筛选机制与细胞衰老的DNA损伤假说

生理界存在一类筛选机制,它将DNA损伤较小的细胞筛选出来,产生后代。主要有两类模式－机制1和机制2,分别以细菌和人的成纤维细胞为代表,那些具有筛选机制1的细胞（如：细菌、生殖细胞、癌细胞）能无限传代,而体细胞则不能。这两类筛选机制背后有更深刻的原因,而细胞2的癌变正是林合同制2退化为机制1的过程。     

筛选机制与细胞衰老的DNA损伤假说

生物界存在一类筛选机制,它将DNA损伤较小的细胞筛选出来,产生后代.主要有两类模式机制1和机制2,分别以细菌和人的成纤维细胞为代表,那些具有筛选机制1的细胞(如:细菌、生殖细胞、癌细胞)能无限传代,而体细胞则不能.这两类筛选机制背后有更深刻的原因,而细胞的癌变正是从机制2退化为机制1的过程。 Abstract:Selective mechanisms exist in organism and biosphere,which select the cells with less DNA injuy and reproduces them.There are two models;Mechanisms 1 and Mechanisms 2,represented respectively b bacteria and mechanolytes of human beings.Cells with Mechanisms 1(e.g. bacteria,generative cells,cancer cells)can reproduce infinitely,while somatic cells can not.There are deep-going reasons behind the two categories of selective mechanisms.The canceration of the cells is a degenerating process from Mechanisms 2 to Mechanisms 1.     

Th1/Th2细胞免疫应答在抗白念珠菌感染中的作用

白念珠菌是常见的条件致病性真菌,Th细胞激活的亚群类型决定了机体抗白念珠菌的特异性细胞免疫结果。当Th1细胞激活,机体对白念珠菌有抵抗力;而当Th2细胞激活,机体对白念珠菌易感。由Th1细胞分泌或能刺激Th1细胞分化的IFN－γ、IL－2、IL－12等细菌因子增强机体对白念珠菌的抵抗力;而Th2细胞分泌的IL－4、IL－10等细菌因子则相反。     

水稻白叶枯病菌单抗杂交瘤细胞株的建立及应用研究

经水稻白叶桔病原细菌(Xanthomonas campestris pv．oryzae)菌株Ks-6-6、Os-213、Yz－32,Yz－34,Yz－24’免疫的BALB／c小鼠脾细胞与骨髓瘤细胞sP2／0融台、筛选和克隆化,共获得12株稳定分泌该病原细菌单克隆抗体的杂交瘤细胞株。其抗体分属IgG3和IgG2b亚类。抗体与其它主要病原细菌的种或致病变种无交叉反应,能区分水稻自叶枯病原细菌3个不同血清型的菌株。腹水抗体效价在1：10　³--1：10⁶左右。初步用于抗原决定簇的识别,能区分出6个抗原决定簇,并能将获得的63个菌株分为9个菌株组。     

用基因芯片结合荧光差异显示—PCR筛选和识别胃腺癌转移相关的基因

使用来源于同一个胃腺癌病人的原发灶RF－1（ATCC编号：CRL－1864）和转移灶RF－48细胞系（ATCC编号,CRL－1863）作为研究肿瘤转移分子机制的模型,RF－1（实验组）和RF－48（对照组）的mRNA通过逆转录方法,将Cy3和Cy5两种荧光染料分别标记到两种细胞的cDNA上,制备成cDNA探针,并与表达谱芯片（双点4096条基因）进行杂交与扫描,重复2次实验,利用计算机数据处理判断基因是否在上述两种细胞中有表达差异,共筛选出差异表达的基因共138条,其中81条在RF－48细胞中表达明显上调,57条在RF－48细胞中表达显著下调,同时也通过荧光差异显示－PCR（FDD－PCR）技术,克服了45个涉及胃腺癌转移相关基因,包括未被发现的基因3个,在两种筛选方法中都存在差异表达的基因共有7条,对部分可能与肿瘤志移机制有关的差异表达基因的作用进行了分析和讨论,基因芯片技术可高通量,大规模地研究基因表达水平,FDD－PCR技术可克隆出未发现的新基因,二者结合,初步筛选出与转移相关的基因,有助于揭示胃腺癌转移的分子机制。     

小麦类根瘤中胞间细菌的运动及其对细胞壁的影响

用电子显微镜和光学显微镜观察了小麦类根瘤,以探讨小麦类根瘤中胞间细菌的运动及其对细胞壁的影响.结果表明:(1)小麦类根瘤由薄壁细胞、分生细胞和侵染细胞组成,它们中有许多胞间隙,其中一些还含有大量细菌;它们的胞间层常常彼此分离,形成间隙,间隙中有时也有细菌存在;(2)小麦类根瘤中没有侵入线,细菌运动主要在胞间进行;具有细菌的胞间隙和胞间层大小不等、形状各异,其细胞壁还常常出现不同程度的变化,变化的大小一般与它们中的细菌有关,且随细菌数量的增加而增加.     

近缘细菌细胞间的相互识别与相互作用

亲缘识别是细菌细胞间竞争与合作的前提和基础。细菌通过亲缘识别分辨自我细胞和非自我细胞;非同类的细菌细胞相互分离或被排除,而亲缘种群内的细菌细胞进行群体运动、生物膜和子实体形成等社会性合作行为。细菌的自我识别机制可能有助于不同亲缘类群在混杂的自然系统中的共存。近些年来,细菌亲缘识别及相互作用的机制研究工作成为热点,本文总结了近缘细菌细胞间相互识别和作用机制的研究进展。     

H7N9和H1N1流感病毒感染BV2细胞的差异表达miRNA初步分析

筛选鉴定H7N9病毒感染BV2细胞的特异聚类microRNA(miRNA)并初步探讨这些miRNA的可能致病机制。H7N9和H1N1流感病毒感染BV2细胞,分别收集12 h、24 h和48 h的细胞并提取总RNA。并利用高通量测序技术进行miRNA测序,同时比较鉴定不同病毒特异性miRNA。筛选出了10个H7N9病毒特异聚类miRNA,其中有3个miRNA被miRBase数据库所收录。这些特异聚类miRNA调控诸多信号通路的信号传导,比如Ras信号通路、PI3K-Akt信号通路、MAPK信号通路、轴突导向和癌症相关基因等。该研究为miRNA调控H7N9禽流感病毒的致病机制提供了科学基础。     

家蝇抗菌肽的抑菌动力学研究及其机理初探

利用鼠伤寒沙门氏菌针刺诱导家蝇幼虫表达抗菌肽,对抗菌肽的抑菌动力学进行研究,并通过抗菌肽样品对不同细菌动力学特性的研究出发对抗菌肽抑菌作用机制进行探讨。研究发现抗菌肽样品的活性与作用时间有关,24h内出现一到两个活性峰,同一抗菌肽样品对不同细菌的抑菌动力学有差异,抗菌肽的抑菌动力学机制应该与它的的抑菌作用机制有关。通过电镜观测、细胞磷代谢、紫外吸收物测定以及抗菌肽与细菌DNA相互作用结果可知,微生物诱导家蝇表达的抗菌肽样品不仅能够造成细菌细胞的快速坍塌破裂而且能够破坏细胞核心,与DNA结合作用。抗菌肽抑菌动力学的解释：微生物诱导产物中含有两类抗菌肽,一类抗菌肽能造成细胞膜的快速坍塌破裂形成第一个活性峰;另一类抗菌肽可进入细胞,破坏细胞核心,造成紫外吸收物大量外泄形成第二个活性峰。     

微生物的毒素

微生物产生的毒素可分为细菌毒素、放线菌毒素和真菌所产生的毒素等,分述如下: (一)细菌毒素根据它们在细胞中的位置不同,可分为两类: 1.内毒素是病原菌细胞壁的组成成分,其化学性质是脂多糖—蛋白质的复合物,只限于革兰氏阴性细菌才有。 2.外毒素是病原菌的代谢产物,都是蛋     

细菌锌离子抗性机制研究进展

锌(Zn)是生命代谢中重要的微量金属元素,但锌过量会对细胞造成毒害作用。细菌通过一些特有的机制来解除重金属离子对它们的毒害。该文重点介绍了细菌对高浓度Zn2+的抗性机制,主要包括外排机制(RND蛋白家族、CDF蛋白家族和P-型ATPase)、螯合机制和外排后结合机制。通过这些机制细菌能有效控制胞内Zn2+浓度,保护其不受过量Zn2+的毒害,但抗性机制往往不依赖单一的抗性系统,而是多种系统协调作用的结果。细菌Zn2+抗性机制的研究将有助于进一步揭示生物是如何应对高浓度金属离子的胁迫及相应的适应性规律。     

Stressors, stress reactions, and survival of bacteria (a review)

Recent data on the molecular mechanisms of stress responses of bacteria are reviewed, with emphasis on their reactions to a variety of stressors (heat, oxidation, cold, osmotic shock, etc.). Mechanisms underlying the phenomenon of sensoring are discussed. It is shown that cross-resistance to stressors and cell-to-cell communication of bacteria, mediated by chemical metabolites, affect their survival in food products. Stress-antiagonizing activity of bacteria is discussed in relation to food product biotechnology.     

The role of cold-shock proteins in low-temperature adaptation of food-related bacteria

There is a considerable interest in the cold adaptation of food-related bacteria, including starter cultures for industrial food fermentations, food spoilage bacteria and food-borne pathogens. Mechanisms that permit low-temperature growth involve cellular modifications for maintaining membrane fluidity, the uptake or synthesis of compatible solutes, the maintenance of the structural integrity of macromolecules and macromolecule assemblies, such as ribosomes and other components that affect gene expression. A specific cold response that is shared by nearly all food-related bacteria is the induction of the synthesis so-called cold-shock proteins (CSPs), which are small (7 kDa) proteins that are involved in mRNA folding, protein synthesis and/or freeze protection. In addition, CSPs are able to bind RNA and it is believed that these proteins act as RNA chaperones, thereby reducing the increased secondary folding of RNA at low temperatures. In this review established and novel aspects concerning the structure, function and control of these CSPs are discussed. A model for bacterial cold adaptation, with a central role for ribosomal functioning, and possible mechanisms for low-temperature sensing are discussed.     

Effect of nematodes on rhizosphere colonization by seed-applied bacteria

There is much interest in the use of seed-applied bacteria for biocontrol and biofertilization, and several commercial products are available. However, many attempts to use this strategy fail because the seed-applied bacteria do not colonize the rhizosphere. Mechanisms of rhizosphere colonization may involve active bacterial movement or passive transport by percolating water or plant roots. Transport by other soil biota is likely to occur, but this area has not been well studied. We hypothesized that interactions with soil nematodes may enhance colonization. To test this hypothesis, a series of microcosm experiments was carried out using two contrasting soils maintained under well-defined physical conditions where transport by mass water flow could not occur. Seed-applied Pseudomonas fluorescens SBW25 was capable of rhizosphere colonization at matric potentials of -10 and -40 kPa in soil without nematodes, but colonization levels were substantially increased by the presence of nematodes. Our results suggest that nematodes can have an important role in rhizosphere colonization by bacteria in soil.     

Monopolar spindle attachment of sister chromatids is ensured by two distinct mechanisms at the first meiotic division in fission yeast

At meiosis I, sister chromatids attach to the same spindle pole (i.e. monopolar attachment). Mechanisms establishing monopolar attachment remain largely unknown. In the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe, monopolar attachment is established in haploid cells, indicating that homologous chromosomes are dispensable for its establishment. This monopolar attachment requires both mating pheromone signaling and inactivation of Pat1 kinase (a key negative regulator of meiosis). It also requires the meiotic cohesin factor Rec8 but not the recombination factor Rec12. In contrast, in diploid cells, monopolar attachment is established by Pat1 inactivation alone, and does not require mating pheromone signaling. Furthermore, monopolar attachment requires Rec12 in addition to Rec8. These results indicate that monopolar attachment of sister chromatids can be established by two distinct mechanisms in S.pombe, one that is pheromone dependent and recombination independent, and a second that is pheromone independent and recombination dependent. We propose that co-operation of these two mechanisms generates the high fidelity of monopolar attachment.     

Ventilation-induced lung injury and mechanotransduction: stretching it too far?

The Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Network clinical trial on ventilation of critically ill patients has drawn attention to the potential side effects of mechanical ventilation. Both clinical and basic research have demonstrated that injurious ventilation strategies can initiate or perpetuate local and systemic inflammatory responses. There are four principal mechanisms that can produce such a response. 1) Ventilation, especially with high ventilation pressures and zero positive end-expiratory pressure, can cause stress failure of the plasma membrane and of epithelial and endothelial barriers. Stress failure of the plasma membrane causes necrosis, which leads to liberation of both preformed inflammatory mediators and agents that stimulate other cells that are still intact to produce such mediators. 2) Stress failure of the barriers causes loss of compartmentalization with spread of mediators and bacteria throughout the body as a consequence. 3) Less injurious ventilation strategies that do not cause tissue destruction can elicit release of mediators by more specific mechanisms, presumably through activation of stretch-activated signaling cascades (mechanotransduction). 4) Ventilation with increasing positive pressures raises the pressure in the pulmonary circulation and thus vascular shear stress, both of which are known stimuli for endothelial cells. These different mechanisms should be taken into account in the design and the interpretation of studies on molecular mechanisms of ventilation-induced lung injury.     

Cadmium transport, resistance, and toxicity in bacteria, algae, and fungi

Cadmium is an important environmental pollutant and a potent toxicant to bacteria, algae, and fungi. Mechanisms of Cd toxicity and resistance are variable, depending on the organism. It is very clear that the form of the metal and the environment it is studied in, play an important role in how Cd exerts its effect and how the organism(s) responds. A wide range of Cd concentrations have been used to designate resistance in organisms. To date, no concentration has been specified that is applicable to all species studied under standardized conditions. Cadmium exerts its toxic effect(s) over a wide range of concentrations. In most cases, algae and cyanobacteria are the most sensitive organisms, whereas bacteria and fungi appear to be more resistant. In some bacteria, plasmid-encoded resistance can lead to reduced Cd2+ uptake. However, some Gram-negative bacteria without plasmids are just as resistant to Cd as are bacteria containing plasmids encoding for Cd resistance. According to Silver and Misra (1984), there is no evidence for enzymatic or chemical transformations associated with Cd resistance. Insufficient information is available on the genetics of Cd uptake and resistance in cyanobacteria and algae. Mechanisms remain largely unknown at this point in time. Cadmium is toxic to these organisms, causing severe inhibition of such physiological processes as growth, photosynthesis, and nitrogen fixation at concentrations less than 2 ppm, and often in the ppb range (Tables 2 and 3). Cadmium also causes pronounced morphological aberrations in these organisms, which are probably related to deleterious effects on cell division. This may be direct or indirect, as a result of Cd effects on protein synthesis and cellular organelles such as mitochondria and chloroplasts. Cadmium is accumulated internally in algae (Table 4) as a result of a two-phase uptake process. The first phase involves a rapid physicochemical adsorption of Cd onto cell wall binding sites, which are probably proteins and (or) polysaccharides. This is followed by a lag period and then a slow, steady intracellular uptake. This latter phase is energy dependent and may involve transport systems used to accumulate other divalent cations, such as Mn2+ and Ca2+. Some data indicate that Cd resistance, and possibly uptake, in algae and cyanobacteria is controlled by a plasmid-encoded gene(s). Although considerable information is available on Cd toxicity to, and uptake in fungi, further work is clearly needed in several areas. There is little information about Cd uptake by filamentous fungi, and even in yeasts, information on the specificity, kinetics, and mechanisms of Cd uptake is limited.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)     

Cells activated for wound repair have the potential to direct collective invasion of an epithelium

Mechanisms regulating how groups of cells are signaled to move collectively from their original site and invade surrounding matrix are poorly understood. Here we develop a clinically relevant ex vivo injury invasion model to determine whether cells involved in directing wound healing have invasive function and whether they can act as leader cells to direct movement of a wounded epithelium through a three-dimensional (3D) extracellular matrix (ECM) environment. Similar to cancer invasion, we found that the injured cells invade into the ECM as cords, involving heterotypical cell–cell interactions. Mesenchymal cells with properties of activated repair cells that typically locate to a wound edge are present in leader positions at the front of ZO-1–rich invading cords of cells, where they extend vimentin intermediate filament–enriched protrusions into the 3D ECM. Injury-induced invasion depends on both vimentin cytoskeletal function and MMP-2/9 matrix remodeling, because inhibiting either of these suppressed invasion. Potential push and pull forces at the tips of the invading cords were revealed by time-lapse imaging, which showed cells actively extending and retracting protrusions into the ECM. This 3D injury invasion model can be used to investigate mechanisms of leader cell–directed invasion and understand how mechanisms of wound healing are hijacked to cause disease.