Lipid droplet proteins and metabolic diseases

Lipid droplets (LDs) are ubiquitous cellular organelles for lipid storage which are composed of a neutral lipid core bounded by a protein decorated phospholipid monolayer. Although lipid storage is their most obvious function, LDs are far from inert as they participate in maintaining lipid homeostasis through lipid synthesis, metabolism, and transportation. Furthermore, they are involved in cell signaling and other molecular events closely associated with human disease such as dyslipidemia, obesity, lipodystrophy, diabetes, fatty liver, atherosclerosis, and others. The last decade has seen a great increase in the attention paid to LD biology. Regardless, many fundamental features of LD biology remain obscure. In this review, we will discuss key aspects of LD biology including their biogenesis, growth and regression. We will also summarize the current knowledge about the role LDs play in human disease, especially from the perspective of the dynamics of the associated proteins. This article is part of a Special issue entitled Cardiac adaptations to obesity, diabetes and insulin resistance, edited by Professors Jan F.C. Glatz, Jason R.B. Dyck and Christine Des Rosiers.     

以环氧乙烷为活性基的多孔颗粒状固定化青霉素酰化酶的制备

报道了用以环氧乙烷为活性基的多孔颗粒状载体（Eupergit-C）制备固定由巨大芽孢杆菌（B．megaterium）产生的青霉素酰化酶的研究。用已二胺,赖氨酸对载体进行化学修饰后制备固定化酶,获得了较好的固定结果。用未修饰的载体制备固化酶,经24h固定反应,酶活力达176．5IU／g（wet）,酶活力总叫率达53．7％,酶蛋白的固定量为19＝7mg/g（dr）,酶蛋白的固定效率达87．5％。游离酶的酶浓度对制备固定化酶的活力无显影响。当加酶量从312IU/g（dry）上升到6250IU／g（dry）时,固定化酶活力从89IU／g(wet）上升到475IU／g（wet）,总收率和固定化效率分别从99％和99％下降到26．5％和32．5％,酶蛋白的固定量从6．9mg/g（dry）上升到112mg/g（dry）,酶蛋白的固定效率从99％下降至80．5％。以酶活力为155IU/g(wet）,酶蛋白固定量为22mg/g(dry）的固定化酶水解青霉素G钾盐,经过20批循环水解后,剩余酶活力为92．5％。     

A case report of a 24-year-old male with a large hemorrhagic pericardiai effusion

Although bloody pericardial effusion often suggests neoplasia,such an event is not rare in tuberculosis (TB),especially in those countries with a high TB disease burden.Meanwhile,TB accounts for 50％ and greater than 90％ of large pericardial effusions in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-negative and HIV-positive patients,respectively.Here we report a case of a 24-year-old HIV-negative male who presented with fever and hemorrhagic pericardial effusion.The patient was given presumptive anti-TB treatment before diagnosis was established.Eventually the patient responded well to the anti-TB treatment at the last follow-up and the diagnosis was confirmed by aspirated pericardial fluid culture on LowensteinJensen (LJ) medium.     

杉楠混交与人工杉木林自养机制的恢复

自养机制的形成是人工林可持续经营的目标之一。本研究通过混交模拟杉木人工林不同恢复阶段林分,观察比较发现从退化的杉木林阶段到地带性树种比例较低的混交林、地带性树种比例较高的混交林和地带性树种纯林阶段凋落量、Ｎ、Ｐ、Ｋ、Ｃａ和Ｍｇ５种元素的归还量逐渐增加,特别是５种养分元素的循环速率也不断增大,其中Ｎ、Ｍｇ的循环速率由杉木纯林的０．１左右增大到火力楠纯林的０．５以上,与此同时林分土壤有机质含量和养分含     

典型极小种群野生植物保护与恢复技术研究

极小种群野生植物是急需优先抢救的国家重点保护濒危植物。目前,有关极小种群野生植物濒危原因及相应解濒技术的研究还非常缺乏,已有的植物种群生态学和保护生物学理论对极小种群植物并不完全适用,迫切需要研发有针对性的科学理论和保育技术。介绍了国家重点研发计划项目"典型极小种群野生植物保护与恢复技术研究(2016YFC0503100)"的研究意义、内容、目标及展望。项目拟针对典型极小种群野生植物开展保护与恢复技术的研究,拟构建极小种群野生植物的种群生态学和保护生物学理论体系,研发极小种群野生植物保护和更新复壮的技术体系,并建立相应的应用技术标准和示范基地,为极小种群野生植物的保护与可持续利用奠定坚实的理论基础和技术支撑。     

黄热病毒的一步RT-PCR法检测

自不同稀释度的乳鼠脑病毒悬液中制备总RNA,在自制缓冲液条件下,进行一步RT-PCR法检测。对一步RT-PCR法与常规RT-PCR的敏感性进行比较,并且以基孔肯亚病毒和登革1-4型病毒RNA为模板进行特异性观察。结果表明,本研究建立的一步RT-PCR法可检出2.8×10~3PFU的病毒,敏感性比常规RT-PCR法高10倍,且与基孔肯亚病毒、登革病毒1-4型无交叉反应,具有良好的特异性和敏感性,适用于黄热病毒的病原学检测。     

猪瘟病毒p80基因NTPase/RNA解旋酶功能区在E.coli中的表达

采用PCR技术扩增出猪瘟病毒GXYL株和C株p80基因的NTPase／RNA解旋酶功能区(sGXNS3和sCNS3),将其克隆到表达载体pET-30a( )中,获得重组质粒pET—sGXNS3和pET～sCNS3。PCR、酶切和序列分析鉴定目的基因插入位置、方向和读码框完全正确。1．0mmol／L IPTG诱导得到分子量为26kD的目的蛋白。Western blot检测表明,表达的目的蛋白能被CSFV阳性血清识别。     

高碘酸钠和戊二醛交联法构建的R-藻红蛋白-C-藻蓝蛋白交联物能量传递效率的比较研究

从单细胞蓝藻钝顶螺旋藻中纯化C-藻蓝蛋白,从海洋红藻多管藻纯化R-藻红蛋白.分别用高碘酸钠氧化法和戊二醛法将二者共价连接为R-藻红蛋白-C-藻蓝蛋白交联物,再用Sephadex G-200柱层析纯化.光谱分析表明,用两种方法构建的共价交联物都可以将激发能从R-藻红蛋白传递到C-藻蓝蛋白.二者相比,高碘酸钠氧化法构建的共价交联物的能量传递效率更高.     

Prediction of potential drivers connecting different dysfunctional levels in lung adenocarcinoma via a protein–protein interaction network

Lung cancer is a serious disease that threatens an affected individual's life. Its pathogenesis has not yet to be fully described, thereby impeding the development of effective treatments and preventive measures. “Cancer driver” theory considers that tumor initiation can be associated with a number of specific mutations in genes called cancer driver genes. Four omics levels, namely, (1) methylation, (2) microRNA, (3) mutation, and (4) mRNA levels, are utilized to cluster cancer driver genes. In this study, the known dysfunctional genes of these four levels were used to identify novel driver genes of lung adenocarcinoma, a subtype of lung cancer. These genes could contribute to the initiation and progression of lung adenocarcinoma in at least two levels. First, random walk with restart algorithm was performed on a protein–protein interaction (PPI) network constructed with PPI information in STRING by using known dysfunctional genes as seed nodes for each level, thereby yielding four groups of possible genes. Second, these genes were further evaluated in a test strategy to exclude false positives and select the most important ones. Finally, after conducting an intersection operation in any two groups of genes, we obtained several inferred driver genes that contributed to the initiation of lung adenocarcinoma in at least two omics levels. Several genes from these groups could be confirmed according to recently published studies. The inferred genes reported in this study were also different from those described in a previous study, suggesting that they can be used as essential supplementary data for investigations on the initiation of lung adenocarcinoma. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Accelerating Precision Medicine through Genetic and Genomic Big Data Analysis edited by Yudong Cai & Tao Huang.