THE LOCALIZATION OF Mg-Na-K-ACTIVATED ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE ON RED CELL GHOST MEMBRANES

The lead salt method introduced by Wachstein and Meisel (12) for the cytochemical demonstration of ATPase activity was modified and used to determine sites of activity on red cell ghost membranes. Preliminary studies showed that aldehyde fixation and standard concentrations of the capture reagent Pb(NO₃)₂ resulted in marked inhibition of the ATPase activity of these membranes. By lowering the concentration of Pb²⁺ and incubating unfixed red cell ghosts, over 50% of the total ATPase activity, which included an ouabain-sensitive, Na-K-activated component, could be demonstrated by quantitative biochemical assay. Cytochemical tests, carried out under the same conditions, gave a reaction product localized exclusively along the inner surfaces of the ghost membranes for both Mg-ATPase and Na-K-ATPase. These findings indicate that the ATPase activity of red cell ghosts results in the release of P_i on the inside of the ghost membrane at sites scattered over its inner aspect. There were no deposits of reaction product on the outer surface of the ghost membrane, hence no indication that upon ATP hydrolysis P_i is released outside the ghosts. Nor was there any clear difference in the localization of reaction product of Mg-ATPase as opposed to that of Na-K-ATPase.     

QUANTITATION OF HUMAN RED BLOOD CELL FIXATION BY GLUTARALDEHYDE

The uptake of glutaraldehyde by human red blood cells has been measured as a function of time by a freezing point osmometer. The rate of attachment of glutaraldehyde to the cell proteins is high over the first hour, declining to zero over a period of a few days. The number of glutaraldehyde molecules cross-linking with each hemoglobin molecule is of the order of 200, in reasonable agreement with the calculated number of attachment sites. The cell membrane is immediately highly permeable to glutaraldehyde. Selective permeability to ions is lost during fixation. Ionic equilibrium is obtained only after a few hours. An optimum fixation technique for shape preservation is suggested.     

ALTERATION OF THE CONFORMATION OF PROTEINS IN RED BLOOD CELL MEMBRANES AND IN SOLUTION BY FIXATIVES USED IN ELECTRON MICROSCOPY

The effects of several commonly employed fixatives on the three-dimensional conformations of two soluble proteins and the protein of intact red blood cell membranes have been studied by means of circular dichroism measurements in the spectral region of the peptide absorption bands. The fixatives used produced significant and parallel conformational changes in all of the proteins, in the increasing order: glutaraldehyde; OsO₄; glutaraldehyde followed by OsO₄; and KMnO₄. The last two treatments obliterated most of the helical character of the proteins. The significance of these observations to the preparation of specimens for electron microscopy is discussed.     

人脐带血有核细胞冷冻干燥保存实验初步研究

脐带血中的造血干细胞有着广泛的应用前景,随之而产生的保存问题已成为关注的热点。目前已有低温保存的研究,但未有冻干成功的报道。实验试图用冻干的方法来长期保存脐带血中的造血干细胞。冻干过程中选用PVP、HES和各种糖类作为保护剂,一次干燥阶段搁板温度控制在-30℃,二次干燥时搁板温度控制在 15℃,整个冻干过程为52．5h。冻干后复水性能极佳,能够在30s内完全复水,用显微染色观察,细胞形态完整;用流式细胞仪进行PI染色和CD34^ 抗体跟踪检测,测得有核细胞存活率为55．67％,CD34^ 抗体跟踪检测得到CD34^ 细胞占淋巴细胞的3．61％。     

菜豆热激蛋白在生物膜上的定位

选用菜豆 Phaseolus vulgris L. 下胚轴 ,运用35S- Met标记放射自显影和二维电泳技术 ,研究热激蛋白 HSPs 的表达和在生物膜组分中的定位 .实验结果表明 ,盐溶蛋白中主要HSPs为 70 k D HSPs和小分子量 HSPs,而小分子量组 HSPs大量富集在质膜和液泡膜组分中 .     

高三尖杉酯碱对兔红细胞膜钙调蛋白的抑制作用

本实验显示高三尖杉酯碱能在>5μg/ml浓度以上抑制兔红细胞膜上钙调蛋白活性(P<0.05).推测高三尖杉酯碱能通过影响癌细胞钙调蛋白活性干扰细胞钙代谢和减少阿霉素和长春新碱的抗药性.     

GENETIC VARIATION IN THE SHEEP RED BLOOD CELL

1. There are 7 well-established red-cell antigen (blood group) loci. The R-O system has 3 phenotypes, R, O and i, identified by the ‘naturally occurring’ antibodies, anti-R and anti-O. The R and O substances are also present in soluble form in some body secretions. The expression of R and O is controlled by a dominant gene I, epistatic in effect, at an independent locus from that of R. The systems, A, C, M-L, B, D and X-2 are identified by means of ‘immune-type’ antibodies, and several of the loci have multiple alleles. An isoenzymic form of serum alkaline phosphatase is associated with the R-O system. The frequency for the genes at the various loci has been determined in a limited number of breeds. 2. Some sheep red cells have high K+ and low Na+ concentrations (HK type, or Key), others have low K+ and high Na⁺ concentrations (LK type or Kea). Two other rare forms exist; Key type which is HK but with lower than normal K+ values, and Kep type which has approximately equal Na⁺ and K⁺ concentrations. The red cells of foetuses and newborn lambs have high K+ levels irrespective of their potassium genotype. HK cells have 3–4 times greater (Na+-K+)-activated ATPase activity, a 3–4 times increased rate of active K+ transport and a larger number of ouabain-binding sites than LK cells. Antigen M is present on homozygous HK and heterozygous LK red cells, and antigen L is present on homozygous and heterozygous LK red cells. Sensitization of LK cells with anti-L stimulates active K+ transport and ATPase activity and exposes a larger number of ouabain-binding sites in these cells. Anti-M has no effect. The red cells of newborn lambs only show weak L and M antigen activity. It is postulated that L antigen inhibits cation transport in LK cells by masking the pump sites on the membrane. Immature red cells in LK-type sheep have a high rate of active K+ transport and yet have L antigen present. No satisfactory explanation for this has yet been advanced. There is no conclusive evidence that the potassium types have any significance from the point of view of adaptation or sheep breeding. The potassium-gene frequencies are known for a large number of breeds. 3. Two allelic genes, Hb⁴ and Hb^B control 3 haemoglobin phenotypes, A, AB, and B. Foetal haemoglobin (HbF) is present in foetuses and newborn lambs. Sheep with HbA also synthesize small amounts of another haemoglobin (HbC) and under conditions of severe anaemia, synthesis of HbC takes over from that of HbA. No change in HbB is observed in anaemia. A rare haemoglobin (HbD) has been found in 3 Yugoslavian sheep. Hbs A, B, C and F differ in their physicochemical properties; they share the same alpha chains but their non-alpha chains differ in a number of amino acids. HbD differs from HbA in one amino acid in the alpha chain. Certain genetic aspects are discussed. There is some evidence that sheep with HbA are less fertile than those with HbB. The gene frequencies for Hb are known for a large number of breeds. 4. Two isoenzymic forms of carbonic anhydrase are found in red-cell lysates and these are controlled by a pair of allelic autosomal genes, producing 3 phenotypes, CAF, CAFS and CAS. Only a few breeds have been studied but CA^F is apparently quite rare. 5. An unidentified protein, designated ‘X’ is present in electrophoretic separations of haemolysates from some sheep. Its presence is dominant to its absence. Polymorphism at this locus is present in all breeds so far studied. 6. A deficiency of reduced glutathione (GSH) in red cells is found in some sheep and is inherited as an autosomal recessive disorder. Sheep with this deficiency have lower red-cell K+ and Na^f concentrations than normal and it is suggested that the HK GSH-deficient sheep may be Ked type sheep. This deficiency has so far only been found with certainty in one breed of sheep. 7. In sheep twin chimeras, admixture of red-cell antigens, haemoglobin and ‘X’ protein types has been found. Various aspects of chimerism, which occurs only rarely in sheep, are discussed. 8. The significance of the genetic variation is discussed in the light of the physiology and immunology of the red cell and of the sheep itself.     

利用S-层蛋白在苏云金芽胞杆菌细胞表面展示多聚组氨酸肽

S-层(S-layer)是由单一的蛋白或糖蛋白组成的薄层晶状结构,它广泛存在于古细菌和真细菌细胞的最外表面,可包裹整个细胞。S-层在结构化学、形态学、遗传学以及物理化学等方面具有独特的性质,使之在生物技术、分子纳米技术和仿生学等领域蕴藏着广泛的应用潜力。近年来,随着微生物表面展示技术的兴起和展示系统的逐渐成熟,继外膜蛋白、附屑结构蛋白、粘附蛋白以及凝集素等表面蛋白之后,S-层蛋白被作为一种新的表面展示载体成功的在细胞表面展示了一些外源大分子。多聚组氨酸肽是由若干个单位的六聚组氨酸串联而成的短肽。六聚组氨酸能够有效的吸附镍、镉等重金     

THE INFLUENCE OF ELECTROLYTES ON THE STABILITY OF RED BLOOD CORPUSCLE SUSPENSIONS

Two types of stability are observed in suspensions of red blood cells. In weak concentrations of electrolytes the stability depends on the electric charge of the cells and suspension is unstable below a certain critical P.D. In strong concentrations of electrolyte, the stability bears no relation to the charge.     

ON THE MECHANISM OF TAURINE TRANSPORT AT BRAIN CELL MEMBRANES

One non-saturable and two saturable transport systems were demonstrated for taurine in rat brain slices. One of the saturable systems, designated β, is characterized by a high asnity for taurine and a low transport capacity, while the other, designated ω, by a low affinity and a high transport capacity. 2,4-Dinitrophenol inhibited the saturable transport of taurine non-competitively, while hypotaurine. β-alanine, γ-aminobutyric acid, N-methyl-taurine and L-cysteic acid inhibited transport competitively. It is thus inferred that the hypothetical carrier sites of taurine at cell membrane recognize to an equal degree strongly ionized electropositive and electronegative ends of an acceptable molecule separated by two or three carbon atoms. Two is the minimal and also the optimal carbon chain length in an acceptable molecule.     

DIFFERENTIAL LOCALIZATION OF CELL SURFACE AND SECRETORY COMPONENTS IN RAT INTESTINAL EPITHELIUM BY USE OF LECTINS

Sections through various levels of small intestine from adult male rats were examined by fluorescence microscopy after treatment with fluorescein isothiocyanate-labeled lectins from Dolichos biflorus, Lotus tetragonolobus, Ricinus communis, and Triticum vulgare (wheat germ). The latter three lectins reacted with the microvillar portion of the epithelial cells lining the crypts and villi in sections of intestine adjacent to the pylorus. This pattern of reactivity was sharply altered along the first 15 cm of intestine so that in sections distal to this point the luminal surfaces of only those epithelial cells in the crypts and at the base of the villi reacted with the L. tetragonolobus and R. communis lectins, whereas the wheat germ lectin reacted with the surfaces of the cells lining the villi. In sections from the distal end of the small intestine, all three lectins reacted with the surfaces of cells only at the base of the villi and in the crypts. These results show a difference in surface components in cells at various portions on the villi and the dependence of these differences on the region of intestine. The D. biflorus lectin reacted with approximately 25% of the goblet cells at each level of intestine studied whereas the reactivities of the goblet cells with the other three lectins were dependent upon the region of intestine.     

宁夏回族红细胞血型的研究

调查了219名宁夏回族的 ABO、MNSs、Rhesus、P、Lewis、Duffr、Kidd Diego 、Kell、Lutheran和Xg等11种系统的红细胞血型。结果表明,宁夏回族有较高的q(0.2530)、Fy~a(0.9270)、CDe(0.6225) 和E(0.2660) 等基因或染色体频率;d(0.0557)、s(0.0594)、P_1(0.1316)和 Le~a(0.3882)等基因频率较低;而未发现K和Lu~a基因;Di~a的频率为0.0349,也处于低水平;Ns(0.4984)连锁率高于 Ms(0.4422);Xg~a基因频率为0.4432。11个系统的红细胞血型的分布和遗传距离分析均反映了宁夏回族的遗传组成具有我国北方民族的特征,尤其接近于北方汉族和蒙古族,与新疆维吾尔族则存在较大的差异。     

白唇鹿血象值,红细胞形态和心脏重的测定

作者通过对42只白唇鹿的血样和14只鹿心脏重的测定。结果表明:白唇鹿红细胞系统的血象值有随海拔升高而增多的趋势。红细胞形态呈双面凹陷的轮胎形,侧面观为哑铃状,其直径为4.368±0.1926微米。不同海拔高度的鹿心脏重的比值为25.0％—33.3％,差异不显著。对适应低氧环境的机理,本文作了讨论。