抗菌肽CM4组分的K562癌细胞染色质DNA断裂作用的SCGE研究

单细胞凝胶电泳法（ｓｉｎｇｅ ｃｅｌｌ ｇｅｌ ｅｌｅｃｔｒｏｐｈｏｒｅｓｉｓ,ＳＣＧＥ）是一种快速,敏感的检测单个哺乳动物细胞ＤＮＡ断裂的技术,也叫彗星实验（ｃｏｍｅｔ ａｓｓａｙ）。此实验首次通过ＳＣＧＥ法观察抗菌肽Ｍ４组分对人髓样白血病Ｋ５６２细胞和正常人白细胞核染色质ＤＮＡ的影响,从而进一步研究抗菌肽抗癌作用的机制。荧光显微镜观察显示经抗菌肽ＣＭ４组分处理过的Ｋ５６２癌细胞核染色质ＤＮＡ出     

抗菌肽CM4抗K562癌细胞的超微结构研究

报道了家蚕抗菌肽CM4抗K562癌细胞的体外实验研究.结果表明：纯化后的家蚕抗菌肽CM4对培养的K562(人髓样白血病细胞)有很强的杀伤作用.用扫描和透射电镜观察超微结构以及用激光共聚集显微断层图像分析,表明微量纯化的抗菌肽CM4能使K562癌细胞产生一系列的病理变化,可造成细胞高度肿胀,膜与胞质分离,细胞器和膜结构排列紊乱,细胞表面微绒毛消失,出现不规则的孔洞,细胞骨架严重破坏,膜局部结构破裂,缺损,胞浆内容物大量外泄,最终细胞解体,崩解成碎片.     

抗菌肽CM4与绿色荧光蛋白融合基因的真核载体构建及表达

目的：构建绿色荧光蛋白（GFP）与抗菌肽CM4融合基因的真核表达载体。方法：采用递归PCR（rPCR）将GFP基因与CM4基因通过一段核苷酸片段连接成GFP-CM4融合基因,构建真核表达载体pcDNA3-GFP-CM4,用脂质体介导转染人K562白血病细胞,用MTT检测其活性。结果：融合基因可在K562细胞中表达,抗菌肽CM4的表达可抑制K562细胞的生长。结论：为全面了解抗菌肽的生物学活性及其在基因治疗中的可能作用提供了重要的理论依据。     

原子力显微镜观测紫外线诱导的K562肿瘤细胞DNA损伤

利用彗星电泳检测出UVB、UVC短时间照射会使肿瘤细胞的DNA发生断裂,而长时间照射之后彗星电泳无法检测到碎片,推测可能是由于DNA分子交联的原因[1],国内外尚无定论.为了更直观的研究这种现象,提取了UVB,UVA照射后K562细胞的DNA,并调节到合适的浓度在原子力显微镜下观测.实验结果表明UVB对K562肿瘤细胞DNA损伤的影响呈现时间/剂量效应,较短时间照射主要产生DNA的链断裂,较长时间辐射则主要产生DNA链的交联.UVC对K562肿瘤细胞DNA的损伤大于UVB.UVC短时照射即可引起DNA的断裂和交联,较长时间辐射主要产生交联和一些断裂;长时间照射不但产生大量交联,同时有大量断裂产生,并发生凝缩和缠绕等结构破坏.     

家蚕抗菌肽对癌细胞的杀伤作用及其超微结构的观察

从家蚕蛹血淋巴中分离纯化的抗菌肽β组分对体外培养的癌细胞有选择性杀伤作用,而对正常人Ｂ淋巴细胞无不良影响。抗菌肽与巨噬细胞淋巴瘤细胞Ｕ９３７体外培养一段时间后,用扫描和透射电镜观察细胞膜和细胞器的变化,发现细胞膜和核被膜局部溶解,线粒体肿胀、发空,胞内物质大量外泄,从而导致细胞死亡。     

过表达KLF4重组质粒的构建及其在白血病K562细胞中的表达

为了构建过表达锌指转录因子Krüppel样因子4(Krüppel-like factor 4,KLF4)基因的重组质粒pEGFP-KLF4,观察其在白血病K562细胞中的表达,以RT-PCR法扩增人KLF4基因,构建pEGFP-KLF4重组质粒;经酶切及测序鉴定后,将pEGFP-KLF4质粒电穿孔转染白血病K562细胞(K562/pEGFP-KLF4组),设pEGFP-C1空质粒转染K562细胞(K562/pEGFP-C1组)及空白K562细胞作为对照,荧光显微镜观察EGFP-KLF4融合蛋白的表达情况,同时用抗生素G418筛选阳性克隆并扩大培养建立稳定过表达KLF4基因的K562细胞株,随后用RT-PCR检测3组K562细胞中KLF4的m RNA表达水平。实验结果显示,pEGFP-KLF4重组质粒构建成功。该质粒转染K562细胞24 h后能观察到较高强度的绿色荧光;经G418筛选出的阳性克隆扩大培养后建立了稳定过表达KLF4基因的K562细胞株;与对照组相比,K562/pEGFP-KLF4细胞组KLF4的m RNA表达水平明显升高,其过表达率为65.71%(P0.05)。实验中构建的过表达KLF4基因的重组质粒pEGFP-KLF4能在K562细胞中高效表达,为进一步研究其在白血病中的作用奠定了基础。     

青蒿素诱导人白血病细胞K562凋亡的线粒体机制

目的:探讨青蒿素诱导人白血病细胞K562凋亡的线粒体机制.方法:用青蒿素处理K562细胞.通过MTT比色法检别细胞增殖抑制的效果;荧光显微镜观察细胞的凋亡;流式细胞术(flow cytometry,FCM)进行细胞周期分析;Western-blotting测定药物作用前后线粒体、细胞浆细胞色素C的表达.结果:青蒿素抑制K562细胞的增殖,IC5D为1.5× 10-5mol·L-1;Hoechst33342/PI双荧光染色可观察到明显的核浓缩、凝集等细胞凋亡表现;流式细胞仪检测G2期细胞比例增高,S期减少;Western-blotting检测药物处理细胞后线粒体细胞色素C表达水平下调,细胞浆出现明显细胞色素C蛋白条带.结论:青蒿素可能通过线粒体细胞色素C途径诱导K562细胞凋亡.     

非细胞体系核重建并非必需核小体与染色质的装配

以质粒DNA在爪蟾卵提取物S- 1 5 0中进行核小体构建时形成的超螺旋结构检测核小体的形成 ;利用阳离子交换剂CM -Cellulose定量结合组蛋白H2A和H2B ;并结合小球菌核酸酶分析核小体的形成 ,研究了爪蟾去膜精子在去除H2A ,H2B的S- 1 5 0中的核重建过程 .结果表明CM -Cellulose可有效去除组蛋白并阻止质粒DNA的核小体构建和精子染色质的改建 .但处理后的S- 1 5 0与膜泡组分仍可诱导去膜精子进行体外核重建 ,进一步表明非细胞体系核重建与外源DNA长度无关 ;核小体及染色质的组装对于核重建并非必需 .     

青蒿琥酯和青蒿素抗肿瘤作用及其机制的初步研究

目的:探讨人白血病细胞株K562经青蒿琥酯和青蒿素处理后基因表达的变化及其可能机制.方法:K562细胞经不同浓度青蒿琥酯和青蒿素处理24h后,倒置相差显微镜和荧光显微镜下观察细胞形态学变化,流式细胞仪检测细胞周期变化;提取细胞总RNA,将逆转录生成的cDNA与基因芯片杂交,分析杂交结果.结果:倒置光显微镜:细胞出现不同程度的皱缩,核分裂相减少,细胞密度下降,漂浮细胞增多.荧光显微镜:染色质高度浓缩、边缘化,凝聚成明亮的团块,即凋亡小体.流式细胞仪:G2期细胞的比例明显增加.芯片杂交分析数据,青蒿琥酯处理组有10条基因表达有差异,表达上调的基因有:p21、chk1,表达下调的基因有:cyclinB1、cyclinE1、E2F1、DNA-PK、hTERT、bcl-2、jnk、VEGF;青蒿素处理组有10条基因表达下调:cyclinD1、cdk4、cdk2、cdc2、DNA-PK、DNA-TopoI、mcl-1、erk、jnk、VEGF.结论:青蒿琥酯和青蒿素可以抑制K562细胞增殖,作用机制与改变细胞周期某些调控物质的基因表达、诱导K562细胞凋亡等有关.     

用胞核切口转译法对人β型血珠蛋白基因的染色质结构研究

采用核切口转译改良法,对K 562细胞及HES细胞核中的人β型血红蛋白基因的染色质结构进行了分析。以~(32)P-三磷酸脱氧核苷酸作为底物,用E.coli DNA聚合酶对经。DNaseⅠ轻度消化的细胞核进行切口转译标记。然后从核中抽提出总DNA并以其为探针对经Sou-thern转移的β型血珠蛋白及其它一些基因的酶解片段进行杂交。结果表明,在K 562细胞核中,所有β型血珠蛋白基因(ε,γ,δ及β)以及18 S核糖体RNA基因均被选择性标记上了,而不表达基因:α-乳糖蛋白及c-sis基因则否。然而在HES细胞核中仅有18 S核糖体RNA基因被标记上。此表明活跃基因的染色质结构松弛,对DNase Ⅰ酶的消化较为敏感。     

Besides Purkinje cells and granule neurons: an appraisal of the cell biology of the interneurons of the cerebellar cortex

Ever since the groundbreaking work of Ramon y Cajal, the cerebellar cortex has been recognized as one of the most regularly structured and wired parts of the brain formed by a rather limited set of distinct cells. Its rather protracted course of development, which persists well into postnatal life, the availability of multiple natural mutants, and, more recently, the availability of distinct molecular genetic tools to identify and manipulate discrete cell types have suggested the cerebellar cortex as an excellent model to understand the formation and working of the central nervous system. However, the formulation of a unifying model of cerebellar function has so far proven to be a most cantankerous problem, not least because our understanding of the internal cerebellar cortical circuitry is clearly spotty. Recent research has highlighted the fact that cerebellar cortical interneurons are a quite more diverse and heterogeneous class of cells than generally appreciated, and have provided novel insights into the mechanisms that underpin the development and histogenetic integration of these cells. Here, we provide a short overview of cerebellar cortical interneuron diversity, and we summarize some recent results that are hoped to provide a primer on current understanding of cerebellar biology.     

Ultrastructural evidence for two-cell and three-cell neural pathways in the tentacle epidermis of the sea anemone Aiptasia pallida.

Sensory and ganglion cells in the tentacle epidermis of the sea anemone Aiptasia pallida were traced in serial transmission electron micrographs to their synaptic contacts on other cells. Sensory cell synapses were found on spirocytes, muscle cells, and ganglion cells. Ganglion cells, in turn, synapsed on sensory cells, spirocytes, muscle cells, and other neurons and formed en passant axo-axonal synapses. Axonal synapses on nematocytes and gland cells were not traced to their cells of origin, i.e., identified sensory or ganglion cells. Direct synaptic contacts of sensory cells with spirocytes and sensory cells with muscle cells suggest a local two-cell pathway for spirocyst discharge and muscle cell contraction, whereas interjection of a ganglion cell between the sensory and effector cells creates a local three-cell pathway. The network of ganglion cells and their processes allows for a through-conduction system that is interconnected by chemical synapses. Although the sea anemone nervous system is more complex than that of Hydra, it has similar two-cell and three-cell effector pathways that may function in local responses to tentacle contact with food.     

微流控芯片技术在细胞生物学研究中的应用进展

20世纪90年代以来,微流控芯片技术得到了快速发展。由于具有小型化、集成化、高通量、低消耗、分析快速等特点,微流控芯片作为一种新型的生物学研究平台,能够提供传统方法不具备的精细和可控制的细胞研究条件,在细胞生物学研究领域中得到了广泛关注。该文主要介绍其在细胞培养、分选、裂解、计数、凋亡检测、迁移、单细胞捕获、细胞间作用等方面的研究进展。     

干细胞巢研究进展

干细胞巢即干细胞周围的微环境构成,一般包括干细胞的相邻细胞、粘附分子及基质等,但不同的干细胞有不同的巢结构。干细胞巢通过不同信号途径调控着干细胞的行为,使干细胞的自我更新和分化处于平衡状态。根据近年来有关干细胞巢的研究,本文从果蝇生殖系干细胞巢、哺乳动物造血干细胞巢、肠干细胞巢、毛囊表皮干细胞巢和神经干细胞巢等五个系统分别综述了干细胞巢的构成及其对干细胞的调节作用,探讨了干细胞巢作用于干细胞的内在机制。     

Engineering Cardiac Cell Junctions In Vitro to Study the Intercalated Disc

Abstract

This review article discusses a recent work using engineered cardiac cells to study the function of the intercalated disc putting emphasis on mechanical and electrical coupling.     

钙离子对鼠角质细胞生长和分化的影响

用无血清培养基培养角质细胞,研究了Ca²⁺对鼠角质细胞生长和分化的影响。实验结果表明,培养基中钙离子最佳浓度为0.2mmol/L。在此浓度下,细胞克隆形成率达到10.8%,细胞的贴壁率达到28.7%,细胞的分化比例和老化比例分别为5.4%和26.3%;当Ca²⁺浓度达到0.6mmol/L以上时,则会引起角质细胞显著的分化和老化。     

Structural basis for the coordination of cell division with the synthesis of the bacterial cell envelope

Bacteria are surrounded by a complex cell envelope made up of one or two membranes supplemented with a layer of peptidoglycan (PG). The envelope is responsible for the protection of bacteria against lysis in their oft‐unpredictable environments and it contributes to cell integrity, morphology, signaling, nutrient/small‐molecule transport, and, in the case of pathogenic bacteria, host–pathogen interactions and virulence. The cell envelope requires considerable remodeling during cell division in order to produce genetically identical progeny. Several proteinaceous machines are responsible for the homeostasis of the cell envelope and their activities must be kept coordinated in order to ensure the remodeling of the envelope is temporally and spatially regulated correctly during multiple cycles of cell division and growth. This review aims to highlight the complexity of the components of the cell envelope, but focusses specifically on the molecular apparatuses involved in the synthesis of the PG wall, and the degree of cross talk necessary between the cell division and the cell wall remodeling machineries to coordinate PG remodeling during division. The current understanding of many of the proteins discussed here has relied on structural studies, and this review concentrates particularly on this structural work.     

Integrins and dystroglycan regulate astrocyte wound healing: the integrin beta1 subunit is necessary for process extension and orienting the microtubular network

Monolayers of astrocytes in culture respond to a scrape wound by orienting towards the wound and extending processes that will repair it. We show here that they also upregulate the expression of extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins, laminin, and chondroitin sulfated proteoglycan, that are deposited in astrocytic scars in vivo. We have previously shown that the major functional ECM receptors on astrocytes are dystroglycan (DG) plus integrins alpha1beta1, alpha5beta1, alpha6beta1, and alphavbeta3. Consistent with this, laminin fragments that activate alpha1beta1 integrin, alpha6beta1 integrin, and DG all contribute to attachment. During astrocyte attachment, or process extension, integrins and DG are found at the leading edge of the lammelipodium, though they change in distribution with the extent of attachment and the alpha and beta subunits of DG can be spatially uncoupled. Functionally, inhibitory antibodies to DG and integrin alpha1beta1 or the RGD peptide all inhibit process extension, showing that ligand engagement of integrins and DG contribute to process extension. Astrocytes differentiated from DG or beta1 null ES cells respond very differently to wounding. The former fail to extend process and cell polarization is disrupted partially. However, beta1 null astrocytes not only fail to extend processes perpendicular to the wound, but cell polarization is completely disrupted and cells migrate randomly into the wound. We conclude that integrins are essential for astrocyte polarity.     

Coordinating development with the cell cycle in Caulobacter

During the Caulobacter life cycle, the timing of DNA replication, cell division and development is precisely coordinated. Recent work has begun to unravel the complex regulatory networks that couple these processes. A key aspect of these regulatory networks is the dynamic localization of multiple histidine protein kinases that control a master response regulator, thus driving downstream pathways.