溶葡球菌酶的比色测定及某些性质的研究

溶葡球菌酶是一种专一地溶解葡萄球菌的溶菌酶。和蛋清溶菌酶一样,通常采用比浊法进行测定,底物或为葡萄球菌、或为该菌的细胞壁、或为该菌细胞壁的肽聚糖。本文报道一种简便灵敏的溶葡球菌酶比色测定法,以偶联了KNR艳蓝染料的葡萄球菌(死)细胞或偶联了KNR艳蓝染料的该菌细胞壁肽聚糖为色源底物,根据酶作用后释放出的可溶性KNR生成物计算酶活性。本文采用该比色测定法检定了溶葡球菌酶的某些动力学性质。     

基于重组溶葡球菌酶和ATP生物发光技术特异定量检测金黄色葡萄球菌

基于重组溶葡球菌酶和ATP生物发光法建立特异定量检测金黄色葡萄球菌的方法。优化设计合成溶葡球菌酶序列,构建重组表达载体pQE30-Lys,转化至大肠杆菌M15并诱导表达,镍柱纯化得到目的蛋白。利用重组溶葡球菌酶和ATP生物发光法特异定量检测金黄色葡萄球菌并与平板计数对比。成功表达了重组溶葡球菌酶,并建立了特异定量检测金黄色葡萄球菌的方法,与平板计数具有显著线性关系。本研究建立的将重组溶葡球菌酶和ATP生物发光法相结合的检测方法操作快捷简单,具有良好的应用前景。     

溶葡球菌酶在乳酸克鲁维酵母中重组表达、诱变、优化及酶学研究

根据模仿葡萄球菌(Staphylococcus simulans)的溶葡球菌酶基因序列以及乳酸克鲁维酵母密码子偏好性设计引物扩增溶葡球菌酶基因表达片段,构建溶葡球菌酶(lysostaphin,Lys)基因表达载体(p KLAC1-Lys),转化乳酸克鲁维酵母(K.lactis GG799),实现了Lys基因的分泌表达。对重组菌株(K.lactis GG799/p KLAC1-Lys)进行NTG随机化学诱变,优化表达条件,筛选获得高表达菌株,并通过Ni-NTA亲和层析纯化蛋白并研究其酶学性质。结果表明:通过诱变重组溶葡球菌酶乳酸克鲁维菌株,Lys酶比活性提高了约5.2倍(约8 000U/L)。最适接种量为40g/L,诱导过程中每24h添加一次终浓度为20g/L的半乳糖和NH_4NO_3可提高酶比活性,最适表达p H为7.0~7.5,最适反应p H为7.0~8.0,最适反应温度为37℃。实验表明,低于40℃,p H 3~6之间时,重组溶葡球菌酶较稳定。Sr~(2+)对其酶活性有明显的促进作用,Ba~(2+)、Ca~(2+)、Zn~(2+)、Cu~(2+)、Mn~(2+)、Mg~(2+)对其有明显的抑制作用。     

葡萄球菌激酶作为新型溶栓剂的研究进展

近年来对溶栓剂的研究取得了很好的成果,主要集中在单链尿激酶型纤溶酶原激活剂(scuPA),组织型纤溶酶原激活剂(tPA),葡萄球菌激酶(SaK)等。葡萄球菌激酶(SaK)是一种激活溶纤维蛋白的制剂,它与纤溶酶原(Plg)形成1∶1的复合体,使后者转变为纤溶酶(Pli)后激活其他分子变为Pli。从葡激酶的溶栓作用机制,包括与纤溶酶(原)等因子的结合作用,葡激酶的高级结构,抗原性等问题以及近年来有关葡激酶作为新一代溶栓的研究进展进行了综述,并指出进一步利用蛋白质工程,对葡激酶进行分子改造的设想。     

溶葡球菌酶的定点突变与PEG巯基定点修饰

为了建立聚乙二醇 (PEG) 巯基定点修饰溶葡球菌酶的方法,并检验假定连接区的突变与修饰对酶活的影响,对溶葡球菌酶的假定连接区进行了巯基聚乙二醇定点修饰研究。通过分析溶葡球菌酶的结构特征,选择两个结构域之间的氨基酸 (133-154aa) 进行定点突变引入半胱氨酸残基。使用单甲氧基聚乙二醇马来酰亚胺 (mPEG-MAL) 进行定点修饰,对修饰后的酶进行纯化并测定酶活性。结果表明定点突变的半胱氨酸残基PEG修饰效率高、产物单一,运用简便的Ni2+-NTA柱亲和层析法实现了一步分离,获得了高纯度的目标蛋白,但在连接区进行定点突变及PEG定点修饰后的酶活有不同程度的降低,表明假定连接区部分位点的PEG修饰会对溶葡球菌酶的催化活性产生一定影响。     

从Staphylococcus simulans消除含有溶葡球菌酶基因质粒的研究

溶葡球菌酶是Staphylococcus simulans分泌的能分解葡萄球菌的酶,它的基因位于一个约40kb的质粒DNA上。为了探索用高拷贝质粒取代原有的质粒的可能性,本文首先进行了从该菌株中消除含有溶葡球菌酶基因质粒的实验研究,获得了相应的“消除”菌株。根据对目的菌株和原始菌株的比较分析,包括细胞蛋白质的SDS-聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳,Western blot分析,质粒DNA的琼脂糖胶电泳、Southern Blot分析,质粒DNA的限制性内切核酸酶酶切分析以及对溶葡球菌酶作用敏感性的分析,都表明该目的菌株确系Staphylococcus simulans的衍生菌株,只是清除了其中含有溶葡球菌酶基因的质粒。在此基础上,本文也进行了转化实验。     

噬菌体溶壁酶研究进展

溶壁酶是噬菌体在感染末期表达的蛋白质,可水解细菌的细胞壁,使子代噬菌体释放出来。研究表明,溶壁酶在体外能高效地杀死细菌,同样对感染细菌的模型动物有很好的治疗作用。因此,溶壁酶是一种新型的抗菌物质,具有广阔的应用前景。溶壁酶通过水解细菌细胞壁肽聚糖上糖与肽间的酰胺键或肽内氨基酸残基间的连键,从而使细菌裂解。溶壁酶分子由结合功能域和催化功能域两部分组成,其晶体结构使之具有对细胞壁肽聚糖水解的高效性和特异性。对噬菌体溶壁酶的体内外抗菌作用、抗菌机理、晶体结构等最新研究成果及其应用前景进行了综述。     

溶葡球菌酶的纯化和某些性质

1.应用本实验室构建的克隆菌株枯草杆菌0044进行了溶葡球菌酶的发酵生产,产量为150—200mg/L; 2.通过DEAE-纤维素,CM-纤维素和Sephadex G-50层析纯化了该酶;并以NaCl盐析方式,首次获得了该酶结晶; 3.测定了溶葡球菌酶的某些性质; 4.观察并讨论了溶葡球菌酶与溶菌酶等在溶菌作用上的相互加强。     

溶葡球菌酶前体及前体加工蛋白酶的生成控制和纯化

 为深入探讨溶葡球菌酶前体加工转化为成熟的溶葡球菌酶的机制,本文通过条件控制分别从Staphylococcus simulans的培养液中获得了溶葡球菌酶前体和它的加工蛋白酶,并分别通过HPLC和Affi-Gel 501亲和层析对它们进行了纯化,根据聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳和凝胶等电聚焦电泳,表明二者已基本上达到均一的程度。在此基础上,又进行了溶葡球菌酶前体的体外加工转化实验。     

重组溶葡萄球菌酶在牛奶中的性质研究

溶葡萄球菌酶(Lysostaphin)是一种能高效裂解葡萄球菌细胞壁的肽链内切酶,已有研究表明其能够有效预防和去除奶牛乳腺中葡萄球菌的感染,但该酶在牛奶中的性质研究还缺少详细的研究数据.现对重组溶葡萄球菌酶在牛奶中的一些性质进行研究.检测了加入溶葡萄球茵酶后牛奶性状的变化和重组溶葡萄球菌酶在牛奶中的酶活的稳定性以及溶葡萄球菌酶在牛奶中的抑、杀菌活性.结果显示,重组溶葡萄球菌酶未改变牛奶的外观性状;并且重组溶葡萄球菌酶在39℃牛奶中可以稳定存放至少20 h以上,酶活性保持稳定;同时重组溶葡萄球菌酶在牛奶中对金黄色葡萄球菌等革兰氏阳性菌仍然保持了良好的抑杀菌效果.该研究为今后溶葡萄球菌酶用于奶牛乳腺炎的治疗提供参考依据.     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

The structure, reproduction and taxonomy of Vidalia and Osmundaria (Rhodophyta, Rhodomelaceae)

Comprises species occurring mostly in subtidal habitats in tropical, subtropical and warm-temperate areas of the world. An analysis of the type species, V. spiralis (Sonder) Lamouroux ex J. Agardh, a species from Australia, establishes basic characters for distinguishing species in the genus. These characters are (1) branching patterns of thalli, (2) flat blades that may be spiralled on their axis, (3) width of the blade, (4) primary or secondary derivation of sterile and fertile branchlets and (5) position of sterile and fertile branchlets on the thalli. Application of the latter two characters provides an important basic method for separation of species into three major groups. Osmundaria , a genus known only in southern Australia, was studied in relation to Vidalia , and its separation from the Vidalia assemblage is not accepted. Species of Vidalia therefore are transferred to the older genus name, Osmundaria. Two new species, Osmundaria papenfussii and Osmundaria oliveae are described from Natal. Confusion in the usage of the epithet, Vidalia fimbriala Brown ex Turner has been clarified, and Vidalia gregaria Falkenberg, described as an epiphyte on Osmundaria pro/ifera Lamouroux, is revealed to be young branches of the host, Osmundaria prolifera.     

New or rare chromosome counts in Artemisia L. (Asteraceae, Anthemideae) and related genera from Kazakhstan

Fifteen chromosome counts of six Artemisia taxa and one species of each of the genera Brachanthemum, Hippolytia, Kaschgaria, Lepidolopsis and Turaniphytum are reported from Kazakhstan. Three of them are new reports, two are not consistent with previous counts and the remainder are confirmations of very scarce (one to four) earlier records. All the populations studied have the same basic chromosome number, x = 9, with ploidy levels ranging from 2x to 6x. Some correlations between ploidy level, morphological characters and distribution are noted.     

Comparative morphology of the carpel in the Liliaceae: Hewardieae, Petrosavieae, and Tricyrteae

The young pistils in the melanthioid tribes, Hewardieae, Petrosavieae and Tricyrteae, are uniformly tricarpellate and syncarpous. They lack raphide idioblasts. All are multiovulate, with bitegmic ovules. The Petrosavieae are marked by the presence of septal glands and incomplete syncarpy. Tepals and stamens adhere to the ovary in the Hewardieae and the Petrosavieae but not in the Tricyrteae. Two vascular bundles occur in the stamens of the Hewartlieae and Tricyrtis latifolia. Ventral bundles in the upper part of the ovary of the Hewardieae are continuous with compound septal bundles and placental bundles in the lower part. Putative ventral bundles occur in the alternate position in the Tricyrteae and putative placental bundles in the opposite. position in the Petrosavieae. The dichtomously branched stigma in each carpel of the Tricyrteae is supplied by a bifurcated dorsal bundle.     

肝癌中HBV和HCV基因和抗原的分布及意义

采用原位分子杂交方法检测HCV RNA及HBV X基因;采用免疫组织化学方法研究HCV核心抗原,非结构区C33c抗原及HBxAg在肝细胞肝癌中的定位及分布.结果表明(1)HCV RNA、HBV X基因在肝细胞肝癌组织检出率分别为40%(55/136)和82%(112/136).HCV RNA定位于癌细胞的胞浆内,阳性细胞呈散在、灶状及弥漫分布三种形式;HBV X基因在肝癌细胞中的分布呈胞浆型、核型及核浆型,阳性细胞也呈上述三种分布形式;(2)HCV C33c抗原、核心抗原在肝细胞肝癌中的阳性率为81%(133/164)及86%(141/164).C33c抗原定位于癌细胞及肝细胞的胞浆内;核心抗原既定位于癌细胞核中,又可定位于胞浆中.C33c抗原阳性细胞以灶状分布为主;而核心抗原阳性细