JWA protein binds to α-tubulin in PC12 cells

Our previous study elucidated that JWA protein was a newly identified microtubule-associated protein (MAP), which combined to and co-localized with α-tubulin. In the present study, we designed a series of experiments to explore if any interactions between JWA protein and α-tubulin existed and how JWA protein would functionally link to α-tubulin, especially in cell mitosis. Results of coimmnnoprecipitation, gene transfection and immnnoflnores-cence microscopy from PC12 and HEK293 cells provided strong evidence for a linkage between JWA protein and α-tubulin. Our data showed that JWA protein bound to α-tubulin stably no matter whether α-tubulin was polymerized or not. In addition, by using antisense oligonncleotides, cell cycle blocking agents and hypothermia disposal techniques, we also found the interaction between JWA protein and α-tubulin. The further analysis using flow cytometry and confocal microscopy showed that both proteins co-existed in PC12 cells and were independent on the cell cycle. In conclusion, JWA protein is a newly identified microtnbnle-associated protein, binds to α-tubulin, and probably plays an important role in regulation of microtnbnlar stability.     

大豆分离蛋白接枝甲基丙烯酸的溶液流变行为

以过硫酸铵为引发剂，2-巯基乙醇为蛋白质变性剂，在浓度为8mol／L的尿素溶液中进行了大豆分离蛋白接枝甲基丙烯酸的反应，并通过比较其^13C核磁共振谱图证明了甲基丙烯酸成功地接枝到大豆分离蛋白上，研究了大豆分离蛋白及其接枝产物溶液的流变学性质及其影响因素，实验结果表明，大豆分离蛋白在尿素体系中表现为牛顿型流体，而其接枝产物在该体系中表现为典型的非牛顿型流体，外加盐以及调节pH值将影响溶液的流变学性质。     

前脑啡肽原和热休克蛋白参与宿主对结核分枝杆菌感染的应答

利用双向电泳比较了由临床分离的结核分枝杆菌感染离体巨噬细胞U937前后的全细胞蛋白组表达差异，肽指纹鉴定和生物信息学分析2个表达明显上调的斑点．确定它们分别为热休克蛋白HSP105β和前脑啡肽原．比较蛋白质组学和转录组学研究发现，热休克蛋白表达提高可能源于转录增加．提出了从神经免疫学角度研究结核分枝杆菌致病和宿主免疫机理的新思路，为解释吸毒人群中结核病高发病率提供了基础。     

浅层湖泊沉积物碱性磷酸酶活性垂向特征初探

研究了福州市西湖沉积物中碱性磷酸酶活性(PAP)的垂向分布特征,探讨了其活性的来源及影响因素.初步的研究表明:西湖沉积物中的碱性磷酸酶活性和底泥中溶解性磷的变化趋势基本一致,但高浓度的溶解性磷对APA产生一定的抑制作用;活性的来源与水体中沉积下来生物的残体以及微生物代谢物有关.     

Oligomerization study of NHR3 and NHR4 domains from ETO protein involved in t（8;21）-associated acute myeloid leukemia

Little had been known about ETO protein until t(8;21) was found in 12%-15% of acute myeloid leukemia which resulted in AML1-ETO fusion protein. ETO protein has four conserved nervy homology regions termed NHR1-4. A lot have already been known about NHR1, 2, 4:NHR1 is homologous with the Drosophila TATA-box-associated factor 110 (TAF110); NHR2 is a dimerization domain associated with mSin3A/HDAC; NHR4 is MYND class of zinc fingers associated with NCoR/SMRT/HDAC. Only the function of NHR3 remains unclear. In order to investigate whether NHR3 domain could participate in oligomerization, we cloned and purified this domain. Through gel filtration chromatography, dynamic light scattering and dissolved crystal electrophoresis, we found that NHR3 domain was a tight tetramer. Then we cloned NHR3 4 domain (i.e. NHR3 domain plus NHR4 domain), and discovered, by gel filtration chromatography and native PAGE, that NHR3 4 domaincould form dimer in solution. This was the first time to observe that NHR3 and NHR4 domains may have some contribution to the oligomerization of ETO protein, which might recruit corepressors in the form of dimer, and stabilize ETO dimerization through convergent strength of NHR2, NHR3 and NHR4 domains and then stabilize corepressors recruitment. These speculations are very worthy of further evaluation.     

Extraction and Purification of Matrix Protein from the Nacre of Pearl Oyster Pinctada fucata

A soluble matrix protein P14 with an apparent molecular mass of 14.5 kDa was isolated from fragmented nacre of pearl oysters （Pinctada fucata） treated with 10% NaOH solution to investigate the nacre matrix proteins and their effect on the CaCO3 crystal. The protein was characterized by gel exclusion chromatography and reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography after demineralization by 10% acetic acid. The X-ray diffraction pattern of P14 crystals indicates that P14 plays an important role in nacre biomineralization. P14 can induce aragonite formation, stimulate CaCO3 crystal formation, and accelerate aragonite precipitation. Heating of the acid insoluble nacre residue, which was named conchiolin, in 10% sodium dodecyl sulfate solution supplemented with 10% β-mercaptoethanol solution for 10-20 min at about 100℃ gave two other soluble proteins having molecular masses of 19.4 kDa and 25.0 kDa. The present study suggests that these two proteins are linked to the insoluble organic matrix by disulfide bridges because the extraction yield increases when β-mercaptoethanol is added to the medium.     

胰岛素样生长因子-I的研究进展

哺乳动物胰岛素样生长因子(IGF-I)是介导生长激素促生长效应的主要因子,本文对IGF-I的结构、结合蛋白类型、受体及其在机体中的生物功能和影响因素等作了阐述,并分析了IGF-I在动物生产中的应用前景.     

丝瓜核糖体失活蛋白的研究进展综述

丝瓜核糖体失活蛋白是一类具多种生物学功能和活性的蛋白,本文在阐述了该类蛋白的理化性质的同时，综述了该类蛋白的酶学机制、活性位点和用做免疫毒素等方面的研究进展。