Orange peel fragment improves antioxidant capacity and haematological profile of Nile tilapia subjected to heat/dissolved oxygen‐induced stress

This study evaluated the ability of orange peel fragment (OPF) to act as a functional feedstuff, influencing growth, haematological profile, and antioxidant enzyme activity of Nile tilapia subjected heat/dissolved oxygen‐induced stress (HDOIS). A group of 440 male Nile tilapia (31.7 g ± 0.34) was randomly distributed in 40 250‐L aquaria (11 fish/tank) and fed five practical diets with graded levels of OPF at 0%, 0.2%, 0.4%, 0.6%, and 0.8% for 70 days. The diets were formulated to contain 30% crude protein and 18 MJ/kg crude energy. After the feeding period, growth performance was evaluated and six fish per treatment were sampled for haematological profile and antioxidant enzyme activity, before and after HDOIS. Then, fish were subjected to HDOIS (32°C/2.3 mg/L dissolved oxygen) for three days and the same haematological profile and antioxidant enzyme activity were determined. There was no effect of OPF on the haematological profile, either before or after HDOIS. The polynomial regression model was used to express the relationship between antioxidant enzymes activity and OPF supplementation level. The maximum activity of superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione peroxidase was reached at 0.66%, 0.63%, and 0.68% of OPF respectively. Results of the present study suggest that a dietary supplementation level of 0.63%–0.68% of orange peel fragment was appropriate to maintain Nile tilapia haematological profile and improve its antioxidant capacity under HDOIS.     

梨枣组织培养的研究

从梨刺茎段培养直接诱导了不定芽,并形成了完整的试管苗。试验表明,在MS+ZT1.75mg·L-1+KT2.0mg·L-1培养基中,梨枣茎段可以分化不定芽,低含量的NAA和AgNO3可以促进不定芽的形成。在MS+ZT1.75mg·L-1+KT2.0mg·L-1+NAA0.05mg·L-1+AgNO32.0mg·L-1培养基中,芽的增殖系数最高,达到2.25倍。在1/2MS+IBA0.08mg·L-1培养基上,试管苗的生根率达到95.0%。     

Genetic structuring and diversity patterns along rivers – local invasion history of Ambrosia artemisiifolia (Asteraceae) along the Danube River in Vienna (Austria) shows non‐linear pattern

Ambrosia artemisiifolia is an annual weed from North America that nowadays is invasive in many countries worldwide. In Austria, numerous populations of A. artemisiifolia are located along the Danube River, especially along the ‘New Danube’ (Vienna). This area is characterised by ruderal and riparian sites, which are regularly flooded. To better understand the spread of A. artemisiifolia and its colonising behaviour along the Danube River, we analysed genetic structure and diversity based on 23 populations linearly arranged along the Viennese Danube riverbed and upstream, utilising the Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism (AFLP) fingerprint method. We generated 284 polymorphic AFLP markers across 446 A. artemisiifolia plants. The genetic diversity within populations was higher (HW = 0.091) than among populations (HB = 0.007). This result indicates A. artemisiifolia introductions from similar mixtures of sources or spread from a single already mixed introduction. Within our local setting, we were unable to identify neither source or sink populations nor an obvious linear genetic structuring. Genetic among‐population differentiation was low to moderate (amova ‐derived F_ST = 0.124). Lack of geographical structuring is indicative of highly dynamic gene flow, which is further supported by the absence of an isolation‐by‐distance pattern. Multiple introductions and non‐directional gene flow are most likely promoted by anthropogenic disturbance and human‐mediated dispersal. Our results demonstrate the ability and speed of A. artemisiifolia to settle in newly disturbed areas and the difficulties to predict invasion directions, as downstream river dispersal was negligible.     

抗对硫磷单链抗体在昆虫细胞中的表达及活性鉴定

利用Bac-to-Bac杆状病毒表达系统,在Sf9昆虫细胞中表达抗对硫磷单链抗体,并评价该重组抗体scFv-4C6的分子识别活性。以分泌能特异性识别对硫磷的单克隆抗体的杂交瘤细胞株4C6为RNA来源,采用RT-PCR方法扩增抗体的重链和轻链可变区基因,经重叠延伸PCR方法串联拼接获得单链抗体基因片段(scFv-4C6)。构建包含目的片段的重组杆粒Bacmid-scFv-4C6,转染Sf9细胞表达目的蛋白,采用免疫印迹法(Western blotting)检测表达产物,间接竞争酶联免疫吸附(ic-ELISA)法评价产物的生物活性。结果表明:scFv-4C6基因片段拼装正确,成功转染Sf9细胞,并在转染后72 h表达量最高,表达的单链抗体大小为28.3 kD;表达产物能特异性识别对硫磷,IC50值为7.9 ng/mL,对甲基对硫磷和杀螟硫磷分别有12%和1.8%的交叉反应率,与亲本单克隆抗体的识别性能相似。该研究表明,具有生物活性的抗对硫磷单链抗体scFv-4C6可在昆虫细胞中成功得到表达。     

抗鹅α-干扰素单链抗体基因扩增与表达

为制备抗鹅α-干扰素的单链抗体,以抗鹅α-干扰素的杂交瘤细胞株总RNA为模板,RT-PCR法扩增鹅α-干扰素的抗体轻、重链基因,再采用SOE-PCR法,以编码柔性多肽(Gly4Ser)3为接头,组装出完整的鹅α-干扰素的单链抗体可变区片段(Sc Fv)基因,并将Sc Fv基因克隆到p GEMT-Easy载体中进行测序分析,将测序正确的Sc Fv基因片段克隆入p ET-30a载体中进行诱导表达。结果显示,成功组装了Sc Fv基因,其全长为726 bp,为VH-Linker-VL结构,其中VH长357 bp、VL长324 bp,成功表达了Sc Fv蛋白,大小为27 ku。     

Genetic diversity of the root‐knot nematode Meloidogyne ethiopica and development of a species‐specific SCAR marker for its diagnosis

Meloidogyne ethiopica is an important nematode pathogen causing serious economic damage to grapevine in Chile. In Brazil, M. ethiopica has been detected with low frequency in kiwifruit and other crops. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the intraspecific genetic variability of M. ethiopica isolates from Brazil and Chile using AFLP and RAPD markers and to develop a species‐specific SCAR‐PCR assay for its diagnosis. Fourteen isolates were obtained from different geographic regions or host plants. Three isolates of an undescribed Meloidogyne species and one isolate of M. ethiopica from Kenya were included in the analysis. The results showed a low level of diversity among the M. ethiopica isolates, regardless of their geographical distribution or host plant origin. The three isolates of Meloidogyne sp. showed a high homogeneity and clustered separately from M. ethiopica (100% bootstrap). RAPD screenings of M. ethiopica allowed the identification of a differential DNA fragment that was converted into a SCAR marker. Using genomic DNA from pooled nematodes as a template, PCR amplification with primers designed from this species‐specific SCAR produced a fragment of 350 bp in all 14 isolates of M. ethiopica tested, in contrast with other species tested. This primer pair also allowed successful amplification of DNA from single nematodes, either juveniles or females and when used in multiplex PCR reactions containing mixtures of other root‐knot nematode species, thus showing the sensitivity of the assay. Therefore, the method developed here has potential for application in routine diagnostic procedures.     

猪TLR7基因胞外区部分片段的克隆、表达及其重组蛋白的纯化分析

[目的]获得高表达量的蛋白,为进一步研制单克隆抗体提供较好的免疫原,同时也可为TLR7胞外区该片断蛋白未知区域的结构和功能研究奠定基础。[方法]应用PCR技术从重组质粒pcDNA3．1／CT-GFP-pTLR7上扩增出编码猪TLR7基因胞外区N端第27—202位氨基酸序列,利用BamHI和HindⅢ酶切位点将其插入到原核表达载体PE130a中,重组质粒转化BL21（DE3）后,在不同条件下诱导表达。[结果]经SDS．PAGE分析表明,重组菌表达出约26kD的融合蛋白,并证实主要以包涵体形式表达,其最佳诱导表达条件是37℃、0．5mm01／LIPTG诱导6h,表达量可接近50％;纯化的重组蛋白免疫小鼠后,间接ELISA检测抗体效价,结果该蛋白免疫BALB／c小鼠效价达10^5．[结论]TLR7胞外区该片断重组蛋白具有很好的抗原性,可以作为单克隆抗体研制的免疫原。     

实时荧光定量PCR检测转基因玉米MON863的测量不确定度分析

应用四川省农业科学院分析测试中心实验室建立的转基因玉米MON863品系特异实时定量PCR方法,测定含量为1%的转基因玉米MON863样品(CRM)中旁侧片段(品系特异片段)的含量,并从扩增反应、数据处理以及微量移液器等不确定度来源评定测量的不确定度。结果表明,uA=1.9×10-2,uB=9.3×10-4,uC=1.9×10-2,U95=0.04,测量结果为1.108%±0.04。MON863品系特异实时定量PCR方法检测结果的主要不确定度来自检验过程中的随机效应。     

Genetic diversity of sulfonylurea-resistant and -susceptible Monochoria vaginalis populations in Japan

Monochoria vaginalis is one of the most serious weeds of rice fields in Asia. The species is predominantly selfing. To reveal the potential for multiple mutational events, outcrossing and gene flow in the sulfonylurea‐resistant (SU‐R) M. vaginalis populations, we investigated (i) if each SU‐R population was a single SU‐R biotype or a mixture of several SU‐R biotypes using restriction analysis or direct sequencing of acetolacatate synthase (ALS) genes and (ii) genetic diversity of SU‐R and ‐susceptible (S) populations using amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) analysis. Nineteen or 20 individuals were sampled from four SU‐R and five SU‐S populations respectively. Amino acid substitutions conferring resistance in the SU‐R populations were Pro₁₉₇Ser in the ALS1 or ALS3, or Asp₃₇₆Glu in the ALS1 and each SU‐R population was composed of a single SU‐R biotype. In cluster analysis each SU‐R individual formed a cluster, whereas the individuals from a SU‐S population belonged to different clusters. Some SU‐R populations showed polymorphic AFLP loci. The results indicated that these SU‐R biotypes emerged from a single mutational event and any gene flow of SU‐R genes from adjacent populations did not occur. A low level of outcrossing and recombinations of SU‐R genes occurred within some SU‐R populations of M. vaginalis.     

CD20片段抗体在红花悬浮细胞中的表达研究

【目的】研究用红花愈伤组织建立红花悬浮细胞培养体系的条件,并利用红花悬浮细胞通过农杆菌介导转化法表达CD20复合片段抗体。【方法】以红花子叶为外植体,研究不同种类激素组合对愈伤诱导率的影响,筛选优质愈伤组织进行悬浮培养,探索不同初始接种量、蔗糖质量分数、水解酪蛋白质量浓度对红花悬浮细胞生长的影响。将CD20复合片段抗体基因两端引入XmaⅠ/EcoRⅠ酶切位点,并将其与pEASY-T1和pBasta载体相连,构建pEASY-T1-CD20克隆载体和pBasta-CD20表达载体,再将构建的pBasta-CD20表达载体转入根瘤农杆菌,利用根瘤农杆菌介导红花悬浮细胞转化法表达CD20复合片段抗体。【结果】红花子叶愈伤诱导最佳条件为MS+NAA 2mg/L+6-BA 0.5mg/L、温度(25±0.1)℃、光照70μmol/(m2·s)连续光照,继代培养条件为MS+NAA 1mg/L+6-BA 0.5mg/L、30μmol/(m2·s)连续光照、温度(25±0.1)℃。悬浮细胞体系培养最佳条件为不加琼脂粉的MS+NAA 1mg/L+6-BA 0.5mg/L、接种量2.5g(50mL培养基)、蔗糖质量分数2%、水解酪蛋白800mg/L。pBastaCD20表达载体构建成功,且目的蛋白在红花悬浮细胞中成功表达。【结论】成功构建了红花悬浮细胞培养体系,并用该体系成功表达了CD20复合片段抗体。