不同激素及其不同配比对绞股兰愈伤组织诱导的统计学分析

绞股兰的茎段和叶碎片外植体可在合适的激素调节诱导下形成愈伤组织．通过含有不同水平激素的MS培养基对绞股兰愈伤组织诱导试验,经统计学分析,可以找出对绞股兰脱分化形成愈伤组织细胞影响显著的激素及其适宜的激素水平．     

菜蚜二项式抽样设计及其精度分析

１９９０～１９９２年间对杭州市郊区青菜上桃蚜（Ｍｙｚｕｓｐｅｒｓｉｃａｅ）、萝卜蚜（Ｌｉｐａｐｈｉｓｅｒｙｓｉｍｉ）及其混合种群的田间近１００组调查数据,利用每样方（株）虫口不超过数阈值Ｔ（分别为０、１、５、１０、２０、３０、４０）头蚜虫的植株比例（ＰＴ）与种群密度（ｍ,头·株－１）的关系,通过拟合经验公式ｌｎ（ｍ）＝ａ＋ｂｌｎ［－ｌｎ（ＰＴ）］而设计的二项式抽样．通过对三者不同数阈值（Ｔ）的回归决定系数（ｒ２）、种群密度的回归估计方差（Ｖａｒ（ｍ））、抽样精度（以ｄ表示）和实际应用等的比较,结果表明当桃蚜种群处于较高密度即ｍ≥１０时,其理想的Ｔ值为３０;当萝卜蚜种群处于较高密度即ｍ≥５时,其理想的Ｔ值为１０;而它们的混合种群未得到其理想的Ｔ值．数阈值Ｔ为３０和１０可分别用于桃蚜和萝卜蚜的二项式抽样设计．而传统的二项式抽样即０～１抽样由于应用于小白菜上菜蚜的抽样设计时产生很大的误差,不宜采用．     

鹅掌楸雌配子体败育对生殖的影响

胚珠和雌配子体败育是限制鹅掌楸生殖成功的一个重要因素。中国东部和西部鹅掌楸种群在雌配子体发育的各阶段上的败育程度有差异,以西部种群的发育较好。西部分布区较合适的生境促进了胚囊的发育,一定温度和湿度的环境可以活化珠心细胞输送营养物质供给雌配子体发育,提高受精和结籽的能力     

白细胞介素－2的PEG化

用自制的氨基ＰＥＧ化试剂ｒＩＬ－２进行化学修饰,研究了试剂浓度,溶液ｐＨ,反应时间等与ＰＥｃａ－ｒＩＬ－２产率及ＩＬ－２活性保持之间的关系,建立了一套获得稳定修饰度的ＰＥＧ－ｒＩＬ－２的方法。研究发现,反应时间跟修饰度关系不大;溶液ｐＨ对修饰度有一定的影响,中性ｐＨ以上反应都可进行;而试剂浓度直接决定修饰度的高低,过量越多,修饰度越高,而生物活性保留也越低;但低度修饰,对活性几乎没有影响,可保留活性在９５％左右。     

Analysis of randomly isolated cDNAs from developing endosperm of rice (Oryza sativa L.): evaluation of expressed sequence tags,and expression levels of mRNAs

Using a cDNA library prepared from poly(A)⁺ RNA from 10-day-old rice endosperm, partial nucleotide sequences of randomly isolated clones were analyzed. A total of 153 (30.6%) out of 500 cDNA clones showed high amino acid identity to previously identified genes. There was significant redundancy in cDNAs encoding prolamine and glutelin. About 21.0% of the cDNA clones were found to code for seed storage protein genes. Consequently, 37 independent genes were identified. Using cDNA clones encoding glutelin, prolamine, seed allergen, -1,4-glucan branching enzyme, glycine-rich RNA binding protein, metallothionein, non-specific lipid-transfer protein and ubiquitin conjugating enzyme the accumulation of mRNA during rice seed development was compared. Genes associated with seed storage protein and starch biosynthesis were expressed according to expected developmental stages. Glycinerich RNA binding protein genes as well as metallothionein-like protein genes were highly expressed in developing seeds, but low in leaves of whole plants.     

Association between GRB2/Sos and insulin receptor substrate 1 is not sufficient for activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinases by interleukin-4: implications for Ras activation by insulin.

Insulin receptor substrate 1 (IRS-1) mediates the activation of a variety of signaling pathways by the insulin and insulin-like growth factor 1 receptors by serving as a docking protein for signaling molecules with SH2 domains. We and others have shown that in response to insulin stimulation IRS-1 binds GRB2/Sos and have proposed that this interaction is important in mediating Ras activation by the insulin receptor. Recently, it has been shown that the interleukin (IL)-4 receptor also phosphorylates IRS-1 and an IRS-1-related molecule, 4PS. Unlike insulin, however, IL-4 fails to activate Ras, extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERKs), or mitogen-activated protein kinases. We have reconstituted the IL-4 receptor into an insulin-responsive L6 myoblast cell line and have shown that IRS-1 is tyrosine phosphorylated to similar degrees in response to insulin and IL-4 stimulation in this cell line. In agreement with previous findings, IL-4 failed to activate the ERKs in this cell line or to stimulate DNA synthesis, whereas the same responses were activated by insulin. Surprisingly, IL-4's failure to activate ERKs was not due to a failure to stimulate the association of tyrosine-phosphorylated IRS-1 with GRB2/Sos; the amounts of GRB2/Sos associated with IRS-1 were similar in insulin- and IL-4-stimulated cells. Moreover, the amounts of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase activity associated with IRS-1 were similar in insulin- and IL-4-stimulated cells. In contrast to insulin, however, IL-4 failed to induce tyrosine phosphorylation of Shc or association of Shc with GRB2. Thus, ERK activation correlates with Shc tyrosine phosphorylation and formation of an Shc/GRB2 complex. Thus, ERK activation correlates with Shc tyrosine phosphorylation and formation of an Shc/GRB2 complex. Previous studies have indicated that activation of ERks in this cell line is dependent upon Ras since a dominant-negative Ras (Asn-17) blocks ERK activation by insulin. Our findings, taken in the context of previous work, suggest that binding of GRB2/Sos to Shc may be the predominant mechanism whereby insulin as well as cytokine receptors activate Ras.     

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.     

谷胱甘肽硫转移酶基因表达的调控

催化内源性或外源性亲电子化合物与谷胱甘肽(GSH)结合的谷胱甘肽硫转移酶(GST)超基因家族是一族解毒功能蛋白.其基因的表达通过不同的机制受多种物质的调控.根据最近文献资料,对调控谷胱甘肽硫转移酶基因表达的基因结构、调控机制及氧化应激对谷胱甘肽硫转移酶基因表达的调控作用等作一简要综述.     

A Role for the Disintegrin Domain of Cyritestin, a Sperm Surface Protein Belonging to the ADAM Family, in Mouse Sperm–Egg Plasma Membrane Adhesion and Fusion

Sperm–egg plasma membrane fusion is preceded by sperm adhesion to the egg plasma membrane. Cell–cell adhesion frequently involves multiple adhesion molecules on the adhering cells. One sperm surface protein with a role in sperm–egg plasma membrane adhesion is fertilin, a transmembrane heterodimer (α and β subunits). Fertilin α and β are the first identified members of a new family of membrane proteins that each has the following domains: pro-, metalloprotease, disintegrin, cysteine-rich, EGF-like, transmembrane, and cytoplasmic domain. This protein family has been named ADAM because all members contain a disintegrin and metalloprotease domain. Previous studies indicate that the disintegrin domain of fertilin β functions in sperm–egg adhesion leading to fusion. Full length cDNA clones have been isolated for five ADAMs expressed in mouse testis: fertilin α, fertilin β, cyritestin, ADAM 4, and ADAM 5. The presence of the disintegrin domain, a known integrin ligand, suggests that like fertilin β, other testis ADAMs could be involved in sperm adhesion to the egg membrane. We tested peptide mimetics from the predicted binding sites in the disintegrin domains of the five testis-expressed ADAMs in a sperm–egg plasma membrane adhesion and fusion assay. The active site peptide from cyritestin strongly inhibited (80–90%) sperm adhesion and fusion and was a more potent inhibitor than the fertilin β active site peptide. Antibodies generated against the active site region of either cyritestin or fertilin β also strongly inhibited (80–90%) both sperm–egg adhesion and fusion. Characterization of these two ADAM family members showed that they are both processed during sperm maturation and present on mature sperm. Indirect immunofluorescence on live, acrosome-reacted sperm using antibodies against either cyritestin or fertilin β showed staining of the equatorial region, a region of the sperm membrane that participates in the early steps of membrane fusion. Collectively, these data indicate that a second ADAM family member, cyritestin, functions with fertilin β in sperm–egg plasma membrane adhesion leading to fusion.