Adrm1, a putative cell adhesion regulating protein, is a novel proteasome-associated factor

We have identified Adrm1 as a novel component of the regulatory ATPase complex of the 26 S proteasome: Adrm1 was precipitated with an antibody to proteasomes and vice versa. Adrm1 co-migrated with proteasomes on gel-filtration chromatography and non-denaturing polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Adrm1 has been described as an interferon-gamma-inducible, heavily glycosylated membrane protein of 110 kDa. However, we found Adrm1 in mouse tissues only as a 42 kDa peptide, corresponding to the mass of the non-glycosylated peptide chain, and it could not be induced in HeLa cells with interferon. Adrm1 was present almost exclusively in soluble 26 S proteasomes, albeit a small fraction was membrane-associated, like proteasomes. Adrm1 was found in cells in amounts equimolar with S6a, a 26 S proteasome subunit. HeLa cells contain no pool of free Adrm1 but recombinant Adrm1 could bind to pre-existing 26 S proteasomes in cell extracts. Adrm1 may be distantly related to the yeast proteasome subunit Rpn13, mutants of which are reported to display no obvious phenotype. Accordingly, knock-down of Adrm1 in HeLa cells had no effect on the amount of proteasomes, or on degradation of bulk cell protein, or accumulation of polyubiquitinylated proteins. This indicates that Adrm1 has a specialised role in proteasome function.     

Dopamine transporter is essential for the maintenance of spontaneous activity of auditory nerve neurones and their responsiveness to sound stimulation

Dopamine, a neurotransmitter released by the lateral olivocochlear efferents, has been shown tonically to inhibit the spontaneous and sound-evoked activity of auditory nerve fibres. This permanent inhibition probably requires the presence of an efficient transporter to remove dopamine from the synaptic cleft. Here, we report that the dopamine transporter is located in the lateral efferent fibres both below the inner hair cells and in the inner spiral bundle. Perilymphatic perfusion of the dopamine transporter inhibitors nomifensine and N-[1-(2-benzo[b]thiophenyl)cyclohexyl]piperidine into the cochlea reduced the spontaneous neural noise and the sound-evoked compound action potential of the auditory nerve in a dose-dependent manner, leading to both neural responses being completely abolished. We observed no significant change in cochlear responses generated by sensory hair cells (cochlear microphonic, summating potential, distortion products otoacoustic emissions) or in the endocochlear potential reflecting the functional state of the stria vascularis. This is consistent with a selective action of dopamine transporter inhibitors on auditory nerve activity. Capillary electrophoresis with laser-induced fluorescence (EC-LIF) measurements showed that nomifensine-induced inhibition of auditory nerve responses was due to increased extracellular dopamine levels in the cochlea. Altogether, these results show that the dopamine transporter is essential for maintaining the spontaneous activity of auditory nerve neurones and their responsiveness to sound stimulation.     

双向凝胶电泳的实验操作及进展

双向聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳是研究蛋白质组的核心技术,本文重点介绍了双向凝胶电泳的原理、实验操作过程中的具体步骤以及近年来在实验过程中发展的一些新方法和进展。     

SNP分型前的PAGE检测

目的：探讨单核苷酸多态性(single nucleotide polymmphism,SNP)分型前聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳(polyaerylamide gel electro—phoresis,PAGE)的作用。方法：对3个DNA片段(DAOA基因的片段E1和E2、RGS4基因的片段S4)的PCR产物先用PAGE分析,然后用变性高效液相色谱(denaturing high performance liquid chromatography,DHPLC)分型,并比对结果。结果：PAGE能将片段E1、E2和S4中同一位点的SNP杂合子样本和纯合子样本区分开来,还能进一步将片段S4中SNP位点的2种不同纯合子样本区分开来。结论：PAGE能提高SNP的检测效率,而且具有成本低,操作简便的特点。     

双孢蘑菇基质降解能力退化的差异蛋白质组学分析

对双孢蘑菇CGMCC No. 0214及其基质降解能力退化菌株0214-3、0214-5进行了蛋白质双向电泳（2-DE或2D-PAGE）分析,发现了2个明显的、可重复的差异蛋白质,在退化菌株中分别为上调和下调表达,且2个退化菌株表现一致。根据质谱（MALDI-TOF/MS）分析和数据库检索结果,2个差异蛋白质初步鉴定为肌动蛋白和NADH脱氢酶铁硫蛋白3。     

应用磷脂脂肪酸和聚合酶链式反应-变性梯度凝胶电泳分析技术研究湿地植物根际微生物群落多样性

以天津大学校内两个相邻的小型湖泊(青年湖和爱晚湖)为研究区域, 通过采样分析, 利用磷脂脂肪酸(PLFA)和聚合酶链式反应-变性梯度凝胶电泳(PCR-DGGE)分析技术, 研究了湿地植物种类(芦苇(Phragmites australis)和东方香蒲(Typha orientalis))和生长方式(单生和混生)对根际微生物生物量和群落结构的影响。PLFA分析结果表明, 植物根际微生物生物量大于非根际(爱晚湖芦苇除外); 植物种间的差异较大, 东方香蒲根际沉积物中微生物生物量大于芦苇根际; 种内根际微生物受植物的生长状况影响较大, 采样期间两个湖泊中东方香蒲的生长状况(株高)相似, 根际微生物生物量相差不大, 而爱晚湖芦苇由于与东方香蒲共生, 受到东方香蒲的抑制, 使得根际微生物生物量明显低于单独生长的芦苇; 革兰氏阳性细菌数量小于革兰氏阴性细菌的数量, 且根际的革兰氏阳性细菌与革兰氏阴性细菌的比值小于非根际。沉积物中的细菌群落结构主要与植物种类有关, 同一种植物的根际细菌群落结构差异较小(这些根际细菌聚为一类); 不同植物的根际细菌群落结构差异较大。     

Comparison of caspase-3 activation in tumor cells upon treatment of chemotherapeutic drugs using capillary electrophoresis

Caspases play important roles in cell apoptosis. Measurement of the dynamics of caspase activation in tumor cells not only facilitates understanding of the molecular mechanisms of apoptosis but also contributes to the development, screening, and evaluation of anticancer drugs that target apoptotic pathways. The fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) technique provides a valuable approach for defining the dynamics of apoptosis with high spatio-temporal resolution. However, FRET generally functions in the single-cell level and becomes ineffective when applied in the high throughput detection of caspase activation. In the current study, a FRET sensor was combined with capillary electrophoresis (CE) to achieve a high throughput method for cellular caspase detection. The FRET-based CE system is composed of a homemade CE system and a laser source for detecting the dynamics of caspase-3 in various cells expressing sensors of caspase-3 that have been treated with anticancer drugs, such as cell cycle-independent drug cisplatin and specific cell cycle drugs camptothecin and etoposide, as well as their combination with tumor necrosis factor (TNF). A positive correlation between the caspase-3 activation velocity and drug concentration was observed when the cells were treated with cisplatin, but cells induced by camptothecin and etoposide did not show any apparent correlation with their concentrations. Moreover, different types of cells presented distinct sensitivities under the same drug treatment, and the combination treatment of TNF and anticancer drugs significantly accelerated the caspase-3 activation process. Its high throughput capability and detection sensitivity make the FRET-based CE system a useful tool for investigating the mechanisms of anticancer drugs and anticancer drug screening.     

Absence of inactivation or phosphorylation of ornithine decarboxylase by nuclear protein kinase NII and of immunological cross-reactivity between RNA polymerase I and ornithine decarboxylase

Incubation with protein kinase NII did not result in phosphorylation or inactivation of mouse kidney ornithine decarboxylase. Partially purified ornithine decarboxylase preparations contained a protein kinase activity and stimulated the activity of RNA polymerase I. However, these properties were due to contaminating protein(s) since further purification reduced the kinase activity and removal of the ornithine decarboxylase with a specific antiserum did not abolish the ability to stimulate RNA polymerase I. Antibodies to RNA polymerase I did not interact with ornithine decarboxylase and antibodies to ornithine decarboxylase did not interact with RNA polymerase I. These results indicate that: a) mammalian ornithine decarboxylase activity is not regulated by phosphorylation by protein kinase NII or the contaminating kinase, and b) the ability of impure preparations of ornithine decarboxylase to stimulate RNA polymerase I is due to a contaminating unrelated protein.     

基于EB1基因的环介导等温扩增（LAMP）法检测感染家蚕微粒子病的蚕卵

【目的】家蚕 Bombyx mori 微粒子病一直影响着蚕种业的健康发展,快速而准确地检测出寄生于蚕卵中的家蚕微孢子虫 Nosema bombycis 对于有效控制家蚕微粒子病危害意义重大。【方法】环介导等温扩增（loop-mediated isothermal amplification, LAMP）法是一种快速、灵敏、特异的DNA体外恒温扩增方法,本文基于LAMP检测法的原理,依据家蚕微孢子虫孢子繁殖复制相关的 EB1 基因（GenBank登录号：KF421134.1）设计LAMP引物,对LAMP反应体系的最佳反应温度、内外引物浓度比、检测反应的特异性、灵敏度等进行研究,建立了一种检测蚕卵感染家蚕微粒子病的LAMP检测方法。【结果】结果表明,基于EB1 基因建立的LAMP检测方法在63℃恒温下在1.5 h内就可完成对样品的有效检测,本LAMP法对家蚕微孢子虫孢子DNA的检测灵敏度为5.0×10^-3 ng/μL,对EB1-pMD^TM19-T质粒标准品的检测灵敏度为1.0×10² copies/μL,同时对人工感染家蚕微粒子病单个母蛾产下蚕卵的1/8卵圈量或1粒蚕卵均能检出阳性结果。上述结果都分别应用凝胶电泳法、恒温荧光检测仪以及SYBR GreenⅠ显色肉眼观察法得到同步判定。【结论】本研究建立的基于EB1基因LAMP法可用于蚕卵微粒子病的检测,LAMP法为蚕种质量检验及成品卵微粒子病现场检疫提供了新技术。     

多子房小麦蛋白质双向电泳体系的建立及优化

为建立适用于显性多子房小麦细胞质效应的蛋白质双向电泳体系,以显性多子房小麦材料DUOII与特异细胞质材料TeZhiI杂交的F1幼穗为材料,采用TCA-丙酮法提取蛋白质,并在IPG胶条长度和pH范围、SDS-PAGE凝胶浓度及蛋白质上样量等方面,对多子房小麦幼穗蛋白质双向电泳体系进行了探究与优化.结果表明,本文采用的蛋白质定量方法准确度高(R²=0.9999),确立了17 cm, pH4～7的IPG胶条, 12% SDS-PAGE分离胶,上样量为900 μg的双向电泳方法体系,获得了最适合本研究蛋白质组分析的双向电泳图谱. 经PDQuest 2DE 8.0.1软件分析,2-DE图谱上可分辨出1.444±14个清晰蛋白质点,且重复性较高(95%), 相关系数为0.960. 建立了一套适用于显性多子房小麦细胞质效应研究的蛋白质双向电泳体系.