Estimation of amino acid pairs sensitive to variants in human phenylalanine hydroxylase protein by means of a random approach

In this data-based theoretical analysis, we use a random approach to estimate amino acid pairs in human phenylalanine 4-hydroxylase (PAH) protein in order to determine which amino acid pairs are more sensitive to 187 variants in human PAH protein. The rationale of this study is based on our hypothesis and previous findings that the harmful variants are more likely to occur at randomly unpredictable amino acid pairs rather than at randomly predictable pairs. This is reasonable to argue as randomly predictable amino acid pairs are less likely to be deliberately evolved, whereas randomly unpredictable amino acid pairs are probably deliberately evolved in connection with protein function. 94.12% of 187 variants occurred at randomly unpredictable amino acid pairs, which accounted for 71.84% of 451 amino acid pairs in human PAH protein. The chance of a variant occurring is five times higher in randomly unpredictable amino acid pairs than in predictable pairs. Thus, randomly unpredictable amino acid pairs are more sensitive to variance in human PAH protein. The results also suggest that the human PAH protein has a natural tendency towards variants.     

Transforming growth factor-beta increases Escherichia coli K1 adherence,invasion, and transcytosis in human brain microvascular endothelial cells

Escherichia coli K1 traversal of the human brain microvascular endothelial cells (HBMEC) that constitute the blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a complex process involving E. coli adherence to and invasion of HBMEC. In this study, we demonstrated that human transforming growth factor-beta-1 (TGF-beta1) increases E. coli K1 adherence, invasion, and transcytosis in HBMEC. In addition, TGF-beta1 increases RhoA activation and enhances actin condensation in HBMEC. We have previously shown that E. coli K1 invasion of HBMEC requires phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase (PI3K) and RhoA activation. TGF-beta1 increases E. coli K1 invasion in PI3K dominant-negative HBMEC, but not in RhoA dominant-negative HBMEC, indicating that TGF-beta1-mediated increase in E. coli K1 invasion is RhoA-dependent, but not PI3K-dependent. Our findings suggest that TGF-beta1 treatment of HBMEC increases E. coli K1 adherence, invasion, and transcytosis, which are probably dependent on RhoA.     

Prediction of amino acid pairs sensitive to mutations in the spike protein from SARS related coronavirus

In this study, we analyzed the amino acid pairs affected by mutations in two spike proteins from human coronavirus strains 229E and OC43 by means of random analysis in order to gain some insight into the possible mutations in the spike protein from SARS-CoV. The results demonstrate that the randomly unpredictable amino acid pairs are more sensitive to the mutations. The larger is the difference between actual and predicted frequencies, the higher is the chance of mutation occurring. The effect induced by mutations is to reduce the difference between actual and predicted frequencies. The amino acid pairs whose actual frequencies are larger than their predicted frequencies are more likely to be targeted by mutations, whereas the amino acid pairs whose actual frequencies are smaller than their predicted frequencies are more likely to be formed after mutations. These findings are identical to our several recent studies, i.e. the mutations represent a process of degeneration inducing human diseases.     

Purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray studies of a p-nitrophenylphosphatase from Bacillus stearothermophilus

Thermostable p-nitrophenylphosphatase from Bacillus stearothermophilus has been expressed in Escherichia coli, purified and crystallized. The crystals belong to space group C(2), with unit-cell parameters a = 67.17 A, b = 57.84 A, c = 62.49 A and alpha = 90.0 degrees, beta = 95.4 degrees, gamma = 90.0 degrees. Diffraction data were collected to 1.40 A resolution with a completeness of 94.7% (96.6% for the last shell), an R(fac) value of 0.074 (0.341) and an I/sigma (I) value of 30.1 (2.67).     

蛇毒心脏毒素对动物细胞的遗传损伤和生殖毒性研究

目的 应用眼镜蛇毒心脏毒素（ＣＴＸ）作用于小鼠的骨髓细胞和生殖细胞,以探讨ＣＴＸ对动物体的生殖毒性和遗传毒性。方法 对小鼠腹腔注射不同剂量ＣＴＸ,通过生殖毒性实验和致突变实验,分析孕鼠的胚胎存活率,骨髓细胞和精母细胞的染色体畸变率。结果：ＣＴＸ能影响胎鼠的生长发育,使孕鼠的增重和活胎率均明显地降低（Ｐ〈０．００１）,染色体畸变实验显示ＣＴＸ０．４ｍｇ／ｋｇ剂量上精母细胞多倍体和非整倍体细胞数目增高     

区域农业综合生产力的AHP-Fuzzy综合评判

根据系统分析原理,在确定区域农业综合生产力系统的层次结构基础上,用层次分析法确定各因素的权重,用模糊多级综合评判法对各区域综合生产力进行综合的评价．具有一定的科学性和实用价格．     

酶、多肽电荷数的理论计算及误差研究

对酶的电荷数随ｐＨ变化的定量关系进行了理论推导,将推导出的酶的电荷数与ｐＨ的关系式应用于多肽等电点的计算,理论计算结果与文献实验结果完全一致,并推导出酸性氨基酸、碱性氨基酸及中性氨基酸等电点的计算式,与现有计算式完全一致．应用荧光光谱和荧光偏振对肌酸激酶带电性随ｐＨ值的变化关系的研究表明,理论计算符合实验结果,表明：此文理论关系式是可靠的．     

枳壳外植体离体再生及农杆菌介导的遗传转化

以枳壳实生苗的上胚轴及茎段为材料,在附加有ＢＡ和ＭＴ培养基上进行培养,上胚轴出芽率普遍高于茎段,ＢＡ为１ｍｇ／Ｌ时,出芽率最高,ＢＡ浓度升高,出芽率随之下降。外植体在培养基上的接种方式,对出芽有一定影响,上胚轴切段 形态学下端垂直插入,出芽率高。