IL—18信号转导途径研究进展

白细胞介素１８（ＩＬ－１８）是新近发现的细胞因子,其独特的少ＴＡＴＡ型启动子、特殊的ｍＲＮＡ结构及其前体蛋白需ＩＬ－１β转化酶（ＩＣＥ）加工成熟的特点,便得ＩＬ－１８基因可广泛表达于多种类型的细胞,ＩＬ－１８ＩＬ－１８受体结合组成受体复合物,受体复合物信号通过ＩＲＡＫ－ＴＲＡＦ６途径激活ＮＦ－кＢ,及通过酪氨酸蛋白激酶（ＰＴＫ）的ＬＣＫ－ＭＡＰＫ信号途径诱导ＴＨ１细胞产生ＩＦＮ－γ、ＩＬ－２等细胞     

白介素18的受体和结合蛋白

１９９５年,日本学者首次鉴定了白介素１８（ＩＬ－１８）。它具有多种生物学功能,在宿主防御及致病过程中起着重要作用,这些作用是通过它与细胞表面的ＩＬ－１８受体（ＩＬ－１８Ｒ）相互作用实现的。近两年来,ＩＬ－１８Ｒ的研究进展迅速,已鉴定了ＩＬ－１８Ｒ的α链（ＩＬ－１８Ｒα）和β链（ＩＬ－１８Ｒβ）及ＩＬ－１８结合蛋白（ＩＬ－１８ＢＰ）,从而对ＩＬ－１８Ｒ的信号转导通路有了进一步的理解。１．ＩＬ－１８ＲαＩＬ－１８Ｒα为ＩＬ－１８的主要结合亚基,属于Ｉｇ超家族成员。ｈＩＬ－１８Ｒα与ｍＩＬ－１８Ｒα前…     

人白细胞介素18的基因克隆与表达

人白细胞介素１８（ＩＬ－１８）是新近发现的细胞因子之一．研究表明它参与Ｔ１辅助细胞介导的细胞免疫．利用ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ技术从人外周血细胞扩增得到了ＩＬ－１８的ｃＤＮＡ并测定其核酸序列．利用基因重组技术构建ＩＬ－１８的表达载体,并在大肠杆菌中进行了表达．这为以后进一步研究ＩＬ－１８的功能奠定了基础．     

重组人白细胞介素-6的纯化

重组人白细胞介素－６（ｒｈＩＬ－６）在工程菌ｐＢＶ２２０／ｒｈＩＬ－６／ＤＨ５ａ中以包涵体形式高效表达。ｒｈＩＬ－６经过工程菌体破碎、包涵体分离及抽提、复性、色谱分离后得到高度纯化。纯化产物纯度９５％,具有良好的生物学活性     

大肠杆菌表达重组人白细胞介素-9的纯化及部分性质

表达重组人白细胞介素－９（ｒｅｃｏｍｂｉｎａｎｔｈｕｍａｎｉｎｔｅｒｌｅｕｋｉｎ－９ｒｈＩＬ－９）的大肠杆菌经破碎、包涵体洗涤、裂解提取、凝胶过滤和离子交换色谱分离,得到了电泳纯的ｒｈＩＬ－９,回收率６６％,分子量与理论值相符,有刺激小鼠骨髓巨核系集落生成的活性．为ｒｈＩＬ－９的大规模制备及更深入的研究奠定了基础     

人微小纤溶酶基因的克隆和表达

用ＰＣＲ方法扩增人微小纤溶酶原（Ｍｉｃｒｏｐｌａｓｍｉｎｇｅｎ,ｍＰｌｇ）基因,再与表达戴本重组,构造ｍＰｌｇ原核表达质粒并转化大肠杆菌,阳性克隆ｐＳＳＥ－ｍＰｌｇ经温度诱导表达,ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ等方法证明表达产物的分子量约为２９ｋＤａ占全菌总蛋白的２４％左右,并在菌内形成包涵体,经半胱氨酸再氧化法和空气氧化法复法,表达产物的ｒ－ｍＰｌｇ经ＳＫ作用后显示纤溶活性。同时对蛋白质浓度,复性时间等因素对     

重组人粒细胞集落刺激因子的纯化

重组人粒细胞集落刺激因子（ｒｈＧ－ＣＳＦ）在工程菌ｐＣＧ－１／ｒｈＧ－ＣＳＦ／ＤＨ５ａ中以无活性的包涵体形式大量表达。经过菌体破碎分离包涵体、包涵体变性复性后,ｒｈＧ－ＣＳＦ的活性得到恢复。用离子交换和疏水层析纯化了ｒｈＧ－ＣＳＦ,比活性达１．５７×１０８ｕ／ｍｇ,纯度大于９８％。     

重组人骨形成蛋白—3羧基端肽在大肠杆菌中表达及其诱骨活性

以双顺反子表达载体,在大肠杆菌中经ＩＰＴＧ诱导表达了人骨形成蛋白－３羧基端肽段（ｈＢＭＰ－３Ｃ）,表达量占菌体总蛋白量的１８．５％。目的蛋白为２５ｋＤ、含ｈＢＭＰ－３Ｃ端２１５个氨基酸残基组成的肽段,包括ｈＢＭＰ－３成熟肽和一部分前肽。表达产物以包涵体的形式存在,用含ＴｒｉｔｏｎＸ－１００的洗涤液和５ｍｏｌ／Ｌ以下脲溶液连续涤,可获得较高纯度的重组人骨形成蛋白－３Ｃ端肽,经复性处理成可溶性蛋白,植     

PSP94融合蛋白在大肠杆菌中的表达及其抗前列腺癌活性分析

在从成年人正常前列腺组织中获得人９４个氨基酸的前列腺分泌蛋白（ＰＳＰ９４）ｃＤＮＡ基础上,利用ＰＬ表达系统,实现了人ＰＳＰ９４成熟肽Ｎ－末端带有１９个列源氨基酸的融合蛋白在大肠杆菌中的表达。目的蛋白在细胞中主要以包涵体形式存在。表达量约占菌体总蛋白的３０％,分子量约为１６．５ｋＤ。表达产物在人前列腺癌细胞ＰＣ－３上活性分析表明,该融合蛋白能明显抑制前列腺癌细胞的生长。     

人IL-18 cDNA克隆及其真核表达质粒的构建

用ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ技术从健康人外周血单核细胞的总ＲＮＡ中扩增出编码白细胞介素１８的全长ｃＤＮＡ,并将此基因定向克隆入真核表达质粒载体ｐｃＤＮＡ３中,通过对转化子的筛选得到了带有ＩＬ－１８插入片段的阳性克隆,经酶切分析及核苷酸测序表明,克隆到的基因与文献报道的完全一致。把重组质粒ｐｃＤＮＡ３／ＩＬ－１８分别转染人肝癌细胞ＨｅｐＧ２和鼠肉瘤细胞Ｓ１８０,在ｍＲＮＡ水平检测到ＩＬ－１８的表达,但ＩＬ－１８ 的表达未诱导肿瘤细胞产生ＩＦＮ－γ。     

Recent advances in the study of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus replication and pathogenesis

It has now been over twenty years since a novel herpesviral genome was identified in Kaposi's sarcoma biopsies. Since then, the cumulative research effort by molecular biologists, virologists, clinicians, and epidemiologists alike has led to the extensive characterization of this tumor virus, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus(KSHV; also known as human herpesvirus 8(HHV-8)), and its associated diseases. Here we review the current knowledge of KSHV biology and pathogenesis, with a particular emphasis on new and exciting advances in the field of epigenetics. We also discuss the development and practicality of various cell culture and animal model systems to study KSHV replication and pathogenesis.     

The structure, reproduction and taxonomy of Vidalia and Osmundaria (Rhodophyta, Rhodomelaceae)

Comprises species occurring mostly in subtidal habitats in tropical, subtropical and warm-temperate areas of the world. An analysis of the type species, V. spiralis (Sonder) Lamouroux ex J. Agardh, a species from Australia, establishes basic characters for distinguishing species in the genus. These characters are (1) branching patterns of thalli, (2) flat blades that may be spiralled on their axis, (3) width of the blade, (4) primary or secondary derivation of sterile and fertile branchlets and (5) position of sterile and fertile branchlets on the thalli. Application of the latter two characters provides an important basic method for separation of species into three major groups. Osmundaria , a genus known only in southern Australia, was studied in relation to Vidalia , and its separation from the Vidalia assemblage is not accepted. Species of Vidalia therefore are transferred to the older genus name, Osmundaria. Two new species, Osmundaria papenfussii and Osmundaria oliveae are described from Natal. Confusion in the usage of the epithet, Vidalia fimbriala Brown ex Turner has been clarified, and Vidalia gregaria Falkenberg, described as an epiphyte on Osmundaria pro/ifera Lamouroux, is revealed to be young branches of the host, Osmundaria prolifera.     

New or rare chromosome counts in Artemisia L. (Asteraceae, Anthemideae) and related genera from Kazakhstan

Fifteen chromosome counts of six Artemisia taxa and one species of each of the genera Brachanthemum, Hippolytia, Kaschgaria, Lepidolopsis and Turaniphytum are reported from Kazakhstan. Three of them are new reports, two are not consistent with previous counts and the remainder are confirmations of very scarce (one to four) earlier records. All the populations studied have the same basic chromosome number, x = 9, with ploidy levels ranging from 2x to 6x. Some correlations between ploidy level, morphological characters and distribution are noted.     

肝癌中HBV和HCV基因和抗原的分布及意义

采用原位分子杂交方法检测HCV RNA及HBV X基因;采用免疫组织化学方法研究HCV核心抗原,非结构区C33c抗原及HBxAg在肝细胞肝癌中的定位及分布.结果表明(1)HCV RNA、HBV X基因在肝细胞肝癌组织检出率分别为40%(55/136)和82%(112/136).HCV RNA定位于癌细胞的胞浆内,阳性细胞呈散在、灶状及弥漫分布三种形式;HBV X基因在肝癌细胞中的分布呈胞浆型、核型及核浆型,阳性细胞也呈上述三种分布形式;(2)HCV C33c抗原、核心抗原在肝细胞肝癌中的阳性率为81%(133/164)及86%(141/164).C33c抗原定位于癌细胞及肝细胞的胞浆内;核心抗原既定位于癌细胞核中,又可定位于胞浆中.C33c抗原阳性细胞以灶状分布为主;而核心抗原阳性细     

Selection with two alleles and complete dominance

For a plant selection model with frequency-independent viabilities, fertilities and selfing rates, it is shown that apart from global fixation, for certain parameter combinations a protected polymorphism and facultative fixation (either allele may become fixed according to initial frequencies) may both occur. Facultative fixation requires different selling rates for the dominant and recessive type. Protection of the polymorphism requires resource allocation for male and female function. In this connection the problem of purely genetically caused population extinction is discussed.
For general frequency dependence and regular segregation, the chances for establishment of a completely recessive gene are compared to those of a completely dominant gene. It is proven that the process of establishment of the recessive gene, despite a fitness advantage, may be considerably endangered by drift effects if random mating prevails. The recessive gene may reach the same effectivity in establishment as a dominant gene, only if the recessive homozygote mates exclusively with its own type during the period of establishment.