Biochemical analysis of a Chinese cabbage phytocystatin-1

The phytocystatins are inhibitors of papain-like cysteine proteinases that are implicated in defense mechanisms and the regulation of protein turnover. BCPI-1, a Brassica rapa (Chinese cabbage) phytocystatin isolated from flower buds, contains an extended C-terminal region that contains a single Cys residue at position 102. In an effort to investigate the role of the C-terminus and this Cys residue in BCPI-1 activity, purified recombinant proteins of BCPI-1, including wild-type BCPI-1 (wtBCPI-1), N-terminus BCPI-1 (BCPI-1??C), C-terminus BCPI-1 (BCPI-1??N), and BCPI-1 with a single Cys residue exchange to Ser (BCPI-1C102S), were generated and their inhibitory activities against papain were investigated. Kinetic analysis revealed that the monomeric forms of wtBCPI-1 (K _i = 6.84 ± 0.3 × 10^?8 M) inhibited papain more efficiently than the dimeric forms of wtBCPI-1 (K _i = 1.01 ± 0.5 × 10^?7 M). Experiments with recombinant BCPI-1C102S demonstrated that the dimerization of wtBCPI-1 caused by the formation of an intermolecular disulfide bond at the cysteine residue. The inhibitory activity of the recombinant proteins, except BCPI-1??N, was reduced in the pH range of 7.0?C11.5 and was highly stable over a wide range of temperatures. Thus, dimerization mediated by the cysteine residue in the extended C-terminal region and alkaline conditions reduced the inhibitory activity of BCPI-1.     

猴副流感病毒SV5 PCR检测方法的建立与初步应用

目的建立检测SV5的PCR方法并加以初步应用。方法根据GenBank中报道的SV5序列,针对其中的SH基因设计引物进行PCR反应,扩增产物进行测序并用BLAST软件进行同源性比对,同时利用限制性内切酶的酶切反应以证实此PCR反应的特异性。在此基础上设计巢式PCR提高此方法的灵敏度。利用此方法对20份猴肾源细胞培养物和40份血清标本进行检测。结果利用设计的引物扩增出的序列测序结果证实与报道的SV5SH基因相对位置的序列一致。AccⅢ限制性内切酶可对PCR产物进行特异性酶切。巢式PCR比一次PCR的敏感度有所提高。用此方法检测的20份猴肾源细胞培养物和40份血清标本结果为阴性。结论初步建立了检测SV5病毒的PCR方法,排除实验室用20份猴肾源细胞培养物和40份血清标本SV5的污染。     

Purification and characterization of M3 protein expressed on the surface of group A streptococcal type 3 strain C203

Abstract Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) have been produced by immunizing BALB/C mice with whole M⁺ bacteria in incomplete Freund adjuvant and the resulting mAbs for M3 protein have been selected by an indirect immuno-fluorescent technique using formaldehyde-fixed M⁺ and M⁻ bacteria. Four mAbs reacted with a 65 kDa protein in an extract obtained from the cell wall of M⁺ bacteria after treatment with N -acetyl muramidase and lysozyme. The purified 65 kDa protein neutralized the phagocytic activity of rabbit anti-M3 antibody. The N-terminal amino acid sequence of the 65 kDa protein was identical with that of protein generated by the M3 gene which has been previously cloned and sequenced. The evidence indicates that the 65 kDa protein is M3 protein. The M3 protein bound not only human fibrinogen but also human serum albumin (HSA). When the M3 protein was purified by gel-filtration and ion-exchange chromatography in the absence of phenylmethyl sulfonyl fluoride (PMSF), four fragments (35 kDa, 32 kDa, 30 kDa, and 25 kDa) in addition to the intact molecule appeared. N-terminal amino acid sequence analysis showed that 35 kDa and 25 kDa fragments were ANAAD and DARSV, respectively, being identical at positions 1–5 and 198–202 to the M3 gene derived protein. Therefore, the 35 kDa and 25 kDa fragments, which were presumed to be cleavage products, may be derived from the C-terminal part and N-terminal part of the intact molecule, respectively. When the effect of purified M3 protein in the bactericidal activity of normal human blood in the presence of M⁻ bacteria was investigated, the M3 protein was responsible for the organism's resistance to attack by phagocytic cells.     

乙烯促进线粒体呼吸过程中活性氧的作用

外源乙烯能促使绿豆（PhaseolusradiatusL．）黄化幼苗下胚轴线粒体呼吸高峰提前出现及峰值的提高,它对抗氰途径的促进作用比对细胞色素途径的更加显著．外源乙烯作用下绿豆线粒体的超氧阴离子自由基产生速率迅速提高,同时外源的加入使线粒体呼吸高峰的出现明显提前,这从一个侧面表明乙烯对线粒体呼吸的促进作用可能是通过提高线粒体的产生速率而实现的．SOD活性随乙烯处理时间延长而下降,但乙烯作用下的产生并非仅由SOD的活性所决定．     

基于特征属性的中国自然保护区分类体系

基于114个自然保护区典型样本的特征属性,采用聚类分析方法建立了新的中国自然保护区分类体系.结果表明:与现行的国家分类标准相比,新的分类体系更具简明性和实用性;同时,新体系中的C1、C2、C3、C4类型分别与世界自然保护联盟(IUCN)分类体系中的Ⅰ、Ⅱ、Ⅳ、Ⅴ类保护区相对应.新体系保持了分类标准和尺度的一致性,一定程度上避免了主观分类的偏差,为中国自然保护区的分类提供了量化依据.     

密码对的使用与基因组进化

以5种真核、20种细菌、10种古菌生物的基因组为样本,分析了编码序列中密码对和基因间序列中三联体对的相对模式数随频数的分布,验证了这种分布符合Γ(α,β)分布。发现分布形状参数!值与生物基因组进化存在明显的相关性;编码序列与基因间序列的进化方式截然不同。随着进化,编码序列的分布形状逐渐向随机分布靠近(α值逐渐增大)。而对基因间序列,古菌与真核生物的分布形状接近,与细菌的分布相差明显。     

黄檀属模式指定及新异名

指定了黄檀属Dalbergia黄檀D．hupeana Hance、滇黔黄檀D．yunnanensis Franch．、D．collettii Prain和多裂黄檀D．rimosa Roxb．四个名称的后选模式。分别将上海黄檀D．sacerdotum Prain、高原黄檀D.yunnanensis var.collettii（Prain）Thoth．和勐梭黄檀D．mengsuoensis Y.Y.Qian处理为黄檀D.hupeana、滇黔黄檀D．yunnanensis和多裂黄檀D．rimosa的异名。