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。     

Mn_2O_3超微粒子的制备及其光学非线性

本文合成了表面修饰的Mn2O3，超微粒子（UFP）有机溶胶，并采用简并的四波混频（DFWM）手段研究了Mn2O3有机溶胶的三阶非线性光学特性，得到了较大的非线性极化率X3．最后讨论了Mn2O3超微粒子的三阶非线性产生机制．     

僧帽牡蛎碱性磷酸酶功能基团的研究

采用化学修饰法研究僧帽牡蛎碱性磷酸酶活性功能基团性质.酶经0.4mmol·L-1PCMB修饰30min后活力仍然保持不变,提示巯基与酶的活力无关;用二巯基苏糖醇(DTT)对酶进行修饰,当DTT浓度达到2.5mmol·L-1时,酶活力丧失98%,表明硫 硫键与酶活力有密切的关系;以N 溴代琥珀酰亚胺(NBS)修饰酶的色氨酸残基,酶的修饰失活呈一级反应,当NBS浓度达到0.65mmol·L-1时,酶活力丧失100%,并辅以紫外吸收光谱的变化分析,表明色氨酸残基是酶催化活力所必需的;醋酸酐、马来酸酐、甲醛等氨基试剂对酶的修饰作用显示氨基是酶的必需基团.     

钙和钡对钢脱氧及夹杂变性的理论分析

在比较了各种常用脱氧剂单质脱氧能力的基础上，对钙合金、钡合金夹杂的变性能力进行了理论分析和探讨，并对钡合金的脱氧和夹杂物变性工艺提出了建议。     

煤吸附解吸电磁改性及定量分析

用容量法对焦作朱村矿变质无烟煤在不同频率的交变电磁场中吸附解吸特征进行了研究。实验结果表明：不同频率的交变电磁场作用下，煤吸附C02、N2仍旧符合Langmiur方程；交变电磁场减弱了煤的吸附能力，减小了吸附常数b值，但饱和吸附量(a值)基本上不变．是典型的表面改性现象，并从量的角度分析其改性的程度。     

GDM对球类系男生Hb、WBC数及大强度训练后upr的影响

本研究以上海体院球类系６０名男生作为实验对象，将他们随机分为实验组和对照组，两组各３０人．实验组饮用ＧＤＭ饮料，对照组饮用安慰剂．分别测定服用前后Ｈｂ，ＷＢＣ数，并在服用前后进行相同大强度训练后测定尿蛋白含量．结果表明：试验组服用ＧＤＭ四周后Ｈｂ明显升高，ＷＢＣ数量有所提高，而且等大强度运动后尿蛋白净值明显下降；而服用安慰剂组，四周后Ｈｂ及ＷＢＣ数无显著性差异．说明ＧＤＭ有助于球类系男生运动能力的提高，同时能够增强机体免疫能力和抗疲劳抗负荷能力．