脂筏--细胞信号转导发生的平台

在脂筏和胞膜窖中存在有多种参与细胞信号转导的跨膜蛋白质,在细胞内或／和细胞外信号的刺激下。脂筏能改变蛋白质的大小和组成,有助于特异的蛋白质与蛋白质之间的相互作用,从而导致了信号级联反应的激活。脂筏在细胞信号转导事件中的重要作用已越来越受到人们的关注。     

脂筏介导的病毒内吞

近几年的研究表明,病毒内吞进入细胞的途径是多样化的。除了经典的网格蛋白介导的病毒内吞,还有小窝（caveolae）或脂筏（lipid raft）介导的病毒内吞。在研究过程中还发现了新的细胞器小窝体（caveosome）。小窝体甚至还与网格蛋白介导的内吞相关的细胞器（如内体）存在着联系。这些研究加深了我们对病毒的认识,为我们发现新的抗病毒药物打下基础。同时病毒可以作为一个有用的工具来研究细胞内吞的路径和与之相关的细胞器。使人类更加了解细胞本身的奥秘。     

脂筏与T细胞信号转导

抗原提呈细胞将抗原加工处理后通过MHCⅠ/MHCⅡ类分子提呈供T细胞识别。TCR对抗原的识别引起一系列下游信号事件的发生,最终使T细胞激活,但对TCR复合物结合抗原后引起胞内区磷酸化的早期事件机制还不是很清楚。最近的研究揭示脂筏参与了这一早期信号事件的发生。脂筏是一种膜脂双层内含有的特殊微区,T细胞膜表面参与T细胞激活的各种关键信号分子都定位于脂筏。T细胞激活过程中脂筏通过聚集和重分配形成一个信号转导的平台。     

脂筏在G蛋白偶联受体信号转导中的调控作用

脂筏是细胞上富含特殊脂质和蛋白质的微结构域.随着脂筏作为细胞膜上信号传导的平台的认识,这个特征化的区域受到了越来越多的关注.大量的研究已经显示脂筏参与G蛋白偶联受体信号转导的调控.通过精细的调节G蛋白偶联受体、G蛋白和下游信号效应物等信号元件的活性,脂筏可以影响信号转导的专一性和信号偶联的效率.本综述主要介绍脂筏对G蛋白偶联受体信号转导的调控机制的研究进展.     

脂筏与精子膜信号传导

脂筏是细胞膜内由特殊脂质与蛋白质构成的微域。小窝是脂筏的一种形式,小窝标记蛋白有小窝蛋白和小窝舟蛋白。脂筏或小窝与生物信号传导、细胞蛋白转运和胆固醇平衡有关。最近实验证实哺乳动物精子膜具有脂筏结构,脂筏与膜胆固醇外逸对于启动受精的信号传导具有重要作用。     

跨膜蛋白CD3ε与磷脂酰肌醇二磷酸在脂筏域体系中蛋白质-脂质相互作用的粗粒化模拟研究

细胞膜局部区域可形成富含饱和脂质、胆固醇、鞘脂的脂筏域作为其信号转导调控平台。传统实验手段在研究脂筏及其功能时受到系统复杂度高及区域结构瞬时性强等制约。近年来,分子动力学模拟技术为细胞膜的组织原则提供了重要的理论支撑,从简单的单一组分模型到多组分系统转变,最终形成了越来越多的细胞膜仿真模型。其中,粗粒化模拟由于其简化模型,可大副拓展模拟体系的复杂程度与模拟时间,在细胞膜以及蛋白质-脂质相互作用相关研究中得到了广泛应用。本文采用MARTINI粗粒化力场模拟,构建了一种含有阴离子脂质磷脂酰肌醇二磷酸(phosphatidylinositol diphosphate, PIP2)的混合膜体系。模拟结果表明,该体系在适当温度及饱和度条件下,能自发分层形成脂筏域;膜厚度、膜组分分布、膜组分流动性等多种参数均表明,脂筏结构形成且符合其结构特征;少量PIP2添加不影响分层特性且PIP2对脂筏具有显著亲和性。此外,利用该模型以跨膜信号蛋白CD3ε为例研究了脂筏域体系中蛋白质-脂质相互作用。结果表明,PIP2-CD3ε胞内区相互作用可能是脂筏招募CD3ε的驱动力,且该过程可受钙离子调控。本工作体现了粗粒化模拟在仿真膜相关研究中的巨大优势及良好应用前景。     

脂筏在阿尔茨海默症中的作用

脂筏(lipid raft)是细胞膜中富含胆固醇的功能性微区,在信号转导、物质运输等方面发挥着重要作用。大量证据显示脂筏与阿尔茨海默症(Alzheimer’s disease,AD)的致病机理密切相关。β-淀粉样肽(amyloidβ-peptide,Aβ)的异常代谢和聚集可能是AD的致病主因,而脂筏不但是Aβ产生的主要场所,还能调节Aβ的聚集行为及神经毒性,因而在AD的病理过程中扮演着关键角色。     

老年性痴呆与信号转导

近年来发现 ,老年性痴呆 (Ａｌｚｈｅｉｍｅｒ′ｓｄｉｓｅａｓｅ,ＡＤ)脑的信号转导系统功能失调 ,特别是肌醇磷脂 (ＰＩ)信号转导系统的严重损伤和Ｔａｕ蛋白的超磷酸化对ＡＤ脑的病理改变有重大影响。因此 ,深入探讨信号转导与ＡＤ的关系对阐明ＡＤ发病机制有重要意义。1 .ＡＤ脑肌醇磷脂信号转导系统功能损伤最近几年 ,由于一些新方法和技术的建立 ,使人们能成功地测定人死后短时间内脑细胞膜受体与Ｇ蛋白的偶联活性及ＰＩ第二信使系统中各组分的变化。结果表明 ,ＡＤ脑中胆碱能激动剂诱导的ＰＩ信号系统严重损伤 ,包括受体功能、Ｇ蛋白…     

GDNF的生物学效应对脂筏中胞膜蛋白定位的重要性研究

目的：探讨GDNF的生物学效应对胞膜蛋白在脂筏的定位的影响。方法：首先以PBS或GDNF预处理体外培养的真核细胞,提取脂筏,以免疫印迹方法检测三种胞膜蛋白（RET,NCAMl40及integrinβ1）在脂筏的含量变化。结果：GDNF预处理组RET和NCAMl40蛋白在脂筏的含量增加,而integrinlM蛋白的含量无显著性变化。在脂筏中也可检测到integrinβ1蛋白。结论：GDNF可影响某些胞膜蛋白在细胞膜上的定位,使其招募到脂筏,这可能是GDNF的一种重要生物学效应。     

GDNF的生物学效应对脂筏中胞膜蛋白定位的重要性研究*

摘要目的：探讨GDNF的生物学效应对胞膜蛋白在脂筏的定位的影响。方法：首先以PBS 或GDNF 预处理体外培养的真核细 胞,提取脂筏,以免疫印迹方法检测三种胞膜蛋白（RET,NCAM140 及integrinβ1）在脂筏的含量变化。结果：GDNF预处理组RET 和NCAM140蛋白在脂筏的含量增加,而integrinβ1 蛋白的含量无显著性变化。在脂筏中也可检测到integrinβ1 蛋白。结论： GDNF 可影响某些胞膜蛋白在细胞膜上的定位,使其招募到脂筏,这可能是GDNF的一种重要生物学效应。     

Lipid rafts in health and disease

Lipid rafts are sphingolipid- and cholesterol-rich domains of the plasma membrane which contain a variety of signalling and transport proteins. Different subtypes of lipid rafts can be distinguished according to their protein and lipid composition. Caveolae are types of rafts that are rich in proteins of the caveolin family (caveolin-1, -2 and -3) which present a distinct signalling platform. The importance of lipid raft signalling in the pathogenesis of a variety of conditions, such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, cardiovascular and prion diseases, systemic lupus erythematosus and HIV, has been elucidated over recent years and makes these specific membrane domains an interesting target for pharmacological approaches in the cure and prevention of these diseases. This Review analyses the importance of lipid raft proteins and lipids in health and disease, with a focus on the current state of knowledge.     

Lipid rafts and caveolae as portals for endocytosis: new insights and common mechanisms

Clathrin-coated pits and caveolae are two of the most recognizable features of the plasma membrane of mammalian cells. While our understanding of the machinery regulating and driving clathrin-coated pit-mediated endocytosis has progressed dramatically, including the elucidation of the structure of individual components and partial in vitro reconstitution, the role of caveolae as alternative endocytic carriers still remains elusive 50 years after their discovery. However, recent work has started to provide new insights into endocytosis by caveolae and into apparently related pathways involving lipid raft domains. These pathways, distinguished by their exquisite sensitivity to cholesterol-sequestering agents, can involve caveolae but also exist in cells devoid of caveolins and caveolae. This review examines the current evidence for the involvement of rafts and caveolae in endocytosis and the molecular players involved in their regulation.     

胞膜窖与钾离子通道

胞膜窖（caveolae）是细胞质膜内陷形成的凹陷小窝,参与细胞内多种重要的生理活动的调节.近年研究表明,电压门控钾离子通道、钙离子 激活的电压门控钾离子通道和ATP敏感的钾离子通道等多种钾离子通道家族 成员的功能调节与胞膜窖有关.本文概括介绍了胞膜窖和钾离子通道调节关系的研究进展．     

膜窖的区室化调节功能及药物设计策略探讨

膜窖是脂筏的一种特殊类型,在哺乳动物的内皮细胞、脂肪细胞及平滑肌细胞质膜上分布尤为丰富。近年来对于膜窖的区室化调节与生理功能及其应用于药物设计方面的研究日益受到关注,如利用基因剔除、荧光共振能量转移等技术研究窖蛋白功能及膜窖内信号蛋白的互相作用,从而为新型药物的设计打下理论基础。     

细胞质膜微囊与信号转导

细胞质膜微囊(caveolae)为50～100 nm的小囊泡,它们以内陷形式连接在细胞质膜上,并广泛存在于各种类型的细胞.早在40多年前用透射电镜曾观察到此微囊结构.细胞质膜微囊的功能为通过毛细管内皮细胞转运小分子及大分子以及具有“液饮”作用.最近实验表明,Caveolae还参与跨膜信号转导.     

Cholesterol and prostate cancer

Cholesterol is a neutral lipid that accumulates in liquid-ordered, detergent-resistant membrane domains called lipid rafts. Lipid rafts serve as membrane platforms for signal transduction mechanisms that mediate cell growth, survival, and a variety of other processes relevant to cancer. A number of studies, going back many years, demonstrate that cholesterol accumulates in solid tumors and that cholesterol homeostasis breaks down in the prostate with aging and with the transition to the malignant state. This review summarizes the established links between cholesterol and prostate cancer (PCa), with a focus on how accumulation of cholesterol within the lipid raft component of the plasma membrane may stimulate signaling pathways that promote progression to hormone refractory disease. We propose that increases in cholesterol in prostate tumor cell membranes, resulting from increases in circulating levels or from dysregulation of endogenous synthesis, results in the coalescence of raft domains. This would have the effect of sequestering positive regulators of oncogenic signaling within rafts, while maintaining negative regulators in the liquid-disordered membrane fraction. This approach toward examining the function of lipid rafts in prostate cancer cells may provide insight into the role of circulating cholesterol in malignant growth and on the potential relationship between diet and aggressive disease. Large-scale characterization of proteins that localize to cholesterol-rich domains may help unveil signaling networks and pathways that will lead to identification of new biomarkers for disease progression and potentially to novel targets for therapeutic intervention.     

Caveolae structure and function

Studies on the structure and function of caveolae have revealed how this versatile subcellular organelle can influence numerous signalling pathways. This brief review will discuss a few of the key features of caveolae as it relates to signalling and disease processes.     

T-STAR的结构及生物学功能

T-STAR基因定位于染色体8q24.2,其表达产物为分子量约55kDa的Sam68样蛋白,是STAR(signaltransductionandactivatorofRNA)家族新成员,具有RNA结合蛋白特征性的结合位点和酪氨酸磷酸化功能域。可能通过酪氨酸激酶信号转导系统和pre-mRNA的选择性剪接、加工等途径,参与了精子的发生、细胞的增殖调控、转化细胞的永生化过程并可能与某些疾病有关。     

Association of GPI-Anchored Protein TAG-1 with Src-Family Kinase Lyn in Lipid Rafts of Cerebellar Granule Cells

We have demonstrated that antibody-mediated crosslinking of GPI-anchored TAG-1 induced activation of src-family kinase Lyn and rapid tyrosine phosphorylation of an 80-kDa protein (p80), a putative substrate for Lyn, in the lipid raft fraction prepared from primary cerebellar cultures, suggesting the functional association of TAG-1 with Lyn in lipid rafts of the rat cerebellum. In this study, the association was confirmed using a cDNA expression system. TAG-1-expressing CHO transfectants exhibited enhanced self-aggregation and promoted neurite outgrowth of primary cerebellar cultures as a culture substrate. The anti-TAG-1 antibody co-immunoprecipitated Lyn with TAG-1 and induced co-patching of TAG-1 with Lyn in both TAG-1 and Lyn-expressing CHO transfectants. Density gradient analysis revealed that TAG-1 is present in the lipid raft fraction of the CHO transfectants. Furthermore, pretreatment with a sphingolipid biosynthesis inhibitor ISP-1 reduced the extent of tyrosine phosphorylation of p80 by the antibody-mediated crosslinking of TAG-1. Immunocytochemical study showed that both TAG-1 and Lyn are present in cerebellar granule cells. These observations suggest that TAG-1 associates with Lyn in lipid rafts of rat cerebellar granule cells.