蛋白质晶体中的分子堆砌与晶体生长

根据蛋白质晶体结构研究的结果,阐述了蛋白质晶体中分子堆砌模式和分子间的相互作用;并讨论了某些因素对分子堆砌及结晶的影响。     

遗传标记及其在作物品种鉴定中的应用

本文评述了用于作物品种鉴定的形态标记（morphological markers）、细胞标记（cytological markers）、生化标记（biochemical markers）、分子标记（molecular markers）的优缺点。重点评述了分子标记在作物品种鉴定中的应用。文中除对蛋白质电泳指纹图谱——同工酶和贮藏蛋白（包括醇溶性蛋白、清蛋白、谷蛋白、球蛋白等）电泳产生的指纹图谱的应用外,较详细地介绍了近年来DNA指纹图谱技术;包括限制片段长度多态性（restriction fragment length polymorphism,简称RFLP）、随机扩增多态性DNA (random amplified po lymorphic DNA,简称RAPD)、小卫星DNA（minisatellite DNA）、微卫星DNA（microsatellite DNA）,简单重复序列间扩增（intersimple sequence repeats,简称ISSR）,扩增片段长度多态性（amplified fragment length polymorphism,简称AFLP）以及CAPS (cleaved amplified polymorphic sequences)和SNPS (single nucleotide polymorphisms)对作物品种鉴定和新品种登记,品种纯度和真实性的检验以及品种间亲缘关系的探讨和在分类研究中的贡献等。     

植物基因转译产物的定位与加工

植物基因转译产物的定位与加工朱祯（中国科学院遗传研究所）目前,在真核细胞中至少已发现了三十多种细胞器（Ｏｒｇａｎｅｌｌｅｓ）或亚细胞结构,它们通常是由脂质膜分隔开来的小室（Ｃｏｍｐａｒｔｍｅｎｔｓ）所组成。细胞中每一种细胞器都含有一组特定的蛋白质分子。这些蛋白质分子在很大程度上决定了细胞器的结构和功能。细胞通过这种分室作用（Ｃｏｍｐａｒｔｍｅｔａｔｉｏｎ）对其自身的生理及生化过程进行有效地调节,使上述过程有一定的时空范围内有序地进行。     

传标记及其在作物品种鉴定中的应用

本文评述了用于作物品种鉴定的形态标记（morphological markers）、细胞标记（cytological markers）、生化标记（biochemical markers）、分子标记（molecular markers）的优缺点。重点评述了分子标记在作物品种鉴定中的应用。文中除对蛋白质电泳指纹图谱－－同工酶和贮茂蛋白（包括醇溶性蛋白、清蛋白、谷蛋白、球蛋白等）电泳产生的指纹图谱的应用外,较详细地介绍了近年来ＤＮＡ指纹图谱技术;包括限制片段长度多态性（restriction fragment length polymorphism,简称ＲＦＬＰ)、随机扩增多态性ＤＮＡ（random amplified polymorphic DNA,简称ＲＡＰＤ）、小卫星ＤＮＡ（minisatellite DNA）、微卫生ＤＡＮmicrosatellite DNA）,简单重复序列间扩增（intersimple sequence repeats,简称ＩＳＳＲ）,扩增片段长度多态性（amplified fragment length polymor-phism,简称ＡＦＬＰ）以及ＣＡＰＳ（cleaved amplified polymorphic sequences）和ＳＮＰＳ（single mucleotide polymor-phisms）对作物品种鉴定和新品种登记,品种纯度和真实性的检验以及品种间亲缘关系的探讨和在分类研究中的贡献等。     

抗体片段在铂纳米粒子表面的构象重构

目的 最近在金纳米粒子（AuNPs）表面重构抗体片段的天然构象和功能的研究表明分子构象工程的可行性。本质上,分子构象工程就是要像蛋白质折叠一样,通过精确控制柔性非功能分子的构象使其产生新功能。本文在铂纳米粒子（PtNPs）表面重构抗体互补决定簇区（CDR）片段的天然构象和功能,旨在探索分子构象工程的普适性及揭示蛋白质结构-功能机制。方法 本文将抗溶菌酶抗体（cAB-lys3）中的CDR3片段（在单独存在时没有稳定构象和功能）通过两个Pt-S键偶联到PtNPs表面。CDR片段的天然构象和功能的恢复通过它对溶菌酶活性的抑制来表征。结果 通过多肽密度优化和表面聚乙二醇修饰,制得基于PtNPs的抗溶菌酶人工抗体（简称铂抗体）。溶菌酶活性测试结果表明,铂抗体可以特异性结合溶菌酶并显著抑制其活性。结论 本文第一次在PtNPs表面重构了蛋白质片段的天然构象并恢复了其功能,证明分子构象工程可作为一种通用方法制备基于纳米粒子的人工蛋白质。     

苏云金杆菌遗传工程杀虫剂

苏云金芽孢杆菌（Ｂａｃｉｌｌｕｓ ｔｈｕｒｉｎｇｉｅｎｓｉｓ,简称 Ｂｔ）是一种对昆虫有致病作用的细菌。其杀虫活性物质主要是杀虫晶体蛋白质（Ｉｎｓｅｃｔｉｃｉｄｅ ｃｒｙｓｔａｌ ｐｒｏｔｅｉｎ,ＩＣＰ）。由于该杀虫剂对人、畜无害,无致癌和致畸作用,是一种有着广泛应用前景的微生物杀虫剂。 根据１９９８年最新的分类,把ＩＣＰ基因分为２５类ｃｒｙ基因和２类ｃｙｔ基因,每类ＩＣＰ基因产生针对不同昆虫的晶体蛋白质。例如,ｃｒｙ３Ａ基因产生杀鞘翅目昆虫的晶体蛋白质,而ｃｒｙ１基因所产生的活性物质主要用于防治鳞…     

制备用于结晶的蛋白质样品

制备高质量蛋白质晶体是通过X射线衍射解析蛋白质分子三维结构的关键环节,是结构生物学领域中的瓶颈问题之一。蛋白质的结晶受多因素控制,其中蛋白质样品自身的质量是影响蛋白质能否结晶及晶体质量好坏的关键因素。我们从蛋白质纯度、可溶性、均一性及表面修饰等方面介绍了如何获得适于结晶的蛋白质样品,以及如何借助相关仪器检测蛋白质样品的质量,预测蛋白质的可结晶性。     

高等植物硝酸还原酶的光调控

就近几年来光对高等植物硝酸还原酶（NR）基因表达、蛋白质合成及活性调控的研究进行了评述。     

寡聚结构变化与DegP蛋白酶的激活

种类繁多的蛋白质所发挥的各种功能对于生命现象是至关重要的,然而蛋白质的结构却总是受到体内外各种因素的干扰甚至破坏。因此,生物体为了维持蛋白质的活性构象,蛋白质质量控制（protein quality control）机制是必不可少的,而这种机制一旦失效将导致各种与蛋白质折叠相关的严重疾病,例如帕金森病（Parkinson’s disease）和阿尔茨海默病（Alzheimer’s disefse）等。分子伴侣和蛋白酶是参与蛋白质质量控制的主要两类蛋白质分子,它们能够结合错误折叠的底物蛋白并辅助其重新折叠或将其降解。DegP蛋白（又称为HtrA）是存在于大肠杆菌的膜间质中的一种热休克蛋白,对于大肠杆菌在高温下的存活是必需的。它的独特之处在于它同时具有分子伴侣和蛋白酶两种活性,因此DegP是研究蛋白质质量控制机制的一种典型样品。DegP同源蛋白（统称为HtrA蛋白家族）几乎存在于所有的生物种类中,它们的功能可能是参与细胞的胁迫反应。     

质谱鉴定PC12细胞蛋白酶体抑制剂PSI-诱导性包含体中的LBs蛋白质

路易(小)体(Lewy body, LB）构成特征的蛋白质组份（protein content）在体外形成的路易(小)体样包含体（Lewy body-like inclusion）或聚集体（aggresome）中能够获得鉴定．通过蛋白质组学方法鉴定LB蛋白质组分是一种新的途径.10 µmol/L人工合成蛋白酶体抑制剂PSI（proteasomal inhibitor）作用PC12细胞48 h使其产生PSI诱导性包含体（PSI-induced inclusions）. 为了在体外指明可能的LB蛋白质组分,通过生物化学分级分离、双向电泳（two-dimensional electrophoresis,2-D）和肽质量指纹鉴定（identification via peptide mass fingerprints,PMF）的蛋白质组学方法,鉴定了2个涉及突触递质合成的蛋白质、6个26 S蛋白酶体亚基、2个细胞骨架蛋白、2个线粒体蛋白、1个抗氧化蛋白和7个分子伴侣蛋白和（或）分子伴侣样蛋白等20个LB蛋白质组分.结果提示,当PC12细胞发生蛋白酶体抑制时,这20个LB蛋白质组分可能被富集到PSI诱导性包含体中．     

Simulation of diffusion time of small molecules in protein crystals

A simple model for evaluation of diffusion times of small molecule into protein crystals has been developed, which takes into account the physical and chemical properties both of protein crystal and the diffusing molecules. The model also includes consideration of binding and the binding affinity of a ligand to the protein. The model has been validated by simulation of experimental set-ups of several examples found in the literature. These experiments cover a wide range of situations: from small to relatively large diffusing molecules, crystals having low, medium, or high protein density, and different size. The reproduced experiments include ligand exchange in protein crystals by soaking techniques. Despite the simplifying assumptions of the model, theoretical and experimental data are in agreement with available data, with experimental diffusion times ranging from a few seconds to several hours. The method has been used successfully for planning intermediate cryotrapping experiments in maltodextrin phosphorylase crystals.     

近场扫描光学成像结合量子点标记的纳米技术在细胞生物学中的应用

近场扫描光学显微镜（NSOM）对传统的光学分辨极限产生了革命性的突破,可在超高光学分辨率下无侵人性和无破坏性地对生物样品进行观测。量子点（QDs）具有极好的光学性能,如荧光寿命长、激发谱宽、生物相容性强、光稳定性好等优点,适合先进的生物成像。NSOM结合QDs标记的纳米技术被应用在细胞生物学中。通过纳米量级NSOM免疫荧光成像（50nm）对特定蛋白分子在细胞表面的动态分布进行可视化研究和数量化分析,阐明了蛋白分子在不同细胞过程中的作用机制。因此,NSOM／QD基成像系统提供了单个蛋白分子最高分辨率的荧光图像,为可视化研究蛋白分子机制的提供了一种强有力的工具。     

Structure-Property Relationships in Liquid Crystals: Can Modelling do Better than Empiricism?

Abstract

This paper reviews the relationships observed experimentally between the physical properties of liquid crystals and the molecular structures of the constituent molecules, and reports molecular mechanics calculations designed to provide a predictive and interpretative basis for structure/property relationships in liquid crystals. The calculations are of the minimum energy configurations of dimers of interacting liquid crystal molecules, and the geometry of the dimers, relative orientation of molecular dipoles and the extent of parallel correlation are related to liquid crystal properties. A large number of structural types are examined and the results discussed in terms of dipole correlation, apolar angular correlation, chiral twist sense and transition temperatures of liquid crystals.     

Thermal motion of whole protein molecules in protein solids

A preliminary analysis is presented of whether and to what extent thermal motion of protein molecules as rigid bodies contributes to the mobility found in X-ray and M?ssbauer studies. A simple theory is advanced enabling the estimation of mean-square amplitudes of translational and librational motion of the protein molecules in crystals and amorphous glasses from the experimental data on the elastic properties of these solids. The values calculated and their dependence on the crystal packing, temperature and hydration level were found to be in good accord with the data of X-ray analysis and M?ssbauer spectroscopy. The external modes were concluded to contribute significantly to the values of mean value of chi 2 measured by the last two methods meaning that the conventional amplitudes of internal motion in proteins were overestimated. The real average amplitude of thermal motion of atoms in the protein interior should be close to that in molecular crystals, in accordance with the crystal-like packing of atoms inside the protein globule and some other "crystal-like" physical characteristics such as Young's modulus, adiabatic compressibility and thermal expansion coefficient. Factors are discussed which determine the temperature dependence of the amplitudes of external and internal modes of protein motion.     

Heat denaturation of crystalline and dissolved leghemoglobin

Heat transitions in crystals of leghemoglobin (LH) are studied by means of scanning microcalorimetry and microscopy. It has been found that LH crystals do not melt and their loss of crystal lattice is due to the denaturation of protein globules inside the crystal. Peculiarities of the crystal state (as compared to the solution) are shown in an increase in the cooperative character of heat transition and relaxation time of the system. Subsequent consideration of different variants of correlation of two stages of heat absorption by LH crystals made it possible to determine the type of physical process proceeding in the object by the shape of calorimetric curve. Both observed peaks of heat absorption were grouped with intramolecular processes of different thermodynamic properties. The first peak of heat absorption is a manifestation of intramolecular mobility, both of individual protein segments in relation to each other and of individual segments of alpha-helical regions. Thus microcalorimetry allows a study of peculiar intramolecular dynamics of globular proteins precisely in the crystal state, because the crystal as if synchronizes the movement of individual molecules at the expense of the unification of their kinetic energy, surroundings and mutual orientation.     

Shape evolution and thermal stability of lysozyme crystals: effect of pH and temperature

The properties of crystalline protein materials are closely linked to crystal shape. However, the effective strategies for the shape control of protein crystals are lacking. The conventional sitting-drop vapor-diffusion method was employed to investigate the influence of pH and temperature on the crystal nucleation behavior of hen egg white lysozyme. Moreover, the size distributions of protein crystals grown at different conditions were analyzed. Differential scanning calorimetry was employed to evaluate the thermal stability of lysozyme crystals. The results indicated that pH and temperature will affect the supersaturation and electrostatic interactions among protein molecules in the nucleation process. In particular, the crystals with different aspect ratios can be selectively nucleated, depending upon the choice of pH and temperature. Therefore, this study provided a simple method for obtaining shape-controlled lysozyme crystals and supplied some information on thermal behaviors of lysozyme crystals grown at different pH values.     

家蝇转铁蛋白基因的克隆和生物信息学分析

为了研究家蝇转铁蛋白基因功能,获得全长cDNA序列并对其蛋白序列进行生物信息学分析,利用在线分析程序和相关工具软件分析转铁蛋白基因的开放读码框,分析编码蛋白的理化性质、结构域、并预测其空间结构和功能。结果表明家蝇转铁蛋白基因编码蛋白由622个氨基酸组成,分子量为70.58kDa,理论等电点为5.33,为稳定蛋白,有跨膜区,含有信号肽,该蛋白属于TR-FER保守结构域家族,亚细胞定位于细胞核,二级结构以无规则卷曲为主,功能预测该蛋白具有酶活性。     

2型糖尿病人口腔高温G蛋白(HTPG)生物信息学分析

利用一系列生物信息学软件分析了2型糖尿病患者口腔微生物(放线共生放线杆菌)中的高温G蛋白的氨基酸组成、等电点、结构域、特征位点、二级结构等蛋白质性质。结果表明:高温G蛋白分子式为:C3167H4975N849O975S14,属于稳定蛋白;二级结构主要是以α-螺旋为主。初步预测了高温G蛋白的理化性质并初步确定了其二级结构。     

植物SUMO化修饰及其生物学功能

SUMO化修饰是细胞内蛋白质功能调节的重要方式之一。植物中的SUMO化修饰途径由SUMO分子和SUMO化酶系组成。SUMO化修饰是一个可逆的动态过程。SUMO前体蛋白在SUMO特异性蛋白酶的作用下成熟,随后通过SUMO活化酶、SUMO结合酶和SUMO连接酶将靶蛋白SUMO化,最后SUMO特异性蛋白酶将SUMO与靶蛋白分离,重新进入SUMO化循环。初步研究表明,植物SUMO化修饰参与植物花期调控、激素信号转导、抗病防御以及逆境应答等生理过程。     

Investigations of Nematic-Isotropic Transition by Means of Constant Pressure Molecular Dynamics Simulations

Abstract

Constant pressure molecular dynamics simulations, which secure the system to be under hydrostatic pressure, are used to simulate the behavior of liquid crystals consisting of anisotropic molecules with both translational and orientational freedom. In order to investigate to what extent can the properties known to real liquid crystalline phases be explained by the anisotropy of the shape of the molecules alone, the molecular dynamic (MD) simulation uses purely repulsive short-range pair potentials representing soft spherocylinders. A clear change in the microscopic as well as the macroscopic physical properties are observed near the phase transition from nematic liquid crystal to isotropic liquid.