Isolation of two novel myb-like genes from Arabidopsis and studies on the DNA-binding properties of their products

Two novel myb-like genes (atmyb6 and atmyb7) were isolated from an Arabidopsis thaliana cDNA library. The entire proteins or the Myb domains encoded by the genes were expressed as fusion proteins in Escherichia coli. The DNA-binding domain of the murine c-Myb was also expressed in the same way for use in comparative studies. The fusion proteins were examined for their DNA-binding activity using the animal c-Myb DNA-binding site (MBS) and the binding site of the maize P gene product (PBS). The Myb domain of Atmyb6 bound to PBS more efficiently than to MBS. Complete Atmyb6 and Atmyb7 proteins preferentially bound to PBS but not MBS. This suggests that the in vitro binding consensus sequences for both Atmyb6 and Atmyb7 are similar to PBS. The binding of the Myb domain of Atmyb6 to both PBS and MBS raises the possibility that the protein recognizes multiple sequences in vivo. The third α-helix and three adjacent amino acids in the third repeat (R3) of c-Myb were replaced with the analogous sequence of Atmyb6 to create a chimeric Myb protein. This chimeric protein bound to PBS with a low affinity but failed to bind to MBS. Thus the binding pattern of the chimeric Myb protein is similar to that of the Atmyb6. This result suggests that the last 20 amino acids in the R3 repeat of Atmyb6 play a major role in DNA-binding.     

苦瓜和瓜蒌体内皮质醇含量的测定

利用灵敏度高,专一性强的放射免疫法（ＲＩＡ）测定了苦瓜和瓜萎不同器官中皮质醇的含量。结果表明：苦瓜和瓜萎各器官均含有皮质醇,且含量在５０～４５０ｎｇ／ｇ．ＦＷ;顶芽中含量最高,其次是花器官;苦瓜和瓜篓雌花皮质醇含量明显高于雄花,且雌花在授粉后当天含量最高,说明皮质醇可能在植物的生长发育过程中起某种作用。     

薯蓣皂甙元分离工艺的研究及其综合利用

采用“分离法加工薯蓣植物”的工艺技术是将薯蓣根茎带水磨碎,在水中筛分,将各有用成分分开后,分别采用适宜的方法加工利用。本文报道利用薯蓣植物盾叶薯蓣（ＤｉｏｓｃｏｒｅａｚｉｎｇｉｂｅｒｅｎｓｉｓＣ．Ｈ．Ｗｒｉｇｈｔ）和穿龙薯蓣（ＤｉｏｓｃｏｒｅａｎｉｐｐｏｎｉｃａＭａｋｉｎｏ）制取薯蓣皂甙元（Ｄｉｏｓｇｅｎｉｎ）和药用酵母粉（Ｓａｃｃｈａｒｏｍｙｃｅｓｓｉｃｃｕｍ）的方法。     

内皮素－1对缺氧肺动脉平滑肌细胞的增殖作用

内皮素（ＥＴ）是至今所发现的最强的内源性血管收缩肽,近年来发现ＥＴ－１能促进血管平滑肌细胞增殖。本研究表明ＥＴ－１对缺氧培养的肺动脉平滑肌细胞（ＰＡＳＭＣ）有剂量依赖的增殖作用,缺氧可促进ＰＡＳＭＣ的ＤＮＡ合成且增加ＥＴ－１的丝裂原作用。ＥＴ－１的丝裂原作用主要由其Ａ型受体（ＥＴＲ＿Ａ）所介导,ＥＴＲ＿Ａ的特异拮抗剂ＢＱ１２３可显著抑制缺氧以及缺氧与ＥＴ－１协同所产生的增殖作用,而且发现ＥＴＲ＿Ａ在缺氧培养的ＰＡＳＭＣ中的表达显著高于常氧对照组ＰＡＳＭＣ。本研究表明ＥＴ－１参与了缺氧性肺动脉结构重组,而缺氧可增强ＰＡＳＭＣ对ＥＴ－１的增殖反应性。     

川西地区棘蝇属四新种（双翅目：蝇科）

１９９０－１９９４年采自川西地区的成蝇标本中,发现棘蝇属ＰｈａｏｎｉａＲ．－Ｄ．１８３０四新种,其中一种命名为叶氏棘蝇,以纪念叶宗茂教授对我国蝇类工作的贡献,模式标本存雅安地区卫生防疫站。     

机械损伤对9种水生植物叶片的影响

水生植物叶片的功能性状特征与陆生植物有所不同,同时叶脉类型也显著影响叶片的功能性状。本研究选取9种具有不同叶脉类型的水生植物,通过对叶脉进行直接损伤,分析叶片性状（形态、色素含量和叶绿素荧光指标）在叶脉受损后的变化程度与叶脉类型的关系。结果显示：具有平行脉的3种水生植物对叶脉损伤具有较强的耐受性;具羽状脉的4种植物主脉受损后显著抑制叶片生长,而侧脉受损的影响在不同物种间有所不同,具有物种特异性。本研究可为大型湖泊水生植物修复的水生物种筛选提供参考。     

植物蛋白质S-亚硝基化修饰的检测与分析

S-亚硝基化是一种重要的蛋白质翻译后修饰方式, 是指一氧化氮(NO)基团共价连接至靶蛋白特定半胱氨酸残基的自由巯基, 从而形成S-亚硝基硫醇(SNO)的过程。S-亚硝基化修饰广泛存在于各有机体中, 通过改变蛋白质生化活性、稳定性、亚细胞定位以及蛋白质-蛋白质相互作用等机制而调控不同的生物学过程或信号通路。在蛋白质S-亚硝基化检测分析方法中, 最为广泛使用的是生物素转化法(biotin switch assay), 其基本原理是首先封闭未被修饰的自由巯基, 进而将被修饰的SNO基团特异地还原为自由巯基并使用生物素将其特异标记。被生物素标记的半胱氨酸残基(即被修饰位点)可进一步通过蛋白质免疫印迹和/或质谱等方法进行检测分析。该文详细描述了植物蛋白质样品的体内和体外生物素转化法的实验流程, 并对实验过程中的注意事项进行了讨论。     

DNA-dependent RNA polymerases from Schneider 2-L cells of Drosophila. I. Preliminary characterization

The DNA-dependent RNA polymerases of Schneider 2-L cells of Drosophila melanogaster are described. These cells contain five readily detectable forms of this enzyme, polymerases I_a, I_b, III_a, II, and III_b, which elute from DEAE-Sephadex at 0.08, 0.12, 0.15, 0.20, and 0.22 m ammonium sulfate, respectively. RNA polymerases III_a and III_b, which each constitute about 5–10% of the total RNA polymerase activity in Drosophila embryos, are found to constitute 30 and 10%, respectively, of the total polymerase activity in cultured cells. The two form III polymerases are further characterized by in vitro response to divalent cations and ionic strength, template utilization, and sensitivity to -amanitin. Verification of the class III designation of these two polymerases is provided by their sensitivity to only very high levels of -amanitin (50% inhibition at approximately 800 µg/ml), their 10-fold greater activity on poly[d(A–T)], and their elution from DEAE-cellulose at lower ionic strengths than from DEAE-Sephadex.This work was supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council.     

两种培养液对人外周血单个核细胞活力影响的比较观察

本文比较了自制细胞培养基和日本1640产细胞培养基对人外周血单个核细胞活力的影响,结果表明两种细胞培养基用于PBMC培养24h、48h、72h后、自制细胞培养基培养的细胞存活率均明显高于日本产1640培养基(P<0.01).说明自制细胞培养基可取代日本产1640培养基而用于人PBMC的实验培养.