TGF—β家族信号的细胞内传导蛋白：MAD蛋白家族

ＳＭＡＤｓ是新近发现的参与ＴＧＦ－β超家族的信号在细胞内声望地的一族蛋白,包括８个成员,分别称ＳＭＡＤ１－８。ＳＭＡＤ１、２、３、５和８属于一类,它们被ＴＧＦ－β的受体或ＢＭＰ的受体激活而磷酸化,称为受体调节ＳＭＡＤ,传导下ＴＧＦ－β或ＢＭＰ的信号。ＳＭＡＤ６和７属于另一类,它们抑制制受体调节ＳＭＡＤ的信号传导。ＳＭＡＤ４是第三类,它是受体调节ＳＭＡＤ传导信号的伴侣。受体调节ＳＭＡＤ传导信号必须先     

人主动脉硫酸乙酰肝素蛋白聚糖对培养的人血管壁细胞生长的作用

通过培养的人主动脉平滑肌细胞（ｈＡＳＭＣ）及脐静脉内皮细胞（ｈＵＶＥＣ）,应用３Ｈ－ＴｄＲ参入、Ｎｏｒｔｈｅｒｎｂｌｏｔ分析、逆转录多聚酶链反应（ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ）、放射免疫分析（ＲＩＡ）、和紫外比色法等技术观察了人主动脉中硫酸乙酰肝素蛋白聚糖（ＨＳＰＧ）对ｈＡＳＭＣ和ｈＵＶＥＣＤＮＡ合成的作用及对血小板源生长因子（ＰＤＧＦ）、ＰＤＧＦ受体、转化生长因子β（ＴＧＦ－β）、内皮素－１（ＥＴ－１）或碱性成纤维细胞生长因子（ｂＦＧＦ）基因表达和肾素－血管紧张系统（ＲＡＳ）的影响,结果显示,ＨＳＰＧ明显抑制培养的ｈＡＳＭＣ基础的ＤＮＡ合成（ｃｐｍ值为：１０３８５±３２６３ｖｓ,２５５４１±６４２１,Ｐ＜０．０１）及外源性ＰＤＧＦ诱导的ＤＮＡ合成（ｃｐｍ值为：９８７８±１９４７ｖｓ．１３４８１±４４ｌ０,Ｐ＜０．０５）;抑制ＰＤＧＦＡ链、ＴＧＦ－Ｂｐ和ＥＴ－１ｍＲＮＡ表达,提高ＰＤＧＦａ和β受体ｍＲＮＡ的表达;显著降低ｈＡＳＭＣ培养液中血管紧张素Ⅱ（ＡｎｇⅡ）的浓度和血管紧张素转换酶（ＡＣＥ）的活性,推测ＨＳＰＧ抑制ＰＤＧＦＡ链、ＴＧＦ－β及ＥＴ－１ｍＲＮＡ表达,降低ＡＣＥ活性及ＡｎｇⅡ浓度是其抑制ｈＡＳＭＣ增殖的重要机     

血管平滑肌细胞增殖与Cdk抑制蛋白p27的表达

ｐ２７蛋白是细胞周期素依赖性激酶（Ｃｄｋ）抑制蛋白家族中的一种,主要对外部促进或抑制细胞增殖的信号起反应。本研究应用流式细胞仪（ＦＣＭ）双标记的方法观察血管紧张素Ⅱ（ＡｎｇⅡ）、血管加压素（ＡＶＰ）和血小板源生长因子（ＰＤＧＦ）对血管平滑肌细胞（ＶＳＭＣｓ）细胞周期百分比和ｐ２７蛋白表达量的影响。静止状态培养的ＶＳＭＣｓ加入ＡｎｇⅡ,ＡＶＰ,ＰＤＧＦＢＢ后,在不同时间收集细胞,用碘化丙啶（ＰＩ）标记细胞ＤＮＡ,以确定细胞所处的周期。用ｐ２７蛋白的单抗和标记了ＦＩＴＣ的二抗标记细胞,通过流式细胞仪测定被激发出的荧光量来确定细胞ｐ２７蛋白表达的相对量。结果显示,ＡｎｇⅡ刺激ＶＳＭＣｓ增生,其蛋白含量增加了４３６％（Ｐ＜００１）,但不抑制ｐ２７蛋白的表达;ＡＶＰ可轻度抑制ｐ２７的表达,有轻度促进ＶＳＭＣｓ增殖和增生的作用（Ｐ＜００５）;ＰＤＧＦ明显抑制ｐ２７的表达,引起细胞增殖。本研究结果提示,ｐ２７蛋白抑制ＶＳＭＣｓ通过Ｇ１期进入Ｓ期,是抑制ＶＳＭＣｓ增殖的重要调节因子。     

用酵母双杂交系统研究Smad3和Smad4的相互作用

Ｓｍ ａｄ３ 和 Ｓｍ ａｄ４ 是将 Ｔ Ｇ Ｆ β的信号从细胞外传递到细胞核内的重要的信号传导蛋白． Ｔ Ｇ Ｆ β与其受体结合后,激活受体的磷酸激酶,使 Ｓｍ ａｄ３ 发生磷酸化,活化的 Ｓｍ ａｄ３ 与 Ｓｍ ａｄ４ 结合,形成异源复合物,进入到核中．然后 Ｓｍ ａｄ４ 以 Ｄ Ｎ Ａ 结合蛋白的形式与特定的 Ｄ Ｎ Ａ 结合,将 Ｔ Ｇ Ｆ β的信号传到核内．激活转录,诱导背中胚层的形成,抑制细胞的分化等．经研究利用酵母双杂交试验,鉴定了 Ｓｍ ａｄ３ 和 Ｓｍ ａｄ４ 相互作用的功能区域．构建 Ｓｍ ａｄ３ 和 Ｓｍ ａｄ４ 的 Ｃ 端、 Ｎ 端和中间连接区的突变体,将这些突变体克隆到 ｐ Ｇ Ａ Ｄ４２４ 和 ｐ Ｇ Ｂ Ｔ９ 载体中,并转化到 Ｈ Ｆ７ Ｃ 酵母中．通过 Ｌｅｕ－ ／ Ｔｒｐ－ ／ Ｈｉｓ－ Ｓ Ｄ 平板上菌落的形成,和 Ｘ－ ｇａｌ显色反应鉴定转化到酵母中的两个克隆质粒的相互作用．结果显示 Ｓｍ ａｄ４ 与 Ｓｍ ａｄ３ 异源相五作用时,主要是通过 Ｓｍ ａｄ４ 的中间连接区．在同源作用时, Ｓｍ ａｄ３ 是通过 Ｃ 端,而 Ｓｍ ａｄ４ 是通过中间连接区进行的．     

家蝇体内卵对CAT的摄入和传代的观察

家蝇体内卵对ＣＡＴ的摄入和传代的观察ＩＮＴＡＫＩＮＧＡＮＤＴＲＡＮＳＭＩＳＳＩＯＮＯＦＩＮＪＥＣＴＥＤＣＡＴＧＥＮＥＢＹＨＯＵＳＥＦＬＹＥＧＧＳ关键词ＣＡＴ基因,家蝇,腹腔注射,基因转移ＫｅｙｗｏｒｄｓＣＡＴ－ｇｅｎｅ,Ｈｏｕｓｅｆｌｙ,Ａｂｄｏｍｉ...     

二甲亚砜与维甲酸对人卵巢癌细胞COC1的生长抑制及转化生长因子β_1表达的影响

本实验以人卵巢癌细胞株（ＣＯＣ１）为模型,观察诱导分化剂二甲亚砜（ＤＭＳＯ）与维甲酸（ＲＡ）对该细胞生长增殖、ＤＮＡ合成和转化生长因子β１（ＴＧＦβ１）在细胞内表达的影响。结果显示：ＤＭＳＯ与ＲＡ对人卵巢细胞ＣＯＣ１生长有明显的抑制作用,生长曲线表明作用５天后其生长抑制率分别为６２．７％和４２．１％;３Ｈ－胸腺嘧啶核苷（３Ｈ－ＴｄＲ）掺入实验说明ＤＭＳＯ组与ＲＡ组的单位时间计数率（ＣＰＭ）明显低于对照组（Ｐ＜０．０１）。用药３天后百分掺入抑制率分别为６０．４％与３７．９％,表明ＤＭＳＯ与ＲＡ抑制ＣＯＣ１细胞的ＤＮＡ合成;免疫细胞化学反应表明,ＤＭＳＯ或ＲＡ处理５天后,对照组细胞ＴＧＦβ１表达为阳性,定位于胞浆,而处理组细胞ＴＧＦβ１呈阴性或弱阳性反应。以上结果提示ＤＭＳＯ和ＲＡ对人卵巢癌细胞有一定的诱导分化作用。     

甲基单胞菌Methylomonas sp.GYJ3中甲烷单加氧酶还原酶组分的纯化和性质

Ｍｅｔｙｌｏｍｏｎａｓｓｐ．ＧＹＪ３菌的甲烷单加氧酶（ＭＭＯ）粗酶提取液经ＤＥＡＥ－ＳｅｐｈａｒｏｓｅＣＬ－６Ｂ阴离子交换层析、ＳｅｐｈａｄｅｘＧ－１００凝胶过滤层析和ＤＥＡＥ－ＴＳＫｇｅｌＨＰＬＣ分离纯化出ＭＭＯ还原酶组分．经ＨＰＬＣ分析,纯度大于９５％,纯化倍数为４．４,加入至ＭＭＯ羟基化酶和调节蛋白Ｂ的体系中表现比活为２２８ｎｍｏｌ环氧丙烷每分钟毫克蛋白．ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ电泳表明还原酶由一种亚基组成,分子量４２ｋＤ．ＩＣＰ－ＡＥＳ测定还原酶的Ｆｅ含量为１．８３ｍｏｌＦｅ每ｍｏｌ蛋白．ＵＶ－Ｖｉｓ光谱表明还原酶除２８０ｎｍ蛋白质特征峰外在４６０ｎｍ有最大吸收峰,且Ａ２８０ｎｍ／Ａ４６０ｎｍ为２．５０,与其它黄素一铁硫蛋白相似,推测还原酶可能含一个ＦＡＤ辅基和Ｆｅ２Ｓ２中心．在厌氧条件下,还原酶能够和ＮＡＤＨ作用,ＵＶ－Ｖｉｓ光谱分析表明还原酶４６０ｎｍ处特征吸收峰消失,说明在ＭＭＯ催化过程中还原酶接受ＮＡＤＨ的电子．ＤＥＡＥ－ＳｅｐｈａｒｏｓｅＣＬ－６Ｂ阴离子交换层析分离出调节蛋白Ｂ,部分纯化的调节蛋白Ｂ的分子量大约在２０ｋＤ,它能够提高ＭＭＯ比活性４０倍,ＭＭＯ还原酶和调节蛋白Ｂ单独存在时不具有ＭＭＯ     

转化生长因子-β族信号的转导

ＴＧＦ－β族细胞因子通过各自信号转导产生多种生物学效应,其基本过程是：信号沿ＴＧＦ－β族配体→受体→ＳＭＡＤ蛋白→转录因子→ＤＮＡ表达的次序较导,在ＴＧＦ－β族各因子刺激各自具有蛋白激酶活性的两型膜受体时,各因子先结合Ⅱ型受体,结合配体的Ⅱ型受体再激活Ⅰ型受体。活化的Ⅰ型受体磷酸化通路特异性ＳＭＡＤ,后者与公用性ＳＭＡＤ结合后从胞浆移至核内,核内ＳＭＡＤ通过与转录因子结合和直接与ＤＮＡ结合调节基因     

生物技术文献与专利统计(1999年度)

类别文献(篇数)专利(件数)ＡＧＥＮＥＴＩＣＥＮＧＩＮＥＥＲＩＮＧＡＮＤＦＥＲＭＥＮＴＡＴＩＯＮＡ1ＮｕｃｌｅｉｃＡｃｉｄＴｅｃｈｎｏｌｏｇｙ20574151Ａ2Ｆｅｒｍｅｎｔａｔｉｏｎ1326498ＢＥＮＧＩＮＥＥＲＩＮＧＢ1ＢｉｏｃｈｅｍｉｃａｌＥｎｇｉｎｅｅｒｉｎｇ432131ＣＡＮＡＬＹＳＩＳＣ1ＳｅｎｓｏｒｓａｎｄＡｎａｌｙｓｉｓ11293ＤＰＨＡＲＭＡＣＥＵＴＩＣＡＬＳＤ1....     

人NMT的表达,纯化和活性研究

利用ＰＣＲ技术并进行ＤＮＡ序列测定,从人脑ｃＤＮＡ库中扩增得到人豆蔻酰ＣｏＡ蛋白Ｎ端豆蔻酰转移酶的编码基因,构建其在Ｔ７启动子控制下的成熟型和Ｈｉｓ６融合型的表达质粒ｐＭＦ－ｈＮＭＴ３和ｐＭＦＨＴ－ｈＮＭＴ２。转化大肠杆菌ＢＬ２１（ＤＥ３）,进行ＩＰＴＧ诱导表达研究。ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ分析结果显示,在３７℃条件下表达的各种重组ｈＮＭＲ几乎全是不溶性产物,但在较低温度条件下表达的Ｈｉｓ６－ｈＮＭＲ绝大     

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.