基于CRISPR/Cas9系统对干酪乳杆菌进行红色荧光蛋白标记

本实验利用CRISPR/Cas9系统对干酪乳杆菌(Lactobacillus casei) LC2W进行红色荧光蛋白(red fluorescent protein,RFP)标记,用于研究干酪乳杆菌在肠道内的分布和定植状况,评价其作为益生菌的功能。首先,基于本实验室已有的干酪乳杆菌CRISPR/Cas9编辑质粒pLCNICK-1628构建重组质粒pLCNICK-1628-RFP,电转入干酪乳杆菌LC2W感受态细胞中,使干酪乳杆菌基因组中的LC2W-1628基因被红色荧光蛋白基因替换,从而使干酪乳杆菌LC2W能表达出红色荧光蛋白。得到红色荧光标记的干酪乳杆菌LC2W突变株后,测定了其荧光强度-OD600标准曲线,发现RFP在干酪乳杆菌LC2W中能稳定表达。     

数学模型法研究L．casei LC2W对H.pylori SS1黏附MKN-45细胞的抑制作用

目的研究干酪乳杆菌LC2W对幽门螺杆菌（H.pylori）SS1黏附MKN-45的抑制作用,探讨益生菌对致病菌拈抗的机制。方法体外培养人胃癌细胞MKN-45,采用平板计数的方法研究2株细菌的黏附性质;引入数学模型,比较LC2W与H.pylori SS1的竞争、排除和替代作用。结果运用模型可以估算出LC2W和H.pylori SS1对MKN-45最大黏附数和亲和力的大小,并可以预测在混合体系中2种菌黏附的比例;实验发现LC2W对H.pylori SS1的黏附具有很强的竞争作用和排除作用,且这2种作用存在明显的量效关系。LC2W对H.pylori SS1的黏附的替代作用不明显或过程非常缓慢。结论所采用的数学模型能较好的模拟LC2W和H.pylori SS1黏附及LC2W对H.pylori SS1黏附抑制作用,这种抑制作用主要是通过竞争性占位形成的。     

干酪乳杆菌LC2W表面黏附相关蛋白的提取与鉴定

目的提取和鉴定干酪乳杆菌LC2W表面黏附相关蛋白,初步探索LC2W对胃癌细胞MKN-45细胞的黏附机制。方法LiCl处理、Sephadex G-75柱层析分离提取LC2W的表面蛋白,用黏附试验、电镜观察和SDS-PAGE电泳进行黏附相关蛋白的鉴定。结果LC2W经LiCl处理后,扫描电镜结果发现菌体表面粗糙但仍完整,黏附试验表明其对MKN-45细胞的黏附能力显著降低。提取到的表面蛋白的分子量分别为41.6、63.5、66.2 kDa。粗提物经柱层析后发现分子量为41.6 kDa的组分可以明显增强经LiCl处理过的菌体的黏附,而与未经处理的菌体黏附情况类似。结论表面蛋白参与了LC2W对MKN-45细胞的黏附,其主要活性成分的分子量为41.6 kDa。     

干酪乳杆菌LC2W对胃上皮细胞的粘附性质及其与菌体表面性质的关系

目的研究干酪乳杆菌LC2W对胃上皮细胞MKN-45的粘附性质,探讨粘附与其表面性质的关系,初步判断粘附素的性质。方法通过化学和酶处理LC2W细胞壁表面成分,测定其粘附性质、表面性质的变化,并通过相关性分析粘附与表面性质的关系。结果氯化锂、胃蛋白酶、蛋白酶K、苯酚和热处理能显著降低LC2W的粘附性,表明表面的相关蛋白类物质可能参与了LC2W对MKN-45细胞的粘附。化学和酶处理后疏水能力和自聚合能力的变化也表明表面蛋白类物质的存在。相关性分析发现粘附能力分别与疏水性和自聚合能力呈现强正线型相关,证明蛋白类成分在粘附过程中发挥作用。结论 LC2W的表面粘附素是一种蛋白类物质。     

干酪乳杆菌LC2W菌体的抗高血压作用

为探索干酪乳杆菌LC2W抗高血压作用的活性成分,收集了采用MRS液体培养基培养的干酪乳杆菌LC2W菌体,洗涤后重悬到10%(w/w)无菌脱脂乳中,至终浓度为1010CFU/mL。将菌悬液分成两组,一组直接进行冷冻干燥(活菌组);另一组在100℃水浴10 min后再进行冷冻干燥(灭活组)。按2.0×109CFU/Kg的剂量(活菌组)或相当浓度的灭活菌体对鼠龄17~18周的自发性高血压大鼠单次或连续灌胃15日,每日一次,对照组给予同样体积的脱脂乳。采用尾环法测定大鼠的收缩压和心率。连续灌胃试验中,于灌胃后4 h测定大鼠的收缩压(Systolic blood Pressure,SBP)和心律(Heart rate,HR)。采用称重法测定大鼠第1 d和第15 d时的体重。结果表明,灌喂LC2W菌体可以显著降低SHR的收缩压,这种作用在灌胃后4 h最显著(P<0.01);在连续灌胃试验中,无论是活菌组还是灭活组在第1、4、8、11和15 d都有显著的抗高血压作用(P<0.01)。未观察到LC2W菌体对实验动物心律和体重有明显的影响。上述结果表明在干酪乳杆菌菌体中存在热稳定性、具有抗高血压作用的物质。     

The Preventive Effects of Lactobacillus casei on Acute Lung Injury Induced by Lipopolysaccharide

Lactobacillus has been reported to inhibit acute lung injury (ALI). However, the molecular mechanism of Lactobacillus casei (L. casei) in preventing ALI has not been identified, so we investigated whether L. casei pretreatment could inhibit the activation of TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB signaling pathway following ALI. ALI model was established by intraperitoneal injection of 2 mg/kg lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to female BALB/c mice. In L. casei LC2W group, mice were intragastrically administrated L. casei LC2W for a week, before the ALI modeling. The serum of normal BALB/c mice after intragastric administration of L. casei LC2W was used for in vitro cell assays. The serum was pre-incubated with mouse macrophage cell line (RAW264.7) and human lung cell line (HLF-A), then LPS was added to co-incubate. Compared with ALI model group, L. casei LC2W pretreatment significantly reduced lung pathological damage, the number of neutrophils and total cells in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. Besides, L. casei LC2W pretreatment could significantly reverse the abnormal expression of ICAM-1, IL-6, TNF-α and IL-10 in lung tissue and serum, plus, L. casei LC2W significantly reduced the phosphorylation levels of IRAK-1 and NF-κB p65. In vitro, the serum decreased the up-regulation of IL-6 and TNF-α in cell lines induced by LPS. In conclusion, L. casei LC2W intragastric administration pretreatment could significantly improve LPS-induced ALI in mice, probably through circulation to reach the lungs so as to inhibit the inflammatory response induced by activation of TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB signaling pathway.     

冷适应大鼠脑垂体,下丘脑,脾淋巴细胞和血浆β—内啡肽...

Changes of beta-endorphin (beta-EP) and its mRNA in pituitary (P), hypothalamus (HT), lymphocytes (LC) and blood plasma (BP) during cold acclimation of SD male rats were studied by beta-EP mRNA dot blot, RP-HPLC and beta-EP radio-immunoassay (RIA). Experimental results showed: (1) After cold-exposure for 1 week pituitary beta-EP mRNA increased significantly with the appearance of stimulated cellular immune function. (2) beta-EP mRNA in hypothalamic immune center and peripheral LC increased when cold acclimation of animals was established for a cold exposure of 2 weeks (C2W). (3) From C2W onward, plasma beta-EP also continued to increase, indicating an augmented state of cellular immune function. As LC and plasma beta-EP product continued to show increase, pituitary beta-EP mRNA content recovered to control level from C2W onward possibly due to a feedback mechanism through LC-P-HT axis.     

Newly developed waist actigraphy and its sleep/wake scoring algorithm

The purpose of this study was to formulate an algorithm for assessing sleep/waking from activity intensities measured with a waist-worn actigraphy, the Lifecorder PLUS (LC; Suzuken Co. Ltd., Nagoya, Japan), and to test the validity of the algorithm. The study consisted of 31 healthy subjects (M/F = 20/11, mean age 31.7 years) who underwent one night of simultaneous measurement of activity intensity by LC and polysomnography (PSG). A sleep(S)/wake(W) scoring algorithm based on a linear model was determined through discriminant analysis of activity intensities measured by LC over a total of 235 h and 56 min and the corresponding PSG-based S/W data. The formulated S/W scoring algorithm was then used to score S/W during the monitoring epochs (2 min each, 7078 epochs in total) for each subject. The mean agreement rate with the corresponding PSG-based S/W data was 86.9%, with a mean sensitivity (sleep detection) of 89.4% and mean specificity (wakefulness detection) of 58.2%. The agreement rates for the individual stages of sleep were 60.6% for Stage 1, 89.3% for Stage 2, 99.2% for Stage 3 + 4, and 90.1% for Stage REM. These results demonstrate that sleep/wake activity in young to middle-aged healthy subjects can be assessed with a reliability comparable to that of conventional actigraphy through LC waist actigraphy and the optimal S/W scoring algorithm.

     

Structural and functional analysis of the GABARAP interaction motif (GIM)

Through the canonical LC3 interaction motif (LIR), [W/F/Y]‐X₁‐X₂‐[I/L/V], protein complexes are recruited to autophagosomes to perform their functions as either autophagy adaptors or receptors. How these adaptors/receptors selectively interact with either LC3 or GABARAP families remains unclear. Herein, we determine the range of selectivity of 30 known core LIR motifs towards individual LC3s and GABARAPs. From these, we define a I nteraction 相似文献   

T cell subsets mediating lethal graft versus host disease: demonstration that synergy between CD4+ and CD8+ T cells is the predominant mechanism in low responder rat strains

T cell subsets from rat strains that have been characterized as high and low responders to alloantigen were examined for their capacity to mediate lethal graft versus host disease (GVHD) across strain combinations incompatible for class I, class II, and non-MHC antigens. Inocula of 5 X 10(7) lymph node and spleen cells (LC) from low responder DA (RT1a) and high responder W/F (RT1u) strains caused lethal GVHD in (W/F X DA)F1 hybrids given 6 Gy whole body irradiation. W/F CD4+ (W3/25+) cells (2 X 10(7], equal to the number in 5 X 10(7) LC mediated lethal GVHD but 10(8) DA CD4+ cells were required to cause lethal GVHD. CD8+ (MRC OX8+) cells (5 X 10(7] from W/F rats alone caused lethal GVHD but those from DA rats could not. Mixtures of CD4+ and CD8+ DA T cells, equivalent to the number in 5 X 10(7) LC, did mediate lethal GVHD, demonstrating that synergy between the subsets was the predominant mechanism with DA cells. These results suggest that differences in alloreactivity between the strains tested may be due to alternate requirements for the alloactivation of T cell subsets; the high responder subsets being self-sufficient and the low responder subsets being dependent upon each other.     

Fatty acid oxidation in African-American and Caucasian women during physical activity.

The goal of this study was to determine whether differences in physical activity-related fat oxidation exist between lean and obese African-American (LAA and OAA) and lean and obese Caucasian (LC and OC) premenopausal women. Lean AA (28.4 +/- 2.8 yr, n = 7), LC (24.7 +/- 1.8 yr, n = 9), OAA (30.9 +/- 2.2 yr, n = 11), and OC (34.1 +/- 2.5 yr, n = 9) women underwent preliminary assessment of peak aerobic capacity (VO2 peak). On a subsequent testing day, participants exercised after an 8-h fast on a cycle ergometer at 15 W (approximately 40% VO2 peak) for 10 min and then for 10 min at approximately 65% VO2 peak). Fatty acid oxidation was determined using the average respiratory exchange ratio and O2 consumption during minutes 5-9 of the exercise session. Percent body fat and fat-free mass were lower (P < 0.05) in LAA (25.8 +/- 2.8% and 48.3 kg) and LC (26.4 +/- 2.0% and 45.8 +/- 1.7 kg) than in OAA (41.2 +/- 1.3% and 58.8 +/- 3.3 kg) and OC (39.3 +/- 2.7% and 58.6 kg) women. Fat oxidation among the groups was analyzed statistically using analysis of covariance with fat-free mass and VO2 peak) as covariates. During exercise at 15 W, fat oxidation was as low in LAA (0.134 +/- 0.024 g/min) as in OAA (0.144 +/- 0.026 g/min) and OC (0.156 +/- 0.020 g/min) women: all these rates of fat oxidation were lower than in LC women (0.200 +/- 0.021 g/min, P < 0.05, LC vs. all other groups). Fatty acid oxidation during higher-intensity exercise (65% VO2 peak)) was higher in LC than in OC women but was not statistically different between African-American and Caucasian groups. Fatty acid oxidation was therefore lower during low-intensity physical activity in OAA, LAA, and OC than in LC women.     

干酪乳杆菌LC2W细胞壁组分对RAW264．7巨噬细胞吞噬活性的影响

目的探讨干酪乳杆菌LC2W细胞壁组分体外对小鼠巨噬细胞功能的影响。方法以培养液单纯培养小鼠巨噬细胞系RAW264．7细胞作为对照,研究干酪乳杆菌LC2W细胞壁主要组分磷壁酸和肽聚糖对RAW264．7细胞乳酸脱氢酶（LDH）活性、吞噬中性红和致病菌能力的影响。结果不同浓度磷壁酸和肽聚糖对小鼠巨噬细胞RAW264．7细胞LDH活性、吞噬中性红能力有明显增强作用,并呈一定的剂量效应。在相同质量浓度时,2种细胞壁组分刺激RAW264．7细胞吞噬中性红能力差异无显著性,但磷壁酸对巨噬细胞RAW264．7细胞内LDH活性的增强作用高于肽聚糖。在受到浓度为50μg/ml的磷壁酸和肽聚糖刺激后,磷壁酸和肽聚糖均能显著增强RAW264．7对致病性大肠埃希菌和肠炎沙门菌的吞噬作用（P〈0．01）。经过刺激的巨噬细胞与致病菌共孵育1h后,其吞噬能力达到最大值。结论干酪乳杆菌LC2W细胞壁主要组分磷壁酸和肽聚糖可以增强小鼠巨噬细胞RAW264．7细胞内LDH活性及吞噬能力,并具有剂量效应。     

The wake-sleep cycle in the cat following dorso-pontine lesions

Modifications in total amount, frequency and duration of episodes of wakefulness (W), drowsiness (D), slow sleep (SS) and paradoxal sleep (PS) were examined in cats with small unilateral lesion in the locus coeruleus (LC) and/or neighbouring structures. Throughout a 8 week period, 24 h weekly records were obtained from each cat. Control group with lesions in the dorsomedial pontine area showed a noticeable stability in sleep-wakefulness cycle (SWC). Significant decrease of W (with shortening of episodes) occurred during the whole postlesion period in the group with lesions in the lateral vestibular nucleus. The group with small lesions restricted to the dorsal-intermediate part of RPO and RPC nuclei had only acute SWC modifications consisting of a decrease of W and increase of PS. Finally, small lesions in LC complex that encroached to a limited extent neighbouring structures produced a maintained decrease of W (with shortening of episodes) and increase of PS (due to a major number of episodes). Results suggest a different role of dorsopontine region from other pontine areas in SWC mechanisms and give support to the hypothesis of a permissive role of LC in PS mechanisms.     

Mast cells have a pivotal role in TNF-independent lymph node hypertrophy and the mobilization of Langerhans cells in response to bacterial peptidoglycan

Peptidoglycan (PGN) from Gram-positive bacteria, activates multiple immune effector cells. PGN-induced lymph node (LN) hypertrophy and dendritic cell mobilization in vivo were investigated following PGN injection into the skin. Both LN activation and the migration of Langerhans cells (LCs) to draining LNs were dependent on the presence of mast cells as demonstrated using mast cell deficient W/W(v) mice. However, these responses did not require TLR2, TLR4, or MYD88. TNF-deficient mice exhibited normal increases in LN cellularity but significantly reduced LC migration. In contrast, responses to IgE-mediated mast cell activation were highly TNF dependent. Complement component C3-deficient mice showed decreased LN hypertrophy and abrogated LC migration in response to PGN. These data demonstrate a critical role for mast cells and complement in LN responses to PGN and illustrate a novel TNF-independent mechanism whereby mast cells participate in the initiation of immunity.     

Vasoactive intestinal peptide modulates Langerhans cell immune function

Epidermal nerves lie in close proximity to Langerhans cells (LC) and are capable of releasing peptides that modulate LC function, including calcitonin gene-related peptide and pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide. The neuropeptide vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) has also been found in cutaneous nerves and mRNA, for the VIP receptor vasoactive intestinal peptide receptor type 1, and vasoactive intestinal peptide receptor type 2 have been found in murine LC and the LC-like cell line XS106. We examined the effects of VIP on LC function and cutaneous immunity. VIP inhibited elicitation of a delayed-type hypersensitivity response in previously immunized mice by epidermal cells enriched for LC content pulsed with Ag in vitro. VIP also inhibited the ability of unseparated epidermal cells to present Ag to a T cell clone and hybridoma and the ability of highly enriched LCs to present to the T cell clone. Inhibition of presentation to the hybridoma was observed with an antigenic peptide that does not require processing, suggesting that VIP is active at a step independent of Ag processing. To elucidate the mechanism(s) by which VIP may mediate these effects, we determined the effects of VIP on LC cytokine production using the XS106 cell line as a surrogate for LC. VIP augmented the production of the IL-10 in LPS-stimulated XS106 cells while down-regulating IL-12 and IL-1beta production. Thus, VIP, like pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide and calcitonin gene-related peptide, down-regulates LC function and the associated immune response.     

Studies on amino acid sequences of two isoforms of 17-kDa essential light chain of smooth muscle myosin from porcine aorta media.

Amino acid sequences were analyzed for two isoforms of myosin essential light chain, LC17a and LC17b [Hasegawa, Y., Ueno, H., Horie, K., & Morita, F. (1988) J. Biochem. 103, 15-18] from porcine aorta smooth muscle. Both LC17a and LC17b consisted of 150 amino acid residues and their N-terminal Cys residues were blocked by an acetyl group. The amino acid sequences of LC17a and LC17b were common from the N-terminal to Glu-141 and five amino acid substitutions were observed within the remaining C-terminal 9 residues. The amino acid sequences of LC17a and LC17b were identical to those deduced from the nucleotide sequences of bovine aortic cDNAs encoding the two isoforms [Lash, J. A., Helper, D.J., Klug, M., Nicolozakes, A.W., & Hathaway, D.R. (1990) Nucleic Acids Res. 18, 7176].     

Clathrin light and heavy chain interface: alpha-helix binding superhelix loops via critical tryptophans

Clathrin light chain subunits (LCa and LCb) contribute to regulation of coated vesicle formation to sort proteins during receptor-mediated endocytosis and organelle biogenesis. LC binding to clathrin heavy chain (HC) was characterized by genetic and structural approaches. The core interactions were mapped to HC residues 1267-1522 (out of 1675) and LCb residues 90-157 (out of 228), using yeast two-hybrid assays. The C-termini of both subunits also displayed interactions extending beyond the core domains. Mutations to helix breakers within the LCb core disrupted HC association. Further suppressor mutagenesis uncovered compensatory mutations in HC (K1415E or K1326E) capable of rescuing the binding defects of LCb mutations W127R or W105R plus W138R, thereby pinpointing contacts between HC and LCb. Mutant HC K1415E also rescued loss of binding by LCa W130R, indicating that both LCs interact similarly with HC. Based on circular dichroism data, mapping and mutagenesis, LCa and LCb were represented as alpha-helices, aligned along the HC and, using molecular dynamics, a structural model of their interaction was generated with novel implications for LC control of clathrin assembly.     

Metabolomic analysis and identification of a role for the orphan human cytochrome P450 2W1 in selective oxidation of lysophospholipids

Human cytochrome P450 (P450) 2W1 is still considered an "orphan" because its physiological function is not characterized. To identify its substrate specificity, the purified recombinant enzyme was incubated with colorectal cancer extracts for untargeted substrate searches using an LC/MS-based metabolomic and isotopic labeling approach. In addition to previously reported fatty acids, oleyl (18:1) lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC, lysolecithin) was identified as a substrate for P450 2W1. Other human P450 enzymes tested showed little activity with 18:1 LPC. In addition to the LPCs, P450 2W1 acted on a series of other lysophospholipids, including lysophosphatidylinositol, lysophosphatidylserine, lysophosphatidylglycerol, lysophosphatidylethanolamine, and lysophosphatidic acid but not diacylphospholipids. P450 2W1 utilized sn-1 18:1 LPC as a substrate much more efficiently than the sn-2 isomer; we conclude that the sn-1 isomers of lysophospholipids are preferred substrates. Chiral analysis was performed on the 18:1 epoxidation products and showed enantio-selectivity for formation of (9R,10S) over (9R,10S). The kinetics and position specificities of P450 2W1-catalyzed oxygenation of lysophospholipids (16:0 LPC and 18:1 LPC) and fatty acids (C16:0 and C18:1) were also determined. Epoxidation and hydroxylation of 18:1 LPC are considerably more efficient than for the C18:1 free fatty acid.     

Structural basis for extremely strong binding affinity of giant ankyrins to LC3/GABARAP and its application in the inhibition of autophagy

The Atg8/LC3/GABARAP family of proteins binds its physiological binding partners, which function in macroautophagy (hereafter autophagy), via recognition of their short linear motif, also known as the LC3-interactiong region (LIR) or Atg8-interacting motif (AIM). The AIM/LIR motif, with the consensus sequence [W/F/Y]xx[L/I/V], utilizes the aromatic and hydrophobic residues that bind on the surface of Atg8/LC3/GABARAP. Despite modest binding affinity, this interaction is essential for efficient autophagy. Here we highlight the recent paper by Li and collaborators who discovered the structural basis for a much stronger interaction between the LIR motif-containing peptides and LC3/GABARAP. Moreover, they showed that these peptides are potent and selective inhibitors of autophagy in cultured cells and in C. elegans.     

荧光素对舞毒蛾核型多角体病毒不同地理品系的增效与光保护作用

舞毒蛾Lymantria dispar L.是源于欧亚大陆的多食性叶部害虫,取食300多种乔灌木,现已分布于北美、北非,成为世界性危险害虫之一,给林业生产带来了巨大损失。舞毒蛾核型多角体病毒(LdMNPV)是控制舞毒蛾种群动态的重要生物因素,可引起舞毒蛾种群急剧下降。在室内采用青杨枝条饲养的方法,测定了来自中国、北美和日本的3个LdMNPV品系(分别为LdMNPV-H,LdMNPV-D和LdMNPV-J)对危害青杨的亚洲型舞毒蛾幼虫的毒力,并测定了荧光素Tinopal LPW对它们的增效和光保护作用。结果表明Tinopal LPW对LdMNPV 3个地理品系均有增效和光保护作用,而且随着Tinopal LPW浓度的增加,增效作用增强,1%Tinopal LPW的增效作用最好。添加1%Tinopal LPW的LdMNPV-D品系、LdMNPV-H品系和LdMNPV-J品系对取食青杨的舞毒蛾幼虫的致死中浓度(LC50)分别为1.0、1.6、17.6 OBs/μL,不添加1%Tinopal LPW时,它们的LC50分别为32.9、39.0、1076.4 OBs/μL,分别降低了33、24、61倍。不添加1%Tinopal LPW时,D、H和J品系对舞毒蛾二龄幼虫的致LC95分别是2125.5、1275.8、303540.0 OBs/μL,添加1%Tinopal LPW后LC95分别为73.0、285.4、2360.8OBs/μL,分别降低了26、4.5、128.6倍。此外,1%Tinopal LPW的荧光素使3个品系的致死中时间(LT50)分别缩短了2.9d、5.3d、1.2d。LdMNPV-D和LdMNPV-H品系对亚洲型舞毒蛾表现出低致死中浓度、较短的致死中时间和较大的斜率,二者的毒力较LdMNPV-J品系高,在生产实践中应选择LdMNPV-D添加1%Tinopal LPW。Tinopal LPW对LdMNPV-D、LdMNPV-H和LdMNPV-J 3个品系均有光保护作用,添加1%Tinopal LPW后在距离30W紫外灯40cm下照射16h后,它们毒力保持系数比未添加Tinopal LPW分别高1.8、2.6、1.8倍。