Proteomic analysis of the ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus (pars lateralis) in the female rat

The use of proteomics to study changes in the expression of CNS proteins, which may underlie the regulation of physiological and/or behavioral responses, represents an emerging application of this technology. In the current study, the Palkovits' microdissection method was evaluated as a means of obtaining proteomic data from discrete brain nuclei. The pars lateralis of the ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus (VMN) was chosen for the initial studies because of its established role in the expression of gonadal hormone dependent female sexual behavior. The VMN from ovariectomized rats was microdissected from 300 microm frozen brain sections using a 500 microm punch. Total proteins were separated using 2-DE. A group consensus of 432 protein spots, visualized by SYPRO Ruby stain, was obtained from gels from four independent VMN samples. A low mean CV and high gel-to-gel correlation coefficients indicate that reproducible 2-DE gels can be generated from microdissected tissue samples. Proteins from the mediobasal hypothalamus (MBH) were also separated on 2-DE gels. Evaluation of the 2-DE maps from the VMN and the MBH revealed different protein profiles, and indicates that microdissection improves the detection of low-abundance proteins, and reduces the relative occurrence of abundant proteins on 2-DE maps.     

转mMT—Ⅰ基因烟草对Cd^2＋的耐受力及其细胞学研究

转小鼠金属硫蛋白 ( m MT- )基因烟草 ( N icotiana tabacum L.;90 0 82 )的 F1和对照株对 Cd2 的抗性有明显差异。在含有不同浓度 Cd2 ( 0～ 1 0 0 μmol/L)的培养基上转基因植物生长正常 ,表现出了对Cd2 的高度抗性。而对照株在 Cd2 2 0 μmol/L的浓度下即受到毒害。转基因株中 Cd2 总量及结合态和游离态 Cd2 含量、根的生长速率、细胞分裂指数均明显高于对照 ,而染色体畸变率则明显低于对照株。Southern blot、Western blot、Cd2 含量的原子吸收测定、镉 /血红蛋白饱和法分析 m MT含量表达的结果证明 :转基因株对 Cd2 的高度抗性是 m MT- 基因表达的结果。在不含 Cd2 的培养基上转基因株和对照株均未发现 MT的表达 ,而在含 Cd2 1 0 0μmol/L的培养基上只有转基因株的根与叶检测到 MT的表达。     

昆虫的黑化机理

昆虫的黑化是昆虫出现的一种体色变异。文章介绍工业污染、激素和温度等对昆虫黑化的影响、昆虫色素形成中多巴、多巴胺、N-β丙酰多巴胺(NBAD)和N-乙酰多巴胺(NADA)等色素前体的代谢、昆虫的黑化突变以及昆虫黑化的遗传。     

胆红素氧化酶产酶菌株的分离及最佳产酶条件的研究

A bilirubin oxidase (EC 1.3.3.5) producing strain, Mv 2.1089, was isolated from several strains of Myrothecium verrucaria by dilution method. The optimum conditions of enzyme production were investigated and the results were as follows: the suitable medium was cultured at 25 degrees C on a rotating shaker glucose and peptone, at pH 6.0. The strain was cultured at 25 degrees C on a rotating shaker (150 r/min) for 96 h. Bilirubin oxidase with 0.5-1.5 u/ml was obtained in the culture medium.     

中国产业园区循环化改造应用关键物质流典型路径分析方法

产业园区循环化改造是我国在"十二五"期间和今后一个时期内的一项重要工作,也是在园区层面实施循环发展的主要内容。物质流分析(MFA)是产业生态学的核心分析方法,正在成为资源环境管理领域有效的分析工具。通过梳理物质流分析方法的发展历程,指出产业园区循环化改造应用物质流分析存在注重物质规模而忽视环境影响、黑箱过程不利定量研究、小区域研究适用性不强以及隐藏流造成的数据误差等方面问题,同时通过大量调查实践,认为园区循环化改造可从企业开展清洁生产、促进园区内和园区间的产业共生、加强园区资源循环基础设施建设3个领域入手,在将园区全部企业分为生产性企业、再生性企业和资源循环基础设施企业3种类型基础上,提出关键流概念及其识别思路,探索构建物质流路径归类评价方法框架,归纳出8条典型物质流路径,为提升园区物质流管理水平提供方法依据,并选取天津经济技术开发区作为典型案例进行研究,最后对我国产业园区循环化改造应用物质流分析方法进行了展望。     

背景噪声对人感知声音时间信息的影响

对声音时间信息的分辨在人和动物感知声音信息的过程中至关重要.在自然声环境中,声音信息总处于一定的噪声背景下.文章以间隔探测阈值为指标测定了人对纯音和噪声的间隔探测阈值,以及持续噪声背景对间隔探测阈值的影响.声音信号采用1000～10000 Hz的纯音信号和白噪声信号,声音强度为70 dB SPL.背景噪声为持续白噪声,强度分别为45、55、65 dB SPL.结果表明,对纯音信号,随着背景噪声强度增加,间隔探测阈值有升高的趋势.对噪声信号来说,45、55 dB SPL的背景噪声对噪声信号的间隔探测阈值无显著影响,但65 dB SPL的背景噪声使间隔探测阈值显著升高.研究结果提示,背景噪声能够在一定程度上影响人对声音时间信息的感知,影响的程度与背景噪声的强度有关.     

巴西橡胶树HbICE1基因酵母双杂交诱饵载体的构建及互作蛋白的筛选

寒害是我国植胶区的主要自然灾害之一,不仅影响橡胶产量还威胁到橡胶树的生存。拟南芥中,ICE1是低温胁迫信号通路中的重要转录激活因子,但橡胶树冷胁迫信号途径中包括Hb ICE1在内的大部分关键基因尚未被克隆与鉴定,与Hb ICE1蛋白发生互作的蛋白也不清楚,成为严重阻碍橡胶树抗寒分子机理研究的瓶颈。为了筛选和鉴定与巴西橡胶树Hb ICE1蛋白发生互作的蛋白,阐明橡胶树抵御寒害胁迫的分子机理,本文首先通过PCR扩增出Hb ICE1基因的编码序列(约1400 bp),然后将目标序列插入p GBKT-7载体,构建酵母双杂交诱饵载体;将该载体转入酵母Y2H菌株感受态细胞中,并在缺陷型培养基上检测其自激活活性,发现Hb ICE1基因的自转录激活在含有30 mmol/L和更高浓度3-AT(3-氨基-1,2,4-三氮唑)的培养基上能得到有效抑制;进一步通过与橡胶树c DNA文库进行酵母双杂交,筛选出一些可能与Hb ICE1发生互作的蛋白,包括DNA结合蛋白、核糖体蛋白和功能未知蛋白。本研究结果为橡胶树抗寒机理研究提供了重要理论依据。     

Clinical evaluation and mitochondrial DNA sequence analysis in three Chinese families with Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy

We report here the clinical, genetic, and molecular characterization of three Chinese families (WZ4, WZ5, and WZ6) with Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON). Clinical and genetic evaluations revealed the variable severity and age-of-onset in visual impairment in these families. Penetrances of visual impairment in these Chinese families were 33.3%, 35.7%, and 35.5%, respectively, with an average 34.8%. Furthermore, the average age-at-onset in those Chinese families was 17, 20, and 18 years. In addition, the ratios between affected male and female matrilineal relatives in these Chinese families were 3:0, 1:1, and 1.2:1, respectively. Sequence analysis of the complete mitochondrial genomes in these pedigrees showed the distinct sets of mtDNA polymorphism, in addition to the identical G11778A mutation associated with LHON in many families. The fact that mtDNA of those pedigrees belonged to different haplogroups F1, D4, and M10 suggested that the G11778A mutation occurred sporadically and multiplied through evolution of the mtDNA in China. However, there was the absence of functionally significant mutations in tRNA and rRNAs or secondary LHON mutations in these Chinese families. The I187T mutation in the ND1, the S99A mutation in the A6, the V254I in CO3, and I58V in ND6 mutation, showing high evolutional conservation, may contribute to the phenotypic expression of the G11778A mutation in the WZ6 pedigree. By contrast, none of mtDNA variants are evolutionarily conserved and implicated to have significantly functional consequence in WZ4 and WZ5 pedigrees. Apparently, these variants do not have a potential modifying role in the development of visual impairment associated with G11778A mutation in those two families. Thus, nuclear modifier gene(s) or environmental factor(s) seem to account for the penetrance and expressivity of LHON in these three Chinese families carrying the G11778A mutation.     

脑星形胶质细胞生物学功能研究进展

脑星形胶质细胞是中枢神经系统（CNS）内在数目占绝对优势的一类大胶质细胞,被认为在神经元的整个发育过程中起重要作用。本文主要就参与星形胶质细胞调节神经元活动的主要功能分子,星形胶质细胞在中枢神经系统的生物学功能,及其与疾病的关系作一简要回顾。