Repression of SFRP5 promoter activity by hepatitis B virus X protein

AIM: To investigate the molecular mechanism that hepatitis B virus X protein (HBx) inhibits the promoter activity of secreted frizzled-related protein 5 (SFRP5). METHODS: Serial truncated fragments of SFRP5 promoter were amplified and cloned into luciferase reporter vector pGL3-Basic. LO2 cells were transfected with recombinants, and then infected with the adenoviral vector expressing HBx protein (Ad-HBx) or the analogous adenovirus expressing green fluorescent protein (Ad-GFP) for control. The infection efficiency was examined under a fluorescence microscope and the activity of SFRP5 promoter was measured by luciferase assay. RESULTS: Truncated fragments of SFRP5 promoter were successfully constructed. Compared with the pGL3-Basic control, the luciferase activity was 6.32±0.04 of the -478 bp~+47 bp fragment, 5.79±0.32 of the -811 bp~+47 bp fragment, 3.59±0.34 of the -1 235 bp~+47 bp fragment, 3.86±0.39 of the -1 677 bp~+47 bp fragment and 3.26±0.42 of the -2 072 bp~+47 bp fragment, respectively. Overexpression of HBx inhibited the activity of SFRP5 promoter. The average inhibitory rates were 44% for -478 bp~+47b, 46% for -811 bp~+47 bp, 28% for -1 235 bp~+47 bp, 24% for -1 677 bp~+47 bp and 40% for -2 072 bp~+47 bp, respectively. CONCLUSION: HBx suppresses the activity of SFRP5 promoter, leading to down-regulation of SFRP5 expression.     

Comparison of defence ability against the white spot syndrome virus between Fenneropenaeus chinensis and Marsupenaeus japonicus

The defence ability of Fenneropenaeus chinensis and Marsupenaeus japonicus against the intrusion of the white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) was compared after injecting WSSV intramuscularly by recording cumulative mortality, diagnosing the virus and examining variations in immunological parameters including the total haemocyte counts (THCs), phagocytic percentage (PP), plasma protein concentration (PPC), phenoloxidase (PO) and nitric oxide synthase (NOS) activity. The results showed that the variations in the immunological parameters of F. chinensis and M. japonicus showed similar trends. The THCs of the two species decreased significantly postchallenge of WSSV. The virus was detected at 78 h in M. japonicus and at 42 h in F. chinensis after infection, which was in correlation with the accumulative mortality, and the variations in PO, PP, NOS and PPC in the two species. All shrimps of F. chinensis in the mortality experiment died within 66 h, much more quickly than M. japonicus, whose cumulative mortality reached 100% after 198 h. In conclusion, the immune system of M. japonicus has a stronger resistant ability to antagonize and endure the invasion of WSSV than that of F. chinensis.     

苜蓿植株再生及PPRV-F基因转化条件的研究

以苜蓿品种甘农1号下胚轴为外植体,研究不同培养基对苜蓿愈伤组织、体细胞胚形成的影响,通过体细胞胚发生途径建立再生体系,在此基础上,摸索农杆菌介导小反刍兽疫病毒F基因的转化条件。结果表明:所选培养基愈伤组织诱导率均为100%,UM+0.1mg/L NAA+0.5mg/L KT为诱导体细胞胚的最佳培养基。农杆菌介导的苜蓿遗传转化条件为:下胚轴预培养3d,农杆菌菌液侵染15min,然后在培养基上铺一层灭菌滤纸共培养3d后清洗,选择压为卡那霉素(Km)75mg/L,抑菌浓度为头孢霉素(Cef)300mg/L。本研究为制备防治小反刍兽疫转基因植物疫苗奠定了基础。     

BBTV两个株系DNA组分1的克隆及序列分析

 对在生物学特性特别是寄主范围上存在明显差异的NSP株系和NS株系的代表分离物(广州天河分离物和高州分离物)的DNA组分1进行了克隆和序列分析,结果表明:2个代表分离物的DNA组分1全序列、ORF及其编码的氨基酸序列的变异率分别为3.2%、3.1%和2.8%,从而进一步确证了可以用寄主范围来作上述2个株系的鉴定。此外,这2个株系的DNA组分1、ORF及其编码的氨基酸序列分别与肖火根等报道的中国(广东)分离物、以及亚洲组和南太平洋组各分离物进行比较,结果表明:NS株系与肖火根等报道的中国(广东)分离物的亲缘关系很密切;这2个株系与亚洲组各分离物的差异均较小,而与南太平洋组各分离物的差异均较大,它们应属亚洲组。     

家蚕幼虫氟中毒和质型多角体病毒感染后血淋巴中几种维生素含量的变化

运用高效液相色谱(HPLC)技术测定了家蚕五龄幼虫氟中毒和质型多角体病毒(CPV)感染后血淋巴中几种水溶性维生素含量的变化.为研究家蚕氟中毒和CPV感染的机理提供了依据.     

Prevalences of feline leukaemia virus and feline immunodeficiency virus infections in cats in Sydney

Objective To determine prevalences of feline leukaemia virus (FeLV) and feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) infections in ‘healthy’ cats that, through acute misadventure or other circumstance, were presented to veterinary practitioners. Prevalences of FeLV and FIV in this population were compared to those in a population of predominantly sick cats. Design and procedures Serum specimens were obtained over a 2-year period from 200 cats oldeer than 1 year of age presented to veterinary clinics for routine procedures, including cat fight injuries or abscesses, vehicular trauma, neutering, dental scaling, vaccination, grooming or boarding. An additional 894 sera were obtained over approximately the same period from specimens submitted by veterinarians to a private clinical pathology laboratory, mainly from sick cats suspected of having immune dysfunction, but including some sera from healthy cats being screened prior to FeLV vaccination. FIV antibody and FeLV antigen were detected in samples using commercial enzyme immunoassays. Results Amongst 200 ‘healthy’ cats, the prevalence of FeLV infection was 0 to 2%, and the prevalence of FIV was 6.5 to 7.5%, depending on the stringency of the criteria used to define positivity. FIV infection was significantly more prevalent in cats which resided in an inner city environment (P = 0.013). Of the 894 serum specimens submitted to the laboratory by practitioners, 11/761 (1.4%) were FeLV positive, while 148/711 (20.8%) were FIV positive. The prevalence of FIV was significantly higher in these predominantly ‘sick’ cats than in cats seen for routine veterinary procedures (P < 0.00001), while there was no difference in the prevalence of FeLV (P = 0.75) Conclusions The prevalence of FeLV and FIV in healthy cats may have been substantially overestimated in some previous Australian surveys. FeLV infection would appear to be a rare cause of disease in Australian cats. The higher prevalence of FIV positivity in sick as opposed to healthy cats infers that FIV infection contributes to the development of disease.     

鲁西牛的染色体研究

研究了40头鲁西牛(♂37,♀3,2n=60)染色体的 G 带,R 带,C 带及Ag-NOR,着重分析了 y 染色体的形态及带型。在常规 Giemsa 染色的分裂相上,y染色体和小的常染色体形态相近。经常规—C 带连续染色,准确识别出 y 染色体之后测量了18条 y 染色体,臂比为3.19,属亚端着丝点染色体。y 染色体的着丝点区和短臂与常染色体的着丝点区和短臂在 G 带、C 带的带型上差别很大,表明构成它们 DNA的硷基成份有差别。统计的152个细胞的 Ag-NOR 中,平均每细胞 Ag-NOR 数为5.81±1.38,变化范围2—9。按染色体长度排列,NOR 位于2、3、4、11、22(或21)和28号常染色体末端。第22(或21)号染色体上存在 NOR 在其它牛种上尚未有过报道。     

苹果病毒病的脱毒研究

用热处理、微尖嫁接、微尖培养、长期继代组培四种方法,对20多个苹果品种及10余个砧木进行了四种常见病毒病(CLSV、SGV、SPV和ApMV)的脱毒效果研究。结果表明,微尖培养法效果最好,一次取尖脱毒率分别为95.16％、97.56％、97.56％和100％;两次取尖均达100％。     

不同地域柞蚕核型多角体病毒特性的研究

探讨了我国不同地域ApNPV的特征性状。试验表明:(1)不同地域的ApNPV对河南柞蚕、蓖麻蚕的致病性有差异;(2)不同地域ApNPV-DNA经EcoRI酶解,电泳图谱相似;使用salI内切酶酶解时,在琼脂糖电泳图谱中的C、G、O、Q、U和P等片段,不同毒株之间有差异;(3)河南云阳株(HY)病毒粒子多肽由16种蛋白亚基组成;病毒DNA为线形环状结构,周长4.76×10~5,计算DNA的分子量为:91.4×10~6道尔顿。     

The seal death in Danish waters 1988. 2. Virological studies.

Mass abortions and high mortality were observed in harbour seals in Danish waters during 1988. Severe pneumonia and emphysema were typical clinical and post-mortem findings. Virological studies were carried out to identify the cause of the epidemic. Although seal herpesvirus (SeHV) was isolated in 23 of 114 animals this virus was subsequently found not to be the primary cause of the disease. Following the observation of seroconversion against canine distemper virus (CDV) in diseased seals (Osterhaus & Vedder 1988) a CDV-like morbillivirus (phocine distemper virus, PDV) was identified in organs of diseased animals. It is concluded that the epidemic was caused by introduction of PDV into a highly susceptible population presumably free from morbillivirus infection. The origin of PDV remains unknown but evidence of prior morbillivirus infection has been found in arctic and antarctic seal populations.