富硒螺旋藻中含硒藻蓝蛋白的纯化、结晶及初步晶体学研究

从富硒螺旋藻中提取含硒藻蓝蛋白,经凝胶色谱和离子交换色谱纯化,应用悬滴气相扩散法,采用(NH4)2SO4和PEG4000作沉淀剂,获得了该蛋白质晶体的两种晶型.晶型Ⅰ属于单斜晶系,晶胞参数a=10.80 nm,b=11.70 nm,c=18.40 nm,β=90.2°,晶体空间群属于P21.单位晶胞中每个晶体学不对称单位含12个(αβ)单体,晶体衍射的最高分辨率达0.28 nm.晶型Ⅱ为六方晶系,晶胞参数为a=b=15.5 nm,c=4.03 nm,晶体空间群属于P63.晶体衍射的最高分辨率达0.28 nm.单位晶胞中每个晶体学不对称单位含1个(αβ)单体.对分子在晶体中的可能堆积方式进行了讨论.     

猪胰蛋白酶自溶活性产物—绿豆胰蛋白酶抑制剂复合物的初步晶体学研究

本文报道了猪胰蛋白酶自溶活性产物——绿豆胰蛋白酶抑制剂复合物的晶体生长及晶体学参数的测定。晶体衍射分辨率为2.8A,四方晶系,空间群I422,晶胞参数为a=b=121.6A,c=113.6A,V=1.680×10~6A~3,每个结晶学不对称单位中含一个复合物分子。     

天花粉蛋白的第三种晶型-P2_1晶型

用平衡透析法得到了新的一种P2_1晶型的天花粉蛋白的单晶,其衍射能力优于2.5(?).晶体属单斜晶系,P2_1空间群,晶胞参数,a=73.4(?),b=74.7(?),c=87.9(?),β=97.7°;一个不对称单位含四个天花粉蛋白分子.文中还讨论了不同盐离子对天花粉蛋白分子在晶胞中堆积方式的影响.     

龙虾D-甘油醛-3-磷酸脱氢酶四方晶型结构

用座滴汽相扩散法培养出龙虾(Palinurus versicolor)D-甘油醛-3-磷酸脱氢酶(holo-GAPDH)的四方型晶体,空间群为P4212,晶胞参数为a=15.49nm,c=8.03nm,不对称单位含两个亚基.应用分子置换法测定了0.34nm分辨率晶体结构.最后的晶体学Rfree和R因子分别为0.274和0.262,与标准键长和键角的均方根偏差分别为0.002nm和2.33°.不对称单位的两个亚基不仅三维结构相似而且平均温度因子也接近,这一结果说明以前报道的C2晶型中亚基平均温度因子的显著差别很可能是由于两个亚基处于不同的晶体学环境引起的,进一步支持了holo-GAPDH分子具有良好的222对称性.     

斑头雁(Anser indicus)高铁血红蛋白的晶体生长和初步的X-射线衍射研究

本文报导了斑头雁(Auser indicus)高铁血红蛋白的晶体生长和初步的晶体学研究.晶体的衍射分辨率为2.5A或更好,四方晶系.空间群为P4:2_12,晶胞参数为:a=b=80.8A,e=107.3A,V=700523A~3.每个晶胞中含4个四聚体分子,每个不对称单位中含半个四聚体分子.     

斑头雁(Anser indicus)高铁血红蛋白的晶体生长和初步的X-射线衍射研究

本文报导了斑头雁(Auser indicus)高铁血红蛋白的晶体生长和初步的晶体学研究.晶体的衍射分辨率为2.5A或更好,四方晶系.空间群为P4:2_12,晶胞参数为:a=b=80.8A,e=107.3A,V=700523A~3.每个晶胞中含4个四聚体分子,每个不对称单位中含半个四聚体分子.     

斑头雁(Auser Indicus)氧合血红蛋白的结晶和X射线的初步分析

本文报道了以聚乙二醇溶液为沉淀剂培养斑头雁氧合血红蛋白晶体.经X射线旋进照相法分析确定,晶体属四方晶系,空间群为P4_22_12,晶胞参数a=b=81.5(?),c=106.4(?),α=β=γ=90V=706735.4(?)~3.每个不对称单位内包含半个四聚体分子.     

斑头雁(Auser Indicus)氧合血红蛋白的结晶和X射线的初步分析

本文报道了以聚乙二醇溶液为沉淀剂培养斑头雁氧合血红蛋白晶体.经X射线旋进照相法分析确定,晶体属四方晶系,空间群为P4_22_12,晶胞参数a=b=81.5(?),c=106.4(?),α=β=γ=90V=706735.4(?)~3.每个不对称单位内包含半个四聚体分子.     

红藻条斑紫菜变藻蓝蛋晶体结构的分子置换法研究

以蓝藻钝顶螺旋藻(Spirulina platensis)变藻蓝蛋白(APC-SP)的晶体结构为搜索模型,运用AMoRe程序,对红藻条斑紫菜(Porphyra yezoensis)变藻蓝蛋白(APC-PY)的晶体结构进行了分子置换法研究.APC-PY晶体(晶型3)属R32空间群,晶胞参数为a=b=10.53 nm,c=18.94 nm,α=β=90°,γ=120°.在单位晶胞的每个结晶学不对称单位中含一个αβ单体.在获得交叉函数解的基础上,进行了平移函数搜索,给出了Cc值和R因子分别为67%和36.1%的最佳平移解.所得分子置换法的结果被用于APC-PY初始结构模型的构建和结构精化,经一系列2Fo-Fc OMIT图的综合验证分析,进一步证实了所得分子置换法解的正确性.     

[L-蛋氨酸]~(B_0)牛胰岛素晶体结构的研究——单晶培养及X射线晶体学的分析

用微量静置法在柠檬酸缓冲液中培养出可供X射线结构分析用的B链NH_2端L-蛋氨酸牛胰岛素单晶。晶体衍射分辨率达到2.0,所培养的晶体属立方晶系,a=73.503A,其空间群为P2_13,每个结晶学不对称单位含两个蛋氨酸牛胰岛素分子。对单位晶胞内六聚体之间的可能排列进行了讨论。     

Recent advances in the study of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus replication and pathogenesis

It has now been over twenty years since a novel herpesviral genome was identified in Kaposi's sarcoma biopsies. Since then, the cumulative research effort by molecular biologists, virologists, clinicians, and epidemiologists alike has led to the extensive characterization of this tumor virus, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus(KSHV; also known as human herpesvirus 8(HHV-8)), and its associated diseases. Here we review the current knowledge of KSHV biology and pathogenesis, with a particular emphasis on new and exciting advances in the field of epigenetics. We also discuss the development and practicality of various cell culture and animal model systems to study KSHV replication and pathogenesis.     

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.