两株粗糙型沙门氏菌对小鼠抗异源G~-杆菌攻击的免疫保护研究

本文对引自日本的一株粗糙化学型变异株明尼苏达沙门氏菌Re595(J)和引自美国的一株Re595(A)对小鼠异源性G~-杆菌主动和被动保护作用进行了比较。结果表明,两株菌对异源G~-杆菌的大肠杆菌和变形杆菌攻击均有良好的保护作用,但Re595(J)对抗肺炎克雷伯氏杆菌攻击的保护作用明显优于Re595(A),而Re595(A)抗绿脓杆菌攻击的保护作用则明显优于Ke595(J)。表明两株Re595的免疫原存在着差异。     

菌种与品种最佳组合的选育及增产效果

本文通过多年多点的田间接种试验,分析了大豆根瘤菌C_(33)(系VSDA_(110)的突变株)的增产效应.在合丰25号大豆接种C_(33)取得明显的增产效果,两年平均比CK增产28.55%,比61A76增产24.5%;C_(33)接种在其他品种以及在不同类型和肥力的土壤上增产效果也均高于CK和61A76,说明大豆根瘤菌C_(33)比当前生产上应用的61A76更具有广谱性和高效性.     

Fulvic acid disturbs processing of procollagen II in articular cartilage of embryonic chicken and may also cause Kashin-Beck disease.

Kashin-Beck disease is an endemic osteoarthropathy in China which may lead to skeletal deformation and dwarfism. We have analysed articular cartilage from two patients and found an accumulation of the precursor molecule, pro-pN-collagen II (pN, peptide attached at the amino-terminus) which was not present in extracts of control fetal cartilage. In addition, collagen II isolated from the same tissue by limited pepsin digestion had a decreased electrophoretic mobility, increased proline hydroxylation and decreased thermal stability. Previously, a genetic defect in pro-pN-collagen-I processing has been described in calf and sheep (dermatosparaxis) and man (Ehlers-Danlos, type VII) which caused an extreme fragility of the skin [Lenaers, A., Ansay, M., Nusgens, B.V. & Lapière, C.M. (1971) Eur. J. Biochem. 23, 533-541; Helle, O. & Nes, N.J. (1972) Acta Vet. Scand. 13, 443-445; Lichtenstein, J.R., Martin, G.R., Kohn, L.D., Byers, P.H. & McKusick, V.A. (1973) Science 182, 298-300]. Accordingly, one may assume that the impaired conversion of pro-pN-collagen II to collagen II and the structural alteration of collagen II, presumably caused by fulvic acid and other environmental factors, play an important role in the pathogenesis of Kashin-Beck disease.     

广西地区脑血管病城乡抽样对比分析

本文着重分析了广西城市和农村脑血管病发病情况的差异。我们发现城市CVD发病率、患病率明显高于农村,但是农村CVD的死亡率高于城市,其中我们对其原因作了初步的探讨。     

广东鹤山亚热带丘陵人工林群落分析：Ⅳ 针叶林

本文研究14年林龄的马尾松人工群落和5年林龄的人工湿地松群落。通过研究这两个针叶林造林后的生境变化和现有群落的生物量、生长量、叶面积指数以及垂直生物量结构等,揭示其群落学特征,为林业实践提供理论依据。     

Structural and functional relationships of human DNA polymerases

A continuing theme of our laboraory, has been the understanding of human DNA polymerases at the structural level. We have purified DNA polymerases delta, epsilon and alpha from human placenta. Monoclonal antibodies to these polymerases were isolated and used as tools to study their immunochemical relationships. These studies have shown that while DNA polymerases delta, epsilon and alpha are discrete protiens, they must share common structural features by virtue of the ability of several of our monoclonal antibodies to exhibit cross-reactivity. A second approach we have taken is the molecular cloning of human DNA polymerase delta and epsilon. We have cloned the DNA polymerase delta cDNA, and this has allowed us to compare its primary structure to those of human polymerase alpha and other members of this polymerase family. Multiple sequence alignments have revealed that human DNA polymerase delta is also closely related to the herpes virus family of DNA polymerases. In situ hybridization has shown that the human DNA polymerase delta gene is localized to chromosome 19 q13.3–q13.4. In order to further determine the functional regions of the DNA polymerase δ structure we are currently expressing human pol δ inE. coli and baculovirus systems. Other work in our laboratory is directed toward examining the expression of DNA polymerase δ during the cell cycle.     

Recombinant synthesis, purification, and nucleotide binding characteristics of the first nucleotide binding domain of the cystic fibrosis gene product.

The majority of mutations which lead to clinical cystic fibrosis are located within the two predicted nucleotide binding domains of the cystic fibrosis gene product. We have used a prokaryotic expression system to synthesize and purify the first nucleotide binding domain (NBD-1, amino acids 426-588) with and without the most common mutation associated with the disease (the deletion of phenylalanine at position 508, delta F508). Both wild type and delta F508 NBD-1 bind ATP-agarose in a quantitatively comparable manner; this binding was inhibited by excess Na2ATP, trinitrophenol-ATP, or 8-azido-ATP. Irreversible NBD-1 labeling by an ATP analog was demonstrated using [32P]8-azido-ATP. This covalent labeling was inhibited by preincubation with Na2ATP, with half-maximal inhibition for Na2ATP occurring at approximately 5 mM for both the wild type and delta F508 nucleotide binding domain. These experiments are among the first to confirm the expectation that the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator NBD-1 binds nucleotide. Since, under the conditions used in our study, NBD-1 without phenylalanine 508 displays very similar nucleotide binding characteristics to the wild type protein, our results support previous structural models which predict that the delta F508 mutation should not cause an alteration in ATP binding.     

Decreased mortality of Norman murine sarcoma in mice treated with the immunomodulator, Acemannan

An extract from the parenchyma of Aloe barbadensis Miller shown to contain long chain polydispersed beta (1,4)-linked mannan polymers with random O-acetyl groups (acemannan, Carrisyn) was found to initiate the phagocyte production of monokines that supported antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity and stimulated blastogenesis in thymocytes. Acemannan, in both enriched and highly purified forms, was administered intraperitoneally to female CFW mice into which murine sarcoma cells had been subcutaneously implanted. The rapidly growing, highly malignant and invasive sarcoma grew in 100% of implanted control animals, resulting in mortality in 20 to 46 days, dependent on the number of cells implanted. Approximately 40% of animals treated with acemannan at the time of tumor cell implantation (1.5 x 10(6) cells) survived. Tumors in acemannan-treated animals exhibited vascular congestion, edema, polymorphonuclear leukocyte infiltration, and central necrosing foci with hemorrhage and peripheral fibrosis. The data indicate that in vivo treatment of peritoneal macrophages stimulates the macrophage production of monokines, including interleukin-1 and tumor necrosis factor. The data further indicate that sarcomas in animals treated i.p. with acemannan at the time of tumor cell implantation were infiltrated by immune system cells, became necrotic, and regressed. The combined data suggest that acemannan-stimulated synthesis of monokines resulted in the initiation of immune attack, necrosis, and regression of implanted sarcomas in mice.     

低温胁迫下凤眼莲叶片的适应——脱落酸和可溶性蛋白质含量升高

本文报道低温胁迫下风眼莲叶片脱落酸(ABA)、可溶性蛋白质和水势的测定结果。低温胁迫时脱落酸和可溶性蛋白质含量远高于对照,(前者含量最高可达对照的4倍,后者可达到对照的2.75倍),而且脱落酸和蛋白质含量随温度降低而升高。蛋白质的生物合成抑制剂亚胺环己酮证明,可溶性蛋白质含量升高,原因是有部分是新合成的。在各种低温处理下获得了几乎相同于对照的叶片水势。我们推测:低温胁迫下,脱落酸水平的相应变化不是由于低温诱导水分胁迫所致,而是低温胁迫本身诱导。