新疆准噶尔盆地北缘晚渐新世睡鼠再研究（英文）

周氏似日本睡鼠Gliruloides zhoui是发现于新疆准噶尔盆地北缘晚渐新世铁尔斯哈巴合哺乳动物组合I带的一个化石新属种。新属似日本睡鼠Gliruloides的属征为:中等大小;颊齿咀嚼面凹;上、下颊齿通常具9条主要横脊,有时具次级附脊;上颊齿的前边附脊和后边附脊以及下颊齿的下前边附脊和下后边附脊都很发育,几乎占据了其所在齿谷的整个长度。上颊齿的横脊唇端趋于游离。M1和M2具V形或窄U形三角座,内脊不完整或近于完整,前中央脊不与内脊相连。下颊齿的下内脊通常不连续;下臼齿的下前边脊在唇端稍向后弯,但不与原尖相连。p4,m1-m3,P4,M1-M3的齿根数分别为2,2,3,3。新属与Glirulus在形态上相似,但Glirulus的上颊齿的三角座均为宽U型,具有完整的内脊,前中央脊通常与内脊相交,横脊唇端通常不游离。新属与Vasseuromys属的最主要形态差异在于上颊齿具有很发育的前边附脊和后边附脊,而后者上颊齿的前边附脊和后边附脊通常缺失或很不发育。归入该属的种还有土耳其早中新世的Vasseuromys duplex和Vasseuromys aff.V.duplex。土耳其Thrace早渐新世的Glis guerbuezi很可能是Gliruloides和Glirulus的共同祖先类型。Gliruloides可能生活于温湿的生态环境。     

Cell Surface Translocation of Annexin A2 Facilitates Glutamate-induced Extracellular Proteolysis

Glutamate-induced elevation in intracellular Ca²⁺ has been implicated in excitotoxic cell death. Neurons respond to increased glutamate levels by activating an extracellular proteolytic cascade involving the components of the plasmin-plasminogen system. AnxA2 is a Ca²⁺-dependent phospholipid binding protein and serves as an extracellular proteolytic center by recruiting the tissue plasminogen activator and plasminogen and mediating the localized generation of plasmin. Ratiometric Ca²⁺ imaging and time-lapse confocal microscopy demonstrated glutamate-induced Ca²⁺ influx. We showed that glutamate translocated both endogenous and AnxA2-GFP to the cell surface in a process dependent on the activity of the NMDA receptor. Glutamate-induced translocation of AnxA2 is dependent on the phosphorylation of tyrosine 23 at the N terminus, and mutation of tyrosine 23 to a non-phosphomimetic variant inhibits the translocation process. The cell surface-translocated AnxA2 forms an active plasmin-generating complex, and this activity can be neutralized by a hexapeptide directed against the N terminus. These results suggest an involvement of AnxA2 in potentiating glutamate-induced cell death processes.     

高等植物氢化酶活性研究进展

氢化酶作为一种可催化氢气氧化与质子还原的金属酶,在生物体的氢代谢过程中发挥着关键作用。已有研究表明,氢气干预可对植物的生长发育和抗逆性产生积极影响,同时一些高等植物的内源性产氢现象也已得到证实,然而关于催化内源性产氢的氢化酶目前了解较少。虽然已有多项研究表明,叶绿体可能是高等植物产氢的关键部位,但是鉴于多种植物在种子萌发时仍然可以产氢,而种子萌发过程中叶绿体还没有生成,加上氢化酶在进化上与线粒体复合物Ⅰ具有同源性,在对氢化酶研究现状进行概述的基础上,提出了高等植物线粒体具有氢化酶活性的猜想,并总结了线粒体存在氢化酶活性的初步实验证据,以期为后续线粒体与氢化酶的关系研究提供参考依据。     

环渤海红条毛肤石鳖种群遗传多样性研究

以线粒体细胞色素c氧化酶亚基Ⅰ(COⅠ)为遗传标记分析了环渤海红条毛肤石鳖Acanthochiton rubrolineatus 9个种群的遗传多样性及遗传结构。126只个体经PCR扩增测序获得654 bp的COⅠ基因序列,41个多态位点产生29种单倍型,单倍型多样性为0. 899±0. 013,核苷酸多样性为0. 013 3±0. 006 8。种群遗传多样性与纬度(r=-0. 808,P <0. 05)及年平均温度变异系数(r=-0. 795,P <0. 05)呈显著负相关,表明红条毛肤石鳖适应低纬度及温度稳定的海洋环境。分子方差分析表明,遗传变异主要发生在种群内(83. 26%,P <0. 001)。系统发生树与单倍型网络图没有呈现明显的谱系地理结构。种群历史动态结果显示,红条毛肤石鳖在早更新世晚期(第二温暖期)间冰期经历了种群扩张。     

Detection of apoptotic cell death in the thymus of dexamethasone treated rats using [<Superscript>123</Superscript>I]Annexin V and in situ oligonucleotide ligation

In the present study we aimed to establish an animal model of dexamethasone (DEX)-induced apoptosis in the thymus of rats. The degree of apoptosis was determined in the same animals at 6 and 11 h after a single administration of DEX (5 mg/kg, ip) by (a) in vivo biodistribution of the uptake of [¹²³I]Annexin V, a biomarker of the early stages of apoptosis; (b) in vitro evaluation of the apoptotic index (percentage of number of apoptotic cells versus total number of cells) in the form of DNA fragmentation, on tissue sections using in situ oligo ligation (ISOL). ISOL demonstrated a 62- and 90-fold increase of apoptotic index at 6 and 11 h after DEX administration respectively, in the outer part of the thymic lobule (cortex) and a 25- and 54-fold increases in the inner part of the thymic lobule (medulla) in the corresponding treatment groups. In the biodistribution study, [¹²³I]Annexin V uptake was significantly increased in the thymus of rats 11 h after DEX administration (by 1.3- to 1.4-fold) and significantly decreased at the 6-h time point. We conclude that the specificity of the apoptotic signal provided by isotopic methods in vivo would always require confirmation by complementary in vitro techniques that verify the assessment of ongoing apoptosis accurately.     

Overexpression of annexin a1 induced by terephthalic acid calculi in rat bladder cancer

Prolonged cell proliferation in response to irritation by bladder calculi can evoke malignant transformation of the urothelium. However, the molecular mechanisms responsible for calculi-associated bladder carcinogenesis are unknown. We compared the protein expression pattern of rat bladder transitional cell carcinomas (TCCs) induced by terephthalic acid with that of normal bladder tissues using 2-DE. Comparative analysis of the respective spot patterns on 2-DE showed 146 spots that were markedly changed in TCC samples. Subsequently, 56 of the variant protein spots were identified by MALDI-TOF MS. Among them, overexpression of annexin a1 (ANNA1) in rat TCCs was confirmed by Western blotting and real-time RT-PCR analysis. Immunohistochemical staining revealed that ANNA1, usually a cytoplasmic protein in normal urothelium, was translocated to the nucleus in rat bladder cancer cells. In contrast to the animal studies, examination of human clinical specimens showed that ANNA1 expression was reduced in TCC compared to normal urothelium. The expression of ANNA1 was inversely related to the level of differentiation of TCC. Our data suggest that overexpression of ANNA1 is involved in bladder carcinogenesis induced by bladder calculi and that translocation of the protein may be partly responsible for the effect. ANNA1 may serve as a new marker of differentiation for the histopathological grading of human TCC.     

Differential intestinal mucosal protein expression in hypercholesterolemic mice fed a phytosterol-enriched diet

The molecular mechanisms involved in the phytosterol-induced decrease in intestinal cholesterol absorption remain unclear. Further, other biological properties such as immunomodulatory activity and protection against cancer have also been ascribed to these plant compounds. To gain insight into the mechanisms underlying phytosterol actions, we conducted a proteomic study in the intestinal mucosa of phytosterol-fed apolipoprotein E-deficient hypercholesterolemic (apoE-/-) mice. With respect to control-fed apoE-/- mice, nine differentially expressed proteins were identified in whole-enterocyte homogenates using 2-D DIGE and MALDI-TOF MS. These proteins are involved in plasma membrane stabilization, cytoskeleton assembly network, and cholesterol metabolism. Four of these proteins were selected for further study since they showed the highest abundance change or had a potential functional relationship with known effects of phytosterols. Annexin A2 (ANXA2) and beta-actin decrease and annexin A4 (ANXA4) and annexin A5 (ANXA5) increase were confirmed by Western blot analysis. Intestinal gene expression of ANXA2 and A5 and beta-actin was reduced, whereas that of ANXA4 was unchanged. The main results were retested in normocholesterolemic C57BL/6J mice. ANXA4 and ANXA5 protein upregulation and ANXA2 and beta-actin downregulation were reproduced in these animals. However, no changes in gene expression were found in C57BL/6J mice in either of the four proteins selected. ANXA2, A4, and A5 and beta-actin are proteins of special interest given their pleiotropic functions that include cholesterol-ester transport from caveolae, apoptosis, and anti-inflammatory properties. Therefore, the protein expression changes identified in this study might be involved in the biological effects of phytosterols.     

2-DE profiling of GDNF overexpression-related proteome changes in differentiating ST14A rat progenitor cells

Targeted differentiation of neural progenitor cells (NPCs) is a challenge for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases by cell replacement therapy and cell signalling manipulation. Here, we applied a proteome profiling approach to the rat striatal progenitor model cell line ST14A in order to elucidate cellular differentiation processes. Native cells and cells transfected with the glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) gene were investigated at the proliferative state and at seven time points up to 72 h after induction of differentiation. 2-DE combined with MALDI-MS was used to create a reference 2-DE-map of 652 spots of which 164 were identified and assigned to 155 unique proteins. For identification of protein expression changes during cell differentiation, spot patterns of triplicate gels were matched to the 2-DE-map. Besides proteins that display expression changes in native cells, we also noted 43 protein-spots that were differentially regulated by GDNF overexpression in more than four time points of the experiment. The expression patterns of putative differentiation markers such as annexin 5 (ANXA5), glucosidase II beta subunit (GLU2B), phosphatidylethanolamine-binding protein 1 (PEBP1), myosin regulatory light chain 2-A (MLRA), NASCENT polypeptide-associated complex alpha (NACA), elongation factor 2 (EF2), peroxiredoxin-1 (PRDX1) and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) were verified by Western blotting. The results reflect the large rearrangements of the proteome during the differentiation process of NPCs and their strong modification by neurotrophic factors like GDNF.     

四株不同宿主来源的Class I基因3型新城疫病毒全基因组序列测定及比较分析

为了解析基因型相同但宿主来源不同的新城疫病毒的全基因组差异。本文采用RT-PCR方法分别获得4株（JS/3/09/Ch,ZJ/3/10/Ch,AH/2/10/Du,JS/9/08/Go）Class I 基因3型病毒的全基因组核苷酸序列,并与GenBank中已公布的Class I基因3型病毒全基因组序列进行比对分析。本实验4株病毒的基因组长度均为15198bp,在基因组1607～1608位有6碱基的缺失,在2381～2382位有12碱基的插入,裂解位点为112EQ/RQE/GRL117是标准弱毒特征。5株Class I基因3型病毒之间全基因组同源性超过93%;而与Class II弱毒株同源性最低只有72.2%;比较6个结构蛋白基因的同源性,NP基因的同源性最高(98.3%～96.4%),而P基因最低(96.1%～91.9%)。结果表明不同宿主来源的Class I基因3型新城疫病毒在遗传信息方面差异不大,但NP/F/L基因的变异幅度较P/M/HN基因明显。