棉铃虫N-乙酰-β-D-氨基葡萄糖苷酶的分离纯化及酶学性质

以棉铃虫Helicoverpa armigera蛹为材料,通过硫酸铵沉淀分级分离、Sephadex G-200分子筛柱层析和DEAE-32离子交换柱层析纯化,获得聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳纯的N-乙酰- β-D-氨基葡萄糖苷酶酶制剂。纯酶的比活力为2 678.79 U/mg。以对硝基苯-N-乙酰-β-D-氨基葡萄糖苷(pNP-β-D-GlcNAc)为底物,研究酶催化底物水解的反应动力学。结果表明：酶的最适pH为5.63,最适温度为55℃。该酶在pH 4～8区域较稳定,而在pH>8时能迅速失去活力;在50℃以下处理30 min,酶活力仍保持稳定,高于50℃,酶很快失去活力。酶促反应动力学符合米氏双曲线方程,测得米氏常数Km为0.16 mmol/L,最大反应速度Vm为10.73 μmol·L^-1·min^-1。酶催化pNP-β-D-GlcNAc反应的活化能为66.24 kJ/mol。     

苜蓿链霉菌内切β-N-乙酰氨基葡萄糖苷酶的克隆、表达及酶学性质

内切β-N-乙酰氨基葡萄糖苷酶广泛应用于糖生物学研究和工业生产。本研究从苜蓿链霉菌Streptomyces alfalfae ACCC 40021中克隆并原核表达了一个新的内切β-N-乙酰氨基葡萄糖苷酶,该酶最适反应温度为35℃,最适pH为6.0,具有良好的pH稳定性、温度稳定性和高比活(1×10⁶ U/mg)的特性,可催化不同蛋白底物去糖基化,具有作为工具酶和生物催化剂的潜力。     

日本鳗鲡肠道N-乙酰-β-D-氨基葡萄糖苷酶的分离纯化及酶学性质

为了探讨日本鳗鲡(Anguilla japonica)N-乙酰-β-D-氨基葡萄糖苷酶(EC3.2.1.52, NAGase)的分离纯化及其酶学性质, 通过硫酸铵沉淀分级分离、Sephadex G-100分子筛凝胶柱层析和DEAE-32离子交换柱层析纯化NAGase, 经聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳(PAGE)和SDS-PAGE鉴定酶的纯度、测定酶蛋白亚基分子质量; 以对-硝基苯-N-乙酰-β-D-氨基葡萄糖为底物, 研究NAGase催化反应的动力学参数, 探讨其酶学性质。结果表明: 日本鳗鲡肠道NAGase纯酶制剂比活力为2517.40 U/mg, 酶蛋白亚基分子质量为69.98 kD, 酶的最适pH、最适温度、米氏常数K_m和最大反应速度V_max分别为6.0、60℃、0.336 mmol/L和7.634 μmol/(L·min); 酶在pH 4.8—7.2较稳定, 在温度60℃以下具有较好的热稳定性, 在65℃以上酶迅速失活。Mg²⁺、Ca²⁺、Mn²⁺、Cu²⁺...     

意大利蜜蜂N-乙酰-β-D-氨基葡萄糖苷酶的分离纯化及性质分析

【目标】N-乙酰-β-D-氨基葡萄糖糖苷酶(NAGase)是一种重要的几丁质分解酶,能从N-乙酰葡萄糖苷的非还原端催化去除β-1,4-N-乙酰-D-氨基葡萄糖残基,参与了昆虫外骨骼的蜕皮过程。研究蜜蜂该酶的特征有助于阐明其在蜜蜂发育过程中的作用机制。【方法】采用40%-70%硫酸铵分级沉淀、DEAE-纤维素离子交换层析和葡聚糖G-100凝胶过滤层析的方法从意大利蜜蜂Apis mellifera ligustica幼虫体内分离纯化NAGase。以对-硝基苯-N-乙酰-β-D-氨基葡萄糖苷(pNP-NAG)为底物检测该酶的活力,用native PAGE和SDS-PAGE检测酶的纯度。IEF-PAGE测定该酶等电点。葡聚糖G-200凝胶过滤层析测定酶的总分子量。【结果】结果显示,纯化的NAGase酶的比活力为803. 09 U/mg,总分子量为77. 3 kD。结合SDS-PAGE表明该酶由两个具有相同分子量(39 k D)的亚基组成。该酶等电点为4. 8。酶水解底物pNP-NAG的过程遵循米氏方程,米氏常数(Km)和最大反应速度(Vm)分别为0. 11 mmol/L和17. 65μmol/L·min。该酶水解反应的最适pH和最适温度分别为pH 5. 5和60℃。酶催化pNP-NAG反应的活化能为64. 8 k J/mol。Pb2+,Cu2+,Zn2+和Al3+对该酶有不同程度的抑制作用。【结论】本研究描述了意大利蜜蜂NAGase的分离纯化方法及其理化性质,为进一步进行蜜蜂NAGase的结构解析和功能研究奠定基础。     

CuSO4和ZnSO4对尼罗罗非鱼N-乙酰——D-氨基葡萄糖苷酶的影响

以分离自尼罗罗非鱼(Oreochromis niloticus)精巢的N-乙酰--D-氨基葡萄糖苷酶(EC 3.2.1.52, NAGase)为研究对象,探讨了两种水产常用药物CuSO4和ZnSO4对NAGase的影响。研究结果表明CuSO4和ZnSO4对该酶抑制的IC50分别为(1.230.05)和(0.280.02) mmol/L,都能改变酶的构象从而影响到其内源荧光的发射。这两种药物对该酶的抑制机理均为可逆抑制,其中CuSO4对酶的抑制类型为非竞争型, ZnSO4为竞争型,且均能明显影响该酶的pH稳定性和热稳定性。研究结果为罗非鱼养殖过程中CuSO4和ZnSO4的使用和监控提供了参考。       

N-乙酰氨基葡萄糖转移酶V与肿瘤的关系

最近的研究认为，GnT—V在肿瘤发展及转移过程中是一个双功能蛋白质。GnT—V是一个高尔基体酶，但在某些肿瘤细胞中，GnT-V同类分子在高尔基体不能成簇，分子间二硫键介导的同类蛋白质寡聚体不能形成，GnT—V单体易受蛋白酶攻击，最终分泌到培养基中，分泌出细胞的GnT-V在生理浓度范围内能引起肿瘤血管生成。     

微生物几丁质酶研究进展及其在N-乙酰氨基葡萄糖制备中的应用

几丁质是自然界含量丰富的多糖,难溶于水,常被作为废弃物丢弃,造成资源浪费和环境污染.然而,其水解产物N-乙酰氨基葡萄糖(GlcNAc)是一种重要的功能氨糖类化合物,广泛应用于医药、保健及护肤品等领域,市场需求量大.因此,将几丁质转换为高附加值的GlcNAc具有重要意义.几丁质酶可专一性水解几丁质产生GlcNAc,用于G...     

N-乙酰氨基葡萄糖化在信号转导中的作用

蛋白质磷酸化在生命活动以及信号转导过程中的重要作用已经被研究证实,但不少研究发现在大多数核,胞液蛋白质上不仅存在磷酸化动态修饰,还存在广泛的动态N－乙酰氨基葡萄糖修饰,N－乙酰氨基葡萄糖基转移酶和N－乙酰氨基葡萄糖基酶以类似于蛋白质激酶和磷酸酶的方式调节蛋白质是否发生N－乙酰氨基葡萄糖化。N－乙酰氨基葡萄糖化蛋白质主要分布在细胞核与胞液,其生理功能涉及细胞基本生命活动和调节信号传递。N－乙酰氨基葡萄糖的作用基础与阻断或影响蛋白质的磷酸化有关。     

N-乙酰氨基葡萄糖转移酶（OGT）研究进展

O-GlcNAc是一种广泛存在于蛋白质丝/苏氨酸残基上的动态、可逆的蛋白翻译后修饰,它广泛分布在细胞浆和细胞核中,参与调节多种细胞途径。研究表明蛋白的O-GlcNAc糖基化与神经退行性疾病、糖尿病和癌症等疾病相关。在体内,O-GlcNAc动态修饰由N-乙酰氨基葡萄糖转移酶（OGT）和N-乙酰氨基葡萄糖苷酶（OGA）协同完成。近年来,OGT逐渐成为糖生物学领域的研究热点,在其结构、作用机制及晶体学方面取得了快速发展。     

N-乙酰氨基葡萄糖基转移酶V在肿瘤发生及转移中的作用机制

N-糖链的β-1,6分支与肿瘤关系密切。N-乙酰氨基葡萄糖转移酶V(N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase V,GnT-V)可催化β-1,6糖链分支的生成。GnT-V是一种双功能蛋白,可以定位在高尔基体中,也可以分泌形式存在。该酶通过一种金属离子依赖的丝氨酸蛋白酶来破坏细胞外基质或者直接催化促血管因子的生成来促进肿瘤的生长或转移,也可以通过分泌型的GnT-V催化糖链生成改变血管生成因子的功能,或者直接促进它们的转录从而起到促进肿瘤转移的作用。另外,GnT-V可以与癌基因产物及其受体相互作用来促进肿瘤的发生及侵袭。本综述主要就GnT-V的基本性质、促肿瘤生成及转移的机理进行展开,并展望了其在肿瘤治疗中的应用。     

Olfactomedin Domain-Containing Proteins: Possible Mechanisms of Action and Functions in Normal Development and Pathology

A family of olfactomedin domain-containing proteins consists of at least 13 members in mammals. Although the first protein belonging to this family, olfactomedin, was isolated and partially characterized from frog olfactory neuroepithelim almost 20 years ago, the functions of many family members remain elusive. Most of the olfactomedin domain-containing proteins, similar to frog olfactomedin, are secreted glycoproteins that demonstrate specific expression patterns. Other family members are membrane-bound proteins that may serve as receptors. More than half of the olfactomedin domain-containing genes are expressed in neural tissues. Data obtained over the last several years demonstrate that olfactomedin domain-containing proteins play important roles in neurogenesis, neural crest formation, dorsal ventral patterning, cell–cell adhesion, cell cycle regulation, and tumorigenesis and may serve as modulators of critical signaling pathways (Wnt, bone morphogenic protein). Mutations in two genes encoding myocilin and olfactomedin 2 were implicated in glaucoma, and a growing number of evidence indicate that other genes belonging to the family of olfactomedin domain-containing proteins may contribute to different human disorders including psychiatric disorders. In this review, we summarize recent advances in understanding the possible roles of these proteins with special emphasis on the proteins that are preferentially expressed and function in neural tissues.     

Diversity of Intrinsic Frequency Encoding Patterns in Rat Cortical Neurons—Mechanisms and Possible Functions

Extracellular recordings of single neurons in primary and secondary somatosensory cortices of monkeys in vivo have shown that their firing rate can increase, decrease, or remain constant in different cells, as the external stimulus frequency increases. We observed similar intrinsic firing patterns (increasing, decreasing or constant) in rat somatosensory cortex in vitro, when stimulated with oscillatory input using conductance injection (dynamic clamp). The underlying mechanism of this observation is not obvious, and presents a challenge for mathematical modelling. We propose a simple principle for describing this phenomenon using a leaky integrate-and-fire model with sinusoidal input, an intrinsic oscillation and Poisson noise. Additional enhancement of the gain of encoding could be achieved by local network connections amongst diverse intrinsic response patterns. Our work sheds light on the possible cellular and network mechanisms underlying these opposing neuronal responses, which serve to enhance signal detection.     

MicroRNAs: Mechanisms, Functions and Progress

In 1993 when Ambros and co-workers [1] discovered that a mysterious Caenorhabditis elegans gene, lin-4, does not encode a protein, but acts in the form of a small RNA and represses the expression of its target gene, lin-14, through base-pairing with its 3 0 untranslated region (3 0 UTR), nobody would imagine that 20 years later,     

Fungal Avirulence Genes: Structure and Possible Functions

Avirulence (Avr) genes exist in many fungi that share a gene-for-gene relationship with their host plant. They represent unique genetic determinants that prevent fungi from causing disease on plants that possess matching resistance (R) genes. Interaction between elicitors (primary or secondary products ofAvrgenes) and host receptors in resistant plants causes induction of various defense responses often involving a hypersensitive response.Avrgenes have been successfully isolated by reverse genetics and positional cloning. Five cultivar-specificAvrgenes (Avr4,Avr9, andEcp2 fromCladosporium fulvum; nip1fromRhynchosporium secalis;andAvr2-YAMOfromMagnaporthe grisea) and three species-specificAvrgenes (PWL1andPWL2fromM. griseaandinf1fromPhytophthora infestans) have been cloned. Isolation of additionalAvrgenes from these fungi, but also from other fungi such asUromyces vignae,Melampsora lini, Phytophthora sojae,andLeptosphaeria maculans,is in progress. Molecular analyses of nonfunctionalAvrgene alleles show that these originate from deletions or mutations in the open reading frame or the promoter sequence of anAvrgene. Although intrinsic biological functions of mostAvrgene products are still unknown, recent studies have shown that twoAvrgenes,nip1andEcp2, encode products that are important pathogenicity factors. All fungalAvrgenes cloned so far have been demonstrated or predicted to encode extracellular proteins. Current studies focus on unraveling the mechanisms of perception of avirulence factors by plant receptors. The exploitation ofAvrgenes and the matchingRgenes in engineered resistance is also discussed.     

FERONIA and Her Pals: Functions and Mechanisms

Current research into the FERONIA family of receptor kinases highlights both questions and opportunities for understanding signaling strategies in plant growth and survival.FERONIA and 16 closely related proteins form a distinct clade within the Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) superfamily of receptor-like kinases (RLKs), transmembrane proteins with an extracellular domain for signal perception and a cytoplasmic domain that phosphorylates target molecules and induces cellular responses to incoming signals. Several members of this family, such as THESEUS1 and ANXUR1,2, are known to play distinct roles in growth and reproduction; FERONIA is unique in being critically involved in both plant growth and reproduction. The FERONIA family of proteins from Arabidopsis is distinguished from other RLKs by having extracellular protein motifs that share homology with malectin, an animal protein with the capacity to bind dimeric and oligomeric Glc. The possibility that these malectin-like motifs might interact with carbohydrates has generated widespread speculations that these receptor kinases could act as cell-wall sensors, communicating perturbations at the frontline of cell-cell and plant-environment interaction to the cytoplasm to induce responses. Here, we discuss emerging understanding of the functional roles and signaling mechanisms of FERONIA and its related proteins. We also highlight pressing questions, as well as the functional potential of the broader malectin-like domain-containing RLK family that exists across the plant kingdom. We believe FERONIA and her pals provide a rich ground for research with many emerging opportunities for uncovering novel insights into how plants strive for growth and survival.FERONIA/SIRÈNE was first identified genetically more than ten years ago as a key regulator of female fertility in Arabidopsis (Rotman et al., 2003; Huck et al., 2003). It was later determined to be a receptor kinase (Escobar-Restrepo et al., 2007) and one of 17 closely related receptor-like kinases (RLKs) in Arabidopsis (Fig. 1; Hèmaty and Höfte, 2008; Boisson-Dernier et al., 2011; Cheung and Wu, 2011). The name FERONIA (after an Etruscan goddess of fertility) will be used from hereon. Arabidopsis has more than 600 RLKs (Shiu and Bleecker, 2003). Several discoveries made at about the same time led to an extraordinary level of interest in FERONIA and related RLKs. These include: (1) a member of this group, THESEUS1 (named after the Greek mythological figure that slew Procustes the brigand) is a critical regulator of cell growth and appears to function as a surveyor of cell-wall status (Hèmaty et al., 2007); (2) FERONIA functions broadly throughout development and is fundamental to cell and plant growth (Guo et al., 2009; Deslauriers and Larsen, 2010; Duan et al., 2010); and (3) a closely related pair of these RLKs, ANXUR1 and ANXUR2 (named after the consort of FERONIA), is essential for male fertility (Boisson-Dernier et al., 2009; Miyazaki et al., 2009). Last but not least was the report of malectin, a novel protein from animals with the capacity to bind dimeric and oligomeric Glc-binding protein (Schallus et al., 2008) and the realization that FERONIA and related RLKs contain malectin-like motifs (PFAM CL0468) in their extracellular domains (Fig. 1). This led to widespread speculations that FERONIA and related RLKs might interact with carbohydrate moieties and function as sensors of perturbations in the cell wall, communicating conditions at the cell surface to induce appropriate cellular responses (Hèmaty and Höfte, 2008; Boisson-Dernier et al., 2011; Cheung and Wu, 2011; Lindner et al., 2012). FERONIA and related malectin-like domain-containing RLKs are often referred to as the CrRLK1-like RLKs (see e.g. Nibau and Cheung, 2011), after its founding member identified in Catharanthus roseus, CrRLK1 (Schulze-Muth et al., 1996), but for which no functional work has been reported. THESEUS1 was the first member of the group for which a clear functional role was demonstrated, and FERONIA is the most prevalently studied among these RLKs. To provide a functional context for our discussion here, we will refer to the FERONIA-related RLKs in Arabidopsis as the THESEUS1/FERONIA-related RLK family. We update current knowledge about these RLKs from Arabidopsis and highlight pressing questions and emerging opportunities from these and related malectin-like domain-containing RLKs, which are present throughout the plant kingdom (Hèmaty and Höfte, 2008; Antolin-Llovera et al., 2014; Nguyen et al., 2015).Open in a separate windowFigure 1.FERONIA protein domain structure and phylogenetic tree of the Arabidopsis THESEUS1/FERONIA receptor kinase family. A, Deduced FERONIA structural domains. SS, ECD, TM are, respectively, signal peptide, extracellular domain, transmembrane domain. MALA and MALB are tandem malectin-like domains. exJM, extracellular juxtamembrane region. Numbers indicate amino acid residues. B, The THESEUS1/FERONIA protein family.

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• FERONIA and related RLKs have extracellular motifs homologous with the diglucose-binding protein malectin, so potentially interact with cell wall carbohydrates and mediate wall-related activities.
• FERONIA controls growth and female fertility, mediates hormone- and pathogen-induced responses, and is required for a normal cell wall.
• FERONIA is a receptor for RALF1, a peptide regulatory factor, which affects phosphorylation of FERONIA and the key cell growth regulator H⁺-ATPase.
• FERONIA-related THESEUS1 suppresses growth in cellulose-deficient mutants, suggesting a role as surveyor of wall conditions.
• FERONIA homologs ANXUR1 and ANXUR2 ensure pollen tube integrity and male fertility.
• FERONIA, ANXUR1, and ANXUR2 signaling collectively involves a GPI-AP, a MLO protein, the RHO GTPase switch, NADPH oxidases, and a receptor-like cytoplasmic kinase; ROS and Ca²⁺ are key elements in their functions.

Extracellular homology with malectin (Schallus et al., 2008; Fig. 1A) distinguishes the THESEUS1/FERONIA-related RLKs from other members of the Arabidopsis RLK family. Malectin, named after its in vitro ability to bind maltose (Glc α1-4 Glc), is a conserved animal protein located in the lumen of the endoplasmic reticulum where it is involved in protein quality control in the early steps of secretion (Schallus et al., 2008; Qin et al., 2012). A majority of the Arabidopsis THESEUS1/FERONIA family (Fig. 1B) has tandem malectin-like motifs (Fig. 1A; Boisson-Dernier et al., 2011) in their extracellular domains. We focus our discussion on FERONIA, THESEUS1, and three other members of the family, ANXUR1, ANXUR2, and ERULUS/[Ca²⁺]_cyt-associated Protein Kinase1, for which clear biological roles have been demonstrated (Miyazaki et al., 2009; Boisson-Dernier et al., 2009; Bai et al., 2014). A contribution to cell growth and morphogenesis has also been reported for HERCULES1 (Guo et al., 2009) and CURVY (Gachomo et al., 2014), but details regarding their functions remain limited.