线粒体蛋白组研究进展

线粒体蛋白组是指在线粒体中出现的所有蛋白质的集合,包括线粒体自身基因组编码的和 由核基因组编码的蛋白质.线粒体作为真核生物的重要细胞器,它参与去除氧化、产生能量和还原 性物质等等一些重要的生命活动过程.这些功能都依赖于线粒体蛋白组中的蛋白河的相互作用.要 对其有一个较为全面的认识,就必须对其蛋白组进行广泛且深入的研究.根据现有的一些研究成 果,对线粒体蛋白组在起源与进化、跨膜运输、研究方法和计算机预测作了简要综述.     

Disruption of mitochondrial function as the basis of the trypanocidal effect of trifluoperazine onTrypanosoma cruzi

Summary The tricyclic anti-calmodulin drug trifluoperazine (TFP) inhibited growth and motility of epimastigotes ofTrypanosoma cruzi, at concentrations lower than 100 M, and motility and infectivity of the bloodstream trypomastigote form at 200 M. Electron microscopy of TFP-treated epimastigotes showed that the major effect was at the mitochondrial level, with gross swelling and disorganization. The oligomycin-sensitive, mitochondrial ATPase was completely inhibited by 20 M TFP, and the same drug concentration caused a 60% decrease in intracellular ATP content. The results suggest that the trypanocidal effect of TFP may be related more to mitochondrial damage than to the well-known anticalmodulin effect of the drug.     

Biogenesis of mitochondrial porin: The import pathway

Summary We review here the present knowledge about the pathway of import and assembly of porin into mitochondria and compare it to those of other mitochondrial proteins. Porin, like all outer mitochondrial membrane proteins studied so far is made as a precursor without a cleavble signal sequence; thus targeting information must reside in the mature sequence. At least part of this information appears to be located at the amino-terminal end of the molecule. Transport into mitochondria can occur post-translationally. In a first step, the porin precursor is specifically recognized on the mitochondrial surface by a protease sensitive receptor. In a second step, porin precursor inserts partially into the outer membrane. This step is mediated by a component of the import machinery common to the import pathways of precursor proteins destined for other mitochondrial subcompartments. Finally, porin is assembled to produce the functional oligomeric form of an integral membrane protein wich is characterized by its extreme protease resistance.     

从线粒体和叶绿体基因组的结构看生物基因组的进化

通过分析各类真核生物线粒体和叶绿体基因组的大小与结构,得出这两种细胞器基因组都有小基因组与大基因组两种形式以及与之对应的结构特点,从而都是通过两种进化途径从它们各自祖先的基因组发展成为现代的线粒体和叶绿体基因组的结论。比较细胞器基因组与核（类核）基因组的存在和性质,发现类似的两种途径同样可以说明核（类核）基因组的进化。结合这三种基因组的起源问题,提出了一个生物基因组起源和进化的统一模式。     

Mitochondrial DNA evidence for the 19th century introduction of African honey bees into the United States

Since the introduction of an African subspecies into Brazil in the mid-1950's¹, descendent Africanized honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) have spread throughout the Neotropics and into temperate North America. Restriction enzyme analysis of 422 feral honey bee colonies collected from non-Africanized areas in the southern United States revealed that over 21% of them had mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) derived from a European race established in North America by the 17th century, 77% of them had mtDNA common in honey bees maintained by beekeepers and about 1% exhibited African mtDNA. Further analysis revealed that the African mtDNA was derived from a north African subspecies imported to the US in the 19th century.     

中华哲水蚤线粒体DNA COI基因序列分析

采用苯酚-氯仿-异戊醇(25：24：1)提取、异丙醇沉淀、酒精洗涤、TE缓冲液保存方法提取了采自胶州湾青岛海域的中华哲水蚤基因组DNA；以相应引物经PCR扩增得到线粒体DNA细胞色素氧化酶Ⅰ亚基基因(mtCOD)片段；PCR产物采用化学法进行质粒重组(载体pGEM—T Easy Vector)、热休克转化重组质粒至大肠杆菌感受态细胞(JM109)、氨苄LB培养基扩大培养；测序．结果表明。中华哲水蚤线粒体COI碱基大小为710bp(国际基因库索引号AY665663)。其碱基组成A、C、G、T含量分别为24．23％、19．15％、22．54％和34．08％；G C含量为41．69％。A T为58．31％．     

从线粒体DNA控制区基因探讨红腹锦鸡和白腹锦鸡的分类关系

用聚合链式反应(PCR)和直接测序的方法测定红腹锦鸡(Chrysolophus pictus)和白腹锦鸡(C.amherstiae)各5个样本线粒体DNA控制区的468 bp的序列,共发现26个变异位点.红腹锦鸡的序列变异率为0.90%,白腹锦鸡的序列变异率是0.17%,两者差异极显著.红腹锦鸡和白腹锦鸡的3种碱基(A,T,C)含量差异显著.根据Kumar双参数法计算两种锦鸡的遗传距离为0.035±0.008,按线粒体DNA控制区的进化速率2%/Myr计算,它们的分歧进化的时间大约是(1.75±0.40)Myr,结果支持它们是两个独立的种.红腹锦鸡和白腹锦鸡可能分别起源于秦岭以南地区和横断山脉.     

几种鹤类线粒体DNA的差异和亲缘关系分析

采用聚合酶链式反应,从丹顶鹤(G.joponensis♂)、白枕鹤(G.vipio♀)、灰鹤(G.grus)及丹顶鹤♂和白枕鹤♀的4个杂交子代中分别扩增出线粒体DNA细胞色素b基因,并测定出细胞色素b碱基序列,它们之间的序列差异在0.1%～7.2%之间.序列分析表明几种鹤类细胞色素b基因序列的碱基变化主要是转换和颠换,转换的比率大于颠换;绘制几种鹤类细胞色素b之间的亲缘关系进化树表明丹顶鹤和灰鹤的进化距离更近,4个杂交子代与母本白枕鹤的亲缘关系更近.     

Mitochondrial DNA variation analysis suggests extreme low genetic diversity in Guizhou snub-nosed monkeys （Rhinopithecus brelichi）

Guizhou snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus brelichi) is a unique, endangered primate in China, mainly distributed in Fanjing Mountain National Natural Reserve, Guizhou Province, in an area of 275 km2. Recently, habitat loss and fragmentation have caused population isolation. To assess genetic diversity within this species and its population structure, we sequenced 400 bp of the hypervariable I segment from the mitochondrial DNA control region for 128 individuals. Only one haplotype was identified from these individuals. Compared with other primate species, R. brelichi can be regarded as a species with very low genetic diversity, which further adds to the conservation concern.