对马耳蕨光合作用对生境光强增加的响应

以林下阴生蕨类植物对马耳蕨为材料,采用盆栽试验比较了全光照和阴棚生境下对马耳蕨对强光的光合响应特征,以探讨其光适应机制.结果显示:(1)与荫棚条件下相比,全光照下对马耳蕨叶片叶绿素a(Chl a)、叶绿素b(Chl b)及叶绿素(a+b)[Chl(a+b)]含量分别显著下降了48.3%、28.2%、40.0%,而其类胡萝卜素(Car)和总黄酮含量分别显著增加了158.3%、93.9%;(2) 全光照下对马耳蕨叶片PSⅡ最大光能转化效率(Fv/Fm)、初始荧光(F0)、PSⅡ潜在活性(Fv/F0)、PSⅡ光能捕获效率(Fv′/Fm′)、光化学淬灭系数(qP)分别比荫棚的下降了3.7%、23.4%、9.5%、2.5%、3.2%;(3)随着光照强度的增加,全光照下对马耳蕨表观电子传递速率(rETR)及热耗散(qN)上升幅度较荫棚显著提高.研究发现,经过一定时期的光适应,通过减少对光能的捕获、降低PSⅡ反应中心活性及光能转化效率、提高光合能力、增强热耗散能力以及增强活性氧的清除能力,阴生植物对马耳蕨的光合作用可适应高光生境;在无水分胁迫条件下,全阳光照不会导致阴生植物对马耳蕨的光合作用发生光损害.     

Dkk-1在肿瘤中的研究进展

DKK-1是一种分泌型糖蛋白,通过结合细胞表面受体LRP5/6、Kremen1/2在Wnt通路中起负调控作用。Dkk-1的表达受p53、MYCN、β-catenin等基因调控。Dkk-1在细胞内的异位表达能抑制多种肿瘤细胞的增殖,但有时能在促凋亡因子存在时诱发凋亡。Dkk-1在一些肿瘤中低表达,而在另一些肿瘤中高表达。Dkk-1在不同肿瘤的发生、发展以及转移这几个阶段中的表达和功能表现出复杂多重的差异。该文就Dkk-1在肿瘤中表达和功能的研究进展作一综述。     

Ontogenetic variations in the venom proteome of the Amazonian snake Bothrops atrox

Background  

Bothrops atrox is responsible for the majority of snakebite accidents in the Brazilian Amazon region. Previous studies have demonstrated that the biological and pharmacological activities of B. atrox venom alter with the age of the animal. Here, we present a comparative proteome analysis of B. atrox venom collected from specimens of three different stages of maturation: juveniles, sub-adults and adults.     

米碎花的酚苷类化合物及其鼻咽癌细胞毒活性

为了解米碎花(Eurya chinensis)的化学成分及其生物活性,运用多种色谱技术从其乙醇提取物分离得到11个化合物,并对化合物进行体外抗鼻咽癌细胞增殖活性评价。经波谱数据分析,分别为异落新妇苷(1)、3,5,7-三羟基色原酮-3-O-α-L-鼠李糖苷(2)、1-O-反式-桂皮酰基-β-D-葡萄糖(3)、1-O-(4-羟基苯乙基)-6-O-反式-桂皮酰基-β-D-葡萄糖(4)、eutigoside D (5)、1-O-(3,4-二羟基苯乙基)-6-O-反式-香豆酰基-β-D-葡萄糖(6)、eutigoside A (7)、1-O-(4-羟基苯乙基)-6-O-反式-咖啡酰基-β-D-葡萄糖(8)、grayanoside A (9)、1-O-(4-羟基苯乙基)-6-O-(4-羟基苯甲酰基)-β-D-葡萄糖(10)、3-O-β-D-葡萄糖基-4-羟基-苄基苯甲酸酯(11)。其中,化合物4为首次从天然来源获得,化合物2～4和8～11均为首次从该属植物中分离得到。MTT法表明,化合物10具有中等抑制5-8F细胞增殖活性。     

醇母PHO81基因的克隆和表达

从酵母染色体ＤＮＡ中获得１个约３．０ｋｂ的ＢａｍＨＩ的克隆片段和１个约５．０ｋｂ的ＰｓｔＩ片段,前者包含１７４５ｂｐ的ＰＨＯ８１基因编码序列及１２４４ｂｐ的上游序列,后者包含２２３６ｂｐ的编码序列及约２．８ｋｂ的下游序列,经拼接得到完整的ＰＨＯ８１基因。以ＵＲＡ３基因取代部分ＰＨＯ８１的编码序列,通过体内同源重组,获得ＰＨＯ８１基因缺陷的酵母细胞株。构建ＰＨＯ８１－ＬａｃＺ融合基因,以β－半乳糖苷酶的活力表示ＰＨＯ８１基因的表达水平,研究了它的表达作用。ＰＨＯ８１基因为阻遏型表达,受无机磷浓度的控制,高磷使基因表达阻遏,低磷去阻遏。ＰＨＯ８１对其自身的表达有正调控作用,它与ＰＨＯ５和ＰＨＯ１１基因的调控模式相似,但ＰＨＯ８１上游调控序列和ＰＨＯ５及ＰＨＯ１１的同源性很低。     

Activation of chemokine receptor CXCR4 in malignant glioma cells promotes the production of vascular endothelial growth factor

Numerous studies have showed that chemokine receptors, such as CXCR4, contribute to the growth and metastasis of a variety of malignant tumors. In this study, we investigated the role of CXCR4 in the production of angiogenic factor, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), in various human glioma cells from astrocytic origin. The expression of CXCR4 mRNA and protein in three glioma cell lines, U87-MG, SHG-44, and CHG-5, was determined by RT-PCR and immunocytochemistry, respectively. The malignancies of three gliomas were evaluated by expression of glial fibrillary acidic protein and vimentin, the differentiation markers of astrocytic cells. The role of functional CXCR4 in tumor cell migration was studied with chemotaxis assay. Ca2+ mobilization and VEGF production were measured in the cells after stimulation with CXCR4 ligand, SDF1beta. The results showed that the levels of functional CXCR4 expression at both mRNA and protein levels by several human glioma cell lines were correlated with the degree of differentiation of the tumor cells. Activation of CXCR4 induced glioma cell chemotaxis and could trigger the increase of intracellular [Ca2+]i. Such an activation could result in the increased production of VEGF by the stimulated tumor cells. Our results suggest that CXCR4 may contribute to the high level of VEGF produced by malignant glioma cells and thus constitute a therapeutic target for antiangiogenesis strategy.     

The significance of controlled conditions in lentiviral vector titration and in the use of multiplicity of infection (MOI) for predicting gene transfer events

BACKGROUND: Although lentiviral vectors have been widely used for in vitro and in vivo gene therapy researches, there have been few studies systematically examining various conditions that may affect the determination of the number of viable vector particles in a vector preparation and the use of Multiplicity of Infection (MOI) as a parameter for the prediction of gene transfer events. METHODS: Lentiviral vectors encoding a marker gene were packaged and supernatants concentrated. The number of viable vector particles was determined by in vitro transduction and fluorescent microscopy and FACs analyses. Various factors that may affect the transduction process, such as vector inoculum volume, target cell number and type, vector decay, variable vector - target cell contact and adsorption periods were studied. MOI between 0-32 was assessed on commonly used cell lines as well as a new cell line. RESULTS: We demonstrated that the resulting values of lentiviral vector titre varied with changes of conditions in the transduction process, including inoculum volume of the vector, the type and number of target cells, vector stability and the length of period of the vector adsorption to target cells. Vector inoculum and the number of target cells determine the frequencies of gene transfer event, although not proportionally. Vector exposure time to target cells also influenced transduction results. Varying these parameters resulted in a greater than 50-fold differences in the vector titre from the same vector stock. Commonly used cell lines in vector titration were less sensitive to lentiviral vector-mediated gene transfer than a new cell line, FRL 19. Within 0-32 of MOI used transducing four different cell lines, the higher the MOI applied, the higher the efficiency of gene transfer obtained. CONCLUSION: Several variables in the transduction process affected in in vitro vector titration and resulted in vastly different values from the same vector stock, thus complicating the use of MOI for predicting gene transfer events. Commonly used target cell lines underestimated vector titre. However, within a certain range of MOI, it is possible that, if strictly controlled conditions are observed in the vector titration process, including the use of a sensitive cell line, such as FRL 19 for vector titration, lentivector-mediated gene transfer events could be predicted.     

大鼠大脑皮质梗塞后显微激光拉曼光谱的变化

用Ｓｐｅｘ－１４２８显微激乐拉曼光谱仪测定局灶性脑梗塞后大鼠大脑以质的激光拉曼光谱的变化,以正常侧大脑皮质作对照,研究大鼠大脑皮质垢生物大分子的结构及化学成分的变化,得到如下结果：（１）特征峰１０７６ｃｍ＾－１增大,表明梗塞区的ＤＮＡ的结构出现变化,其有序性降低（２）１５７２ｃｍ＾－１为与蛋白南侧链有关的特性峰,脑梗塞后此峰明显降低亦出的蛋白质结构亦出现变化;（３）８３２ｃｍ＾－１（Ｔｙｒ）峰降低     

遗传密码和DNA序列的高维空间数字编码

二进制数字化编码是信息科学最基本的编码方式。用０（００）、１（０１）、２（１０）和３（１１）４个数码对４种碱基（Ｃ、Ｔ、Ａ、Ｇ）进行二进制数字编码,共有２４种可能的编码组合,其中８种满足碱基到补法则,它们是拓扑等价的。按碱基分子量大小排列的编码格式：０１２３／ＣＴＡＧ是最理想的编码格式。用二进制数对ＤＮＡ的字符序列进行编码,有以下优点：１）压缩信息冗余度,提高编码效率;２）可以对碱基的结构、功能基     

表皮生长因子对大鼠肺表面活性物质合成的调控及机制

目的和方法：采用无血清成年大鼠肺组织培养,用液体闪烁计数器测定＾３Ｈ－胆碱掺入磷脂酰胆碱量,消化定磷法测总磷脂,薄层层析及薄层扫描测磷脂各组分含量变化,观察生理浓度表皮生长因子对成年大鼠肺表面活性物质合成的调控。结果：①１０＾－９ｍｏｌ／Ｌ ＥＧＦ作用８ｈ后,ＰＣ合成量显著增加,１６ｈ达高峰;②ＥＧＦ可显著增加总磷脂、ＰＳ特征性成分ＰＣ、ＰＧ合成（Ｐ〈０．０１）。而细胞膜特征性组分ＰＥ、ＰＳｅ、Ｓ