根据口蹄疫病毒VP1基因序列,利用Primer Premier 5.0软件设计4条特异性引物,通过对退火温度等反应条件进行优化,建立能够同时扩增出O型、A型、Asia-1型口蹄疫病毒的多重RT-PCR检测方法。结果表明,建立的方法最低可以检测出约含1 pg/μL...根据口蹄疫病毒VP1基因序列,利用Primer Premier 5.0软件设计4条特异性引物,通过对退火温度等反应条件进行优化,建立能够同时扩增出O型、A型、Asia-1型口蹄疫病毒的多重RT-PCR检测方法。结果表明,建立的方法最低可以检测出约含1 pg/μL的病毒样品;该方法对猪瘟病毒、猪细小病毒、猪伪狂犬病毒、猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒、猪圆环病毒等其他相关病毒的检测结果均为阴性,特异性良好。建立的方法能够对口蹄疫O型、A型、Asia-1型病毒准确定型,可广泛用于口蹄疫病毒3个血清型的快速检测和分子流行病学调查。展开更多
本研究旨在表达口蹄疫病毒(FMDV)的VP1全基因并制备特异性的多克隆抗体。利用PCR方法扩增Asia 1 IND 49197株VP1全基因,将其克隆至原核表达载体pET-30a(+)中,在大肠杆菌BL21中进行表达。SDS-PAGE结果显示表达产物分子量约为31.6ku,以包...本研究旨在表达口蹄疫病毒(FMDV)的VP1全基因并制备特异性的多克隆抗体。利用PCR方法扩增Asia 1 IND 49197株VP1全基因,将其克隆至原核表达载体pET-30a(+)中,在大肠杆菌BL21中进行表达。SDS-PAGE结果显示表达产物分子量约为31.6ku,以包涵体的形式存在。通过Ni-NTA Purification System纯化后进行western blot和间接ELISA分析,结果显示重组蛋白能够被FMD阳性血清识别,具有良好的反应性。将纯化的重组蛋白免疫新西兰白兔制备多克隆抗体,ELISA测定抗体效价为1∶20480,病毒中和试验测定抗体效价为1∶64。本研究所表达的VP1蛋白可用于开发检测Asia1口蹄疫抗体的诊断试剂,所制备的多克隆抗体为进一步研究VP1的结构、功能以及抗原表位的鉴定提供了条件。展开更多
A programme of functional genomics research is underway at the University of Greenwich,UK,to develop and apply genomics technologies to characterise an economically-important but under-researched Bemisia tabaci(Hemip...A programme of functional genomics research is underway at the University of Greenwich,UK,to develop and apply genomics technologies to characterise an economically-important but under-researched Bemisia tabaci(Hemiptera:Aleyrodidae),the Asia 1 mtCOI phylogenetic group.A comparison of this putative species from India with other important B.tabaci populations and insect species may provide targets for the development of more effective whitefly control strategies.As a first step,next-generation sequencing(NGS)has been used to survey the transcriptome of adult female whitefly,with high quality RNA preparations being used to generate cDNA libraries for NGS using the Roche 454 Titanium DNA sequencing platform.Contig assemblies constructed from the resultant sequences(301 094 reads)using the software program CLC Genomics Workbench generated 3 821 core contigs.Comparison of a selection of these contigs with related sequences from other B.tabaci genetic groups has revealed good alignment for some genes(e.g.,HSP90)but misassemblies in other datasets(e.g.,the vitellogenin gene family),highlighting the need for manual curation as well as collaborative international efforts to obtain accurate assemblies from the existing next generation sequence datasets.Nevertheless,data emerging from the NGS has facilitated the development of accurate and reliable methods for analysing gene expression based on quantitative real-time RT-PCR,illustrating the power of this approach to enable rapid expression analyses in an organism for which a complete genome sequence is currently lacking.展开更多
文摘根据口蹄疫病毒VP1基因序列,利用Primer Premier 5.0软件设计4条特异性引物,通过对退火温度等反应条件进行优化,建立能够同时扩增出O型、A型、Asia-1型口蹄疫病毒的多重RT-PCR检测方法。结果表明,建立的方法最低可以检测出约含1 pg/μL的病毒样品;该方法对猪瘟病毒、猪细小病毒、猪伪狂犬病毒、猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒、猪圆环病毒等其他相关病毒的检测结果均为阴性,特异性良好。建立的方法能够对口蹄疫O型、A型、Asia-1型病毒准确定型,可广泛用于口蹄疫病毒3个血清型的快速检测和分子流行病学调查。
基金Funding for the studies described was provided by the University of Greenwich Proof of Concept and Research Funds,UK(E0162/RAE-NRI-009/09and K0070)
文摘A programme of functional genomics research is underway at the University of Greenwich,UK,to develop and apply genomics technologies to characterise an economically-important but under-researched Bemisia tabaci(Hemiptera:Aleyrodidae),the Asia 1 mtCOI phylogenetic group.A comparison of this putative species from India with other important B.tabaci populations and insect species may provide targets for the development of more effective whitefly control strategies.As a first step,next-generation sequencing(NGS)has been used to survey the transcriptome of adult female whitefly,with high quality RNA preparations being used to generate cDNA libraries for NGS using the Roche 454 Titanium DNA sequencing platform.Contig assemblies constructed from the resultant sequences(301 094 reads)using the software program CLC Genomics Workbench generated 3 821 core contigs.Comparison of a selection of these contigs with related sequences from other B.tabaci genetic groups has revealed good alignment for some genes(e.g.,HSP90)but misassemblies in other datasets(e.g.,the vitellogenin gene family),highlighting the need for manual curation as well as collaborative international efforts to obtain accurate assemblies from the existing next generation sequence datasets.Nevertheless,data emerging from the NGS has facilitated the development of accurate and reliable methods for analysing gene expression based on quantitative real-time RT-PCR,illustrating the power of this approach to enable rapid expression analyses in an organism for which a complete genome sequence is currently lacking.