顺铂与小鼠艾氏腹水肝癌细胞膜的相互作用

本文研究了顺铂对小鼠艾氏腹水肝癌细胞膜蛋白内源性荧光的淬灭作用和测定了其在膜上的结合量。结果表明顺铂能与癌细胞膜结合。按存在两类结合部位,得到表观结合常数和结合部位数为: K_1=1.35×10~5L/mol n_1=6.80×10~(-4)mol/g(protein) K_2=2.50×10~3L/mol n_2=1.92×10~(-3)mol/g(protein)     

补骨脂素对中波紫外线导致人皮肤HaCaT细胞光老化的保护作用

目的:研究补骨脂素对中波紫外线(UVB)导致人皮肤HaCaT细胞光老化的保护作用及其作用机制。方法:选择不同浓度的补骨脂素,MTT法筛选药物的浓度;使用中波紫外线(UVB)照射永生化的HaCaT细胞建立UVB光老化模型;使用三种不同浓度的补骨脂素处理光老化模型,MTT法检测细胞的增殖及氧化试剂盒检测细胞中氧化酶的活性。RT-PCR及Western Blot分别检测JNK和白介素-8(IL-8)mRNA及蛋白表达量。结果:与空白组相比,10~(-7)mol/L、10~(-6)mol/L、10~(-5)mol/L补骨脂素组对HaCaT具有无明显的增殖作用(P0.05);与模型组相比,10~(-7)mol/L、10~(-6)mol/L、10~(-5)mol/L补骨脂素组对HaCaT具有无明显的增殖作用(P0.05),但是10~(-7)mol/L、10~(-6)mol/L、10~(-5)mol/L补骨脂素组SOD、GSH、CAT活性升高(P0.01),细胞JNK、IL-8 mRNA表达量均降低(P0.01),细胞JNK、IL-8蛋白表达量均降低(P0.05或P0.01)。结论:补骨脂素能够显著的保护HaCaT细胞的光老化,其机制可能与增强抗氧化酶活性,及抑制JNK信号通路,减少炎症因子的分泌有关。     

高良姜素与牛血清白蛋白作用的光谱研究

采用荧光猝灭、同步荧光、三维荧光和圆二色谱,研究高良姜素与牛血清白蛋白(BSA)之间的相互作用。结果表明:高良姜素对BSA有较强的荧光猝灭作用,且为静态猝灭,并计算出不同温度下二者的结合常数(Ka)与结合位点数(n)分别为9.33×10~6L/mol、1.17(290.15 K),2.34×10~6L/mol、1.09(296.15 K),4.57×10~5L/mol、1.01(303.15 K),1.02×10~5L/mol、0.99(310.15 K)。由热力学参数确定它们之间的作用力主要是氢键和范德华力,利用竞争结合实验推断高良姜素的结合位点为BSA疏水空腔的SiteⅠ。同步荧光、三维荧光和圆二色谱显示高良姜素与BSA作用时更靠近色氨酸残基,使其周围的疏水性减弱,而对蛋白α-螺旋结构影响较小。     

大鼠、小鼠胰蛋白酶的分离纯化及动力学性质

采用STI-Sepharose 4B亲和层析的方法,从鼠新鲜胰脏中分离得到纯的胰蛋白酶。大鼠胰蛋白酶的比活为24 615BAEEU/mg蛋白,总活性回收率47％,小鼠胰蛋白酶的比活为32 768BAEEU/mg蛋白,总活性回收率55％。经SDS-聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳鉴定,大鼠、小鼠胰蛋白酶均呈现单一蛋白带,两者的分子量都是24kD。用等电聚焦电泳测定,二者的等电点均为p19.5以上。对它们的动力学性质作了研究,大鼠胰蛋白酶的Km值为2.33×10~(-4)mol/L,K,值为0.92×10~(-5)mol/L,小鼠胰蛋白酶的Km值为5.60×10~(-4)mol/L,K:值为1.27×10~(-5)mol/L。     

芒果苷对高糖诱导下系膜细胞自噬的影响

本文旨在探讨芒果苷对高糖诱导系膜细胞增殖的抑制作用,并从自噬角度阐述可能的机制。采用CCK8法检测芒果苷对高糖诱导系膜细胞增殖的抑制作用,Western blot检测芒果苷给药24 h后LC3-II蛋白的表达,采用GFP-LC3绿色荧光视踪检测芒果苷对系膜细胞自噬体数量的影响。结果表明:与高糖组相比,芒果苷5×10~(-5)、1×10~(-5)、5×10~(-6)mol/L能明显改善系膜细胞增殖(P0.01)。与高糖组相比,芒果苷给药24 h后5×10~(-5)、1×10~(-5)mol/L组LC3-II蛋白的表达升高(P0.05)。芒果苷给药组(1×10~(-5)、2×10~(-5)、4×10~(-5)、8×10~(-5)mol/L)1 h、3 h GFP-LC3绿色点状荧光明显增多。提示芒果苷具有抑制高糖诱导下系膜细胞的增殖作用,其机制可能是通过提高系膜细胞自噬水平,从而维持细胞内环境的稳定。     

阿魏酸在缺氧条件下促进人脐静脉内皮细胞血管形成的实验研究

目的:研究阿魏酸(ferulic acid,FA)在缺氧条件下对人脐静脉内皮细胞(human umbilical vein endothelial cells,HUVECs)增殖、迁移和管腔样结构形成的影响。方法:原代培养人脐静脉内皮细胞,在缺氧实验条件下,细胞被分为7组,即1个对照组和6个实验组。对照组采用1%酒精处理,实验组用不同浓度(1×10~(-8)、1×10~(-7)、1×10~(-6)、1×10~(-5)、1×10~(-4)及1×10~(-3) mol/L)的阿魏酸处理。分别采用MTS法、划痕法、Matrigel法分析不同浓度阿魏酸处理对人脐静脉内皮细胞的增殖、迁移和管腔样结构形成的影响。结果:缺氧条件下,浓度为1×10~(-6)~1×10~(-4)mol/L的阿魏酸处理能明显促进HUVECs的增殖(P0.05),以1×10~(-5) mol/L处理的效果最好(P0.01);与对照组相比,1×10~(-6)mol/L(P0.05)、1×10~(-5) mol/L(P0.01)及1×10~(-4) mol/L(P0.01)阿魏酸处理均能明显促进HUVECs横向迁移,以1×10~(-5) mol/L处理迁移的细胞数量最多;1×10~(-8)~1×10~(-4) mol/L阿魏酸处理能不同程度地促进HUVECs管腔样结构的形成,以1×10~(-5) mol/L处理形成管腔样结构的数量最多(P0.01)。结论:阿魏酸在缺氧条件下能促进人脐静脉内皮细胞的增殖、迁移和管腔样结构形成。     

光、赤霉酸(GA_3)和酸化在诱导番茄种子萌发中的作用

外源GA_3和红光处理都能有效地诱导番茄变种台湾红种子萌发。10~(-5)mol/L HCl即能促进GA_3诱导萌发;1mol/L HCl酸化1小时能使GA_3诱导种子萌发的浓度降低5倍以上,并能使萌发提前2天。10~(-10)mol/L的HCl可以促进光诱导萌发,而大于10~(-5)mol/L HCl则有抑制作用。     

雌激素对兔子宫内膜细胞EGF受体和细胞周期的调控

 由受体放射配基结合分析证明家兔子宫内膜细胞的EGF受体Kd值为0.53nmol/L,每个细胞的最大结合容量为1.11×10~4结合位点。10~(-10)mol/L雌二醇处理24h,细胞的最大结合容量增至2.75×10~4结合位点数/细胞,而Kd值无明显变化,可是,当10~(-5)mol/L雌二醇处理24h,细胞的EGF受体结合率,DNA合成速度率均下降。G_0/G_1期细胞比值明显下降,而G_2+M期和S期细胞明显上升。     

钙调神经磷酸酶B亚基及钙调素的EPR研究

根据顺磁离子Mn~(2+)的取代特性,用EPR方法研究了钙调神经磷酸酶B亚基与其4个Ca~(2+)的结合位点,以及它们亲和力的细微差别。并同时进行了钙调素的对比研究。实验和Scatchard作图表明,B亚基有4个Ca~(2+)结合位点,2个高亲和力结合位点,其解离常数为4×10~(-6)mol/L;2个低亲和力结合位点,解离常数为9×10~(-5)mol/L。钙调素也有2个Ca~(2+)高亲和力结合位点,其解离常数为8×10~(-6)mol/L,2个低亲和力结合位点,解离常数为7×10~(-5)mol/L。钙调神经磷酸酶B亚基和钙调素Mn~(2+)结合位点的EPR研究对B亚基和钙调素在共同调节钙调神经磷酸酶中的作用提供了有用的信息。     

桃叶珊瑚苷对光损伤HaCaT细胞Bax, Bcl-2, Caspase-3表达的影响

目的:探讨桃叶珊瑚苷对紫外线B诱导的HaCaT细胞凋亡相关蛋白Bax、Bcl-2、Caspase-3表达的影响,进一步阐明桃叶珊瑚苷抗光老化的作用机制。方法:将指数生长期HaCaT细胞随机分为正常对照组、模型对照组、10~(-7)、10~(-6)、10~(-5) mol·L~(-1) AU处理组,采用64 m J·cm~(-2)的UVB照射建立细胞光损伤模型,以终浓度10~(-7)、10~(-6)、10~(-5)mol·L~(-1)AU处理光损伤细胞,试剂盒检测ROS含量、Caspase-3活性,流式细胞术检测细胞凋亡率,Western-Blot检测Bcl-2、Bax蛋白的表达量。结果:UV照射的HaCaT细胞ROS含量、细胞凋亡率、Caspase-3活性、Bcl-2、Bax蛋白表达量均升高(P0.01),Bcl-2/Bax值降低(P0.01);不同浓度桃叶珊瑚苷处理后,ROS含量、Caspase-3活性、Bax蛋白表达量降低,Bcl-2蛋白表达量、Bcl-2/Bax值升高,10~(-6)、10~(-5) mol·L~(-1)桃叶珊瑚苷组与模型对照组相比,差异具有统计学意义(P0.05,0.01)。结论:桃叶珊瑚苷通过清除ROS,下调Bax、Caspase-3表达,上调Bcl-2表达,抑制细胞凋亡,保护受损的HaCaT细胞,拮抗光老化。     

Two Developmentally Regulated Isoenzymes of Calmodulin-Stimulated Protein Kinase II in Rat Forebrain

Soluble calmodulin-stimulated protein kinase II has been purified from adult and 10-day-old rat forebrain. By autoradiography, the alpha/beta subunit ratios of the 10-day and adult enzymes were 0.67 +/- 0.03 and 2.20 +/- 0.15, respectively. By silver staining, the alpha/beta subunit ratios were 1.02 +/- 0.06 and 2.36 +/- 0.10, respectively. The apparent holoenzyme molecular masses of the purified 10-day and adult enzymes were 500,000 daltons and 700,000 daltons. However, varying the purification conditions revealed higher and lower molecular mass forms at both ages and suggested that the form of the kinase that is usually purified is merely that which has the highest affinity for calmodulin-Sepharose and may not be the form of the kinase that exists in vivo. The subunits of the adult and 10-day enzymes were indistinguishable by one- and two-dimensional electrophoresis and one-dimensional proteolytic peptide maps. These results are consistent with the suggestion that at least two developmentally regulated isoenzymes of this kinase exist in rat forebrain.     

Human platelet factor 4 subunit association/dissociation thermodynamics and kinetics

Platelet factor 4 (PF4) monomers (7800 daltons) form dimers and tetramers in varying molar ratios under certain solution conditions [Mayo, K. H., & Chen, M. J. (1989) Biochemistry 28, 9469]. The presence of a simplified aromatic region (one Tyr and two His) and resolved monomer, dimer, and tetramer Y60 3,5 ring proton resonances makes study of PF4 aggregate association/dissociation thermodynamics and kinetics possible. PF4 protein subunit association/dissociation equilibrium thermodynamic parameters have been derived by 1H NMR (500MHz) resonance line-fitting analysis of steady-state Y60 3,5 ring proton resonance monomer-dimer-tetramer populations as a function of temperature from 10 to 40 degrees C. Below 10 degrees C and above 40 degrees C, resonance broadening and overlap severely impaired analysis. Enthalpic and entropic contributions to dimer association Gibb's free energy [-5.1 kcal/mol (30 degrees C)] are +2.5 +/- 1 kcal/mol and +26 +/- 7 eu, respectively, and for tetramer association Gibb's free energy [-5.7 kcal/mol (30 degrees C)], they are -7.5 +/- 1 kcal/mol and -7 +/- 3 eu, respectively. These thermodynamic parameters are consistent with low dielectric medium electrostatic/hydrophobic interactions governing dimer formation and hydrogen bonding governing tetramer formation. Association/dissociation kinetic parameters, i.e., steady-state jump rates, have been derived from exchange-induced line-width increases and from 1H NMR (500 MHz) saturation-transfer and spin-lattice (Tl) relaxation experiments. From dissociation jump rates and equilibrium constants, association rate constants were estimated. For dimer and tetramer equilibria at 30 degrees C, unimolecular dissociation rate constants are 35 +/- 10 s-1 for dimer dissociation and 6 +/- 2 s-1 for tetramer dissociation.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

Electron microscopic study of conjugative plasmids from serologically typed E. coli AP1]

The plasmid DNAs isolated from E. coli AP1 were studied by electron microscopy. Two plasmid DNA forms (FB1-1 and FB1--2) with the mol wt of 35.9 +/- 0.5 x x 10(6) and 51.5 +/- 0.6 x 10(6) daltons, respectively, were revealed.     

Probing the normal and autoimmune B cell repertoire with Epstein-Barr virus. Frequency of B cells producing monoreactive high affinity autoantibodies in patients with Hashimoto's disease and systemic lupus erythematosus

The frequency of cell precursors producing Ig of different classes and Ag-binding activities were determined, using EBV-infection and limiting dilution assays, in healthy subjects and patients with autoimmune disease. A large proportion of circulating B cells from healthy subjects were committed to the production of IgM antibodies that were polyreactive and bound a variety of self- and exogenous Ag, i.e., IgG Fc fragment, ssDNA, thyroglobulin, thyroid microsomal Ag, insulin, and tetanus toxoid. Similar frequencies of these polyreactive antibody-producing cells were found in patients with Hashimoto's disease and SLE. In contrast, significantly higher frequencies of cell precursors producing monoreactive IgG autoantibodies to thyroid Ag (thyroglobulin and thyroid microsomal Ag) and ssDNA were found in Hashimoto's disease and SLE patients, respectively. Calculation of the Kd revealed that monoclonal polyreactive antibodies were in general low affinity (Kd, 10(-3) to 10(-7) mol/liter), whereas monoclonal monoreactive autoantibodies were high affinity (Kd, 10(-9) to 10(-11) mol/liter). The detected frequency and high affinity of the monoreactive autoantibodies in Hashimoto's disease and SLE patients were comparable to those of anti-tetanus toxoid and anti-insulin IgG mAb produced by B cell clones from vaccinated healthy subjects and insulin-treated patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, respectively. These findings support the hypothesis that the autoimmune B cell repertoire in patients with organ-specific and systemic autoimmunity is shaped by Ag-driven responses rather than merely reflecting a polyclonal B cell activation.     

Dynamics of lipid-protein interactions. Interaction of apolipoprotein A-II from human plasma high density lipoproteins with dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine

ApoA-II and dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine (DMPC) spontaneously associate to give three different complexes whose structures are determined by the initial reactant concentration and by the reaction temperature with respect to Tc (23.9 degrees C), the gel to liquid crystalline transition temperature of DMPC. At an initial lipid to protein ratio of 45/1, a single complex (2.29 x 10(5) daltons) is quantitatively formed at all temperatures between Tc - 4 degrees C and Tc + 6 degrees C. When the 45/1 complex is mixed with DMPC liposomes there is lipid exchange but no net transfer of lipid, so that the structure of the complex remains unaltered. At an initial molar ratio of 100 to 300:1, the reaction scheme is more complex. At 24 degrees C a 240/1 complex (1.5 x 10(6) daltons) is formed from a precursor 75/1 complex (3.43 x 10(5) daltons) if excess (approximately 300 mol/mol) lipid is present. The 75/1 complex exhibits lipid exchange in the presence of added DMPC liposomes at 24 degrees C, and both the 75/1 and the 240/1 complex can be converted to smaller protein-rich complexes in the presence of added apoA-II. These results suggest that the initial lipid/protein ratio and the physical state of a lipid or lipid . protein complex determines the composition and structure of the resulting complex and support the view that lipid-protein interactions are stronger than protein-protein or lipid-lipid interactions.     

Chloroplast cytochrome b-6. Molecular composition as a lipoprotein.

Disc electrophoretically homogeneous spinach-chloroplast cytochrome b-6 was found to be a lipoprotein whose redox potential was essentially unchanged during isolation. These results further support the hypothesis of Triton X-100/4 M urea, pH 8, as a useful extracting medium for membrane lipoproteins. Cytochrome b-6 was found to have a heme equivalent dry weight of 1 mol of heme per 60000 g. Of this, 20000 g was lipid-extractable. The molecular weight was 60000 with a partial specific volume of 0.84 ml/g. The protein portion of the molecule (40000) consisted of 1 polypeptide chain of 20000 daltons, 1 of 9600 daltons and 2 of 6600 daltons. A simple lipid composition (relative to the original membrane) was found consisting of 7 mol of chlorophyll a and 6 mol of cardiolipin per mol of cytochrome; these two lipids thus account for about 75-80% of the lipid content. An unidentified minor neutral lipid and minor polar lipid were also detected. At pH 7.0 in the presence of 0.5% Triton X-100, E'-o was -0.080 V, and in the absence of Triton X-100, E'-o was -0.120 V. At pH 8 in 0.5% Triton X-100, E'-o was -0.084 V, thus indicating that the redox potential is independent of pH in the region 7-8. The redox reaction proceeded via a one-electron-transfer.     

Further biochemical data on Qa-2

The Qa-2 differentiation alloantigen is coded by a gene situated between the D and Tla loci of the murine major histocompatibility complex (H-2). Qa-2-bearing protein was isolated by immunoprecipitation and found to be composed of subunits of 40 000 and 12 000 daltons by SDS polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE). The 12 000 dalton material was identified as 2-microglobulin (2M) by its molecular weight (SDS PAGE), charge (isoelectric focusing), antigenicity (reactivity with xenogenic anti- 2M), and genetics. The 40 000 dalton mol. wt. of Qa-2 heavy chain is 5 000 daltons less than that of D and K molecules (45 000 daltons). The quantity of Qa-2 isolated by immunoprecipitation was found to vary in a strain-specific fashion and as much as a 15-fold difference was observed.Abbreviations used in this paper B6 C57BL/6 strain mice - B10 C57BL/10 mice - 2M beta 2-microglobulin - IEF isoelectric focusing - K 1000 daltons - MHC major histocompatibility complex - PAGE polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis - SDS sodium dodecyl sulfate - TL thymusleukemia antigen     

High-affinity antibodies to ssDNA are produced by CD-B cells in systemic lupus erythematosus patients

It was previously shown that human CD5+B cells are committed to the production of polyreactive "autoantibodies" that bind different self-Ag, including ssDNA, IgG Fc fragment, thyroglobulin, and insulin, as well as exogenous Ag, e.g., tetanus toxoid and other bacterial components. To define the contribution of the CD5+B cell subset to the production of antibodies to ssDNA in SLE, we quantitated, purified, and functionally characterized circulating CD5+ and CD5-B cells in patients and in healthy subjects. We found that in SLE patients circulating CD5+B cells were not increased in number, and both CD5+ and C5-B cells spontaneously secreted antibodies to ssDNA. Studies of the mAb we generated using CD5+ and CD5-B cells revealed that two types of antibody to ssDNA are produced in SLE. The first type, of the IgM class, is produced mainly by CD5+B cells and displays a moderate affinity for ssDNA (Kd, 10(-6) to 10(-7) mol/liter) and is polyreactive, not dissimilar to the autoantibodies inducible in the normal human B cell repertoire by polyclonal activation. The second type, mostly of the IgG and IgA class, is produced mainly by CD5-B cells and displays a higher affinity (Kd, 10(-8) mol/liter) for and reacts only with ssDNA. The functional features of the high affinity anti-ssDNA antibodies and the phenotype of their producing B cells mimic those characteristic of a "mature" Ag-driven response, such as that to tetanus toxoid in tetanus toxoid-vaccinated subjects.     

The predominant protein of canine seminal plasma is an enzyme

One protein in canine seminal plasma accounts for over 90% of the total protein and is present at the high concentration of approximately 10 mg/ml. We demonstrate that this predominant protein is a proteolytic enzyme. The enzyme has been purified and migrates as a single symmetrical peak of apparent molecular mass of 29,000 daltons on a column of Sephadex G-75 and as a single band of approximately 30,000 daltons when analyzed by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis under nonreducing conditions. Under reducing conditions, the enzyme dissociates into subunits of 15,000 and 12,000-14,000 daltons. The 15,000-dalton subunit contains the enzyme active site as determined by labeling with [3H]diisopropyl fluorophosphate. The enzyme hydrolyzed the synthetic ester substrates N alpha-benzoyl-L-arginine ethyl ester and N alpha-tosyl-L-arginine methyl ester with maximum specific activities at 25 degrees C of 105 mumol/min/mg and 33 mumol/min/mg, and Km values of 7.4 and 9.1 mM, respectively. The enzyme exhibited a pH optimum of 8.0. The metal ions, Cu2+, Zn2+, Cd2+, and Co2+ were reversible inhibitors and diisopropyl fluorophosphate and phenylmethanesulfonyl fluoride irreversible inhibitors of enzymatic activity. By immunofluorescence, the enzyme can be detected on the tail and postacrosomal regions of washed ejaculated canine sperm, but it is absent from epididymal sperm.