蚯蚓中抗肿瘤蛋白组分的提取分离及其抗肿瘤活性

以赤子爱胜蚓为原料 ,通过蛋白质的丙酮沉淀和凝胶过滤 ,分离得到一组抗肿瘤活性蛋白成分 (简称蚯蚓抽提物 ) ;这组成分富含Fe、Zn、Cu以及Se等微量元素 ,蛋白含量为 6 0 4 3± 2 36 %(n =5 ) .体外实验中 ,通过MTT法和SRB法测定了蚯蚓抽提物对多种人癌细胞株 (HCT 116、SY5Y、K5 6 2、MGc80 3和HeLa)以及正常细胞株 (HEK2 93和COS 7)的抑制杀伤率 .结果表明 ,蚯蚓抽提物对癌细胞的杀伤有一定的选择性 ,受试人癌细胞达到 5 0 %生长抑制率所需作用浓度约 6 0～110mg L ;但是 ,10 0℃煮沸 5min后 ,该抑制活性完全消失 .通过纤维蛋白平板法 ,测得蚯蚓抽提物同时具有纤溶酶和纤溶酶原激活酶的活性 .体外测得丝氨酸蛋白酶抑制剂aprotinin和PMSF能显著抑制蚯蚓抽提物的细胞杀伤活性 .体内实验中 ,蚯蚓抽提物能有效延长荷瘤 (S180 )小鼠的生存时间 ,并使其身体机能得到明显改善 .腹膜内注射剂量为 2 8mg kg和 36mg kg时 ,生命延长率分别为135 3%和 12 3 5 % ,和标准药物 (环磷酰胺 )治疗后结果 (76 5 % )相比 ,有显著性差异     

Extinction and fixation times with dominance and inbreeding

The effect of partial inbreeding on extinction and fixation times of a selected allele with partial dominance is studied using a diffusion model. Asymptotic approximations are obtained for large populations and the accuracy of the approximations was found to increase with inbreeding level. They show that inbreeding reduces extinction and fixation times compared to random mating at least by a factor 1+F, where F is Wright’s fixation index. The reduction of extinction and fixation times due to inbreeding is stronger for strong selection and if alleles are either highly recessive or highly dominant. This bears implications for the effect of inbreeding on the signature of selective sweeps. These findings extend previous results obtained for random mating populations and help clarifying previous simulation and numerical results on the effect of inbreeding on the dynamics of selected alleles.     

拟南芥类受体蛋白激酶基因CRK45对外源钙离子的响应

以拟南芥野生型和类受体蛋白激酶基因CRK45的T-DNA插入突变体crk45为材料,采用差异基因表达筛选技术检测ABA处理后野生型和crk45中基因表达的差异。结果显示:(1)crk45突变体中有1个基因的表达比野生型高约4倍。(2)NCBI数据库检索表明,该基因编码的蛋白具有EF手型结构,蛋白序列全长为130个氨基酸,是典型的Ca2+结合蛋白,故命名为CRK45抑制的钙离子结合蛋白(CICBP)。(3)Northern blotting分析结果显示,ABA处理后crk45突变体中CICBP的表达明显升高,证明CICBP基因的确受ABA诱导,且其表达受CRK45的抑制。(4)外源75mmol/L的Ca2+处理后,crk45突变体的萌发率(30.8%)显著高于野生型(17.16%),说明在Ca2+介导下CRK45的功能是抑制种子萌发。(5)qRT-PCR检测显示,野生型中CRK45的表达受Ca2+诱导明显升高,而crk45突变体中的表达一直保持很低,说明crk45突变体是一个基因敲除突变体;Ca2+处理后crk45突变体中CICBP基因表达上调,而野生型中CICBP的表达反而降低,说明Ca2+处理下CRK45抑制CICBP基因的表达。研究表明,ABA或Ca2+处理后,CRK45通过负调控CICBP基因的表达,从而抑制拟南芥种子萌发。     

Characterization of neuronal intrinsic properties and synaptic transmission in layer I of anterior cingulate cortex from adult mice

ABSTRACT: The neurons in neocortex layer I (LI) provide inhibition to the cortical networks. Despite increasing use of mice for the study of brain functions, few studies are reported about mouse LI neurons. In the present study, we characterized intrinsic properties of LI neurons of the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), a key cortical area for sensory and cognitive functions, by using whole-cell patch clamp recording approach. Seventy one neurons in LI and 12 pyramidal neurons in LII/III were recorded. Although all the LI neurons expressed continuous adapting firing characteristics, the unsupervised clustering results revealed five groups in the ACC, including: Spontaneous firing neurons; Delay-sAHP neurons, Delay-fAHP neurons, and two groups of neurons with ADP , ADP1 and ADP2. Using pharmacological approaches, we found that LI neurons receive both excitatory (mediated by AMPA, kainate and NMDA receptors), and inhibitory inputs (which were mediated by GABAA receptors). Our studies provide the first report characterizing the electrophysiological properties of neurons in LI of the ACC from adult mice.     

四川省蚂蚁区系研究（膜翅目：蚁科）

研究了四川（含重庆）蚂蚁的种类和分布,得知目前分布于四川的蚂蚁共有78种,分别隶属于5亚科27属,并发现1新种;古蔺立毛蚁Paratrechina gulinensis,sp.n。提供了新种的特征描述,根据地貌环境和气候的差异。将四川蚂蚁分为4个动物地理域,并讨论了四川蚂蚁区系的特点。     

Stereodesign of chiral para-substituted calix[4]arenes

According to the hypothesis that the chirality of molecule hosts is a cause of their enantioselectivity, the chirality of para-substituted calix[4]arenes was analyzed quantitatively. The relationship between types of para-substituents and the dissymmetry of the 2D (two-dimensional) entrance into the cavity and the whole 3D (three-dimensional) cavity of calix[4]arenes was studied by means of the enantiomer dissimilarity factor (EDF) method for quantitative evaluation of molecular chirality. The design of the most chiral, and probably enantioselective, para-substituted calix[4]arenes was planned such that all four substituents should be different and the two largest should be near each other (adjacent). It was, on the other hand, shown that the 2D chiral entrance determines chirality of the whole 3D structures of these molecules. This phenomenon is interpreted as an example of the chirality transition from 2D into 3D space.Electronic Supplementary Material available.     

重组质粒二级结构对丙型肝炎病毒E2蛋白基因表达的影响

将含HCV/E2基因的重组质粒 pUC18/HCV -E2的BamHI酶切基因片段和NcoⅠ +HindⅢ酶切基因片段分别克隆到原核表达载体pRSETHis中 ,构建两株重组HCV/E2重组表达质粒 pRSET·C/E2和 pRSET·A/E2。在诱导表达中 pRSET·A/E2的外源基因获得了高效表达 ,而 pRSET·C/E2的外源基因完全未得到表达。     

Inbreeding depression in small populations of self-incompatible plants.

Self-incompatibility (SI) is a widespread mechanism that prevents inbreeding in flowering plants. In many species, SI is controlled by a single locus (the S locus) where numerous alleles are maintained by negative frequency-dependent selection. Inbreeding depression, the decline in fitness of selfed individuals compared to outcrossed ones, is an essential factor in the evolution of SI systems. Conversely, breeding systems influence levels of inbreeding depression. Little is known about the joint effect of SI and drift on inbreeding depression. Here we studied, using a two-locus model, the effect of SI (frequency-dependent selection) on a locus subject to recurrent deleterious mutations causing inbreeding depression. Simulations were performed to assess the effect of population size and linkage between the two loci on the level of inbreeding depression and genetic load. We show that the sheltering of deleterious alleles linked to the S locus strengthens inbreeding depression in small populations. We discuss the implications of our results for the evolution of SI systems.     

Activity of Peptidases and Glycosidases: Effect of Light Deprivation and Heavy Metals on the Effects of Serotonin and Cholecystokinin in the Carp <Emphasis Type="Italic">Cyprinus carpio</Emphasis>

The dependence of the effects of serotonin and cholecystokinin on the activity of peptidases and glycosidases in the intestine of the carp Cyprinus carpio from the content of zinc and copper ions in different photoperiods (6: 18 and 0: 24 h) was studied. It was shown that the activity of enzymes in the intestine of fish under the influence of both hormones in conditions of light deprivation significantly increases, especially under the action of copper. The mechanisms of the influence of these factors on the activity of peptidases and glycosidases of fish intestines are discussed.