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The plant alkaloids vinblastine and colchicine are known to arrest cells in mitosis by virtue of their binding to spindle protein. These drugs are also capable of binding to microtubule protein and causing these structures to disaggregate into nonfunctional subunits (1, 2). Microtubular structures are thought to be involved in the secretory process of a number of proteins including insulin (7), collagen (4), and thyroid hormone (12). In this report we present our findings on the effects of these two drugs on the synthesis and secretion of interferon in a high producing human foreskin fibroblast strain (FS-4) (11). 相似文献
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Influence of a natural and a synthetic inhibitor of factor XIIIa on fibrin clot rheology 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2 下载免费PDF全文
We investigated the origins of greater clot rigidity associated with FXIIIa-dependent cross-linking. Fibrin clots were examined in which cross-linking was controlled through the use of two inhibitors: a highly specific active-center-directed synthetic inhibitor of FXIIIa, 1,3-dimethyl-4,5-diphenyl-2[2(oxopropyl)thio]imidazolium trifluoromethylsulfonate, and a patient-derived immunoglobulin directed mainly against the thrombin-activated catalytic A subunits of thrombin-activated FXIII. Cross-linked fibrin chains were identified and quantified by one- and two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and immunostaining with antibodies specific for the alpha- and gamma-chains of fibrin. Gamma-dimers, gamma-multimers, alpha(n)-polymers, and alpha(p)gamma(q)-hybrids were detected. The synthetic inhibitor was highly effective in preventing the production of all cross-linked species. In contrast, the autoimmune antibody of the patient caused primarily an inhibition of alpha-chain cross-linking. Clot rigidities (storage moduli, G') were measured with a cone and plate rheometer and correlated with the distributions of the various cross-linked species found in the clots. Our findings indicate that the FXIIIa-induced dimeric cross-linking of gamma-chains by itself is not sufficient to stiffen the fibrin networks. Instead, the augmentation of clot rigidity was more strongly correlated with the formation of gamma-multimers, alpha(n)-polymers, and alpha(p)gamma(q)-hybrid cross-links. A mechanism is proposed to explain how these cross-linked species may enhance clot rigidity. 相似文献
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TDP‐1, the Caenorhabditis elegans ortholog of TDP‐43, limits the accumulation of double‐stranded RNA
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Kuzoff RK; Sweere JA; Soltis DE; Soltis PS; Zimmer EA 《Molecular biology and evolution》1998,15(3):251-263
18S ribosomal RNA genes are the most widely used nuclear sequences for
phylogeny reconstruction at higher taxonomic levels in plants. However, due
to a conservative rate of evolution, 18S rDNA alone sometimes provides too
few phylogenetically informative characters to resolve relationships
adequately. Previous studies using partial sequences have suggested the
potential of 26S or large-subunit (LSU) rDNA for phylogeny retrieval at
taxonomic levels comparable to those investigated with 18S rDNA. Here we
explore the patterns of molecular evolution of entire 26S rDNA sequences
and their impact on phylogeny retrieval. We present a protocol for PCR
amplification and sequencing of entire (approximately 3.4 kb) 26S rDNA
sequences as single amplicons, as well as primers that can be used for
amplification and sequencing. These primers proved useful in angiosperms
and Gnetales and likely have broader applicability. With these protocols
and primers, entire 26S rDNA sequences were generated for a diverse array
of 15 seed plants, including basal eudicots, monocots, and higher eudicots,
plus two representatives of Gnetales. Comparisons of sequence dissimilarity
indicate that expansion segments (or divergence domains) evolve 6.4 to 10.2
times as fast as conserved core regions of 26S rDNA sequences in plants.
Additional comparisons indicate that 26S rDNA evolves 1.6 to 2.2 times as
fast as and provides 3.3 times as many phylogenetically informative
characters as 18S rDNA; compared to the chloroplast gene rbcL, 26S rDNA
evolves at 0.44 to 1.0 times its rate and provides 2.0 times as many
phylogenetically informative characters. Expansion segment sequences
analyzed here evolve 1.2 to 3.0 times faster than rbcL, providing 1.5 times
the number of informative characters. Plant expansion segments have a
pattern of evolution distinct from that found in animals, exhibiting less
cryptic sequence simplicity, a lower frequency of insertion and deletion,
and greater phylogenetic potential.
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M Lieberman T Sawanobori JM Kootsey EA Johnson 《The Journal of general physiology》1975,65(4):527-550
The passive electrical properties of synthetic strands of cardiac muscle, grown in tissue culture, were studied using two intracellular microelectrodes: one to inject a rectangular pulse of current and the other to record the resultant displacement of membrane potential at various distances from the current source. In all preparations, the potential displacement, instead of approaching a steady value as would be expected for a cell with constant electrical properties, increased slowly with time throughout the current step. In such circumstances, the specific electrical constants for the membrane and cytoplasm must not be obtained by applying the usual methods, which are based on the analytical solution of the partial differential equation describing a one-dimensional cell with constant electrical properties. A satisfactory fit of the potential waveforms was, however, obtained with numerical solutions of a modified form of this equation in which the membrane resistance increased linearly with time. Best fits of the waveforms from 12 preparations gave the following values for the membrane resistance times unit length, membrane capacitance per unit length, and for the myoplasmic resistance: 1.22 plus or minus 0.13 x 10-5 omegacm, 0.224 plus or minus 0.023 uF with cm-minus 1, and 1.37 plus or minus 0.13 x 10-7 omegacm-minus 1, respectively. The value of membrane capacitance per unit length was close to that obtained from the time constant of the foot of the action potential and was in keeping with the generally satisfactory fit of the recorded waveforms with solutions of the cable equation in which the membrane impedance is that of a single capacitor and resistor in parallel. The area of membrane per unit length and the cross-sectional area of myoplasm at any given length of the preparation were determined from light and composite electron micrographs, and these were used to calculate the following values for the specific electrical membrane resistance, membrane capacitance, and the resistivity of the cytoplasm: 20.5 plus or minus 3.0 x 10-3 omegacm-2, l.54 plus or minus 0.24 uFWITHcm-minus 2, and 180 plus or minus 34 omegacm, respectively. 相似文献
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Abstract The biochemical pathway and genetics of autotrophic ammonia oxidation have been studied almost exclusively in Nitrosomonas europaea. Terrestrial autotrophic ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AAOs), however, comprise two distinct phylogenetic groups in the beta-Proteobacteria, the Nitrosomonas and Nitrosospira groups. Hybridization patterns were used to assess the potential of functional probes in non-PCR-based molecular analysis of natural AAO populations and their activity. The objective of this study was to obtain an overview of functional gene homologies by hybridizing probes derived from N. europaea gene sequences ranging in size from 0.45 to 4.5 kb, and labeled with 32P to Southern blots containing genomic DNA from four Nitrosospira representatives. Probes were specific for genes encoding ammonia monooxygenase (amoA and amoB), hydroxylamine oxidoreductase (hao), and cytochrome c-554 (hcy). These probes produced hybridization signals, at low stringency (30 degreesC), with DNA from each of the four representatives; signals at higher stringency (42 degreesC) were greatly reduced or absent. The hybridization signals at low stringency ranged from 20 to 76% of the total signal obtained with N. europaea DNA. These results indicate that all four functional genes in the ammonia oxidation pathway have diverged between the Nitrosomonas and Nitrosospira groups. The hao probe produced the most consistent hybridization intensities among the Nitrosospira representatives, suggesting that hao sequences would provide the best probes for non-PCR-based molecular analysis of terrestrial AAOs. Since N. europaea can also denitrify, an additional objective was to hybridize genomic DNA from AAOs with probes for Pseudomonas genes involved in denitrification. These probes were specific for genes encoding heme-type dissimilatory nitrite reductase (dNir), Cu-type dNir, and nitrous oxide reductase (nosz). No hybridization signals were observed from probes for the heme-type dNir or nosz, but Nitrosospira sp. NpAV and Nitrosolobus sp. 24-C hybridized, under low-stringency conditions, with the Cu-type dNir probe. These results indicate that AAOs may also differ in their mechanisms and capacities for denitrification. 相似文献
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Patterns of differentiation and hybridization in North American wolflike canids, revealed by analysis of microsatellite loci 总被引:8,自引:0,他引:8
Roy MS; Geffen E; Smith D; Ostrander EA; Wayne RK 《Molecular biology and evolution》1994,11(4):553-570
Genetic divergence and gene flow among closely related populations are
difficult to measure because mutation rates of most nuclear loci are so low
that new mutations have not had sufficient time to appear and become fixed.
Microsatellite loci are repeat arrays of simple sequences that have high
mutation rates and are abundant in the eukaryotic genome. Large population
samples can be screened for variation by using the polymerase chain
reaction and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis to separate alleles. We
analyzed 10 microsatellite loci to quantify genetic differentiation and
hybridization in three species of North American wolflike canids. We
expected to find a pattern of genetic differentiation by distance to exist
among wolflike canid populations, because of the finite dispersal distances
of individuals. Moreover, we predicted that, because wolflike canids are
highly mobile, hybrid zones may be more extensive and show substantial
changes in allele frequency, relative to nonhybridizing populations. We
demonstrate that wolves and coyotes do not show a pattern of genetic
differentiation by distance. Genetic subdivision in coyotes, as measured by
theta and Gst, is not significantly different from zero, reflecting
persistent gene flow among newly established populations. However, gray
wolves show significant subdivision that may be either due to drift in past
Ice Age refugia populations or a result of other causes. Finally, in areas
where gray wolves and coyotes hybridize, allele frequencies of gray wolves
are affected, but those of coyotes are not. Past hybridization between the
two species in the south-central United States may account for the origin
of the red wolf.
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Synemin and vimentin are components of intermediate filaments in avian erythrocytes 总被引:11,自引:21,他引:11 下载免费PDF全文
Synemin, a high-molecular-weight protein associated with intermediate filaments in muscle, and vimentin, an intermediate-filament subunit found in many different cell types, have been identified by immunologic and electrophoretic criteria as components of intermediate filaments in mature avian erythrocytes. Desmin, the predominant subunit of intermediate filaments in muscle, has not been detected in these cells. Two dimensional immunoautoradiography of proteolytic fragments of synemin and vimentin demonstates that the erythrocyte proteins are highly homologous, if not identical, to their muscle counterparts. Double immunoflurorescence reaveals that erythrocyte synemin and vimentin co-localize in a cytoplasmic network of sinuous filaments that extends from the nucleus to the plasma membrane and resists aggregation by colcemid. Erythrocytes that are attached to glass cover slips can be sonicated to remove nuclei and nonadherent regions of the plasma membrane; this leaves elliptical patches of adherent membrane that retain mats of vimentin- and synemin-containing intermediate filaments, as seen by immunofluorescence and rotary shadowing. Similarly, mechanical enucleation of erythrocyte ghosts in suspension allows isolation of plasma membranes that retain a significant fraction of the synemin and vimentin, as assayed by electrophoresis, and intermediate filaments, as seen in thin sections. Both synemin and vimentin remain insoluble along with spectrin and actin, in solutions containing nonionic detergent and high salt. However, brief exposure of isolated membrane to distilled water releases the synemin and vimentin together in nearly pure form, before the release of significant amounts of spectrin and actin. These data suggest that avian erythrocyte intermeditate filaments are somehow anchored to the plasma membrane; erythrocytes may thus provide a simple system for the study of intermediate filaments and their mode of interaction with membranes. In addition, these data, in conjunction with previous data from muscle, indicate that synemin is capable of associating with either desmin or vimentin and may thus perform a special role in the structure or function of intermediate filaments in erythrocytes as well as muscle. 相似文献