白细胞介素—2分子α螺旋B中的活性相关区域

根据人白细胞介素－２（ＩＬ－２）α螺旋Ｂ中氨基酸残基的空间分布选择性地突变了一些氨基酸残基,结果发现：５７Ｇｌｎ→Ｇｌｕ,６２Ｇｌｕ→Ｌｅｕ,６２Ｇｌｕ→Ａｒｇ和６５Ｐｒｏ→Ａｒｇ这些替换均使ＩＬ－２活性显著降低或丧失,而６３Ｌｅｕ→Ｓｅｒ或６４Ｌｙｓ→Ａｌａ对ＩＬ－２活性影响不大。从受体竞争抑制结合实验结果可知,上述不表现活性的突变体也同时丧夫了与高亲和力受体的结合能力,这说明α螺旋Ｂ中这些位点     

IL—2部分拮抗剂可用于IL—2突变体对受体亚基结合能…

用定点突变法分别得到了两个人白细胞介素－２（ＩＬ－２）的部分拮抗剂１５Ｖａｌ－ＩＬ－２和１２６Ａｓｐ－ＩＬ－２以及一个为ＩＬ－２受体ａ亚基结合缺陷型的突变体６２Ｌｅｕ－ＩＬ－２,当将１５Ｖａｌ－ＩＬ－２或１２６Ａｓｐ－ＩＬ－２与６２Ｌｅｕ－Ｉｌ－２共同保温时,６２Ｌｅｕ－ＩＬ－２的活性受到明显抑制,对此现象机理的分析表明１５Ｖａｌ－ＩＬ－２或１２６Ａｓｐ－ＩＬ－２可用于ＩＬ－２受体亚基结合缺陷型突     

人白细胞介素－2第20位残基局部空间结构稳定位对活性的影响

用寡核苷酸诱导的基因定位突变法,将人白细胞介素－２（ＩＬ－２）第２０位Ａｓｐ分别突变为Ａｒｇ、Ｌｙｓ．和Ａｓｎ,比较第２０位残基碱性基因对ＩＬ－２活力的影响,结果２０Ａｓｐ突变为碱性残基时,ＩＬ－２活性急剧下降,但突变为Ａｒｇ时所导致的活性下降较突变为Ｌｙｓ严重３０００倍以上,从空间结构变化上对这２个碱性残基造成的如此大的活性差异进行了分析,发现２０Ａｒｇ突变后对。１２１Ｔｒｐ的微环境有极为显著的影响。结果提示２０Ａｓｐ在与β亚基作用的同时,其局部空间结构的稳定对维持ＩＬ－２的生物学活性也有重要作用。     

白细胞介素－2中某些残基替换对活性的影响

用基因定点突变法研究了白细胞介素－２（ＩＬ－２）中某些氨基酸对生物活性的影响。将ＩＬ－２中３９Ｍｅｔ和４３Ｌｙｓ分别改为Ｐｒｏ,企图破坏此处α螺旋,突变体的ＣＤ图谱和生物活性均,不变,说明此处可能原来就不存在α螺旋．而将５２Ｇｌｕ．５３Ｌｅｕ,５４Ｌｙｓ分别改为Ｐｒｏ后,ＣＤ谱发生了变化,生物活性也显著下降。表明这些氨基酸处在α螺旋中,将它们改为Ｐｒｏ后,影响了ＩＬ－２的结构,并导致活性下降     

α－苦瓜子蛋白晶体结构中的次级相互作用的研究──Ⅰ结构中氢键相互作用的分析

α－苦瓜子蛋白是一种单链核糖体失活蛋白,具有Ｎ－糖苷酶活性,２．０Ａ分辨率的三维结构已经测定。α－苦瓜子蛋白中总共有３５３个氢键,其中主链原子间氢键１６５个,主链原子与侧链原子间氢键５４个,侧链原子间氢键２１个,蛋白分子中原子与溶水剂的氢键１１３个,主链Ｃ＝Ｏ,主链ＮＨ及侧链分子结构中有９５％的残基能生成氢键,Ａｓｐ．Ｇｌｕ、Ａｓｎ、Ｇｌｎ具有较强的生成多个氢键的能力,并对１３个没有任何氢键的残基作了分析。Ａｎ、Ｌｅｕ、Ｉｌｅ、ＧｌＵ、Ｇｌｎ在α螺旋中出现税率较大,Ｖａｌ、Ｌｅｕ、Ｔｙｒ、Ｉｌｅ、Ｔｈｒ在β结构中占了一半以上,Ａｒｇ容易形成远程的氢键,而Ｓｅｒ、Ｔｈｒ则容易形成近程氢键。某些氢键,特别是保守残基间的氢键,对形成蛋白分子局部特征构象和活性部位的特征构象有影响,α－苦瓜子蛋白的特定折叠方式对其与溶剂水分子成氢键有影响。     

α－苦瓜子蛋白晶体结构中的次级相互作用的研究──Ⅰ结构中氢键相互作用的分析

α－苦瓜子蛋白是一种单链核糖体失活蛋白,具有Ｎ－糖苷酶活性,２．０Ａ分辨率的三维结构已经测定。α－苦瓜子蛋白中总共有３５３个氢键,其中主链原子间氢键１６５个,主链原子与侧链原子间氢键５４个,侧链原子间氢键２１个,蛋白分子中原子与溶水剂的氢键１１３个,主链Ｃ＝Ｏ,主链ＮＨ及侧链分子结构中有９５％的残基能生成氢键,Ａｓｐ．Ｇｌｕ、Ａｓｎ、Ｇｌｎ具有较强的生成多个氢键的能力,并对１３个没有任何氢键的残基作了分析。Ａｎ、Ｌｅｕ、Ｉｌｅ、ＧｌＵ、Ｇｌｎ在α螺旋中出现税率较大,Ｖａｌ、Ｌｅｕ、Ｔｙｒ、Ｉｌｅ、Ｔｈｒ在β结构中占了一半以上,Ａｒｇ容易形成远程的氢键,而Ｓｅｒ、Ｔｈｒ则容易形成近程氢键。某些氢键,特别是保守残基间的氢键,对形成蛋白分子局部特征构象和活性部位的特征构象有影响,α－苦瓜子蛋白的特定折叠方式对其与溶剂水分子成氢键有影响。     

白细胞介素—2中枢镇痛作用途径的作用

抗ＩＬ－２受体α亚基的单克隆抗体不能阻断ＩＬ－２的中枢镇痛作用,以及丧失与ＩＬ－２受体β亚基结合能力的ＩＬ－２突变体仍具有提高大鼠阈的能力,这表明ＩＬ－２的中枢镇痛作用并不是通过ＩＬ－２受体所介导,亦表示ＩＬ－２的免疫和镇痛作用是通过不同的受体途径实现的。     

神经活性甾体与GABAA受体

中枢内存在的神经活性甾体能快速改变神经元兴奋性,它们不是与甾体受体发生作用,而是与脑内主要的抑制性神经递质γ－氨基丁酸（ＧＡＢＡ）受体相互作用,调制基介导的突触抑制功能,引发中枢抑制或兴奋性效应的变化,大多数甾体能增强ＧＡＢＡ受体活化ＣＩ＾－通道的通透性,引发中枢抑制或兴奋性效应的变化。该效应与特定的ＧＡＢＡＡ受体亚基α３和γ２有关,有些甾体具与ＧＡＢＡＡ受体拮抗剂类似的惊厥效应,总之,神经活性甾     

人白细胞介素—2第20位残基局部空间结构稳定性对活性的影响

用寡核苷酸诱导的基因定位突变法,将人白细胞介素－２（ＩＬ－２）第２０位Ａｓｐ分别突变为Ａｒｇ,Ｌｙｓ和Ａｓｎ,比较第２０位残基碱性基团对ＩＬ－２活力的影响,结果＾２０Ａｓｐ突变为碱性残基时,ＩＬ－２活性急剧下降,但突变为Ａｒｇ时所导致的活性下降较突变为Ｌｙｓ时所导致的活性下降较突变为Ｌｙｓ严重３０００倍以上。从空间结构变化上对这２个碱性残基造成的如此大的活性差异进行了分析,发现＾２０Ａｒｇ突变后对     

重组人蛋白激酶CK2β亚基cDNA的克隆与测序

蛋白激酶ＣＫ２是一种存在的信使非依赖性丝／苏氨酸蛋白激酶．它是由两个催化亚基（α或α′）和两个调节亚基（β）组成的不均一四聚体．用反转录ＰＣＲ从ＨＬ－６０细胞中获得了人蛋白激酶ＣＫ２β亚基编码区ｃＤＮＡ,将ＮｄｅⅠ／ＨｉｎｄⅢ双酶切ＰＣＲ产物连接到表达载体ｐＴ７－７的ＮｄｅⅠ／ＨｉｎｄⅢ双酶切位点中．转化感受态细菌ＤＨ５α获得转化子,阳性筛选率为７２％．限制性酶切分析结果表明,插入片段和重组质粒的大小与理论推测值相符．随机挑选４个阳性质粒测定其插入片段ＤＮＡ序列,结果显示有２个含有正确插入的人蛋白激酶ＣＫ２βｃＤＮＡ,命名为ｐＴＣＫＢ．其余２个克隆分别存在１个和２个点突变,即在其编码区ｃｏｎｄｏｎ１４８的ＴＣＡ→ＴＴＡ,结果Ｓｅｒ→Ｌｅｕ;另一个则在Ｃｏｎｄｏｎ１４３ＧＴＧ→ＡＴＧ,Ｖａｌ→Ｍｅｔ;Ｃｏｎｄｏｎ１７０ＧＴＧ→ＧＣＧ,Ｖａｌ→Ａｌａ．重组质粒（ｐＴＣＫＢ）克隆的成功,将为在原核细胞中表达蛋白激酶ＣＫ２β亚基以及利用ＣＫ２βｃＤＮＡ作为探针进行深入研究打下基础．并为利用ｐＴ７－７表达载体构建其他重组质粒建立了一套成功的方法     

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.