减蛋综合征病毒六邻体蛋白基因的克隆与真核表达载体的构建

应用降落PCR技术扩增出减蛋综合征病毒六邻体蛋白基因并将其克隆至pMDT-18载体上,酶切、PCR及测序结果表明插入的片段为目的基因.切下该目的基因定向克隆至pcDNA 3质粒构建六邻体蛋白基因真核表达载体pcDNA 3-hexon,经各种酶切、PCR鉴定及进一步测序鉴定,证明六邻体蛋白基因片段所插入的位置、大小、核苷酸序列和阅读框架正确无误,从而为下一步的转染、表达及进一步阐明EDSV六邻体基因结构与功能的关系和减蛋综合征基因工程苗的研究奠定了良好的基础.     

玉米新不育胞质WB的线粒体类质粒鉴定

通过线粒体类质粒分析，表明华中农业大学发现的新雄性不育胞质WB带有S组特有的S1、S2类质粒，据此将WB确认为S组雄性不育胞质．     

三种质粒DNA对不同大肠杆菌菌株转化率的比较

将重组ＤＮＡ导入细菌细胞是分子克隆的中心工作之一．转化率的高低直接关系到实验成败．使用３种质粒ｐＢＲ３２２、ｐｂｌｕｅｓｃｒｉｐｔ和ｐＵＣ１８，对３种大肠杆菌菌株进行转化，比较转化率，推荐使用１００ｍｍｌ／ＬＣａＣｌ２，ｐＨ６～８和４℃１２ｈ作为转化的优选条件。     

猪圆环病毒2型核酸疫苗的小鼠免疫保护试验

为了研究猪圆环病毒2型(PCV2)核酸疫苗在小鼠攻毒试验中的免疫保护效果,以PCV-2 GXWZ-1株为模板,扩增出ORF2基因及其截短基因8个片段(A(ORF2)、B(51-100aa)、C(101-150aa)、D(181-235aa)、E(151-200aa)、F(51-150aa)、G(101-235aa)、H(51-235aa)),将其插入到pcDNA3.0载体中,构建出真核表达质粒,并将其转染至PK-15细胞,用间接免疫荧光试验检测其瞬时表达情况。将试验小鼠随机分成9组,其中免疫组7组,阴阳性对照各1组,将纯化的真核表达质粒对小鼠进行组合免疫;二免后,用经处理过的PCV-2 GXWZ-2株阳性病料悬液腹腔注射免疫组和非免疫对照组小鼠,阴性对照组用生理盐水腹腔注射;其后进行体重记录、病理切片制作及PCR检测。结果表明:共有6个真核表达质粒成功在PK-15细胞中表达。在攻毒后的3周内,阳性对照组小鼠PCR诊断均为阳性;免疫组中,部分组小鼠在攻毒后第1周或在第2周为阳性,到第3周时各免疫组小鼠全部为阴性;阴性对照组始终为阴性。免疫组在病理保护学方面明显优于非免疫对照组,非免疫对照组的体重增长速率略低于免疫组和阴性对照组。由此可见猪圆环病毒2型核酸疫苗在小鼠攻毒试验中有明显的保护作用。     

利用反向遗传技术拯救H9N2重组病毒

为研制高效特异的H9N2亚型AI疫苗,选取我国具有代表性的毒株A/chicken/Shanghai/10/01(H9N2)(简称SH10),以12质粒系统为基础,利用反向遗传操作技术构建了1株表面基因由SH10提供、内部基因由12质粒系统提供的重组病毒SH/PR8,为新型疫苗的研制提供了新的毒株。     

费氏中华根瘤菌(Sinorhizobium fredii)质粒复制基因repC序列多样性的研究

采用质粒快速检测法从供试33株费氏中华根瘤菌中分别检测出2～4个内源大质粒。用根据豌豆根瘤菌的repC基因设计1对引物RCI和RC3,从供试菌株及3株华癸中生根瘤菌和1株大豆慢生根瘤菌中扩增得到repC基因片段,证明在费氏中华根瘤菌中广泛存在repC基因。通过对扩增产物的测序,并与已报道的repC基因序列进行聚类分析,发现供试菌株可分为2个群,群a和群b,群内十分保守,但群间差异明显;其中群b的序列与已知类型的差异明显。     

CpG ODN重组质粒对猪外周血淋巴细胞免疫刺激作用的研究

为获得对猪具有免疫刺激活性的含CpG序列的重组质粒,设计合成了11条CpG序列,应用MTS比色法测定合成CpG ODNs刺激猪PBMC增殖的能力,结果有10条CpG ODN对猪PBMC具有刺激活性(SI>2);以对猪PBMC具有较高刺激活性的CpG06和CpG08为核心,分别合成含6次重复序列的重组质粒pCpG06和pCpG08,并检测其对猪PBMC的刺激活性,结果重组质粒pCpG06和pCpG08对猪PBMC的刺激指数分别可达4.97和5.32,并可刺激猪PBMC产生较高水平的IL-4。研究获得的重组质粒pCpG06和pCpG08对猪PBMC具有较好的刺激活性,可为猪用CpG佐剂的研究提供参考。     

鸡IL-18真核表达载体的构建及其对新城疫疫苗免疫增强作用的研究

利用首次从鸡新城疫疫苗接种的鸡胚脾细胞中扩增出的鸡IL 18 全基因,构建IL 18 真核表达载体(pcDNA3 IL18),并观察其对新城疫疫苗的免疫增强作用。结果表明,同时接种pcDNA3 IL18 质粒和活疫苗的免疫鸡在接种后35 d内,特别是15 d之后所产生的HI抗体效价和T、B淋巴细胞增殖反应均高于单纯疫苗免疫组及pcDNA3 空白质粒和疫苗联合免疫组。其中,HI抗体效价在15 d 时差异显著(P<0 05),在30 和35 d时差异极显著(P<0 01); T淋巴细胞增殖反应在15 d后均表现为差异显著(P<0 05〉或极显著(P<0 01);而单纯疫苗组与空白质粒和疫苗联合免疫组之间的各测定指标则无明显的差异(P>0 05)。在35 d时进行攻毒, pcDNA3 IL18和疫苗联合免疫组的保护率为83.3%,而单纯疫苗免疫组、空白质粒和疫苗联合免疫组鸡的保护率则分别只有61.5%和66.7%。说明该pcDNA3 IL18真核表达质粒在鸡体内得到了表达,表达产物不仅能够显著增强新城疫疫苗所诱导的细胞免疫和体液免疫反应,而且还可以明显提高疫苗的保护率。     

The expression of plasmid mediated afimbrial adhesin genes in an avian septicemic Escherichia coli strain

An Escherichia coli strain (SEPT13) isolated from the liver of a hen presenting clinical signs of septicaemia had a LD₅₀ of 4.0 × 10⁵ CFU/ml in one-day-old chickens, expressed Ia, Ib, E1, E3, K and B colicins and aerobactin. The strain was ampicillin and streptomycin resistant, and found to have fimA, csgA and tsh DNA related sequences; it could adhere to and invade HEp-2 and tracheal epithelial cells, expressed fimbriae (observed by electron microscopy), and had five plasmids of 2.7, 4.7, 43, 56, and 88 MDa. Transposon mutagenesis of strain SEPT13, with transposon TnphoA, resulted in a mutant strain named ST16 that had a LD₅₀ of 1.2 × 10¹² CFU/ml. All other biological characteristics of strain ST16 were the same as those detected for strain SEPT13 except for the migration of an 88 MDa plasmid to the 93 MDa position indicating the insertion of the transposon into the 88 MDa plasmid. The 93 MDa plasmid of strain ST16 was transferred, by electroporation assay, to non-pathogenic receptor strains (E. coli strains K12 MS101 and HB101), resulting in transformant strains A and B, respectively. These strains exhibited adhesion properties to in vitro cultivated HEp-2 cells but did not have the capacity for invasion. The adherence occurred despite the absence of fimbriae; this finding suggests that the 88 MDa plasmid has afimbrial adhesin genes.     

Factors affecting transfer of degradative plasmids between bacteria in soils

Horizontal gene transfer is useful for enhancing bioremediation through gene bioaugmentation. However, factors affecting transfer of degradative plasmids have not been systematically addressed. To this end, plasmid transfer experiments were performed using a TOL-like plasmid carrying the gene encoding for catechol 2,3-dioxygenase (C23O) between two soil bacteria under different conditions. Transfer frequency increased with air temperature in the range of 10–35 °C and reached 6 × 10⁻⁴ transconjugants per donor cell at 35 °C. The transfer frequency detected at soil depth 5–10 cm was significantly higher (p < 0.05) compared with other depths. Addition of 5–75% LB in the microbial inoculum promoted plasmid transfer frequencies. Addition of phenol to the experimental system resulted in significantly higher transfer frequency (p < 0.05) compared with no addition. Transfer frequency heat-moisture in loam was significantly higher (p < 0.05) than in other soils. The highest transfer frequency was found in the experiment containing tomato seedlings, with up to about 1.3 × 10⁻³ transconjugants per donor cell. Corn and wheat seedlings also led to significantly higher transfer frequencies (p < 0.05) compared with no plants. Furthermore, C23O activities of transconjugants formed under different conditions were measured, as a surrogate measure of the activity of transconjugant. Transfer temperature, soil and plant types had a minor influence on activities of transconjugants. Topsoil (0–5 cm) transconjugants expressed C23O more efficiently under normal incubation condition, but less efficiently when soils incubated with excessive LB medium concentrations, and in the absence of phenol in soil. These results suggested that transfer temperature, soil depth, dilutions of LB broth, phenol content, and soil and plant types had important effects on transfer of the TOL-like plasmid in soil, and some factors also affected activities of transconjugants.