浙江枝吻纽虫(Dendrorhynchus zhejiangensis) 热休克蛋白70基因克隆与表达特征研究

采用同源克隆和cDNA末端快速扩增技术(RACE)克隆了浙江枝吻纽虫热休克蛋白70(DzHSP70)基因全长cDNA序列,并利用荧光定量PCR方法,分析了该基因在重金属胁迫下的表达特征。结果表明,DzHSP70cDNA全长2827bp,包括294bp的5’UTR、628bp的3’UTR和编码634个氨基酸残基的1905bp的开放阅读框。HSP70家族的3个签名序列以及细胞质特异性调控基序EEVD等特征元件在DzHSP70中高度保守。重金属离子Fe3+、Pb2+和Cd2+均可上调该基因的表达,其中Pb2+的毒理效应最强。研究结果表明DzHSP70可能参与了机体对于重金属的解毒过程。     

福建沿海巨蛎属牡蛎的主要种类及其分布

本实验采用了多重种类特异性PCR（multiplex species—specific PCR）技术,研究了巨蛎属（Crassostrea）牡蛎主要种类在福建沿海的分布．从沿海11个采样地点共采集了657个野生牡蛎样本,随机抽取了327个牡蛎样本进行基因组DNA的提取和线粒体COI基因的鉴定,结果发现200个个体为葡萄牙牡蛎（Crassostrea angulata）,101个个体为近江牡蛎（Crassostrea ariakensis）,20个个体为熊本牡蛎（Crassostrea sikamea）,6个个体为香港巨牡蛎（Crassostrea hongkongensis）．此次实验中未发现长牡蛎（Crassostrea gigas）．结果表明,福建沿海有葡萄牙牡蛎、近江牡蛎、熊本牡蛎和香港巨牡蛎4种巨蛎属牡蛎分布．     

二温式多重PCR检测鉴别对虾白斑综合征病毒(WSSV)和传染性皮下及造血器官坏死病毒(IHHNV)的研究与应用

建立了一种同时检测对虾白斑综合征病毒（WSSV）、传染性皮下和造血器官坏死病毒（IHHNV）的二温式多重PCR技术。根据基因库中WSSV（AF369029）和IHHNV（NC002190）基因序列，设计了两对分别与WSSV和IHHNV某段保守基因序列互补的引物，用这两对引物对同一样品中的WSSV和IHHNVDNA模板进行多重PCR扩增，结果均同时得到了两条大小与实验设计相符的593bp（WSSV）和356bp（1HHNV）特异性多重PCR扩增条带，而对其他对虾疾病病原的PCR扩增结果均为阴性；敏感性测定结果表明，该多重PCR技术最低能检测到WSSV和IHHNVDNA各100pg。用该多重PCR对400份临床病料进行检测，结果230份检出WSSV，阳性率57．5％；96份检出IHHNV，阳性率24％；56份同时检出WSSV和IHHNV，阳性率14％。18份为阴性，阴性率为4．5％。结果提示了WSSV和IHHNV广泛存在于中国南方的养殖对虾中，作者建立的二温式多重PCR可以用于这两种病毒的临床快速检测和鉴别诊断。     

利用WSBV的引物扩增中国对虾的杆状病毒DNA

利用台湾报道的ＷＳＢＶ的ＰＣＲ引物,成功地扩增出了１４００ｂｐ左右的中国对虾的杆状病毒的ＤＮＡ片段,与预计的产物长度吻合。该引物对经初步离心处理的病虾组织也能扩增出特异性ＤＮＡ条带,而对正常虾组织ＤＮＡ、昆虫杆状病毒（ＡｃＭＮＰＶ）ＤＮＡ进行扩增,均获得阴性结果。说明该引物的特异性较高,对中国对虾的杆状病毒的检测具有一定的实际应用价值。实验结果同时说明ＷＳＢＶ与中国对虾的杆状病毒有同源序列存在,具有一定的保守性;用该引物进行的ＰＣＲ扩增为中国对虾的杆状病毒与其他相关病毒的比较研究提供了一种技术手段。     

大黄鱼EBI3基因的克隆与表达分析

通过克隆大黄鱼(Larimichthys crocea)的EBI3(Epstein-Barr virus-induced gene 3)基因并对其进行了序列分析.大黄鱼EBI3(Lyc EBI3)基因开放阅读框长747bp,编码248个氨基酸,存在1个信号肽序列和2个FN3结构域(37~130,145~230).多序列比对发现Lyc EBI3分子与其他已知EBI3氨基酸水平一致性为27.68%~57.53%.Real-time PCR结果表明,Lyc EBI3基因在脾脏和血液中表达量最高,且溶藻弧菌(Vibrio alginolyticus)刺激后,大黄鱼头肾和脾脏中Lyc EBI3基因的转录水平会显著升高,说明Lyc EBI3基因可能参与了抑制由细菌引起的炎症反应.     

红树植物拟海桑钙调蛋白基因的克隆及分析

钙调蛋白（Calmodulin)是生物细胞内一种重要的调控蛋白，通过其与靶酶的相互作用控制细胞正常的生长和发育，作者以高抗盐红树植物海桑属拟海桑（Sonnera-tia paracasolaris)总DNA为模板，参考GenBank上植物钙调蛋白基因序列合成5′端和3′端引物，利用多聚酶链式反应（PCR）扩增了拟海桑钙调蛋白基因，与克隆载体pBsk( )重组，转化Escherichia coliDH5α得到重组克隆子，DNA序列分析表明，所得片段的编码区在核苷酸序列上与迄今已知的几种植物钙调蛋白基因有很高的同源惺 ，同源率在85%以上；与水稻、苹果，衣藻等相似，其基因编码区被一个位于第75位核苷酸之后的内含子所中断。     

Identification of Microplankton in South China Sea with Image-Matching Individual PCR

In this study, marine microplankton were identified by combining standard light microscopy with Sanger 18S rRNA gene sequencing. The image-matching individual PCR technique was applied to identify the image collectable unicellular microplankton to genera. Instead of pure strain culture and morphological identification, microplankton individual cells were isolated and fixed with glutaraldehyde, frozen and stored for months. Finally, they were imaged under a microscope and molecularly identified via phylogenetic analysis of their 18S ribosomal RNA gene(18S rDNA). Microplankton cells were collected at 30 locations in South China Sea, and were assigned to 21 known and 4 unidentified genera(2 uncultured fungi and 2 uncultured stramenopiles) with phylogenetic analysis in parallel to the morphological identification.     

Regulation of Tilapia metallothionein gene expression by heavy metal ions

Tilapia is a common fish species inhabiting inland waters and estuarine regions in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, and useful for bio-monitoring of metal pollution. Metallothionein (MT) gene expression in fish tissues has been useful to sub-lethal risk assessment as biomarker of exposure to metal ions in fishes inhabiting metal contaminated area. To investigate metal inductions of Tilapia MT gene expression in vivo, Tilapias were injected with different concentrations of heavy metals and tissues were then removed for quantitative PCR assay using mimic PCR methods. All of the metal ions tested (Cu²⁺, Cd²⁺, Hg²⁺, Ni²⁺, Pb²⁺ and Zn²⁺) were able to induce hepatic MT mRNA levels. Renal MT mRNA levels of Cd²⁺ and Zn²⁺ treated fish was not induced with significant fold induction, however MT mRNA levels in gills were sensitive to the administrations of these metal ions. These data indicated that Tilapia MT mRNA levels in gills and liver are sensitive biomarker of exposure to various metal ions.