多杀菌素和荧光桃红B对橘小实蝇取食的影响

40mg/kg多杀菌素(spinosad)或1000、3000mg/kg荧光桃红B(Phloxine-B)均不影响3日龄橘小实蝇雌Bactrocera dorsalis(Hendel)、雄虫对蔗糖的取食量(P>0.05);与蒸馏水对照和马拉硫磷对照相比,40mg/kg多杀菌素或1000mg/kg荧光桃红B对雌、雄虫吐食率也无显著影响(P>0.05),但3000mg/kg荧光桃红B对雌、雄虫吐食率有极显著影响(P<0.01)。40mg/kg多杀菌素或1000mg/kg荧光桃红B对6日龄橘小实蝇雌、雄虫对蔗糖的取食量与蒸馏水对照无差异(P>0.05);3000mg/kg荧光桃红B对雌虫的取食量与蒸馏水对照有显著差异(P<0.05),与马拉硫磷对照无差异(P>0.05),对雄虫的取食量与蒸馏水对照无显著差异(P>0.05),与马拉硫磷对照有显著差异(P<0.05)。与蒸馏水、马拉硫磷相对照,40mg/kg多杀菌素或1000mg/kg荧光桃红B对雌、雄虫的吐食率均无显著影响(P>0.05),而3000mg/kg的荧光桃红B对雌、雄虫的吐食率均有极显著影响(P<0.01)。     

Multiple advantageous amino acid variants in the NAT2 gene in human populations

Background

Genetic variation at NAT2 has been long recognized as the cause of differential ability to metabolize a wide variety of drugs of therapeutic use. Here, we explore the pattern of genetic variation in 12 human populations that significantly extend the geographic range and resolution of previous surveys, to test the hypothesis that different dietary regimens and lifestyles may explain inter-population differences in NAT2 variation.

Methodology/Principal Findings

The entire coding region was resequenced in 98 subjects and six polymorphic positions were genotyped in 150 additional subjects. A single previously undescribed variant was found (34T>C; 12Y>H). Several aspects of the data do not fit the expectations of a neutral model, as assessed by coalescent simulations. Tajima''s D is positive in all populations, indicating an excess of intermediate alleles. The level of between-population differentiation is low, and is mainly accounted for by the proportion of fast vs. slow acetylators. However, haplotype frequencies significantly differ across groups of populations with different subsistence.

Conclusions/Significance

Data on the structure of haplotypes and their frequencies are compatible with a model in which slow-causing variants were present in widely dispersed populations before major shifts to pastoralism and/or agriculture. In this model, slow-causing mutations gained a selective advantage in populations shifting from hunting-gathering to pastoralism/agriculture. We suggest the diminished dietary availability of folates resulting from the nutritional shift, as the possible cause of the fitness increase associated to haplotypes carrying mutations that reduce enzymatic activity.     

聚乙二醇对菠萝蛋白酶的化学修饰

方法:用琥珀酸酐法活化的聚乙二醇对菠萝蛋白酶进行化学修饰,得到菠萝蛋白酶的修饰酶,对比研究三种菠萝蛋白酶:修饰酶、混合酶、天然酶的热稳定性及酸碱稳定性,考察金属离子对三种菠萝蛋白酶的影响。结果:当在55℃水浴保温100min后天然酶活力只保留20%,混合酶活力保留37%,修饰酶活力保留58%;在pH3.0-4.5及pH6.0-7.0的条件下,修饰酶活力高于天然酶活力。当Ca2 的浓度达到0.05mg/mL时,修饰酶的活力高达257.66%;当Mg2 的浓度达到0.035mg/mL时,修饰酶的活力高达147.25%。一价离子Na 对三种菠萝蛋白酶无明显影响。结论:修饰的菠萝蛋白酶对温度和pH值的稳定性均比天然酶有很大程度的提高。混合酶的活力介于天然酶和修饰酶之间说明聚乙二醇对菠萝蛋白酶有一定的保护作用。二价离子Ca2 、Mg2 对三种菠萝蛋白酶活力均有不同程度的激活作用。     

TSHR蛋白在宫颈癌的表达及其与HPV-16感染的关系

目的研究促甲状腺激素受体（TSHR）在子宫颈癌组织的表达及其与乳头瘤病毒（HPV－16）的关系。方法应用免疫组织化学链霉菌抗生物素过氧化物酶（SP）法检测79例子宫颈癌和30例子宫颈炎组织HPV－16与TSHR蛋白表达。79例癌症患者中病理分级〈Ⅱ级33例,≥Ⅱ级46例;病理分期〈Ⅱ期56例,≥Ⅱ期23例;无淋巴结转移66例,有淋巴结转移13例;肿瘤大小〈3cm44例,肿瘤大小≥3cm35例。结果HPV－16在子宫颈癌表达率55．70％明显高于宫颈炎5％（P〈0．05）,TSHR在子宫颈癌表达率68．35％明显高于宫颈炎26．67％（P〈0．05）。HPV－16表达与肿瘤的大小、肿瘤分级、分期、淋巴结转移不相关。TSHR表达与肿瘤的大小呈正相关,P〈0．05,与肿瘤分级、分期及淋巴结转移不相关。HPV－16与TSHR在宫颈癌表达呈正相关。结论HPV感染对宫颈癌病变起到强烈的预警作用。TSHR不仅在甲状腺滤泡上皮细胞表达,在子宫颈癌细胞也表达,TSHR过表达能促进宫颈细胞的异常增殖,其异常功能可能是恶性肿瘤特定的临床表型。HPV与TSHR在子宫颈癌变过程中起协同作用。     

生物化学教学中采用案例教学法之案例设计与分析

案例教学法是被普遍采用的一种教学方式,将其应用于生物化学教学中,并用图解的形式给出案例的归纳与分析,使抽象难懂、错综复杂、生涩冷僻的教学内容变得直观明了。加深了学生对教学内容的理解,增强了课堂教学的趣味性与学生学习的主动性,同时提高了学生分析问题和解决问题的能力。     

Dynamin: possible mechanism of "Pinchase" action.

Dynamin is a GTPase playing an essential role in ubiquitous intra cellular processes involving separation of vesicles from plasma membranes and membranes of cellular compartments. Recent experimental progress (. Cell. 93:1021-1029;. Cell. 94:131-141) has made it possible to attempt to understand the action of dynamin in physical terms. Dynamin molecules are shown to bind to a lipid membrane, to self-assemble into a helicoidal structure constricting the membrane into a tubule, and, as a result of GTP hydrolysis, to mediate fission of this tubule (). In a similar way, dynamin is supposed to mediate fission of a neck connecting an endocytic bud and the plasma membrane, i.e., to complete endocytosis. We suggest a mechanism of this "pinchase" action of dynamin. We propose that, as a result of GTP hydrolysis, dynamin undergoes a conformational change manifested in growth of the pitch of the dynamin helix. We show that this gives rise to a dramatic change of shape of the tubular membrane constricted inside the helix, resulting in a local tightening of the tubule, which is supposed to promote its fission. We treat this model in terms of competing elasticities of the dynamin helix and the tubular membrane and discuss the predictions of the model in relation to the previous views on the mechanism of dynamin action.     

Structure of the Non-Catalytic Domain of the Protein Disulfide Isomerase-Related Protein (PDIR) Reveals Function in Protein Binding

Protein disulfide isomerases comprise a large family of enzymes responsible for catalyzing the proper oxidation and folding of newly synthesized proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Protein disulfide isomerase-related (PDIR) protein (also known as PDIA5) is a specialized member that participates in the folding of α₁-antitrypsin and N-linked glycoproteins. Here, the crystal structure of the non-catalytic domain of PDIR was determined to 1.5 Å resolution. The structure adopts a thioredoxin-like fold stabilized by a structural disulfide bridge with a positively charged binding surface for interactions with the ER chaperones, calreticulin and ERp72. Crystal contacts between molecules potentially mimic the interactions of PDIR with misfolded substrate proteins. The results suggest that the non-catalytic domain of PDIR plays a key role in the recognition of protein partners and substrates.     

贵州省首次发现合江棘蛙

2010年7和8月,采用样带法于贵州省习水国家级自然保护区进行两栖动物资源调查,在三叉河片区(28°30′43.67″N,106°25′03.72″E,海拔1 087 m)采集到25只形态相似的两栖动物标本,经过鉴定,该标本为无尾目(Anura)叉舌蛙科(Dicroglossidae)棘胸蛙属(Quasipaa)的合江棘蛙(Q.robertingeri),系贵州省两栖动物新纪录。标本现保存于贵阳学院生态研究中心标本室。     

接种番茄斑萎病毒番茄植株对西花蓟马生物学特性的影响

西花蓟马Frankliniella occidentalis(Pergande)是我国的一种重要入侵害虫。本文研究了西花蓟马在番茄3种处理(健康CK、机械接种番茄斑萎病毒MI、机械损伤MD)叶片上的生长发育、存活及种群增长。结果表明:健康、机械接种番茄斑萎病毒、机械损伤叶片上的发育历期依次为12.68、12.99和11.79d。雌雄成虫寿命和雌虫繁殖能力在各处理叶片上差异不显著(P>0.05)。健康、机械接种番茄斑萎病毒、机械损伤叶片上的内禀增长率依次为0.1362、0.1526和0.1292d-1。本研究表明,接种番茄斑萎病毒的番茄叶片未缩短西花蓟马发育历期,也不能延长寿命及提高产卵量,不能明显加速种群数量增长。这意味着番茄斑萎病毒对西花蓟马在番茄叶片上的生物学特性未能产生明显的有利作用。     

治疗性抗体药物开发中IgG亚型选择

治疗性抗体药物针对不同的适应证具有专一性和有效性。目前已上市的治疗性抗体药物多是以IgG为框架开发的,并且绝大部分属于IgG1亚型。在治疗性抗体药物的开发中,由于各亚型具有不同的结构与功能,影响其理化性质、生物活性和触发效应功能的能力等,为达到期望的治疗效果并且避免不良反应,应选择适宜的抗体亚型进行抗体设计。主要综述了影响IgG亚型选择的相关因素,以及IgG1、IgG2和IgG4亚型在治疗性抗体药物开发中的应用研究,以期为治疗性抗体药物研发提供新思路。