甲状旁腺素(PTH)对氯化钾引起大白鼠输精管收缩的舒张作用

本研究探讨甲状旁腺素(PTH)对输精管平滑肌的舒张作用及其机制。不同剂量的氯化钾(20、40、60mM)引起大白鼠输精管的收缩,同样可被牛型—PTH(1—34)或人型—PTH(1—34)所舒张,而且均呈现剂量的依从关系。异丙肾上腺素舒张输精管的作用可被心得安所阻滞,但心得安或酚妥拉明均不抑制甲状旁腺素舒张输精管的作用,提示甲状旁腺素和异丙肾上腺素对输精管的舒张作用是通过不同的受体实现的。不同剂量的氯化钙引起输精管不同张力强度的收缩,甲状旁腺素对这种外源性钙引起的收缩呈现明显的抑制作用,说明甲状旁腺素有减少钙离子进入平滑肌组织的作用。     

Role of intracellular calcium mobilization in the regulation of protein kinase C-mediated membrane processes

Phorbol esters are potent tumour-promoting agents that exert pleiotropic effects on cells. Among these are the control of growth, stimulation of release of stored bioactive constituents and regulation of growth-factor surface receptors. Phorbol esters bind to and activate protein kinase C, leading to the phosphorylation of specific protein substrates presumed to be necessary for eliciting the full response. Strong evidence exists that specific binding of tumour promoter occurs at the membrane level in intact cells, resulting in activation of protein kinase C. Recent evidence concerning the release of bioactive constituents from platelets and neutrophils has linked agonist-induced protein kinase C activation and Ca2+ mobilization in a synergistic mechanism. Here we present a novel model of synergism between Ca2+ and phorbol esters that leads to transferrin receptor phosphorylation and down-regulation in HL-60 human leukaemic cells. Raising intracellular Ca2+, although ineffective by itself, increases the potency and rate of action of phorbol ester for activating protein kinase C and mediating transferrin receptor phosphorylation and down-regulation. We propose a molecular model in which increased intracellular Ca2+ recruits protein kinase C to the plasma membrane, thus "priming' the system for activation by phorbol ester.     

Etude du métabolisme d'une substance affectant la coagulation sanguine par la méthode des indicateurs radioactifs

Summary Radioactive 2-bromo-3-hydroxy-1:4-naphtoquinone has been used for the exploration of the metabolism of substances which influence the course of blood-clotting. It has been found that this substance diffuses very rapidly into the blood, and that the liver is not characterized by any elective fixation-power.     

Aquatic vertebrate assemblages of the Upper Clear Creek Watershed, California

We sampled streams in the Upper Clear Creek Watershed in northwestern California in fall 2004 and fall 2005 to document assemblages of aquatic vertebrates and to provide resource managers with information on the importance of these assemblages in terms of regional biodiversity. We used single-pass backpack electrofishing to sample 15 sites in fall 2004 and the same 15 sites plus 4 new sites in fall 2005. We captured 10 fish taxa and 2 species of larval amphibians. Seven of the fish taxa were native species. Of the exotic species, only brook trout ( Salvelinus fontinalis ) occurred at more than 1 site. Ordinations by nonmetric multidimensional scaling indicated a gradient from sites with rainbow trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss ), Pacific giant salamander ( Dicamptodon tenebrosus ), and tailed frog ( Ascaphus truei ) to sites dominated by riffle sculpin ( Cottus gulosus ), California roach ( Hesperoleucas symmetricus ), and Sacramento sucker ( Catostomus occidentalis ). The gradient in species composition was associated with changes in elevation, gradient, discharge, and substrate. The Upper Clear Creek Watershed represents a unique area of overlap between the North Coast California amphibian fauna and the Central Valley fish fauna with a notable paucity of exotic fishes and amphibians. Preservation of the integrity of native aquatic assemblages is an important goal for aquatic resource management in the region; our results provide a critcial baseline to gauge future management actions.     

番木瓜环斑病毒复制酶基因的克隆和序列分析

用ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ技术从ＰＲＶ－ＡＬ中分离到复制酶（ＲＰ）基因，将基因克隆进载体ｐＵＣ１８，用双脱氧链终止法测定了基因序列，表明其全长为１６０２ｂｐ，与国内外报道的ＨＡ５－１、ＹＫ和Ｓｍ的ＲＰ基因相比，同源性分别达８２．８０％，９５．０７％和９１．８３％．     

Intense and highly localized gene conversion activity in human meiotic crossover hot spots

Meiotic gene conversion has an important role in allele diversification and in the homogenization of gene and other repeat DNA sequence families, sometimes with pathological consequences. But little is known about the dynamics of gene conversion in humans and its relationship to meiotic crossover. We therefore developed screening and selection methods to characterize sperm conversions in two meiotic crossover hot spots in the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) and one in the sex chromosomal pseudoautosomal pairing region PAR1 (ref. 9). All three hot spots are active in gene conversion and crossover. Conversion tracts are short and define a steep bidirectional gradient centered at the peak of crossover activity, consistent with crossovers and conversions being produced by the same recombination-initiating events. These initiations seem to be spread over a narrow zone, rather than occurring at a single site, and seem preferentially to yield conversions rather than crossovers. Crossover breakpoints are more broadly diffused than conversion breakpoints, suggesting either differences between conversion and crossover processing after initiation or the existence of a quality control checkpoint at which short interactions between homologous chromosomes are preferentially aborted as conversions.