EmpA is an extracellular metalloprotease secreted by Vibrio anguillarum.For better understanding its role in the patho-genicity of V.anguillarum strain M3,empA insertion mutant was constructed.In the mutant it decreas...EmpA is an extracellular metalloprotease secreted by Vibrio anguillarum.For better understanding its role in the patho-genicity of V.anguillarum strain M3,empA insertion mutant was constructed.In the mutant it decreased in extracellular proteolytic activity,swarming motility,hemolytic activity and virulence on turbot(Scophthalmus maximus).Significant decline(by 5-fold)of extracellular proteolytic activity and similar growth curve between mutant and wild type strains indicated that EmpA was the major extracellular protease of M3.LD50 of mutant increased by 38-fold compared with wild type.No pro-EmpA was detected in the su-pernatant of culture,indicating that EmpA autolyzed to mature protein after 24 h.Secretion of EmpA in M3 was similar to that in NB10 strain.Attenuated virulence of mutant was similar to that of M93Sm strain.It was demonstrated that specific operation of EmpA was different from that in previous studies and EmpA contributed to the swarming motility and hemolytic activity in V.an-guillarum strain M3.The results provides insight into understanding the function of EmpA and its potential application in vaccine development.展开更多
超过6000种人类疾病是由非同义单核苷酸变异(Non-synonymous single nucleotide variations,nsSNVs)引发的,快速准确地预测nsSNVs的致病性,有助于理解发病原理和设计新药物,也是生物信息领域的重要研究课题之一。该文给出了nsSNVs致病...超过6000种人类疾病是由非同义单核苷酸变异(Non-synonymous single nucleotide variations,nsSNVs)引发的,快速准确地预测nsSNVs的致病性,有助于理解发病原理和设计新药物,也是生物信息领域的重要研究课题之一。该文给出了nsSNVs致病性研究的重要意义与背景知识;总结了国内外研究的主流方法,包括基于突变频率的方法、基于通路的方法、结合基因组和转录信息的方法、基于序列进化保守性的方法、基于序列和结构混合特征的方法以及综合评价类方法,对代表性方法进行了阐述;给出了nsSNVs致病性研究中常用的数据库、特征表示方法以及性能评价指标,多角度地对12种nsSNVs致病性预测方法进行了比较;最后,展望了nsSNVs致病性预测中可能取得突破的若干研究方向。展开更多
基金This project was funded by the 973 Program (2006CB101803)the National Natural Sciences Foundation of China (30871935)
文摘EmpA is an extracellular metalloprotease secreted by Vibrio anguillarum.For better understanding its role in the patho-genicity of V.anguillarum strain M3,empA insertion mutant was constructed.In the mutant it decreased in extracellular proteolytic activity,swarming motility,hemolytic activity and virulence on turbot(Scophthalmus maximus).Significant decline(by 5-fold)of extracellular proteolytic activity and similar growth curve between mutant and wild type strains indicated that EmpA was the major extracellular protease of M3.LD50 of mutant increased by 38-fold compared with wild type.No pro-EmpA was detected in the su-pernatant of culture,indicating that EmpA autolyzed to mature protein after 24 h.Secretion of EmpA in M3 was similar to that in NB10 strain.Attenuated virulence of mutant was similar to that of M93Sm strain.It was demonstrated that specific operation of EmpA was different from that in previous studies and EmpA contributed to the swarming motility and hemolytic activity in V.an-guillarum strain M3.The results provides insight into understanding the function of EmpA and its potential application in vaccine development.
文摘超过6000种人类疾病是由非同义单核苷酸变异(Non-synonymous single nucleotide variations,nsSNVs)引发的,快速准确地预测nsSNVs的致病性,有助于理解发病原理和设计新药物,也是生物信息领域的重要研究课题之一。该文给出了nsSNVs致病性研究的重要意义与背景知识;总结了国内外研究的主流方法,包括基于突变频率的方法、基于通路的方法、结合基因组和转录信息的方法、基于序列进化保守性的方法、基于序列和结构混合特征的方法以及综合评价类方法,对代表性方法进行了阐述;给出了nsSNVs致病性研究中常用的数据库、特征表示方法以及性能评价指标,多角度地对12种nsSNVs致病性预测方法进行了比较;最后,展望了nsSNVs致病性预测中可能取得突破的若干研究方向。
