A novel rice lesion mimic mutant (LMM) was isolated from an ethane methyl sulfonate (EMS)-induced 02428 mutant bank. The mutant, tentatively designated as lmm6, develops necrotic lesions in the whole growth period alo...A novel rice lesion mimic mutant (LMM) was isolated from an ethane methyl sulfonate (EMS)-induced 02428 mutant bank. The mutant, tentatively designated as lmm6, develops necrotic lesions in the whole growth period along with changes in several important agronomic traits. We found that the initiation of the lesions was induced by light and cel death occurred in lmm6 accompanied with accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). The lower chlorophyl content, soluble protein content and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, the higher malondialdehyde (MDA) content were detected in lmm6 than in the wild type (WT). Moreover, the observation by transmission electronic microscope (TEM) demonstrated that some organel es were damaged and the stroma lamel a of chloroplast was irregular and loose in mesophyl cel of lmm6. In addition, lmm6 was more resistant than WT to rice blast fungus Magnaporthe grisea infection, which was consistent with increased expression of four genes involved in the defense-related reaction. Genetic analysis showed that mutant trait of lmm6 is inherited as a monogenic recessive nuclear gene located on the long arm of chromosome 6. Using simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers, the target gene was ifnal y delimited to an interval of 80.8 kb between markers MM2359 and MM2370, containing 7 annotated genes. Taken together, our results provide the information to identify a new gene involved in rice lesion mimic, which wil be helpful in clarifying the mechanism of cel death and disease resistance in rice.展开更多
Alpha-interferon 2b (IFN 2b) was produced both in soluble and insoluble forms from recombinant E. coli. The dissolution of the expressed IFN 2b in inclusion body was carried out and it was found that the optimal condi...Alpha-interferon 2b (IFN 2b) was produced both in soluble and insoluble forms from recombinant E. coli. The dissolution of the expressed IFN 2b in inclusion body was carried out and it was found that the optimal condition to dissolve the expressed protein was 7 mol稬1guanidinium salt solution at pH 3.0. The resultant solution was diluted 20 times using pH 6.0 buffer to refold the protein correctly. The cation exchange column was employed to purify both refolded and soluble IFN 2b. For soluble IFN sample, high IFN 2b recovery yield (92.1%) with 91.7% purity was obtained in the eluate. However, for refolded IFN sample, only 72.7% of IFN 2b was recovered with relatively low purity (56.8%) by cation exchange chromatography. Although the expression level of insoluble IFN was higher than that of co-expressed soluble IFN in this recombinant E. coli cells, the productivity of bioactive IFN 2b was higher with soluble expressed IFN after primary purification process. Soluble expression of foreign proteins in recombinant bacteria might be an alternative strategy for efficient production of heterogeneous pro-teins due to high bioactivity and simple downstream protein purification process.展开更多
Porcine peptides have strong antioxidative activities. The porcine peptides at different doses were administered hepatotoxic mice to investigate their in vivo antioxidant capability. After administration, the activity...Porcine peptides have strong antioxidative activities. The porcine peptides at different doses were administered hepatotoxic mice to investigate their in vivo antioxidant capability. After administration, the activity of superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase in liver and serum was enhanced and malonaldehyde content in liver and serum was greatly decreased. Therefore, the porcine peptides can significantly reduce the damage of active oxygen to body, enhance the body＇s antioxidant capability, and thus maintain health.展开更多
In the new era of‘‘Omics’’,the traditional techniques of protein expression in vivo can not come up with the exponential increase of genetic information.The cellfree protein synthesis system provides a new strateg...In the new era of‘‘Omics’’,the traditional techniques of protein expression in vivo can not come up with the exponential increase of genetic information.The cellfree protein synthesis system provides a new strategy of protein expression with advantages of rapid,convenient and high-throughput expression.The preparation of cell extracts,the optimization of substrate concentrations and the energy regeneration system are the key factors for the successful construction of cell-free protein expression system.In this work,the cell extract was prepared from RNase I-defective strain E.coli A19.The cell growth phase,the pressure for cell disruption and the storage condition of cell extracts were optimized.Meanwhile,the optimal substrate concentrations and the energy regeneration system were selected.Under the optimized conditions,the green fluorescent protein(GFP)reporter gene was expressed in the E.coli cell-free system with high expression level(Ca.154 mg/mL)which was 29 times higher than the expression level before optimization.展开更多
基金supported by the Major Special Foundation of Transgenic Plants in China (2013ZX001-003 and 2014ZX08009-15B)
文摘A novel rice lesion mimic mutant (LMM) was isolated from an ethane methyl sulfonate (EMS)-induced 02428 mutant bank. The mutant, tentatively designated as lmm6, develops necrotic lesions in the whole growth period along with changes in several important agronomic traits. We found that the initiation of the lesions was induced by light and cel death occurred in lmm6 accompanied with accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). The lower chlorophyl content, soluble protein content and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, the higher malondialdehyde (MDA) content were detected in lmm6 than in the wild type (WT). Moreover, the observation by transmission electronic microscope (TEM) demonstrated that some organel es were damaged and the stroma lamel a of chloroplast was irregular and loose in mesophyl cel of lmm6. In addition, lmm6 was more resistant than WT to rice blast fungus Magnaporthe grisea infection, which was consistent with increased expression of four genes involved in the defense-related reaction. Genetic analysis showed that mutant trait of lmm6 is inherited as a monogenic recessive nuclear gene located on the long arm of chromosome 6. Using simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers, the target gene was ifnal y delimited to an interval of 80.8 kb between markers MM2359 and MM2370, containing 7 annotated genes. Taken together, our results provide the information to identify a new gene involved in rice lesion mimic, which wil be helpful in clarifying the mechanism of cel death and disease resistance in rice.
文摘Alpha-interferon 2b (IFN 2b) was produced both in soluble and insoluble forms from recombinant E. coli. The dissolution of the expressed IFN 2b in inclusion body was carried out and it was found that the optimal condition to dissolve the expressed protein was 7 mol稬1guanidinium salt solution at pH 3.0. The resultant solution was diluted 20 times using pH 6.0 buffer to refold the protein correctly. The cation exchange column was employed to purify both refolded and soluble IFN 2b. For soluble IFN sample, high IFN 2b recovery yield (92.1%) with 91.7% purity was obtained in the eluate. However, for refolded IFN sample, only 72.7% of IFN 2b was recovered with relatively low purity (56.8%) by cation exchange chromatography. Although the expression level of insoluble IFN was higher than that of co-expressed soluble IFN in this recombinant E. coli cells, the productivity of bioactive IFN 2b was higher with soluble expressed IFN after primary purification process. Soluble expression of foreign proteins in recombinant bacteria might be an alternative strategy for efficient production of heterogeneous pro-teins due to high bioactivity and simple downstream protein purification process.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (30270976)Major Science and Technology Projects of Hunan Province (2007FJ1003+1 种基金 2007RS40227) Talents Introduction Fund of Hunan Agricultural University(07YJ07)
文摘Porcine peptides have strong antioxidative activities. The porcine peptides at different doses were administered hepatotoxic mice to investigate their in vivo antioxidant capability. After administration, the activity of superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase in liver and serum was enhanced and malonaldehyde content in liver and serum was greatly decreased. Therefore, the porcine peptides can significantly reduce the damage of active oxygen to body, enhance the body＇s antioxidant capability, and thus maintain health.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.20736008,20676115 and 20706023)The Ministry of Education(Grant No.20060335085),The People’s Republic of China.
文摘In the new era of‘‘Omics’’,the traditional techniques of protein expression in vivo can not come up with the exponential increase of genetic information.The cellfree protein synthesis system provides a new strategy of protein expression with advantages of rapid,convenient and high-throughput expression.The preparation of cell extracts,the optimization of substrate concentrations and the energy regeneration system are the key factors for the successful construction of cell-free protein expression system.In this work,the cell extract was prepared from RNase I-defective strain E.coli A19.The cell growth phase,the pressure for cell disruption and the storage condition of cell extracts were optimized.Meanwhile,the optimal substrate concentrations and the energy regeneration system were selected.Under the optimized conditions,the green fluorescent protein(GFP)reporter gene was expressed in the E.coli cell-free system with high expression level(Ca.154 mg/mL)which was 29 times higher than the expression level before optimization.
