大白菜 PHK4基因的功能初探

细胞分裂素参与植物生长和发育的许多生理过程。植物细胞分裂素受体属拟南芥细胞分裂素受体基因AHK4同源的细胞分裂于组氨酸蛋白激酶家族,是植物双组分信号系统的组分。克隆了大白菜的素受体基因PHK4（Pekinensis putative Histidine Kinase 4）,采用反向遗传学的方法对其功能进行分析,初步阐述了大白菜PHK4作为细胞分裂素受体起作用,对研究调控大白菜与细胞分裂素相关的生长发育过程奠定了理论基础。     

番茄USP1响应干旱和高温胁迫的研究

DDB1作为CUL4泛素连接酶的核心组件参与细胞内许多重要的生命活动。前期研究发现番茄CUL4-DDB1复合物（CRL4）调节植物细胞的非生物胁迫应答。为进一步阐明DDB1在植物抗逆中的调控机制和生理功能,通过酵母双杂交筛选,发现普遍应激蛋白USP1与DDB1存在相互作用, USPs家族蛋白参与提高生物体对逆境胁迫的耐受;进一步研究发现USP1定位于细胞质中,且其基因表达受到多种胁迫条件诱导。此外泛素化实验揭示USP1可以被泛素化修饰降解,上调USP1表达导致植株对干旱和高温抗性的增强,表明USP1可能正调控番茄植株对逆境下胁迫的应答,且它的作用受CUL4-DDB1泛素连接酶的靶向降解调控。结果不仅揭示新的植物抗逆机理,而且为植物抗逆分子育种提供新的基因资源和技术途径。     

微波磷酸法中密度纤维板厂废料制备活性炭

以中密度纤维板(MDF)厂废料为原料,采用微波辐射磷酸法制备活性炭。探讨了在微波功率900W条件下磷料比、水料比、辐照时间对产品活性炭各项主要指标的影响。得到了试验条件下微波辐射磷酸法制备活性炭的最佳工艺: 磷料比3．5:1,水料比1:1,辐照时间9min。用此工艺制备活性炭产品的得率39．44％,碘吸附值949．08mg／g,亚甲基蓝脱色力10．76mL／0．1g,苯酚吸附值350．25mg／g。本工艺方法为中密度纤维板厂废料的综合利用找到了新的途径。     

氟化物对鸡甲状腺激素代谢的影响

选用 1日龄蛋鸡 2 5 0只 ,随机分为 5组 ,每组 5 0只 ,饲喂相同的全价日粮。第 1组为正常对照组 ;第 2、3、4、5组在日粮中添加不同量的氟化钠 ,使日粮中氟的含量分别为 5 0 0、10 0 0、15 0 0、2 0 0 0 m g/ kg。试验期 15 0 d。每隔 30 d采集血样 ,测定血清中氟、甲状腺激素 (T3、T4 )的含量 ,观察试验鸡的临床表现。结果表明 ,本试验成功地复制出了不同程度的鸡慢性氟中毒模型 ;各氟中毒组鸡血清中 T4 含量在整个试验期内均低于对照组 ,且呈明显的剂量—效应关系 ;在早期 ,各中毒组血清 T3含量不同程度地高于对照组 ,而中、后期则低于对照组 ,且与血清中氟含量呈显著的负相关(r=- 0 .85 3,P<0 .0 1)。由此可见 ,氟中毒明显破坏机体内甲状腺激素的代谢 ,影响甲状腺机能的正常发挥。     

Porcine hepatocyte–Kupffer cell co‐culture as an in vitro model for testing the efficacy of anti‐inflammatory substances

As Kupffer cells are highly involved in the regulation of hepatic inflammatory response, the main goal of this study was to improve and to characterize a hepatocyte–Kupffer cell co‐culture of pig origin for modelling endotoxin‐induced hepatic inflammation and for testing the efficacy of potential anti‐inflammatory substances. This monolayer co‐culture was prepared from primary isolated swine hepatocytes and Kupffer cells in the ratio of 6:1 and 2:1, mimicking different states of liver inflammation. The prepared cell cultures were characterized by immunohistochemical CD‐68 detection. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) challenge of both co‐cultures resulted in elevated interleukin‐8 (IL‐8) and that of 6:1 co‐cultures in increased IL‐6 production with a higher extent than on hepatocyte monocultures, justifying the key role of Kupffer cells in pro‐inflammatory cytokine production. LPS‐induced IL‐8 production was successfully attenuated by concomitant application of both sodium butyrate and terpinen‐4‐ol on hepatocyte monocultures, but not on co‐cultures, demonstrating the importance of the presence of Kupffer cells in cell cultures as inflammatory models. Based on these initial data, the applied porcine primary hepatocyte–Kupffer cell co‐culture is suggested to be a proper tool for in vitro investigations on liver physiology and hepatic inflammation in pigs and can be used as a useful model mimicking in vivo conditions in veterinary research.     

SARS灭活疫苗的实验免疫初步研究

观察 SARS灭活疫苗在实验动物体内的免疫效果 ,初步探讨 SARS灭活疫苗的免疫机理。方法 :利用 Vero E6细胞培养 SARS病毒 ,加入甲醛将其灭活 ,以此为抗原 ,筛选合适佐剂 ,制定合理的免疫程序 ,分别免疫 BAL B/ c小鼠、C57BL/ 6J小鼠及 SD大鼠 ,免疫后每两周采外周血一次 ,用流式细胞仪测外周血 CD4 、CD8 ,计算淋巴细胞总数。同时用 EL ISA法及中和抗体法测定抗 SARS冠状病毒 Ig G抗体的水平。结果显示 :与对照组比较 ,SARS灭活疫苗进行免疫后的实验动物外周血淋巴细胞的百分比计数、CD4 / CD8 T淋巴细胞之间的比值随着时间的变化均有不同程度的增长 ;Ig G中和抗体水平达到 1∶ 2 560 ,EL ISA抗体水平达到 1∶40 960。表明 SARS灭活疫苗可以有效刺激实验动物体内 T淋巴细胞、B淋巴细胞的活化过程 ,能成功诱导细胞免疫和体液免疫 ;SARS灭活疫苗同时还具有较强的免疫原性 ,可刺激实验动物产生具有免疫保护作用的特异性 Ig G抗体     

贵州从江香猪PDK4、FGF10基因的克隆及组织表达分析

试验旨在克隆获得PDK4、FGF10基因,并研究大白猪与从江香猪不同组织中PDK4、FGF10基因mRNA的表达差异。采用RT-PCR分别克隆从江香猪PDK4、FGF10基因并进行生物信息学分析,利用实时荧光定量PCR技术检测PDK4、FGF10基因在大白猪和从江香猪不同组织中mRNA的相对表达量。结果显示,从江香猪PDK4基因的编码区全长1 224 bp,编码407个氨基酸;FGF10基因的编码区全长636 bp,编码211个氨基酸。经BLAST软件进行同源性比对,发现从江香猪PDK4基因与羊、马、人的核苷酸序列同源性分别为93%、92%和91%;FGF10基因与羊、牛、人、鼠的核苷酸序列同源性分别为94%、93%、93%和90%。由PDK4基因系统进化树可知,从江香猪与牛、绵羊亲缘关系较近;由FGF10基因系统进化树可知,从江香猪与绵羊、牛、人、猕猴亲缘关系较近,与小鼠和鸡亲缘关系较远。实时荧光定量PCR结果显示,在从江香猪不同组织中,PDK4基因在肾脏中的表达量最高,在胃和脂肪中表达量较高,FGF10基因在胃中表达量最高,在肾脏和脂肪中表达量较高,两个基因在背最长肌中的表达量均最低;在大白猪的不同组织中,PDK4、FGF10基因在脂肪中的表达量均最高,PDK4基因在背最长肌中的表达量最低,而FGF10基因在心脏中表达量最低。本试验成功克隆了从江香猪PDK4、FGF10基因,并检测了其在大白猪与从江香猪不同组织中的表达,为进一步研究PDK4、FGF10基因在脂质代谢及脂肪沉积等方面的调控作用提供科学依据。     

Characterization of CTLA-4, PD-1 and PDL-1 of swamp and riverine type water buffaloes

Characterization of CTLA-4, PD-1 and PDL-1 genes from swamp and riverine type water buffaloes was done by molecular cloning, sequencing and phylogenetic analysis. The cloned cDNA of CTLA-4, PD-1 and PDL-1 contained an open reading frame of 666, 849 and 870 nucleotides, encoding a polypeptide of 221, 282 and 298 amino acids, respectively. Nucleotide sequence homology of both CTLA-4 and PDL-1 had 99.8% in swamp and riverine type, which gives the identical polypeptide. Meanwhile, PD-1 genes of swamp and riverine type water buffaloes had 99.2% of homology in nucleotide sequence, which has substitution of two amino acid residues. The hexapeptide motif, phosphatidylinositol 3′-kinase and potential glycosylation sites were conserved within the tribe Bovinae. Phylogenetic analysis confirmed the degree of relationship between the bubaline species and justify the distinctness of each breeds by the bootstrap value generated.     

人血小板因子Ⅳ在家蚕杆状病毒表达载体系统中的表达

将人血小板因子Ⅳ (HumanPlateletFactorⅣ ,简称hPF4)基因重组于家蚕杆状病毒转移载体pBacPAK8中 ,获得重组转移载体pBacPAK PF4,并与线性化病毒Bm BacPAK6DNA共转染家蚕培养细胞 ,在细胞内发生同源重组 ,获得重组病毒BacPAK PF4。Southern杂交结果表明重组病毒基因组中含有hPF4基因。重组病毒以MOI=10感染家蚕培养细胞 (2× 10 6个细胞 )和家蚕 5龄幼虫 ,表达产物用体外培养的血管内皮细胞测定其生物活性 ,测得表达量在家蚕培养细胞中第 3天达到最高值为 6 0 88μg/ 2× 10 6个细胞 ;在蚕体内表达第 5天达到最高值 ,表达量明显高于家蚕培养细胞     

Insights into pathological and molecular characterization of avipoxviruses circulating in Egypt

ABSTRACT

1. Avipoxvirus (APV) infections are one of many threats inflicting economic losses within the poultry industry, particularly in tropical and subtropical countries. A proper and comprehensive study for APVs is needed to increase the knowledge concerning the diversity and evolution of the virus.

2. For this purpose, 136 bird flocks of different species and breeding types were examined for APV infection between October 2016 and November 2017. One hundred and thirty samples had visible pocks on the chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) which were designated as fowl pox-like viruses via amplification of 578 bp from the P4b gene and 1800 bp from the fpv140 locus.

4. A comprehensive phylogenetic analysis of fpv167 locus (P4b), fpv140 locus (fpv139 and fpv140) and fpv94 (DNA polymerase) revealed that all the analysed strains belong to fowl pox-like viruses (clade A; subclade A1 and A2). Based on the fpv140 locus full nucleotide sequence, three turkey originated strains were seen to be divergent from chicken originated sequences and branched into novel subclade A1.b.

5. Trees comparison, within the term of speculation of virus-host specificity, clearly highlighted a high order specific subgrouping among subclades in the case of the fpv140 locus (including fpv139 and fpv140). Hence, the fowl poxvirus, turkey poxvirus and pigeon poxvirus strains clustered into distinct host-specific subclades A1a, A1.b and A2, respectively, which could not be seen in the FWPV-P4b and DNA polymerase phylogeny.