Cytosolic factors in mitochondrial protein import

In vitro import studies have confirmed the participation of cytosolic protein factors in the import of various precursor proteins into mitochondria. The requirement for extramitochondrial adenosine triphosphate for the import of a group of precursor proteins seems to be correlated with the chaperone activity of the cytosolic protein factors. One of the cytosolic protein factors is hsp70, which generally recognizes and binds unfolded proteins in the cytoplasm. Hsp70 keeps the newly synthesized mitochondrial precursor proteins in import-competent unfolded conformations. Another cytosolic protein factor that has been characterized is mitochondrial import stimulation factor (MSF), which seems to be specific to mitochondrial precursor proteins. MSF recognizes the mitochondrial precursor proteins, forms a complex with them and targets them to the receptors on the outer surface of mitochondria.     

Temperature dependence of surface enhanced Raman scattering on C<Subscript>70</Subscript>

The temperature dependence of surface enhanced Raman scattering of the C70 molecule is reported. The Raman scattering of C70 molecules adsorbed on the surface of a silver mirror was measured at different temperatures. The experimental results indicate that the relative intensities of the Raman features vary with the temperature of the sample. When the temperature decreases from room temperature to 0℃, the relative intensifies of certain Raman bands decrease abruptly. If we like the strongest band 1565cm^-1 as a standard value 100, the greatest decrease approaches to 43%. However, with the further decrease in the temperature these relative intensities increase and resume the value at room temperature. And such a temperature dependence is reversible. Our results show that the adsorption state of the C70 molecules on the silver surface around 0℃ changes greatly with the temperature, resulting in a decrease in relative intensities for some main Raman features of C70 molecule. When the temperature is lower than 0℃, the adsorption state changes continually and more slowly. Synchronously, eight new Raman features, which have not ever been reported in fiterature, are observed in our experiment and this enriches the basic information of the vibrational modes for C70 molecule.     

Hsp70 chaperones: Cellular functions and molecular mechanism

Hsp70 proteins are central components of the cellular network of molecular chaperones and folding catalysts. They assist a large variety of protein folding processes in the cell by transient association of their substrate binding domain with short hydrophobic peptide segments within their substrate proteins. The substrate binding and release cycle is driven by the switching of Hsp70 between the low-affinity ATP bound state and the high-affinity ADP bound state. Thus, ATP binding and hydrolysis are essential in vitro and in vivo for the chaperone activity of Hsp70 proteins. This ATPase cycle is controlled by co-chaperones of the family of J-domain proteins, which target Hsp70s to their substrates, and by nucleotide exchange factors, which determine the lifetime of the Hsp70-substrate complex. Additional co-chaperones fine-tune this chaperone cycle. For specific tasks the Hsp70 cycle is coupled to the action of other chaperones, such as Hsp90 and Hsp100.Received 21 October 2004; received after revision 24 November 2004; accepted 6 December 2004     

三种纳米材料C_(70),C_(60)Cl_6和C_(60)Ph_6引起细胞自噬的现象

为了进一步研究富勒烯家族及其衍生物引起细胞自噬的现象,运用荧光显微镜、透射电子显微镜、蛋白免疫印迹等技术,对水溶性的纳米C70,C60Cl6和C60Ph6诱导的细胞自噬现象进行了初步探讨.实验结果显示,C70,C60Cl6和C60Ph6稳定分散于水中形成的纳米颗粒,均能诱导HeLa细胞产生自噬现象,揭示了富勒烯家族及其衍生物在生物医药领域更广泛的研究和应用价值.     

NaCl薄层液膜下X70钢腐蚀的电化学研究

采用交流阻抗法和极化曲线法研究了X70钢在NaCl薄层液膜下的电化学行为．研究结果表明：Cl^-浓度的增大,促进了X70钢在溶液中的阳极反应,降低了电荷传递电阻和自腐蚀电位,腐蚀速率增大,Cl^-浓度大于0．20mol／L时,X70钢腐蚀速率反而降低．在0．20mol／L NaCl薄层液膜下,液膜厚度在1000—120μm时,阴极极限扩散电流变化不大,液膜厚度小于120μm,阴极极限扩散电流剧增;随着液膜厚度减薄,X70钢的腐蚀速率先增大后降低．     

网箱养殖鲈鱼内脏白点病病原的分离与鉴定

2007年5-6月,浙江省象山港海区网箱养殖鲈鱼暴发一种较为严重的传染性疾病.从自然发病和人工感染患病鲈鱼分别分离到LY-1、LY-2菌株.采用常规生理生化指标测定和分子生物学16S rRNA测序分析对病原菌进行分类学鉴定,两者鉴定结果一致并初步确定LY-1、LY-2均为哈维氏弧菌Vibrio harveyi.HSP60序列分析表明,所测病原菌HSP60基因序列与Vibrio harveyi同源性为99%,而与其他弧菌属细菌HSP60基因的同源性均小于91%.综合上述结果,LY-1、LY-2菌株被鉴定为哈维氏弧菌.     

过敏性紫癜的免疫生物学研究进展

过敏性紫癜（HSP）是一种常见但病因不明的系统性小血管炎,多发于儿童.存在着体液免疫和细胞免疫异常,可出现T细胞功能紊乱和多种促炎因子异常,其免疫复合物可激活补体进一步发挥作用,IgA的作用也不容忽视.HSP并非单一因素作用的结果,而是免疫反应异常、遗传因素、疾病诱因等多方面综合作用的结果.本文对该病相关的病原体,以IgA为主的免疫调节,以及患儿的免疫遗传学相关方面进行了综述,并提出了一个HSP发生发展的假设模型,并认为它可能是血管炎类疾病共有的模式.     

HSP70在肺癌组织中表达水平的研究

采用免疫组织化学ＳＡＢＣ法检测３９例肺部组织中ＨＳＰ７０的表达。结果显示：ＨＳＰ７０在高度分化的肺鳞癌和肺腺癌细胞中的阳性表达率与癌旁正常肺组织之间具有高度显著性差异（Ｐ〈０．０１）,ＨＳＰ７０的表达在高分化的肺鳞癌与肺腺癌之间则无显著性差异（Ｐ〉０．０５）,在低分化的肺鳞癌和肺腺癌组织中,ＨＳＰ７０呈阴性反应,ＨＳＰ７０在肺癌组织中表达水平的高低与肺癌细胞的分化程度密切相关,而与肺癌的组织学类型     

凡纳滨对虾(Litopenaeus vannamei)Hsp70基因PCR扩增及序列分析

目的：为获得凡纳滨对虾的热休克蛋白70（Hsp70）基因并分析其基因序列．方法：根据GenBank中斑节对虾（Penaeus monodon）Hsp70基因的cDNA序列,设计引物,对经高盐法提取的凡纳滨对虾（Litopenaeus vannamei）基因组DNA,采用优化的降落PCR（Touch Downeca）程序,扩增凡纳滨对虾Hsp70基因的全长序列．结果：PCR扩增得到一条长1983bp的目的DNA片段,回收纯化该片段并测定其核酸序列．用DNAman软件分析发现,该核酸序列中不含内含子,编码区全长为1959bp;经BLASTn和BLASTx软件分析发现,该编码区核苷酸序列与斑节对虾、罗氏沼虾（Macrobrachium rosenbergii）的Hsp70基因序列的相似性分别为97％和62．2％．根据核苷酸序列所推导出的Hsp70氨基酸序列,其与斑节对虾、罗氏沼虾的相似性分别为99．9％和92．6％．结论：成功地从凡纳滨对虾基因组DNA中直接扩增出Hsp70基因的全长编码区序列。     

实验红鲫对137Cs 辐射的氧化应激响应

摘要: 目的探讨实验红鲫对137 Cs 辐射的氧化应激响应和氧化应激生物标记物。方法实验红鲫分别以0 Gy、1. 94 Gy、3. 88 Gy、7. 76 Gy、15. 53 Gy137Cs 辐照,分别于24 h,48 h,72 h,96 h 取出肝脏、性腺,按试剂盒方法检测SOD、GSH-PX 活性,于7 d 和14 d 取出肝脏、肾脏、心脏、脑,按Western blot 方法检测HSP70 含量。结果1. 94 Gy至15. 53 Gy137Cs 辐照能引起实验红鲫氧化应激,SOD、GSH-PX 活性和HSP70 含量发生改变。1. 94 Gy137Cs 辐照诱导实验红鲫肝脏SOD 活性升高, 3. 88 Gy、7. 76 Gy、15. 53 Gy137Cs 辐照诱导实验红鲫肝脏SOD 活性下降,且随辐射剂量升高,其SOD 活性逐渐降低。1. 94 Gy 以上137Cs 辐照诱导实验红鲫性腺SOD 活性下降,并随辐射剂量升高和时间的延长而下降,且下降幅度较大。各辐照处理组实验红鲫肝脏和性腺的GSH-PX 活性变化不大,表现出随辐射剂量升高则活性降低的变化趋势。137Cs 辐照处理后7 d 和14 d,各辐照处理组实验红鲫肝脏、肾脏、心脏和脑的HSP70 表达量均比对照组的高,且随着137Cs 辐照剂量的增加和时间的延长而升高,均存在着一定的“剂量－ 时间－效应”关系。结论实验红鲫性腺对137Cs 辐射的氧化应激响应较敏感,性腺SOD 和肝脏或肾脏的HSP70 可作为氧化应激标志物。