Gene Expression in Black Tiger Prawns Following Intramuscular Injection of β-gal Plasmid

Gene expression in black tiger prawns (Penaeus monodon) was studied following intra-muscular injection of CMVGal plasmid into the second abdominal segment. We used an in situ staining technique to detect -gal expression in one- and three-month-old injected prawns. We found that only one of the three-month-old prawns expressed the marker gene (2 days after injection), and the site of expression was confined to the sixth abdominal segment away from the injection site. We repeated the experiment on a new batch of three-month-old prawns, but using fluorometric determination technique. This time we found that -gal expression was detected (6/42) at the site of injection after 2, 7, and 14 days. In two other test samples, transgene expression was detected in the sixth abdominal segment only, further confirming the possibility of injected DNA dispersal. The results of the study also suggest that direct gene transfer is a feasible technique in black tiger prawns.     

The Effects of Light Salting on Physicochemical Characteristics of Frozen Cod (Gadus morhua) Fillets

Abstract

The effects of light salting by brine injection and brine immersion on physicochemical and textural properties of cod fillets were evaluated. Light salting significantly increased yield and water holding capacity. Adding brine injection to the process can be used to shorten the process time needed to obtain the desired salt content and increase yield. The effects on chemical composition were most significant in salt content, but water and protein content were also affected. Water content decreased from the tail to head direction of the fillets, both in unsalted and light salted fillets. Changes in protein content were in opposite proportion to changes in water content. This could be seen in the fresh fish and also after freezing, both in unsalted and light salted fillets. Texture of the fish was not significantly affected by salting and freezing.     

褐点石斑鱼的核型研究

采用胸腔活体注射PHA和秋水仙素溶液,取头肾细胞,低渗处理,空气干燥法制片,对染色体进行G iem sa染色来研究褐点石斑鱼的核型。试验结果表明,禢点石斑鱼的核型为2n=48,2 sm 46 t,NF=50;其核型特点符合典型的高位类群鱼类核型特征。     

Protection of Procambarus clarkii against white spot syndrome virus using recombinant subunit injection vaccine expressed in Pichia pastoris

ABSTRACT:   The potentiality of injection vaccine against white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) in crayfish Procambarus clarkii was investigated. WSSV envelope proteins VP19 and VP28 were expressed in yeast Pichia pastoris GS115. The purified recombinant proteins (2 µg/g of crayfish) were injected intramuscularly, and the same dose injected as a booster shot on fifth day after vaccination. The vaccinated crayfish were divided into two even groups and later challenged orally by WSSV-infected dead crayfish muscle (2 g/individual) on the third and 21st days after the booster shot. The relative percent survival (RPS) in the third-day group was the highest in VP28 (91%), followed by VP19 + VP28 (84%), and VP19 (45%). The RPS for the 21st-day group was the highest in VP28 (78%), followed by VP19 + VP28 (76%), and VP19 (17%). Development of vaccine by using recombinant proteins VP19 and VP28 expressed in yeast is feasible.     

微囊藻毒素MC-LR对罗非鱼（Oreochromis niloticus）肝脏谷胱甘肽含量及其相关酶活性的影响

采用腹腔注射的方式研究了微囊藻毒素MC-LR（注射剂量为500μg.kg-1 BW）胁迫下罗非鱼（Oreochromis niloticus）肝脏谷胱甘肽（GSH）含量及其相关酶γ-谷氨酰半胱氨酸合成酶（γ-GCS）、谷胱甘肽硫转移酶（GST）、谷胱甘肽还原酶（GR）和谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶（GPx）活性的动态变化。结果表明,MC-LR能够对罗非鱼肝脏GSH含量及其相关酶活性产生明显影响。在MC-LR胁迫下,与对照组相比,GSH含量呈现先下降后上升趋势,总体上被诱导;罗非鱼肝脏γ-GCS和GST在试验过程中出现两次显著升高现象,在GST作用下,GSH与MC-LR结合会造成GSH的消耗,γ-GCS和GR的活性增强能够使GSH含量升高,从而使罗非鱼肝脏GSH能够维持一定水平;GR和GPx的活性均表现为先上升后下降,它们能有效调节罗非鱼肝脏GSH-GSSG缓冲系统,从而在减轻或消除由MC-LR侵入而造成的肝细胞氧化胁迫中发挥重要作用。     

新型水稻钵体摆栽秧盘及秧盘注塑模具的设计

通过对现有水稻钵体摆栽秧盘结构的改进设计,可以大大提高秧盘的使用寿命,并设计出用于改进后的秧盘生产用的注塑模具。     

2BMMD-4型夏棉精量免耕播种机的设计与试验

鉴于黄淮海麦棉轮作区土层深厚和根茬量大、韧性强的特点,以及免耕播种机作业要求,设计了2BMMD-4型棉花精量免耕播种机,能一次实现破茬、开沟、防堵、施肥、播种、覆土及镇压等功能。该机具具有独特的苗带清理及作业防堵、播种深度调节以及作业仿形功能。同时,利用SolidWorks以及ANSYS软件对2BMMD-4型免耕播种机的苗带浅旋装置进行了模态分析。结果表明,该机刀轴在设计转速下对应的频率远小于各阶固有频率,不容易发生共振。田间试验表明,该播种机作业性能达到了设计要求。     

凌源市猪附红细胞体病诊断与防治研究

凌源市2002年3月首次发生以高热、贫血、黄疸、消瘦、流产为主要特征的猪附红细胞体病。血浆中、红细胞表面附有0.2-1.5μm多形态的生物体，姬姆萨染色呈淡紫红色。人工接种该生物体可使猪、兔发病，并能检出相同病原体。病猪是主要传染源，吸血昆虫、受污染的饲料、胎盘也传播。三氮咪为首选治疗药，配合性性血素疗效更好。     

抗菌肽Thanatin转基因小鼠建立的初步研究

人工合成抗菌肽Thanatin基因的3条片段,利用重叠延伸PCR扩增技术得到完整的Thanatin基因,通过分子克隆方法构建出pIRES2-EGFP-Thanatin重组表达载体。然后与脂质体混合,采用睾丸打点注射将新构建的抗菌肽基因注入小鼠睾丸内,共注射公鼠5只。6周后与雌鼠交配,对新生仔鼠进行断尾,提取尾尖基因组DNA,利用PCR和Southern印迹方法对其进行检测。结果显示,得到的52只新生仔鼠中PCR检测阳性率为38.46%,Southern印迹检测阳性率为30.77%;在活体荧光成像系统下转基因小鼠呈现绿色荧光表达。通过睾丸注射法使Thanatin基因在小鼠的基因组中得到整合,为进一步研究抗菌肽的作用机理、培育抗病动物品种以及通过建立转基因动物生物反应器进行抗菌肽的大量生产奠定了基础。