Purification and characterization of Moschatin, a novel type Ⅰ ribosomeinactivating protein from the mature seeds of pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata), and preparation of its immunotoxin against human melanoma cells

A novel ribosome-inactivating protein designated Moschatin from the mature seeds of pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata) has been successively purified to homogeneity, using ammonium sulfate precipitation, CM-cellulose 52 column chromatography, Blue Sepharose CL-6B Affinity column chromatography and FPLC size-exclusion column chromatography. Moschatin is a type 1 RIP with a pI of 9.4 and molecular weight of～29 kD. It is a rRNA N-glycosidase and potently blocked the protein synthesis in the rabbit reticulocyte lysate with a IC_(50) of 0.26 nM. Using the anti-human melanoma McAb Ng76, a novel immunotoxin Moschatin-Ng76 was prepared successfully and it efficiently inhibited the growth of targeted melanoma cells M_(21) with a IC_(50) of 0.04 nM, 1500 times lower than that of free Moschatin. The results implied that Moschatin could be used as a new potential anticancer agent.     

基于线粒体 CO玉及 Cyt b 基因的7种龙虾类分子系统关系

运用 PCR 法扩增湛江沿海海域7种龙虾的线粒体 CO玉和 Cyt b 基因并对其序列进行分析,以分析7种龙虾的分子系统关系.从 7种龙虾中扩增到的 CO玉基因片段长度均为650 bp,共存在224个核苷酸位点变异,变异率为35.22%,简约信息位点161个;扩增到的 Cyt b 基因片段长度均为536 bp,共存在148个核苷酸位点变异,变异率为29.48%,简约信息位点66个.所有的扩增序列中,没有发现碱基的缺失以及插入,序列中的转换大于颠换,且碱基替换多发生于密码子的第3位.以帝加洛真龙虾(Palinurus delagoae)、普通真龙虾(Palinurus elephas)、吉氏真龙虾(Palinurus gilchristi)为外群,对 CO玉和 Cyt b 两个基因序列采用最大简约法(maximum parsimony, MP)和贝叶斯推论法(bayesian inference, BI)构建龙虾类分子系统树.结果显示:日本龙虾和密毛龙虾亲缘关系比较近,而其它5种龙虾与真龙虾属的3种关系较近,与传统的分类存在一定分歧.     

A Stable Upstream Stem-loop Structure Enhances Selection of the First 5''''-ORF-AUG as a Main Start Codon for Translation Initiation of Human ACAT1 mRNA

Acyl-coenzyme A:cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT)is an integral membrane protein, which is mainly locatedin rough endoplasmic reticulum (ER), and is responsiblefor catalyzing the intracellular formation of cholesterylester from cholesterol and long-chain fatty acyl-coenzymeA [1,2]. Human ACAT1 cDNA K1 was firstly cloned andfunctionally expressed in 1993 [3]. Further studies withspecific anti-ACAT1 antibody (DM10) illustrated that onemajor 50 kD ACAT1 protein was expressed in various…     

Cloning,Characterization and Primary Function Study of a Novel Gene,Cymg1,Related to Family 2 Cystatins

Cystatins are cysteine proteinase inhibitors,We found two expression sequence tags (ESTs),CA463109 and AV042522,from a mouse testis library using Digital differential display (DDD).By electricalhybridization,a novel gene,Cymgl(GenBank accession No.AY600990),which has a full length of 0.78 kb,and contains four exons and three introns,was cloned from a mouse testis eDNA library.The gene is locatedin the 2G3 area of chromosome 2.The full eDNA encompasses the entire open reading frame,encoding 141amino acid residues.The protein has a cysteine protease inhibitor domain that is related to the family 2cystatins but lacks critical consensus sites important for cysteine protease inhibition.These characteristicsare seen in the CRES subfamily,which are related to the family 2 cystatins and are expressed specifically inthe male reproductive tract.CYMG1 has a 44%(48/108)identity with mouse CRES and 30%(42/140)identity with mouse cystatin C.Northern blot analysis showed that the Cymgl is specifically expressed inadult mouse testes.Cell location studies showed that the GFP-tagged CYMG 1 protein was localized in thecytoplasm of HeLa cells,lmmunohistochemistry revealed that the CYMG1 protein was expressed in mousetestes spermatogonium,spermatocytes,round spermatids,elongating spermatids and spermatozoa.RT-PCRresults also showed that Cymgl was expressed in mouse testes and spermatogonium.The Cymgl expressionlevel varied in different developmental stages:it was low 1 week postpartum,steadily increased 2 to 5 weekspostpartum,and was highest 7 weeks postpartum.The expression level at 5 weeks postpartum was main-tained during 13 to 57 weeks postpartum.The Cymgl expression level in the testes over different develop-mental stages correlates with the mouse spermatogenesis and sexual maturation process.All these indicatethat Cymgl might play an important role in mouse spermatogenesis and sexual maturation. Cystatins are cysteine proteinase inhibitors,We found two expression sequence tags(ESTs),CA463109 and AV042522,from a mouse testis library using Digital differential display (DDD).By electricalhybridization,a novel gene,Cymgl(GenBank accession No.AY600990),which has a full length of 0.78 kb,and contains four exons and three introns,was cloned from a mouse testis eDNA library.The gene is locatedin the 2G3 area of chromosome 2.The full eDNA encompasses the entire open reading frame,encoding 141amino acid residues.The protein has a cysteine protease inhibitor domain that is related to the family 2cystatins but lacks critical consensus sites important for cysteine protease inhibition.These characteristicsare seen in the CRES subfamily,which are related to the family 2 cystatins and are expressed specifically inthe male reproductive tract.CYMG1 has a 44%(48/108)identity with mouse CRES and 30%(42/140)identity with mouse cystatin C.Northern blot analysis showed that the Cymgl is specifically expressed inadult mouse testes.Cell location studies showed that the GFP-tagged CYMG 1 protein was localized in thecytoplasm of HeLa cells,lmmunohistochemistry revealed that the CYMG1 protein was expressed in mousetestes spermatogonium,spermatocytes,round spermatids,elongating spermatids and spermatozoa.RT-PCRresults also showed that Cymgl was expressed in mouse testes and spermatogonium.The Cymgl expressionlevel varied in different developmental stages:it was low 1 week postpartum,steadily increased 2 to 5 weekspostpartum,and was highest 7 weeks postpartum.The expression level at 5 weeks postpartum was main-tained during 13 to 57 weeks postpartum.The Cymgl expression level in the testes over different develop-mental stages correlates with the mouse spermatogenesis and sexual maturation process.All these indicatethat Cymgl might play an important role in mouse spermatogenesis and sexual maturation.     

miR-769-3p 对甲型 H1N1流感病毒核蛋白表达的调控

目的:预测靶向甲型流感病毒核蛋白(NP)基的微小 RNA(miRNA),并检测其对 NP 表达的影响.方法:从miRBase 数据库中获取人成熟 miRNA 序列,利用 miRanda 软件预测潜在靶向流感病毒 A/FM/1/47(H1N1) NP 基的人 miRNA;通过双萤光素酶报告基系统及 Western 印迹验证所预测的 miRNA 对 NP 表达的影响.结果:用 miRanda软件在流感病毒 A/FM/1/47(H1N1) NP 基上预测得到分值及最小结合自由能均较好的 miR-769-3p;双萤光素酶报告基结果显示 miR-769-3p 能显著降低报告基载体萤光素酶的表达;Western 印迹结果显示 miR-769-3p 能明显抑制 NP 的表达,但突变 NP 基上的 miR-769-3p 结合位点后,miR-769-3p 不能抑制 NP 的表达.结论:miR-769-3p 可靶向流感病毒 A/FM/1/47(H1N1) NP 基并抑制 NP 的表达,为抗甲型流感病毒的 miRNA 药物研发提供了据和潜在药物靶标.     

S100A4原核表达载体的构建以及蛋白的表达和纯化

S100A4是S100蛋白家族的成员,在细胞的增殖、分化、损伤修复以及肿瘤细胞转移等方面发挥重要的调控作用.本研究将S100A4全长基因构建到pET28a原核表达载体上,利用大肠杆菌表达系统表达和纯化出高纯度的重组人S100A4.通过试验证明,重组人S100A4蛋白在体外可以有效地增强黑色素瘤细胞A375-S2的增殖.重组人S100A4原核表达与纯化方法的建立将促进其结构和生物学功能研究,并且对于S100蛋白家族其它蛋白的表达与纯化具有重要的参考意义.     

蛋白质组学在哺乳动物睾丸和精子发生中的应用

“蛋白质组学”一词由Wilkins在1994年提出,被称作后基因组时代一个新兴的研究手段.它从整体水平上对组织或者细胞的蛋白质表达、功能、相互作用进行研究,现在成为生命科学未来发展的主要分支之一.睾丸是哺乳动物雄性生殖系统中的一个重要的器官,由曲精小管和间质细胞组成.蛋白质组学在睾丸和精子发生研究上的应用及其技术手段的不断创新,对睾丸功能、生殖机理、生殖疾病的研究起到了极其重要的作用.所以,从蛋白质水平对睾丸和精子发生进行研究,为更好地理解雄性哺乳动物的生殖机理和疾病提供了一个新思路.     

基因芯片技术在甘蔗研究中的应用进展

基因芯片技术是新生代的生物技术,具有大规模平行处理生命信息的能力.基因芯片具有高通量、并行性、微型化与自动化的特点,因此成为探究功能基因组学最有效的方法之一,已引起全世界广泛的关注和重视,在许多领域得到了广泛的应用.甘蔗是世界上急需研发的重要能源作物,基因芯片对甘蔗研究有重要的意义.本文简介了基因芯片技术的原理和制备过程,并着重阐述了在甘蔗抗旱、抗病、基因表达和miR-NA鉴定方面的应用进展.     

植物褪黑素及其抗逆性研究

褪黑素(N-乙酰-5-甲氧基色胺)是脊椎动物的松果体产生的吲哚类激素,主要参与动物昼夜节律调节.现已证实褪黑素在高等植物中也普遍存在,但对其功能的研究还不甚深入.目前,植物中褪黑素的可能功能包括清除自由基、调节光周期、参与生长调节等.本文简述了植物中褪黑素的研究概况、含量及其合成途径,重点综述了其在提高植物抗逆性方面的功能,并对其研究前景进行展望.