基于位点特异性打分矩阵的卷积神经网络预测SARS-CoV-2核衣壳蛋白的蛋白质二级结构

新型冠状病毒(SARS-CoV-2)有4种关键的结构蛋白,而核衣壳蛋白就是其中的1种.本实验从公开数据库NCBI上选取的SARS-CoV-2核衣壳蛋白质序列数据,分析SARS-CoV-2核衣壳蛋白与SARS-CoV核衣壳蛋白的序列相似性,对SARS-CoV-2核衣壳蛋白的理化性质和疏水性进行分析;在此基础上提出基于位点特异性打分矩阵的卷积神经网络,预测SARS-CoV-2核衣壳蛋白的8类蛋白质二级结构.研究结果表明,核衣壳蛋白的二级结构主要为无规卷曲,此结果可为抗病毒药物的研发与新型冠状病毒肺炎的诊断提供参考.     

工业用PET及PA纤维模量-应变曲线的分析

通过拉伸试验数据得到应力—应变曲线和模量-应变曲线可以更全面地反映纤维的力学性能。PET及PA的模量—应变曲线都是明显的双峰曲线。结合拉伸过程中PET纤维内部结构的变化解释PET纤维的特征模量—应变曲线，并讨论如何提高持续使用应变范围的模量问题。PET模量—应变曲线上的第一个模量峰为初始模量，标志着无定形区缠结网的破坏；无定形区蜷曲大分子伸直时模量较低，导致出现模量低谷；由于伸直的缚结大分子模量较高，出现了第二个模量峰。     

带电胶体系统固液相变的分子动力学研究

在修正Yukawa相互作用的基础上，采用常温分子动力学方法数值研究了带电胶体系统的大离子屏蔽效应和多分散性效应对其固液边界的影响．研究结果发现，在屏蔽长度较大时，固液相变曲线出现了明显偏差．初步定性认为这种相边界偏差现象来自于系统多体效应的增强．另外，数值研究了固液相变时键接取向序参数的变化．     

Modulation of protein biophysical properties by chemical glycosylation: biochemical insights and biomedical implications

Glycosylation constitutes one of the most important posttranslational modifications employed by biological systems to modulate protein biophysical properties. Due to the direct biochemical and biomedical implications of achieving control over protein stability and function by chemical means, there has been great interest in recent years towards the development of chemical strategies for protein glycosylation. Since current knowledge about glycoprotein biophysics has been mainly derived from the study of naturally glycosylated proteins, chemical glycosylation provides novel insights into its mechanistic understanding by affording control over glycosylation parameters. This review presents a survey of the effects that natural and chemical glycosylation have on the fundamental biophysical properties of proteins (structure, dynamics, stability, and function). This is complemented by a mechanistic discussion of how glycans achieve such effects and discussion of the implications of employing chemical glycosylation as a tool to exert control over protein biophysical properties within biochemical and biomedical applications. Received 15 December 2006; received after revision 28 March 2007; accepted 25 April 2007     

Regulation of insulin receptor function

Resistance to the biological actions of insulin contributes to the development of type 2 diabetes and risk of cardiovascular disease. A reduced biological response to insulin by tissues results from an impairment in the cascade of phosphorylation events within cells that regulate the activity of enzymes comprising the insulin signaling pathway. In most models of insulin resistance, there is evidence that this decrement in insulin signaling begins with either the activation or substrate kinase activity of the insulin receptor (IR), which is the only component of the pathway that is unique to insulin action. Activation of the IR can be impaired by post-translational modifications of the protein involving serine phosphorylation, or by binding to inhibiting proteins such as PC-1 or members of the SOCS or Grb protein families. The impact of these processes on the conformational changes and phosphorylation events required for full signaling activity, as well as the role of these mechanisms in human disease, is reviewed in this article. Received 3 August 2006; received after revision 1 December 2006; accepted 8 January 2007     

用N-(3-P)NEM标记毛发角蛋白研究毛发中低硫蛋白和高硫蛋白的状态

本文用一种特异性标记蛋白质巯基的N-(3-P)NEM为荧光探针标记毛发角蛋白,经SDS-PAGE后,通过荧光薄层扫描确定N-(3-P)NEM与含巯基蛋白结合的部位。结果表明,毛发角蛋白中的低硫蛋白分子量在45,000～63,000范围,约占总蛋白量的49.6％～68.2％;高硫蛋白分子量在4,000～20,000范围,约占总蛋白量的18.9％～36.2％。除低硫和高硫蛋白以外,毛发角蛋白中还可能存在一种极低硫蛋白,分子量位于22,000～32,000范围。对人与5种动物的毛发角蛋白组分进行比较,证实人与动物的毛发角蛋白的主要差异在高硫蛋白,不同种属的动物毛发角蛋白中低硫蛋白和高硫蛋白的含量也不相同。作者认为毛发角蛋白中含巯基蛋白的差异可为动物分类学和法医学在进行毛发比较鉴别方面提供新的重要信息。     

氢键分子系统的二分量孤子偶模型中的非谐特性

以氢键分子系统中二分量孤子模型为基础，采用直接微扰方法，研究了氢键系统中非谐相互作用下扭结孤子偶的运动特性，获得了3次方到4闪方非谐项古孤子偶的非对称解，计算了源于非谐项下孤子偶的能量，与实验观察相一致。