新型抗癌药——硒化多烯脂肪酸多相脂质体的研究

用作者首次合成的几种硒化多烯脂肪酸,分别制成乳剂和多相脂质体,进行动物体内抗癌活性实验,结果表明,硒化亚油酸乳剂(62)在200mg/(kg·d)的剂量下对S_(180)。实体瘤的抑制率为28.7％,而其多相脂质体(118)在相同剂量下对肿瘤的抑制率为45.1％;硒化蓖酸乳剂(92)在200mg/(kg·d)的剂量下对肿瘤的抑制率为33.3％,而其多相脂质体(114)在400mg/(kg·d)剂量下的抑瘤率则达61.4％,说明当将药物包封于脂质体后,可使其毒性下降,抗癌活性明显升高。     

芽殖酵母细胞周期过程不同时期的定量观测

在芽殖酵母中构建CDC10-mCherry和SPC42-mCherry荧光蛋白, 作为酵母细胞周期不同时期的报告系统。根据酵母细胞中芽环(CDC10-mCherry)的产生和消失以及纺锤体极体(SPC42-mCherry)的复制和分离,可以测量细胞周期中 G1期、S期、Early M期和Late M期的时间长度。在此报告系统的基础上, 分别构建S期细胞周期蛋白CLB5-GFP和M 期细胞周期蛋白CLB2-GFP菌株, 实现单细胞观测, 检验报告系统工作的稳定性和准确性。该报告系统可作为研究酵母细胞周期不同时期时间长度等定量生物学问题的背景菌株。     

酵母耐高温分子机制的研究进展

耐高温是酵母在工业生产中的重要特性之一.近年来,人们对耐高温酵母的应用研究日益重视并取得较大的进展,但其耐高温分子机制尚未明确.目前的研究结果表明,酵母耐高温机制涉及代谢网络调控、信号转导途径及多基因/蛋白共同作用等方面.本文从代谢途径、基因表达、酶活特性和蛋白质相互作用等4个方面综述当前酵母耐高温分子机制的研究进展,...     

Biosynthesis of selenosubtilisin: A novel way to target selenium into the active site of subtilisin

Glutathione peroxidase （GPx, EC1.11.1.9）, an important anti-oxidative selenoenzyme, can catalyze the reduction of harmful hydroperoxides with concomitant glutathione, thereby protecting cells and other biological issues against oxidative damage. It captures considerable interest in redesign of its function for either the mechanism study or the pharmacological development as an antioxidant. In order to develop a general strategy for specifically targeting and operating selenium in active sites of enzymes, the catalytically essential residue selenocysteine （Sec） was first successfully bioincorporated into the catalytic center of subtilisin by using an auxotrophic expression system. The studies of the catalytic activity and the steady-state kinetics demonstrated that selenosubtilisin is an excellent GPx-like biocatalyst. In comparison with the chemically modified method, biosynthesis exhibits obvious advantages： Sec could be site-directly incorporated into active sites of enzymes to overcome the non-specificity generated by chemical modification. This study provides an important strategy for specifically targeting and operating selenium in the active site of an enzyme.     

Recent observations on the structure and the properties of yeast NMN adenylyltransferase

Summary A homogeneous preparation of yeast NMN adenylyltransferase (EC 2.7.7.1) showed microheterogeneity, which was revealed by FPLC (Fast Protein Liquid Chromatography) ion exchange chromatography. The resolved components have been characterized with respect to electrophoretic behavior and adenine content. The results led to a hypothesis about a possible role of poly(ADP-ribosylation) in modulating the enzyme activity.     

Screening of the interacting proteins with NifA in <Emphasis Type="Italic">Azospirillum brasilense</Emphasis> Sp7 by the yeast two-hybrid system

NifA in AzospiriUum brasilense plays a key role in regulating the synthesis and activity of nitrogenase in response to ammonia and oxygen available. In this work we used the yeast two-hybrid system to identify the proteins that interact with NifA. The nifA gene was fused to the yeast two-hybrid vector pGBD-C2, and three A. brasilense Sp7 genomic libraries for use in yeast two-hybrid studies were constructed. Screening of the libraries identified four clones encoding proteins that interact with NifA. The confirmation of the interactions of each gene product of the four clones and NifA were carried out by exchanging the vectors for nifA and the four clones and by mutageneses of the four clones with shift reading frame experiments in yeast two-hybrid studies. DNA sequence analyses showed that two clones encode proteins containing PAS domains that play an important role in signal transduction. One clone has high similarity with the fhuE gene of Escherichia coli, whose gene product is involved in iron uptake and transportation, and the other clone encodes an unknown protein.     

亚硒酸根离子选择电极的研制及应用

本文以4,6-二溴代苤硒脑为活性物质,邻苯二甲酸二丁酯为增塑剂,PVC为支持体研制了亚硒酸根离子选择性电极.电极对硒(Ⅳ)的响应范围为3.2×10~(-6)～1.0×10~(-1)mol硒(Ⅳ)/L,斜率为-23.6mV(21℃),检测限为1.0×10~(-6)mol硒(Ⅳ)/L.     

啤酒废酵母中RNA和β-(1,3)-D-葡聚糖的综合提取

为实现RNA和β(1,3)-D-葡聚糖的综合提取,通过碱-酶提取法和优化稀碱提取条件,研究了温度、NaOH质量分数对RNA提取的影响.结果表明:温度为100℃,NaOH质量分数为4％时,提取率为7.65％,纯度为70.24％.进一步比较中性蛋白酶和碱性蛋白酶对β-(1,3)-D-葡聚糖提取的影响,发现中性蛋白酶得到的产物较多,纯度较高,实验结果为进一步的工业化生产奠定了基础.