利用Tn5转座子构建杆状病毒AcMNPV随机突变体的初步研究

以杆状病毒模式种AcMNPV为研究对象,应用基于Tn5转座子的随机转座的方法,构建杆状病毒突变体库将果蝇hsp70启动子后接绿色荧光蛋白基因后插入Tn5转座子,构建了可以在昆虫细胞中表达,易于跟踪的转座载体．利用体外转座系统将转座子随机插入AcMNPV基因组,并用转座反应液转染Sf21细胞,得到了表达绿色荧光蛋白的病毒突变体库进一步纯化了两株病毒B9F和Li6A,进行了转座子插入位点的分析,确定两株病毒中,转座子分别插入了94K基因和p10基因．该方法将为杆状病毒功能基因组研究提供重要的手段。     

AcMNPV p95基因一段339 bp序列在病毒复制中的作用

杆状病毒苜蓿银纹夜蛾核型多角体病毒(AcMNPV)的p95基因编码的P95蛋白是病毒核衣壳的组成部分,也是虫体经口感染相关因子PIF(Per os Infectivity Factor)复合体的组成部分.前期研究表明,完整的P95蛋白对病毒的复制是非必需的,其中一段450bp的序列可以部分弥补p95基因的作用.本研究将p95基因一段339bp的片段(Core339,AcMNPV基因组位置:69 576~69 914bp)以正反两个方向分别插入到p95基因敲除的AcMNPV基因组中多角体位点的polyA之后,构建了两株重组病毒vP95K/EGFP/339+和vP95K/EGFP/339-.该两株病毒能在Sf9细胞中正常复制,复制水平与p95基因正常的AcEGFP相当,但复制速度较慢.重组病毒感染细胞的Western blot分析未检测到P95蛋白的表达.这一结果表明P95蛋白的缺失对病毒在细胞中的复制没有显著影响,但核心片段Core339对于病毒复制具有关键作用.     

水稻白叶枯病菌致病相关基因筛选系统的建立

水稻白叶枯病菌Xanthomonas oryzae pv.oryzae是水稻生产中最严重的细菌性病害之一。本研究采用Tn5转座子随机插入突变的方法构建水稻白叶枯病菌广西菌株K74的突变体库,Southern杂交显示Tn5随机单拷贝插入基因组。通过水稻致病性检测试验,目前获得15个致病力降低50%以上的突变体,为定位Tn5插入突变基因,经质粒拯救、测序、序列分析后发现:4个突变基因为gum基因簇基因,5个为LPS基因簇基因,2个为metB基因,1个为hrpB1基因,2个是与糖合成转移酶相关基因,1个为编码假定蛋白的基因。其中14个突变基因是已知的与致病相关的基因。实验结果表明本研究成功建立了一个筛选水稻白叶枯病菌致病相关基因的系统,为进一步研究水稻白叶枯病致病相关基因,阐明该病的致病机理奠定基础。     

诺如病毒衣壳蛋白在Tn5细胞中的表达及纯化

将人诺如病毒VA387株ORF2基因插入载体pFastBac1中,转化DH10Bac感受态细胞获得Bacmid-NoV-ORF2;脂质体介导转染sf9昆虫细胞,获得表达NoV-ORF2的重组杆状病毒Ac-NoV-ORF2.冻融破碎经Ac-NoV-ORF2感染的Tn5细胞,离心收集上清进行分子筛纯化.10%SDS-PAGE分析结果显示,重组病毒感染的Tn5细胞可见特异的蛋白条带;目的蛋白条带为相对分子质量59kD和56kD的两个条带;电镜观察发现表达的诺如病毒衣壳蛋白成功装配成了大小约为40~50nm的VLPs.结果表明在Tn5细胞中实现了诺如病毒衣壳蛋白的表达和VLPs的装配.     

十字花科黑腐病菌一个致病相关基因的鉴定

十字花科黑腐病菌(Xanthomonas campestris pv.campestris,简称Xcc)8004菌株的一个转座子插入突变体186807,其Tn5gusA5插入位点位于一个推测的双组分调控系统的感受蛋白基因XC2229中.该突变体对寄主植物满身红萝卜的致病力显著降低.为了进一步证实XC2229基因与该菌致病力之间的相关性,本工作构建了该基因的缺失突变体DM2229.DM2229与186B07在寄主上的致病力基本一致,均显著低于野生型Xcc 8004.生化及表型检测结果表明,DM2229的胞外多糖(exopolysaccharides,EPS)产量降低,细胞运动能力减弱.用带有完整XC2229基因的pLALR6互补DM2229,互补菌株CDM2229在EPS合成、细胞运动能力以及致病力方面与野生型Xcc 8004基本一致.这些实验结果表明,XC2229是一个与EPS合成、细菌运动相关的基因.推测该基因通过调控EPS的生成和运动能力而影响Xcc的致病力.     

利用酵母功能检测技术筛选肝癌组织p53基因显性负抑制效应突变体

p5 3突变体的显性负抑制效应(dominant negative effect)是指突变型p5 3蛋白抑制细胞内野生型p5 3蛋白发挥正常功能的一种特性,是肿瘤发生的重要原因之一.利用酵母中分离的等位基因功能分析技术(functional analysis of separated alleles in yeast,FASAY)建立了一种简便稳定的p5 3突变体显性负抑制效应检测和筛选方法,并应用于检测2 8例原发性肝癌组织(HCC)样本的p5 3单点突变体,发现了1 2例为显性负抑制效应突变体,其中突变位点Met2 4 6Val为首次报道具有显性负抑制效应.进一步分析这些突变p5 3蛋白的结构,发现这些具有显性负抑制效应的突变位点大多位于p5 3蛋白表面与DNA特异性序列相互作用的区域.     

天蓝色链霉菌中S-adenosylmethionine依赖性甲基转移酶同源基因sco1162调控孢子发育及抗生素合成

利用大肠杆菌-链霉菌穿梭质粒pDZY101携带的转座子Tn101随机插入到天蓝色链霉菌(Streptomyces coelicolor)M145构建的插入突变库,从中分离到一株孢子色素及抗生素合成明显发生变化的菌株BZ100.测序发现,该突变株中Tn101插入到了链霉菌的sco1162基因中.序列分析表明,该基因编码S腺苷甲硫氨酸(S-adenosylmethionine,SAM)依赖的甲基转移酶.为了验证该插入突变与表型的对应关系,构建了能在突变菌株中表达sco1162基因的互补质粒pFDZ16-1162,将该质粒转化突变株后,突变菌株的孢子形态和抗生素合成水平得到完全恢复.     

水稻细菌性条斑病菌一个新基因与致病相关

水稻细菌性条斑病菌是水稻的主要病原菌之一,其引发的水稻细菌性条斑病可造成水稻严重减产。利用广西分离株GX01作为建库出发菌株,采用EZ::Tn5转座子标签法构建GX01菌株的Tn5随机插入突变体库,其后利用针刺接种法在水稻上进行致病性试验,筛选到1个致病性明显下降的突变体。TAIL-PCR定位该突变位点位于XOC3376,该基因的编码产物注释为假设蛋白。为了研究XOC3376的功能,对其进行表型检测及功能互补,结果表明其互补菌株的表型及致病力都能恢复到野生型的水平。本文为进一步研究水稻细菌性条斑病菌的致病相关基因的功能、阐明该病菌的致病机理奠定基础。     

茄假单胞菌寄主花生特异性毒性基因的定位

通过对从茄假单胞菌中克隆的pGX1252进行亚克隆分析,发现含pGX1252右边4.5kbKpnI/EcoRI片段的亚克隆pGX1404仍象pGX1252一样能使对花生不致病菌株T2014在花生上致病.用转座子Tn5-loc对pGX1404进行了饱和插入诱变,一共分离得到6个在pGX1404上不同位置的独立插入突变,其中离pGX1404右末端约1.4kb、2.2kg的两个Tn5-loc插入使pGX1404丧失了扩大T2014寄主范围的能力,证实hsv基因位于pGX1404的右边.     

基于转座子策略提高链霉菌中landomycin E产量的研究

【目的】对影响放线菌链霉菌Streptomyces globisporus产landomycin E(laE)的代谢网络进行研究,以提高次生代谢物的产量。【方法】通过构建含强启动子和抗性标记的转座子Tn7为基础的转座子,整合至S.globisporus的染色体产生突变库,筛选高产量的突变株并对其代谢网络进行研究分析。【结果】利用构建好的Tn7-转座子连续转化链霉菌S.globisporus,经过数轮的突变和筛选,得到6株产量有较大改变的突变株,对整合位点的亚克隆和测序结果表明,该位点整合导致编码类似细菌的某些调节因子如TetR和GntR家族的蛋白的基因失活。【结论】所构建的经过修饰的微型Tn7-转座子不仅带有抗性标记且有启动子,可插入链霉菌染色体产生突变,进而提高次生代谢物laE的产量,同时也证明,转座子基载体可应用于非模式菌链霉菌。     

Construction of transposon-mediated baculovirus vector and expression of green fluorescent protein in insect cells and larvae

A transposon-shuttle vector Hanpvid was constructed by using wild-type genomic DNA fromHeliothis armigera nuclear polyhedrosis virus (HaNPV). It could replicate inE. coli cells as a large plasmid and remain infectious when being induced into insect cells. Hanpvid comprises HaNPV DNA and a transposon cassette which includes a miniF replicon, a kanamycin resistance gene (kan), lacZa and an attachment site for Tn7 (attTn7). Recombinant virus rHa-FaGP was obtained after transposition of a donor plasmid carrying green fluorescent protein gene (gfp) and polyhedrin gene (ocu) into attTn7. SDS-PAGE analysis shows that both gfp and ocu genes were highly expressed inHeliothis armigera cells. Green Hemolymphocytes can be seen under a fluorescent microscope 4 d after recombinant virus rHa-FaGP infected the third-instar larvae. The infected larvae show strong green fluorescence 6 d post infection.     

Cloning and expression of HIV-1 p24 gene in insect cells by using BAC-TO-BAC system

Recombinant transposing vector pFHIV24 was constructed by cloning the HIV-1 p24 gene into the Multiple cloning site (MCS) of the transposing vector pFastBac1 in the correct orientation with respect to the polyhedrin promoter. Recombinant bacmid bHIV24 was obtained by transposing a mini-att Tn7 element from the recombinant pFHIV24 to the mini-att Tn7 attachment site on the bacmid by Tn7 transposition functions provided by the helper plasmid. Minipreparation of recombinant bacmid DNA was transfected intoSpodoptera frugiperda (Sf9) cells to get the recombinant virus. Fresh insect Sf9 cells were infected with the recombinant virus containing p24 to express the target protein. The target protein expressed was analyzed on a 15% polyacrylamide gels and then used as antigen to check HIV-1 positive serum by ELISA. Our positive result shows that the expressed p24 protein could be used as standard antigen for HIV-1 diagnosis by ELISA and other reliable diagnostic methods of HIV-1 infection. Supported by the World Bank Boan Program Mallam Nock Joshua: born in 1967, Master of Science To whom correspondence should be addressed (027-7882712-2938)     

Cloning and expression of HIV-1 p24 gene in insect cells by using BAC-TO-BAC system

Recombinant transposing vector pFHIV24 was constructed by cloning the HIV-1 p24 gene into the Multiple cloning site (MCS) of the transposing vector pFastBac1 in the correct orientation with respect to the polyhedrin promoter. Recombinant bacmid bHIV24 was obtained by transposing a mini-att Tn7 element from the recombinant pFHIV24 to the mini-att Tn7 attachment site on the bacmid by Tn7 transposition functions provided by the helper plasmid. Minipreparation of recombinant bacmid DNA was transfected intoSpodoptera frugiperda (Sf9) cells to get the recombinant virus. Fresh insect Sf9 cells were infected with the recombinant virus containing p24 to express the target protein. The target protein expressed was analyzed on a 15% polyacrylamide gels and then used as antigen to check HIV-1 positive serum by ELISA. Our positive result shows that the expressed p24 protein could be used as standard antigen for HIV-1 diagnosis by ELISA and other reliable diagnostic methods of HIV-1 infection. Supported by the World Bank Boan Program Mallam Nock Joshua: born in 1967, Master of Science To whom correspondence should be addressed (027-7882712-2938)     

Expression and anti-apoptoticmechanism of Spodoptera lit-toralis NucleopolyhedrovirusP49 protein

A novel cloned Spodoptera littoralis Nucleopolyhedrovirus (SlNPV) p49 gene is able to suppress apoptosis of insect cells Sf9 triggered by virus. The amino acid sequence of P49 expressed in baculovirus expression system is the same as predicted, indicating that the expression of P49 is correct. Metabolic labeling revealed that p49 was able to be expressed both in the early and late phases after the viral infection, and only in the late phase was the expression driven by polyhedra promoter, but the amount of expression was higher than that of wtSlNPV. In summary, the early gene of SlNPV p49 as well as p35 of AcMNPV is able to be expressed in the late phase, but its promoter is weaker compared with polyhedra promoter. In vitro, P49 can be cut by Bm caspase and human caspase-3, yielding 10 and 40 ku fragments. Purified P49 blocks the substrate cleavage by Bm caspase and human caspase-3, showing that P49 inhibits downstream caspases in the apoptotic pathway.     

Transmembrane structure and function of dctPQM encoding C4－dicarboxylate transport proteins from nitrogen－fixing P. stutzeri A1501

C4-dicarboxylate transport proteins of diazotroph Pseudomonas stutzeri were encoded by dctPQM genes. Nucleotide sequence analysis indicated that dctP, dctQ,and dctM grouped together. Its nucleotide and amino acid sequence shared high homology with that of dctP gene encoding periplasmic C4-dicarboxylate-binding protein and dctQM genes encoding C4-dicarboxylate transport proteins from the free-living nitrogen-fixing Aotobacter vinelandii.Structural analysis showed that DctP of P. stutzeri did not include membrane-spanning regions, and DctQ and DctM contained 5 and 12 transmembrane segments, respectively.The fragment containing the complete dctPQM genes was cloned into the Tn5 transposon region of suicide mobilization plasmid pSZ2L The resultant plasmid was named pSZY6.By triparental mating, Tn5 transposon carrying the dctPQM genes inserted into the genome of the wild type strain A1501,randomly. The recombinant strain A-142 which harboured an extra copy of dctPQM genes was constructed and identified by PCR amplification of npt II gene. When A-142 was grown in minimal medium with different concentrations (20,10 and 5mmol/L) of C4-dicarboxylates succinate, malate, or fumarate as the sole carbon source, the rate of nitrogen fixation assayed by acetylene reduction was significantly higher than that of the wild-type strain A150L This result was established that an extra copy of dctPQM genes could increase the activity of nitrogen fixation of P. stutzeri strain A1501.     

Cloning and expression of the Chinese wheat mosaic virus RNA2 coat protein readthrough and 19 ku cysteinerich domains and localization of these proteins

The 5′-terminal (RTn) and 3′-terminal (RTc) halves of the coat protein readthrough domain and the 19 ku cysteine-rich protein of Chinese wheat mosaic virus (CWMV) were amplified by RT-PCR, cloned and expressed in E. coli. Antisera and monoclonal antibodies against these proteins were prepared by immunising these purified proteins to mice. Detection of RTn, RTc and 19 ku proteins in CWMV infected wheat sap and leaf tissue indicated that the RTn and RTc proteins were distributed on the surface of virus particles whereas the 19 ku protein was in the cytoplasm of the infected wheat cells.     

AcNPV增强子hr5增强HBsAg基因表达的研究

用形成包涵体（ＯＯＣ＋）并能利用人工合成启动序列和多角体ＸＩＶ启动子表达外源基因的转移载体质粒ｐＳＸＩＶＶＩ＋Ｘ３将多角体基因、乙型肝炎病毒表面抗原（ＨＢＳＡｇ）基因和苜蓿丫纹夜蛾核型多角体病毒（ＡｃＮＰＶ）的增强子ｈｒ５部分序列同时插入无包涵体的粉纹夜蛾核型多角体病毒ＴｎＮＰＶ－ＳＶＩ－Ｇ基因组中，得到两株高效表达ＨＢｓＡｇ基因又形成包涵体的重组病毒ＴｎＮＰＶ－ｓｈｒ３５－ＯＣＣ＋和ＴｎＮＰＶ－ｓｈｒ２６－ＯＣＣ＋．对重组病毒的酶切鉴定、ＤＮＡ斑点杂交和Ｓｏｕｔｈｅｒｎｂｌｏｔ分析证实，外源基因及其相应的启动子和增强子序列已正确插入病毒基因组中．插入顺序中，ｈｒ５增强子是插入ＨＢｓＡｇ基因下游，多角体基因与ＨＢｓＡｇ基因方向相反．１２５Ⅰ－固相放射免疫检测和Ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎｂｌｏｔ结果表明，ＨＢｓＡｇ基因在昆虫离体细胞中得到高效表达并保留了抗原活性．ＴｎＮＰＶ－ｓｈｒ２６－ＯＣＣ＋和ＴｎＮＰＶ－ｓｈｒ３５－ＯＣＣ＋表达的ＨＢｓＡ吕蛋白与没有插入增强子序列的重组病毒ＴｎＮＰＶ—ＨＢｓ８５－ＯＣＣ＋的比较，分别提高了４０％和４６％．     

The secretion of lecithinase of Pseudomonas alcaligenes S2 was via type II secretion pathway

Phosphorus is one of the major essential macronutrients for virtually metabolic processes in plant growth and de-velopment[1]. This creates a paradox with major agro-nomic implications since the phosphate form of phospho-rus is one of the least soluble mineral nutrient ions in the soil. The concentration of soluble phosphorus in soil is usually very low, normally at levels of 1 ppm or less (10 mol/L H2PO4?). Mineral forms of phosphorus are repre-sented in soil by primary minerals, such as ap…