煤微生物转化产物对色素微生物和蔬菜的刺激作用

在两种产色素微生物的培养基中，加入煤的微生物转化产物，所得微生物发酵液的色素浓度及吸光度有较显著的增加，将煤生物转化产物作为蔬菜生长刺激素的实验亦取得了显著效果，该结果揭示煤微生物转化产物在生物激素上的重要应用前景。     

水稻Rho家族OsRac2启动子的转基因功能鉴定

采用PCR扩增的方法,构建了OsRac2基因转录起始位点上游1.7 kb的启动子5′缺失植物表达载体,转化烟草并筛选阳性转基因植株.以多种激素处理转基因烟草,通过组织化学分析和GUS荧光活性的检测,证实Os-Rac2启动子上存在着一些激素应答元件,该基因的表达可能受茉莉酸的正调控,脱落酸等激素的负调控.     

Effect of Sex Steroids and PGF2α on the Expression of Their Receptors and Decorin in Bovine Caruncular Epithelial Cells in Early–Mid Pregnancy

Changes in the expression of various genes, including pregnancy-associated hormone receptors and extracellular matrix proteins, have been suggested to play a significant role in bovine placental development. This study aimed to examine the influence of sex steroids and PGF_2α on decorin (DCN) expression in the epithelial cells of bovine caruncle in early–mid pregnancy in cows. The expression patterns of DCN, PTGFR_, PGR and ESR1 were analyzed by RT-qPCR and Western blotting in primary caruncular epithelial cell cultures (PCECC) and placental tissue homogenates derived from the 2nd and 4th months of pregnancy. PCECC were found to express DCN, PTGFR_, PGR and ESR1. The intensity of PGR staining was higher in cells derived from the 4th month of pregnancy (p < 0.05). The 17β-estradiol, progesterone and PGF_2α have not been shown to affect DCN expression. PGF_2α decreased PTGFR expression in cells derived from the 4th month of gestation (p < 0.05). In conclusion, the results of the present preliminary study showed that the expression of the PTGFR, ESR1, PGR and DCN in PCECC does not vary throughout early–mid pregnancy. Further studies should be carried out to observe the relationship between hormonal status and cellular adhesion to determine their importance for properly developing placentation and pregnancy in cows.     

利骨素抗去卵巢大鼠骨矿物元素代谢紊乱的作用机制

通过测定骨元素含量和血清相关激素及白细胞介素-6水平,探讨了利骨素对去卵巢大鼠骨元素代谢的影响及其机制。将健康4月龄雌性SD大鼠24只随机分成3组:A组,假去卵巢组;B组,去卵巢组;C组,去卵巢+利骨素组。结果表明,去卵巢大鼠骨Ca、Mg、S、Mn、Zn等含量显著降低,P含量显著增加;应用利骨素可使去卵巢大鼠降低的骨Ca、Mg、S、Mn、Zn等含量显著回升,P含量显著回降。血清相关激素:去卵巢组较假去卵巢组大鼠,血清雌二醇(E2)、孕酮(P)、促甲状腺激素(TSH)、甲状腺素(T4)、降钙素(CT)、皮质醇(Cortisol)、生长素(GH)等含量降低,卵泡刺激素(FSH)、黄体生成素(LH)、白细胞介素-6(IL-6)等含量升高;去卵巢+利骨素组较去卵巢组,血清P,GH,Cortisol,TSH,T4等含量回升,LH含量回降。提示利骨素改变去卵巢大鼠体内相关激素水平是其纠正去卵巢大鼠骨元素代谢紊乱作用的重要机制。     

牛蛙生长激素基因cDNA克隆及在大肠杆菌中的表达

以成体牛蛙脑垂体总RNA为模板进行RT-PCR,克隆到牛蛙生长激素基因(bullfrog growth hormone, bfGH)cDNA编码序列,其长度为651 bp,编码的前体GH蛋白序列经BLAST分析,与已报道的牛蛙GH蛋白质序列AAB24792、AAB19428、CAA31038的同源性分别为98.1%、96.3%、95.3%,其在Genbank的登录号为AY251538;将bfGH亚克隆到原核表达载体pGEX1-λt构建成牛蛙GH原核表达载体VGBfGH,转化BL21（DE3）E.coli得     

中国四个小型猪品种生长激素基因克隆测序及分子进化研究

研究对中国四个小型猪五指山猪、贵州香猪、滇南小耳猪和藏猪的生长激素基因(pGH,porcine growth hormone)进行了克隆测序及构建分子进化树,考察该激素对小型猪体型的影响。通过筛选合适的引物,采用PCR技术,扩增了四个小型猪品种的pGH基因全序列,并对其进行了克隆测序分析。4个小型猪品种pGH基因全长为2006bp,包括5个外显子和4个内含子,CDS全长为648bp。将4个品种小型猪和长白猪、雅南猪、内江猪进行了核苷酸序列比对,共有63处发生了变异,变异率为2.9%,其中外显子有12处变异,全部为转换;内含子有51处发生了变异,包括转换、颠换和缺失。聚类结果基本符合其地方猪种的地理位置分布原则。     

野蚕DHPBAN基因启动子的克隆及序列分析

为研究昆虫滞育激素性信息素合成激活肽基因在进化过程中的变化以及基因表达调控的异同,用ＰＣＲ方法克隆了野蚕的ＤＨＰＢＡＮ基因的启动子并测序,这是第二个被克隆的昆虫ＤＨＰＢＡＮ基因启动子．与家蚕相比,在核苷酸水平上同源性达９４％．野蚕ＤＨＰＢＡＮ基因启动子的ＴＡＴＡ框的保守序列为ＴＡＴＡＴＡＡＡ,位于－４７—－４０处;ＣＡＡＴ框是ＧＧＣＣＣＡＴＣＴ,位于－８３—－７５处;野蚕与家蚕一样具有ＴＡＡＴ保守序列,这段序列是一类调控蛋白的结合核心位点,家蚕的位于－１８５—－１７６,野蚕的位于－１７６—－１６７．在－６４—－５６部位,核苷酸序列表现出较大的不同．     

Symmetrical directional cloning: An efficient method to prepare hairpin RNA interference constructs

RNA interference (RNAi) is a loss-of-function approach by which double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) initiates degradation of homologous mRNAs in a sequence specific manner. The dsRNA molecules can be produced in vitro or in vivo, and can be introduced to cells in a number of ways. Here we report a more efficient method for the cloning of inverted repeat DNA fragments into expression vectors that can be transcribed into effective dsRNA molecules in vivo or in vitro. This method, named Symmetrical Directional Cloning (SDC), takes the advantage of compatible non-palindromic restriction enezyme sites, which allow one to directionally clone a single PCR product in both the sense and antisense orientations together into a vector. SDC allows for the directional cloning of inverted repeats using a single PCR product; it requires only one cut site on each side of the loop. Hence this method is more cost effective and less time-consuming. At least 21 commercially available restriction endonucleases can be used as cloning sites for the SDC method. The efficacy of dsRNA expression vectors prepared by SDC has been demonstrated by targeting a negative regulator of the signaling pathway mediating the response of cells to phytohormone, gibberellins (GA), in the aleurone cells.     

Cloning and expression of putative ethylene receptor genes in soybean plant

Ethylene plays important roles in plant growth, development, and stress responses, and ethylene receptors have been identified and studied extensively in various plant species. Here we report the cloning of four ethylene receptor genes from soybean, i.e. GmETR1, GmERS1, GmETR2 and GmEIN4. Construction of the phylogenic tree showed that GmETR1 and GmERS1 belong to subfamily I whereas GmETR2 and GmEIN4 belong to subfamily II. The four ethylene receptor genes showed different tissue-specific expression patterns in roots, stems, leaves, cotyledons, flowers, pods and seeds of soybean. These genes were differentially regulated by various abiotic stresses and plant hormones. The possible roles of the four genes in soybean plant were also discussed.     

斑马鱼cGnRH-Ⅱ的基因克隆与序列分析

从斑马鱼脑组织提取总RNA,应用RT--PCR方法克隆eGnRH cDNA,其长度为646bp,包括一个258bp开放阅读框;编码的cGnRH-Ⅱ前体为86个氨基酸残基,由一个信号肽、GnRH十肽和一个由蛋白水解位点（Gly—Lys—Arg）连接的促性腺激素释放激素相关肽（GAP）组成;其中信号肽和联接肽的长度分别为24和49个氨基酸．该eDNA编码的cGnRH-Ⅱ的前体氨基酸序列与其他物种的cGnRH-Ⅱ前体一致．表明物种问cGnRH—Ⅱ cDNA的蛋白编码区高度保守,而非编码区的保守性程度很低．进化分析表明,斑马鱼与鲤鱼、鲫鱼、拟鲤、黑头软口鲦等淡水的鲤科鱼类的同源性较高．