The effects of iron ions (Fe(II)sulfate) on basal, forskolin, and dopamine-stimulated activity of adenylate cyclase in membrane preparations from caudate-putamen of the rat have been studied. Iron dose-dependently inhibited both basal and activated adenylate cyclase activity. In contrast to guanylylimidodiphosphate (Gpp(NH)p), guanosine triphosphate (GTP) was found to enhance this inhibitory effect of iron ions. In addition, cholera toxin was able to antagonize the inhibitory effect of iron on forskolin-activated adenylate cyclase. In our preliminary study we suggest an interaction between iron and the guanine nucleotide regulatory subunit. However, further studies are necessary. 相似文献
The complete three-dimensional structure in methanol of an amphipathic alpha-helical peptide, that has been designed by taking into account the three-dimensional structures of small haemolytic peptides, secondary structure prediction algorithms and the well documented literature on alpha-helix stabilizing factors, has been elucidated by two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy. Initially various two-dimensional spectra (COSY, TOCSY, and NOESY) allowed the complete sequence specific assignment of all signals in the 1H spectrum. Consequently trial structures were generated which were then subjected to molecular dynamics simulations using 121 NOE-derived distances and 25 vicinal coupling constant values as structural restraints to give a final set of calculated structures. These structures are in complete agreement with the results of a circular dichroism study and reveal that the peptide adopted a highly ordered alpha-helical conformation. Details of the structure which throw light on future peptide/protein design are discussed. 相似文献
Summary A family of an isolated patient with Becker muscular dystrophy has been investigated by DNA analysis. Southern blotting and
hybridization were performed with six probes (C7, pERT87.15, pERT87.1, pXJ1.1, pXJ2.3, 754) mapping in the Xp21 region. A
deletion within the pXJ region was demonstrated in the proband, his mother and all three sisters. The segregation pattern
for the restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs) observed with the pXJ probes as well as with pERT87.15, pERT87.1
and 754 probes indicates that the deletion is of grandpaternal origin. 相似文献
Temperature is one of the main factors that determine sexual reproduction in terrestrial and emergent aquatic plant species. The effect of temperature on sexual reproduction and seed production of Glyceria maxima (Hartm.) Holmb. in the southern hemisphere is unknown. Glyceria maxima collections in February 2010 at three isolated infestations in KwaZulu-Natal failed to yield a single seed, only empty panicles. Laboratory experiments showed that vernalisation had no consistent effect on seed production. Field- and laboratory-grown plants produced seeds in the 2010/2011 season, because of having sufficient time at optimum temperatures required for seed production (1 491 and 1 585 hours, respectively), compared to a shorter period (1 352 hours) of suitable temperatures during the 2009/2010 growing season. An inadequate period of optimum temperatures (15–25°C) during seed production resulted in the lack of seeds in the field in the 2009/2010 growing season. This study showed that temperature and duration of exposure thereto during the seed-production period play vital roles in G. maxima sexual reproduction.相似文献
Novel biotherapeutic glycoproteins, like recombinant monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) are widely used for the treatment of numerous diseases. The N-glycans attached to the constant region of an antibody have been demonstrated to be crucial for the biological efficacy. Even minor modifications of the N-glycan structure can dictate the potency of IgG effector functions such as the antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) and complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC).
Here, we present the development of a glycoengineered CHO-K1 host cell line (HCL), stably expressing β1,4-N-Acetylglucoseaminyltransferase III (GnT-III) and α-mannosidase II (Man-II), for the expression of a-fucosylated antibodies with enhanced Fc-mediated effector function. Glycoengineered HCLs were generated in a two-step strategy, starting with generating parental HCLs by stable transfection of CHO-K1 cells with GnT-III and Man-II. In a second step, parental HCLs were stably transfected a second time with these two transgenes to increase their copy number in the genetic background. Generated glycoengineered CHO-K1 cell lines expressing two different mAbs deliver antibody products with a content of more than 60% a-fucosylated glycans. In-depth analysis of the N-glycan structure revealed that the majority of the Fc-attached glycans of the obtained mAbs were of complex bisected type. Furthermore, we showed the efficient use of FcγRIIIa affinity chromatography as a novel method for the fast assessment of the mAbs a-fucosylation level. By testing different cultivation conditions for the pre-glycoengineered recombinant CHO-K1 clones, we identified key components essential for the production of a-fucosylated mAbs. The prevalent effect could be attributed to the trace element manganese, which leads to a strong increase of a-fucosylated complex- and hybrid-type glycans. In conclusion, the novel pre-glycoengineered CHO-K1 HCL can be used for the production of antibodies with high ratios of a-fucosylated Fc-attached N-glycans. Application of our newly developed FcγRIIIa affinity chromatography method during cell line development and use of optimized cultivation conditions can ultimately support the efficient development of a-fucosylated mAbs. 相似文献
Marmosets (genus Callithrix) are a diverse group of platyrrhine primates
with 13-15 purported taxa, many of them considered endangered.
Morphological analyses constitute most of the basis for recognition of
these forms as distinct taxa. The purpose of this study was to provide a
molecular view, based on mitochondrial control region sequences, of the
evolutionary history of the marmosets, concomitant with a molecular
phylogenetic perspective on species diversity within the group. An
additional purpose was to provide the first comparative examination of a
complete New World monkey control region sequence with those of other
mammals. The phylogenetic analyses provide convincing support for a split
between the Atlantic forest and Amazonian marmosets, with the inclusion of
the pygmy marmoset (Cebuella pygmaea) at the base of the Amazonian clade.
The earliest branch of the Atlantic forest group was C. aurita. In the
Amazonian group, the analyses do not support the recognition of C.
humeralifer and the recently described C mauesi as distinct taxa. They do,
however, support a clear distinction between C. argentata and a strongly
supported mixed clade of C. humeralifer and C. mauesi. In the Atlantic
forest group, the phylogenetic tree suggests mixing between C. penicillata,
C. kuhli, and possibly C. jacchus. Most of the sequence features
characteristic of other mammal control regions were also evident in
marmosets, with the exception that conserved sequence blocks (CSBs) 2 and 3
were not clearly identifiable. Tandem repeat units often associated with
heteroplasmy in a variety of other mammals were not evident in the marmoset
sequences.
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Individual plants of several Amelanchier taxa contain many polymorphic
nucleotide sites in the internal transcribed spacers (ITS) of nuclear
ribosomal DNA (nrDNA). This polymorphism is unusual because it is not
recent in origin and thus has resisted homogenization by concerted
evolution. Amelanchier ITS sequence polymorphism is hypothesized to be the
result of gene flow between two major North American clades resolved by
phylogenetic analysis of ITS sequences. Western North American species plus
A. humilis and A. sanguinea of eastern North America form one clade (A),
and the remaining eastern North American Amelanchier make up clade B. Five
eastern North American taxa are polymorphic at many of the nucleotide sites
where clades A and B have diverged and are thought to be of hybrid origin,
with A. humilis or A. sanguinea as one parent and various members of clade
B as the other parent. Morphological evidence suggests that A. humilis is
one of the parents of one of the polymorphic taxa, a microspecies that we
refer to informally as A. "erecta." Sequences of 21 cloned copies of the
ITS1- 5.8S gene-ITS2 region from one A. "erecta" individual are identical
to A. humilis sequence or to the clade B consensus sequence, or they are
apparent recombinants of A. humilis and clade B ITS repeats. Amelanchier
"erecta" and another polymorphic taxon are suspected to be relatively old
because both grow several hundred kilometers beyond the range of one of
their parents. ITS sequence polymorphisms have apparently persisted in
these two taxa perhaps because of polyploidy and/or agamospermy (asexual
seed production), which are prevalent in the genus.
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