天花粉蛋白T18肽片段的溶液构象及T14,TDK和T18肽…

用＾１Ｈ ＮＭＲ法测定Ｔ１８肽在ＤＭＳＯ（ＭＳ１８）和５０％六氟异丙醇（ＦＰ１８）中的溶液构象。ＭＳ１８含有Ｉｌｅ３￣Ｇｌｕ７和Ａｌａ１２￣Ｇｌｎ１６两段β－折叠链;而ＦＰ１８则转变为α－螺旋结构。综合分析Ｔ１４,Ｔ１８和ＴＤＫ三个模型肽的结构性质和稳定性,比较肽链序列和溶剂作用,提出肽链局部优势结构的概念,并据此讨论天花粉蛋白小结构域折叠起始过程。     

天花粉蛋白T18肽片段的溶液构象及T14、TDK和T18肽构象比较

用１ＨＮＭＲ法测定Ｔ１８肽在ＤＭＳＯ（ＭＳ１８）和５０％六氟异丙醇（ＦＰ１８）中的溶液构象．ＭＳ１８含有Ｉｌｅ３～Ｇｌｎ７和Ａｌａ１２～Ｇｌｎ１６两段β－折叠链;而ＦＰ１８则转变为α－螺旋结构。综合分析Ｔ１４,Ｔ１８和ＴＤＫ三个模型肽的结构性质和稳定性,比较肽链序列和溶剂作用,提出肽链局部优势结构的概念,并据此讨论天花粉蛋白小结构域折叠起始过程．     

NMR法研究天花粉蛋白TDK肽片段的溶液构象

用ＨＮＭＲ法测定ＴＤＫ肽在Ｈ２Ｏ（ＨＯＤＫ）,５０％六氟丙醇（ＦＰＤＫ）和２ｍｏｌ／ＬＧｕ．ＨＣｌ（ＧＵＤＫ）溶液构象。在ＨＯＤＫ和ＦＰＤＫ中,ＴＤＫ肽的两段序列Ａｓｐ０－Ｉｌｅ４,Ｓｅｒ９－Ｉｌｉ１７分别具有较稳定的α－螺旋含量;而ＧＵＤＫ的ＳＡＬＳ序列仍能检测到有序残存结构。并假设ＳＡＬＳ序列是肽链形成二级结构的原始核心。     

NMR法研究天花粉蛋白T14肽片段的溶液构象

本文报道用１ＨＮＭＲ法测定Ｔ１４肽在ＤＭＳＯ（ＭＳ１４）,Ｈ２Ｏ（ＨＯ１４）,５０％甲醇（ＭＥ１４）和５０％六氟异丙醇（ＦＰ１４）中的溶液构象。通过ＮＯＥ效应,偶合常数,Ｈ／Ｄ交换速率表征和定位二级结构和疏水域,计算两面角φ和螺旋形成几率。结果表明序列Ｓｅｒ９～Ｔｌｅ１７在ＨＯ１４中较为有序,存在强流水作用。推测是类似螺旋样的亚稳结构;而在ＤＭＳＯ中序列ＳＡＬＳＫＱ存在形成α－螺旋结构的可能性,且六氟异丙醇（ＨＦＰ）促进α－螺旋的稳定性,并综合分析Ｈ２Ｏ,ＤＭＳＯ,ＭｅＯＨ和ＨＦＰ４种溶剂对Ｔ１４肽二级结构形成的作用。     

天花粉蛋白小结构域N端同源片段的溶液构象,T18肽的圆二色性…

应用圆二色性,内源荧光和疏水荧光探针法进一步研究Ｔ１８肽的溶液构象及其相互转化,发现Ｔ１８肽在水溶液中为β折叠结构,且在高浓度（〉１ｍｇ／ｍｌ）时形成疏水聚合物,Ｌｙｓ１５和Ｉｌｅ３－Ｉｌｅ４是形成β折叠疏水簇的关键因素,并讨论了蛋白质链和溶剂环境对肽段二级结构的调制作用。     

HMR法研究天花粉蛋白TDK肽片段的溶液构象

用１ＨＮＭＲ法测定ＴＤＫ肽在Ｈ２Ｏ（ＨＯＤＫ）,５０％六氟丙醇（ＦＰＤＫ）和２ｍｏｌ／ＬＧｕ·ＨＣｌ（ＧＵＤＫ）中的溶液构象。在ＨＯＤＫ和ＦＰＤＫ中,ＴＤＫ肽的两段序列Ａｓｐ０～Ｉｌｅ４,Ｓｅｒ９～Ｉｌｅ１７分别具有较稳定的α－螺旋含量;而ＧＵＤＫ的ＳＡＬＳ序列仍能检测到有序残存结构。并假设ＳＡＬＳ序列是肽链形成二级结构的原始核心。     

NMR法研天花粉蛋白T14肽片段的溶液构象

本文报道用ＨＮＭＲ法测定Ｔ１４肽在ＤＭＳＯ（ＭＳ１４）,Ｈ２Ｏ（ＨＯ１４）,５０％甲醇（ＭＥ１４）和５０％六氟异丙醇（ＦＰ１４）中的溶液构象。通过ＮＯＥ效应,偶合常数,Ｈ／Ｄ交换速率表征和定位二级结构和疏水域,计算两面角φ和螺旋形成几率。结果表明序列Ｓｅｒ９－Ｉｌｅ１７在ＨＯ１４中较为有序,存在强疏水作用,推测是类似螺旋样的亚稳结构;而在ＤＭＳＯ中序列ＳＡＬＳＫＱ存在形成α－螺旋结构的可能性,且六     

天花粉蛋白小结构域N端同源片段的溶液构象：T18肽的圆二色性和荧光研究

应用圆二色性,内源荧光和疏水荧光探针法进一步研究Ｔｌ８肽的溶液构象及其相互转化。发现Ｔ１８肽在水溶液中为β折叠结构,且在高浓度（＞１ｍｇ／ｍｌ）时形成疏水聚合物;Ｌｙｓ１５和Ｉｌｅ３－Ｉｌｅ４是形成β折叠疏水簇的关键因素。并讨论了蛋白质肽链和溶剂环境对肽段二级结构的调制作用。     

P53蛋白质N末端的二级结构预测及其三维构象

以编码Ｐ５３Ｎ末端１２０个残基的ｍＲＮＡ二级结构为基础,结合Ｃｈｏｕ－Ｆａｓｍａｎ蛋白质二级结构预测原则,预测出Ｐ５３蛋白质Ｎ端的９３个残基包含四段α螺旋结构（１４－２６;３８－４６;５１－５６;６８－７０）,没有发现β片层。与四种以多重序列联配为基础的蛋白质二级结构预测方法（准确率均为７３．２０％左右）相对照,结果十分相近。在ＳＧＩ工作站上以此为初始结构建立的三维构象提示,Ｐ５３Ｎ末端前８０个氨基酸肽段呈弧型板块结构,其转录激活区由两段主要螺旋组成,呈上下构形,占据弧型板块的顶部及底部外侧缘。Ｃ端１３个富含脯氨酸肽段则呈弯曲松散状。这些构象与Ｐ５３Ｎ末端的生物功能是相吻合的     

用人工神经网络方法预测蛋白质超二级结构

蛋白质超二级结构,即由α－螺旋和β－折叠等二级结构单元和连接短肽组成的超二级结构,是蛋白质结构研究中的一个重要层次。目前蛋白质超二级结构的预测工作尚属摸索阶段,还没有成熟的方法。人工神经网络预测方法是近年来在二级结构预测中发展起来的新方法。本文成功的将人工神经网络引入蛋白质超二级结构的预测工作中,结果表明蛋白质的超二级结构的发生与其局域的氨基酸的序列模式有重要联系,可以由蛋白质的一级结构序列预测该     

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     

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.     

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.     

Enterovirus 71 3C proteolytically processes the histone H3 N-terminal tail during infection

Highlights
1. The N-terminal tail of histone H3 is specifically cleaved during EV71 infection.
2. Viral protease 3C is identified as a protease responsible for proteolytically processing the N-terminal H3 tail.
3. Our finding reveals a new epigenetic regulatory mechanism for Enterovirus 71 in virus-host interactions.     

Detection of EBV and HHV6 in the Brain Tissue of Patients with Rasmussen’s Encephalitis

Rasmussen’s encephalitis (RE) is a rare pediatric neurological disorder, and the exact etiology is not clear. Viral infection may be involved in the pathogenesis of RE, but conflicting results have reported. In this study, we evaluated the expression of both Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and human herpes virus (HHV) 6 antigens in brain sections from 30 patients with RE and 16 control individuals by immunohistochemistry. In the RE group, EBV and HHV6 antigens were detected in 56.7% (17/30) and 50% (15/30) of individuals, respectively. In contrast, no detectable EBV and HHV6 antigen expression was found in brain tissues of the control group. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in 20.0% (6/30) of individuals. In particular, a 4-year-old boy had a typical clinical course, including a medical history of viral encephalitis, intractable epilepsy, and hemispheric atrophy. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in neurons and astrocytes in the brain tissue, accompanied by a high frequency of CD8⁺ T cells. Our results suggest that EBV and HHV6 infection and the activation of CD8⁺ T cells are involved in the pathogenesis of RE.     

Perinatal Vertical Transmission of Chikungunya Virus in Ruili,a Town on the Border between China and Myanmar

正Dear Editor,Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), an arbovirus in the family of Togaviridae, genus Alphavirus, is transmitted by the A.aegyptii or A. albopictus mosquito, and causes disease in humans characterized by fever, rash, and arthralgia (Silva and Dermody 2017; Suhrbier 2019). It was first reported in 1953 in Tanzania, and caused only a few outbreaks and sporadic cases in Africa and Asia in last century. However, in the epidemic in 2004, CHIKV acquired mutations that conferred enhanced transmission by the A. albopictus mosquito(Schuffenecker et al. 2006). Since then, it has successively caused outbreaks in Africa, the Indian Ocean, South East Asia, the South America, and Europe (Zeller et al. 2016).     

Development of a Novel Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2

In conclusion, the novel visual RT-LAMP assay is a simple, rapid, and sensitive approach for detection of SARS-CoV-2, and it is ready for application in primary care and community hospitals or health care centers, and even patients' own houses in response to the current SARS-CoV-2 epidemic because the assay does not require sophisticated equipment and skilled personnel. Furthermore, it is also ready to be used in fields for screening samples from wild animals and environments to facilitate the identification of potential intermediate hosts that mediate the cross-species transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from bats to humans.