The permeability of the lysosomal membrane to small ions

The permeability of the lysosomal membrane to small anions and cations was studied at 37°C and pH 7.0 in a lysosomal-mitochondrial fraction isolated from the liver of untreated rats. The extent of osmotic lysis following ion influx was used as a measure of ion permeancy. In order to preserve electroneutrality, anion influx was coupled to an influx of K⁺ in the presence of valinomycin, and cation influx was coupled to an efflux of H⁺ using the protonophore $\text{3-tert-}\text{butyl-5,2′-dichloro-4′-nitrosalicilylanilide}$. Lysosomal lysis was monitored by observing the loss of latency of two lysosomal hydrolases.The order of permeability of the lysosomal membrane to anions was found to be $\text{SCN}{}^{\mathrm{?}}\text{> I}{}^{\mathrm{?}}\text{> CH}{}_3\text{COO}{}^{\mathrm{?}}\text{> Cl}{}^{\mathrm{?}}\text{≈ HCO}{}^{\mathrm{?}}{}_3\text{≈ P}{}_{\mathrm{i}}\text{> SO}{}_4{}^{\mathrm{2?}}$ and that to cations $\text{Cs}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{> K}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{> Na}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{> H}{}^{\mathrm{+}}$. These orders are largely in agreement with the lyotropic series of anions and cations.The implications of these findings for the mechanism by means of which a low intralysosomal pH is produced and maintained are discussed.     

Dopamine receptor blockade increases glandular kallikrein-like activity in the neurointermediate lobe of the rat pituitary

The effect of dopamine receptor blockers on glandular kallikrein-like activity in the neurointermediate lobe of the rat pituitary was examined. Male rats were given daily injections of haloperidol (2.5 mg/kg), perphenazine (5 mg/kg) or sulpiride (60 mg/kg) for 7 days. Homogenates of the neurointermediate lobe were prepared. Latent proteases were activated with trypsin and proteolytic activity was measured at 37 degrees C, pH 8.0 using chromogenic peptide substrates. All three dopamine receptor blockers produced about a 100% increase in glandular kallikrein-like activity. The results suggest that glandular kallikrein-like activity in the neurointermediate lobe is under inhibitory control by dopaminergic mechanisms.     

四川大公古盐井中可培养中度嗜盐菌的初步分析

以四川自贡大公古盐井盐卤为研究对象,分离获得112株中度嗜盐菌.经形态特征、生理生化特征和16S rRNA同源序列分析表明:112菌株分属于细菌域的Planococcus、Halomonas、Halobacillus、Oceanobacillus和Virgibacillus 属,与P. rifitiensis和H.venusta、H.trueperi、H.blutaparonensis、V. picturae在16S rRNA基因水平分别有100%和99%的高相似性.但菌株QW06、QW12、QW15和QW18分别与O.profundus、H. trueperi和H. blutaparonensis在菌落形态、革兰氏染色、产酸、明胶水解和淀粉水解等表型特征上有明显的差异.同时,16S-23S rRNA ISR-PCR基因指纹图谱也表明QW06、QW12、QW15和QW18不同于参考菌株O.profundus KCCM 42318和H. trueperi DSM 1040T、H.blutaparonensis ATCC BAA 1217T,说明QW06、QW12、QW15和QW18分类地位有待进一步确定.实验结果不仅揭示了大公古盐井中可培养中度嗜盐菌的多样性和系统发育关系,而且也表明了16S rRNA高度相似菌的16S-23S rRNA ISR在进化的过程中发生了某些突变.     

Eudragit S-100对人转化生长因子β1（TGF-β1）复性的促进作用及其机制

本研究主要是考察一种对pH较为敏感的多聚化合物聚丙烯酸树脂Eudragit S-100是否对人转化生长因子β1（Transforwing growth factor,TGF-β1）复性具有促进作用. 将以包涵体形式存在TGF-β1进行变性,并将变性蛋白直接加入到含有不同浓度Eudragit的蛋白复性缓冲液中,采用MTT法、荧光分光光度法、圆二色谱以及高效液相色谱法等方法来比较分析不同浓度Eudragit S-100对变性TGF-β1的复性促进作用.实验结果表明,在Eudragit S-100作用下TGF-β1的复性产率比普通稀释复性法显著增高且最高达到53%,研究还表明Eudragit S-100的促进蛋白复性的作用是基于Eudragit S-100与TGF-β1发生了特异性的离子结合反应.通过这一反应,Eudragit S-100遮蔽了蛋白多肽间的疏水基团,有效的抑制了蛋白的聚集进而发挥其促复性功能.     

Identity Between Cytoplasmic and Membrane-Bound S-100 Proteins Purified from Bovine and Rat Brain

Cytoplasmic and membrane-bound S-100 proteins were purified to homogeneity from bovine and rat brain. Cytoplasmic and membrane-bound S-100 from single species are identical by immunological, electrophoretic, spectrophotometric, and functional criteria. Cytoplasmic and membrane-bound S-100 from bovine brain consists of nearly equal amounts of S-100a and S-100b, whereas cytoplasmic and membrane-bound S-100 from rat brain consists mostly of S-100b. The functional role of membrane-bound S-100 remains to be elucidated.     

Caldariomyces fumago S-5产抑菌物质的发酵条件优化

对1株产抑菌物质的海洋真菌Caldariomyces fumago S-5的培养条件的优化进行研究,探讨该菌株的发酵产抑菌物质的性能。通过抗菌谱实验、单因素及正交实验设计研究了该菌株所产抗菌物质的押菌特征和最适发酵条件。结果表明,S-5菌株发酵液对几种G^＋和G^-致病细菌具有快速的生长抑制作用,而对真菌没有明显抗菌性。发酵条件优化结果表明：菌株在葡萄糖4％、（NH4）2SO4 0．2％、KCl 0．2％、K2HPO40．2％、Fe2SO4·7H2O 0．002％、MgSO4-2H2O 0．1％、20％马铃薯浸出液的培养基中,控制发酵温度25℃,pH值5．0,接种量1-2cm。菌苔／100mL培养液,摇瓶转速240r／min条件下培养120h,发酵液中抑菌效价最高。实验结果可为该海洋微生物资源的开发利用提供依据。     

A new preparation of S-100 protein from rat and bovine brains

The S-100 nervous system protein was purified from bovine and rat brains by a modification of the original procedure. The main modification consisted in substituting a step of calciumdependent binding of S-100 to a phenyl-Sepharose column for the original step of chromatography on G-200 Sephadex. The proteins were pure as determined by SDS gel electrophoresis. HPLC on a reversed phase and on a size-separation column, and by immunological criteria. The bovine S-100 behaved as previously described, during calcium binding, by displaying a conformational change as evidenced by increase in native fluorescence.     

Proteins of the Brain Extracellular Fluid: Evidence for Release of S-100 Protein

Abstract: Extracellular protein fractions were obtained (1) by mild, isotonic irrigation of freshly perfused brain tissue; (2) by collection of proteins released into super-fusing medium by physiologically viable slices of rat hippocampus; and (3) by sampling the CSF of anesthetized rats. Analysis of the S-100 protein content of these fractions gave values of 2.8, 4.2, and 1.8 μg S-100/mg protein, respectively. These values were three- to sixfold higher than the S-100 content of the soluble cytoplasmic protein fractions from the same tissue. This several-fold higher S-100 content of the extracellular protein fractions relative to the intracellular cytoplasmic protein fractions indicates that S-100 is selectively released into the extracellular spaces of the brain. We suggest that the biological function of this CNS protein may involve intercellular transfer.     

Tropic 1808基因在大鼠损伤神经组织中的表达

目的观察Tropic 1808基因在大鼠正常和损伤坐骨神经组织中的表达,探讨Tropic 1808基因在周围神经损伤与再生过程中的作用.方法采用地高辛标记的Tropic 1808 cDNA探针、抗大鼠S-100蛋白抗体,以原位杂交和免疫组织化学双重染色法,观察Tropic 1808基因在正常和损伤大鼠坐骨神经组织中的表达.结果免疫组化结果显示,大鼠正常坐骨神经可表达S-100蛋白,但表达量较低;神经损伤后,其远侧端S-100蛋白的表达量明显增加.原位杂交结果显示,大鼠正常坐骨神经组织未见Tropic 1808 mRNA杂交信号;损伤神经的远侧端呈现较强的阳性信号,而且在部分S-100强阳性反应区可见Tropic 1808 mRNA杂交信号.结论 Tropic 1808基因在正常坐骨神经组织中未见表达;坐骨神经损伤后,其远侧端增殖的雪旺氏细胞可表达Tropic 1808 mRNA.提示,Tropic 1808是一种周围神经损伤后特异表达的基因.     

中间偃麦草(Thinopyrum intermedium)18S-5.8S-26S rDNA位点在染色体上的分布及对其核ITS序列异质性的分析

中间偃麦草(Thinopyrum intermedium(Host)Barkworth et Dewey)是禾本科小麦族植物中的一个异源六倍体物种,是重要的牧草植物,在小麦的抗病育种中发挥了重要作用.利用荧光原位杂交(FISH)技术,在体细胞中期染色体上,对18S-5.8S-26S rDNA位点进行了物理定位,发现该物种有3～4对染色体携带18S-5.8S-26S rDNA主位点.结合基因组原位杂交(GISH)分析,证明中间偃麦草的St基因组中有一对同源染色体短臂末端携带一个主位点,其余2～3对主位点位于E基因组染色体上.对不同来源的材料研究表明:18S-5.8S-26S rDNA位点的数目(包括主位点和小位点)、位置、拷贝数在不同收集材料之间的差异较大,甚至在同一个体的不同细胞中也存在差异.讨论了rDNA物理作图数据在分析系统发育问题中的局限性.结合中间偃麦草的三个可能的二倍体基因组供体(Th.bessarabicum、Th.elongatum和Pseudoroegneria stipifolia)rDNA位点分析的结果,对中间偃麦草进化过程中rDNA位点的变化进行了分析,同时,对其中一份材料的核ITS序列进行了克隆、测序和系统发育分析,发现在中间偃麦草中,ITS序列具有很高的异质性.     

Radioimmunoassay for a novel lignan-related hypocholesterolemic agent, S-8921, in human plasma after high-performance liquid chromatography purification and in human urine after immunoaffinity extraction

The novel compound methyl-1-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-3-(3-ethylvaleryl)-4-hydroxy-6,7,8-trimethoxy-2-naphthoate (S-8921) has hypocholesterolemic activity in animals and is expected to exhibit a similar activity in human. Reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) separation followed by radioimmunoassay (RIA) for human plasma samples (HPLC–RIA) and immunoaffinity extraction (IAE) followed by RIA for human urine samples (IAE–RIA) were developed for investigation of S-8921 behavior in clinical studies. For the RIA, antisera from rabbit and a radioiodine-labelled S-8921 were prepared by immunizing a conjugate of S-8921 with bovine serum albumin and by the Bolton and Hunter method, respectively. HPLC–RIA using a semi-micro column was very sensitive, that is a 0.05 ng/ml limit of quantitation in human plasma, and specific for unchanged form of S-8921. IAE–RIA using a centrifugal filtration tube completely eliminated the matrix effect of human urine, and was very feasible. The limit of quantitation was 0.10 ng/ml. RIA detection following HPLC or IAE proved to be very useful for the pharmaceutical analysis of extremely low drug concentrations in body fluids.     

Cytomorphology of Metastatic Melanoma—Use of S-100 Protein In the Diagnosis of Amelanotic Melanoma

The cytomorphological features of cells from 52 cases of metastatic melanoma obtained by fine needle aspiration cytodiagnosis were studied. Morphologically, 11, 19 and 22 cases were classified as spindle, epithelial, and mixed cell types of metastatic melanoma respectively. There were 34 melanotic and 18 amelanotic melanomas. Besides melanin, the presence of intranuclear cytoplasmic inclusions, eosinophilic macronucleoli and giant cells were helpful in the diagnosis of a melanoma. Where attempted, staining for S-100 protein was positive in all the 19 cases (eight amelanotic and 11 sparsely pigmented melanomas). In addition eight cases of metastatic tumour where a differential diagnosis of poorly differentiated carcinoma or large cell lymphoma was entertained, were also studied for localization of S-100 protein and all were found to be negative. Electron microscopy was performed in five cases and showed the presence of melanosomes and/or premelanosomes.     

Studies on the Interaction of Ca2+ Ions with Some Fractions of the Neurospecific S-100 Protein

Abstract: Fractions of neurospecific S-100 protein were purified from bovine brain and their physicochemical properties were studied. Conformational changes caused by the binding of calcium to S-100 protein fractions were detected by means of differential and fluorescence spectroscopy. Fractions demonstrating opposite shifts of their spectra also differ in the distribution in double-phase system. The number of calcium-binding centers and their association constants were determined by means of equilibrium dialysis and gel filtration. The nature of the differences in the interaction of various S-100 protein fractions with calcium is discussed.     

The binding of skeletal muscle C-protein to F-actin, and its relation to the interaction of actin with myosin subfragment-1.

C-protein is a component of thick filaments of skeletal muscle myofibrils. It is bound to the assembly of myosin tails that forms the filament backbone. We report here that C-protein can also bind to F-actin, with a limiting stoichiometry of approximately one C-protein molecule per 3 to 5 actin subunits and a dissociation constant in the micromolar range at ionic strength 0·07. The binding is not significantly affected by ATP, calcium ions or temperature, or by the presence of tropomyosin on the actin, but it is weakened by increasing ionic strength. Myosin subfragment-1 (S-1) competes with C-protein for binding to actin. In the absence of ATP, S-1 displaces nearly all bound C-protein from actin, while in the presence of ATP, C-protein inhibits the actin activation of S-1 ATPase. Although there is no direct evidence that interaction of C-protein with actin is physiologically significant, the lenght of the C-protein molecule is sufficient so that it could make contact with the thin filaments in muscle while remaining attached to the thick filaments.     

Immunocytochemical localization of S-100 protein in the brain of adult rat

Summary The cellular and subcellular distribution of the nervous system-specific S-100 protein has been investigated in the brain of adult rat at the ultrastructural level by the pre-embedding unlabelled antibody PAP method. The protein is found in both fibrous and protoplasmic astrocytes and in the ependymal cells. The neurons, the oligodendrocytes as well as the microglial cells are lacking S-100. The labelled cells show a reaction product diffusely distributed in the cytoplasmic matrix and on specialized membranes, namely plasma membranes, outer mitochondrial membranes and membranes of the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus. The astrocytic filaments and the axonemes of the ependymal cilia exhibit a strong immunoreactivity. The reaction product is also present in the nucleoplasm of the astrocytes and ependymal cells but it is absent from the nucleolus and nuclear envelope. This immunocytochemical data on tissue with satisfactory ultrastructural preservation, provides new information on the localization of the S-100 protein, and could contribute to the understanding of the biological role of the protein.     

Reversal of triazole-induced stomatal closure by gibberellic acid and cytokinins in Commelina benghalensis

Although not as effective as ABA, the triazoles S-3307 and triadimefon induced partial closure of stomata in isolated epidermal strips of Commelina benghalensis L. Both in the light and dark the stomatal closure induced by triazoles was reversed by GA and cytokinins, with GA being more effective. In an in vivo system using excised shoots, increasing triazole concentrations resulted in a proportional increase in stomatal diffusive resistance. Light was ineffective in reversing the triazole-induced stomatal closure both in vivo and in vitro, which indicates that the effects of triazoles are probably mediated through hormonal regulation rather than an effect on photochemical reactions.     

The Amino Acid Sequence of the Tryptophan-Containing Subunit (α-Subunit) of Bovine Brain S-100 Protein

Abstract: The tryptophan-containing subunit (α-subunit) of bovine brain S-100 protein was purified from a S -aminoethyl derivative of S-100a protein, and its amino acid sequence was determined. The α-subunit contained 93 residues, including one tryptophan, and had a molecular weight of 10,400. The sequence shows an extensive homology (58% identity) to the sequence of another "tryptophan-free" subunit (β-subunit) found in both S-100a and S-100b protein, and has a calcium binding site characteristic of the "E-F hand" proteins, such as calmodulin or troponin C. The tryptophan residue is located at position 90 which is presumably adjacent to the C-terminal end of the α-helix following the calcium binding loop, and thus appears likely to serve as a specific probe in structure-function studies of S-100a protein.     

S-100及CD83在溃疡性结肠炎患者结肠黏膜的表达

目的通过检测溃疡性结肠炎（UC）患者结肠黏膜S-100及CD83的表达,探讨其与UC临床活动度、内镜分级的关系。方法取47例UC患者结肠黏膜标本根据内镜及临床活动度进行分级,同时收集正常对照者结肠黏膜标本13例,应用免疫组织化学法检测S-100及CD83在UC患者结肠黏膜的表达水平。结果正常对照组结肠黏膜固有层S-100及CD83弱表达,且二者在UC患者结肠黏膜的阳性细胞数及染色强度,与正常对照组比较差异显著（P〈0.01）,并且有随病变分级的加重逐渐增加的趋势。结论未成熟及成熟树突状细胞（Dendritic Cells DCs）均参与UC的发生。与正常对照组相比UC患者结肠黏膜固有层中S-100及CD83表达上调,在一定程度上反映了疾病的活动度。     

Subnuclear Distribution of the S-100 Protein Specific Binding Sites in Rat Brain

Abstract: Fractionation of isolated brain nuclei previously reacted with ¹²⁵I-labelled S-100 showed that most of the specifically bound radioactivity associated with the nuclear membranes and the nucleoli. Labelling of nucleoli, which indicates the entrance of ¹²⁵I-labelled S-100 into the nucleus, was observed at 37°C, but not at 0–4°C. When tested separately for ¹²⁵I-labelled S-100 specific binding, both the nuclear membranes and the nucleoli were found to bind ¹²⁵I-labelled S-100 in a biphasic manner, the binding displaying a high affinity and a low affinity component, as observed with intact nuclei. However, the binding to nuclear membranes was largely irreversible, while that to nucleoli was fully reversible after any association time.