美洲水貂TYR基因编码蛋白结构及功能的生物信息学分析

为进一步探明美洲水貂酪氨酸酶(TYR)基因的结构和功能信息,对美洲水貂TYR基因编码蛋白进行生物信息学分析,同时构建TYR基因的系统发育树。结果表明:美洲水貂TYR基因共编码531个氨基酸,其编码产物为不稳定的亲水蛋白;二级结构主要以α-螺旋和无规卷曲为主,含有1个酪氨酸酶超家族结构域,存在信号肽、跨膜结构域和二硫键;该蛋白主要在内质网中发挥细胞被膜、运输和结合的作用,同时还通过信号转导在细胞内发挥其生物学作用;系统进化情况和动物分类学基本一致,美洲水貂TYR基因与雪貂、家犬的亲缘关系最近。美洲水貂TYR基因编码蛋白在生物进化中具有较强保守性,该基因结构和功能的分析为水貂TYR基因遗传特性的进一步研究奠定了基础。     

山羊Ets-1基因cDNA的克隆与序列分析

根据GenBank已收录的牛(Bos taurus)、人(Homo sapiens)和小鼠(Mus musculus)等物种Ets-1基因序列的同源保守区域,设计特异性引物,采用RT-PCR和RACE技术,分离并克隆了西农萨能奶山羊(Capra hircus)Ets-1基因的cDNA序列。该序列全长2 263 bp(GenBank登录号HQ589338),包括5’UTR 331 bp,CDS 1 326bp和3’UTR 606 bp,编码441个氨基酸组成的蛋白质。核苷酸序列分析发现,山羊编码序列与牛、猪、人、小鼠等的相应序列同源性分别为98%、94%、92%和90%,3’UTR相应序列为96%、83%、81%和77%,5’UTR相应序列为98%、85%、82%和71%。氨基酸序列分析发现,山羊与牛、猪、人和小鼠的Ets-1的相似性较高,均在95%以上。蛋白质结构分析发现,其蛋白质分子量为50 340.8 D,等电点为5.08,具有典型的螺旋-转角-螺旋结构域,不存在跨膜结构,并且整个序列不含信号肽。     

Ⅰ型鸭肝炎病毒SH株全基因组序列测定与分析

本研究从上海市某鸭场发病鸭群中分离到1株DHV-1型强毒株,对其进行毒价测定、琼脂扩散试验和动物回归实验,结果显示：按103.41 ELD50/0.2 mL接种1日龄雏鸭,该毒株对雏鸭有明显的致病性,死亡率为60%,肝脏病变率为100%。经全基因组测序显示：该毒株长度为7652 nt,含626 nt的5＇非编码区和314 nt的3＇非编码区,编码一个2249 aa大小的多聚蛋白。根据Blast比对发现,该毒株属于经典的DHV-1A群,与韩国经典强毒株R85952（99.7%）和中国分离强毒株HP-1（99.3%）的同源性最高。     

鸭肝炎病毒VP1蛋白B细胞抗原表位预测及变异分析

以鸭肝炎病毒(DHV)SN株VP1基因序列为基础,运用Garnier-Robson、Chou-Fasman和Karplus-Schulz方法预测VP1蛋白的二级结构,并分别运用Kyte-Doolittle方法、Jameson-Wolf方法和Emini方法预测蛋白的亲水性、抗原指数和表面可及性,最后结合吴玉章的方法综合分析预测其B细胞抗原表位.结果显示,VP1蛋白C端第132～137、177～186、209～219区段有较好的亲水性、表面可及性和较高的抗原指数,并且在二级结构上含有易形成抗原表位的无规则卷曲和β-转角,可能是VP1蛋白的B细胞抗原优势表位;DHV SN株与弱毒疫苗株在推测的VP1 B细胞抗原表位177～186和209～219两个区域氨基酸序列变异较大.     

抗猪输血传播病毒1型Cap蛋白单克隆抗体的制备及鉴定

为制备抗猪输血传播病毒1型(TTV1) Cap蛋白的单克隆抗体(MAb),本研究采用PCR法扩增TTV1ORF1 (1501nt～2475nt)编码重组Cap蛋白的C末端截短序列,将PCR产物克隆于pGEX-6P-1载体中,并在大肠杆菌Rosetta (DE3)菌株中诱导表达,获得含GST标签的重组蛋白(rCap),经SDS-PAGE和western blot鉴定表明rCap约为64.0.ku,以包涵体形式存在.用纯化的rCap免疫BALB/c小鼠,采用淋巴细胞杂交瘤技术获得8株稳定分泌抗rCap蛋白的杂交瘤细胞株,MAb亚类均为IgGl/κ型;western blot鉴定表明有7株MAbs与rCap产生特异性反应,另1株MAb呈阴性.为验证8株MAbs与真核表达的Cap蛋白的免疫反应性,将全长与截短的TTV1ORF1基因片段克隆于pcDNA3.1载体,转染293T细胞进行蛋白瞬时表达,采用免疫过氧化物酶单层细胞染色法检测表明,这8株MAbs均能够与瞬时表达的全长rCap产生特异性反应,其中6株与截短表达的rCap反应.本研究表达的rCap蛋白及制备的MAbs,为该病毒检测方法的建立及抗原表位的鉴定奠定了基础.     

连续低剂量黄曲霉毒素B1对大鼠肝肾损伤作用

用含有不同质量浓度黄曲霉素B1（AFB1）（0、4、20、25、50μg／kg）的污染饲料连续饲喂各试验组大鼠60d,于7、15、30、60d静脉取血,测定各组大鼠肝功能与肾功能生化指标。每周检测大鼠体质量,试验第60天断头处死大鼠,检测肝肾组织病理学变化并计算各组大鼠的脏体系数。试验期间备组受试动物未发现明显的中毒症状和异常情况,60d内无受试动物死亡。与对照相比,不同剂量组AFB1对大鼠体质量无显著性影响;连续喂饲7d,大鼠血清AST和BuN含量显著升高（P〈0．05）;连续喂饲15d,大鼠血清AsT、BUN和ALB含量显著升高（P〈0．05）,连续喂饲30d,大鼠血清BUN含量显著升高（P〈0．05）,连续喂饲60d,大鼠血清CR和BUN含量显著升高（P〈0．05）。在各测试质量浓度条件下,大鼠虽未发现明显的中毒症状和异常情况,试验期间无动物死亡,但与空白对照相比,各剂量组AFBl对大鼠均产生了显著的肝肾组织病理学损伤,中毒程度与给毒剂量成正相关性。随着毒素暴露时间延长,大鼠肝脏对低剂量AFBl表现出一定的耐受性,而大鼠的肾脏损伤与毒素暴露时间表现出显著的积累效应。     

猪CACNA1S基因的多态性与胴体及肉质性状的相关分析

以金华猪（40头）、皮特兰猪（30头）及其杂交产生的金皮F2代资源猪群（126头）为材料,对钙离子通道主亚基α1的编码基因（CACNA1S）第44外显子A187G突变、第37内含子A37G突变、T179C突变作PCR—RFLP检测（内切酶依次为Cfr42Ⅰ、XbaⅠ、Eco72Ⅰ）,分析其对胴体及肉质性状的遗传效应。结果表明：酶切位点Eeo72J的AA基因型对眼肌面积和肉色（L）存在极显著影响（P〈0．01）,BB基因型对后腿肌肉重存在极显著影响（P〈0．01）和大腿pH存在显著影响（0．01〈P〈0．05）;位点Xba Ⅰ对背膘厚（中）存在显著影响（0．01〈P〈0．05）,但AA、AB、BB基因型间效应差异不显著（P〉0．05）;位点Cfr 42Ⅰ仅在金华、皮特兰纯种猪群中存在多态性,而在屠宰猪群金皮F2代则表现为BB单态型。     

槟榔江水牛OXCT1基因的分子特征及组织表达谱分析

本研究对槟榔江水牛3-酮酸辅酶A转移酶1（3-oxoacid CoA-transferase 1,OXCT1）基因的完整CDS区进行了PCR扩增,并对其功能生物信息学和多组织差异表达进行了分析。以普通牛OXCT1基因序列（GenBank登录号：XM_006076397）为参考序列,采用Primer Premier 5.0软件设计引物序列,以提取的槟榔江水牛基因组DNA为模板,PCR扩增获得槟榔江水牛OXCT1基因mRNA序列,扩增产物经测序后利用ORF Finder软件进行开放阅读框识别,获得水牛OXCT1基因CDS区全序列,并对其进行生物信息学分析。结果显示,槟榔江水牛OXCT1基因CDS序列全长1 563 bp,编码520个氨基酸,蛋白分子式为C₂₅₀₉H₄₀₄₁N₆₈₇O₇₄₆S₂₃,分子质量为56.50 ku,理论等电点（pI）为8.69,不稳定系数为27.49,平均疏水性（GRAVY）为-0.097,该蛋白属弱亲水性蛋白。OXCT1蛋白无信号肽和跨膜结构,属于线粒体膜蛋白;包含pcaJ_scoB_fam和AtoD 2个保守结构域,且具有5个功能活性位点。槟榔江水牛与普通牛、藏羚羊等5个物种的OXCT1氨基酸序列同源性≥ 97%。对槟榔江水牛13个组织进行表达谱分析表明,在泌乳期,OXCT1基因在乳腺中表达量最高,在肾脏、垂体、脂肪、大脑、皮肤和肌肉中不表达;在非泌乳期,OXCT1基因在除脂肪以外的其他12个组织中都有表达。OXCT1基因在槟榔江水牛泌乳期乳腺组织中表达量最高,推测其可能参与了水牛的乳脂合成调控事件。本研究结果可为深入了解乳脂合成代谢及其调控机制提供依据。     

Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus) integrins αvβ3 and αvβ6 as FMDV receptors: Molecular cloning, sequence analysis and comparison with other species

Integrins are heterodimeric adhesion receptors that participate in a variety of cell–cell and cell–extracellular matrix protein interactions. Many integrins recognize RGD sequences displayed on extracellular matrix proteins and the exposed loops of viral capsid proteins. Four members of the αv integrin family of cellular receptors, αvβ3, αvβ6, αvβ1 and αvβ8, have been identified as receptors for foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) in vitro, and integrins are believed to be the receptors used to target epithelial cells in the infected animals. To analyse the roles of the αv integrins from a susceptible species as viral receptors, we have cloned Bactrian camel αv, β3 and β6 integrin cDNAs and compared them to those of other species. The coding sequences for Bactrian camel integrin αv, β3 and β6 were found to be 3165, 2289 and 2367 nucleotides in length, encoding 1054, 762 and 788 amino acids, respectively. The Bactrian camel αv, β3 and β6 subunits share many structural features with homologues of other species, including the ligand binding domain and cysteine-rich region. Phylogenetic trees and similarity analyses showed the close relationships of integrin genes from Bactrian camels, pigs and cattle, which are each susceptible to FMDV infection, that were distinct from the orders Rodentia, Primates, Perissodactyla, Carnivora, Galliformes and Xenopus. We postulate that host tropism of FMDV may in part be related to the divergence in integrin subunits among different species.     

A spline polynomial model to describe serum IGF-I concentration from birth to slaughter in calves: effects of weaning age,pre-weaning concentrate feeding and breed

The statistical analysis of hormones sampled throughout the production cycle is complicated because factors such as age and weight at the measuring date interfere. Spline curves constructed from pieces of low-degree, random-effects polynomials could be used for a more accurate analysis of data. Concentration of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), weight gain, and concentrate intake of Parda de Montaña (PM) (n = 27) and Pirenaica calves (n = 14) were modeled with a spline model according to age at weaning, pre-weaning concentrate feeding, and breed. At birth, calves were randomly assigned to early weaning (EW) at 90 d or traditional weaning (TW) at 150 d. During lactation, half of PM calves received concentrates (S), whereas the remainder received no concentrates (NS). After weaning, calves received concentrates on an ad libitum basis until they reached a weight of 450 kg. The spline model had better likelihood than a polynomial of 6 degrees or a split-plot model. Serum IGF-1 concentration was greatly affected by age at weaning and pre-weaning concentrate feeding, but not by breed. In NS calves, IGF-1 concentration was greater in EW than in TW calves from 120 to 300 d, irrespective of breed. During lactation, S calves had greater IGF-1 concentration than NS calves. After weaning, EWNS calves reached the IGF-1 concentration of EWS calves after 4 mo on concentrates, whereas TWNS calves attained IGF-1 concentration of TWS calves after only 2 mo, because of their increased concentrate intake relative to TWS calves. Concentration of IGF-1 was positively correlated with the immediate weight gains and intake, but it was not a good predictor of performance in the long term.