脱脂蛋白A—I模型多肽与脂质体的相互作用

根据脱脂蛋白的脂结合序列合成了２个两新性多肽Ａｍｐ１和Ａｍｐ２,Ａｍｐ２以缬氨酸残基取代了Ａｍｐ１第４位的赖氨酸残基。内源荧光光谱包埋钙氯黄素的脂质体的渗漏、磺化物和丙烯酰胺对多肽色氨酸残基的淬灭、圆二色谱以及用自旋标记的磷脂测定 多肽色氨酸残基的插膜深度等研究均表明。     

脱脂蛋白模型多肽与脂质体相互作用的高效液相色谱研究

应用凝胶过滤高效液相色谱,测定了两个两亲性多肽Ａｍｐ１和Ａｍｐ２进入磷脂酰甘油／磷脂酰胆碱脂双层的表观分配常数,并利用三硝基苯磺酸分析研究了与脂质体结合的多肽的氨基暴露状况。由结果推测,处于膜结合状态的多肽的氨基端是暴露于水相的;Ａｍｐ１与脂双层相互作用强于Ａｍｐ２,一方面表现为Ａｍｐ１比Ａｍｐ２埋膜较深,另一方面表现为Ａｍｐ１与脂双层的结合能力比Ａｍｐ２强,而主要表现在于后者。此外也发现两个多肽在缓冲液中处于几乎不存在暴露的氨基的聚合状态。     

脱脂蛋白模型多肽与脂质体相互作用的高效液相色谱…

应用凝胶过滤高效相色谱，测定了两个两亲性多肽Ａｍｐ１和Ａｍｐ２进入磷脂酰甘油／磷脂酰胆碱脂双层的表观分配常数，并利用三硝基苯磺酸分析研究了与脂持体结合的多态的氨基暴露状况。由结果推测，处于结合状态的多肽的氨基端是暴露于水相的；Ａｍｐ１与脂双层相互作用强于Ａｍｐ２，一方面表现为Ａｍｐａ比Ａｍｐ２埋膜较要近另一方面表现为Ａｍｐ１与脂双层的结合能力比Ａｍｐ２强，而主要表现在于后者。此外了发现两个多肽在缓     

大鼠肝癌发生过程中p53的突变和甲胎蛋白的表达

采用免疫组织化学ＡＢＣ和ＰＡＰ法,对二乙基亚硝胺（ＤＥＮ）诱发大鼠肝癌发生过程中突变型ｐ５３蛋白（ｍｐ５３）和甲胎蛋白（ＡＦＰ）在肝细胞中的表达进行了系统观察。结果显示：（１）ＤＥＮ诱发大鼠肝癌发生率为１００％;（２）正常大鼠及诱癌第４周大鼠的肝细胞均不表达ｍｐ５３,至诱癌第８周,可见少量肝细胞表达ｍｐ５３,诱癌晚期的癌结节内大部分肝癌细胞呈ｍｐ５３阳性表达,ｍｐ５３免疫反应阳性产物为胞核内棕褐色颗粒;（３）正常大鼠肝细胞不表达ＡＦＰ,诱癌早期（４～８周）的大鼠肝小叶内可见少量ＡＦＰ阳性肝细胞,多为小肝细胞,呈散在分布,此后ＡＦＰ阳性肝细胞逐渐增多,晚期的癌结节内大部分癌细胞呈ＡＦＰ阳性,ＡＦＰ免疫反应阳性产物为胞浆内棕褐色颗粒。结果提示,ｍｐ５３和ＡＦＰ可作为分析肝癌进展的病理学指标     

玫瑰海棠的组织培养及快速繁殖

１植物名称玫瑰海棠（Ｂｅｇｏｎｎｉａ　ｍａｎｎｉｉ）。２材料类别幼芽、叶片。３培养条件以ＭＳ为基本培养基。诱导丛生芽培养基：（１）ＭＳ＋ＫＴ１．０ｍｐ·Ｌ－１（单位下同）＋ＮＡＡ０．１。丛生芽增殖培养基：（２）ＭＳ＋ＫＴ１．０＋ＮＡＡ０．０５;（３）ＭＳ＋６－ＢＡ０．５＋ＮＡＡ０．０５。诱导生根培养基：（４）１／２ＭＳ＋ＮＡＡ０．２。上述培养基均加３％蔗糖,０．８％琼脂,ｐＨ５．８。培养温度（２６±２）℃,光照度约为２０００ｌｘ,光照１４ｈ·ｄ－１。４生长与分化情况４．１无菌材料的获得将玫瑰海棠…     

巴拉斯自鹤芋的组织培养和快速繁殖

１植物名称巴拉斯白鹤芋（Ｓｐａｔｈｉｐｈｙｌｌｕｍｐａｌａｓ）。２材料类别小苗茎尖或茎段。３培养条件以ＭＳ为基本培养基：（１）诱导分化与生长培养基为ＭＳ＋ＢＡ２ｍｐ·Ｌ－１（单位下同）＋ＮＡＡ０．２＋３％蔗糖;（２）生根培养基为１／２ＭＳ＋ＩＢＡ０．２＋１．５％蔗糖。以上培养基均加０．７５％琼脂,ｐＨ５．８,培养温度２６～２８℃,每日光照１０～１２ｈ,光照度１５００～２５００ｌｘ。４生长与分化情况剪取顶芽或茎段约０．５～１．０ｃｍ长,用７０％～７５％乙醇消毒３０～６０ｓ,以０．１％ＨｇＣｌ２溶液…     

冬瓜的组织培养及快速繁殖

１植物名称台湾冬瓜（Ｂｅｎｉｎｃａｓａｈｉｓｐｉｄａ）。２材料类别顶芽、带腋芽的茎段。３培养条件（１）预培养的培养基：１／２ＭＳ和１／２ＭＳ分别添加０．１、０．５、１．０ｍｐ·Ｌ~（－１）（单位下同）ＮＡＡ、６－ＢＡ、ＺＴ、２,４－Ｄ。（２）诱导丛生芽培养基：①ＭＳ＋ＮＡＡＩ＋６－ＢＡ４;②ＭＳ＋ＮＡＡ２＋６－ＢＡ３;③ＭＳ＋ＮＡＡ３＋６－ＢＡ２;④ＭＳ＋ＮＡＡ４＋６．ＢＡ１。（３）生根培养基：⑤１／２大量元素减半的ＭＳ培养基;⑥１／２ＭＳ;⑦ＭＳ。培养温度：２５～２８℃,光照度２０００～２５０…     

尖吻蝮蛇毒磷脂酶A2基因的克隆与序列分析

从尖吻蝮蛇毒腺中抽提总ＲＮＡ,经ＲＴＰＣＲ扩增磷脂酶Ａ２的基因,以江浙蝮蛇的酸性磷脂酶Ａ２基因为探针杂交筛选克隆,分离得到４种磷脂酶Ａ２基因。经双向测序测定了这些磷脂酶Ａ２同功酶基因的全序列,并由此推导出编码的氨基酸序列。运用计算机软件推算了它们的等电点,按照等电点和结构特征将它们分别命名为尖吻蝮蛇毒酸性磷脂酶Ａ２Ｉ（Ａ．ａＡＰＬＡ２Ｉ）、尖吻蝮蛇毒酸性磷脂酶Ａ２ＩＩ（Ａ．ａＡＰＬＡ２ＩＩ）、尖吻蝮蛇毒碱性磷脂酶Ａ２（Ａ．ａＢＰＬＡ２）和尖吻蝮蛇毒Ｌｙｓ４９磷脂酶Ａ２（Ａ．ａＬｙｓ４９ＰＬＡ２）。其中Ａ．ａＡＰＬＡ２Ｉ的１～１０位氨基酸残基序列同以前分离得到的尖吻蝮蛇酸性磷脂酶Ａ２已测定的１～１０位氨基酸残基序列完全一致。Ａ．ａＬｙｓ４９ＰＬＡ２基因则由于其推导出的４９位氨基酸残基由Ｌｙｓ代替了Ａｓｐ而区别于以前克隆到的磷脂酶Ａ２基因。最后运用计算机软件比较了它们的同源性。这一组磷脂酶Ａ２基因的克隆,将为进一步研究磷脂酶Ａ２的结构与功能的关系提供更多的信息。     

香石竹的叶片培养及植株再生

１植物名称香石竹（Ｄｉａｎｔｈｕｓｃａｒｙｏｐｈｙ－ｌｌｕｓ）,别名康乃馨。２材料类别无菌苗叶片。３培养条件以ＭＳ为基本培养基。分化培养基附加：（１）６－ＢＡ１．０ｍｐ·Ｌ－１（单位下同）＋ＮＡＡ０．３;（２）６－ＢＡ１．０＋ＮＡＡ０．１;（３）６－ＢＡ１．０＋ＮＡＡ０．０５。增殖培养基附加６－ＢＡ０．５＋ＮＡＡ０．１。分化和增殖培养基均加蔗糖３％、琼脂０．７％,ｐＨ５．８。生根培养基为１／２ＭＳ附加ＮＡＡ０．１,蔗糖２％,琼脂０．６％,ｐＨ５．８。培养温度为（２５±１）℃,光照１２ｈ·ｄ－１,…     

虎纹捕鸟蛛毒素-I单残基突变体R20A-HWTX-I的化学合成与性质分析

虎纹捕鸟蛛毒素－１（Ｈｕｗｅｔｏｘｉｎ－１,ＨＷＴＸ－１）是从虎纹捕乌蛛（Ｓｅｌｅｎｏｃｏｓｍｉａ ｈｕｗｅｎａ）的粗只同的一种多肽类神经毒素。为了探明该毒素分子中统一的Ａｒｇ残基与其生物学活性的关系,运用固相多肽合成技术和Ｆｍｏｃ化学直接构建了Ａｌａ取代ＨＷＴＸ－１第２０位Ａｒｇ（Ｒ２０）的突变体Ｒ２０Ａ－ＨＷＴＸ－１;将合成的突一置于含谷胱甘肽的缓冲体系中氧化复性后用反相和特殊设计的离子交换Ｈ     

The effect of temperature on hairy root cultures of Catharanthus roseus: Growth,indole alkaloid accumulation and membrane lipid composition

Cultivation of Catharanthus roseus hairy root cultures at different temperatures was found to have an effect on growth rate and indole alkaloid content as well as lipid composition. When lowering the temperature, the roots responded by increasing the degree of unsaturation of cellular lipids, which was mainly due to an increased proportion of linolenic acid in the main lipid classes. The modifications in lipid composition were obviously necessary for the roots to retain the proper cell membrane fluidity at each temperature. Despite of changes in membrane lipids, no effect on the distribution of indole alkaloids between the roots and the medium could be detected. Instead, the level of alkaloid accumulation showed a clear increase with lowering temperature.Abbreviations PC phosphatidylcholine - PE phosphatidylethanolamine - PI phosphatidylinositol - PS phosphatidylserine - PG phosphatidylglycerol - CL cardiolipin - DGD digalactosyldiglyceride - MGD monogalactosyldiglyceride - NL neutral lipids - DU degree of fatty acid unsaturation     

Plant adaptation to frequent alterations between high and low temperatures: remodelling of membrane lipids and maintenance of unsaturation levels

One major strategy by which plants adapt to temperature change is to decrease the degree of unsaturation of membrane lipids under high temperature and increase it under low temperature. We hypothesize that this strategy cannot be adopted by plants in ecosystems and environments with frequent alterations between high and low temperatures, because changes in lipid unsaturation are complex and require large energy inputs. To test this hypothesis, we used a lipidomics approach to profile changes in molecular species of membrane glycerolipids in two plant species sampled from alpine screes and in another two plant species grown in a growth chamber, with the temperature cycling daily between heat and freezing. We found that six classes of phospholipid and two classes of galactolipid showed significant changes, but the degree of unsaturation of total lipids and of three lysophospholipid classes remained unchanged. This pattern of changes in membrane lipids was distinct from that occurring during slow alterations in temperature. We propose two types of model for the adaptation of plants to temperature change: (1) remodelling of membrane lipids but maintenance of the degree of unsaturation are used to adapt to frequent temperature alterations; and (2) both remodelling and changes in the degree of unsaturation to adapt to infrequent temperature alterations.     

Cationic carbosilane dendrimers-lipid membrane interactions

The aim of this work was to study interactions between cationic carbosilane dendrimers (CBS) and lipid bilayers or monolayers. Two kinds of second generation carbosilane dendrimers were used: NN16 with Si-O bonds and BDBR0011 with Si-C bonds. The results show that cationic carbosilane dendrimers interact both with liposomes and lipid monolayers. Interactions were stronger for negatively charged membranes and high concentration of dendrimers. In liposomes interactions were studied by measuring fluorescence anisotropy changes of fluorescent labels incorporated into the bilayer. An increase in fluorescence anisotropy was observed for both fluorescent probes when dendrimers were added to lipids that means the decreased membrane fluidity. Both the hydrophobic and hydrophilic parts of liposome bilayers became more rigid. This may be due to dendrimers' incorporation into liposome bilayer. For higher concentrations of both dendrimers precipitation occurred in negatively charged liposomes. NN16 dendrimer interacted stronger with hydrophilic part of bilayers whereas BDBR0011 greatly modified the hydrophobic area. Monolayers method brought similar results. Both dendrimers influenced lipid monolayers and changed surface pressure. For negatively charged lipids the monitored parameter changed stronger than for uncharged DMPC lipids. Moreover, NN16 dendrimer interacted stronger than the BDBR0011.     

Strength of Ca(2+) binding to retinal lipid membranes: consequences for lipid organization

There is evidence that membranes of rod outer segment (ROS) disks are a high-affinity Ca(2+) binding site. We were interested to see if the high occurrence of sixfold unsaturated docosahexaenoic acid in ROS lipids influences Ca(2+)-membrane interaction. Ca(2+) binding to polyunsaturated model membranes that mimic the lipid composition of ROS was studied by microelectrophoresis and (2)H NMR. Ca(2+) association constants of polyunsaturated membranes were found to be a factor of approximately 2 smaller than constants of monounsaturated membranes. Furthermore, strength of Ca(2+) binding to monounsaturated membranes increased with the addition of cholesterol, while binding to polyunsaturated lipids was unaffected. The data suggest that the lipid phosphate groups of phosphatidylcholine (PC), phosphatidylethanolamine (PE), and phosphatidylserine (PS) in PC/PE/PS (4:4:1, mol/mol) are primary targets for Ca(2+). Negatively charged serine in PS controls Ca (2+) binding by lowering the electric surface potential and elevating cation concentration at the membrane/water interface. The influence of hydrocarbon chain unsaturation on Ca(2+) binding is secondary compared to membrane PS content. Order parameter analysis of individual lipids in the mixture revealed that Ca(2+) ions did not trigger lateral phase separation of lipid species as long as all lipids remained liquid-crystalline. However, depending on temperature and hydrocarbon chain unsaturation, the lipid with the highest chain melting temperature converted to the gel state, as observed for the monounsaturated phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) in PC/PE/PS (4:4:1, mol/mol) at 25 degrees C.     

Lipid formation in the oleaginous mould Entomophthora exitalis grown in continuous culture: effects of growth rate,temperature and dissolved oxygen tension on polyunsaturated fatty acids

Summary The oleaginous fungus Entomophthora exitalis was grown in continuous culture at a constant dilution rate (0.04 h^–1) and over a range of temperatures (20–30° C). As the growth temperature was decreased from 30 to 20° C the percentage of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) increased proportionally from 18 to 27% (w/w) of the total fatty acids. The increase in unsaturation was as a result of an increased proportion of n-6 PUFA (particularly arachidonic acid) in the phospholipid and sphingo- plus glycolipid fractions. The triacylglycerol fraction of lipids displayed a negligible change. The proportion of phospholipids within the extracted lipid increased between 26 and 20° C without any change in the lipid content of the fungus. Although the changes in lipid unsaturation correlated, at first inspection, to the culture dissolved O₂ tension (DOT), growth of the fungus at a constant dilution rate and temperature (22° C) over a range of DOT values failed to influence lipid unsaturation. Thus temperature is the principal regulation factor of the degree of unsaturation in the lipids of this organism. Offprint requests to: C. Ratledge     

Cold adaptation in the Antarctic Archaeon Methanococcoides burtonii involves membrane lipid unsaturation

Direct analysis of membrane lipids by liquid chromatography-electrospray mass spectrometry was used to demonstrate the role of unsaturation in ether lipids in the adaptation of Methanococcoides burtonii to low temperature. A proteomics approach using two-dimensional liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry was used to identify enzymes involved in lipid biosynthesis, and a pathway for lipid biosynthesis was reconstructed from the M. burtonii draft genome sequence. The major phospholipids were archaeol phosphatidylglycerol, archaeol phosphatidylinositol, hydroxyarchaeol phosphatidylglycerol, and hydroxyarchaeol phosphatidylinositol. All phospholipid classes contained a series of unsaturated analogues, with the degree of unsaturation dependent on phospholipid class. The proportion of unsaturated lipids from cells grown at 4 degrees C was significantly higher than for cells grown at 23 degrees C. 3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A synthase, farnesyl diphosphate synthase, and geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase were identified in the expressed proteome, and most genes involved in the mevalonate pathway and processes leading to the formation of phosphatidylinositol and phosphatidylglycerol were identified in the genome sequence. In addition, M. burtonii encodes CDP-inositol and CDP-glycerol transferases and a number of homologs of the plant geranylgeranyl reductase. It therefore appears that the unsaturation of lipids may be due to incomplete reduction of an archaeol precursor rather than to a desaturase mechanism. This study shows that cold adaptation in M. burtonii involves specific changes in membrane lipid unsaturation. It also demonstrates that global methods of analysis for lipids and proteomics linked to a draft genome sequence can be effectively combined to infer specific mechanisms of key biological processes.     

Lipid peroxidation in rat uterus

Lipid peroxidation in rat uterus has been studied using NADPH- and ascorbate-induced systems. Lipid peroxidation in rat uterus is low as compared to rat liver. Uterus is more sensitive to ascorbate-induced lipid peroxidation than that induced by NADPH. Uterus contains lower amounts of phospholipids and has a lesser degree of unsaturation in lipids. Co-factor studies show that Fe2+ is more important for ascorbate-induced lipid peroxidation. Endometrium is more sensitive to ascorbate-induced lipid peroxidation than myometrium. It also contains more total lipids and phospholipids besides having a higher degree of unsaturation in the lipids as compared to myometrium. Among the subcellular fractions, mitochondria are more prone to ascorbate-induced lipid peroxidation, whereas microsomes are more sensitive to NADPH-induced lipid peroxidation. Uteri from old rats (24 months) and pregnant rats are more resistant to lipid peroxidation than those from 3-month-old control rats. Uterus of pregnant rats contains more factors which inhibit lipid peroxidation and also has a lesser degree of unsaturation in lipids compared with uterus of control rats. The possible consequences of the resistance of uterus to lipid peroxidation, especially during pregnancy and senescence, are discussed.     

Influence of chain length and unsaturation on sphingomyelin bilayers

Sphingomyelins (SMs) are among the most common phospholipid components of plasma membranes, usually constituting a mixture of several molecular species with various fatty acyl chain moieties. In this work, we utilize atomistic molecular dynamics simulations to study the differences in structural and dynamical properties of bilayers comprised of the most common natural SM species. Keeping the sphingosine moiety unchanged, we vary the amide bonded acyl chain from 16 to 24 carbons in length and examine the effect of unsaturation by comparing lipids with saturated and monounsaturated chains. As for structural properties, we find a slight decrease in average area per lipid and a clear linear increase in bilayer thickness with increasing acyl chain length both in saturated and unsaturated systems. Increasing the acyl chain length is found to further the interdigitation across the bilayer center. This is related to the dynamics of SM molecules, as the lateral diffusion rates decrease slightly for an increasing acyl chain length. Interdigitation also plays a role in interleaflet friction, which is stronger for unsaturated chains. The effect of the cis double bond is most significant on the local order parameters and rotation rates of the chains, though unsaturation shows global effects on overall lipid packing and dynamics as well. Regarding hydrogen bonding or properties related to the lipid/water interface region, no significant effects were observed due to varying chain length or unsaturation. The significance of the findings presented is discussed.     

Penetration of the signal sequence of Escherichia coli PhoE protein into phospholipid model membranes leads to lipid-specific changes in signal peptide structure and alterations of lipid organization

In order to obtain more insight in the initial steps of the process of protein translocation across membranes, biophysical investigations were undertaken on the lipid specificity and structural consequences of penetration of the PhoE signal peptide into lipid model membranes and on the conformation of the signal peptide adopted upon interaction with the lipids. When the monolayer technique and differential scanning calorimetry are used, a stronger penetration is observed for negatively charged lipids, significantly influenced by the physical state of the lipid but not by temperature or acyl chain unsaturation as such. Although the interaction is principally electrostatic, as indicated also by the strong penetration of N-terminal fragments into negatively charged lipid monolayers, the effect of ionic strength suggests an additional hydrophobic component. Most interestingly with regard to the mechanism of protein translocation, the molecular area of the peptide in the monolayer also shows lipid specificity: the area in the presence of PC is consistent with a looped helical orientation, whereas in the presence of cardiolipin a time-dependent conformational change is observed, most likely leading from a looped to a stretched orientation with the N-terminus directed toward the water. This is in line also with the determined peptide-lipid stoichiometry. Preliminary 31P NMR and electron microscopy data on the interaction with lipid bilayer systems indicate loss of bilayer structure.