一个未知的特异结合雌激素效应元件编码链的单链结合蛋白

本文介绍一个不是雌激素受体（ＥＲ）却能专一地结合雌激素效应元件（ＥＲＥ）编码单链的单链结合蛋白,对此蛋白在细胞中的定位、组织中的分布、热稳定性、同二价金属离子的关系作一初步研究。发现其受雌激素负调控。此蛋白在人病理样品２９例乳癌中同ＥＲ的含量似有一定的负相关关系,讨论了上述结果的意义。     

大肠杆菌rpoH基因的克隆,表达及其产物的纯化

本文用ＰＣＲ方法获得大肠杆菌热休克蛋白转录因子σ３２的编码基因ｒｐｏＨ,并克隆在含有ｔａｃ启动子的表达载体ｐＵＨＥ中,经ＩＰＴＧ诱导,在大肠杆菌中表达了Ｃ端融合有６个寡聚组氨酸的σ３２。表达产物经金属螯合层析一步纯化,达到ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ银染一条带纯度,氨基酸组成分析及Ｎ端序列分析结果与文献报道一致。３５Ｓ细胞内参入实验表明：即使在较低的温度下,表达产物σ３２（Ｈｉｓ）６也能导致热休克蛋白如ＧｒｏＥｌ、ＤｎａＫ、Ｈｔｐ的大量合成．     

广东滩涂经济鱼类寄生吸虫──Ⅳ．独睾科─新属─新种记述（复殖目）

本文对广东滩涂经济鱼类寄生复殖吸虫独睾科ＭｏｎｏｒｃｈｉｉｄａｅＯｄｈｎｅｒ,１９１１中一新属新种;椭囊吸虫属。Ｅｌｌｉｐｔｏｂｕｒｓａｇｅｎ．ｎｏｖ．、单睾椭囊吸虫Ｅｌｌｉｐｔｏｂｕｒｓａｓｉｎｇｌｏｒｃｈｉｓｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．进行了记述。     

Distribution and Significance of Nitric Oxide Synthase in Brain Tissues of Rats Exposed to Deltamethrin Insecticide

The distribution of nitric oxide synthase(NOS)in brain tissues of rats exposed to deltamethrininsecticide has been examined by histochemical NADPH-diaphorase staining techniques on frozen sec-tions.After injection of deltamethrin(12.5mg/kg,i.p.),a reproducible sequence of toxic signs ofhyperexcitability were elicited.The observation and image analysis showed that,within brain sec-tions of rats exposed to deltamethrin,the numbers and the total staining areas of the NOS positiveneurons were greatly increased,especially in cerebral cortex,hippocampal formation and paraventric-ular nucleus.In addition,the density of single neuron and the processes were also increased.The re-sults suggested that deltamethrin may induce the NOS expression or activate the NOS activity.TheNOS activation may involve in the chains responsible for the excitatory neurotoxicities induced bydeltamethrin.     

光亲和标记鉴定玉米根脱落酸结合蛋白

光亲和标记鉴定玉米根脱落酸结合蛋白吴忠义,陈珈,朱美君（北京农业大学生物学院,１０００９４）关键词结合蛋白;光亲和标记;ＡＢＡ;受体;微粒体脱落酸（ＡＢＡ）作为一大类植物激素,在高等植物的生长发育以及对逆境的适应过程中发挥着重要作用。在探讨激素作用的...     

Hydroxyl Radical-Mediated Oxidation of Serotonin: Potential Insights into the Neurotoxicity of Methamphetamine

Abstract: When incubated with a hydroxyl radical (HO^?)-generating system (ascorbic acid/Fe²⁺-EDTA/O₂/H₂O₂), 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT; serotonin) is rapidly oxidized initially to a mixture of 2,5-, 4,5-, and 5,6-dihydroxytryptamine (DHT). The major reaction product is 2,5-DHT, which at physiological pH exists as its keto tautomer, 5-hydroxy-3-ethylamino-2-oxindole (5-HEO). Rapid autoxidation of 4,5-DHT gives tryptamine-4,5-dione (T-4,5-D), which reacts with the C(3)-centered carbanion of 5-HEO to give 3,3′-bis(2-aminoethyl)-5-hydroxy-[3,7′-bi-1H-indole]-2,4′,5′-3H-trione (7). The latter slowly cyclizes to 3′-(2-aminoethyl)-1′,6′,7′,8′-tetrahydro-5-hydroxyspiro[3H-indole-3,9′-[9H]pyrrolo[2,3-f]quinoline]-2,4′,5′(1H)- trione (9). A minor amount of T-4,5-D dimerizes to give 7,7′-bi-(5-hydroxytryptamine-4-one) (7,7′-D). In the presence of GSH, the reaction of T-4,5-D with 5-HEO is diverted and, in the presence of sufficient concentrations of this tripeptide, completely blocked. This is because GSH preferentially reacts with T-4,5-D to give 7-S-glutathionyltryptamine-4,5-dione (11). The results of this investigation suggest that 5,6-DHT, 5-HEO, 7, and 9 are products unique to the HO^?-mediated oxidation of 5-HT. Thus, the observation of other investigators that 5,6-DHT is formed in the brains of rats following a large dose of methamphetamine (MA) suggests that this drug might evoke HO^? formation. However, the present in vitro study indicates that 5,6-DHT is a rather minor, unstable product of the HO^?-mediated oxidation of 5-HT and suggests that detection of 5-HEO, 7/9, and 11 in rat brain following MA administration could provide additional support for HO^? formation. Furthermore, one or more of the intermediates and major products of oxidation of 5-HT by HO^? might, in addition to 5,6-DHT, contribute to the MA-induced degeneration of serotonergic neurons.     

枯草杆菌蛋白酶E的156和165位突变

应用定点突变方法,在M222A突变的枯草杆菌蛋白酶E基因上进行E156S和V165I定点突变. 将突变基因插入大肠杆菌-枯草杆菌穿梭质粒pBE-2中,在碱性和中性蛋白酶缺陷型的枯草杆菌DB104中进行表达,得到突变种(M222A,E156S)和(M222A,E156S,V165I)蛋白酶E. 性质测定表明,E156S突变使蛋白酶比活力增加90%,并不影响酶的热稳定性和抗氧化性. 而V165I突变使蛋白酶比活力降低.     

FK-506结合蛋白对钙释放通道的调控

细胞内自由钙作为一种重要的细胞信使广泛地参与细胞生理功能调控.胞内钙库(内质网系和肌浆网系)对调节细胞内自由钙水平起着重要的作用.钙库膜上的钙释放通道(ryanodine受体和三磷酸肌醇受体)受许多因素调控,其中之一就是新近研究得相当多的FK506结合蛋白.免疫抑制剂FK506能特异地结合钙库上一种分子质量为12 ku左右的蛋白,这种FK506结合蛋白与钙释放通道形成一种紧密连接的复合体,在正常生理情况下对钙释放通道起着十分重要的调控作用.     

转铁蛋白分型及其基因频率分布

用固相pH梯度(pH 5.05～5.60)等电聚焦技术对随机抽取的188名北京地区健康汉族人的血清转铁蛋白(Tf)进行分型调查,并统计基因频率,检出了在中国还未见报道的Tf^C3基因.其表型分别是：TfC1, TfC2, TfC1C2, TfC1C3, TfC1Dchi, TfC2Dchi.Tf^C1=0.7420, Tf^C2=0.2420, Tf^C3=0.0027, Tf^Dchi=0.0133, 符合Hardy-Weinberg定律, 并与其他已见报道的汉族 Tf基因频率大致相符.     

5-Hydroxy-3-Ethylamino-2-Oxindole Is Not Formed in Rat Brain Following a Neurotoxic Dose of Methamphetamine: Evidence that Methamphetamine Does Not Induce the Hydroxyl Radical-Mediated Oxidation of Serotonin

Abstract: Oxygen radicals have been implicated in the neurodegenerative and other neurobiological effects evoked by methamphetamine (MA) in the brain. It has been reported that shortly after a single large subcutaneous dose of MA to the rat, the serotonergic neurotoxin 5,6-dihydroxytryptamine (5,6-DHT) is formed in the cortex and hippocampus. This somewhat controversial finding suggests that MA potentiates formation of the hydroxyl radical (HO^?) that oxidizes 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) to 5,6-DHT, which, in turn, mediates the degeneration of serotonergic terminals. A major and more stable product of the in vitro HO^?-mediated oxidation of 5-HT is 5-hydroxy-3-ethylamino-2-oxindole (5-HEO). In this investigation, a method based on HPLC with electrochemical detection (HPLC-EC) has been developed that permits measurement of very low levels of 5-HEO in rat brain tissue in the presence of biogenic amine neurotransmitters/metabolites. After intracerebroventricular administration into rat brain, 5-HEO is transformed into a single major, but unknown, metabolite that can be detected by HPLC-EC. One hour after administration of MA (100 mg/kg s.c.) to the rat, massive decrements of 5-HT were observed in all regions of the brain examined (cortex, hippocampus, medulla and pons, midbrain, and striatum). However, 5-HEO, its unidentified metabolite, or 5,6-DHT were not detected as in vivo metabolites of 5-HT. MA administration, in particular to rats pretreated with pargyline, resulted in the formation of low levels of N-acetyl-5-hydroxytryptamine (NAc-5-HT) in all brain regions examined. These results suggest that MA does not potentiate the HO^?-mediated oxidation of 5-HT. Furthermore, the rapid MA-induced decrease of 5-HT might not only be related to oxidative deactivation of tryptophan hydroxylase, as demonstrated by other investigators, but also to the inhibition of tetrahydrobiopterin biosynthesis by NAc-5-HT. The massive decrements of 5-HT evoked by MA are accompanied by small or no corresponding increases in 5-hydroxyindole-3-acetic acid (5-HIAA) levels. This is due, in part, to the relatively rapid clearance of 5-HIAA from the brain and monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibition by MA. However, the loss of 5-HT without corresponding increases in its metabolites point to other mechanisms that might deplete the neurotransmitter, such as oxidation by superoxide radical anion (O₂^??), a reaction that in vitro does not generate 5-HEO or 5,6-DHT but rather another putative neurotoxin, tryptamine-4,5-dione. One hour after administration, MA evokes large depletions of norepinephrine (NE) throughout the brain but somewhat smaller decrements of dopamine (DA) that are restricted to the nigrostriatal pathway. Furthermore, MA evokes a major shift in the metabolism of both NE and DA from the pathway mediated by MAO to that mediated by catechol-O-methyltransferase. The profound and widespread effects of MA on the noradrenergic system, but more anatomically localized influence on the dopaminergic system, suggests that NE in addition to DA, or unusual metabolites of these neurotransmitters, might play roles in the neurodegenerative effects evoked by this drug.