青岛文昌鱼卵卵黄粒内的一种亚微结构

在文昌鱼卵及胚胎发育过程中,卵黄粒内存在一种结构,形态上有7—9个亚单位排列呈环的管,类似“微管”,其直径为500—700(?),具“负染色”性(醋酸铀和柠檬酸铅染色)。推测其成分可能为糖-蛋白和脂蛋白及中性脂肪的复合体;其功能可能与建成细胞成膜物质有关。     

Transforming growth factor beta regulates the inhibitory actions of epidermal growth factor during granulosa cell differentiation

The effects of transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) on epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor content and EGF action were studied in cultured granulosa cells from immature diethylstilbestrol-implanted rats. During follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)-induced differentiation in vitro, EGF receptors increased by 20-fold as measured by the binding of 125I-EGF to the intact cells. Addition of TGF-beta during the 48-h culture period amplified the stimulatory effects of FSH on EGF receptors up to 2-fold, with ED50 and maximal concentrations of 2.5 and 8 pM, respectively. Also TGF-beta alone in amounts from 1.6 to 16 pM increased EGF receptor content 4-fold. The stimulatory effects of TGF-beta were due to increased numbers of EGF receptors/cell, since the growth factor had no effect on the Kd (3-5 X 10(-11) M) of the high-affinity EGF binding site. TGF-beta action was observed within 20 h of granulosa cell culture and was maximal by 48 h of a 96-h culture. The stimulatory actions of TGF-beta in gonadotropin-induced cells were exerted through the cAMP effector system of the granulosa cell, since the growth factor also amplified the induction of EGF receptors by cholera toxin, forskolin, and 8-bromo-cAMP. The augmentation of EGF receptors by TGF-beta resulted in a parallel 2-fold increase in the inhibitory effects of EGF on FSH-induced cAMP production and luteinizing hormone receptor expression during granulosa cell development. TGF-beta did not increase granulosa cell numbers during culture although it elevated [3H]thymidine incorporation into DNA by 2-fold over that of FSH-treated cells. These results indicate that TGF-beta regulates the effects of both FSH and EGF during granulosa cell differentiation and provides evidence that ovarian function may be controlled by the combined actions of gonadotropins and multiple growth factors.     

慢性蜜蜂麻痹病病毒核酸与蛋白质组分的研究

从自然感染的意大利麻痹病蜂(APis mellifera)头部,经二次差速离心与蔗糖梯度离心获得纯化的慢性蜜蜂麻痹病病毒(CBPV)。纯化的CBPV制备物感染正常蜜蜂,4天后出现典型的麻痹症状,接着死亡,平均死亡率分别为95％与100％。SDS-聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳分析,二次差速离心初步纯化的病毒制备物含有多条蛋白带,而蔗糖密度梯度纯化的病毒制备物仅含有单一的多肽带。5％、7.5％与10％SDS-聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳分析,均检测出一种病毒蛋白质,分子量大约为24,200道尔顿,而且不同凝胶浓度检测的蛋白质分子量相近。慢性蜜蜂麻痹病病毒核酸也用SDS-聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳分析,结果表明,凝胶中有5条带,对核酸酶敏感,证明该病毒含有5个单股RNA组分。对慢性蜜蜂麻痹病病毒的基因组结构进行了讨论。     

呼吸链底物和抑制剂对线粒体内膜流动性的影响

用DPH和ANS标记大鼠肝线粒体内膜,以稳态荧光偏振法,研究了呼吸链底物和抑制剂对内膜流动性的影响。1.苹果酸+谷氨酸、琥珀酸分别为底物,均能引起内膜流动性增加。2.琥珀酸对含心磷脂的脂质体的膜流动性无影响。3.在鱼藤酮存在的条件下,苹果酸+谷氨酸对内膜流动性的增加作用消失,但琥珀酸的作用仍然存在。有氰化钾时则琥珀酸的作用消失。4.不论外加底物存在与否,鱼藤酮使内膜的流动性下降,而氰化钾则使之增加。抗霉素A亦可使内膜的流动性增加。上述结果表明:线粒体内膜流动性与其功能密切相关。电子沿呼吸链传递使线粒体内膜流动性增加,这种变化可能与呼吸链成分的氧化还原态有关。     

An HRP-study of the frequency-place map of the horseshoe bat cochlea: Morphological correlates of the sharp tuning to a narrow frequency band

Summary The frequency-place map of the horseshoe bat cochlea was studied with the horseradish peroxidase (HRP) technique involving focal injections into various, physiologically defined regions of cochlear nucleus (CN). The locations of labeled spiral ganglion cells and their termination sites on inner hair cells of the organ of Corti from injections into CN-regions responsive to different frequencies were analyzed in three dimensional reconstructions of the cochlea. Horseshoe bats from different geographical populations were investigated. They emit orientation calls with constant frequency (CF) components around 77 kHz (Rhinolophus rouxi from Ceylon) and 84 kHz (Rhinolophus rouxi from India) and their auditory systems are sharply tuned to the respective CF-components.The HRP-map shows that in both populations: (i) the frequency range around the CF-component of the echolocation signal is processed in the second half-turn of the cochlea, where basilar membrane (BM) is not thickened, secondary spiral lamina (LSS) is still present and innervation density is maximal; (ii) frequencies more than 5 kHz above the CF-component are processed in the first halfturn, where the thickened BM is accompanied by LSS and innervation density is low; (iii) frequencies below the spectral content of the orientation call are represented in apical turns showing no morphological specializations. The data demonstrate that the cochlea of horseshoe bats is normalized to the frequency of the individual specific CF-component of the echolocation call.The HRP-map can account for the overrepresentation of neurons sharply tuned to the CF-signal found in the central auditory system. A comparison of the HRP-map with a map derived with the swollen nuclei technique following loud sound exposure (Bruns 1976b) reveals that the latter is shifted towards cochlear base by about 4 mm. This discrepancy warrants a new interpretation of the functional role of specialized morphological structures of the cochlea within the mechanisms giving rise to the exceptionally high frequency selectivity of the auditory system.Abbreviations AVCN anteroventral CN - BF best frequency - BM basilar membrane - CF constant frequency - CN cochlear nucleus - DCN dorsal CN - FM frequency modulated - HRP horseradish peroxidase - IHC inner hair cell - LSS secondary spiral lamina - OHC outer hair cell - PVCN posteroventral CN - RF resting frequency - RRc Rhinolophus rouxi from Ceylon - RRi Rhinolophus rouxi from India     

花椰菜(Brassica oleracea var botrytis)下胚轴培养过程中过氧化物酶活性及同工酶谱的变化

花椰菜下胚轴外植体在MS+6BA 5 ppm的培养基上能分化出芽,在MS+2,4-D2ppm的培养基上能脱分化而形成愈伤组织。用3种不同的酚类物质(咖啡酸、阿魏酸、愈创木酚及联苯胺)作氢供体发现分化过程中的过氧化物酶活性高于脱分化过程,其中以咖啡酸作氢供体显示的活性最高,阿魏酸及愈创木酚次之,而联苯胺最小。用聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳分离阴极向及阳极向过氧化物酶同工酶,在分化及脱分化培养过程中均不断出现新的酶带,前者有13条,后者为11条,两者的差别主要在阴极向酶带,在分化过程中多了两条酶带(C_1和C_3),同时C_2带活性也比脱分化的高。阳极向酶带也有差别,A_2和A_2两条酶带在分化过程中逐渐加强,但是在脱分化过程中却逐渐消失。反映了两个过程生理上的差别。     

沙雷氏杆菌(Serratia marcescens)红素缩合酶的提取与稳定性的研究

 <正> 红素(Prodigiosin)是某些沙雷氏杆菌(Serratia marcescens)菌株所合成的一种三吡咯衍生物的红色色素,它对某些细菌,真菌和原虫具有抗生作用,因而引起人们的注意。在活菌体内,它由两个中间前体:2-甲基-3-戊基吡咯(MAP)和4-甲氧基-2,2’-双吡咯-5-甲醛(MBC)缩合而成。催化这一反应的酶,我们称之为红素缩合酶。除MAP外,某些人     

大鼠非致瘤四倍体细胞系的建立及细胞遗传学和酶学特征

从大鼠自然诱发的肉瘤细胞中,我们建立了一个四倍体细胞系(4n=84),命名为RC(ratcell)。它具有典型的成纤维细胞外形,能在玻璃表面贴壁生长,但不能生长在琼脂半固体培养基中。该细胞在含15％小牛血清的RPMI 1640培养基中生长良好,至今已连续繁殖112世代,细胞群体倍增时间约为15小时。染色体G-带分析表明,RC为整四倍体细胞,它的1条X染色体在第32至34区为均染区。RC细胞核仁组织者(NORs)活性显然比大鼠二倍体细胞NORs活性的加倍还高(P<0.001)。这个具有非常高NORs活性的RC细胞系对于研究细胞18S+28S rRNA基因转录活性的调控、基因表达与基因剂量关系有一定的意义。RC细胞还有异常高的磷酸酯酶活性,而且它的同工酶谱也与大鼠肌肉细胞明显不同。体内接种实验和扫描电镜的观察表明,RC是非致瘤细胞。RC细胞各号染色体的C-带图样与大鼠二倍体细胞无明显的差异。     

重楼属植物的免疫血清学研究

以海南重楼(Paris dunniana),花叶重楼(P.marmorata),多叶重楼(P.polyphylla),凌云重楼(P.cronquistii),五指莲(P.axialis),滇重楼(Paris polyphylla var.yunnanensis)等六种重楼属植物的根茎为材料,提取分离其球蛋白组份作为抗原,免疫家兔得到相应的抗血清。通过免疫双扩散,聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳、免疫电泳、免疫吸收试验以及酶标免疫等方法,研究了重楼属上述六个种和变种的血清学行为以及他们之间的相互关系。在此基础上,用不加权算术平均对群法(UPGMA)经成聚运算,得到基于平均吸收相似系数(Sabs.mean.)和Jaccard's结合系数的两种表相图,这两种表相图的结果是一致的。花叶重楼与多叶重楼有较大的血清反应相似性,五指莲与滇重楼有最大的血清反应相似性。多型种P.polyphylla在形态上的较大变异与血清反应分析的结果是一致的,而且血清反应相似性分析支持了从形态分析得出的假设:Paris dunniana在重楼属的系统发生中是一比较原始的种。