Effect of beclin-1 gene silencing on TuAKe-injured gastric cancer SGC-7901 cells

AIM: To observe the effect of beclin-1 silencing by the technique of RNA interference on the injury of human gastric cancer SGC-7901 cell by Sheliugu extract (the extract from tuber of Amorphophallus konjac, TuAKe). METHODS: To knock down the expression of beclin-1 gene, SGC-7901 cells were transfected with lentiviral vector carrying beclin-1-shRNA. The beclin-1 gene knock-down and non-knock-down SGC-7901 cells were treated with TuAKe. The cell viability was analyzed by CKK-8 assay. The percentages of apoptotic cells were detected by flow cytometry. The expression of beclin-1 and LC3 was detected by Western blot. RESULTS: The beclin-1 gene silencing decreased the protein expression of beclin-1 and increased the protein expression of LC3 in the SGC-7901 cells, leading to the decrease in cell viability and the increase in apoptotic rate (P<0.05). TuAKe increased the protein expression of beclin-1 and LC3 in the SGC-7901 cells, and decreased the protein expression of LC3 in the SGC-7901 cells with beclin-1 gene silencing, thus inhibiting the cell viability and increasing the apoptotic rate (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: Beclin-1 gene silencing inhibits the activation of beclin-1-related signaling pathway in gastric cancer SGC-7901 cells, and aggravates the injury of cell viability induced by TuAKe.     

寄主诱导的基因沉默提高植物真菌病害抗性研究进展

寄主诱导的基因沉默(host-induced gene silencing,HIGS)以病原菌生长发育、产孢繁殖、侵染或致病过程中的关键基因作为靶点,在寄主植物中表达针对靶基因的RNAi构建体,在病原菌侵染植物的过程中,摄入相应的ds RNA或si RNA分子,通过识别、结合特异核苷酸序列,干扰病菌靶基因表达,从而抑制病菌侵染和扩展,使植物表现抗病。这项技术为培育基于病原菌特异序列的植物抗病性奠定了基础,显示了巨大的应用潜力。本文综述了利用HIGS技术提高植物真菌病抗性的最新研究进展,总结了国内外利用这项技术改良植物真菌病害抗性的主要策略、技术路线,展望了发展应用前景。     

Enhanced muscle regeneration in freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii achieved through in vivo silencing of the myostatin gene

Myostatin (MSTN) is an interesting negative growth‐regulating gene that has been well characterized in vertebrates but scantly described in invertebrates. The current study focuses on the downregulation of the MrMSTN gene and subsequently records any histological changes for giant freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii (Mr). In addition, the study also deals with the MrMSTN gene's influence on other growth‐related genes, which include myosin heavy chain, dystrophin‐dystroglycoprotein complex, tropomyosin, farnesoic acid o‐methyl transferase, arginine kinase, cyclophilin, and acyl CoA desaturase. The preliminary histological analysis following MrMSTN silencing favors muscle regeneration, which supports its functional role as a negative growth regulator and its significant effect on the expression of other growth‐related genes. Overall, our results show that the MrMSTN gene could therefore be a potential target for gene manipulation aimed at enhancing the growth and muscle development of M. rosenbergii, which could be beneficial in increasing the total mass production in the postlarva phase at the hatchery level.     

荔枝FKBP16-2基因启动子的克隆与瞬时表达分析

前期研究中发现了一个果肉低表达而叶片中高表达的荔枝基因FKBP16-2。本文克隆了该基因1 578 bp的启动子片段并对其功能进行了初步分析,结果表明:荔枝FKBP16-2基因启动子序列中含有大量的TATA-box和CAAT-box保守元件,以及TCA-element,ARE,HSE,GCN4_motif,O2-site等各种转录调控相关的顺式作用元件。该启动子能驱动GUS基因在荔枝的花、叶、根、果皮以及种子中表达而在果肉中不表达,表达具有组织特异性。     

柱花草叶肉原生质体提取与瞬时表达体系构建

柱花草(Stylosanthes guianensis)是一种重要的热区豆科牧草,为利用原生质体瞬时表达体系开展柱花草基因功能研究,以20 d龄期‘热研5号’柱花草子叶为试验材料,通过正交试验考察不同因素对原生质体分离及转化效率的影响。结果表明：采用1.5%纤维素酶、1.25%离析酶、0.5 mol·L^-1甘露醇和4 mmol·L^-1MES酶解液组合,酶解时间为16 h时,原生质体的产量和活性均达到最佳,分别为(4.567×10⁶)个·g^-1和92.271%;原生质体浓度为(6×10⁵)个·mL^-1、质粒浓度为0.6μg·μL^-1,PEG-4000浓度为50%、转化时间为5 min时,转化效率最高,可达52.524%。构建了目标蛋白SgRKL1表达载体pA7-BIUTNT::SgRKL1-GFP,利用PEG介导法将其转入柱花草原生质体,激光扫描共聚焦显微镜检测结果显示SgRKL1蛋白定位于细胞膜上,说明所建立的柱花草叶肉原生质体瞬时表...     

稀燃汽油机瞬态空燃比的滑模-神经网络控制

提出了稀燃汽油机空燃比滑模-神经网络控制方案,采用滑模变结构控制对稀燃工况的空燃比进行反馈控制,采用神经网络实现对进气量的精确预测和油膜动态特性的前馈补偿,进而实现对稀燃发动机瞬态空燃比的精确控制。采用自行开发的电控系统,在一台稀燃发动机上进行了瞬态空燃比实验。实验结果表明:节气门急速变化时空燃比超调可以控制在1个空燃比单位以内,调整时间不超过3s;转速越低,节气门变化越剧烈;空燃比超调越大,调整时间越长。     

活塞组机械疲劳试验的有限元仿真

对某铝合金活塞在机械疲劳试验机上做的疲劳试验进行有限元分析,为活塞的改进设计提供依据。采用装有活塞销的三维整体活塞有限元模型,应用接触单元模拟实际情况,对活塞在交变机械载荷作用下的应力和应变进行了计算,找出了危险点部位,计算结果与试验吻合。     

管网中泵破坏瞬变流的数值模拟

建立了管网中泵破坏瞬变流的数值模拟，该模型考虑了泵破坏无量纲非线性边界条件，运用特征线法对方程进行了求解。经验证，证明模型是可靠的，可用于工程分析计算。