水稻BWMK1互作基因的分离

为探明BWMK1介导的信号传导途径,采用酵母双杂交系统,构建水稻稻瘟病菌诱导后的cDNA文库,以BWMK1为诱饵,对文库进行筛选,通过验证、测序和基因编码分析,获得了7个BWMK1互作基因BWIP1～BWIP7,分别位于水稻基因组第12、2、3、10、6、4、5染色体上；7个互作基因中,除BWlP2和BWIP7未找到同...     

基于pGhost4系统保加利亚乳杆菌乙酸激酶敲除载体的构建

保加利亚乳杆菌凭借其微生物特性和效能优异等特点成为当下产乳酸最重要的微生物菌株之一。乙酸是保加利亚乳杆菌代谢乳酸最主要的副产物,它的大量生成降低葡萄糖的代谢利用率,并且消耗了能量。乙酸激酶是控制乙酸生成的关键酶,敲除乙酸激酶基因,理论上可以阻断戊糖磷酸途径中乙酸的生成,从而优化代谢途径提高葡萄糖代谢乳酸的利用率。研究以Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp.bulgaricus ATCC 11842公布的乙酸激酶基因ack序列设计引物,以保加利亚乳杆菌基因组DNA为模板,PCR克隆出ack上下游片段,利用重叠PCR技术将上下游片段拼接在一起,并连入具有温敏性的p Ghost4载体。     

Comparison of N-terminal pro-atrial natriuretic peptide and three cardiac biomarkers for discriminatory ability of clinical stage in dogs with myxomatous mitral valve disease

Plasma N-terminal pro-atrial natriuretic peptide (NT-proANP) concentration increases with progression of myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD) in dogs. This multicentre, prospective study compared plasma NT-proANP, N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), ANP, and cardiac troponin I (cTnI) concentrations in dogs with MMVD for their characteristics and discriminatory ability to detect cardiac dilatation and congestive heart failure (CHF). Thirty-six healthy dogs and 69 dogs with MMVD were included. Clinical variables were obtained via physical examination, thoracic radiography, and echocardiography. The discriminatory ability of each cardiac biomarker (CB) to determine the presence or absence of cardiac dilatation (event 1) and CHF (event 2) was evaluated using the receiver operating characteristic curves. Plasma NT-proANP, NT-proBNP, and ANP concentrations showed a significant association with the left atrium/aorta ratio (P<0.01). The area under the curve of plasma NT-proANP and NT-proBNP concentrations were 0.72 and 0.75, respectively in event1 and 0.72 and 0.76, respectively in event2. Plasma NT-proANP and NT-proBNP concentrations showed sensitivity 80.0 and 80.0%; specificity 67.6 and 64.7% in event1 (cutoff value; 8,497.81 pg/ml and 1,453.00 pmol/l, respectively) and sensitivity 85.7 and 81.0%; specificity 60.4 and 64.6% in event2 (cutoff value; 8,684.33 pg/ml and 1,772.00 pmol/l, respectively). In dogs with MMVD, plasma NT-proANP, NT-proBNP, and ANP concentrations increase with left atrial enlargement. Particularly, plasma NT-proANP and NT-proBNP concentrations appeared to be equally useful in the discriminatory ability to detect cardiac dilatation and CHF.     

Effects of water‐misting sprays with forced ventilation on post mortem glycolysis,AMP‐activated protein kinase and meat quality of broilers after transport during summer

Effects of water‐misting sprays with forced ventilation on post mortem glycolysis, adenosine monophosphate‐activated protein kinase (AMPK) and meat quality of broilers after transport during summer were investigated in the present paper. A total of 105 mixed‐sex Arbor Acres broilers were divided into three treatment groups: (i) 45 min transport without rest (T); (ii) 45 min transport with 1 h rest (TR); and (iii) 45 min transport with 15 min water‐misting sprays with forced ventilation and 45 min rest (TWFR). Each treatment consisted of five replicates with seven birds each. The results indicated that the water‐misting sprays with forced ventilation could mitigate the stress caused by transport under high temperature conditions during summer, which reduced the energy depletion in post mortem Pectoralis major (PM) muscle. This resulted in a higher energy status compared to the T group, which would decrease the expression of phosphorylation of AMPK (p‐AMPK). Furthermore, decreased the expression of p‐AMPK then slowed down the rate of glycolysis in post mortem PM muscle during the early post mortem period, which in turn lessened the negative effects caused by transport on meat quality. In conclusion, water‐misting sprays with forced ventilation may be a better method to control the incidence of the pale, soft and exudative meat in broilers.     

A retrospective review of treatment and response of high‐risk mast cell tumours in dogs

This retrospective case series evaluates survival outcome of 94 dogs with high metastatic risk mast cell tumours (MCT). Patients were treated with a cytotoxic chemotherapy protocol or the tyrosine kinase inhibitor masitinib, in the presence of gross disease or as an adjunct to surgical resection of the primary tumour. In patients presenting with metastatic disease, surgical resection of the primary tumour with adjunctive therapy with any chemotherapy incurred a significant survival advantage [median survival time (MST): 278 days] compared to patients receiving chemotherapy without surgical excision of the primary tumour (MST: 91 days, P < 0.0001). Patients with a surgically excised Patnaik grade II tumour and high Ki‐67 in the absence of metastatic disease treated with vinblastine and prednisolone showed a significantly longer survival (MST: 1946 days) than those treated with masitinib (MST: 369 days, P = 0.0037). Further prospective case‐controlled clinical trials of high‐risk MCTs are required to make precise evidence‐based treatment decisions for individual patients.     

陆地棉一个丝氨酸/苏氨酸激酶蛋白基因的克隆与表达分析

通过RT-PCR获得一个编码棉花丝氨酸/苏氨酸激酶类似蛋白全长的cDNA片段,其编码的氨基酸序列与拟南芥ATPK3的相似度达到82%,这个基因暂被命名为GhPK1。基因全编码区包括1038个核苷酸,编码346个氨基酸的蛋白。GhPK1的编码产物在265~270个氨基酸处有一个跨膜区并可能结合在内质网膜上。GhPK1在种子和纤维中的表达水平较其它组织高。另外,GhPK1的表达量在受到盐胁迫后上升,说明GhPK1可能参与了盐胁迫反应。     

Quercetin activates mitochondrial autophagy via PINK1/parkin pathway to alleviate cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats

AIM To analyze the regulatory effect of quercetin （QUE） on PTEN-induced putative kinase 1 （PINK1）/parkin mitochondrial autophagy pathway, and to explore the mechanism of quercetin in relieving cerebral ischemia/reperfusion （I/R） injury. METHODS Sixty SD male rats were randomly divided into sham operation group, model group （I/R group）, QUE group,3-methyladenine （3-MA） group and QUE+3-MA group. Administration started in each group 3 days before modeling, once a day, at 30 min after the last administration,except sham group, the other groups used 4-vessel blockage method to establish the whole brain I/R model. On the day after modeling, the neural function was evaluated by neuropathy disability score （NDS）. The volume of cerebral infarction was measured by 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride （TTC） staining. The morphological changes of mitochondria in hippocampus were observed by transmission electron microscopy. The contents of interleukin-6 （IL-6） and tumor necrosis factor-α （TNF-α） in hippocampus were measured by ELISA. The activity of superoxide dismutase （SOD） and contents of malondialdehyde （MDA） in hippocampus were detected by xanthine oxidase method, thiobarbituric acid condensation method. Western blot was used to detect the proteinex pression of PINK1, parkin and LC3-II in brain tissue. RESULTS Compared with sham group, the hippocampus of the rats in I/R group and QUE+3-MA group showed swelling of mitochondria, destruction or disappearance of internal crista and other pathological damage,also the volume of cerebral infarction, the contents of IL-6, TNF-α and MDA, the protein expression levels of PINK1, parkin and LC3-II were increased （P<0.05）, while NDS score and activity of SOD were decreased （P<0.05）. Compared with I/R group and QUE+3-MA group, the pathological damage degree of hippocampus in QUE group was reduced, the volume of cerebral infarction, the contents of IL-6, TNF-α and MDA were decreased （P<0.05）, the proteinexpression levels of PINK1, parkin and LC3-II, and NDS score and activity of SOD were increased （P<0.05）.The above indexes in 3-MA group were opposite to QUE group. No significant difference in the above indexes between I/R group and QUE+3-MA group was observed （P>0.05）. CONCLUSION Quercetin activates mitochondrial autophagy and reduces cerebral I/R by regulating the expression of PINK1/parkin pathway proteins.     

普鲁兰酶氮端氨基酸的截短对其酶学性质的影响

淀粉是丰富的生物质资源,已被广泛地应用到食品、酿酒、医药等各个相关的领域.普鲁兰酶(pullulanase,pulA,EC 3.2.1.41)作为淀粉脱支酶,可以水解淀粉中的α-1,6糖苷键,最大限度地降解淀粉原料,提高淀粉利用率.因此,寻找一条国产化的道路开发我国自己的普鲁兰酶,具有长远的意义.课题组前期从淀粉厂附近的土壤中筛到一株普鲁兰酶的高产菌株变栖克雷伯氏菌(Klebiella variicola)strain 7,克隆获得pulA基因(GenBank登录号:KJ146839.1)后在大肠杆菌(Escherichia coli) BL21 (DE3)中异源表达.为提高该蛋白的表达量和分泌效率,同时改善普鲁兰酶的性质,本研究利用基因工程的手段构建了普鲁兰酶去信号肽突变体M1和氮端31个氨基酸的截短突变体M2,结果显示M1和M2最适温度均为45 ℃,二者的最适pH分别是6.0和5.6;M2的半衰期是37 min,是M1的6.17倍;M2的比酶活是582.204U/mg,是M1的1.6倍.动力学分析显示,以普鲁兰糖为底物时,M2的Vmax、Kcat、Km和Kcat/Km分别为0.001 3μmoL/(mL·s)-1、191.80-1 s.-1、0.30 mg/mL、693.30,与M1相比,M2的底物亲和能力增加,同时催化效率是M1的2倍.本研究通过普鲁兰酶氮端氨基酸的截短,为提高酶的比酶活和半衰期提供了新的方法和思路.     

小麦属Xa 21-类似蛋白激酶基因的克隆及与同源位点序列比较

对小麦属Xa21-类似蛋白激酶基因进行了克隆及与同源序列比较研究.在小麦(Triticum aestivum)高分子量麦谷蛋白基因位点附近有一个编码LRR-类受体蛋白激酶的基因位点(暂标记为TaXa),编码蛋白与水稻(O ryza sativa)抗病蛋白Xa 21类似.通过反转录PCR途径,从普通小麦和二粒小麦(Triticum turgidum)的TaXa同源位点分离了3个cDNA克隆,ZS 860(GenBank查询号:EF 394367),ZS 2000(GenBank查询号:EF 394368)和ZS 2001(GenBank查询号:EF 394369).TaXa位点的祖先基因可能编码1 028个氨基酸组成的多肽.一个完整的TaXa蛋白包括N-端保守区、LRR结构域、一个跨膜区和位于C—端的丝氨酸—苏氨酸蛋白激酶功能域.在基因进化过程中,由于碱基代换、缺失和插入导致了开放读码框的改变,使该位点基因的编码多肽缩短.本研究对小麦属TaXa同源位点编码氨基酸序列和1个大麦(Hordeum vulgare)中的同源蛋白进行了详细比较.