Luteolin enhances TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand's anticancer activity in a lung cancer xenograft mouse model

Sensitization of cancer cells to apoptosis induced by tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) by luteolin has been suggested by in vitro studies. However, no in vivo experiment has been reported to validate the potentiation effect of luteolin on TRAIL's anticancer activity. In this report, we first confirmed that luteolin potentiates TRAIL-induced cytotoxicity in A549 cells and HeLa cells in association with increased activation of apoptosis. Then we performed an in vivo experiment with a non-small cell lung cancer xenograft mouse model, which showed for the first time that the in vivo anticancer activity of TRAIL was greatly enhanced by luteolin. Compared with that in untreated control or treatment with TRAIL or luteolin alone, inhibition of tumor growth and apoptotic cell death in xenograft tumors were significantly increased in animals receiving combination treatment with TRAIL and luteolin. Data from this study thus provide strong in vivo evidence supporting that luteolin is a potential sensitizer for TRAIL in anticancer therapy.     

镉对雄性小鼠生精细胞的影响

为了研究镉对小鼠生殖力和生精细胞的作用,本文对氯化镉处理后的雄性小鼠进行了交配实验,以观察其对怀孕率、每窝产仔数及子代性比的影响。测定比较了注射镉后,小鼠成熟精子的总LDH酶和LDH-X酶的活性;还用双向电泳方法分析了成熟精子的蛋白质变化。结果表明,处理组在怀孕率、每窝产仔数及子代性比方面无统计学意义的差异。成熟精子的总LDH活性经镉处理后未发现明显变化,但镉能显著地抑制与精子运动的能量有关的LDH-X酶的活性。双向电泳图谱表示,镉处理后,精子中含量较少的三组蛋白质或消失不见,或发生明显变化。     

植物重要功能基因研究进展及其应用

随着越来越多植物全基因组测序的完成,植物基因研究的重点将逐渐从基因的发现转移到对基因功能的研究上来。近年来,植物基因功能的阐述日益深入,尤其是与作物产量和抗性相关的重要农艺性状调控机理的研究更加引人注目,一些具有应用价值的功能基因相继被鉴定并得到功能注释。该文综述植物功能基因研究领域近年来的主要进展,着重介绍具有应用前景的重要功能基因的研究。同时,对目前利用基因工程、分子标记辅助选择等于段改良作物的现状及其前景进行讨论。     

猪骨胶原蛋白酶解物中血管紧张素转换酶抑制剂的提纯

将猪骨胶原蛋白粗提物用胰蛋白酶水解,经阳离子交换树脂层析,ＳｅｐｈａｄｅｘＧ－２５柱凝胶过滤,以及数次反相高效液相层析,最终获得一具有抑制血管紧张素转换酶（ＡＣＥ）活性的单一峰值的多肽。其氨基酸组成为Ｉｌｅ,Ｈｉｓ,Ｓｅｒ,Ｇｌｙ,Ａｌａ,Ｐｒｏ,Ｔｙｒ,Ｌｅｕ,Ａｓｐ．以Ｈｉｐ－Ｇｌｙ－Ｇｌｙ为底物,在ｐＨ为７．１的条件下,此肽对猪肺ＡＣＥ的Ｉ＿（５０）值为２６μｍｏｌ／Ｌ。     

Bacillus licheniformis6816碱性蛋白酶基因在E.coli中的克隆和表达

用PCR方法从地衣芽孢杆菌6816中扩增了碱性蛋白酶基因（apr),扩增的1.14kb的DNA片段插入到大肠杆菌载体pET-20b中,构建成重组分泌型表达载体pAPR1。pAPR1中碱性蛋白酶基因在大肠杆菌宿主JM109（DE3）中得到表达,SDS-PAGE分析显示融合表达产物的分子量为30kD,同核酸序列测定所推导的值相符,表达产物占细胞总蛋白的7.5%,重组菌的酶活比出发菌株提高了3.3倍,研究发现,重组的碱性蛋白酶在进入大肠杆菌周质空间时存在前肽自动脱落的现象。     

Expression and purification of the catalytic domain of human vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 for inhibitor screening

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), an endothelial cell-specific mitogen, can act in tumor-induced angiogenesis by binding to specific receptors on the surface of endothelial cells. One such receptor, VEGFR-2/KDR, plays a key role in VEGF-induced angiogenesis. Here, we expressed the catalytic domain of VEGFR-2 as a soluble active kinase using Bac-to-Bac expression system, and investigated correlations between VEGFR-2 activity and enzyme concentration, ATP concentration, substrate concentration and divalent cation type. We used these data to establish a convenient, effective and non-radioactive ELISA screening technique for the identification and evaluation of potential inhibitors for VEGFR-2 kinase. We screened 200 RTK target-based compounds and identified one (TKI-31) that potently inhibited VEGFR-2 kinase activity (IC50=0.596 microM). Treatment of NIH3T3/KDR cells with TKI-31 blocked VEGF-induced phosphorylation of KDR in a dose-dependent manner. Moreover, TKI-31 dose-dependently suppressed HUVEC tube formation. Thus, we herein report a novel, efficient method for identifying VEGFR-2 kinase inhibitors and introduce one, TKI-31, that may prove to be a useful new angiogenesis inhibitor.     

高铁离子自由基与亚油酸反应的初步研究

利用停留仪快速反应动力学方法和自旋捕集ＥＳＲ技术监测高铁离子自由基和自旋捕捉剂ＰＯＢＮ的反应,发现高铁离子自由基本身不被自旋捕捉剂ＰＯＢＮ捕捉,但是ＰＯＢＮ可以捕捉到停流仪第三相中的ＯＨ,可能来自剩余的Ｆｅｎｔｏｎ试剂或高铁离子自由基的衰变。以含两个双键的不饱和脂肪酸－亚油酸（ＬＨ）作为模型化合物,测定高铁离子自由基与亚油酸分子的反应速率。ＥＳＲ结果表明,高铁离子自由基可能在一定程度上启动了亚油酸体系的脂质过氧化。     

Recombinant Galectins of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Haemonchus contortus</Emphasis> Parasite Induces Apoptosis in the Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes of Goat

The effect of Haemonchus contortus galectin peptides rHco-gal-m/f to induce apoptosis in the peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLCs) of goats was investigated. Analysis of apoptosis was carried out with agarose gel electrophoresis, flow cytometry and transmission electron microscopy. The results indicated that there were visible apoptosis bodies and typical DNA ladders by genomic DNA fragmentation. The quantitative analysis of apoptosis by flow cytometry indicated that rHco-gal-m/f peptides induced apoptosis was time and dose dependent. Ultrastructural studies of the PBLCs revealed that a large number of apoptotic cells were present in galectin-treated cells, which had the typical morphologic changes of apoptosis such as reduction of the cytoplasmic volume, loss of cell surface microvilli, chromatin condensation and fragmentation of the apoptotic cells into small apoptotic bodies.     

中国转基因作物风险评估技术研究进展

现代生物技术的发展为利用外源基因培育优良作物品种提供了新的途径,目前国内外已培育出多个高抗害虫的转基因作物。但是,人们对转基因作物潜在的风险尚存在疑问,这是目前转基因作物是否能进一步获准商品化生产的一个重要原因。综述了中国转基因作物研究和转基因产品安全性检测技术取得的主要进展,对我国转基因作物的研究前景进行了展望,并对将来的工作提出了几点建议。