Reduced collagen biosynthesis in oral mucosa of beige (Chediak-Higashi) mice

Summary Oral mucosa of beige (Chediak-Higashi) mice had decreased levels of collagen synthesis and prolyl hydroxylase activity compared with normal animals. No significant difference was observed in non-collagen protein synthesis between the two groups. These results suggest that decreased collagen biosynthesis in oral tissues may be partially involved in the increased incidence of periodontal disease in the Chediak-Higashi syndrome.     

酪氨酸羟化酶与帕金森病的关系研究

酪氨酸羟化酶(Tyrosine hydroxylase, TH)是多巴胺(Dopamine,DA)生物合成途径的关键酶,帕金森病(Parkinson's disease, PD)是由于黑质纹状体DA严重不足导致的一种神经变性疾病.研究了TH主导的DA代谢调节与PD发生的相互关系,TH结构、DA代谢的调节以及TH在PD发生发展和治疗中的作用.     

假单胞菌ND6菌株水杨酸羟化酶基因(nahG)的核苷酸序列分析和酶鉴定

水杨酸羟化酶是细菌萘降解途径中的关键酶，它能催化水杨酸脱羟和羟化，生成儿茶酚．假单胞菌(Pseudomonas)DN6菌株的萘降解基因位于102kb的质粒pND6-1上，以pUC18质粒为载体，制备了含有1～3kb pND6-1 DNA随机片段的基因库，通过DNA测序和DNA序列同源性分析，从基因库中筛选出含有水杨酸羟化酶基因nahG的克隆．nahG基因的大小为1305bp，编码的水杨酸羟化酶(NahG)由434个氨基酸组成，与Pseudomonas putida NCIB 9816-4菌株的水杨酸羟化酶基因相比，核苷酸序列的同源性为100％，与其它10种细菌的水杨酸羟化酶基因相比，核苷酸序列的同源性为32％～99％．酶学实验表明，ND6菌株的水杨酸羟化酶具有广泛的底物特异性，它不仅能代谢水杨酸，还能代谢多种水杨酸的衍生物，如乙酰水杨酸、黄基水杨酸、3-甲基水杨酸、5-甲基水杨酸和5-氯水杨酸等．