Crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of an anti-insect toxin BmK 16 fromButhus martensii Karsch scorpion

An excitatory anti-insect toxin from BmK scorpion, named BmK 16, has been purified and crystallized recently. Two crystal forms have been obtained by using ammonium sulfate as precipitant at different pH, one of which is single crystal. Diffraction data have been collected for the single crystal on a Mar Research 345 Image Plate. The analyses of the data show that the crystal can diffract to 0.28 nm resolution and belongs to the space group C2 with unit cell parameters a = 4.65 nm,b = 8.52 nm,c = 3.26 nm, α = γ = 90°, β = 110.5°. There are 2 molecules per asymmetric unit according to its unit cell volume and molecular weight.     

Cloning and sequencing of two depressant insect selective neurotoxin cDNAs from Buthus martensii Karsch

During evolution, scorpions have developed the ability to produce a series of toxins. Scorpion toxins, which are reserved in terminal segments of scorpion, serve as the arms for predation and self-defence. They have also been used as medicine for some human sickness. As far as the targets that they act on are concerned, these toxins can be divided     

东亚马氏钳蝎部分纯化的神经毒素对GH3细胞钠电流的影响

马氏钳蝎粗毒ＳｅｐｈａｄｅｘＧ－５０柱层析分离后可得到几个组分。其中峰Ⅱ毒素对蜚蠊毒性较大，而峰Ⅲ毒素对小白鼠毒性较大，可以认为它们是部分纯化的昆虫类毒素和哺乳类毒素。     

东亚正钳蝎毒素基因BmKbpp的原核表达及其抗菌功能初步鉴定

一级结构分析和二级结构预测表明无二硫键蝎毒液多肽(NDBPs)BmKBPP具两亲性α-Helix结构,含有大量带净正电荷的碱性残基(Arg和Lys),符合多价阳离子抗菌肽的典型特征。采用PCR法和质粒载体pGEX-5X-1构建BmKbpp、EGFP及BmKbpp/EGFP与GST的原核融合表达载体,3个表达载体与pGEX-5X-1分别在Rossetta(DE3)菌中进行表达,并测定4个Rossetta(DE3)表达工程菌诱导表达的生长曲线。结果表明,BmKBPP是一个具有很强抑菌功能的抗菌肽,GST、BmKBPP及EGFP3个蛋白一起融合表达可获得少量蛋白的表达,这将为后续的功能研究和应用研究奠定基础。     

Crystallization and preliminary X-ray crystallographic analysis of human geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase

Human geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase (GGPS) is an enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate (GGPP) from farnesyldiphosphate and isopentenyldiphosphate. Recombinant human GGPS was crystallized by the hanging-drop vapor diffusion method. Crystals were grown at 18℃ using PEG 4000 as precipitant. Diffraction data were obtained to a resolution of 2.8 ? from a single frozen crystal belonging to space group P1, with unit-cell parameters: a=68.9 ?, b=107.7 ?, c=137.4 ?, α=99.6°, β=97.6°, γ=97.8°.     

Crystallization and preliminary X-ray crystallographic analysis of yeast prion protein Ure2p with shortened N-terminal

An orthorhombic crystal form of a recombinant yeast prion protein with shortened N-terminal, 90Ure2p, has been obtained. Crystals were grown by the vapordiffusion technique against a mother liquor containing imidazole. Crystals belong to the primitive orthorhombic lattice with the cell parameters a = 54.5 Å, b = 74.7 Å, c = 131.0 Å. The crystals diffract to beyond 3.0 Å resolution at a synchrotron beamline.     

Polyclonal antibody against an insect excitatory toxin BmKIT from Buthus Martensii karsch and detection of BmKIT expressed in transgenic cotton

An insect excitatory toxin gene from Buthus martensii Karseh （BmKIT） was cloned into the expression vector, pET-28a. BmKIT was expressed as inclusion bodies in Eseherichia coli BL21 （DE3） host cells. The authenticity of in vitro expressed protein was confirmed by Western blot. The inclusion body protein band in SDS-PAGE was excised and the protein, BmKIT, was extracted. Polyelonal antibodies to the purified protein were raised in rabbits. The antibody reacted specifically with the expressed BmKIT and was used to quantify its presence in transgenic cotton.     

短链蝎毒素BmK38的1H-NMR谱峰归属、二级结构分析及溶液构象

BmK38是最近从东亚钳蝎（Buthus martensi Karsch，BmK）中分离纯化得到的一种短链蝎毒素．应用2D-NMR技术研究BmK38的溶液构象，通过分析其在水溶液中的DQF-COSY、TOCSY和NOESY等1^H—NMR谱，识别了BmK38全部40个氨基酸残基的自旋体系，并通过分析NOESY谱图中dαN、dNN、dβN的联系，完成了序列专一性谱峰归属，标定了全部主链质子和绝大部分侧链质子的化学位移．根据谱峰归属的结果和NMR数据分析了BmK38的二级结构组成并且计算出BmK38的溶液构象．结构计算的结果与前述二级结构的分析是一致的．结果表明，肽段Gln8-Arg17形成α螺旋，而肽段Gly22-Glu29以及Leu32-CYS39构成反平行的口折叠，属于典型的短链蝎毒素的折叠形式．通过与其他OUKTx短链蝎毒素的结构比较，讨论了BmK38的结构特异性以及结构功能的相互关系．     

Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of FKBP12 complexed with a new neurotrophic ligand

Thetherapyofnerveinjuryandneurode generativediseasessuchasAlzheimer’sdiseaseandParkinson’sdiseaseisadifficultprojectforscientiststosurmount.Manydrugsandtherapeuticapproacheshavebeenusedtotreatthesediseases ,buttheresultisunsatisfactory[1] .Inrecent years ,neurotrophinsincludingnervegrowthfactor (NGF) ,neurotrophin3(NT3) ,neurotrophin 4 / 5 (NT4 / 5 )andbrain de rivedneurotrophicfactor (BDNF)werestudiedex tensivelyandfoundtoaffectthesurvival,growth ,and/ordifferentiationofneuronsandsever…