Partial characterization of the proteome of the mouse striatum

Many diseases of the mammalian CNS, including Parkinson's (PD) and Lesch Nyhan disease (LND), are associated with programmatic neurodegeneration or dysfunction of dopaminergic neurons in the mesencephalon, the nigrostriatal pathway, and its projections in the striatum [1-4]. Proteomic studies on brain tissue of both animal models and human PD patients have provided evidence for dysfunction and damage of many pathways, including oxidative stress-related damage, ubiquitin-proteasome dysfunction, mitochondrial energy metabolism deficiencies, and synaptic function [5-11]. To date no such proteomic studies have been reported in the related and rare basal ganglia disorder LND, a developmental rather than a neurodegenerative neurological disorder caused by deficiency of the enzyme hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HPRT) that regulates a major step in the purine salvage pathway [12]. Many studies have demonstrated that the both human LND patients and a mouse knockout model of HPRT deficiency have significantly reduced levels and uptake of dopamine in the striatum [4, 13-16] that is likely to be the principal cause of the CNS disorder. The precise molecular and cellular mechanisms that underlie this neurotransmitter defect are unknown.     

小麦胚芽鞘扩展蛋白特性及对水分胁迫的响应

扩展蛋白是植物细胞壁延伸过程中的关键调节因子,在植物的生长发育以及对逆境的响应过程中起着重要作用。本文选用小麦(HF 9703)胚芽鞘为材料,采用Hepes法和SDS法分别提取小麦胚芽鞘扩展蛋白,通过改良的植物组织伸长测定仪测定其活性,并利用扩展蛋白抗体进行免疫印迹以检测其丰度,主要研究了小麦胚芽鞘扩展蛋白的特性及对水分胁迫的响应。结果表明:Hepes法提取的扩展蛋白活性较高,而SDS法的提取效率高;离体小麦胚芽鞘扩展蛋白的活性具有pH依赖性,且随缓冲液的交替更换(pH 4.5:pH 6.8)而反复逆转;扩展蛋白主要定位于细胞壁中;小麦胚芽鞘扩展蛋白和黄瓜下胚轴扩展蛋白具有交叉重组活性,但这种活性具有种属特异性。水分胁迫诱导小麦胚芽鞘扩展蛋白的活性和丰度提高,扩展蛋白活性的提高在小麦对水分胁迫的抗性方面可能具有重要作用。     

我国高校人力资源开发的问题及其对策

分析了当前我国高校人力资源开发的重要性和存在的主要问题,并运用现代管理理论,提出了树立以人为本的管理理念、建立有利于人才成长的机制、运用柔性化管理模式的措施来促进我国高校人力资源的进一步开发利用。     

ARRDC3 polymorphisms may affect the risk of glioma in Chinese Han

Functional & Integrative Genomics - This study ascertained to explore the potential contribution of ARRDC3 polymorphisms in the risk and prognosis of glioma. One thousand sixty-one patients and...     

The Landscape of Liver Chromatin Accessibility and Conserved Non-coding Elements in Larimichthys crocea,Nibea albiflora,and Lateolabrax maculatus

Marine Biotechnology - Large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea), yellow drum (Nibea albiflora), and Chinese seabass (Lateolabrax maculatus) are important economic marine fishes in China. The...