Development of a Duplex Real-Time PCR Method for the Pharmaceutical Rapid Microbial Detection of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>and <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>

Objective: To develop a duplex real-time PCR assay for pharmaceutical rapid microbial detection of Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Methods: The specific primers and probes were designed to amplify the femB gene of S. aureus and the DNA gyrase subunit B gene of P. aeruginosa. The sensitivity of the system was detected by a multiple proportional dilution method. In order to examine the specificity of the system, other twenty-one bacteria strains were assayed simultaneously. Results: A highly sensitive and specific duplex real-time PCR assay for the detection of S. aureus and P. aeruginosa was established. The sensitivity was 50 copies/μL. The specificity was 100%. The whole detection procedure can be finished within 2.5 h. Conclusion: The duplex real-time PCR method is efficient in detecting with good sensitivity and specificity. There is a good prospect of this method applying in disease prevention and pharmaceutical industry due to the simultaneous detection of two pathogens.

Development of a Duplex Real-time PCR assay for Detection of Perkinsus and Marteilia refringens in Shellfish

[ Objective] To improve the accuracy and efficiency of the detection which used in Perkinsus sp and Marteilia refringens, and then short- en the detective cycle. [ Method] According to the gene sequence of Perkinsus sp and Marteilia refringens from gene bank, design two pairs of spe- cific primers and two TaqMan probes with different fluorophores labeled. Optimizing the reactive conditions and reagent concentration in order that establishing the duplex real-time PCR method for detecting Perkinsus sp and Marteilia refringens simultaneously. [ Result ] The sensitivity of the du- plex real-time PCR method which about Pertdnsus sp and Marteilia refringens is 40 template copies. After combine the templates of Perkinsus sp and Marteilia refringens with different concentrations, this method still could be detect this two protozoan efficiently and synchronously. [ Condudon] The es- tablished duplex real-time PCR method for detecting Perkinsus sp. and Marteilia refringens possesses lots of advantages, such as specific, sensitive, rapid, quantitative and reproducible, can be used for clinical detection of infection which was caused by Perkinsus sp. and Marteilia refringens.

Identification of differently expressed genes in human colorectal adenocarcinoma

AIM： To investigate the differently expressed genes in human colorectal adenocarcinorna.METHODS： The integrated approach for gene expression profiling that couples suppression subtractive hybridization, high-throughput cDNA array, sequencing, bioinformatics analysis, and reverse transcriptase real- time quantitative polymerase chain reaction （PCR） was carried out. A set of cDNA clones including 1260 SSH inserts amplified by PCR was arrayed using robotic printing. The cDNA arrays were hybridized with florescent-labeled probes prepared from RNA of human colorectal adenocarcinoma （HCRAC） and normal colorectal tissues.RESULTS： A total of 86 genes were identified, 16 unknown genes and 70 known genes. The transcription factor Sox9 influencing cell differentiation was downregulated. At the same time, Heat shock protein 10 KDis downregulated and Calmoulin is up-regulated.CONCLUSION： Downregulation of heat shock protein 10 KD lost its inhibition of Ras, and men attenuated the Ras GTPase signaling pathway, increased cell proliferation and inhibited cell apoptosis. Down-regulated transcription factor Sox9 influences cell differentiation and cell-specific gene expression. Down-regulated Sox9 also decreases its binding to calmodulin, accumulates calmodulin as receptor-activated kinase and phosphorylase kinase due to the activation of PhK.

Identification and Characterization of Genes Responsible for Drought Tolerance in Rice Mediated by Pseudomonas fluorescens

Drought is one of the major abiotic stresses which adversely affect crop plants limiting growth and yield potential.Structural and functional characterization of drought stress-induced genes has contributed to a better understanding of how plants respond and adapt to the drought stress.In the present study,differential display technique was employed to study the gene expression of rice plants at the reproductive stage that were subjected to drought stress by withholding water,Pseudomonas fluorescens strain(Pf1) treated plants subjected for drought stress by withholding water and control(well-watered).Differentially expressed c DNAs of six genes(COX1,PKDP,b ZIP1,AP2-EREBP,Hsp20 and COC1) were identified,cloned and sequenced.Real-time q PCR analysis showed that all the six genes were upregulated in drought-stressed plants treated with Pf1.This revealed that the remarkable influence of Pf1 colonization leads to drought tolerance at the reproductive stage.These results showed that high levels of gene expression in plants lacking adequate water can be remarkably influenced by Pf1 colonization,which might be a key element for induced systemic tolerance by microbes.

鸭Ⅰ型肝炎病毒和番鸭细小病毒二重荧光定量RT-PCR方法的建立

根据基因库中鸭Ⅰ型肝炎病毒和番鸭细小病毒的基因序列,设计2对特异性引物和2条用不同荧光基团标记的TaqMan探针。对反应条件和试剂浓度进行优化,建立能够同时检测鸭Ⅰ型肝炎病毒和番鸭细小病毒的二重荧光定量RT-PCR方法。该方法敏感性好,对鸭Ⅰ型肝炎病毒和番鸭细小病毒的检测敏感性均达到200个模板拷贝数;该方法特异性强,对鸭圆环病毒、鹅细小病毒、鸭副黏病毒、鸭瘟病毒和禽流感病毒等病原体的检测全为阴性。本研究建立的鸭Ⅰ型肝炎病毒和番鸭细小病毒的二重荧光定量RT-PCR方法,具有快速、敏感、特异、定量和重复性好等优点,可用于临床上鸭Ⅰ型肝炎病毒和番鸭细小病毒感染的检测。