蓖麻和线虫的两种不同结构脂肪酸去饱和酶的原核表达

目的:通过在原核表达系统中表达蓖麻的可溶性脂肪酸去饱和酶基因和线虫的fat-1脂肪酸去饱和酶基因,为脂肪酸去饱和酶序列结构与功能的研究奠定基础。方法:将蓖麻RCD△9脂肪酸去饱和酶和线虫fat-1脂肪酸去饱和酶基因亚克隆到大肠杆菌BL21表达载体pET32a+中,获得重组表达载体pET32a+-R9,pET32a+- F1,并通过SDS-PAGE和Western Blotting鉴定蛋白的表达情况。结果:经PCR和测序鉴定,证实两个重组质粒含有目的基因片段;SDS-PAGE和Western Blotting证实两种蛋白在大肠杆菌中获得表达,但表达量具有明显的不同;Anthepro软件对蛋白跨膜结构的分析,验证蓖麻△9脂肪酸去饱和酶和线虫fat-1脂肪酸去饱和酶在结构上的不同。结论:蓖麻的RCD脂肪酸去饱和酶和线虫的fat-1脂肪酸去饱和酶都得到了表达,但线虫fat-1脂肪酸去饱和酶表达量偏低;这可能与fat-1脂肪酸去饱和酶是一类跨膜蛋白的性质直接相关。因此,对于线虫fat-1脂肪酸去饱和酶的基于蛋白纯化的结构分析有待进一步的研究。     

白色念珠菌CaBEM1基因的克隆及其在酿酒酵母丝状生长中的作用

白色念珠菌在不同的生长条件下能发生显著的形态变化 ,这种变化由多种调控因子与信号转导途径所调控。酿酒酵母的G1期细胞周期蛋白Cln1和Cln2参与其形态发生 ,cln1/cln1、cln2 /cln2双缺失株不能形成菌丝。把白色念珠菌基因组文库导入cln1/cln1、cln2 /cln2缺失株 ,筛选能校正菌丝形成缺陷的基因 ,分离得到白色念珠菌中的CaBEM 1基因。从核苷酸序列推导 ,CaBEM1编码一种 6 32个氨基酸的蛋白质 ,氨基酸序列分析表明在其N端有 2个SH3结构域 ,中部有 1个PX结构域 ,C端有 1个PB1结构域 ;CaBem1的氨基酸序列与酿酒酵母的Bem1同源性达 38% ,与裂殖酵母的Scd2同源性达 32 %。在酿酒酵母的缺失株中异源表达CaBEM1,能够部分校正它们在氮源缺乏条件下的菌丝形成缺陷。这种菌丝形成的校正作用绕过MAPK途径和cAMP/PKA途径 ,表明CaBem1在菌丝形成中的作用可能位于这两条信号转导途径的下游     

Cynandione A mitigates ischemic injuries in rats with cerebral ischemia

Cynandione A, an acetophenone from the roots of Cynanchum auriculatum and other species in the genus attenuates neurotoxicity of a variety of neurotoxic agents such as l-glutamate in vitro. In this study, we sought to further characterize the neuroprotective effects of cynandione A and other acetophenones from the roots of C. auriculatum in pheochromocytoma tumor cell line PC12 and investigate whether cynandione A protected against ischemic injuries in rats with experimentally induced cerebral ischemia. Viability assays using the 2-(2-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)-3-(4-nitrophenyl)-5-(2,4-disulfophen-yl)-2H-tetrazolium monosodium salt method and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) release assays showed that cynandione A dose-dependently attenuated glutamate-induced cytotoxicity. Comparative proteomic analysis by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight MS/MS of PC12 cells treated with cynandione A showed 10 μM cynandione A caused broad changes in protein expression in PC12 cells including down-regulation of high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) and dihydropyrimidinase-like 2 (DPYSL2). Immunoblotting studies showed that 10 μM cynandione A aborted glutamate-induced increase in DPYSL2 and HMGB1 levels in PC12 cells and 30 mg/kg cynandione A also attenuated the rise in HMGB1 levels and mitigated DPYSL2 cleavage in brain tissues of rats with cerebral ischemia. Furthermore, rats with cerebral ischemia treated with 30 mg/kg cynandione A exhibited markedly improved neurological deficit scores at 24 and 72 h compared with control and a 7.2% reduction in cerebral infarction size at 72 h (p < 0.05 vs. control). Our findings demonstrated that cynandione A mitigated ischemic injuries and should be further explored as a neuroprotective agent for ischemic stroke.     

Inhibition of Filamin-A Reduces Cancer Metastatic Potential

Filamin-A cross-links actin filaments into dynamic orthogonal networks, and interacts with an array of proteins of diverse cellular functions. Because several filamin-A interaction partners are implicated in signaling of cell mobility regulation, we tested the hypothesis that filamin-A plays a role in cancer metastasis. Using four pairs of filamin-A proficient and deficient isogenic cell lines, we found that filamin-A deficiency in cancer cells significantly reduces their migration and invasion. Using a xenograft tumor model with subcutaneous and intracardiac injections of tumor cells, we found that the filamin-A deficiency causes significant reduction of lung, splenic and systemic metastasis in nude mice. We evaluated the expression of filamin-A in breast cancer tissues by immunohistochemical staining, and found that low levels of filamin-A expression in cancer cells of the tumor tissues are associated with a better distant metastasis-free survival than those with normal levels of filamin-A. These data not only validate filamin-A as a prognostic marker for cancer metastasis, but also suggest that inhibition of filamin-A in cancer cells may reduce metastasis and that filamin-A can be used as a therapeutic target for filamin-A positive cancer.     

烟草叶片外植体脱分化与再分化过程中FtsZ蛋白的表达（简报）

在植物叶肉细胞的脱分化、再分化过程中伴随着叶绿体与质体相互转化的过程。已高度分化的叶肉细胞脱分化为分生状态细胞时．其中的原质体主要由叶绿体出芽生殖产生．偶尔可以看到某些叶绿体分裂或分裂与出芽同时出现的情况。此外,叶绿体在出芽产生原质体的同时自身逐渐被巨大的淀粉粒所充满．从而转变为淀粉体。     

Generation and Analysis of ESTs from the Grass Carp,Ctenopharyngodon idellus

Grass carp, Ctenopharyngodon idellus (Valenciennes, 1844), is an economically important species widely cultured in the world, but its genome research resources are largely lacking. The objectives of this study were to construct normalized cDNA libraries for efficient EST analysis, to generate ESTs from these libraries, and to identify EST-related molecular markers such as microsatellites and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) for genetic analysis of this species. A total of 6,269 ESTs were generated representing 4,815 unique sequences, from which 105 putative microsatellites and 5,228 SNPs were identified. These genome resources provide the material basis for future genetic and functional analyses in this species.     

Surface-enhanced resonance Raman spectroscopy and spectroscopy study of redox-induced conformational equilibrium of cytochrome c adsorbed on DNA-modified metal electrode

The redox-induced conformational equilibrium of cytochrome c (cyt c) adsorbed on DNA-modified metal electrode and the interaction mechanism of DNA with cyt c have been studied by electrochemical, spectroscopic and spectroelectrochemical techniques. The results indicate that the external electric field induces potential-dependent coordination equilibrium of the adsorbed cyt c between its oxidized state (with native six-coordinate low-spin and non-native five-coordinate high-spin heme configuration) and its reduced state (with native six-coordinate low-spin heme configuration) on DNA-modified metal electrode. The strong interactions between DNA and cyt c induce the self-aggregation of cyt c adsorbed on DNA. The orientational distribution of cyt c adsorbed on DNA-modified metal electrode is potential-dependent, which results in the deviation from an ideal Nernstian behavior of the adsorbed cyt c at high electrode potentials. The electric-field-induced increase in the activation barrier of proton-transfer steps attributed to the rearrangement of the hydrogen bond network and the self-aggregation of cyt c upon adsorption on DNA-modified electrode strongly decrease the interfacial electron transfer rate. In addition, the strongly Coulombic interactions between DNA and cyt c only disturb the microenvironment of the heme, and do not affect the states of heme ligation and spin. The secondary structure of the adsorbed cyt c is retained, while the conformation of DNA is changed from the B form DNA to A form DNA.     

添加外源锌对大杯香菇子实体细胞保护酶活性的影响

摘要：【目的】本实验研究了添加外源锌（Zn）对大杯香菇子实体保护酶活性的影响。【方法】以硫酸锌为外源锌,添加到培养料中,制成0、10、20、30、40、50 mg/kg 6个浓度。采用分光光度法测定大杯香菇子实体超氧化物岐化酶（SOD）活性、过氧化物酶（POD）活性、多酚氧化酶（PPO）活性、丙二醛（MDA）含量和可溶性蛋白含量,采用高锰酸钾滴定法过氧化氢酶（CAT）活性。【结果】添加外源 Zn浓度为30 mg/kg处理大杯香菇子实体内可溶性蛋白含量、SOD、POD和CAT活性极显著提高（P＜0.01）,PPO活性极显著减少（P＜0.01）,而MDA含量显著下降（P＜0.05）。随着Zn水平进一步升高,可溶性蛋白含量、SOD、POD和CAT活性呈下降趋势,而MDA含量极显著和显著上升（P＜0.01和P＜0.05）。【结论】高用量的Zn浓度能使大杯香菇子实体中的MDA含量上升,SOD、POD、CAT活性均下降,对保护酶系统有破坏作用,促进自由基的积累,从而导致膜脂过氧化作用的加剧。适宜Zn浓度能提高保护酶的活性,从而抑制了大杯香菇子实体中细胞膜脂过氧化水平,减轻膜伤害。     

不同龄级划分方法对种群存活分析的影响——以水灾迹地油松和华山松种群生存分析为例

 生命表、存活曲线和生存分析是研究种群动态的重要工具,其关键就是科学正确地划分龄级。该文研究了水灾迹地不同龄级划分方法对油松（Pinus abulaeformis）和华山松（P. armandii）种群存活曲线和生存分析函数曲线的影响。华山松以实际年龄作为龄级划分指标时,存活曲线为Ⅱ型;地径和树高作为划分指标时,存活曲线为Ⅲ型。生存函数和累计死亡率函数也发生类似的类型变化。油松实际年龄、地径和树高作为龄级的划分指标时,存活曲线(Ⅱ型)、生存率函数和累计死亡率函数类型一致,均为直线型。死亡率函数和危险率函数在不同树种和不同龄级划分方法间不存在明显差异。因此,华山松地径和树高作为龄级划分的代用指标不可行,而油松可行。其主要原因是华山松树高和地径与年龄的关系为指数函数关系,而油松则为直线函数关系。在此基础上把华山松地径和树高取自然对数后重新划分龄级,则存活曲线关系在地径、树高和实际年龄之间不存在差异,均为Ⅱ型。从而得出结论,地径、树高和年龄之间线性关系与否是地径和树高作为实际年龄代用指标可行性和准确性的关键。因此,在植物种群统计研究中,大小作为龄级划分代用指标要慎用。在未来研究中,种群个体年龄和大小关系及其影响因素的研究对植物种群数量动态分析和种群统计学的发展具有重要意义。     

HIV-1 glycoprotein 41 ectodomain induces activation of the CD74 protein-mediated extracellular signal-regulated kinase/mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway to enhance viral infection

Besides mediating the viral entry process, the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) envelope protein gp41 can bind to many host cell components and regulate cell functions. Using a yeast two-hybrid system, we screened a human bone marrow cDNA library and identified a novel gp41-binding protein, CD74 (the MHC class II-associated invariant chain). Here, we report possible biological effects mediated by interaction between gp41 and CD74. We found that HIV-1 gp41 could bind directly to host CD74 in HIV-1-infected cells, and the peptide 6358 derived from gp41 loop region (aa 597-611) could effectively block the gp41-CD74 interaction. As a result of this binding, recombinant soluble gp41 and gp41 peptide 6358 activated the CD74-mediated ERK/MAPK pathway and significantly enhanced HIV-1 infection in vitro. Conversely, the enhancing effect could be suppressed by the recombinant CD74 extracellular domain. These results reveal a novel mechanism underlying gp41 mediation of HIV-1 infection and replication.