SMAD4在嗜甲醇酵母中的表达及鉴定

Ｓｍａｄ４是新近发现的一种肿瘤抑制基因。在５０％的胰腺癌和３０％的结肠癌中,此基因发生突变或缺失。利用Ｐｉｃｈｉａ ｐａｓｔｏｒｉｓ酵母表达系统,以胞外分泌的方法表达了ＳＭＡＤ４蛋白,并对ＳＭＡＤ４蛋白的生化性质进行了分析。结果显示表达蛋白的分子量约６７ｋＤ,经Ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎ印迹鉴定,与ＳＭＡＤ４抗全有特异的结合反应,Ｎ末端１３个氨基酸的序列与Ｓｍａｄ４ ｃＤＮＡ推断的序列完全一致。     

甲基单胞菌Methylomonassp.GYJ3中甲烷单加氧酶还原酶组分的…

Ｍｅｙｌｏｍｏｎａｓ ｓｐ．ＧＹＪ３菌的甲烷单加氧酶（ＭＭＯ）粗酶提取液经ＤＥＡＥ－Ｓｅｐｈａｒｏｓｅ ＣＬ－６Ｂ阴离子交换层析,Ｓｅｐｈａｄｅｘ Ｇ－１００凝胶过滤层析和ＤＥＡＥ－ＴＳＫｇｅｌ ＨＰＬＣ分离纯化出ＭＭＯ还原酶组分,经ＨＰＬＣ分析,纯度大于９５％,纯化倍数为４．４,加入至ＭＭＯ羟基化酶和调节蛋白Ｂ的体系中表现比活为２２８ｎｍｏｌ环氧丙烷每分钟毫克蛋白,ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ电泳表明的酶由     

甲基单胞菌Methylomonas sp.GYJ3中甲烷单加氧酶还原酶组分的纯化和性质

Ｍｅｔｙｌｏｍｏｎａｓｓｐ．ＧＹＪ３菌的甲烷单加氧酶（ＭＭＯ）粗酶提取液经ＤＥＡＥ－ＳｅｐｈａｒｏｓｅＣＬ－６Ｂ阴离子交换层析、ＳｅｐｈａｄｅｘＧ－１００凝胶过滤层析和ＤＥＡＥ－ＴＳＫｇｅｌＨＰＬＣ分离纯化出ＭＭＯ还原酶组分．经ＨＰＬＣ分析,纯度大于９５％,纯化倍数为４．４,加入至ＭＭＯ羟基化酶和调节蛋白Ｂ的体系中表现比活为２２８ｎｍｏｌ环氧丙烷每分钟毫克蛋白．ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ电泳表明还原酶由一种亚基组成,分子量４２ｋＤ．ＩＣＰ－ＡＥＳ测定还原酶的Ｆｅ含量为１．８３ｍｏｌＦｅ每ｍｏｌ蛋白．ＵＶ－Ｖｉｓ光谱表明还原酶除２８０ｎｍ蛋白质特征峰外在４６０ｎｍ有最大吸收峰,且Ａ２８０ｎｍ／Ａ４６０ｎｍ为２．５０,与其它黄素一铁硫蛋白相似,推测还原酶可能含一个ＦＡＤ辅基和Ｆｅ２Ｓ２中心．在厌氧条件下,还原酶能够和ＮＡＤＨ作用,ＵＶ－Ｖｉｓ光谱分析表明还原酶４６０ｎｍ处特征吸收峰消失,说明在ＭＭＯ催化过程中还原酶接受ＮＡＤＨ的电子．ＤＥＡＥ－ＳｅｐｈａｒｏｓｅＣＬ－６Ｂ阴离子交换层析分离出调节蛋白Ｂ,部分纯化的调节蛋白Ｂ的分子量大约在２０ｋＤ,它能够提高ＭＭＯ比活性４０倍,ＭＭＯ还原酶和调节蛋白Ｂ单独存在时不具有ＭＭＯ     

银杏花粉微管蛋白的纯化及鉴定

采用丙酮粉抽提,ＤＥＡＥ－Ｓｅｐｈａｄｅｘ Ａ－５０、Ｓｅｐｈａｃｒｙｌ Ｓ－３００、ＭｏｎｏＱ柱层析,从银杏花粉中分离纯化出微管蛋白,其两个亚基的分子量分别为５４ｋＤ和５２ｋＤ纯化的微管蛋白可与鸡脑微管蛋白抗体发生免疫交叉反应。     

猪肝微粒体NADH—细胞色素b5还原酶的纯化及特性分析

采用硫酸铵分级分离,Ｓｅｐｈａｄｅｘ Ｇ－１００凝胶过滤,ＤＥＡＥ－纤维素离子交换层析以及５＇－ＡＭＰ－Ｓｅｐｈａｒｏｓｅ ４Ｂ亲和层析,从猪肝微粒体中纯化得到可溶性的ＮＡＤＨ－细胞色素ｂ５还原酶,提纯倍数为７５０－８００。总回收率为４０％左右。纯化的酶呈典型的黄素蛋白吸收光谱,Ａ２７３／Ａ４６０比值为５．８．在ＳＤＳ－聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳板上呈单一的蛋白质区带,分子量为３２ｋｄ。ＮＡＤＨ和２,６－     

大熊猫乳酸脱氢酶同工酶H4的分离纯化和某些性质的研究

采用８－（６－氨己基）－氨基－５－ＡＭＰＳｅｐｈａｒｏｓｅ亲和层分析法和ＤＥＡＥ－Ｓｅｐｈａｒｏｓｅ离子交换层析法从大熊猫心肌中分离纯化出乳酸脱氢酶同工酶Ｈ４,纯化的大熊猫ＬＤＨ－Ｈ４,比活为４４５Ｕ／ｍｇ蛋白,经ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ,ＡＰＧＥ,等电聚焦电泳鉴定均为一条带,其亚基分了量为３６０００,等电点为５．４５。经测定大熊猫ＬＤＨ－Ｈ亚基Ｎ端被封闭,Ｃ端氨基酸残基经测定为Ｌｅｕ。氨基酸组成分析表明     

大熊猫乳酸脱氢酶同工酶H_4的分离纯化和某些性质的研究

采用８－（６－氨己基）－氨基－５＇－ＡＭＰＳｅｐｈａｒｏｓｅ亲和层析法和ＤＥＡＥ－Ｓｅｐｈａｒｏｓｅ离子交换层析法从大熊猫心肌中分离纯化出了乳酸脱氢酶同工酶Ｈ４．纯化的大熊猫ＬＤＨ－Ｈ４,比活为４４５Ｕ／ｍｇ蛋白,经ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ,ＰＡＧＥ,等电聚焦电泳鉴定均为一条带,其亚基分子量为３６０００,等电点为５．４５．经测定大熊猫ＬＤＨ－Ｈ亚基Ｎ端被封闭,Ｃ端氨基酸残基经测定为Ｌｅｕ．氨基酸组成分析表明每个亚基含有５个Ｃｙｓ,９个Ｍｅｔ．     

蛇毒蛋白C激活物的初步研究

目的：研究蝮蛇毒蛋白Ｃ激活物的分离纯化与理化性质。方法：经ＤＥ５２－纤维素、ＣＭ－Ｓｐｈａｄｅｘ Ｃ－５０、Ｇ－７５柱层析,从安徽芜湖产蝮蛇（Ａｇｋｉｓｔｒｏｄｏｎ ｈａｌｙｓ）蛇毒中纯化一种均一的蛋白Ｃ激活物（ＰＣＡ）。结果：ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ测定分子量约为１５５０００Ｄａ,ＩＥＦ－ＰＡＧＥ测定等电点为４．８。它能使人血浆的ＫＰＴＴ明显延长,显示出强烈的抗凝活性。通过中和试验与显色肽定量实验表明,     

丙型肝炎病毒非结构区NS4b基因片段的克隆和表达

采用聚合酶链反应（ＰＣＲ）技术和ＤＮＡ体外重组方法,克隆出５７９ｂｐ的丙型肝炎病毒（ＨＣＶ）ＮＳ４ｂ基因片段,插入到原核高效表达载体ｐＥＴ－２８ａ中,构建重组质粒ｐＥＴ／ＮＳ４ｂ,转化大肠杆菌ＢＬ２１（ＤＥ３）菌株,经ＩＰＴＧ诱导培养后,获得了目的蛋白的高效表达。ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ分析显示在３０ｋＤ处有一条表达的目的蛋白区带。通过固定化金属配体亲和层析（ＩＭＡＣ）纯化目的的蛋白,ＥＬＥＳＡ检测结果表     

系统感染TMV的番茄叶胞外β-1,3-葡聚糖酶

系统感染ＴＭＶ （ｔｏｂａｃｃｏ ｍ ｏｓａｉｃ ｖｉｒｕｓ）的番茄（Ｌｙｃｏｐｅｒｓｉｃｏｎ ｅｓｃｕｌｅｎｔｕｍ Ｍｉｌｌ．）叶胞外蛋白提取液经冰冻干燥浓缩、－ ２０℃丙酮沉淀、ＣＭ－Ｓｅｐｈａｄｅｘ Ｃ－２５离子交换层析、ＤＥＡＥ－Ｓｅｐｈａｄｅｘ Ａ－２５离子交换层析和Ｓｅｐｈａｄｅｘ Ｇ－７５凝胶层析纯化,获得ＰＡＧＥ均一的β－１,３－葡聚糖酶．ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ证明,它包含分子量为３６ ｋＤ 和２７ ｋＤ的两个同工酶．以昆布多糖为底物,酶的最适ｐＨ 在４．８—５．２之间,在ｐＨ ４—８稳定;酶的最适温度在３０—４０℃之间,在４０℃保温１ｈ 后酶活性不变;Ｋｍ 值为９．２ ｍ ｇ／ｍ Ｌ．在系统感染ＴＭＶ 的番茄叶胞外蛋白提取液中,有分子量为２２ ｋＤ、２７ ｋＤ和３６ ｋＤ的３个β－１,３－葡聚糖酶同工酶     

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.