大菱鲆脂联素受体基因的克隆及饲料糖脂比对其表达的影响

脂联素作为一种重要的细胞因子在哺乳动物中起到调节糖脂代谢的重要作用, 为探究脂联素在大菱鲆糖脂代谢中是否具有同样的调节作用, 研究利用分子克隆和RACE技术克隆到了大菱鲆脂联素AdipoR1受体和AdipoR2受体的基因全长序列。其中AdipoR1受体的核苷酸序列全长为1125 bp, 共编码375个氨基酸, 氨基酸序列与其他脊椎的同源性都很高。AdipoR2受体的核苷酸序列全长为1940 bp, 共编码380个氨基酸, 氨基酸序列与其他脊椎动物同源性也都很高。蛋白跨膜结构域预测得出大菱鲆AdipoR1和AdipoR2都具有7个明显的跨膜区, 最优拓扑模型为N端在细胞内侧模型, 与其他脊椎动物相同。配制不同糖脂比(1鲶6, 1鲶2, 2鲶1和14鲶1)的饲料养殖大菱鲆9周, 利用实时荧光定量PCR技术检测大菱鲆肌肉和肝脏中脂联素受体基因的表达量。结果显示, 在饲料糖脂比为1鲶2的处理组中, 大菱鲆肌肉中AdipoR1的表达量显著低于糖脂比为1鲶6的处理组(P<0.05), 但与其他2组无显著差异。饲料糖脂比的变化对肌肉中AdipoR2和肝脏中这2种受体的表达量均没有产生显著影响(P>0.05)。由此可见, 饲料糖脂比的变化可能通过改变脂联素受体的表达量, 从而间接影响大菱鲆体内脂联素的作用。AdipoR1和AdipoR2对饲料糖脂比变化的反应不同步, 而且肌肉和肝脏中脂联素受体对饲料糖脂比变化的反应也存在不同。适量提高饲料糖脂比可以显著下调肌肉中AdipoR1的表达。     

3脂联素受体表达调控的研究进展

脂联素是主要由脂肪细胞分泌的细胞因子,具有胰岛素增敏、抗炎、抗动脉粥样硬化和保护心肌等作用.脂联素的生物学效应需通过脂联素受体1/2的介导来完成.脂联素受体的表达水平直接影响到脂联素对下游信号通路的激活及生物学效应的发挥.对调节脂联素受体表达的因素进行研究,不但有助于揭示调控脂联素受体表达的分子机制,而且也为防治代谢紊乱和心血管疾病提供新思路.     

脂联素的信号转导通路

脂联素是一种由脂肪组织分泌的胶原样蛋白,其能降低血浆游离脂肪酸,具有抗动脉粥样硬化、改善胰岛素抵抗、降血糖、抗炎等作用,但其作用机制尚不十分明确。近期,脂联素的两型受体AdipoR1／R2已经被克隆,脂联素可能是通过其受体激活过氧化物酶体增殖物激活受体(PPAR)和AMPK信号转导通路而发挥作用。     

脂联素调节糖脂代谢相关信号通路的研究进展

脂联素是一种主要由脂肪组织分泌的脂肪细胞因子,具有调节糖脂代谢、增强胰岛素敏感性、抗炎和抗动脉粥样硬化等多种作用。在脂联素介导的信号通路中,脂联素首先与脂联素受体(AdipoR)位于膜外的羧基端结合,再通过AdipoR膜内的氨基端与信号接头蛋白结合,进而激活下游的多条信号通路,其中腺苷酸活化蛋白激酶(AMPK)是脂联素信号通路中的关键分子,活化的AMPK可以使其下游的乙酰辅酶A羧化酶(ACC)、p38丝裂原活化蛋白激酶(p38 MAPK)、磷脂酰肌醇3激酶(PI3K)等多种胞质信号分子磷酸化,介导细胞能量代谢。本文重点综述了脂联素通过AMPK调节糖脂代谢的信号通路的研究进展。     

小鼠脂联素受体2基因编码区的克隆及序列分析

构建小鼠脂联素受体2(mAdipoR2)基因cDNA克隆,并进行序列及基因结构分析,为进一步研究小鼠AdipoR2的表达和生物学活性奠定基础。用RT—PCR方法扩增mAdipoR2基因cDNA,获得的片段连接至pGEM-T载体,转化JM109大肠杆菌,经酶切鉴定后,进行序列测定。利用因特网生物信息学资源分析mAdipoR2基因序列。结果成功地构建了mAdipoR2基因cDNA克隆,其序列与GenBank登录序列一致。通过与小鼠基因组序列比对,分析了mAdipoR2基因结构,其编码序列由7个外显子组成,编码1个含7个跨膜区的膜蛋白,但该受体不属于G蛋白偶联受体家族(GPCRs)。mAdipoR2与人及大鼠蛋白的同源性分别为91％和95％。     

脂联素受体激动剂研究进展

脂联素是人和动物体内重要的内源性生物活性激素，具有改善胰岛素抵抗、调控脂类代谢、抗动脉粥样硬化、保护心脏、抗炎、抗氧化应激、抗纤维化以及调控细胞凋亡等作用。脂联素需要与其受体结合才能发挥生物学功能，但因其结构和浓度的影响，脂联素在临床上的应用受到一定程度限制。研究发现，多种脂联素受体激动剂通过激活脂联素受体发挥与脂联素相似的生物学功能，且脂联素受体激动剂多为人工合成的小分子或筛选的多肽，作用效果更加明确。本文整理了目前已经报道的脂联素受体激动剂及其研究进展，概述了脂联素受体激动剂对肝脏、肾脏、心脏、血管、眼和皮肤等相关器官或组织疾病的作用或影响，为开发以脂联素及其受体为靶点的治疗药物提供理论依据。     

脂联素的研究进展

脂联素（adiponectin）是一种由脂肪细胞特异性高分泌,具有多种生物学功能的特殊蛋白质它直接作用于肝脏、骨骼肌和血管,能提高胰岛素敏感性,增强脂肪酸β氧化,抵制血管炎症反应,最新研究还发现脂联素和骨生成密切相关。与其它脂肪因子不同的是,循环中脂联素的浓度与人体脂肪含量成反比,会因TNF-α的作用而上调,会被噻唑烷二酮类药物所抑制,还受到胰岛素抵抗和炎症反应的影响脂联素受体有2类,分别为AdipoR1和AdipoR2,AdipoR1主要分布在骨骼肌上,AdipoR2则高表达于肝脏组织。本文主要综述了脂联素及其受体的结构、生物学功能和研究进展。     

卷曲蛋白受体与肿瘤的研究进展

Wnt基因超家族编码一系列分泌型糖蛋白,由Wnt蛋白介导的Wnt信号通路是一个进化上高度保守的信号通路,在胚胎发育、细胞生长、干细胞增殖中发挥重要的作用.此外研究发现Wnt通路在癌症发生发展中也起着重要作用.Wnt信号配体-Frizzled受体,由Frizzled基因编码,属于7次跨膜蛋白受体家族,与G蛋白偶联受体的结构相似,目前研究发现,从无脊椎动物到脊椎动物至少有10个家族成员,其在心血管系统和其他器官系统中广泛表达.基于这些研究基础,本文将重点阐述Frizzled受体蛋白与疾病的可能或潜在的关系.由于Frizzled受体蛋白在疾病当中发挥了重要作用,并且在癌症中起着分子靶点的作用,我们有理由相信,Frizzled受体将成为一个有效的肿瘤治疗的分子靶点.     

阿片受体的研究进展

阿片及其衍生物在神经系统中具有很强的镇痛作用,对阿片受体的研究已有20多年的历史。20世纪70年代发现了阿片受体的存在并先后发现了脑啡肽、β-内啡肽和强啡肽等阿片肽,随后发现了孤啡肽。如年代3种阿片受体的基因均已克隆成功,氨基酸序列表明它们均属G蛋白偶联受体,为7螺旋跨膜受体家族的成员,具有很高的同源性,功能包括介导腺苷酸环化酶的抑制作用以及一些离子通道的激活和抑制作用等。阿片受体基因的克隆将有利于新型临床药物的开发以及耐受和药物成瘾性分子基础的研究。目前阿片受体基因敲除、计算机结构模拟分析以及寻找新型阿片受体基因的研究均在深入进行。     

基于动脉管壁的脂联素球状域保护机理

脂肪细胞分泌产物脂联素(adiponectin,APN)的发现是脂肪内分泌学研究领域的重大进展。它主要通过与相应受体结合,发挥相应的生物学效应,且其心血管保护作用目前已成为研究热点。动脉管壁上也存在其受体,在此基础上,将APN活性区域的脂联素球状域(globular domain of adiponectin,gAd)设计为新靶点,研究其对动脉管壁的保护作用及其相关机理,将为动脉粥样硬化疾病的防治提供新方案。     

Pancreatic expression and mitochondrial localization of the progestin-adipoQ receptor PAQR10

Steroid hormones induce changes in gene expression by binding to intracellular receptors that then translocate to the nucleus. Steroids have also been shown to rapidly modify cell function by binding to surface membrane receptors. We identified a candidate steroid membrane receptor, the progestin and adipoQ receptor (PAQR) 10, a member of the PAQR family, in a screen for genes differentially expressed in mouse pancreatic beta-cells. PAQR10 gene expression was tissue restricted compared with other PAQRs. In the mouse embryonic pancreas, PAQR10 expression mirrored development of the endocrine lineage, with PAQR10 protein expression confined to endocrine islet-duct structures in the late embryo and neonate. In the adult mouse pancreas, PAQR10 was expressed exclusively in islet cells except for its reappearance in ducts of maternal islets during pregnancy. PAQR10 has a predicted molecular mass of 29 kDa, comprises seven transmembrane domains, and, like other PAQRs, is predicted to have an intracellular N-terminus and an extracellular C-terminus. In silico analysis indicated that three members of the PAQR family, PAQRs 9, 10, and 11, have a candidate mitochondrial localization signal (MLS) at the N-terminus. We showed that PAQR10 has a functional N-terminal MLS and that the native protein localizes to mitochondria. PAQR10 is structurally related to some bacterial hemolysins, pore-forming virulence factors that target mitochondria and regulate apoptosis. We propose that PAQR10 may act at the level of the mitochondrion to regulate pancreatic endocrine cell development/survival.     

Characterization and ligand identification of a membrane progesterone receptor in fungi: existence of a novel PAQR in Sporothrix schenckii

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Adaptive responses in fungi result from the interaction of membrane receptors and extracellular ligands. Many different classes of receptors have been described in eukaryotic cells. Recently a new family of receptors classified as belonging to the progesterone-adiponectin receptor (PAQR) family has been identified. These receptors have the seven transmembrane domains characteristic of G-protein coupled receptors, but their activity has not been associated directly to G proteins. They share sequence similarity to the eubacterial hemolysin III proteins. RESULTS: A new receptor, SsPAQR1 (Sporothrix schenckii progesterone-adiponectinQ receptor1), was identified as interacting with Sporothrix schenckii G protein alpha subunit SSG-2 in a yeast two-hybrid assay. The receptor was identified as a member of the PAQR family. The cDNA sequence revealed a predicted ORF of 1542 bp encoding a 514 amino acids protein with a calculated molecular weight of 57.8 kDa. Protein domain analysis of SsPAQR1 showed the 7 transmembrane domains (TM) characteristic of G protein coupled receptors and the presence of the distinctive motifs that characterize PAQRs. A yeast-based assay specific for PAQRs identified progesterone as the agonist. S. schenckii yeast cells exposed to progesterone (0.50 mM) showed an increase in intracellular levels of 3[PRIME], 5[PRIME] cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) within the first min of incubation with the hormone. Different progesterone concentrations were tested for their effect on the growth of the fungus. Cultures incubated at 35[DEGREE SIGN]C did not grow at concentrations of progesterone of 0.05 mM or higher. Cultures incubated at 25[DEGREE SIGN]C grew at all concentrations tested (0.01 mM-0.50 mM) with growth decreasing gradually with the increase in progesterone concentration. CONCLUSION: This work describes a receptor associated with a G protein alpha subunit in S. schenckii belonging to the PAQR family. Progesterone was identified as the ligand. Exposure to progesterone increased the levels of cAMP in fungal yeast cells within the first min of incubation suggesting the connection of this receptor to the cAMP signalling pathway. Progesterone inhibited the growth of both the yeast and mycelium forms of the fungus, with the yeast form being the most affected by the hormone.     

PAQR10 and PAQR11 mediate Ras signaling in the Golgi apparatus

Ras plays a pivotal role in many cellular activities, and its subcellular compartmentalization provides spatial and temporal selectivity. Here we report a mode of spatial regulation of Ras signaling in the Golgi apparatus by two highly homologous proteins PAQR10 and PAQR11 of the progestin and AdipoQ receptors family. PAQR10 and PAQR11 are exclusively localized in the Golgi apparatus. Overexpression of PAQR10/PAQR11 stimulates basal and EGF-induced ERK phosphorylation and increases the expression of ERK target genes in a dose-dependent manner. Overexpression of PAQR10/PAQR11 markedly elevates Golgi localization of HRas, NRas and KRas4A, but not KRas4B. PAQR10 and PAQR11 can also interact with HRas, NRas and KRas4A, but not KRas4B. The increased Ras protein at the Golgi apparatus by overexpression of PAQR10/PAQR11 is in an active state. Consistently, knockdown of PAQR10 and PAQR11 reduces EGF-stimulated ERK phosphorylation and Ras activation at the Golgi apparatus. Intriguingly, PAQR10 and PAQR11 are able to interact with RasGRP1, a guanine nucleotide exchange protein of Ras, and increase Golgi localization of RasGRP1. The C1 domain of RasGRP1 is both necessary and sufficient for the interaction of RasGRP1 with PAQR10/PAQR11. The simulation of ERK phosphorylation by overexpressed PAQR10/PAQR11 is abrogated by downregulation of RasGRP1. Furthermore, differentiation of PC12 cells is significantly enhanced by overexpression of PAQR10/PAQR11. Collectively, this study uncovers a new paradigm of spatial regulation of Ras signaling in the Golgi apparatus by PAQR10 and PAQR11.     

α7烟碱型乙酰胆碱受体在胆碱能抗炎通路中的作用机制及应用现状

胆碱能抗炎通路是一条神经-免疫调节通路,以中枢神经系统的迷走神经为起点,以神经递质乙酰胆碱为基础,以免疫细胞膜表面的α7烟碱型乙酰胆碱受体(α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, α7 nAChR)为关键作用位点。其中,电信号与化学信号相互转化,激活JAK-STAT3、PI3K-Akt等信号通路,抑制NF-κB的核转位,进而抑制促炎因子的释放,促进抑炎因子的释放,调节和控制机体的炎症,具体的作用机制正在研究中。研究表明,可以通过使用药物激活α7 nAChR和电刺激迷走神经这2种方法,激活胆碱能抗炎通路。其中,激活α7 nAChR具有操作简便、创伤小和效果显著等优势。常用药物有选择性激动剂,例如PNU282987和GTS-21等,非选择性激动剂例如烟碱。多项研究显示,该方法在脓毒症、缺血再灌注、胃肠炎、骨关节炎和自身免疫病等外周器官炎性疾病治疗中都具有一定的效果。α7 nAChR作为胆碱能抗炎通路的关键作用位点,成为许多炎性疾病的潜在治疗靶点,本文对胆碱能抗炎通路中的α7 nAChR所涉及的抗炎机制、通路激活方式,以及其近年来在炎性疾病中的应用进行了综述,为未来研究其具体作用机制和新的治疗靶点提供参考。     

A computational analysis of non-genomic plasma membrane progestin binding proteins: Signaling through ion channel-linked cell surface receptors

A number of plasma membrane progestin receptors linked to non-genomic events have been identified. These include: (1) α1-subunit of the Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase (ATP1A1), (2) progestin binding PAQR proteins, (3) membrane progestin receptor alpha (mPRα), (4) progesterone receptor MAPR proteins and (5) the association of nuclear receptor (PRB) with the plasma membrane. This study compares: the pore-lining regions (ion channels), transmembrane (TM) helices, caveolin binding (CB) motifs and leucine-rich repeats (LRRs) of putative progesterone receptors. ATP1A1 contains 10 TM helices (TM-2, 4, 5, 6 and 8 are pores) and 4 CB motifs; whereas PAQR5, PAQR6, PAQR7, PAQRB8 and fish mPRα each contain 8 TM helices (TM-3 is a pore) and 2–4 CB motifs. MAPR proteins contain a single TM helix but lack pore-lining regions and CB motifs. PRB contains one or more TM helices in the steroid binding region, one of which is a pore. ATP1A1, PAQR5/7/8, mPRα, and MAPR-1 contain highly conserved leucine-rich repeats (LRR, common to plant membrane proteins) that are ligand binding sites for ouabain-like steroids associated with LRR kinases. LRR domains are within or overlap TM helices predicted to be ion channels (pore-lining regions), with the variable LRR sequence either at the C-terminus (PAQR and MAPR-1) or within an external loop (ATP1A1). Since ouabain-like steroids are produced by animal cells, our findings suggest that ATP1A1, PAQR5/7/8 and mPRα represent ion channel-linked receptors that respond physiologically to ouabain-like steroids (not progestin) similar to those known to regulate developmental and defense-related processes in plants.     

PAQR Proteins: A Novel Membrane Receptor Family Defined by an Ancient7-Transmembrane Pass Motif

An emerging series of papers has identified new receptor proteins that predict seven-transmembrane pass topologies. We have consolidated this family to 11 human genes and have named the family PAQR, after two of the initially described ligands (progestin and adipoQ receptors). This protein family has ancient evolutionary roots, with identified homologs found in eubacteria. To date, published data indicate that the prokaryotic members of this family appear to encode hemolysin-type proteins, while in eukaryotes, PAQR proteins encode functional receptors with a broad range of apparent ligand specificities. We provide the complete human and mouse complement of this family, suggest a conserved structure/topology with invariant intracellular amino acid residues, and have measured mRNA expression levels for these genes across a range of human tissues.[Reviewing Editor: Martin Kreitman]