狗脊蕨凝集素的分离纯化与部分性质

狗脊蕨叶组织经磷酸缓冲液抽提,硫酸铵分级沉淀,DEAE-Sepharose(fast flow)离子交换层析和Sephadex G-100分子筛层析,获得具有凝集活性的狗脊蕨凝集素.用PAGE和SDS-PAGE检测均显示1条蛋白带,提示狗脊蕨凝集素分子只有一个亚基.Sephadex G-100层析和SDS-PAGE测得其相对分子质量在20 kD左右.该凝集素对红细胞有种属专一性,其凝集活性可被木糖、卵粘蛋白所抑制.狗脊蕨凝集素对热相当稳定,以100℃温度加热10 min仍保存部分凝集活性.凝集活性不依赖于金属离子Mg2 、Ca2 、Mn2 .它的中性糖含量为3.1%,Phe含量较高,His含量较低,不含Tyr和Pro.     

棘托竹荪凝集素的纯化及其生化特性

棘托竹荪(Dictyophora echinovolvata Zang, Zheng et Hu)子实体经生理盐水抽提、硫酸铵沉淀、DEAE-Sepharose和Sephadex G-100柱层析纯化得到棘托竹荪凝集素(DEL).经PAGE显示单一条带,相对分子质量为38 000, 其亚基相对分子质量为18 900; 不含中性糖,IEF-PAGE测得其等电点为4.21.该凝集素对供试的4种血型人血和6种动物血的红细胞具有凝集作用,也能凝集小鼠淋巴细胞和小鼠S180肉瘤细胞,对兔红细胞的凝集作用可被乳糖和果糖所抑制.DEL含有15种氨基酸,其中天冬氨酸、谷氨酸、甘氨酸和缬氨酸含量较高; N-末端为丙氨酸.DEL对热不稳定,经50℃处理10 min,活性明显降低; 在pH 4.00～pH 10.14范围内较稳定; 其凝血活性依赖于Mn2 和Ca2 ,Mg2 和Zn2 则无影响.DEL对小鼠腹腔注射的半致死量为1 180 mg·kg-1.     

正红菇菌丝体凝集素的分离纯化及生化特性

正红菇菌丝体经磷酸缓冲液浸提、硫酸铵分级沉淀、DEAE-Sepharose FF离子交换层析和Sephadex G-100分子筛层析纯化得到红菇凝集素（Russula vinosa Lectin,RVL）。经SDS-PAGE检测为单一蛋白带,其亚基相对分子质量为55kDa,Sephadex G-100凝胶过滤测得相对分子质量为55.25kDa,提示RVL分子只有一个亚基。RVL中性糖含量为3.87%,经酸水解测定含15种氨基酸。温度在20–60℃、pH在5–9的范围内,凝集活性保持相对的稳定。RVL的凝血活性受Mn2+、Zn2+、Ca2+的影响。糖抑制实验表明,在供试的11种糖中,D-甘露糖强烈抑制RVL的凝血活性。抑菌实验显示,RVL对供试的细菌没有抑制作用,对稻瘟病菌、绿色木霉、红色链包霉、黑曲霉菌丝生长有显著的抑制作用。     

泥蚶(Tegillarca granosa Linnaeus)血淋巴液凝集素的分离纯化及其性质研究

泥蚶是一种重要的海产经济贝类,其血淋巴液经硫酸铵二步分级沉淀后,再经Sephadex G- 100凝胶过滤和Sepharose 4B亲和层析纯化制得泥蚶血淋巴液凝集素。经测定,该凝集素分子量约为123Kda,为两个亚基的蛋白质,其相对分子量分别为15 KDa和16 KDa,分子中含5．02％的糖。在氨基酸组成中,天门冬氨酸(Asp)含量最高,其次是谷氨酸(Glu)和组氨酸(His),不含蛋氨酸(Met)。泥蚶血淋巴液凝集素对多种天然或经酶修饰的人或动物红细胞具有不同的凝集作用,其中对兔红细胞的凝集活性最大。半乳糖和乳糖对其凝集活性具有抑制作用。凝集活性依赖于Ca2 ,在pH7．0较稳定,热稳定性不高,在30℃-70℃时凝集效价由原来的25下降为21,当温度超过80℃以后,凝血活性完全丧失。     

甘薯凝集素的提取及性质研究

抗蔓割病甘薯的叶片组织浸取液,经硫酸铵分级沉淀,甲壳素柱层析及葡聚糖凝胶过滤得到一种在PAGE或SDS－PAGE上均呈现单一蛋白带的甘薯凝集素。该凝集素没有血型专一性及被测动物红细胞专一性,其凝集活性可被N－乙酰葡萄糖胺或岩藻糖所抑制。甘薯凝集素在75℃加热10min,即丧失全部凝集活性,其凝集活性依赖于Ca^2 和Mg^2 ,Mn^2 则无作用。经Sephadex G-100和SDS－PAGE测定,凝集素相对分子质量为63000,中性糖含量为6.21%,该凝集素对蔓割病菌有抑制作用,是一种酸性糖蛋白。     

岩豆(Millettia dielsiana Harms ex Diels)凝集素的分离纯化和性质研究

用猪甲状腺球蛋白-Sepharose 4B作亲和吸附剂,再经Sephadex G-100凝胶过滤,可以从岩豆种子中纯化出岩豆凝集素(MDL)。该凝集素可以凝集人类A、B、O型血细胞和兔红细胞,纯化的MDL凝集兔红细胞的能力可被D-松三糖、邻硝基-苯酚-D-半乳糖和N-乙酰半乳糖胺抑制,甘露糖也有弱的抑制作用。纯化的MDL在PAGE和SDS-PAGE上均显现单一蛋白质染色带,经Schiff’s试剂染色证明为糖蛋白;以酚-硫酸法测得其中性糖含量为6.0％;SDS-PAGE测得亚基分子量为32 000;Sephadex G-100分子筛柱测得其分子量为63 800;等电聚焦电泳显示其等电点为5.1;氨基酸组成分析表明其中Asp、Glu、Phe含量较高,但不含有Pro、Tyr。MDL也是一个强促有丝分裂原,对人外周血淋巴细胞转化率可达81.2％,细胞分裂比率达14.8％。     

从绿藻礁膜（Monostroma nitidum Wittr）分离半乳糖专一的凝集素

礁膜（Monostroma nitidum Wittr）经 25%～80%硫酸铵分级、DEAE-纤维素52离子交换层析和Sephadex G-200凝胶过滤层析,得到纯化礁膜凝集素（Monostroma nitidum lectin,MNL）,在SDS-PAGE上显示单一蛋白染色带. 用Sephadex G-200层析测得其分子质量为66.6 kD, 用SDS-PAGE测得其分子质量为66.2 kD．该凝集素可以凝集人A、B、AB、O型红细胞,且凝集活性相同. 在对人（A、B、AB、O）、兔、鲤、鲫、鼠、羊、鸡、狗的红细胞凝集作用中,兔凝集作用最强．该凝集素在pH 4.00～10.53范围内均有活性,但在pH 5.20～9.40范围内活性最大．经100 ℃热处理30 min后,该凝集素对兔红细胞血凝活性保留25%,活性最大的温度范围为25～55 ℃．MNL被EDTA抑制,最小抑制浓度为3.13 mmol/L,但对 Ca^２＋和Mg^２＋不敏感．该凝集素凝集兔红细胞的作用不被D -果糖、D-甘露糖、D-葡萄糖、蔗糖、麦芽糖、γ-球蛋白、牛甲状腺球蛋白所抑制,但被D- 半乳糖和乳糖抑制,最小抑制浓度分别为5 mmol/L和2.5 mmol/L．     

斑玉蕈Hypsizygus marmoreus凝集素的部分性质和细胞凝集活性分析

斑玉蕈子实体经生理盐水抽提、30%~60%饱和度的硫酸铵沉淀、DEAE-Cellulose和SephadexG-100柱层析纯化得到斑玉蕈凝集素(HypsizygusmarmoreusLectin,简称HML)。HML经PAGE显示单一条带,SDS-PAGE测得亚基相对分子质量为34.2kD,SephadexG-100凝胶过滤测得相对分子质量为35kD,中性糖含量为7.2%,含有17种氨基酸,IEF-PAGE测得其等电点为8.15。该凝集素能凝集多种动物红细胞和人的A、B、AB和O血型红细胞,对兔红细胞的凝集作用可被甘露糖、半乳糖、N-乙酰半乳糖胺和岩藻糖所抑制。HML对热较敏感,经50℃处理10min,凝集活性下降明显,但对酸碱具有一定的稳定性,在pH5.0~8.0范围内较稳定。β-消去反应测得其糖和蛋白质的连接键为O-型糖肽键。     

斑玉蕈Hypsizygus marmoreus凝集素的部分性质和细胞凝集活性分析

斑玉蕈子实体经生理盐水抽提、30%~60%饱和度的硫酸铵沉淀、DEAE-Cellulose和SephadexG-100柱层析纯化得到斑玉蕈凝集素(HypsizygusmarmoreusLectin,简称HML)。HML经PAGE显示单一条带,SDS-PAGE测得亚基相对分子质量为34.2kD,SephadexG-100凝胶过滤测得相对分子质量为35kD,中性糖含量为7.2%,含有17种氨基酸,IEF-PAGE测得其等电点为8.15。该凝集素能凝集多种动物红细胞和人的A、B、AB和O血型红细胞,对兔红细胞的凝集作用可被甘露糖、半乳糖、N-乙酰半乳糖胺和岩藻糖所抑制。HML对热较敏感,经50℃处理10min,凝集活性下降明显,但对酸碱具有一定的稳定性,在pH5.0~8.0范围内较稳定。Β-消去反应测得其糖和蛋白质的连接键为O-型糖肽键。     

龙须藤凝集素的分离纯化和性质

利用酸化处理的Sepharose 6B亲和柱从龙须藤（Bauhinia championii)种子中分离纯化出龙须藤凝集素（BCL）,其比活性比抽提液提高了57倍,活力回收率达63．3％。经Sphadex G-100测得BCL的分子量为64000,SDS－PAGE的结果表明BCL由两个相同的亚基组成,亚基分子量为32000,等电聚集凝胶电泳测得其等电点为4．70。BCL是一种糖蛋白,其中性糖含量为3．0％。N－乙酰－D－氨基半乳糖能强烈地抑制BCL对兔红细胞的凝集作用。     

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.     

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     

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.     

鸡传染性法氏囊病病毒研究进展

传染性法氏囊病(Infection bursal disease, IBD)是由鸡传染性法氏囊病毒(Infectious bursal disease virus, IBDV)引起的鸡和火鸡的一种高度接触性传染病,给世界各国的禽养殖业带来了巨大损失.自IBDV发现至今新的变异株不断出现,分子结构的改变导致病毒致病力的改变及宿主对疫苗应答的改变,使得传统的疫苗已不能控制其流行,因此各国学者对其基因组结构和功能进行了广泛深入的研究,并积极研制新型有效的疫苗以达到防治的目的.     

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.     

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).     

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.