根霉超氧化物歧化酶同工酶类型的鉴别

利用ＫＣＮ、Ｈ２Ｏ２睡ＳＤＳ的选择性反应引起的ＳＯＤ同工酶谱带变化即可鉴别精 抽提液中的ＳＯＤ同工酶类型,用这种方法对五株不同种根霉的鉴别实验表明,它们均不同程度地含有Ｃｕ,Ｚｎ型和Ｍｎ型两各ＳＯＤ,前者约点８０％左右,后者只占２０％左右,用邻苯三酚自氧化法对样品中ＳＯＤ活性测定结果与在同工酶谱上的鉴别结果基本一致。     

中华姬鼠与大林姬鼠的同工酶差异

中华姬鼠（Ａｐｏｄｅｍｕｓｄｒａｃｏ）和大林姬鼠（Ａｐｏｄｅｍｕｓｐｅｎｉｎｓｕｌａｅ）是形态学上十分相似的两种鼠类。为了对两种姬鼠的分类提供生物化学方面的依据,采用聚丙烯酰胺凝胶等电聚焦电泳方法比较和分析了两种姬鼠的ＬＤＨ同工酶、ＥＳＴ同工酶和ＳＯＤ同工酶的差异。结果表明,两种姬鼠的ＬＤＨ同工酶酶谱基本相似,而ＥＳＴ同工酶和ＳＯＤ同工酶酶谱则存在明显的种间差异。根据ＥＳＴ同工酶Ａ２带的有无和ＳＯＤ同工酶主带等电点的差别,能将两种姬鼠很容易区分开来。     

青草鲢鳙四种鱼同工酶的比较研究

采用聚丙烯酰氨垂直板状连续电泳方法,对青草鲢鳙６种组织、１０种同工酶和蛋白质进行了电泳研究,并结合作者以前做的工作,对所研究的共２１种同工酶和蛋白质在４种鱼中的组织分布,位点表达及活性作了分析和总结。结果表明：４种鱼同工酶的种内组织分布差异大于种间差异;ＡＤＨ、ＡＭＹ、ＣＡＴ、ＥＳＴ、ＭＥ、ＰＯＸ、ＳＤＨ存在不同程度的种间差异,可作为种类的遗传标记;４种鱼ＭＤＨ、ＧＯＴ、ＡＬＰ、ＡＯ、ＳＯＤ同工酶谱非常相似,只在活性上略有差异;ＬＤＨ、Ｇ６ＰＤＨ和ＣＯＸ的酶谱特征可作为青草和鲢鳙两个亚科的鉴别标记。     

PAGE活性染色法分析D.radiodurans过氧化氢酶和起氧化物歧化酶

用ＰＡＧＥＡ活性染色分析了Ｄ．ｒａｄｉｏｄｕｒａｎｓ过氧化氢酶（Ｃａｔ）和起氧化物歧化酶（ＳＯＤ）。２种同种异型Ｄ．ｒａｄｉｏｄｕｒａｎｓ（Ｒ１和Ｓａｒｋ）的Ｃａｔ在电泳带型上存在差异,两者Ｋａｔ均可分为Ａ、Ｂ和Ｃ３条带,但各带所占比例明显不同,ＳＯＤ的分析结果表明,Ｄ．ｒａｄｉｏｄｕｒａｎｓ ＳＯＤ以Ｆｅ＾２＋和Ｍｎ＾２＋离子的嵌合体形式存在,其中Ｆｅ－ＳＯＤ成分占９０％以上。ＰＡＧＥ活性染色法     

暗纹东方同工酶生化表现型的研究

利用聚丙烯酚胺凝胶垂直平板电泳方法,对暗纹东方的心、肝、肾,肌、性腺５种不同组织的７种同工酶（ＥＳＴ、ＬＤＨ、ＰＯＤ、ＭＤＨ、ＳＯＤ、ＳＤＨ、α－ＡＭＹ）进行了研究,讨论了各同工酶的基因表达谱式,观察到ＥＳＴ同工酶存在着多态现象;ＬＤＨ同工酶有二个基因位点,但只表现３条带,Ａ与Ｂ亚基的结合受阻;ＭＤＨ同工酶存在性别差异,说明决定ＭＤＨ同工酶表达的因素在不同性别中存在差异;ＳＯＤ同工酶有３个基因位点。各同工酶酶谱稳定,有组织特异性,倡ＥＳＴ、ＭＤＨ、ＳＯＤ、ＰＯＤ同工酶在各组织器官中又表现出较大的一致性,有利于物种的鉴定。α－ＡＭＹ与ＳＤＨ只在个别组织中有活性,可能与特定组织与器官的形态发生与机能分化有关。     

社鼠组织器官同工酶的研究

用聚丙烯酰胺凝胶等电聚焦电泳方法,分析了社鼠的肝、肾、心肌、骨骼肌、肺、脾和脑等多种组织器官的ＬＤＨ、ＡＤＨ、ＥＳＴ、和ＳＯＤ４种同工酶,对各组织器官的酶带数目和分布,以及酶活性进行了比较研究。结果表明,社鼠的ＬＤＨ同工酶、ＡＤＨ同工酶和ＥＳＴ同工酶具有比较明显的组织特异性,而ＳＯＤ同工酶的组织特异性较低。肺和脾除ＥＳＴ同工酶活性较高外,脑除ＬＤＨ同工酶活性较高外,其它３种同工酶的活性均较低;而肝和肾中４种同工酶的活性普遍很高。心肌和骨骼肌因氧张力不同而使ＬＤＨ同工酶酶谱存在明显差异,但其它３种同工酶酶谱却非常相似。同工酶的组织特异性与各组织器官所执行的生理功能是相一致的     

水杨酸对黄瓜叶片抗氧化剂酶系的调节作用

分析了水杨酸（ＳＡ）对黄瓜（ＣｕｃｕｍｉｓｓａｔｉｖｕｓＬ．）叶片抗氧化剂酶系活性及活性氧水平的调节作用。不同浓度的ＳＡ（０．５ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ、１ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ、２．５ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ、５ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ）均能显著地提高被处理叶片超氧化物歧化酶（ＳＯＤ）和过氧化物酶（ＰＯＤ）活性,而且还能诱导同株的非处理叶片中ＳＯＤ和ＰＯＤ活性增加。用１ｍｍｏｌ／ＬＳＡ处理第一片真叶,在处理后６～７２ｈ,ＰＯＤ活性增加了２２％～６７％,同株非处理的第二片真叶ＰＯＤ活性增加了１４％～８６％,但是,在ＳＡ处理后３ｈ之前以及处理９６ｈ之后,ＰＯＤ活性没有变化。ＳＡ能够显著降低超氧物阴离子含量和提高过氧化氢水平,但它对过氧化氢酶（ＣＡＴ）活性的抑制作用很弱,表明ＳＡ提高体内过氧化氢含量的原因主要是通过提高ＳＯＤ活性而不是抑制ＣＡＴ活性。同工酶分析表明,ＳＡ不能诱导新的ＳＯＤ同工酶,但可以诱导新的ＰＯＤ同工酶。     

导入外源DNA对小麦基因表达的影响

用（ＳＤＳ）ＰＡＧＥ对外源豌豆ＤＮＡ导入小麦体的不良变异后代种子蛋白质和酯酶同工酶（ＥＳＴ）、超氧化物歧化酶（ＳＯＤ）、过氧化同工酶（ＰＯＤ）进行分析,发现变异小麦的种子蛋白质消减４个组分带,ＥＳＴ和ＰＯＤ消减２条酶谱带,ＳＯＤ的活性明显降低,并且变异小麦植株的发育生长表型呈现出脆弱,早衰迹象,表明导入外源ＤＮＡ抑制了某些基因的表达,同时分析导致这种负作用的原因。     

绞股蓝超氧物歧化酶及某些理化特性的研究

本文以示同类型绞股蓝植株超氧物歧化酶（ＳＯＤ）和某些理化特性进行了比较分析。结果表明,棚栽型与野生型绞股蓝ＳＯＤ同工酶谱均有１２条（含Ｃｕ,Ｚｎ－ＳｏＤ、Ｍｎ－ＳＯＤ）;ＳＯＤ活性、对热稳定性均为野生型优于棚栽型,理化特性和营养物质的差异程度与生璋水平息息相关。     

不同代龄SME-1细胞和南方鲶上皮组织同工酶的初步分析

以不同代龄的ＳＭＥ－１细胞和南方鲶为材料,用聚丙烯酰胺圆盘电泳对ＬＤＨ、ＭＤＨ、α－ＥＳＴ、β－ＥＳＴ和ＳＯＤ同工酶进行了分析。２月龄和１２月龄个体上皮组织中仅α－ＥＳＴ和ＭＤＨ有明显差异,后者酶活力较高。个体和ＳＭＥ－１细胞仅少数谱带一致,多数酶谱明显不同,ＳＭＥ－１细胞中酶谱较少。不同代龄ＳＭＥ－１细胞酶谱有差异,酶活力随着细胞代龄的增加而升高。本文为ＳＭＥ－１细胞的研究及其在细胞生物学、生物工程等方面的应用提供了生化资料。     

Decreased metallation and activity in subsets of mutant superoxide dismutases associated with familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Over 90 different mutations in the gene encoding copper/zinc superoxide dismutase (SOD1) cause approximately 2% of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) cases by an unknown mechanism. We engineered 14 different human ALS-related SOD1 mutants and obtained high yields of biologically metallated proteins from an Sf21 insect cell expression system. Both the wild type and mutant "as isolated" SOD1 variants were deficient in copper and were heterogeneous by native gel electrophoresis. By contrast, although three mutant SOD1s with substitutions near the metal binding sites (H46R, G85R, and D124V) were severely deficient in both copper and zinc ions, zinc deficiency was not a consistent feature shared by the as isolated mutants. Eight mutants (A4V, L38V, G41S, G72S, D76Y, D90A, G93A, and E133 Delta) exhibited normal SOD activity over pH 5.5-10.5, per equivalent of copper, consistent with the presumption that bound copper was in the proper metal-binding site and was fully active. The H48Q variant contained a high copper content yet was 100-fold less active than the wild type enzyme and exhibited a blue shift in the visible absorbance peak of bound Cu(II), indicating rearrangement of the Cu(II) coordination geometry. Further characterization of these as-isolated SOD1 proteins may provide new insights regarding mutant SOD1 enzyme toxicity in ALS.     

Aggregate formation in Cu,Zn superoxide dismutase-related proteins

Aggregation of Cu,Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) protein is a pathologic hallmark of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis linked to mutations in the SOD1 gene, although the structural motifs within mutant SOD1 that are responsible for its aggregation are unknown. Copper chaperone for SOD1 (CCS) and extracellular Cu,Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD3) have some sequence identity with SOD1, particularly in the regions of metal binding, but play no significant role in mutant SOD1-induced disease. We hypothesized that it would be possible to form CCS- or SOD3-positive aggregates by making these molecules resemble mutant SOD1 via the introduction of point mutations in codons homologous to a disease causing G85R SOD1 mutation. Using an in vitro assay system, we found that expression of wild type human CCS or a modified intracellular wild type SOD3 does not result in significant aggregate formation. In contrast, expression of G168R CCS or G146R SOD3 produced aggregates as evidenced by the presence of high molecular weight protein complexes on Western gels or inclusion bodies on immunofluorescence. CCS- and SOD3-positive inclusions appear to be ubiquitinated and localized to aggresomes. These results suggest that proteins sharing structural similarities to mutant SOD1 are also at risk for aggregate formation.     

Copper,zinc superoxide dismutase as a univalent NO(-) oxidoreductase and as a dichlorofluorescin peroxidase.

Nitroxyl (NO(-)) may be produced by nitric-oxide synthase and by the reduction of NO by reduced Cu,Zn-SOD. The ability of NO(-) to cause oxidations and of SOD to inhibit such oxidations was therefore explored. The decomposition of Angeli's salt (AS) produces NO(-) and that in turn caused the aerobic oxidation of NADPH, directly or indirectly. O(2) was produced concomitant with the aerobic oxidation of NADPH by AS, as evidenced by the SOD-inhibitable reduction of cytochrome c. Both Cu,Zn-SOD and Mn-SOD inhibited the aerobic oxidation of NADPH by AS, but the amounts required were approximately 100-fold greater than those needed to inhibit the reduction of cytochrome c. This inhibition was not due to a nonspecific protein effect or to an effect of those large amounts of the SODs on the rate of decomposition of AS. NO(-) caused the reduction of the Cu(II) of Cu,Zn-SOD, and in the presence of O(2), SOD could catalyze the oxidation of NO(-) to NO. The reverse reaction, i.e. the reduction of NO to NO(-) by Cu(I),Zn-SOD, followed by the reaction of NO(-) with O(2) would yield ONOO(-) and that could explain the oxidation of dichlorofluorescin (DCF) by Cu(I),Zn-SOD plus NO. Cu,Zn-SOD plus H(2)O(2) caused the HCO(3)(-)-dependent oxidation of DCF, casting doubt on the validity of using DCF oxidation as a reliable measure of intracellular H(2)O(2) production.     

Serum superoxide dismutase 3 (extracellular superoxide dismutase) activity is a sensitive indicator of Cu status in rats

Sensitivity of the assay for Cu,Zn superoxide dismutase 3 (SOD3), the predominant form of SOD in serum, can be increased, and interferences caused by low-molecular-weight substances in the serum can be reduced by conducting the assay at pH 10 with xanthine/xanthine oxidase and acetylated cytochrome c (cyt c) as superoxide generator and detector, respectively. Serum SOD3 activity was assayed under these conditions in an experiment where weanling, male rats were fed diets for 6 weeks containing 3, 5 and 15 mg Zn/kg with dietary Cu set at 0.3, 1.5 and 5 mg Cu/kg at each level of dietary Zn. Serum SOD3 responded to changes in dietary Cu but not to changes in dietary Zn. A second experiment compared serum SOD3 activity to traditional indices of Cu status in weanling, male and female rats after they were fed diets containing, nominally, 0, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3 and 6 mg Cu/kg for 6 weeks. Serum SOD3 activity was significantly lower (P < .05) in male rats fed diets containing 0 and 1 mg Cu/kg and female rats fed diet containing 0 mg Cu/kg compared with rats fed diet containing 6 mg Cu/kg. These changes were similar to changes in liver Cu concentrations, liver cyt c oxidase (CCO) activity and plasma ceruloplasmin in males and females. Serum SOD3 activity was also strongly, positively correlated with liver Cu concentrations over the entire range of dietary Cu concentrations (R(2) = .942 in males, R(2) = .884 in females, P < .0001). Plots of serum SOD3 activity, liver Cu concentration, liver CCO activity and ceruloplasmin as functions of kidney Cu concentration all had two linear segments that intersected at similar kidney Cu concentrations (18-22 microg/g dry kidney in males, 15-17 microg/g dry kidney in females). These findings indicate that serum SOD3 activity is a sensitive index of Cu status.     

Possible modulation by male sex hormone of Th1/Th2 function in protection against Plasmodium chabaudi chabaudi AS infection in mice

Zhang, Z.-H., Chen, L., Saito, S., Kanagawa, O., and Sendo, F. 2000. Possible modulation by male sex hormone of Th1/Th2 function in protection against Plasmodium chabaudi chabaudi AS infection in mice. Experimental Parasitology 96, 121-129. We examined the mortality, survival time, and parasitemia in interferon gamma receptor (IFN-gamma R)-deficient (IFN-gamma R(-/-)) and IL-4-deficient (IL-4(-/-)) mice infected with Plasmodium chabaudi AS and compared them with the wild type counterparts (IFN-gamma R(+/+) and IL-4(+/+), respectively). (1) Mortality was higher and survival time was shorter in males of both IFN-gamma R(-/-) and IL-4(-/-) mice infected with P. chabaudi AS, compared with their wild type counterparts, whereas such a difference was not observed in female mice. (2) These differences between males and females were not observed when male mice were castrated; however, female castration had no effect on the data. (3) The rate of parasitemia in both male and female IFN-gamma R(-/-) and IL-4(-/-) mice was higher at some points during the observation than in the wild type counterparts. (4) These results on susceptibility vs resistance to P. chabaudi AS infection can be explained partially by the levels of expression of Th1/Th2 cytokine and chemokine mRNAs in the spleen cells of the infected mice. These results suggest that male sex hormones modulate the function of Th1/Th2 cells and that these T cells counteract the activity of these hormones in protection against P. chabaudi AS infection in mice.     

Molecular Analyses of the Cu/Zn Superoxide Dismutase Gene in Patients with Familial Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) in Japan

1. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a degenerative disorder characterized by selective damage to the neural system that mediates voluntary movement. Although the pathophysiologic process of ALS remains unknown, about 5 to 10% of cases are familial. According to genetic linkage studies, the familial ALS (FALS) gene has been mapped on chromosome 21 in some families and recent work identified some different missense mutations in the Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase gene in FALS families.2. We recently identified five mutations in six FALS families. The mutations identified in our FALS families are H46R, L84V, I104F, S134N, and V148I. The H46R mutation that locates in the active site of Cu/Zn SOD gene is associated with two Japanese families with very slow progression of ALS. On the other hand, the L84V mutation associated with a rapidly progressive loss of motor function with predominant lower motor neuron manifestations.3. In the family with the V148I, the phenotype of the patient varied very much among the affected members. One case had weakness of the lower extremities at first and died without bulbar paresis. The second case first noticed wasting of the upper limbs with bulbar symptoms, but the third had weakness of upper extremities without developing dysarthria nor dysphagia until death. These mutations account for 50% of all FALS families screened, although Cu/Zn SOD gene mutations are responsible for less than about 13–21% in the Western population.4. Our results indicate that the progression of disease with mutations of Cu/Zn SOD is well correlated with each mutation. The exact mechanism by which the abnormal Cu/Zn SOD molecules selectively affect the function of motor neurons is still unknown.     

Production of wheat-rye substitution lines and identification of chromosome composition of karyotypes using C-banding, GISH, and SSR markers

Based on the cross (Triticum aestivum L. x Secale cereale L.) x T. aestivum L., wheat-rye substitution lines (2n = 42) were produced with karyotypes containing, instead of a pair of homologous wheat chromosomes, a homeologous pair of rye chromosomes. The chromosome composition of these lines was described by GISH and C-banding methods, and SSR analysis. The results of genomic in situ hybridization demonstrated that karyotype of these lines included one pair of rye chromosomes each and lacked wheat--rye translocations. C-banding and SSR markers were used to identify rye chromosomes and determine the wheat chromosomes at which the substitution occurred. The lines were designated 1R(1D), 2R(2D)2, 2R(2D)3, 3R(3B), 6R(6A)2. The chromosome composition of lines IR(1A), 2R(W)1, 5R(W), 5R(5A), and 6R(W)1, which were earlier obtained according to the same scheme for crossing, was characterized using methods of telocentric analysis, GISH, C-banding, and SSR analysis. These lines were identified as 1R(1A), 2R(2D)1, 5R(5D), 5R(5A), and 6R(6A)1, C-banding of chromosomes belonging to line 1R(1A) revealed the presence of two translocated chromosomes (3DS.3DL-del. and 4AL.W) during simultaneous amplification of SSR markers located on 3DL and 4AS arms. The "combined" long arm of the newly derived chromosome 4A is assumed to be formed from the long arm of chromosome 4AS itself and a deleted segment 3DL. All examined lines are cytologically stable, except for 3R(3B), which does not affect the stability of rye 3R chromosome transfer. Chromosome identification and classification of the lines will permit them to be models for genetic studies that can be used thereafter as promising "secondary gene pools" for the purpose of plant breeding.     

Structural and kinetic evidence for an ordered mechanism of copper nitrite reductase

The crystallographic structures of several copper-containing nitrite reductases are now available. Despite this wealth of structural data, no definitive information is available as to whether the reaction proceeds by an ordered mechanism where nitrite binds to the oxidised type 2 site, followed by an internal electron transfer from the type 1 Cu, or whether binding occurs to the reduced type 2 Cu centre, or a random mechanism operates. We present here the first structural information on both types of Cu centres for the reduced form of NiR from Alcaligenes xylosoxidans (AxNiR) using X-ray absorption spectroscopy. The reduced type 2 Cu site EXAFS shows striking similarity to the EXAFS data for reduced bovine superoxide dismutase (Cu2Zn2 SOD), providing strong evidence for the loss of the water molecule from the catalytic Cu site in NiR on reduction resulting in a tri-coordinate Cu site similar to that in Cu2Zn2 SOD. The reduced type 2 Cu site of AxNiR is shown to be unable to bind inhibitory ligands such as azide, and to react very sluggishly with nitrite leading to only a slow re-oxidation of the the type 1 centre. These observations provide strong evidence that turnover of AxNiR proceeds by an ordered mechanism in which nitrite binds to the oxidised type 2 Cu centres before electron transfer from the reduced type 1 centre occurs. We propose that the two links between the Cu sites of AxNiR, namely His129-Cys130 and His89-Asp92-His94 are utilised for electron transfer and for communicating the status of the type 2 Cu site, respectively. Nitrite binding at type 2 Cu is sensed by the proton abstracting group Asp92 and the type 2 Cu ligand His94, and relayed to the type 1 Cu site via His89 thus triggering an internal electron transfer. The similarity of the type 2 Cu NiR catalytic site to the reduced Cu site of SOD is examined in some detail together with the biochemical evidence for the SOD activity of AxNiR.     

根瘤菌同工酶图谱分析和分类

利用聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳分析了９株根瘤菌酯酶及ＳＯＤ同工酶图谱,结果显示快生型根瘤菌与慢生型根瘤菌有明显区别,不仅根瘤菌种间有明显差别,而且菌株间也存在差异。Ｒｈｉｚｏｂｉｕｍｌｅｇｕｍｉｎｏｓａｒｕｍｂｉｏｖａｒｓｖｉｃｅａｅ和ｐｈａｓｅｏｌｉ具有相同的ＳＯＤ图谱和相似的酯酶图谱。快生型大豆根瘤菌的上述同工酶图谱不同于慢生型大豆根瘤菌和其它快生型根瘤菌。     

Recruitment of mitochondria into apoptotic signaling correlates with the presence of inclusions formed by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-associated SOD1 mutations

Mutations in Cu, Zn-superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) are associated with degeneration of motor neurons in the disease, familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Intracellular protein inclusions containing mutant SOD1 (mSOD1) are associated with disease but it is unclear whether they are neuroprotective or cytotoxic. We report here that the formation of mSOD1 inclusions in a motor neuron-like cell line (NSC-34) strongly correlates with apoptosis via the mitochondrial death pathway. Applying confocal microscopic analyses, we observed changes in nuclear morphology and activation of caspase 3 specifically in cells expressing mSOD1 A4V or G85R inclusions. Furthermore, markers of mitochondrial apoptosis (activation and recruitment of Bax, and cytochrome c redistribution) were observed in 30% of cells bearing mSOD1 inclusions but not in cells expressing dispersed SOD1. In the presence of additional apoptotic challenges (staurosporine, etoposide, and hydrogen peroxide), cells bearing mSOD1 inclusions were susceptible to further apoptosis suggesting they were in a pro-apoptotic state, thus confirming that inclusions are linked to toxicity. Surprisingly, cells displaying dispersed SOD1 [both wildtype (WT) and mutant] were protected against apoptosis upstream of mitochondrial apoptotic signaling, induced by all agents tested. This protection against apoptosis was unrelated to SOD1 enzymatic activity because the G85R that lacks enzymatic function protected cells similarly to both WT SOD1 and A4V that possesses WT-like activity. These findings demonstrate new aspects of SOD1 in relation to cellular viability; specifically, mSOD1 can be either neuroprotective or cytotoxic depending on its aggregation state.