人IL-16C端cDNA的克隆表达及初步鉴定

人 Ｉ Ｌ １６ 是近年报道的一个新的细胞因子,其 Ｃ 端 １３０ 个氨基酸的分泌型 Ｉ Ｌ １６ 广泛地参与了体内的免疫调节及炎症反应,并具有抑制 Ｈ Ｉ Ｖ 复制等多种功能．经从 Ｃｏｎ Ａ 刺激的人外周血单核细胞中分离总 Ｒ Ｎ Ａ,采用 Ｒ Ｔ Ｐ Ｃ Ｒ、分子克隆及序列测定的方法获得了 Ｉ Ｌ １６ Ｃ 端 １３０ 个氨基酸编码区的 ｃ Ｄ Ｎ Ａ,并在生物 素化融合蛋白表达系统中表达和纯化了该蛋白．结果表明：所得到的中国人 Ｉ Ｌ １６ Ｃ端的编码序列与国外报道的序列完全一致;已获得的 ３３ ｋ Ｄ 融合蛋白易于纯化,这一工作为进一步研究 Ｉ Ｌ １６ 的功能奠定了基础 ．     

用单细胞凝胶电泳技术检测粉纹夜蛾5BI细胞DNA损伤的研究

为了探测昆虫细胞的DNA损伤,本实验应用单细胞凝胶电泳技术,对不同剂量的过氧化氢和甲醛引起的粉纹夜蛾5BI细胞DNA损伤效应进行了研究,结果表明59μM=10μM、150μM的过氧化氢能引起粉纹夜蛾5BI细胞的DNA断裂,且断裂程度和浓度水平之间成正相关关系;10μM、30μM、50μM的甲醛能引起粉纹夜蛾5BI细胞DNA损伤,其中在10μM时引起DNA断裂,在30μM、50μM时引起DNA交联。     

HuR-positive stress granules: Potential targets for age-related osteoporosis

Aging impairs osteoblast function and bone turnover, resulting in age-related bone degeneration. Stress granules (SGs) are membrane-less organelles that assemble in response to stress via the recruitment of RNA-binding proteins (RBPs), and have emerged as a novel mechanism in age-related diseases. Here, we identified HuR as a bone-related RBP that aggregated into SGs and facilitated osteogenesis during aging. HuR-positive SG formation increased during osteoblast differentiation, and HuR overexpression mitigated the reduction in SG formation observed in senescent osteoblasts. Moreover, HuR positively regulated the mRNA stability and expression of its target β-catenin by binding and recruiting β-catenin into SGs. As a potential therapeutic target, HuR activator apigenin (API) enhanced its expression and thus aided osteoblasts differentiation. API treatment increased HuR nuclear export, enhanced the recruitment of β-catenin into HuR-positive SGs, facilitated β-catenin nuclear translocation, and contributed osteogenesis. Our findings highlight the roles of HuR and its SGs in promoting osteogenesis during skeletal aging and lay the groundwork for novel therapeutic strategies against age-related skeletal disorders.     

Bacteriophage Twort protein Gp168 is a β-clamp inhibitor by occupying the DNA sliding channel

Bacterial chromosome replication is mainly catalyzed by DNA polymerase III, whose beta subunits enable rapid processive DNA replication. Enabled by the clamp-loading complex, the two beta subunits form a ring-like clamp around DNA and keep the polymerase sliding along. Given the essential role of β-clamp, its inhibitors have been explored for antibacterial purposes. Similarly, β-clamp is an ideal target for bacteriophages to shut off host DNA synthesis during host takeover. The Gp168 protein of phage Twort is such an example, which binds to the β-clamp of Staphylococcus aureus and prevents it from loading onto DNA causing replication arrest. Here, we report a cryo-EM structure of the clamp–Gp168 complex at 3.2-Å resolution. In the structure of the complex, the Gp168 dimer occupies the DNA sliding channel of β-clamp and blocks its loading onto DNA, which represents a new inhibitory mechanism against β-clamp function. Interestingly, the key residues responsible for this interaction on the β-clamp are well conserved among bacteria. We therefore demonstrate that Gp168 is potentially a cross-species β-clamp inhibitor, as it forms complex with the Bacillus subtilis β-clamp. Our findings reveal an alternative mechanism for bacteriophages to inhibit β-clamp and provide a new strategy to combat bacterial drug resistance.     

Local Steric Hindrance for CO2 Electroreduction at a Thermodynamic Potential and Wide Working Window

To improve the energy-conversion efficiency and adaptability between a CO₂ electroreduction system and intermittent renewable energy, small onset potentials, and wide working windows are highly important. Here, three indium metal–organic frameworks (In-MOFs) have been projected using different ligands to adjust the local steric hindrance and electronic structure of In nodes, manipulating the whole workflow of CO₂ during electroreduction including local CO₂ transport, adsorption, activation, hydrogenation, and product desorption. Significantly, a CO₂ electroreduction to formate process promoted by 2,5-TDC In-MOF shows an onset potential of −0.1 V versus RHE around the therymodynamic potential, over 90% FE_foramte in a wide current-density window from 0.1 to 0.9 A cm⁻². Driven by solar cells, the system displays a high solar-to-chemical efficiency of 17.39%. In depth mechanism study indicates that the local CO₂ transport and adsorption of all In-MOFs are thermodynamically and kinetically favorable, while the energy barrier of potential-determine step (*HCOOH desorption) is the lowest for 2,5-TDC In-MOF.     

人白血病抑制因子在原核细胞中的表达与纯化

研究证明人白血病抑制因子(hLIF)是一种对多种不同类型的细胞和组织具有重要功能的细胞因子,其独特的生物学特性使其被广泛应用。介绍了自制的具有生物活性的hLIF,将hLIF基因克隆到pET32a中,并利用硫氧还蛋白(Trx)作为融合配体,在大肠杆菌中成功表达可溶性融合蛋白Trx-hLIF。亲和层析纯化后利用SDS-PAGE和Western blot对纯化结果进行检验。利用肠激酶(EK酶)切割融合蛋白,释放hLIF,随后通过简单的阳离子交换得到纯度高达98.1%的hLIF4.75mg。小鼠M1髓系白血病细胞增殖分析测定纯化的rhLIF的功能与hLIF具有相似的生物活性,EC50为5ng/ml,对应的比活性为0.5×107 IU/mg。     

环境因素对琥珀酸放线杆菌Actinobacillus succinogenes CGMCC 1593发酵生产丁二酸的影响

琥珀酸放线杆菌是发酵生产有应用前景的生物基原料-丁二酸的微生物。本研究室从牛瘤胃中筛选获得一株琥珀酸放线杆菌Actinobacillus succinogenes CGMCC 1593, 分析了环境气体、pH、氧化还原电位(ORP)环境因素对琥珀酸放线杆菌A. succinogenes CGMCC 1593发酵生产丁二酸的影响。结果表明: CO2不仅提供了A. succinogenes CGMCC 1593发酵生产丁二酸的最佳气体环境, 也是发酵生产丁二酸的底物之一; MgCO3是A. succinogenes CGMCC 1593发酵过程较好的pH调节剂, 发酵过程维持pH7.1~6.2, 可满足菌体生长与产酸的要求; 发酵液初始ORP过低, 不利于菌体生长, ORP在-270 mV时对丁二酸产生有利。在菌体对数生长期结束时, 通过Na2S·9H2O降低发酵液ORP到-270 mV, 发酵48 h时可产丁二酸37 g/L, 摩尔产率达到129%。这对深入研究A. succinogenes CGMCC 1593发酵生产丁二酸具有参考价值。     

基底周期拉伸引起ECV-304细胞形态学变化的分析

对ECV-304细胞施以最大应变10％、0.67Hz的周期拉伸,利用计算机图像处理系统,对周期拉伸过程中ECV-304细胞的取向调整进行了形态学分析,结果显示：周期拉伸能引起细胞长轴取向垂直于最大主应变方向;加载12h内细胞长短径比增加,12-24h之间长短径比下降,随后趋于稳定;细胞在周期拉伸最大主应变方向上的最大截距缩短,而在垂直于最大主应变方向上的最大截距延长;取向调整的过程与长短径比增大的过程有显著的相关性。表明在周期拉伸过程中的取向调整是一个细胞具有方向差异性的变形过程,而不是刚性的旋转或位移。