The reaction of cytochromes c and c2 with the Rhodospirillum rubrum reaction center involves the heme crevice domain

In order to define the interaction domain on Rhodospirillum rubrum cytochrome c2 for the photosynthetic reaction center, positively charged lysine amino groups on cytochrome c2 were modified to form negatively charged carboxydinitrophenyl lysines. The reaction mixture was separated into six different fractions by ion exchange chromatography on carboxymethylcellulose and sulfopropyl-Sepharose. Peptide mapping studies indicated that fraction A consisted of a mixture of singly labeled derivatives modified at lysines 58, 81, and 109 on the back of cytochrome c2. Fractions C1, C2, C3, and C4 were found to be mixtures of singly labeled derivatives modified at lysines 9, 13, 75, 86, and 88 on the front of cytochrome c2 surrounding the heme crevice. The photooxidation of the carboxydinitrophenyl-cytochrome c2 derivatives by reaction centers purified from R. rubrum was measured following excitation with a laser pulse. The second-order rate constant of fraction A modified at backside lysines was found to be 2.3 X 10(7) M-1 s-1, nearly the same as that of native cytochrome c2, 2.6 X 10(7) M-1 s-1. However, the rate constants of fractions C1-C4 were found to be 6 to 12-fold smaller than that of native cytochrome c2. These results indicate that lysines surrounding the heme crevice of cytochrome c2 are involved in electrostatic interactions with carboxylate groups at the binding site of the reaction center. The reaction rates of horse heart cytochrome c derivatives modified at single lysine amino groups with trifluoroacetyl or trifluoromethylphenylcarbamoyl were also measured. Modification of lysines 8, 13, 25, 27, 72, 79, or 87 surrounding the heme crevice was found to significantly lower the rate of reaction, while modification of lysines in other regions had no effect. This indicates that the reaction of horse heart cytochrome c with the reaction center also involves the heme crevice domain.     

仲彬草属5种植物的核型研究

本文对我国西部高原仲彬草属Ｋｅｎｇｙｉｌｉａ５种植物的核型进行了分析。它们的染色体数目均为２ｎ＝４２,六倍体。核型是：糙毛鹅观草Ｋ．ｈｉｒｓｕｔａ,２ｎ＝６ｘ＝４２＝３６６＋６ｓｍ;青海鹅观草Ｋ．ｋｏｋｏｎｏｒｉｃａ,２ｎ＝６ｘ＝４２＝３６ｍ＋６ｓｍ：黑药鹅观草Ｋ．ｍｅｌａｎｔｈｅｒａ,２ｎ＝６ｘ＝４２＝３８ｍ＋４ｓｍ;硬秆鹅观草Ｋ．ｒｉｇｉｄｕｌａ,２ｎ＝６ｘ＝４２＝３８ｍ＋４ｓｍ;窄颖鹅观草Ｋ．ｓｔｅｎａｃｈｙｒａ,２ｎ＝６ｘ＝４２＝３８ｍ＋４ｓｍ。它们的核型属于１Ｂ或２Ｂ型。染色体中均未发现随体。     

Linkage map of seven polymorphic markers on rat Chromosome 18

A genetic linkage map of seven polymorphic markers was created with F₂ intercross progeny of F344/N and LEW/N rats and assigned to rat Chromosome (Chr) 18. Five of the markers described were defined by simple sequence length polymorphisms (SSLPs) associated with five genes: transthyretin (TTR), trypsin inhibitor-like protein (TILP), 2 adrenergic receptor (ADRB2), olfactory neuron-specific G protein (OLF), and gap junction protein (GJA1). One marker was defined by a restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) detected with a probe for the human colony stimulating factor 1 receptor (CSF1R) gene. The D18N1R locus was defined by an anonymous DNA fragment amplified by the randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) technique with a single short primer. These seven DNA loci formed a single genetic linkage group 30.4 cM in length with the following order: TTR-6.8 cM-D18N1R-9.1 cM-TILP-4.3 cM-CSF1R-0 cM-ADRB2-10.2 cM-OLF-0 cM-GJA1. The five SSLP markers were highly polymorphic. In a total of 13 inbred rat strains analyzed (F344/ N, LEW/N, LOU/MN, WBB1/N, WBB2/N, MR/N, MNR/N, ACI/N, SHR/N, WKY/N, BN/SsN, BUF/N, and LER/N), three to six alleles were detected for each marker. Remarkable linkage conservation was detected between the region of rat Chr 18 mapped and a region of mouse Chr 18. However, genes associated with these markers have been mapped to three different human chromosomes (Chrs 5, 6, and 18). The markers described here should be useful for genetic mapping studies and genetic monitoring of inbred rat strains.     

新型气升式反应器在发酵培养中的应用研究

本文以Ｌ－苹果酸生产为例,采用新型的分段内循环气升式反应器分批培养产延胡索酸酶的产氨短杆菌ＭＡ－２,并与同等规模机械搅拌反应器中接着的结果相比较。数据表明,采用气升式发酵设备进行培养,该菌体的收率能提高近３％,且发酵周期能缩短一半左右,显著降低培养成本,该类型的反应器具有广阔的应用前景。     

国产前原鹅观草的订正

对我国文献中记载的前原鹅观草（Ｒｏｅｇｎｅｒｉａｍａｙｅｂａｒａｎａ（Ｈｏｎｄａ）Ｏｈｗｉ）的标本和植物,与原产于日本的该种进行了比较形态学、细胞学研究,二者差异显著。作者认为我国所记载的该种种名应是山东鹅观草（Ｒｏｅｇｎｅｒｉａｓｈａｎｄｏｎｇｅｎｓｉｓ（Ｂ．Ｓａｌｏｍｏｎ）Ｊ．Ｌ．Ｙａｎｇ,Ｙ．Ｈ．ＺｈｏｕｅｔＹｅｎ）,其内稃先端钝圆,长为外稃的３／４,染色体数为２ｎ＝４ｘ＝２８,具ＳＹ染色体组,结实率达９０％以上,过去被错定为Ｒ．ｍａｙｅｂａｒａｎａ。而Ｒ．ｍａｙｅｂａｒａｎａ在日本系一天然杂种,其内稃先端尖,与外稃等长或稍短,染色体数为２ｎ＝６ｘ＝４２,具ＨＳＹ染色体组,结实率极低,仅０．２％～０．４％。     

视黄酸和亚硒酸钠对肝癌细胞某些表型逆转的加和作用

 人肝癌细胞株SMMC-7721经1μmol/L视黄酸和或2.5μmol/L亚硒酸钠处理后,膜上纤维连接蛋白沉着量逐日上升,且较相应天数的对照组细胞增加,而甲胎蛋白分泌量和~3H-TdR参入率被明显抑制。视黄酸和亚硒酸钠同时处理的联合组作用强度接近于两者单独使用时作用强度的加和。对以上结果和视黄酸及亚硒酸钠使肝癌细胞接触抑制恢复及表型逆转的关系作了讨论。     

New Lithium Salt Forms Interphases Suppressing Both Li Dendrite and Polysulfide Shuttling

Lithium–sulfur batteries (LSBs) are considered promising candidates for the next‐generation energy‐storage systems due to their high theoretical capacity and prevalent abundance of sulfur. Their reversible operation, however, encounters challenges from both the anode, where dendritic and dead Li‐metal form, and the cathode, where polysulfides dissolve and become parasitic shuttles. Both issues arise from the imperfection of interphases between electrolyte and electrode. Herein, a new lithium salt based on an imide anion with fluorination and unsaturation in its structure is reported, whose interphasial chemistries resolve these issues simultaneously. Lithium 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3‐hexafluoropropane‐1, 3‐disulfonimide (LiHFDF) forms highly fluorinated interphases at both anode and cathode surfaces, which effectively suppress formation of Li‐dendrites and dissolution/shuttling of polysulfides, and significantly improves the electrochemical reversibility of LSBs. In a broader context, this new Li salt offers a new perspective for diversified beyond Li‐ion chemistries that rely on a Li‐metal anode and active cathode materials.     

应用iTRAQ技术分析滩羊二毛期不同花穗型裘皮差异蛋白

为了解二毛期时滩羊串子花型裘皮与其它类型裘皮中蛋白质的差异,本试验采用iTRAQ技术及LC-MS/MS蛋白质组学研究方法,对串子花型、软大花型、绿豆丝型及其它不规则型花穗裘皮蛋白质进行鉴定和筛选,并运用Proteome Discoverer l.4软件进行定量分析,结合数据库搜索,鉴定出具有显著表达差异的蛋白,同时应用生物学技术对其进行GO和Pathway分析。结果显示4类花穗型裘皮共检测出2 886个蛋白,其中有135个、142个、113个差异蛋白分别存在于软大花型与串子花型、绿豆丝型与串子花型、其它不规则型与串子花型3个对比组中。对有表达差异的蛋白进行分析,发现膜联蛋白与血管内皮生长因子可能与软大花型毛股形成相关,KAP3和KAP6可能与滩羊串子花型毛股结构相关。研究发现滩羊不同二毛裘皮蛋白水平上的差异,可为选育优良的滩羊串子花型二毛裘皮提供理论基础。     

Therapeutic efficacy of novel memantine nitrate MN‐08 in animal models of Alzheimer’s disease

Alzheimer''s disease (AD) is a leading cause of dementia in elderly individuals and therapeutic options for AD are very limited. Over‐activation of N‐methyl‐D‐aspartate (NMDA) receptors, amyloid β (Aβ) aggregation, a decrease in cerebral blood flow (CBF), and downstream pathological events play important roles in the disease progression of AD. In the present study, MN‐08, a novel memantine nitrate, was found to inhibit Aβ accumulation, prevent neuronal and dendritic spine loss, and consequently attenuate cognitive deficits in 2‐month‐old APP/PS1 transgenic mice (for a 6‐month preventative course) and in the 8‐month‐old triple‐transgenic (3×Tg‐AD) mice (for a 4‐month therapeutic course). In vitro, MN‐08 could bind to and antagonize NMDA receptors, inhibit the calcium influx, and reverse the dysregulations of ERK and PI3K/Akt/GSK3β pathway, subsequently preventing glutamate‐induced neuronal loss. In addition, MN‐08 had favorable pharmacokinetics, blood‐brain barrier penetration, and safety profiles in rats and beagle dogs. These findings suggest that the novel memantine nitrate MN‐08 may be a useful therapeutic agent for AD.