Synthesis of 2′-Deoxyformycin B and 2′-Deoxyoxoformycin B

Abstract

3-β-D-Ribofuranosylpyazolo[4,3-d]pyrimidines (formycins)¹ modified in the heteroaromatic moiety are of biological interest as analogues of adenosine and guanosine, and have been the objects of intensive synthetic chemical effort by several groups.^2-9 2′-Deoxynucleosides^2c,2d,7b,13 and other analogties of the formycins modified in the sugar moiety^10-12 are also of potential interest, but have been less extensively studied. Examples of the 2′-deoxyribonucleoside type known to date include the 2′-deoxy-6-thioguanosine analogue 1, the 2′-deoxyadenosine (dAdo) analogue 2 (2′-deoxyformycin A),^10,13 and the 2-chloro-2′-deoxyadenosine analogue 3.^7b Compound 2 was found to be 10-15 times more potent than 2′-deoxyadenosine as an inhibitor of the growth of S49 cells, a murine lymphoma line of T-cell origin.¹³ Activity depended on 5′- phosphorylation, since mutants lacking the enzymes adenosine kinase (AK) and deoxycytidine kinase (dCK) were insensitive to the drug. Furthermore, activity was comparable in the presence and absence of an AK inhibitor, suggesting that 2, unlike dAdo, may be a poor substrate for adenosine deaminase. That 5′-phosphorylation of 2 was mediated by AK rather than dCK was indicated by the fact that miitants lacking only dCK retained sensitivity. This contrasted with the behavior of dAdo, which is known to be n substrate for both AK and dCK.¹⁴     

Archaeal aIF2B Interacts with Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Factors eIF2α and eIF2Bα: Implications for aIF2B Function and eIF2B Regulation

Translation initiation is down-regulated in eukaryotes by phosphorylation of the α-subunit of eIF2 (eukaryotic initiation factor 2), which inhibits its guanine nucleotide exchange factor, eIF2B. The N-terminal S1 domain of phosphorylated eIF2α interacts with a subcomplex of eIF2B formed by the three regulatory subunits α/GCN3, β/GCD7, and δ/GCD2, blocking the GDP-GTP exchange activity of the catalytic ?-subunit of eIF2B. These regulatory subunits have related sequences and have sequences in common with many archaeal proteins, some of which are involved in methionine salvage and CO₂ fixation. Our sequence analyses however predicted that members of one phylogenetically distinct and coherent group of these archaeal proteins [designated aIF2Bs (archaeal initiation factor 2Bs)] are functional homologs of the α, β, and δ subunits of eIF2B. Three of these proteins, from different archaea, have been shown to bind in vitro to the α-subunit of the archaeal aIF2 from the cognate archaeon. In one case, the aIF2B protein was shown further to bind to the S1 domain of the α-subunit of yeast eIF2 in vitro and to interact with eIF2Bα/GCN3 in vivo in yeast. The aIF2B-eIF2α interaction was however independent of eIF2α phosphorylation. Mass spectrometry has identified several proteins that co-purify with aIF2B from Thermococcus kodakaraensis, and these include aIF2α, a sugar-phosphate nucleotidyltransferase with sequence similarity to eIF2B?, and several large-subunit (50S) ribosomal proteins. Based on this evidence that aIF2B has functions in common with eIF2B, the crystal structure established for an aIF2B was used to construct a model of the eIF2B regulatory subcomplex. In this model, the evolutionarily conserved regions and sites of regulatory mutations in the three eIF2B subunits in yeast are juxtaposed in one continuous binding surface for phosphorylated eIF2α.     

[B1Ala,B2Al2,B3Lys]—胰岛素的制备和生物活性

本文报道了胰岛素分子中Ｂ１￣３序列（Ｐｈｅ－Ｖａｌ－Ａｓｎ）为Ａｌａ－Ａｌａ－Ｌｙｓ取代的胰岛素类似物制备及其生物性质。［Ｂ１Ａｌａ,Ｂ２Ａｌａ,Ｂ３Ｌｙｓ］－胰岛素仍保留天然胰岛素的全部体内活性和受体结合能力,但体外促脂肪生成活性和免疫活性分别只为胰岛素的７０％和０．８８％。本文还就胰岛素Ｂ链Ｎ端肽段对其结构和功能的影响进行了讨论。     

维生素B2和B6补充对大鼠高尿酸血症的影响

目的：观察维生素B2（VitB2）和维生素B6（VitB6）补充对高尿酸血症大鼠血尿酸水平的影响,并探讨可能的机制。方法：雄性SD大鼠72只,随机分为空白对照组（C组）、氧嗪酸钾模型组（HU组）、阳性对照组（AL组,别嘌呤醇20 mg/kg·BW）、维生素B2组（B2组,VitB2 1.18 mg/kg·BW）、维生素B6组（B6组,VitB6 23.73 mg/kg·BW）、维生素B2＋B6组（BB组,1.18 mg/kg·BW VitB2＋23.73 mg/kg·BW VitB6）。C组普通饲料喂养;其他各组大鼠利用酵母饲料＋氧嗪酸钾灌胃建模。干预持续16w,并动态监测SUA。16w后,检测SUA、Urea、SCr,肝脏ADA和XOD活性,观察肾脏病理切片。分析VitB2、VitB6对SUA、XOD、ADA的交互作用。结果：干预16w末,HU组、B2组、B6组、BB组大鼠SUA水平与C组相比均明显升高（P值均＜0.05）。与HU组相比,大鼠SUA、Urea、SCr水平在B2组、B6组、BB组显著降低（P值均＜0.05）;AL组、B2组、B6组、BB组肝脏XOD活性明显降低（P值均＜0.05）;AL组、B2组、B6组肝脏ADA活性显著降低（P值均＜0.05）。析因设计分析显示,VitB2和VitB6无交互作用。肾脏病理结果显示,HU组、B2组、BB组存在不同程度的炎性细胞浸润。结论：维生素B2、B6可在一定程度上降低高尿酸血症大鼠的尿酸水平。     

HPLC法测定赣南脐橙中维生素B1、维生素B2含量

目的：建立2种不同的HPLC法测定赣南脐橙中维生素B1及维生素B2含量,通过比较,得出适合赣南脐橙维生素B1及维生素B2含量测定的最佳方法。方法：色谱条件：色谱柱：C18反相色谱柱（粒径5μm,150 mm×4.6 mm）;流动相：0.05mol/L乙酸钠溶液-甲醇=65∶35（pH值4.6）;流速1.0 mL/min;柱温30 ℃;检测波长：维生素B1激发波长375nm、发射波长435nm;维生素B2激发波长462nm、发射波长522nm。结果：维生素B1和维生素B2线形范围是0.01～1.00μg/mL,最低检出限为0.001μg/mL;果皮、果肉维生素B1平均回收率分别为95.3%、92.98%;果皮、果肉维生素B2平均回收率分别为89.1% 、84.6% 。结论：此方法简单、准确,可用于测定赣南脐橙中的维生素B1及维生素B2含量。     

稻瘟病菌单克隆抗体2B4的研究

从230个具有ELISA阳性反应的细胞株获得了11株具有高效价的单克隆抗体,其中2B4显示较强结合作用,并均能与分子孢子、芽管和附着胞表面结合。Western blotting分析表明,单抗2B4能与孢子芽管表面的1％SDS提取物中的15kDa的蛋白结合。免疫金定位发现该蛋白确是在病菌各个形态阶段广泛存在的分泌性蛋白。采用2B4从分生孢子cDNA表达文库中筛选获得6个阳性克隆。该克隆MP1表达的蛋白抗原与实际存在的15 kDa是相一致的。其基因克隆及功能分析正在研究之中。     

Survivin-2B增强甲氨蝶呤抑制BEL-7402

目的:研究高表达Survivin-2B对化疗药物甲氨蝶呤抑制肝肿瘤细胞株BEL-7402作用的影响.方法:构建真核表达重组质粒Survivin-2B/pcDNA3.1(-),利用增强型绿色荧光蛋白pEGFP-C1真核质粒测定脂质体转染条件及效率,采用该条件瞬时转染Survivin-2B/pcDNA3.1(-)、Survivin/pcDNA3.1(-)以及pcDNA3.1(-)阴性对照质粒至肝肿瘤细胞株Bel-7402,MTT法检测100mg/ml甲氨蝶呤作用时,各组细胞抑制情况的差异.结果:成功构建Survivin-2B/pcDNA3.1(-)重组质粒,脂质体转染48h转染效率为62％,甲氨蝶呤对高表达Survivin-2B的Bel-7402细胞抑制率最高.结论:Survivin-2B与甲氨蝶呤同时作用可以提高对Bel-7402细胞的抑制率,为肿瘤治疗提供了新思路.     

盐芥ThDREB2B基因克隆及功能分析

利用RACE技术从抗逆模式植物盐芥中克隆获得了1个DREB(dehydration responsive element binding)类转录因子基因,命名为ThDREB2B(NCBI登录号EF653377)。结果表明:(1)ThDREB2B基因cDNA全长1 486bp,包含1个954bp的开放阅读框,编码316个氨基酸;推测编码的蛋白质分子量约36.0kD,等电点为4.81,第76～135位氨基酸构成1个AP2结构域。(2)系统进化分析表明,ThDREB2B属于DREB亚家族的A-2亚组,与拟南芥AtDREB2B基因遗传距离最近。(3)半定量RT-PCR检测显示,ThDREB2B基因在正常生长条件下低丰度表达,在低温、干旱或高盐胁迫下上调表达。(4)酵母单杂交结果表明,ThDREB2B蛋白能与DRE元件特异结合,但转录激活能力弱。推测ThDREB2B蛋白可能需要翻译后修饰以获得转录激活功能。     

稻瘟病菌单克隆抗体2B4的研究

从230个具有ELISA阳性反应的细胞株获得了11株具有高效价的单克隆抗体, 其中2B4显示较强结合作用,并均能与分生孢子、芽管和附着胞表面结合。Western blotting分析表明,单抗2B4能与孢子芽管表面的1%SDS提取物中的15kDa的蛋白结合。免疫金定位发现该蛋白确是在病菌各个形态阶段广泛存在的分泌性蛋白。采用2B4从分生孢子cDNA表达文库中筛选获得6个阳性克隆。该克隆MP1表达的蛋白抗原与实际存在的15KDa是相一致的。其基因克隆及功能分析正在研究之中。     

Cytogenetic analysis of the X chromosome region 2B3-4 — 2B11 of Drosophila melanogaster

Mutation t467, belonging to the swi complementation group, and causing death in late prepupa, is located in the interval from 2B6 to the left part of 2B7-8. In this region puffing is absent in salivary gland chromosomes. In t467/t467 homozygotes intermoult early and early-late larval 20-OH ecdysone puffs do not differ from the controls. Mid-prepupal puffs are normal too with a few exceptions. However, all late larval and prepupal puffs are reduced or absent in the mutant. Both, hormone incubation of t467 glands in vitro and hormone injection have shown: i) 20-OH ecdysone in vitro does not restore the normal larval puffing pattern. ii) Withdrawal of the hormone from glands at PS6 causes premature appearance of late larval puffs, which, however, do not reach control sizes. It is concluded that the swi gene product is necessary for induction of late puffs. Thus in the 2B3-4—2B7-8 region three genes, affecting 20-OH ecdysone induction processes, have become known.     

维生素B2产生菌原生质体诱变选育

Studies on preparation, regeneration and ultraviolet-mutagenesis of protoplasts of vitamin B2 producer Eremothecium aohbyii were reported. By using a complex enzyme system (0.5% snial digestase + 0.5% cellulase), a great number of protoplasts were obtained. Ultraviolet-mutagenesising positive mutation ratio is 14.29%. The HPLC analysis indicated that a lot of mutants were screened by using ultraviolet-mutagenesis mutation of protoplasts, Vitamin B2 produced by the mutant E3 increased 116.4%.     

我国婴儿配方奶粉维生素B1、B2科学设计范围研究

为确定我国婴儿配方奶粉水溶性维生素B1、B2的科学设计范围,首先分析11家试验室对同批次产品的检测数值,确定维生素B1、B2用于配方设计的检测偏差均为15%,然后通过比较分析母乳数据、适宜摄入量和婴儿配方奶粉标准限量,确定维生素B1、B2设计的目标值分别为60、80 μg/100 kcal,最后根据已确定的营养素设计目标值,结合货架期衰减率、试验室间检测偏差推算合理的设计范围,并与可耐受最高摄入量、市售产品的营养含量分布作比较,同时兼顾现阶段0~6月龄婴儿的营养状况,确定我国婴儿配方奶粉维生素B1、B2的科学设计范围分别为86~180 μg/100 kcal、114~290 μg/100 kcal。     

乙型肝炎病毒B2和C2亚型中SSRs的比较分析

乙型肝炎病毒(hepatitis B virus,HBV)属于嗜肝DNA病毒科(hepadnaviridae),它分布在世界各地并严重危害人类的健康。本文从NCBI的GenBank中下载了106条B2亚型和130条C2亚型的基因组全长序列,以下载的数据为材料,分析简单重复序列(simple sequence repeats,SSRs)在B2和C2亚型基因组序列中的分布情况。结果显示,简单重复序列的重复次数比较少;二型简单重复序列在研究的五种简单重复序列类型中占绝对优势;这可能与B2和C2亚型基因组序列有较高的突变率有关。同时还发现最普遍的SSRs、序列间SSRs的平均相对丰度和平均相对密度在B2和C2亚型中分布情况相似。     

H2A-H2B类型组蛋白及其伴侣蛋白的研究进展

染色质是真核细胞中遗传物质DNA的载体,染色质结构动态变化与DNA复制、转录、重组、修复等重要生物学事件密切相关.组蛋白是染色质结构的基本组成元件之一,组蛋白变体和组蛋白修饰是两类基本的染色质结构调控因子.在构成核小体的四种核心组蛋白(H2A、H2B、H3、H4)当中,H2A拥有最多的变体类型并在染色质结构调控中发挥重要作用.H2A组蛋白伴侣对H2A组蛋白及其变体的特异识别对于后者的折叠、修饰、传递、转运、组装、移除等生物学功能至关重要.本文着重探讨了组蛋白伴侣特异识别H2A组蛋白的分子机理,二者调控染色质结构的作用机制以及相应的生物学意义.     

Independent Origins of Subgroup Bl+B2 and Subgroup B3Metallo-β-Lactamases

The metallo--lactamases constitute Class B in the Ambler classification of -lactamases and are divided into three subclasses: Bl, B2, and B3. Bayesian phylogenies of the Subclass B1+B2 and Subclass B3 metallo--lactamases and their homologs show that the -lactam-hydrolyzing function evolved independently within each group. In Subclass B1+B2 that function evolved about 1 billion years ago, and in Subclass B3 it evolved before the divergence of the Gram-positive and Gram-negative eubacteria, about 2 billion years ago. These results lend additional support to the proposal that the metallo--lactamases should be divided into two distinct classes.     

Decoy receptor 3 suppresses TLR2-mediated B cell activation by targeting NF-κB

Decoy receptor 3 (DcR3) is a soluble protein in the TNFR superfamily. Its known ligands include Fas ligand, homologous to lymphotoxin, showing inducible expression, and competing with HSV glycoprotein D for herpes virus entry mediator, a receptor expressed by T lymphocytes, TNF-like molecule 1A, and heparan sulfate proteoglycans. DcR3 has been reported to modulate the functions of T cells, dendritic cells, and macrophages; however, its role in regulating B cell activation is largely unknown. In this study, we found that the DcR3.Fc fusion protein bound to human and mouse B cells and suppressed the activation of B cells. DcR3.Fc attenuated Staphylococcus aureus, IgM-, Pam(3)CSK(4)-, and LPS-mediated B cell proliferation but did not affect cytokine-induced B cell growth. In the presence of these mitogens, DcR3.Fc did not induce B cell apoptosis, suggesting that DcR3 may inhibit the signal(s) important for B cell activation. Because the combination of Fas.Fc, LT-βR.Fc (homologous to lymphotoxin, showing inducible expression, and competing with HSV glycoprotein D for herpes virus entry mediator, a receptor expressed by T lymphocytes receptor), and DR3.Fc (TNF-like molecule 1A receptor) did not suppress B cell proliferation and because the biological effect of DcR3.Fc on B cells was not blocked by heparin, we hypothesize that a novel ligand(s) of DcR3 mediates its inhibitory activity on B cells. Moreover, we found that TLR2-stimulated NF-κB p65 activation and NF-κB-driven luciferase activity were attenuated by DcR3.Fc. The TLR2-induced cytokine production by B cells was consistently reduced by DcR3. These results imply that DcR3 may regulate B cell activation by suppressing the activation of NF-κB.     

Cytogenetic analysis of the 2B3-4 — 2B11 region of the X chromosome of Drosophila melanogaster

Puffing patterns have been studied both in homozygotes t10/t10, a gene located in the area of the early ecdysone puff 2B5, and in a yellow (y) control stock, at the end of the third instar and during prepupal development. In mutants t10 at the end of the third instar puffing develops normally in general, however, 21 puffs (5 early and 16 late ones) underdevelop or do not develop at all, some larval intermoult puffs regressing slower. The next cycle of puffs (mid prepupal) in mutants t10 proceeds normally, but in the late prepupal cycle 21 puffs underdevelop again or are not formed at all. A model for the induction of early ecdysone puffs is proposed, assigning a key role to the 2B5 puff product in stimulating other early puffs. It is suggested that defects in the activity of early puffs in the mutant t10 may cause underdevelopment of late puffs.Dedicated to Professor W. Beermann on the occasion of his 60th birthday     

TNFα诱导激活NF-κB上调抑癌基因CDKN2B表达

NF-κB通过转录调控其靶基因,在肿瘤发生发展和精准治疗中起关键作用。过表达抑癌基因细胞周期蛋白依赖性激酶抑制剂2B（CDKN2B）可抑制肿瘤细胞增殖并诱导凋亡,但是否受NF-κB调节尚无报道。本文发现,NF-κB直接结合并上调CDKN2B基因：在TNFα处理的HeLa细胞内,CDKN2B的基因区覆盖大量NF-κB结合峰,其中富集倍数大于20的结合峰有14个。TRANSFAC软件分析发现,NF-κB结合峰内包含大量经典的κB位点。ChIP-qPCR证明,TNFα诱导NF-κB结合CDKN2B基因。将NF-κB结合峰中心区DNA片段插入荧光素酶报告基因载体中,发现该DNA片段的插入使荧光素酶相对活性上调至7.88倍,TNFα处理又使其相对活性提高到2.37倍,且NF-κB/p65 siRNA显著干扰其相对活性的升高。免疫荧光检测显示,TNFα诱导激活NF-κB进入细胞核,而NF-κB/p65 siRNA阻止它入核。此结果提示,我们成功构建了具有NF-κB转录活性差异的细胞模型,qPCR检测两个已知的NF-κB靶基因NFKB2和STAT5A的表达,进一步验证该细胞模型构建成功。利用此细胞模型,发现受TNFα诱导激活的NF-κB,能够上调CDKN2B基因。总之,本文发现抑癌基因CDKN2B是NF-κB新的靶基因,NF-κB直接结合并上调CDKN2B基因在转录水平的表达。本研究为抑癌基因CDKN2B的抗肿瘤应用奠定了基础。     

人B7—1和B7—2cDNA的克隆及鉴定

目的：为探索性构建全新型重组人B7－PE40绿脓杆菌外毒素融合蛋白以长期诱导免疫耐受,本研究从急性B淋巴细胞白血病细胞株Raji中隆N－末端分别缺失34和16个氨基酸的人B7－1和B7－2基因胞外区,并构建含此基因的重组质粒。方法：根据B7－1和B7－2基因序列设计合成可增B7－1和B7－2cDNA的特异性引物,用RT－PCR的方法从Raji细胞总RNA中扩增B7－1和B7－2cDNA,并克隆至pGEM－T载体中,经酶切鉴定后再进行序列分析。结果和结论：从Raji细胞中扩增出预期 的624和675bp的B7－1和B7－2cDNA,将其克隆至pGEM-T载体中,分别经EcoRI/HindⅢ和BamHI/SphI双酶切电泳和序列分析确证,为进一步构建人B7－PE40外毒素融合蛋白奠定了基础。     

Localization of Two Potassium Channel β Subunit Genes, KCNA1B and KCNA2B

The gating properties and current amplitudes of mammalian voltage-activatedShakerpotassium channels are modulated by at least two associated β subunits (Kvβ1.1 and Kvβ1.2). The human Kvβ1.1 gene (KCNA1B) resides on chromosome 3, as indicated by somatic cell hybrid mapping. More precise localization of KCNA1B to 3q26.1 was obtained with fluorescencein situhybridization (FISH) and was corroborated by PCR screening of the CEPH YAC library. The human Kvβ1.2 gene (KCNA2B) resides on chromosome 1, as indicated by somatic cell hybrid mapping, and has been localized by FISH to 1p36.3.