N-terminal of L protein of vesicular stomatitis virus contains a new signal sequence

The L protein (241kD) of vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) is the most important snbnnit of the replication complex. The existence of specific localization signal in the L protein was investigated by making recombinant constructs expressing truncated mutants of the L protein fused to green fluorescent protein (GFP) in transient transfection assays. The chimeric genes encoding varied N-terminal of L and GFP gene were put under the control of T7 promoter or CMV promoter. The fusion proteins were transiently expressed in BHK-21, COS-7, CHO or Hep G2 cells. When more than 120 residues were deleted or only 96 residues were kept on the N-terminal, the fusion proteins were shown to be distributed throughout the cells, cytoplasm and nucleus under the confocal microscope. However, other chimeric proteins with 120 or more amino acids were dotted and distributed in the perinuclear regions. And the fusion protein with 96—120 aa has the similar distribution. A thirteen-residue peptide QGYSFLHEVDKEA (108—120) was identified as localization signal, whose function would be absolutely distributed with the deficiency of D or V. Our results show that there is an independent localizing signal in N-terminal domain of L protein of VSV and this functional signal is conserved in different cell lines.     

Inhibitory effect of the adenovirus type 5 E1A protein expressed in the yeast system of the human tumor cell growth

Adenovirus 5 type E1A as a tumor suppressor gene can inhibit tumor growth and enhance the censitivity of chemotherapy and radiotherapy.E1A have the ability to integrate into the host genome,resulting in long-time expres-sion that induces Rb gene inactivation and animal cells im-mortalization.This prompted us to select the E1A protein for treatment of cancer in order to overcome the limitations of E1A gene therapy.Thus,we firstly comstructed E1A eu-caryotic expression vector (pPIC9/E1A),transformated the pichia pastoris yeast cells(GS115) and screened the high-expressing recombinant strains.The positive yeast strains were cultured in the shake flask,and induced for 3d.The crude E1A protein was purified using two steps of col-umu chromatography on HiTrap Q and HiTrap SP.The pu-rified E1A protein was identified by SDS-PAGE and Western blot.E1A protein was mostly located at cellular unclear when Cheriot delivered E1A protein into cells.The analysis in vitro indicated that the E1A protein arrested LN686 cell cycle at G2/M phase,and significantly inhibited the growth of LN686 tumor cells.The current studies firstly provided an experimental basis to further develop E1A protein for tumor treatment.     

4种氨基酸燃烧热的精密测定

用精密转动弹热量计测定了L-色氨酸、L-白氨酸、L-异白氨酸和L-丙氨酸的燃烧能,计算出它们的标准燃烧焓ΔcHθm分别依次为(-5575.83±3.99),(-3558.81±4.81),(-3569.32±8.33),(-1595.36±1.42)kJ/mol和标准生成焓ΔfHθm分别依次为(-467.76±4.25),(-660.14±4.88),(-649.64±8.37),(-585.58±1.48)kJ/mol。认为此结果比文献值更可靠。     

新疆北鲵肌肉蛋白质、氨基酸、无机元素及食物组成分析

本报道了新疆北鲵肌肉蛋白质含量为19．08％，氨基酸17种，无机元素有Ca等6种，成幼体食物组成中以石蚕及腺状介虫为主．     

我国的名优特稻米(二)

色稻在国栽培历史悠久。由于稻谷上裹着天然色素(主要是水溶性花青素)，而使稻米呈现各种天然颜色，有乌黑、紫红、红褐、红色、黄色、绿色、咖啡色、褐色等等。色稻营养丰富，富含蛋白质和人体必需的氨基酸、不饱和脂肪酸、维生素、纤维素等。特别是铁和B族维生素含量要比普通大米高得多。     

粉状活性炭再生工艺研究

采用回转炉加热再生法 ,对粉状炭进行了再生实验 ,确定了再生工艺条件 :再生温度 85 0°C ,再生时间6 0min ,水蒸汽用量占原料量 30 % ,使废炭吸附能力恢复 10 0 % ,得率 70 %以上。     

二甲苯蓝FF与蛋白质相互作用的分光光度研究

在pH1 7～2 8的弱酸性介质中,二甲苯蓝FF与牛血清蛋白、人血清蛋白、卵白蛋白、α 糜蛋白酶等作用形成结合产物时将导致吸收光谱发生变化,在390nm处产生明显的褪色作用,而在560nm附近吸光度增强,其ΔA值均与蛋白浓度成正比,根据蛋白质的不同分别在0～60mg/L或0～80mg/L范围内符合Beer定律,不同蛋白质的表观摩尔吸光系数在2 8×105至1 3×106之间.据此,建立了一种测定蛋白质的双波长叠加分析法.该法应用于血清蛋白样品中总蛋白质的质量分析,回收率在98 7%～102 9%范围内.     

生物医学研究热点及意义

生物医学研究是目前发展最快、令人振奋的科技领域。本文概述了生物医学的发展趋势，并对生物医学前沿领域的研究热点，如基因组、蛋白质组、细胞信号转导机制、干细胞研究、神经科学研究、生物信息学等进行了分析。对生物技术领域的研究热点，如生物芯片技术、高效基因转移系统技术、组织工程技术和干细胞定向分化技术、基因敲除和敲入技术、克隆技术等进行了综述。提出研究中应该注意针对研究热点选题，注意多学科交叉和集团作战，同时注意知识产权保护。     

萘乙酸处理葡萄苗木根系的效应

1994～2000年对萘乙酸(NAA)处理葡萄(玫瑰香)苗木根系的促根作用、生理反应、高质量浓度下促进皮层组织异常生长的机制进行了探讨。结果表明,100mg/LNAA可有效增加葡萄根量和促进新根生长;促进根皮内蛋白质水解,新根内蛋白质含量增加;高质量浓度的NAA(800mg/L)诱使葡萄根系皮层异常生长,表现为皮层组织松软肿胀,含水量显著增加,离子外渗显著增多,组织液质量浓度明显降低;通过切片观察,高质量浓度的NAA处理的葡萄根皮组织异常分裂而膨胀,最终解体。