小菊'类锌指蛋白'基因植物表达载体构建及对烟草的转化

为了建立耐盐碱小菊(Chrysanthemum morifolium)中克隆到的'类锌指蛋白基因'CmSTZF(DQ864730)的烟草遗传转化体系,并研究其抗逆特性。本研究借助Gateway技术构建了小菊'类锌指蛋白'基因CmSTZF的过量表达载体pH7WG2D-CmSTZF,并以烟草NC89(N.plumbaginifolia'NC89')的叶片为试材,通过农杆菌介导的转化,成功地建立了烟草遗传转化体系,经PCR-Southern鉴定获得CmSTZF的转基因烟草株系。     

囊泡相关蛋白——扫尾负鼠中新发现的一种卵母细胞蛋白

在扫尾负鼠卵母细胞中新发现了一种蛋白,即囊泡相关蛋白（VAP1）。该蛋白基因在卵巢或发育的卵母细胞中有表达,与卵母细胞中极性的囊泡形成有关。囊泡相关蛋白在N端的T13～K114区域有与半胱氨酸酶抑制蛋白C相似的结构域,可能具有抑制半胱氨酸酶对蛋白的酶解作用,促进卵母细胞中母源蛋白的积累,调节受精后胚胎的发育。     

MCT1抑制剂p-CMB对乙酰胆碱诱导的大鼠胰液分泌的影响

采用在体试验方法研究单羧酸转运蛋白第1亚型（monocarboxylate transporter 1,MCT1）抑制剂（p-chloromercuribenzene sulfonate,p-CMB）对乙酰胆碱（acetylcholine,Ach）诱导的大鼠胰液分泌的影响。Spra-gue-Dwley（SD）雄性大鼠,体重180g-210g,分6组,每组5只,试验前禁食24h,自由饮水。动物麻醉后经外科手术后,每隔10min收集一次胰液,采用Lowry法测定胰液蛋白量,Bernfeld法测定胰酶。结果对照组（-p-CMB）和实验组（＋p-CMB）,在注射1、5、10μg／kg的Ach后对胰液分泌量、胰蛋白分泌量以及胰淀粉酶分泌量都呈现增加作用,注射后1h内达到峰值,之后逐渐降低。然而,试验组的胰液分泌各项指标比对照组的显著减少（P〈0．01）。表明MCT1抑制剂p-CMB减弱了Ach增加大鼠胰液分泌的作用。     

狂犬病病毒糖蛋白基因的克隆及其二级结构和B细胞抗原表位预测

对狂犬病病毒CVS株糖蛋白基因进行克隆与测序,推导出相应的氨基酸序列。然后采用Gam-ier-Robson法和Chou-Fasman法预测糖蛋白的二级结构,用Kyte-Doolittle法、Emini法和Jameson-Wolf法分别预测蛋白质的疏水性、表面可能性和抗原指数,并综合分析预测糖蛋白的B细胞抗原表位。结果表明,该蛋白结构中含有少量的α螺旋、较多的β折叠以及较为丰富的转角区域,在序列的121~126、133~137、161~165、191~193、201~204、214~216、221~225、264~267区域或其附近最有可能是B细胞抗原表位的优势区域。     

慢病毒载体构建策略及生物安全性研究进展

慢病毒可以感染分裂细胞和非分裂细胞,是较有前途的病毒载体,来源于HIV-1型载体,能阻止形成有复制能力的HIV-1病毒,构建一个更为安全的模式是慢病毒载体构建策略的焦点。该文介绍了慢病毒载体应用过程中的不同载体系统及构建策略,对载体的生物安全性进行了分析,展望了慢病毒在基因治疗、RNA干扰及转基因领域的应用前景。     

拟南芥U-box蛋白的研究进展

泛素-26s蛋白酶体途径（ubiquitin-26s proteosome pathway,UPP）是真核生物体内一种高度选择性的蛋白降解途径。U—box蛋白是该途径中决定底物特异性的一种泛素连接酶E3。U—box结构域大约由70个氨基酸残基构成,在酵母、植物和动物等真核生物中高度保守。植物U-box蛋白（plant U—box protein,PUB）的数目远多于其他生物,在植物的生长发育过程中起着重要作用。目前在拟南芥中已发现60多个PUB蛋白（Arabidopsis plant U-box protein,AtPUB）,成为近年来受到较多关注的一类蛋白。本文根据蛋白的结构特征和系统进化树比较,将61种AtPUB蛋白分为7大类。同时,对已报道AtPUB蛋白的功能进行了综述并提出了研究展望。     

水稻基因组中分泌蛋白的初步分析

本文利用Signa1P3．0两种算法NN（neural network）和HMM（hidden markov model）对水稻基因组中59712个ORF进行了初步的筛选,其中有4433个ORF编码的蛋白具有分泌特性,占整个基因组的7．3％。4433个具有分泌特性的蛋白,在染色体的分布是不均一的。在1号染色体的所占的比例最多,为8．8％;而12号染色体上所占的比例最少,为5．0％。其中在具有分泌特性的蛋白中,酶类、非酶类和推测蛋白分别占具有分泌型信号肽蛋白的24．9％、45．7％和29．5％。     

辣椒新品种湘椒6号的选育

湘椒６号是由湖南地方良种伏地尖中选出的自交系Ｆ８１－１－２从北方引进的甜椒品种经６代单株选择而成Ｌ２４－１自交系配制而成的一代杂各。该品种植株生长势强,耐寒、耐湿,果实粗牛角形,果色深绿,微辣,商品性好。从定值致收获３５￣４５天,６６７ｍ＾２产鲜椒３０００ｋｇ。田间表现抗病毒病、疮痂病。     

Effects of oxidized high-density lipoprotein on membrane fluidity and the expression of lymphocyte function associated antigen-1 of monocyte

AIM: To investigate the effects of oxidized high-density lipoprotein (oxHDL) on membrane fluidity and the expression of lymphocyte function associated antigen(LFA-1) of monocyte. METHODS: The membrane fluidity of THP-1 cells was assayed by fluorescence anisotropy with DPH (1,6-dipheny-1,3,5-hexatriene), a fluorescent probe; The LFA-1 expression on THP-1 cells were assayed by flow cytometry with indirect immunofluorescence.RESULTS: The membrane fluidity of THP-1 cells was reduced by 45% and 52% respectively (P＜0.01) after incubation with 100 μg protein/mL oxHDL and oxLDL for 20 h; oxHDL could stimulated the expression of LFA-1 on THP-1 cells, the positive cell rate and mean fluoresence intensity (MFI) increased by 39% and 45% respectively versus control group (P＜0.01) after incubation with cells for 24 h. CONCLUSIONS: By increasing the expression of LFA-1 on monocyte, oxHDL can promote the monocyte-endothelium adhesion; oxHDL also can reduce the membrane fluidity of monocyte, that will limit the returning of monocytes from subendothelium back to the circulation. This suggested that oxHDL may play an important role in atherogenesis.     

CYP450 epoxygenase/EET pathway attenuates adipose inflammation of obese mice through HIF-1α

AIM To investigate the effects of cytochrome P450 （CYP450） epoxygenase/epoxyeicosatrienoic acid （EET） pathway on insulin resistance in obese mice, and to explore the possible mechanisms. METHODS High-fat diet-induced obesity model was established in C57BL/6Cnc mice, and the obese mice were randomly divided into 3 groups, including obesity group （treated with saline; n=10）, EET group （treated with 11,12-EET; n=10） and EET inhibitor 14,15-epoxyeicosa-5（Z）-enoic acid （EEZE） group （n=10）. Normal C57BL/6Cnc mice （n=10） treated with saline served as control. Protein expression of CYP2J2 （one of CYP450 epoxygenases） and hypoxia-inducible factor-1α （HIF-1α） was measured by Western blot. Vessel-like structure was detected by immunofluorescence staining. The serum levels of insulin, tumor necrosis factor-α （TNF-α）, interleukin （IL）-1β, IL-6 and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 （MCP-1） were measured by ELISA. RESULTS In obese mice, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance （HOMA-IR） values were increased, the protein level of CYP2J2 was reduced, and the protein level of HIF-1α was increased in adipose tissues as compared with the controls （P<0.05）. The serum levels of MCP-1, IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α were also significantly increased in obese mice （P<0.05）. After treatment with 11, 12-EET, the HOMA-IR values were decreased compared with vehicle-treated obese mice, HIF-1α expression levels were decreased in the adipose tissue, and the serum levels of MCP-1, IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α were reduced （P<0.05）. Immunohistochemical results of adipose tissue from vehicle-treated obese mice showed a marked decrease in vessel-like structures （CD31-positive） compared with normal control mice （P<0.05）. EET treatment significantly increased the newly formed vessel-like structures in the visceral adipose tissues of obese mice as compared with vehicle-treated obese mice （P<0.05）. CONCLUSION High-fat diet-induced obesity and insulin resistance are closely related to the CYP450 pathway. Exogenous EETs effectively decrease obesity-induced insulin resistance possibly through pro-angiogenesis and attenuation of hypoxia and inflammation.