亲和毛细管电泳法测定3种黄酮类化合物与人血清白蛋白的结合常数

采用亲和毛细管电泳技术, 对木犀草素、槲皮素和山柰酚3种黄酮类化合物与人血清白蛋白（HSA）的结合常数进行研究, 利用药物淌度变化和蛋白浓度的关系,计算得到木犀草素、槲皮素和山柰酚与HSA的结合常数分别为9.76×10⁵mol/L,1.24×10⁶mol/L和3.79×10⁵mol/L. 结果表明,此法可以作为研究药物与蛋白相互作用的一种简便可行方法.     

The interaction between the membrane-proximal external region and the N-trimer region of HIV-1 gp41: Involvement in viral fusion

The membrane proximal external region (MPER) of gp41 is extremely conserved among diverse HIV-1 variants, implying its important role in viral infection. Interestingly, two of the most broadly neutralizing antibodies, 2F5 and 4E10, specifically recognize this region. Our previous study demonstrated that the antigenicity and immunogenicity of 4E10 epitope are affected by remodeling gp41 fusion core, suggesting that the MPER may be associated with gp41 core and involved in gp41-mediated membrane fusion. Here we measured the binding activity of 4E10 epitope peptide (D4E10P) with various gp41 core-derived peptides and found that the N-trimer region in a construct designated N-trimer-6HB interacted significantly with D4E10P. Using N-trimer-6HB to screen a phage library, we identified a motif (WF) located in 4E10 epitope that may play a certain role in the interaction of gp41 MPER with the N-trimer in gp41 fusion core and, we thus speculated upon the potential involvement of MPER in the fusion process between viral envelope and target cell membrane. Supported by National Key Basic Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2007CB914402)