利用CRISPR/Cas9系统构建的转基因家蚕对核型多角体病毒的抑制

CRISPR/Cas9介导的基因编辑已经被证明可以通过破坏病原体的基因来有效地抑制感染。西南大学的DONG Z等学者最近构建了表达CRISPR/Cas9的家蚕转基因系和以家蚕核型多角体病毒(BmNPV)为目标的sgRNA,以调节家蚕早期基因的表达。通过G,代杂交获得4个转基因杂交系:Cas9(-)/sgRNA(-),Cas9(C)/sgRNA(-),Cas9(-)/sgRNA(C)和Cas9(C)/sgRNA(C)。研究证明了Cas9(C)/sgRNA(C)转基因系有效地编辑了家蚕核型多角体病毒(BmNPV)基因组的目标位点,并在BmNPV感染后观察到大片段缺失。研究者进一步对Cas9(C)/sgRNA(C)转基因系的抗病毒分析表明,半致死剂量(LD_(50))比正常接种包涵体后的值高出1 000倍。作者分析了Cas9(C)/sgRNA(C)转基因杂交系的经济性状和脱靶效率,与正常水平无显著差异。作者的研究表明CRISPR/Cas9介导的基因编辑可以更有效地靶向家蚕核型多角体病毒(BmNPV)基因组,并可作为一种昆虫抗病毒的方法。     

植酸酶对不同类型的断乳仔猪日粮粗蛋白、氨基酸和能量的消化率的影响

通过对4个安装了简易T型瘘管的断奶仔猪研究表明,添加植酸酶并没有提高玉米-豆粕型日粮(试验组1)、小麦-豆粕型日粮(试验组2)和大麦-豌豆-菜籽粕型日粮(试验组4)粗蛋白和氨基酸的回肠表观消化率(AID),而使小麦-豆粕-菜粕型日粮的粗蛋白和氨基酸回肠表观消化率或粗蛋白和消化能的总消化道表观消化率(ATTD)得到了显著的提高(P<0.05)或呈提高的势态(P<0.10)。这些结果表明,氨基酸对细菌性植酸酶的反应因子取决于日粮的组成。     

A cat with acute myeloblastic leukemia without maturation (M1) treated with combination chemotherapy

A 2-year-old domestic shorthair cat was presented to us with decreased activity and anorexia. Hematologic findings revealed a mild non-regenerative anemia, thrombocytopenia, and leukocytosis with an increase in blast cells. Bone marrow aspirates also revealed a marked increase of blasts. The blastic cells were shown to be positive for peroxidase. Acute myeloblastic leukemia without maturation (M1) was diagnosed according to the FAB classification. Chemotherapy was initiated with cyclophosphamide, vincristine, prednisolone, and cytosine arabinoside. The cat responded partially. In total, the cats were given 7 blood transfusions. The cat died 14 weeks after first being presented to us.