蛇毒的核磁共振氢谱在生物化学上的意义

每种蛇毒含有多种蛋白质组分,每种蛋白质分子有其自已的一级结构和相应的氨基酸残基的组成。因此蛇毒的氢谱是其所有组成的谱图的加和,对不同产地和种属的20多种冷冻干燥的蛇毒进行了测定,结果每种蛇毒均显示其特征的核磁共振氢谱,提示各种蛇毒的氨基酸残基组成是不同的。     

中药前胡核磁共振氢谱法鉴定

使用＾１Ｈ－ＮＭＲ法对１９种前胡乙醚提取物进行了测试和解析,其中９种前胡的化学成分未见报道。根据主要化学成分香豆素的类型,将含角型二氢吡喃香豆素的１０种前胡归入白花前胡类;含线型二氢吡喃香豆素或线型二氢呋喃香豆素的８种前胡归秋紫花前胡类。研究结果表明,＾１Ｈ－ＮＭＲ法是鉴别中药前胡的快速、简便而可靠的检测方法。     

眼镜王蛇神经毒素CM—11核磁共振氢谱谱峰的完全归属

眼镜王蛇抽提物ＣＭ－１１为含７２个残基的长链神经毒素,对其进行了ＤＱＦ－ＣＯＳＹ,ＴＯＣＳＹ和ＮＯＥＳＹ等一系列２Ｄ－ＮＭＲ谱测定,借助序列专一归属法完成了ＣＭ－１１ＮＭＲ氢谱的完整归属。     

核磁共振氢谱法在芹亚科植物化学分类中的简便应用

用核磁共振红谱（1H－NMR）方法对芹亚科14种植物的香豆素类成分进行了检测,然后用常规植物化学方法加以验证。结果表明,1H-NMR方法可以简便应用于芹亚科植物的化学分类。     

S_(180)肉瘤细胞对小鼠基因组DNA结构变化影响的核磁共振氢谱~1H—NMR研究

本实验利用核磁共振技术,对体内培养了腹水癌小鼠肝细胞基因组DNA的结构变化进行了测试,发现随致癌时间的延长,基因组DNA内胸腺嘧啶核苷酸周围的化学环境发生了定向的变化,造成DNA核磁共振氢谱中,部分胸腺嘧啶的甲基质子发生了化学位移,在′H-NMR图谱中1.9ppm峰Ⅰ减小,而2.6-2.7ppm区域的峰Ⅱ却明显增加,结果使双峰比(峰Ⅰ积分面积/峰Ⅱ积分面积)显著下降,本文为研究癌症发生和发展的遗传学机制提供了一个新的方法.     

不同类群酵母胞壁甘露聚糖核磁共振氢谱的比较研究

运用核磁共振氢谱(PMR谱)~(**)对各类酵母的细胞壁甘露聚糖进行比较研究,在我国尚无报道,其中某些酵母也尚无文献记载。本文结果表明:1.同菌株的胞壁甘露聚糖PMR谱型的重复性很好。2.同种不同株的酿酒酵母(Saccharomyces cerevisiae)的多糖谱型也相同。3.所测的二端芽殖酵母中完全型与不完全型菌株的谱型很相似,如柠檬形克勒克酵母(Kloeckera apiculata)与葡萄有孢汉逊酵母(Hanseniaspora uvarum。4.某些分类系统上来源较杂的子囊菌酵母如单宁管囊酵母(Packysolen tanophilus)、萤光威克酵母(Wickerhamiaflurescens)与高糖固囊酵母(Citeromyces matritensis)则体现了各不相同的谱型。5.二株分自西双版纳的极为相近的类酵母(Saccharomycodes sp.)其多糖的(PMR)谱型与多糖的组分都彼此相同,有助于对它们的适当归类。这一切证明酵母胞壁多糖PMR谱型相似程度的比较是分类上较有意义的性状,有助于探讨亲缘关系,核实完全型与不完全型,也有助于对疑难菌株的分析     

光合细菌Chromatium vinosum可溶性氢酶的FTIR谱的研究

光合细菌Chromatium vinosum含有一种可溶性氢酶和一种膜结合态氢酶。氧化态可溶性氢酶在红外光谱区（1860－2140cm^-1）有四个特征吸收峰（2103．7,2086．2,2054．8和1962．5cm^-1）。其中1962．5cm^－1处吸收带的位置与已知的NiFe一氢酶活性中心－CO基团所产生的吸收带位置相近;另外三条吸收带的位置与已知的NiFe一氢酶活性中心－CN基团所产生的吸收带的位置相近。以2,6－二氯酚靛酚（DPIP）氧化可溶性氢酶时,四条吸收谱带的位置基本上没有发生变化。可溶性氢酶被Na2S2O4充分还原时,－CO基团的吸收带移至1946．8cm^-1,而－CN基团的三条吸收带中的两条分别移至2076．8cm^-1和2093．1cm^-1处,另一条则消失了。还原态可溶性氢酶与CO反应后,其红外光谱显示七条吸收带,在－CO基团红外光谱区和－CN基团红外光谱区各产生了两条新的吸收带。研究表明,Cuinosum可溶性氢酶的活性中心的结构类似于其它已知的NiFe－氢酶,但与活性中心金属原子相连的可能包括三个－CN基团和一个－CO基团,结合可溶性氢酶的FPR谱特征,推测C.vinosum可溶性氢酶活性中心的结构可能为Ni(CN)Fe(CN)2(CO).     

蛇毒神经生长因子的研究

神经生长因子 ( Never growth factor,NGF)是神经营养因子家族中非常重要的一员。神经营养因子是一种内源性的可溶性蛋白家族 ,具有调节神经元的生长、存活、分化所需蛋白质的合成及影响神经元形态可塑性的功能。目前已发现的有神经生长因子 ,神经营养因子 - 3、 4、 5 ( NT- 3、 4、 5) ,脑源性神经营养因子 ( BDNF) ,睫状节神经营养因子( CNTF) ,以及胶质细胞源性神经营养因子( GDNF)。NGF是神经营养因子中第一个被发现和确认的 ,它的活性最早报道存在于两种肉瘤组织和蛇毒中 [1]。多年来 ,人们对蛇毒 NGF分离纯化、结构、生理…     

蛇毒研究和应用概述

蛇毒研究和应用概述陈康德羊梅兰杨渭川陈文化（浙江省磐安县人民医院３２２３００）（浙江省磐安县卫生局３２２３００）我国的蛇类资源十分丰富,全世界已知的１０科２２００多种蛇,我国就有７科１７５种,如果连同亚种在内,可达２００多种。其中毒蛇约占四分之一,为...     

Dimeric Switch of Hakai-truncated Monomers during Substrate Recognition: INSIGHTS FROM SOLUTION STUDIES AND NMR STRUCTURE*

Hakai, an E3 ubiquitin ligase, disrupts cell-cell contacts in epithelial cells and is up-regulated in human colon and gastric adenocarcinomas. Hakai acts through its phosphotyrosine-binding (HYB) domain, which bears a dimeric fold that recognizes the phosphotyrosine motifs of E-cadherin, cortactin, DOK1, and other Src substrates. Unlike the monomeric nature of the SH2 and phosphotyrosine-binding domains, the architecture of the HYB domain consists of an atypical, zinc-coordinated tight homodimer. Here, we report a C-terminal truncation mutant of the HYB domain (HYB^ΔC), comprising amino acids 106–194, which exists as a monomer in solution. The NMR structure revealed that this deletion mutant undergoes a dramatic structural change caused by a rearrangement of the atypical zinc-coordinated unit in the C terminus of the HYB domain to a C₂H₂-like zinc finger in HYB^ΔC. Moreover, using isothermal titration calorimetry, we show that dimerization of HYB^ΔC can be induced using a phosphotyrosine substrate peptide. This ligand-induced dimerization of HYB^ΔC is further validated using analytical ultracentrifugation, size-exclusion chromatography, NMR relaxation studies, dynamic light scattering, and circular dichroism experiments. Overall, these observations suggest that the dimeric architecture of the HYB domain is essential for the phosphotyrosine-binding property of Hakai.     

A global analysis of NMR distance constraints from the PDB

Information obtained from Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) experiments is encoded as a set of constraint lists when calculating three-dimensional structures for a protein. With the amount of constraint data from the world wide Protein Data Bank (wwPDB) that is now available, it is possible to do a global, large-scale analysis using only information from the constraints, without taking the coordinate information into account. This article describes such an analysis of distance constraints from NOE data based on a set of 1834 NMR PDB entries containing 1909 protein chains. In order to best represent the quality and extent of the data that is currently deposited at the wwPDB, only the original data as deposited by the authors was used, and no attempt was made to ‘clean up’ and further interpret this information. Because the constraint lists provide a single set of data, and not an ensemble of structural solutions, they are easier to analyse and provide a reduced form of structural information that is relevant for NMR analysis only. The online resource resulting from this analysis () makes it possible to check, for example, how often a particular contact occurs when assigning NOESY spectra, or to find out whether a particular sequence fragment is likely to be difficult to assign. In this respect it formalises information that scientists with experience in spectrum analysis are aware of but cannot necessarily quantify. The analysis described here illustrates the importance of depositing constraints (and all other possible NMR derived information) along with the structure coordinates, as this type of information can greatly assist the NMR community.     

Biophysical Optimization of a Therapeutic Protein by Nonstandard Mutagenesis: STUDIES OF AN IODO-INSULIN DERIVATIVE*

Insulin provides a model for the therapeutic application of protein engineering. A paradigm in molecular pharmacology was defined by design of rapid-acting insulin analogs for the prandial control of glycemia. Such analogs, a cornerstone of current diabetes regimens, exhibit accelerated subcutaneous absorption due to more rapid disassembly of oligomeric species relative to wild-type insulin. This strategy is limited by a molecular trade-off between accelerated disassembly and enhanced susceptibility to degradation. Here, we demonstrate that this trade-off may be circumvented by nonstandard mutagenesis. Our studies employed Lys^B28, Pro^B29-insulin (“lispro”) as a model prandial analog that is less thermodynamically stable and more susceptible to fibrillation than is wild-type insulin. We have discovered that substitution of an invariant tyrosine adjoining the engineered sites in lispro (Tyr^B26) by 3-iodo-Tyr (i) augments its thermodynamic stability (ΔΔG_u 0.5 ±0.2 kcal/mol), (ii) delays onset of fibrillation (lag time on gentle agitation at 37 °C was prolonged by 4-fold), (iii) enhances affinity for the insulin receptor (1.5 ± 0.1-fold), and (iv) preserves biological activity in a rat model of diabetes mellitus. ¹H NMR studies suggest that the bulky iodo-substituent packs within a nonpolar interchain crevice. Remarkably, the 3-iodo-Tyr^B26 modification stabilizes an oligomeric form of insulin pertinent to pharmaceutical formulation (the R₆ zinc hexamer) but preserves rapid disassembly of the oligomeric form pertinent to subcutaneous absorption (T₆ hexamer). By exploiting this allosteric switch, 3-iodo-Tyr^B26-lispro thus illustrates how a nonstandard amino acid substitution can mitigate the unfavorable biophysical properties of an engineered protein while retaining its advantages.     

Solution NMR Structures of Pyrenophora tritici-repentis ToxB and Its Inactive Homolog Reveal Potential Determinants of Toxin Activity

Pyrenophora tritici-repentis Ptr ToxB (ToxB) is a proteinaceous host-selective toxin produced by Pyrenophora tritici-repentis (P. tritici-repentis), a plant pathogenic fungus that causes the disease tan spot of wheat. One feature that distinguishes ToxB from other host-selective toxins is that it has naturally occurring homologs in non-pathogenic P. tritici-repentis isolates that lack toxic activity. There are no high-resolution structures for any of the ToxB homologs, or for any protein with >30% sequence identity, and therefore what underlies activity remains an open question. Here, we present the NMR structures of ToxB and its inactive homolog Ptr toxb. Both proteins adopt a β-sandwich fold comprising three strands in each half that are bridged together by two disulfide bonds. The inactive toxb, however, shows higher flexibility localized to the sequence-divergent β-sandwich half. The absence of toxic activity is attributed to a more open structure in the vicinity of one disulfide bond, higher flexibility, and residue differences in an exposed loop that likely impacts interaction with putative targets. We propose that activity is regulated by perturbations in a putative active site loop and changes in dynamics distant from the site of activity. Interestingly, the new structures identify AvrPiz-t, a secreted avirulence protein produced by the rice blast fungus, as a structural homolog to ToxB. This homology suggests that fungal proteins involved in either disease susceptibility such as ToxB or resistance such as AvrPiz-t may have a common evolutionary origin.     

蛇毒纤维蛋白（原）溶解酶的研究进展

蛇毒纤溶酶能直接溶解纤维蛋白（原）,具有作为强力溶栓剂的潜在价值。对蛇毒纤溶酶的深入研究,不仅有助于阐明蛇伤中毒患者的凝血病理机制,而且为其开发应用提供了理论基础。文章综述蛇毒纤溶酶的研究进展及应用前景,重点阐述其分子结构、酶学特性及其与出血活性的关系     

中国浙江产游蛇科蛇类数值分类初探

本文对浙江省３７种／亚种游蛇科蛇类进行数值分类（类平均法）探讨。结果表明游蛇科可分为６亚群１８小群。与传统分类法的亚科和属比较,主要表现在锦蛇属和游蛇属这两个大属被分为不同的小群（属）;且两头蛇属和颈棱蛇属分别提为亚群（亚科）．为游蛇科的进一步分类研究提供资料。     

正常小鼠高频心电图时域值和功率谱的研究

本文用南京新博公司生产的ＮＨＥ－１０００型心电高频信息检测分析仪研究了正常小鼠（昆明种）高频心电图（ＨＦ－ＥＣＧ）的时域值和ＱＲＳ波群的功率谱。主要结果如下（以正导为例,－Ｘ±ＳＤ）：心率６０３±８８次／ｍｉｎ（ｎ＝７４）;Ｐ－Ｒ间期相对较长。为３４．９±４．７ｍｓ（ｎ＝５８）,占心动周期的３４．９±４．９％,这与人类有很大的不同;ＱＲＳ波宽９．２±１．２ｍｓ,占心动周期的９．２±１．４％（ｎ＝７４）,这一结果与以前的文献报道相差较大。Ｔ波宽１０．３±３．２ｍｓ,占心动周期的１０．３±３．２％;Ｑ－Ｔ间期１９．４±３．２ｍｓ,占心动周期的１９．５±３．６％;ＱＲＳ波群峰－峰值（Ｖｐ－ｐ）为１．４５６±０．４８０ｍＶ;Ｔ波高０．３３６±０．１１５ｍＶ;７３只动物Ⅱ导联高频切迹总数只有３个,扭挫２６个。Ⅱ导联ＱＲＳ波群的功率谱特点：０—８０Ｈｚ的相对能量为４５．４８±１５．３２％;８０—２００Ｈｚ为４３．９７±９．９５％;２００—３００Ｈｚ为８．８９±７．３８％;３００—１０００Ｈｚ为１．６６±２．７４％。     

Parallel In-register Intermolecular β-Sheet Architectures for Prion-seeded Prion Protein (PrP) Amyloids

Structures of the infectious form of prion protein (e.g. PrP^Sc or PrP-Scrapie) remain poorly defined. The prevalent structural models of PrP^Sc retain most of the native α-helices of the normal, noninfectious prion protein, cellular prion protein (PrP^C), but evidence is accumulating that these helices are absent in PrP^Sc amyloid. Moreover, recombinant PrP^C can form amyloid fibrils in vitro that have parallel in-register intermolecular β-sheet architectures in the domains originally occupied by helices 2 and 3. Here, we provide solid-state NMR evidence that the latter is also true of initially prion-seeded recombinant PrP amyloids formed in the absence of denaturants. These results, in the context of a primarily β-sheet structure, led us to build detailed models of PrP amyloid based on parallel in-register architectures, fibrillar shapes and dimensions, and other available experimentally derived conformational constraints. Molecular dynamics simulations of PrP(90–231) octameric segments suggested that such linear fibrils, which are consistent with many features of PrP^Sc fibrils, can have stable parallel in-register β-sheet cores. These simulations revealed that the C-terminal residues ∼124–227 more readily adopt stable tightly packed structures than the N-terminal residues ∼90–123 in the absence of cofactors. Variations in the placement of turns and loops that link the β-sheets could give rise to distinct prion strains capable of faithful template-driven propagation. Moreover, our modeling suggests that single PrP monomers can comprise the entire cross-section of fibrils that have previously been assumed to be pairs of laterally associated protofilaments. Together, these insights provide a new basis for deciphering mammalian prion structures.