Triploid origin of the gibel carp as revealed by 5S rDNA localization and chromosome painting

5S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) was isolated and sequenced from the gibel carp Carassius auratus gibelio with 162 chromosomes and crucian carp Carassius auratus with 100 chromosomes, and fluorescent probes for chromosome localization were prepared to ascertain the ploidy origin and evolutionary relationship between the two species. Using fluorescence in-situ hybridization (FISH), major 5S rDNA signals were localized to the short arms of three subtelocentric chromosomes in the gibel carp and to the short arms of two subtelocentrics in the crucian carp. In addition, some minor signals were detected on other chromosomes of both species. Simultaneously, six chromosomes were microdissected from the gibel carp metaphase spreads using glass needles, and the isolated chromosomes were amplified in vitro by degenerate oligonucleotide primed-polymerase chain reaction (DOP-PCR). Significantly, when the DOP-PCR-generated probes prepared from each single chromosome were hybridized, three same-sized chromosomes were painted in each gibel carp metaphase, whereas only two painted chromosomes were observed in each crucian carp metaphase spread. The data indicate that gibel carp is of triploid origin in comparison with diploid crucian carp.     

血管内皮生长因子在糖尿病大鼠视网膜中的表达

目的 :利用糖尿病大鼠动物模型 ,通过大鼠视网膜中血管内皮生长因子 ( vascular en-dothelial growth factor,VEGF)的表达情况 ,探讨 VEGF在糖尿病视网膜病变 ( diabetic retinopa-thy,DR)发展过程中作用机理。方法 :复制链脲佐菌素 ( streptozocin,STZ)糖尿病大鼠动物模型 ,取不同组、不同时期大鼠视网膜 ,利用免疫组织化学及原位杂交方法 ,检测 VEGF蛋白质及 m RNA的表达情况。结果 :1正常对照组 ( M)、血糖恢复组及糖尿病 1个月组 ( M1)大鼠视网膜均无 VEGF蛋白质及 m RNA的阳性表达 ;2糖尿病 3个月组 ( M3 )未见 VEGF m RNA表达 ,而在内核层及节细胞层有 VEGF蛋白表达阳性 ( 34%) ,此表达与胶质纤维酸性蛋白 ( GFAP)染色阳性细胞相同 ;3糖尿病 5个月组 ( M5) VEGF m RNA表达阳性率为 67%,表达位于视网膜各层 ,内界膜中的表达与 GFAP免疫组化阳性分布相同 ,VEGF蛋白质表达强阳性 ( 89%) ,主要位于内核层、节细胞层的细胞及血管上。结论 :VEGF在 STZ大鼠视网膜中的表达与病程相关 ,而且 VEGF的产生存在着自分泌和旁分泌多种途径     

Expression of IGF-I and IGF-II mRNA in breast tissue

Summary Expression of IGF-I and IGF-II was studied in human breast cancer tissues by in situ hybridization. IGF-I mRNA was detected only in stromal cells adjacent to normal breast epithelial cells. Stromal cells associated with the tumor cells did not contain IGF-I, nor did malignant or benign breast epithelial cells. In contrast, IGF-II mRNA was found in both the malignant epithelial cells and their adjacent stromal cells. These data imply that stromal cells associated with breast epithelium may switch expression from IGF-I to IGF-II during breast cancer evolution. This appearance of IGF-II expression may identify cancer-associated stromal cells that have a fetal phenotype.     

BRCA2与LIM结构域蛋白FHL2的相互作用

目的：应用酵母双杂交方法筛选BRCA2相互作用蛋白编码基因，验证其相互作用并研究其功能联系。方法：以BRCA2基因3′端片段构建酵母双杂交质粒，筛选正常人乳腺上皮细胞cDNA库，获得编码相互作用蛋白的基因，采用免疫共沉淀、哺乳细胞双杂交和荧光酶测定等方法进一步验证蛋白间相互作用和功能联系．结果：采用酵母双杂交系统筛选，获得了多个编码BRCA2相互作用蛋白的基因，其中包括已知的FHL2蛋白；免疫共沉淀和哺乳动物细胞双杂交试验显示BRCA2和FHL2在体内特异性结合，并证实FHL2在体内形成同源二聚体；转录活性分析发现BRCA2与FHL2有协同转录激活作用。结论：发现BRCA2与FHL2蛋白间相互作用和功能联系，为BRCA2功能研究提供了新的方向。     

人乳头瘤病毒与呼吸道肿瘤关系的研究：Ⅰ.HPV与喉癌的关系

应用α－３２Ｐ－ｄＣＴＰ标记ＨＰＶ－１１及ＨＰＶ－１６ＤＮＡ为探针，以Ｓｌｏｔｂｌｏｔ及Ｓｏｕｔｈｅｒｎｂｌｏｔ两种核酸杂交技术，检测了取自青岛及北京两个地区的３７例喉鳞癌组织ＤＮＡ中ＨＰＶ－１１及ＨＰＶ－１６ＤＮＡ相关序列。结果表明，Ｓｌｏｔｂｌｏｔ杂交中，与ＨＰＶ－１１探针杂交阳性者占８６％（３２／３７），与ＨＰＶ－１６探针杂交阳性者占８１％（３０／３７）。在同一癌组织中，与两型探针同时呈现阳性者占８１％（３０／３７）。Ｓｏｕｔｈｅｒｎｂｌｏｔ杂交中，与所用探针ＤＮＡ的内切酶ＰｓｔⅠ酶切图谱比较，有４６％（１３／２８）与ＨＰＶ－１６ＤＮＡ的酶切图谱相同，可定为ＨＰＶ－１６型。当用ＨＰＶ－１１探针时无一例出现与ＨＰＶ－１１相同的图谱。提示喉癌的发生与ＨＰＶ－１６有关。     

用脱脂奶粉代替小牛胸腺DNA进行核酸分子杂交

本文应用脱脂奶粉代替小牛胸腺DNA等大分子物质配制预杂交液和杂交液进行核酸分子杂交,同时用经典的含小牛胸腺DNA等大分子物质的预杂交液和杂交液作为对照。结果表明,用脱脂奶粉可以代替小牛胸腺DNA等大分子物质进行核酸分子杂交,此法经济,配制简便,实际可用。     

核酸杂交反应中影响因素分析

以光敏生物素标记的R3 cDNA克隆为模型,采用正交设计的方法,对影响核酸杂交反应的主要因素:杂交反应温度,反应时间,探针浓度及甲酰胺浓度作了综合性分析。当探针浓度为800μg/L,甲酰胺浓度为10mol/L,50℃杂交反应6h,可获得最高灵敏度(10pg)。     

SCG10 mRNA localization in the hippocampus: comparison with other mRNAs encoding neuronal growth-associated proteins (nGAPs)

SCG10 is a nerve growth factor (NGF)-inducible, neuron-specific protein whose expression is tightly correlated with axonal and/or dendritic growth. We have recently shown that the mRNA encoding SCG10 is expressed at significant levels in certain subsets of neurons in the adult rat brain, while its expression is undetectable or negligible in other non-neuronal tissues. Here we show that regional SCG10 mRNA expression in the adult mouse brain is comparable to that in the rat, however, in the hippocampus its expression profile is distinct. In the mouse, SCG10 mRNA is expressed at high levels in pyramidal cells of CA3–CA4 sub-fields of Ammon's horn and at low levels in the CA1–CA2 sub-fields, while it is found rather uniformly throughout the pyramidal cell layer of the rat hippocampus. SCG10 mRNA is not detectable in the dentate gyrus of the mouse hippocampus, although it is expressed in the rat dentate gyrus. Comparison with other mRNAs encoding neuronal growth-associated proteins (nGAPs) such as GAP-43, MAP2, α1-tubulin and stathmin suggests that dentate granule cells express a different repertoire of neuronal growth-associated genes in mouse and rat.     

DNA探针的高效标记和哺乳动物细胞转化子的检测

本实验采用随机引物法标记探针DNA.探针DNA加热变性成单链,以单链DNA为模板,六聚脱氧核苷酸为引物,在DNA多聚酶I大片段的作用下进行放射性标记.标记探针的比放射性达10~8cpm/μg DNA以上.放射性底物的掺入率为60%.用该方法标记的人高度重复顺序探针,可以检出微微克水平的阳性分子.与人HeLa S_3细胞DNA转化的小鼠LTK~+细胞DNA打点杂交呈阳性,与未经转化的小鼠LTK~-细胞DNA杂交为阴性,证明小鼠转化细胞中存在HeLa细胞DNA,DNA转化是成功的.