1株水开菲尔粒中植物乳杆菌的鉴定及产细菌素基因分析

目的:对从水开菲尔粒中分离得到1株能产生抑菌物质的菌株QF01进行菌种鉴定,并对其产细菌素进行实验、鉴定和基因序列分析。方法:通过牛津杯法测定抑菌能力,采用聚合酶链式反应(polymerase chain reaction,PCR)扩增16S r DNA和细菌素相关基因并测序,利用Pro Param tool、TMHMM 2.0、Inter Pro Scan、SOPM和SWISSMODEL在线软件对基因编码产物进行分析。结果:该菌株产的细菌素对大肠杆菌(Escherichia coli JM109)有明显的抑制作用,通过16S r DNA序列分析初步确定该菌株属于植物乳杆菌(Lactobacillus plantarum)。该菌株含有pln D、pln EF、pln V、pln R四种基因,其中pln V基因编码产物有跨膜螺旋结构,其结构存在信号肽特征。此外,从三级结构的模型预测得到4种基因的编码产物均存在α-螺旋、β-转角、伸展链和无规则卷曲。结论:从水开菲尔粒分离得到的L.plantarum QF01菌株,含有pln D、pln EF、pln V、pln R细菌素基因,对大肠杆菌有很好的抑制作用。     

Disease Ionomics: Understanding the Role of Ions in Complex Disease

Ionomics is a novel multidisciplinary field that uses advanced techniques to investigate the composition and distribution of all minerals and trace elements in a living organism and their variations under diverse physiological and pathological conditions. It involves both high-throughput elemental profiling technologies and bioinformatic methods, providing opportunities to study the molecular mechanism underlying the metabolism, homeostasis, and cross-talk of these elements. While much effort has been made in exploring the ionomic traits relating to plant physiology and nutrition, the use of ionomics in the research of serious diseases is still in progress. In recent years, a number of ionomic studies have been carried out for a variety of complex diseases, which offer theoretical and practical insights into the etiology, early diagnosis, prognosis, and therapy of them. This review aims to give an overview of recent applications of ionomics in the study of complex diseases and discuss the latest advances and future trends in this area. Overall, disease ionomics may provide substantial information for systematic understanding of the properties of the elements and the dynamic network of elements involved in the onset and development of diseases.     

变形假单胞菌2-酮基葡萄糖酸差向异构酶基因的原核表达

采用降落聚合酶链式反应(touchdown polymerase chain reaction,TD-PCR)技术,从2-酮基葡萄糖酸工业生产菌株变形假单胞菌JUIM01中克隆了编码2-酮基葡萄糖酸差向异构酶的基因kgu E。将目的基因与质粒pET-28a(+)重组后转入宿主表达菌中,获得了重组菌株大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)/pET-28a(+)-kgu E。在异丙基-β-D-硫代半乳糖苷的诱导下,该重组菌株表达了一个分子质量约为30.5 ku的融合蛋白,且该蛋白的Western-blot鉴定结果显示为阳性。生物信息学分析结果表明,该蛋白是一种由256个氨基酸残基组成的分子质量为28.5 ku的亲水性蛋白,与恶臭假单胞菌的2-酮基葡萄糖酸差向异构酶在氨基酸序列上的一致性达78%,定位于细胞质中,其二级结构中α-螺旋、延伸链和无规则卷曲所占的比例分别为40.62%、17.19%和42.19%。本研究结果为变形假单胞菌2-酮基葡萄糖酸差向异构酶的功能研究提供了一定理论支持。     

Comparison of 10,11‐Dehydrocurvularin Polyketide Synthases from Alternaria cinerariae and Aspergillus terreus Highlights Key Structural Motifs

Iterative type I polyketide synthases (PKSs) from fungi are multifunctional enzymes that use their active sites repeatedly in a highly ordered sequence to assemble complex natural products. A phytotoxic macrolide with anticancer properties, 10,11‐dehydrocurvularin (DHC), is produced by cooperation of a highly reducing (HR) iterative PKS and a non‐reducing (NR) iterative PKS. We have identified the DHC gene cluster in Alternaria cinerariae, heterologously expressed the active HR PKS (Dhc3) and NR PKS (Dhc5) in yeast, and compared them to corresponding proteins that make DHC in Aspergillus terreus. Phylogenetic analysis and homology modeling of these enzymes identified variable surfaces and conserved motifs that are implicated in product formation.     

小麦主要过敏原CM16线性B细胞表位的预测及初步鉴定

目的:探究小麦主要过敏原α-淀粉酶/胰蛋白酶抑制剂CM16的线性B细胞表位。方法:通过提取小麦蛋白粗提物,进行体外模拟胃肠道消化,发现小麦过敏原中具有消化抗性的α-淀粉酶/胰蛋白酶抑制剂CM16的片段;进一步通过生物信息学方法分析CM16的一级氨基酸序列、二级结构,并通过同源建模确定CM16的三级结构。结果:利用生物信息学法预测出CM16的4条线性B细胞表位后,结合质谱得到的抗消化肽段信息进行比对分析,发现其中2条肽段存在部分重合,也证明了生物信息学分析鉴定过敏原线性B细胞表位方法的可行性和应用性。结论:通过生物信息学预测小麦过敏原CM16线性B细胞表位有助于进一步认识小麦过敏原,对小麦过敏原的识别和检测具有重要的参考和借鉴作用。