赤潮生物种群模型的变结构控制

在已有赤潮理论的基础上,利用细胞接触的抑制作用建立了一个赤潮生物种群的控制模型.根据变结构控制原理,设计变结构控制器,使控制模型在有害藻灭绝时的平衡点处稳定.最后用数值仿真验证所得结果的正确性.     

毒素在森林各分室循环的广义模型的变结构控制

利用广义系统变结构控制理论,研究了一个毒素在森林各分室循环的广义模型的变结构控制问题.首先,针对毒素在森林生态系统各分室的循环特征,构建了毒素在森林各分室循环的广义模型;其次,利用广义系统理论,对所建模型的平衡点进行了稳定性分析;最后,应用广义系统变结构控制理论设计了变结构控制器,使森林各分室中的毒素最终稳定到零点,使森林生态系统正常发展.     

已烯雌酚在人体各器官转移模型的变结构控制

本文通过线性系统极点配置,李雅普诺夫方法研究了已烯雌酚在人体各器官转移模型的变结构控制问题,得到了使系统尽快达到稳定平衡点的变结构控制器．该问题为生物模型综合控制问题的研究奠定了基础．     

α-葡萄糖苷酶三维结构的同源模建与分子设计

目的:该文预测了来源于嗜热脂肪芽孢杆菌(Bacillus stearothermophilus)ATCC 12016编码α-葡萄糖苷酶序列的三维结构,设计突变位点,构建突变体模型,并对预测三维结构与突变体进行了评估与分析.方法:分析了α-葡萄糖苷酶的核酸序列与蛋白序列,确定了α-葡萄糖苷酶蛋白序列的同源性与保守区特征;利用来源于蜡状芽胞杆菌(Bacillus cereus)ATCC 7064寡聚-1,6-葡萄糖苷酶三维蛋白结构作为模板,同时基于同源模建方法对α-葡萄糖苷酶序列的三维结构与突变突变体模型进行了结构预测.结果:对预测的三维结构与突变体进行评估与分析,表明预测与设计的结构达到合理化标准.结论:基于以上研究结果,构建α-葡萄糖苷酶的三维结构模型是合理的,为蛋白质工程应用建立了理论研究平台.     

膜联蛋白AnxB1序列缺失突变体的结构模建及活性分析

为获得低分子量、低免疫原性的膜联蛋白AnxB1的序列缺失突变体 ,以AnxB1C端的 4个内部同源结构域为基础 ,模拟构建了 4个突变体群 .利用同源模建的方法对各突变体进行结构模建和分子优化 ,最后选择 4个结构最为合理的突变体在大肠杆菌GST融合表达系统中表达 .结果显示 :GST M3和GST M4均表达出较强的抗凝血活性 ,且免疫原性也降低为原来的 1 2 ,为进一步构建兼具抗凝、溶栓双重功能的靶向性溶栓药物奠定了基础 .     

Tyr61的芳香族侧链对稳定瘦素的结构至关重要

为了研究第61位Tyr（Tyr61）在瘦素（leptin）结构与功能中的作用,构建了2个瘦素突变体Y61F与Y61Q并对其进行了功能分析．Y61F突变体瘦素显示出与野生型瘦素相同的天然凝胶电泳迁移率及相似的折叠效率,而Y61Q突变体瘦素则显示出明显慢的电泳迁移率且较野生型瘦素更难于折叠．受体结合及免疫活性测定显示, Y61F突变体保留了野生型瘦素的大部分生物学活性,而Y61Q突变体仅保留了野生型瘦素16％的受体结合活性及30％的免疫活性．圆二色性分析及二级结构估算表明,Y61F突变体具有与野生型瘦素几乎一样的二级结构组成,而Y61Q突变体的结构则较野生型瘦素更为松散.本研究表明,Tyr61的芳香族侧链被包埋于分子内部的疏水区域中对稳定瘦素结构及其发挥生理功能至关重要,而Tyr61上的羟基在这一过程中并不起重要作用．     

一个水稻颖花器突变体的形态解剖分析

从水稻（Ｏｒｙｚａ ｓａｔｉｖａ Ｌ．）育种后代材料中获得一个受单隐性基因控制的颖花器官突变体,该突变体的内外释变,每个颖花含１～３个发育完整的雌蕊,其他雌蕊发育不完全。有的雌蕊化的雄蕊下部为花丝,其上着生不规则在组织和０～３个羽毛状柱头。横切面和纵切面观察均可见每个颖花含３个子房。人工辅助授粉后,每个颖花可产生１～２粒种子根据这些结果推断,该突变体为类似Ｂ功能缺失的突变体。     

枯草杆菌168核糖体蛋白质基因突变

用NTG诱变一株B.subtilis168依赖链霉素突变体SD103,筛选不依赖链霉素的温度敏感突变体,用凝胶电泳分析它们核糖体蛋白质的改变,发现30％以上的突变体在电泳凝胶上出现改变的核糖体蛋白质,因此这是一种获得多种B.subtilis核糖体蛋白质穿变的简便而有效的方法。     

拟南芥编码亮氨酸拉链蛋白的AS2基因在叶发育中具有控制极性建立的作用

在拟南芥(Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh.)叶发育研究中,as2是一个经典突变体.as2典型的表型是叶片开裂或形成一种小叶状结构.遗传学和分子生物学实验证明,AS2基因具有抑制KNOX基因在叶中表达的功能.在本文中,我们着重研究了新得到的在Landsberg erecta (Ler)遗传背景下的as2突变体.除了前人报道过的as2表型外,新as2突变体的部分叶柄长在叶片的下方,形成一种荷叶状结构,更严重的甚至长成花丝状叶结构.这两种结构都反映了不正常的叶腹背轴极性分化.在我们所收集到的as2等位突变体中,只有在Ler背景下这两种结构才以高频率出现.我们通过图位克隆方法分离了AS2基因.该基因编码一个含有亮氨酸拉链结构的蛋白.在拟南芥中,AS2同源基因共43个,除AS2外,其他基因的功能都不清楚.AS2在叶和花中表达,在茎中无表达,这种表达模式和as2突变体的表型是吻合的.     

人肽抗生素hPAB—β分子的同源模建及其突变体设计

从人体基因组中克隆了一个编码肽抗生素样的基因。按基因编码产物的氨基酸序列 ,化学合成目的产物 ,经药物敏感测定法证实产物具有杀菌活性。旨在通过同源模建的方法 ,构建肽抗生素hPAB β的突变体分子 ,希望获得肽链更短 ,但生物活性不降低甚至更强的突变体。方法是在序列比较的基础上 ,利用同源分子对目的肽抗生素hPAB β进行同源模建 ,在此模型上 ,删除某些氨基酸后观察目的分子立体结构模型改变情况 ,从而确定突变体分子结构。同源模建结果表明hPAB β由一个α螺旋和 3个 β片层构成 ,二级结构保守 ;具有两亲性结构 ,推测与目的肽进…     

Logical analysis of the budding yeast cell cycle

The budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a model organism that is commonly used to investigate control of the eukaryotic cell cycle. Moreover, because of the extensive experimental data on wild type and mutant phenotypes, it is also particularly suitable for mathematical modelling and analysis. Here, I present a new Boolean model of the budding yeast cell cycle. This model is consistent with a wide range of wild type and mutant phenotypes and shows remarkable robustness against perturbations, both to reaction times and the states of component genes/proteins. Because of its simple logical nature, the model is suitable for sub-network analysis, which can be used to identify a four node core regulatory circuit underlying cell cycle regulation. Sub-network analysis can also be used to identify key sub-dynamics that are essential for viable cell cycle control, as well as identifying the sub-dynamics that are most variable between different mutants.     

Molecular modelling studies of kdr mutations in voltage gated sodium channel revealed significant conformational variations contributing to insecticide resistance

Voltage gated sodium channels (VGSC) of mosquito vectors are the primary targets of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and other synthetic pyrethroids used in public health programmes. The knockdown resistant (kdr) mutations in VGSC are associated with the insecticide resistance especially in Anophelines. The present study is aimed to emphasize and demarcate the impact of three kdr-mutations such as L1014S, L1014F and L1014H on insecticide resistance. The membrane model of sodium transport domain of VGSC (STD-VGSC) was constructed using de novo approach based on domain and trans-membrane predictions. The comparative molecular modelling studies of wild type and mutant models of STD-VGSC revealed that L1014F mutant was observed to be near native to the wild type model in all the respects, but, L1014S and L1014H mutations showed drastic variations in the energy levels, root mean square fluctuations (RMSF) that resulted in conformational variations. The predicted binding sites also showed variable cavity volumes and RMSF in L1014S and L1014H mutants. Further, DDT also found be bound in near native manner to wild type in L1014F mutant and with variable orientation and affinities in L1014S and L1014H mutants. The variations and fluctuations observed in mutant structures explained that each mutation has its specific impact on the conformation of VGSC and its binding with DDT. The study provides new insights into the structure–function-correlations of mutant STD-VGSC structures and demonstrates the role and effects of kdr mutations on insecticide resistance in mosquito vectors.     

Insertion mutagenesis and membrane topology model of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa outer membrane protein OprM

Pseudomonas aeruginosa OprM is a protein involved in multiple-antibiotic resistance as the outer membrane component for the MexA-MexB-OprM efflux system. Planar lipid bilayer experiments showed that OprM had channel-forming activity with an average single-channel conductance of only about 80 pS in 1 M KCl. The gene encoding OprM was subjected to insertion mutagenesis by cloning of a foreign epitope from the circumsporozoite form of the malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum into 11 sites. In Escherichia coli, 8 of the 11 insertion mutant genes expressed proteins at levels comparable to those obtained with the wild-type gene and the inserted malarial epitopes were surface accessible as assessed by indirect immunofluorescence. When moved to a P. aeruginosa OprM-deficient strain, seven of the insertion mutant genes expressed proteins at variable levels comparable to that of wild-type OprM and three of these reconstituted MIC profiles resembling those of the wild-type protein, while the other mutant forms showed variable MIC results. Utilizing the data from these experiments, in conjunction with multiple sequence alignments and structure predictions, an OprM topology model with 16 beta strands was proposed.     

Mutant prohead RNAs in the in vitro packaging of bacteriophage phi 29 DNA-gp3.

The 174-base prohead RNA encoded by bacteriophage phi 29 of Bacillus subtilis, essential for packaging of the DNA-gp3 (DNA-gene product 3) complex, was expressed efficiently from the cloned gene. Computer programs for RNA structure analysis were used to fold hypothetical RNA mutants and thus to target mutagenesis of the RNA for studies of structure and function. Five mutants of the RNA were then produced by oligonucleotide-directed mutagenesis that were altered in the primary sequence at selected sites; two of these mutants were predicted to be altered in secondary structure from a model established previously by a phylogenetic analysis. The binding of the 32P end-labeled mutant RNAs to RNA-free proheads was comparable with that of the wild-type RNA. However, the capability of the mutant RNAs to reconstitute RNA-free proheads for DNA-gp3 packaging in the defined in vitro system and for assembly of phage in RNA-free extracts was variable, depending upon the alteration. Changes of highly conserved bases that retained the predicted secondary structure of the RNA model were tolerated to a much greater extent than changes predicted to alter the RNA secondary structure.     

Human single chain antibody to vascular endothelial growth factor:gene cloning, high-level expression, affinity maturation and bioactivity

Using antibody phage display technique,a human single chain antibody to vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) has been cloned.The antibody expression reached 45% of the total bacterial proteins.The purification and refolding of the antibody were completed in one step by using gel filtration chromatograph.ELISA analysis showed that the antibody not only specifically bound to human VEGF,but also competitively inhibited VEGF reacting with its receptors.In order to raise the affinity of the single chain antibody,its heavy chain variable region was randomly mutated using error-prone PCR and an antibody mutant library was constructed,from which a mutant with higher affinity was screened out.The three-dimensional structure and binding affinity of wild type and mutant antibody were compared.Our study provided a potential reagent for tumor angiogenic therapy and a significant model for antibody high-level expression and affinity maturation.     

Human single chain antibody to vascular endothelial growth factor: gene cloning, high-level expression, affinity maturation and bioactivity

Using antibody phage display technique, a human single chain antibody to vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) has been cloned. The antibody expression reached 45% of the total bacterial proteins. The purification and refolding of the antibody were completed in one step by using gel filtration chromatograph. ELISA analysis showed that the antibody not only specifically bound to human VEGF, but also competitively inhibited VEGF reacting with its receptors. In order to raise the affinity of the single chain antibody, its heavy chain variable region was randomly mutated using error-prone PCR and an antibody mutant library was constructed, from which a mutant with higher affinity was screened out. The three-dimensional structure and binding affinity of wild type and mutant antibody were compared. Our study provided a potential reagent for tumor angiogenic therapy and a significant model for antibody high-level expression and affinity maturation.     

Palp-antenna, a homeotic mutant in Aedes aegypti.

Palp-antenna is a homeotic mutant of Aedes aegypti that modifies the apex of the maxillary palps of both sexes into a variable number of antenna-like segments. The fine structure of the antenna, including sexual dimorphism, is apparent in the mutant palps. Palp-antenna is a sex-linked recessive. a linkage distance of 27.9 +/- 0.45 crossover units from sex is estimated from F2 and backcross data. Penetrance is complete; expressively is variable. The fitness of the mutant compares favorably with that of the wild type. The mapping of the ppa locus lengthens the known chromosome 1 linkage map of Aedes aegypti.     

Allosteric control of quaternary states in E. coli aspartate transcarbamylase

Changes in the molecular dimensions of ATCase in the unligated T-state are an increase of 0.4 A in the separation of catalytic trimers when ATP binds. When the R-state is produced by binding of phosphonoacetamide and malonate, addition of CTP or CTP + UTP decreases the separation of catalytic trimers by 0.5 A. In the unliganded Glu239----Gln mutant, in which the T-state is destabilized so that the enzyme exists in an intermediate quaternary state, ligation of ATP transforms the mutant enzyme to the R-state, whereas CTP converts this enzyme to the T-state. Thus, this mutant is much more sensitive to heterotropic allosteric control than is the native enzyme. In this communication we propose a preliminary model based on new crystallographic results that heterotropic regulation occurs partly through control of the quaternary structure by these effectors, thus regulating catalysis.