An insight into the inhibitory selectivity of 4-(Pyrazol- 4-yl)-pyrimidines to CDK4 over CDK2

Revealing selectivity mechanism of cyclin-dependent kinases (CDK) and their inhibitors is an important issue to develop potential anticancer drugs. The substituted 4-(Pyrazol-4-yl)-pyrimidines are potent inhibitors of CDK4 but not of the highly homologous CDK2. In order to reveal the inhibitory selectivity of these inhibitors to CDK4 over CDK2, we select one of substituted 4-(Pyrazol-4-yl)-pyrimidines as a representative (marked as A1 hereunder) and perform molecular docking, molecular dynamics simulations and binding free energy analysis for CDK4/A1 and CDK2/A1, respectively. The electrostatic and van der Waals (vdW) interactions of the A1 inhibitor with CDK4/CDK2 are discussed. The computed binding free energies based on the MM-PBSA method are consistent with experimental bioactivity ranking of A1 inhibitor to CDK4/CDK2. On the other hand, the conformational characteristics of CDK2 and CDK4 induced by A1 inhibitor are analysed and revealed. Results demonstrate that the vdW interactions considerably contribute to binding of CDK4/CDK2 with A1 inhibitor and are similar in size. The hydrogen bonding between A1 inhibitor and CDK4/CDK2 is considerably favourable to the binding, in which the hydrogen bond between the NH group of the pyrazole group of A1 and the residue Asp158 of CDK4 plays a crucial role in inhibitory selectivity of A1 inhibitor to CDK4 over CDK2. The electrostatic interaction energy differences between the corresponding residues of CDK4/A1 and CDK2/A1 confirm the above inference. The conformational changes of CDK2 and CDK4 induced by A1 inhibitor influence the selectivity of A1 inhibitor to CDK4/CDK2.     

一步法扩增克隆IBDV上海超强毒VP2-4-3基因

分离、纯化了鸡传染性法氏囊病病毒超强毒 (vvIBDV) 上海株SH95的病毒核酸dsRNA,应用随机引物将RNA反转录成cDNA,以此为模板一步扩增出A片段前体融合蛋白基因即VP2-4-3基因,将其克隆入pGEM-T载体,并进行序列分析,其与超强毒株HK46的核苷酸序列的同源性达98%,整个基因有5个氨基酸差异,同源性达99.51%(1007/1012).     

一步法扩增克隆IBDV上海超强毒VP2—4—3基因

分离、纯化了鸡传染性法氏囊病病毒超强毒 (vvIBDV)上海株SH95的病毒核酸dsRNA ,应用随机引物将RNA反转录成cDNA ,以此为模板一步扩增出A片段前体融合蛋白基因即VP2 4 3基因 ,将其克隆入 pGEM T载体 ,并进行序列分析 ,其与超强毒株HK4 6的核苷酸序列的同源性达 98% ,整个基因有 5个氨基酸差异 ,同源性达99.5 1% (10 0 7/ 10 12 )。     

IBDV多聚蛋白基因真核表达质粒的构建与表达

将IBDV上海超强毒株的多聚蛋白基因(vp2-4-3)克隆入真核表达载体pALTER-MAX,构建成功pALTER-MAX-VP2-4-3真核表达质粒,经纯化后,pALTER-MAX-VP2-4-3在LipofectamieTM 2000介导下转染Vero细胞、11日龄鸡胚的绒毛尿囊膜(CAM)和肌肉注射2日龄的雏鸡,1周后,分别提取细胞或组织中的总DNA或总RNA,用DIG标记探针均可检测到阳性杂交信号;转染的Vero细胞飞片和肌肉冰冻切片,进行免疫荧光检测均呈现阳性结果;转染的鸡胚CAM匀浆上清,用兔抗IBDV超强毒的高免血清,经Dot-ELISA检测呈现阳性.表明转染后基因获得表达,表达的蛋白具有免疫反应性.     

IBDV多聚蛋白基因真核表达质粒的构建与表达

将IBDV上海超强毒株的多聚蛋白基因(vp2-4-3)克隆入真核表达载体pALTER-MAX,构建成功pALTER-MAX-VP2-4-3真核表达质粒,经纯化后,pALTER-MAX-VP2-4-3在Lipofectamie^TM2000介导下转染Vero细胞、11日龄鸡胚的绒毛尿囊膜(CAM)和肌肉注射2日龄的雏鸡,1周后,分别提取细胞或组织中的总DNA或总RNA,用DIG标记探针均可检测到阳性杂交信号;转染的Vero细胞飞片和肌肉冰冻切片,进行免疫荧光检测均呈现阳性结果;转染的鸡胚CAM匀浆上清,用兔抗IBDV超强毒的高免血清,经Dot—ELISA检测呈现阳性。表明转染后基因获得表达,表达的蛋白具有免疫反应性。     

4-(O-Benzylphenoxy)-N-Methylbutylamine (Bifemelane) and Other 4-(O-Benzylphenoxy)-N-Methylalkylamines as New Inhibitors of Type A and B Monoamine Oxidase

4-(O-Benzylphenoxy)-N-methylbutylamine (Bifemelane, BP-N-methylbutylamine), a new psychotropic drug, was found to inhibit monoamine oxidase (MAO) in human brain synaptosomes. It inhibited type A MAO (MAO-A) competitively and type B (MAO-B) noncompetitively. BP-N-methylbutylamine had a much higher affinity to MAO-A than an amine substrate, kynuramine, and it was a more potent inhibitor of MAO-A than of MAO-B. The Ki values of MAO-A and -B were determined to be 4.20 and 46.0 microM, respectively, while the Km values of MAO-A and -B with kynuramine were 44.1 and 90.0 microM, respectively. The inhibition of MAO-A and -B by BP-N-methylbutylamine was found to be reversible by dialysis of the incubation mixture. MAO-A in human placental and liver mitochondria and in a rat clonal pheochromocytoma cell line, PC12h, was inhibited competitively by BP-N-methylbutylamine, while MAO-B in human liver mitochondria was inhibited noncompetitively, as in human brain synaptosomes. BP-N-methylbutylamine was not oxidized by MAO-A and -B. The effects of other BP-N-methylalkylamines, such as BP-N-methylethylamine, -propylamine, and -pentanylamine, on MAO activity were examined. BP-N-methylbutylamine was the most potent inhibitor of MAO-A, and BP-N-methylethylamine and -propylamine inhibited MAO-B competitively, whereas BP-N-methylbutylamine and -pentanylamine inhibited it noncompetitively. Inhibition of these BP-N-methylalkylamines on MAO-A and -B is discussed in relation to their chemical structure.     

用DD—PCR法克隆AVP4—8诱导的鼠脑差异表达基因

精氨酸加压素（ＡＶＰ）Ｃ端片段ＡＶＰ４－８,具有增强记忆的功能,它在大鼠脑内引发一系列的生理和生化变化。采用差示ＰＣＲ（ＤＤ－ＰＣＲ）技术,寻找注射ＡＶＰ４－８前后在大鼠海马中差异表达的基因。抽提总ＲＮＡ,以反转录产生的ｃＤＮＡ为模板进行ＰＣＲ,经过９组引物组合,获得了十几个差异片段,挑选其中差异最大的片段ｄｄｌ进行克隆,测序,并与Ｇｅｎｅｄａｎｋ等数据进行同源比较 有找到同源基因,可能是个新基因     

Gene expression profiles in HPV-immortalized human cervical cells treated with the nicotine-derived carcinogen 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone

Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is an established etiological factor for cervical cancer. Epidemiological studies suggest that smoking in combination with HPV infection plays a significant role in the etiology of this disease. We have previously shown that the tobacco carcinogen, 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK), is present in human cervical mucus. Here, we hypothesized that treatment of HPV-16-immortalized human ectocervical cells (Ecto1/E6E7) with NNK would alter the expression of genes involved in cellular transformation. Ecto1/E6E7 cells were treated with water (vehicle control) alone or with 1 μM, 10 μM, and 100 μM of NNK in water for 12 weeks. The colony-forming efficiency increased following NNK treatment; the maximum effect was observed after 12 weeks with 100 μM NNK. Microarray analysis revealed that, independent of the dose of NNK, expression of 30 genes was significantly altered; 22 of these genes showed a dose-response pattern. Genes identified are categorized as immune response (LTB4R), RNA surveillance pathway (SMG1), metabolism (ALDH7A1), genes frequently expressed in later stages of neoplastic development (MT1F), DNA binding (HIST3H3 and CHD1L), and protein biosynthesis (UBA52). Selected genes were confirmed by qRT-PCR. Western blot analysis indicates that phosphorylation of histone 3 at serine 10, a marker of cellular transformation, was up-regulated in cells treated with NNK. This is the first study showing that NNK can alter gene expression that may, in part, account for transformation of HPV-immortalized human cervical cells. The results support previous epidemiological observations that, in addition to HPV, tobacco smoking also plays an important role in the development of cervical cancer.     

Growth and Major Nutrient Concentrations in Brassica campestris Supplied with Different NH4+/NO3- Ratios

In the present study, we investigated whether growth and main nutrient ion concentrations of cabbage (Brassica campestris L.) could be increased when plants were subjected to different NH4+/NO3- ratios. Cabbage seedlings The results showed that cabbage growth was reduced by 87% when the proportion of NH4+-N in the nutrient solution was more than 75% compared with a ratio NH4+/NO3- of 0.5:0.5 35 d after transplanting, suggesting a possible toxicity seedling weight, root length, and H2PO4- (P), K+, Ca2+, and Mg2+ concentrations were all higher than those in plants 0.5 NH4+/NO3-. The present results indicate that an appropriate NH4+/NO3- ratio improves the absorption of other nutrients and maintains a suitable proportion of N assimilation and storage that should benefit plant growth and the quality of cabbage as a vegetable.