Humans ; Minocycline ; analogs & derivatives ; therapeutic use ; Stem Cell Transplantation ; adverse effects

Objective To express the N protein of middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus ( MERS-CoV) in prokaryotic expression system and evaluate the immunogenicity of the purified recombinant N protein.Methods The gene encoding N protein of MERS-CoV was synthesized and cloned into the vector pET30a to construct the recombinant expression plasmid pET30a-MERS-CoV-N.The transformed E.coli BL21 ( DE3) strains carrying expression plasmid were induced by IPTG to express N protein.The expressed protein was purified by using affinity chromatography.SDS-PAGE and Western blot assays were used to iden-tify the expressed N protein and evaluate its immunogenicity.Results The recombinant N protein was suc-cessfully expressed in soluble form with the size of 46×103 .The results of Western blot assay showed that the recombinant N protein could specifically react with rabbit serum samples positive for antibodies against N protein B-cell epitope peptide and mouse anti-His tag antibodies.No positive band against N protein was found when primary antibody was used with thirty adult serum samples from Beijing in 2008.Conclusion N protein of MERS-CoV was successfully expressed in prokaryotic expression system.The successful expres-sion of N protein laid the foundation for immunological diagnosis of N protein of MERS-CoV and researches on its immunogenicity.

Objective To make the gene mapping of one Chinese benign familial infantile convulsion (BFIC )pedigree on chromosome 19q12 13 1 Methods Five microsatellite DNA markers (D19S49, D19S250, D19S414, D19S416, D19S245) were chosen to make haplotype and linkage analysis of this BFIC family Results Among the 3 markers D19S49,D19S416,D19S245, the maximum LODs was located on D19S416 When the recombinant rate was 0 3, the maximum LOD score was 0 52; when the recombinant rate was 0, the LOD score was ∞; when the recombinant rate was 0 1, the LOD score was less than 0 The D19S414 and D19S250 could not provide information Conclusion BFIC gene of the family was not linked between D19S49 and D19S245, which suggested that there was heterogeneity in BFIC