高原红细胞增多症患者红细胞二磷酸甘油酸和氧亲和力变化的探讨

在海拔４３００ｍ地区,对１８名移居汉族、２４名世居藏族和２１名高原红细胞增多症（ＨＡＰＣ）患者测定了２,３—二磷酸甘油酸（２,３—ＤＰＧ）和肺通气功能,并进行了血气分析。结果显示：ＨＡＰＣ患者的全血和红细胞内２,３—ＤＰ６浓度均显著高于健康组,但世居、移居健康组之间无明显差异。ＨＡＰＣ组的红细胞２,３—ＤＰＧ和Ｐｄｏ＿２呈显著负相关（ｒ＝—０．７７１,Ｐ＜０．０１）,而在健康组无显著相关（ｒ＝—０．２６,Ｐ＞０．０５）。ＨＡＰＣ组与健康组相比,ｐＨ、Ｐａｏ＿２和Ｓａｏ＿２降低,Ｐａｃｏ＿２和肺泡动脉氧分压差增高。ＨＡＰＣ病人Ｐ＿（５０）为３．７５±０．６６ｋＰａ,健康组为３．４０±０．１２ｋＰａ（Ｐ＜０．０５）,Ｐ＿（５０）与２,３－ＤＰＧ呈正相关（ｒ＝０．５９２,Ｐ＜０．０５）。ＨＡＰＣ组最大呼气中段流量和５０％肺活量最大呼气量明显低于健康组（Ｐ＜０．０１）。本研究提示：①ＨＡＰＣ患者的低氧血症可能与血中２,３－ＤＰＧ浓度过高有关;②轻度肺功能异常亦可促使红细胞进一步增多。     

Responses of soil nitrogen-fixing, ammonia-oxidizing, and denitrifying bacterial communities to long-term chlorimuron-ethyl stress in a continuously cropped soybean field in Northeast China

Chlorimuron-ethyl is a type of long-residual herbicide applied widely to soybean fields in China, but little information is available about the long-term impact of this herbicide on soil nitrogen-transforming microbial communities. Soil samples (0–20 cm) were collected from three treatments (no, 5-year and 10-year application of chlorimuron-ethyl) in a continuously cropped soybean field. Plate count (CFU), most probable number (MPN) count, and clone library analyses were conducted to investigate the abundance and composition of nitrogen-fixing, ammonia-oxidizing, and denitrifying bacterial communities, and a chlorate inhibition method was adopted to measure the soil nitrification potential. Long-term chlorimuron-ethyl application reduced the abundance of soil culturable nitrogen-fixing, ammonia-oxidizing, and denitrifying bacteria. Moreover, chlorimuron-ethyl decreased the diversity of nitrogen-fixing and ammonia-oxidizing bacteria but promoted that of denitrifying bacteria. Chlorimuron-ethyl restrained some uncultured nitrogen-fixing bacteria, ammonia-oxidizing bacteria Nitrosospira sp. cluster 3a and 3d, and some novel or putative denitrifying bacteria. The nitrogen-fixing bacteria were closely related to Bradyrhizobium sp., ammonia-oxidizing bacteria Nitrosospira sp. cluster 3b and 3c, and most denitrifying bacteria were resistant to chlorimuron-ethyl. There was a negative correlation between the nitrification potential and the residual amount of soil chlorimuron-ethyl (R²?=?0.88, n?=?3, P?<?0.05). Therefore, long-term application of chlorimuron-ethyl in the continuously cropped soybean field could seriously disturb soil N-transforming communities, and might impact soybean soil biological quality and soybean growth. Further studies should address rational amendment models of this herbicide to reduce the possible ecological risks of long-term application of this herbicide to soybean fields.     

碱性β-甘露聚糖酶发酵工艺的研究

本文报道碱性β-甘露聚糖酶16L罐的发酵工艺。在发酵过程中,通气量影响菌体生长,最适通气量为1:0.75—1:1.0vvm。搅拌速度影响菌体产酶,最适搅拌速度为500r/min。碳源为魔芋粉,其适宜浓度为2%。发酵周期为40小时。发酵液中β-甘露聚糖酶的酶活力达300u/ml,比摇床上培养提高了2倍。     

Granule development and performance in sucrose fed anaerobic baffled reactors

Two 90 L anaerobic baffled reactors were used to study the granulation of sludge and the effect of the organic loading rate and NaHCO3/COD ratios on reactor performance. Furthermore, it was determined whether an anaerobic baffled reactor would promote phase separation and if additive of bentonite or granular active carbon was capable of enhancing granule formation. In order to minimize feed variations, and have a totally biodegradable substrate, a synthetic sucrose substrate was used. Granulation was achieved in both reactors within 75 days. However, the granules from the granular active carbon amended reactor appeared earlier and were larger and more compact. The reactors were maintained at a hydraulic retention time of 20 h during performance study stage. The results showed that when organic loading rate were changed from 2.15 to 6.29 kg COD m(-3)day(-1), chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal was not decreased (91-93%), but a slight increase in effluent COD was observed. It was found that the COD removals were generally good (87-92%) and had not obviously change with the decreasing NaHCO3/COD ratios. From the bacterial distribution and the concentration of volatile fatty acids in four compartments, it was concluded that a separation of phases occurred within the anaerobic baffled reactors.     

川芎嗪对平滑肌细胞NF-κB激活、骨形成蛋白-2表达的影响

目的　观察川芎嗪对血管平滑肌细胞核转录因子 kappaB (NuclearFactor kappaB ,NF κB)的激活与骨形成蛋白 - 2 (bonemorphogenicprotein 2 ,BMP 2 )表达的影响。方法　贴块法培养血管平滑肌细胞 ,分为正常对照组 ,血管紧张素Ⅱ (AngiotensinⅡ ,AgⅡ )刺激组和川芎干预组。各取 15、 30、 6 0min测NF κB激活情况 ,6、 12、 2 4h测BMP 2表达变化。采用免疫组化及原位杂交法测蛋白表达和mRNA转录水平。结果　 (1)AgⅡ刺激 15min即有NF κBp6 5核转移 ,30min达高峰 (P <0 0 1) ,1h后减退。川芎干预组NF κB激活与正常组无差异。 (2 )AgⅡ刺激 6hBMP 2表达增强 (P <0 0 5 ) ,12h减弱 (P <0 0 1) ,2 4h更弱。川芎干预组 6hBMP 2表达亦增强 ,12h与 2 4h保持正常水平。结论　川芎嗪抑制AgⅡ诱导的NF κB激活与BMP 2表达降低 ,表明它在抗动脉粥样硬化方面意义重大。     

Histone H2A Ubiquitination Inhibits the Enzymatic Activity of H3 Lysine 36 Methyltransferases

Histone H3 lysine 27 (H3K27) methylation and H2A monoubiquitination (ubH2A) are two closely related histone modifications that regulate Polycomb silencing. Previous studies reported that H3K27 trimethylation (H3K27me3) rarely coexists with H3K36 di- or tri-methylation (H3K36me2/3) on the same histone H3 tails, which is partially controlled by the direct inhibition of the enzymatic activity of H3K27-specific methyltransferase PRC2. By contrast, H3K27 methylation does not affect the catalytic activity of H3K36-specific methyltransferases, suggesting other Polycomb mechanism(s) may negatively regulate the H3K36-specific methyltransferase(s). In this study, we established a simple protocol to purify milligram quantities of ubH2A from mammalian cells, which were used to reconstitute nucleosome substrates with fully ubiquitinated H2A. A number of histone methyltransferases were then tested on these nucleosome substrates. Notably, all of the H3K36-specific methyltransferases, including ASH1L, HYPB, NSD1, and NSD2 were inhibited by ubH2A, whereas the other histone methyltransferases, including PRC2, G9a, and Pr-Set7 were not affected by ubH2A. Together with previous reports, these findings collectively explain the mutual repulsion of H3K36me2/3 and Polycomb modifications.     

抗病毒肽作为COVID-19潜在治疗药物的研究进展

随着新型冠状病毒(SARS-CoV-2)疫情的迅速蔓延,目前该疾病已发展成为世界范围流行病。世界卫生组织WHO在2020年2月11日将该疾病正式命名为Coronavirus disease(COVID-19)。新型冠状病毒肺炎严重威胁着人们的生命财产安全,安全高效抗病毒类药物的开发是目前亟需解决的重要问题。研究报道,很多抗病毒肽(Antiviral peptides,AVPs)显示出良好的抗病毒活性,结合当前临床抗新冠病毒乏力的情况,本文对冠状病毒感染过程以及抗病毒肽的潜在应用前景进行概述,以期为开发新型抗病毒药物提供新的思路。     

新疆细毛羊2倍基因组BAC文库PCR筛选系统的构建与使用

本研究所构建的BAC文库覆盖了8倍新疆细毛羊的基因组,平均插入片段的大小为133kb,同时文库92．5%的克隆插入片段大于100kb,而且有部分克隆甚至大于300kb,假定绵羊的基因组含有3×10~6kb,根据文库的平均插入片段大小为133kb,从文库筛选到目的片段的概率为98．208%。为了验证文库有较好的覆盖率,构建了2倍基因组文库PCR筛选系统,并对位于新疆细毛羊20号染色体MHC基因邻近区段的DMB_EX2、MCMA36、CP73和BM1258 4个分子标记进行了筛选,得到的平均阳性克隆数为1．5个,从筛选结果来看,这与文库插入片段估计的8倍基因组覆盖率相当接近并且没有偏向,这使得本文库成为研究绵羊的功能基因、位置克隆和完善基因组物理图谱的极为有用的资源。     

The SH2 and SH3 adapter Nck: a two-gene family and a linker between tyrosine kinases and multiple signaling networks

SH2 and SH3 adapter proteins connect cell surface tyrosine kinases to intracellular signaling networks. For instance, the SH3-SH2-SH3 adapter Grb2 links receptor tyrosine kinases to the Ras pathway. Nck, composed of three SH3 domains and one SH2 domain, represents a two-gene (alpha and beta) family in mammals. Nckalpha and Nckbeta are expressed in the same cells and appear to have distinct signaling specificity. Studies show that Nck plays a role in cell mitogenesis and morphogenesis. The former uses Ras-dependent and Ras-independent pathways. The latter appears to coordinate with the Cdc42/Rac>PAK1/WASp>actin cytoskeleton pathway. Understanding the specificity of Nckalpha and Nckbeta signal transduction will provide answers for the previously often conflicting observations.