可溶性纤维连接蛋白可活化RhoA并引起癌细胞骨架相关改变

细胞外基质中的纤维连接蛋白可以使细胞表面的整合素受体聚集起来,引起RhoA介导的信号通路的活化,从而导致细胞骨架的重组和细胞迁移的调节。然而,大部分纤维连接蛋白以可溶形式存在于血浆中,这些可溶性纤维连接蛋白是否有相似的效应仍有待于进一步的研究。实验发现,向细胞培养液中加入可溶性纤维连接蛋白,可使胃癌细胞系SGC-7901中的RhoA由GDP结合的非活性形式转变为GTP结合的活性形式,与其底物结合的量增加,而α5β1整合素的抗体可以阻断这一活化过程;可溶性纤维连接蛋白可诱导细胞聚合体形式的肌动蛋白(F-肌动蛋白)的形成。在人前列腺癌细胞系PC-3中,可溶性纤维连接蛋白可引起细胞从多角形向圆形的形态改变,α5β1整合素的抗体可阻断这一改变。以上结果显示可溶性纤维连接蛋白能与α5β1整合素结合并诱导RhoA介导的信号转导。     

胎儿纤维连接蛋白与自发性早产预测的研究进展

早产是围生儿死亡和患病的重要原因之一,有效的风险评估可以降低潜在的早产发生风险。胎儿纤维连接蛋白(fetal fibronectin,f FN)是一种细胞外基质的糖蛋白,在胎盘植入、胎盘子宫的细胞黏附、正常妊娠的维持等方面均起重要作用。研究表明,多种产科情况都可导致f FN的异常,临床上通过对孕妇的宫颈阴道分泌物、血浆、羊水中的f FN进行检测,能够预测分娩时间、评估引产的困难程度和胎膜早破发生早产的风险。目前,f FN的测定主要是采取ELISA快速测定方法。本文主要对f FN与早产预测的研究进展进行了综述,其中对f FN的来源以及f FN测试单独或联合宫颈超声预测自发性早产的临床价值作了重点阐述。     

纤维连接蛋白对支气管上皮细胞抗氧化损伤保护作用的研究

目的和方法：为验证整合素分子激活对支气管上皮细胞（BEC）的抗氧化性保护作用,本实验用臭氧（O3）攻击培养的兔BEC,测定细胞的^3H释放率、乳酸脱氢酶（LDH）释放活性及脂质过氧化产物丙二醛（MDA）含量,反映细胞损伤程度;观察纤维连接蛋白（Fn）及人工合成的精－甘－天冬氨酸片段（RGD肽）的保护效应。结果：①臭氧攻击使BEC的^3H释放率增高,Fn处理可减少臭氧所致的^3H释放,钙调素抑制剂W7能抑制Fn的这一作用,RGD可减轻臭氧所致的^3H释放;②臭氧攻击后细胞上清液中LDH释放增多,Fn或RGD处理均能降低LDH释放,W7阻断Fn的这一效奕;③臭氧作用后明显提高细胞内MDA含量,Fn或RGD可降低MDA含量;④臭氧攻击使细胞内GSH含量下降,Fn或RGD可增加BEC内GSH的含量;⑤Fn可增强BEC内过氧化氢酶（CAT）活性,但可被W7阻断,RGD则显示有剂量依赖性促进作用。结论：Fn及其特异识别片段与BEC的整合素分子结合后,可减轻臭氧对BEC细胞的损伤,其机理与经钙调素途径上调BEC抗氧化能力有关。     

犬冠状动脉狭窄时血浆纤维连接蛋白的消耗

在实验犬上,观察了冠状动脉狭窄对冠状窦静脉血血浆纤维连接蛋白(Fn)含量的变化。结果表明:当冠脉狭窄程度大于75％时,冠状动脉狭窄可引起冠脉急性炎症反应和Fn的减少,此时伴有血小板聚集性和活性的增高。组织病理学检查证实有血管内皮细胞和毛细血管的损伤以及白细胞、血小板的沉积。 这一结果提示冠脉损伤后可引起冠脉循环中防御功能的减弱。     

火龙果果皮中可溶性膳食纤维的提取方法

火龙果(Hylocereus undulatus)果皮可以作为一种优良的膳食纤维来源,且其膳食纤维具有良好的理化性能。为提高火龙果果皮的综合利用水平,该研究以火龙果果皮为原料,首先采用纤维素酶水解法对火龙果果皮中的可溶性膳食纤维进行提取,然后采用单因素试验和响应面法优化酶提取工艺。结果表明,纤维素酶法提取火龙果果皮中可溶性膳食纤维的优化工艺条件为:纤维素酶浓度0.54%,酶解温度50°C,pH5.2。在此条件下,可溶性膳食纤维的提取率可达19.81%;膳食纤维的持水力为31.25 g·g~(–1),溶胀性为29.11 m L·g~(–1)。     

纤维连接蛋白细胞结合区功能多肽在杆状病毒表达系统中的表达与纯化

目的：利用Bac-to-Bac杆状病毒表达系统表达纤维连接蛋白（FN）细胞结合区功能多肽（CBD）,并对其进行纯化和鉴定。方法：经PCR获得人血浆FN-CBD基因,酶切后定向克隆到T载体上,经测序正确后插入pFastBacHTB载体,转化大肠杆菌DH10Bac感受态细胞;用抗生素平板筛选重组杆粒,脂质体介导重组杆粒转染sf9昆虫细胞并进行蛋白表达;经Ni-NTA层析柱对重组多肽进行纯化,对纯化的多肽行SDS-PAGE和Western-blot分析。结果：得到融合6个组氨酸残基的FN-CBD,SDS-PAGE显示其相对分子质量约为36000,Western-blot表明该多肽能与FN的多克隆抗体结合。结论：利用Bac-to-Bac杆状病毒表达系统能成功表达出人血浆FN-CBD,且表达产物具有良好的免疫原性,为后续结构、功能研究奠定了基础。     

利用逆转录病毒RNAi载体抑制心肌成纤维细胞分泌纤维连接蛋白

心脏间质纤维化是心室重塑的最重要表现之一, 心肌细胞外基质的过度积聚在其中扮演着重要角色. 纤维连接蛋白是细胞外基质的重要成分之一, 它负责胶原之间的连接、细胞的黏附和增殖等. 纤维连接蛋白主要由心肌成纤维细胞产生. 由于导致心肌细胞外基质过度分泌的因素很多, 单独阻断某一上游途径很难完全抑制由其他途径导致的过度合成. 利用RNAi技术试图在细胞外基质合成的终末途径进行阻断以期达到更为有效的结果. 通过体外合成的双链RNA, 抑制了纤维连接蛋白在血管紧张素Ⅱ刺激下的过度表达, 进而构建带有H1启动子的逆转录病毒载体, 成功地实现了用可稳定表达的shRNA抑制纤维连接蛋白的过度分泌. 该载体也可作为今后进行基因功能快速分析和基因治疗的工具.     

明胶亲和层析纯化人血浆纤维连接蛋白及其糖链结构的初探

应用明胶亲和层析并结合凝胶过滤的方法,纯化人血浆纤维连接蛋白(Fn),此法仅二步层析,步骤简化且操作简便。纯化的Fn经凝胶电泳鉴定为一条蛋白条带,免疫鉴定仍保持原有的抗原性,得率为36％。用ConA亲和层析鉴定纯化的Fn分子中糖链结构为N-连接型复杂型糖链二天线,此均一糖链结果佐证了Fn的纯度。还对凝胶过滤分离得到的具有Fn抗原性的Fn片段进行了讨论。     

车前草可溶性膳食纤维的提取及其对自由基清除能力的研究

本文采用超声技术提取车前草中可溶性膳食纤维;通过单因素及L9(34)正交实验获得提取最佳工艺,即用固液比1:30,pH为4的0.2 M乙酸-乙酸钠缓冲液提取,提取时间为20 min。车前草水溶性膳食纤维对.OH-自由基有较强的清除能力,其IC50为0.323 mg/mL;对.O2-和DPPH的最高清除率分别为19.2%和13.7%。     

人早期胎盘绒毛纤维连接蛋白的分离纯化及鉴定

人妊娠５－８周的胎盘绒毛经匀浆后,用２ｍｏ１／Ｌｕｒｅａ－ＰＢＳ提取,通过Ｈｅｐａｒｉｎ－Ｓｅｐｈａｒｏｓｅ４Ｂ亲和柱层析,再经ＳｅｐｈａｒｏｓｅＣＬ－６Ｂ凝胶过滤层析,得到人早期胎盘纤维连接蛋白（ｅａｒｌｙｐｌａｃｅｎｔａｆｉｂｒｏｎｅｃｔｉｎ,ｅｐＦＮ）。经还原及非还原ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ和免疫印迹电泳分析,ｅｐＦＮ分子量约５００ｋＤ,是由两个２５０ｋＤ亚基组成,与人足月胎盘纤维连接蛋白（ｔｅｒｍｐｌａｃｅｎｔａｆｉｂｒｏｎｅｃｔｉｎ,简称ｔｐＦＮ）相似,而大于人血浆纤维连接蛋白（ｐｌａｓｍａｆｉｂｒｏｎｅｃｔｉｎ,ｐＦＮ）。ｅｐＦＮ与抗人ｐＦＮ抗体及抗人羊水纤维连接蛋白（ａｍｎｉｏｔｉｃｆｌｕｉｄｆｉｂｒｏｎｅｃｔｉｎ,简称ａｍＦＮ）的三个主要功能区单抗均可发生反应。与五种植物凝集素结合力实验表明,ｅｐＦＮ在糖基组成上与ｐＦＮ和ｔｐＦＮ均不相同。     

Characterization of Substrates That Have a Differential Effect on Saccharomyces cerevisiae Protein Kinase A Holoenzyme Activation

The specificity in phosphorylation by kinases is determined by the molecular recognition of the peptide target sequence. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the protein kinase A (PKA) specificity determinants are less studied than in mammalian PKA. The catalytic turnover numbers of the catalytic subunits isoforms Tpk1 and Tpk2 were determined, and both enzymes are shown to have the same value of 3 s⁻¹. We analyze the substrate behavior and sequence determinants around the phosphorylation site of three protein substrates, Pyk1, Pyk2, and Nth1. Nth1 protein is a better substrate than Pyk1 protein, and both are phosphorylated by either Tpk1 or Tpk2. Both enzymes also have the same selectivity toward the protein substrates and the peptides derived from them. The three substrates contain one or more Arg-Arg-X-Ser consensus motif, but not all of them are phosphorylated. The determinants for specificity were studied using the peptide arrays. Acidic residues in the position P+1 or in the N-terminal flank are deleterious, and positive residues present beyond P-2 and P-3 favor the catalytic reaction. A bulky hydrophobic residue in position P+1 is not critical. The best substrate has in position P+4 an acidic residue, equivalent to the one in the inhibitory sequence of Bcy1, the yeast regulatory subunit of PKA. The substrate effect in the holoenzyme activation was analyzed, and we demonstrate that peptides and protein substrates sensitized the holoenzyme to activation by cAMP in different degrees, depending on their sequences. The results also suggest that protein substrates are better co-activators than peptide substrates.     

Antifibrotic Effects of Noscapine through Activation of Prostaglandin E2 Receptors and Protein Kinase A

Myofibroblast differentiation is a key process in the pathogenesis of fibrotic disease. We have shown previously that differentiation of myofibroblasts is regulated by microtubule polymerization state. In this work, we examined the potential antifibrotic effects of the antitussive drug, noscapine, recently found to bind microtubules and affect microtubule dynamics. Noscapine inhibited TGF-β-induced differentiation of cultured human lung fibroblasts (HLFs). Therapeutic noscapine treatment resulted in a significant attenuation of pulmonary fibrosis in the bleomycin model of the disease. Noscapine did not affect gross microtubule content in HLFs, but inhibited TGF-β-induced stress fiber formation and activation of serum response factor without affecting Smad signaling. Furthermore, noscapine stimulated a rapid and profound activation of protein kinase A (PKA), which mediated the antifibrotic effect of noscapine in HLFs, as assessed with the PKA inhibitor, PKI. In contrast, noscapine did not activate PKA in human bronchial or alveolar epithelial cells. Finally, activation of PKA and the antifibrotic effect of noscapine in HLFs were blocked by the EP₂ prostaglandin E₂ receptor antagonist, PF-04418948, but not by the antagonists of EP₄, prostaglandin D₂, or prostacyclin receptors. Together, we demonstrate for the first time the antifibrotic effect of noscapine in vitro and in vivo, and we describe a novel mechanism of noscapine action through EP₂ prostaglandin E₂ receptor-mediated activation of PKA in pulmonary fibroblasts.     

Src Kinase Is the Connecting Player between Protein Kinase A (PKA) Activation and Hyperpolarization through SLO3 Potassium Channel Regulation in Mouse Sperm

Plasma membrane hyperpolarization is crucial for mammalian sperm to acquire acrosomal responsiveness during capacitation. Among the signaling events leading to mammalian sperm capacitation, the immediate activation of protein kinase A plays a pivotal role, promoting the subsequent stimulation of protein tyrosine phosphorylation that associates with fertilizing capacity. We have shown previously that mice deficient in the tyrosine kinase cSrc are infertile and exhibit improper cauda epididymis development. It is therefore not clear whether lack of sperm functionality is due to problems in epididymal maturation or to the absence of cSrc in sperm. To further address this problem, we investigated the kinetics of cSrc activation using anti-Tyr(P)-416-cSrc antibodies that only recognize active cSrc. Our results provide evidence that cSrc is activated downstream of PKA and that inhibition of its activity blocks the capacitation-induced hyperpolarization of the sperm plasma membrane without blocking the increase in tyrosine phosphorylation that accompanies capacitation. In addition, we show that cSrc inhibition also blocks the agonist-induced acrosome reaction and that this inhibition is overcome by pharmacological hyperpolarization. Considering that capacitation-induced hyperpolarization is mediated by SLO3, we evaluated the action of cSrc inhibitors on the heterologously expressed SLO3 channel. Our results indicate that, similar to SLO1 K⁺ channels, cSrc blockers significantly decreased SLO3-mediated currents. Together, these results are consistent with findings showing that hyperpolarization of the sperm plasma membrane is necessary and sufficient to prepare the sperm for the acrosome reaction and suggest that changes in sperm membrane potential are mediated by cSrc activation.     

A-Kinase Anchoring Protein Targeting of Protein Kinase A and Regulation of HERG Channels

Adrenergic stimulation of the heart initiates a signaling cascade in cardiac myocytes that increases the concentration of cAMP. Although cAMP elevation may occur over a large area of a target-organ cell, its effects are often more restricted due to local concentration of its main effector, protein kinase A (PKA), through A-kinase anchoring proteins (AKAPs). The HERG potassium channel, which produces the cardiac rapidly activating delayed rectifying K(+) current (I (Kr)), is a target for cAMP/PKA regulation. PKA regulation of the current may play a role in the pathogenesis of hereditary and acquired abnormalities of the channel leading to cardiac arrhythmia. We examined the possible role for AKAP-mediated regulation of HERG channels. Here, we report that the PKA-RII-specific AKAP inhibitory peptide AKAP-IS perturbs the distribution of PKA-RII and diminishes the PKA-dependent phosphorylation of HERG protein. The functional consequence of AKAP-IS is a reversal of cAMP-dependent regulation of HERG channel activity. In further support of AKAP-mediated targeting of kinase to HERG, PKA activity was coprecipitated from HERG expressed in HEK cells. Velocity gradient centrifugation of solubilized porcine cardiac membrane proteins showed that several PKA-RI and PKA-RII binding proteins cosediment with ERG channels. A physical association of HERG with several specific AKAPs with known cardiac expression, however, was not demonstrable in heterologous cotransfection studies. These results suggest that one or more AKAP(s) targets PKA to HERG channels and may contribute to the acute regulation of I (Kr) by cAMP.     

PCTAIRE Kinase 3/Cyclin-dependent Kinase 18 Is Activated through Association with Cyclin A and/or Phosphorylation by Protein Kinase A

PCTAIRE kinase 3 (PCTK3)/cyclin-dependent kinase 18 (CDK18) is an uncharacterized member of the CDK family because its activator(s) remains unidentified. Here we describe the mechanisms of catalytic activation of PCTK3 by cyclin A2 and cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA). Using a pulldown experiment with HEK293T cells, cyclin A2 and cyclin E1 were identified as proteins that interacted with PCTK3. An in vitro kinase assay using retinoblastoma protein as the substrate showed that PCTK3 was specifically activated by cyclin A2 but not by cyclin E1, although its activity was lower than that of CDK2. Furthermore, immunocytochemistry analysis showed that PCTK3 colocalized with cyclin A2 in the cytoplasm and regulated cyclin A2 stability. Amino acid sequence analysis revealed that PCTK3 contained four putative PKA phosphorylation sites. In vitro and in vivo kinase assays showed that PCTK3 was phosphorylated by PKA at Ser¹², Ser⁶⁶, and Ser¹⁰⁹ and that PCTK3 activity significantly increased via phosphorylation at Ser¹² by PKA even in the absence of cyclin A2. In the presence of cyclin A2, PCTK3 activity was comparable to CDK2 activity. We also found that PCTK3 knockdown in HEK293T cells induced polymerized actin accumulation in peripheral areas and cofilin phosphorylation. Taken together, our results provide the first evidence for the mechanisms of catalytic activation of PCTK3 by cyclin A2 and PKA and a physiological function of PCTK3.     

ABCA1 Protein Enhances Toll-like Receptor 4 (TLR4)-stimulated Interleukin-10 (IL-10) Secretion through Protein Kinase A (PKA) Activation

Nonresolving inflammatory response from macrophages is a major characteristic of atherosclerosis. Macrophage ABCA1 has been previously shown to suppress the secretion of proinflammatory cytokine. In the present study, we demonstrate that ABCA1 also promotes the secretion of IL-10, an anti-inflammatory cytokine critical for inflammation resolution. ABCA1^+/+ bone marrow-derived macrophages secrete more IL-10 but less proinflammatory cytokines than ABCA1^−/− bone marrow-derived macrophages, similar to alternatively activated (M2) macrophages. We present evidence that ABCA1 activates PKA and that this elevated PKA activity contributes to M2-like inflammatory response from ABCA1^+/+ bone marrow-derived macrophages. Furthermore, cholesterol lowering by statins, methyl-β-cyclodextrin, or filipin also activates PKA and, consequently, transforms macrophages toward M2-like phenotype. Conversely, cholesterol enrichment suppresses PKA activity and promotes M1-like inflammatory response. As the primary function of ABCA1 is cholesterol removal, our results suggest that ABCA1 activates PKA by regulating cholesterol. Indeed, forced cholesterol enrichment in ABCA1-expressing macrophages suppresses PKA activation and elicits M1-like response. Collectively, these findings reveal a novel protective process by ABCA1-activated PKA in macrophages. They also suggest cholesterol lowering in extra-hepatic tissues by statins as an anti-inflammation strategy.     

Differential Role of Hippocampal cAMP-Dependent Protein Kinase in Short- and Long-Term Memory

One-trial step-down inhibitory (passive) avoidance training is followed by two peaks of cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) activity in rat CA1: one immediately after training and the other 3 h later. The second peak relies on the first: Immediate posttraining infusion into CA1 of the inhibitor of the regulatory subunit of PKA, Rp-cAMPS, at a dose that reduces PKA activity during less than 90 min, cancelled both peaks. Long-term memory (LTM) of this task measured at 24 h depends on the two peaks: Rp-cAMPS given into CA1 0 or 175 min posttraining, but not between those times, blocked LTM. However, the effect of immediate posttraining Rp-cAMPS on LTM could not be reversed by the activator of the regulatory subunit of PKA, Sp-cAMPS, given at 180 min, which suggests that, for LTM, the first peak may be more important than the second. When given at 0, 22, 45, or 90, but not at 175 min from training, Rp-cAMPS blocked short-term memory (STM) measured at 90 or 180 min. This effect of immediate posttraining Rp-cAMPS infusion on STM but not that on LTM was readily reversed by Sp-cAMPS infused 22 min later. On its own, Sp-cAMPS had effects exactly opposite to those of the inhibitor. It enhanced LTM when given at 0 or 175 min from training, and it enhanced STM when given at 0, 22, 45, or 90 min from training. These findings show that STM and LTM formation require separate PKA-dependent processes in CA1. STM relies on the continued activity of the enzyme during the first 90 min. LTM relies on the two peaks of PKA activity that occur immediately and 180 min posttraining.     

纤维连接蛋白能通过ILK和p-smad2诱导肺成纤维细胞向肌成纤维细胞转化

目的:探讨纤维连接蛋白(Fibronectin,Fn)能否诱导肺成纤维细胞向肌成纤维细胞转化及其可能机制。方法:在包被有Fn的培养皿上培养肺成纤维细胞,并在不同的时间点(6h、12h、24h、48h),在应用和不应用TGF-βR激酶抑制剂条件下,采用免疫细胞化学、western blot等技术检测相关蛋白的表达情况。结果:肺成纤维细胞在Fn上生长72h后,a-SMA的表达显著增加(p0.05),ILK在6h即出现表达,持续到12h(p0.05),p-Smad2在12h出现表达,持续到24h(p0.05),SB525334能够部分抑制肺成纤维细胞向肌成纤维细胞转化过程中a-SMA的表达(p0.05)。结论:Fn能通过ILK和p-smad2诱导肺成纤维细胞向肌成纤维细胞转化。