高活力5′-磷酸二酯酶制备及水解RNA的研究

目的:获得高活力5′-磷酸二酯酶液,提高核酸RNA酶解效率。方法:采用超滤和盐析技术对从麦芽根浸提液中纯化5′-磷酸二酯酶工艺进行研究,采用单因子试验法优化酶解工艺条件。结果:浸提液依次经过5万Da超滤膜浓缩、40%饱和度硫酸铵盐析、5万Da超滤膜脱盐后,酶活力可达1 500U/ml;第1次超滤膜透过液可作为浸提液循环使用,酶活力是水浸提的1.15倍;第2次超滤膜透过液浓缩5倍后,可回收56.46%硫酸铵,浓缩母液可按1∶2比例循环使用;在底物浓度5.8%、酶用量8%、反应时间2h条件下,RNA酶解率可达95%。结论:初步建立了适合工业化规模的核苷酸生产新工艺。     

低温植酸酶菌株Y1的发酵条件研究

目的:提高低温植酸酶产量.方法:通过单因素和正交实验研究温度、pH、发酵时间、接种量、装液量对菌株Y1的发酵影响.结果:最适发酵条件为温度15℃,pH 5.0,发酵时间24h,接种量10%,装液量200ml/500ml.其最终酶活力达到了162.39U/mL.结论:经单因素和正交实验研究后其低温植酸酶酶活力比优化前提高了29.43%.     

茉莉酸甲酯处理对绿豆下胚轴质膜H+-ATPase水解活力及磷酸化水平的影响

运用γ-32P示踪、蛋白激酶和磷酸酶抑制剂药理实验探讨茉莉酸甲酯(MeJA)对质膜H -ATP酶水解活力及磷酸化水平的影响.结果如下:MeJA可促进H -ATP酶水解活力30%;斑蝥素和岗田酸促进了MeJA对质膜H -ATP酶的刺激作用;星形孢菌素和白屈菜红碱削弱了MeJA对质膜H -ATP酶的刺激作用.H -ATP酶活力变化同时,其上的γ-32P标记量发生变化.Ca2 对H -ATP酶水解活力有很大的刺激作用,但对MeJA促进H -ATP酶活力的作用没有进一步的影响.根据这些结果可以得出结论:MeJA刺激质膜H -ATP酶水解活力的变化与H -ATP酶磷酸化水平呈正相关,并且催化这一作用的蛋白激酶可能不依赖于Ca2 ,而蛋白磷酸酶依赖于Ca2 .     

链霉菌Strz-2胞外木聚糖酶的纯化和固定化研究

为探讨木聚糖酶被固定化后的酶活力变化 ,采用盐析、离子交换和分子筛层析方法对链霉菌胞外木聚糖酶进行了纯化 ,并采用DNS方法对固定化酶的性质进行了研究。结果如下 :粗酶液被纯化了 30 .5倍 ,比活力达 4 5 7.5 ,活力回收 4 2 .6 %。纯化后的酶固定在戊二醛交联的壳聚糖上 ,残活力为 4 1.8%。固定化酶的最适pH为 6 .0 ,最适温度为 5 5℃ ,且固定化酶在 6 5 -75℃活力都较高。该酶的耐热性比较强 ,固定化酶热稳定性优于原酶 ;以木聚糖为底物 ,固定化酶的表观米氏常数为 0 .83× 10 -2g/L。因此 ,固定化的木聚糖酶优于原酶     

底物对LDS变性肌酸激酶的修复作用

本文报导了底物能够诱导变性肌酸激酶活力和构象部分恢复的实验事实.92μm免肌酸激酶用47mMLDS在pH9.0的甘氨酸缓冲液中变性半小时,取1μl变性酶至2ml底物系统中,10分钟后可观察到酶活力的再现:半小时可达对照酶活力的10%.当把此变性酶液按同样倍数稀释至与测活系统相同的缓冲液中,不同时间取样测活,则观察不到活力再现.可见,前述活力再现来自底物对变性酶的作用.底物对变性酶修复后的活力随着变性程度的减小而增大.底物可使低浓度LDS变性酶活力恢复至天然酶水平.ATP对构象修复起着主要作用.     

‘陇东’紫花苜蓿原生质体最佳分离条件

以‘陇东’紫花苜蓿（Medicago sativa L.cv.‘Longdong’）下胚轴愈伤组织为材料,研究酶液组合、酶解时间、酶液渗透压、愈伤组织继代培养时间及预处理措施对原生质体分离效果的影响。结果表明：获得产量最高（8.8×105个·g-1）、活力最高（88.55%）的原生质体最佳酶液组合为2%纤维素酶＋0.5%果胶酶＋0.3%崩溃酶、酶解时间为10h、酶液渗透压即甘露醇浓度为0.55mol·L-1,愈伤继代培养天数为12d、预处理措施为4℃、黑暗条件下放置24h。     

发酵性丝孢酵母蛋白酶稳定性的研究

研究了发酵性丝孢酵母所产蛋白酶的最适作用条件及稳定性。结果表明,发酵性丝孢酵母蛋白酶的最适反应温度为55℃,最适反应p H为7.0;有良好的热稳定性,50℃保温30 min,仍保留78%以上的酶活力;贮存稳定性也较好,10℃贮存60 h,仍保留80%左右的酶活力;5 mmol/L的金属离子Mn2+和Ca2+对蛋白酶有激活作用,其中Ca2+激活作用最显著,使酶活提高了0.87倍;1%(w/w)的表面活性剂吐温-100可以促进酶活力,使酶活提高了24.6%,1%(w/w)的SDS对酶活力有抑制作用,将残余酶活降低为原酶液的67.1%;2.5%(w/w)的葡萄糖、半乳糖和海藻糖等能抑制该蛋白酶活力,其中海藻糖抑制作用最显著,使残余蛋白酶活力降低到原酶液的23.6%;甘油可作为酶保护剂保护蛋白酶稳定性,且浓度为7.5%(w/w)的甘油能明显激活酶活力。     

黑曲霉固态发酵制备β-葡萄糖苷酶发酵条件优化

对一株黑曲霉菌固态发酵产β-葡萄糖苷酶的产酶条件进行了优化.通过单因素实验考察了不同碳源、氮源、固液比、诱导剂及产酶时间等6 种因素对产β-葡萄糖苷酶的影响.在单因素的基础上,进行了五因素四水平正交实验.结果表明,在培养基组分中秸秆与麦麸的比例为3:3,固液比为1:3,氮源为3% 硝酸铵,发酵时间为5d,采用CMCNa 作为诱导剂时得到的β-葡萄糖苷酶活力最高,可达40.06 U/g.     

褐藻胶降解菌株S10鉴定及产酶条件优化

探讨了褐藻胶降解菌株S10的生长条件及其对产褐藻胶降解酶活力的影响。以分离自海参肠道的褐藻胶降解菌株S10为研究对象，采用形态学观察结合16S rDNA序列分析，对菌株S10进行菌种鉴定并对其生理生化特性进行测定。以降解酶活力为指标，利用单因素、Plackett-Burman(PB)和响应面法对培养基成分和培养条件进行优化；最后对优化前后的菌株生长量、产酶活力和粗酶液稳定性进行分析。结果表明，菌株S10属于溶藻孤菌(Vibrio algindyticus);当pH 7、接种量2%(体积分数)、装液量150 mL、温度26℃、转速150 r/min、NaCl 3%(质量分数，下同)、海藻酸钠含量1.12%、硫酸铵含量0.44%、培养时间35.95 h条件下，褐藻胶降解酶活力最大(188.18 U/min)。优化后产酶活力提高30%;4℃低温更有利于该酶保存。综上，优化后的菌株S10产褐藻胶降解酶活力较高，能更好地用于降解褐藻胶，可为提高褐藻胶的利用率和进一步发掘褐藻胶寡糖的利用价值提供参考。     

山莨菪碱对肌质网Ca~(2+)-ATPase活力和转运功能的影响

本文研究了山莨菪碱对肌质网Ca~(2 )-ATPase活力及转运功能的影响.对膜结合及分离纯化的Ca~(2 )-ATPase,体系中加入不同量的药物都对酶的活力及转运效率无明显影响.当将药物与肌质网或纯化的Ca~(2 )-ATPase预保温后,山莨菪碱则表现出在低浓度使酶激活,高浓度抑制酶的活力.但都导致SRCa~(2 )转运效率降低.对用保温,超声及去污剂透析三种不同方法重建的脂酶体,结果表明:山莨菪碱通过作用于膜脂后,在低浓度激活Ca~(2 )-ATPase、高浓度抑制酶的活力.比较药物对不同类型纯磷脂重建的脂酶体活性的影响发现:山莨菪碱对含有酸性磷脂的脂酶体Ca~(2 )-ATPase的作用较不含酸性磷脂的要大.     

Role of the Cytosolic Loop C2 and the C Terminus of YidC in Ribosome Binding and Insertion Activity

Members of the YidC/Oxa1/Alb3 protein family mediate membrane protein insertion, and this process is initiated by the assembly of YidC·ribosome nascent chain complexes at the inner leaflet of the lipid bilayer. The positively charged C terminus of Escherichia coli YidC plays a significant role in ribosome binding but is not the sole determinant because deletion does not completely abrogate ribosome binding. The positively charged cytosolic loops C1 and C2 of YidC may provide additional docking sites. We performed systematic sequential deletions within these cytosolic domains and studied their effect on the YidC insertase activity and interaction with translation-stalled (programmed) ribosome. Deletions within loop C1 strongly affected the activity of YidC in vivo but did not influence ribosome binding or substrate insertion, whereas loop C2 appeared to be involved in ribosome binding. Combining the latter deletion with the removal of the C terminus of YidC abolished YidC-mediated insertion. We propose that these two regions play an crucial role in the formation and stabilization of an active YidC·ribosome nascent chain complex, allowing for co-translational membrane insertion, whereas loop C1 may be involved in the downstream chaperone activity of YidC or in other protein-protein interactions.     

From mosaic to patchwork: Matching lipids and proteins in membrane organization

Abstract

Biological membranes encompass and compartmentalize cells and organelles and are a prerequisite to life as we know it. One defining feature of membranes is an astonishing diversity of building blocks. The mechanisms and principles organizing the thousands of proteins and lipids that make up membrane bilayers in cells are still under debate. Many terms and mechanisms have been introduced over the years to account for certain phenomena and aspects of membrane organization and function. Recently, the different viewpoints – focusing on lipids vs. proteins or physical vs. molecular driving forces for membrane organization – are increasingly converging. Here we review the basic properties of biological membranes and the most common theories for lateral segregation of membrane components before discussing an emerging model of a self-organized, multi-domain membrane or ‘patchwork membrane'.     

Tamoxifen Increases Membrane Fluidity at High Concentrations

There are contradictory results in the literature relating to the effect oftamoxifen on membrane fluidity. The present work investigates the effect oftamoxifen on membrane dynamics to find out whether the concentration oftamoxifen can be one of the factors in this discrepancy. Turbidity(absorbance at 440 nm) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopicstudies reveal that tamoxifen causes opposite effects on membranefluidity at low (1 mol.%) and high (30 mol.%) tamoxifen concentrations. Lowtamoxifen concentrations increase the absorbance in the gel and liquidcrystalline phase, whereas high tamoxifen concentrations decrease theabsorbance in gel and liquid crystalline phase, whereas tamoxifenconcentrations decrease the absorbance. Observations on both phasesshow that the bandwidth of the CH2 stretching bands decreases with1 mol.% tamoxifen and increases with 30 mol.% tamoxifen present, indicatinga decrease in membrane fluidity at low tamoxifen concentrations and anincrease in fluidity at high tamoxifen concentrations. It is seen that theapparent discrepancy in the literature on the effect of tamoxifen onmembrane fluidity mainly arises from the tamoxifen concentration used andthe confusion on the concept of lipid fluidity and lipid order.     

Association of spectrin with its membrane attachment site restricts lateral mobility of human erythrocyte integral membrane proteins

Interactions between spectrin and the inner surface of the human erythrocyte membrane have been implicated in the control of lateral mobility of the integral membrane proteins. We report here that incubation of “leaky” erythrocytes with a water-soluble proteolytic fragment containing the membrane attachment site for spectrin achieves a selective and controlled dissociation of spectrin from the membrane, and increases the rate of lateral mobility of fluorescein isothiocyanate-labeled integral membrane proteins (> 70% of label in band 3 and PAS-1). Mobility of membrane proteins is measured as an increase in the percentage of uniformly fluorescent cells with time after fusion of fluorescent with nonfluorescent erythrocytes by Sendai virus. The cells are permeable to macromolecules since virus-fused erythrocytes lose most of their hemoglobin. The membrane attachment site for spectrin has been solubilized by limited proteolysis of inside-out erythrocyte vesicles and has been purified (V). Bennett, J Biol Chem 253:2292 (1978). This 72,000-dalton fragment binds to spectrin in solution, competitively inhibits association of ³²P-spectrin with inside-out vesicles with a K_i of 10^?7M, and causes rapid dissociation of ³²P-spectrin from vesicles. Both acid-treated 72,000-dalton fragment and the 45,000 dalton-cytoplasmic portion of band 3, which also was isolated from the proteolytic digest, have no effect on spectrin binding, release, or membrane protein mobility. The enhancement of membrane protein lateral mobility by the same polypeptide that inhibits binding of spectrin to inverted vesicles and displaces spectrin from these vesicles provides direct evidence that the interaction of spectrin with protein components in the membrane restricts the lateral mobility of integral membrane proteins in the erythrocyte.     

Single-channel analysis of the conductance fluctuations induced in lipid bilayer membranes by complement proteins C5b-9

Summary Single-channel analysis of electrical fluctuations induced in planar bilayer membranes by the purified human complement proteins C5b6, C7, C8, and C9 have been analyzed. Reconstitution experiments with lipid bilayer membranes showed that the C5b-9 proteins formed pores only if all proteins were present at one side of the membrane. The complement pores had an average single-channel conductance of 3.1 nS at 0.15m KCl. The histogram of the complement pores suggested a substantial variation of the size of the single channel. The linear relationship between single-channel conductance at fixed ionic strength and the aqueous mobility of the ions in the bulk aqueous phase indicated that the ions move inside the complement pore in a manner similar to the way they move in the aqueous phase. The minimum diameter of the pores as judged from the conductance data is approximately 3 nm. The complement channels showed no apparent voltage control or regulation up to transmembrane potentials of 100 mV. At neutral pH the pore is three to four times more permeable for alkali ions than for chloride, which may be explained by the existence of fixed negatively charged groups in or near the pore. The significance of these observations to current molecular models of the membrane lesion formed by these cytolytic serum proteins is considered.     

Involvement of carboxyl groups in the divalent cation permeability of rat parotid gland basolateral plasma membrane

Divalent cation permeability of rat parotid gland basolateral plasma membranes was examined in dispersed parotid acini (by Ca²⁺ or Mn²⁺ entry) and in isolated basolateral plasma membrane vesicles (BLMV, by⁴⁵Ca²⁺ influx). Mn²⁺ entry (fura2 quenching) was about 1.6 fold higher in internal Ca²⁺ pool-depleted acini (Ca²⁺-depl acini) than in unstimulated cells. Mn²⁺ entry into Ca²⁺-depl acini was increased at external pH>7.4 and decreased at pH<7.4. Pretreatment of Ca²⁺-depl acini with the relatively hydrophobic carboxylic group reagent, N,N-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCCD, 50 M for 30 min) resulted in the inhibition of Mn²⁺ entry into Ca²⁺-depl acini to unstimulated levels. Another hydrophobic carboxyl group reagent, N-ethoxycarbonyl-2-ethoxy-1,2-dihydroquinoline (EEDQ) and the relatively hydrophilic carboxyl group reagents, 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide (EDC) and 1-cyclohexyl-3-(2-morpholinoethyl)carbodiimide (CMCD) did not affect Mn²⁺ entry.Similar to the effects in intact acini, Ca²⁺ influx into BLMV was decreased when the external pH was lowered below 7.4. Also DCCD (5 mM, 30 min), but not EEDQ, decreased (40%) Ca²⁺ influx in BLMV. However, unlike in acini, the hydrophilic reagents, EDC, EAC, and CMCD decreased Ca²⁺ permeability in BLMV and the effects were nonadditive with the decrease induced by DCCD. The aggregate effects of carboxyl group reagents on the Ca²⁺ and Mn²⁺ permeability in BLMV and intact acini, respectively, suggest that a critical carboxyl group (most likely accessible from the cytoplasmic side of the plasma membrane) is involved in divalent cation flux in rat parotid acinar cells.     

Immunological approach to the characterization of the outer acrosomal membrane of boar spermatozoa

Antiserum to purified boar spermatozoan outer acrosomal membrane (OAM) was raised in rabbits and adsorbed with boar liver and serum glutaraldehyde cross-linked immunoadsorbents. The IgG fraction of the antiserum was purified by (NH₄)₂SO₄ precipitation followed by ion-exchange chromatography. Indirect immunofluorescence showed bright fluorescent staining of the acrosomal cap of boar spermatozoa and to a lesser extent of the acrosomes of bull and goat spermatozoa after incubation with anti-OAM-IgG. Immuno-electron microscopy further confirmed the specificity of the antibody for the OAM. Preincubation of the anti-OAM-IgG with isolated OAM, completely abolished its reactivity. When tested by ELISA, anti-OAM-IgG reacted with boar, bull, goat, and human spermatozoa; however, its binding activity to boar spermatozoa was significantly greater as compared to spermatozoa from the other species tested. In an effort to identify OAM antigens recognized by this antiserum, the isolated boar OAM was labeled either with ³H or with ¹²⁵I and solubilized by mild detergent treatment. The extracted components were immunoprecipitated with anti-OAM-IgG and protein A-bearing S. aureus and the thus isolated antigens were analysed on SDS-PAGE. The results suggest that anti-OAM-IgG recognized one high molecular ³H-labeled glycoprotein (270 kd), and four ¹²⁵I-labeled polypeptides of lower molecular weight of the boar OAM.     

Developing an antibacterial super-hydrophilic barrier between bacteria and membranes to mitigate the severe impacts of biofouling

Biofouling produces concentrated microbial populations with highly resistive biofilms and is considered to be a serious obstacle for a wide range of membrane technology applications. An antibacterial super-hydrophilic barrier could help to reduce biofouling by preventing direct contact between membranes and bacteria. In this study, an antibacterial super-hydrophilic barrier consisting of a layer of TiO₂ nanoparticles (NPs) was developed on polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)-based membrane via a facile technique. The results demonstrated that the presence of TiO₂ NPs eliminated the first step of biofouling, ie bacterial adhesion to the membrane. In addition, after bacterial deposition onto the membrane during ultrafiltration (UF), the TiO₂ NPs significantly retarded bacterial growth and reproduction (the second step of biofouling). During UF, the membrane flux decreased due to bacterial deposition, but 85% of the flux was recovered through physical cleaning using water. This study sheds light on the potential advantages of antibacterial super-hydrophilic membranes for biofouling mitigation.