原核生物RubisCO的研究进展

核酮糖-1,5-二磷酸(RuBP)羧化酶/加氧酶(RubisCO)是Calvin循环中的关键酶,也是地球上最丰富的酶,广泛地存在于一些原核生物、真核生物以及高等植物中.对原核生物RubisCO的结构、活化、动力学性质、基因结构表达与调节、基因工程等方面的最新进展作一综述.     

水稻RubisCO的纯化及其与烟草RubisCO性质的比较

利用蔗糖密度梯度离心和DEAE-Sepharose fast flow柱层析等步骤从水稻叶片中纯化了RubisCO。此法不仅快速,而且酶的收得率高,酶的比活达1.15 μmol CO_2 min~(-1) mg~(-1)。 水稻RubisCO的热稳定性比烟草酶差,在活化时对Mg~(2 )较敏感。水稻和烟草RubisCO钝化态时总巯基数和表面巯基数相同,然而当酶活化后,水稻酶表面巯基数增加,而烟草酶则减少。当这些表面巯基被修饰后,水稻酶活性损失60％而烟草酶活力仅损失15％。水稻和烟草RubisCO的远紫外CD光谱有明显的区别,这显示了两者在二级结构、酶比活和性质上的重大差别。     

羧基阿拉伯糖醇—1,5—二磷酸的制备

光合CO_2的固定受二磷酸核酮糖羧化酶加氧酶(Rubis CO)活性的调节,而RubisCO的活性又决定于该酶活化形式酶~(-A)CO_2-Mg~(2 )-二磷酸核酮糖(E-~ACO_2-Mg~(2 )-RuBP)复合物的数量,羧基阿拉伯糖醇-1,5-二磷酸(CABP)是RuBP强有力的竞争     

小麦叶二磷酸核酮糖羧化酶/加氧酶间接酶联免疫检测法

IndirectEnzymeLinkedImmunosorbentAssayforRibulose－1,5－Bisphos－phatecarboxylase/OxygenaseinWheatLeavesGUWan-ChangZHANGRong-XianXULang．Lai．ZHOUXie（NanjingAgriculturalUniversity,Nanjing210014）1,5二磷酸核酮糖羧化酶/加氧酶（简称RubisCO,EC4·1·1·39）是光合碳代谢中一种关键性的双功能酶,它也是植物遗传中良好的标记。有关RllbisCO及其基因的进一步研究和利用,需要建立灵敏、简便、快速的丑UbisCo定量方法。本文介绍的固相抗原型丑UbisCO酶联免疫检测法（＊＊ISA）具有上述特点,且不需特殊…     

多能硫杆菌RubisCO基因鉴定以及在大肠杆菌中的表达

多能硫杆菌(Thiobacillus versutus)是兼性化能自养细菌,在生理学和分类学上具有重要的地位,也是研究硫杆菌生理、生化、遗传学的理想材料。该菌通过卡尔文循环固定CO_2,其关键酶是1,5-二磷酸核酮糖羧化酶/加氧酶(简称RubisCO)。我们从多能硫杆菌中分离得到的RubisCO基因片段能够在大肠杆菌细胞中表达,说明自养细菌与异养细菌在基因表达方面是相似的。     

原核生物Rubisco的研究进展

1 ,5 二磷酸核酮糖羧化酶 /加氧酶 (Rubisco)是卡尔文循环中的关键酶 ,该酶广泛存在于植物和一些原核生物中。由于在结构上 ,原核生物中Rubisco与植物有相似之处 ,因此人们对原核生物中的Rubisco进行了大量研究 ,就原核生物Rubisco的结构、基因调节、装配等方面的最新进展作一综述。     

铁氧还蛋白-硫氧还蛋白系统

光为植物同化CO_2提供能量,同时,对一些基本的生化过程进行不同的调节。这一发现很重要,因为在叶绿体中,降解和合成碳水化合物的酶是共存的。因此,利用光来调节酶活性就保证了生物合成的酶(通     

光强对两种硅藻光合作用、碳酸酐酶和RubisCO活性的影响

为研究海洋浮游硅藻光合固碳能力与光强的关系, 以三角褐指藻和威氏海链藻为实验材料, 测定了不同光强培养下三角褐指藻和威氏海链藻生长、光合特性、碳酸酐酶和核酮糖-1, 5-二磷酸羧化/氧化酶活性(RubisCO)的变化, 结果显示高光强促进两种硅藻的生长, 但对威氏海链藻的影响更明显。高光强导致两种硅藻叶绿素a、c含量、光系统Ⅱ的最大光化学效率和实际光化学效率明显下降, 非光化学淬灭系数明显升高, 但对光化学淬灭系数并没有明显影响。在高光下威氏海链藻和三角褐指藻胞内外碳酸酐酶活性明显升高。在高光强下培养的威氏海链藻RubisCO活性明显高于低光下培养, 但三角褐指藻正好相反, 不管高光还是低光培养威氏海链藻RubisCO活性始终高于三角褐指藻。以上结果表明不同硅藻对光强变化的响应存在差异, 它们可以通过调节光合生理特征、光合固碳关键酶和CO2供应以适应光强的变化。       

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.