热休克蛋白代谢过程中Hela细胞热耐受性的变化

HeLa细胞受热应激后,可产生一组热休克蛋白(HSP),其中HSP73/70产量最高,其合成呈现一定的规律性,受热后4h为其合成速率高峰,10h后明显减少,24h恢复正常。随着HSP合成的消失,正常蛋白质合成逐渐恢复。HSP73/70在细胞内分解遵循指数规律,其半衰期为49.9h。HSP合成及分解规律与细胞热耐受性的增加与消退基本吻合,提示二者之间存在着伴随关系,但是否存在量效关系乃至因果关系有待今后进一步探讨。     

热刺激在植物体内的传递效应

以高粱(Sorghum bicolor)和大豆(U.S.Soybean)幼苗为材料研究了仅植物很部受到热刺激时,其未直接受到温度影响的叶组织细胞的反应。当13天龄的高粱幼苗根部经受45℃4小时热处理时,发现其未直接受到热刺激的叶细胞内合成了一些异常的蛋白质,估测的分子量分别为80kD、70kD、33kD和17kD。最明显的两条蛋白质谱带是70kD和17kD。6天龄的大豆幼苗,当其根部经受40℃3小时热处理时,在其叶细胞内也检测到两条较为明显的蛋白质谱带,其分子量分别为60kD和17kD。观测到的这些异常蛋白质命名为‘热应激效应蛋白’,并与热应激蛋白在分子量大小分布上进行了比较。另外,还报道了利用蛋白质合成抑制剂,亚胺环己酮(cyclohexlmide)探讨了热应激蛋白与植物热耐性方面的可能关联。     

热休克蛋白质70对大鼠肝脏缺血再灌注后NOS活力的影响

目的为探讨热应激预处理对肝脏缺血再灌注损伤的保护作用的机制,采用局部热应激处理诱导热休克蛋白质(HSP70)的表达,检测了HSP70对肝脏缺血再灌注时NOS活力的影响。方法将实验大鼠随机分为热应激预处理组与非预处理组,对比观察两组动物肝脏缺血再灌注后0、4、8、12、24h期间内肝脏HSP70的表达、NOS活力及血清乳酸脱氢酶(lactate dehydrogenase,LDH)的活性与肝脏组织学改变。结果热应激预处理组HSP70的表达水平均比非预处理组同一时间点高,而NOS活力及血清LDH的活性较非预处理组低。与非预处理组比较,经热应激预处理肝组织损伤较轻。结论热应激预处理诱导产生的热休克蛋白70保护肝脏缺血再灌注损伤的作用途径之一可能是通过抑制NO的产生,从而降低大量自由基对肝脏的损害。     

热休克蛋白70在妊娠早期小鼠子宫中的表达及雌激素的诱导作用

采用Western印迹、免疫组织化学、免疫电镜和图像分析技术研究了妊娠早期小鼠子宫热休克蛋白70(Heat shock protein,HSP70)的表达变化以及雌二醇对子宫HSP70表达的影响。结果表明：(1)与正常小鼠相比,孕鼠HSP70含量显著增多,且随妊娠日龄的增加而增加(P＜0．01);(2)小剂量(0．28μg／g体重)和大剂量(1．10μg／g体重)雌二醇均可诱导小鼠子宫HSP70免疫反应阳性细胞数显著增加(P＜0．01),但不表现剂量依赖关系;(3)Western印迹显示雌二醇使子宫HSP70蛋白谱带发生改变,正常小鼠仅有73kDl条蛋白带,小剂量组检出68kD、72kD、73kD3条蛋白带,大剂量组检出72kD、73kD2条蛋白带;(4)电镜下,HSP70免疫阳性反应定位于子宫内膜基质细胞胞浆与细胞核。这些结果提示,HSP70可能与蜕膜反应中基质细胞增殖密切相关,雌二醇对子宫HSP70的表达具有明显的诱导作用[动物学报49(3)：345—352,2003]。     

心血管系统热休克蛋白的研究进展

多种应激因素如热应激,缺血,血流动力学变化能引起细胞内代谢异常,细胞骨架紊乱等一系列的病理改变,同时细胞亦相应合成一系列分子量不同的热休克蛋白分子（HSPs)。研究表明,HSPs通过其分子伴侣功能,对细胞产生保护作用。近年来的研究发现,在心肌缺血,缺血预处理,心肌肥大和血管损伤等病理生理条件下,HSP70,HSP90,HSP47,HSP32,HSP27等热休克蛋白分子均参与心血管系统的保护作用。     

人工老化处理的卷心菜种子的热激蛋白合成

高活力卷心菜种子蛋白质合成速率比中等活力和低活力种子高很多。热激处理(42℃)下,蛋白质合成显著下降,但高活力种子的蛋白质合成能力仍然显著高于中等和低活力种子。高活力和中等活力种子主要合成分子量为70 kD和一些小分子量的热激蛋白。在低活力种子中检测不到热激蛋白的合成。4种热激蛋白（1种HSP90和3种HSP70）的Western blot检测结果表明,只有1种热激蛋白（HSP70）与种子活力有关。     

双齿围沙蚕诱导型热休克蛋白70基因的克隆及Cu胁迫下的表达分析

本研究主要评估了双齿围沙蚕热休克蛋白70(HSP70)基因的分子特征,记录了其对于液态Cu²⁺胁迫的基因表达情况,并通过测序获得的HSP70 cDNA序列与其他沙蚕及无脊椎动物HSP70同源性比对来判定蛋白特性.结果表明: 该HSP70基因全长cDNA序列共2161 bp,包括5′非翻译区48 bp,3′非翻译区142 bp,一个多聚腺苷酸信号序列(AATAAA)和Poly A尾巴以及开放阅读框1971 bp.阅读框共编码656个氨基酸,总分子量为71.43 kD,理论等电点为5.15.该氨基酸序列中含有HSP70家族的3个签名序列——IDLGTTYS、IFDLGGGTFDVSIL和IVLVGGSTRIPKIQK,以及细胞质特异性调控基序EEVD,C端重复序列GGMP.同源性分析表明,本研究所获双齿围沙蚕HSP70氨基酸序列与已报道的序列相似性高达94%,与其他无脊椎生物的HSP70相似性也高达79%以上.荧光实时定量PCR分析表明,Cu²⁺(0.2～5.0 mg·L^-1)胁迫能够显著诱导沙蚕HSP70 mRNA表达,并于1 d后达到峰值.本研究系统描述了双齿围沙蚕HSP70的分子特性,其可被液态Cu²⁺诱导表达,具备作为环境污染分子生物标记物的潜力.     

盐胁迫下苜蓿中盐蛋白的诱导产生

盐胁迫下苜蓿叶片中蛋白质的合成受到抑制,而其离体叶绿体中蛋白质合成增强,ABA阻碍了后者的蛋白质合成。NaCl胁迫下,“松江”和“肇东”两品种的根和叶中均无新多肽出现。在盐敏感的“松江”品种离体叶绿体中,NaGl诱导70,65,60和43kD4种多肽产生,ABA诱导60和17kD两种多肽产生;在较抗盐的“肇东”品种离体叶绿体中,NaGl诱导83,80kD和43kD3种多肽产生,但100mmol/L NaCl并不诱导83kD多肽出现,ABA无明显作用。两品种的43kD多肽和肇东品种的80kD多肽都存在于类囊体膜上,而松江品种的60kD多肽则存在于叶绿体间质中。     

麻醉对大鼠应激反应的影响

用40、42、44℃分别处理清醒状态和麻醉状态大鼠30min,于正常饲养条件下恢复24h后,检测其肝脏热休克蛋白70（HSP70）的表达差异及酸性和中性蛋白水解酶活性变化。结果表明,当热休克温度为40-44℃时,清醒状态大鼠肝脏的HSP70合成能力逐渐下降,而麻醉大鼠肝脏HSP70合成能力逐渐增加,在42℃热休克条件下,麻醉状态大鼠肝脏的酸性蛋白水解酶活性最强,在44℃热休克条件下,清醒状态大鼠肝脏的酸性蛋白水解酶活性最强,在40-44℃热休克条件下,麻醉状态和清醒状态大鼠肝脏的45kD中性蛋白水解酶活性与对照相似,但40kD的中性蛋白水解酶活性随热休克温度升高而降低,另外,40℃热休克诱导麻醉状态大鼠肝脏出现一个高活性的35kD中性蛋白水解酶,根据实验结果推测,麻醉状态大鼠肝脏的热耐受性大于清醒大鼠,大鼠的热休克反应受整体水平和细胞水平的双重调控,并涉及除HSP70合成以外的其他生化活动。     

应激心肌细胞蛋白质组双向凝胶电泳分析

采用双向凝胶电泳技术和计算机辅助的图像分析方法 ,对去甲肾上腺素诱导的应激心肌细胞与正常心肌细胞蛋白质进行分离和比较分析 .正常心肌细胞可分离 12 32± 5 6个蛋白点 ,蛋白点匹配率为 83 3%± 1 0 %.有 11种蛋白质在NE应激后发生了明显和稳定的质和量的改变 (P <0 0 5 ) ,其中 6种 (Mr pI :4 9 7kD 7 8,38 3kD 5 9,37 1kD 6 6 ,2 9 3kD 7 4 ,18 7kD 6 1,18 5kD 7 7)在应激后表达降低 ,4种 (Mr pI:4 7 6kD 5 5 ,31 9kD 4 4 ,2 6 6kD 4 6 ,33 2kD 8 1)在应激后表达增高 ,1种 (Mr pI:19 4kD 6 9)只在应激后发生表达 .这些差异表达的蛋白质可能参与了心血管应激反应乃至应激损伤发生的过程 .     

Differences in preferential synthesis and redistribution of HSP70 and HSP28 families by heat or sodium arsenite in Chinese hamster ovary cells

Since both heat and sodium arsenite induce thermotolerance, we investigated the differences in synthesis and redistribution of stress proteins induced by these agents in Chinese hamster ovary cells. Five major heat shock proteins (HSPs; Mr 110, 87, 70, 28, and 8.5 kDa) were preferentially synthesized after heat for 10 min at 45.5 degrees C, whereas four major HSPs (Mr 110, 87, 70, and 28 kDa) and one stress protein (33.3 kDa) were preferentially synthesized after treatment with 100 microM sodium arsenite (ARS) for 1 hr. Two HSP families (HSP70a,b,c, and HSP28a,b,c) preferentially relocalized in the nucleus after heat shock. In contrast, only HSP70b redistributed into the nucleus after ARS treatment. Furthermore, the kinetics of synthesis of each member of HSP70 and HSP28 families and their redistribution were different after these treatments. The maximum rates of synthesis of HSP70 and HSP28 families, except HSP28c, were 6-9 hr after heat shock, whereas those of HSP70b and HSP28b,c were 0-2 hr after ARS treatment. In addition, the maximum rates of redistribution of HSP70 and HSP28 families occurred 3-6 hr after heat shock, whereas that of HSP70b occurred immediately after ARS treatment. The degree of redistribution of HSP70b after ARS treatment was significantly less than that after heat treatment. These results suggest that heat treatment but not sodium arsenite treatment stimulates the entry of HSP70 and HSP28 families into the nucleus.     

Heat-induced preferential synthesis and redistribution of HSP 70 and 28 families in Chinese hamster ovary cells

We observed that members of two HSP families (70 and 28 kDa) preferentially redistributed into the nucleus after heating at 45.5 degrees C for 10 min. The rates of synthesis and redistribution of these proteins were different for each member of HSP families during incubation period at 37 degrees C after heat shock. The maximum rates of synthesis of HSP 70 and HSP 28 families, except HSP 28c, were 6-9 hr after heat shock, whereas the maximum rates of redistribution were 3-6 hr after heat shock. These results suggest that the rates of redistribution of these proteins may be dependent on the amount of intracellular proteins as well as the alteration of binding affinity of nucleoproteins following heat shock.     

Herpes Simplex Virus-Induced Expression of 70 kDa Heat Shock Protein (HSP70) Requires Early Protein Synthesis But Not Viral DNA Replication

The major 70 kDa heat shock protein (HSP70), which is scarcely expressed in unstressed rodent cells, was apparently induced by infection with herpes simplex virus (HSV). Infection with HSV types 1 and 2 elevated HSP70 mRNA levels within 4 hr post-infection. HSP70 synthesis and accumulation increased in HSV-infected cells. Irradiation of HSV with UV-light abolished the ability to induce HSP70 mRNA. Inhibitors of viral DNA synthesis did not affect the induction of HSP70 in infected cells. Protein synthesis within 2 hr after infection was necessary for HSP70 induction.     

Induced thermotolerance in bovine two-cell embryos and the role of heat shock protein 70 in embryonic development

Induced thermotolerance is a phenomenon whereby exposure to a mild heat shock can induce heat shock proteins (HSP) and other cellular changes to make cells more resistant to a subsequent, more severe heat shock. Given that the 2-cell bovine embryo is very sensitive to heat shock, but can also produce HSP70 in response to elevated temperature, experiments were conducted to test whether 2-cell embryos could be made to undergo induced thermotolerance. Another objective was to test the role of the heat-inducible form of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70i) in development and sensitivity of bovine embryos to heat shock. To test for induced thermotolerance, 2-cell bovine embryos were first exposed to a mild heat shock (40 degrees C for 1 hr, or 41 degrees C or 42 degrees C for 80 min), allowed to recover at 38.5 degrees C and 5% (v/v) CO2 for 2 hr, and then exposed to a severe heat shock (41 degrees C for 4.5, 6, or 12 hr). Regardless of the conditions, previous exposure to mild heat shock did not reduce the deleterious effect of heat shock on development of embryos to the blastocyst stage. The role of HSP70i in embryonic development was tested in two experiments by culturing embryos with a monoclonal antibody to the inducible form of HSP70. At both 38.5 degrees C and 41 degrees C, the proportion of 2-cell embryos that developed to blastocyst was reduced (P < 0.05) by addition of anti-HSP70i to the culture medium. In contrast, sensitivity to heat shock was not generally increased by addition of antibody. In conclusion, bovine 2-cell embryos appear incapable of induced thermotolerance. Lack of capacity for induced thermotolerance could explain in part the increased sensitivity of 2-cell embryos to heat shock as compared to embryos at later stages of development. Results also implicate a role for HSP70i in normal development of bovine embryos.     

Expression, synthesis, and phosphorylation of HSP28 family during development and decay of thermotolerance in CHO plateau-phase cells.

We investigated a correlation between development of thermotolerance and expression, synthesis, or phosphorylation of HSP28 family in CHO plateau phase cells. After heating at 45.5 degrees C for 10 min, thermotolerance developed rapidly and reached its maximum 12-18 hr after heat shock. This acquired thermal resistance was maintained for 72 hr and then gradually decayed. In parallel, the levels of three 28 kDa heat shock proteins, HSP28a along with its two phosphorylated isoforms (HSP28b,c), increased and reached their maximum 24-48 hr after heat shock. The levels of these polypeptides, except HSP28c, remained elevated for 72 hr and then decreased. The level of HSP28 mRNA increased rapidly and reached its maximum 12 hr after heat shock. However, unlike thermotolerance and the levels of HSP28 family proteins, the level of HSP28 mRNA decreased rapidly within 72 hr. These results demonstrate a correlation between the amount of intracellular HSP28 family proteins and development and decay of thermotolerance.     

The Constitutive Heat Shock Protein-70 Is Required for Optimal Expression of Myelin Basic Protein During Differentiation of Oligodendrocytes

To further elucidate the role of the constitutive heat shock protein-70 (HSC70) as a chaperone for the synthesis of myelin basic protein (MBP), HSC70 content was decreased in oligodendrocyte precursor cells prior to MBP expression either by transfection with an antisense oligonucleotide specific for HSC70, or by exposure to low levels of quercetin, a bioflavonoid known to decrease synthesis of HSC70. As these cells underwent differentiation in vitro, antisense treatment decreased HSC70 levels to 66% of controls. At the same time, a sharp induction resulted in the stress-inducible heat shock protein-70 (HSP70). Levels of two other stress proteins increased as well, namely, the 25-kDa heat shock protein (HSP25) and the 78-kDa glucose regulated protein (GRP78). MBP synthesis proceeded over a normal time course, but at only 50% of control values. As HSC70 content returned to normal, MBP synthesis was also restored to normal levels. Quercetin reduced the expression of HSC70 to an even greater extent than transfection, and prevented the induction of HSP70. In contrast to antisense-treated cells, MBP synthesis was essentially blocked in quercetin-treated cells even though levels of HSP25 and GRP78 increased. Taken together, these observations (a) indicate that HSP70 partially compensates for decreased chaperoning of nascent MBP by HSC70 (HSC70 and HSP70 are closely related and perform similar functions); (b) preclude the involvement of HSP25 and GRP78 in MBP synthesis; and (c) emphasize the requirement of HSC70 for optimal synthesis of MBP.     

Differential responses of bovine oocytes and preimplantation embryos to heat shock

The authors sought to determine whether developmental differences in the magnitude of embryonic mortality caused by heat stress in vivo are caused by changes in resistance of embryos to elevated temperature. In this regard, responses of oocytes, two-cell embryos, four- to eight-cell embryos, and compacted morulae to heat shock were compared. An additional goal was to define further the role of cumulus cells and glutathione in thermoprotection of oocytes. In experiment 1, heat shock (41°C for 12 hr) decreased the number of embryos developing to the blastocyst stage for two-cell (26% vs. 0%) and four- to eight-cell (25% vs. 10%) embryos but did not affect morulae (37% vs. 42%). In experiment 2, exposure of two-cell embryos to 41°C for 12 hr reduced the number of four- to eight-cell embryos present 24 hr after the end of heat shock (88% vs. 62%). In experiment 3, heat shock reduced the number of two-cell embryos developing to blastocyst (49% vs. 8%) but did not affect subsequent development of oocytes when heat shock occurred during the first 12 hr of maturation (46% vs. 41% development to blastocyst); membrane integrity was not altered. In experiment 4, oocytes were cultured with an inhibitor of glutathione synthesis, _DL-buthionine-[S,R]-sulfoximine (BSO), for 24 hr and exposed to 41°C for the first 12 hr of maturation. Percentages of blastocysts were 35% (39°C), 18% (41°C), 17% (39°C+BSO), and 11% (41°C+BSO). For experiment 5, oocytes were either denuded or left with cumulus intact and were then radiolabeled with [³⁵S]methionine and [³⁵S]cysteine at 39°C or 41°C for 12 hr. Exposure of oocytes to 41°C for 12 hr reduced overall synthesis of ³⁵S-labeled TCA-precipitable intracellular proteins (18,160 vs. 14,594 dpm/oocyte), whereas presence of cumulus increased synthesis (9,509 vs. 23,246). Analysis by two-dimensional SDS PAGE and fluorography revealed that heat shock protein 68 (HSP68) and two other putative heat shock proteins, P71 and P70, were synthesized by all oocytes regardless of treatment. Heat shock did not alter the synthesis of HSP68 or P71 but decreased amounts of newly synthesized P70. Cumulus cells increased synthesis of P71 and P70. Results indicate there is a biphasic change in resistance to elevations in temperature as oocytes mature, become fertilized, and develop. Resistance declines from the oocyte to the two-cell stage and then increases. Evidence suggests a role for cumulus cells in increasing HSP70 molecules and protein synthesis. Data also indicate a role for glutathione in oocyte function. Mol Reprod Dev 46:138–145, 1997. © 1997 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

Heat and sodium arsenite act synergistically on the induction of heat shock gene expression in Xenopus laevis A6 cells

Heat shock protein (HSP) synthesis was studied in the Xenopus epithelial cell line A6 in response to heat and sodium arsenite, either singly or together. Temperatures of 33-35 degrees C consistently brought about the synthesis of HSPs at 87, 73, 70, 54, 31, and 30 kilodaltons (kDa), whereas sodium arsenite at 25-100 microM induced the synthesis of HSPs at 73 and 70 kDa. In cultures exposed to 10 microM sodium arsenite at 30 degrees C, HSP synthesis in the 68- to 73-kDa and 29- to 31-kDa regions was much greater than the HSP synthesis in response to each treatment individually. RNA dot blot analysis using homologous genomic subclones revealed that heat shock induced the accumulation of HSP 70 and 30 mRNAs. The sizes of the HSP 70 and 30 mRNAs determined by Northern hybridization were 2.7 and 1.5 kilobases, respectively. Sodium arsenite (10-100 microM) also induced the accumulation of both HSP 70 and 30 mRNAs. Finally, a mild heat shock (30 degrees C) plus a low concentration of sodium arsenite (10 microM) acted synergistically on HSP 70 and 30 mRNA accumulation in A6 cells. Thus sodium arsenite and heat act synergistically at the level of both HSP synthesis and HSP mRNA accumulation.     

Differential regulation of HSC70, HSP70, HSP90 alpha, and HSP90 beta mRNA expression by mitogen activation and heat shock in human lymphocytes

A subset of heat shock proteins, HSP90 alpha, HSP90 beta, and a member of the HSP70 family, HSC70, shows enhanced synthesis following mitogenic activation as well as heat shock in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells. In this study, we have examined expression of mRNA for these proteins, including the major 70-kDa heat shock protein, HSP70, in mononuclear cells following either heat shock or mitogenic activation with phytohemagglutinin (PHA), ionomycin, and the phorbol ester, tetradecanoyl phorbol acetate. The results demonstrate that the kinetics of mRNA expression of these four genes generally parallel the kinetics of enhanced protein synthesis seen following either heat shock or mitogen activation and provide clear evidence that mitogen-induced synthesis of HSC70 and HSP90 is due to increased mRNA levels and not simply to enhanced translation of preexisting mRNA. Although most previous studies have focused on cell cycle regulation of HSP70 mRNA, we found that HSP70 mRNA was only slightly and transiently induced by PHA activation, while HSC70 is the predominant 70-kDa heat shock protein homologue induced by mitogens. Similarly, HSP90 alpha appears more inducible by heat shock than mitogens while the opposite is true for HSP90 beta. These results suggest that, although HSP70 and HSC70 have been shown to contain similar promoter regions, additional regulatory mechanisms which result in differential expression to a given stimulus must exist. They clearly demonstrate that human lymphocytes are an important model system for determining mechanisms for regulation of heat shock protein synthesis in unstressed cells. Finally, based on kinetics of mRNA expression, the results are consistent with the hypothesis that HSC70 and HSP90 gene expression are driven by an IL-2/IL-2 receptor-dependent pathway in human T cells.