基于sigma因子全局代谢扰动提高克雷伯肺炎杆菌的3-羟基丙酸产量

利用易错PCR技术构建了全局转录机器工程（gTME）关键元件σ因子（rpoD基因）的突变文库,连接至表达载体,电转化K.pneumoniae DSM 2026,并且从大量阳性克隆中筛选出一株3-羟基丙酸（3-HP）高产菌。初步发酵试验表明,该携带突变rpoD基因的工程菌能高效利用甘油生产3-HP,产量达到4.49g/L,比携带野生型rpoD基因的对照菌提高242.75%,甘油转化率、生产强度分别提高了832.50%、239.39%。     

Suppression of Notch signalling by the COUP-TFII transcription factor regulates vein identity

Arteries and veins are anatomically, functionally and molecularly distinct. The current model of arterial-venous identity proposes that binding of vascular endothelial growth factor to its heterodimeric receptor--Flk1 and neuropilin 1 (NP-1; also called Nrp1)--activates the Notch signalling pathway in the endothelium, causing induction of ephrin B2 expression and suppression of ephrin receptor B4 expression to establish arterial identity. Little is known about vein identity except that it involves ephrin receptor B4 expression, because Notch signalling is not activated in veins; an unresolved question is how vein identity is regulated. Here, we show that COUP-TFII (also known as Nr2f2), a member of the orphan nuclear receptor superfamily, is specifically expressed in venous but not arterial endothelium. Ablation of COUP-TFII in endothelial cells enables veins to acquire arterial characteristics, including the expression of arterial markers NP-1 and Notch signalling molecules, and the generation of haematopoietic cell clusters. Furthermore, ectopic expression of COUP-TFII in endothelial cells results in the fusion of veins and arteries in transgenic mouse embryos. Thus, COUP-TFII has a critical role in repressing Notch signalling to maintain vein identity, which suggests that vein identity is under genetic control and is not derived by a default pathway.     

MicroRNA与转录因子调控网络综述

MicroRNA是一类长度约为18-24nt的非编码小RNA,它在转录后水平通过调控靶基因来行使多种生物学功能,例如：细胞周期、分化、细胞增殖和凋亡等。在转录水平,转录因子作为一种重要的调控因子参与调控多种基因的表达。近些年研究表明转录因子可以直接调控miRNA的表达,并且参与了包括肿瘤疾病发生等多种生物学进程。转录因子与miRNA形成的调控网络已被广泛地研究,文中就目前已有的研究成果进行综述,以期为今后转录因子与miRNA调控通路的研究提供一定的理论基础。