T型钙通道α1G亚单位在细胞增殖中的功能研究

Increases of functional T-type calcium channel (T-channel) expression have been associated with cellular proliferation although evidence for this remains controversial. In the present study, we have used a variety of cellular, molecular and electrophysiological techniques to test the hypothesis that T-type channels play a causal role in the signaling pathway leading to proliferation. The results showed that stable over-expression of alpha1G T-channel subunit in HEK-293 cells conferred a significant growth advantage. Thus, cell population doubling time was reduced to 13.7 +/- 0.3 h in alpha1G transfectants, compared to control cultures (22.1 +/- 1.1 h) and flow cytometry analysis showed that this was due to a reduction in the number of alpha1G transfectants residing in the G0/G1 phases of the cell cycle compared to controls. The selective T-type calcium channel blocker, mibefradil, induced a dose-dependent inhibition of proliferation in alpha1G tansfectants. Furthermore, the Western blotting results proved that the level of protein expression of CDK2, cyclin A and cyclin E was high in alpha1G transfectants compared to control cultures. Our results demonstrate that the T-type calcium channel provides a significant growth advantage to HEK-293 cells that might occur via effects on the G1/S cell cycle mechanism.     

银杏雌雄基因组DNA间的差异性分析

本研究应用RAPD技术,应用300个10bp随机单引物及200对随机双引物组合,检测了雌雄异株银杏基因组DNA的多态性。结果表明:雌雄基因组间具有极高的相似性,在检测到的3450个标记中,仅获得1个与银杏雄性基因组相关的RAPD标记。以该标记为探针,与雌雄银杏基因组DNA的Southern杂交分析,其杂交信号在两性之间表现为限制性片段长度多态性,该结果为寻找银杏早期性别鉴定的探针以及在细胞和分子水平进一步研究其性别问题奠定了基础。     

甜菜夜蛾发生规律及其防治研究

甜菜夜蛾在福建漳州龙海每年发生9－10年,3月中下旬开始发生,4－10月份是该虫为害农作物的严重时期,其中8－9月份为全年发生危害的高峰期,通过田间药效试验,评价了不同类型的12种杀虫剂对甜菜夜蛾的防治效果,结果表明,除尽,菜喜以及米满对田间甜菜夜蛾具有较好的防效,锐颈特,杀虫单,敌杀死等药剂对田间甜菜夜蛾几乎失去防效。     

激光对玉米陈种子萌发的生物效应

用不同剂量的He-Ne激光辐照贮存三年的玉米种子。结果表明,适宜的激光可有效地提高玉米陈种子的发芽势、发芽率和降低种子浸出液的电导率。     

魔芋葡甘露寡糖的制备、化学结构及对胰岛NO自由基释放量的影响

魔芋精粉经 β 甘露聚糖酶酶解成寡糖后 ,用活性炭柱进行分离纯化 ,以不同浓度 (5 % ,10 % ,2 0 % )的乙醇洗脱 .研究不同洗脱组分对链脲佐菌素 (STZ)诱导糖尿病模型的胰岛NO自由基释放量的影响 .发现 1mg ml以 5 %乙醇洗脱的寡糖可以使胰岛培养液中的NO自由基释放量平均下降2 5 4 % (P <0 0 5 ) ,0 1mg ml以 5 %乙醇洗脱的寡糖使NO自由基水平下降 2 0 % (P <0 0 5 ) .结果表明 ,5 %乙醇洗脱的魔芋寡糖对保护胰岛免受链脲佐菌素 (STZ)的破坏有一定的作用 .用凝胶色谱、红外光谱、元素分析、核磁共振光谱、质谱等方法初步分析了 5 %乙醇洗脱的魔芋寡糖的化学结构 .发现该糖是一种四糖 ,分子量为 6 6 6 .其推测性结构式为 :β D Man(1→ 4 ) β D Man(1→ 4 ) β D Glc(1→ 4 )α D Man ,β D Man(1→ 4 ) β D Glc(1→ 4 ) β D Man(1→ 4 )α D Man或 β D Glc(1→ 4 ) β D Man(1→4 ) β D Man(1→ 4 )α D Man .     

依兰-伊通地堑北部早白垩世孢粉组合新发现

近年来,在汤原断陷钻井地层中发现了较丰富的早白垩世孢粉化石,本文依据汤原断陷汤D7井458.0-1100.0m井段新发现的孢粉化石,建立了3个孢粉化石组合,即：Cyathidites-Pilosisporites-Cardioangulina组合,Taxodiaceaepollenites-Pinuspollenites-Cyathidites组合和Cyathidites-Cicatricosisporites-Triporoletes-Pilosisporites组合。孢粉组合完全可以与松辽盆地登娄库组对比,其时代为早白垩世阿普第一阿尔必期。     

Feedback regulation of an Agrobacterium catalase gene katA involved in Agrobacterium–plant interaction

Catalases are known to detoxify H2O2, a major component of oxidative stress imposed on a cell. An Agrobacterium tumefaciens catalase encoded by a chromosomal gene katA has been implicated as an important virulence factor as it is involved in detoxification of H2O2 released during Agrobacterium-plant interaction. In this paper, we report a feedback regulation pathway that controls the expression of katA in A. tumefaciens cells. We observed that katA could be induced by plant tissue sections and by acidic pH on a minimal medium, which resembles the plant environment that the bacteria encounter during the course of infection. This represents a new regulatory factor for catalase induction in bacteria. More importantly, a feedback regulation was observed when the katA-gfp expression was studied in different genetic backgrounds. We found that introduction of a wild-type katA gene encoding a functional catalase into A. tumefaciens cells could repress the katA-gfp expression over 60-fold. The katA gene could be induced by H2O2 and the encoded catalase could detoxify H2O2. In addition, the katA-gfp expression of one bacterial cell could be repressed by other surrounding catalase-proficient bacterial cells. Furthermore, mutation at katA caused a 10-fold increase of the intracellular H2O2 concentration in the bacteria grown on an acidic pH medium. These results suggest that the endogenous H2O2 generated during A. tumefaciens cell growth could serve as the intracellular and intercellular inducer for the katA gene expression and that the acidic pH could pose an oxidative stress on the bacteria. Surprisingly, one mutated KatA protein, exhibiting no significant catalase activity as a result of the alteration of two important residues at the putative active site, could partially repress the katA-gfp expression. The feedback regulation of the katA gene by both catalase activity and KatA protein could presumably maintain an appropriated level of catalase activity and H2O2 inside A. tumefaciens cells.     

The effects of ionic liquid 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium trifluoromethanesulfonate on the production of 1,3-propanediol from crude glycerol by microbial consortium

Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering - Ionic liquids (ILs) as “green” solvents have been widely used owing to their excellent properties, e.g., for biodiesel production. Crude glycerol...     

Lyoniresinol 3α-O-β-D-Glucopyranoside-Mediated Hypoglycaemia and Its Influence on Apoptosis-Regulatory Protein Expression in the Injured Kidneys of Streptozotocin-Induced Mice

Averrhoa carambola L. (Oxalidaceae) root (ACLR) has a long history of use in traditional Chinese medicine for treating diabetes and diabetic nephropathy (DN). (±)-Lyoniresinol 3α-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (LGP1, LGP2) were two chiral lignan glucosides that were isolated from the ACLR. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of LGP1 and LGP2-mediated hypoglycaemia on renal injury in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic mice. STZ-induced diabetic mice were administrated LGP1 and LGP2 orally (20, 40, 80 mg/kg body weight/d) for 14 days. Hyperglycaemia and the expression of related proteins such as nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB), caspase-3, -8, -9, and Bcl-associated X protein (Bax) were markedly decreased by LGP1 treatment. However, LGP2 treatment had no hypoglycaemic activity. Diabetes-dependent alterations in the kidney such as glomerular hypertrophy, excessive extracellular matrix amassing, and glomerular and tubular basement membrane thickening were improved after 14 days of LGP1 treatment. B cell lymphoma Leukaemia-2 (Bcl-2) expression was reduced in the STZ-induced diabetic mouse kidneys but was enhanced by LGP1 treatment. These findings suggest that LGP1 treatment may inhibit diabetic nephropathy progression and may regulate several pharmacological targets for treating or preventing diabetic nephropathy.     

Viral tegument proteins restrict cGAS-DNA phase separation to mediate immune evasion

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