Finding finer functions for partially characterized proteins by protein-protein interaction networks

Based on high-throughput data, numerous algorithms have been designed to find functions of novel proteins. However, the effectiveness of such algorithms is currently limited by some fundamental factors, including (1) the low a-priori probability of novel proteins participating in a detailed function; (2) the huge false data present in high-throughput datasets; (3) the incomplete data coverage of functional classes; (4) the abundant but heterogeneous negative samples for training the algorithms; and (5) the lack of detailed functional knowledge for training algorithms. Here, for partially characterized proteins, we suggest an approach to finding their finer functions based on protein interaction sub-networks or gene expression patterns, defined in function-specific subspaces. The proposed approach can lessen the above-mentioned problems by properly defining the prediction range and functionally filtering the noisy data, and thus can efficiently find proteins’ novel functions. For thousands of yeast and human proteins partially characterized, it is able to reliably find their finer functions (e.g., the translational functions) with more than 90% precision. The predicted finer functions are highly valuable both for guiding the follow-up wet-lab validation and for providing the necessary data for training algorithms to learn other proteins.     

用微弹轰击法将GUS基因导入香蕉茎尖组织细胞

用在弹轰击法将外源ＤＮＡ导入香蕉（Ｍｕｓａ，ｓｐｐ）茎尖细胞，以ＧＵＳ基因作为报告基因，用Ｘ－Ｇｌｕｃ浴液对ＧＵＳ基因表达产物进行组织化学鉴定。样品材料细胞中发现有明显的蓝色斑点，而对照则没有。实验说明用微弹轰击法可以将外源基因导入香蕉茎尖组织并在其中成功表达，这为香蕉的外源基因导入工作提供了新的有效途径．     

PA菌毛株菌苗的应用研究

结合国内外近年来生物科学领域中的迅速进展以及个人多年研究多种菌毛株的经验,作者于1984年建成一株“绿脓杆菌MSHA菌毛株”。本菌毛株具有跨菌属的广谱免疫原性。使用此新型菌毛株,1985年制成“绿脓杆菌MSHA菌毛株菌苗”(简称PA菌毛株菌苗)。经基础实验研究、动物实验、志愿者人体验证及临床试用,均获得良好效应。     

人亲环素A单克隆抗体的制备及鉴定

制备人亲环素Ａ特异性单克隆抗体并鉴定其特性。方法：利用基因重组技术大量表达人亲环素Ａ蛋白,纯化后作为抗原免疫的ＢＡＢＬ／ｃ小鼠,经细胞融合和筛选,制备特异单克隆抗体。结果和结论;共建立三株稳定分泌抗人ＣｙＰＡ的杂交瘤细胞株,其所产生的单克隆抗体均为ＩｇＭ型,轻链为ｋ。     

籼粳交稻米品质性状的遗传相关分析

用种子性状遗传模型对籼粳交稻米８个主要品质性状的遗传相关进行了研究。结果表明,在籼粳杂种中,稻米品质性状之间的遗传相关主要涉及到种子直接遗传效应和母体遗传效应。其中,５个理化品质性状之间以直接效应相关为主,其次为母体效应相关;５个理化品质性状与３个外观品质性状之间只有直接加性、母体加性和母体显性相关;３个外观品质性状之间的遗传相关主要归因于母体效应。尤其是母体加性效应。在所有的性状对中,仅胶稠度和     

The use of cyclophosphamide as an enhancer of the vaccine against foot-and-mouth disease

The immunization of biungulate animals with killed foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) requires periodic vaccinations due to a low vaccine immunogenicity. Therefore, FMDV antigens need to be combined with adjuvants such as aluminum hydroxide, saponin or oil emulsions. Animal handling for periodic inoculations, and the repeated doses of vaccines that have to be administered increase the commercialization costs. Moreover, the use of adjuvants may induce adverse effects.In the present work we show that it is possible to increase the life span of neutralizing antibodies in serum when a single dose of cyclophosphamide (Cy) is administered four days before vaccination with aluminum hydroxidesaponin FMDV vaccine.     

胚期接种IBD疫苗对雏鸡ND4倍剂量免疫接种效果之影响

为了研究用IBD疫苗进行鸡胚免疫的可行性，探讨了胚期接种IBD疫苗对雏鸡ND4倍剂量免疫接种效果的影响．将IBD中等毒力疫苗接种18日龄鸡胚，出壳后采用4倍剂量ND疫苗进行免疫，通过抗体水平、免疫细胞数量及功能和免疫保护力等的检测，结果表明：胚期接种IBD中等毒力疫苗对雏鸡4倍剂量免疫仍具有免疫抑制作用．     

人类染色体中的微切割与微克隆技术

微切割、微克隆是分子生物学的一项新技术，它对于基因的标记与分离、DNA文库的重组及遗传图谱的绘制都发挥着重要作用．笔者介绍了这项技术在人类染色体中的应用情况．     

两栖爬行动物性别决定的研究进展

两栖爬行动物性别决定的方式有基因型性别决定和环境型性别决定两种类型。本文综述了两种类型的最新研究进展，推测两种性别决定机制在分子水平上可能是一致的，对进一步研究存在的问题作了一定的分析。     

H5亚型禽流感病毒HA基因昆虫/杆状病毒系统的表达及对BALB/c小鼠的免疫保护

经RT-PCR扩增了禽流感病毒A/Goose/Guangdong/1／96 H5N1亚型1．7kb HA基因的cDNA,将其克隆到pMD18-T中并测序。亚克隆到杆状病毒转移载体pMelBacA的蜜蜂蜂毒素分泌信号下游中,测序正确后与线性化的杆状病毒DNA(Bac-N-BlueTM DNA)共转染Sf9昆虫细胞。将重组杆状病毒感染HFive细胞,72h左右收获细胞,超声波裂解,SDS—PAGE结果表明HA基因在重组杆状病毒感染的HFive细胞中获得表达。蛋白胶薄层扫描分析显示:表达的HA蛋白占重组杆状病毒感染细胞总蛋白含量的17．1％。Western-blot 及血凝实验结果显示,表达的禽流感H5N1亚型病毒HA蛋白具有生物学活性。表达的H5 HA蛋白定量乳化后,皮下多点注射免疫SPF 级BALB/c雌性小鼠,免疫后产生了H5 HA特异抗体,并在三免前后达到并保持较高水平。用致死剂量的HPAIV H5N1攻击小鼠,免疫组小鼠提供了100％的保护力,而对照组小鼠先后发病且死亡:为研制禽流感H5N1亚型病毒亚单位疫苗,防制禽流感奠定了基础。