C5a受体的作用位点及信号传导

Ｃ５ａＲ（ＣＤ８８）属Ｇ蛋白偶联／ＳＴＲ超家族超成员,它至少具两个配体结合位蹼：一个位于Ｎ末端,另一个可能为第二细胞外环上的Ｇｌｕ＾１９９。Ｃ末端和第三胞浆内环与Ｇ蛋白偶联。与Ｃ５ａＲ偶联的Ｇ蛋白有Ｇｉα２、Ｇｉα３、Ｇ１６和Ｇｚ,已知涉及的信号传导通路为ＰＩ－ＰＬＣ、Ｒａｓ／Ｒａｆ／ＭＡＰＫ、ｃＡＭＰ。Ｃ５ａＲ分子及基因结构已阐明,各功能位点,信号传导还有待深入研究。     

中国伞滑刃线虫属─新纪录（真滑刃目：寄生滑刃科）

中国伞滑刃线虫属─新纪录（真滑刃目：寄生滑刃科）ＴＨＥＮＥＷＲＥＣＯＲＤＯＦＢＵＲＳＡＰＨＥＬＥＮＣＨＵＳＦＲＯＭＣＨＩＮＡ（ＡＰＨＥＬＥＮＣＨＩＤＡ：ＰＡＲＡＳＩＴＡＰＨＥＬＥＮＣＨＩＤＡＥ）￥ＹＩＮＧａｎ－ｌｉｕ;ＦＡＮＧＹｕ－ｓｈｅｎｇ（Ｄｅｐ...     

毛裂蜂斗菜化学成分的研究

从毛裂蜂斗菜（ｐｄｔａｓｉｌｅｘ ｔｒｉｃｈｏｌｏｂｕｓ Ｆｒａｎｃｈ。）的石油醚提取物中首次分离得到６个化合物,运用ＩＲ,ＥＩ－ＭＳ,ＨＲＭＳ,＾１Ｈ ＮＭＲ,＾１３Ｃ ＮＭＲ,ＤＥＰＴ等光谱方法确定了它们的结构。它们分别是：Ａ１－β－谷甾醇;Ａ２,三十二碳酸,Ａ３,羽扇豆醇;Ａ４,Ｂａｋｋｅｎｏｌｉｄｅ－Ｂ;Ａ５,Ｂａｋｋｅｎｏｌｉｄｅ－Ｄ和Ａ６,ａｋｋｅｎｏｌｉｄｅ－Ｅ。     

mRNA很可能携带三维遗传信息(英文)

ｍＲＮＡ很可能携带三维遗传信息ＭＥＳＳＥＮＧＥＲＲＮＡＰＲＯＢＡＢＬＹＣＡＲＲＩＥＳＴＨＥＴＨＲＥＥ－ＤＩＭＥＮＳＩＯＮＡＬＧＥＮＥＴＩＣＩＮＦＯＲＭＡＴＩＯＮＴｈｅｆｏｒｍｉｎｇｍｅｃｈａｎｉｓｍｏｆｔｈｅｔｈｒｅｅ－ｄｉｍｅｎｓｉｏｎａｌｓｔｒｕ...     

庚型肝炎病毒基因在大肠杆菌中表达的初步研究

利用原核表达载体ｐＲＳＥＴ或（和）ｐＧＥＸ在大肠杆菌内表达了覆盖庚型肝炎病毒（ＨＧＶ）Ｃ－ＮＳ３或ＮＳ５区的多段基因。ＣＥ１、Ｅ２、ＮＳ３、ＮＳ５及ＮＳ３－ＮＳ５嵌合基因等的８段基因均有高效表达,各重组蛋白产量与菌体总蛋白之比在１０％￣３５％之间。对以上重组蛋白进行免疫学筛选,证实其中７个重组蛋白均具免疫学活性,在一定程度上确定了重组ＨＧＶ抗原表位的分布,为ＨＧＶ的血清学和免疫学诊断试剂的研究奠定     

COMPARISON OF HEPATIC ULTRASONOGRAHIC CHANGES WITH ENZYMATIC HISTOCHEMICAL CHANGES IN OBSTRUCTION OF BILE DUCT

ＣＯＭＰＡＲＩＳＯＮＯＦＨＥＰＡＴＩＣＵＬＴＲＡＳＯＮＯＧＲＡＨＩＣＣＨＡＮＧＥＳＷＩＴＨＥＮＺＹＭＡＴＩＣＨＩＳＴＯＣＨＥＭＩＣＡＬＣＨＡＮＧＥＳＩＮＯＢＳＴＲＵＣＴＩＯＮＯＦＢＩＬＥＤＵＣＴＣＯＭＰＡＲＩＳＯＮＯＦＨＥＰＡＴＩＣＵＬＴＲＡＳＯＮＯ...     

人表皮生长因子（EGF）与单核—巨噬细胞集落刺激因子（GM—CSF）融合？…

应用基因工程技术,将ＥＧＦ,ＧＭ－ＣＳＦ基因克隆到ｐＧＥＭ－３Ｚｆ载体的ＥｃｏＲＩ,ＢａｍＨＩ位点上,再钭重组融合基因亚克隆到表达载体ｐＢＶ２２０扔ＥｃｏＲＩ,ＢａｍＨＩ位点上,在大肠杆菌ＤＨ５α中进行表达,ＳＤＳ－聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳和Ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎ ｂｌｏｔ表明ＥＧ－ＦＧＭ－ＣＳＦ融全蛋白获得表达,并且具有ＥＧＦ,ＧＭ－ＣＳＦ免疫学活活。     

血管活性肠肽对兔支气管上皮细胞抗臭氧损伤的保护作用

用支气管刷洗法收集新西兰兔支气管上皮细胞（ＢＥＣ）,以臭氧（Ｏ３）攻击培养的ＢＥＣ,建立细胞损伤模型。测定ＢＥＣ的３Ｈ释放率计算Ｏ３的细胞毒指数（ＣＩ）、测定细胞内丙二醛（ＭＤＡ）的含量反映细胞氧化性损伤的程度,测定细胞内过氧化氢酶（ＣＡＴ）活性及还原型和氧化型谷胱甘肽（ＧＳＨ和ＧＳＳＧ）的含量反映细胞抗氧化能力。观察血管活性肠肽（ＶＩＰ）预处理对ＢＥＣ的细胞保护作用并初步探讨其保护机制。观察到：ＢＥＣ的３Ｈ释放率与Ｏ３暴露时间成正比;Ｏ３暴露２ｈ使ＭＤＡ含量和ＧＳＳＧ含量明显增加,ＧＳＨ减少;ＶＩＰ预处理呈剂量依赖性降低Ｏ３暴露的ＣＩ值、降低ＭＤＡ和ＧＳＳＧ含量、增加ＧＳＨ及ＧＳＨ／ＧＳＳＧ比值、增加ＣＡＴ活性,显示出细胞保护效应;ＶＩＰ的保护效应可被放线菌素Ｄ（Ａ－Ｄ）或蛋白激酶Ｃ阻断剂Ｈ７部分取消。结果表明：Ｏ３暴露会导致ＢＥＣ损伤,ＶＩＰ可通过增强ＢＥＣ的抗氧化能力而保护ＢＥＣ,ＶＩＰ的信号在细胞内的转导途径与基因转录及依赖ＰＫＣ的酶蛋白磷酸化有关。     

低氧对肺动脉内皮细胞PDGF—B链释放及平滑肌细胞生长的影响

应用蛋白ｄｏｔｂｌｏｔ技术检测了低氧内皮细胞条件培养液（ＨＥＣＣＭ）和常氧内皮细胞条件培养液（ＮＥＣＣＭ）内ＰＤＧＦ相对含量,并利用［３Ｈ］－ＴｄＲ掺入法和流式细胞术观察了ＨＥＣＣＭ和ＮＥＣＣＭ及加入特异ＰＤＧＦ抗体对肺动脉平滑肌细胞（ＰＡＳＭＣ）生长的影响。结果表明,ＨＥＣＣＭ中的ＰＤＧＦ含量明显高于ＮＥＣＣＭ;ＨＥＣＣＭ能明显增强ＰＡＳＭＣ内ＤＮＡ合成,促进ＰＡＳＭＣ从Ｇｏ／Ｇ１期进入Ｓ期;当预先加入ＰＤＧＦ－Ｂ链抗体时,则会明显地抑制ＨＥＣＣＭ对ＰＡＳＭＣ的ＤＮＡ合成,阻止ＰＡＳＭＣ从Ｇｏ／Ｇ１期进入Ｓ期。结果提示,低氧时ＰＡＳＭＣ增殖与肺动脉内皮细胞分泌释放ＰＤＧＦ增加有关     

抗丙肝病毒核心抗原单克隆抗体的研制与初步鉴定

用基因工程重组技术获得的丙肝病毒（ＨＣＶ）核心蛋白抗原与鼠血清白蛋白交联后免疫Ｂａｌｂ／ｃ小鼠,用杂交瘤技术成功地建立了４株稳定分泌抗核心抗原单克隆抗体的杂交瘤细胞,试验结果表明,该４株ＭｃＡｂｓ与免疫抗原及核心区Ｃ３３肽、ＣＰ９、ＣＰ１０抗原有较强的抗原－抗体反应,与ＨＣＶ ＮＳ３、ＮＳ４、ＮＳ５无反应,在竞争ＥＬＩＳＡ中,对ＨＣＶ－ＩｇＧ阳性血清有较好的抑制作用。４株ＭｃＡｂｓ中３株为ＩｇＧ２     

The SH2 and SH3 domain-containing protein GRB2 links receptor tyrosine kinases to ras signaling.

A cDNA clone encoding a novel, widely expressed protein (called growth factor receptor-bound protein 2 or GRB2) containing one src homology 2 (SH2) domain and two SH3 domains was isolated. Immunoblotting experiments indicate that GRB2 associates with tyrosine-phosphorylated epidermal growth factor receptors (EGFRs) and platelet-derived growth factor receptors (PDGFRs) via its SH2 domain. Interestingly, GRB2 exhibits striking structural and functional homology to the C. elegans protein sem-5. It has been shown that sem-5 and two other genes called let-23 (EGFR like) and let-60 (ras like) lie along the same signal transduction pathway controlling C. elegans vulval induction. To examine whether GRB2 is also a component of ras signaling in mammalian cells, microinjection studies were performed. While injection of GRB2 or H-ras proteins alone into quiescent rat fibroblasts did not have mitogenic effect, microinjection of GRB2 together with H-ras protein stimulated DNA synthesis. These results suggest that GRB2/sem-5 plays a crucial role in a highly conserved mechanism for growth factor control of ras signaling.     

Formin binding proteins bear WWP/WW domains that bind proline-rich peptides and functionally resemble SH3 domains.

The formins, proteins involved in murine limb and kidney development, contain a proline-rich region that matches consensus sequences for Src homology 3 (SH3) ligands. To identify proteins that interact with formins, we used this proline-rich region to screen mouse limb bud expression libraries for formin binding proteins (FBPs). As expected, we found one class of FBPs that contains SH3 domains, including two novel members of this class. In addition, however, we also found a novel class of FBPs that contains one or two copies of a 26 amino acid homology region that has been recently termed the WWP or WW motif. We demonstrate that WWP/WW domains as short as 26 amino acids can act as modular protein-binding interfaces that bind with high affinity to proline-rich sequences that are similar and, in some cases, identical to SH3 ligands. Furthermore, we find that the WWP/WW domain can compete with the Abl SH3 domain in binding a proline-rich peptide present in formin. Our results suggest that these novel protein interaction domains can perform functions similar to those of SH3 domains and, thus, might regulate SH3 interactions with target proteins through competitive binding.     

Tec homology (TH) adjacent to the PH domain

The pleckstrin homology (PH) domain is extended in the Btk kinase family by a region designated the TH (Tec homology) domain, which consists of about 80 residues preceding the SH3 domain. The TH domain contains a conserved 27 amino acid stretch designated the Btk motif and a proline-rich region. Sequence similarity was found to a putative Ras GTPase activating protein and a human interferon-γ binding protein both in the PH domain and the Btk motif region. SLK1/SSP31 protein kinase and a non-catalytic p85 subunit of PI-3 kinase had similarity only with the proline rich region. The identification of a PH domain extension in some signal transduction proteins in different species suggests that this region is involved in protein—protein interactions.     

The SH2 domain protein GRB-7 is co-amplified, overexpressed and in a tight complex with HER2 in breast cancer.

SH2 domain proteins are important components of the signal transduction pathways activated by growth factor receptor tyrosine kinases. We have been cloning SH2 domain proteins by bacterial expression cloning using the tyrosine phosphorylated C-terminus of the epidermal growth factor receptor as a probe. One of these newly cloned SH2 domain proteins, GRB-7, was mapped on mouse chromosome 11 to a region which also contains the tyrosine kinase receptor, HER2/erbB-2. The analogous chromosomal locus in man is often amplified in human breast cancer leading to overexpression of HER2. We find that GRB-7 is amplified in concert with HER2 in several breast cancer cell lines and that GRB-7 is overexpressed in both cell lines and breast tumors. GRB-7, through its SH2 domain, binds tightly to HER2 such that a large fraction of the tyrosine phosphorylated HER2 in SKBR-3 cells is bound to GRB-7. GRB-7 can also bind tyrosine phosphorylated SHC, albeit at a lower affinity than GRB2 binds SHC. We also find that GRB-7 has a strong similarity over > 300 amino acids to a newly identified gene in Caenorhabditis elegans. This region of similarity, which lies outside the SH2 domain, also contains a pleckstrin homology domain. The presence of evolutionarily conserved domains indicates that GRB-7 is likely to perform a basic signaling function. The fact that GRB-7 and HER2 are both overexpressed and bound tightly together suggests that this basic signaling pathway is greatly amplified in certain breast cancers.     

Tight association of GRB2 with receptor protein-tyrosine phosphatase alpha is mediated by the SH2 and C-terminal SH3 domains.

Receptor protein-tyrosine phosphatase alpha (RPTPalpha), a transmembrane member of the extensive family of protein-tyrosine phosphatases (PTPs), is constitutively phosphorylated on Tyr789, a consensus binding site for the SH2 domain of the SH3-SH2-SH3 adaptor protein GRB2. We have previously shown that GRB2 binds to P.Tyr789 in vivo and in vitro via its SH2 domain. Here, we report that not only the GRB2 SH2 domain, but also the C-terminal SH3 domain is involved in binding to RPTPalpha in vitro and in vivo. Although the N-terminal SH3 domain of GRB2 is essential for binding to the Ras guanine nucleotide exchange factor Son of Sevenless (Sos), an RPTPalpha-GRB2-Sos complex could not be detected. The inclusion of peptides encompassing an hSos1 proline-rich motif in cell lysates resulted in enhanced binding of RPTPalpha to GRB2 in vitro, suggesting that steric hindrance prohibits formation of the RPTPalpha-GRB2-Sos complex. In vitro binding experiments indicated that the binding of GRB2 to Sos/dynamin and RPTPalpha was mutually exclusive. Analysis of in vitro binding kinetics coupled with results from transient co-transfections demonstrated that RPTPalpha is tightly bound to GRB2. The site of interaction of the C-terminal SH3 domain of GRB2 with RPTPalpha was mapped using deletion mutants to an 18-residue region in the N-terminal PTP domain. Arg469, within this region, was identified as one of the residues that is involved in the interaction with the C-terminal SH3 domain of GRB2. RPTPalpha residues 469-486 are localized close to the catalytic site cleft in the structure of the N-terminal PTP-domain, suggesting that interaction with the C-terminal SH3 domain may block access to the catalytic site, thus inhibiting RPTPalpha activity.     

Genetic incorporation of a photo-crosslinkable amino acid reveals novel protein complexes with GRB2 in mammalian cells

Cell signaling pathways are essentially organized through the distribution of various types of binding domains in signaling proteins, with each domain binding to specific target molecules. Although identification of these targets is crucial for mapping the pathways, affinity-based or copurification methods are insufficient to distinguish between direct and indirect interactions in a cellular context. In the present study, we developed another approach involving the genetic encoding of a photo-crosslinkable amino acid. p-Trifluoromethyl-diazirinyl-l-phenylalanine was thus incorporated at a defined site in the Src homology 2 (SH2) domain of the adaptor protein GRB2 in human embryonic kidney cells. These cells were exposed to 365-nm light after an epidermal growth factor stimulus, and the crosslinkable GRB2-SH2 domain exclusively formed covalent bonds with directly interacting proteins. Proteomic mass spectrometry analysis identified these direct binders of GRB2-SH2 separately from the proteins noncovalently bound to the Src homology 3 domains of GRB2. In addition to two signaling-associated proteins (GIT1 and AF6), the heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoproteins F, H1, and H2 were thus identified as novel direct binders. The results revealed a connection between the cell signaling protein and the nuclear machinery involved in mRNA processing, and demonstrated the usefulness of genetically encoded photo-crosslinkers for mapping protein-protein interactions in cells.     

Prediction of the structure of human Janus kinase 2 (JAK2) comprising JAK homology domains 1 through 7

A theoretical model of human Janus kinase 2 (JAK2) comprising all seven Janus homology domains is presented. The model was generated by application of homology modelling approaches. The three-dimensional structure contains, starting from the N-terminus, FERM (4.1, ezrin, radixin, moesin), SH2 (Src homology region 2), tyrosine kinase-like, and tyrosine kinase domains. The predicted inter-domain orientation in JAK2 is discussed and the currently existing mutational data for Janus kinases are evaluated. Structural details of the SH2 and the FERM domains are presented. The predictions indicate that the SH2 domain is not fully functional. A number of hydrophobic amino acids of the FERM domain that are predicted to be involved in the constitutive association with the cytokine receptors are highlighted. The model gives new insights into the structure-function relationship of this important protein, and areas that could be investigated by mutation studies are highlighted.     

Solution structure of GAP SH3 domain by 1H NMR and spatial arrangement of essential Ras signaling-involved sequence.

Src homology 3 (SH3) domains are found in numerous cytoplasmic proteins involved in intracellular signal transduction. We used 2-D 1H NMR to determine the structure of the SH3 domain of the guanosine triphosphatase-activating protein (GAP), an essential component of the Ras signaling pathway. The structure of the GAP SH3 domain (275-350) was found to be a compact beta-barrel made of six antiparallel beta-strands arranged in two roughly perpendicular beta-sheets with the acidic residues located at the surface of the protein. The Trp317, Trp319, Thr321 and Leu323 residues belonging to the sequence (317-326), which was shown to be essential for Ras signaling, formed two nearby lipophilic bulges followed by a hydrophilic domain (Arg324-Asp326). These structural data could be used to characterize the still unidentified downstream components of GAP, which are involved in Ras signaling, and to rationally design inhibitors of this pathway.