RGMb/DRAGON与BMP信号转导

RGMb/DRAGON为RGM家族成员之一,在许多组织和器官中存在并表达.最初它作为粘附分子在神经系统中调节轴突排斥被发现.近来研究发现,它还是BMP的辅助受体,与BMP配体和受体结合,通过调控BMP信号通路在繁殖、肾脏机能的维持以及免疫疾病等生理和病理条件下发挥重要作用.本文评述了RGMb的基因及蛋白结构特征、表达定位及其在神经系统中的作用,并重点介绍了其在BMP信号通路中的作用机制和生物学研究进展.     

旅游干扰对云丘山景区内植被的影响

选择云丘山景区为研究区域,以该区域的主要植被为研究对象,采用样方法对旅游干扰对云丘山景区内植被的影响进行了研究,共设置了40个乔木样方,并利用TWINSPAN聚类分析以及旅游干扰程度（TDD）对所取样方进行分析。结果表明：TWINSPAN聚类分类将景区内的植物群落划分为5个群系,其中、群系Ⅱ中伴人植物的优势度明显高于其它。干扰程度分析表明,在景区的40个乔木样方中,只有4个样方基本没有受到干扰,有3个样方受到中度干扰,其余的33个样方均为轻度干扰。TWINSPAN聚类分析科学合理地对旅游活动作用下植被景观的类型特征进行了分析。旅游干扰程度（TDD）直观地反映出各个样方所在地植被被干扰的程度,该研究结果可为旅游管理者提供一定的理论依据。     

重组斑马鱼CD36蛋白的原核表达及纯化

目的：在大肠杆菌中重组表达斑马鱼CD36蛋白胞外区38～432氨基酸残基段并纯化。方法：PCR扩增斑马鱼CD36蛋白的基因编码区,连接到带有6~His标签的原核表达载体pET-28a中,构建重组表达质粒pET28a-CD36,并转化大肠杆菌BL21（DE3）,用IPTG诱导表达,优化表达条件后用Ni^2＋柱进行纯化。结果：构建了pET28a-CD36重组质粒;目的蛋白在大肠杆菌中获得表达,亲和纯化后,SDS-PAGE显示相对分子质量为预期的46．8×10^3。结论：获得了斑马鱼CD36融合蛋白,为其生物学功能研究奠定了基础。     

单核细胞增生李斯特菌单克隆抗体的制备与鉴定

以单核细胞增生李斯特菌细胞碎片免疫BALB/c小鼠,间接ELISA法成功筛选获得2株稳定分泌抗LM的单克隆杂交瘤细胞株4A7、4H11.抗体效价为1∶160 000以及1∶20 000,亚型为IgG1、IgG2a,Dot-ELISA结果表明4A7和4H11单克隆抗体具有很好的属特异性,Western blot分析表明4A7、4H11抗体分别与单核细胞增生李斯特菌62 kDa以及32 kDa外膜蛋白抗原表位结合,胶体金免疫电镜实验进一步确证以上抗体可有效识别单核细胞增生李斯特菌细胞表面抗原.     

交感皮肤反应在糖尿病周围神经病变诊断中的应用

糖尿病周围神经病变（Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy,DPN）是糖尿病最常见的并发症之一。由于目前DPN发病机制不清楚、治疗效果不理想,故早诊断、早治疗显得至关重要。有研究指出交感神经皮肤反应（Sympathetic Skin Response,SSR）可作为评价2型糖尿病患者早期周围植物神经功能状态的指标。本文对SSR应用于DPN临床诊断中的检测技术、观测参数进行综述,发现多数研究中指出,在临床应用中SSR波形、波幅以及潜伏期指标的异常率常受到多种因素的影响、会发生很大波动,而电位曲线下面积减少值相对稳定。据此笔者建议在DPN早期临床诊断中以SSR电位曲线下面积减少作为关键参数,辅助参考SSR波形、波幅以及潜伏期指标进行诊断。     

表达条件对金属激活酶NAOase离子依赖的活性分析

N-乙酰鸟氨酸脱酰基酶为一种新型手性拆分酶制剂,酶活性依赖于Mg2＋、Mn2＋、Zn2＋及Co2＋ 中的某种金属离子。以高表达NAOase的重组菌DH10B/argE-pHsh为研究对象,考察不同培养条件下Mg2＋、Mn2＋、Zn2＋及Co2＋ 4种离子对重组菌的生长、酶的表达活性及表达量的影响。结果发现：同种离子在不同条件下对重组菌的生长影响不大,但对酶活性影响显著。4种离子在合适浓度时皆能提高酶活性,促进强度从高到低依次为Mn2＋、Mg2＋、Co2＋和Zn2＋。在TB培养基中,Mn2＋为15 mmol/L时：NAOase比酶活达到1 272.7 U/mL,是未添加时的4.67倍,激活作用显著高于其他离子。SDS-PAGE电泳实验表明4种离子的蛋白表达量基本相同。     

The ecdysoid RH5849 induces yolk polypeptide synthesis in male flies

Summary

RH5849 is a benzoyl hydrazine analog which has been reported to mimic several effects of the arthropod steroid hormone ecdysone to which it is chemically totally unrelated. In adult Diptera, ecdysone is the hormone that triggers vitellogenin synthesis. We report here that RH5849, upon oral ingestion, is able to induce vitellogenin synthesis in male Drosophila, Neobellieria, Phormia and Lucilia. This contrasts to data in the literature which showed that RH5849 could not mimic the pupariation-inducing effect of ecdysone in last instar fly larvae. RH5849 neither exerts a juvenile hormone mimicking effect nor behaves as an anti-juvenile hormone in both the Colorado potato beetle and Galleria.     

Unravelling mitochondrial retrograde regulation in the abiotic stress induction of rice ALTERNATIVE OXIDASE 1 genes

Mitochondrial retrograde regulation (MRR) is the transduction of mitochondrial signals to mediate nuclear gene expression. It is not clear whether MRR is a common regulation mechanism in plant abiotic stress response. In this study, we analysed the early abiotic stress response of the rice OsAOX1 genes, and the induction of OsAOX1a and OsAOX1b (OsAOX1a/b) was selected as a working model for the stress‐induced MRR studies. We found that the induction mediated by the superoxide ion (O_2·^‐)‐generating chemical methyl viologen was stronger than that of hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂). The addition of reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavengers demonstrated that the stress induction was reduced by eliminating O_2·^‐. Furthermore, the stress induction did not rely on chloroplast‐ or cytosol‐derived O_2·^‐. Next, we generated transgenic plants overexpressing the superoxide dismutase (SOD) gene at different subcellular locations. The results suggest that only the mitochondrial SOD, OsMSD, attenuated the stress induction of OsAOX1a/b specifically. Therefore, our findings demonstrate that abiotic stress initiates the MRR on OsAOX1a/b and that mitochondrial O_2·^– is involved in the process.