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A chimeric stilbene synthase (sts)gene was transferred into wheat. Stilbene synthases play a role in the defence against fungal diseases in some plant species (e.g. groundnut or grapevine) by producing stilbenetype phytoalexins like resveratrol. Resveratrol is also claimed to have positive effects to human health. Embryogenic scutellar calli derived from immature embryos of the two commercial German spring wheat cultivars Combi and Hanno were used as target tissue for cotransformation by microprojectile delivery. The selectable marker/reporter gene constructs contained the bargene either driven by the ubiquitinpromoter from maize (pAHC 25, also containing the uidAgene driven by the ubiquitinpromoter), or by the actinpromoter (pDM 302) from rice. The cotransferred plasmid pStil 2 consisted of a grapevine stscoding region driven by the ubiquitin promoter. Eight transgenic Combi and one Hanno TOplant were obtained and, except one Combi TOplant, found to be cotransformants due to the integration of both the stsgene and the selectable marker or reporter genes. Expression of the stsgene was proven by RTPCR, and, for the first time, by detection of the stilbene synthase product resveratrol by HPLC and mass spectrometry. The stsgene was expressed in four of the seven transgenic Combi T_oplants. Two of the respective T1progenies segregated in a Mendelian manner were still expressing the gene. Investigations into methylation of the stsgene showed that in three nonexpressing progenies inactivation was paralleled by methylation. 相似文献
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Summary. We investigated the influence of hypothyroidism on homocysteine metabolism in rats, focusing on a hypothetical deficient synthesis of FAD by riboflavin kinases. Animals were allocated in control group (n=7), thyroidectomized rats (n=6), rats with diet deficient in vitamin B2, B9, B12, choline and methionine (n=7), thyroidectomized rats with deficient diet (n=9). Homocysteine was decreased in operated rats (2.6±1.01 vs. 4.05±1.0mol/L, P=0.02) and increased in deficient diet rats (29.56±4.52 vs. 4.05±1.0mol/L, P=0.001), when compared to control group. Erythrocyte-Glutathione-Reductase-Activation-Coefficient (index of FAD deficiency) was increased in thyroidectomized or deficient diet rats (P=0.004 for both). Methylenetetrahydrofolate-reductase and methionine-synthase activities were decreased in thyroidectomized rats but not in those subjected to deficient diet. Cystathionine--synthase was increased only in operated rats. Taken together, these results showed a defective re-methylation in surgical hypothyroidism, which was due in part to a defective synthesis of vitamin B2 coenzymes. This defective pathway was overcompensated by the increased Cystathionine--synthase activity. 相似文献
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Murakami M Aoyama M Suzuki T Sasano H Nakayama S Iijima T 《Molecular and cellular biochemistry》2003,254(1-2):217-225
This study reports a novel splice variant form of the voltage-dependent calcium channel 2 subunit (2g). This variant is composed of the conserved amino-terminal sequences of the 2a subunit, but lacks the -subunit interaction domain (BID), which is thought essential for interactions with the 1 subunit. Gene structure analysis revealed that this gene was composed of 13 translated exons spread over 107 kb of the genome. The gene structure of the 2 subunit was similar in exon-intron organization to the murine 3 and human 4 subunits. Electrophysiological evaluation revealed that 2a and 2g affected channel properties in different ways. The 2a subunit increased the peak amplitude, but failed to increase channel inactivation, while 2g had no significant effects on either the peak current amplitude or channel inactivation. Other subunits, such as 3 and 4, significantly increased the peak current and accelerated current inactivation. 相似文献
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Mengli Cai Ying Huang Jianhua Liu Ramaswamy Krishnamoorthi 《Journal of biomolecular NMR》1995,6(2):123-128
Summary Three different conformations of proline rings in a protein in solution, Up, Down and Twist, have been distinguished, and stereospecific assignments of the pyrrolidine -, - and -hydrogens have been made on the basis of 1H-1H vicinal coupling constant patterns and intraresidue NOEs. For all three conformations, interhydrogen distances in the pairs -3, 3-3, 2-2, 2-2, and 3-3 (2.3 Å) are shorter than those in the pairs -2, 2-3, 3-2, 2-3, and 3-2 (2.7–3.0 Å), resulting in stronger NOESY cross peaks. For the Up conformation, the 3-2 and 2-3 spin-spin coupling constants are small (<3 Hz), and weak cross peaks are obtained in a short-mixing-time (10 ms) TOCSY spectrum; all other vicinal coupling constants are in the range 5–12 Hz, and result in medium to strong TOCSY cross peaks. For the Down form, the -2, 2-3, and 3-2 vicinal coupling constants are small, leading to weak TOCSY cross peaks; all other couplings again are in the range 5–12 Hz, and result in medium to strong TOCSY cross peaks. In the case of a Twist conformation, dynamically averaged coupling constants are anticipated. The procedure has been applied to bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor and Cucurbita maxima trypsin inhibitor-V, and ring conformations of all prolines in the two proteins have been determined. 相似文献
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The conformational properties of the oligosaccharide chain of GM1 ganglioside containingN-glycolyl-neuraminic acid, -Gal-(1-3)--GalNAc-(1-4)-[-Neu5Gc-(2-3)]--Gal-(1-4)--Glc-(1-1)-Cer, were studied through NMR nuclear Overhauser effect investigations on the monomeric ganglioside in dimethylsulfoxide, and on mixed micelles of ganglioside and dodecylphosphocholine in water. Several interresidual contacts for the trisaccharide core--GalNAc-(1-4)-[-Neu5Gc-(2-3)]--Gal-were found to fix the relative orientitation of the three saccharides, while the glycosidic linkage of the terminal -Gal-was found to be quite mobile as the -Gal-(1-3)--GalNAc-disaccharide exists in different conformations. These results are similar to those found for two GM1 gangliosides containingN-acetyl-neuraminic acid and neuraminic acid [1].Abbreviations Ganglioside nomenclature is in accordance with Svennerholm [23] and the IUPAC-IUB Recommendations [24] GM3(Neu5Ac)
II3Neu5AcLacCer, -Neu5Ac-(2-3)--Gal-(1-4)--Glc-(1-1)-Cer
- GM3(Neu5Gc)
II3Neu5GcLacCer, -Neu5Gc-(2-3)--Gal-(1-4)--Glc-(1-1)-Cer
- GM1(Neu5Ac)
II3Neu5AcGgOse4Cer, -Gal-(1-3)--GalNAc-(1-4)-[-Neu5Ac-(2-3)]--Gal-(1-4)--Glc-(1-1)-Cer
- GM1(Neu5Gc)
II3Neu5GcGgOse4Cer, -Gal-(1-3)--GalNAc-(1-4)-[-Neu5Gc-(2-3)]--Gal-(1-4)--Glc-(1-1)-Cer
- GM1(Neu)
II3NeuGgOse4Cer, -Gal-(1-3)--GalNAc-(1-4)-[-Neu-(2-3)]--Glc-(1-1)-Cer
- GD1a
IV3Neu5AcII3Neu5AcGgOse4Cer, -Neu5Ac-(2-3)--Gal-(1-3)--GalNAc-(1-4)-[-Neu5Ac-(2-3)]--Gal-(1-4)--Glc-(1-1)-Cer
- GalNAc-GD1a
IV4GalNAcIV3Neu5AcII3Neu5AcGgOse4Cer, -GalNAc-(1-4)-[-Neu5Ac-(2-3)]--Gal-(1-3)--GalNAc-(1-4)-[-Neu5Ac-(2-3)]--Gal-(1-4)--Glc-(1-1)-Cer
- Neu
neuraminic acid
- Neu5Ac
N-acetyl-neuraminic acid
- Neu5Gc
N-glycolyl-neuraminic acid
- Cer
ceramide 相似文献
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The primary structure of adult marmoset hemoglobin has been determined. The - and -chains of HbA were separated on a CM23 column in 8 M urea using a sodium phosphate gradient. Tryptic digests of the - and -chains were fractionated on a Dowex 50W-X2 column using a pH and pyridine acetate gradient. Large peptide fragments were obtained by the cyanogen bromide cleavage of the - and -chains, as well as by tryptic digestion of the maleylated - and -chains. The sequence was derived from the amino acid compositions and sequences of the individual tryptic peptide, automated sequence determination of intact - and -chains, as well as automated sequence determination of cyanogen bromide fragments and tryptic maleylated peptides derived from the - and -chains. The complete structure of marmoset adult hemoglobin is closely homologous to that of other primate hemoglobins. The sequence of the marmoset -chain differs from the -chain of human HbA at positions 8, 19, 23, 68, and 116. The -chain from marmoset HbA differs from the -chain of human HbA at positions 5, 13, 21, 50, 87, and 125.This work was supported in part by funds from a Physicians' Medical Education and Research Foundation Grant of the University of Tennessee Memorial Research Hospital and by NIH General Research Support Grant FR-5541 to the institution. 相似文献
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S. P. O. Werbrouck P. Redig H. A. Van Onckelen P. C. Debergh 《Journal of Plant Growth Regulation》1996,15(2):87-93
Imidazole fungicides such as imazalil, prochloraz, and triflurnizole and the triazole growth retardant paclobutrazol promote the shoot-inducing effect of exogenous cytokinins in Araceae, such as Spathiphyllum floribundum Schott and Anthurium andreanum Schott. The mechanism of their action could partially be based on the inhibition of gibberellic acid (GA) biosynthesis, because administration of GA3 inhibits the phenomenon completely in S. floribundum. Not only is the suppression of GA biosynthesis involved, but also the metabolism of endogenous cytokinins is significantly altered. Although the balance between isopentenyladenine, zeatin, dihydrozeatin, and their derivatives was shifted to distinguished directions by administration of BA and/or imazalil and/or GA3, no correlation between these changes in metabolic pathways and the number of shoots could be found. The metabolism of BA was not significantly altered by adding imazalil to the micropropagation medium of S. floribundum.Abbreviations 2,4-D
2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid
- [9R-5P]DHZ
9--d-ribofuranosyl-dihydrozeatin-monophosphate
- [9R-5P]iP
6-isopentenyl-9--d-ribofuranosyladenine-monophosphate
- [9R-5P]Z
9--d-ribofuranosyl-zeatin-monophosphate
- [9G]BA
6-benzyl-9--d-glucopyranosyladenine
- [9G]DHZ
9--d-glucopyranosyl-dihydrozeatin
- [9G]iP
6-isopentenyl-9--d-glucopyranosyladenine
- [9G]Z
9--d-glucopyranosyl-zeatin
- [9R]BA
6-benzyl-9--d-ribofuranosyladenine
- [9R]DHZ
9--d-ribofuranosyl-dihydrozeatin
- [9R]iP
6-isopentenyl-9--d-ribofuranosyladenine
- [9R]Z
9--d-ribofuranosyl-zeatin
- BA
6-benzyladenine
- DHZ
dihydrozeatin
- ES+ LC-MS/MS
HPLC coupled Electrospray Tandem Mass Spectrometry
- f.m.
fresh mass
- mT
6-(3-hydroxybenzyl)adenine
- IMA
imazalil
- iP
isopentenyladenine
- NAA
1-naphthalene acetic acid
- NFT
Nutrient Film Technique
- (OG)[9R]DHZ
O--glucopyranosyl-9--d-ribofuranosyl-dihydrozeatin
- (OG)[9R]Z
O--d-glucopyranosyl-9--d-ribofuranosyl-zeatin
- (OG)DHZ
O--d-glucopyranosyl-dihydrozeatin
- (OG)Z
O--d-glucopyranosyl-zeatin
- PAR
Photosynthetic Active Radiation
- PBZ
paclobutrazol
- PRO
prochloraz
- TDZ
thidiazuron
- TRI
triflurnizole
- Z
zeatin 相似文献
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Monoclonal antibodies (mAb) were prepared against conjugated transforming growth factor 1 (TGF1) peptides: amino acid positions 48–60 and positions 86–101. Two antibodies, mAb 16-3G1 [anti-(48–60)] and mAb 5-2G6 [anti-(86–101)] cross-reacted with native TGF1,-2 and-3 (16-3G1) or only with native TGF1 (5-2G6). Both mAb were used to characterize TGF-mediated effects on the metastatic potential in nude mice of human carcinoma cell line SLU-1 and its metastatic subline SLU-M1. Autocrine TGF1-mediated up-regulation of cell proliferation and its suppression by anti-TGF antibodies in vitro was recorded for SLU-M1 cells whereas SLU-1 cell proliferation in vitro appeared to be refractory to anti-TGF antibodies and exogenous TGF-1. However, the potential of s.c. tumours to develop distant metastases in nude mice was about the same for both cell lines. Development of primary tumours and distant metastases could be suppressed by treatment of mice with anti-TGF antibodies. Thus we assume that the metastatic potential of tumour cells is independent of TGF-mediated growth-regulation effects in vitro. The anti-TGF-induced suppression of tumour progression and metastasis in nude mice might rather result from stimulation of the immune surveillance. TGF-mediated autocrine down-regulation of MHC-unrestricted cytotoxicity of activated human monocytes and CD56+ LAK cells and its reversion by anti-TGF antibodies could be readily demonstrated. In all our experimental series, the neutralizing potential of both anti-TGF antibodies, though directed against opposite sites of the TGF1 molecule, was very similar. 相似文献
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The combining region ofArtocarpus integrifolia lectin has been studied by using the ligand-induced changes in the fluorescence of the lectin. The saccharide binding properties of the lectin show that C-l, C-2, C-4, and C-6 hydroxyl groups of D-galactose are important loci for sugar binding. The -anorner of galactose binds more strongly than its -counterpart. Inversion in the configuration at C-4 as in glucose results in a loss of binding to the lectin. The C-6 hydroxyl group is also presumably involved in binding as D-fucose does not bind to the lectin.The lectin binds to the Thomsen-Friedenreich antigen (Gal(13)GalNAc) more strongly than the other disaccharides studied, viz. Gal/ (14) Gal and Gal (13) GlcNAc, which are topographically similar to T-antigen. This observation suggests that the combining region ofArtocarpus lectin is complementary to that of T-antigen.Solvent accessibility of the protein fluorophores have been probed by the quenching of protein fluorescence by Iodide ion in the absence and presence of sugar. In the presence of sugar a slight inaccessibility of the fluorophores to the solvent has been observed.Abbreviations MeGal
1-O-methyl--glucopyranoside
- MeGal
1-O-methyl--glucopyranoside
- GalNAc
2-acetamido-2-deoxy-galactose
- Gal
Galactose 相似文献
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Chong D.K.X. Roberts W. Arakawa T. Illes K. Bagi G. Slattery C.W. Langridge W.H.R. 《Transgenic research》1997,6(4):289-296
A 1177 bp cDNA fragment encoding the human milk protein -casein was introduced into Solanum tuberosum cells under control of the auxin-inducible, bidirectional mannopine synthase mas12) promoters using Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated leaf disc transformation methods. Antibiotic-resistant plants were regenerated and transformants selected based on luciferase activity carried by the expression vector containing the human -casein cDNA. The presence of human -casein cDNA in the plant genome was detected by PCR and DNA hybridization experiments. Human -casein mRNA was identified in leaf tissues of transgenic plants by RT-PCR analysis. Human - casein was identified in auxin-induced leaf and tuber tissues of transformed potato plants by immunoprecipitation and immunoblot analysis. Human -casein produced in transgenic plants migrated in polyacrylamide gels as a single band with an approximate molecular mass of 30 kDa. Immunoblot experiments identified approximately 0.01% of the total soluble protein of transgenic potato leaf tissue as -casein. The above experiments demonstrate the expression of human milk - casein as part of an edible food plant. These findings open the way for reconstitution of human milk inedible plants for replacement of bovine milk in baby foods for general improvement of infant nutrition, and for prevention of gastric and intestinal diseases in children 相似文献
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Graeme Wistow 《Journal of molecular evolution》1990,30(2):140-145
Summary A search of sequence databases shows that spherulin 3a, an encystment-specific protein ofPhysarum polycephalum, is probably structurally related to the - and -crystallins, vertebrate ocular lens proteins, and to Protein S, a sporulation-specific protein ofMyxococcus xanthus. The - and -crystallins have two similar domains thought to have arisen by two successive gene duplication and fusion events. Molecular modeling confirms that spherulin 3a has all the characteristics required to adopt the tertiary structure of a single -crystallin domain. The structure of spherulin 3a thus illustrates an earlier stage in the evolution of this protein superfamily. The relationship of - and -crystallins to spherulin 3a and Protein S suggests that the lens proteins were derived from an ancestor with a role in stressresponse, perhaps a response to osmotic stress. 相似文献
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Mohamed TM 《Experimental & applied acarology》2001,25(3):231-244
Aspartate transaminase (AST) activity in the camel tick Hyalomma dromedarii was followed throughout embryogenesis. During purification of AST to homogeneity, ion exchange chromatography lead to four separate forms (termed I, II, III and IV). AST II with the highest specific activity was pure after chromatography on Sephacryl S-300. The molecular mass of AST II was 52KDa for the native enzyme, composed of one subunit of 50KDa. AST II had a Km value of 0.67mM for -ketoglutarate and 15.1mM for aspartate. AST II had a pH optimum of 7.5 with heat stability up to 50°C for 15min. The enzyme was activated by MnCl2, and inhibited by CaCl2, MgCl2, NiCl2, and ZnCl2. 相似文献
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The filtration apparatus of Cladocera: Filter mesh-sizes and their implications on food selectivity 总被引:24,自引:0,他引:24
Summary The filtering apparatus of eleven Cladoceran species was studied. The distances between the setulae, which act as filters, were measured. Among adult individuals, they vary from 0.2 m in Diaphanosoma brachyurum to 4.7 m in Sida crystallina. Species can be grouped according to the mesh-sizes, as fine mesh filter-feeders: Diaphanosoma brachyurum, Ceriodaphnia quadrangula, Chydorus sphaericus, Daphnia cucullata and Daphnia magna; medium mesh filter-feeders: Daphnia galeata, D. hyalina. D. pulicaria, Bosmina coregoni, and coarse mesh filter-feeders: Holopedium gibberum and Sida crystallina. In Daphnia hyalina, the distances between setulae increase from 0.3–0.4 m in small juveniles, to 0.8–2.0 m in adults. In Daphnia magna, the mesh-size of the filter does not increase significantly with growth. There is good evidence that the relative abundance of the filter-feeding types varies with the trophic state of the lake. In oligotrophic lakes the coarse mesh filter-feeders usually dominate throughout the year. The seasonal succession of zooplankton species in eutrophic lakes can be interpreted as a succession of feeding types; during winter coarse mesh filter-feeders dominate, while fine mesh filter-feeders are most abundant during summer phytoplankton blooms. Our results support the hypothesis that the species composition of filter-feeding zooplankton is strongly influenced by the amount of suspended bacteria which are available as food only for filter-feeding species with fine meshes. 相似文献
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2-Macroglobulin (2M) is a protease inhibitor that has separate binding sites for transforming growth factor- (TGF-) and -amyloid peptide (A), both of which have been identified in the 2M sequence. In the 3D-structure of 2M, TGF- occupies the 2M central cavity, overlapping with the space that can accommodate up to two molecules of protease. As a result, ternary 2M–protease complexes (2 mol protease/mol 2M) have been reported to not bind TGF-. The goal of the present study was to test whether binding of A to 2M is controlled by steric constraints imposed by associated proteases, similarly to TGF-. We confirmed that binary 2M–trypsin complex (1 mol trypsin/mol 2M) binds increased amounts of TGF-1, compared with native 2M, while ternary 2M–trypsin complex binds substantially decreased amounts of TGF-1. By contrast, A-binding to binary and ternary 2M–trypsin complex was equivalent. In both cases, binding was substantially increased compared with the negligible level observed with native 2M. Plasmin is a large protease (Mr ~82,000) that substantially occupies the 2M central cavity; however, 2M–plasmin complex also bound increased amounts of A, compared with native 2M. We conclude that A accesses its binding site, in 2M, from outside the 2M central cavity. The TGF--and A-binding sites are spatially separated not only in the primary sequence of 2M, but also in the 3D-structure. 相似文献
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Erika Staudacher Thomas Dalik Petra Wawra Friedrich Altmann Leopold März 《Glycoconjugate journal》1995,12(6):780-786
An 1,3-fucosyltransferase was purified 3000-fold from mung bean seedlings by chromatography on DE 52 cellulose and Affigel Blue, by chromatofocusing, gelfiltration and affinity chromatography resulting in an apparently homogenous protein of about 65 kDa on SDS-PAGE. The enzyme transferred fucose from GDP-fucose to the Asn-linkedN-acetylglucosaminyl residue of an N-glycan, forming an 1,3-linkage. The enzyme acted upon N-glycopeptides and related oligosaccharides with the glycan structure GlcNAc2Man3 GlcNAc2. Fucose in 1,6-linkage to the asparagine-linked GlcNAc had no effect on the activity. No transfer to N-glycans was observed when the terminal GlcNAc residues were either absent or substituted with galactose.N-acetyllactosamine, lacto-N-biose andN-acetylchito-oligosaccharides did not function as acceptors for the 1,3-fucosyltransferase.The transferase exhibited maximal activity at pH 7.0 and a strict requirement for Mn2+ or Zn2+ ions. The enzyme's activity was moderately increased in the presence of Triton X-100. It was not affected byN-ethylmaleimide.Abbreviations 1,3-Fuc-T
GDP-fucose:-N-acetylglucosamine(Fuc to Asn-linked GlcNAc)1,3-fucosyltransferase
- 1,6-Fuc-T
GDP-fucose:-N-acetylglucosamine(Fuc to Asn-linked GlcNAc) 1,6-fucosyltransferase
- PA
pyridylamino
- GnGn
GlcNAc1-2Man1-6(GlcNAc1-2Man1-3)Man1-4GlcNAc1-4GlcNAc
- GnGnF3
GlcNAc1-2Man1-6(GlcNAc1-2Man1-3)Man1-4GlcNAc1-4(Fuc1-3)GlcNAc
- GnGnF6
GlcNAc1-2-Man1-6(GlcNAc1-2Man1-3)Man1-4GlcNAc1-4(Fuc1-6)GlcNAc
- GnGnF3F6
GlcNAc1-2Man1-6(GlcNAc1-2Man1-3)Man1-4GlcNAc1-4(Fuc1-3)[Fuc1-6]GlcNAc
- MM
Man1-6(Man1-3)Man1-4GlcNAc1-4GlcNAc
- MMF3
Man1-6(Man1-3)Man1-4GlcNAc1-4(Fuc1-3)GlcNAc
- MMF3F6
Man1-6(Man1-3)Man1-4GlcNAc1-4(Fuc1-3)[Fuc1-6]GlcNAc 相似文献
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Domenico Acquotti Giovanni Fronza Laura Riboni Sandro Sonnino Guido Tettamanti 《Glycoconjugate journal》1987,4(2):119-127
The complete definition of the chemical structure of GD1b-ganglioside (GD1b) lactone isolated from human brain has been given by means of spectrometric and spectroscopic analyses. GD1h lactone contains a single ester linkage involving the external sialic acid carboxyl group and the C-9 hydroxyl group of the internal sialic acid unit. A synthetic lactone of GD1b prepared treating GD1b with glacial acetic acid characterized in the same way showed an identical chemical structure.Abbreviations: Ganglioside nomenclature is according to Svennerholm [16] and the IUPAC-IUB Recommendations [17] GM1
GM1-ganglioside, II3NeuAc-GgOse4Cer, Gal1-3GalNac1-4[NeuAc2-3]Gal1-4Glc1-1Cer
- GD1b
GD1b-ganglioside, II3(NeuAc)2GgOse4Cer, Gal1-3GalNAc1-4[NeuAc2-8NeuAc2-3]Gal1-4Glc1-1Cer
- GD1b lactone
GD1b-L, Gal1-3GalNAc1-4[NeuAc(1-9)2-8NeuAc2-3]Gal1-4Glc1-1Cer
- Cer
ceramide
- FAB-MS
fast atom bombardment-mass spectrometry
-
1H-NMR
proteon nuclear magnetic resonance
- 1D-NMR
one dimensional NMR
- 2D-COSY
two dimensional correlated spectroscopy
- DMSO-d6
deuterated dimethylsulfoxide 相似文献
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H. J. Steinhoff 《European biophysics journal : EBJ》1990,18(1):57-62
The residual motion of spin labels bound to cysteine 93 and to lysines of methemoglobin has been studied by electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy. To separate the influences of the solvent and the protein environment of the label fluctuations, the correlation times, , were analyzed as a function of temperature for fixed solvent viscosities, . Results show that over a wide range of viscosity the dependence of on may be empirically described by a power law
k
. The exponent k depends strongly on the location of the label on the protein surface. If one regards the spin labels as artificial amino acid side chains, characteristic values of correlation times and amplitudes of the rotational motion at the surface can be given. For =1 cP and T=297 K the correlation time of the labels bound to lysines is found to be =9 · 10–10 s and the rotational diffusion is nearly isotropic. The spin label bound to cysteine 93 occupies a protein pocket, its rotational motion is therefore restricted. The correlation time of the label motion within a limited motion cone of semi angle =30° ± 3° is found to be =1.3 · 10–9 s for =1 cP and T=297 K. 相似文献
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《Glycoconjugate journal》1995,12(5):721-728
The expression of neutral glycosphingolipids (GSLs) and gangliosides was investigated in cryosections of normal mouse skeletal muscle and in muscle of mice with neuromuscular diseases using indirect immunofluorescence microscopy. Transversal and longitudinal sections were immunostained with specific polyclonal antibodies against lactosylceramide, lacto-N-neotetraosylceramide, globoside, GM3(Neu5Ac), GM3(Neu5Gc) and GM1(Neu5Ac) as well as monoclonal anti-Forssman GSL antibody. In normal CBA/J mouse muscle (control) the main immunohistochemically detected ganglioside was GM3(Neu5Ac) followed by moderately expressed GM3(Neu5Gc) and GM1. The neutral GSLs lactosylceramide and globoside were stained with almost identical, high fluorescence intensity. Low amounts of lacto-N-neotetraosylceramide and trace quantities of Forssman GSL were immunostained. All GSLs were detected in the sarcolemma, but also in considerable amounts at the intracellular level. Mice with neuromuscular diseases were the A2G-adr mouse mutant (a model for human recessive myotonia of Becker type), the BL6-wr mutant (a model for motor neuron disease) and the BL10-mdx mouse mutant (a model for human Duchenne muscular dystrophy). No changes in GSL expression were found in the A2G-adr mouse, while muscle of the BL6-wr mouse showed increased intensity of immunofluorescence in stainings with anti-lactosylceramide and anti-GM3(Neu5Ac) antibodies. Muscle of BL10-mdx mice showed the most prominent changes in GSL expression with reduced fluorescence intensity for all antibodies. Major differences were not observed in the intensities of GSLs, but there were significant differences in the patterns of distribution on plasma membrane and at the subcellular level. The exact nature and pathogenesis of these changes should be elucidated since such investigations could furnish advances in understanding the functional role of neutral GSLs and gangliosides in normal as well as in diseased muscle.
Abbreviations: BSA, bovine serum albumin; DAPI, 4, 6-diamidine-2-phenylindole-dihydrochloride; DTAF, dichlorotriazinylamino-fluorescein; GSL(s), glycosphingolipid(s); Neu5Ac,N-acetylneuraminic acid; Neu5Gc,N-glycolylneuraminic acid [53]; PBS, phosphate buffered saline. The designation of the following glycosphingolipids follows the IUPAC-IUB recommendations [54] and the nomenclature of Svennerholm [55]. Lactosylceramide or LacCer, Gal1-4Glc1-1Cer; gangliotriaosylceramide or GgOse3Cer, GalNAc1-4Gal1-4Glc1-1Cer; globotriaosylceramide or GbOse3Cer, Gal1-4Gal1-4Glc1-1Cer; gangliotetraosylceramide or GgOse3Cer, Gal1-3GalNAc1-4Gal1-4Glc1-1Cer; globotetraosylceramide or GbOse4Cer, GalNAc1-3Gal1-4Gal1-4Glc1-1Cer; lacto-N-neotetraosylceramide or nLcOse4Cer, Gal1-4GlcNAc1-3Gal1-4Glc1-1Cer; Forssman GSL or GbOse5Cer, GalNAc1-3GalNAc1-3GAl1-4Gal1-4Glc1-1Cer; GM3, II3Neu5Ac-LacCer; GM1, II3Neu5Ac-GgOse4Cer. 相似文献
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Stable isotope and radiocarbon compositions of methane emitted from tropical rice paddies and swamps in Southern Thailand 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Fumiko Nakagawa Naohiro Yoshida Atsuko Sugimoto Eitaro Wada Takahito Yoshioka Shingo Ueda Pisoot Vijarnsorn 《Biogeochemistry》2002,61(1):1-19
Stable isotopes (13C, D) and radiocarbon weremeasured in methane bubbles emitted from rice paddies and swamps in southernThailand. Methane emitted from the Thai rice paddies was enriched in13C (mean 13C; –51.5 ±7.1 and–56.5 ± 4.6 for mineral soil and peat soil paddies,respectively)relative to the reported mean value of methane from temperate rice paddies(– 63 ± 5). Large seasonal variation was observed in13C(32) in the rice paddies, whereas variationinD was much more smaller (20), indicating that variation in13C is due mainly to changes in methane production pathways.Values of 13C were lower in swamps (–66.1 ±5.1)than in rice paddies. The calculated contribution of acetate fermentation from13C value was greater in rice paddies (mineral soils:62–81%, peat soils: 57–73%) than in swamps (27–42%). Din methane from Thai rice paddies (–324± 7 (n=46)) isrelativelyhigher than those from 14 stations in Japanese rice paddies ranging from–362 ± 5 (Mito: n=2) to –322 ± 8(Okinawa: n=3), due tohigher D in floodwaters. 14C content in methane produced fromThai rice paddies (127±1 pMC) show higher 14Cactivity compared with previous work in paddy fields and those from Thai swamps(110±2 pMC). 相似文献
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Media from Rhabdomyosarcoma and Neuroblastoma Cell Cultures Stimulate in Vitro Aggregation and Fibrillization of Amyloid Beta-Protein 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
Chauhan Abha Chauhan Ved P. S. Rubenstein Richard Wegiel Jerzy Wisniewski Henryk M. 《Neurochemical research》1997,22(2):227-232
In vitro aggregation and fibrillization of synthetic amyloid beta-protein A 1–40 was assessed in the conditioned media from rhabdomyosarcoma (CRL 1598, HTB 82, HTB 153, CCL 136), adenocarcinoma (CCL 218), neuroblastoma (SY5Y), and COS cells cultured in the absence and presence of 10% heat-inactivated fetal bovine serum (FBS). The aggregation and formation of cross -pleated sheet structures in A was quantitated by Thioflavin T (ThT) fluorescence spectroscopy, while the morphology of A fibrils was examined in negative staining in the electronmicroscope (EM). In cultures supplemented with 10% FBS, the conditioned media from CRL 1598, HTB 82, CCL 218, and SY5Y cell cultures stimulated A aggregation in a time-dependent manner as compared to that of control (serum-containing medium that had not been exposed to cells). The order of stimulation was SY5Y > CRL 1598 HTB 82 > CCL 218, and the stimulation was higher in 2 week cultures than in 1 week cultures. Similar studies using media from HTB 153, CCL 136 and COS cell cultures showed no effect on A 1–40 aggregation. In serum-free cell cultures, only media from SY5Y and CRL 1598 could promote significant aggregation of A 1–40. Negative staining in EM revealed A fibril formation only with conditioned media from SY5Y and CRL 1598 cultured under serum free conditions; no A fibrils were noticed in media from cell cultures supplemented with 10% FBS. We propose that both the SY5Y neuroblastoma cell line and the CRL 1598 rhabdomyosarcoma cell line may serve as experimental models for in vitro studies of extracellular aggregation and fibrillization of A-protein in cell cultures, while rhabdomyosarcoma HTB 82 and adenocarcinoma CCL 218 may be models for study of A aggregation only. 相似文献