蚕豆和玉米叶绿体atpE基因表达产物的生物活性差异 …

编码蚕豆和玉米叶绿体ＡＴＰ合酶ε亚基的ａｔｐＥ基因分别在大肠杆菌中获得了高效表达,两种表达的ε亚基蛋白在抑制ＣＦ１－ＡＴＰ酶水解ＡＴＰ、阻塞类囊体膜质子通道以及它促进光合磷酸化等方面均明显地强于蚕豆的ε亚基蛋白。该结果表明：（１）ε亚基对ＡＴＰ合酶活性的调节作用与基同ＡＴＰ合酶其他亚基间的亲和力大小密切相关;（２）ε亚基抑制ＣＦ１水解ＡＴＰ和阻塞质子通道两个功能是呈正相关的。圆二色性（ｃｉｒｃｕｌ     

叶绿体atpE基因表达产物的生化特性

在细菌中表达的叶绿体ａｔｐＥ基因产物ε亚基蛋白对不同方式激活的叶绿体ＡＴ－Ｐａｓｅ均有抑制作用,而其抗血清则促进ＡＴ－Ｐａｓｅ活力。Ｅ．ｃｏｌｉ中表达的ε亚基蛋白在光合磷酸化反应中对循环和非循环光合磷酸化都有促进作用,其抗血清对循环光合磷酸化有抑制作用,而对非循环光合磷酸化则起促进作用。     

玉米叶绿体atpB基因表达产物的特性及其抗体对CF_1功能的影响

利用大肠杆菌获得玉米叶绿体ａｔｐＢ融合基因及非融合基因的高效表达。从大肠杆菌中部分分离纯化得到的这些ａｔｐＢ基因表达产物都表现出微弱的水解ＡＴＰ的活力。由其中一种融合蛋白β_１制备得到的抗血清对菠菜叶绿休偶联因子的光合磷酸化功能影响不明显,对游离ＣＦ_１的Ｃａ~（２＋）－ＡＴＰ酶活力也无明显影响,但却能明显地促进它的Ｍｇ~（２＋－）ＡＴＰ酶活力。     

高等植物叶绿体ATP合酶ε亚基的结构与功能

ε亚基是叶绿体ATP合酶最小的一个亚基,有阻塞ATP合酶的质子通道和抑制其水解ATP活力的两种功能.用定点突变和缺失等分子生物学方法对ε亚基的结构功能进行了研究,结果表明:ε亚基42位上的苏氨酸(Thr42)对维持其结构和功能都很重要.与大肠杆菌ATP合酶相比,叶绿体ATP合酶ε亚基C端和N端的氨基酸残基缺失对其结构功能的影响更为敏感.     

玉米叶绿体atpB及atpE基因在大肠杆菌中的表达

本实验构建了在大肠杆菌中能表达玉米叶绿体ＣＦ１完整β亚基、缺失Ｎ端２３个氨基酸残基的β亚基以及完整ε亚基的表达质粒。ＳＤＳ－聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳及Ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎｂｌｏｔ实验表明,在分别含这些表达质粒的细菌中β、ε亚基蛋白的合成量在诱导３ｈ后即达到饱和,其含量各占细菌体总蛋白的１０％左右。这些表达产物在细菌体中形成不溶性的包含体。可通过对菌体蛋白的分级分高,将表达产物溶于５ｍｏｌ／Ｌ的尿素溶液中。     

高等植物叶绿体ATP合酶ε亚基的结构与功能

ε亚基是叶绿体ATP合酶最小的一个亚基,有阻塞ATP合酶的质子通道和抑制其水解ATP活力的两种功能。用定点突变和缺失等分子生物学方法对ε亚基的结构功能进行了研究,结果表明：ε亚基42位上的苏氨酸(Thr42)对维持其结构和功能都很重要。与大肠杆菌ATP合酶相比,叶绿体ATP合酶ε亚基C端和N端的氨基酸残基缺失对其结构功能的影响更为敏感。     

菠菜和蚕豆叶绿体CF_1结构与功能的比较

比较了菠菜和蚕豆叶绿体的光合磷酸化活力以及由不同活化方法活化的叶绿体及可溶CF1的Mg2＋－ATPase和Ca2＋－ATPase的活力,观测到两种叶绿体ATPase的合成和水解ATP的功能有明显差异。从两种叶绿体CF1的SDS－PAGE图谱上可见蚕豆CF1的ε亚基分子量明显小于菠菜的,蚕豆CF1的α和β亚基间分子量的差别也比菠菜的小。     

用酵母双杂交系统检测菠菜叶绿体ATP合酶CF1各亚基间的相互作用

将菠菜叶绿体ATP合酶CF1的5种亚基基因分别插入到质粒pGBT9和pGAD424,双转化入酵母菌株,用酵母双杂交系统检测菠菜叶绿体CF1各亚基间的相互作用.结果显示CF1的5种亚基中,γ与ε亚基有较强的相互作用;α与β,α与ε,β与ε,β与δ亚基间也有稳定的相互作用;γ与δ,δ与ε亚基间有微弱的或短暂的相互作用;而α与γ,α与δ,β与γ等亚基间在酵母双杂交系统中没有相互作用.这些结果有助于研究ATP合酶在催化过程中的结构变化和亚基间的相互关系.     

龙葵叶绿体ATP合酶α-亚单位基因的克隆

本研究以菠菜叶绿体DNA 2.45kb的SalI片段(含有ATP合酶α-亚单位基因)为探针,从龙英叶绿体DNA BamHI片段文库中筛选出含龙葵叶绿体atpA基因的克隆。通过Southrcn吸印与探针杂交,证明了重组质粒pSB 132的插入片段含有atpA基因。同时将atpA基因定位在龙葵叶绿体DNA SalI、BglI、XhoI和BamHI 4种酶切图谱的限制性片段上。     

蚕豆叶绿体atpE基因的克隆,测序和表达

蚕豆叶绿体的ａｔｐＥ和ａｔｐＢ基因在叶绿体ＤＮＡ ＫｐｎＩ酶切的第九条（约４．０ｋｂ）片段上,此片段被克隆到载体ｐＵＣ１８中,构成重组质粒ｐＵＫ１。用玉米叶绿体ａｔｐＥ基因作探针对ｐＵＫ１的ＣｌａＩ、ＥｃｏＲＩ等的酶切产物进行杂交,确定了蚕豆叶绿体的ａｔｐＥ在ＣｌａＩ酶切的约０．９ｋｂ的片段上。根据ｐＢｕｌｅｓｃｒｉｐｔ ＫＳ（＋）ＤＮＡ多聚接头Ｆ引物和Ｒ引物测序,得到ε亚基基因的完整核苷酸序列。     

Formation of Pseudo- and Hybrid-11S Globulins from Subunits of Soybean and Broad Bean 11S Globulins

Pseudo- and hybrid-11S globulins were reconstituted from native acidic and basic subunits of soybean and broad bean 11S globulins. The subunit structures of these two globulins are known to be similar to each other. Pseudo-11S globulins were formed in combinations between glycinin acidic subunit (G-AS_{1 + 2}) and glycinin basic subunit (G-BS) and between legumin acidic subunit (L-ASII) and legumin basic subunit (L-BS). Hybrid-11S globulins were formed in combinations between G-AS_{1 + 2} and L-BS and between L-ASII and G-BS. The yields of the reconstituted 11S components of G-AS_{1 +2} + G-BS and G-AS_{1 + 2} + L-BS were lower than those of L-ASII + G-BS and L-ASII + L-BS. These pseudo- and hybrid-11S globulins were similar to native 11S globulins; they all consisted of reconstituted intermediary subunits which were composed of acidic and basic subunits linked by disufide bridges and had molecular weights similar to those of native 11S globulins. However, the dissociation-association behaviors of pseudo-glycinin and hybrid-11S globulins were different from those of native 11S globulins.     

红细胞生成素基因在大鼠体内的表达及表达产物的生物学效应

红细胞生成素（ｅｒｙｔｈｒｏｐｏｉｅｔｉｎ,ＥＰＯ）是一种由胎儿肝脏和成人肾脏产生的多肽类生长因子,在体内的表达具有严格的组织特异性,因此,慢性肾病所引起的贫血常常难以得到有效的治疗．随着基因治疗技术的不断成熟与完善,尤其是近年一些实验室先后发现质粒...     

恶性疟原虫子孢子CS抗原融合基因的表达及其生物活性

采用遗传工程技术获得了含有恶性疟原虫子孢子CS抗原融合基因的重组质粒pMC055－CS的工程菌株,能高效分泌CS抗原的融合蛋白至胞外,可达25mg／L．具有霍乱毒素B亚单位（CT－B）和子孢子CS的抗原性．将纯化的融合蛋白免疫C57纯系小鼠,免疫后抗CT－B抗体滴度可达1：3200～6400,抗CS抗体滴度可达1：320～640．免疫小鼠采用约氏疟子孢子腹腔攻击,保护率达34～45％．     

蚕豆萎蔫病毒2号分离物侵染对蚕豆叶片光合活性和叶绿体超微结构的影响

研究了受蚕豆萎蔫病毒2号（Broad bean wilt virus 2,BBWV2）中国分离物B935和欧洲分离物PV131侵染的蚕豆（Vicica faba）叶片光合特性、叶绿素荧光诱导动力学参数和叶绿体超微结构变化。感病蚕豆叶绿素含量减少,叶绿素a／b比逐步降低;光合气体交换参数Pn值和Gs值降低,Ci值升高;叶绿素荧光诱导动力学参数Fv/Fm、FV＇/Fm＇、ΦPSII、qP值均有不同程度降低,NPQ值升高;光合器结构遭到不同程度的破坏,B935侵染后叶绿体发育不良,片层结构疏松,PVl31侵染后叶绿体肿胀变圆,片层结构疏松瓦解。与B935相比,PV131侵染对以上各参数的变化有更大影响,且对叶绿体的破坏更为严重。实验结果表明BBWV2不同分离物对光系统II（PSII）的抑制作用与光合器受损程度相关。     

Transcriptional Activities of a Winged Bean Kunitz Chymotrypsin Inhibitor Gene Promoter in Stable and Transient Expression Systems

Sequential deletions of the promoter region of the WCI-3b gene, which encodes the major chymotrypsin inhibitor of winged bean, were constructed and their expression was analyzed in transgenic tobacco plants and in bombarded winged bean seeds. In transgenic tobacco plants, a critical promoter region which is important for high levels of expression in seeds was identified, but deletion of this region had essentially no effect when bombarded into winged bean seeds.     

Secondary Metabolites of Plants from the Genus Chloranthus: Chemistry and Biological Activities

Chloranthus, a genus of the family Chloranthaceae, which is mainly distributed in eastern and southern Asia, has been used in Chinese folk medicine due to its antitumor, antifungal, and anti‐inflammatory activities. This review compiles the research on isolation, structure elucidation, structural diversity, and bioactivities of Chloranthus secondary metabolites reported between 2007 and 2013. The metabolites listed encompass 82 sesquiterpenoids, 50 dimeric sesquiterpenoids, 15 diterpenoids, one coumarin, and five other compounds. Among them, dimeric sesquiterpenoids, the characteristic components of plants from the genus Chloranthus, have attracted considerable attention due to their complex structures and significant biological features, e.g., antitumor, antibacterial, antifungal, anti‐inflammatory, and hepatoprotective activities, and potent and selective inhibition of the delayed rectifier (IK) K⁺ current and tyrosinase.     

Identification of Common Prognostic Gene Expression Signatures with Biological Meanings from Microarray Gene Expression Datasets

Numerous prognostic gene expression signatures for breast cancer were generated previously with few overlap and limited insight into the biology of the disease. Here we introduce a novel algorithm named SCoR (Survival analysis using Cox proportional hazard regression and Random resampling) to apply random resampling and clustering methods in identifying gene features correlated with time to event data. This is shown to reduce overfitting noises involved in microarray data analysis and discover functional gene sets linked to patient survival. SCoR independently identified a common poor prognostic signature composed of cell proliferation genes from six out of eight breast cancer datasets. Furthermore, a sequential SCoR analysis on highly proliferative breast cancers repeatedly identified T/B cell markers as favorable prognosis factors. In glioblastoma, SCoR identified a common good prognostic signature of chromosome 10 genes from two gene expression datasets (TCGA and REMBRANDT), recapitulating the fact that loss of one copy of chromosome 10 (which harbors the tumor suppressor PTEN) is linked to poor survival in glioblastoma patients. SCoR also identified prognostic genes on sex chromosomes in lung adenocarcinomas, suggesting patient gender might be used to predict outcome in this disease. These results demonstrate the power of SCoR to identify common and biologically meaningful prognostic gene expression signatures.     

蚕豆豆类胰岛素基因的cDNA克隆及序列分析

为探明豆科植物中豆类胰岛素基因的结构特征与进化关系,在已获得大豆豆类胰岛素基因的基础上,以蚕豆种子胚根mRNA为材料,采用RT-PCR技术,克隆了蚕豆豆类胰岛素基因的cDNA序列,编码的前体多肽包括信号肽、成熟型豆类胰岛素及另一多肽的45个氨基酸残基。DNA序列分析表明,克隆片段与大豆和豌豆的同源性分别为62.5%和58.7%。在氨基酸水平上分别具有44.2%和43.6%的同源性,其中存在着高度保守的半胱氨酸位点,它们在维持豆类胰岛素的空间结构与生理功能方面,可能具有重要的作用。 Abstract:In order to elucidate the relationship between the structural features of leginsulin gene in legume plants and their phylogenetic significance,we have cloned the cDNA sequence of leginsulin gene from radicles of broad bean (Vicia faba) via RT-PCR techniques according to the leginsulin gene sequence we previously obtained from soybean (Glycine max).The cloned cDNA encoded for a precursor protein consisting of the signal peptide,mature leginsulin and an additional 45 amino acids of another polypeptide.A sequence search for homology comparison revealed the cloned leginsulin cDNA fragment shares 62.5% and 58.7% similarity to soybean and pea,respectively.The results also shown that leginsulin cDNA from broad bean presents 44.2% and 43.6% amino acid sequence homology with soybean and pea (Pisum sativum),respectively,and that there exists highly conserved cysteine sites among the leginsulin cDNAs,which may play a crucial role in maintaining the three-dimensional structure and the physiological functions of leginsulin.