千金子不同极性部位对酪氨酸酶活性的影响

测定千金子醇提物不同极性部位对酪氨酸酶活性的影响。以L-酪氨酸为底物,采用比色法测定千金子不同极性部位对酪氨酸酶的抑制率。得到了千金子醇提物的乙酸乙酯相、正丁醇相和水相的半数抑制率(IC50值)分别为0.150 mg/mL,0.813 mg/mL,7.570 mg/mL,并对乙酸乙酯相进一步分离得到七叶内酯,其IC50值0.103 mg/mL。结果表明千金子中起到酪氨酸酶抑制性的物质为七叶内酯,主要分布在乙酸乙酯相中。为千金子中酪氨酸酶抑制性物质的筛选提供科学依据。     

蛇毒类凝血酶calobin在毕赤酵母中的表达

蛇毒类凝血酶是临床上防治血栓栓塞性疾病的有效药物。参照朝鲜蝮蛇(Agkistrodon caliginosus,Korean Viper)类凝血酶calobin基因序列(GenBank AccessionNo.U32937.1),将人工合成的calobin基因克隆到酵母表达载体pPICZαA,于毕赤酵母中表达,得到了分子量约为32kD的重组calobin蛋白,经甲醇诱导培养,表达产物可获得3.5g/L的高表达量。重组蛋白经过阴离子交换柱Q-Sepharose Fast Flow和分子筛Sephacryl-S-100凝胶过滤层析等纯化步骤进行了初步纯化。纯化后的重组calobin可以在纤维蛋白原平板上形成水解圈,经SDS-PAGE实验显示,重组蛋白能水解纤维蛋白原的Aα链,产生一条约40kD左右的降解带。在实验中未能发现重组calobin对纤维蛋白原的凝固作用。     

Synthesis and Activity Evaluation of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Inhibitors Based on 6‐(Pyrimidin‐4‐yl)‐1H‐indazole

Human nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a common head and neck malignancy with high incidence in Southeast Asia and Southern China. It is necessary to develop safe, effective and inexpensive anticancer agents to improve the therapeutics of patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. A series of small molecular compounds based on 6‐(pyrimidin‐4‐yl)‐1H‐indazole were synthesized and evaluated for antiproliferative activities against human nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell lines SUNE1. Compounds 6b , 6c , 6e and 6l showed potent antiproliferative activities similar to positive control drug cisplatin in vitro with lower nephrotoxicity than it. N‐[4‐(1H‐Indazol‐6‐yl)pyrimidin‐2‐yl]benzene‐1,3‐diamine ( 6l ) was selected for further study. It was found that 6l induced mitochondria‐mediated apoptosis and G₂/M phase arrest in SUNE1 cells. Furthermore, compound 6l at 10 mg/kg can suppress the growth of an implanted SUNE1 xenograft with a TGI% (tumor growth inhibition) value of 50 % and did not cause serious side effects in BALB/c nude mice. This study suggests that 6‐(pyrimidin‐4‐yl)‐1H‐indazole derivatives are a series of small molecule compounds with anti‐nasopharyngeal carcinoma activities.     

A global alfalfa diversity panel reveals genomic selection signatures in Chinese varieties and genomic associations with root development

Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is an important forage crop worldwide. However, little is known about the effects of breeding status and different geographical populations on alfalfa improvement. Here, we sequenced 220 alfalfa core germplasms and determined that Chinese alfalfa cultivars form an independent group, as evidenced by comparisons of F_ST values between different subgroups, suggesting that geographical origin plays an important role in group differentiation. By tracing the influence of geographical regions on the genetic diversity of alfalfa varieties in China, we identified 350 common candidate genetic regions and 548 genes under selection. We also defined 165 loci associated with 24 important traits from genome-wide association studies. Of those, 17 genomic regions closely associated with a given phenotype were under selection, with the underlying haplotypes showing significant differences between subgroups of distinct geographical origins. Based on results from expression analysis and association mapping, we propose that 6-phosphogluconolactonase (MsPGL) and a gene encoding a protein with NHL domains (MsNHL) are critical candidate genes for root growth. In conclusion, our results provide valuable information for alfalfa improvement via molecular breeding.     

几种农艺因素影响小麦籽粒蛋白质含量的数学模型研究

用二次回归旋转组合设计研究了基本亩数（X_1）、基苗氮肥（X_2）、孕穗期氮肥（X_3)、过磷酸钙（X_4）和氯化钾（X_5）用量对小麦籽粒蛋白质含量的影响．结果表明,X_4、X_1和X_2对蛋白质含量有显著作用,因素之间存在着复杂的互作效应．利用计算机模拟选优,获得了本试验条件下蛋白质含量大于13％的5个农艺因素组合方案,X_1=172.35～186.75万／ha;x_2=116.6～123.6kg／ha;x_3=33.75～39.15kg／ha;x_4=333.9～448.8kg／ha;x_5=190.65～233.10kg／ha．     

神经细胞粘附分子与硫酸化氨基聚糖在神经发育、轴突生长、突触可塑性及学习和记忆中的作用

神经细胞粘附分子（neural cell adhesion molecule,NCAM)是一种主要表达于神经系统的糖蛋白,通过亲同性及亲异性结合介导细胞与细胞与细胞外基质间的相互作用,参与细胞的识别,迁移,轴突生长,细胞信号转导,学习和记忆等过程。硫酸化氨基聚糖可调节脑发育中的细胞分化,轴突生长及中枢神经系统中神经元的再生,可能参与了与学习和记忆相关的神经结构功能的调节。这些作用可能与神经细胞粘附分子的亲异性结合有关。     

HILI Inhibits TGF-β Signaling by Interacting with Hsp90 and Promoting TβR Degradation

PIWIL2, called HILI in humans, is a member of the PIWI subfamily. This subfamily has highly conserved PAZ and Piwi domains and is implicated in several critical functions, including embryonic development, stem-cell self-renewal, RNA silencing, and translational control. However, the underlying molecular mechanism remains largely unknown. Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) is a secreted multifunctional protein that controls several developmental processes and the pathogenesis of many diseases. TGF-β signaling is activated by phosphorylation of transmembrane serine/threonine kinase receptors, TGF-β type II (TβRII), and type I (TβRI), which are stabilized by Hsp90 via specific interactions with this molecular chaperone. Here, we present evidence that HILI suppresses TGF-β signaling by physically associating with Hsp90 in human embryonic kidney cells (HEK-293). Our research shows that HILI mediates the loss of TGF-β-induced Smad2/3 phosphorylation. We also demonstrate that HILI interacts with Hsp90 to prevent formation of Hsp90-TβR heteromeric complexes, and improves ubiquitination and degradation of TβRs dependent on the ubiquitin E3 ligase Smurf2. This work reveals a critical negative regulation level of TGF-β signaling mediated by HILI (human PIWIL2) by its ability to interact with Hsp90 and promote TβR degradation.     

Glutamate receptors and signal transduction in learning and memory

The plasticity of the central nervous system helps form the basis for the neurobiology of learning and memory. Long-term potentiation (LTP) is the main form of synaptic plasticity, reflecting the activity level of the synaptic information storage process, and provides a good model to study the underlying mechanisms of learning and memory. The glutamate receptor-mediated signal pathway plays a key role in the induction and maintenance of LTP, and hence the regulation of learning and memory. The progress in the understanding of the glutamate receptors and related signal transduction systems in learning and memory research are reviewed in this article.     

水牛精子蛋白质组双向电泳体系的建立和优化

建立和优化一种适合水牛精子蛋白质组学研究的双向电泳技术。以水牛精子为研究对象,比较两种不同配方的裂解液,以及不同上样量对其2-DE图谱质量的影响。结果显示,以7 mol/L尿素、2 mol/L硫脲、4%CHAPS、1%DTT、0.5%Cocktail of protease inhibitors为裂解液,24 cm胶条上样量200μg时,可获得较好的精子总蛋白质2-DE图谱。运用ImageMaster 2-Dplatinum分析软件检测出约500个蛋白质点,蛋白质大部分分布在等电点5-7之间,分子量范围约40-90 kD。