Possible participation of pyrophosphate in ADP and ATP biosyntheses from exogenous adenine by a culture of Corynebacterium species VSTI-301

The autolyzing culture of Corynebacterium species VSTI-301 producing the synthesis of ATP from exogenous adenine was found to contain enzyme systems, which phosphorylate AMP into ADP and ADP into ATP in the presence of pyrophosphate. The optimal conditions for manifestation of activities of both systems in a cell-free extract were determined. One of the enzymes, i. e. pyrophosphate : ADP phosphotransferase, was isolated and purified 76-fold.     

神经元稳态失衡和饮食诱导肥胖症的相关性研究进展

近年来,因肥胖症所造成的社会问题和医疗负担越发严重。肥胖主要是由于机体能量的摄入与消耗不平衡所致,而中枢神经系统以及相关神经元在机体能量代谢平衡的调控中发挥着重要作用。下丘脑弓状核含有抑食性阿黑皮素原(Proopiomelanocortin,POMC)神经元和促食性神经肽Y (Neuropeptid Y,NPY)/刺鼠相关蛋白(Agouti-related protein,AgRP)神经元,是调控机体摄食行为的主要神经元。研究显示,高脂饮食会诱导POMC神经元中的Rb蛋白发生磷酸化修饰并失活,导致POMC神经元从静息状态重新进入细胞周期循环,进而迅速转向细胞凋亡。高脂饮食也会引起神经元再生抑制,并诱导炎症发生和神经元损伤,使神经元稳态失衡,引发瘦素抵抗,最终导致肥胖症的发生。文中就神经元稳态失衡以及肥胖症等疾病之间的关系进行了综述,希望能为饮食诱导肥胖症等疾病的治疗和预防提供新的方向和思路。     

UHRF1基因在乳腺癌循环肿瘤细胞中的表达研究

外周血液中乳腺循环癌肿瘤细胞的生物表征与转移性乳腺癌的严重程度密切相关,本研究的目的在于结合体外细胞实验探讨UHRF1基因对乳腺癌进展的意义。多重RNA原位分析乳腺癌循环肿瘤细胞(circulating tumor cells,CTCs)中UHRF1的表达;MTT法检测UHRF1基因转染对正常乳腺细胞增殖的影响;蛋白免疫印迹检测UHRF1基因转染对正常乳腺细胞中Bax蛋白和Bcl-2蛋白的影响;Caspase-3检测试剂盒检测正常乳腺细胞中Caspase-3活性;Transwell侵袭实验和划痕愈合实验检测UHRF1基因转染对正常乳腺细胞侵袭和迁移能力的影响。研究发现,UHRF1 RNA水平在乳腺癌循环肿瘤细胞中高表达;UHRF1基因增加正常乳腺细胞增殖率;UHRF1基因降低正常乳腺细胞中Caspase-3活性;UHRF1基因降低正常乳腺细胞中Bax蛋白的表达,增加Bcl-2蛋白的表达;UHRF1基因增强正常乳腺细胞侵袭和迁移能力。本研究初步说明,UHRF1可促进正常乳腺细胞增殖,抑制正常乳腺细胞凋亡,增强正常乳腺细胞侵袭和迁移能力。     

Short Photoperiod Reduces Oxidative Stress by Up-Regulating the Nrf2–Keap1 Signaling Pathway in Hamster Kidneys

Journal of Evolutionary Biochemistry and Physiology - Photoperiod can impact seasonal reproduction as well as the expression of antioxidant enzymes and the level of oxidative stress in animals. The...     

Seasonal Variability of the Blood System Parameters of the House Mouse (Mus musculus L.) in the Central Caucasus Mountains

Biology Bulletin - The seasonal variability of the functioning of the hematopoietic system (erythropoiesis of the bone marrow) and blood parameters of the house mouse (Mus musculus L.) has been...     

Effect of temperature on the internal dynamics and the conformational state of bacterial alkaline phosphatase

Room-temperature tryptophan phosphorescence and fluorescence have been used to study the slow internal dynamics and the conformational state of Escherichia coli alkaline phosphatase in the temperature range from 0 to 100°C. The heating of alkaline phosphatase solution within the 0–70°C range has been shown to amplify considerably the internal dynamics. The further raise of temperature to 95°C brings about a reversible increase in the internal dynamics and partial unfolding of the globule. The heating of protein solution within a narrow temperature range of 97–100°C gives rise to irreversible conformational transition with complete globule unfolding, sharp amplification of the internal dynamics, and loss of enzymatic activity.     

人参皂甙对老龄大鼠海马结构BDNF及Trk B蛋白表达的影响

目的探讨老龄大鼠海马结构BDNF及Trk B蛋白表达的老龄性变化,同时对比观察人参皂甙对其改变的影响。方法雌性Wistar大鼠39只,分为青年组、老龄组、给药组(第17个月始饲以人参皂甙至27月龄)。采用免疫组化及Western blot方法对海马结构BDNF反应产物及Trk B蛋白进行定性、定量分析。结果老龄组CA3、CA1区BDNF含量分别较青年组下降13.3%、10.4%(P<0.05);其给药组和老龄组相比变化不大(P>0.05)。齿状回从青年到老年变化不明显(P>0.05),但给药组比老龄组增加16.7%(P<0.01)。老龄组海马结构Trk B蛋白表达较青年组下调了99.7%;给药组较老龄组上调了78.5%(P<0.01)。结论老龄组海马结构BDNF及Trk B蛋白表达较青年组明显降低,而人参皂甙可明显上调齿状回BDNF含量和海马结构Trk B蛋白的表达。     

Synthesis and immunomodulating activity of new glycopeptides of glycyrrhizic acid containing residues of L-glutamic acid

New glycopeptides of glycyrrhizic acid (GA) containing Glu residues and their α-methyl esters, γ-methyl esters, and α,γ-dimethyl esters were synthesized using N,N′-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide in the presence of N-hydroxybenzotriazole or N-hydroxysuccinimide. Formation of amide bonds was observed on all the three COOH groups of GA, or selectively on the COOH groups of the GA carbohydrate part in dependence on the ratio of reagents and the reaction conditions. The GA glycopeptide with three residues of Glu(OH)-OMe at a dose of 2 mg/kg stimulated the production of antibody-forming cells in mouse spleen in comparison with the control. The GA glycopeptide containing Glu residues only in the GA carbohydrate part turned out to be an immunosuppressor. The glycopeptide of the 30-methyl ester of GA with residues of free Glu in its carbohydrate part increased the hemagglutinine titer at oral doses of 2 and 10 mg/kg. All the studied compounds had practically no effect on the delayed-type hypersensitivity in mice.     

The synthesis of immunomodulating peptide alloferon, the active principle of antiviral drug allokine-alpha

Two variants of the synthesis of tridecapeptide alloferon, the active principle of antiviral preparation allokine-alpha, were developed on the basis of fragment condensation in solution or on the Merrifield resin. The solid phase variant of the synthesis was shown to be more technological; it allows the preparation of the product at a higher total yield (40% vs. 17% for conventional synthesis in solution from the starting derivatives of the C-terminal dipeptide). The by-products formed during the synthesis of alloferon were identified.