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.     

毛竹及其变种叶片化学计量与养分重吸收效率

【目的】评价毛竹(Phyllostachys edulis)及其变种叶片养分重吸收效率,旨在揭示主要养分元素的生态适应机制,以期为毛竹及其变种的可持续经营提供科学依据。【方法】以毛竹及其变种[黄槽毛竹(P. edulis cv. Luteosulcata)、花毛竹(P. edulis cv. Tao Kiang)、厚壁毛竹(P. edulis cv. Pachyloen)、金丝毛竹(P. edulis cv. Gracilis)]为研究对象,分析不同竹龄(1、3、5 a)叶片化学计量特征与养分重吸收效率。【结果】毛竹及其变种C、N 含量差异较小,P含量波动性较大。不同竹种相同竹龄立竹间成熟叶和凋落叶C、N、P含量差异性较大,1年生竹种叶片养分含量较高,随着竹龄增加,竹种适应能力逐渐下降。毛竹及其变种相同年龄立竹间、同一变种不同年龄立竹间叶片化学计量比存在一定差异性。1、3、5年生花毛竹叶片N、P重吸收效率较高,年龄对除厚壁毛竹外的其他毛竹及其变种叶片N重吸收效率影响呈现先升后降趋势,而不同年龄毛竹及其变种叶片P重吸收效率波动性较大。【结论】研究区毛竹及其变种生长受P元素的限制,毛竹及其变种随竹龄的增加适应能力有所变化,花毛竹适应性较强,厚壁毛竹则对土壤的依赖性较大。     

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。     

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．     

大豆开花期缺水和遮光处理叶片解剖结构的观察

大豆珍珠塔3号具有双子叶植物叶片结构特征,但在海绵组织最上层有一层特殊细胞——平脉叶肉细胞,此层细胞具有水平运输和气体交换的特殊作用。大豆开花期光照对叶片结构发育起主导作用;水分亦是影响叶片结构发育的重要因素;光弱块水条件下,大豆表现出对光的竞争比对水的竞争更明显。     

微量元素对葡萄叶细胞超微结构的影响

对缺乏锌、硼、钼、锰、铜等微量元素的葡萄叶细胞进行观察表明:细胞核结构异常,叶绿体外被膜不完整,片层膜系统模糊不清,较则排列杂乱,重则趋于瓦解、消失,基质中出现了数量不等的液泡.