喜马拉雅土拨鼠非冬眠期乳酸脱氢酶同工酶基因表达特征

用聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳和紫外光谱法分析非冬眠期喜马拉雅土拨鼠4种组织的乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)同工酶的酶谱及其活力,该鼠骨骼肌酶带的多态分布,可能是潜在的调节基因调控所致。另外,本文还对构象异构体产生的亚带进行了研讨。     

A reevaluation of the amino acid sequence of human follitropin beta-subunit

A collaborative study from two laboratories has been undertaken to re-evaluate the human follitropin -subunit sequence (hFSH), since areas of uncertainty remain in the wake of two earlier reports. The first report was by Shome and Parlow (1974). The second, by Saxena and Rathnam (1976), proposed revisions for sequence not definitively placed in the first study, as well as some differences in other placements. We have re-examined the sequence of the hFSH with more recent methodology. This has led to revision of certain areas of the sequence and resolution of differences between the two earlier proposals. Specifically, an-Ile-Ser- is established at 21–22, Asp at 41, Arg at 44, Lys at 46, and Glu at 111. These were areas of disagreement in the earlier proposals. A definitive placement of the residues around tryptophan-27 has now been obtained by three laboratories. C-terminal heterogeneity was observed with subunits ending at residue 107, 109, or 111. N-terminal heterogeneity has been observed in all preparations examined to date. A significant population of molecules with a proteolytic nick between residues 38–39 is noted. This is very likely an artifact of the collection and processing. The preparations examined in the present studies showed no evidence of residues 112–118 proposed by Saxena and Rathnam.     

Transformation with SV40 virus prevents retinoic acid inhibition of plasma membrane NADH diferric transferrin reductase in rat liver cells

Retinoic acid inhibits the reduction of diferric transferrin through the transplasma membrane electron transport system on fetal rat liver cells infected with a temperature-sensitive SV40 virus when the cells are in the nontransformed state cultured at 40°C. When the cells are in the transformed state (grown at the permissive 33°C temperature), retinoic acid does not inhibit the diferric transferrin reduction. Inhibition of activity of nontransformed cells is specific for retinoic acid with only slight inhibition by retinol and retinyl acetate at higher concentrations. Isolated rat liver plasma membrane NADH diferric transferrin reductase is also inhibited by retinoic acid. The effect of transformation with SV40 virus to decrease susceptibility to retinoic acid inhibition stands in contrast to much greater adriamycin inhibition of diferric transferrin reduction in the transformed cells than in nontransformed cells.     

Structure and expression of the cAMP cell-surface receptor

Using antibodies specific for the 3',5'-cyclic AMP (cAMP) cell surface receptor of Dictyostelium discoideum, we have screened lambda gtll expression libraries and isolated a series of cDNAs derived from cAMP receptor mRNA during early development. The identity of the cDNA clones was verified by multiple criteria: 1) beta-galactosidase fusion proteins synthesized by isolated cDNA clones stain intensely with cAMP receptor directed antiserum, 2) these fusion proteins affinity purify antibodies specific for the cAMP receptor, 3) the cDNA probes hybridize to a 2 kb mRNA whose change in relative level of abundance during development parallels that of receptor mRNA as assayed by in vitro translation, 4) the 2 kb mRNA size equals that of receptor mRNA as determined by in vitro translation of size fractionated poly (A)+ RNA, and 5) RNA transcribed in vitro from cDNAs containing the entire protein-coding region produces a polypeptide by in vitro translation with an apparent molecular weight in close agreement with that of nascent cAMP receptor protein produced by in vitro translation of cellular RNA. The DNA sequence predicts an open reading frame of 392 amino acids. The deduced amino acid sequence contains seven domains enriched in hydrophobic residues. A model is proposed in which the cAMP cell-surface receptor traverses the lipid bilayer seven times in a pattern similar to that of other receptors, such as rhodopsin, which interact with G-proteins. The structural similarities suggest a gene family of related surface receptors from such evolutionarily diverse species as Dictyostelium, yeast, and mammals.     

不同品种、不同花期的依兰花精油成分研究

为探讨依兰花精油的香气质量,我们对云南省西双版纳产依兰花精油以及引种栽培于西双版纳的泰国种、老挝种的依兰花精油的化学成分在Finnigan-4510 GC/MS/DS上用毛细管柱进行了定性和定量分析,鉴定了44个化学成分。分析结果表明,依兰油的香气与品种及精油中的酯类、醇类和酚醚的含量有关。倍半萜烯类和倍半萜醇类的含量越高,其香气质量越差。就西双版纳产依兰油的香气而言,依兰花由青转黄时得到的精油远较绿花和花蕾油为好。     

Effects of ATP on Phosphatidylinositol-Phospholipase C and Inositol 1-Phosphate Accumulation in Rat Brain Synaptosomes

Incubation of rat brain synaptosomes prelabeled with [2-3H]inositol resulted in a time-dependent release of labeled inositol 1-phosphate. This process was Ca2+ dependent, and ATP (1 mM) enhanced the inositol 1-phosphate formation three- to fivefold. Using [1-14C]arachidonoyl-phosphatidylinositol which was introduced into saponin-permeabilized synaptosomes, ATP (1 mM) and free Ca2+ (approximately 20 microM) enhanced the phospholipase C hydrolysis of this substrate to form labeled diacylglycerol. When the same permeabilized synaptosomal preparation was incubated with [2-3H]inositol-phosphatidylinositol, ATP not only enhanced the formation of labeled inositol 1-phosphate, but also inhibited the conversion of inositol 1-phosphate to inositol. Furthermore, ATP appeared to reduce the Ca2+ requirement of the phosphatidylinositol-phospholipase C. Inhibition of the conversion of inositol 1-phosphate to inositol could not be overcome by increasing the Mg2+ concentration in the incubation medium. Although the ATP effect is not viewed as a receptor-mediated event, it is possible that such an event may occur in synaptosomes under conditions in which intrasynaptic Ca2+ concentration becomes elevated.     

镉对雄性小鼠生精细胞的影响

为了研究镉对小鼠生殖力和生精细胞的作用,本文对氯化镉处理后的雄性小鼠进行了交配实验,以观察其对怀孕率、每窝产仔数及子代性比的影响。测定比较了注射镉后,小鼠成熟精子的总LDH酶和LDH-X酶的活性;还用双向电泳方法分析了成熟精子的蛋白质变化。结果表明,处理组在怀孕率、每窝产仔数及子代性比方面无统计学意义的差异。成熟精子的总LDH活性经镉处理后未发现明显变化,但镉能显著地抑制与精子运动的能量有关的LDH-X酶的活性。双向电泳图谱表示,镉处理后,精子中含量较少的三组蛋白质或消失不见,或发生明显变化。     

广东鼎湖山自然保护区原始林与次生林植物虫害研究

广东鼎湖山自然保护区的亚热带季风常绿阔叶林,是我国季风亚热带具典型地带性植被类型。目前,除了保持它的原始林外,还有部分植被因人为活动而受破坏,代之以次生林。原始林内植被的覆盖造成的微环境是一个趋于平衡的生态系统。植物类型与植被环境的变化,改变了植物与昆虫已建立的固定关系,使昆虫栖息环境、食物数量和适食性都发生了变化。对两种林地植物受虫害的研究,有助于阐明植被改变后的生态后果。