DNA损伤反应性蛋白参与中心体调控

中心体是动物细胞有丝分裂期微管组织中心,对于细胞有丝分裂期形成纺锤体、正常分裂及染色体精确分离至关重要. 中心体失调控常造成遗传物质错误分配,最终诱发肿瘤形成.因此,对中心体结构及数量的精密调控将对细胞命运起着决定 作用.目前发现,中心体至少包含100多种调节蛋白,这些蛋白在细胞内的功能各异.最近很多研究显示,多种DNA损伤修复及 应答通路的激酶或磷酸酶定位于中心体,并且参与中心体调控.本文将对中心体结构、中心体复制、中心体分离、中心体扩 增、DNA损伤与中心体异常及DNA损伤反应性蛋白在中心体调控中的功能作一综述.     

Identification of two critical amino acid residues of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus spike protein for its variation in zoonotic tropism transition via a double substitution strategy

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) is a recently identified human coronavirus. The extremely high homology of the viral genomic sequences between the viruses isolated from human (huSARS-CoV) and those of palm civet origin (pcSARS-CoV) suggested possible palm civet-to-human transmission. Genetic analysis revealed that the spike (S) protein of pcSARS-CoV and huSARS-CoV was subjected to the strongest positive selection pressure during transmission, and there were six amino acid residues within the receptor-binding domain of the S protein being potentially important for SARS progression and tropism. Using the single-round infection assay, we found that a two-amino acid substitution (N479K/T487S) of a huSARS-CoV for those of pcSARS-CoV almost abolished its infection of human cells expressing the SARS-CoV receptor ACE2 but no effect upon the infection of mouse ACE2 cells. Although single substitution of these two residues had no effects on the infectivity of huSARS-CoV, these recombinant S proteins bound to human ACE2 with different levels of reduced affinity, and the two-amino acid-substituted S protein showed extremely low affinity. On the contrary, substitution of these two amino acid residues of pcSARS-CoV for those of huSRAS-CoV made pcSARS-CoV capable of infecting human ACE2-expressing cells. These results suggest that amino acid residues at position 479 and 487 of the S protein are important determinants for SARS-CoV tropism and animal-to-human transmission.     

APE/Ref-1在中枢神经系统氧化应激反应中的保护作用

化学性质活泼的自由基（free radicals）在保持产生和清除平衡的稳衡性动态下能履行正常的生理功能,但超过生物体的清除能力则可导致多种疾病.无嘌呤/无嘧啶核酸内切酶/氧化还原因子1（apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease/redox-factor 1, APE/Ref-1）是一种体内分布广泛的多功能蛋白质,通过修复DNA的无嘌呤/无嘧啶（apurinic/apyrimidinic, AP）部位参与DNA的碱基切除修复(base excision repair, BER).APE/Ref-1还可通过还原许多转录因子的半胱氨酸残基使之易于与DNA结合而调控真核细胞的基因表达.APE/Ref-1的抗细胞凋亡作用使其在自由基所致中枢神经系统病变如脑缺血-再灌注损伤、神经退行性病变、脑动脉粥样硬化中发挥了重要作用.     

Autophagy precedes apoptosis during the remodeling of silkworm larval midgut

Although several features of apoptosis and autophagy have been reported in the larval organs of Lepidoptera during metamorphosis, solid experimental evidence for autophagy is still lacking. Moreover, the role of the two processes and the nature of their relationship are still cryptic. In this study, we perform a cellular, biochemical and molecular analysis of the degeneration process that occurs in the larval midgut of Bombyx mori during larval-adult transformation, with the aim to analyze autophagy and apoptosis in cells that die under physiological conditions. We demonstrate that larval midgut degradation is due to the concerted action of the two mechanisms, which occur at different times and have different functions. Autophagy is activated from the wandering stage and reaches a high level of activity during the spinning and prepupal stages, as demonstrated by specific autophagic markers. Our data show that the process of autophagy can recycle molecules from the degenerating cells and supply nutrients to the animal during the non-feeding period. Apoptosis intervenes later. In fact, although genes encoding caspases are transcribed at the end of the larval period, the activity of these proteases is not appreciable until the second day of spinning and apoptotic features are observable from prepupal phase. The abundance of apoptotic features during the pupal phase, when the majority of the cells die, indicates that apoptosis is actually responsible for cell death and for the disappearance of larval midgut cells.     

基于叶绿体rps16基因和核基因ITS片段研究肉苁蓉属系统位置

在前人对列当科系统发育研究的基础上,追加了肉苁蓉属(Cistanche)的基因序列数据,运用最大简约法、最大似然法和贝叶斯推断方法探讨了其在列当科中的系统位置及列当科中属间关系.基于rps16基因序列及rps16+ ITS联合序列建立了列当科系统发育树,结果显示,肉苁蓉属、列当属(Orobanche)以及草苁蓉属(Boschniakia)聚在同一进化枝内,肉苁蓉属和列当属表现出最近亲缘关系;列当科中的全寄生类群、半寄生类群和非寄生类群分属在3个不同分支中.     

四川省名山县蒙顶山区有瓣蝇类调查

用网捕法对四川名山蒙顶山山区有瓣蝇类进行了调查,共采集成蝇标本18873只,隶属7科19亚科62属132种,其中古北区+东洋区种占34.8%,东洋区种占29.5%,特有种占9.8%,跨多区种占25.9%.紫翠蝇Neomyia gavisa,肥躯金蝇Chysomya pinguis及反吐丽蝇Calliphora vomitoria为该山区优势种,其构成比分别为24.4%、19.8%和11.2%;毛胫厕蝇Fannia hirtitibia等13种为当地特产种.紫翠蝇Neomyia gavisa、巨尾阿丽蝇Aldrichina grahami、反吐丽蝇Calliphora vomitoria及紫绿蝇Lucilia porphyrina常年均可见成蝇出没.     

新Y-STR DYS605在山西汉族人群中的多态性分布

为了应用更多的Y染色体特异性STR基因座以用于法医学和人类遗传学研究,本文用PCR结合PAGE技术检测128例山西汉族无关男性DYS605等位基因分布状况。结果显示：山西地区汉族男性DYS605基因座观察到22,21,20,19,18共5个等位基因,基因频率分别为0.0156;0.1797;0.4531;0.2891;0.0625。等位基因20和19之间的电泳距离在非变性胶上非常接近,要有足够的电泳距离才能区分。测序表明该基因座包括3个串联重复区,其中一个为可变重复区。20例女性DNA未发现扩增产物。Abstract: We study the polymorphism at DYS605 ,a new tetranucleotide Y-STR locus,in a Chinese Han population of Shanxi to meet the need of more genetic markers in forensic practice and genetic analysis. DNA were extracted from 128 unrelated male venous blood, and amplified using GDB primers. PCR products were detected using non-denaturing polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and silver staining. Five alleles named 22,21,20,19,18 were observed with frequency of 0.0156;0.1797;0.4531;0.2891;0.0625. PCR products were not found in female DNA. Using a long enough gel for a long electrophoresis time is strongly encouraged because the rung between allele 20 and allele19 is smaller than expected. Allele sequences show that the repetitive units of DYS605 were composed with the variant units and non-variant units.