生殖细胞核因子及其相关因子在恶性生殖细胞肿瘤中的表达

为研究生殖细胞核因子（GCNF）及Oct-4在恶性生殖细胞肿瘤中的表达,揭示GCNF及Oct-4在恶性生殖细胞肿瘤中关系。运用免疫组化SP法分别检测41例男女生殖系统恶性肿瘤及8例无瘤变卵巢组织及10例无瘤变睾丸组织中GCNF及Oct-4的表达。结果显示GCNF在所有的恶性生殖细胞肿瘤及无瘤变的睾丸组织均呈阳性表达,定位于肿瘤细胞的细胞核,Oct-4在未成熟畸胎瘤,无性细胞瘤及精原细胞瘤呈阳性表达,定位于肿瘤细胞的细胞核,在其他类别的恶性生殖细胞肿瘤及无瘤变卵巢组织及睾丸组织中不表达。由此可知,GCNF和Oct-4在恶性生殖细胞肿瘤中的表达呈负相关,二者的表达强度可能与肿瘤细胞的分化状态有关。     

稳定转染Oct-4基因后人脂肪来源干细胞性状分析

观察了转染Oct-4基因对人脂肪来源干细胞性状的影响.首先将Oct-4基因全序列亚克隆至逆转录病毒载体pMSCVneo中,构建逆转录病毒重组质粒,然后以脂质体介导转染包装细胞PT67,成功建立PT67-Oct4细胞系,随后转染人脂肪来源干细胞(adipose-derived stemcells,ADSCs)中,最后对高表达Oct-4基因的ADSCs性状进行观察.实验结果表明,对高表达Oct-4蛋白的ADSCs-Oct4同未转染Oct-4的ADSCs相比,ADSCs-Oct4在形态学、表面标志、核型等方面无明显差别,接种ADSCs-Oct4细胞8周后裸鼠体内未形成肿瘤.以上结果说明ADSCs-Oct4细胞遗传性状稳定,无致瘤性,为深入开展ADSCs研究提供了实验依据.     

基于数学模式的CET-4新型奖励体系

运用数学方法分析了CET 4奖励体系的原始数据和计算方法 ,论证了原体系在计算上的不合理性 ,提出了新型奖励体系的计算公式 ,并运用数学理论对比分析进行论证 .     

新型乙醇气敏半导体材料CdFe_2O_4

采用化学共沉淀和固相反应相结合的方法制备出单相ＣｄＦｅ２Ｏ４，实验表明，ＣｄＦｅ２Ｏ４作为一种尖晶石型结构的复合氧化物，是电子导电型半导体，具有良好的酒敏性能．且有较好的化学稳定性和气敏稳定性     

Serum retinol binding protein 4 contributes to insulin resistance in obesity and type 2 diabetes

In obesity and type 2 diabetes, expression of the GLUT4 glucose transporter is decreased selectively in adipocytes. Adipose-specific Glut4 (also known as Slc2a4) knockout (adipose-Glut4(-/-)) mice show insulin resistance secondarily in muscle and liver. Here we show, using DNA arrays, that expression of retinol binding protein-4 (RBP4) is elevated in adipose tissue of adipose-Glut4(-/-) mice. We show that serum RBP4 levels are elevated in insulin-resistant mice and humans with obesity and type 2 diabetes. RBP4 levels are normalized by rosiglitazone, an insulin-sensitizing drug. Transgenic overexpression of human RBP4 or injection of recombinant RBP4 in normal mice causes insulin resistance. Conversely, genetic deletion of Rbp4 enhances insulin sensitivity. Fenretinide, a synthetic retinoid that increases urinary excretion of RBP4, normalizes serum RBP4 levels and improves insulin resistance and glucose intolerance in mice with obesity induced by a high-fat diet. Increasing serum RBP4 induces hepatic expression of the gluconeogenic enzyme phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK) and impairs insulin signalling in muscle. Thus, RBP4 is an adipocyte-derived 'signal' that may contribute to the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes. Lowering RBP4 could be a new strategy for treating type 2 diabetes.     

Cloning and expression of catalytic domain of Abl protein tyrosine kinase gene in E. coli

Protein tyrosine kinases (PTKs) regulate cell proliferation, differentiation and are involved in signal transduction. Uncontrolled signaling from receptor tyrosine kinases to intracellular tyrosine kinases can lead to inflamma tory responses and diseases such as cancer and atherosclerosis. Thus, inhibitors that block the activity of tyrosine kinases or the signaling pathways of PTKs activation could be assumed as the potential candidate for drug development. On this assumption, we cloned and expressed the Abl PTK gene in E. coli, and purified the PTK, which was used to screen the PTK inhibitors from the extracts of Chinese herbs. The catalytic domain sequence of PTK gene was amplified by PCR us ing the cDNA of abl from Abelson murine leukemia virus as template. The amplified fragment was then cloned into the GST-tagged expression vector pGEX2T. The recombinant plasmid was transformed into host cell E. coli DH5α and was induced to express PTK protein. The expression of the protein was detected using SDS-PAGE. The result showed that a specific protein was induced to express after 12 min induction, and reached peak level about 40% of the host total pro tein after 4 h induction. The molecular weight of the fusion protein was about 58 kD. The purified GST-PTK fusion pro tein presented higher activity for tyrosine phosphorylation.     

Structure of Cdc42 in complex with the GTPase-binding domain of the 'Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome' protein.

The Rho-family GTP-hydrolysing proteins (GTPases), Cdc42, Rac and Rho, act as molecular switches in signalling pathways that regulate cytoskeletal architecture, gene expression and progression of the cell cycle. Cdc42 and Rac transmit many signals through GTP-dependent binding to effector proteins containing a Cdc42/Rac-interactive-binding (CRIB) motif. One such effector, the Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein (WASP), is postulated to link activation of Cdc42 directly to the rearrangement of actin. Human mutations in WASP cause severe defects in haematopoletic cell function, leading to clinical symptoms of thrombocytopenia, immunodeficiency and eczema. Here we report the solution structure of a complex between activated Cdc42 and a minimal GTPase-binding domain (GBD) from WASP. An extended amino-terminal GBD peptide that includes the CRIB motif contacts the switch I, beta2 and alpha5 regions of Cdc42. A carboxy-terminal beta-hairpin and alpha-helix pack against switch II. The Phe-X-His-X2-His portion of the CRIB motif and the alpha-helix appear to mediate sensitivity to the nucleotide switch through contacts to residues 36-40 of Cdc42. Discrimination between the Rho-family members is likely to be governed by GBD contacts to the switch I and alpha5 regions of the GTPases. Structural and biochemical data suggest that GBD-sequence divergence outside the CRIB motif may reflect additional regulatory interactions with functional domains that are specific to individual effectors.     

限制区域上指数型函数方程的稳定性

本文在Jung的思想启发下证明了一类指数型函数方程的超稳及其限制区域上超稳.同时,在Takahasi,Miura,Takagi的文章基础上证明了两类更一般的指数型函数方程在限制区域上的Hyers-Ulam稳定性.     

A CHASE domain containing protein kinase OsCRL4, represents a new AtCRE1-like gene family in rice

AtCRE1 is known to be a cytokinin receptor inArabidopsis. The AtCRE1 protein contains CHASE domain at the N-terminal part, followed by a transmitter (histidine kinase) domain and two receiver domains. The N-terminal CHASE domain of AtCRE1 contains putative recognition sites for cytokinin. Five CHASE domains containing proteins were found in rice, OsCRLla, OsCRLlb, OsCRL2, OsCRL3, and OsCRL4. OsCRL1a, OsCRL1b, OsCRL2 and OsCRL3 contain the four domains existing in CRE1, whereas OsCRL4 only contains the CHASE domain and a putative Ser/Thr protein kinase domain The authors cloned the encoding gene OsCRL4 and found that it represents a new member of the cytokinin receptor protein in rice.     

Crystal structure of a streptococcal protein G domain bound to an Fab fragment.

Protein G is a cell-surface protein from Streptococcus which binds to IgG molecules from a wide range of species with an affinity comparable to that of antigen. The high affinity of protein G for the Fab portion of IgG poses a particular challenge in molecular recognition, given the variability of heavy chain subclass, light chain type and complementarity-determining regions. Here we report the crystal structure of a complex between a protein G domain and an immunoglobulin Fab fragment. An outer beta-strand in the protein G domain forms an antiparallel interaction with the last beta-strand in the constant heavy chain domain of the immunoglobulin, thus extending the beta-sheet into the protein G. The interaction between secondary structural elements in Fab and protein G provides an ingenious solution to the problem of maintaining a high affinity for many different IgG molecules. The structure also contrasts with Fab-antigen complexes, in which all contacts with antigen are mediated by the variable regions of the antibody, and to our knowledge provides the first details of interaction of the constant regions of Fab with another protein.