Differential effects of p63 mutants on transactivation of p53 and/or p63 responsive genes

p63, known to play a role in development, has more recently also been implicated in cancer progression. Mutations in p63 have been shown to be responsible for several human developmental diseases. Differential splicing of the p63 gene gives rise to p63 isoforms, which can act either as tumor suppressors or as oncogene. In this report, we studied the effects of naturally occurring TAp637 mutants on the regulation of p53/p63 and p63 specific target genes. We observed significant differences among p63 mutants to regulate the p53/p63 and p63 specific target genes. Additionally, we observed a differential effect of p63 mutants on wildtype-p63-mediated induction ofp53/p63 and p63 specific target genes. We also demonstrated that these mutants differentially regulate the binding of wildtype p63 to the promoter of target genes. Furthermore, the effects of these mutants on cell death and survival were consistent with their ability to regulate the downstream targets when compared to wildtype TAp63T. In summary, our data demonstrate that p63 mutants exhibit differential effects on p63 and p53/p63 specific target genes and on the induction of apoptosis, and provide further insight into the function of p63.     

昆虫P-450基因特点及研究现状

细胞色素P－450在生物体内的重要作用和功能正日益受到人们的关注,尤其是在药物代谢和致癌机理的研究中引起了人们的广泛兴趣。人们对P－450的研究已深入到基因水平,目前被克隆测序的P－450cDNA已多达300种以上,而且不断有其在体外表达的报道。这主要基于把人、鼠、兔、猴、狗等高等动物作为研究对象[1,2]。虽然,人们很早就认识到P－450在昆虫体内代谢外源性物质和产生抗药性过程中的重要作用,但对昆虫P－450基因的研究起步较晚,目前尚只对少数几种昆虫的P－450研究深入到基因水平。本文简要介绍近年来昆虫P－450基因的研究现状…     

Regulation of alternative splicing of Bcl-x by IL-6, GM-CSF and TPA

The splicing of many alternative exons in the precursor messenger RNA (pre-mRNA) is regulated by extracellular factors but the underlying molecular bases remain unclear. Here we report the differential regulation of Bcl-x pre-mRNA splicing by extracellular factors and their distinct requirements for pre-mRNA elements. In K562 leukemia cells, treatment with interleukin-6 (IL-6) or granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) reduced the proportion of the Bcl-xL variant mRNA while treatment with 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate (TPA) had no effect. In U251 glioma cells, however, TPA efficiently increased the Bcl-xL level. These regulations were also seen for a transfected splicing reporter mini-gene. Further analyses of deletion mutants indicate that nucleotides 1-176 of the downstream intron are required for the IL-6 effect, whereas additional nucleotides 177-284 are essential for the GM-CSF effect. As for the TPA effect, only nucleotides 1-76 are required in the downstream intron. Thus, IL-6, GM-CSF and TPA differentially regulate Bcl-x splicing and require specific intronic pre-mRNA sequences for their respective effects.     

转基因植物生产动物疫苗的研究及应用

转基因植物生产动物疫苗的研究及应用范国昌１,２山松１钱凯先２沈桂芳１（１．中国农业科学院生物技术研究中心,北京１０００８１）（２．浙江大学生物科学与技术系,杭州３１００２７）ＲｅｓｅａｒｃｈａｎｄＡｐｐｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎｏｎＴｒａｎｓｇｅｎｉｃＰｌａｎ...     

肾脏带3蛋白研究进展

肾脏带3蛋白介导的HCO3－／Cl-交换在肾小管酸碱调节中起重要作用,近年对其在肾小管中的定位,结构,基因组成和功能的研究极为活跃,本对近年的研究进展作一综述。     

人I型胶原基因第一内含子调节转录的研究

人Ｉ型胶原α１（Ｉ）链（ＣＯＬＩＡ１）基因内含子序列在不同细胞内有不同的转录调节活性,报道了含人ＣＯＬＩＡ１基因内含子Ｉ不同区段（＋５４４～＋８５５和＋８２０～＋１０９３）的重组质粒ｐＳＣＥＰ－ＣＡＴ和ｐＳＣＩＰ－ＣＡＴ的构建并转染人胚肌腱成纤维细胞和Ｔｃａ８１１３舌癌细胞,地高辛标记抗ＣＡＴ－ＥＬＩＳＡ检测结果显示：ｐＳＣＥＰ－ＣＡＴ在两种细胞均获表达;ｐＳＣＩＰ－ＣＡＴ在人成纤维细胞未表达,但     

新的干扰素的研究进展

干扰素自被发现以来,由于其广谱的抗病毒、抗肿瘤和免疫调控作用,受到日益关注.近年来又发现许多新的干扰素,其结构或功能与干扰素-α、β相似,但各有其特殊性,而且随着分子生物学和DNA重组技术的发展,这些新的干扰素基因均已被克隆.本文着重阐述了这些新的干扰素的生物学特性等研究进展.