耐高温耐酸稳定假密环菌(Armillariella tabescens) MAN47β-甘露聚糖酶体外分子定向进化

从已经建立的易错PCR初级突变文库中筛选得到的16个兼具耐酸、高温稳定、高酶活力的克隆出发,将其作为DNA shuffling的亲本基因,利用DNA shuffling技术,结合易化筛选和96微孔板通量筛选的方法获得耐酸、高温稳定的克隆。并且,对筛选出来的耐酸高温稳定的突变子进行测序分析和同源建模,比较分析β-甘露聚糖酶突变基因序列的生物学信息。经过两轮DNAshuffling,最终筛选得到一个耐酸高温稳定突变体1108,其在90℃时酶活力还能维持在70%;在pH 3.0时酶活力维持在70%;在高温80℃和pH 4.0的条件下,酶活力是野生型的10倍;常规条件下(pH 6.0,40℃),酶活力是野生型酶的5倍。序列比对发现耐酸、高温稳定突变体1108有三个碱基发生了改变(T289A、A535T、T1085C),导致相应的氨基酸发生了改变(Ser97Thr、Val362Ala、Ile179Leu)。根据同源建模结果和氨基酸性质研究发现,突变位点位于催化中心附近,推测第97位的突变与酶的耐酸性和活性有关,第179位和第362位的突变与酶的高温稳定性有关。实验结果为进一步了解β-甘露聚糖酶MAN47的结构与功能之间的关系提供有用参考。     

Thymine DNA glycosylase specifically recognizes 5-carboxylcytosine-modified DNA

Human thymine DNA glycosylase (hTDG) efficiently excises 5-carboxylcytosine (5caC), a key oxidation product of 5-methylcytosine in genomic DNA, in a recently discovered cytosine demethylation pathway. We present here the crystal structures of the hTDG catalytic domain in complex with duplex DNA containing either 5caC or a fluorinated analog. These structures, together with biochemical and computational analyses, reveal that 5caC is specifically recognized in the active site of hTDG, supporting the role of TDG in mammalian 5-methylcytosine demethylation.     

Protein scaffolds can enhance the bistability of multisite phosphorylation systems

The phosphorylation of a substrate at multiple sites is a common protein modification that can give rise to important structural and electrostatic changes. Scaffold proteins can enhance protein phosphorylation by facilitating an interaction between a protein kinase enzyme and its target substrate. In this work we consider a simple mathematical model of a scaffold protein and show that under specific conditions, the presence of the scaffold can substantially raise the likelihood that the resulting system will exhibit bistable behavior. This phenomenon is especially pronounced when the enzymatic reactions have sufficiently large K(M), compared to the concentration of the target substrate. We also find for a closely related model that bistable systems tend to have a specific kinetic conformation. Using deficiency theory and other methods, we provide a number of necessary conditions for bistability, such as the presence of multiple phosphorylation sites and the dependence of the scaffold binding/unbinding rates on the number of phosphorylated sites.     

Genetic Modulation of Lipid Profiles following Lifestyle Modification or Metformin Treatment: The Diabetes Prevention Program

Weight-loss interventions generally improve lipid profiles and reduce cardiovascular disease risk, but effects are variable and may depend on genetic factors. We performed a genetic association analysis of data from 2,993 participants in the Diabetes Prevention Program to test the hypotheses that a genetic risk score (GRS) based on deleterious alleles at 32 lipid-associated single-nucleotide polymorphisms modifies the effects of lifestyle and/or metformin interventions on lipid levels and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) lipoprotein subfraction size and number. Twenty-three loci previously associated with fasting LDL-C, HDL-C, or triglycerides replicated (P = 0.04–1×10⁻¹⁷). Except for total HDL particles (r = −0.03, P = 0.26), all components of the lipid profile correlated with the GRS (partial |r| = 0.07–0.17, P = 5×10⁻⁵–1×10⁻¹⁹). The GRS was associated with higher baseline-adjusted 1-year LDL cholesterol levels (β = +0.87, SEE±0.22 mg/dl/allele, P = 8×10⁻⁵, P _interaction = 0.02) in the lifestyle intervention group, but not in the placebo (β = +0.20, SEE±0.22 mg/dl/allele, P = 0.35) or metformin (β = −0.03, SEE±0.22 mg/dl/allele, P = 0.90; P _interaction = 0.64) groups. Similarly, a higher GRS predicted a greater number of baseline-adjusted small LDL particles at 1 year in the lifestyle intervention arm (β = +0.30, SEE±0.012 ln nmol/L/allele, P = 0.01, P _interaction = 0.01) but not in the placebo (β = −0.002, SEE±0.008 ln nmol/L/allele, P = 0.74) or metformin (β = +0.013, SEE±0.008 nmol/L/allele, P = 0.12; P _interaction = 0.24) groups. Our findings suggest that a high genetic burden confers an adverse lipid profile and predicts attenuated response in LDL-C levels and small LDL particle number to dietary and physical activity interventions aimed at weight loss.     

云南省新平县农业生物资源调查与分析

对云南省新平县3个乡镇的11个村进行了重点调查,实地走访了15个村小组,访问了90户农户,共收集到与彝族、傣族、哈尼族、拉祜族生产、生活密切相关的特优、特有、特用农业生物资源164份。分析了当地农业生物资源现状和消长情况及原因和调查、收集到的资源种类及其利用价值,并针对该地区的农业生物资源的特性,提出了利用、保护和开发建议。     

通过分析来自Pyrococcus abyssi的腈水解酶中带电基团位置变化探讨蛋白耐热机制

蛋白含带电侧链基团的氨基酸的位置对蛋白质的热稳定性有很大的影响,目前,往往采用蛋白质结构模型"静态"分析这一影响。本文以1株耐热的腈水解酶作为研究对象,构建并异源表达了该酶,对其酶学性质进行初步分析。利用Discovery Studio对该酶进行同源建模,得到空间结构。将此空间结构利用Gromacs软件在不同温度下进行分子动力学(MD)模拟,使用Macrodox软件计算蛋白质所有带电氨基酸残基的包埋率与溶剂可接触性面积(SA),发现在不同温度下,部分氨基酸带电基团的SA值会发生显著变化。说明通过静态分析并不一定能够得到非常准确的结果,而应进行动态分析。     

近红外光谱技术预测猪肉的pH、嫩度和蒸煮损失

以冷却猪肉为研究对象,评价近红外光谱（NIR）技术用于肉类物理特性预测的可行性以及不同的光谱处理方法和建模方法对预测准确性的影响。试样取自排酸24h的同一批猪胴体的小里脊肉,采集4000—10000cm-1的光谱。经外部验证的偏最小二乘（PLS）模型在预测pH时表现出良好的相关性（Rc^2=0．88,Rp^2=0．80,SEC=0．08,SEP=0．084）,嫩度与蒸煮损失模型的相关性分别是Rc^2=0．50和0．57,R;=0．34和0．50。在各种光谱预处理方法中,平滑处理结合多元散射校正（MSC）或标准正态变量变换（SNV）的效果最好。     

Synthesis, biological evaluation, and molecular docking studies of cinnamic acyl 1,3,4-thiadiazole amide derivatives as novel antitubulin agents

A series of cinnamic acyl 1,3,4-thiadiazole amide derivatives (6a-10e) have been designed and synthesized, and their biological activities were also evaluated as potential antiproliferation and tubulin polymerization inhibitors. Among all the compounds, 10e showed the most potent activity in vitro, which inhibited the growth of MCF-7 and A549 cell lines with IC(50) values of 0.28 and 0.52μg/mL, respectively. Compound 10e also exhibited significant tubulin polymerization inhibitory activity (IC(50)=1.16μg/mL). Docking simulation was performed to insert compound 10e into the crystal structure of tubulin at colchicine binding site to determine the probable binding model. Based on the preliminary results, compound 10e with potent inhibitory activity in tumor growth may be a potential anticancer agent.     

中国真轴甲属分类(鞘翅目,拟步甲科)

对中国真轴甲属Eucyrtus Pascoe进行了分类整理,包括2个新纪录种:E.splendens splendens (Lacordaire,1859)和E.deyrollei deyrollei Kraatz,1880,编制了真轴甲属中国已知种检索表.     

空间异质性对植物种群动态的影响:三种模拟方法的比较

为了讨论单一物种在异质性景观中的空间传播,将平均场近似模型和偶对近似模型的结果进行对比研究.本研究选择了有代表性的四邻域和八邻域时物种的传播情况,首先运用细胞自动机建立了理想模型,对偶对近似模型和平均场近似模型在全局密度和局域密度固定时随着出生率与死亡率比值变化的结果比较,以细胞自动机模型结果为依据,判断偶对近似与平均场近似哪个结果更加接近细胞自动机模型的结果.通过分析得到四邻域时在近似细胞自动机模型结果时偶对近似的结果优于平均场近似的结果,但是在八邻域时三个模型之间的差异性不再那么明显,偶对近似依然能够很好的预测细胞自动机模型的结果.