海洋硅藻多样性与生态作用研究

硅藻是海洋浮游植物的主要类群,也是海洋生态系统中的主要初级生产者,在海洋生态系统的物质循环和能量流动中起着极其重要的作用,但人们对海洋硅藻多样性和生态作用的认识还很有限.在叙述海洋硅藻多样性、生态作用及硅藻分类学与系统学的国内外研究动态和最新进展的基础上,概述了厦门大学硅藻课题组近年来在海洋硅藻分类学与系统学、多样性与生态分布、硅藻数据库与计算机自动识别、微型硅藻与硅藻隐形种、硅藻遗传地理差异、硅藻对环境和气候变化的响应机制、硅藻细胞硅吸收与硅质壁形成机制等方面的主要研究进展和取得的主要成果.     

2010年夏季广西北部湾沿岸浮游植物分布特征及其与环境因子的相关性

2010年6月4日至26日在广西北部湾沿岸共设46个站位凋查分析浮游植物群落结构特征,以及浮游植物数量与环境因子的相关性。结果共鉴定出浮游植物70属149种(含变种和变型),其中硅藻41属106种,占总物种数的71.14%,占总细胞丰度的95.81%;甲藻18属32种,占总物种数的21.48%,占总细胞丰度的1.44%。浮游植物平均密度为61.10×104 cell/L,硅藻平均细胞丰度为58.54×104 cell/L,甲藻类平均细胞丰度为0.88×104cell/L。浮游植物密集区在防城港海区,此外在北海营盘附近海域有一个较高的密度区。浮游植物丰度在茅尾海和钦州港近岸较低,其余海区的浮游植物数量分布态势为近岸高、外海低。浮游植物主要优势种为尖刺拟菱形藻(Pseudo-nitzschia pungens)、中肋骨条藻(Skeletonema costatum)、拟旋链角毛藻(Chaetocerospseudocurvisetus)、菱形海线藻(Thalassionema nitzschioides)、丹麦细柱藻(Leptocylindrus danicus)。尖刺拟菱形藻、拟旋链角毛藻密集区主要在防城港海区,而中肋骨条藻密集区主要在北海海区。浮游植物数量与温度、盐度及硝酸盐、亚硝酸盐、氨盐和硅酸盐无相关性,北海海区和防城港海区浮游植物丰度与活性磷酸盐呈显著正相关,磷在以上两个海区成为浮游植物生长的限制因子。     

Effects of PKCαantisense RNA on human breast cancer cell proliferation and expression of cyclinDl and CDK4

The role of PKCα in human breast cancer cell proliferation and expression of cyclinD1 and CDK4 has been investigated using inhibition of PKCα expression by its antisense RNA. When PKCα expression was inhibited the rate of cell proliferation decreased apparently and the levels of cyclinD1 and CDK4 mRNA were lower than the control. The results showed that PKCα, a key member of signal transduction system, played an important role in human breast cancer cell proliferation and had a close relationship with expression of cyclinD1 and CDK4 which control start of cell cycle.     

Cell adhesion receptors and cancer

Cell-to-cell and cell-to-extracellular matrix (ECM) interactions in the functions of cell adhesion and signal transduction are important in global control of cell phenotypes and cell behavior and are crucial for maintenance of homeostasis and structural/functional stabilization of tissues and organs. Cell adhesion receptors are recognized as the molecular basis of cell adhesion. Cadherin and Integrin are widely expressed adhesion receptors in most tissues. They are transmembrane glycoproteins which, through their cytoplasmic domain, bind to many proteins at the inner surface of cell membrane to form molecule-linkage complexes and then connect with the cytoskeleton. Through cell adhesion receptors a network functioning as cell adhesion and signal transduction is organized between tissue cells and cell-ECM. In this regard cell adhesion receptors play an important role in regulation of morphogenesis, cell-cell recognition, cell migration, cell sorting and the determination of cell's fate in development. They mediate cell functions and their fault expression is intimately correlated with development of disorders like cancer. Several isoforms of Integrin were found to have tumor suppressor effect. Some components in the molecule-linkage of focal contact are actin-binding proteins as well as substrates of kinase in the Integrin initiated signal pathway to play a role as signal transducer. Some of these molecules exhibited tumor suppressor effect too. Decreased expression of E-Cadherin has been demonstrated in many epithelium originated carcinomas. Cadherin associated membrane adhesion plaque molecule β-Catenin is also involved in the oncogene Wnt signal pathway. Both E-Cadherin and β-Catenin were proved respectively with tumor suppressor effect against invasiveness and metastasis. That Cadherin is important for the posttranslationally functional expression of Connexin has been supported by evidence from developmental biology and cancer cell differentiation studies to suggest that some sort of interrelation feedback control exists between the two signal pathways.     

Regulation of the bacterial cell cycle by an integrated genetic circuit

How bacteria regulate cell cycle progression at a molecular level is a fundamental but poorly understood problem. In Caulobacter crescentus, two-component signal transduction proteins are crucial for cell cycle regulation, but the connectivity of regulators involved has remained elusive and key factors are unidentified. Here we identify ChpT, an essential histidine phosphotransferase that controls the activity of CtrA, the master cell cycle regulator. We show that the essential histidine kinase CckA initiates two phosphorelays, each requiring ChpT, which lead to the phosphorylation and stabilization of CtrA. Downregulation of CckA activity therefore results in the dephosphorylation and degradation of CtrA, which in turn allow the initiation of DNA replication. Furthermore, we show that CtrA triggers its own destruction by promoting cell division and inducing synthesis of the essential regulator DivK, which feeds back to downregulate CckA immediately before S phase. Our results define a single integrated circuit whose components and connectivity can account for the cell cycle oscillations of CtrA in Caulobacter.     

Phosphorus limitation of nitrogen fixation by Trichodesmium in the central Atlantic Ocean

Marine fixation of atmospheric nitrogen is believed to be an important source of biologically useful nitrogen to ocean surface waters, stimulating productivity of phytoplankton and so influencing the global carbon cycle. The majority of nitrogen fixation in tropical waters is carried out by the marine cyanobacterium Trichodesmium, which supplies more than half of the new nitrogen used for primary production. Although the factors controlling marine nitrogen fixation remain poorly understood, it has been thought that nitrogen fixation is limited by iron availability in the ocean. This was inferred from the high iron requirement estimated for growth of nitrogen fixing organisms and the higher apparent densities of Trichodesmium where aeolian iron inputs are plentiful. Here we report that nitrogen fixation rates in the central Atlantic appear to be independent of both dissolved iron levels in sea water and iron content in Trichodesmium colonies. Nitrogen fixation was, instead, highly correlated to the phosphorus content of Trichodesmium and was enhanced at higher irradiance. Furthermore, our calculations suggest that the structural iron requirement for the growth of nitrogen-fixing organisms is much lower than previously calculated. Although iron deficiency could still potentially limit growth of nitrogen-fixing organisms in regions of low iron availability-for example, in the subtropical North Pacific Ocean-our observations suggest that marine nitrogen fixation is not solely regulated by iron supply.     

蛋白激酶B结构与功能研究进展

蛋白激酶B（protein kinase B,PKB）是细胞生长信号通路中的传感器,在生长因子或胰岛素介导的信号转导中扮演重要角色.在营养代谢、细胞生长、转录调控和细胞存活中也具有重要作用.本综述对PKB的结构和功能研究进展进行了介绍,这对于了解PKB及其调控的相关信号通路具有重要意义.     

Effects ofPKCα antisense RNA on human breast cancer cell proliferation and expression ofcyclinD1 andCDK4

The role of PKCα in human breast cancer cell proliferation and expression ofcyclinD1 andCDK4 has been investigated using inhibition ofPKCα expression by its antisense RNA. WhenPKCα expression was inhibited the rate of cell proliferation decreased apparently and the levels ofcyclinD1 andCDK4 mRNA were lower than the control. The results showed thatPKCα, a key member of signal transduction system, played an important role in human breast cancer cell proliferation and had a close relationship with expression ofcyclinD1 andCDK4 which control start of cell cycle.     

植物对机械刺激信号的感受和转导途径

植物的新陈代谢和生长发育主要受遗传信息和环境信息的调节控制,获得对复杂环境的适应性,调节生长发育进程,成为植物维持生存的主要手段．细胞对机械刺激的响应包括信号感受、信号转导和最终引起细胞生物化学反应的过程．综述了近年来在植物对机械刺激信号的感受和转导途径的研究领域中一些重要结果,其中包括整合素及其类似物介导的机械-化学信号转化,质膜流动性对机械刺激的响应,机械信号的转导途径——钙信号系统等,并对该领域的研究重点和方向进行了展望.     

叶绿体巯基亚硝基化修饰蛋白质组学研究进展

蛋白质S-亚硝基化是NO与蛋白质的半胱氨酸残基共价连接形成S-亚硝基硫醇的过程.叶绿体内快速变化的氧化还原环境容易导致蛋白质S-亚硝基化修饰发生.综述了植物逆境应答过程中叶绿体蛋白质S-亚硝基化参与调节的光合电子传递、卡尔文循环、抗氧化系统、蛋白质合成、蛋白质加工与周转、Ca~(2+)介导的信号转导、氮同化、硫同化,以及四吡咯化合物合成等途径,为全面理解植物逆境应答过程的NO调控网络机制提供了线索.     

海洋浮游植物粒径等级遥感研究现状与展望

海洋水体中浮游植物粒径等级的差异能反映其功能类型的不同,浮游植物粒径等级的探测对水生态系统中浮游植物功能多样性及浮游植物生物地理化学功能的研究具有极其重要的意义。本文综述当前浮游植物粒径等级的遥感探测算法,阐述各算法的步骤过程及其特点,并分析了优缺点。基于此,针对我国近海及海岸带水体,提出海洋浮游植物粒径等级(phytoplankton size classes,PSCs)遥感研究今后需要开展的工作。     

Dynamics and functions of the actin cytoskeleton during the plant cell cycle

In eukaryotic cells, the course of the cell cycle depends on correct cytoskeleton arrangement. The cell cycle consists of several phases, and in each of them the cytoskeleton has a unique structure and set of characteristics. The dynamics of the cytoskeleton together with its binding proteins greatly contribute to progression of the cell cycle. Here, we mainly review recent research on the dynamic distribution of the actin cytoskeleton and actin-binding proteins, and the mechanisms by which they affect the ...     

不同物种糖原合成酶激酶基因(gsk3)的进化分析

糖原合成酶激酶(GSK3)是一种广泛存在的丝/苏氨酸蛋白激酶,它涉及许多信号传导通路,在糖尿病等疾病发生中起重要作用.我们从NCBI数据库中搜索出22种物种的gsk3序列,利用DNAstar软件比对gsk3的基因长度、开放阅读框的序列长度、终止密码子的多样性和氨基酸序列同源性,并建立各物种之间的系统进化树,从而分析不同...     

Requirement for integration of signals from two distinct phosphorylation pathways for activation of MAP kinase

MAP kinase (relative molecular mass, 42,000), a low abundance serine--threonine protein kinase, is transiently activated in many cell types by a variety of mitogens, including insulin, epidermal growth factor, and phorbol esters. In vitro, MAP kinase will phosphorylate and reactivate S6 kinase II previously inactivated by phosphatase treatment. Because many of the stimuli that activate MAP kinase are also stimulators of cell proliferation, and regulation of the cell cycle seems to involve a network of protein kinases, MAP kinase could be important in the transmission of stimuli eventually leading to the progression from G0 to G1 in the cell cycle. Activated MAP kinase contains both phosphotyrosine and phosphothreonine. We report here that MAP kinase can be deactivated completely by treatment with either phosphatase 2A, a protein phosphatase specific for phosphoserine and phosphothreonine, or CD45, a phosphotyrosine-specific protein phosphatase. We demonstrate that MAP kinase is only active when both tyrosyl and threonyl residues are phosphorylated and suggest therefore that the enzyme functions in vivo to integrate signals from two distinct transduction pathways.     

植物在渗透胁迫下信号转导的级联机制

研究植物在渗透胁迫下信号转导的级联机制,对于有效调控植物在逆境中的生长发育,提高其抗逆性和生存能力具有重要的指导意义．根据近年来国内外的研究成果和报道,综述了植物细胞在渗透胁迫下感受到信号后,相继产生许多信号分子,这些信号分子通过细胞壁-质膜-细胞骨架连续体,引起细胞骨架蛋白变构而传递信息,并与细胞膜蛋白、第二信使系统以及调节因子构成了信号传递网,最终有条不紊地引起特定的基因表达和应答．     

Interleukin-2 stimulates association of protein kinase C with plasma membrane

Interleukin-2 (IL-2) is a regulatory peptide important for the growth and differentiation of antigen-specific T lymphocytes and large granular lymphocytes. Interaction of IL-2 with its specific receptor results in the promotion of S-phase progression as well as, in certain circumstances, the production and release of gamma-interferon (IFN-gamma). Although the binding of IL-2 with high-affinity specific receptors has been well characterized, the intracellular mechanisms by which this ligand-receptor interaction promotes growth and differentiation are unknown. Here, we present evidence that IL-2/receptor interaction produces a rapid and transient redistribution of protein kinase C (PK-C) from the cytosol to the plasma membrane. Phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) also induces PK-C transposition in an analogous manner, except that PMA-induced PK-C transposition to the plasma membrane is apparently protracted. As phorbol esters have been shown to mimic IL-2 in the regulation of cellular proliferation as well as IFN-gamma production, the activation of PK-C by either phorbol esters or IL-2/receptor interaction seems to have a crucial role in signal transduction elicited by these extracellular messengers.     

Evolution and metabolic significance of the urea cycle in photosynthetic diatoms

Diatoms dominate the biomass of phytoplankton in nutrient-rich conditions and form the basis of some of the world's most productive marine food webs. The diatom nuclear genome contains genes with bacterial and plastid origins as well as genes of the secondary endosymbiotic host (the exosymbiont), yet little is known about the relative contribution of each gene group to diatom metabolism. Here we show that the exosymbiont-derived ornithine-urea cycle, which is similar to that of metazoans but is absent in green algae and plants, facilitates rapid recovery from prolonged nitrogen limitation. RNA-interference-mediated knockdown of a mitochondrial carbamoyl phosphate synthase impairs the response of nitrogen-limited diatoms to nitrogen addition. Metabolomic analyses indicate that intermediates in the ornithine-urea cycle are particularly depleted and that both the tricarboxylic acid cycle and the glutamine synthetase/glutamate synthase cycles are linked directly with the ornithine-urea cycle. Several other depleted metabolites are generated from ornithine-urea cycle intermediates by the products of genes laterally acquired from bacteria. This metabolic coupling of bacterial- and exosymbiont-derived proteins seems to be fundamental to diatom physiology because the compounds affected include the major diatom osmolyte proline and the precursors for long-chain polyamines required for silica precipitation during cell wall formation. So far, the ornithine-urea cycle is only known for its essential role in the removal of fixed nitrogen in metazoans. In diatoms, this cycle serves as a distribution and repackaging hub for inorganic carbon and nitrogen and contributes significantly to the metabolic response of diatoms to episodic nitrogen availability. The diatom ornithine-urea cycle therefore represents a key pathway for anaplerotic carbon fixation into nitrogenous compounds that are essential for diatom growth and for the contribution of diatoms to marine productivity.     

海洋二甲基硫的生物生产与降解

二甲基硫是海洋排放到大气中的主要含硫化合物。海洋二甲基硫主要来源于浮游植物。论述了海洋中二甲基硫产生和降解的基本过程，包括同化硫酸盐还原、二甲基硫前体－二甲基磺基丙的生成，积累和释放，二四收藏 硫的产生及其在海水中的命运等。     

动物感光器中的G蛋白及其偶联的光信号转导

G蛋白偶联的信号转导系统是细胞跨膜信号转导的重要途径，在动物的光感觉生理中，G蛋白在信号的转导和放大过程中起了重要的作用，有关这方面的研究已是动物光感觉研究中的一个热点，作者介绍了国内外这方面的研究进展，以及研究的方法，并对动物感光器中G蛋白的类型、性质和功能作了简要的概括。     

海洋氮循环细菌研究进展

氮素循环是海洋生态系统中物质循环的重要组成部分,其中微生物起着至关重要的推动作用,相关内容一直为国际研究的热点.在简述氮循环各环节概念的基础上,着重对海洋生物固氮、硝化、反硝化细菌等方面研究进行了综述,并对今后的研究方向进行了一些展望.