~(60)CO-γ射线诱发的德国蜚蠊精母细胞中心体畸变

德国蜚蠊经不同剂量的~(60)Co-γ射线照射,以光镜和电镜观察精母细胞巨大中心体结构和数目的变化,发现:γ射线可诱发各种类型中心体畸变,如棒状、断裂、不分离、超数和微小中心体等;畸变率随剂量增加而升高;畸变类型和辐射剂量有密切关系,低剂量(500—1000r)诱发较多的棒状中心体和中心体断裂、中等剂量(2000r)诱发较多的超数中心体和中心体不分离、高剂量(5000r)诱发较多的微小中心体,看来低剂量γ射线主要影响中心体结构,高剂量则对中心体的生长发育有明显的阻滞作用。本文还讨论了中心体畸变的可能产生机制及在遗传毒理研究中应用的前景。     

Primary structure of PDC-109, a major protein constituent of bovine seminal plasma

The two major protein components of bovine seminal plasma, PDC-109 and BSP I, have been purified by gel filtration, partition chromatography and reverse-phase high performance liquid chromatography from an 86% ethanol precipitate of bovine seminal plasma ejaculate. The complete 109-residue amino acid sequence of PDC-109 has been established by automated Edman degradation of the intact peptide as well as its proteolytic digestion and cyanogen bromide cleavage fragments. The 12,774 dalton structure has two structurally similar domains of 38 and 41 amino acids, each containing two disulfide bonds.     

Highly purified particulate guanylate cyclase from rat lung: characterization and comparison with soluble guanylate cyclase

Guanylate cyclase was purified 1000-fold from washed rat lung particulate fractions to a final specific activity of 500 nmoles cyclic GMP produced/min/mg protein by a combination of detergent extraction and chromatography on concanavalin A-Sepharose, GTP-agarose, and blue agarose. Particulate guanylate cyclase has a molecular weight of 200 000 daltons, a Stokes radius of 48 A and a sedimentation coefficient of 9.4 while the soluble form has a molecular weight of 150 000 daltons, a Stokes radius of 44 A, and a sedimentation coefficient of 7.0. Whereas the particulate enzyme is a glycoprotein with a specific affinity for concanavalin A and wheat germ agglutinin, the soluble form of guanylate cyclase did not bind to these lectins. Purified particulate guanylate cyclase did not cross-react with a number of monoclonal antibodies generated to the soluble enzyme. While both forms of the enzyme could be regulated by the formation of mixed disulfides, the particulate enzyme was relatively insensitive to inhibition by cystine. With GTP as substrate both forms of the enzyme demonstrated typical kinetics, and with GTP analogues negative cooperativity was observed with both enzyme forms. These data support the suggestion that the two forms of guanylate cyclase possess similar catalytic sites, although their remaining structure is divergent, resulting in differences in subcellular distribution, physical characteristics, and antigenicity.     

Adaptive Functions of Vertebrate Molting Cycles

SYNOPSIS Cyclic epidermal cellular prohfeiation,with or withoutkeratinization is a vertebrate characteristic Such activityprobably obeys an autonomous rhythm which is legulated throughneuro humoral S)stcms in response to envnonmental (piox imate)stimuliand related to adaptive (ultimate) factors In seeking causeand effect lelationships, however, it becomes apparent thatthe same environmental parameter may be both an ultimate anda pioximate factor, the latter also regulating the rate of lesponseWith regard to molting in homoio'heims, tempeiatuie acts insuch a capacity in many species Peiiodic shedding of the outer epidermis in fish amphibiansand reptiles does not appear to be coirelated with seasonalfactors to the extent that avian and mammalian molts are The evolution of vertebrate molting cycles has amounted to theentraining of inherent epidermal C)cles with seasonal demandsby the organism itself and the environment,these demands actas regulating mechanisms Pieadapted structures such as feathersand hairs function collectively as plumage and pelage in theirvarious roles but separately in their growth and leplacementcycles which, however, are coordinated for maximum functionalefficiency Molting is also synchionized with the seasonal cycleaccording to the availability of energy resources and time tocomplete the essential functions (in addition to molting) Theevolved molting systems as manifested in the gieat variety ofpatterns and types in the vertebrates, may thus be legardedas almost individual responses to selective piessures actingon a umveisil vertebrate chaiacter The basic regulatoiy system involves the neuro hvpophyseal complexwhich contiols target endocrines affecting various functionswhich themselves influence epidermal mitosis and, ultimately,molting 1 he mechanism in its simplest form controls the animalsmetabolism through the thyroid acting independently in a permissivecapacity or synergistically with the adrenal and gonadal hormoneswhich are regulated directly and/or indirectly through negativefeedback     

Quantum theory of nerve excitation

Based on quantum transitions of membrane dipoles, the four fundamental properties of nerve impulse are derived in this paper: the all-or-none response, the strength-duration relation, refractoriness and refractory period and frequency modulation. Furthermore, the theory offers a physical mechanism for nerve excitation similar to a two-level ammonia maser. It also implies non-threshold excitation at elevated temperatures. The role of trimethylamine ions near the surface of a phospholipid membrane is briefly discussed to indicate a possible connection between theory and reality.     

脊髓灰质炎病毒中Ⅰ9株基因组克隆及其部分结构分析

以脊髓灰质炎病毒RNA为模板,反转录合成了长链ds-cDNA。将合成的脊灰病毒中I9株ds—cDNA片段重组到质粒pAT153上,获得了约占脊灰病毒中I9基因组95％以上的cDNA克隆。对克隆的中I9cDNA部分片段作了限制性内切酶图谱分析和部分核酸的序列分析,发现脊灰病毒中I9部分核酸顺序有所改变。     

Principles and applications of luminescence spectrometry coupled to liquid chromatographic techniques

An overview is presented of the physicochemical basis of luminescence, and its application to the detection of chemicals (drugs, biomedically important compounds, environmentally active substances) in liquid chromatographic systems.