Disulfides of the lutropin receptor

Affinity cross-linking of the lutropin receptor with 125I-human choriogonadotropin (hCG) on porcine granulosa cells produced four distinct homone-receptor complexes under reducing conditions. They contain 18-, 24-, 28-, and 34-kDa components (Ji, I., Bock, J. H., and Ji, T. H. (1985) J. Biol. Chem. 260, 12815-12821). Photoaffinity labeling and cross-linking produced 136-, 102-, and 74-kDa hCG-receptor complexes under reducing conditions and the 136-kDa complex under nonreducing conditions. In addition, the unreduced 102-kDa complex was seen in photoaffinity labeling but not in cross-linking. When the unreduced 136-kDa complex was reduced, the 102- and 74-kDa complexes were generated, indicating release of the 34- and the 28-kDa components in two steps. When the unreduced 102-kDa complex was reduced, the 74-kDa complex was produced, indicating the release of a 28-kDa component. The 74-kDa complex could not be reduced but was cleaved by alkaline treatment to produce the hCG alpha beta dimer. The results indicate that the 24-kDa component is released from the 74-kDa complex, since the apparent mass of the hCG alpha beta dimer on gels is 50 kDa. The 24-kDa component appears to be the initial site for photoaffinity labeling or cross-linking and to be disulfide linked to the 28-kDa component which is in turn disulfide linked to the 34-kDa component. These intercomponent disulfides exist in some receptors but not all. Formation of the disulfide-linked 136-kDa band required the presence of a sulfhydryl-blocking agent, N-ethylmaleimide. In particular, the 34-kDa component was vulnerable to reduction. There was no significant evidence of disulfides between the hormone and any of the receptor components.     

日本血吸虫童虫在终宿主体内的生长发育

本文对日本血吸虫童虫从终宿主的皮肤至肝门脉系移行过程的生长发育特点进行观察和分析,发现皮肤、肺、秆门三型童虫的体形、体长、体积、面积,发育率及生长速度均呈动态变化,而且这些变化与其生理功能是相适应的,因而为童虫体外培养、血吸虫病的免疫和药物预防研究提供材料来源和评价标准。     

延髓中缝核区注射谷氨酸钠降低大鼠动脉血压的作用

本工作研究了大鼠延髓中缝核在心血管活动调整中的作用。通过埋植套管向大鼠延髓中缝核区注射神经元兴奋剂谷氨酸钠5-μg可明显降低血压,抑制交感神经传出活动,心率无显著改变。降血压效应可被脊髓蛛网膜下腔注射5-HT受体阻断剂肉桂硫胺50μg,或腹腔注射赛庚啶15mg/kg所部分对抗;并可被皮下注射阿片受体阻断剂纳洛酮1mc/kg所削弱。结果提示:延髓中缝核-脊髓5-HT下行通路对脊髓的血管调节功能起抑制性影响,内源性阿片样物质可能参与该机制。     

Composition of cross-linked 125I-follitropin-receptor complexes

Both of the alpha and beta subunits of intact human follitropin (FSH) were radioiodinated with 125I-sodium iodide and chloramine-T and could be resolved on sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gels. Radioiodinated FSH was affinity-cross-linked with a cleavable (nondisulfide) homobifunctional reagent to its membrane receptor on the porcine granulosa cell surface as well as to a Triton X-100-solubilized form of the receptor. Cross-linked samples revealed three additional bands of slower electrophoretic mobility, corresponding to 65, 83, and 117 kDa, in addition to the hormone bands. The hormone alpha beta dimer band corresponded to 43 kDa. Formation of the three bands requires the 125I-hormone to bind specifically to the receptor with subsequent cross-linking. Binding was prevented by an excess of the native hormone but not by other hormones. A monofunctional analog of the cross-linking reagent failed to produce the three bands. Reagent concentration-dependent cross-linking revealed that their formation was sequential; smaller complexes formed first and then larger ones. When gels of cross-linked complexes were treated to cleave covalent cross-links and then electrophoresed in a second dimension, 18-, 22-, and 34-kDa components were released, in addition to the alpha and beta subunits of the hormone.     

Genomic organization of human lactate dehydrogenase-A gene.

A human genomic clone containing the lactate dehydrogenase-A (LDH-A) gene of approx. 12 kilobases in length was isolated and characterized. The protein-coding sequence is interrupted by six introns, and the positions of these introns are at the random coil regions or near the ends of secondary structures located on the surface of the LDH-A molecule. An additional intron is present at 24 nucleotides 5' to the translation initiation codon ATG, while the 3' untranslated sequence of 565 nucleotides is not interrupted. The genomic blot analysis of human placenta DNA indicates the presence of multiple LDH-A gene-related sequences.     

兔边缘系统隔区呼吸相关神经元

本实验在42只家兔给与 Urethane 半量麻醉,在边缘系统隔区用玻璃微电极方法记录了60个自发的呼吸相关神经元单位放电:吸气型30个单位;呼气型16个单位;跨时相型14个单位。断双侧迷走神经,静脉注入尼克刹米后,呼吸相关神经元单位放电与呼吸节律变化具有伴随性,呈正相关。窒息可以诱发隔区神经元呼吸节律放电。延髓第四脑室局部注入2%Sod。pentothal 后,随呼吸节律抑制、隔区呼吸相关神经元单位放电立即消失。上述结果提示:到达边缘系统隔区的呼吸信息在自主功能及情绪活动的协调方面,可能被认为是有意义的。     

犬冠状动脉阻力的胆碱能调节

本实验在麻醉开胸犬,采用冠状动脉左旋支恒流灌注,于搏动的和心室纤颤(VF)的心脏,研究了电刺激迷走神经(VNS)及冠状动脉内注入乙酰胆碱(ACh)对冠状动脉阻力的影响。当 VNS 和冠脉内给 ACh 时,(1)心肌内小冠状动脉阻力显著减低,而心外膜大冠状动脉阻力并无明显变化;(2)冠状动脉左旋支总阻力的减低幅度在 VF 的心脏比在搏动的心脏显著减小。以上结果表明,迷走-ACh 扩张冠脉的作用主要是舒张心肌内小冠状动脉,并可通过减低心肌收缩力而间接降低冠状动脉阻力。     

横脊叶蝉属一新种记述(同翅目:横脊叶蝉科)

作者在整理叶蝉标本时,发现横脊叶蝉属(Evacanthus Lepeletier and Serville,1825)一新种,现记述如下。模式标本存放在贵州农学院。 条翅横脊叶蝉 Evacanthus taenlatus 新种(图1—5) 雄虫体连翅长7.0;雌虫体长7.0,连翅长7.3毫米。头冠向前成钝圆角突出,中域凹陷,纵脊明显凸起,纵脊顶端与前缘脊成锚状相连接,横脊短,位于中前域,并与纵脊成十字形相交,头冠基域于中脊两侧各有一圆形凸起;单眼着生于头冠两侧前缘脊与侧脊相接处;颜面额唇基区扁平,中脊明显凸起,两侧有横刻痕,前唇基长大,由基部向端部逐渐收狭,末端超过下颚板端缘;触角脊明显,着生于复眼的后角处。前胸背板比头部宽,前缘弧     

中国葫白蚁新属及二新种(等翅目:白蚁科:象白蚁亚科)

葫白蚁属Cucurbitermes新属 模式种:英德葫白蚁Cucurbitermes yingdeensis新种 兵蚁(图1—4,9—16)体型中等或大型。单态或二态。除象鼻顶端有几根刚毛外,头部和胸部背板光秃无毛。头无象鼻时,长宽几等或宽稍大于长。正面观,鼻基与触角窝处有明显葫芦状收缩,触角窝后强烈凸出,两侧圆形,后缘稍平。象鼻瘦长,管状,近顶端逐