几种小分子化合物对P53蛋白与SV40大T抗原之间相互作用的影响

以P53蛋白与SV40大T抗原之间的相互作用作为药物分子靶标,利用酵母双杂交系统的α-半乳糖苷酶活力的测定方法,测定了两个系列的化合物对于P53蛋白与SV40大T抗原相互作用的影响。其中一个系列包括ZnCl2,MgCl2,CaCl2,和Cu-Cl2、BaCl2等二价金属盐;另一个系列是几种新疆特色植物的天然提取物,包括蒜氨酸、大蒜素、罗丹明B类物质AJ-8、黄酮、苦参碱、去氢骆驼蓬碱和骆驼蓬碱等。结果发现,ZnCl2能够特异使P53蛋白与SV40大T抗原之间的相互作用增强15％左右,而大蒜素和黄酮能够降低这两个蛋白的相互作用,降低程度分别为40％和30%,其它药物基本不影响两个蛋白的相互作用。     

基于酵母水平的高通量药物筛选

随着后基因组时代的到来,越来越多的药物靶标蛋白将会被发现,基于靶标蛋白设计出的化合物也将大量涌现,高通量药物筛选日趋重要。酵母基因组的易操作性及其简单稳定的培养条件,使得该真核微生物成为一种理想的药物筛选工程细胞。本文讨论了选择酵母系统进行细胞水平筛选的优缺点,并从基于靶点和表型两种筛选模式对酵母水平的高通量药物筛选做一总结。     

新一代PEG在修饰抗原和药物缓释中的应用

聚乙二醇及其衍生物是具有许多优良性质的高分子化合物,由于良好的生物相容性、无毒、无免疫原性,广泛用于生物医学领域。本文总结聚乙二醇的发展历史和新一代聚乙二醇的特点,阐述聚乙二醇化修饰的目的,特别是在抗原修饰、血型改造和细胞移植等方面的应用,重点对聚乙二醇在药物缓释方面的应用进行了系统的综述。     

生物可降解嵌段共聚物在给药载体中的应用

生物可降解嵌段聚合物因具有双亲性 ,靶向药物到特定部位等优点大大推动了作为给药载体系统的发展。本文综述了生物可降解嵌段聚合物在表面修饰、水凝胶、胶束、生物大分子载体系统中的应用     

Study on bioactivity of extracts from marine sponges in Chinese Sea

The bioactivity screening of fractions from two inter-tidal sponges collected from the north of China Yellow Sea and one sponge collected from the South Chinese Sea was reported in this study. In sponge Hymeniacidon perleve there were 9 fractions out of 15 from CHCl₃ extract with anti Staphylococcus aureus activity, 9 fractions out of 19 from BuOH extract with anti Escherichia coli activity, and three fractions from CHCl₃ extract which had moderate to strong activity in inhibiting Bacillus subtilis, Candida albicans, and Aspergilus niger. The fractions of Reniochalina sp. showed bioactivity against bacteria and fungi. The fractions of Acanthella acuta Schmidt showed bioactivity against S. aureus and fungi. One compound from H. perleve obtained by the bioactively directing isolation was tested for bioactivity against the human hepatoma cell line Qgy7701 (IC₅₀ 10.1 μg/ml), Burkitt's lymphoma cell line Raji (IC₅₀ 9.76 μg/ml) and chronic myelogenous leukemia K562 (IC₅₀ 1.90 μg/ml).     

生物信息学技术进展

生物信息学是一门对生物信息进行采集、储存、传递、检索、分析和解读的学科,它已经渗透于现代生物学、数学、信息学、计算科学、统计学、物理、化学各个方面。本概述和分析了生物信息学研究中的一些方法。     

拟南芥草酸不敏感突变体的筛选与分析

草酸是多种真菌的致病因子。在含1.2 mmol/L 草酸和10 mmol/L 雌二醇的MS缺钙培养基上, 从大约含6000个独立株系的拟南芥化学诱导突变体库中筛选草酸不敏感的突变体。初筛获得的可能的草酸不敏感突变体单株收种后, 进一步复筛获得5株较抗草酸的突变体D33、D74、D154、D282和D630。对它们的TAIL-PCR的第三步产物回收、测序、比对的结果表明：D33的T-DNA插入位点位于At2g39720 (Zinc finger ) and At2g39730 (Rubisco activase) 之间, D74、D154、D282和D630都插在At5g10450 (14-3-3 protein GF14 lambda) 的第一个内含子上。突变体后继的遗传分析与分子分析正在进行中。     

生物滤塔体系好氧反硝化菌的分离鉴定与特性研究

从实验室生物滤塔填料的生物膜上, 经选择性培养基筛选, 分离出4株好氧反硝化菌。好氧状态下4种菌的40 h反硝化率均大于80%, 其中菌种A1反硝化率可达到99.05%。跟踪菌种反硝化过程中氮元素24 h变化过程, 发现4株菌除A1外都有亚硝酸根积累。菌种A1为短杆菌, 革兰氏阴性。生理生化特性研究与16S rDNA 序列测定(GenBank接受号DQ836052.1)初步判定菌种A1为假单胞菌Pseudomonas putida。适于菌A1生长的初始pH值是7.0左右, 温度30℃左右, 当DO大于2.0 mg/L时, DO的变化对菌种A1的反硝化效果影响很小。     

A homogeneous cellular histone deacetylase assay suitable for compound profiling and robotic screening

Most cellular assays that quantify the efficacy of histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors measure hyperacetylation of core histone proteins H3 and H4. Here we describe a new approach, directly measuring cellular HDAC enzymatic activity using the substrate Boc-K(Ac)-7-amino-4-methylcoumarin (AMC). After penetration into HeLa cervical carcinoma or K562 chronic myeloid leukemia cells, the deacetylated product Boc-K-AMC is formed which, after cell lysis, is cleaved by trypsin, finally releasing the fluorophor AMC. The cellular potency of suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid, LBH589, trichostatin A, and MS275 as well-known HDAC inhibitors was determined using this assay. IC(50) values derived from concentration-effect curves correlated well with EC(50) values derived from a cellomics array scan histone H3 hyperacetylation assay. The cellular HDAC activity assay was adapted to a homogeneous format, fully compatible with robotic screening. Concentration-effect curves generated on a Tecan Genesis Freedom workstation were highly reproducible with a signal-to-noise ratio of 5.7 and a Z' factor of 0.88, indicating a very robust assay. Finally, a HDAC-inhibitor focused library was profiled in a medium-throughput screening campaign. Inhibition of cellular HDAC activity correlated well with cytotoxicity and histone H3 hyperacetylation in HeLa cells and with inhibition of human recombinant HDAC1 in a biochemical assay. Thus, by using Boc-K(Ac)-AMC as a cell-permeable HDAC substrate, the activity of various protein lysine-specific deacetylases including HDAC1-containing complexes is measurable in intact cells in a simple and homogeneous manner.