Detection of Vibrio anguillarum and Its Virulent Metalloprotease Using the Method of ELISA

A method detecting pathogenic Vibrio anguillarum and its virulent metalloprotease is reported in this paper. The metalloprotease is isolated from extracellular product (ECP) of V.anguillarum by the cellophane plate technique and purified by gel filtration and ion-exchange chromatography. Anti-sera are prepared by injecting V.anguillarum cells and metalloprotease into the rabbits. Slide Agglutination Assay is used to detect V.anguillarum in the infection experiment and Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) is carried out to detect concentration of metalloprotease. The result shows that bacterium strain M3 is able to diffuse into the viscera of infected fish through the blood circulating system 10 hours after intramuscular infection, and ELASA is a sensitive method to detect the metalloprotease with detectable amount of 7.8ng. The aim of this study is to establish a sensitive and specific method to observe the infection of V.anguillarum in the host.     

IL18-IL2融合基因的克隆及其在大肠埃氏菌(E.coli)中的表达

构建IL-18和IL-2成熟区的融合基因IL18-IL2,并实现其在大肠埃氏菌中的大量表达.抽提经PHA刺激增殖的人淋巴细胞总RNA,RT-PCR法获得IL-18和IL-2基因的成熟区序列,并通过一段Linker相连得到融合基因IL18-IL2;将IL18-IL2克隆至原核表达载体pBV220,并转化至大肠埃氏菌BL21(DE3);阳性克隆经42℃温度诱导表达后用SDS-PAGE和Western blot分析重组蛋白的表达情况及正确性.经SDS-PAGE分析,融合基因IL18-IL2在宿主菌中能够表达,其相对表观分子质量约为34.5 kD;Western blot进一步证明重组蛋白正确.实验结果表明,已成功构建了表达人IL18-IL2的菌株,为进一步研究融合蛋白IL18-IL2体内外抗肿瘤活性提供了基础.     

布鲁氏菌bp26基因的原核表达及BP26-间接ELISA方法的初步建立

为了表达并纯化布鲁氏菌BP26蛋白作为包被抗原,建立间接ELISA检测方法。方法：从布鲁氏菌疫苗株M5—90克隆bp26基因,在大肠杆菌E．coli B121（DE3）中表达,纯化BP26蛋白,进行SDS．PAGE、Western—blot检测,将纯化的BP26蛋白包被ELISA板,建立检测布鲁氏菌病的间接ELISA方法,用该方法检测42份绵羊血清,结果与标准试管凝集试验（SAT）进行比较。结果显示：正确表达并纯化了BP26蛋白,布鲁氏菌标准试管凝集试验检测的阳性率为30．85％（13／42）;间接ELISA方法检测的阳性率为35．71％（15／42）,二者阳性符合率为86．67％（13／15）。结论表达、纯化的BP26蛋白能够与布鲁氏菌阳性血清特异性结合,建立的ELISA方法比SAT方法更敏感。为以后M5-90疫苗株bp26基因缺失苗的应用提供配套性血清学检测奠定基础。     

重组大肠杆菌利用醋酸及乳酸为碳源合成PHB

以廉价的工业副产物醋酸及乳酸为碳源,对产PHB重组大肠杆菌进行培养,考察醋酸及乳酸的添加对重组大肠杆菌生长及PHB产量的影响。将来自Cupriavidusnecator的PHB合成操纵子phaCAB基因簇克隆至pBAD载体,得到产PHB菌株BL21＿pBAD＿phaCAB,以阿拉伯糖为诱导剂,在大肠杆菌中进行重组表达。分别使用LB及M9培养基,对重组菌株BL21＿pBAD＿phaCAB进行培养,研究其生长速度及PHB产量,探索产PHB重组大肠杆菌最适培养基。以添加0.04 g/L乳酸、1.2 g/L乳酸、0.02 g/L醋酸、0.6 g/L醋酸、0.04 g/L乳酸+0.02g/L醋酸、1.2g/L乳酸+0.4g/L醋酸的M9培养基(均含2 g/L葡萄糖)为实验组,以M9培养基(含2g/L葡萄糖)为对照组,考察醋酸及乳酸的添加对重组大肠杆菌生长及PHB产量的影响。分别取第6,12,24和36小时的培养液,分析其葡萄糖、醋酸及乳酸含量的变化。结果表明,低氮型M9培养基更适合产PHB重组大肠杆菌在低糖培养环境中生长。在葡萄糖消耗殆尽后,大肠杆菌能够以醋酸及乳酸为碳源进行代谢,因此在培养基中...     

双抗原夹心ELISA检测抗鳗弧菌抗体效价的研究

建立检测抗鳗孤菌抗体效价的双抗原夹心ELISA法,评价其可行性。采用高碘酸盐法对鳗孤菌抗原进行辣根过氧化物酶标记,并通过血清抗体效价比较双抗原夹心ELISA与微量凝集法的优越性。结果显示：标记蛋白含量为2．5mg的抗原所需HRP的最适量为0．20rag。以超声破碎后鳗弧菌离心上清为最适标记抗原,其工作浓度为12．25mg／L．并且双抗原夹心ELISA操作简易具有较高的敏感性和特异性。     

Direct expression in Escherichia coli of a DNA sequence coding for human growth hormone.

DNA coding for human growth hormone was constructed by using chemically synthesised DNA in conjunction with enzymatically prepared cDNA. This 'hybrid' gene was expressed in Escherichia coli under the control of the lac promoter. A polypeptide was produced having the size and immunological properties characteristic of mature human growth hormone.     

蛭弧菌指示和净化海水的研究

厦门近岸海水海洋噬菌蛭弧菌的数量与海水中弧菌类的数量成正相关．灭菌海水中只加蛭弧菌，其数量出现负增长．若同时加入蛭弧菌和宿主菌鳗弧菌８９２７菌株，则蛭弧菌数增加、增加速率随宿主菌浓度增加而增加，并导致宿主菌数减少，此时宿主菌随培养时间延长而减少，但减少速度缓慢，１５ｄ仅减少２６％．     

仿刺参硫氧还蛋白基因在灿烂弧菌和鳗弧菌刺激下的应激表达特征

分别用灿烂弧菌(Vibrio splendidus)和鳗弧菌(V.anguillarum)对仿刺参(Apostichopus japonicus)进行注射感染试验,取注射后0、3、6、9、12、24 h的仿刺参体壁、肠道、呼吸树、触手和体腔细胞5种组织或细胞进行了实时荧光定量PCR检测,分析硫氧还蛋白(Thioredoxin,Trx)基因在这5种组织或细胞中的表达特征,探讨了硫氧还蛋白在仿刺参先天免疫中的作用。结果显示,Trx基因在仿刺参体壁、肠道、触手、呼吸树及体腔细胞中均表达;在灿烂弧菌刺激下各组织或细胞中Trx基因变化趋势相似,呈现一种"突增-下降-再突增"的双峰型模式;鳗弧菌刺激下Trx基因表达量变化同样呈现先升高后降低的趋势,但与灿烂弧菌组相比反应时间与上调幅度都不同。总而言之,Trx基因在仿刺参体内有组成型和诱导型两种表达模式,并存在表达的组织特异性和病原特异性;Trx基因参与了仿刺参对病原感染的免疫应答,使机体免受氧化胁迫,在抵御外界病原入侵、维持胞内氧化还原状态方面起到重要作用。     

血小板生成素在枯草杆菌中的表达分泌及前肽作用

利用PCR方法扩增得到枯草杆菌本身的表达调控序列SP（含有信号肽）和Pro序列（包含信号肽和前肽）,分别与血小板生成素(TPO)结构基因及枯草杆菌载体片段连接,构建两个重组TPO枯草杆菌表达载体,转化受体菌,得到DB403（SP-TPO）和DB403（Pro-TPO）重组克隆,比较有无前肽对其表达分泌的作用.用ELISA和Western Blot检测TPO的表达分泌,发现DB403（Pro-TPO）能够表达分泌TPO,而DB403（SP-TPO）未发现TPO的分泌.对小鼠腹腔注射DB403（Pro-TPO）发酵浓缩液,发现能够明显增加血小板数目,与自身对照相比增加84.2％,与生理盐水对照比较增加99.7％.以上实验说明Pro-TPO能够表达分泌有明显活性的TPO蛋白,而且前肽对外源蛋白的分泌是必要的.     

四种海洋致病弧菌对抗生素敏感性的测定

测定了4种海洋致病弧菌对8种常用抗生素药物的敏感性．测试结果表明，鳗弧菌对氯霉素、庆大霉素具有敏感性，但对其他所测药物均表现出耐药性；副溶血弧菌对四环素、卡那霉素、青霉素表现出耐药性，而对氯霉素、头孢娄新、庆大霉素、红霉素和链霉素则表现出敏感性；河流弧菌对四环素、链霉素表现出耐药性，对氯霉素、卡那霉素、头孢娄新、庆大霉素、青霉素和红霉素则表现出敏感性；溶藻弧菌仅对四环素表现出耐药性，对其他7种抗生素均表现出敏感性．同时针对表现出抗药性的药物，相应地确定了它们的最小抑菌质量浓度值．     

香石竹斑驳病毒（CarMVsh）外壳蛋白基因克隆及原核表达

香石竹斑驳病毒上海分离株是从上海地区栽培的香石竹上分离并鉴定的,以提纯的病毒为材料,ＳＤＳ－酚法纯化的基因组ＲＮＡ作为模板,ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ合成并扩增外壳蛋白基因ｃＤＮＡ,ｃＤＮＡ克隆于ｐＧＥＭ－Ｔ ｅａｓｙ ｖｅｃｔｏｒ,转化为Ｅ．ｃｏｌｉＪＭ１０９。阳笥克隆ｐＴＣａＣＰ经序列分析,证明带有全长ＣＰ基因。     

牙鲆fibrinogen β基因的克隆及表达分析

 通过mRNA差异显示发现一个鳗弧菌刺激后在牙鲆肝脏中表达量显著增加的片段,结合RACE技术得到了该差异片段1 856 bp的全长cDNA,包含一个1 479 bp的开放阅读框,编码的蛋白质含有fibrinogen β的C末端签名序列。同源性分析表明其氨基酸序列与鱼类以及哺乳类的fibrinogen β都具有高度的相似性,因此可断定此基因为牙鲆的fibrinogen β基因(GenBank登录号为EF581895)。RT-PCR分析表明,在注射鳗弧菌后,该基因在肝脏、肾脏、脾脏、腮、肠、心脏中的表达量呈现逐渐增加的趋势。推测其可能在鳗弧菌侵染中,起到了促进伤口愈合的作用,或通过和其他细胞因子结合在防御细菌的侵染中发挥免疫调节作用。     

枯草杆菌纤溶酶基因的克隆及表达

为了提高豆豉纤溶酶(DFE)的表达产量,采用PCR方法从高纤溶活性的枯草芽孢杆菌DC12的基因组中扩增获得DFE基因,将含有启动子至3非翻译区的全长1400 bp基因插入大肠杆菌-枯草杆菌穿梭载体pBE3,构建了DFE基因的表达质粒,化学转化枯草杆菌WB800获得了DFE的重组表达菌.试验结果表明:DFE基因在自身启动子驱动下,在蛋白酶缺陷型的枯草杆菌中获得了高活性的分泌表达;重组表达菌株培养30 h后,培养物上清液中的纤溶酶活性最高可达690U/mL.     

Biochemical characterization of the protein encoded by rice osRACD gene

A recombinant plasmid pET-racd was first constructed by cloning osRACD,the development-regulating gene that controls photoperiod fertility transformation in the photoperiod sensitive genic male sterile rice Nongken 58S,into a prokaryote expression vector pET28a(+).It was then transformed into E.Coli BL-21.Cutting with thrombin of the fusion protein extracted from transformants and PAGE separation yielded pure osRACD protein,which was further concentrated using ultrafiltration and renatured using glutathione oxidation/reduction refolding system for later functional study.As demonstrated by in vitro functional assay,the osRACD protein expressed in E.Coli B-21 shows remarkable activity in binding GTP specifically and hydrolyzing it.     

Expression of the HTLV-III envelope gene by a recombinant vaccinia virus

The discovery that the aetiological agent of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a retrovirus, referred to as human T-lymphotropic virus type III (HTLV-III) or lymphadenopathy-associated virus (LAV) (for review see ref. 1), has raised the possibility of developing a vaccine. In this regard, the envelope (env) proteins of murine retroviruses can induce protective immunity in mice. The HTLV-III env gene specifies a primary polypeptide of approximately 860 amino acids that is glycosylated to form a precursor of relative molecular mass (Mr) 160,000 (gp160), which gives rise to mature membrane-associated proteins of Mr 120,000 (gp120) and 41,000 (gp41). The HTLV-III env gene has been expressed in Escherichia coli and by simian virus 40 (SV40) vectors but formation of the authentic proteins has not been demonstrated. Here, we describe the expression of the complete env gene by a vaccinia virus vector. Evidence is presented that synthesis, glycosylation, processing and membrane transport of the env polypeptide occurred without other HTLV-III gene functions; the env protein was recognized by sera from unrelated AIDs patients; and a single vaccination with the infectious recombinant vaccinia virus induced antibodies to gp120 in mice.     

Structure of the Sec13/31 COPII coat cage

Endomembranes of eukaryotic cells are dynamic structures that are in continuous communication through the activity of specialized cellular machineries, such as the coat protein complex II (COPII), which mediates cargo export from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). COPII consists of the Sar1 GTPase, Sec23 and Sec24 (Sec23/24), where Sec23 is a Sar1-specific GTPase-activating protein and Sec24 functions in cargo selection, and Sec13 and Sec31 (Sec13/31), which has a structural role. Whereas recent results have shown that Sec23/24 and Sec13/31 can self-assemble to form COPII cage-like particles, we now show that Sec13/31 can self-assemble to form minimal cages in the absence of Sec23/24. We present a three-dimensional reconstruction of these Sec13/31 cages at 30 A resolution using cryo-electron microscopy and single particle analysis. These results reveal a novel cuboctahedron geometry with the potential to form a flexible lattice and to generate a diverse range of containers. Our data are consistent with a model for COPII coat complex assembly in which Sec23/24 has a non-structural role as a multivalent ligand localizing the self-assembly of Sec13/31 to form a cage lattice driving ER cargo export.     

腺病毒介导ERK-2基因在生长板软骨细胞中的表达

目的:构建ERK-2基因重组腺病毒载体,检测构建的腺病毒感染原代大鼠生长板软骨细胞的效率以及目的基因的表达。方法:将ERK-2 cDNA亚克隆到腺病毒穿梭载体pAdTrack-CMV中,线性化后与腺病毒骨架质粒pAdEasy-1共同转染E.Col.i B J5183,将筛选、鉴定的重组腺病毒质粒线性化后转染HEK293细胞进行病毒颗粒的包装;流式细胞术检测不同感染复数(MO I)ERK-2重组腺病毒感染原代培养的大鼠肋生长板软骨细胞的效率,W estern b lot检测腺病毒感染的生长板软骨细胞中ERK-2蛋白的表达。结果:成功构建ERK-2重组腺病毒,MO I 50的腺病毒感染原代生长板软骨细胞的效率大于90%,感染的生长板软骨细胞中ERK-2表达显著增加。结论:构建的重组腺病毒可介导ERK-2基因在原代大鼠生长板软骨细胞中高表达。     

长叶车前花叶病毒上海株(RMVsh)外壳蛋白基因的克隆、序列分析及原核表达

长叶车前花叶病毒上海分离株（RMVsh)是从上海郊区的青菜（Brassica chinensis)上分离鉴定的，以提纯的病毒为材料，SDS－酚法纯化的基因组RNA作为模板，通过RT－PCR方法克服了该病毒的外壳蛋白基因（CP），DNA序列测定结果表明，外壳蛋白基因全长474个碱基，编码157个氨基酸，将CP基因插入原核表达载体pBAD/His-C中，转化E.coli Top10后，诱导表达，经聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳分析呈－特异性的蛋白条带，Western blot检测表明，表达产物与RMVsh抗血清呈阳性反应，RMVsh CP基因的核苷酸序列及氨基酸序列与烟草花叶病毒属中其他能侵染十字花科作物的成员相比，同源率分别为83．5％－98．9％和87．9％－99．4％，并讨论了RMVsh的分类地位为烟草花叶病毒属侵染十字花科植物2个亚组中的第一亚组的代表。     

温和气单胞菌单克隆抗体的制备及特性分析

利用细胞融合技术建立了5株分泌抗温和气单胞菌CR79-1-1株单克隆抗体(McAb)的杂交瘤细胞系,通过特异性鉴定获得两株与参考菌株中的温和气单胞菌发生反应,但与嗜水气单胞菌以及鳗弧菌、爱德华氏菌、克鲁氏耶尔森菌、大肠杆菌、荧光假单胞菌均不反应的杂交瘤细胞系,分别命名为2G3和1A4.快速酶联免疫分析法(ELISA)测得2G3和1A4的亲和常数分别为1.72×108和5×108M-1;应用方阵配对实验证实,2株单抗针对特异性抗原上不同表位.     

三株弧菌热休克蛋白70基因的克隆和序列分析

 根据GenBank中同类蛋白序列设计特异PCR引物,从2株创伤弧菌Vibrio vulnificus和1株河弧菌Vibrio fluvialis中扩增出热休克蛋 白70（heat shock protein, hsp70）基因片段。对这3个片段进行克隆、测序和分析的结果表明,3个片段长均为1 911 bp,包含完整的 hsp70 ORF,编码636个氨基酸。它们的氨基酸序列与GenBank中其它物种hsp70的氨基酸序列比较发现,2株创伤弧菌hsp70基因序列 和同种其它菌株的同源性高,达98%以上;而河弧菌的hsp70序列属首次克隆;与多种原核和真核生物的hsp70氨基酸序列一起构建 了系统进化树,结果支持传统的分类结果。