Specific anti-tumor effect induced by attenuated <Emphasis Type="Italic">Salmonella typhimurium</Emphasis> vaccine expressing extracellular region of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2

The purposes of this research were to study the stable expression of exogenous gene encoding therapeutic protein in attenuated Salmonella typhimurium, observe the metabolism of oral gene vaccine carried by attenuated Salmonella typhimurium in BALB/c mouse, and investigate the feasibility of prevention and treatment of tumors by the recombinant bacteria. Recombinant plasmid pcDNA3.1＋ VEGFR2（n1-7） was transformed into competent attenuated Salmonella typhimuriurn SL3261 to develop oral DNA vaccine SL3261-pcDNA3.1＋VEGFR2（n1-7）. To observe whether the exogenous gene can be expressed in the recombinant bacteria, PCR was performed to amplify the CMV promoter of the eukaryotic expression vector as the proof of stable expression of exogenous protein; transmission elec- tron microscopy （TEM） was applied to observe the morphology of the recombinant bacteria to confirm that the exogenous gene has no impact on the growth of the bacteria, and then BALB/c mice were immunized with the gene vaccine. After inoculation of the gene vaccine, the recombinant bacteria SL3261 could be detected in the tissues such as small intestine, colon, liver and spleen. And then, mice in each group were challenged with tumor cells. The results of animal experiment showed that tumor growth of the mice in experimental group was inhibited and survival time of immunized mice was prolonged compared with control groups. A higher lymphocyte infiltration in tumors from animals treated with DNA vaccine was observed. Immunohistochemical analysis of tumor samples revealed an enhanced accumulation of CD8^＋ cytotoxic T lymphocytes, as well as an increase in CD4^＋ cells in the tumore of animals treated with the oral gene vaccine compared to tumors from control group mice. UI- trestructure of the tumor tissue showed that tumor cells in the samples of the immunized mice were well-differentiated. Our research confirmed that the exogenous gene can be stably expressed in the attenuated Salmonella typhimurium and has no impact on the growth of the r     

基于美国高加索人群瘦体重的全基因组关联研究

为了寻找与瘦体重相关的单核苷酸多态性(SNP)位点及易感基因,在2 283名不相关的美国高加索人群中对瘦体重指数(LMI)进行全基因组关联分析(GWAS),并在1 000名不相关的美国高加索人群中验证,将研究结果与验证结果进行荟萃分析。研究发现,位于19p13.3区域的UQCR, MBD3和TCF3基因与LMI相关联。UQCR基因上rs8697(合并p=4.94×10~(-3))和rs56122285(合并p=2.59×10~(-3))具有eQTL效应,MBD3基因上rs8110543(合并p=6.88×10~(-3))和rs7252741(合并p=1.22×10~(-2))具有eQTL效应,DB得分分别为1b和1f。本研究进一步证实了UQCR,MBD3和TCF3基因在瘦体重变异中的作用,对肌少症的认识提供新的理论依据。     

Multiple transgenes Populus xeuramericana ＇Guariento＇ plants obtained by biolistic bombardment

A JERF36 regulation gene, a selection marker gene （NPT-Ⅱ）, and the foreign genes levansucrase （SacB）, Vitreoscilla hemoglobin （vgb）, and Binary coleopterus insect resistance （BtCry3A＋OC-I） were co-transferred into Populus xeuramericana ＇Guariento＇ using biolistic bombardment; 25 kanamycin resistant plants were obtained, The results of PCR and Southern hybridization showed that the foreign genes had been integrated into the genome of P, xeuramericana ＇Guariento＇ and 5 genes were all transferred into 7 poplar plants, The results of a BtCry3A ELISA experiment indicated that the BtCry3A gene was expressed in the 7 transgenic poplar plants, and these plants grew well on coastal saline land,     

全基因组关联分析显示基因ANXA8和C10orf11为影响肌少症的候选基因

为了寻找与瘦体重(lean body mass,LBM)相关的单核苷酸多态性(single nucleotide polymorphism, SNP)位点及易感基因,在1 000个不相关的白人中采用Affymetix 500K芯片扫描了500 000个SNPs,并进行全基因组关联分析(genome-wide association study,GWAS),显著结果在1 625个中国人样本和2 283个欧洲白人样本中进行验证,并将验证结果与研究结果进行荟萃分析。研究发现SNPsrs7905603,rs9416083,rs4409772,rs2894310与LBM关联,其中rs7905603位于基因ANXA8,其他3个SNPs位于基因C10orf11。荟萃分析得到的合并p值分别为2.08×10-5,7.44×10~(-6),6.73×10~(-6),6.76×10~(-6)。ANXA8和C10orf11基因是影响LBM变异的候选基因,这对肌少症的认识提供了新的理论依据。     

The diversity of denitrifying bacteria in the alpine meadow soil of Sanjiangyuan natural reserve in Tibet Plateau

Denitrification is a dissimilatory biological process of denitrifying bacteria where oxidized nitrogen com- pounds (NO3? and NO2?) are used as alternative electron acceptors and fixed nitrogen is transferred into the at- mosphere in form of N2, finally. I…     

铝胁迫对酸性红壤古菌amoA基因多样性的影响分析

通过PCR-RFLP技术构建红壤丘陵区土壤氨氧化古菌amoA基因文库,比较分析典型森林土和农田土中氨氧化古菌种群结构对铝胁迫的响应。通过对628个amoA基因克隆子进行了PCR-RFLP指纹图谱分析,共获得62个独特的基因操作分类单元（operational taxanomical uints,OTUs）,进一步对62个OTUs开展Blast和RDP分类分析（相似性97%-100%）,结果表明：森林和农田土壤样品中100%的氨氧化古菌属于泉古菌门（Crenarchaeotes）,分布于4个基因族（Cluster1-4）,Cluster 1在所有测试样品中占明显优势。农田土壤中氨氧化古菌的丰度和多样性要高于森林土壤,但随着铝胁迫浓度的增加,农田土壤中氨氧化古菌丰度和多样性降低更明显,均匀度却有所上升。可见,铝胁迫导致土壤氨氧化古菌群落结构改变,高铝胁迫能促使氨氧化古菌发生适应性变化,有可能演变出优势种群。     

某电解铅厂周边农田土壤和玉米中铅污染评价及同位素溯源研究

为探究铅在土壤-玉米-大气中的迁移转化行为,以某电解铅厂周边农田土壤和玉米为研究对象,采集距排烟口50 m、110 m、300 m、500 m、700 m、900 m和3 000 m处的土壤和玉米样品,利用原子吸收光谱仪(AAS)和电感耦合等离子体质谱仪(ICP-MS)分别测定土壤、玉米和大气样品的铅含量和同位素比值。结果表明:电解铅厂周边的玉米均受到铅的污染,玉米根中的铅主要来自土壤,籽粒中的铅很有可能大部分来自大气,少部分来自土壤,茎中的铅很可能来自土壤而不是叶面传输;籽粒中的铅与叶片中的铅具有显著的相关关系(P0.01),相关方程为y=-0.0002x~2+0.0461x-0.4643,R=0.966 7。     

Preparation of a recombinant adeno-associated viral vector with a mutation of human factor Ⅸ in large scale and its expression in vitro and in vivo

A series of adeno-associated viral vectors containing a mutation of human factor Ⅸ (hFⅨR338A) with different regulation elements were constructed and used to transduce cell lines. The plasmids and the stable transduction cell clones with high expression level of hFⅨR338A were obtained by selecting and optimizing, and then, the recombinant adeno-associated viral vector with hFⅨR338A was prepared via novel rHSV/AAV hybrid virus packaging system on a large scale, which contained the capsid protein genes. A method for producing rAAV-hFⅨR338A viral stocks on a large scale and higher titer was established, which can be used for industrial purpose. The titer of rAAV-hFⅨR338A was more than 1.25×10¹² particle/mL, and then, a mammalian cell line, C2C12 and the factor Ⅸ knock-out mice were transfected with the rAAV-hFⅨR338A in vitro and in vivo. The results show that the high-level expression of rAAV-hFⅨR338A was achieved in cell line and hemophilia B mice. It reached at (2551.32±92.14) ng·(10⁶ cells)^-1·(24 h)^-1 in C2C12 cell in vitro and had a peak concentration of 463.28 ng/mL in mice treated with rAAV-hFⅨR338A, which was as high as the expression of rAAV-hFⅨ-wt (2565.76±64.36) ng·(10⁶ cells)^-1·(24 h)^-1 in C2C12 and 453.92 ng/mL in the mice treated with rAAV-hFⅨ-wt) in vitro and in vivo, there is no any difference between two groups, but the clotting activity of hFⅨR338A is about 2.46 times higher than that of hFⅨ-wt. It was first reported that a mutation of human factor Ⅸ was used into gene therapy research for hemophilia B, meanwhile, a novel packaging system, rAAV/HSV was used for preparation of rAAV-hFⅨR338A on a large scale, which laid the foundation of industrial production for applying rAAV viral stocks to gene therapy clinical trial for hemophilia B mediated with rAAV-hFⅨ.     

平板影印与AHBA合成酶基因筛选用于安莎类抗生素产生菌的分离

基因筛选是筛选具有抗生素产生潜力微生物的新方法.针对筛选中单菌落分离纯化不仅工作量大,而且耗费时间,采用一种将平板影印技术与PCR扩增技术相结合从土壤中快速获得具有安莎类抗生素产生潜力的放线菌的方法.根据安莎类抗生素合成途径中的3-氨基-5-羟基苯甲酸合成酶(AH BAs)基因的保守性,通过放线菌的培养、影印、AH-BAs基因的PCR扩增,已从33份土样中获得8株AHBAs阳性菌株.结果表明:该方法是一种非常有效的能够快速获得AHBAs基因阳性菌株的方法,并且该方法可扩展用于从土壤中分离其他有价值的抗生素产生菌.     

Construction and characterization of partiallyntrC-deleted mutants inAlcaligenes faecalis

To study the effect of ntrC gene product on the expression and regulation of other important nitrogen-fixing genes in Alcaligenes faecalis, partially ntrC-deleted mutants of A. faecalis have been generated. To start with, the ntrC gene of A. faecalis was cloned into a suicide plasmid pSUP202 to create a recombinant plasmid pSUM1. The ntrC gene in pSUM1 was then replaced by a lacZ-Km^r fragment resulted in the generation of a plasmid pSUM2. The lacZ fragment in pSUM2 was further removed and a plasmid pSUM3 produced. As a second step, the plasmid pSUM2 or pSUM3 was introduced into the wild type of A. faecalis A1501 by conjugation and two partially ntrC-deleted mutants A15CM1 (ntrC∷lacZ) and A15CM2 (ntrC ^- ) were obtained. To understand the regulatory effect of the NtrC on the expression of nifH and nifA, a nifH-lacZ gene or a nifH-lacZ gene was introduced into the ntrC^- mutant by conjugation. The results indicated that: (ⅰ) although the ntrC^-mutant was nif ⁺ , its nitrogen fixation activity was only 20% that of the wild type; (ⅱ) the ntrC^- mutant failed to grow on the medium containing nitrate as a sole nitrogen source; (ⅲ) the regulation of ntrC gene expression did not require its own product; (ⅳ) the expression of nifH in A . faecalis was positively regulated by the ntrC. Deletion of the ntrC resulted in the reduction of nifH expression or even totally inactivated nitrogen fixation; (ⅴ) there was no obvious influence on the expression of nifA in A. faecalis if the ntrC gene was deleted.     

Functional characterization and mapping of two MADS box genes from peach （Prunus persica）

Previously an AGAMOUS gene homologue PpMADS4 and a FRUITFULL gene homologue PpMADS6 were isolated from peach （Prunus persica）, and both genes were shown to express in the developing floral and fruits. To gain insight into their function, the two genes were constitutively expressed in Arabidopsis thaliana and their effects on plant growth and floral organ development were studied in this work. The transgenic plants all displayed early flowering and conversion of inflorescence to floral meristem. However, the two genes had different effects on the floral organ structures in A. thaliana. The transgenic plants overexpressing PpMADS4 displayed homeotic conversion of floral organs, and particularly the perianth abscission was inhibited. The plants overexpressing PpMADS6 showed early flowering, produced higher number of carpels, petals, and stamens than nontransgenic plants, and pod shatter was prevented; significantly, the transgenic plants yielded more than one siliques from a single flower. A SSR molecular marker was developed for PpMADS4, and it was then assigned into the G5 linkage group of Prunus sp. Both PpMADS4 and PpMADS6 genes were located at the same region in the G5 linkage group. Our results showed the potential application of these two MADS box genes for crop and fruit tree improvement.     

二月兰对铜污染的耐受与富集分析

为探究十字花科植物二月兰对土壤中铜离子的吸收和耐受性，采用不同浓度的硫酸铜溶液对其种子萌发阶段和生长阶段进行处理，测定了二月兰的生理指标.结果表明：铜离子溶液处理15 d后会对二月兰的萌发率产生影响.当铜离子质量分数为35，100 mg∙kg^-1时，均能促进二月兰种子的萌发，而400 mg∙kg^-1处理组则导致萌发率显著下降，发芽率仅为对照组的41％；土壤栽培处理，35，100 mg∙kg^-1均能促进二月兰生长，而400 mg∙kg^-1处理组则导致生长幅度减小，叶片数量和株高也显著少于前两组实验.同时，400 mg∙kg^-1处理组导致超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）和过氧化物酶（POD）的活性提高，铜离子对二月兰造成一定生长胁迫.铜离子转运系数和富集系数分别为0.56和0.52，说明二月兰对铜离子的富集能力表现优良，尚未造成毒害.进一步分析铜离子转运相关基因的表达，外源施加铜离子，导致体内OvCOPT1基因表达量相对于对照组显著降低.本研究揭示了二月兰对于土壤中铜离子污染具有吸收和富集作用，为治理土壤中铜离子污染提供了理论依据，并证明二月兰可作为优良的富集植物.     

DNA-protein interaction at erythroid important regulatory elements of MEL cells byin vivo footprinting

Using ligation-mediated PCR method to study the status of DNA-protein interaction at hypersensitive site 2 of locus control Region and β^maj promoter of MEL cell line before and after induction, MEL cell has been cultured and induced to differentiation by Hemin and DMSO, then the live cells have been treated with dimethyl sulfate. Ligation mediated PCR has been carried out following the chemical cleavage. The results demonstrate that before and after induction, the status of DNA-protein interaction at both hypersensitive site 2 and β^maj promoter change significantly, indicating that distal regulatory elements (locus control region, hypersensitive sites) as well as proximal regulatory elements (promoter, enhancer) of β-globin gene cluster participate in the regulation of developmental specificity.     

Comparison of the carbon isotope composition of total organic carbon and long-chain <Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis>-alkanes from surface soils in eastern China and their significance

Surface soil samples collected over a high spatial resolution in eastern China were analyzed for carbon isotope composition （δ^13C） of total organic carbon （TOC） and higher plant-derived long-chain n-alkanes, with the latter reported as weighted mean values. The two sets of δ^13C values are significantly correlated and show similar trends in spatial variation. The spatial distribution of δ^13C shows less negative values in the mid-latitudes between 31°N and 40°N and more negative ones at higher and lower latitudes. This is consistent with previously reported carbon isotope data from surface soil phytoliths in the same region and suggests that the mid-latitude area provides relatively favorable growing condi- tions for C4 plants. Furthermore, δ^13C values of both TOC and long-chain n-alkanes from 12 surface soil samples collected from a small grassland in north China displayed similar carbon isotope values and the difference between paired δ^13C of a soil samples remains relatively constant. Our data demonstrate that in eastern China, soil δ^13C composition of both TOC and long-chain n-alkanes is effective indicators of C3/C4 ratios of the prevailing vegetation. This work suggests that -22‰ and -32‰ are good es- timated end members for the weighted mean δ^13C values of long-chain n-alkanes （C27, C29 and C31 n-alkanes） from soils under dominant C4 or C3 vegetation, allowing us to reconstruct paleovegetation trends.     

Synthesis of medium-chain-length-polyhydroxyalkanoates in tobacco via chloroplast genetic engineering

Medium-chain-length-polyhydroxyalkanoates (mcl-PHAs) belong to the group of microbial polyesters containing monomers ranging from 6 to 14 carbons in length. The key enzymes of their biosynthesis are PHA-polymerase (product of phaC gene) and 3-hydroxyacyl-acyl carrier protein-CoA transferase (product of phaG gene). With aadA (aminoglycoside 3‘-adenylyltransferase) gene as screening marker, two chloroplast transformation vectors of pTC2 harboring phaC2 gene only and pTGC harboring both phaC and phaG genes were constructed and introduced into tobacco chloroplast genome through particle bombardment. PCR and Southern blot analysis confirmed the insertion of the introduced genes into chloroplast genome. The content of mcl-PHAs accumulated in transgenic plants was analyzed by gas chromatography, mcl-PHAs accumulated up to 4.8 mg/g dry weight (dw) in transgenic line $4-3; their monomers were 3-hydroxyoctanoate and 3-hydroxydecanoate. Accumulation of mcl-PHAs polymers in the tobacco chloroplast was also observed by transmission electron microscopy. To our knowledge, this is the first report on the synthesis of mclPHAs in tobacco via chloroplast genetic engineering.     

菠菜SoNAC转录因子家族的全基因组鉴定与分析

采用生物信息学分析方法,从菠菜基因组中筛选鉴定了57个菠菜NAC转录因子,并对其基因结构、编码蛋白和系统进化进行了分析;通过荧光定量聚合酶链式反应qRT-PCR分析,研究了高温和盐处理后菠菜叶片中NAC基因的表达模式.研究结果显示:菠菜NAC转录因子可以被归入2组17个亚组,GroupⅠ包含10个亚组,GroupⅡ包含...