携带杀白细胞素基因金黄色葡萄球菌的研究进展

杀白细胞素(Panton-Valentine leukocidin,PVL)是金葡菌产生的重要外毒素之一,PVL在其感染所致的坏死性皮肤损害和坏死性肺炎等疾病中起重要作用,并且能在社区和医院传播。现在国内外对PVL阳性金葡菌的研究日益重视,本文就其感染的致病机制、感染状况、检测方法和防治措施等问题研究作一陈述。     

稻瘟病菌诱导物对水稻苯丙烷类途径酶系和绿原酸的诱导作用

用稻瘟病菌菌丝和培养滤液中提取的诱导物(Elicitor)处理水稻幼苗和愈伤组织,发现能诱导提高苯丙烷类代谢途经PAL和4CL的活性,并诱导绿原酸的生物合成。     

马齿苋叶片PEP羧化酶的分子特性

马齿苋叶片PEPCase由四个相同的亚基组成,亚基分子量为83kD。远紫外CD光谱分析表明,此酶含有36.6％α—螺旋结构。马齿苋叶片PEPCase可被G6P激活,但不能被Gly、Ser激活。G6P可防止酶的尿素变性和枯草杆菌蛋白酶的作用。这种保护效应与G6P诱导的酶构象变化有关。 从酶对低温、高温及尿素的反应来看,马齿苋叶片PEPCase的稳定性高于高粱叶片PEP—Case,两者的免疫特性和电泳特性亦不同。     

Interleukin—1β对促卵泡生成素（FSH）诱导大鼠...

Interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta), one of the polypeptide lymphokines released in response to antigen, toxins, injury or inflammation by nearly all cell types, has multiple systemic effects. In the present study the effect of IL-1 beta on follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)-induced estrogen production in primary culture was investigated. Granulosa cells obtained from immature estrogen-treated female rats were cultured for 3 days with increasing doses of FSH (1-30 ng/ml) with or without increasing doses of IL-1 beta (2-20 U/ml). The FSH stimulated estrogen production is dose-dependent, whereas IL-1 beta alone did not affect estrogen biosynthesis. In contrast, simultaneous treatment with IL-1 beta caused a dose-dependent inhibition of FSH action. This inhibitory effect of IL-1 beta was evident 48 h after the treatment. Furthermore, IL-1 beta inhibited forskolin (10(-5) mmol/L) and (Bu)2 cAMP (10(-2) mmol/L)-stimulated estrogen production, indicating a post-cyclic AMP site of action. The present study suggests that IL-1 beta is a potent modulator of granulosa cell steroidogenesis. Decreased estrogen formation may contribute to the follicle atresia and the impaired reproductive functions during injury and inflammation.     

质粒RP4：：Mu引起霍乱弧菌基因的突变和转移

质粒pULB11(RP4：：Mucts)通过接合能从大肠杆菌转移到霍乱弧菌——吴江2(Vibriccholerae——Wu Jiang 2)中去。带有 puLB 11的霍乱弧菌经42℃诱导后能以0.5％的突变率产生营养缺陷型,这些营养缺陷型十分稳定,在10。细胞中还不能测出它们的回复突变体,这与Mu对大肠杆菌的诱变作用十分相似。质粒RP4及其抗药性很容易从霍乱弧菌中失去,这说明营养缺陷型的产生是由于Mu的插人而不是RP4的整人,所以pULB 11可以作为诱变剂来诱变霍乱弧菌的包括毒素基因在内的各种突变体,这在构建霍乱弧菌活菌苗方面有一定的意义。puLB 113(RP4：：Mini-Mu)还能诱动霍乱弧菌染色体基因,这也是研究霍乱弧菌遗传学的有用手段。