Effects of epoxyeicosatrienoic acids on levels of eNOS phosphorylation and relevant signaling transduction path-ways involved

Vascular endothelial cells play crucial roles in regulating cardiovascular function, maintaining car-diovascular homeostasis and preventing the occur-rence of cardiac and cerebral vascular diseases. All these protective effects are fulfilled through various vasoactive products secreted by endothelium including nitric oxide (NO), prostacyclin (PGI2) and endothe-lium-derived hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF). NO, pro-duced from L-arginine by endothelial nitric-oxide synthase (eNOS), is an impor…     

Evidence of protein-tyrosine kinase activity in Catharanthus roseus roots transformed by Agrobacterium rhizogenes

Homogenate fractions (soluble and particulate) from transformed roots of Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don showed several phosphorylated proteins when incubated with γ-[³²P]ATP. The phosphorylation in the proteins of 55, 40, 25, 18 and 10 kDa in the particulate fraction and 63 kDa in the soluble fraction was resistant to alkali treatment. Several proteins in both fractions gave a positive signal with monoclonal antiphosphotyrosine antibodies. In-situ phosphorylation in both fractions showed several proteins that cross-reacted with the antiphosphotyrosine antibodies. Tyrosine kinase activity was detected using an exogenous substrate RR-SRC, a synthetic peptide derived from the amino acid sequence surrounding the phosphorylation site in pp60^src. This activity was inhibited by genistein, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor. These results indicate, for the first time, the presence of protein-tyrosine kinase (EC 2.7.1.112) activity in transformed plant tissues. Received: 29 March 1997 / Accepted: 21 May 1997     

腺苷对大鼠心肌钙蛋白Ⅰ及磷脂酰基醇磷酸化的抑制作用

 用差速离心及等密度梯度离心法从大白鼠心肌细胞分离收缩蛋白质及质膜,分别与[γ-~(32)P]ATP保温以观察细胞成分的磷酸化,以及腺苷和腺苷类似物对磷酸化的影响。结果表明,在收缩蛋白质组分,~(32)P主要参入肌钙蛋白I(Troponin I,29000Da);在质膜组分,~(32)P主要参入磷脂酰肌醇-4-一磷酸(PtdIns4P),亦即ATP使磷脂酰肌醇(Ptd Ins)磷酸化。腺苷对此两种磷酸化都有抑制作用,尤以对PtdIns磷酸化的抑制最强烈。cAMP对肌钙蛋白Ⅰ的磷酸化有刺激作用,这与文献报道相符。作者认为,腺苷和cAMP对肌钙蛋白Ⅰ磷酸化的拮抗作用与腺苷和肾上腺素对心肌调节的拮抗作用有明显的相关性。鉴于近年发现,肌醇磷脂转换在调节细胞活动中起重要作用,腺苷对磷脂酰肌醇磷酸化的抑制作用可能有重要的生物学意义。     

神经节苷脂GM_3对J6－2细胞蛋白质磷酸化的影响

通过研究神经节苷脂ＧＭ＿３对国人单核样白血病细胞系Ｊ６－２细胞蛋白质磷酸化的影响,在［γ－￣３２Ｐ］ＡＴＰ,ＧＭ＿３,ＡＴＰ,Ｍｇ￣（２＋）与Ｊ６－２细胞液及颗粒两部分共同反应,１Ｏｍｉｎ（３０℃）体系中,观察到ＧＭ＿３对两部分蛋白质磷酸化的调节作用。ＧＭ＿３（１００μｍｏｌ／Ｌ）促进颗粒部分分子量为１８００００,８７０００,７８０００,６７０００,４３０００及３１０００的蛋白质磷酸化,促进胞液部分分子量为８７０００及５６０００的蛋白质磷酸化,而且能抑制７００００及４３０００蛋白质磷酸化。由于ＧＭ＿３已被前人证实能对Ｊ６－２细胞起分化作用,其作用时间长达４－６ｄ,很可能ＧＭ＿３对蛋白质磷酸化作用的调节是ＧＭ＿３促分化作用的早期信号。