固氮粪产碱菌谷氨酰胺合成酶的构象变化及调节作用

应用园二色谱测定了粪产碱菌谷氨酰胺合成酶（ＧＳ）各构象,结果表明在Ｇｌｕ培养下ａ螺旋为２８％,β折叠为２２％,无规则卷曲占５０％;而在ＮＨ４＾＋培养下,三者相应为２０％,２０％,６０％。荧光光谱及付立叶红外光谱也证明,两种培养条件下ＧＳ的构象存在着差异。不同氮源对粪产碱菌ＧＳ的形成有显著的影响。高浓度ＮＨ４＾＋培养下ＧＳ合成受到阻遇,而Ｇｌｕ或低浓度ＮＨ４＾＋则对ＧＳ合成无明显的影响。ＮＨ４＾＋培     

固氮粪产碱菌谷氨酰胺合成酶的分离纯化及其特性

联合固氮细菌粪产碱菌（Ａｌｃａｌｉｇｅｎｅｓｆａｅｃａｌｉｓ）Ａ１５０１菌体经超声破碎后,无细胞粗提液以ＰＥＧ－６０００分级沉淀,丙酮沉淀,再经蓝琼脂糖（ＢｌｕｅＳｅｐｈａｒｏｓｅＣＬ－６８）亲和层析分离、纯化。获得的纯谷氨酰胺合成酶（ＧＳ）在ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ和４－３０％梯度ＰＡＧＥ上均呈均一的一条带。ＧＳ亚基及整酶分子量分别为５５ｋＤ和６４５ｋＤ,亚基由４５６个氨基酸残基组成。ＧＳ的Ｋｍ值,在以Ｇｌｕ为氮源的介质中培养时分别为２０ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ（Ｇｌｕ）,５０ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ（ＡＴＰ）和４５ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ（ＮＨ~＋_４）;在以ＮＨ~＋_４为氮源的介质中培养时则分别为７０ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ（Ｇｌｕ）,４９ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ（ＡＴＰ）和８０ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ（ＮＨ~＋_４）,表明ＮＨ~＋_４培养下形成高度腺苷化的ＧＳ对Ｇｌｕ及ＮＨ~＋_４的亲和力有所下降。     

固氮粪产碱菌谷氨酰胺合成酶的分离纯化及其特性

联合固氮细菌粪产碱菌Ａ１５０１菌体经超声破碎后,无细胞粗提液以ＰＥＧ－６０００分级沉淀,丙酮沉淀,再经蓝球脂糖亲和层析分离、纯化。获得的纯谷氨酰胺合成酶（ＧＳ）在ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ和４－３０％梯度ＰＡＧＥ上均呈均一的一条带。ＧＳ亚基及整酶分子量分别为５５ＫＤ和６４５ｋＤ,亚基由４５６个氨基酸残基组成。ＧＳ的Ｋｍ值。在以Ｇｌｕ为源的介质中培养时分别为２０ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ（Ｇｌｕ）,５０ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ（ＡＴＰ     

PAF对肺内小动脉平滑肌细胞TXA_2，PGI_2乃Ca~（2＋）－ATPase的影响

本工作采用分离培养家兔肺内小动脉平滑肌细胞（ＰＡＳＭＣｓ），观察了外源性血小板活化因子（ｐｌａｔｅｌｅｔａｃｔｉｖａｔｉｎｇｆａｃｔｏｒ，ＰＡＦ）、ＢＮ５２０２１（ＰＡＦ受体拮抗剂）、吲哚美辛、维拉帕米对ＰＡＳＭＣｓ产生血栓素Ａ_２（ＴｘＡ_２）、前列环素（ＰＧＩ_２）及对细胞膜Ｃａ~（２＋）－ＡＴＰａｓｅ活力的影响。结果表明：（１）基础状态下ＰＡＳＭＣｓ存在花生四烯酸（ＡＡ）代谢。（２）外源性ＰＡＦ通过受体后途径激活环加氧酶促进ＡＡ代谢致ＴＸＡ_２及ＰＧＩ－２增加，ＴＸＡ_２／ＰＧＩ_２比值无明显变化。（３）外源性ＰＡＦ能直接抑制Ｃａ~（２＋）－ＡＴＰａｓｅ活力。（４）维拉帕米可逆转ＰＡＦ抑制ＰＡＳＭＣｓ膜Ｃａ~（２＋）－ＡＴＰａｓｅ活力的效应。     

不同氮源对小麦幼苗谷氨酰胺合成酶的影响

利用ＤＥＡＥ－纤维素柱层析、酶活性测定、Ｎｏｒｔｈｅｒｎ 分子杂交等技术,研究了小麦（Ｔｒｉｔｉｃｕｍ ａｅｓｔｉｖｕｍ Ｌ．）幼苗的根、叶和离体叶在不同氮源培养条件下谷氨酰胺合成酶（ＧＳ）活性和同工酶变化, 以及不同氮源对ＧＳ基因转录－ＧＳ－ｍ ＲＮＡ 的影响． 同时与硝酸还原酶（ＮＲ）活性进行比较, 结果表明∶当以ＮＨ＋４ 作唯一氮源时,小麦幼苗根谷氨酰胺合成酶（ＧＳｒ）和叶细胞质谷氨酰胺合成酶（ＧＳ１）活性要比以ＮＯ－３ 作唯一氮源的高．当以ＮＯ－３ 为唯一氮源时, ＮＯ－３ 则促进完整叶片和离体叶片叶绿体谷氨酰胺合成酶（ＧＳ２）活性． 从转录水平上看,ＮＨ＋４ 促进根ＧＳ－ｍ ＲＮＡ 的合成,而ＮＯ－３ 促进叶ＧＳ－ｍ ＲＮＡ 的合成     

精胺和Mg~（2＋）对tRNA~（Ile）圆二向色谱的影响

由于精胺（ｓｐｅｒｍｉｎｅ）能特异地刺激哺乳动物ｔＲＮＡ~（Ｉｌｅ）的氨基酰化,本文用纯化的牛肝ｔＲＮＡ~（Ｉｌｅ）观察了精胺和Ｍｇ（２＋）对ｔＲＮＡ~（Ｉｌｅ）ＣＤ光谱的影响。结果显示：Ｍｇ（２＋）可使牛肝ｔＲＮＡ~（Ｉｌｅ）ＣＤ光谱峰向短波方向偏移２ｎｍ,波峰为２６３ｎｍ,峰值被增大约１０％,ΔθＭｇ（２＋）＝２．３×１０３ｄｅｇ·ｃｍ２／ｄｍｏｌ;而精胺使牛肝ｔＲＮＡ~（Ｉｌｅ）ＣＤ光谱峰减少４０％,Δθｓｐｅｒｍｉｎｅ＝１×１０（－４）ｄｅｇ·ｃｍ２／ｄｍｏｌ;精胺和Ｍｇ（２＋）对肝ｔＲＮＡ~（Ｉｌｅ）－ＩｌｅＲＳ复合物或ＩｌｅＲＳ的ＣＤ光谱基本无影响。表明Ｍｇ（２＋）和精胺可影响牛肝ｔＲＮＡ~（Ｉｌｅ）的构象。实验同时以酵母ｔＲＮＡ（Ｐｈｅ）和Ｅ·ｃｏｌｉｔＲＮＡ~（Ｉｌｅ）作为对照。     

细菌产木聚糖酶发酵条件的研究*

研究了碳源、氮源以及其他因子对木聚糖酶高产菌ＷＬＵＮ０２４（Ｐｓｅｕｄｏｍｏｎａｓ ｓｐ．）产酶的影响,结果表明在麸皮６ｇ／Ｌ、（ＮＨ４）２ＳＯ４ ０．８ｇ／Ｌ、Ｋ２ＨＰＯ４ ０．４ｇ／Ｌ、接种量５％－１０％的条件下,３７℃培养３６ｈ,其木聚糖酶活力可达６００ＩＵ／ｍＬ。同时研究了在较优条件下该菌的摇瓶产酶曲线。     

吉林省产5种百合的核型研究

报道了吉林省产５种百合科植物的染色体数目和核型：①毛百合Ｌｉｌｉｕｍ ｄａｕｒｉｃｕｍ Ｋｅｒ．－Ｇｅｗ１．２ｎ＝２４＝２ｍ（２ＳＡＴ）＋２ｓｍ（２ＳＡＴ）＋８ｓｔ（２ＳＡＴ）＋１２ｔ（２ＳＡＴ）;②有斑百合Ｌ．ｃｏｎｃｏｌｏｒ Ｓａｌｉｓｂ．ｖａｒ．ｂｕｓｃｈｉａｎｕｍ（Ｌｏｄｄ．）Ｂａｋｅｒ ２ｎ＝２４＝２ｍ（２ＳＡＴ）＋４ｓｍ（４ＳＡＴ）＋６ｓｔ（２ＳＡＴ）＋１２ｔ;③兰州百合Ｌ．ｄａｖｉｄ     

南方鲇碱性磷酸酶的分离纯化及部分性质的研究

用正丁醇抽提,硫酸铵分级沉淀,ＤＥＡＥ－纤维素和ＳｅｐｈａｃｒｙｌＳ－２００柱层析,从南方鲇（Ｓｉｌｕｒｕｓ　ｍｅｒｉｄｉｏｎａｌｉｓ　Ｃｈｅｎ）肠粘膜中提取出碱性磷酸酶（ＡＫＰ）。提纯倍数为３９．５０倍,比活为６８．３５μ／ｍｇ蛋白,提取酶液经ＰＡＧＥ和ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ只呈现一条区带。该酶的分子量为１３２１４０,Ｎ末端氨基酸为门冬氨酸,最适ｐＨ为１０．１０,７．５＞ｐＨ＞１１．５时不稳定,最适温度为４０℃左右,对热不很稳定,以磷酸苯二钠为底物其Ｋ_ｍ值为１．７２×１０~（－３）ｍｏｌ／Ｌ。Ｍｇ~（２＋）、Ｍｎ~（２＋）为该酶的激活剂,ＫＨ_２ＰＯ_４、Ｌ－ＣｙＳ、ＭＥ、ＤＦＰ、ＥＤＴＡ－Ｎａ_２为抑制剂。选用ＫＨ_２ＰＯ_４和ＤＦＰ作抑制类型的判断,结果表明,ＫＨ_２ＰＯ_４属竞争性掏剂,其抑制常数为２．３ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ;ＤＦＰ为非竞争性抑制剂,抑制常数为１．０５ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ。     

胸腺肽α_1活性片段和其自旋标记衍生物的合成及免疫活性研究

报道了胸腺肽α_１活性片段Ｔｈｙｍｏｓｉｎα_１［Ｌｙｓ（２３）］（２３－２７）ＯＨ和其自旋标记衍生物的合成及对实验动物免疫功能的影响。其氨基酸序列分别为Ｈ_２Ｎ－Ｌｙｓ－Ｇｌｕ－Ｇｌｕ－Ａｌａ－Ｇｌｕ－ＯＨ,用Ｔｈｙα_１［Ｌｙｓ~（２３）］表示,修饰物为Ｇｌｕ－ＯＨ）,用Ｔｈｙα_１［Ｌｙｓ~（２３）］·Ｒ表示。ＨＰＬＣ测得该肽的纯度在９０％以上,ＥＳＲ谱测定自旋标记衍生物给出氮氧自由基信号,氨基酸组成与预期值相符。实验小鼠腹腔连续注射剂量为０．１、１、１０、１００和１０００μｇ／ｋｇ的该肽１０天后,发现腹腔巨噬细胞吞噬功能、ＥＲＦＣ阳性率及血清溶血素含量明显升高,且最佳剂量在０．１－１０μｇ／ｋｇ范围。实验结果表明人工合成胸腺肽α_１活性片段及其自旋标记衍生物具有显著的免疫促进活性。     

Evidence for an involvement of glutamine synthetase in regulation of nitrogenase activity in Rhodopseudomonas capsulata

In the presnet studies with whole cells and extracts of the photosynthetic bacterium Rhodopseudomonas capsulata the rapid inhibition of nitrogenase dependent activities (i.e. N₂-fixation acetylene reduction, or photoproduction of H₂) by ammonia was investigated. The results suggest, that the regulation of the nitrogenase activity by NH ₄ ⁺ in R. capsulata is mediated by glutamine synthetase (GS). (i) The glutamate analogue methionine sulfoximine (MSX) inhibited GS in situ and in vitro, and simultaneously prevented nitrogenase activity in vivo. (ii) When added to growing cultures ammonia caused rapid adenylylation of GS whereas MSX abolished the activity of both the adenylylated and unadenylylated form of the enzyme. (iii) Recommencement of H₂ production due to an exhaustion of ammonia coincided with the deadenylylation of GS. (iv) In extracts, the nitrogenase was found to be inactive only when NH ₄ ⁺ or MSX were added to intact cells. Subsequently the cells had to be treated with cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB). (v) In extracts the nitrogenase activity declined linearily with an increase of the ration of adenylylated vs. deadenylylated GS. A mechanism for inhibition of nitrogenase activity by ammonia and MSX is discussed.Abbreviations BSA bovin serum albumine - CTAB cetyltrimethylammonium bromide - GOGAT l-glutamine: 2-oxoglutarate amino transferase - GS glutamine synthetase - HEPES N-2-hydroxyethylpiperazine-N-2-ethane sulfonic acid - MSX l-methionine-d,l-sulfoximine     

Relationships between nitrogenase,glutamine synthetase,glutamine, and energy charge in Azotobacter vinelandii

When continuous cultures of Azotobacter vinelandii were supplied with ammonium or nitrate in amounts, which just repressed nitrogenase synthesis completely, both the intracellular glutamine level and the degree of adenylylation of the glutamine synthetase (GS) increased only slightly (from 0.45–0.50 mM and from 2 to 3 respectively), while the total GS level remained unaffected. Higher amounts of ammonium additionally inhibited the nitrogenase activity, caused a strong rise in the intracellular glutamine concentration and adenylylation of the GS, but caused no change in the ATP/ADP ratio. These results are considered as evidence that in A. vinelandii the regulation of nitrogenase synthesis is not linked to the adenylylation state of the GS and to the intracellular glutamine level, and that the inhibition of the nitrogenase activity as a consequence of a high extracellular ammonium level is not mediated via a change in the energy charge.Abbreviations GS glutamine synthetase - GS-S(Mg) Mg²⁺ dependent synthetic activity of GS - GS-T(Mn) Mn²⁺ dependent transferase activity of GS     

酰胺态氮瞬间调节荚膜红假单孢菌光合固氮活性的GS传感机制

天门冬酰胺(Asn)和谷氨酰胺(Gln)对荚膜红假单孢菌固氮酶活性抑制,在表观上类似于氨关闭效应,这种抑制效应由GS参与,相似于氨抑的传感机制。中断Gln代谢的6-diazo-5-oxo-L-norleucine(DON)存在时,氨抑的持续时间延长,与此相类似,Gln抑制加剧,这可能归之于Gln的积累。但是,Gln抑制被methionine sulfoximine(MSX,GS的抑制剂)消除,消除时MSX对Gln的浓度比值约为0.2,与氨抑消除所需的MSX对氨的浓度比值相当。此外,MSX消除氨抑不为DON拮抗,表明Gln抑制固氮酶活性由GS传感。然而,不能抑制GS转谷酰基活性的methionine suffone(MSF,谷氨酸的类似物)却与MSX相同,能消除Gln和氨对固氮活性的抑制。上述观察结果也可延伸至Asn的关闭固氮酶活性效应。     

Effect of lead on nitrogenase and enzymes of nitrogen assimilation in a cyanobacterium Nostoc muscorum.

Lead decreased the growth rates, total cell mass, heterocyst frequency, total cell protein, nitrogenase activity, glutamine synthetase (GS) and glutamate synthase (GOGAT) activities in N:muscorum. However, lead at 0.01 and 10 micrograms ml-1 conc. enhanced nitrogenase as well as GS activity of the cells. On transfer to excess lead (100 micrograms ml-1), nitrogenase and GS activities ceased almost after 24 hr in the cyanobacterium. It is deduced that lead has a two step effect on stimulation and inhibition of metabolic activity at 0.01 and 10 micrograms ml-1 concentration and 0.1 and 100 micrograms ml-1 concentration respectively indicating a close interaction between nitrogen fixation and GS activity. However, GOGAT activity is an exception to this two step stimulation and inhibition process.     

Regulation of glutamine synthetase activity and synthesis in free-living and symbiotic Anabaena spp.

Regulation of the synthesis and activity of glutamine synthetase (GS) in the cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. strain 7120 was studied by determining GS transferase activity and GS antigen concentration under a variety of conditions. Extracts prepared from cells growing exponentially on a medium supplemented with combined nitrogen had a GS activity of 17 mumol of gamma-glutamyl transferase activity per min per mg of protein at 37 degrees C. This activity doubled in 12 h after transfer of cells to a nitrogen-free medium, corresponding to the time required for heterocyst differentiation and the start of nitrogen fixation. Addition of NH3 to a culture 11 h after an inducing transfer immediately blocked the increase in GS activity. In the Enterobacteriaceae, addition of NH3 after induction results in the covalent modification of GS by adenylylation. The GS of Anabaena is not adenylylated by such a protocol, as shown by the resistance of the transferase activity of the enzyme to inhibition by Mg2+ and by the failure of the enzyme to incorporate 32P after NH3 upshift. Methionine sulfoximine inhibited Anabaena GS activity rapidly and irreversibly in vivo. After the addition of methionine sulfoximine to Anabaena, the level of GS antigen neither increased nor decreased, indicating that Glutamine cannot be the only small molecule capable of regulating GS synthesis. Methionine sulfoximine permitted heterocyst differentiation and nitrogenase induction to escape repression by NH3. Nitrogen-fixing cultures treated with methionine sulfoximine excreted NH3. The fern Azolla caroliniana contains an Anabaena species living in symbiotic association. The Anabaena species carries out nitrogen fixation sufficient to satisfy all of the combined nitrogen requirements of the host fern. Experiments by other workers have shown that the activity of GS in the symbiont is significantly lower than the activity of GS in free-living Anabaena. Using a sensitive radioimmune assay and a normalization procedure based on the content of diaminopimelic acid, a component unique to the symbiont, we found that the level of GS antigen in the symbiont was about 5% of the level in free-living Anabaena cells. Thus, the host fern appears to repress synthesis of Anabaena GS in the symbiotic association.     

谷氨酰胺合成酶参与Rhodopseudomonas capsulata固氮活性的氨瞬间调节

Rhodopseudomonas capsulata固氮酶活性对氨的敏感性及谷氨酰胺合成酶(GS)活性的变化在很大程度上受菌龄和氮素营养的影响。对数生长后期,固氮酶活性对氨最敏感,GS也处于高水平。限量氨(0.2mM)培养的菌体,其固氮酶活性的氨敏显著减弱,与谷氨酸(7.5 mM)培养的菌体相比,前者的GS活性较后者低50％左右。来自这两种氮源的GS本身对氨的敏感性也不一样,谷氨酸培养的其敏感性较限量氨培养的为低。此外,GS活性与氨关闭固氮酶活性的程度之间呈正相关。而与关闭的持续时间呈负相关。GS活性被抑制后,氨同化受阻,固氮酶活性的氨敏现象消失,基于上述结果,可以认为活性GS参与氨瞬间凋节光合细菌固氮酶的活性。     

Glutamine Synthetase Regulation, Adenylylation State, and Strain Specificity Analyzed by Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis

We used polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis to examine the regulation and adenylylation states of glutamine synthetases (GSs) from Escherichia coli (GS(E)) and Klebsiella aerogenes (GS(K)). In gels containing sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), we found that GS(K) had a mobility which differed significantly from that of GS(E). In addition, for both GS(K) and GS(E), adenylylated subunits (GS(K)-adenosine 5'-monophosphate [AMP] and GS(E)-AMP) had lesser mobilities in SDS gels than did the corresponding non-adenylylated subunits. The order of mobilities was GS(K)-AMP < GS(K) < GS(E)-AMP < GS(E). We were able to detect these mobility differences with purified and partially purified preparations of GS, crude cell extracts, and whole cell lysates. SDS gel electrophoresis thus provided a means of estimating the adenylylation state and the quantity of GS present independent of enzymatic activity measurements and of determining the strain origin. Using SDS gels, we showed that: (i) the constitutively produced GS in strains carrying the glnA4 allele was mostly adenylylated, (ii) the GS-like polypeptide produced by strains carrying the glnA51 allele was indistinguishable from wild-type GS(K), and (iii) strains carrying the glnA10 allele contained no polypeptide having the mobility of GS(K) or GS(K)-AMP. Using native polyacrylamide gels, we detected the increased amount of dodecameric GS present in cells grown under nitrogen limitation compared with cells grown under conditions of nitrogen excess. In native gels there was neither a significant difference in the mobilities of adenylylated and non-adenylylated GSs nor a GS-like protein in cells carrying the glnA10 allele.     

Time-resolved fluorescence and computational studies of adenylylated glutamine synthetase: analysis of intersubunit interactions.

Adenylylation of Tyr-397 of each subunit of Escherichia coli glutamine synthetase (GS) down-regulates enzymatic activity in vivo. The overall structure of the enzyme consists of 12 subunits arranged as two hexamers, face to face. Research reported in this paper addresses the question of whether the covalently attached adenylyl group interacts with neighboring amino acid residues to produce the regulatory phenomenon. Wild-type GS has two Trp residues (positions 57 and 158) and the adenylylation site lies within 7-8 A of the Trp-57 loop in the adjacent subunit of the same hexameric ring; Trp-158 is about 35 A from the site of adenylylation. Fluorescence lifetimes and quantum yields have been determined for two fluorophores with wild-type and mutant GS. One fluorophore is epsilon-AMP adenylylated GS (at Tyr-397), and the other fluorophore is the intrinsic protein residue Trp-57. These experiments were conducted in order to detect possible intersubunit interactions between adenylyl groups and the neighboring Trp-57 to search for a role for the Trp-57 loop in the regulation of GS. The fluorescence due to epsilon-AMP of two adenylylated enzymes, wild-type GS and the W158F mutant, exhibits heterogeneous decay kinetics; the data adequately fit to a double exponential decay model with recovered average lifetime values of 18.2 and 2.1 ns, respectively. The pre-exponential factors range from 0.66 to 0.73 for the long lifetime component, at five emission wavelengths. The W57L-epsilon-AMP enzyme yields longer average lifetime values of 19.5 and 2.4 ns, and the pre-exponential factors range from 0.82 to 0.85 for the long lifetime component. An additional residue in the Trp-57 loop, Lys-58, has been altered and the K58C mutant enzyme has been adenylylated with epsilon-AMP on Tyr-397. Lys-58 is near the ATP binding site and may represent a link by which the adenylyl group controls the activity of GS. The fluorescence of epsilon-AMP-adenylylated K58C mutant GS is best described by a triple exponential decay with average recovered lifetime values of 19.9, 4.6, and 0.58 ns, with the largest fraction being the median lifetime component. Relative quantum yields of epsilon-AMP-Tyr-397 were measured in order to determine if static quenching occurs from adenine-indole stacking in the wild-type GS. The relative quantum yield of the epsilon-AMP-adenylylated W57L mutant is larger than the wild-type protein by the amount predicted from the difference in lifetime values: thus, no static quenching is evident.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)