兰州市健康人血清蛋白电泳参考值及2种电泳介质的结果评价

采用琼脂糖凝胶法和醋纤膜法分别对216例健康成人血清进行蛋白电泳,其中琼脂糖凝胶法兰州市正常成人血清蛋白电泳参考值为ALB(62.9±5.3)%、α1(2.5±1.0)%、α2(8.4±2.8)%、β(10.3±3.3)%、γ(15.9±5.1)%,与醋纤膜法电泳结果比较,各组分均相差显著(P<0.01).其结果老年组与中青年组相比较,各蛋白组分值均相差显著(P<0.05).成年男女ALB、γ带相差显著(P<0.05),α1、α2、β带相差均不显著;电泳介质性质的不同使得2种电泳结果各组分差异显著.     

Multifunctions of histone H1 proteins

Among various histones, histone H1 proteins have been appreciated for their multiple functions in diverse biological processes. In addition to being a structural protein in chromatin, H1 proteins also play critical roles in cell cycle, gene expression, and development. Recent studies reveal the possible effects of H1 in some diseases, such as cancer and neurodegenerative diseases. Here, we review different variants of HI, the functions, and post translational modifications of ill variants are also discussed.     

面向同源蛋白质探测的一种新型混合深度学习模型

根据蛋白质氨基酸链探测其同源蛋白质,进而预测蛋白质的功能,是生物信息学研究领域的一个重要挑战,也是众多生物医学研究领域的基础研究内容,有着重要的科研价值和广泛的应用需求。其研究难点在于:(1)如何学习对同源蛋白质预测有效、有用的蛋白质特征信息;(2)如何更好地运用蛋白质特征信息,实现同源蛋白质的探测与识别。为了解决同源蛋白质探测与识别研究中的关键难点,本文提出一种基于混合深度学习架构的同源蛋白质探测与识别模型(HDLM-PHP)。通过采用统一的"管道式"深度学习架构,将蛋白质特征学习和探测识别统一为一个整体,提高同源蛋白质探测与识别的效能。采用多组并行的深度卷积神经网络,学习蛋白质的各种属性信息,以期获得丰富的待检测蛋白质和靶蛋白质的高级相关性特征,并通过全连接方式使用多层RBM结构融合和精炼这些相关性特征为全局相关性特征。通过统一的深度网络连接方式,以探测和识别任务为导向,学习到对于同源蛋白质预测最有效、最全面的蛋白质特征信息。在标准数据集SCOPe上,对所提模型进行性能与效率评测,结果表明:本文提出的模型能有效地学习到符合任务导向的蛋白质特征数据,提升同源蛋白质探测与识别的准确度和召回率,优于现有的模型和算法。     

醋酸纤维薄膜电泳法分离测定鸡血清蛋白质

应用醋酸纤维薄膜电泳法分离测定了鸡血清中不同蛋白质。对电流强度、电泳时间和点样量等影响分离效果的条件进行了选择。并用光度计和薄层扫描仪对样品进行了定量测定。     

人类RING型锌指蛋白DTX2的全长cDNA克隆与序列分析

鉴定了一个人类WWE与RING型锌指基因DTX2,位于人染色体7q11.23. 通过RACE获得的全长cDNA显示,DTX2编码包含两个WWE区域与一个RING锌指区域的蛋白.     

Digoxin and ouabain increase the synthesis of cholesterol in human liver cells

Digoxin and ouabain are steroid drugs that inhibit the Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase, and are widely used in the treatment of heart diseases. They may also have additional effects, such as on metabolism of steroid hormones, although until now no evidence has been provided about the effects of these cardioactive glycosides on the synthesis of cholesterol. Here we report that digoxin and ouabain increased the synthesis of cholesterol in human liver HepG2 cells, enhancing the activity and the expression of the 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase (HMGCR), the rate-limiting enzyme of the cholesterol synthesis. This effect was mediated by the binding of the sterol regulatory element binding protein-2 (SREBP-2) to the HMGCR promoter, and was lost in cells silenced for SREBP-2 or loaded with increasing amounts of cholesterol. Digoxin and ouabain competed with cholesterol for binding to the SREBP-cleavage-activating protein, and are critical regulators of cholesterol synthesis in human liver cells. Received 10 January 2009; received after revision 11 February 2009; accepted 6 March 2009     

Functions and pathologies of BiP and its interaction partners

The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is involved in a variety of essential and interconnected processes in human cells, including protein biogenesis, signal transduction, and calcium homeostasis. The central player in all these processes is the ER-lumenal polypeptide chain binding protein BiP that acts as a molecular chaperone. BiP belongs to the heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70) family and crucially depends on a number of interaction partners, including co-chaperones, nucleotide exchange factors, and signaling molecules. In the course of the last five years, several diseases have been linked to BiP and its interaction partners, such as a group of infectious diseases that are caused by Shigella toxin producing E. coli. Furthermore, the inherited diseases Marinesco-Sj?gren syndrome, autosomal dominant polycystic liver disease, Wolcott-Rallison syndrome, and several cancer types can be considered BiP-related diseases. This review summarizes the physiological and pathophysiological characteristics of BiP and its interaction partners. Received 20 November 2008; received after revision 09 December 2008; accepted 12 December 2008     

Breaking biological symmetry in membrane proteins: The asymmetrical orientation of PsaC on the pseudo-C2 symmetric Photosystem I core

The elucidation of assembly pathways of multi-subunit membrane proteins is of growing interest in structural biology. In this study, we provide an analysis of the assembly of the asymmetrically oriented PsaC subunit on the pseudo C₂-symmetric Photosystem I core. Based on a comparison of the differences in the NMR solution structure of unbound PsaC with that of the X-ray crystal structure of bound PsaC, and on a detailed analysis of the PsaC binding site surrounding the F_X iron-sulfur cluster, two models can be envisioned for what are likely the last steps in the assembly of Photosystem I. Here, we dissect both models and attempt to address heretofore unrecognized issues by proposing a mechanism that includes a thermodynamic perspective. Experimental strategies to verify the models are proposed. In closing, the evolutionary aspects of the assembly process will be considered, with special reference to the structural arrangement of the PsaC binding surface. Received 22 October 2008; received after revision 17 November 2008; accepted 05 December 2008     

Biogenesis of β-barrel membrane proteins in bacteria and eukaryotes: evolutionary conservation and divergence

Membrane-embedded β-barrel proteins span the membrane via multiple amphipathic β-strands arranged in a cylindrical shape. These proteins are found in the outer membranes of Gram-negative bacteria, mitochondria and chloroplasts. This situation is thought to reflect the evolutionary origin of mitochondria and chloroplasts from Gram-negative bacterial endosymbionts. β-barrel proteins fulfil a variety of functions; among them are pore-forming proteins that allow the flux of metabolites across the membrane by passive diffusion, active transporters of siderophores, enzymes, structural proteins, and proteins that mediate protein translocation across or insertion into membranes. The biogenesis process of these proteins combines evolutionary conservation of the central elements with some noticeable differences in signals and machineries. This review summarizes our current knowledge of the functions and biogenesis of this special family of proteins.     

Antimicrobial skin peptides and proteins

Human skin is permanently exposed to microorganisms, but rarely infected. One reason for this natural resistance might be the existence of a ‘chemical barrier’ consisting in constitutively and inducibly produced antimicrobial peptides and proteins (AMPs). Many of these AMPs can be induced in vitro by proinflammatory cytokines or bacteria. Apart from being expressed in vivo in inflammatory lesions, some AMPs are also focally expressed in skin in the absence of inflammation. This suggests that non-inflammatory stimuli of endogenous and/or exogenous origin can also stimulate AMP synthesis without inflammation. Such mediators might be ideal ‘immune stimulants’ to induce only the innate antimicrobial skin effector molecules without causing inflammation. Received 9 August 2005; received after revision 21 October 2005; accepted 16 November 2005