Planar π-aromatic C3h B6H 3 + and π-antiaromatic C2h B8H2: boron hydride analogues of D3h C3H 3 + and D2h C4H4

Based upon extensive density functional theory and wave function theory calculations performed in this work, we predict the existence of the perfectly planar triangle C(3h) B(6)H(3)(+) (1, (1)A') and the double-chain stripe C(2h) B(8)H(2) (9, (1)A(g)) which are the ground states of the systems and the inorganic analogues of cyclopropene cation D(3h) C(3)H (3) (+) and cyclobutadiene D(2h) C(4)H(4), respectively. Detailed adaptive natural density partitioning (AdNDP) analyses indicate that C(3h) B(6)H (3) (+) is π plus σ doubly aromatic with two delocalized π-electrons and six delocalized σ-electrons formally conforming to the 4n + 2 aromatic rule, while C(2h) B(8)H(2) is π antiaromatic and σ aromatic with four delocalized π-electrons and ten delocalized σ-electrons. The perfectly planar C(2h) B(8)H(4) (5, (1)A(g)) also proves to be π antiaromatic analogous to D(2h) C(4)H(4), but it appears to be a local minimum about 50 kJ mol(-1) less stable than the three dimensional C(s) B(8)H(4)(6, (1)A'). AdNDP, nucleus independent chemical shifts (NICS) and electron localization function (ELF) analyses indicate that these boron hydride clusters form islands of both σ- and π-aromaticities and are overall aromatic in nature in ELF aromatic criteria.     

miR-143-3p促进C2C12成肌细胞分化

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) 是一类小非编码RNA,近年研究发现其在骨骼肌发育调控中发挥重要作用.为探明miR-143-3p在C2C12成肌细胞分化中的调控作用,采用 real-time PCR 检测了miR-143-3p在小鼠各组织及C2C12成肌细胞分化过程中的表达;使用miR-143-3p 的模拟物和特异性抑制剂分别处理细胞,采用 real-time PCR 和 Western印迹分别检测成肌因子 MyoG和成肌标志基因 MyHC mRNA和蛋白水平的变化;用免疫荧光染色的方法观察肌管的形成.结果显示,miR-143-3p在小鼠各组织中均有表达,并且随着细胞分化表达量逐渐增加;C2C12成肌细胞过表达 miR-143-3p,与对照组相比,成肌调控因子MyoG和成肌标志基因MyHC 的mRNA和蛋白表达均显著升高,肌管数量明显增多;抑制剂处理结果显示,细胞分化被显著抑制.检测miR-143-3p对MyHC各亚型表达的影响发现,miR-143-3p表达的变化并不直接影响MyHC各亚型的表达.以上结果说明, miR-143-3p在骨骼肌和成肌细胞中均有表达,能够促进C2C12成肌细胞分化,但并不直接调控MyHCs的表达.     

3C胰岛素泵

2012年5月19日,美敦力宣布722实时动态胰岛素泵系统在中国上市,这是国内首款3C整合系统的胰岛素泵。所谓3C整合系统,即同时实现实时动态血糖监测（CGM）、胰岛素持续输注（CSII）与糖尿病信息管理（CareLink）。     

缺失Df(3R)Espl3/TM6C基因片段影响黑腹果蝇的睡眠时间

【目的】果蝇的睡眠活动具有生物节律性, 可受到基因的调控。为了寻找影响果蝇睡眠时间的基因, 本研究对与果蝇睡眠时间相关的基因型进行了筛选。【方法】选择黑腹果蝇Drosophila melanogaster基因缺失系5601, 8904, 7061, 7146, 27327, 669, 8103, 691, 9697, 24416, 26525, 5411, 3096, 5877和7682的7日龄成虫和野生CS品系7日龄成虫为研究对象, 利用果蝇活动监测器系统（Drosophila Activity Monitoring System, DAMS）, 记录果蝇的睡眠时间, 累计计算24 h内果蝇睡眠时间, 将测得的各品系果蝇睡眠时间进行对比分析。【结果】与野生型CS品系7日龄成虫相比, 缺失Df(3R)Espl3/TM6C基因片段的 5601品系7日龄成虫睡眠时间明显缩短（P<0.001）。【结论】缺失Df(3R)Espl3/TM6C基因片段与果蝇睡眠有关。本研究结果为揭示影响果蝇睡眠时间的基因提供数据支持, 进而为研究人类睡眠提供线索。     

siRNA沉默Myh3基因抑制C2C12细胞糖酵解

肌球蛋白重链3(myosin heavy chain 3,Myh3)基因为肌肉细胞分化的标志基因,调节肌肉细胞能量的利用,但其是否会影响肌肉细胞不同状态下的糖酵解过程尚鲜有报道。本文以成肌和成脂分化不同阶段的小鼠C2C12细胞为模型,利用qRT-PCR方法研究Myh3与糖酵解相关基因Pkm(M-type pyruvate kinse)、Prkag3(protein kinase adenosine monophosphate-activated γ3-subunit)和Gsk3β(glycogen synthase kinase-3β)的表达模式。发现在C2C12细胞成肌分化过程中,Myh3与糖酵解基因Prkag3和Pkm的相对表达趋势基本一致,都呈现相对表达水平先上升,分化第2 d达到峰值,之后下降的趋势;糖原合酶抑制基因Gsk3β的表达趋势相对平稳。而在C2C12细胞成脂分化过程中,Myh3依然与糖酵解基因Prkag3和Pkm的相对表达趋势基本一致,相对表达量逐渐上升,在分化第8 d达到最高值;糖原合酶抑制基因Gsk3β的表达保持稳定状态。在C2C12细胞成肌分化状态下,qRT-PCR和Western 印迹检测干扰Myh3对细胞糖酵解相关基因Pkm、Prkag3和Gsk3β mRNA和蛋白质表达的影响。结果显示,干扰Myh3后,糖酵解基因Pkm和Prkag3的mRNA表达量极显著降低(P<0.01),糖原合酶抑制基因Gsk3β的mRNA表达无明显变化(P>0.05);Myh3干扰组中Myh3和Pkm的蛋白质水平显著低于空白组和NC组细胞。在C2C12细胞成脂分化状态下,干扰Myh3,糖原合酶抑制基因Gsk3β和糖酵解基因Prkag3的mRNA表达量极显著升高(P<0.01),糖酵解基因Pkm的mRNA表达下降;Myh3干扰组中Myh3和Pkm的蛋白质水平也低于空白组和NC组细胞。综合以上研究,C2C12细胞成肌和成脂状态下糖酵解水平存在明显差异,Myh3与酵解基因的表达模式相似,进一步研究发现,干扰Myh3可以抑制C2C12细胞成肌状态下的糖酵解,不影响糖原合成。与成肌状态不同,在C2C12细胞成脂状态下干扰Myh3,抑制了糖原合成和糖酵解。     

Interspecific variation in assimilation of 14CO2 into C4 acids by leaves of C3, C4 and C3−C4 intermediate Flaveria species near the CO2 compensation concentration

The assimilation of ¹⁴CO₂ into the C₄ acids malate and aspartate by leaves of C₃, C₄ and C₃–C₄ intermediate Flaveria species was investigated near the CO₂ compensation concentration ^* in order to determine the potential role of phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) carboxylase (EC 4.1.1.31) in reducing photorespiration in the intermediates. Relative to air concentrations of CO₂, the proportion of CO₂ fixed by PEP carboxylase at ^* increased in all six C₃–C₄ intermediate species examined. However, F. floridana J.R. Johnston and F. ramosissima Klatt were shown to be markedly less responsive to reduced external CO₂, with only about a 1.6-fold enhancement of CO₂ assimilation by PEP carboxylase, as compared to a 3.0- to 3.7-fold increase for the other C₃–C₄ species examined, namely, F. linearis Lag., F. anomala B.L. Robinson, F. chloraefolia A. Gray and F. pubescens Rydb. The C₃ species F. pringlei Gandoger and F. cronquistii A.M. Powell exhibited a 1.5- and 2.9-fold increase in labeled malate and aspartate, respectively, at ^*. Assimilation of CO₂ by PEP carboxylase in the C₄ species F. trinervia (Spreng.) C. Mohr, F. australasica Hook., and the C₄-like species F. brownii A.M. Powell was relatively insensitive to subatmospheric levels of CO₂. The interspecific variation among the intermediate Flaverias may signify that F. floridana and F. ramosissima possess a more C₄-like compartmentation of PEP carboxylase and ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (EC 4.1.1.39) between the mesophyll and bundle-sheath cells. Chasing recently labeled malate and aspartate with ¹²CO₂ for 5 min at ^* resulted in an apparent turnover of 25% and 30% of the radiocarbon in these C₄ acids for F. ramosissima and F. floridana, respectively. No substantial turnover was detected for F. linearis, F. anomala, F. chloraefolia or F. pubescens. With the exception of F. floridana and F. ramosissima, it is unlikely that enhanced CO₂ fixation by PEP carboxylase at the CO₂ compensation concentration is a major mechanism for reducing photorespiration in the intermediate Flaveria species. Moreover, these findings support previous related ¹⁴CO₂-labeling studies at air-levels of CO₂ which indicated that F. floridana and F. ramosissima were more C₄-like intermediate species. This is further substantiated by the demonstration that F. floridana PEP carboxylase, like the enzyme in C₄ plants, undergoes a substantial activation (2.2-fold) upon illuminating dark-adapted green leaves. In contrast, light activation was not observed for the enzyme in F. linearis or F. chloraefolia.Abbreviations and symbols PEP phosphoenolpyruvate - Rubisco ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase - CO₂ compensation concentration - ^* a subatmospheric level of CO₂ approximating Published as Paper No. 8832, Journal Series, Nebraska Agricultural Research Division     

应用HRM技术对CYP2C19*2和CYP2C19*3进行双重SNP分型

氯吡格雷是一种广泛用于预防静脉血栓形成的抗血小板药物。研究表明, 携带有CYP2C19基因功能缺失型等位基因CYP2C19*2、CYP2C19*3的病人, 其体内代谢氯吡格雷成为其活性形式的能力降低, 导致氯吡格雷抑制血小板聚集功能减弱。文章旨在建立一种利用高分辨率熔解曲线分析(High-resolution melting curve analysis,HRM)技术在闭合单管中同时对CYP2C19*2、CYP2C19*3两个多态性位点进行简便、准确分型的方法。本实验针对两个SNP位点分别设计特异性的HRM引物, 并在两个位点引物的5′端分别加上富含AT和GC的序列, 保证两个位点的扩增产物熔解峰无重叠。利用HRM技术, 快速、灵敏地对64例随机DNA样本的CYP2C19*2 、CYP2C19*3两个多态性位点进行了基因分型, 且HRM方法的分型结果与测序验证结果完全一致。因此, 利用HRM技术可以实现在闭合单管中简便、准确地对CYP2C19*2 、CYP2C19*3两个多态性位点同时进行基因分型。该方法有望应用于临床, 指导氯吡格雷的个体化用药。     

人凝血因子ⅨcDNA在C2C12成肌细胞及C3H小鼠中的高效表达

以小鼠C2C12成肌细胞为对象开展血友病B基因治疗研究.除已有的XLIX,LNCIX和GlNaCIX反转录病毒载体外,又首次将微小MCK(muscle creatinekinase)增强子顺序构建到hCMV(human cytomegalovirus)启动子上游,共同控制FIXcDAN的转录.用带有上述4种载体的病毒悬液分别感染C2C12细胞后,ELISA检测结果发现,FIX蛋白离体表达水平为:G1NaMCIX>GlNaCIX>LNCIX>XLIX.其中C2C12/G1NaMCIX混合克隆高达640ng/(10~6细胞·24h).C2C12/G1NaMCIX细胞注射C3H小鼠后肢骨骼肌肉组织,人FIX蛋白持续表达35d,其中最高表达峰达206ng/mL血浆.此结果对于研究FIX cDNA在脱细胞中的表达调控以及采用成肌细胞移植途径开展血友病B基因治疗研究有重要意义.     

敲除C3G对H9C2心肌细胞增殖及凋亡的影响

该研究构建了NT CRISPR/Cas9(阴性对照)及C3G CRISPR/Cas9质粒,分别将其包装成重组慢病毒,并感染H9C2心肌细胞,以研究敲除C3G(Crk SH3域结合鸟嘌呤核苷酸交换因子)对H9C2心肌细胞增殖和凋亡的影响及其机制。将实验分为NT CRISPR/Cas9组、C3G CRISPR/Cas9组、NT CRISPR/Cas9低氧组和C3G CRISPR/Cas9低氧组。通过RT-PCR检测C3G m RNA的表达;Western blot检测相关蛋白表达;CCK-8法检测细胞增殖;流式细胞术检测细胞凋亡。结果显示,C3G CRISPR/Cas9组和C3G CRISPR/Cas9低氧组的C3G m RNA和蛋白无表达;分别与NT CRISPR/Cas9组和NT CRISPR/Cas9低氧组比较,C3G CRISPR/Cas9组和C3G CRISPR/Cas9低氧组的p-ERK1/2和Bcl-2蛋白以及细胞增殖水平均降低(P0.05),Bax蛋白及细胞凋亡水平均增加(P0.05);与NT CRISPR/Cas9组相比,NT CRISPR/Cas9低氧组C3G m RNA和蛋白表达均降低(P0.05),p-ERK1/2和Bcl-2蛋白及细胞增殖水平均降低(P0.05),Bax蛋白及细胞凋亡水平均增加(P0.05);与C3G CRISPR/Cas9组相比,C3G CRISPR/Cas9低氧组的p-ERK1/2和Bcl-2蛋白及细胞增殖水平均降低(P0.05),Bax蛋白及细胞凋亡水平均增加(P0.05)。以上结果表明,敲除C3G能通过调控p-ERK1/2、Bcl-2及Bax抑制H9C2心肌细胞增殖并促进其凋亡。     

C3、C4和C3-C4中间型植物的进化

介绍了有关C3、C4和C3-C4中间型植物进化的形态学、生理学、分子生物学、遗传学等方面的证据;推断地球上首先出现C3植物,然后是C3-C4中间类型植物,最后出现C4植物.     

PI3K/Akt在C2C12肌细胞生脂转分化中的作用

本研究的主要目的在于探明PI3K/Akt通路在肌细胞生脂转分化中的调控作用.试验培养并诱导C2C12肌细胞生脂转分化,同时使用抑制剂Wortmannin处理细胞抑制PI3K的激活,或者使用特异性siR NA转染沉默细胞内源PI3K基因的表达,观察其对肌细胞生脂转分化的影响.结果表明,随着C2C12细胞的生脂转分化,PI3K蛋白(P55亚基和P85亚基)和其下游效应分子Akt的磷酸化水平,在转分化前期提高而在转分化后期明显降低.使用Wortmannin处理细胞能够有效抑制PI3K/Akt激活,这导致C2C12细胞的生脂转分化明显受到抑制,细胞内脂肪生成量显著降低,生脂基因PPARγ、C/EBPα、FABP4和FATP1的表达水平均显著下调.使用特异性siR NA转染细胞显著下调PI3K基因表达水平和蛋白质含量,同样明显抑制了C2C12细胞的生脂转分化.此外,在转分化过程中抑制PI3K/Akt的活性和表达还激活了Caspase-3并导致细胞凋亡.综合上述结果可以确认PI3K/Akt的正常表达和激活是肌细胞生脂转分化必不可少的.     

Novel Regulatory Site within the TM3�C4 Loop of Human Recombinant ��3 Glycine Receptors Determines Channel Gating and Domain Structure

Glycine receptors are Cys loop ligand-gated ion channels that mediate fast inhibitory synaptic transmission in the mammalian central nervous system. The functionally distinct splice variants α3L and α3K of the human glycine receptor differ by a 15-amino acid insert within the long intracellular TM3–4 loop, a region of high intersubunit diversity. In a mutational study, effects of the insert on ion channel function and secondary structure of the TM3–4 loop were investigated. Whole cell current responses and protein surface expression data indicated that the major effect of mutations within the insert was on channel gating. Changes in channel gating correlated with the distribution of charged residues about the splice region. Analysis of complex molecular weight indicated that recombinant TM3–4 loops of α3L and α3K associated into oligomers of different stoichiometry. Secondary structure analysis suggested that the insert stabilized the overall fold of the large cytoplasmic domain of α3L subunits. The absence of the insert resulted in a channel that was still functional, but the TM3–4 cytoplasmic domain appeared not stably folded. Thus, our data identified the spliced insert within the large TM 3–4 loop of α3 Gly receptors as a novel regulatory motif that serves a 2-fold role: (i) the presence of the insert stabilizes the overall spatial structure of the domain, and (ii) the insert presents a control unit that regulates gating of the receptor ion channel.Glycine receptors (GlyRs),³ together with γ-aminobutyric acid receptors, are the principal carriers of fast synaptic inhibition in the mammalian central nervous system. They share structural and functional homology with other members of the ligand gated ion channel family (1–3). To date, four ligand binding subunits (α1–4) capable of forming homomeric functional ion channels and one β subunit have been identified (1–4). α1 subunits, prevalent in spinal cord and brain stem, are associated with the human hypertonic motor disorder, hyperekplexia (STHE, stiff baby syndrome, OMIM (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man) 138491) (2, 5–7). In contrast, the α3 subunit was found widely distributed over the human central nervous system (7). Two human splice variants, α3K and α3L, have been identified, distinguished by an insert of 15 amino acids following a segment of eight positively charged residues within the long cytoplasmic TM3–4 loop of the receptor subunit (8). The splice variants exhibit similar glycine affinities and single channel conductances but differ in the extent and time course of desensitization (9). Three hydroxyl groups are located within the alternatively spliced insert, each within a minimum phosphorylation consensus sequence (8, 9). Replacement of all three hydroxylated residues by their hydrocarbon analogs resulted in modified desensitization kinetics but had no effect on single channel conductances or macroscopic parameters such as EC₅₀ and maximum current amplitude (9). These observations indicate that hydroxyl functions are important, but not exclusive, determinants of receptor desensitization.Here, we studied the contribution of the alternatively spliced region to domain folding and to the individual steps of α3 GlyR function. Replacement of hydroxylated residues and modification of insert length by deletion or duplication of six residues resulted in dramatic changes in current responses that could be accounted for by altered channel gating behavior. Changes in receptor gating correlated with the distribution of charges on the protein surface of this variable loop. Isolated TM3–4 loops of α3L and α3K formed defined oligomers, each of different stoichiometry. CD spectroscopy indicated a well defined secondary structure for the long splice variant α3L only, whereas the fold of α3K was not stable. Thus, the spliced insert was identified as a novel regulatory motif of the inhibitory α3 glycine receptor, carrying a dual function: (i) stabilization of the secondary structure of the large cytoplasmic TM3–4 loop of α3L and (ii) regulation of ion channel gating.     

复制缺陷型腺病毒载体介导hVEGF cDNA在C2C12和NIH3T3细胞中的表达

 为提高hVEGFcDNA在心肌中的表达 ,降低在其它组织中表达可能产生的不良反应 ,用PCR法得到人磷酸肌酸激酶 (MCK)增强子和CMV核心启动子 .利用克隆技术构建了含双拷贝MCK增强子 (m)和人巨细胞病毒 (CMV)核心启动子 (c)的嵌合启动子 (mmc) ,构建真核表达质粒pK3 mmcLacZ ,制备受mmc嵌合启动子调控的重组腺病毒Ad mmcVEGF .经X gal染色、β 半乳糖苷酶定量分析、RT PCR、hVEGFELISA定量分析、VEGF活性测定等研究表明 ,mmc启动VEGF基因在小鼠肌细胞C2C12和NIH3T3细胞中能有效表达且具有一定的肌细胞特异表达功能     

干扰Sirt2促进C2C12成肌细胞分化

Sirt2是组蛋白去乙酰化酶(HDAC III)家族成员之一, 对细胞周期、自噬、脂肪细胞分化、神经细胞存活等生物学过程的调节发挥重要作用. 目前,Sirt2在肌肉发育过程中的研究尚未见报道.本文通过构建Sirt2慢病毒干扰载体,侵染C2C12成肌细胞,并用细胞免疫荧光化学、real-time PCR 和Western印迹方法,检测其对成肌分化标志基因及相关信号通路因子的影响. 结果显示,干扰质粒shRNA 663处理C2C12细胞后,Sirt2 mRNA及蛋白质表达水平与对照相比显著下调(P<0.01);C2C12细胞分化第4 d,MyoD,MyoG,MyHC mRNA及蛋白质表达均显著增加(P<0.01); PI3K,AKT,FoxO1磷酸化水平明显升高. 结果表明,Sirt2可通过PI3K/AKT/FOXO1信号通路来促进成肌细胞分化,是肌生成的一个潜在调节因子.     

载脂蛋白C3研究新进展

载脂蛋白C3(apolipoprotein C3,APOC3)是一种水溶性低分子蛋白质,主要分布在血浆高密度脂蛋白、极低密度脂蛋白、乳糜微粒和低密度脂蛋白中。新近研究表明,APOC3是一个多功能蛋白质,是脂质代谢的重要调控因子,与高甘油三酯血症和心血管疾病发病相关,是心血管疾病进展的重要预测因子。APOC3在动脉粥样硬化和糖尿病发展进程中起到重要的作用。因此,调控APOC3水平可能是控制患者脂质代谢异常和治疗心血管疾病的重要策略。     

Molecular properties of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase from C3, C3−C4 intermediate,and C4 Flaveria species

Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPCase; EC 4.1.1.31) from Flaveria trinervia Mohr (C₄), F. floridana Johnston (C₃–C₄), and F. cronquistii Powell (C₃) leaves were compared by electrotransfer blotting/enzyme-linked immunoassay (Western-blot analysis), mobility of the native enzyme in polyacrylamide gels and in isoelectric focusing (IEF) gels, peptide mapping, and in-vitro translation of RNA isolated from each plant. The PEPCases from the C₃ and C₃–C₄ plants were very similar to each other in terms of electrophoretic mobilities on gels and isoenzyme patterns on IEF gels, and identical in peptide mapping. Quantitative differences were noted, however, in that the C₃–C₄ intermediate plant contained more PEPCase overall and that the relative activity of individual isoenzymes shifted between the C₃ and C₃–C₄ intermediate PEPCases. The PEPCase from the C₄ plant had a different isoenzyme pattern, a different peptide map, and was far more abundant than the other two enzymes. Western blot analysis demonstrated the cross-reactivity of PEPCases from all three Flaveria species with antibody raised against maize PEPCase. The results provide evidence, at the molecular level, that supports the view of C₃–C₄ intermediate species as C₃-like plants with some C₄-like photosynthetic characteristics, but there are differences from the C₃ plant in the quantity and properties of the PEPCase from the C₃–C₄ intermediate plant.Abbreviations IEF isoelectric focusing - kDa kilodalton - PEPCase phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase - Rubisco Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase     

C3植物中C4途径的研究进展

综述了C3植物中C4途径的发现及研究现状;阐述了C3植物中C4途径的几种作用机理;根据C3植物中C4途径的存在,探讨了改造C3植物的遗传特性;并展望了这一领域的研究前景。     

C3植物中C4途径的研究进展

综述了Ｃ３植物中Ｃ４途径的发现及研究现状：阐述了Ｃ３植物中Ｃ４途径的几种作用机理;根据Ｃ３植物中Ｃ４途径的存在,探讨了改造Ｃ３植物的遗传特性;并展望了这一领域的研究前景。     

如何快速鉴别C3与C4植物

在农业实践和科学研究中经常需要知道某种植物是C_3植物还是C_4植物,例如在干旱少雨的地区种植C_4作物就易获得较高的产量;用甲醇喷洒植物能使植物增产,但这种技术只适用于C_3植物而不适用于C_4植物等。从理论上讲,C_3植物光合作用固定CO_2的最初产物是三碳的3—磷酸甘油酸,C_4植物光合作用固定CO_2的最初产物是四碳的苹果酸或天冬氨酸。我们在研究农田杂草光合碳同化途径时,摸索了一些快速区分C_3植物与C_4植物的经验,介绍如下。 从植物进化方面区分 我们知道,C_3植物较原始,C_4植物较进化,实际上较原始的蕨类植物和裸子植物就没有C_4植物,只有较进化