Purification and Characterization of a Cathepsin B-Like Proteinase from Eggs of Antheraea Pernyi

A cathepsin B-like proteinase was purified from eggs of Antheraea pernyi by 5 steps of purification. The molecular mass of the proteinase are estimated to be 47 kDa by using SDS-polyacrylamide gel electro-phoresis. The activity of the purified proteinase were strongly inhibited by E-64 and Leupeptin. The optimum pH is 3.5 as determined by using the bovine hemo-globin as substrate. The activity and quantity of the proteinase during embryo development were studied. The results suggested that the proteolytic activities during embryo development at least partially came from this proteinase.

我国柞蚕(Antheraea pernyi)遗传育种研究进展

柞蚕遗传学研究是新品种选育的前提和基础,品种改良是发展柞蚕业最经济有效的手段,柞蚕遗传学研究及新品种选育工作取得了显著成绩,在柞蚕生产发展上发挥了重要作用。作者概述了柞蚕部分性状的遗传学及育种学的研究概况及分子生物学技术在柞蚕种质资源方面的研究进展,论述了柞蚕遗传学及育种学今后应重点研究的内容。

Enhancement of CD4^+ T cell activities and modulation of Th1/Th2 lineage development in radiated tumor-bearing rats treated with male zooid of Antheraea pernyi extracts

AIM： To investigate whether supplementation of male zooid of Antheraea pernyi extracts （MZAPE） could enhance immune function of radiated tumor-bearing rats. METHODS： Eighty male Wistar rats were randomly divided into a control group, a simple radiation group, a MZAPE group, and a radiation plus MZAPE group. With the tumor model established by implanting Walker-256 ascites tumor cells, tumor weight and tumor control rate were calculated. The rats in the simple radiation and radiation plus MZAPE groups were underwent to radiation at 10 Gy within 2 d. In the MZAPE and radiation plus MZAPE groups, the MZAPE was gavaged at a dose of 16.53 mg/kg once a day for 7 d. T cell subsets in peripheral blood were determined by flow cytometry and the expression of IL-2, IFN-γ, IL-4 and IL-10 in sera were determined by ELISA on the 8th d. RESULTS： The tumor weight of simple radiation group, MZAPE group and radiation plus MZAPE group was lower than that of control group （P 〈 0.01） and tumor control rates were 63.08% ± 6.43%, 69.86%± 7.12% and 35.30% ± 7.67%, respectively. CD^4＋ T and CD^8＋ T cells in the peripheral blood of the simple radiation group were fewer than in control group. In the MZAPE and radiation plus MZAPE groups, the number of CD^4＋ T cells was higher while CD^8＋ T cells was lower than in the control and simple radiation groups. Expression of IL-2 and INF-y in the radiation group was lower than in control group, and significantly enhanced during MZAPE therapy （P 〈 0.05）. Expression of IL-4 and IL-10 in the radiation group had no significant changes compared with the control group, and decreased significantly after MZAPE treatment （P 〈 0.01）. CONCLUSION： MZAPE administration may help improve the immune function of the radiated tumor-bearing rats and reverse the radiation-induced immune inhibition by promoting the proliferation of T helper cells and inducing the transdifferentiation from Th2 to Th1.

Immunization of mice with concentrated liquor from male zooid of Antheraea pernyi

AIM： To study the effects of concentrated liquor from male zooid of Antheraea pernyion immunological mice.METHODS： For each experiment, 40 mice were randomly divided into normal saline group （control group） and three tested groups that were administered different dosages of concentrated liquor from male zooid of A. pernyiand food for 15 d. The typical FSR and HC50 value, monocybe-phagocytic exponent Kand emendated monocyte-phagocytic exponent were determined and calculated respectively.RESULTS： Alter 24 and 48 h, the FSR values of the three tested groups improved significantly in comparison to the conlyol group by variance analysis. The HCso values showed a significant difference between the high dosage group and the control group, as well as between the high dosage group and other two bested groups. The monocyte-phagocytic exponent Kand emendated exponent α showed rising tendencies, but no significant differences were found by variance analysis.CONCLUSION： The concentrated liquor from male zooid of A. pemyican significantly enhance cellular and humoral immune function in mice, but has no distinct influence on the monocyte-phagocytic system in mice.

Fluorescence Tracking of Exogenous DNA in Genetic Transformation of the Chinese Oak Silkmoth Antheraea Pernyi via Sperm-Mediated Gene Transfer

Exogenous DNA expressing green fluorescent protein( GFP) and labeled with fluorescein isothiocyanate( FITC) was used to transform the Chinese oak silkmoth Antheraea pernyi( A. pernyi)via sperm-mediated gene transfer( SMGT). Sperms entry into the female reproductive system and eggs were observed using fluorescence microscopy. The ability of A. pernyi sperms to uptake exogenous DNA was confirmed,and transfer of the exogenous DNA was shown by GFP expression in the transgenic eggs. Our result suggested that SMGT could also be used to directly generate transgenic A. pernyi expressing functional genes of interest.

Enhanced CD3^+/CD4^+ T Cell Activities and Modulation of Th1/Th2 Lineage Development in Irradiated Rats Due to Treatment with the Male Zooid of Antheraea Pernyi Extracts

Objective： Cancer patients undergoing large dose radiotherapy exhibit multifaceted defects in their immune capacity that are likely to contribute to an increased susceptibility to infections and disease progression. The immune impairment may also constitute a barrier to effective immunotherapeutic interventions. Here, we evaluate whether supplementation with the male zooid of Antheraea pernyi extracts could enhance immune function in irradiated rats. Methods： Fifty male Wistar rats were randomly divided into a control group, a simple radiation group and a treatment group. The mice in the simple irradiation and treatment groups were given whole-chest irradiation with 6Gy. In the treatment group, the male zooid of Antheraea pernyi extracts was gavaged at the doses of 16.53mg/kg （large dose group）, 2.62mg/kg （medium dose group）, and 0.564mg/kg （small dose group） once a day for 14 days. The thymus and spleen indices were calculated. T cell subsets in peripheral blood were determined by flow cytometry and the expressions of IL-2, IFN-γ, IL-4 and IL-10 in sera were determined by ELISA on the 15th day. Results： The thymus index and spleen index of the high dose treatment group were statistically lower than that of the control group and higher than that of the radiation group （P〈0.01）. CD3＋ and CD4＋ T cells in the peripheral blood were increased in the high dose treatment group and decreased in the radiation group （P〈0.01）. Expression of IL-2 and INF-T in the radiation group was lower than that in control, and significantly increased during therapy. The production of IL-4 and IL-10 could be induced by radiation and was inhibited in the high dose treatment group （P〈0.01）. Conclusion： Our data indicate that the male zooid of Antheraea pernyi extracts may be administrated to improve immune function in irradiated rats and reverse the radial immune inhibition of rats by stimulating the proliferation of Th ceils and inducing the differentiation of Th2 to Th1.

Cloning of Immune System-related Gene ApTOLL1 and Its Expression in Nosema-infected Antheraea pernyi

[ Objective ] This study aimed to identify the immune system-related TOLL-like receptor family gene of Aherea pernyi, to lay the foundation for further investigating the immune mechanism of Antherea perny/. [ Method] Immune system-related TOLL-like receptor family gene of Antherea perny/was cloned for se- quencing and phylogenetic analysis ; in addition, expression variations of TOLL-like receptor family gene in Antherea pernyi infected with Nosema pernyi and Nosema bombycis were detected to analyze the differences in immunological reactivity of Antherea pernyi to Nosema infection. [ Result] Based on cDNA cloning and sequen- cing, an immune system-related gene fragment was isolated from Antherea pernyi, which is the most homologous to the ToUl gene in Toll signaling pathway of Bom- byx mot/according to the sequencing result and phylogenetic analysis, which is named ApTolll gene. Subsequently, Antherea pernyi pupae were injected respective- ly with Nosema bombycis and Nosema pernyi, fluorescent real-time quantitative PCR analysis showed that ApTolll was abundantly expressed in Antherea pernyi pupa 2 h after Nosema bombycis injection, which began to express in Antherea pernyi pupa 11 h after Nosema pernyi injection, indicating that the immune response time induced by various Nosema strains varies in Toll signaling pathway of Antherea perny/. [ Conclusion ] ApTolll gene of Antherea perny/was first cloned in this study, which provides reference for further investigating the immune mechanism of Antherea pernyi.

Variation and Characterization Analysis of Partial Fragment of Fibroin Gene From Silkworm, Antheraea pernyi

A 1.4Kb DNA fragment containing 3’ flanking sequence of fibroin gene of silkworm, Antheraea pernyi, was obtained from the silk gland’s mRNA of 5 th larva. Analysis of this sequence with another A.pernyi fibroin protein (accession No. D83241) revealed that it consists of a completely open reading frame (ORF), which includes 14 polyalanine-containing units (motifs) and 100bp 3’-UTR. The sequence of the predicted amino acid reveals the highest level of overall identity (90%) with D83241. It was found that it loses a repeat region at the upstream of TAA codon and some mutations. A putative polyadenylation signal AATAAA tail was found in position 1300, which follows the termination codon.

Analysis and expression of the polyhedrin gene of Antheraea pernyi nucleopolyhedrovirus (AnpeNPV)

The polyhedrin (polh) gene is often used to analyse evolution of baculovirus. In this report, the polh of Antheraea pernyi nucleopolyhedro-virus (AnpeNPV) was cloned and sequenced. The Open reading frame (ORF) of the AnpeNPV consists of 738 nucleotides encoding 245 amino acids with molecular masses of 29 kDa. The deduced amino acids were significant homol-ogy with other baculoviruses, such as Attacus ricini NPV (ArNPV) and Autographa californica NPV (AcNPV). A strongly hydrophilic region was predicted at positions from 30 to 50 of the An-peNPV Polh protein by bioinformatics analysis. Expression of the polh gene of AnpeNPV in E. coli was examined by SDS–PAGE, Western blot and Mass-spectrum analysis. The result showed that the bacterium expression system was suitable for the virus gene expression. It indi-cated that the products of the polh gene ex-pressed in this system can be easier to use for raising antibodies.

AProteinase Responsible for Degrading Yolk Proteins in Tussah（Antheraea pernyi）

A proteinase responsible for degradation of yolk proteins has been discovered in oocyte of Antheraea pernyi which was found to found to hydrolyze vitelluin effectively in acidic pH. Using bovine hemoglobin as substrate,the optimum pH was determine3d at 3.5.Unaffected by EDTA and DipF, the activity of the proteinase was strongly inhibited by E64 and other thiol blocking reagents. It is thus very likely to be a cysteine proteinase. Activity of the proteinas. was found to be increasing in developing oocyte.

Gelation behavior of Antheraea pernyi silk fibroin

The sol-gel transition behavior of Antherae pernyi silk fibroin(Ap-SF) has not been systematically investigated.In this work,the influence of environmental temperature,pH,the concentration of Ap-SF,K+ and Ca2+ on the gelation time,and the structural changes of Ap-SF in sol-gel transformation were studied.The results indicated that the gelation time of the Ap-SF aqueous solution decreased with the increase of the Ap-SF concentration and environmental temperature.The sol-gel transformation of Ap-SF was much more rapid than that of Bombyx mori silk fibroin under the same conditions.The Ap-SF was sensitive to changes in the concentration of Ca2+ and K+.Upon gelation,the random coil structure of the Ap-SF was significantly transformed into the β-sheet structure.

SYNTHESIS OF GENE FOR ANTIBACTERIAL PEPTIDE D FROM CHINESE OAK SILKWORM (Antheraea pernyi)

The antibacterial peptide D (ABP-D) was induced from the haemolymph of the Chinese oak silkworm (Antheraea pemyi). It has a marked inhibition effect on some human, insect and plant pathogenic bacteria. In order to synthesize a large amount of ABP-D in microorganism by recombinant DNA technology, here we report the synthesis of the ABP-D gene.

3D Printed Gelatin Scaffold with Improved Shape Fidelity and Cytocompatibility by Using Antheraea pernyi Silk Fibroin Nanofibers

Gelatin(G)is a commonly used natural biomaterial owing to its good biocompatibility and easy availability.However,using pure gelatin as a bioink can barely achieve an ideal shape fidelity in 3D printing.In this study,Antheraea pernyi silk fibroin nanofibers(ASFNFs)with arginine-glycine-aspartic acid(RGD)peptide and partial natural silk structure are extracted and combined with pure gelatin bioink to simultaneously improve the shape fidelity and cytocompatibility of corresponding 3D printed scaffold.Results show that the optimum printing temperature is 30℃ for these bioinks.The printed filaments using 16G/4ASFNFs bioink(16wt%gelatin and 4wt%ASFNFs)demonstrate better morphology and larger pore size than those printed by pure gelatin bioink(20G,20wt%gelatin),thus successfully improve the shape fidelity and porosity of the 3D printed scaffold.The 16G/4ASFNFs scaffold also demonstrate higher swelling ratio and faster degradation rate than the pure gelatin scaffold.Moreover,the cell viability and proliferation ability of Schwann cells cultured on the 16G/4ASFNFs scaffold are significantly superior than those cultured on the pure 20G scaffold.The ASFNFs enhanced 16G/4ASFNFs scaffold reported here are expected to be a candidate with excellent potential for biomedical applications.

基于Super-GBS简化基因组测序技术的柞蚕SNP位点挖掘

基于Super-GBS基因分型(super-genotyping-by-sequencing)技术开展柞蚕单核苷酸多态性标记(single nucleotide polymorphism,SNP)位点挖掘研究,旨在开发性状关联SNP分子标记,为柞蚕种质资源评价鉴定、遗传图谱构建、QTL定位提供数据支撑。以白体色小白蚕为母本、黄体色H04为父本,获得BC1M群体(110个)、F_(1)(3个)、P_(1)(1个)、P_(2)(1个)总计115个柞蚕材料,利用PstⅠ-HF/MspⅠ双酶切基因组构建Super-GBS文库并测序,使用BWA软件将过滤后的序列数据比对到柞蚕参考基因组,采用GATK软件开发SNP标记,使用SnpEff软件注释SNP位点及R语言分析遗传结构。测序共产生序列数据量为106.39 Gb,过滤后的平均读长为0.89 Gb,Q30测序质量值平均为90.11%,比对率平均为98.48%。共得到有效SNP位点141100个,主要位于基因间隔区、内含子区、基因下游、上游,其中C/T、A/G变异类型最多,转换与颠换的比例为1.296187∶1。SNP位点变异主要为同义突变和错义突变,产生修饰(MODIFIER)影响。主成分与聚类分析将115个样品分为4组(P_(1)、P_(2)、F_(1)、BC_(1)M),反映了样品的遗传背景及亲缘关系,群体遗传分化指数F_(ST)在0.0003777~0.8272间,群体遗传距离DR分布在0.0004~1.7556,F_(ST)与DR均表现出明显的遗传背景上的聚类。结果表明,Super-GBS技术能够获得大量柞蚕SNP位点信息,可用于SNP标记开发,且开发的SNP标记能够对115个样品的亲缘关系、体色演变进行解释,为今后柞蚕种质资源评价与鉴定、分子标记辅助育种工作奠定基础。

柞蚕高密度遗传图谱构建及体色性状QTL初步解析

为构建柞蚕高密度遗传图谱并对体色性状进行QTL初步解析,采用Super-GBS技术对115个柞蚕样品(2个亲本、3个F_(1)代个体、110个BC_(1)M个体)开展测序及基因分型,并利用区间作图法对体色性状进行QTL定位分析及候选基因发掘。结果得到柞蚕首张遗传图谱,全长4059.163 cM,平均遗传距离为1.17 cM,共有3466个标记分配到48个连锁群上;QTL定位分析共得到11个与体色性状相关的位点,分布在4个连锁群上,单个LOD范围1.92~16.86,其中在连锁群LG8与LG41上共获得9个QTL;在候选区间内进行基因挖掘,共得到11个候选基因。得到的候选基因为柞蚕体色性状调控机制研究提供了线索,助力柞蚕生物育种研究的开展。

柞蚕耐饥饿能力的遗传效应与杂种优势分析

为探究柞蚕耐饥饿能力的遗传效应与群体杂种优势表现,以5个柞蚕品种(品系)为亲本,采用Griffing双列杂交方法Ⅱ进行完全双列杂交试验设计,利用加性-显性遗传模型和MINQUE(1)法分析柞蚕耐饥饿能力的遗传参数及杂种优势。结果表明,柞蚕耐饥饿能力只受显性基因控制,广义遗传率(h_(B)^(2))为95.98%,达到极显著水平。柞蚕耐饥饿能力表现为正向的群体平均优势,且F_(2)代的优势减半;同时该性状表现为负向的群体超亲优势。9个供试柞蚕杂交组合中,辽蚕527×白茧的耐饥饿能力具有较高的基因显性效应值,适合作为耐饥饿品种选育的杂交组合及用于后续杂交种选育研究。

添食枯草芽孢杆菌制剂对柞蚕消化吸收的影响

为提高柞蚕饲料利用效率,以饲用益生菌枯草芽孢杆菌制剂为添食材料,探究其对柞蚕幼虫消化吸收率、中肠围食膜形态结构及消化酶活性的影响。结果显示,添食枯草芽孢杆菌制剂提高了柞蚕4龄和5龄幼虫的消化吸收率,添食组柞蚕5龄幼虫中肠围食膜结构紧凑,贴近中肠上皮细胞。同时,添食枯草芽孢杆菌制剂能提高肠道中相关消化酶的活性,促进柞蚕饲料的消化吸收。因此,通过添食枯草芽孢杆菌制剂能够改变柞蚕幼虫中肠围食膜结构形态,增强相关消化酶活性,进而提高消化吸收率,具有良好的应用前景。

柞蚕羧酸酯酶活性与经济性状的相关性分析及杂种优势表现

选择3个柞蚕亲本以及6个杂交组合的五龄柞蚕幼虫,测定不同组织中羧酸酯酶的活性,利用生物数学方法分析羧酸酯酶活性与经济性状杂种优势的关系,探讨羧酸酯酶活性用于柞蚕杂种优势预测的可能性。结果表明,不同柞蚕幼虫组织羧酸酯酶活性的杂种优势表现不同。不同组织中羧酸酯酶活性与经济性状的相关性不同,脂肪体中羧酸酯酶活性与茧层率均呈极显著负相关,而且与其杂种优势率也呈极显著负相关;血淋巴中羧酸酯酶活性与生命力性状(死笼率、虫蛹生命率)有显著的相关关系,且杂种优势率也显著相关。因此,柞蚕幼虫脂肪体羧酸酯酶活性可作为预测茧质性状(茧层率)杂种优势、血淋巴中羧酸酯酶活性可作为预测柞蚕生命力性状(死笼率、虫蛹生命率)杂种优势的一种生化指标。

三种猎物对蠋蝽生长发育和繁殖的影响

为比较黏虫幼虫、米蛾幼虫、柞蚕蛹3种替代猎物对于饲喂蠋蝽的营养适合性,在室内测定了3种猎物的营养组成以及蠋蝽取食3种猎物后的发育历期、体重、体长、繁殖力等生物学参数,为扩繁蠋蝽提供依据。结果表明,蠋蝽取食3种猎物均能正常完成世代发育。体重、体长、性比不受食物处理的影响。蠋蝽在取食黏虫和柞蚕蛹时,其发育历期、存活率、产卵量、卵孵化率等指标无显著差异。蠋蝽取食米蛾时,卵孵化至成虫的发育历期为29.88 d,明显长于取食黏虫和柞蚕蛹的蠋蝽,历期分别为25.57和26.15 d;世代单雌平均产卵量为231.44粒,显著低于取食黏虫与柞蚕的360.00和441.00粒;成虫获得率为23.78%,极显著低于取食黏虫与柞蚕的获得率60.00%和60.56%;然而雌、雄虫寿命均较取食黏虫与柞蚕有所延长。综上所述,黏虫幼虫可作为室内扩繁蠋蝽的猎物。

柞蚕蛹脂肪体和血淋巴中糖类含量动态的温度和光周期效应

本文研究了柞蚕Antheraea pernyti滞育蛹和非滞育蛹的糖类含量动态。两类柞蚕蛹血淋巴中所含糖类均为海藻糖和葡萄糖,但葡萄糖始终处于极低水平。滞育蛹的脂肪体糖原与血淋巴海藻糖之间存在相互转化的关系,这种转化受温度的制约。温度对于滞育的终止和海藻糖积累量影响很大。在保种温度范围内,滞育蛹接触低温越早,温度越低,海藻糖积累量越高。非滞育蛹即使经长期低温(0℃左右)处理,体内也不积累海藻糖,且耐寒力显著低于滞育蛹。在25℃条件下,光周期对滞育蛹和非滞育蛹的影响不同。