盐酸普鲁卡因对人肝癌HepG2细胞Syk基因甲基化的影响

为探讨盐酸普鲁卡因(procaine,PCA)对人肝癌HepG2细胞Syk基因甲基化的影响,应用巢式双重甲基化特异性聚合酶链反应(Methylation-specific PCR,MSP)检测盐酸普鲁卡因处理前后HepG2细胞中Syk基因启动子的甲基化水平;采用蛋白印迹技术观察Syk蛋白表达情况。结果显示,MSP检测到人肝癌HepG2细胞中Syk基因发生甲基化,随盐酸普鲁卡因浓度升高和时间的延长Syk基因甲基化水平逐渐降低;蛋白印迹结果表明,Syk蛋白在HepG2细胞中低表达,经盐酸普鲁卡因处理可以上调Syk蛋白的表达。人肝癌HepG2细胞中Syk基因启动子区域发生甲基化可能是肝癌发病的机制之一;盐酸普鲁卡因能降低Syk基因启动子区域CpG岛甲基化,并使Syk蛋白表达上调。     

Genetic diversity analysis for narrow-leafed lupin (Lupinus angustifolius L.) by SSR markers

Molecular Biology Reports - Narrow-leafed lupin (Lupinus angustifolius L.) is used as grain legumes, fodder for livestock and green manure in the world and has a great potential to be developed as...     

Construction and characterization of the chimeric antibody 8C11 to the hepatitis E virus

Homodimers of the truncated hepatitis E virus (HEV) capsid proteins, E2 and p239, were conformed to model the dominant antigenic determinants of HEV. Using E2 as an immunogen, two neutralizing monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), namely 8C11 and 8H3, were produced. We constructed a mouse-human chimeric antibody derived from 8C11 and its expression in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells. cDNAs encoding variable regions of heavy and light chains were isolated from hybridoma cells and inserted into mammalian expression vectors containing cDNA of human gamma-1 and kappa constant regions, respectively. The vectors were then cotransfected into CHO cells, and a stable cell line was established. Results from indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and Western blot analysis showed that the chimeric antibody was assembled correctly to the native IgG molecule and could be secreted from the cells. Similar to the original mAb, the expressed chimeric antibody displayed HEV antigen-binding activity and an enhancement effect on 8H3 binding to HEV antigen. The chimeric antibody could specifically inhibit the binding of p239 to HepG2 cells and compete with HEV IgG in positive serum by antibody-competitive ELISA. The chimeric antibody is expected to be less immunogenic in human and more suitable for antibody therapy of hepatitis E.     

盐酸普鲁卡因对人结肠癌HT-29细胞Syk基因甲基化及表达的影响

旨在探讨盐酸普鲁卡因(procaine,PCA)对人结肠癌HT-29细胞Syk基因甲基化及表达的影响。应用巢式双重甲基化特异性聚合酶链反应(Methylation-specific PCR,MSP)检测盐酸普鲁卡因处理前后HT-29细胞中Syk基因启动子的甲基化水平。逆转录-聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR)和蛋白印迹技术观察HT-29细胞内Syk基因表达情况。MSP检测发现人结肠癌HT-29细胞中Syk基因存在甲基化,经盐酸普鲁卡因处理能够使Syk基因甲基化水平下降。RT-PCR和蛋白印迹分析结果显示,人结肠癌HT-29细胞经盐酸普鲁卡因处理后Syk基因表达上调。人结肠癌HT-29细胞中Syk基因启动子甲基化导致基因表达沉默,盐酸普鲁卡因能逆转Syk基因启动子区域CpG岛甲基化,使Syk基因活化并表达上调,提示盐酸普鲁卡因具有治疗结肠癌的潜在应用价值。     

反硝化聚磷菌及其脱氮除磷机理研究进展

水体富营养化是当前水环境保护工作的重点关注问题,微生物修复富营养化水体具有高效、低耗且不产生二次污染等特点,已经成为富营养化水体生态修复的一种重要方式。近年来,对反硝化聚磷菌的研究及其在污水处理工艺中的应用越来越广泛。不同于传统的反硝化细菌联合聚磷菌去除氮磷工艺,反硝化聚磷菌在交替厌氧、缺氧/好氧条件下能同时进行脱氮除磷而被广泛关注与研究。值得注意的是,近几年报道的部分微生物仅在好氧条件下就可进行同时脱氮除磷,但是其脱氮除磷机理仍未理清。基于此,文中总结了目前发现的反硝化聚磷菌和同时硝化反硝化聚磷微生物的种类及特点,并对其脱氮与除磷的关系及其机理进行了系统性分析,对目前反硝化除磷存在的问题进行了梳理,最后对今后的研究方向进行了展望,以期为完善反硝化聚磷菌的脱氮除磷机理及工艺改进提供参考。     

Introduction of an NADH regeneration system into Klebsiella oxytoca leads to an enhanced oxidative and reductive metabolism of glycerol

Redox cofactors play crucial roles in the metabolic and regulatory network of living organisms. We reported here the effect of introducing a heterogeneous NADH regeneration system into Klebsiella oxytoca on cell growth and glycerol metabolism. Expression of fdh gene from Candida boidinii in K. oxytoca resulted in higher intracellular concentrations of both NADH and NAD⁺ during the fermentation metaphase, with the ratio of NADH to NAD⁺ unaltered and cell growth unaffected, interestingly different from that in engineered Escherichia coli, Lactococcus lactis, and others. Metabolic flux analysis revealed that fluxes to 1,3-propanediol, ethanol, and lactate were all increased, suggesting both the oxidative and reductive metabolisms of glycerol were enhanced. It demonstrates that in certain microbial system NADH availability can be increased with NADH to NAD⁺ ratio unaltered, providing a new strategy to improve the metabolic flux in those microorganisms where glycolysis is not the only central metabolic pathways.     

微流控芯片在中枢神经系统疾病中的应用与展望

近年来,随着微流体技术和生物微电子机械系统技术的不断发展,人类中枢神经系统(CNS)的微流体平台及相关疾病的体外模型逐渐得到了广泛的研究。微流体平台可以更好地模拟体内环境,同时能够控制结构、微环境和外来刺激。文中总结了微流控芯片在CNS的基本技术和CNS疾病中的应用。此外,文中对微流控芯片在CNS中的研究进行了展望,强调了通过跨学科的共同努力能够实现更高程度的仿生学挑战。     

Molecular dynamics simulation of the antiamoebin ion channel: linking structure and conductance

Molecular-dynamics simulations were carried out to ascertain which of the potential multimeric forms of the transmembrane peptaibol channel, antiamoebin, is consistent with its measured conductance. Estimates of the conductance obtained through counting ions that cross the channel and by solving the Nernst-Planck equation yield consistent results, indicating that the motion of ions inside the channel can be satisfactorily described as diffusive. The calculated conductance of octameric channels is markedly higher than the conductance measured in single channel recordings, whereas the tetramer appears to be nonconducting. The conductance of the hexamer was estimated to be 115 ± 34 pS and 74 ± 20 pS, at 150 mV and 75 mV, respectively, in satisfactory agreement with the value of 90 pS measured at 75 mV. On this basis, we propose that the antiamoebin channel consists of six monomers. Its pore is large enough to accommodate K⁺ and Cl⁻ with their first solvation shells intact. The free energy barrier encountered by K⁺ is only 2.2 kcal/mol whereas Cl⁻ encounters a substantially higher barrier of nearly 5 kcal/mol. This difference makes the channel selective for cations. Ion crossing events are shown to be uncorrelated and follow Poisson statistics.