Gene control of acupuncture and moxibustion preconditioning on apoptosis in ischemic cardiac muscle of rats with re-perfusion

In order to explore the effect of acupuncture preconditioning on rats' cell apoptosis with cardiac muscle re-perfusion damage and bcl-2mRNA genes, we used differentiating acupuncture and moxibustion preconditioning among groups, then compared acupuncture and moxibustion preconditioning with ischemic preconditioning. The experimental results show that acupuncture and moxibustion preconditioning makes more bcl-2mRNA genes expressed and produces less cell apoptosis, furthermore, groups of acupuncture and moxibustion preconditioning for twice a day are more effective than those of ischemic preconditioning.

Cloning and expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae of chit2 gene from Beauveria bassiana

To study recycled trashes from shrimps and crabs in the sea through chitinase secreted by microorganisms,the chitinase gene chit2 was cloned and sequenced from Beauveria bassiana by the polymerase chain reaction(PCR),and was ligated into the yeast expression vector pYES2.The expression vector plasmid was transformed into Saccharomyces cerevisiae H158.Gene expression took place upon induction with 2% galactose.The measurement of enzyme activity shows that the expression production can be expressed in active forms and secreted to the medium.The enzyme activity approaches the peak of 0.63 U/mL when the culture time is 36 h.

Expression of green fluoscrescent protein gene in Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

Protoplasts of the pathogenic plant fungus,Sclerotinia sclerotiorum,were transformed using the pPGF plasmid,which contains green fluorescent protein gene,under the control of Aspergillus nidulans regulatory sequences. The pPGF plasmid was introduced by PEG/CaCl2 treatment. Positive transformants were harvested with hygromycin B (HYG) resistance as selective marker,and then were observed with green fluorescence phenomena in response to blue light,which suggested that GFP gene was cloned into genome DNA of S. sclerotiorum. The transformants were verified mitotically stable by Southern blotting analysis and passage culturing. This study is developed as an initial step for further research into infection mechanisms of S. sclerotiorum to plants and interactions with bio-control fungus.

Genomic and proteomic analysis of soybean heritable variations induced by space flight

To analyze the biological effects of space environment,the diversity of genomic DNA between the space flight soybean 194(4126) with phenotype of good yield and good fruit quality induced by space flight and the soybean with ground control was studied by amplified fragment length polymorphism(AFLP) method,and the polymorphism of space flight soybean 194(4126) was 3.56%.The differences of protein expression of seeds and leaves between the two kinds of soybeans were analysed by two-dimensional electrophoresis,PDQuest software and MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry.Results show that the loss and decrease of protein expression in 194(4126) soybean are subjected to the space fight of seeds,and three special proteins including Dehydrin,MAT1 and ceQORH are identified.It is concluded that the space environment changes the phenotype and genotype of soybeans due to the space flight of seeds.

Expression of Structural Protein E2 of Hepatitis C Virus

The E2 glycoprotein is one of the structural components of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) virion. It elicits production of neutralising antibodies against the virus, and is involved in viral morphogenesis. The protein is considered as a major candidate for anti-HCV vaccine. Despite this, little is known about this protein. Previous studies have focused on the and functional analysis of the glycosylated forms. This report describes expression of the E2 (recE2) in different forms and in different expression systems in Escherichia coli cells and in mammalian cells in order to obtain enough protein efficiently in vitro, in addition we also analysed the usage of rare codons in the genes of E2 and CORE. All results have shown that great efforts should be made to improve the expression efficiency of E2 in bacteria or mammalian cells.