蛋白质组学在细菌应激反应研究中的应用

当外部生存环境发生变化时,细菌会在短时间内发生应激反应。利用双向凝胶电泳技术结合生物质谱鉴定的方法对细菌蛋白表达谱变化进行研究,是细菌转录谱变化研究的深入和扩展,是细菌应激反应研究中的新热点。综述了蛋白质组学在细菌应激反应研究中的应用现状和存在问题。     

神经干细胞定向分化过程中溶酶体表达变化的研究

目的对神经干细胞向神经元定向分化过程中溶酶体的表达变化进行观察研究。方法采用细胞培养技术、荧光免疫细胞化学技术以及光电镜酶细胞化学技术对神经干细胞向神经元定向分化过程中溶酶体的表达变化进行观察。结果在神经干细胞向神经元定向分化的过程中,随着细胞分化的不断成熟,溶酶体的表达亦发生着变化。分化初期主要以核周附近表达明显,至神经元分化成熟则散在分布于胞质中及突起内,且表现有圆形、线状两种形态。结论在神经干细胞向神经元定向分化过程中溶酶体发生表达分布的变化,说明其参与了细胞的代谢和细胞内物质的运输。     

神经干细胞分化过程中微管蛋白表达变化的光电镜观察

目的对神经干细胞向神经元定向分化过程中微管蛋白的表达变化进行光、电镜观察研究。方法采用细胞培养技术、免疫荧光技术以及免疫电镜技术对神经干细胞向神经元定向分化过程中微管蛋白的表达变化进行观察。结果在神经干细胞向神经元定向分化的不同时期,存在微管蛋白的表达变化,在分化初期以核周附近分布明显,随神经元的成熟散在分布于胞质中及突起内,形成细网状,构成细胞骨架,维持细胞形态。结论在神经干细胞向神经元定向分化过程中伴随有微管蛋白的表达变化,随神经元的成熟而构成细胞骨架,维持细胞形态。     

细胞粘附分子在IgA肾病患者肾组织中的表达──定量免疫组织化学研究

本研究应用免疫组织化学方法及计算机图象分析系统,对４７例ＩｇＡ肾病患者肾组织中细胞间粘附分子－１（ＩＣＡＭ－１）和血管细胞粘附分子－１（ＶＣＡＭ－１）的变化进行了定量研究。以此进一步探讨细胞粘附分子在ＩｇＡ肾病肾脏损伤中的作用变化机理。本文的结果显示：ＩＣＡＭ－１和ＶＣＡＭ－１在ＩｇＡ肾病肾小球内表达均增加,且与肾小球病变程度有密切关系。肾小球病变越重,上述粘附分子在肾小球内表达越强。重度ＩｇＡ肾病患者肾小球内ＩＣＡＭ－１和ＶＣＡＭ－１的表达最强。在伴有炎症细胞浸润的肾间质中ＩＣＡＭ－１也有存在。这一结果说明,ＩＣＡＭ－１和ＶＣＡＭ－１表达强度的变化与ＩｇＡ肾病的发展有密切的关系。     

正常生理及ISCOM疫苗免疫下小鼠乳腺Fc受体基因表达变化

本研究对小鼠不同生理阶段以及免疫条件下,乳腺内FcRn基因mRNA表达量的变化进行了分析。选择100只健康昆明小白鼠分为4组,在其分娩后4d分别进行如下制剂处理:灭菌生理盐水、脂肪酶蛋白(Lipase)+灭菌生理盐水、空免疫刺激复合物(ISCOM)、Lipase-ISCOM。分娩后8d和12d用间接ELISA法测定乳中和血清中的特异性IgG效价,用RealTimePCR检测小鼠乳腺中FcRn基因的相对表达量,而正常生理状态乳腺内FcRn基因mRNA表达量的变化分别是在分娩后1d、4d、8d和12d进行检测。结果表明:正常状态下,乳腺B2M和FCGRT基因mRNA分别在0和1d表达最高,随后表达量下降并保持在一个稳定水平。免疫条件下,乳腺B2M和FCGRT基因mRNA显著上升。由此可知,免疫刺激可以引起小鼠乳FcRn基因表达上调。     

蛋白质水平解析高山嵩草对青藏高原昼夜环境的响应（英文）

高山嵩草(Kobresia pygmaea)是高寒草甸的重要建群种,其生长发育同时受到年际、季节和昼夜环境变化的影响,但目前对高山嵩草响应昼夜环境变化的研究很少。本研究通过差异蛋白质组学的方法,结合抗氧化酶活性测定和蛋白质免疫印迹技术,分析了高山嵩草在一天中每4个小时的蛋白质表达变化。结果表明:在白天的高温、强光和紫外辐射,以及夜里的低温等不利条件下,高山嵩草体内的抗氧化酶、热休克蛋白和脱落酸代谢相关的蛋白质等能够被大量诱导表达,从而对细胞和机体起到保护作用。同时,受蛋白质调控的一些生命活动如光合作用会集中在较为适宜的时间段进行。通过体内蛋白质表达的可塑性和灵活性,高山嵩草能够有效地应对短时间里环境的变化。     

急性腹腔内感染对大鼠外周血及重要脏器内瘦素表达水平的影响

目的：研究急性腹腔内感染对外周血及重要脏器内瘦素（Leptin）表达水平的影响,探讨Leptin在急性炎症反应中的作用。方法：建立大鼠盲肠结扎穿孔模型,设立假手术组和脂肪乳、单纯损伤、雌二醇、胰岛素组等实验组,采用放免分析法测量伤后12 h血清Leptin浓度,并用RT-PCR检测脂肪、肺及肝内Leptin mRNA表达的变化。结果：与伤后假手术组血清Leptin水平相比,其他四组与之无显著差异,但脂肪乳组显著高于单纯损伤和雌二醇组。与伤后假手术组Leptin mRNA表达水平相比,其他四组在脂肪、肺和肝内有不同程度的变化,脂肪乳组在脂肪内Leptin mRNA表达升高而在肺、肝内表达降低。结论：创伤后能量代谢和神经-内分泌功能的改变会影响Leptin的表达水平,提示Leptin可能作为一种保护因子参与恢复内环境稳定的过程。     

坐骨神经结扎后大鼠背根神经节和脊髓CGRP表达的变化

目的研究大鼠坐骨神经结扎后降钙素基因相关肽(calcitoningene-relatedpeptide,CGRP)表达变化。方法SD大鼠随机分为假手术对照组和坐骨神经结扎组,实验组结扎后分别存活1、3、5、7、14、21和28d(n=8),免疫荧光(双标法)和免疫组织化学(SABC法)观察术后不同时间点CGRP和NGF在坐骨神经、背根神经节(dorsalrootganglion,DRG)和脊髓的表达变化,Westernblot结合图像分析技术对不同时间的变化进行定量测定。结果术后1d结扎远端坐骨神经内NGF大量堆积,持续到28d仍高于正常。结扎后7dDRG内CGRP阳性细胞百分率减少,持续到28d仍低于正常;结扎后14d脊髓后角CGRP下降,28d仍低于正常,各时间点脊髓前角CGRP表达未见明显变化。结论神经结扎可导致DRG和脊髓后角的CGRP表达下调,可能与靶源性的NGF来源减少有关。     

重复性低氧对小鼠脑组织MMP-2及 MMP-9含量与活性的影响

目的：探讨重复性低氧对小鼠脑组织内MMP-2和MMP-9的蛋白表达量及活性的变化。方法：将BALA／C小鼠随机分成常氧对照组（I加）、急性低氧1、2、3、4次组（H1～H4）共5组。应用SDS-PAGE、Western—blot等生化技术,并结合Gel Doc凝胶成像系统,半定量检测5组小鼠大脑皮层和海马组织内MMP-2及MMP-9的蛋白表达量及其活性的变化。结果：①随着低氧次数的增加,小鼠海马组织内MMP-2的蛋白表达量呈现先增后降的趋势,其中H4组MMP-2蛋白表达量的降低显著（P〈0．05,n=6）,而小鼠大脑皮层组织内MMP-2的蛋白表达量变化不明显。此外,在海马和大脑皮层组织内均未检测到MMP-2的活性组分;②海马组织内MMP-9的蛋白表达量随重复性低氧次数的增加,其含量也呈现先增后降的趋势,且H1组MMP-9表达量的增高和H4组MMP-9表达量的降低均具有显著意义（P〈0．05）。同样,海马组织内MMP-9活性组分的变化与其蛋白表达量变化趋势一致,与H0组相比．H1组MMP-9活性组分增高和H4组的降低均显著（P〈0．05）。大脑皮层组织内MMP-9表达量及其活性组分在脑低氧预处理过程中均无显著性变化。结论：MMP-2和MMP-9可能在脑低氧预处理过程中具有一定的作用．且提示其蛋白表达量及活性在大脑皮层和海马组织内的差异变化可能与大脑皮层和海马组织对低氧的选择易损性不同有关。     

酵母提取物和海带水提液促大肠杆菌生长机理初步研究

研究海带水提液和酵母提取物促大肠杆菌生长的机理。采用二维电泳 (2 DE)和生物质谱等蛋白质组技术对细菌的全蛋白质表达进行研究。发现 8种蛋白出现有规律的变化 ,其中 ,2种蛋白在对数期各组表达量均增高 ,4种蛋白在各组表达量下降且实验组下降更明显 ,1种蛋白在实验组表达量明显降低而对照组无明显变化。     

CIN85 is localized at synapses and forms a complex with S-SCAM via dendrin

Membrane-associated guanylate kinase inverted (MAGI)-1 plays a role as a scaffold at cell junctions in non-neuronal cells, while S-SCAM, its neuronal isoform, is involved in the organization of synapses. A search for MAGI-1-interacting proteins by yeast two-hybrid screening of a kidney cDNA library yielded dendrin. As dendrin was originally reported as a brain-specific postsynaptic protein, we tested the interaction between dendrin and S-SCAM and revealed that dendrin binds to the WW domains of S-SCAM. Dendrin is known to be dendritically translated but its function is largely unknown. To gain insights into the physiological meaning of the interaction, we performed a second yeast two-hybrid screening using dendrin as a bait. We identified CIN85, an endocytic scaffold protein, as a putative dendrin-interactor. Immunocytochemistry and subcellular fractionation analysis supported the synaptic localization of CIN85. The first SH3 domain and the C-terminal region of CIN85 bind to the proline-rich region and the N-terminal region of dendrin, respectively. In vitro experiments suggest that dendrin forms a ternary complex with CIN85 and S-SCAM and that this complex formation facilitates the recruitment of dendrin and S-SCAM to vesicle-like structures where CIN85 is accumulated.     

Expression of DENDRIN in several glomerular diseases and correlation to pathological parameters and renal failure - preliminary study

Background

In glomerular injury dendrin translocates from the slit diaphragm to the podocyte nucleus, inducing apoptosis. We analyzed dendrin expression in IgA glomerulonephritis and Henoch Schönlein purpura (IgAN/HSP) versus in podocytopathies minimal change disease (MCD) and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), and compared it to pathohistological findings and renal function at the time of biopsy and the last follow-up.

Methods

Twenty males and 13 females with median of age 35?years (min-max: 3–76) who underwent percutaneous renal biopsy and had diagnosis of glomerular disease (GD) were included in this retrospective study. Fifteen patients had IgAN/HSP and eighteen podocytopathy. Control group consisted of ten patients who underwent nephrectomy due to renal cancer. Dendrin expression pattern (membranous, dual, nuclear or negative), number of dendrin positive nuclei and proportion of dendrin negative glomeruli were analyzed.

Results

In GD and the control group significant differences in number of dendrin positive nuclei and proportion of dendrin negative glomeruli were found (P?=?0.004 and P?=?0.003, respectively). Number of dendrin positive nuclei was higher in podocytopathies than in IgAN/HSP, 3.90 versus 1.67 (P?=?0.028). Proportion of dendrin negative glomeruli correlated to higher rates of interstitial fibrosis (P?=?0.038), tubular atrophy (P?=?0.011) and globally sclerotic glomeruli (P?=?0.008). Dual and nuclear dendrin expression pattern were connected with lower rate of interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy than negative dendrin expression pattern (P?=?0.024 and P?=?0.017, respectively). Proportion of dendrin negative glomeruli correlated with lower creatinine clearance (CC) at the time of biopsy and the last follow-up (P?=?0.010 and P?<?0.001, respectively). Dendrin expression pattern correlated to CC at the last follow-up (P?=?0.009), being lower in patients with negative than nuclear or dual dendrin expression (P?=?0.034 and P?=?0.004, respectively).

Conclusion

In this pilot study the number of dendrin positive nuclei was higher in podocytopathies than in inflammatory GD. Negative dendrin expression pattern correlated to chronic tubulointerstitial changes and lower CC, which needs to be confirmed in a larger series.

     

Yes-associated Protein (YAP) Promotes Cell Survival by Inhibiting Proapoptotic Dendrin Signaling

Kidney podocytes are highly specialized terminally differentiated cells that form the final barrier to urinary protein loss. Podocytes are a target for injury by metabolic, autoimmune, hereditary, inflammatory, and other stressors. Persistence of podocyte injury leads to podocyte death and loss, which results in progressive kidney damage and ultimately kidney failure. Dendrin is a dual compartment protein with proapoptotic signaling properties. Nuclear relocation of dendrin in response to glomerular injury promotes podocyte apoptosis. Here we show that Yes-associated protein (YAP), a downstream target of Hippo kinases and an inhibitor of apoptosis, is expressed in the nucleus of podocytes. The WW domains of YAP mediate the interaction with the PPXY motifs of dendrin. This interaction is functionally relevant because YAP binding to dendrin reduces dendrin-dependent, staurosporine-induced apoptosis in co-transfected HEK293 cells. Moreover gene silencing of YAP in podocytes increases adriamycin-induced podocyte apoptosis. It also increases staurosporine-induced caspase-3/7 activity, which is rescued by dendrin depletion in YAP knockdown cells. Our findings elucidate YAP binding to dendrin as a prosurvival mechanism. The antiapoptotic signaling properties of YAP in podocytes could hold significance in the quest for targeted therapeutics aimed at preventing podocyte loss.     

CCCTC-结合因子的表达水平影响其在细胞内的分布

目的:研究CCCTC-结合因子(CTCF)的表达水平与其在HeLa和HepG2细胞内分布的关系。方法:利用小干扰RNA敲降CTCF的表达;利用免疫荧光染色检测CTCF在细胞内的分布。结果:在HeLa和HepG2细胞中下调CTCF的表达,检测到CTCF在细胞核内的分布比例减少,而在细胞质内的分布比例相应增加。结论:CTCF的表达水平会影响其在细胞内的分布。     

The localization of hnRNP A2/B1 in nuclear matrix and the aberrant expression during the RA-induced differentiation of human neuroblastoma SK-N-SH cells

Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein (hnRNP) A2/B1 is involved in the synthesis of RNA. Its expression is up-regulated in many tumor cell lines. In this study, we investigated the distribution of hnRNP A2/B1 in the nuclear matrix, including its co-localization with expression products of related genes. Results from 2-DE PAGE and MS showed that hnRNP A2/B1 is involved with components of nuclear matrix proteins of SK-N-SH cells, and that its expression level is down-regulated after retinoic acid (RA) treatment. Protein immunoblotting results further confirm the existence of hnRNP A2/B1 in the nuclear matrix, as well as its down-regulation after RA treatment. Immunofluorescence microscopy observation showed that hnRNP A2/B1 localized in nuclear matrix of SK-N-SH cells and its distribution regions were altered after RA treatment. Laser scanning confocal microscopy observation showed that hnRNP A2/B1 co-localized with c-Myc, c-Fos, P53, and Rb in SK-N-SH cells. The co-localized region was altered as a result of RA treatment. Our data proved that hnRNP A2/B1 is a nuclear matrix protein and can be up-regulated in human neuroblastoma. The expression and distribution of hnRNP A2/B1 can affect the differentiation of SK-N-SH cells, as well as its co-localization with related oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes.     

XK endo B is preferentially expressed in several induced embryonic tissues during the development of Xenopus laevis

XK endo B is a type I keratin that was originally identified by its preferential expression in the embryonic notochord of the amphibian Xenopus laevis. A peptide identical to a short region of its predicted amino acid sequence was used to generate antibodies against the XK endo B protein. This paper reports an immunocytochemical study of the spatial expression pattern of XK endo B during development. The protein was observed in the notochord and endoderm as predicted from previous RNA analysis. In addition, XK endo B was detected in the cement gland, in the pituitary, olfactory and pharyngeal pouch rudiments, and in a nonuniform distribution in the neural tube as well as the inner sensorial layer of the ectoderm. XK endo B expression is not limited to any germ layer or any particular cell type, but is nevertheless highly restricted in its distribution in the embryo. Its expression in several different embryonic tissues requiring inductive interactions for differentiation makes XK endo B a valuable tool with which to study the regulation of induced gene expression during embryogenesis.     

Level of expression of IL-13R alpha 2 impacts receptor distribution and IL-13 signaling

IL-13, a critical cytokine for allergic inflammation, exerts its effects through a complex receptor system including IL-4Ralpha, IL-13Ralpha1, and IL-13Ralpha2. IL-4Ralpha and IL-13Ralpha1 form a heterodimeric signaling receptor for IL-13. In contrast, IL-13Ralpha2 binds IL-13 with high affinity but does not signal. IL-13Ralpha2 exists on the cell surface, intracellularly, and in soluble form, but no information is available regarding the relative distributions of IL-13Ralpha2 among these compartments, whether the compartments communicate, and how the relative expression levels impact IL-13 responses. Herein, we investigated the distribution of IL-13Ralpha2 in transfected and primary cells, and we evaluated how the total level of IL-13Ralpha2 expression impacted its distribution. Our results demonstrate that the distribution of IL-13Ralpha2 is independent of the overall level of expression. The majority of the IL-13Ralpha2 protein existed in intracellular pools. Surface IL-13Ralpha2 was continually released into the medium in a soluble form, yet surface expression remained constant supporting receptor trafficking to the cell surface. IL-13Ralpha2 inhibited IL-13 signaling proportionally to its level of expression, and this inhibition could be overcome with high concentrations of IL-13.