新型抗癌药物分子靶标STAT3的研究进展

信号转导与转录激活因子(STATs)是一类发挥信号转导和转录因子调节作用的蛋白质家族,它们可以作为信号转导分子和转录调节因子参与到细胞因子和生长因子对于正常细胞的调控作用中。STATs的异常激活,特别是STAT3激活,和多种人类恶性肿瘤相关联。相关的分子生物学和药理学模型的研究也已确认STAT3在肿瘤发生中的重要作用,这些工作为抗癌药物研发和治疗癌症提供了新的靶标。此外,结构性活化的STAT3突变体就足以诱导瘤原细胞的转化,并且进一步在体内形成肿瘤。结构性激活的STAT3信号通路常常伴随着一些基因如cyclinD1,c-Myc和Bcl-x的上调,同时也会破坏正常细胞生长与生存的调控机制。体外和体内的实验研究结果也证明,对于STAT3信号通路结构性的阻断可以导致STAT3高表达肿瘤类型中的细胞生长抑制和凋亡。这种已被证实了的肿瘤细胞内的结构性激活和生长存活之间的相互联系,为癌症治疗提供了广阔的应用前景。近年来针对STAT3抑制剂的研究逐渐成为热点,本文就此作一综述。     

利用靶标分子使药物释放优化

ＢｉｏｔｅｃｈｎｏｌｏｇｙＮｅｗｓ ,2 0 0 1年 2 1卷 15期报道 :专化性在开发有效药物中是一个关键。刚成立 6个月的ＴａｒｇｅｔｅｄＭｏｌｅｃｕｌｅｓＣｒｏｐ .(ＴＭＣ) (Ｓａｎｄｉｅｇｏ ,ＣＡ)在药物专化性释放研究领域中是一个新加入者。该公司针对血管专化性靶标来改善药物在体内的有效释放 ,因而该公司成为研究肿瘤学、血管系统疾病和炎症的公司的新伙伴。ＴＭＣ是去年 11月从ＢｕｒｎｈａｍＩｎｓｔｉｔｕｔｅ(ＬａＪｏｌｌａ ,ＣＡ)独立出来的研究开发型公司 ,拥有Ｂｕｒｎｈａｍ公司的 12个专利和一个有专利保护的技术所生…     

脱落酸信号转导研究进展

对脱落酸受体、脱落酸调控基因表达、脱落酸信号调节分子以及保卫细胞中脱落酸信号调控的最新研究进展进行了综述.     

羊肚菌分子鉴定及功能基因研究进展

羊肚菌作为珍贵的食药用真菌,具有很高的经济价值.就近年来羊肚菌分子生物学研究的进展从分子鉴定、系统学研究、功能基因等方面进行了分析总结.结果显示,目前利用分子标记已实现羊肚菌属快捷的分子鉴定,较全面揭示了属内种群的遗传多样性和亲缘关系;利用组学技术初步探索了羊肚菌菌核形成及子实体发育机制;此外还克隆表达了与羊肚菌抗逆响...     

miRNA体内作用靶标鉴定的策略

miRNAs是一类重要的基因表达调节因子,近年的研究表明miRNA在控制细胞的生长发育、分化、凋亡等过程中发挥着十分重要的作用。但对miRNA作用机制和分子功能的研究却进展缓慢,归其原因是miRNA和靶标之间非完全配对,缺乏快捷有效的靶标鉴定方法。因此,就miRNA靶标鉴定的策略作一综述。miRNA调节靶标的鉴定有助于揭示一些疾病的致病机理,发现可用于治疗的新分子靶标,为基因治疗奠定基础。     

脱落酸受体及相关信号传导的研究进展

对脱落酸信号传导的研究主要集中在种子成熟和休眠和气孔的运动上。研究者对脱落酸受体上作了大量的工作,但很长时间来仍没有发现脱落酸受体基因。最近,脱落酸受体的研究有了重大突破。研究者在拟南芥中发现FCA和CHLH两个脱落酸受体基因。     

高等植物脱落酸生物合成研究进展

介绍了近年来在高等植物体内脱落酸生物合成途径和调控方面的研究进展。     

高等植物脱落酸生物合成研究进展

介绍了近年来在高等植物体内脱落酸生物合成途径和调控方面的研究进展。     

分子伴侣结构与功能的研究进展

分子伴侣是细胞内一类能够协助其他多肽进行正常折叠、组装、转运、降解的蛋白,并在 DNA的复制、转录,细胞骨架功能,细胞内的信号转导等广泛的领域,都发挥着重要的生理作用,其结构与功能异常会导致多种相关的疾病。简要综述了分子伴侣结构与功能方面的研究进展。     

脱落酸信号转导研究进展

脱落酸(ABA)对植物生长发育和适应环境胁迫等多方面有重要的调节作用,其信号转导机制非常引人注目,近年来这方面研究进展很快。本文利用现有文献,对脱落酸不敏感和超敏感性突变体、脱落酸的结合位点与受体、ABA信号转导涉及的细胞第二信使（Ca2+、磷酸肌醇、cADPR、阴离子通道与H+）、蛋白质可逆磷酸化以及ABA诱导基因表达所必需的顺式作用元件(cis-acting element) 和反式作用因子trans-acting factor）等几方面的最新研究进展作了介绍。     

Current advances in abscisic acid action and signalling

Abscisic acid (ABA) participates in the control of diverse physiological processes. The characterization of deficient mutants has clarified the ABA biosynthetic pathway in higher plants. Deficient mutants also lead to a revaluation of the extent of ABA action during seed development and in the response of vegetative tissues to environmental stress. Although ABA receptor(s) have not yet been identified, considerable progress has been recently made in the characterization of more downstream elements of the ABA regulatory network. ABA controls stomatal aperture by rapidly regulating identified ion transporters in guard cells, and the details of the underlying signalling pathways start to emerge. ABA actions in other cell types involve modifications of gene expression. The promoter analysis of ABA-responsive genes has revealed a diversity of cis-acting elements and a few associated trans-acting factors have been isolated. Finally, characterization of mutants defective in ABA responsiveness, and molecular cloning of the corresponding loci, has proven to be a powerful approach to dissect the molecular nature of ABA signalling cascades.     

The biosynthesis of abscisic acid in Cercospora rosicola

1′-Deoxyabscisic acid (1′-deoxy-ABA) has been isolated from cultures of Cercospora rosicola which are actively synthesizing abscisic acid (ABA)     

Stress-induced abscisic acid transients and stimulus-response-coupling

Loss of cell turgor and distortion of the plasma membrane occur as a result of dehydration and precede the stress-induced bulk increase in concentration of tissue abscisic acid. The latter has been correlated with induction of stress-related gene expression. However, several different stresses may trigger the same coupling mechanism. Thus, at least three signalling pathways have been proposed: abscisic acid-requiring, abscisic acid-responsive, and mechanosensory. In this paper, the role and contribution of stress-induced abscisic acid transients is examined in an attempt to explain apparent abscisic acid-dependent and -independent stimulus-response-coupling. Early, intermediate, and late response stages are defined within the stress-induced abscisic acid transient and at least four signalling mechanisms are identified. These include, early and late intracellular modulation of gene expression through depression and/or negative regulation, rapid membrane-initiated calcium release and ion channel activation, and late (slow) hormone-receptor induction of gene expression. An assessment of these proposed ABA signalling mechanisms in terms of AABA-dependent and -independent stimulus-response-coupling strongly suggests that rapid responses may not be a prerequisite for slow responses and that the receptor proteins involved have different steric requirements, i.e., they are tissue- and/or cell-specific.     

GC-MS identification of abscisic acid and abscisic acid metabolites in seed of Vigna unguiculata

Abscisic acid, phaseic acid and 4′-dihydrophaseic acid were identified by GC-MS of derivatized (Me, MeTMSi) extracts from immature fruits of Vigna unguiculata. The fruits also contained some other ABA-related compounds, one of which might be epi-4′-dihydrophaseic acid while another was tentatively identified as 6′-hydroxymethylabscisic acid.     

Effects of abscisic acid on CAM in Portulacaria afra

Water stress induces Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) in Portulacaria afra as manifested by day stomatal closure, organic acid fluctuation, and night CO₂ uptake. We now have evidence that abscisic acid treatment of leaves causes partial stomatal closure that is accompanied by the induction of CAM in a manner similar to water stress. There appears to be an inverse relationship between exogenous CO₂ uptake and decarboxylation of organic acids in that organic acids remain high during the day providing stomata are open. When stomata close, there is consumption of organic acids by decarboxylation. The hypothesis is that stomatal opening controls CAM in this species.This material is based upon work supported by the Science and Education Administration of the USDA under Competitive Grant No. 5901-0410-8-0018-0.     

A simplified purification method for the analysis of abscisic acid

A fast and convenient method is given for the purification of abscisic acid (ABA) in plant extracts. Using a dual pH elution system on Sep-Pak C18 reverse phase prepacked cartridges, abscisic acid appears in the third eluent (32% methanol pH 8.0). The cartridges can be regenerated for multiple reuse.     

ABA对水稻幼苗叶片光抑制的光保护作用

经ABA处理的水稻幼苗叶片和对照相比 ,PSII光化学效率 (Fv/Fm)和非光化学猝灭系数 (qN)显著受抑制。经高光处理 1h后 ,ABA处理的水稻幼苗叶片光抑制程度比对照小 ,这暗示ABA对高光光抑制具有一定的光保护作用 ,且间接表明ABA提高水稻幼苗抗光抑制的能力与叶黄素循环密切相关。     

Synthesis of tritiated abscisic acid of high specific activity

Stable abscisic acid (RS)-[³H] was synthesized at a specific activity of 21 Ci/mmol using a basic alumina catalyzed proton exchange of 1-hydroxy-4-keto-α-ionone with T₂O followed by a Wittig reaction. Abscisic acid -[³H] of specific activity 102 mCi/mmol was synthesized after carrying out a base catalyzed tritium exchange in solution.     

Stomatal responses to jasmonic acid, linolenic acid and abscisic acid in wild-type and ABA-deficient tomato plants

Wild-type and abscisic acid (ABA) -deficient (sitiens) tomato plants were used to analyse the effects of abscisic acid (ABA), butyric acid (BA), jasmonic acid (JA) and linolenic acid (LA) on assimilation and transpiration rates in detached leaves taking up those substances into the transpiration stream. BA did not affect assimilation and transpiration rates. ABA decreased assimilation and transpiration in both wild-type and ABA-deficient mutants. JA reduced the assimilation rate in both lines but induced a significant reduction of transpiration in the wild type only. The response to LA in both lines was slower than that to JA.     

Incorporation of α-ionylidene ethanol and α-ionylidene acetic acid into abscisic acid by Cercospora rosicola

²H-Labelled α-ionylidene ethanol and α-ionylidene acetic acid are converted in high yield to 1′-deoxy-abscisic acid (1′-deoxy-ABA) and absc