集胞蓝藻PCC6803含疏水亚基的NAD（P）H脱氢酶亚复合体的分离

利用离子交换与凝胶过滤层析 ,从n dodecylβ D maltoside(DM)处理的集胞蓝藻SynechocystisPCC6 80 3细胞粗提液中 ,首次分离到两个包含NDH疏水亚基NdhA的亚复合体。酶活性分析表明 ,分离到的NDH亚复合体具有NADPH 氮蓝四唑 (NBT)氧化还原酶活性 ,以NADPH为电子供体可以还原铁氰化钾、二溴百里香醌 (DBMIB)、二氯酚靛酚 (DCPIP)、duroquinone以及UQ 0等质醌类电子受体。     

恶性肿瘤化疗所致院内感染31例分析

目的探讨恶性肿瘤患者化疗后发生院内感染的相关因素及防治措施。方法对31例恶性肿瘤患者化疗后发生的院内感染作回顾性分析。结果恶性肿瘤患者化疗后发生院内感染与中性粒细胞减少程度及持续时间有关,感染的部位以呼吸道为主,主要采用粒细胞集落刺激因子（G-CSF）及抗生素治疗。结论恶性肿瘤患者化疗所致院内感染与中性粒细胞减少程度及持续时间密切相关,合理使用G—CSF及抗生素是预防和控制感染的重要措施。     

Assessment of Antibacterial Activity of Solanum surrattense Against Waterborne Pathogens Isolated from Surface Drinking Water of the Potohar Region in Pakistan

People dwelling in different cities of the Potohar region, Pakistan, are mostly dependent on surface water for drinking and domestic use. In an attempt to make available potable, safe water, filtration plants were constructed along with dams in the Potohar region. Water samples from these filtration plants were collected and analyzed for total and faecal coliform bacteria as well as for total viable count. Results showed that bacterial indicators of faecal contamination were numerous and significantly greater than World Health Organization recommended guidelines. Accordingly, antibacterial activity of methanolic and aqueous extracts of different parts of Solanum surrattense were assessed in vitro against waterborne pathogens. Fruits exhibited more antibacterial activities at incubation at 37°C than shoots and roots, which showed lowest Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) and zones of inhibition. These results suggest that plants offer a great potential for purification of drinking water that needs to be explored further because fruit extract of the aforementioned plant can be of practical use against waterborne pathogens.     

Immobilization–stabilization of the lipase from Thermomyces lanuginosus: Critical role of chemical amination

This paper describes the immobilization and stabilization of the lipase from Thermomyces lanuginosus (TLL) on glyoxyl agarose. Enzymes attach to this support only by the reaction between several aldehyde groups of the support and several Lys residues on the external surface of the enzyme molecules at pH 10. However, this standard immobilization procedure is unsuitable for TLL lipase due to the low stability of TLL at pH 10 and its low content on Lys groups that makes that the immobilization process was quite slow. The chemical amination of TLL, after reversible immobilization on hydrophobic supports, has been shown to be a simple and efficient way to improve the multipoint covalent attachment of this enzyme. The modification enriches the enzyme surface in primary amino groups with low pKb, thus allowing the immobilization of the enzyme at lower pH values. The aminated enzyme was rapidly immobilized at pH 9 and 10, with activities recovery of approximately 70%. The immobilization of the chemically modified enzyme improved its stability by 5-fold when compared to the non-modified enzyme during thermal inactivation and by hundreds of times when the enzyme was inactivated in the presence of organic solvents, being both glyoxyl preparations more stable than the enzyme immobilized on bromocyanogen.     

Polyhydroxyalkanoates are essential for maintenance of redox state in the Antarctic bacterium Pseudomonas sp. 14-3 during low temperature adaptation

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are highly reduced bacterial storage compounds that increase fitness in changing environments. We have previously shown that phaRBAC genes from the Antarctic bacterium Pseudomonas sp. 14-3 are located in a genomic island containing other genes probably related with its adaptability to cold environments. In this paper, Pseudomonas sp. 14-3 and its PHA synthase-minus mutant (phaC) were used to asses the effect of PHA accumulation on the adaptability to cold conditions. The phaC mutant was unable to grow at 10°C and was more susceptible to freezing than its parent strain. PHA was necessary for the development of the oxidative stress response induced by cold treatment. Addition of reduced compounds cystine and gluthathione suppressed the cold sensitive phenotype of the phaC mutant. Cold shock produced very rapid degradation of PHA in the wild type strain. The NADH/NAD ratio and NADPH content, estimated by diamide sensitivity, decreased strongly in the mutant after cold shock while only minor changes were observed in the wild type. Accordingly, the level of lipid peroxidation in the mutant strain was 25-fold higher after temperature downshift. We propose that PHA metabolism modulates the availability of reducing equivalents, contributing to alleviate the oxidative stress produced by low temperature.     

A Homozygous Nonsense Mutation in the Human Desmocollin-3 (DSC3) Gene Underlies Hereditary Hypotrichosis and Recurrent Skin Vesicles

Desmosomes are the major players in epidermis and cardiac muscles and contribute to intercellular binding and maintenance of tissue integrity. Two important constituents of desmosomes are transmembrane cadherins named desmogleins and desmocollins. The critical role of these desmosomal proteins in epithelial integrity has been illustrated by their disruption in mouse models and human diseases. In the present study, we have investigated a large family from Afghanistan in which four individuals are affected with hereditary hypotrichosis and the appearance of recurrent skin vesicle formation. All four affected individuals showed sparse and fragile hair on scalp, as well as absent eyebrows and eyelashes. Vesicles filled with thin, watery fluid were observed on the affected individuals'' scalps and on most of the skin covering their bodies. A scalp-skin biopsy of an affected individual showed mild hair-follicle plugging. Candidate-gene-based homozygosity linkage mapping assigned the disease locus to 8.30 cM (8.51 Mbp) on chromosome 18q12.1. A maximum multipoint LOD score of 3.30 (θ = 0.00) was obtained at marker D18S877. Sequence analysis of four desmoglein and three desmocollin genes, contained within the linkage interval, revealed a homozygous nonsense mutation (c.2129T>G [p.Leu710X]) in exon-14 of the desmocollin-3 (DSC3) gene.     

镉、锌、铜胁迫对向日葵早期幼苗生长的影响

分析了3种重金属离子(Cd2+、Cu2+、Zn2+)对向日葵种子胚根伸长和早期幼苗生长的影响.结果表明,3种重金属离子对向日葵胚根伸长的抑制作用依次为:Cd2+>Cu2+>Zn2+.3种重金属胁迫明显降低了幼苗生长和叶绿素含量,并显著提高了H2O2水平.其中Cd2+胁迫引起幼苗H2O2爆发高于Cu2+和Zn2+胁迫.进一步分析植株抗氧化系统的变化发现,随着重金属离子浓度的增加,向日葵幼苗酶类抗氧化物质SOD和CAT的活性表现为先增加后降低的趋势;重金属胁迫提高了非酶类的抗氧化物质脯氨酸和GSH的含量.其中Cd2+和Zn2+胁迫对脯氨酸含量变化的影响大于Cu2+胁迫;而Cu2+胁迫对GSH含量变化的影响大于Cd2+和Zn2+胁迫.     

ω-3多不饱和脂肪酸和三羟异黄酮孕期营养干预对子代大鼠乳腺癌PCNA、ER、BRCA1表达的影响

目的:探讨ω-3多不饱和脂肪酸和三羟异黄酮孕期营养干预对子代大鼠乳腺癌增殖细胞核抗原(PCNA)、雌激素受体(ER)、乳腺癌易感基因1(BRCA1)表达的影响.方法:怀孕大鼠随机分为正常对照组、ω-3多不饱和脂肪酸组、三羟异黄酮低剂量组、三羟异黄酮高剂量组、ω-3多不饱和脂肪酸和三羟异黄酮混合组.选用其雌性子代进行甲基亚硝基脲(MNU)诱导乳腺癌.其中母体为正常对照的分别为子代的正常对照组(Con)和模型组(Mod),其余分组按照母体暴露情况进行划分,分别为ω-3多不饱和脂肪酸组(ω-3PUFA)、三羟异黄酮低剂量组(LGEN)、三羟异黄酮高剂量组(HGEN)、ω-3多不饱和脂肪酸和三羟异黄酮混合组(ω-3PUFA+GEN).观察其乳腺癌发生情况,同时采用RT-PCR和免疫组化检测正常乳腺组织和乳腺癌组织中PCNA、ER和BR-CA1的mRNA或蛋白表达水平.结果:ω-3多不饱和脂肪酸和三羟异黄酮孕期营养干预后可以减少雌性子代MNU诱导乳腺癌的发生,与Con组比较,Mod组乳腺癌组织中BRCA1和ER mRNA表达水平上调,PCNA、ER表达量增加.与Mod组比较,ω-3PUFA组、GEN组乳腺癌组织中BRCA1、ERmRNA及PCNA、ER表达量明显降低.结论:孕期暴露于ω-3PUFA和GEN可降低雌性子代MNU诱导乳腺癌的发生,并下调PCNA、ER和BRCA1的表达量.     

药用真菌子实体多糖SEC-HPLC图谱的相似度定量评价研究

目的:对灵芝属Ganoderma下4个种共7个菌株及灰树花Grifola frondosa和云芝Trametes versicolor共9种子实体粗多糖进行了体积排阻HPLC色谱(SEC-HPLC),并分析了相似度.方法:各样品水提物的HPLC图谱用平方欧氏距离法计算了相似度,用离差平方和法进行聚类分析.结果:灵芝属内各样品聚类距离为8,灰树花与云芝的聚类距离为16,它们与灵芝属的距离为25,说明同一灵芝属内的不同种及同种不同菌株所产生的多糖分子量分布近似度远高于来自树花菌属的灰树花或栓菌属的云芝.结论:此方法可量化描述不同多糖间SEC-HPLC的相似关系,有作为真菌多糖样品质量控制手段的潜在能力.     

Akirin基因研究进展

Akirin是近来发现的在骨骼肌生长发育和免疫反应中具有重要作用的基因。简要综述了akirin基因与免疫反应、骨骼肌发育和再生、myostatin基因和NF-κB因子的关系,同时分析了禽类akirin2基因的研究进展,最后对akirin基因的应用前景也进行了简单探讨,以期为akirin基因在医学和畜牧业中的深入研究和应用提供参考。