Cloning, sequencing and function ofsanB, a gene related to nikkomycin biosynthesis ofStreptomyces ansochromogenes

A 6.0 kb DNA fragment related to nikkomycin biosynthesis was cloned from nikkomycin-producingStreptomyces ansochromogenes 7100. Sequence analysis showed that the 1.9 kbTth111 I fragment, a part of the 6.0 kb DNA fragment, contains one complete ORF designatedsanB (GenBank accession No. AF224501), which is composed of 1740 bp encoding a protein consisting of 580 amino acid residues. Its start codon is GTG at 100 bp position and stop codon is TGA at 1840-bp position. Database searching indicated that the deduced protein ofsanB is homologous to the histidinol-phosphate aminotransferase inStreptomyces coelicolor with 31% identities and 47% positives. Gene disruption was performed to study the function ofsanB. It was found that disruptants ofsanB lost the ability to synthesize nikkomycin, which reveals thatsanB is a novel gene essential for nikkomycin biosynthesis.     

Parametric selection and continual combination of building surface

A method to reparametrizeG ¹ retional curve to obtain aC ¹ curve is given. A practicalG ¹ continual connective between adjacent NURUS patches along common guadratic boundary curve is presented in this paper, and a specific algorithm for control points and weights of NURBS patches is discussed. Biography: Zhang Xu (1943-), male, Associate professor. Research direction computer aided architectual design (CAAD) and computer graphics(CG).     

Cloning and functional analysis of the sequences flanking mini-Tn5 in the magnetosome-deleted mutant NM21 of Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense MSR-1

A magnetosome-deleted mutant NM21 of Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense MSR-1 was generated by mini-Tn5 lacZ2 transposon mutagenesis, and a 3073-bp fragment flanking mini-Tn5 lacZ2 in NM21 was cloned by Anchored PCR. Sequencing analysis showed that this fragment involved three putative ORFs; the mini-Tn5 lacZ2 was inserted into ORF1. Functional complementary test indicated that the 3073-bp fragment was required for biosynthesis of magnetosomes in M. gryphiswaldense MSR-1. The majority of proteins, which had homology with the protein encoded by ORF1, were the cation transporter. Transmembrane domain analysis showed that the protein encoded by ORF1 contained four transmembrane domains. It may be a transmembrane protein. The protein encoded by ORF1 contained two putative conserved domains: COG0053 and PRK09509. The MMT1 and FieF, containing conserved domains COG0053 and PRK09509 too, were Fe²⁺ transporter (cation diffusion facilitator superfamily). It was suggested that the protein encoded by ORF1 might take part in the magnetosomes biosynthesis as Fe²⁺ transporter. Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 30570023) and Scientific Research Project of Huaibei City, Anhui Province (Grant No. 070114)     

邻香草醛缩胱氨酸双Schiff碱的合成及其对粟酒裂殖酵母细胞生长代谢的热动力学研究

用摩尔比为2:1的邻香草醛(C_8H_8O_3)与L-胱氨酸(C_6H_(12)N_2O_4S_2)反应,合成了一种新的双Schiff碱化合物--双{2-[(3-巯基丙酸钠)-2-亚胺基-甲基]-6-甲氧基-苯酚}(OVCS)。通过元素分析、红外光谱、核磁共振等手段对其组成和结构进行了表征,确定其化学式为Na_2(C_(22)H_(22)N_2O_8S_2),采用TAM air微量热仪测定了新合成的Schiff碱化合物(OVCS)在305.15 K时对粟酒裂殖酵母细胞作用的产热曲线;根据产热曲线计算了在OVCS作用下,粟酒裂殖酵母细胞生长代谢的最大发热功率p_(max)、速率常数k、传代时间tG、抑制率I和半抑制浓度C_(I,50)等热动力学参数。通过实验可以发现随着OVCS浓度的增加,粟酒裂殖酵母细胞的生长代谢速率常数k、生长代谢的总热效应Q_(total)、最大发热功率p_(max)均减小,抑制率I、达到生长代谢最大功率所需时间t_(max)、传代时间tG均增加等规律,半抑制浓度C_(I,50)为35.99 mg/L(或9.62×10~(-2)mol/L)。实验结果表明,OVCS对粟酒裂殖酵母细胞有抑制作用,且浓度越大,抑制作用越强。     

自同构群的阶等于其阶p倍的有限p-群

假设G为阶大于p~2的有限非循环p-群,如果G的阶整除G的自同构群Aut(G)的阶,则称G为LA-群。本文主要考虑满足p|G|=|Aut(G)|的有限p-群G,并且分类了满足这一条件的某些有限p-群类。     

Different climatic controls of soil δ 13Corg in three mid-latitude regions of the Northern Hemisphere since the Last Glacial period

Paleoecological records of soil δ^13Corg from three regions in the middle latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, including the Chinese Loess Plateau （CLP）, the Great Plains and adjacent areas of North America and northwestern Europe, showed different variations since the Last Glacial period. An attempt was made to evaluate the causes for the difference in δ^13Corg on the basis of the modern climatic data collected in these regions and of the modern C3 and C4 plant distributions. The analysis indicates that temperature, especially the growing season temperature, has a dominant control on the growth of C4 plants. When the mean annual or growing season temperatures are below the ＂threshold value＂, the growth of C4 plants is limited. When the temperature is above the ＂threshold value＂, C4 plants can grow under a wide range of precipitation. However, when the precipitation is high enough to favor the growth of trees, the proportions of C4 plants in local biomass will decline. The implicit control factor recovered by sedimentary records is consistent with the control factor on modern C3/C4 distribution. Pure C3 plants have been dominating the local biomass since the Last Glacial period in European loess region, mainly owing to the low local temperature. The increases in C4 plants from the late Pleistocene to the Holocene in the Chinese Loess Plateau, the Great Plains and adjacent areas, mainly reflect the influence of increasing temperature.     

斜带石斑鱼ERP44基因的克隆与表达分析

为进一步了解内质网蛋白44基因(ERP44)在石斑鱼免疫反应中的作用,本研究根据实验室石斑鱼转录组数据中ERP44的表达序列标签(EST)设计引物,克隆了斜带石斑鱼(Epinephelus coioides)Ec-ERP44基因的开放阅读框序列(ORF),利用生物信息学手段分析Ec-ERP44基因及其编码蛋白的序列结构和特征,并通过实时荧光定量PCR检测该基因的组织分布特征,以及脂多糖(Lipopolysaccharide, LPS)、聚肌胞苷酸(Polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid, Poly I:C)刺激后该基因在石斑鱼脾脏中的表达变化。研究结果表明,Ec-ERP44基因ORF全长1 233 bp,编码410个氨基酸;该蛋白具有蛋白质二硫键异构酶(PDI)家族保守的硫氧还蛋白结构域。同时,Ec-ERP44基因在健康石斑鱼体内的多种组织均有表达,其中在脑组织中的表达量最高;在LPS与Poly I:C刺激后,石斑鱼脾脏中Ec-ERP44基因的表达显著上调。本研究结果表明,Ec-ERP44基因参与了石斑鱼抗病原感染的免疫反应。     

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.     

Proof of inseparable primeC *-algebrasA withRR (A) = 0 being primitiveC *-algebras

First, that primeC ^*-algebras with countable primitive ideals are all primitiieC ^*-algebras is proved. Then the proof that primeC ^*-algebras with propertyRR(A) = 0 are all primitiveC ^*-algebras is given.     

Molecular characterization of a K+ channel blocker in the scorpionButhus martensii Karsch

K⁺ channel blockers of scorpion venoms are of important value in studying pharmacology and physiology of specific K⁺ channel of cells. Based on the amino acid sequences of BmP01 previously characterized as a small-conductance Ca²⁺-activated K⁺ channel blocker, two “back to back” degenarate primers have been designed and synthesized for inverse PCR strategy, its full-length cDNA has been cloned from the venom gland of the Chinese scorpionButhus martensii. The cDNA is composed of 3 parts: 5′ UTR, ORF and 3′ UTR. The flanking sequence of translation initiation codon ATG is AAAATGA, which is highly conserved in scorpion Na⁺ channel toxin and protozoan genes, suggesting that these genes may have followed a common mechanism for translation initiation. The 3′ UTR contains poly(A) signal AATAAA. The open reading frame encodes a precursor of 57 residues with a signal peptide of 28 residues and a mature peptide of 29 residues. The signal peptide is rich in hydrophobic amino acid residues and its length is significantly different from that of the determined scorpion Na⁺ channel toxin. The deduced amino acid sequence of mature peptide is completely consistent with BmP01 previously determined by primary structure analysis.     

Regulatory role of the sequences downstream fromnodD3 P1 promoter ofRhizobium meliloti

The 660 bp region betweennodD3 P1 promoter and the following coding region ofRhizobium meliloti has been studied. This region is designated “downstream sequences”. It consists of two potential open reading frames, ORF1 and ORF2. Studies on the role of the downstream sequences on the activity ofnocD3 P1 with nod D3(P1)-IacZ fusion show that deletion of the sequences containing ORF2 causes the increase of the activity of the fusion; on the contrary, addition of extra copies of ORF2 markedly decreases the activity of the fusion. These results indicate that the product of ORF2 plays a negative role in the expression ofnod D3.     

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.     

转座子Tn917的DNA序列计算机分析

通过计算机分析转座子Ｔｎ９１７的全序列，详细阐述了其物理图谱、结构功能及其转录调节机制．Ｔｎ９１７的５个ＯＲＦｓ排列在同一条ＤＮＡ链上，且阅读方向都从左至右．ＯＲＦ１－３起始点的左侧翼排列有启动子序列和Ｓｈｉｎｅ－Ｄａｌｇａｒｎｏ序列．ＯＲＦ５（编码转座酶）和ＯＲＦ４（编码拆分酶）的转录方向是一致的，翻译也紧密偶联在一起．在ＯＲＦ３和ＯＲＦ４之间存在１个ｒｅｓ位点，与Ｔｎ３中的ｒｅｓ位点基本同源．翻译衰减的功能与ｒＲＮＡ甲基化酶（由ＯＲＦ２编码的、ｅｒｍ基因的产物）诱导有关，在这个结构基因的左侧翼有２００ｂｐ的前导区域编码一个具调控功能的３６个氨基酸组成的多肽（由ＯＲＦ１编码）．     

Effect of monoclonal antibody to bull sperm sp18 on murine fertilization and embryos development

Western blot analysis revealed that one IgG1 monoclonal antibody (mAb) to sp18 family membrane proteins (Mr. 14, 16 and 18 ku) of bovine sperm reacted faintly with protein bands of 14, 18, 22, 30 and 60 ku (reducing) in samples of mouse sperm. The mAb also reacted to protein of egg lysozyme. Using a laser confocal microscope, indirect immunofluorescence (IIP) showed that the sp18 antigens were present in the posterior head of murine sperm. In murine in vitro fertilization (IVF) and embryo development trails, a total of 426 oocytes from C57BL/6 and F1 hybrid strain (CD1 × C57BL/6 cross) of 12 female mice were used in 3 independent trails. After preincubating capacitated sperm with 182 μg/mL of sp18 mAb in the modified TYH IVF medium for 15-20 min, cumulus-oocyte-complexes were introduced. The fertilization rate in sp18 mAb groups was 77.1 %, which was not significantly (P > 0.05) different from the nonspecific mouse IgG (79.2%) and non-IgG (80.3 %) control groups. Fertilized oocytes had been continuously cultured in modifed CZB medium. 100%, 100% and 97.9% of 1-cell embryos developed to 2-cell stage in sp18 mAb, nonspecific mouse IgG and non-IgG group 30 h after the start of fertilization, respectively. In the nonspecific mouse IgG and non-IgG groups, 64.1 % and 64.3% of embryos developed to the 4-cell stage, respectively, but all developing eggs in sp18 mAb groups arrested development in vitro at 2-cell stage. After zonae of 2-cell blocked embryos were enzy-matically removed with 0.5% pronase, detection of sp18 antigens by IIF indicated that the fluorescence scattered on two embryonic cells. For embryos fertilized in vivo and co-cultured with 182 μg/mL sp18 mAb, the numbers of 1-cell embryos reaching the 2-cell and 4-cell stage were 95. 2% and 70. 5%, which were not significantly (P>0.05) different from the control group (92.9% and 77.9%). These results indicate that the sp18 antigens on posterior head of mouse sperm were incorporated into the egg plasma membrane during fertilization, and played an active role in development of murine preimplanta-tion embryo.     

Site-directed mutagenesis reveals new and essential elements for iron-coordination of the sulfur oxygenase reductase from the acidothermophilic Acidianus tengchongensis

Previous study on refolding of sulfur oxygenase reductase (SOR) inclusion bodies from recombinant Escherichia coli showed that iron was critical to the activity of the SOR from Acidianus ambivalens. In this study, enzymatic assays showed that 2,2′-Dipyridyl, Tiron and 8-hydroxyquinoline, which are specific for chelating ferrous or ferric ions, strongly inhibited the activity of SOR from A. tengchongensis, suggesting that iron atom is essential for SOR activity. Alignment of several functionally identified SORs and SOR-like sequences from genome database revealed a conserved, putative iron binding motif, H⁸⁶-X₃-H⁹⁰-X _n -E¹¹⁴-X _n -E¹²⁹ (numbering according to the Acidianus tengchongensis SOR sequence). Three mutants of SOR were generated by site-directed mutagenesis of H₈₆, H₉₀ and E₁₂₉ into phenylalanine or alanine residue in this study. Circular dichroism spectrum determination indicated that there was no change of the secondary structures of mutant SORs, H⁸⁶F, H⁹⁰F and E¹²⁹A, but all mutants were completely inactive. Through determination of iron contents we found that SOR mutants of H⁸⁶F, H⁹⁰F and E¹²⁹A completely or partially lost iron, while mutants of C³¹S, C¹⁰¹S, and C¹⁰⁴S (generated in a previous study) did not. This result indicated that H⁸⁶, H⁹⁰ and E¹²⁹ but not C³¹, C¹⁰¹, and C¹⁰⁴ were involved in binding to iron atom. Based on this and previous studies, it is proposed that the conserved motifs, C³¹-X _n -C¹⁰¹-X₂-C¹⁰⁴ and H⁸⁶-X₃-H⁹⁰-X₂₃-E¹¹⁴-X₁₄-(E/D)¹²⁹, are respectively for sulfur and molecular oxygen binding and activation. These two conserved motifs are essential elements for the SOR activity. Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 30670018, 30621005) and State Key Basic Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2004CB719602)     

强C*-代数值度量空间及其不动点定理

在C*-代数值度量空间基础上,给出强C*-代数值b-度量空间的概念,并证明了一个压缩条件下的不动点定理.做为应用,文中给出了某类算子方程中解的存在性及唯一性的判定.      

Prescribing symmetric scalar curvature onS 2

The problem of prescribing scalar curvature in S2 is discussed, and the solvability of the e-quation - Δu + 2-Reu = 0 on S2, is given, where R∈C0(S2). It is known that there are some obstructions . Some new results are given by seeking a solution of the minimax type. For example, supposing that R is G symmetric and is constant on the set of fixed points on S2 under G (where G is a subgroup of O(3)), It is proved that the equation is solvable if and only if R is positive somewhere.