Discovery of novel purine derivatives with potent and selective inhibitory activity against c-Src tyrosine kinase

We report here the discovery of novel purine derivatives with potent and selective inhibitory activity against c-Src tyrosine kinase by adopting a strategy integrating focused combinatorial library design, virtual screening, chemical synthesis, and bioassay. Thirty two compounds were selected and synthesized. All compounds showed potent inhibitory activity against c-Src kinase with IC₅₀ values ranging from 3.14 μM to 0.02 μM. Compound 5i was identified as one of the most potent agent with an IC₅₀ 120 times lower than those of the hits. The high hit rate (100%) and the potency of the new Src kinase inhibitors demonstrated the efficiency of the strategy for the focused library design and virtual screening. The novel active chemical entities reported here should be good leads for further development of purine-based anticancer drugs targeting Src tyrosine kinase.     

Concordant phylogeography and cryptic speciation in two Western Palaearctic oak gall parasitoid species complexes

Little is known about the evolutionary history of most complex multi‐trophic insect communities. Widespread species from different trophic levels might evolve in parallel, showing similar spatial patterns and either congruent temporal patterns (Contemporary Host‐tracking) or later divergence in higher trophic levels (Delayed Host‐tracking). Alternatively, host shifts by natural enemies among communities centred on different host resources could disrupt any common community phylogeographic pattern. We examined these alternative models using two Megastigmus parasitoid morphospecies associated with oak cynipid galls sampled throughout their Western Palaearctic distributions. Based on existing host cynipid data, a parallel evolution model predicts that eastern regions of the Western Palaearctic should contain ancestral populations with range expansions across Europe about 1.6 million years ago and deeper species‐level divergence at both 8–9 and 4–5 million years ago. Sequence data from mitochondrial cytochrome b and multiple nuclear genes showed similar phylogenetic patterns and revealed cryptic genetic species within both morphospecies, indicating greater diversity in these communities than previously thought. Phylogeographic divergence was apparent in most cryptic species between relatively stable, diverse, putatively ancestral populations in Asia Minor and the Middle East, and genetically depauperate, rapidly expanding populations in Europe, paralleling patterns in host gallwasp species. Mitochondrial and nuclear data also suggested that Europe may have been colonized multiple times from eastern source populations since the late Miocene. Temporal patterns of lineage divergence were congruent within and across trophic levels, supporting the Contemporary Host‐tracking Hypothesis for community evolution.     

乳源活性肽对抗猪瘟病毒抗体IgG、IgA和IgM水平的影响

不同剂量乳源活性肽与2头份猪瘟活疫苗同时分点肌肉注射仔猪,每周一次耳静脉采血,间接ELISA法检测抗猪瘟病毒抗体IgG、IgA和IgM水平.发现乳源活性肽能够明显提高抗猪瘟病毒抗体水平.当乳源活性肽为15 g/L时,与对照组相比,IgG抗体水平在注射后28 d时提高了21.0%,IgA和IgM抗体水平在注射后14 d时分别提高了13.8%和7.8%.实验组腹泻率、发病率和死亡率明显比对照组低,同时发现乳源活性肽具有促进生长的作用.     

基因芯片在临床诊断方面的应用

基因芯片自问世以来,以其操作简单、信息量大、快速便捷等优点迅速受到人们的关注。经过半个世纪的研究发展,基因芯片技术现已广泛运用于科学研究、生活生产的各个领域。现重点介绍基因芯片在临床诊断方面的应用。     

蛋白质复合体非变性凝胶电泳技术及其应用新进展

非变性凝胶电泳技术是研究蛋白质复合体的强有力工具。重点介绍了蓝绿温和非变性凝胶电泳(BN-PAGE)技术的原理和特点,比较了由BN-PAGE衍生的蓝色温和琼脂糖凝胶电泳、清澈温和非变性凝胶电泳(CN-PAGE)和高分辨清澈温和非变性凝胶电泳(HrCN-PAGE)技术的差异和适用范围,并概括地介绍了这些技术在植物蛋白质复合体研究中应用的新进展。     

微管骨架在丝状真菌极性生长中的作用

细胞极性的确立是真核生物发育过程中的关键环节,丝状真菌作为微生物具有典型的极性生长模式,微管骨架在极性生长中具有重要的作用。对近年来微管骨架在丝状真菌极性生长中的作用进行了综述。     

植物染色体分带及其荧光原位杂交技术研究进展

染色体分带和荧光原位杂交技术是植物研究中较重要和常用的技术手段。从它们的产生开始一直不断发展,已应用到植物研究中的很多方面。介绍了这两个技术的发展、原理和在植物研究中的进展。     

白鲜皮水提物对ApoE-/-小鼠动脉粥样硬化早期病变形成的抑制作用

目的研究白鲜皮水提物对载脂蛋白E基因缺损小鼠主动脉弓粥样硬化早期病变形成的影响。方法将40只ApoE-/-小鼠随机分成空白对照组和白鲜皮高、中、低三剂量组（白鲜皮水提物3.2、1.6、0.8 g/kg）给药,计算各组主动脉弓粥样硬化病变的面积。体内检测血清中的脂质含量以及抗氧化指标丙二醛（MDA）含量、超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）、过氧化氢酶（CAT）、谷胱甘肽-S转移酶（GST）的活性变化。测定白鲜皮水提物对Cu2＋介导的人血清低密度脂蛋白（LDL-C）氧化易感性的影响。结果与对照组相比,白鲜皮各给药组小鼠动脉粥样硬化早期病变面积均小于对照组,血清中MDA的含量降低,SOD、CAT活性增高,GST变化不明显,血清脂质含量组间没有显著差异。白鲜皮水提物明显延长Cu2＋介导的人血清LDL氧化滞留时间和达峰时间。结论白鲜皮水提物对ApoE-/-小鼠动脉粥样硬化早期病变形成具有显著的抑制作用,其作用机制可能是通过对抗脂蛋白的过氧化作用而实现。     

亳芍茎尖组织培养的研究

选取亳芍茎尖为试验材料,探究不同培养条件对亳芍组织培养的影响,结果表明:亳芍茎尖在1/2MS+6-BA 1.0 mg/L培养基上培养39 d后,茎尖分化出芽的同时也形成较多的丛生芽;丛生芽在1/2MS+6-BA1.0mg/L培养基上增殖速度最快;来自不同启动培养基上的丛生芽在相同培养基上,接种15 d后观察,不同来源的丛生芽长势不同,30 d后仍存在一定的差异;幼苗在1/2MS+IBA 0.1生根效果最好。