极显著正相关(P<0.01),多酚氧化酶与速效钾呈显著负相关(P<0.05)。滨海地区湿地松在林龄较低阶段土壤养分较为充足,随着林龄的增长,土壤肥力逐渐下降,不利于森林可持续发展。     

Effect of DNA methylation of miR-30a-5p promoter region on hepatic injury induced by homocysteine

AIM: To explore the role of DNA methylation of microRNA-30a-5p(miR-30a-5p) promoter region in hepatic injury. METHODS: Four-week-old normal mice and cystathionine β-synthase (CBS) single gene knockout mice were used and divided into normal (CBS^+/+, n=12) group and single gene knockout (CBS^+/-, n=12) group, and the mice were fed with high methionine diet for 8 weeks. HL-7702 hepatic cells were routinely cultured in vitro and divided into control group, homocysteine (Hcy) group and Hcy+5-azacytidne (AZC) group. Serum Hcy, alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels were measured by automatic biochemical analyzer. The levels of ALT and AST in the cells culture medium were determined by the microplate method. Hepatic injury in the mice were observed with HE staining. Cell viability staining was used to measure the viability of hepatocytes. RT-qPCR was used to detect the expression of miR-30a-5p in the liver tissues and hepatocytes. The correlation between the expression of miR-30a-5p and serum ALT and AST levels was analyzed by Pearson correlation analysis. DNA methylation level of miR-30a-5p promoter region in the liver tissues and hepatocytes was detected by nested landing methylation-specific PCR (nMS-PCR). RESULTS: Compared with the CBS^+/+ mice, the serum levels of Hcy, ALT and AST in the CBS^+/- mice were significantly increased (P < 0.05). HE staining showed the hepatocyte swelling and nuclear fragmentation and dissolution. The expression level of miR-30a-5p in the liver tissues was decreased (P < 0.01). Besides, the expression level of miR-30a-5p in the mice was negatively correlated with serum ALT and AST levels (r²=0.4557, P=0.0003, r²=0.4626, P=0.0003), and the DNA methylation of miR-30a-5p promoter region was increased (P < 0.01). In the HL-7702 cells, compared with control group,the ALT and AST levels were increased in Hcy group (P < 0.05, P < 0.01), and the cell viability was remarkablely decreased. DNA methylation of miR-30a-5p promoter region was increased (P < 0.01), which decreased after treated the cells with AZC (P < 0.05), while the expression level of miR-30a-5p in the cells was increased (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Hypermethylation of miR-30a-5p promoter region may play an important role in hepatic injury.