Effects of blocking the expression of PKARⅠβ gene with antisense nucleotide on Shuang long-Jie gu Pill (SLJGP) containing serum osteoblast proliferation

AIM: To further investigate the role of PKARⅠβ in the growth-promoting effects of shuang long Jiegu pill (SLJGP), a Chinese medicine, on cultured osteoblasts. METHODS: pcDNA- antiPKARⅠβ, a recombinant expressing the antisense sequence of PKARⅠβ, was constructed and transformed HFOB1.19 by lipofectin. MTT was undertaken to assess the cell growth with the treatment of high dosage of SLJGP containing serum. RESULTS: Antisense gene blocked the growth-promoting effects of SLJGP containing serum on HFOB1.19. CONCLUSION: The function of SLJGP is closely related to cAMP-dependent protein kinase A.     

猪胸膜肺炎放线杆菌外膜蛋白(OMP)5′末端保守区基因的克隆、表达及其免疫活性研究

以猪胸膜肺炎放线杆菌血清7型25-4株基因组DNA为模板,PCR方法扩增外膜蛋白(OMP)5′末端保守区基因片段(OMPc),酶切及核苷酸序列分析鉴定后,与原核表达载体质粒pGEX-6P-1进行连接,构建成重组表达载体pGEX-OM-Pc,转入大肠杆菌BL21中,以IPTG进行诱导,SDS-PAGE电泳分析发现,转化了重组质粒的菌株所表达的融合蛋白相对分子量为34 kD,与实际预测相符,命名为GST-OMPc.GST亲和层析柱进行纯化,ELISA方法对纯化蛋白进行检测.结果表明:纯化蛋白GST-OMPc能够与兔抗猪胸膜肺炎放线杆菌血清7型的阳性血清反应.OMPc蛋白的成功表达为其功能的研究打下基础.     

Chromosomal and Plasmid Diversity of Agrobacterium Strains Isolated from Ficus benjamina Tumors

Agrobacteria were previously isolated from tumors developing on branches and aerial and hypogeous roots of weeping fig plants in Italy and in The Netherlands. A representative group of 48 strains was analyzed by PCR–RFLP of 16S and 16S + IGS ribosomal regions, PCR–RFLP of six Ti plasmid (pTi) regions and characterized for plasmid content. Two groups of agrobacteria were separated by cluster analysis of PCR–RFLP profiles of rrs gene: seventeen strains were similar to the new species Agrobacterium larrymoorei, while the remaining strains were included within the agrobacterium biovar 1 group. Sixteen different plasmid profiles from one to five plasmids were observed. In addition, 21 ribotypes and 20 pTi structures were arranged in many different combinations, showing that fig agrobacteria were characterized by a wide heterogeneity. A general lack of correlation between strain ribotypes and plasmid content was observed.     

枸杞Lb＿PPR1的克隆及其在不同育性品种中的表达分析

三角状五肽重复(Pentatricopeptide repeats,PPR)蛋白定位于多种细胞器中,参与细胞核和细胞器中特异单链RNA的转录后修饰和编辑,在植物生长发育的多个阶段均发挥着重要的作用。分别从枸杞(Lycium barbarum)雄性可育系‘宁杞1号’和不育系‘宁杞5号’中克隆了Lb_PPR1基因,并对其编码蛋白质进行理化性质、亚细胞定位、保守结构域、蛋白结构以及系统进化等方面进行预测分析。结果显示,‘宁杞1号’和‘宁杞5号’中Lb_PPR1基因的开放阅读框均为1 977 bp,编码658个氨基酸,但其中存在20个碱基和14个氨基酸的差异。Lb_PPR1蛋白包含14个串联重复的PPR保守基序,属于PLS家族,该蛋白定位在细胞膜和细胞质。二级、三级结构预测显示该蛋白以α螺旋为主。同源进化分析得出Lb_PPR1蛋白与同属茄科的辣椒和烟草PPR蛋白亲缘关系最近。利用实时荧光定量PCR检测Lb_PPR1在枸杞不同组织器官及不同发育阶段花药中的表达特性。结果显示,Lb_P     

饲料中维生素A对青鱼幼鱼生长、血清生化指标和肝脏糖脂代谢酶活性及基因表达的影响

为研究饲料中维生素A(VA)对青鱼幼鱼生长、血清生化指标和肝脏糖脂代谢相关酶活性及基因表达的影响,实验选取360尾初始体质量为(6.10±0.10) g的青鱼幼鱼,随机分配至3个实验组中,每个实验组设置3个平行。采用单因素实验设计,以无维酪蛋白和明胶为蛋白源、菜籽油为脂肪源、糊精为糖源,同时添加矿物质混合物和维生素混合物(无VA添加)配制成3组实验饲料,分别以饲料1 (Diet1)、饲料2 (Diet2)和饲料3 (Diet3)表示。在饲料1、饲料2和饲料3中分别添加0、2 200和20 000 IU/kg VA醋酸酯(500 000IU/g),经高效液相色谱法(Agilent-1100, Agilent,美国)检测后实验饲料中VA的实际含量分别为178.2、2 058.9和18 436.2 IU/kg,养殖周期为8周。结果显示:饲料中VA缺乏会显著降低青鱼幼鱼的增重率(WGR)和特定生长率(SGR);VA缺乏会显著降低血清血糖(GLU)、甘油三酯(TG)和低密度脂蛋白(LDL)浓度,增加总胆固醇(TCH)浓度。饲料中添加2 058.9IU/kg VA能显著提高肝脏己糖激酶(HK)、磷...     

辣椒HD-Zip基因家族鉴定、系统进化及表达分析

【目的】鉴定辣椒HD-Zip基因家族,并利用生物信息学方法系统分析其在基因组中的分布、基因结构、进化分化特征及在不同组织中的时空表达特异性,解析该家族的进化特征及生物学功能。【方法】根据已报道及PlantTFDB数据库中的拟南芥HD-Zip序列,利用本地BLAST工具在我国辣椒测序品种‘遵辣1号’基因组中比对,并利用Pfam、SMART工具进一步验证。采用EMBOSS Programs、MEGA、GSDS、MEME、MCScanX、OrthoMCL、Circos等软件预测辣椒HD-Zip基因家族成员蛋白理化性质,构建系统进化树,定位染色体,分析基因结构、基因复制类型及直系、旁系同源基因。基于GEO数据库,运用R软件、本地perl语言及Cytoscape分析辣椒HD-Zip组织表达差异并绘制共表达网络。【结果】本研究在‘遵辣1号’基因组中鉴定获得42条辣椒HD-Zip,命名为CaHDZ01—CaHDZ42。CaHDZs长度跨度较大,70%CaHDZ蛋白的pI小于7.0。除CaHDZ42,其余基因不均匀地分布在12条染色体上,部分基因为片段复制。该基因家族可分为4个亚族,分别含有18、9、...     

茶树CsWRKYIIcs转录因子的克隆及功能分析

【目的】以’陕茶1号’为材料,克隆CsWRKYIIcs转录因子并分析序列特征,了解其在不同组织和非生物胁迫下的表达模式以及转录活性,为深入研究茶树在逆境胁迫中的功能提供理论依据。【方法】根据茶树基因组数据库注释的WRKY序列设计特异性引物,采用RT-PCR技术从’陕茶1号’中扩增CsWRKYIIcs的c DNA序列,用生物信息工具分析序列的特点,实时荧光定量PCR(qRT-PCR)研究基因的表达模式,用酵母试验验证其转录活性。【结果】获得9条CsWRKYIIcs的cDNA序列,开放阅读框长度分别为561、960、936、978、897、912、720、1 008和969 bp,分别编码186、319、311、325、298、303、239、335、322个氨基酸。除了CsWRKYIIc7缺少锌指序列外,其他CsWRKYIIcs均含有1个WRKY保守结构域和典型的C2H2型锌指结构。不同物种中的WRKYIIcs具有相似的保守基序,而茶树CsWRKYIIcs和拟南芥、葡萄等双子叶植物的WRKYIIcs氨基酸序列相似性更高。另外,CsWRKYIIcs启动子区域均预测到多个与非生物胁迫相关的顺...     

白背飞虱酚氧化酶原PPO基因特性及其免疫应答

【目的】酚氧化酶(phenoloxidase,PO)是昆虫体内的免疫蛋白,在昆虫体内起重要的调节作用,主要以无活性的酚氧化酶原(prophenoloxidase,PPO)形式存在。本研究在转录组测序获得白背飞虱(Sogatella furcifera)3条PPO序列的基础上,通过分析白背飞虱体内不同SfPPO的发育和组织表达模式,并进一步抑制SfPPO的表达以及病原菌诱导,探讨SfPPO在白背飞虱体内的生物学功能。【方法】以白背飞虱3条SfPPO序列为研究对象,利用生物信息学方法分析其蛋白结构以及与其他昆虫之间的同源性。并以注射绿色荧光蛋白(green fluorescent protein,GFP)的dsRNA作为对照组,通过注射合成的ds SfPPO后采用实时荧光定量PCR(qRT-PCR)检测基因表达抑制效果;此外,为了探究SfPPO在白背飞虱生长发育和免疫应答方面的作用,利用qRT-PCR检测SfPPO在不同发育阶段及组织中的表达情况,以及注射大肠杆菌(Escherichia coli)和枯草芽孢杆菌(Bacillus subtilis)后3个SfPPO的诱导表达情况。【结果】...     

Physicochemical,Structural and Antioxidant Properties of Collagens from the Swim Bladder of Four Fish Species

This study aimed to isolate and characterize pepsin-solubilized collagen (PSC) from marine and freshwater fish swim bladders. The physicochemical properties, protein pattern, amino acid composition, structure, thermal denaturation temperature, and antioxidant activity of PSC from four different swim bladder sources were investigated and compared. The results demonstrated that the four types of collagen extracted were all type I collagen. The yield of PSC extracted from grass carp (GCSB-PSC), bighead carp (BCSB-PSC), grouper (GSB-PSC), and monkfish swim bladders (MSB-PSC) were 38.98, 27.97, 18.16, and 10.35%, respectively. Compared to the other three PSCs, BCSB-PSC has the highest thermal denaturation temperature (38.60 °C). Based on FTIR spectroscopy and circular dichroism (CD) analysis, the extracted PSCs retained the triple helix and secondary structure well. Antioxidant studies showed that in the swim bladders of four species the swim bladder PSC could scavenge DPPH and ABTS radicals. Overall, swim bladders from marine and freshwater fish can be utilized as raw materials for collagen extraction, and the extracted collagen has potential commercial applications.