PI3K/AKT通路在动物葡萄糖代谢中的研究进展

葡萄糖代谢稳态对维持动物健康水平至关重要。磷脂酰肌醇3-激酶(phosphoinositide 3-kinase,PI3K)是受体酪氨酸激酶(receptor tyrosine kinase, RTK)和G蛋白偶联受体(G protein-coupled receptor, GPCR)共同调控的下游效应因子。它能够磷酸化磷脂酰肌醇(phosphatidylinositol, PI)上肌醇环的D3羟基,生成第二信使磷脂酰肌醇-3,4,5-三磷酸(PI-3,4,5-P3, PIP3)。PIP3的生成可以促使蛋白激酶B(protein kinase B,AKT/PKB)在细胞膜处募集并诱导其变构激活,活化的AKT可以通过调节下游靶标的活性来调控机体的葡萄糖代谢过程和其他生物学功能。鉴于PI3K/AKT信号通路在动物机体葡萄糖代谢以及人类2型糖尿病(type2 diabetes mellitus, T2DM)等疾病中的重要调控作用,该文就PI3K/AKT信号通路及相关重要调控因子的生物学功能与分子机制进行综述。     

磷脂酰肌醇3-激酶γ/δ与炎症相关疾病

磷脂酰肌醇3-激酶(PI3K)是一类脂质与蛋白激酶家族,其主要通过在磷脂酰肌醇的肌醇环三位进行磷酸化产生胞内重要的第二信使——磷脂酰肌醇-3,4,5-三磷酸(phosphatidyl inositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate,PIP3)而发挥作用.磷脂酰肌醇3-激酶γ/δ(PI3Kγ/δ)是I类PI3K家族中的成员,其主要表达于免疫相关细胞中,这2种PI3K亚型参与先天性与获得性免疫应答.因此,PI3Kγ/PI3Kδ被视为因免疫反应调控异常导致的炎症疾病的治疗药物靶点.目前,利用特异性抑制剂靶向干预PI3Kγ和/或PI3Kδ,成为炎症相关疾病治疗的新策略.本文简介了PI3Kγ与PI3Kδ在不同类型免疫细胞中的功能;并就采用小分子特异性抑制剂,靶向抑制PI3Kγ和/或PI3Kδ在各类炎症相关疾病中的治疗作用和效果进行综述.     

磷脂酰肌醇 -3 激酶不直接调控PC12 细胞的分泌

磷脂酰肌醇-3激酶(PI3K)是磷脂酰肌醇代谢过程中一种重要的酶,通过其代谢产物参与了对多种细胞生理活动的调节,如囊泡运输、细胞骨架重组、细胞存活、吞噬作用、细胞凋亡等.为研究其对细胞分泌功能的作用,使用磷脂酰肌醇-3激酶家族的特异性抑制剂渥曼青霉素(wortmannin)阻断磷脂酰肌醇-3激酶的活性,以EGFP-2xFYVE融合蛋白与磷脂酰肌醇-3-磷酸(PtdIns-3-P)的结合为指征,使用荧光显微成像技术检测渥曼青霉素对磷脂酰肌醇-3激酶的抑制作用,采用膜片钳膜电容测量方法及光解钙离子释放技术检测渥曼青霉素对PC12细胞分泌功能的影响.实验结果表明,wortmannin阻断了磷脂酰肌醇-3激酶的活性,抑制了磷脂酰肌醇-3-磷酸(PtdIns-3-P)的产生,并使FYVE与PtdIns-3-P解离,但渥曼青霉素处理之前和处理30 min后的PC12细胞分泌反应的幅度、动力学特性和分泌的钙依赖性均无显著差异,表明磷脂酰肌醇-3激酶对PC12细胞的分泌无显著的直接影响.     

PI3K-Akt信号传导通路对糖代谢的调控作用

磷脂酰肌醇3-激酶(PI3Ks)作为酪氨酸激酶和G蛋白偶联受体的主要下游分子,通过催化产生第二信使3,4,5-三磷酸磷脂酰肌醇(PIP3)并激活Akt、糖原合酶激酶-3(GSK-3)、Forkhead转录因子FoxO1、mTOR(mammalian target of rapamycin)等下游分子,将多种生长因子及细胞因子的信号传递到细胞内,从而对细胞增殖、分化、凋亡和葡萄糖转运等多种生物过程起重要的调节作用.PTEN(phosphatase and tensin homologue)是PI3K信号通路的重要负调节因子.本文将对PI3K-Akt信号通路在糖代谢中的作用予以简要综述.     

PI3K 抑制剂抗肿瘤临床研究进展

磷脂酰肌醇-3-激酶 (PI3K) 是一种胞内磷脂酰肌醇激酶,在介导细胞生长、发育、分裂、分化和凋亡等过程中发挥重要作用,因此 PI3K 抑制剂的开发已成为当前抗癌新药研究的热点之一。目前已有多个 PI3K 抑制剂进入临床研究阶段或已上市,其单用或与其他药物联 用的疗效和安全性有待进一步临床验证。综述 PI3K 抑制剂作为抗肿瘤药物的临床研究进展,为其进一步研究与应用提供参考。     

综述: Ⅲ型磷脂酰肌醇3-激酶复合物与自噬的研究进展

Ⅲ型磷脂酰肌醇3-激酶(class Ⅲ PI3K)是以磷脂酰肌醇(PtdIns)为底物催化产生PtdIns3 P的激酶,与多种不同的调节蛋白结合形成Ⅲ型PI3K(PI3KC3)复合物,在自噬及膜泡运输中起重要作用．PI3KC3复合物组成成员PI(3)KC3、p150、Beclin 1、ATG14L、UVRAG、Bif-1和Rubicon在进化上大多具有高度的同源性和保守性,并且与神经系统发育、胸腹腔内脏反位及肿瘤等多种疾病的发生和发展密切相关．     

SHIP2通过抑制PI3-K/Akt信号通路降低胰岛素敏感性

含SH2结构域的肌醇多磷酸5'-磷酸酶-2(Srchomology 2 domain containing insitol polyphos-phate5'-phosphatase2,SHIP2)负向调节磷脂酰肌醇3-激酶/蛋白激酶B依赖的胰岛素信号通路,降低胰岛素敏感性。SHIP2基因的变异能显著改变胰岛素敏感性。抑制内源性SHIP2蛋白或其基因表达,能够提高胰岛素敏感性,从而改善胰岛素抵抗,有可能成为研究胰岛素抵抗相关疾病发病机制和治疗药物开发的新途径。     

磷脂酰肌醇3激酶与胰岛素抵抗

胰岛素(Insulin,INS)通过胰岛素信号转导途径发挥其促进合成代谢、稳定血糖的生理作用,磷脂酰肌醇-3激酶(phos-phatidylinositol-3-kinase,PI-3K)是胰岛素信号转导中的关键分子.PI-3K是由催化和调节亚基构成的异源二聚体.催化和调节亚基在数量上保持平衡,此平衡的紊乱可以改变PI-3K的活性.研究表明调节亚基p85α与胰岛素的敏感性成负相关,动物和人胰岛素抵抗(Insulin resistance,IR)发生调节亚基p85α的过度表达.     

蛋白激酶B/Akt抑制剂

磷脂酰肌醇-3-激酶(phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase,PI3K)/蛋白激酶B(protein kinase B,PKB/Akt)信号通路在细胞生长与存活中起着关键作用,PI3K/Akt通路的过度激活在多种肿瘤中常见。Akt激酶本身以及Akt激酶上游调节分子,例如PTEN和PI3K,在超过50%的人类肿瘤中均有异常变化。因此Akt成为肿瘤预防和肿瘤靶向治疗的热点之一。许多小分子化合物通过不同机制抑制Akt活性,根据小分子抑制剂与激酶的结合部位和化学结构不同,主要分为ATP竞争性抑制剂、Akt变构抑制剂和磷脂酰肌醇类似物抑制剂。本文综述了PI3K/Akt通路与肿瘤的关系和Akt抑制剂的研究现状,为新型抗癌药物的设计研究提供参考。     

磷脂酰肌醇3- 激酶对心脏的调节

磷脂酰肌醇3-激酶(phosphatidylinosito1 3-kinase,PI3K)是体内很多生理过程中起关键作用的信号分子,PI3K介导的信号转导通路调节细胞的增生、分化、凋亡等活动。以往研究较多的是PI3K与肿瘤发生发展的关系,最近很多研究发现PI3K介导的信号转导通路对心脏具有重要的调节功能。本文就近年来关于PI3K的结构和功能以及PI3K对心脏的调节的研究作一综述。     

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.     

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     

Comparative morphology of the carpel in the Liliaceae: Hewardieae, Petrosavieae, and Tricyrteae

The young pistils in the melanthioid tribes, Hewardieae, Petrosavieae and Tricyrteae, are uniformly tricarpellate and syncarpous. They lack raphide idioblasts. All are multiovulate, with bitegmic ovules. The Petrosavieae are marked by the presence of septal glands and incomplete syncarpy. Tepals and stamens adhere to the ovary in the Hewardieae and the Petrosavieae but not in the Tricyrteae. Two vascular bundles occur in the stamens of the Hewartlieae and Tricyrtis latifolia. Ventral bundles in the upper part of the ovary of the Hewardieae are continuous with compound septal bundles and placental bundles in the lower part. Putative ventral bundles occur in the alternate position in the Tricyrteae and putative placental bundles in the opposite. position in the Petrosavieae. The dichtomously branched stigma in each carpel of the Tricyrteae is supplied by a bifurcated dorsal bundle.     

Entwicklungsgeschichte und Ultrastruktur von Pollenkitt und Exine bei nahe verwandten entomophilen und anemophilen Angiospermensippen derAlismataceae,Liliaceae, Juncaceae,Cyperaceae, Poaceae undAraceae

Some closely related members of the monocotyledonous familiesAlismataceae, Liliaceae, Juncaceae, Cyperaceae, Poaceae andAraceae with variable modes of pollination (insect- and wind-pollination) were studied in relation to the ultrastructure of pollenkitt and exine (amount, consistency and distribution of pollenkitt on the surface of pollen grains). The character syndromes of pollen cementing in entomophilous, anemophilous and intermediate (ambophilous or amphiphilous) monocotyledons are the same in principal as in dicotyledons. Comparing present with former results one can summarize: 1) The pollenkitt is always produced in the same manner by the anther tapetum in all angiosperm sub-classes. 2) The variable stickiness of entomophilous and anemophilous pollen always depends on the particular distribution and consistency of the pollenkitt, but not its amount on the pollen surface. 3) The mostly dry and powdery pollen of anemophilous plants always contains a variable amount of inactive pollenkitt in its exine cavities. 4) A step-by step change of the pollen cementing syndrome can be observed from entomophily towards anemophily. 5) From the omnipresence of pollenkitt in all wind-pollinated angiosperms studied one can conclude that the ancestors of anemophilous angiosperms probably have been zoophilous (i.e. entomophilous) throughout.

     

Identification and Characterization of the First Equine Parainfluenza Virus 5

正Dear Editor,Parainfluenza virus 5 (PIV5), known as canine parainfluenza virus in the veterinary field, is a negative-sense,nonsegmented, single-stranded RNA virus belonging to the Paramyxoviridae family (Chen 2018). The virus was first reported in primary monkey kidney cells in 1954 (Hsiung1972), then it has been frequently discovered in various