盐酸胍对人类胎盘碱性磷酸酶构象与活力的影响

研究人类胎盘碱性磷酸酶（ＰＬＡＰ,Ｅ．Ｃ．３．１．３．１）在胍变性过程中构象与活力的变化;测定胍存在时酶的表观米氏常数（Ｋｍ）。结果表明,低浓度的盐酸胍（＜０．５ｍｏｌ／Ｌ）使变性平衡态酶的发射荧光强度略有下降,酶活力增强;随盐酸胍浓度的增加,其荧光强度不仅不再下降,反而升高,酶逐渐失活;当盐酸胍浓度为１．５ｍｏｌ／Ｌ时,其荧光光谱的最大峰位红移,酶活力迅速下降;当盐酸胍浓度为３ｍｏｌ／Ｌ时,峰位由３３３．５ｎｍ红移至３５７．１ｎｍ,此时酶活力丧失;当盐酸胍浓度为４ｍｏｌ／Ｌ时,峰位不再红移,但其荧光强度继续增加。测得变性初态酶的表观Ｋｍ值随盐酸胍浓度的增加而增大。结果说明,荧光强度的增加和最大发射峰位的红移是该酶变性失活的一个灵敏指标;酶活力的变化明显快于酶分子整体构象的变化;低浓度的盐酸胍微扰了酶活性部位的构象,而对其整体构象无显著影响。提示酶活性部位具有柔性。     

棉酚抗生育新机制——对磷脂酶A_2活力的抑制作用(英文)

 采用微孔比色法及荧光分析法 ,研究抗男性生育化合物棉酚与猪胰腺磷脂酶A2 (phospho lipaseA2 ,PLA2 ,EC3 1 1 4 )温育并透析前后对酶活力及荧光的影响 .结果表明 ,棉酚与PLA2 不可逆地结合明显地降低了PLA2 活力及荧光强度 .棉酚对酶活力抑制作用的IC50 为 35μmol L ;当其浓度达到 80 μmol L时 ,能够完全抑制PLA2 ( 4 11μmol L)对合成底物 2 硫代十六酰乙基磷酸胆碱(HEPC ,0 .2 5mmol L)的水解作用 .PLA2 的最大激发波长与发射波长分别为 2 75nm ,34 3nm ,荧光强度与酶浓度呈良好的线性关系 .棉酚对PLA2 的荧光具有较强的淬灭作用 .由于PLA2 与男性生育密切相关 ,棉酚对PLA2 活力的影响可能是其避孕作用及伴随的副作用的一种新的重要机制     

人肌肌酸激酶在SDS溶液中失活与构象变化的比较研究

应用紫外差吸收光谱、荧光发射光谱、ＣＤ先谱等监测手段,研究了ＳＤＳ溶液滴定人肌肌酸激酶时的构象与活力变化的关系。结果表明酶的活力丧失先于以紫外差吸收先谱、荧先发射谱和巯基暴露数目所监测到的构象变化。ＳＤＳ滴定时引起的酶的荧光发射光谱的变化在低滴定度阶段随着ＳＤＳ滴定量的增加,荧光强度下降,发射峰位红移,当ＳＤＳ浓度达到２．１ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ时,荧光强度增大,继续增加ＳＤＳ滴定量,荧光强度又降低,发射峰位红移直至终态。紫外差吸收光谱随着ＳＤＳ溶液的加入,２８１ｎｍ．２８７ｎｍ和２９２ｎｍ的负差吸收峰增大。ＣＤ光谱结果表明在本实验所用的ＳＤＳ浓度范围内,ＳＤＳ对人肌肌酸激酶的二级结构几乎没有影响。上述结果支持了酶的活性部位构象柔性的观点。     

菓菠萝蛋白酶的分子构象与活力变化的研究

发现CBZ-Lys·pNP能有效地被菓菠萝蛋白酶(Fruit Bromelain E.C.3.4.22.5)作用,测得Km为4.167×10~(-4)mol/L,k_(cat)为742min~(-1)。以荧光和紫外差示光谱为监测手段,对酶分子构象变化进行研究。酶的荧光强度随胍浓度增大而逐渐下降,4mol/L胍变性时,发射峰自332nm红移到353nm,并在310nm处出现新的发射峰。酶的荧光强度都因SDS存在而下降,SDS浓度大于3.47mmol/L有所回升,并出现红移,同时在315nm处出现新的发射肩;紫外差示光谱显示在236nm有一个较显著的员峰,此峰与β-螺旋结构变化有关,278、286和295nm出现三个负峰,260nm有较小正峰,说明酶分子中Tyr、Trp和Phe的微环境发生了明显的变化。测定酶在不同浓度胍和SDS中的变性和失活速度常数,对酶构象变化及催化活力的关系作了比较研究,酶的失活速度均大于变性速度。     

栎皮酮对甜菜夜蛾酚氧化酶的抑制作用

研究了栎皮酮对甜菜夜蛾Spodopteraexigua 酚氧化酶活力的影响。结果表明: 栎皮酮对该虫的单酚酶和二酚酶活性均表现很强的抑制作用,其I⁵⁰分别为0.079 mmol/L和0.087 mmol/L。其中,栎皮酮对单酚酶活力表达的迟滞时间有明显的延长效应,浓度 为0.079 mmol/L时可使单酚酶活力表达迟滞时间从134s 延长到330s;而当浓度为0.158 mmol/L时,其迟滞时间则延长至440s。以L 多巴为底物时,栎皮酮对二酚酶的抑制作用表现 为典型的竞争型抑制类型,抑制常数K_I为33.16 mmol/L。在研究金属离子对栎皮酮吸收 峰影响实验中发现,Cu²⁺对吸收峰影响最大,可使栎皮酮最大吸收波长从367 nm改变为 435 nm;而加入Mg^2+与Ca²⁺后,其最大吸收峰却无明显的偏移。     

3-磷酸甘油醛脱氢酶胍变性时的活力及构象变化

酵母3-磷酸甘油醛脱氢酶在盐酸胍溶液中的内源荧光及剩余活力的变化结果提示:apo酶及holo酶的活力在胍浓度为0.5M左右可完全丧失.同时伴有内源荧光强度的下降,光谱宽度的增加和335nm最大发射峰的红移(提示了色氨酸残基的暴露).与已经报导的肌肉酶(内源荧光强度在胍浓度为0.4—1.2M范围相对稳定)不同,酵母酶内源荧光在此浓度范围内表现为逐渐降低.在0.7M胍溶液中,内源荧光变化动力学过程只能测出一相,而酶失活动力学过程为快慢两相,快相动力学速度常数至少大于内源荧光降低速度常数三个数量级以上.以上结果提示:低浓度胍可引起该酶的完全失活,活性部位的空间构象比酶分子的构象更易受到变性剂的扰乱;有一个色氨酸残基位于或靠近酶的活性部位.     

盐胁迫条件下古菌超氧化物歧化酶增强细菌降解硝基酚

【背景】Burkholderia sp. SJ98利用对硝基酚和2-氯-4-硝基酚为唯一碳源和能源进行生长,通过异源表达嗜盐古菌Haloferax sp. D1227中的超氧化物歧化酶SodA,使菌株SJ98在500 mmol/L NaCl条件下仍具有降解对硝基酚的能力。然而该重组细菌在普通和高盐条件下其降解基因的转录和降解酶比活力的高低,以及该菌在高盐条件下是否还能降解对硝基酚衍生物尚未知晓。【目的】研究Burkholderia sp. SJ98的耐盐上限,观察含有sodA的细菌SJ98在普通和高盐条件下降解对硝基酚和2-氯-4-硝基酚的能力,检测重组菌中pnpA基因的转录和硝基酚单加氧酶的活力。【方法】在添加葡萄糖、对硝基酚或2-氯-4-硝基酚的无机盐培养基(分别含400-800 mmol/L NaCl)或M9培养基(含0和500 mmol/L NaCl)中培养细菌SJ98及其重组菌。通过紫外分光光度计和高效液相色谱法检测菌株生长和底物降解。通过实时荧光定量PCR分别以两种硝基酚为诱导物,检测未添加和添加500 mmol/L NaCl时,硝基酚单加氧酶编码基因pnpA的转录量变化。利用紫外分光光度计分别以两种硝基酚为底物,检测在添加500 mmol/L NaCl时,重组菌和空载体菌的粗酶液中硝基酚单加氧酶对两种底物的活力变化。【结果】野生型菌株SJ98以葡萄糖为碳源生长的NaCl耐受浓度是600mmol/L。未添加NaCl时,重组菌SJ98[pCM-pnpR-PpnpA-sodA-rfp]生长和降解对硝基酚的能力远优于野生菌。添加500 mmol/L NaCl时,重组菌SJ98[pBBR-sodA]仍保持了利用2-氯-4-硝基苯酚底物生长和降解该底物的能力,而空载体菌SJ98[pBBR1MCS-2]的生长和降解能力完全丧失;重组菌SJ98[pBBR-sodA]粗酶液中单加氧酶对于对硝基酚和2-氯-4-硝基酚的活力均约为野生菌的1/3。分别以两种硝基酚为诱导物时,无论是否添加NaCl,重组菌SJ98[pBBR-sodA]中硝基酚单加氧酶编码基因pnpA的转录量比野生型中高出约17-25倍;但添加500 mmol/L NaCl时,pnpA的转录均受到部分抑制。【结论】本研究为利用古菌超氧化物歧化酶对细菌进行改造以提高普通环境和高盐环境中细菌降解硝基芳烃污染物能力的应用提供了潜在的可行性。     

人肌和兔肌肌酸激酶在低pH条件下再折叠的研究

利用蛋白质内源荧光和远紫外ＣＤ光谱研究了在低ｐＨ条件下人肌肌酸激酶和兔肌肌酸激酶的构象状态。结果表明,在低离子强度下,随着酸的加入人肌和兔肌肌酸激酶去折叠,至ｐＨ２．０附近几乎都达到充分去折叠。它们的色氨酸荧光发射峰位红移至３５０ｎｍ,这表明了内埋的色氨酸残基已经完全暴露到极性溶剂之中,它们的远紫外ＣＤ光谱表明二级结构也遭破坏,但是仍保留有相当部分的二级结构。而且在高离子强度低ｐＨ条件下由Ｇｏｔｏ等人首先发现的中间体构象状态（融球结构状态）在我们的实验中也被观察到了。它具有与天然酶类似的二级结构。色氨酸荧光发射光谱表明与天然酶类似,它的最大发射峰位也为３３５ｎｍ表明了蛋白质已经完全折叠,然而其荧光强度远低于天然酶,表明这种结构状态具有较大运动性而导致荧光的动态淬灭。上述结果支持了Ｇｏｔｏ等人的发现,说明了融球中间体结构可能是蛋白质折叠过程需经历的一个中间态。     

脲对果菠萝蛋白酶活力与构象的影响

本文用荧光光谱,紫外差示光谱和CD谱研究果菠萝蛋白酶在不同浓度的脲溶液中的构象及酶活力的变化情况。酶的荧光强度随脲浓度增大而明显增加,8mol/L脲使荧光强度增强65％,发射峰出现红移。差示谱表明在232nm和288nm出现二个正峰,它们均随脲浓度增大而加剧,前者与主链构象变化有关,而后者与生色基团(Trp、Tyr)的微环境变化相关。CD谱表明:天然酶在208nm和225nm处有二个负峰,脲变性后,225nm的负峰基本上不随脲浓度增大而变化,但208nm峰则明显发生变化并逐渐出现红移,6mol/L以上此峰则完全消失。     

无花果蛋白酶在胍溶液中的分子折叠与活力变化研究

本文研究无花果蛋白酶（ＥＣ．３．４．４．１２）在不同浓度盐酸胍溶液中分子构象与活力变化关系。酶的内源荧光光谱,圆二色光谱与酶活力的变化表明：荧光光谱呈现二个明显的变化区域,低浓度胍（低于２ｍｏｌ／Ｌ）中,荧光发射峰基本不变,但荧光强度随胍浓度上升,随胍浓度断续增大（高于２ｍｏｌ／Ｌ）,酶的最大发射波长明显红移。当胍浓度低于１ｍｏｌ／Ｌ时,不仅不会使酶失活,反而使酶激活,当胍浓度高于１ｍｏｌ／Ｌ以上     

Recent advances in the study of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus replication and pathogenesis

It has now been over twenty years since a novel herpesviral genome was identified in Kaposi's sarcoma biopsies. Since then, the cumulative research effort by molecular biologists, virologists, clinicians, and epidemiologists alike has led to the extensive characterization of this tumor virus, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus(KSHV; also known as human herpesvirus 8(HHV-8)), and its associated diseases. Here we review the current knowledge of KSHV biology and pathogenesis, with a particular emphasis on new and exciting advances in the field of epigenetics. We also discuss the development and practicality of various cell culture and animal model systems to study KSHV replication and pathogenesis.     

The structure, reproduction and taxonomy of Vidalia and Osmundaria (Rhodophyta, Rhodomelaceae)

Comprises species occurring mostly in subtidal habitats in tropical, subtropical and warm-temperate areas of the world. An analysis of the type species, V. spiralis (Sonder) Lamouroux ex J. Agardh, a species from Australia, establishes basic characters for distinguishing species in the genus. These characters are (1) branching patterns of thalli, (2) flat blades that may be spiralled on their axis, (3) width of the blade, (4) primary or secondary derivation of sterile and fertile branchlets and (5) position of sterile and fertile branchlets on the thalli. Application of the latter two characters provides an important basic method for separation of species into three major groups. Osmundaria , a genus known only in southern Australia, was studied in relation to Vidalia , and its separation from the Vidalia assemblage is not accepted. Species of Vidalia therefore are transferred to the older genus name, Osmundaria. Two new species, Osmundaria papenfussii and Osmundaria oliveae are described from Natal. Confusion in the usage of the epithet, Vidalia fimbriala Brown ex Turner has been clarified, and Vidalia gregaria Falkenberg, described as an epiphyte on Osmundaria pro/ifera Lamouroux, is revealed to be young branches of the host, Osmundaria prolifera.     

New or rare chromosome counts in Artemisia L. (Asteraceae, Anthemideae) and related genera from Kazakhstan

Fifteen chromosome counts of six Artemisia taxa and one species of each of the genera Brachanthemum, Hippolytia, Kaschgaria, Lepidolopsis and Turaniphytum are reported from Kazakhstan. Three of them are new reports, two are not consistent with previous counts and the remainder are confirmations of very scarce (one to four) earlier records. All the populations studied have the same basic chromosome number, x = 9, with ploidy levels ranging from 2x to 6x. Some correlations between ploidy level, morphological characters and distribution are noted.     

肝癌中HBV和HCV基因和抗原的分布及意义

采用原位分子杂交方法检测HCV RNA及HBV X基因;采用免疫组织化学方法研究HCV核心抗原,非结构区C33c抗原及HBxAg在肝细胞肝癌中的定位及分布.结果表明(1)HCV RNA、HBV X基因在肝细胞肝癌组织检出率分别为40%(55/136)和82%(112/136).HCV RNA定位于癌细胞的胞浆内,阳性细胞呈散在、灶状及弥漫分布三种形式;HBV X基因在肝癌细胞中的分布呈胞浆型、核型及核浆型,阳性细胞也呈上述三种分布形式;(2)HCV C33c抗原、核心抗原在肝细胞肝癌中的阳性率为81%(133/164)及86%(141/164).C33c抗原定位于癌细胞及肝细胞的胞浆内;核心抗原既定位于癌细胞核中,又可定位于胞浆中.C33c抗原阳性细胞以灶状分布为主;而核心抗原阳性细     

Selection with two alleles and complete dominance

For a plant selection model with frequency-independent viabilities, fertilities and selfing rates, it is shown that apart from global fixation, for certain parameter combinations a protected polymorphism and facultative fixation (either allele may become fixed according to initial frequencies) may both occur. Facultative fixation requires different selling rates for the dominant and recessive type. Protection of the polymorphism requires resource allocation for male and female function. In this connection the problem of purely genetically caused population extinction is discussed.
For general frequency dependence and regular segregation, the chances for establishment of a completely recessive gene are compared to those of a completely dominant gene. It is proven that the process of establishment of the recessive gene, despite a fitness advantage, may be considerably endangered by drift effects if random mating prevails. The recessive gene may reach the same effectivity in establishment as a dominant gene, only if the recessive homozygote mates exclusively with its own type during the period of establishment.