FoxO1转录因子及其翻译后修饰的生物学意义

FoxO1转录因子属于Fox家族成员,主要参与细胞凋亡、应激、DNA损伤/修复、肿瘤发生、血管生成和糖代谢等生命过程.PI-3K和Akt信号通路可磷酸化FoxO1,使其由胞核转运至胞质,导致转录活性灭活,从而抑制FoxO1所调控的下游基因表达.FoxO1的乙酰化可削弱FoxO1结合同源DNA序列的能力,同时加强FoxO1的磷酸化,进一步降低其转录活性.正是由于FoxO1本身的翻译后修饰可调节FoxO1的功能,使得其在肿瘤发生、免疫反应、细胞周期、分化、代谢、应激和凋亡中都起着重要的作用.本文对FoxO1及其翻译后修饰的生物学意义进行综述.     

Multivalent Recognition of Histone Tails by the PHD Fingers of CHD5

The chromodomain, helicase, DNA-binding protein 5 (CHD5) is a chromatin remodeling enzyme which is implicated in tumor suppression. In this study, we demonstrate the ability of the CHD5 PHD fingers to specifically recognize the unmodified N-terminus of histone H3. We use two distinct modified peptide-library platforms (beads and glass slides) to determine the detailed histone binding preferences of PHD(1) and PHD(2) alone and the tandem PHD(1-2) construct. Both domains displayed similar binding preferences for histone H3, where modification (e.g., methylation, acetylation, and phosphorylation) at H3R2, H3K4, H3T3, H3T6, and H3S10 disrupts high-affinity binding, and the three most N-terminal amino acids (ART) are crucial for binding. The tandem CHD5-PHD(1-2) displayed similar preferences to those displayed by each PHD finger alone. Using NMR, surface plasmon resonance, and two novel biochemical assays, we demonstrate that CHD5-PHD(1-2) simultaneously engages two H3 N-termini and results in a 4-11-fold increase in affinity compared with either PHD finger alone. These studies provide biochemical evidence for the utility of tandem PHD fingers to recruit protein complexes at targeted genomic loci and provide the framework for understanding how multiple chromatin-binding modules function to interpret the combinatorial PTM capacity written in chromatin.     

拟南芥转录因子DYT1的原核表达与多克隆抗体制备

以拟南芥雄性不育突变体ms157为材料,对其转录因子DYT1的原核表达进行了分析及多克隆抗体的制备.结果表明:构建的原核表达载体转化入BL21菌株后,经IPTG诱导,表达了分子量约为50 kD的重组蛋白.SDS-PAGE检测结果表明,该重组表达蛋白以可融性形式表达.用该蛋白作为抗原注射新西兰兔后,成功获取了多克隆抗体.Western blotting证实其具良好的免疫原性,ELISA结果表明融合蛋白的效价大于1:5 120.     

IFI16 Targets the Transcription Factor Sp1 to Suppress HIV-1 Transcription and Latency Reactivation

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转录因子FOXM1在卵巢癌细胞中的表达及其对侵袭转移能力的影响

目的:研究上皮性卵巢癌细胞中FOXM1的表达,探讨FOXM1与MMP9之间的相关性以及与卵巢癌细胞侵袭、转移的关系。方法:采用Real-time RT-PCR、Western blotting技术检测pcDNA3.1-FOXM1和FOXM1-siRNA分别转染卵巢癌细胞株HO-8910(低转移)和HO-8910PM(高转移)前后FOXM1的表达水平,用Transwell方法检测转染该序列后HO-8910和HO-8910PM细胞侵袭能力的改变,并用荧光素酶双报告基因分析技术检测FOXM1对MMP9的调控作用。结果:与对照组和空载组相比,转染了pcDNA3.1-FOXM1的HO-8910细胞FOXM1 mRNA、蛋白表达显著升高,而转染了FOXM1-siRNA的高转移细胞株HO-8910PM FOXM1 mRNA、蛋白表达显著降低(P0.05);相对于空载体组和空白组,pcDNA3.1-FOXM1转染组细胞的侵袭能力明显增强,而FOXM1-siRNA转染细胞的侵袭能力明显降低(P0.05);FOXM1参与对MMP9的转录调控作用(P0.05)。结论:FOXM1可能是一个潜在的治疗靶点,通过下调FOXM1的表达,从而抑制卵巢癌的浸袭和转移。     

构树转录因子BpbZIP1的鉴定及镉胁迫响应分析

重金属污染不仅影响土壤有效面积,限制植被分布,也会对食物链和人体健康造成危害,其中镉（Cd）污染尤为突出。选择重金属耐受性强的植物应用于尾矿区的土壤修复亟待进行。构树（Broussonetia papyrifera）是重金属污染土壤的先锋树种,为探明构树响应重金属胁迫的分子机制,本研究从构树中克隆获得1个碱性亮氨酸拉链（basic leucine zipper,bZIP）转录因子（命名为BpbZIP1）,对其基本生物信息、Cd胁迫响应及转化酵母的功能进行分析,预测BpbZIP1响应Cd的功能。结果显示,BpbZIP1基因开放阅读框长1 713 bp,编码的蛋白含570个氨基酸,分子量为62 902.38 Da,等电点为4.62。与拟南芥（Arabidopsis thaliana）AtbZIP1具有较近的进化关系。在150 μmol·L^-1 CdCl₂处理下,BpbZIP1基因能被不同程度的诱导表达,在3 h时BpbZIP1在根中的表达为对照的17.4倍。将BpbZIP1转入酵母能显著提高转基因酵母的抗Cd能力,当浓度高于0.6%时,转基因酵母的生长活力是对照的1.54~1.71倍。以上结果表明BpbZIP1基因能积极响应Cd胁迫,其表达可改善Cd胁迫耐受力,是构树Cd胁迫响应的重要基因。