海南捕鸟蛛毒素-IV突变体的固相合成和生理活性分析

海南捕鸟蛛毒素_IV(HNTX-IV)是从我国海南捕鸟蛛粗毒中分离出的一种TTX-敏感型的钠离子通道阻断剂 ,由 35个氨基酸残基组成 ,含 3对二硫键。为了研究HNTX-IV结构与功能的关系 ,用芴甲氧羰基 (Fomc)固相多肽合成方法合成了用丙氨酸 (Ala)替代HNTX-IV第 12位丝氨酸 (Ser12 )的突变体S12A_HNTX_IV和替代第 29位精氨酸 (Arg29)的突变体R29A-HNTX-IV。合成的突变体经谷胱甘肽法氧化复性和纯化后 ,分别用MALDI-TOF质谱进行分子量鉴定 ,用一维核磁共振波谱法分析空间结构的变化 ,膜片钳电生理方法分析生物学活性。结果表明 ,Ser12和Arg29被Ala突变后没有明显影响分子的空间结构 ,S12A-HNTX-IV的生物学活性与天然HNTX-IV的相近 ,提示Ser12与HNTX-IV的生物学活性无关或关系不大 ;而R29A-HNTX-IV的生物学活性下降了155倍 ,说明Arg29是与HNTX-IV生物学活性相关的关键残基之一。推测R29A-HNTX-IV活性的降低是由于Ala替代Arg后改变了HNTX-IV与受体作用的位点,而不是由于毒素分子整体空间结构变化所致。     

Arg20突变对敬钊缨毛蛛毒素-V钠通道活性的影响

敬钊缨毛蛛毒素-V(Jingzhaotoxin-V, JZTX-V)是从敬钊缨毛蛛粗毒中纯化到的一种新型河豚毒素不敏感型钠通道抑制剂, 为了深入研究该毒素的结构与功能关系, 应用芴甲氧羰基(Fmoc)固相多肽化学合成方法合成了用丙氨酸(Ala)替代JZTX-V第20位精氨酸残基的突变体R20A-JZTX-V, 合成线性多肽经反相高效液相色谱分离纯化后进行谷胱甘肽氧化复性。复性产物分别用基质辅助激光解析飞行时间质谱(MALDI-TOF/TOF MS)进行分子量的鉴定, 用膜片钳电生理方法进行电压门控钠通道抑制活性分析。研究结果表明, Arg20被Ala取代后, R20A-JZTX-V对大鼠背根神经节细胞(DRG)膜上表达的河豚毒素敏感型(TTX-S)钠通道的抑制活性与天然JZTX-V相当, 提示Arg20与JZTX-V对TTX-S钠通道的抑制活性无关或关系不大; 而R20A-JZTX-V对TTX-R钠通道的抑制活性却比天然JZTX-V下降了约18.3倍, 说明Arg20是与JZTX-V对河豚毒素不敏感型(TTX-R)钠通道抑制活性相关的关键活性残基之一, 推测R20A-JZTX-V活性降低的原因是用Ala替代Arg20后改变了JZTX-V与TTX-R型钠通道的作用位点。     

Effects of Arg26 and Lys27 mutation on the bioactivity of HNTX-Ⅳ

Hainantoxin-Ⅳ (HNTX-Ⅳ)was isolated from the Chinese bird spider Ornithoctorcs hainana and identified as a novel antagonist of tetrodotoxin-sensitive (TTX-S)sodium channels.As revealed by the solution structure of HNTX-Ⅳ solved by two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance (2D-NMR),HNTX-Ⅳ adopts an inhibitor cystine knot motif.To check the role of basic residues during HNTX-Ⅳ's interaction with TTX-S sodium channels,R26A and K27A mutants of HNTX-Ⅳ were constructed by solid-phase chemical synthesis.The synthesized peptides were purified and refolded under optimized oxidation conditions.Correct synthesis and folding were confirmed by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry and NMR spectroscopy,respectively.Using the whole-cell patch-clamp technique,Lys27 but not Arg26 was identified as a key residue for HNTX-Ⅳ's bioactivity against TTX-S sodium channels,because R26A-HNTX-Ⅳ showed slightly reduced activity and K27A-HNTX-Ⅳ showed almost no inhibition.     

Arg26和Lys27突变对海南捕鸟蛛毒素-Ⅳ生物活性影响

海南捕鸟蛛毒素Ⅳ(hainantoxin-Ⅳ,HNTX-Ⅳ)是一种新型的从海南捕鸟蛛粗毒中分离纯化的作用于河豚毒素敏感型(tetrodotoxinsensitive,TTXS)钠通道阻断剂.采用2D1HNMR技术解析HNTXⅣ的空间结构为胱氨酸抑制剂结模体,为进一步阐述HNTX-Ⅳ结构与功能的关系,应用固相Fmoc方法化学合成了用丙氨酸代替海南捕鸟蛛毒素Ⅳ第26位精氨酸的单残基突变体R26AHNTXⅣ和第27位赖氨酸的单残基突变体K27AHNTXⅣ.合成的突变体用谷胱甘肽法氧化复性并通过反相高效液相色谱(RPHPLC)纯化.通过MALDITOF质谱测定突变体的分子量.通过核磁共振谱仪测定突变体的空间结构.通过全细胞膜片钳实验比较天然HNTX-Ⅳ(nHNTX-Ⅳ)和两个突变体分子的生物学活性.结果发现,nHNTX-Ⅳ的R26或K27被突变后的空间结构没有发生明显变化.R26AHNTX-Ⅳ能明显抑制TTXS钠电流,K27AHNTX-Ⅳ对TTXS钠电流无明显影响.说明第26位的精氨酸与HNTX-Ⅳ的生物学活性无关,而第27位赖氨酸则是HNTX-Ⅳ的关键残基.     

The effect of Arg209 to Lys mutation in mouse thymidylate synthase

Mouse thymidylate synthase R209K (a mutation corresponding to R218K in Lactobacillus casei), overexpressed in thymidylate synthase-deficient Escherichia coli strain, was poorly soluble and with only feeble enzyme activity. The mutated protein, incubated with FdUMP and N(5,10)-methylenetetrahydrofolate, did not form a complex stable under conditions of SDS/polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The reaction catalyzed by the R209K enzyme (studied in a crude extract), compared to that catalyzed by purified wild-type recombinant mouse thymidylate synthase, showed the K(m) value for dUMP 571-fold higher and V(max) value over 50-fold (assuming that the mutated enzyme constituted 20% of total crude extract protein) lower. Thus the ratios k(cat, R209K)/k(cat, 'wild') and (k(cat, R209K)/K(m, R209K)(dUMP))/( k(cat, 'wild')/K(m, 'wild')(dUMP)) were 0.019 and 0.000032, respectively, documenting that mouse thymidylate synthase R209, similar to the corresponding L. casei R218, is essential for both dUMP binding and enzyme reaction.     

鸡白介素18成熟蛋白突变体在毕赤酵母中的高效表达及其生物活性检测

【目的】通过目的基因克隆,表达获得高产量具有生物活性的鸡白介素18成熟蛋白(maturechickeninterleukin-18,mChIL-18)。【方法】根据毕赤酵母密码子偏嗜性,通过引物设计来定点突变鸡白介素18基因,构建了重组质粒pPIC9K-mChIL-18。将线性化的重组阳性质粒电转到毕赤酵母GS115中,经筛选多拷贝阳性子后进行诱导表达。用MTT法和微量细胞病变抑制法检测其生物活性。【结果】筛选的多拷贝重组菌在诱导温度为28℃,培养液pH值为6.5,甲醇的诱导浓度为2%,诱导时间为120h时表达量最高,约为480mg/L。表达的mChIL-18蛋白能够刺激SPF鸡淋巴细胞大量增殖,用400μg/L的mChIL-18诱导淋巴细胞产生γ-干扰素(IFN-γ),其生物活性最高可达1.7×104U/mL,且能有效抑制水泡性口炎病毒(VSV)在鸡胚成纤维细胞(CEF)上的生长。【结论】毕赤酵母能够高效表达具有生物活性的鸡白介素18,有望作为免疫佐剂运用到工业化生产和兽医临床中。     

Natural source,bioactivity and synthesis of 3-Arylcoumarin derivatives

3-arylcoumarins with different pharmacological properties widely exist in a variety of natural plants. The extensive research on 3-arylcoumarins was attributed to its therapeutic and relatively easy isolation. Therefore, 3-arylcoumarins can be recognised as useful structures for the design of novel compounds with potential pharmacological interest, particularly in the fields of anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, antioxidant, Monoamine oxidase (MAO) enzyme inhibition, etc. The current review highlights the biological activities, design, and chemical synthetic methods of 3-arylcoumarins derivatives as well as their important natural product sources.     

Effects of Mutations of Lys41 and Asp102 of Bacteriorhodopsin

Bacteriorhodopsin (BR) is a retinal protein that functions as a light-driven proton pump. In this study, six novel mutants including K41E and D102K, were obtained to verify or rule out the possibility that residues Lys41 and Asp102 are determinants of the time order of proton release and uptake, because we found that the order was reversed in another retinal protein archaerhodopsin 4 (AR4), which had different 41th and 102th residues. Our results rule out that possibility and confirm that the pK _a of the proton release complex (PRC) determines the time order. Nevertheless, mutations, especially D102K, were found to affect the kinetics of proton uptake substantially and the pK _a of Asp96. Compared to the wild-type BR (BR-WT), the decay of the M intermediate and proton uptake in the photocycle was slowed about 3-fold in D102K. Hence those residues might be involved in proton uptake and delivery to the internal proton donor.     

核桃属植物化学成分及生物活性研究

从核桃属植物主要化学成分萘醌类、黄酮类及二芳基庚烷类等,以及抗肿瘤、抗菌、清除氧自由基等生物活性方面进行了评述。旨在为进一步合理利用该资源提供依据。     

瑞香属植物生物活性研究进展

瑞香属植物分布广泛,在我国有35种。其中一些种类自古即供药用、观赏和作造纸原料。近几十年来,人们已从瑞香属植物中发现了60多种具不同作用的生物活性物质。药理学和毒理学研究表明,这些活性物质中,有的抗HIV、白血病、血栓形成和动脉粥样硬化,有的可抑制铜绿假单孢菌、细菌和疟原虫感染,有的可用于临床引产,还有的具杀虫和抑菌作用。说明这是一个大有开发前途的植物类群。     

Solid-phase synthesis of huwentoxin-I and its structure and bioactivity analysis

Huwentoxin-I, a neurotoxic peptide from the spider Selenocosmia huwena, was synthesized by sol-id-phase method with Fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl amino acid pentafluorophenyl esters (Fmoc-AA-OPfp). The carboxyl and the hydroxy groups were protected by tBu; the side chains of Lys and His were protected by Roc; the guanidine group of Arg was protected by Mtr and the mercaptan group of Cys was protected by Trt. The solid-phase carrier was ethylene diamine-polyethylene-polystyrene (DEA-PEG-PS) resin. The synthetic peptide was cleaved from the resin and deprotected by a 90% TFA solution containing 5% thioanisole, 3% ethanedithiol and 2% anisole. The product was reduced with DTT and then incubated with GSSG and GSH to form the correct disulfide bond linkages. The syn-thetic peptide was purified by HPLC and then characterized by amino acid composition and sequence analysis, peptide mapping and NMR. The biological activity of the synthetic product was tested by electrophysiological method using the isolated mouse ph     

用改良的MTT法测定rhG-CSF活性

ＭＴＴ测定法是根据线粒体脱氢酶催化ＭＴＴ形成蓝色甲■的多少来检测活细胞数和功能状态的,但原始方法中存在着一些问题,如敏感性偏低、有机溶剂产生蛋白质沉淀以及产物的溶解度偏低等。为了摸索测定 ｒｈＧ－ＣＳＦ活性的最适条件,我们以 ＮＦＳ－６０细胞为对象,比较了多种溶解缓冲液,并且对细胞数、ＭＴＴ浓度及保留时间、溶解液用量等条件进行了选择。结果表明,ＤＭＦ－２０％ＳＤＳ和 ２０％ＳＤＳ的效果最好,测定时细胞数为每孔 １０００个细胞,所加 ＭＴＴ浓度为 １ｍｇ／ｍｌ,保留时间为 ４ ｈ,溶解液的用量为每孔 １００μｌ。     

毛鱼藤酮与鱼藤酮杀虫活性的比较

毛鱼藤酮是从杀虫植物毛鱼藤根中分离的杀虫活性物质。以菜粉蝶、甘蓝蚜、柑桔全爪螨、小菜蛾和黄曲条跳甲为试虫比较测定了毛鱼藤酮与鱼藤酮的毒杀、拒食、生长发育干扰和忌避产卵活性。结果表明：毛鱼藤酮的杀虫活性依昆虫种类而异,对柑桔全爪螨、小菜蛾、黄曲条跳甲的活性与鱼藤酮相当,其LC₅₀没有显著差异,而对甘蓝蚜和菜粉蝶的活性显著低于鱼藤酮。毛鱼藤酮和鱼藤酮对昆虫均具拒食活性,但前者比后者弱。毛鱼藤酮还与鱼藤酮一样对昆虫有一定的生长发育干扰和忌避产卵作用。NADH 泛醌氧化还原酶抑制活性测定结果显示,毛鱼藤酮的抑制活性低于鱼藤酮,二者抑制中浓度（IC₅₀）分别为5.27 nmol·mL^-１和2.58 nmol·mL^-１。根据拒食、受药途径和酶抑制的试验结果分析认为,毛鱼藤酮在浸叶处理时对某些昆虫有较高杀虫活性是由于其比鱼藤酮有较低的拒食活性,导致虫体摄入药剂量增加所致。     

新芋螺毒素S03的活性与折叠的关系

利用O－超家族芋螺毒素具有保守信号肽编码序列的特性,采用RACE方法,对线纹芋螺O－超家族芋螺毒素的cDNA进行克隆、序列测定,并经化学合成,获得一种新型高活性芋螺多肽毒素SO3。该肽含25个氨基酸残基,其序列为CKAAGKPCSRIAYNCCTGSCRSGKC－NH2,有三对二硫键。对其进行了正确折叠及活性筛选。结果表明,该肽折叠主峰对小鼠脑内给药100ng,可明显观察到小鼠颤抖现象,对小鼠有明显的镇痛作用,而非正确折叠则无反应。     

环境重金属污染物的生物有效性

利用生态系统研究了白银有色金属冶炼矿区周围环境中重金属的分布及生物有效性。结果表明 ,工厂在冶炼过程中已造成 Pb、Cd、Cu、Zn对周围环境不同程度的污染 ,其含量与距工厂的距离呈负相关 ;重金属在各种生物体内均有不同程度的吸收和累积 ,其吸收累积量随重金属和生物种类的不同而有差异 ;土壤的污染 ,使农作物和牧草中 Pb、Cd含量超过动物的最大耐受量和中毒的临界值 ;动物研究发现 ,肾脏、骨骼和肝脏是机体内重金属蓄积的主要器官。因此 ,放牧动物可作为环境重金属污染状况的标识 ,对评价重金属环境污染对当地人群的危害也有重要意义     

Influence of absorption promoters on pulmonary insulin bioactivity

The purpose of this research was to enhance the bioactivity of insulin by the pulmonary route using a combination of absorption promoters. Aliquots (100 μL) containing 1.0 IU/kg to 7.0 IU/kg doses of porcine insulin solutions with different classes of absorption promoters and combinations of these at 3 concentration levels were instilled intratracheally to the anesthetized rats. Blood concentrations of glucose were measured at specific time points. Out of 3 concentration levels of each of the absorption promoters used, the formulations having the leastconcentration with the maximum percentage of blood glucose reduction were selected for combining absorption promoters, and their pharmacodynamic parameters related to insulin absorption were determined. The pharmacodynamics of porcine insulin following subcutaneous administration of increasing doses were also determined. The relative pulmonary bioactivity of insulin in phosphate buffer pH 7.4 and citrate buffer pH 3.5 was 11.36%±1.27% and 43.20% ±2.48%, respectively, compared to subcutaneous administration. Relative pulmonary bioactivity of 155.60%±5.19% was obtained when oleic acid sodium salt, sodium tauroglycocholate, bestatin, and chymostatin were coadministered in citrate buffer pH 3.5 solution. However, only 61.91%±3.21, 67.09%±3.23%, 67.24%±2.11%, and 69.84%±3.02% were obtained, respectively, upon incorporation of these absorption promoters individually. Absorption promoters in combination have significant potential for increasing the pulmonary bioactivity of insulin. These studies support the argument that pulmonary administration of insulin is a viable alternative to subcutaneous administration for diabetic patients.     

Specificity of the basic side chains of Lys114, Lys125, and Arg129 of antithrombin in heparin binding

The anticoagulant polysaccharide heparin binds and activates the plasma proteinase inhibitor antithrombin through a pentasaccharide sequence. Lys114, Lys125, and Arg129 are the three most important residues of the inhibitor for pentasaccharide binding. To elucidate to what extent another positively charged side chain can fulfill the role of each of these residues, we have mutated Lys114 and Lys125 to Arg and Arg129 to Lys. Lys114 could be reasonably well replaced with Arg with only an approximately 15-fold decrease in pentasaccharide affinity, in contrast to an approximately 10(5)-fold decrease caused by substitution with an noncharged amino acid of comparable size. However, a loss of approximately one ionic interaction on mutation to Arg indicates that the optimal configuration of the network of basic residues of antithrombin that together interact with the pentasaccharide requires a Lys in position 114. Replacement of Lys125 with Arg caused an even smaller, approximately 3-fold, decrease in pentasaccharide affinity, compared with that of approximately 400-fold caused by mutation to a neutral amino acid. An Arg in position 125 is thus essentially equivalent to the wild-type Lys in pentasaccharide binding. Substitution of Arg129 with Lys decreased the pentasaccharide affinity an appreciable approximately 100-fold, a loss approaching that of approximately 400-fold caused by substitution with a neutral amino acid. Arg is thus specifically required in position 129 for high-affinity pentasaccharide binding. This requirement is most likely due to the ability of Arg to interact with other residues of antithrombin, primarily, Glu414 and Thr44, in a manner that appropriately positions the Arg side chain for keeping the pentasaccharide anchored to the activated state of the inhibitor.     

几种替代杀线剂对甘薯茎线虫的毒力与活性

采用熏蒸法和浸渍法测定了4种土壤熏蒸杀线剂和6种非熏蒸杀线剂对甘薯茎线虫的毒力,在此基础上以各药剂的致死中浓度剂量处理线虫,设置不同时间处理,观察了药剂对线虫的活性动态变化.结果表明： 熏蒸杀线剂棉隆、1,3-二氯丙烯、威百亩、氯化苦对甘薯茎线虫的LC₅₀依次为0.49、0.89、0.91、3.60 mg·L^-1,非熏蒸杀线剂甲维盐、阿维菌素、灭线磷、噻唑膦、涕灭威、丁硫克百威对甘薯茎线虫的LC₅₀依次为31.2、48.1、224.3、288.4、632.3、823.9 mg·L^-1.致死中浓度处理线虫后,各药剂校正死亡率随处理时间延长有不同幅度升高,棉隆、1,3-二氯丙烯、阿维菌素和甲维盐对线虫有较高的持续抑制效果,处理48 h脱离药剂处理后校正死亡率没有降低,而传统杀线剂品种灭线磷和涕灭威处理均出现线虫明显复苏的现象.表明棉隆、1,3-二氯丙烯、阿维菌素和甲维盐可以替代传统杀线剂应用于甘薯茎线虫的防治.     

Toward understanding the cationicity of defensins. Arg and Lys versus their noncoded analogs

Human defensins are a family of small antimicrobial proteins found predominantly in leukocytes and epithelial cells that play important roles in the innate and adaptive immune defense against microbial infection. The most distinct molecular feature of defensins is cationicity, manifested by abundant Arg and/or Lys residues in their sequences. Sequence analysis indicates that Arg is strongly selected over Lys in alpha-defensins but not in beta-defensins. To understand this Arg/Lys disparity in defensins, we chemically synthesized human alpha-defensin 1 (HNP1) and several HNP1 analogs where three Arg residues were replaced by each of the following six alpha-amino acids: Lys, ornithine (Orn), diaminobutyric acid (Dab), diaminopropionic acid (Dap), N,N-dimethyl-Lys ((diMe)Lys), and homo-Arg ((homo)Arg). In addition, we prepared human beta-defensin 1 (hBD1) and (Lys-->Arg)hBD1 in which all four Lys residues were substituted for Arg. Bactericidal activity assays revealed the following. 1) Arg-containing HNP1 and (Lys-->Arg)hBD1 are functionally better than Lys-HNP1 and hBD1, respectively; the difference between Arg and Lys is more evident in the alpha-defensin than in the beta-defensin and is more evident at low salt concentrations than at high salt concentrations. 2) For HNP1, the Arg/Lys disparity is much more pronounced with Staphylococcus aureus than with Escherichia coli, and the Arg-rich HNP1 kills bacteria faster than its Lys-rich analog. 3) Arg and Lys appear to have optimal chain lengths for bacterial killing as shortening Lys or lengthening Arg in HNP1 invariably becomes functionally deleterious. Our findings provide insights into the Arg/Lys disparity in defensins, and shed light on the cationicity of defensins with respect to their antimicrobial activity and specificity.     

The Role of Pro, Gly Lys, and Arg Containing Peptides on Amyloid-Beta Aggregation

Genetic, biochemical and pathological evidence support that self-assembly of amyloid-beta (Aβ) peptide into toxic aggregates is implicated as the cause of Alzheimer’s disease. An attractive therapeutic strategy for the treatment of AD is to prevent or interfere with Aβ aggregation. A systematic investigation of the effects of proline-, glycine-, arginine- and lysine- containing peptides (PGKLVYA, KKLVFFARRRRA and KKLVFFA) on the beta-amyloid aggregation was made using FTIR, circular dichroism, ANS binding, ThT binding and TEM analysis. These peptides are based on the central hydrophobic region of Aβ (residues 16–20), which is believed to be crucial in Aβ self-association. There is increasing evidence to suggest that protein aggregation, including amyloid fibril formation results from the strong self-association tendency of the partially folded intermediates. Addition of PGKLVYA and KKLVFFARRRRA resulted in increase in ANS fluorescence intensity, suggesting enhanced exposure of hydrophobic surface area. As observed by ThT and TEM analysis PGKLVYA and KKLVFFARRRRA promote non-fibrillar ensembles, while peptide KKLVFFA accelerated the fibrillization of Aβ peptide by stabilizing intermolecular interactions. Circular dichroism and FTIR data showed that PGKLVYA and KKLVFFARRRRA effectively prevented amyloid-beta (Aβ) peptide adopting the beta-sheet secondary structure correlated with fibrillogenesis. This result indicates that PGKLVYA and KKLVFFARRRRA might have triggered another mechanism of Aβ assembly.