ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF MYELIN-RELATED MEMBRANES

Abstract— Myelin related membrane fractions from rat brain and spinal cord were isolated from material normally discarded during standard myelin isolation procedures. A fraction which floated on 0.32 M-sucrose (F) and the material released after subjecting the myelin fraction to osmotic shock at two stages in the purification (W₁ and W₂) were characterized. These fractions were subjected to subfractionation on three step discontinuous sucrose gradients. Morphologically, the heavier subfrac-tions of W₁ and W₂ were shown to consist mainly of single membranes and vesicles. Sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis showed that, relative to myelin, proteolipid and basic protein were reduced in all subfractions, while the high molecular weight proteins were increased. The specific activity of 2′,3′-cyclic nucleotide 3′-phosphohydrolase (CNP) was up to 2-fold higher than that of myelin in the heavier subfractions of W₁ and W₂. The major myelin-associated glycoprotein was also increased in these subfractions as determined by periodic acid-Schiff staining. Differential centrifugation of the initial tissue homogenate to remove microsomes prior to myelin isolation gave rise to W₁ and W₂ subfractions with a CNP specific activity 3–4 times that of myelin. The high molecular weight proteins and glycoproteins were enriched in these microsome-depleted subfractions, but were qualitatively similar to those of myelin. Some of the membranes in these fractions may be derived from the continuum between the plasma membrane of the oligodendrocyte and compact myelin. Fraction F consisted of small membrane fragments and many vesicles, and was particularly deficient in proteolipid. The specific activity of CNP in fraction F was about the same as myelin, while the major myelin associated glycoprotein could not be detected. Fraction F from normal CNS tissue appears to be similar to the floating fractions previously isolated in larger amounts from pathological brain undergoing edematous demyelination.     

ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF CHROMATIN FROM NEUROSPORA CRASSA

Different preparations of chromatin isolated from mycelia of Neurospora crassa were analyzed for DNA-associated RNA and proteins. The UV absorption spectra, the ultrastructure of chromatin, and the amino acid composition of the acid-extractable proteins were studied. The protein:DNA ratios range from 1.5 to 2.8; the RNA:DNA ratios range from 0.5 to 1.24. UV absorption shows a macimum at 259 mµ and a minimum at 238–239 mµ. The E280/E260 ranges from 0.59 to 0.70. Electron microscopy reveals a fibrous structure with individual fibers of 120–150 A average diameter. Attempts were made to study the protein by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and amino acid analysis. The results indicate that Neurospora chromatin does not contain basic proteins comparable to calf thymus histone. The ratios of basic to acidic amino acids range from 0.93 to 1.19. On electrophoresis, no bands are seen whose positions correspond to those of histones. Staining for basic proteins with fast green or eosin Y at pH 8.2 also shows a negative reaction, suggesting the absence of histones.     

四棱豆根瘤菌的分离及特性

从四棱豆根瘤上分离出一株慢生型根瘤菌(Rhizolia Ps)。在显微镜下,该菌株为革兰氏阴性,有一根亚极生鞭毛,大小为0.59×1.49微米。其增代时间为15.52小时,在39℃和含1.5％NaCl培养基中均不能生长。回接时能使四棱豆幼苗根部结瘤,固氮酶活性为2.81微摩尔乙烯·克鲜瘤~(-1)·小时~(-1)。本文对该菌株的含碳化合物利用、B.T.B.反应、在肉膏蛋白胨上的生长情况、石蕊牛奶反应、淀粉和明胶水解等生理生化特征进行了试验。     

海芋胰蛋白酶抑制剂的分离纯化及性质研究

利用亲和层析和分子筛凝胶过滤等技术,从海芋根茎中分离纯化到一种胰蛋白酶抑制剂,简称ＡＭＴＩ。经ＰＡＧＥ、ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ和Ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎ ｂｌｏｔ鉴定均显示单一条带,经ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ测定,其分子量为２２０００,经等电聚焦（ＩＥＦ）测定,其等电点为６．２。根据对胰蛋白酶的抑制比可知该抑制剂为单头抑制剂,其抑制活性在６０℃和ｐＨ５￣１１范围内保持稳定。     

ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF GLUCOCEREBROSIDES FROM ADULT RAT BRAIN1

Abstract— By chromatography on borate-coated silicic acid, glucocerebrosides, galactocerebrosides, sulfatides and sphingomyelins from brain tissue could be efficiently separated. Adult rat brain was found to contain 54.1 ± 1.5 nmol of glucocerebrosides per gram fresh weight. Ninety percent of the glucocere-broside fatty acids were palmitate, stearate and oleate; fatty acids with chain lengths above C₂₀ were virtually absent. No hydroxy fatty acids were found. The long chain bases of adult rat brain glucocerebrosides consisted of 74.6% C₁₈-sphingosine, 24.4% C₁₈-sphinganine and 1.1% C₂₀-sphingosine. These results are compared to those obtained from glucocerebrosides from immature rat brains (Abe & Norton , 1974) and discussed in respect to changes occurring during brain development.     

ISOLATION AND FLOW CYTOMETRIC CHARACTERIZATION OF PROTOPLASTS FROM MARINE MACROALGAE

Protoplasts were isolated from Ulva rigida C. Agardh (Chlorophyta) and two species of Rhodophyta , Gracilariopsis lemaneiformis ( Bory) Dawson, Acleto et Folvik and Gracilaria tenuistipitata Chang et Xia var . liui with minor modifications (the inclusion of 0.01% agarase in the set of cell-wall-degrading enzymes for the two red algae). Flow cytometric characteristics of freshly isolated protoplasts were determined on a FACScan flow cytometer (FC). The most useful parameters for characterizing protoplasts from marine algae were forward angle light scatter (FSC), orange fluorescence (FL2) and red fluorescence (FL3). Protoplasts from all the species were easily distinguishable when their FSC, FL2, and FL3 signals were combined in the bivariate plots FL3 vs. FSC and FL3 us. FL2. Two alternative techniques to help identify protoplasts from debris in the FC computer screen were developed (for FC without sorting capability). Both techniques were based on the ability of new FCs to record time. The first one was based on the induction of rapid changes of cell volume in response to osmotic stress. Only intact protoplasts responded to changes in the osmotic pressure. The second one was based on the uptake and hydrolysis of fluorescein diacetate by intracellular esterases. Viable protoplasts showed a hyperbolic accumulation of fluorescein with time. Semimaximal fluorescein accumulation was attained in 30.5 ± 9.5 s. Debris was easily recognized since, contrary to protoplasts, it did not show a time-dependent accumulation of fluorescein .     

小定鞭藻毒素的分离与鉴定

从大量死鱼的鱼池中收集分离出小定鞭藻Ｐｒｙｍｎｅｓｉｕｍｐｏｒｖｕｍ的毒株,并在实验室成功地进行了单种培养,当温度２３℃,光照６００－８００ｌｘ盐度约１２—１６‰左右时,该藻在海水及人工海水培养基中均生长良好,在对数生长末期到平衡期溶血毒素活性最高。从藻细胞及浓缩的培养液中提取出二种毒素：溶血毒素（Ｈａｅｍｏｌｙｔｉｃｔｏｘｉｎｓ）和鱼毒素（Ｉｃｈｔｈｙｏｔｏｘｉｎｓ）。用新鲜牛血球测定了溶血毒素活性;用孔雀鱼测定了鱼毒素活性。用部分纯化的溶血毒素经元素分析、红外光谱、核磁共振及ＦＡＢ质谱测定,结果显示该藻溶血毒素可能是一个糖脂。     

红曲菌代谢产物中低极性组分的分离及表征

以石油醚∶醋酸乙酯 =4∶1(V/V)作为洗脱剂 ,采用柱层层析粗分离醇溶性红曲菌代谢产物中的低极性组分。经浓缩、结晶除去白色结晶后的浓缩液 ,用正己烷∶醋酸乙酯 =9∶1(V/V)作为展开剂进行薄层层析分离 ,在紫外灯下观察 ,从低极性组分中分离出六个组分 ,分别为 :具荧光组分、两个相隔较近的黄色组分、淡黄色具荧光组分、具浅蓝绿色荧光组分、具荧光组分。各组分的Rf 值分别为 :0 2 9、0 15、0 12、0 0 9、0 0 6、0 0 4。MS测定结果表明 ,Rf 值最大的具荧光组分可能为含有 OH及Br的共轭烯烃或脂肪酮 ,而在紫外灯下呈淡黄色组分为含有 OH的环状化合物。     

ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS FROM BRAIN OF CHILDREN WITH PROTEIN-CALORIE MALNUTRITION

Abstract— The uronic acid containing glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) were isolated from the brains of 1-year-old and 4-year-old kwashiorkor children and characterised by constituent analyses. A marked reduction is the total GAG concentration of brain was noticed in both cases of kwashiorkor. In the 1-year-old kwashiorkor brain, hyaluronic acid is the most predominant GAG (73.5 per cent) whereas heparan sulphate, chondroitin sulphates and low sulphated chondroitin sulphate constituted less than 10 per cent. In the 4-year-old kwashiorkor brain, the proportion of hyaluronic acid was 27.5 per cent, low sulphated chondroitin sulphate 31.2 per cent, chondroitin sulphates 28.3 per cent and heparan sulphate 10 per cent. This marked reduction in the concentration as well as qualitative changes in GAG in protein-calorie malnutrition as compared to the normal is discussed in relation to brain function.     

牛舌菌凝集素的分离、性质及细胞凝集活性

牛舌菌子实体经生理盐水抽提、硫酸铵沉淀、DEAE-Cellulose和Sephadex G-100柱层析纯化得到牛舌菌凝集素(Fistulina hepatica Lectin,FHL)。FHL经PAGE显示单一条带,SDSPAGE测得其亚基相对分子质量为63．6KD,Sephadex G-100凝胶过滤测得相对分子质量为63KD,FHL中性糖含量为9．7％,IEF-PAGE测得其等电点为5．36。该凝集素对人的A、B、AB和O型血细胞具有凝集作用,对兔红细胞的凝集作用可被乳糖和N-乙酰半乳糖胺所抑制。氨基酸组成分析表明,FHL含有16种氨基酸,其中天冬氨酸和谷氨酸含量较高。FHL对热、酸具有一定的稳定性,经60℃处理10min,仍有较高的活性,在pH3．0～6．0范围内较稳定,但在碱性pH环境中(pH7．0～10．8),FHL的凝集活性下降明显。β-消去反应测得其糖和蛋白质的连接键为O-型糖肽键。抗肿瘤活性测定表明,FHL对HeLa细胞具有明显抑制作用。     

ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF AN ORGAN SPECIFIC RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN FROM GOAT BRAIN

An organ specific protein (NP) has been isolated from the goat brain by salt fractionation and preparative polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The antiserum against this protein gave immunological cross reaction with the brain extracts of a wide variety of animals but did not react with extracts of liver, lung, kidney, spleen, heart and blood. Similar proteins have also been found to be present in monkey brain and human astrocytomas in culture. Evidence is presented to show that it is a ribonucleoprotein. This is based on the following observations: (1) its absorption characteristics before and after RNase treatment, (2) chemical analysis showing the presence of ribose, purines and pyrimidines, (3) incorporation of radioactive uridine and lysine in monkey brain and in human astrocytomas in culture into a protein band having electrophoretic mobility and immunological characteristics analogous to NP protein. The molecular weight of the NP protein has been found to be 25,120 Daltons, while the residual moiety after treatment with RNase has a molecular weight of 19,060. The RNA content of NP protein in four separate preparations was 20.65% (±0.55 S.D.) as determined by the orcinol colour reaction and 23.85% (± 0.88 S.D.) gauged by the ratio of extinctions at 260 and 280 nm. The base composition of RNA has also been determined. The nature of association of the RNA moiety with the protein is not known. The two are, however, not dissociable by SDS and high pH excluding the possibility of aminoacyl linkage and nonspecific adsorption.     

ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NATIVE PIGMENT-PROTEIN COMPLEXES FROM TWO EUSTIGMATOPHYCEAE1

Pigment-protein complexes were isolated from two species of Eustigmatophyceae, Monodus subterraneus Peterson and Vischeria punctata Vischer, by digitonin treatment followed by density gradient centrifugation. Absorption and fluorescence spectra of the samples were monitored at various steps of preparation, and pigment composition was analyzed by reverse phase HPLC. Although the fluorescence emission spectra were very different in the two species, the absorption spectra were similar, and each exhibited an absorption band with a maximum at 487 nm attributable to violaxanthin and vaucheriaxanthin ester (the molar concentration of these pigments in Monodus was, respectively, 28 and 10 per 100 Chl a). The light-harvesting role of these xanthophylls was ascertained by fluorescence excitation spectra. The light-harvesting fractions (LH) collected in the upper part of the gradient were depleted in β-carotene, whereas their xanthophyll/chlorophyll ratio was almost the same as in whole cells. This is consistent with the presence in these algae of large LH antennae and relatively small core antennae in the photosystems. In Monodus, a polypeptide of 23 kDa, immunologically related to the major LH polypeptide of brown algae, constituted the majority of the LH protein moiety.     

ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF LAMELLAR BODIES AND TUBULAR MYELIN FROM RAT LUNG HOMOGENATES

Three surface-active fractions which differ in their morphology have been isolated from rat lung homogenates by ultracentrifugation in a discontinuous sucrose density gradient. In order of increasing density, the fractions consisted, as shown by electron microscopy, primarily of common myelin figures, lamellar bodies, and tubular myelin figures. The lipid of all three fractions contained approximately 94% polar lipids and 2% cholesterol. In the case of the common myelin figures and the lamellar bodies, the polar lipids consisted of 73% phosphatidylcholines, 9% phosphatidylserines and inositols, and 8% phosphatidylethanolamines. In the case of the tubular myelin figures, the respective percentages were 58, 19, and 5. Over 90% of the fatty acids of the lecithins of all three fractions were saturated. Electrophoresis of the proteins of the fractions in sodium dodecyl sulfate or Triton X-100 revealed that the lamellar bodies and the tubular myelin figures differed in the mobilities of their proteins. The common myelin figures, however, contained proteins from both of the other fractions. These data indicate that, whereas the lipids of the extracellular, alveolar surfactant(s) originate in the lamellar bodies, the proteins arise from another source. It is further postulated that the tubular myelin figures represent a liquid crystalline state of the alveolar surface-active lipoproteins.     

杜仲皮中抗真菌蛋白的分离和特性研究

从杜仲（ＥｕｃｏｍｍｉａｕｌｍｏｉｄｅｓＯｌｉｖ）皮中分离纯化到一种新的抗真菌蛋白（ＥｕｃｏｍｍｉａＡｎｔｉｆｕｎｇａｌＰｒｏｔｅｉｎ）,简称ＥＡＦＰ。将切碎的杜仲树皮用ＮａＣｌ溶液在组织捣碎器中高速匀浆提取,经硫酸铁沉淀、ＣＭ一ｃｅｌｌｕｌｏｓｅ离子交换层析和Ｂｉｏ一ｇｅｌ一ｐ一１０凝胶层析纯化。如此纯化而得的ＥＡＦＰ在ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ胶片上显示一条分子量为５．０ｋＤ的单一带。反相ＨＰＬＣ显示４样品是纯的。等电聚焦电泳测得其ｐＩ值大于１１．０。经还原和氨酰羧甲基化处理,用ＨＰＬＣ层析证明ＥＡＦＰ为单链。用酚一硫酸法未测出其含糖。ＥＡＦＰ是简单单链蛋白。氨基酸组成分析结果表明它宫含Ａｒｇ、Ｃｙｓ和Ｇｌｙ,不含Ｍｅｔ,Ｌｙｓ,Ｔｒｐ,Ｈｉｓ和Ｐｈｅ。未经热变性或ＳＤＳ处理的ＥＡＦＰ与考马氏亮蓝试剂不发生显色反应。手工Ｅｄｍａｎ降解法测得Ｎ一端３个氨基酸残基的顺序为Ｇｌｙ一Ａｓｐ一Ａｌａ。用羧肽酶Ａ和Ｂ酶解ＥＡＦＰ测得其Ｃ一末端为Ｖａｌ．０．３ｍｇ／ｍＬ蛋白明显抑制木霉、小麦赤霉菌、烟草黑茎病菌和棉花枯萎病菌菌丝的生长。蛋白在沸水中保温３０ｍｉｎ活性不变。     

天麻球茎中一种抗真菌蛋白的分离和部分特性

白天麻(Gastrodia elata)顶生球茎中分离并纯化了一种抗真菌蛋白(Gastrodia Antifungal Protein),简称GAFP。在马铃薯葡糖琼脂培养基上,4μg GAFP滴加在直径0.6 cm圆纸片上可明显抑制木霉(Trichoderma reesei)菌丝生长。从每千克鲜球茎中可分离得GAFP约20 mg。用SDS-PAGE和凝胶过滤层析测得该蛋白为单多肽链,分子量14.0kD;用离子交换结合法测得电点为8.1;富含Asn,Ala,Gly和Leu,但无Met,Cys和Pro。未经热变性或SDS处理的GAFP与考马氏亮蓝试剂不发生显色反应。GAFP不具有几丁质酶和β-1,3-葡聚糖酶活性。球茎外层组织富含这种蛋白,内层薄壁组织无此蛋白。认为GAFP在阻止真菌侵染当年生顶生和侧生球茎的防卫机制中起重要作用。     

ISOLATION AND PARTIAL CHARACTERIZATION OF FRACTIONS ENRICHED IN SYNAPTOSOMES FROM CHICK BRAIN

–From a pool of hemispheres, optic lobes and cerebellum of chick 3 fractions containing synaptosomes have been prepared. They were obtained by subcellular fractionation of a homogenate and centrifugation of a crude mitochondrial suspension on a discontinuous Ficoll density gradient in iso-osmoticsucrose. The synaptosomal fractions were isolated from bands at the interface of 5–9, 9–12 and 12–16% Ficoll. The characterization of these fractions by marker enzymes, such as lactate dehydrogenase, acetyl-cholinesterase, monoamine oxidase, acid phosphatase and rotenone-sensitive and -insensitive NADH: cytochrome c reductase is reported. Electron microscopic analyses showed that the first fraction (AB) at the 5–9% Ficoll interface contained myelin and other membrane fragments as well as synaptosomes, the second fraction (C) at the 9–12% Ficoll interface contained mainly synaptosomes, and the third fraction (D) at the 12–16% Ficoll interface contained synaptosomes and free mitochondria. A fourth fraction (E) was obtained as a pellet, and was enriched in free mitochondria. There was fair agreement between the distribution pattern of the marker enzyme activities and the particles of the fractions seen by electron microscopy. The content of glycoprotein-bound N-acetylneuraminic acid and total phospholipid of these fractions has been determined. Relative to the mitochondrial fraction (E) the synaptosome fraction contained on basis of particulate protein, respectively, 2–3 times as much protein-bound N-acetylneuraminic acid and 10–20 per cent more total phospholipid.     

酿酒酵母(Saccharomyces cerevisiae)基因启动子的分离和鉴定

用启动子探针型载体pFR109从酿酒酵母(Saccharomyces cerevisiae)总DNA中克隆到多个启动子片段,它们在大肠杆菌中均能启动β-半乳糖苷酶基因的表达。对其中Y8片段的进一步分析结果表明:该片段不仅来自酿酒酵母基因组,而且是以多拷贝的形式存在。当Y8片段再次转入供体酵母时,它仍能启动β-半乳糖苷酶基因表达,但经次克隆去掉Y8片段5′端部分顺序后,它就失去了启动子的功能。     

ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF LOW DENSITY STRUCTURES FROM OROTIC ACID-INDUCED FATTY LIVERS

Centrifugation of a sucrose homogenate of the livers of female albino rats fed a 1.5% orotic acid diet for 3 wk yielded a pellicle containing low density structures. In morphology and biochemical properties these structures resembled those portions of endoplasmic reticulum which accumulated lipid. Electron microscopy indicated large droplets of lipid bounded by a membrane with attached ribosome-like particles. The presence of ribosomes in these structures was established by treatment with deoxycholate and centrifugation. The proportion of 18S and 29S RNA was the same as that found in the ribosomes from normal liver; however, the distribution of radioactivity between the 18S and the 29S RNA after injection of 8-¹⁴C-adenine was distinctly different. The RNA isolated from these structures contained a higher guanylic acid to cytidylic acid ratio than that found in the microsomes of the normal liver. It is proposed that these low density structures may be those portions of the endoplasmic reticulum in which there exists a defect responsible for the block in the assembly or secretion of plasma lipoprotein.