胸腺嘧啶二醇脱氧核苷单分子糖苷键断裂的理论研究

采用理论计算方法对c is-(5S,6R)胸腺嘧啶二醇脱氧核苷(dTg)单分子糖苷键断裂的热力学和动力学性质进行了研究.在气相中,所有稳定点的几何构型都采用B3LYP/6-31+G(d,p)方法进行全优化,并利用导电极化连续模型对气相优化构型进行单点计算确定水的溶剂效应,作者主要考虑了直接断裂和抽氢断裂两条路径.计算结果表明:两条反应机理均涉及较高的活化能,从而说明单分子分解并不能促进糖苷键的断裂,该研究为生物体内这一重要反应提供了更多有用的信息.     

电磁刺激对成骨样细胞UMR-106 DNA合成的作用

为了从细胞水平研究低频电磁场影响成骨样细胞增殖的有效物理参数 ,并为其作用机制的解释提供依据 ,论文就几种类型电磁场对成骨样细胞 UMR- 10 6DNA合成的作用进行了一系列实验 ,通过 3 H-脱氧胸苷掺入检测 DNA合成的改变 ,发现特定频率、场强 (或磁感应强度 )组合的电磁场 (脉宽 0 .2 m s,10 V/cm,12 5 Hz附近的脉冲电场 ;1V/cm,10 Hz附近的交变电场 ;0 .5 m T,5 Hz附近的交变磁场 )能促进细胞 DNA合成水平显著提高 ,表明刺激骨细胞生长的电磁场无需复杂的波形。场强对 DNA合成有重要作用 ,只有在合适的场强范围内 ,一定频率的电磁场对细胞才有刺激作用。交变磁场所诱导的电场很微弱 ,表明磁场不只是通过诱导电场发挥作用的 ,研究磁场对细胞的作用应考虑包括磁场直接作用等全部可能的机制。     

HSVTK gene therapy for carcinoembryonic antigen-producing human lung cancer cells

The long-term success of gene therapy for cancer relies heavily on the development of effective targeting systems. We investigate the possibility of targeted gene therapy using promoter of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) gene. By using luciferase reporter gene, we found that CEA promoter exhibit 16 times high activity in CEA-producing lung cancer cells, A549 than in nonproducing cells, Hela. We also constructed a recombinant expression plasmid pCEATK, in which CEA promoter drives the effector gene, thymidine kinase gene of Herpes Simplex Virus (HSVTK). A549 cells transfected with pCEATK became 865 times more sensitive to ganciclovir (GCV) than the control cells. However, Hela cells transfected with this plasmid remained resistant to GCV. These data indicate the potential for targeted gene therapy using the CEA promoter against CEA-producing tumor cells, such as lung cancer cells. Foundation item: Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province Biography: XIAO Geng-fu(1966-), male, phD graduate candidate, Lecturer.