新型硫铁复合填料强化再生水深度脱氮除磷

为强化再生水深度脱氮除磷的能力,利用硫磺粉、海绵铁粉等制备出一种新型复合填料,并在不同HRT和C/N条件下将其与同种物质组成的颗粒混合填料进行对比实验.最后通过高通量测序技术对两填料表面的微生物种群结构进行了研究.结果表明,在不同条件下新型填料的脱氮除磷能力均优于颗粒混合填料;当HRT=4 h、C/N=1时,新型填料的总氮、总磷去除率均分别比颗粒填料高出30%以上.根据高通量测序结果,两反应器内的反硝化体系均由硫自养反硝化种群和异养反硝化种群构成,且新型填料系统内的硫自养反硝化菌群所占比例更大,两反应器内的优势种属分别为Sulfurimonas和Acinetobacter.     

青稞B-hordein基因表达载体构建及对小麦的遗传转化

利用从具有特殊B-hordein亚基组成的青藏高原青稞材料中克隆的B-hordein编码基因(SL60)和小麦高分子量谷蛋白亚基胚乳特异表达启动子PGlu1Dx构建了真核表达载体pCB2007-SL60.通过农杆菌介导对普通小麦进行遗传转化,共获得227株再生植株,经PCR鉴定和转化片段测序验证,最终获得5株阳性植株.研究为进一步分析B-hordein基因在小麦背景中的遗传和表达,以及对小麦加工特性的影响奠定了基础.图5表2参21     

黑曲霉耐热木聚糖酶XYNB在毕赤酵母中的高效表达

高比活木聚糖酶的高效表达是进一步提高木聚糖酶发酵效价、降低生产成本的有效途径.将黑曲霉木聚糖酶基因XynB(不含信号肽)克隆到分泌型表达载体pPIC9K上,线性化后电击转化巴斯德毕赤酵母GS115,G418和PCR鉴定的阳性转化子经0.5%甲醇、在28℃诱导表达.SDS-PAGE分析表明,该蛋白相对分子质量为20×103左右.优化的诱导表达条件为,每隔12 h添加0.5%的甲醇,发酵5 d后,比活达4 757 U/mg;其最适温度为55℃,最适pH为5.0,80℃处理30min后仍有74%的残余酶活.     

Radiographic and genetic diagnosis of sporadic hypochondroplasia early in the neonatal period

Hypochondroplasia is an autosomal dominant skeletal dysplasia expressing postnatal onset of short stature with mild rhizomelic shortening of the limbs. This manifestation leads to restricted prenatal diagnosis of the disorder. We report here on a sporadic case of a hypochondroplastic baby, whose prenatal sonographic measurements were serially recorded from 19 weeks of gestation. Mild shortening of the limbs became manifest after 26 weeks of gestation. Biparietal diameter was within the normal range throughout gestation. Both parents were of average stature. A tentative diagnosis of a nonlethal short-limb skeletal dysplasia was made. At birth, the clinical manifestations of the neonate were not characteristic, but the radiographic features raised the possibility of hypochondroplasia. Molecular analyses revealed a C to G mutation at nucleotide 1659 of the fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) gene, a common mutation in hypochondroplasia. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Metaphyseal chondrodysplasia McKusick type in a Chinese fetus,caused by novel compound heterozygosity 64T> A and 79G >T in RMRPgene

We present the first confirmed case by molecular analysis of a metaphyseal chondrodysplasia, McKusick type, in a 22-week fetus. Two novel compound heterozygous mutations, 64T> A and 79G > T, were found in the highly conserved regions of the RMRP gene. Twenty-two heterozygous g.1018 T> C mutations, two homozygous g.1018 T> C mutations, two heterozygous insertion mutations g.799_g.800insC and one heterozygous insertion mutation g.849_g.850insT were found among 100 normal controls. Careful radiological examination of the fetus for skeletal dysplasia allowed definitive diagnosis, proper genetic counselling and future prenatal diagnosis. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Transgenics and Vertebrate Cloning as Tools for Species Conservation

Abstract:  It has been suggested that transgenics and vertebrate cloning have a role to play in conservation. Now is the time to evaluate their risks and benefits, before these technologies are widely implemented in our field. Direct risks of transgenics include escape and introgression of transgenes into wild populations; weedy invasion by transgenic organisms; toxicity or pathogenicity of engineered organisms and their products; and human error in the field testing and tracking of transgenic organisms. Indirect risks include environmental effects of increased herbicide use; the danger that engineered organisms may aid the development of bioweapons; the likelihood that gene patenting will lead to the privatization of natural resources; and the diversion of support from less glamorous forms of conservation. Formal risk assessments are commonly used to evaluate transgenic procedures, but our incomplete understanding of both ecosystem processes and the action of transgenes renders most of these assessments scientifically and socially unjustified. Nevertheless, a few, low-risk applications of transgenics may be possible: for example, "super-sterile" ornamental cultivars. Vertebrate cloning poses little risk to the environment, but it can consume scarce conservation resources, and its chances of success in preserving species seem poor. To date, the conservation benefits of transgenics and vertebrate cloning remain entirely theoretical, but many of the risks are known and documented. Conservation biologists should devote their research and energies to the established methods of conservation, none of which require transgenics or vertebrate cloning.     

人类无精症相关新基因ZNF313启动子的初步分析

采用PCR方法扩增了ZNF313基因的启动子序列,构建了含人ZNF313基因启动子不同片断的荧光素酶报告基因表达体系.以pRLTK为内参照质粒,瞬时转染HEK293T细胞,48h后收集细胞,测定荧光素酶的相对表达活性.结果发现,在ZNF313基因的启动子区域构建了4种荧光素酶报告基因表达体系,即pGL3215(-215bp～ 38bp)、pGL3160(-160bp～ 38bp)、pGL3133(-133bp～ 128bp)和pGL38(-8bp～ 128bp).其中pGL3215表达载体的荧光素酶相对表达活性最高;pGL3160和pGL3133表达载体的荧光素酶相对表达活性几乎相同,且是pGL3215的75%;而pGL38的荧光素酶相对表达活性急剧下降,接近于零.这表明,-133bp～-8bp区域内含有人ZNF313基因转录所必需的启动子序列.生物信息学的分析表明,两个SP1、一个AP2和一个TAg是人ZNF313基因启动子所必需的.图4参19     

Low or absent unconjugated estriol in pregnancy: an indicator for steroid sulfatase deficiency detectable by fluorescence in situ hybridization and biochemical analysis

It has been previously reported that a low or absent maternal serum unconjugated estriol (uE3) level is associated with placental steroid sulfatase (STS) deficiency. Here we report a correlation between patients who present with a very low or absent maternal serum uE3 and a deletion of the STS gene as assessed by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). We studied nine prenatal cases that presented to the clinical laboratory with an abnormal triple screen, specifically low or absent maternal serum uE3 and a 46,XY karyotype. FISH analysis showed complete deletion of a probe containing the STS gene in six cases and one case had a partial deletion (reduced but not absent signal). The remaining two cases were not deleted for the STS probe. All mothers tested whose fetus showed a deletion were shown to be STS deletion carriers using FISH. Biochemical analysis was performed on 7/9 prenatal specimens. All fetuses deleted for the STS probe were also found to be deficient for STS by biochemical analysis of cultured amniotic fluid (5/5). Of the two fetuses not deleted for the STS probe, one was deficient for STS activity, while the other had a normal result. The abnormal result of enzyme deficiency by biochemical analysis in a non-deletion case likely represents a mutation in the STS gene, not detectable by this FISH assay. Postnatal FISH confirmation of the STS deletion was performed in 1/7 cases. Clinical follow-up was available for 4/9 cases following birth. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

盐度对细菌菌株降解苯酚的影响

从处理苯酚废水活性污泥中筛选分离到四株苯酚降解优势细菌菌株JHCFS1,JHCFS2,JHCFS3与JHCFS4,通过四株细菌在不同盐度条件下的苯酚降解率表明,随着盐浓度的逐渐升高,抑制作用逐渐增大,当NaCl,KCl浓度为4%时,四株细菌降解苯酚均受到显著抑制。苯酚浓度为1000mg/L,NaCl浓度为3%时,JHCFS2的降解率最高为83%,JHCFS4的降解率最低为47.20%;KCl浓度为3%时,JHCFS2的降解率最高为99%,JHCFS4的降解率最低为48%,表明四株菌在盐浓度(NaCl,KCl)低于3%的条件下可正常降解苯酚。通过对四株菌的16S rRNA基因克隆与序列分析,在NCBI进行BLAST获得同源性序列,利用Clustalx1.8软件和MEGA4.0软件进行同源性比较和系统发育学分析,结合生理生化特性将菌株JHCFS1,JHCFS2,JHCFS3与JHCFS4(GenBank收录号:FJ455076,FJ455077,FJ458437与FJ458438)分别归为Bacillus simplex,Bacillus cereus,Bacillus pumilus与Bacillus cibi,为降解苯酚提供了微生物物种资源。