Construction of Recombinant Fowlpox Virus （rFpv） Expressing HIV-1 Gag-pol Protein

IntroductionWHO estimated that currently there are more than40 million individuals living with HIV and there are16000 new individuals infected daily worldwide. HIVstimulates strong immune CD8 cytotoxic T lympho-cytes(CTL) response in the infected people…     

两亲性大环多胺La(III)配合物的合成、表征及催化质粒DNA水解的研究

近年来,人工核酸切割试剂的研究一直是化学生物学、生物化学和分子生物学中最为活跃的前沿领域之一。最近的研究结果表明大环多胺金属配合物在磷酸二酯水解方面表现出独特的催化性能,能作为化学核酸酶有效的催化DNA和RNA的磷酸二酯键的水解[1-2]。尤其是电荷较高的金属阳离子形     

绿荧光蛋白的双光子激发的荧光特性研究

利用双光子激发方式研究了重组绿荧光蛋白（recombinant green fluorescent protein,简称rGFP)的光转换特性,研究结果表明rGFP具有较强的双光子激发荧光,双光子激发的荧光偏振光谱表明rGFP在辐照前质子态和去质态之间存在着有效的能量转移过程,rGFP辐照后导致生色团构象的变化,部分阻断了rGFP内源的氨基酸与生色团之间的能量转移过程,导致rGFP的双光子激发的荧光强度下降,观察到rGFP的三光子激发的荧光特性,这种三光子激发的荧光主要来源于rGFP内源的氨基酸（色氨酸,酪氨酸等）的吸收。研究结果对在实际使用定量的光显微镜时具有一定的指导意义。     

Fermentation performance assessment of a genomically integrated xylose-utilizing recombinant of Zymomonas mobilis 39676

In pH-controlled batch fermentations with pure sugar synthetic hardwood hemicellulose (1% [w/v] glucose and 4% xylose) and corn stover hydrolysate (8% glucose and 3.5% xylose) lacking acetic acid, the xyloseutilizing, tetracycline (Tc)-sensitive, genomically integrated variant of Zymomonas mobilis ATCC 39676 (designated strain C25) exhibited growth and fermentation performance that was inferior to National Renewable Energy Laboratory's first-generation, Tc-resistant, plasmid-bearing Zymomonas recombinants. With C25, xylose fermentation following glucose exhaustion wasmarkellyslower, and the ethanol yield (based on sugars consumed) was lower, owing primarily to an increase in lactic acid formation. There was an apparent increased sensitivity to acetic acid inhibition with C25 compared with recombinants 39676:pZB4L, CP4:pZB5, and ZM4:pZB5. However, strain C25 performed well in continous ferm entation with nutrient-rich synthetic corn stover medium over the dilution range 0.03–0.06/h, with a maximum provess ethanol yield at D=0.03/h of 0.46 g/g and a maximum ethanol productivity of 3 g/(L·h). With 0.35% (w/v) acetic acid in the medium, the process yield at D=0.04/h dropped to 0.32 g/g, and the maximum productivity decreased by 50% to 1.5 g/(L·h). Under the same operating conditions, rec Zm Zm 4:pZB5 performed better; however, the medium contained 20 mg/L of Tc to constantly maintain selective pressure. The absence of any need for antibiotics and antiboitic resistance genes makes the chromosomal integrant C25 more com patible with current regulatory specifications for biocatalysts in large-scale commercial operations.     

Water soluble poly(histamine acrylamide) with superior buffer capacity mediates efficient and nontoxic in vitro gene transfection

Water‐soluble cationic polymers, poly(histamine acrylamide)s (PHAs), with superior buffer capacity at the endosomal pH range were designed, prepared, and investigated for non‐viral gene transfection. PHAs were obtained with molecular weights ranging from 9.2 to 28.7 kDa through controlled radical polymerization of histamine acrylamide (HA). Acid–base titration results displayed that all PHA polymers had a remarkably high buffer capacity of about 70% at pH 5.1–7.2. 12.7–28.7 kDa PHAs were able to effectively condense DNA into nano‐sized (<220 nm) polyplexes with moderate positive surface charges (+13–+19 mV) at N/P ratios ≥10/1. CCK assays indicated that polyplexes of 12.7 and 17.5 kDa PHAs were non‐toxic to COS‐7 cells up to a tested N/P ratio of 20/1. Interestingly, the in vitro transfection using pCMV‐Luc and pEGFP‐C1 plasmid DNA as reporter genes showed that polyplexes of 12.7 kDa PHA formed at an N/P ratio of 20/1 mediated efficient transfection in COS‐7 cells under 10% serum conditions, with transfection efficiencies comparable to that of 25 kDa polyethylenimine control. Their versatile design of structures, controlled synthesis, low cytotoxicity, and high transfection activity render PHA‐based cationic polymers particularly interesting for the development of safe and efficient non‐viral gene delivery systems. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2011.     

Directed antibody-engineering techniques and their applications in food immunoassays

The use of antibodies in immunodiagnostics has achieved new insights with recombinant technologies. This review summarizes the methods used to produce recombinant antibodies and those to tailor their properties. Finally, we address the advantages and the possibilities of recombinant antibodies in immunoanalytical applications through examples with the main focus on applications related to food quality and safety analysis.     

Direct recovery of recombinant nucleocapsid protein of Nipah virus from unclarified Escherichia coli homogenate using hydrophobic interaction expanded bed adsorption chromatography

A direct recovery of recombinant nucleocapsid protein of Nipah virus (NCp-NiV) from crude Escherichia coli (E. coli) homogenate was developed successfully using a hydrophobic interaction expanded bed adsorption chromatography (HI-EBAC). The nucleic acids co-released with the recombinant protein have increased the viscosity of the E. coli homogenate, thus affected the axial mixing in the EBAC column. Hence, DNase was added to reduce the viscosity of feedstock prior to its loading into the EBAC column packed with the hydrophobic interaction chromatography (HIC) adsorbent. The addition of glycerol to the washing buffer has reduced the volume of washing buffer applied, and thus reduced the loss of the NCp-NiV during the washing stage. The influences of flow velocity, degree of bed expansion and viscosity of mobile phase on the adsorption efficiency of HI-EBAC were studied. The dynamic binding capacity at 10% breakthrough of 3.2 mg/g adsorbent was achieved at a linear flow velocity of 178 cm/h, bed expansion of two and feedstock viscosity of 3.4 mPa s. The adsorbed NCp-NiV was eluted with the buffer containing a step gradient of salt concentration. The purification of hydrophobic NCp-NiV using the HI-EBAC column has recovered 80% of NCp-NiV from unclarified E. coli homogenate with a purification factor of 12.5.     

Defoliation and plasmid delivery with layer-by-layer coated colloids

The uptake of polyelectrolyte multilayer coated colloids into cells, subsequent defoliation and plasmid delivery was studied by means of confocal microscopy and flow cytometry. Silica particles coated layer-wise with protamine and dextran sulfate were given to HEK 293T cells. Optimum uptake was found with protamine as the top layer. The particle uptake likely follows an non-receptor-mediated endocytotic pathway. Defoliation of polyelectrolyte multilayer coated particles within cells was demonstrated by the release of incorporated plasmids as indicated by the expression of plasmid encoded proteins using the enhanced green fluorescence proteine (pEGFP-C1) plasmid and a red fluorescence protein (pDsRed1-N1) plasmid. This proves, together with the direct observation of fluorescent layer debris, the defoliation of coated particles and the release of layer components into the cytoplasm. Particle uptake and GFP expression.