记忆增强肽促进大鼠海马内CREB磷酸化

五肽ＺＮＣ（ＣＰＲ（ｐＢＧｌｕ－Ａｓｎ－Ｃｙｔ－Ｐｒｏ－Ａｒｇ－ＯＨ）是精氨酸加压素（ＡＶＰ）在脑内的天然酶解产物,具有促进学习记忆的中枢效应。为了进一步阐明其作用的分子机制,以整体大鼠海马及离体大鼠海马切片为对象,研究了ＺＮＣ（Ｃ）ＰＲ对ｃＡＭＰ反应元件结合蛋白（ＣＲＥＢ）磷酸化的作用。发现ＺＮＣ（Ｃ）ＰＲ及其类似物ＮＬＰＲ能诱导大鼠海马内ＣＲＥＢ磷酸２化,该作用能被其拮抗剂ＺＤＣ（Ｃ）ＰＲ、Ｇ     

cAMP反应序列结合蛋白及其家族与转录调节

ｃＡＭＰ反应序列结合蛋白（ｃＡＭＰ－ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｉｖｅｅｌｅｍｅｎｔｂｉｎｄｉｎｇｐｒｏｔｅｉｎ,ＣＲＥＢ）经磷酸化激活后,可参与ｃＡＭＰ诱导的多种靶基因的转录调控。新近研究表明,ＣＲＥＢ的转录调节作用可能是通过ＣＲＥＢ结合蛋白（ＣＲＥＢ－ｂｉｎｄｉｎｇｐｒｏｔｅｉｎ,ＣＢＰ）实现的。在神经系统中,ＣＲＥＢ可能介导神经递质诱导的基因表达,并能通过放大神经营养因子的信号,参与神经细胞增殖、分化、存活等生物效应。     

HL－60细胞诱导分化过程中蛋白质酪氨酸磷酸化水平的改变

对ＲＡ、ＨＨＴ和ＷＢ_（６５２）诱导ＨＬ－６０细胞过程中,细胞浆和膜溶脱部分的蛋白质酪氨酸磷酸化水平变化进行了对比研究,结果发现,在胞浆部分主要有四种含有Ｐ－Ｔｙｒ的蛋白,而且８０ｋＤ蛋白酪氨酸磷酸化水平随着诱导发生变化。诱导前后内源性蛋白上Ｐ－Ｔｙｒ百分含量也发生了改变。     

亲和素结合蛋白性质的研究

前曾发现在日本血吸虫虫卵中,存在一种新的能与亲和素专一性结合的蛋白质,称为亲和素结合蛋白（ＡＢＰ）。在分离纯化ＡＢＰ的基础上,用ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ及ＳｅｐｈａｄｅｘＧ－１５０分别测定了ＡＢＰ的分子量,并做了糖蛋白染色及等电,大测定。实验结果表明ＡＢＰ是一个分子量为６５ｋＤ的碱性糖蛋白,由数个相同的分子量为１２．７ｋＤ的亚单位组成。ＳＤＳ、β－巯基乙醇处理的ＡＢＰ仍能与亲和素结合,提示ＡＢＰ的亚单位能与亲和素结合。氨基酸修饰剂ＮＡＩ、ＤＴＮＢ、ＮＥＭ及ＮＢＳ对ＡＢＰ与亲和素的结合有不同程度的影响,而ＨＮＢＢ、ＴＮＢＳ及ＩＡＡ对ＡＢＰ与亲和素的结合无影响,提示ＡＢＰ分子中氨基酸残基Ｔｙｒ、Ｃｙｒ是ＡＢＰ与亲和素结合所必需的,可能参与结合位点的形成。另外,测得ＡＢＰ与亲和素结合的结合常数为１．４×１０~（－７）ｍｏｌ／Ｌ。     

衰老细胞转录因子AP1／CREB结合活性对EGF的可诱导性下降

转录因子与ＤＮＡ的结合是基因转录的关键环节,通过迁移性法分析季转录因子ＡＰ１、ｃＤＡＭＰ反应元件结合蛋白（ＣＲＥＢ）、糖皮质激素反应元件（ＧＲＥ）结合蛋白在衰老细胞中的结合活性,结果表明,ＡＰ１与ＣＲＥＢ的结合活性在衰老细胞中对表皮生长因子（ＥＧＦ）的反应性低于年轻细胞;而ＧＲＥ结合蛋白的结合活性在衰老细胞中对ＥＧＦ的反应性无明显变化,这提示ＥＧＦ不能有效刺激衰老细胞增殖可能与其转录因子结合活性的     

衰老细胞转录因子AP_1/CREB结合活性对EGF的可诱导性下降

转录因子与ＤＮＡ的结合是基因转录的关键环节．通过迁移位移法分析了转录因子ＡＰ１、ｃＡＭＰ反应元件结合蛋白（ＣＲＥＢ）、糖皮质激素反应元件（ＧＲＥ）结合蛋白在衰老细胞中的结合活性．结果表明,ＡＰ１与ＣＲＥＢ的结合活性在衰老细胞中对表皮生长因子（ＥＧＦ）的反应性低于年轻细胞;而ＧＲＥ结合蛋白的结合活性在衰老细胞中对ＥＧＦ的反应性无明显变化．这提示ＥＧＦ不能有效刺激衰老细胞增殖可能与其转录因子结合活性的改变有关     

人GRY-RBP基因的表达及其RNA结合活性的初步鉴定

ＲＲＭ ＲＮＡ 结合蛋白在基因的转录后调控中起着重要作用．人ＧＲＹ－ＲＢＰ 是我们实验室最近克隆的一个新的全长ｃＤＮＡ,编码一个ＲＲＭ ＲＮＡ 结合蛋白．ＧＲＹ－ＲＢＰ 的全编码区用ＰＣＲ扩增后,克隆到ｐＥＴ３０ａ＋ 表达载体中,在Ｅ．ｃｏｌｉ中获得了高效表达,表达的ＧＲＹ－ＲＢＰ重组蛋白占细菌总蛋白的２１％ ．利用融合在ＧＲＹ－ＲＢＰＮ 端的Ｈｉｓ．Ｔａｇ,采取亲和层析的方法纯化了表达的重组蛋白．为了检测ＧＲＹ－ＲＢＰ的ＲＮＡ 结合活性及其所结合的ＲＮＡ 性质,将表达的蛋白与ｐｏｌｙ（Ａ）－Ｓｅｐｈａｒｏｓｅ ４Ｂ结合,发现ＧＲＹ－ＲＢＰ能与ｐｏｌｙＡ （Ａ）结合,结合活性能被可溶性的ｐｏｌｙ（Ａ）、ｐｏｌｙ（Ｃ）减弱．改变ＮａＣｌ浓度和加入不同浓度的酵母ｔＲＮＡ竞争物后,ｐｏｌｙ（Ａ）结合活性不变．     

蚯蚓新钙结合蛋白(NCBP)的二级结构及Ca~(2+)、Tb~(3+)离子的影响

应用红外光谱技术定量测定了水化膜中蚯蚓新钙结合蛋白（ＮＣＢＰ）的二级结构及在不同比例Ｃａ２＋、Ｔｂ３＋离子的作用下其二级结构的变化。结果表明,ＮＣＢＰ中α－ｈｅｌｉｘ含量较低而β－ｓｈｅｅｔ的含量较高,且随不同比例金属离子的加入,１６２９ｃｍ－１处β－ｓｈｅｅｔ峰的变化较明显。同时发现,ＮＣＢＰ具有钙结合蛋白家族特征的ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ现象,但不具有激活ＰＤＥ靶酶的活性,初步认为,ＮＣＢＰ含有与Ｃａ２＋浓度相关的特殊的结构和功能。另外,高浓度下Ｔｂ３＋的结合引发ＮＣＢＰ的分子间聚合,提示对稀土元素的使用要慎重     

条斑紫菜中R－藻红蛋白的生化特性

条斑紫菜的Ｒ－藻红蛋白（Ｒ－ＰＥ）,在ＣＭ－５２柱上用含８ｍｏｌ／Ｌ脲的０．０２ｍｏｌ／Ｌ乙酸铵缓冲液（ｐＨ＝５．０５）洗脱,观察到３条色带,经吸收光谱测定表明,它们分别是α、β、γ亚基。用ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ测定的α、β和γ亚基分子量分别是１７．０ｋｄ,１８．０ｋｄ和３１．７ｋｄ。Ｒ－ＰＥ中亚基的摩尔比是６α：６β：１γ。条斑紫菜的Ｒ－ＰＥ最稳定的聚集态分子量是２２９ｋｄ。各亚基的发色团含量：α亚基含２个藻红胆素（ＰＥＢ）,β亚基含１个ＰＥＢ和０．５个藻尿胆素（ＰＵＢ）,γ亚基含２个ＰＥＢ和３个ＰＵＢ。结合Ｒ－ＰＥ和各亚基的氨基酸组成分析,条斑紫菜的Ｒ－ＰＥ亚基组成是（αβ）６γ。     

兔阑尾中一种新的21kD的钙结合蛋白的纯化与鉴定

纯化与鉴定了Ｂ淋巴细胞中一种新的分子量为２１ｋＤ的钙结合蛋白（ＣａＢＰ２１）。兔阑尾淋巴细胞匀浆经热变性,Ｐｈｅｎｙｌ－Ｓｅｐｈａｒｏｓｅ与ＤＥＡＥ－Ｓｅｐｈａｒｏｓｅ柱层析,自每１ｋｇ细胞沉积物中获得ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ均一的ＣａＢＰ２１５．３ｍｇ。ＨＣｌ水解后的酸性氨基酸（Ａｓｐ＋Ｇｌｕ）含量为２６％。如同大多数钙结合蛋白一样,Ｎ末端封闭阻止其进行Ｅｄｍａｎ降解。ＣａＢＰ２１中疏水性氨基酸（计Ｇｌｙ,不计Ｔｒｐ）约占４６％,碱性氨基酸１０％,酸性氨基酸与极性氨基酸约４４％。ＣａＢＰ２１有较高的Ｓｅｒ、Ｔｙｒ含量。肽谱分析等确证ＣａＢＰ２１为２个相同或相似亚基二聚体。以ＡｒｓｅｎａｚｏⅢ作Ｃａ２＋结合分析表明每分子ＣａＢＰ２１可结合４分子Ｃａ２＋,对Ｃａ２＋的结合常数约为１０－５ｍｏｌ／Ｌ。各种性质表明ＣａＢＰ２１是一种不同于其他已知钙结合蛋白的新钙结合蛋白。     

巨噬细胞激活在维甲酸和维胺酸抗肿瘤活性中的作用

巨噬细胞是体内执行免疫监视机能的重要效应细胞之一,可通过分泌和释放可溶性细胞毒因子对肿瘤细胞进行细胞外杀伤。本文报道维甲酸(RA)和维胺酸(R Ⅱ)可使小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞释放过氧化氢的能力增强。电镜观察表明,经药物激活的巨噬细胞对艾氏腹水癌细胞有明显的细胞外杀伤作用。预先给小鼠腹腔注射药物,然后腹腔接种10~4个艾氏腹水癌细胞,100%的动物不形成肿瘤。但增加瘤细胞接种数或改变给药途径,预防作用消失,这提示RA和R Ⅱ的抗肿瘤作用部分是通过激活的巨噬细胞完成的。     

Characterization of heterologously expressed recombinant retinoic acid receptors with natural or synthetic retinoids

The first step in retinoid action is binding to their nuclear receptors. Therefore, characterization of binding characteristics of retinoids is of major importance. Human retinoic acid receptors α (hRARα), hRARβ, and mouse RARγ (mRARγ) were expressed heterologously in Escherichia coli as a recombinant glutathione S-transferase (GST) fusion protein. The expressed fusion proteins were functional and bound specifically to the all-trans-retinoic acid (RA). The dissociation constants (K_d) for RA were 1.4 nM for GST-hRARα, 1.4 nM for GST-hRARβ, and 3.3 nM for GST-mRARγ, respectively. The fusion proteins were further used for competitive displacement assays to determine the displacement constant (DC50) for other selected retinoids. All-trans-RA and 4-oxo-all-trans-RA have high affinity with all three receptors (DC50 = 0.8 ～ 55 nM). The 13-cis RA binds to hRARα with low affinity, but not to other RARs evaluated here. All-trans-N-ethylretinamide, all-trans-retinylacetate, and an ethyl ester of tetrahydronaphthalene derivative had no affinity to any RARs. The hRARα and mRARγ receptors did not bind a naphthalene carboxylic acid derivative of RA, but hRARβ binds this chemical with high affinity. Results indicated that the three recombinant proteins were functional in binding various RA congeners. The affinity and binding data of these retinoids were compared to their observed teratogenic activity.     

Some 3-(4-Aminophenyl)pyrrolidine-2,5-diones as All- trans -retinoic Acid Metabolising Enzyme Inhibitors (RAMBAs)

A series of (±) -3-(4-aminophenyl) pyrrolidin-2,5-diones substituted in the 1-, 3- or 1,3- position with an aryl or long chain alkyl function are weak inhibitors of the metabolism of all-trans retinoic acid (RA) by rat liver microsomes (68-75% inhibition) compared with ketoconazole (85%). Further studies with the 1-cyclohexyl analogue (1) (IC 50 = 98.8 μM, ketoconazole, 22.15 μM) showed that it was not stereoselective in its inhibition. (±) - (1) was not an inhibitor of pig brain microsomal enzyme (ketoconazole, IC 50 = 20.9 μM), had little effect on human liver microsomal enzyme (19.3%, ketoconazole, 81.6%) or human placental microsomal enzyme (9.8%, ketoconazole 73.9%) but was a weak inhibitor of human and rat skin homogenates (52.6% and IC 50 = 211.6 μM respectively; ketoconazole, 38.8% and 85.95 μM). In RA-induced cell cultures of human male genital fibroblasts and HaCat cells, (±) - (1) was a weak inhibitor (c. 53% at 200 μM) whereas ketoconazole showed high potency (c. 65% at 0.625 μM and 0.25 μM respectively). The nature of the induced target enzyme is discussed.     

神经生长因子促进坐骨神经再生修复的酶组织化学研究

目的研究对兔右坐骨神经损伤后局部给予蛇毒神经生长因子(NGF),观察坐骨神经酶活性变化和超微结构的恢复情况,探讨NGF对神经再生的影响.方法乙酰胆碱酯酶(AChE)、酸性磷酸酶(ACPase)的酶组织化学技术和电镜技术.结果神经损伤后:AChE活性明显下降,NGF组的AChE活性恢复快于盐水对照组;ACPase活性逐渐增高,NGF组的ACPase活性恢复时间短于盐水对照组.坐骨神经的超微结构在神经损伤后也发生变化,NGF组的变化程度小于盐水对照组,恢复时间短于对照组.结论NGF可通过影响酶物质的代谢而起到加快受损神经恢复的作用.为临床上应用蛇毒NGF治疗周围神经损伤提供形态学依据.     

乙型脑炎患者脑脊液和血浆氨基酸代谢的变化

本文采用气相色谱法对５７例乙型脑炎患者极期和２１例恢复期患者的脑脊液（ＣＳＦ）和血浆１４种游离氨基酸浓度进行分析。结果表明,乙脑极期ＣＳＦ游离氨基酸浓度除苏氨酸、丝氨酸值低于正常值外,其它氨基酸值均增高,其中谷氨酸、鸟氨酸、赖氨酸、缬氨酸、脯氨酸值上升明显（ａｌｌＰ＜０．０１）,至乙脑恢复期不同幅度下降。乙脑极期血浆游离脯氨酸、赖氨酸、苯丙氨酸、酪氨酸、鸟氨酸、谷氨酸浓度高于正常值,而其它８种氨基酸值均下降明显,至乙脑恢复期,多数氨基酸恢复至接近正常水平。实验提示,乙脑病毒能明显影响血浆和ＣＳＦ中氨基酸的含量,而二者具有代谢差异。     

Retinoic Acid Isomers Facilitate Apolipoprotein E Production and Lipidation in Astrocytes through the Retinoid X Receptor/Retinoic Acid Receptor Pathway

Apolipoprotein E (apoE) is the major cholesterol transport protein in the brain. Among the three human APOE alleles (APOE2, APOE3, and APOE4), APOE4 is the strongest genetic risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer disease (AD). The accumulation of amyloid-β (Aβ) is a central event in AD pathogenesis. Increasing evidence demonstrates that apoE isoforms differentially regulate AD-related pathways through both Aβ-dependent and -independent mechanisms; therefore, modulating apoE secretion, lipidation, and function might be an attractive approach for AD therapy. We performed a drug screen for compounds that modulate apoE production in immortalized astrocytes derived from apoE3-targeted replacement mice. Here, we report that retinoic acid (RA) isomers, including all-trans-RA, 9-cis-RA, and 13-cis-RA, significantly increase apoE secretion to ∼4-fold of control through retinoid X receptor (RXR) and RA receptor. These effects on modulating apoE are comparable with the effects recently reported for the RXR agonist bexarotene. Furthermore, all of these compounds increased the expression of the cholesterol transporter ABCA1 and ABCG1 levels and decreased cellular uptake of Aβ in an apoE-dependent manner. Both bexarotene and 9-cis-RA promote the lipidation status of apoE, in which 9-cis-RA promotes a stronger effect and exhibits less cytotoxicity compared with bexarotene. Importantly, we showed that oral administration of bexarotene and 9-cis-RA significantly increases apoE, ABCA1, and ABCG1 levels in mouse brains. Taken together, our results demonstrate that RXR/RA receptor agonists, including several RA isomers, are effective modulators of apoE secretion and lipidation and may be explored as potential drugs for AD therapy.