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Galbeta1-3GalNAc (T-disaccharide) and related molecules were assayed to
describe the structural requirements of carbohydrates to bind Agaricus
bisporus lectin (ABL). Results provide insight into the most relevant
regions of T-disaccharide involved in the binding of ABL. It was found that
monosaccharides bind ABL weakly indicating a more extended
carbohydrate-binding site as compared to those involvedin the T-
disaccharide specific lectins such as jacalin and peanut agglutinin.
Lacto-N-biose (Galbeta1-3GlcNAc) unlike T-disaccharide, is unable to
inhibit the ABL interaction, thus showing the great importance of the
position of the axial C-4 hydroxyl group of GalNAc in T-disaccharide. This
finding could explain the inhibitory ability of Galbeta1-6GlcNAc and
lactose because C-4 and C-3 hydroxyl groups of reducing Glc, respectively,
occupy a similar position as reported by conformational analysis. From the
comparison of different glycolipids bearing terminal T-disaccharide bound
to different linkages, it can be seen than ABL binding is even more
impaired by an adjacent C-6 residual position than by the anomeric
influence of T-disaccharide. Furthermore, the addition of beta-GlcNAc to
the terminal T-disaccharide in C-3 position of Gal does not affect the ABL
binding whereas if an anionic group such as glucuronic acid is added to
C-3, the binding is partially affected. These findings demonstrate that ABL
holds a particular binding nature different from that of other
T-disaccharide specific lectins.
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The Mycobacterium tuberculosis 19-kDa lipoprotein has been reported to stimulate both T and B cell responses as well as induce a number of Th1 cytokines. In order to evaluate the Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis) 19-kDa lipoprotein as an immunomodulator in cattle with Johne's disease, the gene encoding the 19-kDa protein (MAP0261c) was analyzed. 相似文献24.
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We describe a technique for inducing localized expression of genes fused to heat-shock gene promoters. We demonstrate that a localized heat-shock response can be induced in Drosophila melanogaster at any developmental stage after formation of the cellular blastoderm by contacting a region of the animal with a heated needle. The size of the induced region can be altered by varying parameters such as the temperature and size of the needle tip. The test system utilized here is a D. melanogaster strain transformed with a fusion of the Drosophila hsp26 gene and the E. coli lacZ gene; the activity of this hybrid gene is monitored in whole animals by staining for beta-galactosidase activity. Induced beta-galactosidase activity is confined to the cells in the region of heating; the beta-galactosidase activity can still be detected 48 hr after the heat shock. Given the heat inducibility of Drosophila heat-shock promoters in heterologous systems, we suggest that this technique will be useful for allowing spatially controlled induction of a gene of interest in any organism into which fusion genes can be introduced. Additional uses of the technique for following cell movements during development are discussed. 相似文献
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Rats rapidly develop tolerance to the locomotor-inhibiting effects of the novel neuropeptide orphanin FQ 总被引:4,自引:0,他引:4
Darragh P. Devine Larry Taylor Rainer K. Reinscheid Frederick J. Monsma Jr. Olivier Civelli Huda Akil 《Neurochemical research》1996,21(11):1387-1396
We examined the effects of intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) administration of orphanin FQ (OFQ) on locomotor activity in rats.
The rats were habituated to locomotor-testing boxes and then injected i.c.v. with OFQ (0–10 nmoles). Acute injections of OFQ
produced dose-orderly reductions in horizontal locomotion and rearing activity. This suppression of motor activity was characterized
by a disruption of balance and muscle control. Within minutes of i.c.v. injection of the higher doses of OFQ, the rats exhibited
flaccid muscle tone. They each lay in an atypical posture, pressing the abdomen against the floor, and splaying the hindlimbs.
When these rats locomoted, their gate was unsteady. They wobbled from side to side, and frequently fell over. Repeated daily
injections of OFQ resulted in a rapid development of tolerance to the OFQ-induced suppression of locomotion and rearing activity.
Tolerance to the observed impairments of motor control were also apparent. In the rats that were repeatedly treated with the
highest dose (10 nmol) of OFQ, tolerance to the motoric effects was still apparent after 7 days without OFQ treatment.
Special issue dedicated to Dr. Eric J. Simon. 相似文献
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C Oliveira LM Vera JF López-Olmeda JM Guzmán E Ma?anós J Ramos FJ Sánchez-Vázquez 《Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology》2009,152(2):168-175
In this paper we attempted to investigate the existence of daily fluctuations on plasma sexual steroids (17beta-estradiol, E(2) and testosterone, T) in Senegal sole (Solea senegalensis) females. We described the monthly day/night concentrations and seasonal daily rhythms in animals reared under natural photo- and thermo-period. In addition, the influence of the natural annual fluctuation of the water temperature on the plasma concentration of these steroids was investigated, using one group of Senegal sole under a natural photoperiod, but with an attenuated thermal cycle (around 17-20 degrees C) for one year. Although no significant day/night differences were detected in monthly samplings, the existence of an annual rhythm of E(2) and T (p<0.01) with an acrophase in February was revealed by COSINOR analysis. Maximum values were reached in March for both steroids (6.1+/-1.7 ng mL(-1) at mid-dark, MD and 4.0+/-0.6 ng mL(-1) at mid-light, ML for E2 and 1.4+/-0.4 ng mL(-1) at MD and 0.8+/-0.1 ng mL(-1) at ML for T) in anticipation of the spawning season (May-June). As regards seasonal daily rhythms, the presence of daily oscillations was revealed. At the spring solstice (21st March) a daily rhythm was observed for both steroids (COSINOR, p<0.01), with an acrophase at 20:00 h (E(2)) and at 21:08 h (T). In summer, autumn and winter no daily rhythms were observed due to the low steroid levels at those seasons. When Senegal sole females were submitted to an attenuated annual thermal cycle, the steroid rhythm disappeared (there was no surge in spring, as in the control group) and these fish did not spawn, despite being subjected to natural photoperiod conditions. This result underlined the importance of the natural annual fluctuation of water temperature and photoperiod on the synchronization of the spawning season and on the onset of steroidogenesis. 相似文献
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Determination of fermentable carbohydrate from the upper gastrointestinal tract by using colectomized rats. 下载免费PDF全文
The primary aim of this study was to characterize the carbohydrate that would be supplied to the colon for fermentation under physiological conditions. Colectomized rats were fed fiber-free diets or diets containing 5% (wt/wt) gum arabic. Four (fucose, galactose, glucosamine, and galactosamine) of 11 analyzed sugars accounted for 77% of the total sugar in ileal excreta from colectomized rats fed fiber-free diets. The three sugars in gum arabic, rhamnose, arabinose, and galactose, accounted for 84% of the total sugars in gum arabic ileal excreta. Comparisons of the sugar compositions of the ileal excreta, the water-soluble fractions of the excreta, and three gel filtration fractions of the water-soluble material with those of the water-soluble fraction of rat mucosa, the acetone-soluble fraction of pancreas, and pancreatin suggested that the major source of endogenous carbohydrate is mucin. Gum arabic increased the daily excretion of the four mucin-derived sugars (fucose, galactose, glucosamine, and galactosamine) by the colectomized rats from 473 mumol per day to 634 mumol per day. We conclude that mucin is the major endogenous carbohydrate excreted from the upper gut and that gum arabic increases the amount of this endogenous carbohydrate. 相似文献