摘要：Introduction Why do we focus on human liver biliary organoids?The three-dimensional(3D)organoid approach is emerging as a powerful tool for basic study and biomedical applications due to its excellent recapitulation of the structure and functions of the primary tissues[1-3].Liver biliary organoids are derived from the biliary tree,which includes the intrahepatic bile duct(IHBD)and extrahepatic bile duct(EHBD).

摘要：Increasing evidence indicates that engineered nerve grafts have great potential for the regeneration of peripheral nerve injuries(PNIs).While most studies have focused only on the topographical features of the grafts,we have considered both the biophysical and biochemical manipulations in our applied *** achieve this,we fabricated an electrospun nanofibrous scaffold(ENS)containing polylactide nanofibers loaded with lithium(Li)ions,a Wnt/β-catenin signaling *** addition,we seeded human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells(hADMSCs)onto this engineered scaffold to examine if their differentiation toward Schwann-like cells was *** further examined the efficacy of the scaffolds for nerve regeneration in vivo via grafting in a PNI rat *** results showed that Li-loaded ENSs gradually released Li within 11 d,at concentrations ranging from 0.02 to(3.64±0.10)mmol/L,and upregulated the expression of Wnt/β-catenin target genes(cyclinD1 and c-Myc)as well as those of Schwann cell markers(growth-associated protein 43(GAP43),S100 calcium binding protein B(S100B),glial fibrillary acidic protein(GFAP),and SRY-box transcription factor 10(SOX10))in differentiated *** the PNI rat model,implantation of Li-loaded ENSs with/without cells improved behavioral features such as sensory and motor functions as well as the electrophysiological characteristics of the injured *** improved function was further validated by histological analysis of sciatic nerves grafted with Li-loaded ENSs,which showed no fibrous connective tissue but enhanced organized myelinated *** potential of Li-loaded ENSs in promoting Schwann cell differentiation of hADMSCs and axonal regeneration of injured sciatic nerves suggests their potential for application in peripheral nerve tissue engineering.

摘要：In this paper,a universal effective novel method of constructing tandem genes cluster for isoflavone engineering was reported.A tandem genes cluster CHS-CHI-IFS(rIFS)of secondary metabolites of plant isoflavones was constructed by using the chalcone synthase(CHS),chalcone isomerase(CHI),and isoflavone synthase(IFS)(GenBank accession numbers EU526827,EU526829,EU526830)in only one recombination with the pET22b *** resulting expression vector pET-rIFS was heterogeneously expressed and co-incubated with barrenwort extractions,and the genistein-like com-ponent was detected.

摘要：A recombinant prourokinase chimera was constructed by introduction of Lys-Gly-Asp-Trp-motif between Gly118 and Ile119 among the kringle domain. The structure of designed protein was predicted and simulated. The recombinant prourokinase chimera was produced in insect cell sf9 with baculovirus-expression vector and existed as active form. Chimera protein was purified by affinity chromatography coupled with antibody. The special activity of the chimera was 90,000 IU/mg detected by fibrin plate determination. It was also shown that chimera inhibited ADP-induced platelet aggregation in a concentration depenent manner. These results showed the prourokinase chimera exhibited not only high fibrinolytic activity but also had anti-thrombosis function.

摘要：This article reports the design and construction of a multiple-epitope foot and mouth disease virus （FMDV） antigen, designated as OAAT. This recombinant antigen consists of the structural protein VP1 genes from serotypes A and O FMDV, five major VP1 immunodominant epitopes from two genotypes of Asial serotype, and three Th2 epitopes originating from the nonstructural protein, three ABC gene and structural protein VP4 gene. Expressions of target gene from these plasmids in HeLa cells were verified by Western-blot. BALB/c mice were immunized intramuscularly with the DNA vaccines thrice every two weeks. We found that pA could induce simultaneously specific antibodies against serotypes A, Asial, and O FMDV. Compared to those of the controls, the spots of FMDV-specific IFN-7 and cytotoxic activity from mice immunized with pA were significantly increased, pA provided full protection in 2/4 guinea pigs from challenge with FMDV O/NY00 and Asial/YNBS/58, respectively. The results show that although pA did not give full protection in 100% immunized guinea pigs from challenge with type O and Asial FMDV, respectively, OAAT may be potential immunogen against FMDV and pA may be potential DNA vaccines against FMDV.

摘要：Candida albicans （C. albicans） infection has a high mortality rate in immunocompromised patients. Owing to the inefficiency of the current diagnostic system and the absence of licensed vaccines against candidiasis, the prevention of C. albicans infection remains a challenge. C. albicans infection can be evaluated and prevented by the anti-secreted aspartyl proteinase 2 antibody （anti-Sap2 IgG） and Hsp90 antibody （anti-Hsp90 IgG）. In this study, to explore a new agent for the improvement of the diagnosis and the prevention of C. albicans infection, an engineered fd bacteriophage, which is considered a human-safe virus nanofiber, was designed and prepared with two epitopes that could induce and capture anti-Sap2 IgG and anti-Hsp90 IgG. The dual-display phage was employed as a novel capture probe to develop a new enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay （ELISA） method, which significantly improved the detection rate compared with those of the ELISA in which recombinant protein Sap2 was used as coating antigen to capture the spedfic antibodies （rSap2-ELISA） and the ELISA in which recombinant protein Hsp90 was used as coating antigen to capture the specific antibodies （rHsp90-ELISA）. In addition, the nanofibers acted as a potential vaccine to immunize mice, as well as recombinant proteins, more efficiently mediated humoral and cellular immune responses, decreased levels of C. albicans colonization, and increased the survival rates in C. albicans-infected mice. Therefore, the phage dual-display nanofiber has been shown to be a powerful bifunctional agent for protection against and sensitive detection of clinical infections, which has the potential to be widely used in the life sciences, clinical medicine, and environmental sciences.

摘要：Acellular porcine small intestinal submucosa(SIS)has been used for esophagoplasty with success in a canine ***,it did not lead to complete *** better reconstruction,a cellular component is ***,promotion of angiogenesis with copper has been widely recognized by basic research as well as clinical *** this study,we have evaluated the feasibility and effectiveness of combined Cu and SIS(SIS-Cu patch)for the esophageal repair using a canine *** male beagle dogs were subjected to surgical resection to produce cervical esophageal defects(5 cm in length,180°in range).SIS with Cu(5 or 25μmol L 1copper)or without Cu was patched on the esophageal *** esophagram and histology exam were carried out to evaluate the effectiveness of the *** shown,the SIS-Cu graft promoted re-epithelialization,re-vascularization and muscular ***-Cu patch is more effective than SIS alone for esophageal repair,and the SIS+25μmol L 1Cu group demonstrated additional advantages over the SIS+5μmol L 1Cu.

摘要：A central goal of synthetic biology is to apply successful principles that have been developed in electronic and chemical engineering to construct basic biological functional modules, and through rational design, to build synthetic biological systems with predetermined functions. Here, we apply the reverse engineering design principle of biological networks to synthesize a gene circuit that executes semi-log dose-response, a logarithmically linear sensing function, in Escherichia coil cells. We first mathematically define the object function semi-log dose-response, and then search for tri-node network topologies that can most robustly execute the object function. The simplest topology, transcriptional coherent feed-forward loop （TCFL）, among the searching results is mathematically analyzed; we find that, in TCFL topology, the semi-log dose-response function arises from the additive effect of logarithmical linearity intervals of Hill functions. TCFL is then genetically implemented in E. coil as a logarithmically linear sensing biosensor for heavy metal ions [mercury （II）]. Functional characterization shows that this rationally designed biosensor circuit works as expected. Through this study we demonstrated the potential application of biological network reverse engineering to broaden the computational power of synthetic biology.

摘要：Craniosynostosis is a rare disease in which one or more of the cranial sutures in an infant skull prematurely fuses by turning into bone,with a prevalence of 1 in 2,000—2,500 individuals from reports in Western countries(Wilkie et al.,2017).It may restrict the growth of the brain,leading to some degree of morphological and functional abnormalities,and may affect the neurocognitive function of infants(Lattanzi et al.,2017).genetic variants underlying craniosynostosis have been identified in cohort studies in Western populations.