Mg~(2+)影响嵌有线粒体H~+-ATP酶脂酶体的表面电荷密度和流动性

<正> 我们实验室曾报道,用胆酸盐透析法将猪心线粒体H~+-ATP酶嵌入大豆磷脂脂质体形成脂酶体时,透析液中Mg~(2+)的存在会降低脂酶体的膜脂流动性,并明显提高重建H~+-ATP酶的活性以及对寡霉素或DCCD的敏感性,因而推论Mg~(2+)的作用很可能是通过改变膜脂的物理状态,形成了维持H~+-ATP酶较高活性的合适构象。但共确切的作用机制仍     

七鳃鳗p38α和β参与LPS介导的VLRB类淋巴细胞亚群的免疫应答反应

p38MAPK是丝裂原活化蛋白激酶（mitogen activated protein kinases,MAPK）家族的一个亚类,在高等脊椎动物免疫应答的信号转导过程中扮演着非常重要的角色。在日本七鳃鳗（Lampetra japonica）中发现,p38MAPK以两种异构体的形式存在。通过克隆它们的开放阅读框并进行同源序列比对和系统发育分析,鉴定它们分别为p38α（Lja-mapk14）和p38β（Lja-mapk11）。用混合菌刺激七鳃鳗,利用免疫印迹方法,检测Lja-mapk14在外周血类淋巴细胞、鳃组织和髓样小体中,分别在加强免疫36 h、24 h和24 h后,表达量达到峰值,分别为对照组的2.9、2.1和2.6倍;而Lja-mapk11在以上组织中,都在加强免疫36 h后达到表达量峰值,分别为对照组的2.2、2.5和6.3倍。实时荧光定量PCR检测发现,Lja-mapk14的mRNA表达水平在混合菌加强免疫36 h后,分别在类淋巴细胞、鳃组织和髓样小体中,上调2.3、1.5和3.4倍;而Lja-mapk11的则分别在类淋巴细胞、鳃组织和心肌中,上调1.3、2.6和1.6倍。以上结果在mRNA和蛋白质水平证明,Lja-mapk14和Lja-mapk11均参与七鳃鳗的免疫应答反应。采用B细胞和T细胞丝裂原LPS和PHA分别对七鳃鳗进行刺激,免疫印迹结果显示,Lja-mapk14和Lja-mapk11蛋白质表达量经LPS加强免疫36 h后,在类淋巴细胞、鳃组织和髓样小体中,上调表达1.3 ～ 4.1倍;而经PHA加强免疫36 h后,Lja-mapk14和Lja-mapk11在上述组织中表达量均不存在显著变化。以上结果说明,Lja-mapk14和Lja-mapk11可能参与了B细胞丝裂原LPS介导的VLRB类淋巴细胞亚群的免疫应答反应。     

Binding of 5-methoxypsoralen to human serum low density lipoproteins

5-methoxypsoralen (5-MOP) binds to human serum low density lipoproteins (LDL) according to a two-step process. Scatchard analysis of the first step yields K = 1.4 × 10⁵ M^?1 and 4 binding sites. It involves the LDL apoprotein. The second step corresponds to a solubilization, in the lipidic core, of ? 45 molecules of 5MOP per LDL molecule. It is accompanied by a large blue shift of the 5MOP fluorescence. The ability of LDL to bind 5MOP and to carry it into various cells may explain some biological effects sometimes encountered during PUVA therapy.     

Estimation of the mechanical parameters of the human respiratory system

A numerical algorithm has been developed for the estimation of the mechanical parameters of the human respiratory system. In order to estimate the pulmonary resistance and the dynamic pulmonary elastance, the transpulmonary pressure and the airflow at the mouth or nose are expanded in Chebyshev series. The nonlinear mathematical lung model and a set of measurements for airflow and pressure are then handled by the numerical technique. The lung model includes a component to account for turbulent flow in the larynx and trachea. This contribution presents an alternative method for lung parameter estimation and differs from most existing methods in that it does not need measurements for the tidal volume. It therefore eliminates the use of a body plethysmograph. The method may also find potential application to various other parameter identification problems.     

Infection and development of Nosema bombycis (Microsporida: Protozoa) in a cell line of Antheraea eucalypti

Spores of Nosema bombycis derived from diseased insects were highly purified by Urografin density gradient centrifugation. Antheraea eucalypti cells were inoculated with the purified spores primed with 0.1 n KOH solution to start a continuous propagation of N. bombycis in cell culture. The first increase in the number of infected A. eucalypti cells was observed at 48 hr postinoculation, and it was caused by the secondary infective forms of N. bombycis. The secondary infective forms were produced during the course of sporoblast differentiation. The parasites in cell cultures divided synchronously until 36 hr postinoculation. Mature spores were observed initially 6 days postinoculation at 27°C. The infected cultures were subcultured extensively for more than 1 year with the addition of healthy A. eucalypti cells.     

青枯假单胞杆菌噬菌体ZP-2和ZP-3的生物学性状

噬菌体可作为检测和区分植物病原细菌的一种手段。有关青枯假单胞杆菌(Pseudomo-n~(as solanacearum) 噬菌体的研究工作报道不多,姜瘟菌株上的噬菌体则还未见报道。本文所报道的关于分离自土壤的青枯假单胞杆菌姜瘟菌株(ZO-12)的噬菌体ZP-2和ZP-3生物学性状的研究结果,可为这些噬菌体的利用提供参考依据。     

猪垂体总mRNA的提取、鉴定及其cDNA的合成

 用改进的LiCl沉淀法和寡聚(dT)-纤维素亲和层析法由猪垂体制得总mRNA。在兔网织红细胞无细胞翻译体系中进行体外翻译的结果表明,制得的总mRNA具有一定的翻译活力。翻译产物与兔抗猪生长激素抗血清发生免疫沉淀,沉淀物占总翻译产物的10％左右。SDS聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳的结果表明翻译产物有一条很深的带,分子量约为24,000道尔顿,与猪前生长激素的分子量相近。以制备的mRNA为模板反转录合成了双链cDNA。第一链的合成产率为10—35％,第二链的合成产率为84—115％。cDNA的平均分子长度为825bp。     

光呼吸代谢物乙醇酸、乙醛酸和草酸对烟草叶片硝酸还原的影响

乙醇酸、乙醛酸和草酸能明显促进烟草(Nicotiana rustica)叶片在黑暗中的硝酸还原,光呼吸抑制剂a-羟基吡啶甲烷磺酸能消除前二者的促进作用而不能完全消除草酸的作用。草酸+NAD~+能显著促进离体的硝酸还原。烟叶提取液加入草酸和NAD~+后生成NADH和CO_2认为活体内由乙醛酸氧化生成的草酸是经脱氢生成NADH供硝酸还原之用。未能证明在烟叶内存在乙醇酸脱氨酶,因此排除由乙醇酸直接脱氢以还原硝酸的可能。     

玉米黄早4雄性不育系、保持系过氧化物酶同工酶的比较研究

在玉米黄早4雄性不育系、保持系的10个组织(叶、根、茎、芽鞘、胚轴、苞叶、穗轴、花丝、雌蕊、花药)中共检测出18种正、负极向过氧化物酶,其中有7个组织不育系与保持系间过氧化物酶没有差异,只有在3个组织中(叶、茎、花药)不育系与保持系间的过氧化物酶存在差异,说明玉米黄早4雄性不育系及保持系的过氧化物酶可能由细胞核基因编码。不育系与保持系个别组织内过氧化物酶存在差异,可能是由于核内编码过氧化物酶的基因表达异常所引起,而这种表达异常,可能是与不育系中不育细胞质基因调控核基因的表达有关。