微生物铁蛋白的研究进展

铁蛋白作为一种重要的铁储存蛋白,在不同的微生物体中普遍存在.通过对典型的微生物铁蛋白分子(FTN)的结构及其功能的归纳分析发现,铁蛋白依赖其独特的结构特点,在铁的补充、转运、氧化、成核和储存中扮演着重要作用,也对生物体内的多种生物化学反应影响显著.同时借助基因工程技术对铁蛋白进行相应的分子改造,增加了其作为纳米载体的应...     

动物储铁蛋白研究进展

铁元素是生物体中必不可少的微量元素,在生物的生长发育中发挥着重要作用。铁蛋白是一种分布广泛的球形蛋白,能够以稳定的形式储存大量铁。铁蛋白通过储存和释放铁来维持机体内铁平衡。铁蛋白不仅是机体中重要的铁储存蛋白,同时也能有效保护生物体免受来自氧自由基的损伤。与此同时,铁蛋白含量可以作为一些疾病预防检测的明确指标。对铁的代谢吸收及铁对基因调控的研究,进一步说明了维持铁平衡对生物体有重要意义。     

植物铁蛋白转基因的应用

植物铁蛋白是一种铁存放蛋白,既可以储存大量的可被植物利用的铁,又能抵抗环境胁迫。利用铁蛋白的转基因研究不仅可以缓解由于铁缺乏而引起的一系列疾病,而且能提高植物对环境的耐受性,在生物治疗中具有重要意义。文章就铁蛋白的结构以及铁蛋白转基因植物在上述几个领域中的研究进展作简单的介绍。     

铁蛋白纳米颗粒应用于生物医疗领域的研究进展

在漫长的进化过程中,生物系统中出现了多种多样的纳米粒子。其中铁蛋白纳米粒子广泛存在于所有生物体内,是参与生命活动的重要功能蛋白。近年来,铁蛋白自组装纳米粒子特殊的理化性质使其在生物医学领域应用中呈现出巨大的优势和应用前景。铁蛋白纳米笼的应用主要包括微量血清铁蛋白的临床检查、作为营养物质补充机体铁需求、纳米生物材料平台和纳米材料的生物呈递等。综述了铁蛋白纳米粒子在疾病诊断与治疗以及药物呈递与疫苗开发上的应用,并对铁蛋白纳米粒子在生物医学领域的应用前景进行展望。     

棕色固氮菌细菌铁蛋白释放铁的动力学方程和性质

棕色固氮菌细胞铁蛋白铁核中的磷铁组成存在非均匀性。细菌铁蛋白释放铁的动力学特性表现出复杂性。通过动力学曲线分析,提出蛋白壳自身调节能力起着限制释放铁速率关键步骤的观点建立分析铁蛋白释放铁的动力学特性方程并用它较合理地阐明铁蛋白释放铁的动力不储存铁的途径。用分光光度法和动力学方程研究细胞铁蛋白释放铁的全过程。其表明该蛋白以一级反应方式释放铁核表层的铁和以零级反应方式释放铁核内层的铁。外加磷酸盐能强烈     

棕色固氮菌细菌铁蛋白释放铁的动力学方程和性质

棕色固氮菌细菌铁蛋白铁核中的磷铁组成存在非均匀性。细菌铁蛋白释放铁的动力学特性表现出复杂性。通过动力学曲线分析,提出蛋白壳自身调节能力起着限制释放铁速率关键步骤的观点,建立分析铁蛋白释放铁的动力学特性方程并用它较合理地阐明铁蛋白释放铁的动力学规律及储存铁的途径。用分光光度法和动力学方程研究细菌铁蛋白释放铁的全过程,其结果表明该蛋白以一级反应方式释放铁核表层的铁和以零级反应方式释放铁核内层的铁。外加磷酸盐能强烈地抑制释放铁的速率,引起释放铁的反应级数的转化,迫使铁蛋白以一级反应的方式释放铁核中的大多数铁。     

综述与专论: 铁蛋白：纳米酶开发的重要工具

纳米酶因其在靶向癌症治疗、诊断医学、生物传感和环境毒理学等方面所具有巨大的应用潜力和价值而受到越来越多的关注。铁蛋白作为具有独特空间结构、表面性质和高生物相容性等特点的天然生物大分子,已成为纳米酶开发的重要工具。 为了展示和凸显铁蛋白在纳米酶开发中的扮演的角色和取得的成就,并为后续研究提供参考,本综述着重介绍铁蛋白作为纳米酶合成的模板、纳米酶催化反应的反应器和纳米酶呈递的载体等。同时,文中也指出了基于铁蛋白的纳米酶研发中所面临的挑战和其未来发展方向。     

转铁蛋白基因烟草中内源铁蛋白基因的差异表达及含铁量的变化

铁蛋白是一种由24个亚基组成的高分子贮藏蛋白质,可以储存多达4500个铁原子,在动植物及微生物的新陈代谢中起着非常重要的作用。有研究表明,外源铁蛋白的大量表达可以提高植物储存铁离子的能力。为了明确外源铁蛋白基因转化植物中内源铁蛋白基因差异表达与植物含铁量的关系,本研究在成功获得2个烟草铁蛋白基因的全长cDNA克隆NtFerl（登录号：ay083924）和NtFer2（登录号：ay141105）的基础上,以烟草品种SR-1（Nicotiana tabacum cv．Petit Havana SR-1）为受体,培育了转铁蛋白基因烟草。将双元载体pBI121中的GUS基因用来自大豆的铁蛋白基因SoyFer1（登录号：m64337）置换,利用农杆菌介导法转化烟草叶盘,获得在CaMV35S启动子驱动表达的大豆铁蛋白基因转化烟草植株。Northern杂交和Western杂交分析表明外源铁蛋白基因在转基因烟草中得到了正确表达。比较转基因烟草和非转基因烟草的内源铁蛋白基因表达强度、叶片铁含量、根系铁还原酶活性、株高和鲜重表明,外源铁蛋白基因不但促进了NtFer1的表达,提高转基因植株的储存铁的能力和根系铁还原酶活性,而且促进植株的生长速度。以上结果说明,外源铁蛋白基因转化烟草中内源铁蛋白基因的表达、铁离子的还原吸收及光和作用都得到了进一步的提高。     

铁蛋白:纳米酶开发的重要工具（英文）

纳米酶因其在靶向癌症治疗、诊断医学、生物传感和环境毒理学等方面所具有的巨大应用潜力和价值而受到越来越多的关注.铁蛋白作为具有独特空间结构、表面性质和高生物相容性等特点的天然生物大分子,已成为纳米酶开发的重要工具.为了展示和凸显铁蛋白在纳米酶开发中扮演的角色和取得的成就,并为后续研究提供参考,本综述着重介绍铁蛋白作为纳米酶合成的模板、纳米酶催化反应的反应器和纳米酶呈递的载体等.同时,文中也指出了基于铁蛋白的纳米酶研发中所面临的挑战和其未来发展方向.     

细菌生产人铁蛋白的新功能及应用

铁蛋白(Ferritin)是一种广泛存在于生物体中的笼状蛋白,由24个亚基自组装形成的蛋白质外壳和铁内核两部分组成,是维持机体铁代谢平衡的重要蛋白。最新发现,人血清铁蛋白含量的变化与某些疾病相关,特别是发现利用大肠杆菌重组表达、仿生合成的磁性人铁蛋白具有双功能特性,即识别肿瘤并使其可视化。此外,铁蛋白独特的结构及理化性质使其成为理想的纳米载体,用于构筑多功能肿瘤成像和药物输送的平台。本文重点介绍人铁蛋白的新功能及其在疾病诊断和肿瘤靶向治疗中的应用前景。     

Decoupling ferritin synthesis from free cytosolic iron results in ferritin secretion

Ferritin is a multisubunit protein that is responsible for storing and detoxifying cytosolic iron. Ferritin can be found in serum but is relatively iron poor. Serum ferritin occurs in iron overload disorders, in inflammation, and in the genetic disorder hyperferritinemia with cataracts. We show that ferritin secretion results when cellular ferritin synthesis occurs in the relative absence of free cytosolic iron. In yeast and mammalian cells, newly synthesized ferritin monomers can be translocated into the endoplasmic reticulum and transits through the secretory apparatus. Ferritin chains can be translocated into the endoplasmic reticulum in an in?vitro translation and membrane insertion system. The insertion of ferritin monomers into the ER occurs under low-free-iron conditions, as iron will induce the assembly of ferritin. Secretion of ferritin chains provides a mechanism that limits ferritin nanocage assembly and ferritin-mediated iron sequestration in the absence of the translational inhibition of ferritin synthesis.     

干旱胁迫条件下发菜Ferritin差异表达与基因克隆

发菜(Nostoc flagelliforme)是一种陆生固氮蓝藻,具有强烈的旱生生态适应性.运用双向电泳技术、凝胶图像分析、MALDI-TOF-TOF/MS质谱鉴定和数据库检索,发现发菜Ferritin在干旱胁迫条件下表达量逐渐降低.根据鉴定的Ferritin已知氨基酸序列设计简并性引物克隆该基因,获得了长度为540 bp的DNA,GenBank登陆号为HM854287.序列比较显示该基因具有较高的保守性,蛋白质二级结构主要由α螺旋和随机卷曲构成.RT-PCR分析表明,Ferritin mRNA在干旱胁迫条件下表达量逐渐降低,与Ferritin的表达趋势一致.将Ferritin基因在大肠杆菌中表达,获得符合预期的外源重组蛋白(22.4 kD).实验结果可为进一步研究发菜耐旱的分子机理及探讨发菜对极端干旱环境的适应和保护机制奠定基础.     

自驱动健康监测及生理功能调节器件的研究进展

纳米发电机(摩擦纳米发电机和压电纳米发电机)技术自被提出以来得到了迅速发展,该技术可将人体动能、风能、声波能、海洋能等各种机械能转化为电能,并应用于自驱动健康监测及生理功能调节,如脉搏传感、神经电刺激、心脏起搏等。文中综述了纳米发电机的结构、工作原理、输出性能及其在循环系统、神经系统、生物组织、睡眠及水下救援等方面的最新研究进展,并在此基础上进一步分析了纳米发电机技术应用到临床治疗所面临的挑战。未来纳米发电机有望成为辅助电源,甚至取代传统电池类电源用于驱动医疗电子器件,实现人体自驱动健康监测及生理功能调节。     

STUDIES ON PROTEIN UPTAKE BY ISOLATED TUMOR CELLS : I. Electron Microscopic Evidence of Ferritin Uptake by Ehrlich Ascites Tumor Cells

Ferritin, added to the incubation medium of ascites tumor cells, was used as an electron microscopic marker to study the uptake of large protein molecules by morphologically intact cells. A definite uptake could be detected after 1 hour of incubation in Tyrode bicarbonate solution containing 0.04 to 13.3 mg ferritin/ml. Ferritin was found in a variety of membrane-surrounded structures, suggesting that pinocytesis and related membrane movements are occurring under physiological conditions and can account for the penetration of intact macromolecules into isolated tumor cells. Supplementation of the medium with serum albumin (33 mg/ml) increased the average amount of ferritin per cell and per pinocytotic structure. Ferritin was strongly adsorbed by fragments of lysed cells, which were readily taken up by intact cells. Besides its role as carrier, this debris appeared to stimulate membrane movements. Only rare examples were found to suggest the release of ferritin from the pinocytotic structures into the cytoplasm. Thus, the disintegration of such structures cannot be considered an obvious step towards a rapid metabolic utilization of protein by the cell. Particles of colloidal gold presented to the cell under the same conditions were not taken up to any significant extent, thus providing good evidence for a selective ingestion of particles of comparable sizes.     

The design of a biochip: a self-assembling molecular-scale memory device

A design for a biochip memory device based on known materials and existing principles is presented. The fabrication of this memory system relies on the self-assembly of the nucleic acid junction system, which acts as the scaffolding for a molecular wire consisting of polyacetylene-like units. A molecular switch to control current is described which is based on the formation of a charge-transfer complex. A molecular-scale bit is presented which is based on oxidation-reduction potentials of metal atoms or clusters. The readable 'bit' which can be made of these components has a volume of 3 x 10(7) A3, and should operate at electronic speeds over short distances.     

Trapping radioactive carbon dioxide during cellular metabolic assays under standard culture conditions: description of a unique gas-capturing device

Measurement of carbon dioxide levels has been employed to follow cellular metabolic reactions for quite some time. By radio-labeling substrate molecules and evaluating the radioactivity levels of the carbon dioxide released, insight into metabolic pathways can be gleaned. Currently, no carbon dioxide capturing device is available that can be used with large volume cell monolayers growing under standard conditions within a regular commercially available culture flask. In this note we describe a simple device for collecting radio-labeled carbon dioxide from a standard culture flask. The device is independent of the culture flask, but can be attached for metabolic measurements allowing cells to be grown under standard conditions prior to study. The presented design permits convenient transfer of the device between flasks without contaminating or disturbing cells growing within the flasks. Data are presented demonstrating the reproducibility of measurements made with multiple devices with different substrate concentrations and varying periods of time, ranging up to 3 h.     

CA19-9、CA125、CEA及Ferritin联合检测诊断非小细胞肺癌脑、骨转移的临床价值研究

目的:研究CA19-9、CA125、癌胚抗原(CEA)以及铁蛋白(Ferritin)四种肿瘤标志物联合检测用于诊断非小细胞肺癌(NSCLC)脑或(和)骨转移的临床价值。方法:选取2011年5月至2012年5月于我院就诊的NSCLC患者184例。将发现脑或(和)骨转移者归为转移组,共96例;将未发现脑、骨转移者归为无转移组,共88例,采用电化学发光免疫分析法测定各组患者血清中CA19-9、CA125、CEA以及Ferritin的水平,探讨其在NSCLC患者脑或(和)骨转移中的诊断效能。结果:在发生脑或(和)骨转移的NSCLC患者中,CA19-9、CA125、CEA及Ferritin四种肿瘤标志物的水平和阳性率均显著高于未发生骨、脑转移的患者。ROC曲线分析显示,以上四种肿瘤标志物对诊断NSCLC骨或(和)脑转移的敏感度分别为73.48%、69.13%、66.35%和61.34%;特异度分别为80.02%、32.51%、65.11%和62.58%;将四种肿瘤标志物联合进行诊断的敏感度和特异度分别为91.21%和88.64%,显著高于单一标志物诊断。结论:发生脑或(和)骨转移的NSCLC患者血清中CA19-9、CA125、CEA以及Ferritin四种肿瘤标志物水平均显著升高,以上标志物联合检测可提高NSCLC患者脑或(和)骨转移的诊断效能,可作为早期诊断NSCLC患者脑或(和)骨转移的辅助检测指标。     

Autophagy,ferritin and iron chelation

Ferritin is an iron storage molecule in vertebrates that stores iron in a redox inactive form. Ferritin is synthesized in response to high cellular iron levels and is degraded and iron released when iron demand is increased. Previously we determined that the turnover of ferritin occurs via the proteasome when the iron exporter ferroportin is expressed, and via the lysosome when the iron chelator deferoxamine is given to cells. Deferoxamine is used to treat hemochromatosis, a disease of iron accumulation that can be either genetic or acquired.

Autophagy provides a mechanism by which cytosolic proteins gain access to the lumen of lysosomes. Our results suggest that entry of ferritin into lysosomes is highly specific and not a consequence of generalized engulfment of cytosolic compartments by lysosomes. Entry of ferritin is also independent of the presence of LAMP-2, which suggests that ferritin entry does not result from chaperone-mediated autophagy. In summary, in this study we identify a new route that links ferritin degradation to activation of autophagy. The identification of this pathway will help to understand the molecular events that lead to activation of deferoxamine-mediated ferritin degradation and may contribute to the design of new therapeutic strategies for iron chelation therapy.     

Construction of a confocal microscope for real-time x-y and x-z imaging

We describe the construction of a simple 'real-time' laser-scanning confocal microscope, and illustrate its use for rapid imaging of elementary intracellular calcium signaling events. A resonant scanning galvanometer (8 kHz) allows x-y frame acquisition rates of 15 or 30 Hz, and the use of mirrors to scan the laser beam permits use of true, pin-hole confocal detection to provide diffraction-limited spatial resolution. Furthermore, use of a piezoelectric device to rapidly focus the objective lens allows axial (x-z) images to be obtained from thick specimens at similar frame rates. A computer with image acquisition and graphics cards converts the output from the microscope to a standard video signal, which can then be recorded on videotape and analyzed by regular image processing systems. The system is largely made from commercially available components and requires little custom construction of mechanical parts or electronic circuitry. It costs only a small fraction of that of comparable commercial instruments, yet offers greater versatility and similar or better performance.     

Design and evaluation of a device for measurement of interface pressure

An electropneumatic device has been designed to measure the interface pressure profile under compression bandages. The device uses commercially available pneumatic sensors (Talley Group Ltd, SJ235/3) and measures interface pressure at up to eight sites simultaneously along the lower limb, with an accuracy of ± 3 mmHg. Measurements can be made in one of two modes: continuously at a rate of up to three samples per second with the results output to a suitable display device, or single measurements of interface pressure can be made and displayed on a digital display incorporated in the device. This enables the monitoring and recording of interface pressure under compression bandages during either ambulation or passive recumbency. The electropneumatic system is described together with its following characteristics: the hysteresis of the Talley pneumatic sensors, the accuracy of pressure measurement and the maximum achievable sample rate. Dynamic measurements in a single normal volunteer are shown.