热水处理对金柑果实采后腐烂及生理特性的影响

金柑是果皮和果肉同食的柑果类型,对采后处理要求极为严格。该研究以金柑(Fortunella crassifolia)为材料,研究了其经30、40和50℃热水浸泡后果实的腐烂率、失重率、可溶性固形物、硬度、有机酸、细胞渗透率以及抗氧化酶活性变化。结果表明:经30℃热水处理5 min的果实失重率高于对照,而经40℃和50℃处理的果实失重率低于对照或差异不显著。经热水处理的果实总酸含量略低于对照,可溶性固形物含量在18%上下波动且差异不显著。热水处理可提高果实硬度,降低贮藏前期果实细胞渗透率以及贮藏过程中果实过氧化物酶和超氧化物歧化酶活性,激发过氧化氢含量升高,可有效降低贮藏过程中金柑果实腐烂率,但不同采收期的金柑所需的热水处理温度和时间不同。对于1月初采收的果实,处理时间为5 min或10 min可降低果实腐烂率;2月初采收的果实,40℃或50℃热水处理10 min可有效降低果实腐烂率;3月初采收的果实,当处理温度达到50℃,处理时间达到10 min,才可有效降低果实腐烂率,且对果实品质没有明显的不利影响。     

Three Previously Undescribed Chlorophenyl Glycosides from the Bulbs of Lilium regale

Three previously undescribed chlorophenyl glycosides, (2,4,6-trichloro-3-hydroxy-5-methoxyphenyl)methyl β-D-glucopyranoside ( 1 ), (2,4-dichloro-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)methyl 6-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-β-D-glucopyranoside ( 2 ) and 4-chloro-3-methoxy-5-methylphenyl 6-O-(6-deoxy-β-L-mannopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranoside ( 3 ) were obtained from Lilium regale. The absolute configurations of these new finds were elucidated by comprehensive analyses of spectroscopic data combined with acid hydrolysis derivatization. (2,4-dichloro-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)methyl 6-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-β-D-glucopyranoside ( 2 ) can inhibit the proliferation of lung carcinoma A549 cells with an IC₅₀ value of 29 μΜ.     

A Plasmopara viticola RXLR effector targets a chloroplast protein PsbP to inhibit ROS production in grapevine

Pathogens secrete a large number of effectors that manipulate host processes to create an environment conducive to pathogen colonization. However, the underlying mechanisms by which Plasmopara viticola effectors manipulate host plant cells remain largely unclear. In this study, we reported that RXLR31154, a P. viticola RXLR effector, was highly expressed during the early stages of P. viticola infection. In our study, stable expression of RXLR31154 in grapevine (Vitis vinifera) and Nicotiana benthamiana promoted leaf colonization by P. viticola and Phytophthora capsici, respectively. By yeast two-hybrid screening, the 23-kDa oxygen-evolving enhancer 2 (VpOEE2 or VpPsbP), encoded by the PsbP gene, in Vitis piasezkii accession Liuba-8 was identified as a host target of RXLR31154. Overexpression of VpPsbP enhanced susceptibility to P. viticola in grapevine and P. capsici in N. benthamiana, and silencing of NbPsbPs, the homologs of PsbP in N. benthamiana, reduced P. capcisi colonization, indicating that PsbP is a susceptibility factor. RXLR31154 and VpPsbP protein were co-localized in the chloroplast. Moreover, VpPsbP reduced H₂O₂ accumulation and activated the ¹O₂ signaling pathway in grapevine. RXLR31154 could stabilize PsbP. Together, our data revealed that RXLR31154 reduces H₂O₂ accumulation and activates the ¹O₂ signaling pathway through stabilizing PsbP, thereby promoting disease.     

A swine arterivirus deubiquitinase stabilizes two major envelope proteins and promotes production of viral progeny

Arteriviruses are enveloped positive-strand RNA viruses that assemble and egress using the host cell’s exocytic pathway. In previous studies, we demonstrated that most arteriviruses use a unique -2 ribosomal frameshifting mechanism to produce a C-terminally modified variant of their nonstructural protein 2 (nsp2). Like full-length nsp2, the N-terminal domain of this frameshift product, nsp2TF, contains a papain-like protease (PLP2) that has deubiquitinating (DUB) activity, in addition to its role in proteolytic processing of replicase polyproteins. In cells infected with porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV), nsp2TF localizes to compartments of the exocytic pathway, specifically endoplasmic reticulum-Golgi intermediate compartment (ERGIC) and Golgi complex. Here, we show that nsp2TF interacts with the two major viral envelope proteins, the GP5 glycoprotein and membrane (M) protein, which drive the key process of arterivirus assembly and budding. The PRRSV GP5 and M proteins were found to be poly-ubiquitinated, both in an expression system and in cells infected with an nsp2TF-deficient mutant virus. In contrast, ubiquitinated GP5 and M proteins did not accumulate in cells infected with the wild-type, nsp2TF-expressing virus. Further analysis implicated the DUB activity of the nsp2TF PLP2 domain in deconjugation of ubiquitin from GP5/M proteins, thus antagonizing proteasomal degradation of these key viral structural proteins. Our findings suggest that nsp2TF is targeted to the exocytic pathway to reduce proteasome-driven turnover of GP5/M proteins, thus promoting the formation of GP5-M dimers that are critical for arterivirus assembly.     

Post-translational modifications of proteins: some problems left to solve

Three major questions regarding the post-translational modification of amino acid side chains in proteins are briefly considered: (1) What are the biological functions of the reactions, (2) what is the specificity of the processing reactions in selecting only a few or sometimes even only one residue for modification, and (3) how do we solve the uniqueness of the processing steps in the production of recombinant proteins? The answers to these questions are not obvious at this time.     

有关彩色真菌培养基的应用

彩色真菌培养基具有选择性强、分辨率高、易生长、易观察的特点。在真菌培养方面优于其它培养基,其主要作用机理在于应用了化学生物效应促进真菌生长。     

Fibroblast Activation Protein Overexpression and Clinical Implications in Solid Tumors: A Meta-Analysis

Objective

Fibroblast activation protein (FAP) plays a vital role in tumor invasion and metastasis. Previous studies have reported its prognostic value in different tumors. However, the results of these reports remain controversial. In this study, a meta-analysis was performed to clarify this issue.

Methods

A search of the PubMed, Embase and CNKI databases was conducted to analyze relevant articles. The outcomes included the relations between FAP expression and histological differentiation, tumor invasion, lymph node metastasis, distant metastasis and overall survival (OS). Sensitivity analysis by FAP expression in different cells and tumor types were further subjected to sensitivity analyses as subgroups. Pooled odds ratios (ORs) and hazard ratios (HRs) were evaluated using the random-effects model.

Results

The global analysis included 15 studies concerning various solid tumors. For global analysis, FAP overexpression in tumor tissue displayed significant associations with poor OS and tumor progression (OS: HR = 2.18, P = 0.004; tumor invasion: OR = 4.48, P = 0.007; and lymph node metastasis: OR = 3.80, P = 0.004). The subgroup analyses yielded two notable results. First, the relation between FAP overexpression and poor OS and tumor lymph node metastasis was closer in the patients with FAP expression in tumor cells. Second, the pooled analyses of colorectal cancers or pancreatic cancers all indicated that FAP overexpression was associated with a detrimental OS (HR: 1.72, P = 0.009; HR: 3.18, P = 0.005, respectively). The magnitude of this effect was not statistically significant compared with that in patients with non-colorectal cancers or non-pancreatic cancers. These analyses did not display a statistically significant correlation between FAP expression and histological differentiation and distant metastasis in all of the groups.

Conclusions

FAP expression is associated with worse prognosis in solid tumors, and this association is particularly pronounced if FAP overexpression is found in the tumor cells rather than the stroma.     

KLF8表达修饰及致瘤机制研究进展

KLF8(Krüppel-like factor 8)是Krüppel 样转录因子家族最新成员。KLF8广泛表达于皮肤、脂肪、食道等组织中。早期研究表明,KLF8蛋白具有转录抑制活性,在胚胎发育过程中起重要作用。而近些年大量的研究发现KLF8在多种肿瘤组织中异常高表达,具有转录活化因子活性,可通过对细胞增殖、迁移、侵袭、EMT、细胞干性等多项生理过程调控促进肿瘤发生发展。综述了近年来KLF8研究进展,系统阐述了KLF8表达修饰调控及致瘤机制,为全面深入了解KLF8在肿瘤中作用及后续相关研究提供参考。     

西双版纳保护区植物根际细菌的筛选及其促生能力研究

【背景】西双版纳保护区具有丰富的生物多样性,而该区域植物根际细菌特别是放线菌及其促生能力相关报道较少。【目的】从西双版纳保护区根际土壤中筛选出植物根际促生菌,并检测其促生能力。【方法】采用5种不同培养基筛选出植物根际促生菌并通过16S rDNA序列分析进行分类学鉴定,运用Salkowski法测定菌株产IAA的能力,CAS法测定菌株产铁载体能力,钼锑抗显色法测定菌株的解磷能力,CMC-Na法测定菌株产纤维素酶能力和改良的Young法测定产淀粉酶能力,综合评价所得菌株的促生能力。【结果】从土样中分离纯化得到14株典型促生菌,经鉴定分别归属于链霉菌属(Streptomyces)、诺卡菌属(Nocardi)、杆菌属(Bacillus)、中华根瘤菌属(Ensifer)、中慢生根瘤菌属(Mesorhizobium)、固氮螺菌属(Azospirillum)和狭单胞菌属(Stenotrophomonas)。其中菌株B433产吲哚乙酸的能力在培养12 d时达到最大值9.23 mg/L;菌株B351、B453、B546这3株菌株产铁载体的能力较强,其Su80%,最高可达86.67%,强度为+++++;菌株B541的解磷能力最强,磷酸根的浓度达到9.79 mg/L;菌株B442综合产纤维素酶能力最强为31.86 U/mL;菌株B412淀粉酶活力为16.07 U/mL。【结论】西双版纳保护区植物根际土壤促生细菌种类丰富,且具有较强的广谱促生能力,有潜在的开发价值,本研究可为此地的微生物资源开发提供可靠的菌株资源依据。     

RAP80 interacts with the SUMO-conjugating enzyme UBC9 and is a novel target for sumoylation

RAP80, a nuclear protein with two functional ubiquitin-interaction motifs (UIMs) at its N-terminus, plays a critical role in the regulation of estrogen receptor alpha and DNA damage response signaling. A yeast two-hybrid screen identified the SUMO-conjugating enzyme UBC9 as a protein interacting with RAP80. The interaction of RAP80 with UBC9 was confirmed by co-immunoprecipitation and GST pull-down analyses. The region between aa 122-204 was critical for the interaction of RAP80 with UBC9. In addition, we demonstrate that RAP80 is a target for SUMO-1 modification in intact cells. Expression of UBC9 enhanced RAP80 mono-sumoylation and also induced multi-sumoylation of RAP80. In addition to SUMO-1, RAP80 was efficiently conjugated to SUMO-3 but was only a weak substrate for SUMO-2 conjugation. These findings suggest that sumoylation plays a role in the regulation of RAP80 functions.