ELISA检测肿瘤患者血清64DP

据报道64DP是一种与肿瘤相关的人血清DNA结合蛋白质,其现有的定量测定方法略嫌繁琐粗糙。本文采用亲和层析法纯化的兔抗64DP抗体,建立了简便灵敏的酶免疫测定法(ELISA)。部分样本经ELISA和火箭电泳两种方法平行测定,证明两者有良好的相关性。对70例恶性肿瘤及86例正常对照血清的测定结果,肿瘤组平均64DP水平显著高于对照组,其中尤以肝癌、胃癌及肺癌的增高更为显著。对非肿瘤其它疾病患者的检测发现感染和外伤也能造成血清64DP的迅速增加。本研究表明血清64DP的改变不仅仅局限于恶性肿瘤,它具有急性期反应蛋白质的特征。这使64DP作为肿瘤标志物应用于临床受到一定限制。     

《癌症患者血清DNA结合蛋白质总量的改变》

<正> 血清中有一小部分蛋白质在体外能与DNA结合,被称为血清DNA结合蛋白质(以下简称DBP),其组成与生物学意义目前尚未完至明了。1975年Hoch等人报道肿瘤患者有一种血清DBP的含量增高,引起人们注意。此后就血清DBP与肿瘤的关系作了进一步探讨,发现若干种血清DBP的水平在肿瘤中有变化。其表现虽不一致,但似乎与肿瘤的类别无明显关系。这种现象在本实验室对患癌小鼠的血清DBP的研究中也得到了证实。 关于肿瘤患者血清DBP总量的变化,目前尚未见到报道。本文报道了恶性肿瘤患者和正常人血清DBP总量的测定及其比较。     

体内甲醛交联及染色质免疫沉淀--研究DNA和蛋白质作用的新方法

甲醛交联及染色质免疫沉淀作用研究体内DNA和蛋白质相互作用的一种新方法,在染色质结构研究中获得了广泛的应用。该方法利用甲醛固定活细胞中的DNA与蛋白质,通过免疫沉淀分离复合物,从而分析蛋白质及其体内的DNA结合序列。     

基因表达调控中的核因子作用

利用病毒和动物系统对基因表达调控进行了广泛和深入的研究,发现了顺式作用调节序列,鉴定了序列专一的DNA结合蛋白,DNA与蛋白质相互识别、结合及蛋白质与蛋白质相互作用中起作用的蛋白质结构域,并且对调节蛋白基因的克隆和序列进行了分析．基因表达调控领域又由于植物基因调控机制取得的发展而得到了补充,文章着重介绍植物基因中的DNA与蛋白质间的作用;植物调节蛋白基因的分离;这一领域的今后研究方向及展望．     

dsDNA芯片的DNA结合蛋白质计算机模拟系统

dsDNA芯片(double-stranded DNA microarray)是用于DNA结合蛋白质表达研究的新技术,应用一种新的dsDNA芯片制作方法,研究了dsDNA探针设计,开发了相应的计算机模拟系统—DBP软件。可实现芯片上dsDNA探针的选取以及DNA结合蛋白质检测的实验过程模拟,功能包括模拟酶切、模拟电泳、模拟杂交等实验环节。DBP系统包括了可以不断完善的DNA结合蛋白质数据库。对研究dsDNA芯片,检测和分析在生物 体中DNA结合蛋白质的表达谱,揭示细胞的分化和凋亡、信号转导、DNA转录调控的分子机制有重要意义。     

染色质免疫沉淀技术——一种研究基因表达调控的工具

染色质结构在基因表达调节中起着重要的调节作用。利用甲醛固定活细胞中的DNA与蛋白质,通过免疫沉淀分离复合物的染色质免疫沉淀法是研究体内DNA和蛋白质相互作用的一种新方法,它不仅可用来研究体内反式因子与DNA的相互作用,也可以用来研究组蛋白修饰与基因表达的关系,从而分析蛋白质及其体内的DNA结合序列。目前,该方法在染色质结构研究中获得了广泛的应用。     

复制酶体的瞻望和疑问

由若干酶组成的复合体参与双链DNA分子复制过程。这种活性蛋白质复合体称为复制酶体(replitase),而具有这些酶活性的蛋白质并不能独立起作用。这种复合体在DNA复制(S期)开始时才由其各种成分装配而成,而在细胞周期的Gl期则不复存在。在真核细胞的复制酶体中,参与dNTP生物合成的酶和参与DNA复制的蛋白质结合在一起。在此复合体被装配前,细胞内先合成了大量“粘合”蛋白,以便将这些有关的蛋白质粘合在一起。在真核细胞内是否有这样的复制酶体存在是多年来一个有争论的问题。作者认为真核细胞中的复制酶体可能由细胞核内、外的两个蛋白质复合体所组成,并由两者协同完成DNA复制。如果复制酶体的存在得到证实,将会对诸如细胞周期、DNA复制、癌症发生、抗癌化学疗法和抗代谢物的生物学作用等理论,产生相当大的影响。     

玫瑰茄醇提物的抑菌活性及其作用机制

玫瑰茄具有多种药理活性,包括抗肿瘤、抗氧化和抑菌作用等,但目前关于玫瑰茄的抑菌作用研究较少,有关抑菌机制方面的研究尚未见报道. 本文通过测定玫瑰茄醇提物对大肠杆菌和金黄色葡萄球菌细胞膜、蛋白质和核酸的影响,及其与DNA的作用方式等,系统阐述玫瑰茄的抑菌作用机制. 电导率和大分子物质的测定结果显示,玫瑰茄醇提物只对菌体的细胞膜造成微小损伤,其抑菌作用的靶点不在细胞膜. SDS-PAGE和DAPI结果显示,玫瑰茄醇提物可抑制大肠杆菌和金黄色葡萄球菌蛋白质和核酸的合成. 琼脂糖凝胶电泳和紫外吸收光谱结果显示,玫瑰茄醇提物可与DNA结合,当DNA与药物的浓度比较低时,玫瑰茄醇提物与DNA以嵌入结合为主,当二者的浓度较高时,两者间发生的是氢键结合. 上述结果证明,玫瑰茄醇提物对大肠杆菌和金黄色葡萄球菌抑菌机制,主要是药物通过与DNA发生嵌入结合和氢键结合,使DNA不能进行正常的复制和转录,降低核酸的含量,进而影响蛋白质的合成,最终导致菌体生物学功能的丧失.     

HMG蛋白质与人β-类珠蛋白基因5′上游LCR内HS2core DNA相互作用

HMG蛋白质是真核细胞核内一组含量丰富的非组蛋白,它们在染色质的结构与功能及基因表达调控过程中均起着重要作用.应用体外核小体重组技术和凝胶电泳阻抑法,分析了HMG蛋白质与人β-类珠蛋白基因5′上游LCR内的DNaseⅠ超敏感点2核心DNA序列(HS2core sequence,-10681～-10970 bp)之间的作用模式.实验结果表明,HMG蛋白质(1/2)能与HS2core DNA序列相结合,但HMG蛋白质(14/17)不能与它结合.将HS2core DNA在体外组装成核小体之后,HMG蛋白质(1/2)则不能与组装成核小体形式的HS2core DNA序列结合,而HMG蛋白质(14/17)却能与它结合.结果提示当HS2core DNA序列处于不同状态时,它与HMG蛋白质的结合模式是不同的,HMG蛋白质可能通过这一途径积极参与了人体β-类珠蛋白基因的表达调控.     

三种利什曼原虫的组织化学观察

本文报道了杜氏、砂鼠及墨西哥利什曼原虫体内糖原、DNA,RNA。蛋白质结合的a-氨基、碱性蛋白质、酪氨酸、色氨酸及组氨酸的定位及含量。     

杜仲内生菌的分离及产PDG菌株的筛选

从树龄达7a以上杜仲皮中分离得到122株内生菌,其中真菌75株,细菌47株,经摇瓶培养后分析各菌株产松脂醇二葡萄糖苷(PDG)的能力,结果发现有8株菌能产生PDG,最高产量可达13.387 mg/L。经初步鉴定,这8株菌分属于5属,即茎点菌属(Phloma)、腐霉属(Pythium)、卵形孢霉属(Oospora)、球黑粉霉属(Tolypospori-um)、砖红镰孢霉属(Lateritium)。     

Mutual inhibitory activities of tumor-degenerating factor (TDF) and fibronectin

It was reported in our previous studies that the "spongy degeneration-like" changes of human tumor cells were detected by coculture with human embryonic fibroblasts in vitro. It was discovered that the degenerative changes were mediated by a factor secreted from human embryonic fibroblasts. This factor was named the tumor-degenerating factor (TDF). The present study found that fibronectin inhibited TDF activity while TDF inhibited cell attachment mediated by fibronectin. It was possible that these mutual inhibitions were due to the direct binding of the TDF molecule to the fibronectin molecule. Since it is well known that fibronectin is composed of multiple domains which differ in their biological activities, this study also attempted to clarify which domain(s) inhibit TDF activity, through the use of trypsin, thermolysin and 2-nitro-5-thiocyanobenzoic acid (NTCB). It is concluded that multiple domains of fibronectin are required for the inhibition of TDF activity.     

Meiofauna and the origins of the Metazoa*

Possible alternative habitats and life-styles of the original metazoan are considered. It is argued from the dominance of the benthic habitat in present-day groups that the original metazoan habitat was benthic rather than planktonic. Similarly, plesiomorphic metazoan taxa tend to be holobenthic rather than pelago-benthic. It is therefore probable that the early Metazoa were holobenthic. The concept of plesiohabitats and apohabitats in the evolution of taxa is presented. This leads to the proposition that the early metazoans were interstitial bionts of fine sand. Finally, the controversy concerning the aerobic or anaerobic origin of the Metazoa is considered. It is shown that competition theory predicts that plesiomorphic taxa are likely to remain in plesiohabitats. Diagrams showing the possible evolution of major taxa in relation to available habitats are presented. It is concluded that the earliest Metazoa could have evolved in anaerobic marine sand and that the early Plathelminthomorpha and Aschelminthes did so.     

乙型肝炎病毒B2和C2亚型中SSRs的比较分析

乙型肝炎病毒(hepatitis B virus,HBV)属于嗜肝DNA病毒科(hepadnaviridae),它分布在世界各地并严重危害人类的健康。本文从NCBI的GenBank中下载了106条B2亚型和130条C2亚型的基因组全长序列,以下载的数据为材料,分析简单重复序列(simple sequence repeats,SSRs)在B2和C2亚型基因组序列中的分布情况。结果显示,简单重复序列的重复次数比较少;二型简单重复序列在研究的五种简单重复序列类型中占绝对优势;这可能与B2和C2亚型基因组序列有较高的突变率有关。同时还发现最普遍的SSRs、序列间SSRs的平均相对丰度和平均相对密度在B2和C2亚型中分布情况相似。     

Analysis of genomic DNA methylation and gene expression in Chinese cabbage ( Brassica rapa L. ssp. pekinensis ) after continuous seedling breeding

Vernalization plays a key role in the bolting and flowering of Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa L. ssp. pekinensis). Plants can switch from vegetative to reproductive growth and then bolt and flower under low temperature induction. The economic benefits of Chinese cabbage will decline significantly when the bolting happens before the vegetative body fully grows due to a lack of the edible value. It was found that continuous seedling breeding reduced the heading of Chinese cabbage and led to bolt and flower more easily. In the present study, two inbred lines, termed A161 and A105, were used as experiment materials. These two lines were subjected to vernalization and formed four types: seeds-seedling breeding once, seedling breeding twice, seedling breeding thrice and normal type. Differences in plant phenotype were compared. DNA methylation analysis was performed based on MSAP method. The differential fragments were cloned and analyzed by qPCR. Results showed that plants after seedling breeding thrice had a loosen heading leaves, elongated center axis and were easier to bolt and flower. It is suggested that continuous seedling breeding had a weaker winterness. It was observed that genome methylation level decreased with increasing generation. Four differential genes were identified, short for BraAPC1, BraEMP3, BraUBC26 and BraAL5. Fluorescent qPCR analysis showed that expression of four genes varied at different reproduction modes and different vernalization time. It is indicated that these genes might be involve in the development and regulation of bolting and flowering of plants. Herein, the molecular mechanism that continuous seedling breeding caused weaker winterness was analyzed preliminarily. It plays an important guiding significance for Chinese cabbage breeding.     

微弱发光分析技术应用实例(二)

微弱发光测量仪是根据微弱发光分析技术研制的测量样品微弱发光的仪器.BPCL型微弱发光测量仪具有多种重要功能,可满足生物、医学、化学等领域研究与应用的需要.简要介绍微弱发光测量仪在DNA氧化损伤规律的研究中的应用实例.说明了这种技术和仪器的先进性与实用性.     

SARS冠状病毒实时荧光RT-PCR定量检测

为建立一种快速、准确、特异的SARS病毒RNA定量检测方法,根据复合探针荧光定量分析原理,对SARS病毒核酸进行实时荧光定量RT-PCR检测.借助计算机辅助,对SARS病毒基因靶序列以及检测引物和探针进行了优化筛选;利用体外转录SARS病毒RNA靶序列,对RT-PCR反应的镁离子浓度参数进行了优化;比较Trizol法、磁珠法、Qiagen法、煮沸法等4种方法提取RNA的检测效果,建立了样本处理方法;通过对构建的体外转录靶序列模型的检测,对本方法的灵敏度、特异性、定量线性关系、精确度等进行了评价,并通过对42例临床标本的检测对本方法的检测效果进行了评估. 通过克隆SARS病毒核酸靶序列并进行体外转录,获得了长度约1.2 kb的体外转录RNA靶序列;经优化,荧光RT-PCR反应液中的Mg²⁺浓度以4.0 mmol/L为最好;RNA提取方法采用磁珠法效果较好;本方法的检测灵敏度最低可达5个拷贝的体外转录RNA分子,特异性100%,C_t值的CV值小于5%.对临床确诊的42份SARS病人血清和漱口水标本的检测结果表明,该方法的检出率为79%,与荧光抗体检测法的符合率为70%.上述结果表明,该方法建立的荧光定量RT-PCR技术能够快速准确、特异、敏感地对SARS病毒核酸进行定量分析,为临床SARS冠状病毒RNA的检测提供了新的,更为有效的检测方法.     

Energy invariability of various habitual movements

It has been found that there were almost piece linear functions "moment of control forces-joint angle" during non-rhythmic human habitual movements whose basis was flexion or extension of elbow. It means that non-linear effects due to direct effects of time, muscle length and contraction velocity in net muscle force were eliminated by neural regulation. One of the main regulation tasks seems to achieve invariability of energy expenditure in regard to motion trajectories. So, the linearizing of control forces indicates uniparametric nature of control process. It was shown that in addition to linear dependences there were also non-linear functions "moment of control force-joint angle". This suggests that on the whole the control process is characterized by more than one parameter.     

Molecular evolution more than three billion years ago

The earlier stages of life evolution at the molecular level were reconstructed. A set of triplets incorporated into the earliest RNA molecules (mRNA) was determined. It is believed that tRNA is one of the descedants of the earliest protein-encoding sequences. It was shown that tRNA has a hidden periodic structure of base sequences that conforms to the rule (GNY)n, indicating it ancient age. A set of the earliest amino acids was established and their distribution with respect to age was made. It was shown that genomes were built from elementary units (primary genes) by recombination or binding some time prior to division into eukaryotes and prokaryotes. Mean dimensions of the elementary unit for eukaryotes and prokaryotes were determined.     

Cloning, characterization, and expression of calcyphosine 2, a novel human gene encoding an EF-hand Ca(2+)-binding protein

Calcyphosine is a calcium-binding protein containing four EF-hand domains, initially identified as thyroid protein p24. It was first cloned and its counterparts in rabbit, human, and mouse, crayfish and lobster of invertebrate were also cloned. Here we describe the cloning and characterization of a novel human calcyphosine gene. The 3829-bp cDNA encodes a EF-hand Ca(2+)-binding protein homologous to the dog calcyphosine. It also contains two EF-hand Ca(2+)-binding motif. It is abundantly expressed in many tissues including by RT-PCR analysis and believed to play important role in calcium signaling. It was mapped to human genome 12q15.