Activity of synthetic gibberellin A15 and (±)-gibberellin A15isolactone

The activities of (±)-gibberellin A₁₅ ((±)-GA₁₅) and (±)-gibberellin A₁₅-isolactone ((±)-iso-GA₁₅) which were obtained by stereocontrolled total synthesis and gibberellin A₁₅ (E-GA₁₅) synthesized by interconversion of enmein were assayed by the rice seedling test. As expected, (±)-GA₁₅ showed half the activity of natural gibberellin A₁₅ (GA₁₅). E-GA₁₅ which has a natural configuration showed the same activity as natural gibberellin A₁₅ while (±)-iso-GA₁₅ was almost inactive. These samples were also submitted to the cucumber hypocotyl assay. Contrary to what has already been reported, they were almost inactive.     

Aeropyrum pernix K1磷脂酶A2的克隆、表达及其性质

从超嗜热需氧古细菌AeropyrumpernixK1中抽提出染色体基因组,经PCR扩增得到磷脂酶A2基因,用带有His-tag标记的pET15b作为表达载体,在大肠杆菌BLP中成功地诱导表达。表达产物经过Ni-螯合柱一步得到纯化。SDS-PAGE检测只有一条带,其准确分子量为17,871kD。对纯化后的磷脂酶A2测定其酶活性和生物活性,得出其最适反应温度为90℃,最适pH范围为7.8~8.2。至此首次成功地在大肠杆菌中表达了古细菌嗜热磷脂酶A2,这将为以后对该酶的结构和功能以及耐热机制研究打     

人白三烯A4水解酶的提取和纯化

人白细胞匀浆中的LTA₄H经硫酸铵分段盐析,DEAE-纤维素柱层析,Sephadex柱层析和HpLCmono-Q阳离子交挟柱层析,再经羟基磷灰石柱纯化,得到其纯度可达90—95％的产物。酶活性为212LTB₂nmol·mg^-1·min^-1。较纯化前活性提高350倍。SDS聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳显示酶的分子量为68000—70000的单体蛋白质。与以前报道人红细胞LTA₄H不同。     

蛋白质和磷脂酶A2等电点的理论预测

应用计算数学方法计算了胰岛素等9种蛋白质的等电点,结果表明计算值同实验测定值比较吻合,二者间的差异不显著(P＞0.05).同时还预测了49种磷脂酶A₂的等电点.这一预测结果不仅对这类酶的分离纯化有一定参考价值,也有助于了解磷脂酶A₂同功酶的性质.     

The effect of prostaglandins A2,E1,E2,15 methyl E2, 16, 16 dimethyl E2 and F2α on erythropoiesis

Prostaglandins A₂, E₁, E₂, methylated E₂s and F₂α affected erythropoiesis and/or erythropoietin (Ep) production. This action is indicated in the exhypoxic, polycythemic mouse where radioiron incorporations into RBC increased after administration of these compounds. The kidney and liver have been indicated through previous studies, to actively participate in Ep production. By the removal of one of these active sites in a murine system treated with prostaglandins it is shown that a response is reflected in Ep levels. Interference of the action of prostaglandins (PG) is altered by the removal of one of these target sites of Ep production. The erythropoietic responses elicited by PGA₂, E₁, and perhaps the methylated PGE₂s act through the liver whereas PGE₂ may operate through a renal pathway for its response. PGF_2α reveals no effect on erythropoietic activity and is no different than that observed for vehicle-treated controls. The prostaglandins tested appear to act primarily through the kidney or liver but the possibility exists that some yet undetermined organ site may also be involved.     

肺腺癌A549/DDP细胞周期变化及其多药耐药性

用Fura-2/AM标记药物敏感的肺腺癌细胞A₅₄₉和抗顺铂药物的肺腺癌细胞A₅₄₉/DDP两种细胞胞内游离Ca²⁺,用碘化丙锭(PI)标记细胞DNA,检测其胞内Ca²⁺的变化及两种细胞增殖能力和细胞周期.实验结果表明,抗药性细胞株A₅₄₉/DDP胞浆内游离Ca²⁺的浓度仅为药物敏感细胞株A₅₄₉的1/3左右,同时前者的细胞增殖能力较后者明显增强,而且细胞周期也明显缩短.当用BAPTA-AM和EGTA或A₂₃₁₈₇和Thapsigargin处理细胞以降低或升高其胞内自由Ca²⁺浓度时可改变细胞的生长周期,二者也呈现明显差别.这些结果表明,对顺铂产生耐药性的人肺腺癌A₅₄₉/DDP细胞胞内Ca²⁺浓度的降低,可能影响细胞的增殖,缩短细胞的生长周期,特别是影响起决定作用的G1期,从而有利于肿瘤细胞多药耐药特性的维持.     

磷脂酶A2亚型及其与男性生殖相关性研究

磷脂酶A2(phospholipase A2,PLA2)是参与细胞代谢活动、信号转导等过程的重要酶类之一,广泛分布于哺乳动物机体内。随着对磷脂酶A2研究的深入,目前已有30余种磷脂酶A2亚型被逐一鉴定,磷脂酶A2亚型与男性生殖相关性研究也有了新的发现。该文通过对磷脂酶A2的最新亚型分类及其特征、磷脂酶A2在男性生殖系统中的分布、磷脂酶A2参与精子顶体反应及其信号转导通路以及与男性生殖相关的磷脂酶A2亚型等内容进行分析,研究磷脂酶A2在男性生殖系统中发挥的作用及其机制,为男性不育的诊断和治疗提供理论依据和思路策略。     

Critical evaluation of electron transfer kinetics in P700–FA/FB, P700–FX, and P700–A1 Photosystem I core complexes in liquid and in trehalose glass

This work aims to fully elucidate the effects of a trehalose glassy matrix on electron transfer reactions in cyanobacterial Photosystem I (PS I). Forward and backward electron transfer rates from A_1A^? and A_1B^? to F_X, and charge recombination rates from A₀^?, A_1B^?, A_1A^?, F_X^?, and [F_A/F_B]^? to P₇₀₀⁺ were measured in P₇₀₀–F_A/F_B complexes, P₇₀₀–F_X cores, and P₇₀₀–A₁ cores, both in liquid and in a trehalose glassy matrix at 11% humidity. By comparing CONTIN-resolved kinetic events over 6 orders of time in increasingly simplified versions of PS I at 480?nm, a wavelength that reports primarily A_1A^?/A_1B^? oxidation, and over 9 orders of time at 830?nm, a wavelength that reports P₇₀₀⁺ reduction and A₀^? oxidation, assignments could be made for nearly all of the resolved kinetic phases. Trehalose-embedded PS I samples demonstrated partially arrested forward electron transfer. The fractions of complexes in which electron transfer did not proceed beyond A₀, A₁ and F_X were 53%, 16% and 22%, respectively, with only 10% of electrons reaching the terminal F_A/F_B clusters. The ~10?μs and ~150?μs components in both liquid and trehalose-embedded PS I were assigned to recombination between A_1B^? and P₇₀₀⁺ and between A_1A^? and P₇₀₀⁺, respectively. The kinetics and amplitudes of these resolved kinetic phases in liquid and trehalose-embedded PS I samples could be well-fitted by a kinetic model that allowed us to calculate the asymmetrical contribution of the A_1A^? and A_1B^? quinones to the electrochromic signal at 480?nm. Possible reasons for these effects are discussed.     

血红蛋白A2现象发生机制的研究——“红细胞HbA2”为HbA2与HbA的结合产物

为了弄清血红蛋白A₂现象的发生机制,我们对“红细胞HbA₂”的化学组成进行了分析。“红细胞HbA₂”的双向电泳结果表明,它含有两种血红蛋白成分:一种相当于HbA,另一种很可能是溶血液HbA₂。其单向二次电泳结果也证明,它是由溶血液HbA₂和HbA所组成。结果初步说明,盘红细胞中HbA₂可能与HbA结合存在。两者可能有相互作用,也许这是产生血红蛋白A₂现象的原因。     

发根农杆菌A4菌株转化苜蓿悬浮培养物

将苜蓿无菌苗下胚轴切割后,在附加2mg／L 2,4-D的MS培养基上诱导愈伤组织。愈伤组织在附加O．5mg／L 2,4-D的SH培养基中悬浮培养。悬浮培养物在用于转化之前,用0．45mol/L甘露醇处理1h．然后用O．16mol/L CaCl₂．2H₂O洗涤两次。预处理后的悬浮培养物用SH培养基悬浮(10ml／g悬浮培养物),再加O．2ml农杆菌悬浮液,于25±2℃共培养2d。共培养的悬浮培养物洗涤后在附加0．5mg／L羧苄青霉索的无激素培养基上选择培养。悬浮培养天数、悬浮培养基激素组成和选择培养基种类明显影响转化频率。纸电泳分折表明70％的转化体可以台成农杆碱和甘露碱。染色体观察显示转化组织细胞存在严重的数目和结构变异。     

Localization and function of cytosolic phospholipase A2α at the Golgi

Cytosolic phospholipase A₂α (cPLA₂α, Group IVA phospholipase A₂) is a central mediator of arachidonate release from cellular phospholipids for the biosynthesis of eicosanoids. cPLA₂α translocates to intracellular membranes including the Golgi in response to a rise in intracellular calcium level. The enzyme’s calcium-dependent phospholipid-binding C2 domain provides the targeting specificity for cPLA₂α translocation to the Golgi. However, other features of cPLA₂α regulation are incompletely understood such as the role of phosphorylation of serine residues in the catalytic domain and the function of basic residues in the cPLA₂α C2 and catalytic domains that are proposed to interact with anionic phospholipids in the membrane to which cPLA₂α is targeted. Increasing evidence strongly suggests that cPLA₂α plays a role in regulating Golgi structure, tubule formation and intra-Golgi transport. For example, recent data suggests that cPLA₂α regulates the transport of tight junction and adherens junction proteins through the Golgi to cell–cell contacts in confluent endothelial cells. However, there are now examples where data based on knockdown using siRNA or pharmacological inhibition of enzymatic activity of cPLA₂α affects fundamental cellular processes yet these phenotypes are not observed in cells from cPLA₂α deficient mice. These results suggest that in some cases there may be compensation for the lack of cPLA₂α. Thus, there is continued need for studies employing highly specific cPLA₂α antagonists in addition to genetic deletion of cPLA₂α in mice.     

尖吻蝮蛇毒碱性磷脂酶A2的表达及其生化特征

将尖吻蝮蛇毒碱性磷脂酶A₂（A.aBPLA₂）基因克隆至温敏表达载体pBLMVL2,在大肠杆菌RR1中成功诱导表达.表达产物A.aBPLA₂约占细菌蛋白质总量的20％,并以包涵体的形式存在.纯化包涵体后,将产物变性、复性,然后用FPLC Superose^TM12纯化,产物经过SDS-聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳检测只有单一条带.对纯化后的表达A.aBPLA₂进行了酶活性、抑制血小板聚集活性和溶血活性的测定.结果显示,表达A.aBPLA₂的酶活性与变性后复性江浙蝮蛇酸性磷脂酶A₂酶活性相近,具有类似变性后复性江浙蝮蛇碱性磷脂酶A₂的溶血活性,没有抑制血小板聚集活性.最后对磷脂酶A₂的结构与这些活性的关系进行了讨论.     

Group VIA Ca-independent phospholipase A2 (iPLA2β) and its role in β-cell programmed cell death

Activation of phospholipases A₂ (PLA₂s) leads to the generation of biologically active lipid mediators that can affect numerous cellular events. The Group VIA Ca²⁺-independent PLA₂, designated iPLA₂β, is active in the absence of Ca²⁺, activated by ATP, and inhibited by the bromoenol lactone suicide inhibitor (BEL). Over the past 10–15 years, studies using BEL have demonstrated that iPLA₂β participates in various biological processes and the recent availability of mice in which iPLA₂β expression levels have been genetically-modified are extending these findings. Work in our laboratory suggests that iPLA₂β activates a unique signaling cascade that promotes β-cell apoptosis. This pathway involves iPLA₂β dependent induction of neutral sphingomyelinase, production of ceramide, and activation of the intrinsic pathway of apoptosis. There is a growing body of literature supporting β-cell apoptosis as a major contributor to the loss of β-cell mass associated with the onset and progression of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes mellitus. This underscores a need to gain a better understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying β-cell apoptosis so that improved treatments can be developed to prevent or delay the onset and progression of diabetes mellitus. Herein, we offer a general review of Group VIA Ca²⁺-independent PLA₂ (iPLA₂β) followed by a more focused discussion of its participation in β-cell apoptosis. We suggest that iPLA₂β-derived products trigger pathways which can lead to β-cell apoptosis during the development of diabetes.     

江浙蝮蛇毒中性磷脂酶A2晶体的非晶体学对称性研究

用悬滴气相扩散法获得了突触前神经毒素中性磷脂酶A₂的晶体,空间群为P2₁,并有明显的C2赝对称性.晶胞参数为a=10.836nm,b=8.486nm,c=7.082nm,β=109.87°在Siemens X-200B面探测器上收集了0.26nm分辨率的衍射数据.赝C2对称性揭示存在一个平行于晶体学b轴方向的非晶体学二重对称轴.采用POLARRFN程序进行分子置换法的自身旋转函数计算,在不同积分半径和分辨率范围均得到了稳定且相对突出的4个峰,对应3个一般方向的非晶体学二重对称轴和1个特殊的非晶体学对称关系.从它们之间的相互关系推测晶胞内多个分子的堆积情况:分子可能以二体形式存在,并以“二体的二体”方式排列.     

大豆11S球蛋白Gy5(A3B4)的基因克隆和序列分析

大豆11Ｓ球蛋白(Ｇｌｙｃｉｎｉｎ)是大豆种子的主要贮藏蛋白,分子量为360ｋＤ,由6对相同的蛋白亚基(每对亚基的分子量约60ｋＤ)构成。每对亚基又是由一个酸性Ａ肽(35～45ｋＤ)和一个碱性Ｂ肽(22ｋＤ)通过二硫键连接而成。Ａ肽和Ｂ肽源自同一个基因,即首先由一个大的Ｍｒ?..     

巴斯德毕赤酵母甲醇诱导表达磷脂酶A2的转录组学分析

【目的】基于转录组学技术研究表达磷脂酶A_2的毕赤酵母重组菌在甲醇诱导表达外源蛋白时的基因表达差异,从而解析外源蛋白高效诱导表达机制,为进一步工程菌株的改造提供理论支撑。【方法】以一株产磷脂酶(PLA_2)的毕赤酵母为出发菌株,采用RNA-Seq二代测序方法,研究在甘油培养和甲醇诱导两种条件下,重组毕赤酵母转录组基因表达差异情况。【结果】重组毕赤酵母中共鉴定到5225个转录本。甘油培养与甲醇诱导相比,共有857个基因发生显著变化。依据代谢途径分类,差异基因集中在核糖体成分、甲醇代谢、磷酸戊糖途径、糖酵解途径、柠檬酸循环、乙醛酸循环以及蛋白质加工过程。【结论】通过分析甲醇诱导前后的差异表达基因,结果表明碳源改变对胞内代谢会产生全局影响。本研究结果为进一步研究毕赤酵母表达外源蛋白的机制提供了基础。