PHA-767491抑制多种肿瘤细胞生长

Cdc7激酶抑制剂PHA-767491是最新发现的一类抗肿瘤新药.本实验利用不同浓度的PHA-767491对肿瘤细胞进行抑制研究.实验结果显示,PHA-767491对肿瘤细胞有很强的生长抑制作用,且抑制效果随着药物浓度或时间的增加而增强;通过和化疗药物5-氟尿嘧啶对比发现,PHA-767491只需较低剂量就能发挥出抑制肿瘤的作用,且疗效远高于5-氟尿嘧啶.研究进一步还发现,PHA-767491可通过促使PARP和casepase3蛋白的剪切诱导肿瘤细胞凋亡,同时PHA-767491还可以引起肿瘤细胞自噬.综上研究表明,PHA-767491可以通过诱导细胞凋亡和引起细胞自噬作用对多种肿瘤细胞有较好的治疗效果,而对正常细胞毒性很低.因此该实验研究为今后抗肿瘤新药PHA-767491的进一步应用于癌症的临床治疗提供了重要的实验依据.     

HMG盒蛋白1抑制巨噬细胞移动抑制因子启动子的转录激活

HMG盒蛋白1（HMG box-containing protein 1, HBP1）是一种转录抑制因子. HBP1表达上调可抑制肿瘤细胞的增殖和转移,并且在肿瘤细胞中HBP1常常发生丢失或转位,这表明HBP1是一种抑癌基因. HBP1所调节的靶基因无疑将为HBP1的肿瘤抑制机制提供新的线索.本研究通过生物信息学分析发现,在促细胞增殖基因 巨噬细胞移动抑制因子（macrophage migration inhibitory factor, MIF）启动子区域-811 bp至-792 bp发现高亲和力的HBP1反应元件.缺失和突变分析表明,HBP1通过该元件抑制MIF启动子活性.此外,免疫共沉淀研究显示,HBP1在细胞内与该元件结合,并且抑制MIF的转录.功能分析进一步证实,在细胞培养液中加入重组MIF可部分消除HBP1对大肠癌细胞LOVO的抑制作用.这些结果提示,MIF是HBP1的一个靶基因.HBP1通过抑制促细胞增殖基因MIF的表达抑制肿瘤细胞生长.     

常见的动物毒素诱导肿瘤细胞凋亡的分子机制

常见的动物毒素如蛇毒、蟾蜍毒、蜂毒、蜘蛛毒等在体内和体外均具有诱导肿瘤细胞调亡的作用,通过对动物毒素的抗肿瘤机制进行综述,为研究开发新型抗肿瘤药提供思路和方法。     

2种微小RNA实时定量PCR检测方法的比较

目的:对目前最常用的检测微小RNA(miRNA)的茎环实时定量PCR法和PAP实时定量PCR法进行比较。方法:分别用茎环实时定量PCR法和PAP实时定量PCR法检测人乳腺癌细胞MCF-7中U6和23种miRNA的表达,利用定量PCR分析软件和琼脂糖凝胶电泳方法,将2种方法在引物设计难度、特异性与灵敏度,以及检测通量方面进行比较。结果:茎环法的特异性和灵敏度比PAP法高,但引物设计难度大,检测通量低;PAP法引物设计难度较低,检测通量较高,但特异性和灵敏度较差。结论:茎环法实时定量PCR适于有针对性地检测小规模miRNA,而PAP法则适于大规模miRNA筛选实验。     

乙酰肝素酶与胃癌发展的关系及其检测

乙酰肝素酶是目前发现的哺乳动物细胞中惟一能切割细胞外基质中硫酸乙酰肝素蛋白多糖侧链——硫酸乙酰肝素的一种葡萄糖醛酸内切酶,在胃癌侵袭转移中起重要作用。我们就乙酰肝素酶的分子结构特点、在胃癌侵袭转移中的作用机制及其检测等方面的研究进展进行综述。     

弗氏志贺菌磷酸化蛋白的检测

目的:检测弗氏志贺菌全菌蛋白中被磷酸化修饰的蛋白。方法:制取弗氏2a志贺菌2457T野生株全菌磷酸化蛋白样品时加入磷酸化酶抑制剂,随后对样品进行双向电泳,以抗磷酸丝氨酸/苏氨酸/酪氨酸抗体为免疫探针,通过Western印迹找到被磷酸化的蛋白,并进行胶内酶解及MALDI-TOF质谱分析。结果与结论:共检测到13个磷酸化蛋白,其中9个为代谢途径中的酶。     

细菌群体感应信号分子N-酰基高丝氨酸内酯的检测

群体感应是细菌生长到一定密度时相互感应,并进行基因表达及调控产生的独特、多样的群体行为现象。N-酰基高丝氨酸内酯(AHL)类化合物是革兰阴性菌群体感应中最重要的一类信号分子,调控许多生理特性基因的表达。快速、简便、有效地检测细菌能否产生AHL或产生何种信号分子,成为深入研究和了解细菌群体感应的重要手段。我们就细菌群体感应信号分子AHL检测的基本原理和方法及国内外研究进展进行了总结。     

Did the introduction of maize into Europe provide enemy‐free space to Ostrinia nubilalis? Parasitism differences between two sibling species of the genus Ostrinia

We examined whether maize offers enemy‐free space (EFS) to its pest Ostrinia nubilalis, and may thereby have contributed to its divergence from the sibling species, Ostrinia scapulalis, feeding mainly on mugwort, when introduced into Europe five centuries ago. We collected Ostrinia larvae on maize (70 populations, 8425 individuals) and mugwort (10 populations, 1184 individuals) and recorded parasitism using both traditional (counting emerging parasitoids) and molecular methods (detection by specific polymerase chain reaction). The main parasitoid was Macrocentrus cingulum (Braconidae). On mugwort, parasitism was twice that on maize, and parasitoid‐related mortality was 8 times higher. This suggests that maize affords substantial EFS to Ostrinia feeding on it. The lower Mortality:Infestation ratio in maize suggests that O. nubilalis’ immune response might be stronger than that of O. scapulalis. If so, adapting to maize and diverging from O. scapulalis would decrease the impact of parasitism on O. nubilalis at both ecological and evolutionary levels.     

The RING Domain of TRAF2 Plays an Essential Role in the Inhibition of TNFα-Induced Cell Death but Not in the Activation of NF-κB

Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor-associated factor 2 (TRAF2) and receptor-interacting protein 1 (RIP1) play critical roles in activating c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and inhibitor of κB kinase (IKK), as well as in inhibiting apoptosis induced by TNFα. The TRAF2 RING domain-mediated polyubiquitination of RIP1 is believed to be essential for TNFα-induced IKK activation, and the RING-domain-deleted TRAF2 (TRAF2-ΔR) has been widely used as a dominant negative in transient overexpression systems to block TNFα-induced JNK and IKK activation. Here, we report that stable expression of TRAF2-ΔR at a physiological level in TRAF2 and TRAF5 double knockout (TRAF2/5 DKO) cells almost completely restores normal TNFα-induced IKK activation, but not RIP1 polyubiquitination. In addition, stable expression of TRAF2-ΔR in TRAF2/5 DKO cells efficiently inhibited the TNFα-induced later phase of prolonged JNK activation, yet failed to inhibit TNFα-induced cell death. Although the basal and inducible expression of anti-apoptotic proteins in TRAF2-ΔR-expressing TRAF2/5 DKO cells was normal, the cells remained sensitive to TNFα-induced cell death because anti-apoptotic proteins were not recruited to the TNFR1 complex efficiently. Moreover, stable expression of TRAF2-ΔR in TRAF2/5 DKO cells failed to suppress constitutive p100 processing in these cells. These data suggest that (i) the TRAF2 RING domain plays a critical role in inhibiting cell death induced by TNFα and is essential for suppressing the noncanonical nuclear factor κB pathway in unstimulated cells; (ii) RIP1 polyubiquitination is not essential for TNFα-induced IKK activation; and (iii) prolonged JNK activation has no obligate role in TNFα-induced cell death.     

The Interaction of Equine Lysozyme:Oleic Acid Complexes with Lipid Membranes Suggests a Cargo Off-Loading Mechanism

The normal function of equine lysozyme (EL) is the hydrolysis of peptidoglycan residues of bacterial cell walls. EL is closely related to α-lactalbumins with respect to sequence and structure and further possesses the calcium binding site of α-lactalbumins. Recently, EL multimeric complexes with oleic acids (ELOAs) were shown to possess tinctorial and morphological properties, similar to amyloidal aggregates, and to be cytotoxic. ELOA's interactions with phospholipid membranes appear to be central to its biological action, similar to human α-lactalbumin made lethal to tumor cells. Here, we describe the interaction of ELOA with phospholipid membranes. Confocal scanning laser microscopy shows that ELOA, but not native EL, accumulates on the surface of giant unilamellar vesicles, without inducing significant membrane permeability. Quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation data indicated an essentially non-disruptive binding of ELOA to supported lipid bilayers, leading to formation of highly dissipative and “soft” lipid membrane; at higher concentrations of ELOA, the lipid membrane desorbs from the surface probably as bilayer sheets of vesicles. This membrane rearrangement occurred to a similar extent when free oleic acid (OA) was added, but not when free OA was removed from ELOA by prior incubation with bovine serum albumin, emphasizing the role of OA in this process. NMR data indicated an equilibrium between free and bound OA, which shifts towards free OA as ELOA is progressively diluted, indicating that OA is relatively loosely bound. Activity measurements together with fluorescence spectroscopy and circular dichroism suggested a conversion of ELOA towards a more native-like state on interaction with lipid membranes, although complete refolding was not observed. Altogether, these results suggest that ELOA may act as an OA carrier and facilitate OA transfer to the membrane. ELOA's properties illustrate that protein folding variants may possess specific functional properties distinct from the native protein.