天然抗氧化剂丹参酮Ⅱ—A对肝细胞脂质过氧化产物与DNA相互作用的影响

［３Ｈ］花生四烯酸标记的肝细胞,经ＦｅＣｌ２－ＤＴＰＡ启动脂质过氧化后,细胞ＤＮＡ出现放射性,并随保温时间增加而逐渐增高,表明在细胞内脂质过氧化产物与ＤＮＡ发生相互作用,生成了一种ＤＮＡ加成物,经测定它具有特征荧光光谱,显示较低的增色效应和Ｔｍ值。用高度敏度荧光图象显微镜直接观察发现丹参酮Ⅱ－Ａ经细胞摄取后主要滞留在细胞膜与胞浆中。它能有效地抑制细胞脂质过氧化,减少脂质－ＤＮＡ加成物的产生,并阻止了细胞存活率和Ｏ６甲基鸟嘌呤转移酶活性的降低,其抑制率与ＶｉｔＥ,ＢＨＴ相近,但显著高于ＮａＮ３,甘露醇和ＳＯＤ。上述结果提示丹参酮Ⅱ－Ａ是一种新的有效的细胞内脂质过氧化产物与ＤＮＡ相互作用的抑制剂。它对ＤＮＡ的保护作用可能是通过清除脂类自由基而阻断脂质过氧化的链式反应,抑制ＤＮＡ加成物的生成,从而减少了细胞毒性。     

平菇丰收一号高产特性的研究

通过野生种分离选用的平菇丰收一号,染色体数为９（ｎ＝９）,菌丝生长速度比一般品种快２—３４ｃｍ／ｈ,平均投料０．５ｋｇ（块）产鲜菇０．６～２．５ｋｇ,个别单株重１０～２０ｋｇ左右,生物效率１００～１５０％,高者达２００％以上,是一种高产优质、适应性强的新菌种。     

人工栽培条件下三叶木通座果及果实生长特性研究

用栽培三叶木通为试材,研究了其座果及果实生长的特性。结果表明：人工栽培条件下,三叶木通座果（雌花）率可以提高到１３．５％,是野生三叶木通的２ １００％;以先年第１、２次攀援茎第３￣３０节位结果为主;３月底开花,花期３０ｄ左右。花后第２０￣５０ｄ（４月中旬至５月上旬）花序、雌花及幼果（子房）大量脱落,出现明显的脱落高峰。三叶木通果实纵向生长呈双Ｓ曲线布,生长期１５０ｄ左右,可划分成５个时期：受精结实     

Signals from the spindle midzone are required for the stimulation of cytokinesis in cultured epithelial cells.

The interaction between the mitotic spindle and the cellular cortex is thought to play a critical role in stimulating cell cleavage. However, little is understood about the nature of such interactions, particularly in tissue culture cells. We have investigated the role of the spindle midzone in signaling cytokinesis by creating a barrier in cultured epithelial cells with a blunted needle, to block signals that may emanate from this region. When the barrier was created during metaphase or early anaphase, cleavage took place only on the sides of the cortex facing the mitotic spindle. Microtubules on the cleaving side showed organization typical of that in normal dividing cells. On the noncleaving side, most microtubules passed from one side of the equator into the other without any apparent organization, and actin filaments failed to organize in the equatorial region. When the barrier was created after the first minute of anaphase, cells showed successful cytokinesis, with normal organization of microtubules and actin filaments on both sides of the barrier. Our study suggests that transient signals from the midzone of early anaphase spindles are required for equatorial contraction in cultured cells and that such signaling may involve the organization of microtubules near the equator.     

Analysis of the genetic effects for several traits in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) populations. I. Population means

An oil palm experiment was set up in the Ivory Coast to compare the effects of crossing and selfing within two origins, Deli and La Mé, on the mean and the variability of Deli x Mé between-origin hybrids. The originality of the experiment lay in the crossing plan, which provided access to genetic parameters related to additivity, dominance and different components of epistasis. This first part covers the analysis of the components of the mean. The parents used were obtained from four palms, two from each origin. Those of La Mé origin were half-sibs. The common parent came from a wild stand in the Ivory Coast. Those of Deli origin were from two different populations bred in Southeast Asia for several generations from a narrow genetic base. These four parents gave rise to nine Deli x La Mé hybrid populations with double-cousintype links. The additive component is more important within the Deli origin than within the La Mé origin. This may be explained by the large genetic divergence between the two Deli parent palms. On the other hand, the additive^* additive epistasis is more substantial within the La Mé origin, probably because of inbreeding. The discussion concentrates on how this information should be used when choosing parents to be crossed and tested and to produce improved populations. The crossing plan proposed can be of general use and is suitable for other species in a reciprocal recurrent selection programme.     

Phosphoryl amino acids: Common origin for nucleic acids and protein

A series of compounds (DAP-AA) composed of an amino acid (AA) and a dialkyl phosphoryl group (DAP) is the basic elements of life chemistry. Self-catalysis of DAP-AA gives the self-assembly oligopeptides, even in aqueous medium at 38°C. The oligo-nucleotides could also be assembled from nucleosides' phosphorylation by DAP-AA. DAP-AA acts as the energy source as well as the phosphoryl donor for the synthesis of nuclic Acids and protein. A general expression for the self assembly system is proposed.     

Brassinosteroid-induced rice lamina joint inclination and its relation to indole-3-acetic acid and ethylene

Brassinosteroid (BR)-induced rice (Oriza sativa L.) lamina joint (RLJ) inclination and its relationship to indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) and ethylene were investigated using BR isolated from beeswax. The effect of BR on RLJ inclination was time- and concentration-dependent. Etiolated lamina were more sensitive to BR than green lamina. The BR-induced inclination was accompanied by increased lamina fresh weight, total water content, free-water content, proton extrusion and ethylene production, and decreased bound-water content. Lamina dry weight was not changed. The inclination was due to greater expansion of the adaxial cells relative to the dorsal cells in the lamina joint. This response was caused by BR and/or BR-induced signal(s) that were transported from the leaf sheath to the leaf blade. Both BR-induced RLJ inclination and ethylene production were inhibited by cobalt chloride (CoCl₂), an inhibitor of ACC oxidase. BR-induced inclination was much higher than that of IAA, and was inhibited by high concentration of 2,3,5-triiodobenzoic acid (TIBA), an inhibitor of IAA transport. A synergistic effect was observed between BR and IAA. These results suggest that the effects of BR on RLJ inclination and pulvinus cell expansion may be resulted from BR-increased water potential and proton extrusion in the lamina. The BR-induced RLJ inclination may involve the action of ethylene but may be independent of IAA.Abbreviations BR brassinolide or brassinosteroid(s) - IAA indole-3-acetic acid - TIBA 2,3,5-triiodobenzoic acid - RLJ rice lamina joint     

Predictions of protein backbone bond distances and angles from first principles

A procedure is described, based on a spline-function representation of ab initio peptide conformational geometry maps, that allows one to predict backbone bond distances and angles of proteins as functions of the peptide ?(N-C^α)/Ψ(C^α-C′) torsions with an accuracy comparable to that of high-resolution protein crystallography. For example, for the more than 40 residues of crambin, the rms deviation between predicted and crystallographic values of N-C^α-C′ is 1.9° for the 1.5 Å resolution structure and 1.9° for the 0.83 Å resolution structure, compared with angle variations of < 10°. Accurate information on protein backbone geometries is important for establishing dictionaries of flexible geometry functions for use in empirical peptide and protein modeling. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Partial purification of two forms of Choline kinase and separation of Choline kinase from sphingosine kinase of rat brain

Choline kinase of rat brain was purified approximately 200,000 fold using acid precipitation, ammonium sulphate fractionation, Q-Sepharose, Octyl-Sepharose and AH-Sepharose chromatography. The ability of this enzyme to catalyze the phosphorylation of choline, ethanolamine (Etn), monomethylethanolamine (MeEtn), dimethylethanolamine (Me₂Etn) and sphingosine was investigated. Choline kinase was separated from sphingosine kinase. The fraction with highly purified choline kinase had four major polypeptides with different molecular masses and possessed activities towards choline, Etn, MeEtn and Me₂Etn. Two forms of choline kinase were obtained when the enzymatically active fractions eluted from the Q-Sepharose column were subjected to a horizontal isoelectrofocusing electrophoresis. One form focused around pH 4.7 and is able to phosphorylate choline, Etn, MeEtn and Me₂Etn. The other form focused around pH 10 and possessed only choline kinase activity. The latter form of choline kinase did not display classical Michaelis-Menten's mechanism but revealed a positive co-operative pattern for two choline binding sites. This form was purified to apparent homogeneity with a approximate molecular mass of 14.4 kDa.Abbreviations Etn ethanolamine - MeEtn N-monomethylethanolamine - Me₂Etn N, N-dimethylethanolamine     

Improved resolution with one-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis: myofibrillar proteins from typed single fibers of human muscle

Standard procedures for one-dimensional discontinuous sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and silver staining were modified to give more effective separation and an improved resolution of human skeletal muscle proteins. In this system, an electrophoresis buffer composed of 100 mM L-isoleucine, 25 mM Tris base, and 0.1% SDS was used. The separating gel consisted of 16% acrylamide with N,N'-methylenebisacrylamide as a crosslinker (1:23), 0.4% SDS, 1.5 M Tris-HCl, pH 8.8. By the present procedure, the slow and the fast forms of myosin light chains (LCs, LCf) and other contractile proteins from human muscle could be better separated. The silver stain is based on a combination of methods previously described. The modified method requires a small fragment of a single fiber to observe as few as 10 ng of myofibrillar muscle proteins. The described simplifications made it possible to assay and compare up to 40 single fibers in the same electrophoretic run. Improved separation of other proteins migrating at basic pH could be achieved by a similar approach.