神经生长因子结构与功能研究进展

神经生长因子(NGF)是神经营养因子家族的典型代表, 它控制着脊椎动物周围和中枢神经系统中部分神经元的发育和存活.NGF的三维结构是以“胱氨酸结”和β折叠为基础,它以二聚体的形式结合细胞表面的受体从而发生生物学效应.参与这些反应的氨基酸残基已通过化学修饰和定点突变法加以确定,这有助于更进一步理解其结构与功能的关系.     

Matching models of left ventricle and systemic artery

To reveal how the matching models of the left ventricle and its afterload affect the pressure and flow in the aortic root, the differences between the measured pressure and flow waveforms and those determined by three kinds of matching model were compared. The results showed that, compared with the results by both matching models 1 and 2, the pressure and flow waveforms determined by matching model 3 established in this work were in the closest agreement with the corresponding experimental waveforms, therefore indicating that matching model 3 was a matching model that closely and rationally characterized the match between the left ventricle and the systemic artery.     

Identification of the Sites for Suppressor Mutations on the Hemagglutinin Molecule to Temperature-Sensitive Phenotype of the Influenza Virus

A temperature-sensitive (ts) mutant of the influenza virus A/WSN/ 33 strain, ts-134, possessed a defect in intracellular transport at the nonpermissive temperature and marked thermolability of hemagglutinin (HA) activity at 51 C. These were caused by a change at amino acid residue 157 from tyrosine to histidine in the HA protein. We isolated 37 spontaneous revertant clones from ts-134 at the nonpermissive temperature and determined their HA sequences. The deduced amino acid sequences demonstrated that one was a true revertant and the others were revertants with suppressor mutations, each of which had an additional amino acid change besides those of ts-134. The changed amino acids were located at 14 positions on the HA molecule, and eight of them were found in multiple revertants. These were located in five to six distinct regions on the three-dimensional structure of the HA molecule. However, the heat stability of HAs in the revertants was recovered differently depending on the sites of the changed amino acids. The kinetics of transport of the HA protein in the revertants were slightly delayed compared to the wild-type both at permissive and nonpermissive temperatures.     

促黄体素释放激素类似物(LH-RH-A)对人蜕膜组织核糖核酸和蛋白质合成的抑制作用

高剂量LH-RH-A可明显抑制人蜕膜组织在离体下对~3H-尿嘧啶和~3H-亮氨酸的摄取;低剂量LH-RH-A无明显影响。在人蜕膜组织中也发现有高亲合力(K_?=3.83±1.36×10~?M~(-1))的LH-RH-A特异受体。上述发现表明,高剂量LH-RH-A可通过直接抑制RNA和蛋白质的合成而调节蜕膜组织的功能。     

大鼠白蛋白mRNA3''''端顺序的分子克隆(简报)

白蛋白与甲胎蛋白基因是由同一祖先基因进化而来。在小鼠,它们是一前一后定位在同一条染色体DNA上。在个体发育和肝癌变过程中,这两基因的相互关系也呈现相反的表达水平。因此,研究甲胎蛋白基因表达的调控与白蛋白基因是不可分割的。本文简要报道我们克隆了大鼠白蛋白mRNA 3′端顺序,为研究白蛋白基因结构和表达提供了必要的探针。白蛋白mRNA是从Wistar大鼠肝脏用双抗体免疫沉淀法提取。分子克隆技术基本是按“分子克隆”实验手册进行。     

我国青藏区细蚤属一新亚种记述(蚤目:细蚤科)

在整理采自四川、青海的蚤类标本中,发现一新亚种,现记述如下: 栉头细蚤腹凹亚种Leptopsylla(Pectinoctenus) pectiniceps ventrisinulata新亚种 鉴别特征 本新亚种与指名亚种L.(P.) pectiniceps pectiniceps(Wagner, 1893)的主要区别有:(1)♂可动突后缘的近基2/3段较圆凹,其最宽的位置稍高;(2)抱器不动突     

我国西部地区蚤目四种未知雌性的记述

本文系青海省蚤目研究的第四报。首次记述蚤目的四种未知雌性。雄性根据我国西藏采获的标本已先后有人记述:近缘纤蚤Rhadinopsylla accola Wagner,1930;端圆盖蚤Callopsylla kozlovi(Wagner.1929);卷带倍蚤Amphalius sptrataenius Liu,Wu ＆ Wu,1966;短突角叶蚤Ceratophyllus breviprolectus Liu,Wu ＆ Wu,1966。     

杉梢小卷蛾新种记述(鳞翅目:卷蛾科)

近年来由于杉梢小卷蛾在福建、江西、浙江、江苏、湖南、湖北、安徽、广东、广西等省(区)的为害,严重地影响了杉木的成长。现经研究鉴定为一新种,属鳞翅目、卷蛾科(Tortricidae)、小卷蛾亚科(Olethreutinae)、新小卷蛾族(Olethreutini)、Polychrosis属,订名为 Polychrosis cunninghamiacola。     

竹大象虫初步观察

水竹(箣竹属)是浙南地区群众普遍种植的篾用丛生竹,种植数量占该地区丛生竹类之首位。历年来由于竹大象虫(Cyctotrachelus longimanus Fabricius)的严重为害,造成大量的死笋、断顶竹和畸形竹。平阳水头地区受害率在34—84％之间。为了解决这个问题,近两年来,我们对此虫陆续作了一些观察,现将材料整理如下,以供进一步研究参考。