猪α-干扰素表达系统及其应用的研究进展

就猪α-干扰素的分子特征、生物学特性、表达系统和猪基因工程α-干扰素的应用进行综述,以期为猪α-干扰素在广谱抗病毒活性、抗肿瘤以及免疫调节的临床应用提供参考。     

雏鸡冷应激前后血清中差异蛋白质组学研究

本试验旨在比较分析雏鸡冷应激前后血清中蛋白质的表达差异,并对重点差异蛋白质进行鉴定。将30只雏鸡随机分为3组,分别为冷应激组、冷适应组和常温对照组,收集各组雏鸡的血液制备血清后进行双向凝胶电泳(2-DE),以获得血清蛋白质表达的2-DE图谱,对2-DE图谱进行差异分析(利用PDQuest 8.0软件),随后采用基质辅助激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱(MALDI-TOF-MS)技术对差异表达蛋白质进行鉴定,并利用蛋白质印迹(Western blot)方法进行验证。结果显示:通过2-DE对常温对照组、冷应激组和冷适应组雏鸡血清进行分析,得到了比较完整的差异蛋白质数据,共找到差异蛋白质点23个。采用MALDI-TOF-MS技术分析其中几个重复性好且较为明显的蛋白质点,成功鉴定出4个差异蛋白质,其中2个为果糖二磷酸醛缩酶C(ALDOC),是参与葡萄糖、能量代谢通路供能的相关蛋白;随后,对差异蛋白质ALDOC进行Western blot验证,所得结果与2-DE的结果相一致。结果表明,雏鸡冷应激前后血清中蛋白质的表达具有明显的差异,这些蛋白质的表达差异可能与冷应激有关。     

扁蓿豆遗传多样性研究初探

论述了扁蓿豆遗传多样性研究的依据,利用不同生境条件下生长的野生和栽培品种,采用形态标记、细胞标记、生化标记和分子标记的方法多方面地对扁蓿豆进行遗传多样性的研究。     

Practical aspects of genetic management of small populations – The Olkuska sheep example

Abstract

The study aimed to identify important factors threatening genetic diversity within small sheep populations, and to propose sustainable management strategies. Demographic evolution, genetic diversity and current genetic management practices were analyzed in a population of Polish Olkuska sheep. Unbalanced contributions of individual rams to the next generation were observed due to differences in the period of their utilization, the number of progeny and the number of daughters used in reproduction. Matings between closely related animals were common. Pedigree completeness was satisfactory and inbreeding coefficient was high, 11.71% for lambs born in 2012. Relatively high values of potential and realized coancestries within flocks showed the importance of keeping more than one ram. The genetic conservation index and average relatedness coefficient, and their comparison between regions was helpful in considering management options. The information on genetic relationships and genetic conservation parameters of rams should be provided to breeders with simple interpretations.     

A Polymorphism in the Melanocortin 4 Receptor Gene (MC4R:c.92C>T) Is Associated with Diabetes Mellitus in Overweight Domestic Shorthaired Cats

Background

Feline diabetes mellitus (DM) shares many pathophysiologic features with human type 2 DM. Human genome‐wide association studies have identified genes associated with obesity and DM, including melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R), which plays an important role in energy balance and appetite regulation.

Hypothesis/Objectives

To identify single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the feline MC4R gene and to determine whether any SNPs are associated with DM or overweight body condition in cats.

Animals

Two‐hundred forty domestic shorthaired (DSH) cats were recruited for the study. Of these, 120 diabetics were selected (60 overweight, 60 lean), along with 120 nondiabetic controls (60 overweight and 60 lean). Males and females were equally represented.

Methods

A prospective case‐control study was performed. Genomic DNA was extracted from blood samples and used as template for PCR amplification of the feline MC4R gene. The coding region of the gene was sequenced in 10 cats to identify polymorphisms. Subsequently, genotyping by restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis assessed MC4R:c.92C > T allele and genotype frequencies in each group of cats.

Results

No significant differences in MC4R:c.92C>T allele or genotype frequencies were identified between nondiabetic overweight and lean cats. In the overweight diabetic group, 55% were homozygous for the MC4R:c.92C allele, compared to 33% of the lean diabetics and 30% of the nondiabetics. The differences between the overweight diabetic and the nondiabetics were significant (P < .01).

Conclusions and Clinical Importance

We identified a polymorphism in the coding sequence of feline MC4R that is associated with DM in overweight DSH cats, similar to the situation in humans.     

Scrapie resistance alleles are not associated with lower prolificity in Rasa Aragonesa sheep

Scrapie is a prion disease characterised by the accumulation of the pathological associated form of cellular prion protein (PrP(SC)) in the central nervous system. Susceptibility to scrapie is associated with polymorphism in the ovine prion protein (PrP) gene. The European Union has implemented scrapie control programs, relying on selective breeding for scrapie resistance; the use of ARR-carrier and the exclusion of VRQ-carrier were recommended. In this study, 4323 individuals from Rasa Aragonesa Sheep breed were genotyped for the PrP gene and the individual estimated breeding values (EBV) for prolificity were calculated. Most represented PrP alleles do not work against prolificity. Only a significant association between VRQ/VRQ genotype and a lower EBV was observed (p = 0.027, eta2 = 0.002). Therefore, avoiding reproduction of VRQ/VRQ individuals would not cause negative effect regarding prolificity.     

鸡白细胞介素2原核表达载体的构建及表达产物的鉴定

将鸡白细胞介素2(IL-2)的cDNA克隆到原核表达载体pET-30a( )上，构建原核重组表达质粒pET-IL-2，并在大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)中诱导表达，37℃用IPTG诱导3.5h后，SDS-PAGE检测表明，表达蛋白以包涵体的形式存在。将诱导后的工程菌超声波裂解，离心后的沉淀用PBS洗涤5～6次，得到高纯度的目的蛋白。     

H5N1亚型禽流感病毒NS1基因的原核表达及其ELISA检测方法的建立

采用RT-PCR技术扩增了禽流感病毒（AIV）A／Goose／HLJ／p46／2003（H5N1）的NSl基因，将其克隆于融合蛋白表达载体pMAL-c2X上，转化DH5α大肠埃希氏菌感受态细胞，经BamHⅠ和HindⅢ双酶切鉴定及序列分析，表明筛选到了重组质粒pc2X-NS1。SDS-PAGE电泳结果显示，重组质粒转化TB1大肠埃希氏菌后，经0．3mmol／L的IPTG诱导，融合蛋白MBP-NS1得到大量表达，融合蛋白以可溶形式存在，分子质量约为67ku。Western-blotting检测结果表明，融合蛋白MBP-NS1能够与H5N1亚型AIV活病毒感染康复鸭血清发生特异性反应，而不能够与H5N1亚型AIV灭活疫苗免疫鸭血清发生反应。试验初步建立了以纯化的融合蛋白MBP-NS1为包被抗原的间接ELISA检测方法，为AIV灭活疫苗免疫家禽与AIV感染家禽的鉴别诊断奠定了基础。     

陇东野生紫花苜蓿过氧化物酶同工酶分析

利用聚丙烯酰胺垂直板凝胶电泳技术对陇东野生紫花苜蓿(Medicago sativa L. cv. Longdong)及其他38个紫花苜蓿品种的过氧化物酶(POD)同工酶酶谱特征进行分析,通过对供试材料间欧氏距离的计算和聚类分析,初步探讨了39个紫花苜蓿材料间的亲缘关系.结果表明:供试材料共表现出11条酶带,且都具有4条主酶带,其中陇东野生紫花苜蓿表现出条酶带;用组间均连法进行聚类分析,39个供试材料可聚为6类,其中陇东野生紫花苜蓿单独为一类,且与其他38个供试材料间的欧氏距离介于0.48～1.622,平均值(1.088)远远高于其他供试材料间的平均欧氏距离(0.533～1.029),表明它们之间的遗传距离相对较大.由此可确定陇东野生紫花苜蓿与其他供试材料间的亲缘关系较远,为一相对独立的紫花苜蓿种质资源,可通过育种途径扩大栽培品种的遗传基础.     

诱导滞育的温度和光照节律对家蚕滞育激素基因Dh表达的影响

滞育激素(DH)是导致家蚕滞育生理现象出现的关键因素。研究卵期不同温度和光照节律引起家蚕滞育激素基因Dh表达的变化,探讨温度和光照对家蚕滞育调控的机制。催青期25℃持续光照(25LL)条件下,蚕卵中Dh基因mRNA高水平稳定转录;而在15℃持续黑暗(15DD)条件下,蚕卵中只有痕迹量Dh基因mRNA存在;25LL或者20℃、光照与黑暗12h交替(20LD)条件下,胚胎发育至单眼着色后(有效积温2160℃.h以后)Dh基因mRNA转录水平显著上调,与此时期胚胎对诱导滞育的温度和光照节律更加敏感一致。从催青期开始整个世代的保护温度和光照节律,呈现高温25℃显著上调整个胚后时期Dh基因mRNA转录水平,光照上调蛹期与蛾期Dh基因mRNA转录水平,且高温的作用强于光照。5龄第3天幼虫的基因芯片表达谱显示,Dh基因mRNA转录水平存在显著的性别与组织差异,雌蚕多个组织中的Dh基因mRNA转录水平都显著低于雄蚕,卵巢中的Dh基因mRNA只有痕迹量。亲代卵的催青温度与光照节律决定子代卵的滞育性,也影响到Dh基因mRNA的转录水平;但子代卵内Dh基因mRNA转录水平高低不是蚕卵滞育与否的关键。推测家蚕Dh基因表达的性别差异及在早期蚕卵中表达特征与滞育性不一致的现象,可能与Dh基因的前体多肽翻译产物剪切有关。