细菌核糖体的结构和功能

二十多年来,国际上几家实验室独立地竞争性地应用高分辨率X-射线衍射技术在原子水平上绘制出了细菌完整核糖体及其亚基精细的三维结构图,为其生物功能的研究提供了清晰的结构基础。由于这项伟大的科学成果,美国科学家文卡特拉曼·拉马克里希南（Venkatraman Ramakrishnan）、托马斯．施泰茨（Thomas A．Steitz）和以色列女科学家阿达．约纳特（Ada E．Yonath）三人荣获2009年度诺贝尔化学奖。细菌核糖体是细胞中合成蛋白质的一种细胞器,包括大小不同的两个亚基,由3种RNA和50多种不同的蛋白质组成。     

核糖体的发现与认识过程

回顾核糖体的发现与认识的历史,介绍科学家运用电子显微镜和X射线衍射分析方法研究并揭示核糖体结构和功能的过程．主要介绍科学家帕拉德、拉马克里希南、施泰茨和尤纳斯在这方面所做的工作和历史性的贡献,并以此说明物理化学方法在生命科学发展中的重要作用。     

核糖体失活蛋白及核糖体拓扑结构的研究进展（续完）

核糖体失活蛋白及核糖体拓扑结构的研究进展（续完）李向东刘望夷（中国科学院上海生物化学研究所,上海２０００３１）关键词核糖体失活蛋白核糖体拓扑结构ＲＮＡＮ－糖苷酶２．核糖体拓扑结构的研究核糖体是由数十种生物大分子（ＲＮＡ和蛋白质）构成的。早期普遍接受的...     

分枝杆菌核糖体的制备与初步结构研究

核糖体是抗生素的主要靶点,而获得足量高纯度的核糖体是进行结构和药物研究的基础。结核分枝杆菌壁厚且生长缓慢,制备足量高纯度的核糖体具有挑战性。本研究改进并优化了核糖体纯化制备方法,通过大量培养和安全处理致病菌,应用高效破碎厚壁革兰阳性菌的技术,结合传统的蔗糖密度离心分离和蛋白液相色谱纯化技术,经多步纯化和分离,获得了高纯度和较高产率的耻垢分枝杆菌与结核分枝杆菌的核糖体样品,为后续生化实验和结构生物学研究提供了保证。该分枝杆菌核糖体制备方法也可应用于其他革兰阳性致病菌复合物样品的直接提纯,以及复合物特异性的进一步研究,特别是利用晶体学与冷冻电镜结合的高精度复合物结构研究,有助于揭示细菌耐药性机制及用于新型抗生素的研发。     

核糖体的结构与功能研究进展

核糖体的结构与功能研究进展吴晓华,刘望夷（中国科学院上海生物化学研究所,上海２０００３１）关键词核糖体蛋白质生物合成是有两百多种大分子参与的、把遗传信息“翻译”成有各种生物功能蛋白质的复杂过程。因为所有生物体的蛋白质合成都是在核糖体上完成的,所以了解...     

核糖体三维结构模型的制作与使用

核糖体三维结构模型的制作与使用柴晓青，印莉萍，李丹（首都师范大学生物学系１０００３７）为帮助学生理解核糖体的三维立体结构和某些功能结构定位，我们制作了核糖体结构的简易模型。１核糖体的立体结构每一个核糖体包括有大小亚基两个单位（见图１、Ａ、Ｂ、Ｃ、Ｄ）...     

运用原子力显微镜研究核糖体RNA的二级结构

通过反复冻融的方法使核糖体在低温下瓦解,制备了rRNA,不经抽提、变性和染色处理就能使rRNA在云母表面上较好地分散.用原子力显微镜对其进行观察,发现rRNA分子呈多分支的棒状结构,且有很好的规律性.根据RNAs的大小和形状可将其分为三种,它们分别与计算机所预测的28S-5.8S、18S、5S rRNA的二级结构相似.我们得到的28S-5.8S、18S、5.8S、5S rRNAs的结构信息,支持基于热力学考虑推测的rRNAs的二级结构.     

核糖体的结构与功能研究——2009年诺贝尔化学奖简介

一系列高分辨率的核糖体及其30 S、50 S亚基的晶体结构揭示了这个极其复杂的蛋白质翻译机器的重要作用机理,对在分子水平上了解生命机体产生和形成的一个基本环节(蛋白质合成)具有重大意义,同时为新型抗生素的设计与研发开辟了新方向新途径,对人类健康与生命保障具有重要作用．     

核糖体失活蛋白及核糖体拓扑结构的研究进展

天花粉毒蛋白使核糖体失活的分子机制是它有ＲＮＡＮ－糖苷酶的作用。从樟树种子中纯化的两种新的核糖体失活蛋白（ＲＩＰ）——辛纳毒蛋白和克木毒蛋白也都具有ＲＮＡＮ－糖苷酶和依赖超螺旋结构的核酸内切酶活性。辛纳毒蛋白还有杀虫活性;克木毒蛋白还有超氧化物歧化酶活性。被ＲＮＡＮ－糖苷酶失活的核糖体用硼氢化钠还原或氨基酸加成反应可部分地复活,这表明失活的核糖体ＲＮＡ上产生的一个活泼醛基对其失活起着重要作用。工作中建立了荧光标记在凝胶上测定小分子ＲＮＡ序列和定性测定糖蛋白的两种新方法。     

分枝杆菌RpsI序列差异对核糖体结构与功能的影响

核糖体结构存在动态调控,其变化与细菌发育、环境适应等过程密切相关。使用NCBI BLAST比对结核分枝杆菌(Mycobacterium tuberculosis)核糖体蛋白RpsI、RpmI和RpmJ与耻垢分枝杆菌(Mycobacterium smegmatis)相应蛋白的氨基酸序列,发现RpsI N端氨基酸序列存在较大差异。为了探究该N端序列差异对核糖体结构与功能的影响,将表达有结核分枝杆菌rpsI基因(rpsI_Rv)的质粒整合至耻垢分枝杆菌基因组中,并利用同源重组的方法敲除耻垢分枝杆菌rpsI基因,以此构建重组菌株。聚合酶链反应(polymerase chain reaction,PCR)结果表明该重组菌株构建成功。十二烷基硫酸钠-聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳(SDS-PAGE)显示0.5 mmol/L异丙基-β-D-硫代半乳糖苷(IPTG)于16 ℃可诱导表达RpsI_Rv。用纯化的RpsI_Rv制备特异性多克隆抗体,其效价为 1 600 000。反转录PCR 和蛋白质印迹法(Western blot)显示rpsI_Rv在重组菌株中成功表达。测定重组菌株与空载对照菌株在不同温度下的生长曲线,该重组菌株在不同温度下的生长速率未发生改变。采用通用液体倍比稀释法测定作用于核糖体不同位点的5种抗生素最小抑菌浓度(MIC₉₀),重组菌株对阿米卡星(作用于核糖体小亚基A位点的抗生素)的敏感性升高,提示分枝杆菌RpsI序列差异导致核糖体小亚基A位点附近的结构发生改变,这为分枝杆菌核糖体结构与功能的机制研究提供了数据。     

Influence of phorbol esters on ionophore-mediated calcium exchange-diffusion in liposomes

The interference of phorbol esters upon the process of A23187-mediated calcium exchange diffusion was examined in multilamellar liposomes formed of different types of lipids and incubated at variable temperatures. Phorbol esters facilitated the process of calcium ionophoresis in liposomes formed of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) or dimyristoylphosphatidyl-choline (DMPC) and incubated below transition temperature. The magnitude of this facilitating action was negatively correlated with the tumor-promoting capacity of the phorbol esters. The phorbol esters also facilitated calcium ionophoresis in liposomes formed of a mixture of DPPC and cholesterol, provided that the temperature exceeded 34 degrees C. The magnitude of the latter facilitating action was positively correlated with both the temperature and the tumor-promoting potency of the phorbol esters. Thus, the existence of a parallelism between the biological potency of phorbol esters and their biophysical effect in this artificial system tightly depended on such factors as the lipid composition of the liposomal matrix and the ambient temperature.     

Single-crystal and powder X-ray diffraction and solid-state C NMR of p-nitrophenyl glycopyranosides, the derivatives of d-galactose, d-glucose, and d-mannose

The X-ray diffraction patterns, ¹³C CP MAS NMR spectra, and powder X-ray diffraction analyses were obtained for selected p-nitrophenyl glycosides: α- and β-d-galactopyranosides (1 and 2), α- and β-d-glucopyranosides (3 and 4), and α- and β-d-mannopyranosides (5 and 6). In X-ray diffraction analysis of 1 and 2, characteristic shortening and lengthening of selected bonds were observed in the molecules of 1 due to anomeric effect, and in the crystal lattice of 1 and 2, hydrogen bonds of complex network were detected. In the crystal asymmetric unit of 1 there were two independent molecules, whereas in 2 there was one molecule. For 1 and 3–6 the number of resonances in solid-state ¹³C NMR spectra exceeded the number of the carbon atoms in the molecules, while for 2 there were distinct singlet resonances in its solid-state NMR spectrum. Furthermore, the powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) performed for 1–3 and 5 revealed that 1, 3, and 5 existed as single polymorphs proving that the doublets observed in appropriate solid-state NMR spectra were connected with two non-equivalent molecules in the crystal asymmetric unit. On the other hand 2 existed as a mixture of two polymorphs, one of them was almost in agreement with the calculated pattern obtained from XRD (the difference in volumes of the unit cells), and the subsequent unknown polymorph existed in small amounts and therefore it was not observed in solid-state NMR measurements.     

The elemental composition, the microfibril angle distribution and the shape of the cell cross-section in Norway spruce xylem

Relationships between the elemental composition, the microfibril angle (MFA) distribution and the average shape of the cell cross-section of irrigated-fertilised and untreated Norway spruce (Picea abies [L.] Karst.) earlywood were studied. Sample material was obtained from Flakaliden, Sweden. The elemental composition was studied by determining the relative mass fractions of the elements P, S, Cl, K, Ca and Mn by X-ray fluorescence and by determining the mass absorption coefficients for X-rays. X-ray diffraction was used to determine the MFA distribution and the average shape of the cell cross-section. The latter was also determined by light microscopy. In transition from juvenile wood to mature wood, a decrease of the mode of the MFA distribution from 13°–24° to 3°–6° was connected to a change in the shape of the cell cross-section from circular to rectangular. The irrigation-fertilisation treatment caused no change in the MFA distribution or in the shape of the cell cross-section, whereas the mass absorption coefficient was higher and the density was smaller in irrigated-fertilised wood. Larger proportion of the elements S, Cl and K, but smaller proportion of the element Mn, were observed due to the treatment. The results indicate that the shape of the cell cross-section or the MFA distribution are not directly linked to the growth rate of tracheids or to the nutrient-element content in the xylem and only show notable changes as a function of the cambial age.     

Messenger RNA movement on the ribosome

The review summarizes the recent structural data obtained for 70S ribosome complexes with various mRNAs and tRNAs by X-ray analysis and cryoelectron microscopy. The mRNA region interacting with the ribosome at translation initiation and elongation is described. A specific part (platform) of the 30S ribosome subunit was assumed to bind the regulatory elements located in the 5′-untranslated region of mRNA.     

Structure of functional a salina – E Coli hybrid ribosome by electron microscopy

Small 40S Artemia salina and large 50S Escherichia coli ribosomal subunits can be assembled into 73S hybrid monosomes active in model assays for protein synthesis. The reciprocal combination–small 30S E coli and large 60S A salina–fails to form hybrids. The 73S hybrid particles strongly resemble homologous 70S E coli and 80S A salina monosomes. The morphologic differences between the corresponding eukaryotic and prokaryotic ribosomal particles, established by electron microscopy, do not significantly affect the assembly and mutual orientation of 40S A salina and 50S E coli subunits in the heterologous monosome. The fact that the structure of the interface, the supposed site of protein synthesis, is preserved in the active hybrid implies that retention or loss of biologic activity of hybrid ribosomes is determined by the extent of conformational changes in the interface.     

New organoantimony complexes with the isomers of chlorophenylacetic acid: Syntheses, characterizations and crystal structures of 1D polymeric chain, 2D network structure and 3D framework

A series of novel organoantimony(V) complexes have been synthesised by the reactions of the isomers of chlorophenylacetic acids with triphenylantimony(V) dichloride or tetraphenylantimony(V) bromide in 1:2 or 1:1 stoichiometries. All the complexes have been characterized by elemental analysis, IR and NMR (¹H, ¹³C) spectra analyses; furthermore, complexes 1, 2, 3 and 4 have been determined by X-ray single crystal diffraction. The structure of complexes show that the five-coordinated and six-coordinated antimony(V) atoms adopt distorted trigonal bipyramidal geometry and octahedral geometry. And the structural analyses show that complexes 1 and 3 have 2D network structures; complex 2 possesses a 1D polymeric chain structure and complex 4 has a 3D supramolecular framework.     

Crystallinity of plant epicuticular waxes: electron and X-ray diffraction studies

The crystal structure of the epicuticular waxes of 35 plant species has been examined by electron diffraction and X-ray powder diffraction. The waxes include the most common morphological wax types such as platelets, tubules, films and rodlets. Most of them were prepared with a special mechanical isolation method, which preserves the original crystal structure. Solvent-extracted recrystallized plant waxes were compared with mechanically isolated samples. The waxes were found to occur in three different crystal structures. Most of the waxes exhibited an orthorhombic structure which is the most common for aliphatic compounds. Tubules containing mainly secondary alcohols showed diffraction reflections of a triclinic phase; broad reflection peaks indicated a significant disorder. Ketones, in particular beta-diketone tubules, displayed the reflections of a hexagonal structure. Mixtures of different phases could be identified. For most of the waxes, the 'long spacing' diffraction reflections indicated a layer structure with the characteristics of the major component. Others showed no 'long spacing' reflections indicating a strong disorder of the molecular layers.     

X-ray diffraction analysis of dehydrated myelin

Improved X-ray diffraction data from dry nerve myelin are presented. In addition to the spacings of approx. 150 Å, 60 Å, 44 Å and 34.6 Å, which have been previously reported, we identify a 14 Å series. The data suggests that the hydrocarbon chains in the single bilayer ($\text{≈ 60}\text{A}\text{?}$) is ordered, whereas in the double bilayer ($\text{≈ 150}\text{A}\text{?}$) and in the fluid phase ($\text{≈ 44}\text{A}\text{?}$) it is disordered. It is shown that cholesterol ($\text{≈34.6}\text{A}\text{?}$) exists as a bilayer, and the 14 Å series is probably another cholesterol phase.     

Effect of calcium ions on the organization of iota-carrageenan helices: an X-ray investigation

X-ray fiber diffraction analysis confirms that calcium iota-carrageenan forms a threefold, right-handed, half-staggered, parallel, double helix of pitch 26.42 A stabilized by interchain hydrogen bonds. According to the detailed structural results, three helices are packed in a trigonal unit cell (a=23.61 and c=13.21 A). Strong interactions between the sulfate groups of neighboring helices, mediated by calcium ions and water molecules, are responsible for stabilizing the three-dimensional structure.