核因子—kB的激活及其在急性肺损伤中的作用

核转录因子ＮＫ－ｋＢ是一类具有多向性转录调节作用的蛋白质因子,它能与多种细胞因子、粘附分子基因启动子部位的ｋＢ位点发生结合,增强这些基因的转录和表达,已有报道ＮＦ－ｋＢ的激活将导致ＴＮＦ、ＩＬ－１、ＩＬ－６、ＩＬ－８、ＩＣＡＭ－１、Ｐ－ｓｅｌｅｃｔｉｎ等基因的过度表达,而后者在急性肺损伤发病中起着极其重要的作用。本文着重综述核因子－ｋＢ蛋白家族成员的情况及其相互作用,ＮＦ－ｋＢ可能的激活途径及其在     

真核生物mRNA的帽结构与帽结合蛋白

帽结构是所有ＲＮＡ 聚合酶Ⅱ转录产物的特征性结构,它在ｍ ＲＮＡ 的功能和代谢的很多方面起作用． 在这些过程中还离不开相关蛋白质对它的识别和粘附,作为它行使功能的媒介,这些蛋白质就称为帽结合蛋白（Ｃａｐ－Ｂｉｎｄｉｎｇ Ｐｒｏｔｅｉｎ,ＣＢＰ）． 该文主要讨论了帽结构与胞质中的ＣＢＰ－ｅＩＦ４Ｅ（ｅｕｋａｒｙｏｔｉｃ ｉｎｉｔｉａｔｉｏｎ ｆａｃｔｏｒ ４Ｅ,真核起始因子４Ｅ）的相互作用在ｍ ＲＮＡ 指导的翻译起始中的作用机制,以及帽结构与核内发现的另一种ＣＢＰ复合体相互作用在ｍ ＲＮＡ 加工中的作用．     

诱生型一氧化氮合酶基因启动子的结构及其调控

鼠类ＮＯＳ２基因５′端１．７ｋｂ序列几乎包含了所有的顺式作用元件,其中ＮＦκＢ结合位点,ＩＲＦ－ＲＥ,ＣＡＡＴｂｏｘ和ＧＡＳ４等元件对该在的诱导性转录调控至关重要,人ＮＯＳ２基因５′端３．７ｋｂ范围与鼠类有相似的调控元件,但该区域仅有基础启动子活性,其诱导性调控元件在－３．７ｋｂ的上游,其中ＮＦκＢ结合位点着关键的作用。     

酸枣的组织培养和植株再生

１植物名称酸枣（Ｚｉｚｙｐｈｕｓ　ｊｕｊｕｂａｖａｒ．Ｓｐｉｎｏｓａ）。２材料类别沂河岸堤自然生长的野生植株上的嫩芽。３培养条件诱导愈伤组织培养基：（１）ＭＳ＋６－ＢＡ２ｍｇ·Ｌ’（单位下同）＋ＮＡＡ０．１;（２）ＭＳ＋６－ＢＡ２＋ＮＡＡ０．２;（３）ＭＳ＋６．ＢＡ２＋ＮＡＡ０．４;（４）ＭＳ＋６．ＢＡ２＋ＮＡＡ１;（５）ＭＳ＋６．ＢＡ２＋ＮＡＡ０．０１;（６）ＭＳ＋６．ＢＡ２＋ＮＡＡ０．０５;（７）ＭＳ＋６－ＢＡＩ＋ＮＡＡ０．５。芽分化培养基：（８）ＭＳ＋６－ＢＡＩ;（９）ＭＳ＋６－ＢＡ２;（…     

尖锐湿疣患者皮损中白介素2基因表达的研究

为探讨Ｔｈ１ 反应如白介素２ （ＩＬ－２） 产生在尖锐湿疣（ＣＡ） 发病及消退中的作用。本实验采用逆转录——聚合酶链反应（ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ） 技术检测了ＣＡ患者皮损组织ＩＬ－２ 的基因表达, 实验分为三组： 正常对照组（ｎ＝ １０）, 单纯病例组（ｎ＝ １８） 及γ－ 干扰素（ＩＦＮ－γ） 诱导组（ｎ＝ ６）。结果发现正常皮肤组织未检测到ＩＬ－２ ｍ ＲＮＡ, 在１８ 例单纯病例的ＣＡ患者有２ 例皮损ＩＬ－２ ｍ ＲＮＡ阳性, ６ 例ＣＡ患者注射ＩＦＮ－γ前局部皮损未检测到ＩＬ－２ ｍ ＲＮＡ, 而在皮损内注射ＩＦＮ－γ７２ 小时后有４ 例阳性。研究结果提示了ＩＦＮ－γ可诱导Ｔｈ１ 应答, Ｔｈ１ 应答在抵抗人类乳头瘤病毒（ＨＰＶ） 感染及清除ＨＰＶ中可能起着重要作用, 为临床应用ＩＬ－２ 及ＩＦＮ－γ治疗ＣＡ提供了理论依据。     

TNF—α与TNF受体超家族介导的信号传导

肿瘤坏死因子α（ＴＮＦ－α）与其相应的受体结合后通过介导复杂的信号传导而表现生物学活性。目前资料显示主要从以下途径;（１）以神经酰胺（ＣＭ）作为第二信使,进而激活Ｒａｆ途径;（２）以甘油二酯（ＤＡＧ）作为第二信使,然后激活蛋白和激酶ＣＰＫＣ）和核因子ｋＢ（ＮＦ＿ｋＢ）;（３）也可能Ｒａｃｌ途径。同时,近年来发现在ＴＮＦＲ１与Ｆａｓ的胞内部分存在一个凋亡结构域。并且发现３处蛋白质能与该结构域发生反应     

油菜素内酯促进绿豆上胚轴伸长与蛋白质和核酸合成的关系

用饲喂蛋白质和核酸合成的放射性前体［３ Ｈ］－Ｐｈｅ、［３ Ｈ］－尿嘧啶和［３ Ｈ］－胸腺嘧啶证实了油菜素内酯（ＢＲ）能促进绿豆上胚轴的生长和蛋白质、ＲＮＡ 及ＤＮＡ 的合成。用蛋白质和核酸合成抑制剂（ＣＨ、Ａｃｔ．Ｄ、５－Ｆｕ）进一步探讨它们对上胚轴伸长的抑制作用与蛋白质、ＲＮＡ、ＤＮＡ 和ｍ ＲＮＡ 合成之间的关系。证明了上胚轴的伸长依赖于蛋白质和核酸的合成,尤其是依赖于ｍ ＲＮＡ 的合成。说明ＢＲ是在转录水平上调节基因的表达,进而促进上胚轴的伸长     

真核生物mRNA的帽结构与由结合蛋白

帽结构是所有ＲＮＡ聚合酶Ⅱ转录产物的特征性结构,它在ｍＲＮＡ的功能和代谢的很多方面起作用。在这些过程中还离不开相关蛋白质对它的识别和粘附,作为它行使功能的媒介,这些蛋白南就称为帽结合蛋白（Ｃａｐ－Ｂｉｎｄｉｎｇ Ｐｒｏｔｅｉｎ,ＣＢＰ）。该文主要讨论了帽结构与胞质中的ＣＢＰ－ｅＩＦ４Ｅ（ｅｕｋａｒｙｏｔｉｃ ｉｎｉｔｉａｔｉｏｎ ｆａｃｔｏｒ ４Ｅ,真核核起始因子４Ｅ）的相互作用在ｍＲＢＮＡ指导的     

利用脊髓灰质炎病毒5‘NCR和RNA聚合酶基因可提高外源基因表达

将含脊髓灰质炎病毒（ＰＶ）ＲＮＡ聚合酶的不同长度基因片段克隆到载体ｐＳＧ５质粒上,分别构建了４个表达ＲＮＡ聚合酶的质粒。体外转录实验证明,ｐＳＧ５－ＰＯＬ１．９９和ｐＳＧ５－ＰＯＬ２．０３质粒转染细胞的提取物促进了特异的ＲＮＡ转录,表明两质闰可表达ＲＮＡ聚合酶。将ＰＶ的５’ＮＣＲ序列插在载体ｐＧＲＥＥＮ ＬＡＮＴＥＲＮ－１的ＣＭＶ启动子下游,构建了ｐＧＲＥＥＮ ＬＡＮＴＥＲＮ－１－５’ＮＣＲ质粒;     

香石竹的叶片培养及植株再生

１植物名称香石竹（Ｄｉａｎｔｈｕｓｃａｒｙｏｐｈｙ－ｌｌｕｓ）,别名康乃馨。２材料类别无菌苗叶片。３培养条件以ＭＳ为基本培养基。分化培养基附加：（１）６－ＢＡ１．０ｍｐ·Ｌ－１（单位下同）＋ＮＡＡ０．３;（２）６－ＢＡ１．０＋ＮＡＡ０．１;（３）６－ＢＡ１．０＋ＮＡＡ０．０５。增殖培养基附加６－ＢＡ０．５＋ＮＡＡ０．１。分化和增殖培养基均加蔗糖３％、琼脂０．７％,ｐＨ５．８。生根培养基为１／２ＭＳ附加ＮＡＡ０．１,蔗糖２％,琼脂０．６％,ｐＨ５．８。培养温度为（２５±１）℃,光照１２ｈ·ｄ－１,…     

S6:S18 ribosomal protein complex interacts with a structural motif present in its own mRNA

Prokaryotic ribosomal protein genes are typically grouped within highly conserved operons. In many cases, one or more of the encoded proteins not only bind to a specific site in the ribosomal RNA, but also to a motif localized within their own mRNA, and thereby regulate expression of the operon. In this study, we computationally predicted an RNA motif present in many bacterial phyla within the 5′ untranslated region of operons encoding ribosomal proteins S6 and S18. We demonstrated that the S6:S18 complex binds to this motif, which we hereafter refer to as the S6:S18 complex-binding motif (S6S18CBM). This motif is a conserved CCG sequence presented in a bulge flanked by a stem and a hairpin structure. A similar structure containing a CCG trinucleotide forms the S6:S18 complex binding site in 16S ribosomal RNA. We have constructed a 3D structural model of a S6:S18 complex with S6S18CBM, which suggests that the CCG trinucleotide in a specific structural context may be specifically recognized by the S18 protein. This prediction was supported by site-directed mutagenesis of both RNA and protein components. These results provide a molecular basis for understanding protein-RNA recognition and suggest that the S6S18CBM is involved in an auto-regulatory mechanism.     

Chemical modification in situ of Escherichia coli 30 S ribosomal proteins by the site-specific reagent pyridoxal phosphate. Inactivation of the aminoacyl-tRNA and mRNA binding sites

epsilon-Amino groups of lysines of 30 S ribosomal subunits with affinity for phosphate groups were selectively modified in situ by reaction with pyridoxal phosphate and reduction of the Schiff base with nonradioactive or radioactive sodium borohydride. This reaction modified only a limited number of ribosomal proteins and resulted in the loss of only some 30 S activities. The modified proteins were identified and the extent of their modification determined. The main targets of the reaction were S3 greater than S1 greater than S6. The activity most severely affected by the pyridoxal phosphate reaction was mRNA-dependent aminoacyl-tRNA binding. Some inhibition of poly(U) binding was also observed, while neither binding of initiation factors nor association with 50 S subunits was inhibited. The inhibition of aminoacyl-tRNA binding showed distinct selectivity: the inhibition was far greater with NAcPhe-tRNA than with fMet-tRNA and with "A" site than with "P" site binding. In addition, initiation complex formation with some mRNAs (e.g. MS2 RNA) was affected more than with others (e.g. T7 early mRNA). Ribosome reconstitution experiments showed that the modification of protein S3 was the primary cause of the inhibition; a role was also played by ribosomal proteins S1, S2, and S21. Substrate protection experiments showed that the 30 S activity can be protected from pyridoxal phosphate inactivation upon formation of a ternary complex with poly(U) and tRNAPhe or NAcPhe-tRNAPhe. Accordingly, the extent of modification of ribosomal protein S3 was reduced in the ternary complex while modification of S1 was reduced in the presence of poly(U) alone.     

Identification of a region of the tobacco mosaic virus 126- and 183-kilodalton replication proteins which binds specifically to the viral 3'-terminal tRNA-like structure

UV irradiation of a mixture of an isolated tobacco mosaic virus (TMV; tomato strain L [TMV-L]) RNA-dependent RNA polymerase complex and the TMV-L RNA 3'-terminal region (3'-TR) resulted in cross-linking of the TMV-L 126-kDa replication protein to the TMV-L 3'-TR. Using both Escherichia coli-expressed proteins corresponding to parts of the 126-kDa protein and mutants of the 3'-TR, the interacting sites were located to a 110-amino-acid region just downstream of the core methyltransferase domain in the protein and a region comprising the central core C and domain D2 in the 3'-TR. Mutation to alanine of a tyrosine residue at position 409 or a tyrosine residue at position 416 in the protein binding region abolished cross-linking to the 3'-TR, and corresponding mutations introduced into TMV-L RNA abolished its ability to replicate in tomato protoplasts, with no detectable production of either plus- or minus-strand RNA. The results are compatible with a model for initiation of TMV-L minus-strand RNA synthesis in which an internal region of the TMV-L 126-kDa protein first binds to the central core C and domain D2 region of the TMV-L 3'-TR and is then followed by binding of the 183-kDa protein to this complex and positioning of the catalytically active site of the polymerase domain close to the 3'-terminal CCCA initiation site.     

Dynamics of RNA-protein interactions in the HIV-1 Rev-RRE complex visualized by 6-thioguanosine-mediated photocrosslinking.

Expression of the structural proteins of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) requires the direct interaction of multiple copies of the viral protein Rev with its target RNA, the Rev response element (RRE). RRE is a complex 351-nt RNA that is highly structured and located within the viral env gene. During initial Rev-RRE recognition, Rev binds with high affinity to a bubble structure located within the RRE RNA stem-loop II. We have used a site-specific photocrosslinking method based on 6-thioguanosine (6-thioG) photochemistry to probe the conformation of the high-affinity binding site of RRE RNA and its interactions with Rev protein under physiological conditions. A minimal duplex RNA containing the bubble region of RRE and 12 flanking base pairs was synthesized chemically. Two different RRE constructs with a single photoactive nucleoside (6-thio-dG or 6-thioG) at position 47 or 48 were synthesized. Upon UV irradiation, 6-thioG at both positions formed interstrand covalent crosslinks in RRE RNA. Mapping of crosslink sites by RNA sequencing revealed that 6-thioG at position 47 or 48 crosslinked to A73. In the presence of Rev, both RNA-RNA and RNA-protein crosslinks were observed, however, the RNA-RNA crosslink site was unchanged. Our results provide direct evidence that, during RNA-protein recognition, Rev is in close proximity to O6 of G47 and G48 in the major groove of RRE RNA. Our results also show that the bubble region of RRE RNA has a biologically relevant structure where G47 and G48 are in close proximity to A73 and this RNA structure is not changed significantly upon Rev binding. We propose that Rev protein recognizes and binds to specific structural elements of RRE RNA containing non-Watson-Crick base pairs and such structures could be a determinant for recognition by other RNA-binding proteins. Our site-specific crosslinking methods provide a general approach to capture dynamic states of biologically relevant RNA structures that are otherwise missed by NMR and X-ray crystallographic studies.     

Interactions between viral nonstructural proteins and host protein hVAP-33 mediate the formation of hepatitis C virus RNA replication complex on lipid raft

The lipid raft membrane has been shown to be the site of hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA replication. The mechanism of formation of the replication complex is not clear. We show here that the formation of the HCV RNA replication complex on lipid raft (detergent-resistant membranes) requires interactions among the HCV nonstructural (NS) proteins and may be initiated by the precursor of NS4B, which has the intrinsic property of anchoring to lipid raft membrane. In hepatocyte cell lines containing an HCV RNA replicon, most of the other NS proteins, including NS5A, NS5B, and NS3, were also localized to the detergent-resistant membranes. However, when individually expressed, only NS4B was associated exclusively with lipid raft. In contrast, NS5B and NS3 were localized to detergent-sensitive membrane and cytosolic fractions, respectively. NS5A was localized to both detergent-sensitive and -resistant membrane fractions. Furthermore, we show that a cellular vesicle membrane transport protein named hVAP-33 (the human homologue of the 33-kDa vesicle-associated membrane protein-associated protein), which binds to both NS5A and NS5B, plays a critical role in the formation of HCV replication complex. The hVAP-33 protein is partially associated with the detergent-resistant membrane fraction. The expression of dominant-negative mutants and small interfering RNA of hVAP-33 in HCV replicon cells resulted in the relocation of NS5B from detergent-resistant to detergent-sensitive membranes. Correspondingly, the amounts of both HCV RNA and proteins in the cells were reduced, indicating that hVAP-33 is critical for the formation of HCV replication complex and RNA replication. These results indicate that protein-protein interactions among the various HCV NS proteins and hVAP-33 are important for the formation of HCV replication complex.     

Eukaryotic ribonucleases P/MRP: the crystal structure of the P3 domain

Ribonuclease (RNase) P is a site‐specific endoribonuclease found in all kingdoms of life. Typical RNase P consists of a catalytic RNA component and a protein moiety. In the eukaryotes, the RNase P lineage has split into two, giving rise to a closely related enzyme, RNase MRP, which has similar components but has evolved to have different specificities. The eukaryotic RNases P/MRP have acquired an essential helix‐loop‐helix protein‐binding RNA domain P3 that has an important function in eukaryotic enzymes and distinguishes them from bacterial and archaeal RNases P. Here, we present a crystal structure of the P3 RNA domain from Saccharomyces cerevisiae RNase MRP in a complex with RNase P/MRP proteins Pop6 and Pop7 solved to 2.7 Å. The structure suggests similar structural organization of the P3 RNA domains in RNases P/MRP and possible functions of the P3 domains and proteins bound to them in the stabilization of the holoenzymes' structures as well as in interactions with substrates. It provides the first insight into the structural organization of the eukaryotic enzymes of the RNase P/MRP family.     

FNDC3B circular RNA promotes the migration and invasion of gastric cancer cells via the regulation of E-cadherin and CD44 expression

Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a new class of RNAs, and many studies have identified thousands of circRNAs in tumor cells. Fibronectin type III domain-containing protein 3B (FNDC3B) circular RNA (circFNDC3B, circBase ID: hsa_circ_0006156) circularizes with exons 5 and 6. Gibson Assembly DNA technology was used to construct a circFNDC3B expression vector without a splice site and restriction enzyme site. We showed that circFNDC3B increased migration and invasion in gastric cancer (GC). Ectopic expression of circFNDC3B reduced the level of E-cadherin protein to promote the epithelial–mesenchymal transition in GC. RNA immunoprecipitation assays and RNA pull-down assays confirmed that circFNC3B increased CD44 expression, which was associated with cell adhesion, via the formation of a ternary complex of circFNDC3B-IGF2BP3-CD44 mRNA. These results indicated that circFNDC3B was associated with the degree of malignancy to highlight the specific characteristics of cell invasion.