Temperature-sensitive mutants of Balb/3T3 cells: description of a mutant affected in cellular and polyoma virus DNA synthesis.

A temperature-sensitive Dna- mutant (ts-2) of the mouse cell Balb/3T3 is characterized. Studies with synchronized cells indicate that the defect is in DNA synthesis itself, rather than in progress toward its initiation. ts-2 supports polyoma DNA synthesis after infection at 33degreesC but not at 38degreesC. Viral DNA synthesis begun at 33degreesC is inhibited upon shift to 38degreesC. A procedure is proposed by which viral DNA synthesis can be used to distinguish different classes of cell Dna- mutants.     

Three additional genes required for deoxyribonucleic acid synthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) synthesis was examined in asynchronous and synchronous cultures of a number of cdc (cell division cycle) temperature-sensitive mutant strains. The kinetics of DNA synthesis after a shift to the restrictive temperature was compared with that obtained after inhibition of protein synthesis at the permissive temperature, a condition that specifically blocks the initiation of new rounds of DNA replication, but does not block those in progress. Mutations in three genes (cdc 4, 7, and 28) appear to block a precondition for DNA synthesis since cells carrying these lesions cannot start new rounds of DNA replication after a shift from permissive to restrictive temperature, but can finish rounds that were in progress. These three genes are classified as having roles in the "initiation" of DNA synthesis. Mutations in two genes (cdc 8 and 21) block DNA synthesis, itself, since cells harboring these lesions that had started DNA synthesis at the permissive temperature arrest synthesis abruptly upon a shift to the restrictive temperature. Mutations in 13 other cdc genes do not impair DNA synthesis in the first cell cycle at the restrictive temperature.     

Hydroxyurea inhibits ODC induction, but not the G1 to S phase transition.

Chinese hamster ovary cells, selected in mitosis and plated into medium containing hydroxyurea, can progress through G₁ and enter S phase although bulk DNA synthesis is prevented. As the cells progress through G₁ in the presence of hydroxyurea, ornithine decarboxylase activity remains low while general protein synthesis appears unaffected. After hydroxyurea is removed, ornithine decarboxylase activity increases, but only after approximately 20% of the DNA has been replicated. These results suggest that ornithine decarboxylase induction is not essential for cellular progression into S phase but is required for the completion of DNA synthesis.     

脯氨酸代谢与植物抗渗透胁迫的研究进展

脯氨酸被认为是植物和细菌内的一种相容渗透剂,有助于植物和细菌抵御渗透胁迫。本文就近年来有关植物体内脯氨酸合成和代谢、脯氨酸含量受渗透胁迫的影响情况、脯氨酸合成降解有关的酶及其基因、脯氨酸在细胞中的运输和定位、ＡＢＡ与脯氨酸的诱导合成以及脯氨酸和植物抗渗透胁迫关系的研究进展作了简要综述。     

脯氨酸代谢与植物抗渗透胁迫的研究进展

脯氨酸被认为是植物和细菌内的一种相容渗透剂,有助于植物和细菌抵御渗透胁迫。本文就近年来有关植物体内脯氨酸合成和代谢、脯氨酸含量受渗透胁迫的影响情况、脯氨酸合成降解有关的酶及其基因、脯氨酸在细胞中的运输和定位、ABA与脯氨酸的诱导合成以及脯氨酸和植物抗渗透胁迫关系的研究进展作了简要综述。     

玉米赖氨酸相关基因opaque-2及其修饰基因研究进展

玉米隐性突变o2基因能通过减少醇溶蛋白的合成来显著提高赖氨酸含量,为培育高赖氨酸含量的优质蛋白玉米（quality protein maize, QPM）提供了良好的基因资源。对玉米o2基因的发现、研究现状及其修饰基因的研究进展,以及当前育种家利用这两种基因相互作用培育优质蛋白玉米的研究进展进行了综述,以期为高赖氨酸玉米育种提供参考。     

Anatomy--analysis and synthesis

Scientific knowledge is a continuum, and anatomy is a part of this subject to the same methods, principles, and the need of synthesis, both within anatomy and with other syntheses. Western science is the spearhead of human progress in understanding the universe around us and the world of Earth, from which we cannot escape. Science may also, in its power of synthesis, bringing together not only those who practise it but also uniting the nations. Excellent as are the applications of science in technology, knowledge has its own value in producing a synthesis of human awareness,--and also it may prevent us from ruining the Earth, which is our only possible home.     

Cell-free platforms for flexible expression and screening of enzymes

As was witnessed from PCR technology, in vitro applications of biosynthetic machinery can expand the horizon of biotechnology. Cell-free protein synthesis has emerged as a powerful technology that can potentially transform the concept of bioprocess. With the ability to harness the synthetic power of biology without many of the constraints of cell-based systems, cell-free protein synthesis enables instant creation of protein molecules from diverse sources of genetic information. Enzyme discovery and engineering is the field of particular interest among the possible applications of cell-free protein synthesis since many of the intrinsic limitations associated with traditional cell-based expression screening of enzymes can be effectively addressed. Cell-free synthesis not only offers excellent throughput in the generation of enzymes, it allows facile integration of expression and analysis of enzymes, greatly accelerating the process of enzyme discovery. This review article is thus intended to survey recent progress in cell-free protein synthesis technology focused on its applications in enzyme expression and screening.     

无细胞合成生物学：革新生物医药产业的新策略

无细胞合成生物系统,能够在体外完成生命转录翻译过程,因体系灵活开放、便于控制、表达周期短、高耐受性等特点,可表达细胞系统难以表达的蛋白质。随着无细胞生物传感和体系冻干技术的不断发展,其在医药健康领域的应用不断拓展。本文综述了无细胞合成生物学在按需生物医药合成和便携式医疗检测等医药健康领域的研究进展,该体系的进一步发展有潜力实现更复杂后修饰蛋白质药物的合成、可丰富无细胞生物传感器类型并提高其灵敏性。无细胞合成生物学作为新兴工程策略,未来必将更好地应用于高通量医药蛋白质筛选、新型病原体的检测等医药健康领域。     

雨生红球藻虾青素合成研究进展

虾青素是一种重要的次级类胡萝卜素,具有高活性的抗氧化功能,广泛应用于食品保健、医药、水产养殖等领域。雨生红球藻是一种在胁迫条件下能够大量积累虾青素的微藻。文中回顾了雨生红球藻虾青素的生物合成研究的进展,包括虾青素生物合成的诱导与调控、虾青素合成与光合作用及脂类代谢的关系等研究现状。     

Specific protection from phenocopy induction by heat shock

Mild heat treatments applied to whole animals or cell cultures of Drosophila prior to lethal heat shocks result in increased survival and protection against phenocopy induction. The optimal condition for the preliminary mild heat treatment is that which induces the synthesis of heat-shock proteins but does not turn off the protein synthesis that is in progress. Recovery of protein synthesis but not RNA synthesis following a drastic heat shock is much enhanced by the pretreatments. The results suggest that the protection for survival and against phenocopy induction is due to storage of messenger RNA.     

酵母菌合成2-苯乙醇的研究进展

2-苯乙醇是一种具有令人愉悦的玫瑰风味的芳香醇,在食品、化妆品和药品等领域具有广泛的应用。本文对酵母菌合成2-苯乙醇的代谢途径及其调控过程、以及提高2-苯乙醇产量的国内外研究进展进行了综述,并对通过微生物转化法合成2-苯乙醇目前存在的不足及进一步研究方向进行了讨论。     

The labile nature of the insulin signal(s) for the stimulation of DNA synthesis in mouse lens epithelial and 3T3 cells

A kinetic study was carried out to assess the stability of the intracellular signal(s) generated by insulin in quiescent cells for the stimulation of DNA synthesis. Using murine lens epithelial cells and Swiss 3T3 cells in culture, it was found that insulin stimulated DNA synthesis after a lag of 14.5 h. If, however, 6 h after the addition of insulin to the cells, the insulin-containing media were totally removed, followed by the addition of fresh media (even if insulin was returned to the medium within approximately 10 min), a 14.5-h lag still remained after insulin readdition before DNA synthesis started. In another set of experiments, the insulin was removed after 6 h by diluting its concentration approximately 60,000-fold. In this case, if insulin was at the diluted concentration for approximately 60 min before being added back, a full 14.5 h was necessary for the start of DNA synthesis. The half-time for loss of signal was 2 +/- 1 min for total washout and 18.4 +/- 0.5 min for the dilution experiment. These results indicate that the intracellular signal(s) for DNA synthesis produced by the binding of insulin to its cellular receptor are extremely transitory in nature. The signal disappears at approximately the same rate that insulin dissociates from the receptor. Thus, insulin must be constantly binding to the membrane receptor in order to keep the key signal(s) at a high enough level for the cell to progress on to S phase. Early events, such as specific protein synthesis, changes in ion flux, changes in cellular metabolism, and changes in cellular pH, may be essential, but they are not sufficient to cause a cell to progress on to S phase. Addition of sodium vanadate to the cell is found to stabilize the messenger such that there is no loss of signal when insulin is removed. These data are consistent with the tyrosine-phosphorylated insulin receptor or a product of its action being the signal.     

Profiling of gene-dependent translational progress in cell-free protein synthesis by real-space imaging

In general, gene-dependent translational progress affects the efficiency of protein expression. To evaluate the translational progress of protein synthesis, it is necessary to trace the time course of translation as well as the quantity of products. Here we present a new method for tracking translation steps in cell-free protein synthesis using atomic force microscopy (AFM). The cell-free protein synthesis system is useful to track the inherent translational progress of a target gene, whereas conventional UV absorption measurement coupled with density gradient fractionation is difficult to analyze such small sample quantities. Because the high resolution of AFM enables us to clearly count the number of ribosomes included in polysomes, polysome profiles can be obtained directly without complicated fractionation. With this method, we could elucidate the detailed polysome profile with only 1 μl of sample solution. We observed the translational progress of green fluorescent protein synthesis, a model of high-expression protein, as well as human retinoid X receptor. Detailed polysome profiles showed different patterns of translational progress and were clearly associated with the results of time-dependent protein expression. Our study suggests the possibility for comprehensive character analysis of inherent gene-dependent translational progress.     

Activation and inactivation of synthesis of secondary wall polymers in Bacillus subtilis W23

The progress of activation and inactivation of synthesis of the wall polymers, teichoic acid and teichuronic acid, in response to changes in the phosphate content of the growth medium has been examined using toluenised cells of B. subtilis W23. Activation of teichoic acid synthesis from nucleotide precursors was independent of protein synthesis, but chloramphenicol prevented activation when DL-glycerol 3-phosphate and CTP replaced CDP-glycerol as one of the substrates of the reaction. Activation of teichuronic acid synthesis was dependent on synthesis of protein. Inactivation of synthesis of both polymers was slowed, but not prevented, by inhibition of protein synthesis. Evidence was obtained that a protein synthesised during phosphate starvation retards the activation of teichoic acid synthesis.     

基于一体化生物加工过程的木质纤维素合成生物丁醇的研究进展

一体化生物加工过程 (Consolidated bioprocessing,CBP) 是在一个生物反应器中完成水解酶生产、酶解、微生物发酵等多步生物过程的工艺。因其过程步骤简单、成本低,被认为是生产二代生物燃料最具发展前景的工艺。然而,由于木质纤维素降解与丁醇合成路径的复杂性,鲜有天然微生物可以直接利用木质纤维素合成丁醇。随着合成生物学技术的发展,在纤维素降解梭菌中引入丁醇合成途径,可以使单菌利用木质纤维素直接合成丁醇。但是该策略存在菌株代谢负荷重、丁醇产量低等问题。而混菌策略可以通过不同菌株的劳动分工,使单菌代谢负担得到缓解,因此进一步提高了丁醇合成效率。文中从单菌策略和混菌策略分析了近年来一体化生物加工过程利用木质纤维素合成丁醇的相关研究进展,为生物丁醇以及其他生物燃料的一体化生物加工过程研究提供借鉴。     

Use of synthetic oligonucleotides in gene isolation and manipulation

Great progress has occurred in the techniques of synthesis of DNA molecules of defined sequences in terms of speed, length of the obtained oligonucleotides, and automation of the processes. Corresponding progress also occurred in the ways of using synthetic DNA in molecular biology and recombinant DNA research. Screening of cloned DNA sequence banks with long, unique oligonucleotides, provided a new approach to isolate the genes for proteins which are present in very small quantity. This technique can present considerable advantages over the more classical use of mixtures of oligonucleotides, in reducing the number of potentially positive clones on a primary screen, and enabling cloning with a minimum of amino acid sequence data. Synthetic oligonucleotides also provide the basis of a set of techniques for site-directed mutagenesis of DNA sequences. This allows the possibility of engineering the structure of particular proteins, and the properties of new variants can be tested by expressing the protein in a heterologous host. An example of this approach is the production of variants of human alpha 1-antitrypsin. A variant where valine replaces the methionine at the active site is equally active as an antielastase, but no longer susceptible to oxidative inactivation. A second variant, where arginine replaces the methionine, now functions as an antithrombin, but no longer inhibits elastase. Total gene synthesis is now feasible for larger and larger genes, and some of the recent strategies of whole gene synthesis are presented.     

聚乳酸成核剂研究进展

聚乳酸是以乳酸为原料而合成得到的一种高分子材料,具有良好生物相容性、可生物降解性。目前工业规模化生产的聚乳酸主要是以左旋乳酸合成得到的聚乳酸,制得的制品透明性好,但缺点是不能耐热。添加成核剂可以提高聚乳酸的结晶度,从而提高它的耐热性能。本文综述了有机成核剂和无机成核剂的研究进展。