Recent progress in polymer-based gene delivery vectors

The gene delivery system is one of the three components of a gene medicine, which is the bottle neck of current gene therapy. Nonviral vectors offer advantages over the viral system of safety, ease of manufacturing, etc. As important nonviral vectors, polymer gene delivery systems have gained increasing attention and have begun to show increasing promising. In this review, the fundamental and recent progress of polymer-based gene delivery vectors is reviewed.     

N-terminal of L protein of vesicular stomatitis virus contains a new signal sequence

The L protein (241kD) of vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) is the most important snbnnit of the replication complex. The existence of specific localization signal in the L protein was investigated by making recombinant constructs expressing truncated mutants of the L protein fused to green fluorescent protein (GFP) in transient transfection assays. The chimeric genes encoding varied N-terminal of L and GFP gene were put under the control of T7 promoter or CMV promoter. The fusion proteins were transiently expressed in BHK-21, COS-7, CHO or Hep G2 cells. When more than 120 residues were deleted or only 96 residues were kept on the N-terminal, the fusion proteins were shown to be distributed throughout the cells, cytoplasm and nucleus under the confocal microscope. However, other chimeric proteins with 120 or more amino acids were dotted and distributed in the perinuclear regions. And the fusion protein with 96—120 aa has the similar distribution. A thirteen-residue peptide QGYSFLHEVDKEA (108—120) was identified as localization signal, whose function would be absolutely distributed with the deficiency of D or V. Our results show that there is an independent localizing signal in N-terminal domain of L protein of VSV and this functional signal is conserved in different cell lines.     

Building of hFⅨ transgenic mice by spermatogenic cells

Human FⅨ expression vector pCMVⅨ was packaged by effectene^TM reagent and injected into mice seminiferous tubules with glass pipettes.The expressional frame of pCMVⅨ was examined by PCR and Southern blotting among 41 progenies.There were 2(4%) mice being integrated with hFⅨ gene into chromosomes.4.6ng/mL of hFⅨ protein was expressed in plasma of one mouse,which was tested by ELISA.We demonstrated that building of transgenic animals by spermatogonial stem cells is an efficient method.Meanwhile,it has also been proved to be an alternative choice for mammary gland bioreactor.     

B7-1和新型隐球菌DHA1基因嵌合重组质粒的构建

目的构建包含新型隐球菌细胞免疫主要相关基因-迟发超敏反应抗原基因(delayed-type hypersentivity antigen 1，DHA1)与小鼠共刺激分子B7-1的嵌合重组质粒。方法设计合成两对寡核苷酸引物。用PCR法分别从pUCmB7-1TM和新型隐球菌重组质粒pcDNA3-DHA1中特异扩增出编码B7-1和DHA1的基因片段(921和984bp)。分别用HindⅢ、EeoRⅠ、XbaⅠ酶切后。逐个定向连接到质粒pcDNA3中，转化宿主菌DH-5α．分别用上述内切酶酶切及DNA测序鉴定重组质粒。结果酶切鉴定示所切下的片段大小均与预计相符，测序结果与献报道序列及预计结果一致。证实符合表达框架。结论本实验成功构建了新型隐球菌嵌合重组质粒pcDNA3-B7-1-DHA1。为进一步研究新型隐球菌DNA免疫奠定了基础。     

表达千穗谷Ah—AMP基因的转基因烟草抗病性研突

通过PCR从苋属植物千穗谷(Amarathus hypochondriacus)的总DNA中扩增出苋菜抗菌肽(Ah—AMP)的核基因片段，序列分析结果表明该基因长261bp，编码一个由86个氨基酸组成的Ah—AMP前体多肽。在构建Ah—AMP基因的植物表达载体pBinAH916后，通过根癌土壤杆菌介导方法转化了烟草。转化再生植株和T1代转基因烟草的PCR和Southern blot分析表明，AA—AMP基因已整合到烟草的染色体中，并为单拷贝整合。T1代转基因烟草的Nouthern blot分析结果表明，AA—AMP基因在转基因烟草中至少在mRNA水平上能正常表达。对T0代转基因烟草进行烟草青枯病的抗病性试验，筛选出两株抗性较强的植株。对T1代抗青枯病的统计分析发现，其抗病性比起始品种SRl分别提高了2．24和1．62个级别；其病情指数比起始品种降低49．6％和37．3％。对黑烃病也表现一定的抗性，主要表现在推迟发病时间，减缓发病速度上。这些结果表明AA—AMP基因在植物抗病基因工程研究中可能是一个有潜在应用价值的基因。     

Inhibitory effect of the adenovirus type 5 E1A protein expressed in the yeast system of the human tumor cell growth

Adenovirus 5 type E1A as a tumor suppressor gene can inhibit tumor growth and enhance the censitivity of chemotherapy and radiotherapy.E1A have the ability to integrate into the host genome,resulting in long-time expres-sion that induces Rb gene inactivation and animal cells im-mortalization.This prompted us to select the E1A protein for treatment of cancer in order to overcome the limitations of E1A gene therapy.Thus,we firstly comstructed E1A eu-caryotic expression vector (pPIC9/E1A),transformated the pichia pastoris yeast cells(GS115) and screened the high-expressing recombinant strains.The positive yeast strains were cultured in the shake flask,and induced for 3d.The crude E1A protein was purified using two steps of col-umu chromatography on HiTrap Q and HiTrap SP.The pu-rified E1A protein was identified by SDS-PAGE and Western blot.E1A protein was mostly located at cellular unclear when Cheriot delivered E1A protein into cells.The analysis in vitro indicated that the E1A protein arrested LN686 cell cycle at G2/M phase,and significantly inhibited the growth of LN686 tumor cells.The current studies firstly provided an experimental basis to further develop E1A protein for tumor treatment.     

Expression of human clotting factor Ⅸ mediated by recom- binant lentiviral vector in cultured cells and hemophilia B mice

To explore the expression of human clotting factor Ⅸ (hFⅨ) cDNA in vitro and the feasibility of gene therapy for hemophilia B mice mediated by recombinant lentiviral vector, a recombinant hFⅨ lentiviral vector driven by ubiquitin-C promoter, FUXW, and by ABP liver specific promoter, FAXW, was constructed respectively. Recombinant lentivirus was harvested from 293T cells by calcium phosphate-mediated transient cotransfection of three plasmids (transgene vector, CMV腞8.2, VSV-G). hFⅨ expression was detected in supernatant of 293T, BHK and L-02 cells infected with FUXW virus, whereas higher expression of hFⅨ levels (630 ng/106 cells/48 h) was detected only in L-02 cells infected with FAXW virus. Serum hFⅨ antigen was detected in all hemophilia B mice treated with FAXW virus by tail vein injection, an efficiency level of hFⅨ was observed (45 ng/mL, approximately 1% of normal human levels), the expression lasted for more than 60 d. The results indicated that HIV-based lentiviral vectors offer a promising approach to the gene therapy of hemophilia B.     

DNA分子标记在果树上的应用

介绍了在果树上常用的DNA分子标记的原理和特点，并对其在果树的分子遗传图谱和指纹图谱的构建，品种鉴别、系谱分析和分类，基因定位与分子标记辅助选择等方面的应用进行了综述。     

口服转胸腺素α1基因聚球藻对小鼠T细胞亚群作用的研究

为探讨口服后转胸腺α1(Tα1)基因聚球藻对T细胞亚群的作用,将小鼠随机分为空白对照组、野生藻组、转化藻(小剂量、中剂量和大剂量)组和日达仙组,用灌服的方式,给予空白对照组20mL·kg~(-1)的生理盐水,野生藻组0.4g·kg~(-1)的野生聚球藻;转化藻小、中、大剂量组,分别0.2g·kg~(-1)、0.4g·kg~(-1)和0.6g·kg~(-1)的转Tα1基因聚球藻;日达仙组则肌注给予3.2mg·kg~(-1)的胸腺素α1(日达仙)。结果表明转Tα1基因藻口服后可显著提高CD3亚群水平,显著提高CD4亚群水平,明显提高CD4/CD8的比值。提示转Tα1基因聚球藻具有增强机体免疫功能的作用。     

鄂尔多斯蒙古族、汉族5项遗传学指标研究

调查了内蒙古鄂尔多斯蒙古族(508例)、汉族(461例)人的5项头面部形态特征.5项指标是鼻梁侧面观、鼻孔形状、下颏突出度、额头发际、头发形状.调查显示:(1)这两个人群多为非凸型鼻梁、宽型鼻孔、非突型下颏、直发,额头发际有尖率与无尖率接近.(2)在内蒙古诸人群中,这两个人群凸鼻梁率低、宽型鼻孔率高、突型下颏率低、额头发际有尖率高、直发率低.(3)5项指标彼此多不相关,仅鼻梁类型与鼻孔形状相关,鼻梁类型与下颏类型相关.