Polo样激酶1在细胞周期及细胞周期监测点中的功能

Plk1（Polo-like kinase 1）是一类从酵母到人类都高度保守的丝氨酸/苏氨酸蛋白激酶,是真核细胞有丝分裂的重要调控因子.Plk1随有丝分裂进程定位于不同位点,调节分裂期进入、纺锤体形成和胞质分裂等过程.Plk1能够与磷酸化的停靠蛋白结合,从而在不同空间被激活以满足其在细胞周期中的不同功能.Plk1还参与G2和M期DNA损伤监测点的调节,对于DNA损伤恢复后重新进入有丝分裂期是必须的.目前,Plk1的重要功能尤其是在DNA损伤监测点中发挥的重要功能正在被广泛研究.Plk1在多种恶性肿瘤中存在过表达且与肿瘤发生密切相关,对于Plk1功能的深入研究为以Plk1为靶的肿瘤治疗提供理论依据     

Role of the Cell Cycle in the Pathobiology of Central Nervous System Trauma

Up-regulation of cell cycle proteins occurs in both mitotic and post-mitotic neural cells after central nervous system (CNS) injury in adult animals. In mitotic cells, such as astroglia and microglia, they induce proliferation, whereas in post-mitotic cells such as neurons they initiate caspase-related apoptosis. We recently reported that early central administration of the cell cycle inhibitor flavopiridol after experimental traumatic brain injury (TBI) significantly reduced lesion volume, scar formation and neuronal cell death, while promoting near complete behavioral recovery. Here we show that in primary neuronal or astrocyte cultures structurally different cell cycle inhibitors (flavopiridol, roscovitine, and olomoucine) significantly reduce up-regulation of cell cycle proteins, attenuate neuronal cell death induced by etoposide, and decrease astrocyte proliferation. Flavopiridol, in a concentration dependent manner, also attenuates proliferation/activation of microglia. In addition, we demonstrate that central administration of flavopiridol improves functional outcome in dose-dependent manner after fluid percussion induced brain injury in rats. Moreover, delayed systemic administration of flavopiridol significantly reduces brain lesion volume and edema development after TBI. These data provide further support for the therapeutic potential of cell cycle inhibitors for the treatment of clinical CNS injury and that protective mechanisms likely include reduction of neuronal cell death, inhibition of glial proliferation and attenuation of microglial activation.     

MicroRNA与神经系统重大疾病

目前有研究证实microRNA参与了神经系统生长发育和生理功能的调控,它也与可塑性障碍性疾病、神经系统退行性疾病、神经系统肿瘤、脑血管疾病等重大疾病的发生发展相关．随着microRNA研究领域的发展,一些重大神经系统疾病的相关发病机制将有可能被阐释．     

Expression of Cell Cycle Genes in Shoot Apical Meristems

This article reviews cell proliferation in the shoot apical meristem. The morphology and function of the meristem depends on the positional control of cell growth and division. The review describes the historical framework of research in this area and then discusses the regulatory pathways that might link developmental controls to the core cell cycle machinery.     

Cell Type-Specific Functions of Period Genes Revealed by Novel Adipocyte and Hepatocyte Circadian Clock Models

In animals, circadian rhythms in physiology and behavior result from coherent rhythmic interactions between clocks in the brain and those throughout the body. Despite the many tissue specific clocks, most understanding of the molecular core clock mechanism comes from studies of the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN) of the hypothalamus and a few other cell types. Here we report establishment and genetic characterization of three cell-autonomous mouse clock models: 3T3 fibroblasts, 3T3-L1 adipocytes, and MMH-D3 hepatocytes. Each model is genetically tractable and has an integrated luciferase reporter that allows for longitudinal luminescence recording of rhythmic clock gene expression using an inexpensive off-the-shelf microplate reader. To test these cellular models, we generated a library of short hairpin RNAs (shRNAs) against a panel of known clock genes and evaluated their impact on circadian rhythms. Knockdown of Bmal1, Clock, Cry1, and Cry2 each resulted in similar phenotypes in all three models, consistent with previous studies. However, we observed cell type-specific knockdown phenotypes for the Period and Rev-Erb families of clock genes. In particular, Per1 and Per2, which have strong behavioral effects in knockout mice, appear to play different roles in regulating period length and amplitude in these peripheral systems. Per3, which has relatively modest behavioral effects in knockout mice, substantially affects period length in the three cellular models and in dissociated SCN neurons. In summary, this study establishes new cell-autonomous clock models that are of particular relevance to metabolism and suitable for screening for clock modifiers, and reveals previously under-appreciated cell type-specific functions of clock genes.     

CDC20在细胞分裂周期中的作用

CDC20是细胞周期相关蛋白之一。在细胞分裂周期中,CDC20是纺锤体组装检查点的靶向物和有丝分裂后期促进复合体的正调控因子,在引导细胞周期中某些蛋白质的泛素化降解和确保染色体正常分离的过程中起着重要的作用。     

CREB信号通路在神经系统中的调控及功能

cAMP应答元件结合蛋白(cAMP response element binding protein,CREB)在神经元生成、突触可塑性及学习记忆等方面都具有重要的调节作用,这使得与CREB信号通路相关的分子成为较受关注的神经系统疾病干预的药物靶点.本文概述了CREB的基本构成、相关信号通路、其目的基因表达调控及其在阿尔茨海默病(Alzheimer’s disease,AD)中的作用.     

内源性气体硫化氢在中枢神经系统中的作用

内源性硫化氢(H2S)可以刺激神经细胞cAMP水平增加,提高NMDA受体介导的突触后兴奋性电位,提高诱导海马长时程增强。H2S不仅具有神经调节剂的功能,还有神经保护剂的功能。H2S自身并不能将细胞从氧化应激中解救出来,但是它能通过提高胞内有效的抗氧化剂——还原型谷胱苷肽的含量而起到保护神经元的作用。对H2S的研究刚刚起步,对其在神经系统中的作用机制开展研究将有助于了解其在神经元保护方面所起的作用。     

ZNF403，一个新的细胞周期调节因子的功能研究

ZNF403和LCRG1是人类基因ZNF403的2个不同转录剪切本.以往的研究表明LCRG1在喉癌细胞株Hep-2中具有抑瘤特性.本研究旨在探明ZNF403和LCRG1不同剪切本之间的关系以及在肿瘤细胞中对ZNF403的功能进行研究.首先,采用实时荧光定量PCR对这2个转录本的相对表达水平进行分析,结果表明,ZNF403表达水平在不同细胞株中明显高于LCRG1(>10倍),为该基因的主要转录表达产物.随后分别采用MTT细胞生长分析法和裸鼠体内成瘤实验在体外和体内对ZNF403的功能进行分析,结果显示ZNF403的基因沉默可以同时在体内和体外抑制喉癌细胞Hep-2细胞的生长.为了探明其作用机制,本研究还采用细胞信息学、流式细胞周期分析术和高通量PCR点阵分析方法进一步分析,结果表明,ZNF403的基因沉默可显著抑制细胞DNA的复制并延缓细胞周期进入到有丝分裂期.同时发现ZNF403可调节一系列的细胞周期调节蛋白如MCM2、p21、ATM、MRE11A等.综上研究提示ZNF403为一新的细胞周期调节因子,其功能的缺失与肿瘤发生发展密切相关.     

植物细胞周期调控因子及其功能的研究进展

细胞周期调控因子能通过影响细胞周期对植物细胞的生长、分裂和分化产生作用,进而调节植物的生长发育。本文综述了近几年来植物细胞周期调控因子中细胞周期蛋白（cyclin,CYC）、周期蛋白依赖激酶（cyclin-dependent kinase,CDK）等的作用机理及研究进展,阐述了各调控因子在植物生长发育过程中的作用。     

PCNA等5种基因在小鼠睾丸发育过程中的表达

以出生1日、30日和成年昆明小鼠睾丸组织为实验材料,利用地高辛标记的基因探针在组织切片上进行DNA－mRNA分子原位杂交,研究了PCNA、cyclinD1、cdc2、P21和P16基因共5种细胞周期调控基因在小鼠睾丸发育中的表达变化。结果发现：PCNA基因在30日龄和成年鼠睾丸中都有强的表达;而cyclin D1基因只在30日龄的小鼠睾丸组织中有表达;P21、P16和cdc2基因在3个不同的发育阶段都没有表达。这些结果表明：(1)细胞周期调控基因cyclin D1、cdc2、P16和P21与小鼠睾丸发育和精子发生过程的细胞增殖控制关系不大,可能小鼠睾丸和精子发育过程中的细胞增殖调控与其他细胞的增殖调控有不同的机制;(2)cyclin D1基因在小鼠睾丸中的表达模式表明,cyclin D1基因在睾丸发育中有不同于细胞增殖促进的作用;(3)小鼠睾丸发育中,精子发生开始时期可能晚于30日龄。 Abstracts：Using in situ hybridization technique with Dig Labeled DNA probe, we studied the expression of PCNA,cyclin D1, cdc2, P21 and P16 gene in the test of one day old,30 days old and adult Kunming mouse.The results shows that the expression of PCNA gene was strong in the test of 30 days old and adult mouse; cyclin D1 gene only expressed in the test of 30 days old mouse; cdc2,P21 and P16 gene did not express in the test of all three groups of mouse.These results suggest that:(1)cyclin D1,cdc2,P16 and P21 genes are not related to the regulaton of cell cycle during test development and germ genaration, and possibly the machanism of cell cycle regulation during test development and germ genaration is different from other kind of cells;(2)cyclin D1 has other founctions except promoting cell profilation;and (3)the germ genaration during test development may start after 30 days old.     

Reticulum Cell Sarcoma of the Central Nervous System

One variety of sarcoma of the central nervous system (CNS) has been referred to under such synonyms as perithelial sarcoma, microglioma, and reticulum cell sarcoma. A case of diffuse involvement of the CNS is reported and the author believes that the tumour is a reticulum cell sarcoma because: (1) in addition to involvement of the CNS, lesions characteristic of a diffuse lymphomatous process were present in extraneural sites; (2) silver carbonate impregnation of the tumour cells was demonstrated. This tinctorial property has been reported as characteristic of microgliomas but has been shown to be an unreliable criterion for the differentiation of the cells of microglial from those of reticulum cell sarcomas. It is concluded that in such cases the CNS is the initial and major focus of a multicentric malignant lymphoma which has the histologic characteristics of a reticulum cell sarcoma.