重金属暴露铜锈环棱螺全组织均一化cDNA文库构建及表达序列标签特征分析

构建cDNA文库是寻找生物新功能基因的有效手段.采用SM ART技术构建了重金属铜和镉暴露铜锈环棱螺全组织均一化cDNA文库,文库库容为1.78×106克隆,重组率大于99%.从初始文库中随机挑取6000个克隆进行测序,获得5 473个高质量表达序列标签(ESTs)序列.经聚类分析得到3 961个Unigene(平均长...     

DNA和cDNA水平对比研究施肥对稻田土壤细菌多样性的影响

依托长沙农业环境观测研究站不同施肥方式长期定位试验,直接从土壤中抽提总DNA和RNA,应用T-RFLP和RTPCR技术在DNA和c DNA水平对比研究施肥对亚热带稻田土壤细菌丰度和群落结构的影响.结果表明,施肥和秸秆还田显著改变了土壤细菌群落组成(DNA水平)和转录组成(c DNA水平)结构,且不同处理中DNA水平的T-RFLP图谱与cDNA水平相差很大.施肥和秸秆还田降低了土壤中存在的细菌多样性,对土壤中转录的细菌多样性没有影响.土壤16S rRNA基因丰度(DNA水平)平均是其转录丰度(c DNA水平)的337倍,与不施氮肥处理(N0)相比,平衡施肥(NPK)没有改变土壤细菌的数量,在平衡施肥的基础上进行秸秆还田增加了土壤细菌的数量,但高量与低量秸秆还田没有显著差异.RDA分析表明,稻田土壤中铵态氮含量是调控各处理土壤中存在及转录的细菌群落的关键因子.总体而言,不管在DNA还是c DNA水平,研究施肥对土壤细菌丰度的影响均是可行并可信的;但只有在c DNA水平开展研究,才能有效发现细菌群落对环境的适应性.     

BALB／C鼠睾丸组织中冷诱导RNA结合蛋白的cDNA克隆与序列分析

冷诱导RNA结合蛋白(Cold inducible RNA-binding protein,CIRP)在多种冷应激细胞(包括重组中国仓鼠卵巢细胞)中被发现.迄今为止,冷应激对活体生物基凶表达的影响还未见报道.和细胞相比,生物体具有更加复杂的冷应激调节机制.本研究以冷处理的BALB/C鼠为实验动物,从其睾丸组织巾克隆出了CIRP的cDNA.结果表明,CIRP在生物体中能够被低温诱导,可能防止生物体遭受冷损伤.根据克隆的cDNA所推测的氨基酸序列与GenBank上公布的小鼠、大鼠、人类、牛蛙、美西螈、非洲爪蟾胚胎细胞和卵母细胞的CIRP氨基酸序列同源性分别为100%、99.40%、95.5%、67.4%、58.4%、76.9%和79.1%.这表明CIRP在生物进化过程中是高度保守的,可能具有多种生理功能.因此,这一研究将为探索人类和动物冷应激分子机制创立系统试验模型和奠定新的实践基础.图5参14     

Repeated-dose toxicity attributed to aluminum nanoparticles following 28-day oral administration,particularly on gene expression in mouse brain

Nanotechnology is a rapidly growing industry that has elicited much concern due to the lack of available toxicity data. Aluminum oxide nanoparticles (AlNP) were listed as a high-priority group in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Steering Group for Test Guidelines. In this study, AlNP 35 ± 18.8 nm in size were administered daily at doses of 15, 30, or 60 mg k^?1 for 28 days. A significant decrease in white blood cells (WBC), neutrophils, lymphocytes, and monocytes was observed in the group treated with 60 mg kg^?1 of AlNP, accompanied by a significant increase in platelets. The concentration of aluminum (Al) rose significantly in the thymus, lung, and brain of the group treated with 60 mg kg^?1 of AlNP. However, no significant changes in histopathology were observed. The expression for feeding behavior, energy expenditure, and neurodegeneration-related genes were up-regulated more than twofold by 60 mg kg^?1 AlNP. Consequently, data suggest that exposure to AlNP may result in adverse health effects, including but not limited to growth inhibition, immunosuppression, and neurodegeneration.     

Effect of triazophos,fipronil and their mixture on miRNA expression in adult zebrafish

MicroRNA (miRNA) plays a crucial role in gene expression regulation. However, no data are available on change of miRNA expression of zebrafish (Danio rerio) after treatment with pesticides. We evaluated the effect of fipronil (5-amino-1-[2, 6-dichloro-4-(trifluoromethyl) phenyl]-4-[(trifluoromethyl) sulfinyl]-1H-pyrazole-3-carbonitrile) and triazophos (3-(O, O-diethyl)-1-phenyl thiophosphoryl-1, 2, 4-triazol) and their mixture on miRNA expression in zebrafish. MiRNA expression profiles in zebrafish were altered after treatment with these chemicals. An association between these chemicals and the expression of 21 miRNAs was found 96 h after treatment. Among them, 14 miRNAs were differentially expressed due to the treatments with fipronil, triazophos and their mixture; 5 miRNAs showed altered expression level after treatment with formulations of these chemicals; miR-29b and miR-738 were differentially expressed after treatment with adjuvants. MiRNAs might present a novel toxicological response that could be used as a toxicological biomarker and have a different direction for future investigations of their association with miRNAs involved in chemical related diseases.     

Gene expression profiling of human liver carcinoma (HepG2) cells exposed to the marine toxin okadaic acid

The marine toxin, okadaic acid (OA) is produced by dinoflagellates of the genera Prorocentrum and Dinophysis and is the causative agent of the syndrome known as diarrheic shellfish poisoning. In addition, OA acts as both a tumor promoter, attributed to OA-induced inhibition of protein phosphatases as well as an inducer of apoptosis. To better understand the potentially divergent toxicological profile of OA, the concentration-dependent cytotoxicity and alterations in gene expression on the human liver tumor cell line HepG2 upon OA exposure were determined using RNA microarrays, DNA fragmentation, and cell proliferation assays as well as determinations of cell detachment and cell death in different concentrations of OA. mRNA expression was quantified for approximately 15,000 genes. Cell attachment and proliferation were both negatively correlated with OA concentration. Detached cells displayed necrotic DNA signatures but apoptosis also was broadly observed. Data suggest that OA has a concentration dependent effect on cell cycle, which might explain the divergent effects that at low concentration OA stimulates genes involved in the cell cycle and at high concentrations it stimulates apoptosis.     

Effects of nonylphenol on brain gene expression profiles in F1 generation rats

The effects of nonylphenol (NP) were examined on brain gene expression profiles of F1 generation rats by means of microarray techniques. The mRNA were extracted from the brain of two-day-old F1 generation rats whose F0 male generation were treated with NP, then reversely transcribed to cDNA and labeled with Cy5 and Cy3 fluorescence. Subsequently, the cDNA probes were hybridized to the mouse 40S cDNA microarray and the fluorescent signals of Cy5 and Cy3 were scanned and analyzed. Sixteen identified genes were expressed significantly differently from control, including 13 down-regulated, of which five were related to brain energy metabolism. Data suggest that it is possible that NP affects function of energy metabolism in male rats when administered perinatally.     

家蚕丝心蛋白轻链cDNA和基因调控片段的克隆及序列分析

从家蚕品种菁松×皓月后部丝腺中提取总RNA ,用RT -PCR扩增技术克隆到家蚕丝心蛋白轻链cDNA .序列分析表明 ,该片段全长为 798个碱基 .比较 4种不同品种来源的家蚕丝心蛋白轻链基因外显子区域序列 ,同源性在98.0 %～ 99.4 %之间 ,推测的氨基酸同源性在 98.0 %～ 99.6 %之间 ,4个品种间发生的变异比较一致地集中在不同位置的 8个碱基上 .提取家蚕品种菁松×皓月后部丝腺总DNA ,进行PCR反应 ,获得家蚕丝心蛋白轻链基因调控片段 ,长度约为 1.2kb,测定了其邻近起始密码子一端包括 5 76个碱基的DNA序列 .结果表明 ,该片段包括一些典型的调控元件和多个可能参与丝蛋白基因特异性表达调控的元件 ,该部分序列与J - 139L链基因相应区域同源性高达 98.8% .图 3参 8