Cloning of the pectate lyase genes from Erwinia carotovora and their expression in Escherichia coli

A hybrid cosmid coding for pectate lyase (PL) activity was identified from an Erwinia carotovora genomic library by an immunological screening method. A 7-kb DNA fragment was identified which codes for three proteins identical in size to proteins with PL activity purified from E. carotovora culture supernatants. The three proteins had apparent Mrs of 41, 44 and 44 X 10(3) as estimated by SDS-PAGE. None of the PLs were exported from Escherichia coli strain HB101 but all were found in the periplasmic space. Plant tissue was macerated by the PLs made in E. coli.     

一些因子对七星瓢虫咽侧体活性的影响(英文)

七星瓢虫(Coccmella septimpunctata)为了适应环境的变化,通过咽侧体产生保幼激素的活动调节其生殖作用。为了探索内外因素对咽侧体活动的影响,应用放射化学法及免疫电泳测定了食物、卵巢发育、脑神经肽、保幼激素类似物对卵黄发生期成虫保幼激素生物合成及血淋巴中卵黄原蛋白含量的影响。结果表明咽侧体活性受上述各种因子的影响。咽侧体活性与卵黄原蛋白含量及卵母细胞生长密切相关,说明有反馈作用。食物的质与量影响着咽侧体活性的变化。低剂量外源保幼激素类似物处理成虫则可促使咽侧体活性的变化。脑分泌的神经肽(allatotropin)可活化咽侧体。这些结果表明雌瓢虫保幼激素的生产主要是受起源于脑的促咽侧体信号的调节作用。     

阴道毛滴虫铁氧还蛋白基因的原核表达

目的在原核细胞中表达阴道毛滴虫铁氧还蛋白(ferredoxin,Fd)基因。方法构建阴道毛滴虫Fd基因的原核表达重组质粒pUC19-Fd,转化大肠埃希菌JM109感受态细胞中,异丙基-β-D-硫代半乳糖苷(IPTG)诱导蛋白质表达。结果经十二烷基磺酸钠-聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳(SDS-PAGE)和免疫印迹(Western blot)分析,重组质粒在大肠埃希菌中表达出Fd。结论在大肠埃希菌中表达出了Fd。     

烟粉虱对不同寄主植物定向行为研究(英文)

采用Y形嗅觉仪测定法和干燥器测定法研究了烟粉虱对一品红、地瓜、菜心、番茄和包菜 5种植物的定向行为 ,结果表明 :(1) 5种植物对烟粉虱均有引诱作用 ;(2 )不同种植物对烟粉虱有不同的引诱作用 ,其引诱力的顺序为 :一品红 >菜心 >地瓜 >包菜 >蕃茄 ,方差分析表明 :烟粉虱对 5种植物的定向行为差异极显著 ,LSD法测定进一步表明 :一品红与其余 4种植物差异极显著 ;菜心与包菜和番茄的差异达到显著水平 ,而与地瓜无显著差异 ;地瓜与包菜、番茄之间以及包菜与番茄之间均无差异显著性。     

Casparian strips in needles of Pinus bungeana: isolation and chemical characterization

By using cell wall degrading enzymes, Casparian strips were for the first time isolated from Pinus bungeana needle endodermis. They appeared as a fine network, similar to those isolated from roots. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic analysis provided evidence that the Casparian strips were impregnated with lignin, suberin, cellulose and cell wall proteins.     

Invasive and adherent bacterial pathogens co-Opt host clathrin for infection

Infection by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes depends on host cell clathrin. To determine whether this requirement is widespread, we analyzed infection models using diverse bacteria. We demonstrated that bacteria that enter cells following binding to cellular receptors (termed "zippering" bacteria) invade in a clathrin-dependent manner. In contrast, bacteria that inject effector proteins into host cells in order to gain entry (termed "triggering" bacteria) invade in a clathrin-independent manner. Strikingly, enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) required clathrin to form actin-rich pedestals in host cells beneath adhering bacteria, even though this pathogen remains extracellular. Furthermore, clathrin accumulation preceded the actin rearrangements necessary for Listeria entry. These data provide evidence for a clathrin-based entry pathway allowing internalization of large objects (bacteria and ligand-coated beads) and used by "zippering" bacteria as part of a general mechanism to invade host mammalian cells. We also revealed a nonendocytic role for clathrin required for extracellular EPEC infections.     

Vasodilator action of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in human coronary arteries in vitro

Coronary arterial tissues obtained from mammalian hearts are known to develop spontaneous phasic contractions. The aim of the present study was to investigate the vasodilatory effects of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) on the rhythmic contractions of isolated human coronary arterial (HCA) preparations obtained from the recipient hearts of patients undergoing cardiac transplantation. Results from 8 hearts show that: (i) most HCA tissues displayed spontaneous rhythmic phasic contractions with a cycle length around 10 min in the absence or presence of PGF2alpha or elevated [K+]0 (20 mM); (ii) the rhythmic activity could be suppressed by a free fatty acid DHA (30 microM); (iii) high [K+]0 (20 and 80 mM) could induce sustained tonic contraction in addition to phasic contractions in HCA tissues, the tonic contraction could be antagonized by L-type Ca(2+) channel blockers or by DHA (depending on [K+]0); (iv) a digitalis substance ouabain also could induce tonic contraction and suppress phasic contraction; (v) in isolated HCA vascular smooth muscle cells, DHA increased the magnitude of outward voltage-gated K+ (IKV) currents and the inwardly rectifying IK1 currents. Enhancement of K+ currents could be related to vasorelaxation induced by DHA in HCA preparations. Further studies on the effects of DHA on various ionic currents and intracellular Ca(2+) transient are needed to clarify the Ca(2+)-dependent and the Ca(2+)-independent actions of DHA in HCA.     

咖啡酸苯乙酯衍生物抑制红细胞溶血和HL-60细胞增殖活性的构效关系研究

蜂胶中的主要成分咖啡酸苯乙酯作为重要的抗氧化剂和癌预防试剂分子,引起了人们相当的兴趣。为了研究其构效关系,作者通过酰基化反应合成了6个咖啡酸苯乙酯衍生物,即:咖啡酸苯乙酯(caffeic acid phenethyl ester,CAPE)、芥子酸苯乙酯(sinapic acid phenethyl ester,SAPE)、阿魏酸苯乙酯(ferulic acid phenethyl ester,FAPE)、4-羟基肉桂酸苯乙酯(4-hydroxycinnamicacid phenethyl ester,4-HCAPE)、3,5-二羟基肉桂酸苯乙酯(3,5-dihydroxycinnamic acidphenethyl ester,3,5-DHCAPE)和3-羟基肉桂酸苯乙酯(3-hydroxycinnamic acid phenethyl este,3-HCAPE)。以水溶性偶氮引发剂2,2'-偶氮二(2-脒基丙烷)二盐酸盐诱导的红细胞溶血为模型,研究了它们的抗氧化活性。根据实验测得的有效抑制溶血时间,其活性顺序为:CAPE≈4-HCAPE>SAPE>FAPE>3,5-DHCAPE>3-HCAPE。其活性显著...     

超氧化物岐化酶在医学领域的研究现状

超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)是生物体内清除超氧阴离子自由基(O2-.)的一种重要金属酶,具有重要的生理功能,在医药、食品等方面有广泛的应用前景,是目前医学、分子生物学领域研究的热点之一。现对SOD的分类、分布、结构、性质、在相关疾病中的研究进展、临床应用等方面做一综述。