Electrochemical DNA Biosensor Based on Partially Reduced Graphene Oxide Modified Carbon Ionic Liquid Electrode for the Detection of Transgenic Soybean A2704‐12 Gene Sequence

In this work a partially reduced graphene oxide (p‐RGO) modified carbon ionic liquid electrode (CILE) was prepared as the platform to fabricate an electrochemical DNA sensor, which was used for the sensitive detection of target ssDNA sequence related to transgenic soybean A2704‐12 sequence. The CILE was fabricated by using 1‐butylpyridinium hexafluorophosphate as the binder and then p‐RGO was deposited on the surface of CILE by controlling the electroreduction conditions. NH₂ modified ssDNA probe sequences were immobilized on the electrode surface via covalent bonds between the unreduced oxygen groups on the p‐RGO surface and the amine group at the 5′‐end of ssDNA, which was denoted as ssDNA/p‐RGO/CILE and further used to hybridize with the target ssDNA sequence. Methylene blue (MB) was used as electrochemical indicator to monitor the DNA hybridization. The reduction peak current of MB after hybridization was proportional to the concentration of target A2704‐12 ssDNA sequences in the range from 1.0×10^?12 to 1.0×10^?6 mol/L with a detection limit of 2.9×10^?13 mol/L (3σ). The electrochemical DNA biosensor was further used for the detection of PCR products of transgenic soybean with satisfactory results.     

化学与酶促相结合合成并克隆核糖体失活蛋白Gelonin基因

利用已知Gelonin的氨基酸序，逆向推算出整个基因的碱基序列，根据E.coli的密码子偏爱性和后续基因克隆的需要，通过沉默突变设计相应的酶切位点和碱基序列，将整个基因分为四段，每个片段约175－220pb，每一个片段中的互补链从5′末端用化学合成100－120的碱基单链，其中两个链的3′末端有20个互补碱基。利用T4DNA聚合酶酶促添补成双链DNA，用分子克隆技术，分别构建重组子，然后再构建成含整个Gelonin基因的表达载体pET-gel进行表面，经诱导后，获得了一个28000的重组蛋白，并主要以可溶形式存在。     

Biofortification—A Frontier Novel Approach to Enrich Micronutrients in Field Crops to Encounter the Nutritional Security

Globally, many developing countries are facing silent epidemics of nutritional deficiencies in human beings and animals. The lack of diversity in diet, i.e., cereal-based crops deficient in mineral nutrients is an additional threat to nutritional quality. The present review accounts for the significance of biofortification as a process to enhance the productivity of crops and also an agricultural solution to address the issues of nutritional security. In this endeavor, different innovative and specific biofortification approaches have been discussed for nutrient enrichment of field crops including cereals, pulses, oilseeds and fodder crops. The agronomic approach increases the micronutrient density in crops with soil and foliar application of fertilizers including amendments. The biofortification through conventional breeding approach includes the selection of efficient genotypes, practicing crossing of plants with desirable nutritional traits without sacrificing agricultural and economic productivity. However, the transgenic/biotechnological approach involves the synthesis of transgenes for micronutrient re-translocation between tissues to enhance their bioavailability. Soil microorganisms enhance nutrient content in the rhizosphere through diverse mechanisms such as synthesis, mobilization, transformations and siderophore production which accumulate more minerals in plants. Different sources of micronutrients viz. mineral solutions, chelates and nanoparticles play a pivotal role in the process of biofortification as it regulates the absorption rates and mechanisms in plants. Apart from the quality parameters, biofortification also improved the crop yield to alleviate hidden hunger thus proving to be a sustainable and cost-effective approach. Thus, this review article conveys a message for researchers about the adequate potential of biofortification to increase crop productivity and nourish the crop with additional nutrient content to provide food security and nutritional quality to humans and livestock.     

基因调控网络推断研究进展

随着高通量技术的发展,越来越多的生物医学组学数据亟需处理与分析,基于运筹优化的生物信息学方法是有效解析高维生物医学数据的重要途径之一。综述了近年来在基因调控网络推断方面的研究进展。针对不同类型的转录组学数据和研究目的,分别建立了相应的基因调控网络推断方法,主要包括先验基因调控网络数据库的建立、基于条件互信息的因果网络推断、基于微分方程的动态基因调控网络推断、转录调控和转录后调控协同作用的网络推断以及基因调控网络活性评价等,并展望了基因调控网络推断的重要研究方向。     

转录靶向性KDR启动子调控双自杀基因治疗肺癌的实验研究

从人肺癌细胞株中克隆KDR基因的启动子(kinasedomainreceptorpromotor,KDRp),构建KDR基因启动子调控的双自杀基因(CDglyTK)真核表达质粒pcDNA3-KDRp-CdglyTK,将其导入ECV304、L9981和NL9980细胞,建立相应的转基因细胞系,并应用不同的前药处理。体内、外实验结果显示:KDR启动子调控的双自杀基因在KDR高表达人肺癌细胞和人脐静脉内皮细胞靶向表达,而在KDR不表达的正常细胞或正常血管内皮细胞中未检测到双自杀基因表达;联合应用5-FC和GCV处理,对转双自杀基因细胞的杀伤作用显著高于单独应用5-FC或GCV,且二者显示了良好的药物协同作用。     

基于CRISPR/Cas9的毛果杨bHLH106转录因子的功能研究

目的 采用CRISPR/Cas9基因编辑系统创制毛果杨(Populus trichocarpa)bHLH106(Basic Helix-Loop-Helix 106)基因的突变体,分析植株的表型特征,初步揭示PtrbHLH106基因在毛果杨木材形成过程中的功能。方法 基于前期对毛果杨野生型(WT)茎干的不同细胞类型(形成层、木质部和韧皮部细胞)RNA-seq数据,克隆得到一个在形成层及木质部较高表达的bHLH基因PtrbHLH106。采用CRISPR/Cas9基因编辑技术创制毛果杨PtrbHLH106的功能缺失突变体。对生长60、90、120 d的毛果杨ptrbhlh106突变体和WT植株进行表型观察;对生长120 d的植株各茎节进行石蜡切片,利用甲苯胺蓝染色观察并进行细胞统计分析。结果 获得毛果杨ptrbhlh106突变体;与WT相比,突变体植株的株高、地径无明显差异;在整个测量的生长周期中,第8茎节长度有缩短的趋势,茎节数量有增加的趋势;形成层细胞层数有增加的趋势但差异不显著,导管细胞孔径显著增大,纤维细胞数量显著减少。结论 ptrbhlh106突变体与WT植株在导管孔径和纤维细胞数量上存在差异,初步证明PtrbHLH106基因参与了调控毛果杨次生木质部的发育。     

太空诱变宫颈癌细胞的差异表达基因初探

将搭载于“神舟四号”飞船飞行返地后的宫颈癌Caski细胞进行单克隆化,筛选出生长速度快于对照组、编号为44F10的细胞克隆,G1期细胞减少,S期细胞增多,成瘤能力增强;编号为48A9的细胞克隆细胞学行为与之相反,与对照组差异均有显著性(P<0.05)。为了解太空诱变肿瘤细胞生物学行为改变的机制,从分子水平入手研究经太空诱变的宫颈癌细胞和地面对照细胞的差异表达基因。应用含2747个人类肿瘤相关基因的Oligo双通道芯片研究差异表达基因。分别抽提44F10、48A9组和地面对照细胞的总RNA,逆转录cDNA并标记探针。将实验组和对照组cDNA探针混合,分别与同一张芯片杂交后,用不同的波长扫描荧光强度,从而筛选出差异基因。44F10组有16个基因呈现差异表达,48A9组有36个基因呈现差异表达。差异性表达主要涉及细胞凋亡、细胞增殖、细胞周期调控和信号转导的基因。促进细胞增殖的基因在44F10组中表达上调,而在48A9组中限制细胞增殖的基因表达上调。研究表明,太空诱变宫颈癌细胞的差异表达基因导致了细胞生物学行为的改变。     

玻璃基质微流控芯片用于DNA片段的分离和C677T基因突变的快速检测

基于微加工方法,在一般实验条件下,成功地制备了玻璃芯片。利用水溶性聚合物对玻璃通道进行动态修饰,从而抑制了DNA分子的吸附作用,并成功地用于DNA片段的分离和四氢叶酸还原酶基因(MTHFR)中C677T的突变检测。     

Pedigree transmission disequilibrium test for quantitative traits in farm animals

General pedigrees are very common in farm animals,and the recent availability of large panels of SNPs in domestic species has given new momentum to the search for the mutations underlying variation in quantitative traits.In this paper,we proposed a new transmission disequilibrium test approach,called the pedigree transmission disequilibrium test,which deals with general pedigrees and quantitative traits in farm animals.Compared with the existing pedigree disequilibrium test (PDT) and general linear model-based method QTDT,our approach performed better with higher power and lower type I error,especially in scenarios where the quantitative trait locus (QTL) effect was small.We also investigated the application of our approach in selective genotyping design.Our simulation studies indicated that it was plausible to implement a selective genotyping strategy in the proposed pedigree transmission disequilibrium test.We found that our approach performed equally well or better when only some proportion of the individuals in the two tails were genotyped compared with its performance when all the individuals in the pedigree were genotyped.