广西眼镜蛇蛇毒磷脂酶A_2的分离纯化及其对HSC-T6细胞的作用

目的对广西眼镜蛇毒中磷脂酶A2(PLA2)进行分离纯化,测定其对肝星状细胞HSC-T6的增殖抑制作用。方法采用Sephadex G-50凝胶层析柱、CM-Sepharose CL-6B离子交换柱、Macro-prep High S预装柱结合的方法分离广西眼镜蛇粗毒,经平板法测定各峰的PLA2活性;经SDS-PAGE电泳鉴定终产物纯度并测定分子量,NanoLC-ESI-MS/MS鉴定其组分;CCK-8法测定PLA2对肝星状细胞(HSC-T6)的增殖抑制作用,确定其凋亡的最小毒性浓度。结果 Sephadex G-50凝胶层析柱、CM-Sepharose CL-6B离子交换柱、Macro-prep High S预装柱层析法,得到第Ⅲ峰具PLA2活性,且达到电泳纯,经NanoLCESI-MS/MS鉴定其为PLA2,分子量约为14.06kD;PLA2在0~1μg/ml的浓度下对HSC-T6细胞具有一定的促增殖作用,2μg/ml时细胞数达到最大值,4~16μg/ml时对细胞生长有抑制作用,且随浓度增大细胞数降低。结论采用Sephadex G-50、CM-Sepharose CL-6B、Macro-prep High S预装柱结合的方法对广西眼镜蛇毒进行分离纯化,得到电泳纯且具PLA2活性的磷脂酶A2;广西眼镜蛇毒PLA2对肝星状细胞HSC-T6增殖有抑制作用,PLA2对HSC-T6细胞的最小毒性浓度为2μg/ml。     

Binding and Uptake of RGD-Containing Ligands to Cellular α v β 3 Integrins

The cyclic peptide, cRGDf[N(me)]V, binds to the α _v β ₃ integrin and can disrupt binding of the integrin to its natural ligands in the extracellular matrix. In this work, the ability of a water-soluble, fluorescently labeled variant of the RGD-containing peptide (cRGDfK-488) to bind to integrins on human umbilical vascular endothelial cells (HUVEC) and subsequently undergo endocytosis was characterized. This information was compared to the binding and uptake properties of an α _v β ₃ integrin-specific monoclonal antibody, LM609X. The specificity of the RGD-containing peptide is assessed by comparison with control peptide that does not bind to the α _v β ₃ integrin, cRADfK-488. Using a high purity construct, it is shown that the RGD ligand exhibits dissociation constants in the micromolar range whereas LM609X exhibits dissociation constants in the nanomolar range. However, the RGD ligand showed greater uptake following incubation at temperatures which permit endocytosis. A 7.4-fold increase in uptake of the RGD peptide was observed following a 1 h incubation with HUVEC at 37°C (an endocytosis permissive temperature), as compared to that at 4°C (an endocytosis prohibitive temperature). In contrast, only a 1.9-fold increase in cell-associated fluorescence was observed for similar incubations with LM609X. Results from fluorescence microscopy supports the notion that the RGD peptide is rapidly endocytosed at 37°C as compared to LM609X. These results are discussed with regard to previous work indicating that RGD ligands enter cells by integrin-independent pathways. These studies provide well-controlled measures of how RGD ligands stimulate endocytosis. This may be of considerable interest for intracellular delivery of ligand-associated drugs in anti-angiogenic applications.     

缺失nifH的棕色固氮菌突变种固氮酶钼铁蛋白的结晶

从限氨固氮培养基中培养的缺失nifH的棕色固氮菌(AzotobactervinelandiiLipmann)突变种DJ54中,分离纯化出部分纯的缺失FeMoco的钼铁蛋白(ΔnifHAv1)。用相同纯化方法分别从DJ35和UW45突变种中纯化的ΔnifEAv1和NifB-Av1的纯度明显高于ΔnifHAv1的纯度。在合适的结晶条件下,可得到这三种蛋白的深棕色短斜四棱柱晶体。ΔnifHAv1与NifB-Av1一样,晶体形成所需的时间比ΔnifEAv1的长。而它结晶所需的沉淀剂和缓冲液最适浓度则与ΔnifEAv1的相同。SDS-PAGE鉴定表明,结晶的ΔnifHAv1与OPAv1的组成相似。这表明,在ΔnifHAv1溶液中形成的晶体可能就是该蛋白质的晶体。     

植物基因打靶技术及其应用

本文对植物基因打靶技术的原理、操作程序、打靶效率的影响因素及其在植物中的应用现状进行了综述,并就如何有效的提高打靶效率提出了建议,同时对该技术在植物学研究领域中的应用前景进行了展望。     

Sonic hedgehog signaling regulates Gli3 processing, mesenchymal proliferation, and differentiation during mouse lung organogenesis

Lack of Sonic hedgehog (Shh) signaling, mediated by the Gli proteins, leads to severe pulmonary hypoplasia. However, the precise role of Gli genes in lung development is not well established. We show Shh signaling prevents Gli3 proteolysis to generate its repressor forms (Gli3R) in the developing murine lung. In Shh(-/-) or cyclopamine-treated wild-type (WT) lung, we found that Gli3R level is elevated, and this upregulation appears to contribute to defects in proliferation and differentiation observed in the Shh(-/-) mesenchyme, where Gli3 is normally expressed. In agreement, we found Shh(-/-);Gli3(-/-) lungs exhibit enhanced growth potential. Vasculogenesis is also enhanced; in contrast, bronchial myogenesis remains absent in Shh(-/-);Gli3(-/-) compared with Shh(-/-) lungs. Genes upregulated in Shh(-/-);Gli3(-/-) relative to Shh(-/-) lung include Wnt2 and, surprisingly, Foxf1 whose expression has been reported to be Shh-dependent. Cyclins D1, D2, and D3 antibody labelings also reveal distinct expression patterns in the normal and mutant lungs. We found significant repression of Tbx2 and Tbx3, both linked to inhibition of cellular senescence, in Shh(-/-) and partial derepression in Shh(-/-); Gli3(-/-) lungs, while Tbx4 and Tbx5 expressions are less affected in the mutants. Our findings shed light on the role of Shh signaling on Gli3 processing in lung growth and differentiation by regulating several critical genes.     

杀虫素48号产生菌株最适液体营养条件的筛选

以杀虫素 48号产生菌株为研究对象 ,通过正交试验和方差分析 ,对其最适液体营养条件进行了筛选 ,其组成为 (% ) :可溶性淀粉 3 ,葡萄糖 2 ,花生饼粉 4,蛋白胨 0 6 ,(NH₄) ) ₂ SO₄0.3 ,K₂ HPO₄0.10。进一步通过在最适配方和原始配方营养条件下的对比试验 ,结果表明 ,在最适配方营养条件下 ,该菌株生物量提高了约 5 9% (P <0.01 )     

Is food resource partitioning responsible for deviation of echolocation call frequencies from allometry in <Emphasis Type="Italic">Rhinolophus macrotis</Emphasis>?

There is an apparent allometric relationship between peak frequency of echolocation and body size in rhinophilids. However, some rhinolophids deviate from this rule. To date this variation has been explained as a result of partitioning of communication channels. An alternative hypothesis that food resource partitioning results in this divergence in expected frequencies was tested by comparing prey selection between Rhinolophus macrotis Blyth, 1844 and Rhinolophus lepidus Blyth, 1844 in Yunnan Province, China. These two sympatric species are morphologically similar but acoustically divergent: R. macrotis has an echolocation frequency significantly lower than that predicted by the allometric relationship, whereas that of R. lepidus agreed with expectations. Prey selection experiments, conducted in a flight tent, indicated that the dominant prey taxa of R. macrotis were Lasiocampidae, Arctiidae and Noctuidae, whilst that of R. lepidus were Arctiidae, Noctuidae and Ichneumonidae. R. macrotis ate more earless moths and fewer eared moths than R. lepidus, and R. macrotis fed on larger prey in general and captured a wider size range than that captured by R. lepidus. These results confirmed the existence of finely tuned trophic niche differentiation and suggested that food resource partitioning is one of the factors leading to lower peak frequency of calls in R. macrotis.     

蛋白酶抑制剂对含水生菜种子耐冻性的影响

选取生菜(Lactuca sativa)种子作为试材,外源添加蛋白酶抑制剂2-硝基苯甲酸[5,5'-Dithiobis-(2-nitrobenzoic acid),DTNB]对种子吸胀处理,通过程序降温,分析2-硝基苯甲酸对低温下种子发芽率及生理活性的影响。结果表明,低温下含水生菜种子的致死温度为–20 ℃;外源添加2-硝基苯甲酸2 mmol·L–1时种子发芽率最高,即对种子活性的保护效果显著;在此浓度下种子内SOD活性比对照提高1.38倍,羟基自由基清除能力提高1.17倍;与对照组相比产生两种新的蛋白11 S种子贮藏球蛋白Jug r4和11 S种子贮藏球蛋白2,均属于球蛋白家族,可提高含水种子的耐冻性;低温下种子内积累更小分子量的球蛋白多肽,对种子具有低温保护效果。综上,低温条件下生菜种子产生一定的抗冷反应,外源添加2 mmol·L–1 2-硝基苯甲酸可提高含水种子发芽率及生理活性,产生抗冻蛋白,积累更小分子量的球蛋白多肽进而提高种子抗冻性。