Hox基因及其进化机制的研究进展

Hox基因是生物体内一类重要的发育调控基因家族.Hox基因高度保守,通常成簇存在,编码一类转录因子,在个体胚胎发育中起着重要的调控作用.近期研究表明,基因复制、基因序列变异及选择压力对Hox基因簇的产生和进化有重要作用,同时调节元件和协同进化对Hox基因的进化也有重要影响.     

广西西江经济带生态重要性分区及其与建设用地的空间叠置关系

生态重要性评价是识别重要生态功能区、优化区域空间开发格局的有效途径。本文提出了基于生态因子适宜性和生态区位重要性的分项评价、进行生态重要性整合分析的研究思路,以广西西江经济带为案例区,开展生态重要性评价及其与现状建设用地的空间叠置关系研究。结果表明,经济带极重要区、很重要区、重要区、一般区、不重要区所占比重分别为16%、36%、17%、15%、16%;西部地区重要性相对较高,东部地区重要性居中,中部地区重要性较低。已有城镇建设用地和农村居民点主要分布在不重要区、重要区和很重要区,工矿用地分布相对分散。依据重要性评价结果进行有选择、有导向的生态空间占用,可在一定程度上减轻区域工业化和城镇化所带来的生态环境压力,实现区域可持续发展。     

本期重点推介

正广聚萤叶甲Ophraella communa是世界性入侵杂草豚草Ambrosia artemisiifolia的重要专性天敌,在我国华南、华中、华东的大部分豚草入侵区域都有分布,对豚草生物防治有重要的利用价值。为了探索通过快速冷驯化提供其耐寒性的途     

关于胚乳的几个问题

胚乳是植物种子的重要组成部分,在种子的萌发过程中有重要作用。简要介绍了胚乳的来源、遗传、发育、全能性几个方面的知识。     

浅论影响实验教学效果的几个问题

实验教学是高校教学工作的重要组成部分。在教学体系中,实验课和理论课起着同样重要的作用,两者在人才培养中自成体系又紧密配合,构成有机的整体,缺一不可。实验教学作为人才培养系统工程中一个重要的子系统,是培养学生创新意识、创新能力的重要手段。实验教学是一项创造性活动,它在培养人的活动中,根据人才培养目标,有计划、有组织地把科学知识、思维方法、操作技能等传授给学生,并从学生的主体性、主动性去考虑,让学生亲自动手去设计去创造,充分提高学生的素质,开发其潜能、发挥其特点。     

蛋白激酶D的生物学功能研究进展

蛋白激酶D(protein kinase D,PKD)属于钙/钙调素依赖性蛋白激酶家族中的丝/苏氨酸蛋白激酶家族,与其它蛋白激酶家族不同,蛋白激酶D的结构相对保守,但在很多方面都有重要作用。PKD对于细胞的增殖、凋亡有调节作用,在心血管、内分泌以及中枢神经系统中也有重要的生物学功能。本文就蛋白激酶D以上几方面的一些研究进展进行综述。     

核酸营养的抗衰老作用研究进展

食物核苷酸是一种条件型必需营养素,它的吸收和代谢对许多类型的细胞有着重要的意义,在某些情况下摄入核酸对生长发育、免疫系统的形成和正常功能维持等是有必要的,它能通过抗氧化、减少DNA损伤,促进细胞的更新代谢,影响内分泌-免疫网络,减轻与老化有关的脑形态病理变化与记忆的损伤等机制延缓衰老。核酸是抗衰老的重要物质之一,随增龄而愈重要,加强核酸营养对抗衰老有着重要的作用。     

组蛋白甲基化与乙酰化的研究进展

组蛋白甲基化与乙酰化作为共价修饰的两种不同方式,参与许多生物学过程,并在基因表达调控中有重要作用.探讨组蛋白甲基化、乙酰化以及二者之间的关系,对认识疾病相关基因功能有重要意义,并可进一步了解基因转录的表观遗传学调控机制.     

Ⅱ型糖尿病动物模型的构建

动物模型在Ⅱ型糖尿病研究中发挥重要作用,对于深入研究糖尿病及其并发症的发病、预防、诊断和治疗有重要意义。本文就Ⅱ型糖尿病动物模型的构建进行了概述,对发展新型构建糖尿病模型的方法具有重要的参考价值。     

太白山药用地衣的种质资源及其化学成分的研究概况

地衣是低等植物的重要类群,为菌藻共生体,全世界已知有500多属26 000余种,中国有232属1 766种.我国历代本草记载药用地衣约200种,著名的有石蕊、松萝等,秦岭太白山有药用地衣37种,其中常用13种.其主要成分为地衣多糖和地衣酸,具有抗肿瘤、抗辐射及抗菌等生物活性,太白山药用地衣是陕西民间中草药的重要组成部分,具有一定的开发应用潜力.     

Intracellular localization of histone deacetylase HDA6 in plants

Journal of Plant Research - Histone modification is an important epigenetic mechanism in eukaryotes. Histone acetyltransferase and deacetylase regulate histone acetylation levels antagonistically,...     

Acetylation of retinal histones in diabetes increases inflammatory proteins: effects of minocycline and manipulation of histone acetyltransferase (HAT) and histone deacetylase (HDAC)

Histone acetylation was significantly increased in retinas from diabetic rats, and this acetylation was inhibited in diabetics treated with minocycline, a drug known to inhibit early diabetic retinopathy in animals. Histone acetylation and expression of inflammatory proteins that have been implicated in the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy were increased likewise in cultured retinal Müller glia grown in a diabetes-like concentration of glucose. Both the acetylation and induction of the inflammatory proteins in elevated glucose levels were significantly inhibited by inhibitors of histone acetyltransferase (garcinol and antisense against the histone acetylase, p300) or activators of histone deacetylase (theophylline and resveratrol) and were increased by the histone deacetylase inhibitor, suberolylanilide hydroxamic acid. We conclude that hyperglycemia causes acetylation of retinal histones (and probably other proteins) and that the acetylation contributes to the hyperglycemia-induced up-regulation of proinflammatory proteins and thereby to the development of diabetic retinopathy.     

植物组蛋白去乙酰化酶的特性及功能

真核生物染色质修饰是基因表达调控中的一个重要部分,组蛋白乙酰化修饰是基因转录调控的关键机制,与基因表达的活跃与沉默密切相关。组蛋白乙酰化修饰已成为表观遗传学的重要组成部分,受到研究者的普遍重视。本文从植物组蛋白去乙酰化酶(histone deacetylase,HDACs)的分类开始,综述植物中HDACs家族成员的结构特点、组织表达的多样性与复杂性,重点阐述其对发育的调控、逆境胁迫的响应。对了解基因的调控机制,丰富表观遗传学内容,并最终应用于植物育种及农业生产具有重要意义。     

DNA damage in the presence of chemical genotoxic agents induce acetylation of H3K56 and H4K16 but not H3K9 in mammalian cells

Histone covalent modifications play a significant role in the regulation of chromatin structure and function during DNA damage. Hyperacetylation of histones is a DNA damage dependent post translational modification in yeast and mammals. Although acetylation of histones during DNA damage is well established, specific lysine residues that are acetylated is being understood very recently in mammals. Here, in the present study, acetylation of three different lysine residues Histone3Lysine 9 (H3K9), Histone3Lysine 56 (H3K56) and Histone4Lysine 16 (H4K16) were probed with specific antibodies in mammalian cell lines treated with genotoxic agents that induce replication stress or S-phase dependent double strand breaks. Immunoblotting results have shown that DNA damage associated with replication arrest induce acetylation of H3K56 and H4K16 but not H3K9 in mammals. Immunofluorescence experiments further confirmed that acetylated H3K56 and H4K16 form nuclear foci at the site of DNA double strand breaks. Colocalization of H3K56ac with γ H2AX and replication factor PCNA proved the existence of this modification at the site of DNA damage and its probable role in DNA damage repair. Put together, the present data suggests that acetylation of H3K56 and H4K16 are potent DNA damage dependent histone modifications but not H3K9 in mammals.     

组蛋白去乙酰化酶抑制剂(HDAIs)对异染色质的作用

组蛋白乙酰化和去乙酰化可调节染色体的多种功能,例如基因表达和染色体分离等。研究发现,组蛋白去乙酰化酶抑制剂(histone deacetylase inhibitors,HDACIs)可诱导分化、生长阻断和肿瘤细胞凋亡,目前HDACIs正作为抗肿瘤药物进行临床试验,在肿瘤治疗中显示出具有较好的应用前景。然而,人们对于HDACIs在生物体内是如何发挥作用以及不同类型细胞为何会有不同的应答途径却关注甚少。本综述通过讨论HDACIs对周期和非周期细胞中组蛋白去乙酰化酶的抑制结果,来阐明组蛋白乙酰化模式的动力学特征,特别是对基因组异染色质的作用。     

The effects of histone deacetylase inhibitors on heterochromatin: implications for anticancer therapy?

Histone acetylation regulates many chromosome functions, such as gene expression and chromosome segregation. Histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACIs) induce growth arrest, differentiation and apoptosis of cancer cells ex vivo, as well as in vivo in tumour-bearing animal models, and are now undergoing clinical trials as anti-tumour agents. However, little attention has been paid to how HDACIs function in these biological settings and why different cells respond in different ways. Here, we discuss the consequences of inhibiting histone deacetylases in cycling versus non-cycling cells, in light of the dynamics of histone acetylation patterns with a specific emphasis on heterochromatic regions of the genome.     

Histone acetylation and deacetylation: identification of acetylation and methylation sites of HeLa histone H4 by mass spectrometry

The acetylation isoforms of histone H4 from butyrate-treated HeLa cells were separated by C(4) reverse-phase high pressure liquid chromatography and by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Histone H4 bands were excised and digested in-gel with the endoprotease trypsin. Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry was used to characterize the level of acetylation, and nanoelectrospray tandem mass spectrometric analysis of the acetylated peptides was used to determine the exact sites of acetylation. Although there are 15 acetylation sites possible, only four acetylated peptide sequences were actually observed. The tetra-acetylated form is modified at lysines 5, 8, 12, and 16, the tri-acetylated form is modified at lysines 8, 12, and 16, and the di-acetylated form is modified at lysines 12 and 16. The only significant amount of the mono-acetylated form was found at position 16. These results are consistent with the hypothesis of a "zip" model whereby acetylation of histone H4 proceeds in the direction of from Lys-16 to Lys-5, and deacetylation proceeds in the reverse direction. Histone acetylation and deacetylation are coordinated processes leading to a non-random distribution of isoforms. Our results also revealed that lysine 20 is di-methylated in all modified isoforms, as well as the non-acetylated isoform of H4.