Characterization of the carboxysomal carbonic anhydrase CsoSCA from Halothiobacillus neapolitanus

In cyanobacteria and many chemolithotrophic bacteria, the CO(2)-fixing enzyme ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (RubisCO) is sequestered into polyhedral protein bodies called carboxysomes. The carboxysome is believed to function as a microcompartment that enhances the catalytic efficacy of RubisCO by providing the enzyme with its substrate, CO(2), through the action of the shell protein CsoSCA, which is a novel carbonic anhydrase. In the work reported here, the biochemical properties of purified, recombinant CsoSCA were studied, and the catalytic characteristics of the carbonic anhydrase for the CO(2) hydration and bicarbonate dehydration reactions were compared with those of intact and ruptured carboxysomes. The low apparent catalytic rates measured for CsoSCA in intact carboxysomes suggest that the protein shell acts as a barrier for the CO(2) that has been produced by CsoSCA through directional dehydration of cytoplasmic bicarbonate. This CO(2) trap provides the sequestered RubisCO with ample substrate for efficient fixation and constitutes a means by which microcompartmentalization enhances the catalytic efficiency of this enzyme.     

Nonlocal Immunized Mid-Infrared Magnetic Hot Spots in Graphene Junctions

Magnetic hot spots, which implies confinements and enhancements of magnetic fields, are demonstrated in graphene junctions (GJs) in the mid-infrared range. The appearance of magnetic hot spots in GJs comes from the conduction currents in the junction. In further, the extinction resonance peaks suffer blue shift, along with the increases in the magnetic fields inside junction area, when the junction width reduces. In opposite to the circumstances for electric field enhancements, neither magnetic field enhancements nor resonance frequency of GJs is perturbed by the intrinsic nonlocal electronic response of graphene. Such nonlocality immunized magnetic enhancement could be explained by the polarization dependent property of nonlocal effect.     

Dynamic distribution of epidermal growth factor during mouse embryo peri-implantation

Embryo implantation depends on the synchronized development of the blastocyst and the endometrium. This process is highly controlled by the coordinated action of the steroid hormones: estrogen and progesterone. By autocrine, paracrine or juxtacrine routes, some growth factors or cytokines are involved in this steroidal regulation pathway. Here we report the effects of epidermal growth factor (EGF) on embryo implantation in the mouse, the expression and distribution patterns of EGF protein in the mouse blastocyst, ectoplacental cone (EPC) and peri-implantation uterus on days 1-8 of gestation.By RT-PCR and dot blot, we found that EGF and its receptor (EGFR) are co-expressed in the blastocyst and peri-implantational uteri of pregnant days 2-8 (D2-D8) mice. Injection of EGF antibody into a uterine horn on the third day of pregnancy (D3) significantly reduced the number of mouse embryos that implanted on D8, indicating EGF have a function in the mouse embryo implantation.Further investigation by using indirect immunofluorescence and confocal microscope was made to trace EGF and EGFR protein localization during the mouse embryo implantation. EGF and EGFR are co-localized in the blastocyst, and in the secondary trophoblastic giant cells (SGC) of the EPC. At the pre-implantation stage, the distribution of EGF protein in the mouse uterus changes from epithelium to stroma. On D1 of pregnancy, EGF is mainly distributed in uterine stroma and myometrium. On D2, it is present in the uterine epithelium. On D3, it changes again from the uterine epithelium to the stroma. By D4, EGF is predominantly in the stroma. This dynamic distribution correlates with the proliferation activity of uterine cells at each period. On D6-D8 of embryo implantation, EGF 3 protein accumulates at the uterine mesometrial pole, a region that contributes to the trophoblastic invasiveness and placentation.This temporal and spatial localization of EGF protein in the mouse uterus implicates the cytokine in the regulation of trophoblastic invasiveness and uterine receptiveness.     

中国维吾尔族人群MSY1(DYF155S1)基因座多态性及其结构特点

应用荧光标记MVR-PCR、Amp-FLP与DNA序列分析技术等检测106例中国维吾尔族人群无关男性个体血纱样品,揭示了中国维吾尔族人群Y特异的小卫星MSY1 (DYF155S1)基因座5′和3′端多态性及其基因结构特点。DYF155S1基因座的多态性表现为3个方面：（1）长度多态性;（2）5′端多态性;（3）3′端多态性。106例无关个体共检出37个不同长度的片段,5′端检出68个类型,3′端检出23个类型。综合这3方面多态性,106例个体间没有相同,其基因多样性（h）超过0.9999。DNA序列分析发现该基因座5′端表现有7种模块结构,3′端有2种模块结构。DYF155S2片段缺失率约为4.7%。MVR-PCR、Amp-FLP与DNA序列分析技术结合起来可以更充分地揭示人群Y染色体特异的小卫星MSY1（DYF155S1）基因座多态性,并提出命名方式,从而为人类遗传学及法医学研究提供了有用的方法和基础资料。 Abstract:The study is to reveal the diversity and gene structure of 5′ and 3′ end of DYF155S1 locus in Y-chromosome minisatellite among Chinese Uygur population.Fluorescent MVR-PCR（minisatellite variant repeat by PCR）,Amp-FLP(Amplified fragment length polymorphism) and DNA sequencing methods were used repectively to detect 106 unrelated males among Chinese Uygur population.The polymorphisms of DYF155S1 locus could be revealed in three aspects:(1) polymorphic length:the sizes of amplified fragments ranged from 1405 to 2505bp.There are 37 types found among the 106 unrelated males.(2) polymorphism at 5′ end of DYF155S1 locus,68 types found among the 106 unrelated males.(3) polymorphism at 3′ end of DYF155S1 locus,23 types found among the 106 unrelated males.In combination of these three aspects of polymorphism,none of the 106 unrelated males tested had the same allele,and the gene diversity(h) was over 0.9999.Seven and two types of modular structure were founded in the 5′ and 3′ end of DYF155S1 locus,respectively,by DNA sequencing.The alleles at DYF155S2 locus showed yes/no dimorphism and the rate of deletion was 4.7%.The polymorphisms of DYF155S1 locus were fully revealed by using combination of MVR-PCR, Amp-FLP and DNA sequencing methods, and we suggested the nomenclature for alleles of MVR loci.These methods are useful tools and provide basic data for the study of human genetics and forensic medicine.     

不同来源植物乳杆菌基因组结构和功能差异的比较研究

[目的] 本试验研究不同来源植物乳杆菌（Lactobacillus plantarum）基因特点以及在不同环境下其基因多样性,探究2株L.plantarum A8和P9在肠道生境及植物表面适应性的异同,为优良菌株的开发提供理论基础。[方法] 本研究对从动物肠道和植物表面分离获得的L.plantarum A8和L.plantarum P9的基因组进行分析,利用第二代测序技术（NextGeneration Sequencing,NGS）,基于Illumina NovaSeq测序平台,同时利用第三代单分子测序技术,基于PacBio Sequel测序平台,对L.plantarum A8和L.plantarum P9进行测序。采用Carbohydrate-active enzymes（CAZy）、Koyto encyclopedia of genes and genomes（KEGG）和Clusters of orthologous genes（COG）数据库对基因组进行功能注释;采用CGView软件绘制菌株的基因组环形图谱。应用比较基因组学与已经公开发表的其他L.plantarum基因组进行比较分析。[结果] 由研究可知L.plantarum A8和L.plantarum P9基因组大小存在差异,通过构建系统发育树发现2株菌与其他来源的L.plantarum分在同一分支,并且L.plantarum P9与母乳来源的L.plantarum WLPL04菌株距离最近,而L.plantarum A8与L.paraplantarum DSM10667距离最近。通过基因家族分析可知,2株菌共有基因为2643个,其中包括一些抗应激蛋白如热休克蛋白、冷休克蛋白。L.plantarum A8和P9独特基因分别为321和336个,L.plantarum A8中独特基因主要参与DNA复制、ABC转运系统（ABC transfer system）、PTS系统（phosphotransferase system）、磺酸盐转运系统、氨基酸生物合成等代谢通路;L.plantarum P9的独特基因以参与碳水化合物的运输和代谢基因居多,例如rpiA基因、lacZ基因、FruA基因等。[结论] 通过比较基因组学方法解析L.plantarum的基因组信息,发现动物肠道来源的L.plantarum具有较好的氨基酸转运能力,植物表面附着的L.plantarum菌株具有较好碳水化合物利用能力,从而为益生菌的开发与利用提供理论依据。     

用人工神经网络方法估计Ligistic方程参数

本文提出Logistic方程参数优化估计的人工神经网络方法,并选取一组标样进行具体尝试。结果表明,用这种方法估计Logistic方程参数效果极好。     

病毒衣壳结构亚单位的种类数与三角形剖分数关系的研究和探讨

本文报道了在正廿面体病毒衣壳中,当蛋白结构亚单位以“三聚体”的形式聚集在单位三角形(?)时,其亚单位的种类数应等于该病毒的三角形剖分数值。     

不同细胞周期大鼠肝实质细胞癌细胞粘弹特性研究

以胸腺嘧啶核苷和秋水仙碱顺序阻断法及胸腺嘧啶核苷双阻断法分别获得同步化Ｇ１期和Ｓ期细胞,从细胞周期角度出发,采用微管吸吮技术对大鼠肝实质细胞癌细胞的粘弹特性进行了测定并以标准线性固体模型对实验数据进行了拟合,结果表明：该细胞具有高弹性和低粘性的总体特征;Ｇ１期细胞与Ｓ期细胞相比具有高Ｋ１值和低μ值的特点,从而显示Ｇ１期细胞比Ｓ期细胞具有更大的强度和更快的被动变形能力。这些结果不仅反映了同步化细胞存在的细胞骨架状态的周期性差异,也提示Ｇ１期细胞可能比Ｓ期细胞更适于在血流中存活和转移。     

窝雏数处理对两种雀形目幼鸟生长的影响

基于 1 997～ 1 999年野外实验 ,对高寒草甸小云雀和黄嘴朱顶雀两种雀形目鸟的窝雏数进行增减处理。结果表明 ,对照组的幼鸟生长率和离巢体重都大于增加组 ,说明窝雏数增加后 ,幼鸟质量下降。随着窝雏数增加 ,这两种幼鸟生长率显著下降 (小云雀 :r =-0 965 ,P =0 0 3 5 <0 0 5 ;朱顶雀 :r =-0 82 8,P =0 0 2 2 <0 0 5 )。窝雏数改变对小云雀幼鸟出飞重影响不显著 (r =-0 41 8,P =0 5 2 8>0 0 5 ) ,而对黄嘴朱顶雀有显著的影响 (r=-0 90 1 ,P =0 0 1 4<0 0 5 )。     

Induction of defence gene expression by oligogalacturonic acid requires increases in both cytosolic calcium and hydrogen peroxide in Arabidopsis thaliana

Responses to oligogalacturonic acid (OGA) were determined in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings express-ing the calcium reporter protein aequorin. OGA stimulated a rapid, substantial and transient increase in the concentration of cytosolic calcium ([Ca^2 ]cyt) that peaked after ca. 15 s. This increase was dose-dependent, saturating at ca. 50 μg Gal equiv/ml of OGA. OGA also stimulated a rapid generation of H202. A small, rapid increase in H2O2 content was followed by a much larger oxidative burst, with H2O2 content peaking after ca. 60 min and declining thereafter. Induction of the oxidative burst by OGA was also dose-dependent, with a maximum response again being achieved at ca. 50 μg Gal equiv/mL. Inhibitors of calcium fluxes inhibited both increases in [Ca^2 ]cyt and [H2O2], whereas inhibitors of NADPH oxidase blocked only the oxidative burst. OGA increased strongly the expression of the defence-related genes CHS,GST, PAL and PR-1. This induction was suppressed by inhibitors of calcium flux or NADPH oxidase, indicating that increases in both cytosolic calcium and H2O2 are required for OGA-induced gene expression.