C57小鼠源性淋巴瘤的基因枪途径抗肿瘤免疫研究

[目的]诱导C57小鼠建立有效的抗肿瘤免疫.[方法]用基因枪途径给C57小鼠腹部接种含有粒巨噬细胞集落刺激因子(GMCSF)基因的质粒,24h后在同一部位注射FBL3肿瘤细胞破碎后的上清液,15d后用3×106个FBL3肿瘤细胞皮下接种攻击.[结果]肿瘤的生长受到抑制,小鼠的生存时间明显延长.[结论]基因枪途径局部接种含有GMCSF基因的质粒,可增强机体的抗肿瘤免疫,抑制肿瘤细胞的生长.     

产青霉素酶淋病奈瑟球菌耐药质粒的提取与酶切分析

目的 了解产青霉素酶淋病奈瑟球菌(PPNG)在本地区的分布状况及其耐药质粒的限制性核酸内切酶长度多态性分析。方法 用碘量法筛选PPNG株，碱变性法进行质粒抽提，回收7．4kb及5．4kb质粒进行酶切分析。结果 68株临床分离株筛选出PPNG菌3株，经限制性核酸内切酶长度多态性分析，PPNG菌7、4kb及5．4kb质粒含有BamHⅠ的双酶切位点，7.4kb质粒含有PstⅠ及HindⅡ单酶切位点。结论 PPNG菌株的筛选及耐药质粒的酶切分析为追踪耐药菌株的流行趋势提供了流行病学信息。     

七种常见MBL基因单倍型标准质粒的构建

目的 构建7种常见的MBL基因单倍型标准质粒。方法以已确认MBL基因单倍型及基因型的DNA样本为模板．利用SSP-PCR技术扩增出包含MBL基因启动子区及第一外显子的单倍型片段并将其克隆人T载体；用定点突变技术分别将其第一外显子52和57位密码相应的碱基突变；采用PCR和测序进行鉴定。结果以单倍型及基因型已确认的DNA样本为模板，采用SSP-PCR和分子克隆技术获得单倍型HYPA、LXPA、LYOA、LYPA和LYPB重组质粒；以单倍型HYPA及LYOA重组质粒为模板，采用定点突变技术获得单倍型HYPD及LYOC标准质粒。结论构建成功常见的7种MBL基因单倍型标准质粒，为采用SSP-PCR、Real-time PCR等技术分析MBL基因相应的SNP及其单倍型与基因型提供了标准对照。     

Transformation of ψ − Saccharomyces cerevisiae to ψ + with DNA co-purified with 3 μm circles

Summary DNA enriched for supercoiled plasmids prepared from the 3 m plasmid-enriched, [ ⁺], [2 m°] strain 6-1G-P188 and from the [2 m⁺] [⁺] strain LL20 can be used to transform a ^– recipient strain to ⁺. Fractionation of the former preparation by electrophoresis showed that the 3 Mm plasmid band contained the transforming activity.     

The linear mitochondrial plasmid pAL2-1 of a long-lived Podospora anserina mutant is an invertron encoding a DNA and RNA polymerase

The molecular characterization of an additional DNA species (pAL2-1) which was identified previously in a long-lived extrachromosomal mutant (AL2) of Podospora anserina revealed that this element is a mitochondrial linear plasmid. pAL2-1 is absent from the corresponding wild-type strain, has a size of 8395 bp and contains perfect long terminal inverted repeats (TIRs) of 975 bp. Exonuclease digestion experiments indicated that proteins are covalently bound at the 5 termini of the plasmid. Two long, non-overlapping open reading frames, ORF1 (3,594 bp) and ORF2 (2847 bp), have been identified, which are located on opposite strands and potentially encode a DNA and an RNA polymerase, respectively. The ORF1-encoded polypeptide contains three conserved regions which may be responsible for a 3–5 exonuclease activity and the typical consensus sequences for DNA polymerases of the D type. In addition, an amino-acid sequence motif (YSRLRT), recently shown to be conserved in terminal proteins from various bacteriophages, has been identified in the amino-terminal part of the putative protein. According to these properties, this first linear plasmid identified in P. anserina shares all characteristics with invertrons, a group of linear mobile genetic elements.     

Large Envelope Glycoprotein and Nucleocapsid Protein of Equine Arteritis Virus (EAV) Induce an Immune Response in Balb/c Mice by DNA Vaccination; Strategy for Developing a DNA-Vaccine Against EAV-Infection

Equine arteritis virus (EAV) is a member of the Arteriviridae family, that includes lactate dehydrogenase-elevating virus (LDV), porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV), and simian haemorrhagic fever virus (SHFV). Equine arteritis is a contagious disease of horses and is spread via respiratory or reproductive tract. The objective of the present study is to evaluate the possibility for developing a model system for prevention horses against an EAV infection by DNA vaccination. A cDNA bank from the RNA of EAV was established. This gene library contains the translation unit of the EAV open reading frames (ORF) 1 to 7. The identity of the cDNA was confirmed by nucleotide sequence analysis. Using this defined EAV cDNA gene library the cDNA sequence of the viral ORFs were molecularly cloned into the corresponding sites of well characterized and powerful expression vectors (pCR3.1, pDisplay, and/or pcDNA3.1/HisC).The capability of these recombinant plasmids expressing the gene products of the individual viral ORFs 3 to 5, and 7 in induction of an immune response in mouse system was investigated. The Balb/c mice (ten mice per assay) were inoculated with the DNA of the constructed expression vectors harboring and expressing the EAV cDNA of the viral ORFs. The Balb/c mice were injected with about 100 g DNA diluted in 100 l PBS. The DNA was injected subcutaneously and into the tibialis cranialis muscle (Musculus gastrocnemius). The mice were boosted 3 to 5 times with the same quantities of DNA and under the same conditions at about two week intervals. Control mice received the same amount of parental expression vectors via an identical route and frequency.The pre- and post-vaccinated sera of the individual animals were screened by neutralization tests (NT). Neutralizing antibodies against EAV were detected when the animals were inoculated with the DNA of the expression vectors harboring cDNA of the EAV ORFs 5 and 7. Highest NT-titers were observed when the animals were administered with the cDNA of ORF 5 and/or with the cDNA of the neutralization determinants of EAV that is located on the N-terminal ectodomain of the gene product of ORF 5 between the amino acid positions 1–121. These results obtained from these studies justified proofing the capability of the EAV cDNA sequences of the viral genes including ORFs 5 and 7 in the autologous animal system horse.     

痢疾杆菌R质粒的检测、消除及药物敏感试验

目的：探讨得疾杆菌的耐药性。方法：采用Ｋ－Ｂ法测定痢疾杆菌的耐药谱,对耐药菌株进行Ｒ闰的检测及接合传递人工诱导痢疾杆功秋稳定Ｌ型,观察Ｒ质粒丢失情况。结果：４５株痢疾杆菌４４经,耐药率９７．８％,其中三重耐药菌株占９３．２％,四重以上耐药菌株占７３．３％。８８．９％（４０／４５）的菌株检测出Ｒ质粒,质粒的接合传递率为６１．４％。痢疾杆菌Ｌ型未见质粒丢失。结论：痢疾杆菌的耐药性十分严重,自由质粒控制     

KPC and NDM-1 Genes in Related Enterobacteriaceae Strains and Plasmids from Pakistan and the United States

To characterize the genomic context of New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-1 (NDM-1) and Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC), we sequenced 78 Enterobacteriaceae isolates from Pakistan and the United States encoding KPC, NDM-1, or no carbapenemase. High similarities of the results indicate rapid spread of carbapenem resistance between strains, including globally disseminated pathogens.     

DEK基因RNAi慢病毒表达载体的构建及其功能鉴定

目的：构建DEK基因的RNA干扰（ RNAi）慢病毒表达载体,并对其生物学功能进行初步检测。方法采用RNAi技术,根据DEK基因的序列,确定其有效靶序列,合成DEK基因的Oligo DNA,退火形成双链DNA,将其克隆到经BamHⅠ与EcoRⅠ酶切后的小干扰RNA（ siRNA）表达载体PSIH-H1上,产生PSIH-H1-DEK慢病毒载体,筛选阳性克隆并测序鉴定。与3个包装质粒共转染293T细胞,包装成慢病毒后感染乳腺癌细胞ZR75-1,经嘌呤霉素（ puromycin,puro）筛选2周后,收集部分细胞利用实时聚合酶链反应（ real time-PCR,RT-PCR）和Western印迹分别检验DEK在信使RNA （ mRNA ）和蛋白水平的敲低效果,并通过细胞生长实验检测DEK对人乳腺癌细胞系ZR75-1细胞生长的影响。结果 PCR和DNA测序结果证实,DEK siRNA慢病毒表达载体PSIH-H1-DEK构建成功。 RT-PCR和Western印迹结果显示,构建的DEK siRNA可有效抑制DEK基因的表达,并由此建立了敲低DEK的稳定克隆。生长曲线实验表明, DEK siRNA可抑制人乳腺癌细胞系ZR75-1细胞的生长。结论成功构建了DEK基因的RNAi慢病毒表达载体,感染人乳腺癌细胞系ZR75-1细胞后,有效沉默了ZR75-1细胞中的DEK基因的表达,为进一步研究DEK基因在乳腺癌中的作用奠定基础。