Validation and application of real-time polymerase chain reaction assays for representative rumen bacteria

Real‐time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays for 11 representative rumen bacterial species were validated. The sensitivity was tested by using the serially diluted target 16S rDNA from respective bacterial species. The recovery of the target DNA and the assay reproducibility were determined using DNA from rumen fluid spiked with different quantities of the target. Minimum detection levels for the target were 10–100 copies in pure culture. The recovery of the added target ranged from 82.4 to 116.6%. The intra‐ and inter‐assay variations of each assay were <9.4 and <12.6%, respectively. Therefore, the real‐time PCR assays evaluated in the present study are considered to be sufficiently reliable for monitoring all 11 bacterial species in the rumen. The assays were then applied to the monitoring of the bacterial species attached to ruminally incubated rice straw. Among the monitored fibrolytic species, Fibrobacter succinogenes was found to be the most dominant, accounting for 2.61% of total bacteria after 24 h incubation. Selenomonas ruminantium and Streptococcus bovis, non‐fibrolytics, were detected on the rice straw at 8.96% and 1.16% of total bacteria, respectively. Such high levels of non‐fibrolytics on the plant fiber suggest a synergistic relationship between fibrolytics and non‐fibrolytics.     

维生素A和维生素D对动物基因表达的影响

本文在介绍维生素A和维生素D营养生理功能的基础上,综述了维生素A和维生素D对相关基因表达的调控及其主要机制。     

乌骨绵羊和黑色素的研究进展

黑色素在生物体内起着重要的作用,本文从黑色素的分类、生物合成机制、分析方法、结构、理化性质和功能、分布、沉积等方面进行了阐述,并对新近在云南发现的乌骨绵羊乌质性状形成相关的黑色素的生成的基因进行了描述。     

鹅细小病毒河北流行株HBZF07 NS1基因的克隆与序列分析

鹅细小病毒HBZF07株经13日龄鹅胚增殖后收集尿囊液,提取病毒基因组总DNA,采用PCR方法,一次性扩增出与预期大小相符的特异性条带.将扩增产物提纯回收后克隆入pMD18-T载体,经转化、筛选及酶切鉴定后,对阳性克隆进行了序列测定和序列分析.测序后拼接的基因长1 892 bp,包含完整的NS1开放阅读框(1 884 bp),编码623个氨基酸.与GenBank中其它毒株的NS1基因核苷酸序列相比,同源性分别为DY(EF515837)98.4%,与B(GPU25749)为99.2%,与HG5/82(AY506546)为93.9%,与YG(AF416726)为93.9%,与SHM319(GPU34761)为97.0%.     

高邮鸭PRL基因内含子1的SNP检测及其与产蛋性状的相关分析

利用PCR—RFLP技术对高邮鸭催乳素（Prolactin，PRL）基因内含子1进行了SNP检测和测序分析，并对该基因与高邮鸭产蛋性状的相关性进行了研究。结果表明：PRL基因内含子1存在两个Dra Ⅰ酶切位点，其中1个位点具有DraⅠ多态性。该位点由于在1326位点发生了T→C的碱基突变，产生了AA、AB和BB3种基因型。基因型BB和等位基因B的频率最高；BB基因型个体30周龄蛋重极显著高于AB基因型个体（P〈0．01）；AB基因型个体的双黄率显著高于BB基因型个体（P〈0．05）；3种基因型间产蛋数、最长连产天数和开产体重无显著差异。     

Construction of Full-length cDNA of Recombinant Rabies Virus SRV9 Strain Expressing EgM123 Gene of Echinococcus granulosus

The aim of the experiment was to construct the recombinant rabies virus SRV₉ vaccine strain with EgM123 gene by reverse genetics technology and provide the technical means for effective prevention and control of rabies and hydatidosis in China's agricultural and pastoral areas.In this study,the structural protein N,P and L genes of rabies virus SRV₉ were synthesized using gene synthesis technology,which was based on the complete genome sequence of rabies virus SRV₉ and the fusion fragment of the N-P-M fusion fragment and the rabies G gene,through the carrier of enzyme insertion connection methods,the recombinant rabies virus L gene,N-P-M gene fusion fragment and G+EgM123+eGFP gene fusion fragment were successively recombined on the expression vector pcDNA3.1(-) to construct the full-length cDNA of recombinant rabies virus SRV₉ with EgM123 gene.The synthesized genes were constructed on pcDNA3.1(-) expression vector,and the results of transformation,plasmid digestion and gene sequencing showed that the length of N,P,L,N+P+M and G+EgM123+eGFP gene fragments were 1 365,1 107,6 471,3 160 and 3 256 bp,respectively.The full-length cDNA fragment of EgM123 gene recombinant rabies virus full-length cDNA was 12 465 bp,and the sequencing results of each gene fragment were 100%.In this experiment,the full-length cDNA fragment of recombinant EgM123 rabies and eukaryotic expression vectors of the N,P and L genes of rabies virus were successfully constructed,which could save EgM123 gene recombinant rabies by reverse genetics,it also provided the reference for the development of rabies and hydatid disease combined gene recombinant oral live vaccine.     

Genome-wide Association Study on Alive Litter Size Trait in Bama Xiang Pigs

In order to identify the molecular markers related to alive litter size of Bama Xiang pigs,the genome-wide association study (GWAS) was used to map and screen the candidate genes affecting the alive litter size trait.Ear tissue samples of 297 Bama Xiang pigs with multiple parity records were collected,and DNA was extracted and genotyped by porcine 50K SNP beadchip.After quality control and genotype imputation,the alive litter size of Bama Xiang pigs were GWAS by Tassel.The results showed that the average number born alive per litter of Bama Xiang pigs increased gradually with the increasing of parity in the range of 1-9 parities.A total of 32 816 SNPs were obtained after quality control and filtration.8 SNPs related to alive litter size of Bama Xiang pigs were screened by genome-wide association analysis,which were significant at genome or chromosome level.Based on the enrichment analysis of the coding genes in the region between 500 kb upstream and downstream of the associated significant SNP loci,and the QTL regions and gene functions related to porcine reproductive traits,4 genes (CAPZB,MSH3,CITED2 and HSD17B7) were finally identified to be candidate genes related to alive litter size of Bama Xiang pigs.     

马传染性贫血病毒驴白细胞弱毒疫苗株囊膜基因的优化及其DNA疫苗体外瞬时表达研究

马传染性贫血病毒(Equine infectious anemia virus,EIAV)的密码子使用频率与哺乳动物间存在着明显差异。为此,对马传染性贫血病毒驴白细胞弱毒疫苗株(DLA-EIAV)囊膜全长基因按照哺乳动物优势密码子的使用原则进行了重新设计和合成,并以此为基础通过重叠延伸PCR、限制酶切等方法得到结合型和分泌型囊膜基因,将其插入含有鸡beta-actin/兔beta-globin复合启动子(AG)的高效表达载体pCAGGS中,构建了EIAV驴白细胞弱毒疫苗株结合型和分泌型囊膜基因的DNA疫苗质粒pCAGGS-opti-bou-env、pCAGGS- opti-sec-env。将构建的质粒纯化后分别转染293T细胞,以间接免疫荧光和Western blot方法检测转染48 h后细胞及上清中囊膜蛋白的表达。结果显示,两种表达质粒均可正确表达EIAV囊膜蛋白,与相对应未优化的表达载体pCAGGS-wt-bou-env和pCAGGS-wt-sec—env相比,密码子优化的基因体外瞬时表达水平有极为显著的提高,而且蛋白表达部位也与预期的结果符合。这一结果为EIAV囊膜蛋白的单抗制备、表位鉴定、免疫试验、新疫苗的开发等奠定了基础。     

牛γ-干扰素在昆虫细胞中的高效表达

应用RT-PCR技术从经植物血凝素(PHA)刺激诱导的奶牛脾脏淋巴细胞总RNA中扩增出牛-γ干扰素基因(bovine interferon-γ,BovIFN-γ)cDNA,并克隆到pGEM-T easy载体中,经过限制性酶切分析和测序证实,所克隆到的基因编码区序列与已报道的序列完全一致.将含信号肽的BoIFN-γ基因整个编码区cDNA亚克隆到杆状病毒转座载体pFastBac Ⅰ中,构建了转移载体pFastBac 1-BoIFN-γ,转座到宿主菌DH10 Bac中,在含庆大霉素、四环素、卡那霉素、IPTG和X-gal的KGTIX LB平板上筛选白色菌落,提取DNA获得重组穿梭载体Bacmid-BoIFN-γ质粒,与脂质体共转染Sf9细胞,产生有感染力的重组杆状病毒reBac-BoIFN-γ.重组病毒经过传代扩增感染Sf9细胞,通过IFA试验、Western-blot和抗病毒活性测定证实,BoIFN-γ基因在感染的昆虫细胞和上清中得到了表达,上清中活性可达2.651×105U/mL.表达条件优化结果表明,不同MOI对rBoIFN-γ的表达产量影响不大,上清中干扰素活性在感染后5 d达到高峰.