艾氏腹水癌细胞膜质子跨膜外转运与脂质体融合:Ca2+及脂质体膜脂成份的作用

研究了Ca^2 及脂质体膜脂成分对艾氏腹水癌细胞质膜质子跨膜转运驱动的脂质体融合中的作用。结果 表明Ca^2 促进质子跨膜转运驱动的质子跨膜转运驱动艾氏腹水癌细胞与脂质体间的融合,膜融合程度与膜表面电荷密度的相关曲线显示,在下述条件膜融合与膜表面电荷密度呈正相关：（1）介质Ca^2 浓度小于6mmol/L,脂质体磷脂组成为PE：PC：CL＝6：2：2;（2）介质Ca^2 浓度为6mmol/L,脂质体鳞脂组成为PE：PC：CL＝6：2：2;（3）无Ca^2 介质,脂质体磷脂组成为PE：CL＝8：2;（4）介质Ca^2 浓度10mmol/L,脂质体磷脂组成为PE：CL＝8：2。脂质体PE／PC含量对膜融合的影响表明,当PE含量减少PC含量增加时,膜融合程度不断下降,提示影响膜融合的另一因素可能是生物膜结构形成“柄”融合中介体的能力。     

大豆液泡膜H~+-ATPase泵质子活性的研究

研究了大豆液泡膜Ｈ＋－ＡＴＰａｓｅ泵质子特性。液泡膜Ｈ＋－ＡＴＰａｓｅ泵质子活性受ＮＥＭ、ＮＢＤ－Ｃｌ、ＤＣＣＤ和ＮＯ３－的抑制。泵质子活性由二价阳离子启动,其有效性依次为Ｆｅ２＋＞Ｍｇ２＋＞Ｍｎ２＋,它以ＡＴＰ为最适底物,ＡＤＰ为竞争性抑制剂;最适ｐＨ为７．０,最适温度为５０°Ｃ。     

跨膜Ca~(2+)梯差对大豆下胚轴质膜H~+-ATPase活力的影响

采用两相法得到高纯度封闭的大豆下胚轴质膜微囊,研究了跨膜Ｃａ２＋梯差对质膜Ｈ＋－ＡＴＰａｓｅ质子转运和ＡＴＰ水解活力的影响。结果表明,在１０００：０．１,１０００：０．５,１０００：１及１０００：１０（μｍｏｌ／Ｌ：μｍｏｌ／Ｌ）几种梯差下,随着跨膜钙梯差的减小,质膜Ｈ＋－ＡＴＰａｓｅ质子转运活力逐步降低。然而,上述几种梯差对Ｈ＋－ＡＴＰａｓｅ水解活力的影响却很小。进一步研究发现,１０００：０．１及１０００：１（μｍｏｌ／Ｌ：μｍｏｌ／Ｌ）两种梯差对Ｋｍ值没有影响,但Ｋ＋对Ｈ＋－ＡＴＰａｓｅ的激活作用在两种梯差下存在显著差别。ＭＣ５４０荧光、ＤＰＨ荧光偏振结果表明,跨膜钙梯差影响着膜脂的聚集状态和流动性。本文对跨膜Ｃａ２＋梯差对于大豆下胚轴质膜Ｈ＋－ＡＴＰａｓｅ水解与质子转运活力影响的可能机制进行了讨论。     

DiO—C18—（3）介导细胞融合

发现荧光分子探针ＤｉＯ－Ｃ１８－（３）在等渗、室温、无外源Ｃａ＾２＋及ＰＨ７．４的条件下快速介导人红细胞融合。丝氨酸蛋白水解酶抑制剂本甲磺酰氟（ＰＭＳＦ）不能阻断这个过程,ＤｉＯ－Ｃ１８－（３）亦引起Ｌ－９２９（小鼠成纤维细胞瘤）细胞融合。细胞的ＤｉＯ荧光图象显示质膜上存在ＤｉＯ局域浓度很高的结合位点,从细胞及融合体表面伸出一至娄车丝,表明在细胞融合条件下,质膜确实存在一种有力的机制使细胞向外伸出     

芳香黄杆菌弹性蛋白酶的纯化及性质研究

报道了弹性蛋白亲和层析分离弛化芳香黄杆菌产胞外弹性蛋白酶,经一步柱层析可获聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳均一的酶制品,收率可达５０％,并制备了酶的结晶。该酶在ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ上测得分子量为２１３８０,ＥＦ－ＰＡＧＥ测得等电点８．９最适作用温度为５０℃,最适作用,ＰＨ为７．４在４０℃以下热稳定性良好,ＰＨ４．５－９．５范围内稳定,重金属离子Ｆｅ＾３＋,Ｚｎ＾２＋,Ｃｏ＾２＋,Ｈｇ＾２＋,Ｎｉ＾２＋Ａｇ＾＋,Ｃｕ     

膜融合诱导因子能使细胞质膜表面水化程度降低

研究了几种膜融合诱导因子,包括介质ｐＨ,温度以及钙离子等对小鼠艾氏腹水癌细胞质膜表面介电常数的影响．结果表明,酸性介质ｐＨ、温度降低或钙离子浓度增加,均可使其膜表面介电常数下降。从而提示,膜表面水化力下降和局部脱水可能是酸诱导膜融合,钙离子诱导膜融合及冰冻融化引起的膜融合等均需经过的关键步骤。     

小麦根质膜原位膜微囊与翻转膜微囊的氧化还原特性比较

用二相法和不连续蔗糖梯度离心分别制得小麦根质膜的原位膜微囊和翻转膜微囊。两者比较可知：质膜内外两侧均表现出较高的氧化还原活性;膜内侧的ＮＡＤ（Ｐ）Ｈ氧化和Ｆｅ（ＣＮ）还原速率高于外侧。质膜内外两侧都能还原ＥＤＴＡ－Ｆｅ３＋,但外侧的还原活性高于内侧。质膜内外两侧均有Ｏ２吸收,同时都可被ＳＨＡＭ刺激,被ＫＣＮ抑制。质膜内侧和外侧都可产生,最适ＰＨ值为６．０;既可被ＳＨＡＭ刺激,也可被ＳＯＤ、过氧化氢酶和ＫＣＮ抑制。     

CF0质子传导对两光系统间光能分布的影响

用饱和闪光法测定类囊体中叶绿素荧光猝灭。观察到作用于质子通道ＣＦ０的氯化三苯基锡促进ｑＱ而降低ｑＥ,ＤＣＣＤ无此作用。在解联条件下或在高盐介质中ＴＰＴ对ｑＱ的促进作用消失;在Ｈ２Ｏ－ＰＤ０Ｘ或Ｈ２Ｏ－ＰＢＱ电子传递系统中此促进作用亦消失;用调制荧光法或低温荧光测定均表现ＴＰＴ增加了两光系统间光能分布的不平衡,有利于光能在ＰＳＩＩ的分布。     

小麦根质膜原位膜微囊与翻转膜微囊的氧化还原特性比较

用二相法和不连续蔗糖梯度离心分别制得小麦根质膜的原位膜微囊和翻转膜微囊,两者比较可知,质膜内外两侧均表现出较高的氧化还原活性;膜内侧的ＮＡＤ（Ｐ）Ｈ氧化和Ｆｅ（ＣＮ）＾３－６还原速率高于外侧,质膜内外两侧都能还原ＥＤＴＡ－Ｆｅ＾３＋,但外侧的还原活性高于内则,质膜内外两侧均有Ｏ２吸收,同时都可被ＳＨＡＭ刺激,被ＫＣＮ抑制,质膜内侧和外侧都可产生Ｏ＾－２,最适ｐＨ值为６．０既可被ＳＨＡＭ刺激,也可被     

生物膜表面介电常数的荧光测量

利用正交试验的方法,得到了荧光探针Dansyl Phosphatidyl-ethanolamine(DPE)标记艾氏腹水癌细胞质膜表面的最佳条件,首次建立了用DPE测定生物膜表面介电常数的方法.并用比方法测定了艾氏腹水癌细胞质膜表面介电常数,观察了有关的物理、化学因素对这种荧光测量方法的可能影响.     

艾氏乳腺癌腹水细胞质膜NADH-铁氰化钾氧化还原酶质子泵活性诱导细胞与脂质体融合

在本文中,我们用荧光能量共振转移分析和荧光显微技术证明,小鼠艾氏乳腺癌腹水细胞质膜NADH-铁氰化钾氧化还原反应的电子传递所偶联的质子泵活性能诱导细胞与人工脂质体融合。糖酵解代谢的抑制剂碘乙酸能抑制融合,同时融合过程是吸取质子的。近几年来,我们实验室已报道了多种生物膜质子泵均具有诱导膜融合的功能。因此,质子泵诱导膜融合可能具有比较广泛的生理意义。并为细胞中存在有受能量代谢控制的驱动膜融合的生理机制提供了实验证据。     

Use of salicylic acid to measure the apparent intracellular pH in the Ehrlich ascites-tumor cell and Escherichia coli.

The distribution of salicylic acid between the intracellular and extracellular phases has been used to estimate the intracellular pH in the Ehrlich cell and Escherichia coli. The validity of the method was established by: (i) comparison of the results obtained with salicylic acid with those obtained with 5,5-dimethyloxazolidine-2,4-dione; (ii) by following changes of the apparent intracellular pH under circumstances in which such changes are predictable, e.g., the addition of weak acids or proton conductors to the incubation medium during incubation at acidic pH; (iii) by comparison of the apparent intracellular pH changes with the uptake of H+ by the cells estimated from the changes of the medium pH. Optimal results are obtained with this indicator when the extracellular pH is below 5.5, because in this case the indicator is to a sufficient extent in its penetrating form, so that its movement can reflect intracellular pH changes occurring in less than 30 s. When the intracellular pH falls below 5.2 measurable binding of salicylic acid to the intracellular material of the Ehrlich cell takes place, but above this pH no binding has been found. The Ehrlich cell and cells of Escherichia coli behaved similarly under various experimental circumstances tested, but striking difference were found in the inherent permeability of the membrane to H+ and in the changes in this parameter by lowering the temperature to 2 degrees C.     

The effect of polycations on cell membrane stability and transport processes

Summary The interaction of poly-l-lysines of different molecular weights (PL) with Ehrlich ascites tumor cells was studied experimentally with respect to cell surface binding, cell electrophoresis, cytotoxicity and membrane permeability. Although they decrease the net negative charge of Ehrlich ascites cells similarly at low PL concentrations, low molecular weight PL was less cytotoxic and less damaging to the potassium transport mechanism than was high molecular weight PL. At certain PL concentrations, membrane damage was reversible on reincubation in PL-free media. The amount of bound polylysine as determined with fluorescent labeled polylysine was compared by electrophoresis to the amount of polylysine expressed on the electrokinetic surface. The results indicated that only a small fraction of polylysine bound to Ehrlich ascites tumor cells was electrokinetically detectable. The adsorption of polylysine to Ehrlich ascites tumor cells was not describable by the usual adsorption isotherms. It is suggested that the same number of monomeric lysine units of high and low molecular weight PL are adsorbed at the cell electrokinetic surface, but cytotoxicity is dependent on molecular weight. Although the negative charge of human red blood cells could be reversed at low PL concentrations, no such effect could be observed for ELD (a subline of Ehrlich ascites carcinoma) cells even at high PL concentrations. The relationship of PL binding to the stimulation of macromolecular uptake is discussed.     

Negatively charged RNase-susceptible molecules on the surface of ascites tumor cells

RNase-susceptible ionogenic groups on the cell surface membranes of two leukemic and two nonleukemic strains of ascites tumor cells were studied by cell electrophoresis, DEAE-Sephadex A-25 column and paper chromatography, and indirect membrane immunofluorescence. RNase treatment of the nonleukemic ascites tumor cells (Ehrlich ascites tumor and Sarcoma 180) produced a significant reduction in their electrophoretic mobilities. When the cells were labeled with [3H]uridine then incubated with RNase, there was a marked increased in the radioactive nucleotides present in the incubation medium as compared to the results of the experiment with RNase-untreated controls. Indirect membrane immunofluorescence studies of nonleukemic ascites tumor cells suggest that the sites that react with anti-RNA antibody are distributed diffusely on their surfaces. RNase treatment of these cells markedly reduced their ability to react with the antibody. It thus appears that RNAs are present on the surface membrane of nonleukemic ascites tumor cells and that RNase digests these RNAs, removing negatively charged nucleotides from their electrophoretic surfaces. This results in a reduction in mobility. In contrast, leukemic ascites cells (L1210 and C1498) incubated with RNase showed no significant change in mobility or in the amount of nucleotides released into the incubation medium. Moreover, no fluorescence was found on the surface of cells examined by indirect membrane immunofluorescence. This suggests that leukemic ascites cells are devoid of RNAs on their surface.     

Lipid peroxidation and cytotoxicity of Ehrlich ascites tumor cells by ferric nitrilotriacetate

Ferric nitrilotriacetate, which causes in vivo organ injury, induced lipid peroxidation and cell death in Ehrlich ascites tumor cells in vitro. The process was inhibited by butylated hydroxyanisole and enhanced by vitamin C and linolenic acid, indicating a close relationship between cytotoxicity and the lipid peroxidizing ability of Fe3+ NTA. The cytotoxicity was suppressed by glucose and a temperature below 20 degrees C. Lipid peroxidation of Fe3+ NTA-treated cells was greater at 0 degree C than at 37 degrees C, contrary to results with Fe3+ NTA-treated plasma membranes of Ehrlich ascites tumor cell. These results suggested that metabolism and membrane fluidity are important factors in the expression of the Fe3+ NTA-induced cytotoxicity. H2O2 showed a lower cytotoxicity than did Fe3+ NTA but a greater lipid peroxidizing ability. H2O2 appeared to damage the cells less, and was quenched rapidly by cellular metabolism unlike Fe3+ NTA. In transferrin-free medium, Ehrlich ascites tumor cell readily incorporated Fe3+ NTA, and iron uptake was greater than NTA-uptake in Fe3+ NTA-treated cells, suggesting that Ehrlich ascites tumor cell incorporated iron from Fe3+NTA and metabolized it into an inert form such as ferritin.     

Non-linear relationship between fluorescence and membrane potential

The fluorescence intensity of the cynanine dye DiO-C₆-(3)_in 0.32% suspension of Ehrlich ascites tumor cells was determined under various potassium concentrations. In addition, the fluorescence levels of cell-free buffer solutions and those of supernatants were measured. For every potassium concentration the partition of the dye between cells and medium was calculated and its relation to the potassium gradient was given. A model was developed which assumes the fluorescence of a cell suspension to be the sum of the fluorescence signal of dye in the extracellular medium and that of cell-associated dye. A calibration curve of fluorescence vs. membrane potential was constructed. Neither the fluorescence of the cell suspension nor that of the supernatants was a linear function of the membrane potential. The limitations of membrane potential determination by fluorimetric methods are discussed.     

APOPTOSIS OF EHRLICH MOUSE ASCITES CELLS INDUCED BY LONG-TERM EXPOSURE OF WEAK ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS IN VIVO

To study the possibility of apoptosis of tumor cells induced by weak electromagnetic fields (EMFs) in vivo, mice were inoculated with Ehrlich ascites cells and exposed to a long-term electromagnetic field (1 mT, 700 KHz). During the treatment, growth curves of mice were measured and compared between exposed and sham-exposed mice. The results show that the growth curves of healthy controls agree well with the ideal curve of logistic growth, but the growth curves of cancer mice deviate from the ideal curve. There is no difference in growth curves between exposed, and sham-exposed healthy mice, and they both agree with the ideal curve. However, a notable difference in growth curves between exposed and sham-exposed cancer mice was obtained. Moreover, the curves of sham-exposed mice deviate even more than those of the exposed mice; in other words, the growth curves of Ehrlich ascites mice deviate from the ideal curve of healthy mice but are shifted toward it by the EMF treatments. After the treatment, apoptosis of Ehrlich ascites cells from inoculated mice was analyzed by several methods, including flow cytometry, fluorescence microscopy, and DNA gel electrophoresis. Statistical analysis from flow cytometry shows that the apoptotic ratio of cells from exposed Ehrlich ascites mice was significantly higher than that from sham-exposed treated mice. Microscopic observation of Ehrlich ascites cells stained with acridine orange (AO) and propidium iodide (PI) showed typical apoptotic changes in exposed animals whose cell nuclei were highly condensed or fragmented and uniformly stained green by the AO, whereas cell nuclei from sham-exposed mice were stained green and showed a fine reticular pattern. Agarose gel electrophoresis of DNA from exposed mice showed that the chromatin DNA exhibited ladders, a characteristic feature of internucleosomal degradation of DNA by EMF treatments. For interactions between external electromagnetic fields and DNA, the mechanism of apoptosis of tumor cells induced by weak EMFs is discussed.     

Heterogeneity of alkaline ribonuclease in the mouse and Ehrlich ascites cells.

The specific activity of alkaline RNase II was l00 to 1800 times higher in mouse pancreas than in mouse liver, serum, ascites fluid, and Ehrlich ascites cell grown intraperitoneally. Ehrlich ascites cells grown in cell culture medium had a much lower alkaline RNase II activity than cells grown intraperitoneally. Chromatography on CM-52 cellulose of acid- and heat-treated preparations showned a considerable heterogeneity of the mouse enzymes. Depending on the source of the extract, two to six forms fo alkaline RNase were eluted. Pancreatic extract contained two RNase forms. These also seemed to be present as minor components in preparations from other sources except Ehrlich ascites cells grown in vitro. Ehrlich ascites cells grown in vivo contained forms of the RNase which were not present in other extracts. Possible reasons for this heterogeneity were investigated. In addition to their stability to acid and heat the different RNase forms were similar in that they were much more active at alkaline pH than at acidic pH, they did not require divalent metal ions for activity, and they degraded RNA 'endonucleolytically.' Also, native DNA, denatured DNA, and poly A were poor substrates compared with RNA. Some differences seemed to exist, however, with respect to their abilities to degrade poly U and poly C and their sensitivities to the endogenous RNase inhibitor.     

Phosphocreatine in Ehrlich ascites tumor cells detected by noninvasive 31P NMR spectroscopy

³¹P NMR spectra of intact Ehrlich ascites tumor cells of high phosphorylation potential reveal a well-defined resonance peak assignable to phosphocreatine, corresponding to 2.3 μmoles/ml cell H₂O in adenosine-treated cells containing 5.2 μmoles ATP/ml. The NMR spectrum of Ehrlich cells incubated with iodoacetate and glucose indicates depletion of phosphocreatine and ATP to undetectable levels and substantial accumulation of fructose-1,6-bisphosphate. From the difference between the chemical shifts of internal P_i and phosphocreatine resonances, the intracellular pH was estimated to be 7.1 ± 0.1 in protein-synthesizing cells suspended in a medium of pH 7.4 at 10°C. Ehrlich cells are unable to transfer the labeled amidine group from L-(guanidino-¹⁴C)-arginine to the large intracellular glycine pool to form labeled guanidinoacetate, the demethylated precursor of creatine. These results imply that the synthesis of phosphocreatine in ATP-rich Ehrlich cells is limited primarily by the extracellular free creatine supply, the extent of which depends upon the degree of cachectic perturbation of energy and nitrogen metabolism of the tumor-bearing host.     

Electrophoretic mobility of mouse cells and homologous isolated nuclei

The electrophoretic mobilities of Ehrlich ascites, sarcoma 37 ascites, mouse liver cells and their isolated nuclei were measured under similar environmental conditions. No differences in mobility were detected between cells and homologous nuclei from the same cell population and it was concluded that their surface charge densities were probably the same. The effect of neuraminidase on Ehrlich ascites and liver cells and nuclei was also determined; neuraminidase reduced the mobility of Ehrlich ascites cell nuclei as well as cells. The reduction in mobility of cells and nuclei prepared by a sucrose method was the same; however, the reduction in mobility of citric acid prepared nuclei was less than that of citric acid treated cells. The reduction in mobility of both liver cells and nuclei was small or insignificant. It is suggested that although cells and nuclei have similar electrophoretic mobilities, possibly different groups contribute to their surface charge.