萌发花生种子子叶肽链内切酶的纯化和性质

萌发花生种子子叶的肽链内切酶经硫酸铵沉淀,ＳｅｐｈａｄｅｘＧ－１００凝胶层析,ＤＥＡＥ－纤维素２３阴离子交换层析和ＤＥＡＥ－ＳｅｐｈａｄｅｘＡ５０层析,得到纯化的酶,该酶有两条同工酶,分子量分别为５８和５５ＫＤ,Ｋｍ为９．９μｍｏｌ／Ｌ,是半胱氨型肽链内切酶（ＥＣ３．４．２２）,对未萌发花生种子的贮藏蛋白没有明显降解作用．     

链霉菌酪氨酸酶基因的克隆与表达

本文综述了近年来对链霉菌酪氨酸酶基因的研究。由酪氨酸酶合成黑色素是链霉菌属各个种的共同特性,并受到酪氨酸酶基因的控制。链霉菌几个种的酪氨酸酶基因已克隆到,其产黑色素的特性使之作为重要的标记基因得以广泛应用,同时,该基因在链霉菌的不同种及不同属的微生物中得到了高水平的表达。链霉菌酪氨酸酶基因表达调控的分子机制也得到较深入的研究。     

化学修饰单克隆抗体模拟谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶

化学修饰具有底物谷胱甘肽（ＧＳＨ）结合部位的单克隆抗体（４Ａ４）,使其结合部位上的丝氨酸（Ｓｅｒ）转变成谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶（ＧＰＸ）的催化基团硒代半胱氨酸（Ｓｅ－Ｃｙｓ）,因而产生高活力的含硒抗体酶（Ｓｅ－ａｂｚｙｍｅ）．突变的４Ａ４（ｍ４Ａ４）的ＧＰＸ活力达到了天然酶活力的１９％,并对ｍ４Ａ４的酶学性质和动力学性质进行了研究;硒代谷胱甘肽（ＧＳｅＨ）连到４Ａ４结合部位,其ＧＰＸ活力由３．８６Ｕ／μｍｏｌ提高到５９８．９Ｕ／μｍｏｌ用黄嘌呤氧化酶／次黄嘌呤为中心的心肌线粒体自由基损伤模型证明Ｓｅ－ａｂｚｙｍｅ（ｍ４Ａ４）可减轻活性氧对线粒体的损伤。     

The binding motifs for Ac transposase are absolutely required for excision of Ds1 in maize

A reverse genetic system for studying excision of the transposable elementDs1 in maize plants has been established previously. In this system, theDs1 element, as part of the genome of maize streak virus (MSV), is introduced into maize plants via agroinfection. In the presence of theAc element, excision ofDs1 from the MSV genome results in the appearance of viral symptoms on the maize plants. Here, we used this system to study DNA sequences requiredin cis for excision ofDs1. TheDs1 element contains theAc transposase binding motif AAACGG in only one of its subterminal regions (defined here as the 5′ subterminal region). We showed that mutation of these motifs abolished completely the excision capacity ofDs1. This is the first direct demonstration that the transposase binding motifs are essential for excision. Mutagenesis with oligonucleotide insertions in the other (3′) subterminal region resulted in elements with either a reduced or an increased excision efficiency, indicating that this subterminal region also has an important function.     

地衣芽孢杆菌β－甘露聚糖酶的纯化及酶学性质

地衣芽孢杆菌（Ｂａｃｉｌｌｕｓｌｉｃｈｅｎｉｆｏｒｍｉｓ）ＮＫ－２７菌株发酵产生的β－甘露聚糖酶（β－ｍａｎｎａｎａｓｅ）经硫酸铵盐析沉淀,两次ＤＥＡＥ纤维素和ＳｅｐｈａｄｅｘＧ－１００离子交换柱层析以及制备ＰＡＧＥ筹步骤,获得了凝胶电泳均一的样品。用ＳＤＳ－凝胶电泳测得纯化后的β－甘露聚糖酶分子量为２６ｋＤ,用凝胶聚焦电泳测得等电点ＰＩ为５．０。酶反应的最适ｐＨ为９．０,最后温度为６０℃,稳定ｐＨ为６．０—９．０,稳定温度为４０℃。金属离子中Ｍｇ￣（２＋）、Ｃａ￣（２＋）、Ｆｅ￣（２＋）、Ｎｉ￣（２＋）对该酶有一定的激活作用;而Ｓｎ￣（２＋）、Ｚｎ￣（２＋）、Ａｌ￣（３＋）、Ａｇ￣＋和Ｈｇ￣（２＋）对该酶有强烈的抑制作用。ＮＫ－２７菌株的β－甘露聚糖酶对魔芋葡萄甘露聚糖和角豆胶半乳甘露聚糖的Ｋｍ值分别为７．１４和５．５６ｍｇ·ｍｌ￣（－１）;Ｖ＿（ｍａｘ）分别为２００．５３和１５７．４５μｍｏｌ·ｍｇ￣（－１）·ｍｉｎ￣（－１）。     

霍乱弧菌EL－Tor35A3菌株外膜蛋白主区带的纯化

选用霍乱弧菌ＥＬ－Ｔｏｒ生物型３５Ａ３菌株（血清稻叶型）以ＥＤＴＡ－溶菌酶法与超速离心法提取其外膜蛋白,并将聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳后一条蛋白主区带分离。ＳＤＳ－聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳测得该蛋白主区带的分子量为２５ｋＤ,免疫电泳显示一条线,免疫双扩试验表明,不同的霍乱弧菌菌株均有该蛋白抗原存在。     

Isoform-specific complementation of the yeast sac6 null mutation by human fimbrin.

The actin cytoskeleton is a fundamental component of eukaryotic cells, with both structural and motile roles. Actin and many of the actin-binding proteins found in different cell types are highly conserved, showing considerable similarity in both primary structure and biochemical properties. To make detailed comparisons between homologous proteins, it is necessary to know whether the various proteins are functionally, as well as structurally, conserved. Fimbrin is an example of a cytoskeletal component that, as shown by sequence determinations and biochemical characterizations, is conserved between organisms as diverse as Saccharomyces cerevisiae and humans. In this study, we examined whether the human homolog can substitute for the yeast protein in vivo. We report here that two isoforms of human fimbrin, also referred to as T- and L-plastin, can both substitute in vivo for yeast fimbrin, also known as Sac6p, whereas a third isoform, I-fimbrin (or I-plastin), cannot. We demonstrate that the human T- and L-fimbrins, in addition to complementing the temperature-sensitive growth defect of the sac6 null mutant, restore both normal cytoskeletal organization and cell shape to the mutant cells. In addition, we show that human T- and L-fimbrins can complement a sporulation defect caused by the sac6 null mutation. These findings indicate that there is a high degree of functional conservation in the cytoskeleton, even between organisms as diverse as S. cerevisiae and humans.     

Thermotolerance induced by heat shock in Chlorella

Thermotolerance in cultures of Chlorella zofingiensis was induced by heat shock treatment at supraoptimal temperatures (40and 45 °C for 30 min). Thermotolerance was assayed by two methods: the survival of the cells at 70 °C and the growth of diluted cultures at 35 and 45 °C. A culture without heat shock treatment was unable to grow at 45 °C. According to eletrophoretic analyses, the synthesis of proteins of 95, 73, 60, 43 and 27 kDa was induced by heat shock treatment. The large molecular weight proteins (95, 73, 60 and43 kDa) were present in non-heat treated cells, but the heat shock treatment increased their quantity in cells. The synthesis of a low molecular weight protein (27 kDa) was induced by heat shock treatment. The induced thermotolerance could be inhibited by the presence of an 80S ribosomal translation inhibitor, cycloheximide(CHI). The first 12 amino acid residues from the N-terminus of the27 kDa heat shock induced protein are Val-Glu-Trp-Try-Gly-Pro-Asn-Arg-Ala-Lys-Phe-Leu. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.