天门冬氨酸对精氨酸激酶的作用研究

应用酶活测定、荧光发射光谱等方法分析了精氨酸激酶在不同浓度天门冬氨酸中活性变化和去折叠动力学。实验结果表明：天门冬氨酸引起精氨酸激酶失活与去折叠,并且过程中没有蛋白质的聚沉;精氨酸激酶的去折叠遵循一级反应动力学的二相过程,包括快相和慢相;失活与天门冬氨酸浓度呈正相关;当去除天门冬氨酸的影响,精氨酸激酶的活力能得到恢复。通过对比实验结果暗示,天门冬氨酸是通过其解离状态的H＋改变了机体pH值而影响精氨酸激酶活性的,并且就天门冬氨酸对精氨酸激酶影响及其意义进行探讨。     

Bruton酪氨酸激酶Btk的生物学特性研究进展

酪氨酸激酶Btk是非受体酪氨酸家族的成员,它由PH结构域、TH结构域、SH3结构域、SH2结构域和催化结构域5部分组成.Btk参与多种信号通路,对细胞的增殖、分化和凋亡起着重要的调控作用.Btk的突变可导致X连锁无丙种球蛋白血症,一直以来都是研究热点.笔者将围绕Btk的结构、功能、X连锁无丙种球蛋白血症的临床表现等方面的内容加以综述,着重探讨Btk参与B细胞信号通路、TLR信号通路和肥大细胞脱颗粒等过程的具体机制.     

北京棒杆菌天冬氨酸激酶突变体P184Q的酶学性质表征

通过分析谷氨酸棒杆菌天冬氨酸激酶(AK)的结构,筛选可能影响别构抑制剂结合的Pro184位点,对其进行饱和定点突变,成功筛选出突变菌株P184Q.酶学性质研究表明:突变体P184Q的V_(max)比野生型(WT)提高了3倍;n=1.39,低于WT的值(2.6),正协同性下降,同时Km值减小,对底物的亲和力增大;P184Q最适pH=6.5,最适反应温度为25℃,半衰期为2.8h;P184Q对金属离子和有机溶剂均表现出良好的抗性,解除抑制剂苏氨酸和甲硫氨酸、赖氨酸和甲硫氨酸、苏氨酸和赖氨酸、赖氨酸对酶活力的抑制作用.     

Subcellular localization and inductive expression of the dsRNA-dependent protein kinase PKR from Japanese flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus

The double-stranded RNA (dsRNA)-dependent protein kinase (PKR) belongs to the eIF2α kinase family and plays a critical role in interferon (IFN)-mediated antiviral response. Recently, in Japanese flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus), a PKR gene has been identified. In this study, we showed that PoPKR localized to the cytoplasm, and the dsRNA-binding motifs (dsRBMs) played a determinative role in protein localization. In cultured FEC cells, PoPKR was detected at a low level of constitutive expression but was highly induced after treatment with UV-inactivated grass carp hemorrhagic virus, active SMRV and Poly I:C although with different expression kinetics. In flounder, PoPKR was ubiquitously distributed in all tested tissues, and SMRV infection resulted in significant upregulation at mRNA and protein levels. In order to reveal the role of PoPKR in host antiviral response, its expression upon exposure to various inducers was characterized and further compared with that of PoHRI, which is another eIF2α kinase of flounder. Interestingly, expression comparison revealed that all inducers stimulated upregulation of PoHRI in cultured flounder embryonic cells and fish, with a similar kinetics to PoPKR but to a less extent. These results suggest that, during antiviral immune response, both flounder eIF2α kinases might play similar roles and that PoPKR is the predominant kinase.     

Src激酶抑制剂FB2抗前列腺癌作用研究

探讨Src激酶抑制剂FB2抗前列腺癌的作用及机制.整体动物实验观察FB2对人前列腺癌PC-3细胞在裸鼠异体中生长的影响;MMT、克隆原形成、细胞黏附试验观察FB2对肿瘤细胞增殖、黏附的影响;流式细胞术分析FB2对细胞周期的影响;Western blot观察细胞及组织内Src及p-Src表达.实验结果表明FB2抑制PC-3细胞裸鼠移植瘤的生长;FB2抑制PC-3细胞增殖及对基底膜成分的黏附,并将细胞周期阻滞于G1期;机制研究表明,FB2抑制PC-3细胞及瘤组织中Src激酶Tyr416磷酸化.因此Src激酶抑制剂FB2在体内外均有较强的抗前列腺癌作用,其机制可能与抑制Src激酶Tyr416磷酸化有关.     

Simulation for the primary electronic donor of photosystem Ⅱ in vitro

Histidine coordinated to Chl a is a distinct characteristic of Chl a in vivo. By using histidine analogue of 1-methylimidazole (C4H6N2) and measuring the UV/vis absorption, CD and MCD spectra of the interaction between C4H6N2 and Chl a in CCl4, we have obtained that: (ⅰ) In pure CCl4 solvent, Chl a molecule is in five-coordinate state, and two Chl a molecules form an asymmetric compact-dimer with strong coupling interaction. We propose that the two Chl a molecules are connected by two unequally coordinated Mg-O bonds (the two oxygen atoms come from the C== O of C131 keto and C17 ester, respectively); (ⅱ) when the molar ratio of C4H6N2/Chl a is 0.5 or 1 (corresponding to 2Chl a·1C4H6N2 and 2Chl a·2C4H6N2, respectively), significant changes have been observed in the absorption, CD and MCD spectra, which indicate that the Chl a remains in dimer form, but the coupling interaction between them reduces greatly. We postulate that C4H6N2 replaces the ligation of C== O of C17 ester and C131 keto to Mg atoms sequentially. The two Chl a molecules linked by two weakly interacted Mg...O bonds form a relaxed-dimer. The structure of the model is essentially similar to that of the primary electronic donor, P680, of photosystem Ⅱ in high plants and algae.     

葡萄糖酸钙对肌苷发酵的影响

在肌苷的摇瓶发酵过程中,10g／L的葡萄糖酸钙适于肌苷的合成和菌体生长。初始培养基中加入10g／L的葡萄糖酸钙,能够诱导葡萄糖酸激酶的生成,大幅提高其比活,增大磷酸戊糖（HMP）途径的通量。肌苷的产率由10.76g／L提高到18.36g／L。     

一个水稻蛋白激酶的过表达分析及表达调控

对一个预测的具有光反应活性的丝氨酸/苏氨酸蛋白激酶STK进行过表达研究,构建了STK过表达载体,并用农杆菌介导的方法进行遗传转化,获得T0代转基因植株.对转基因阳性植株进行表达分析的结果表明,转基因植株STK基因的表达量显著高于对照,说明目的基因得到了过表达.另外,利用获得的过表达转基因植株对STK调控水稻中光周期相关的开花基因Hd1和Hd3a的表达进行分析,结果表明,Hd1及Hd3a的表达在转基因植株中明显上调,表明该蛋白激酶的基因可能位于Hd1和Hd3a上游,对于Hd1和Hd3a的表达具有重要的调控作用.     

组氨酸对DNA电荷逆转和凝聚的影响

以组氨酸为研究对象，通过动态光散射观察到当组氨酸浓度为1 mg/mL时，电泳迁移率由负变为正，DNA发生电荷逆转。同时通过原子力显微镜可以观察到，随着组氨酸浓度的升高，DNA分子逐渐堆积折叠，直至在组氨酸浓度为1 mg/mL时凝聚成球，说明了组氨酸可以导致DNA凝聚和电荷逆转。由于组氨酸的等电位点为7.59，相信组氨酸侧链的质子化和去质子化对其带电状态起调节作用。作为生物体内的基本遗传物质，DNA影响着生物的生长发育，与细胞癌变、突变等异常活动也息息相关。在细胞中，组蛋白是DNA染色体的重要组成部分，在DNA的转录和复制等过程中调节DNA的凝聚状态。组氨酸是组蛋白的主要成分，研究组氨酸对DNA凝聚以及相关的电荷逆转过程的影响，对于理解组蛋白的调控作用有重要的基础意义。