Chromosomal location of yellow rust resistance gene(s) inTriticum aestivum-Lophopyrum elongatum substitution lines

A set ofT. aestivum-L. elongatum substitution lines were studied on yellow rust resistance at seedling stage, inheritance of the resistance and esterase-5 (Est-5) analysis. The results demonstrated thatL. elongatum carried a new yellow rust resistance gene(s), which was dominant and located on chromosome 3E ofL. elongatum. The biochemical locus encoding Est-5 was also located on chromosome 3E, and was tentatively named Est-E5, which was co-segregant with theYr gene(s) in wheat background. In addition, the transmission frequencies of chromosome 3E in 3A/3E and 3D/3E hybrids selfing were significantly higher than that of chromosome 3E in 3B/3E hybrid, which was probably due to the difference on genetic relationships among A, B, D and E genomes.     

Neuroglobin mutation associated with hypoxia adaptation in Tibet chicken

Globin protein family plays an important role in storing and transporting oxygen. As a newly reported globin, the revealed function of neuroglobin includes binding and storing oxygen as well as facilitating the utilization of oxygen in neuronal cells. In the present study, mutations in exons of chicken Ngb gene were identified with the method of sequencing and created restriction site PCR in Tibet chicken and other four lowland chicken breeds. The mutations of Lys-2224(E4)-Asn and Ser-2279(E4)-Gly were identified in exon 4 of the gene. The Lys-2224(E4)-Asn mutation existed only in Tibet chicken and the mutation frequencies increased with increasing altitude. Analysis of the haplotype and diplotype of the two mutations in Tibet chicken populations of different altitudes showed that the frequencies of TG haplotype and TTGG diplotype also increased with increasing altitude, while the reverse tendency was found on GGAA diplotype. Under the hypoxic simulation incubation, the main haplotype was TG in living embryos and GA in dead embryos. The results showed that the Lys-2224(E4)-Asn mutation may be a specific mutation associated with hypoxia adaptation in Tibet chicken.     

斜纹夜蛾NPV-DNA限制性内切酶分析及多角体蛋白的某些理化性质

斜纹夜蛾NPV-DNA经限翩性内切酶EooRI和BamHI完全消化,分别产生22条和15条片断,测得DNA平均分子量为75.26×10~5道尔顿。多角体蛋白经超离心,Sepharose 6B柱层析纯化,PAGE为一条均匀带;高碘酸-schiff反应阳性,多角体蛋白含有多糖;多角体蛋经显示酸性类脂的Niles兰染色呈阴性。     

Fractalkine基因真核表达质粒的构建及其在小鼠肝癌细胞中的表达

为克隆小鼠趋化因子Fractalkine(．FK)基因，构建真核表达质粒，并在小鼠肝癌细胞中表达，用以进行肿瘤的基因治疗，用RT-PCR法，从小鼠乳腺癌细胞D2F2扩增FK的cDNA，插入pCR2．1 TOPO载体，测序证实后，将其亚克隆至质粒pIRES中构建FK真核表达载体；用脂质体将重组质粒转染小鼠肝癌MM45 T．Li细胞，经G418筛选获得抗性细胞克隆，用RT-PCR和免疫化学方法鉴定转染细胞中FK基因的表达．结果表明：经限制性内切酶酶切图谱分析和DNA序列测定证实目的基因已插入重组质粒，RT-PCR和免疫化学方法证明转基因MM45T．Li细胞克隆中存在小鼠FK基因的表达。     

基于EFICA的AD微阵列数据基因网络分析

将EFICA(Efficient Variant of Algorithm FastICA)方法与基因网络相结合分析一组阿尔茨海默病(AD)微阵列数据.根据分类结果提取特征基因集并探寻与早期AD相关的基因网络,实验结果表明,EFICA方法比传统的Fastica方法能够获得更好的分类效果.并且通过对基因网络的研究,扩展了EFICA在生物信息学中的应用,为AD疾病的进一步研究提供新思路.     

Construction and anti-tumor effects of recombinant fowlpox virus expressing Newcastle disease virus hemagglutinin-neuramidinase gene

Hemagglutinin-neuramidinase (HN), a Newcastle disease virus-derived protein, not only mediates receptor recognition but also possesses neuraminidase (NA) activity, the ability to cleave a component of those receptors, N-acetylneuraminic acid (NAcneu, sialic acid). It is known that this protein in mammalian species, including human beings, has interesting anti-neoplastic as well as immune stimulating properties. To explore the use of the HN gene in cancer gene therapy, we constructed a recombi-nant fowlpox virus expressing the HN protein (vFV-HN) and compared the anti-tumor activity of the recombinant virus with that of wild-type fowlpox virus (FPV) in vivo and in vitro. Here we found that although B16 cells were somewhat resistant to the basal cytotoxic effect of wild-type fowlpox virus, infection with vFV-HN caused a pronounced cytotoxic effect and, the survival of tumor-bearing mice immunized with vFV-HN was significantly increased compared with the survival of mice immunized with the FPV alone. Furthermore, the immunization of mice with vFV-HN elicited a B16 tumor-specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) response and clonal expansion of both CD4 and CD8 T cell populations in vivo. In addition, T cells from lymph nodes of mice vaccinated with vFV-HN secreted high levels of the Th1 cytokine IL-2 and IFN-γ, indicating that the regression of tumor cells is related to a Th1-type dominant immune response. These results demonstrate that vaccination with vFV-HN may be a potential strategy for cancer gene therapy.     

Research advances in gene therapy for Parkinson's disease

During the long period of time when people have been seeking for an effective therapeutic method for PD, the gene therapy has shown greater and greater advantages over other methods. It can be performed mainly in two ways: ex vivo and in vivo. With the former, TH gene as well as some neurotrophic factor genes (such as GDNF, BNDF genes) can be invited to some cell lines or primary cells thus forming engineered cells and then implanting them into brain. While with the latter, viral vectors including HSV-1, Ad, AAV that can be utilized to construct recombinant viruses, or non-virus vectors can be used to delived DNA into brain directly. The present review summarizes the recent research advances in the gene therapy for PD, and it is reasonable for us to predict a notable progress in prevention and treatment for PD in the next decade.     

基因表达系列分析在肿瘤研究中的应用

基因表达系列分析(serial analysis of gene expression, SAGE)是一种快速分析基因表达信息的技术.它不但能快速、详细地分析成千上万个基因,还能发现新基因,因此是基因表达定性和定量研究的一种新的有效手段.近年来此技术广泛应用于肿瘤的研究,了解肿瘤发病机制,识别诊断和治疗肿瘤的新基因.可以预测SAGE在肿瘤研究和诊断过程中的应用将会对肿瘤的认识和治疗产生深远的影响.     

双羔滩羊血红蛋白多态性的研究

采用聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳技术分析滩羊双羔系和单羔系血红蛋白（Ｈｂ）多态性的差异．结果表明，Ｈｂ位点鉴别出的两个等位基因ＨｂＡ和ＨｂＢ控制着三种表现型（基因型），其中实验组２８只产双羔家系滩羊的基因型频率比对照组的６２只产单羔家系滩羊的基因型频率ＨｂＡＡ低１．２７％，ＨｂＡＢ低９．５６％，ＨｂＢＢ高１０．８３％，而基因频率实验组比对照组的ＨｂＡ低６％，ＨｂＢ高６％，因而两组的基因型频率和基因频率均有差异．     

转基因动物的应用与展望

转基因动物是生物工程中一个新兴领域．它在基因表达与调控的基础理论研究、贵重药物生产、建立人类疾病模型动物、生产供人类移植用器官、培育家畜新品种等多方面得到应用，并显示出极优越的应用前景。