Bicuculline and picrotoxin block γ-aminobutryic acid-gated Cl− conductance by different mechanisms

Summary Using isolated, internally perfused bullfrog dorsal root ganglion cells we have studied the dose-response curves for -aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the presence of internally or externally applied GABA antagonists. With external application of antagonists the inhibition of the GABA current by bicuculline was competitive and that by picrotoxin was noncompetitive. Picrotoxin but not bicuculline blocked when internally perfused.To whom reprint requests should be addressed.Acknowledgments. We thank Drs S. Minakami and S. Yasui for helpful discussions and comments.     

LL-37/hCAP-18基因克隆及其真核表达载体的构建

LL-37 hCAP-18是一种重要的多功能免疫分子.为探讨hCAP-18在基因治疗中的可行性,应用RT-PCR技术从人白血病细胞系J6-1细胞总RNA中成功扩增出560bp的hCAP-18基因编码区cDNA序列,构建了hCAP-18重组表达质粒phCAP-18.采用脂质体法将质粒phCAP-18瞬时转染COS-7细胞,Westernblot证实,hCAP-18能在COS-7细胞中表达.     

人源抗菌肽LL-37在烟草中的表达

为探讨用植物生物反应器生产LL-37的可行性,利用DNA重组技术将LL-37与植物病程相关蛋白信号肽基因融合,经测序证实序列和阅读框正确后,连接到质粒pBin438上,构建含LL-37 cDNA植物分泌型表达载体pBin/LL-37.通过根癌土壤杆菌(Agrobacterium tumefacience)介叶盘法转化烟草(Nicotiana tobacum.NC-89).用PCR和Western blot对转化植株进行分子鉴定.80%转基因植株表达重组LL-37多肽.T0代转基因烟草的蛋白粗提物有抑制Staphylococcus aureus和Escherichia coli生长的活性.LL-37基因在转基因烟草中成功表达,提示用植物表达系统生产活性LL-37蛋白是可行的.     

Sea surface temperature records of core ZY2 from the central mud area in the South Yellow Sea during last 6200 years and related effect of the Yellow Sea Warm Current

Sea surface temperature (SST) records in the South Yellow Sea during the last 6200 years are reconstructed by the unsaturation index of long-chain alkenones (K 37 U ’) in sediment core ZY2 from the central mud area.The SST records varied between 14.1 and 16.5°C (15.6°C on average),with 3 phases:(1) A high SST phase at 6.2-5.9 cal ka BP;(2) A low and intensely fluctuating SST phase at 5.9-2.3 cal ka BP;and (3) A high and stable SST phase since 2.3 cal ka BP.Variation of the SST records is similar to intensity of the Kuroshio Current (KC),and corresponds well in time to global cold climate events.However,the amplitude of the SST response to cooling events was significantly different in different phases.The SST response to global cooling event was weak while the KC was strong;and the SST response was strong while the KC was weak.The difference in amplitude of the SST response is possibly caused by the modulation effect of the Yellow Sea Warm Current which acts as a shelf branch of the KC and a compensating current induced by the East Asia winter monsoon.The warm waters brought by the Yellow Sea Warm Current cushion the SST decrease induced by climate cooling,and both the Kuroshio and East Asian winter monsoon play important roles in the modulation mechanism.The SST records display a periodicity of 1482 years.The same period was found in the KC records,indicating that variation of the SST records in the central South Yellow Sea is strongly affected by KC intensity.The same period was also found in Greenland ice cores and North Atlantic and Arabian Sea sediment cores,showing a regional response of marine environmental variability in the East China Seas to that in the global oceans.     

37Mn5钢临界应变数学模型研究

采用THERMECMASTOR-Z热模拟试验机,对37Mn5钢进行热模拟实验,研究材料的变形温度、变形程度和变形速率各因素对峰值应变的影响,确定37Mn5钢的临界应变数学模型,用计算机对该模型进行回归分析,得到的结果拟合度较高。     

丙氨酸ESR剂量计的剂量特性

使用JES FEIXG ESR谱仪测量用γ-射线和电子束辐照过的丙氨酸的剂量响应曲线,研究其零剂量特性、探测下限、线性范围、饱和区域以及辐照和保存时环境条件的影响,并从微剂量学的角度研究其剂量响应,给出D_(37)特征剂量.     

姬黄37区提高单井产量对策研究

姬黄37区长6油藏属于低孔、低渗、低产的油藏,针对其开发过程中出现的含水上升快、高含水油井增多、单井产量递减严重的情况,从地质、开发两方面分析产生的原因有储层物性差、非均质性强、注水时机不当、单砂层注采关系不完善、个别井区注入水单向突进严重及地层堵塞等,对此提出针对性的治理措施有压裂改变渗流方式、超前注水增加地层能量、精细注水改善水驱、化学堵水治理裂缝、改善注水水质防止污染、化堵调剖进行解堵等,达到了降低产量递减的目的.措施井平均单井日增油达1.35 t.     

Cloning and characterization of 37 kD laminin receptor precursor in pearl oyster, Pinctada fucata

A 1063 bp cDNA clone encoding a putative 37 kDa laminin receptor precursor （37 kDa LRP） is isolated from the mantle tissue of pearl oyster, Pinctadafucata. The amino acid sequence predicted from the cDNA sequence is 301 residues long, with a calculated molecular mass of 33.5 kDa. RT-PCR analysis shows that 37 kDa LRP mRNA is especially highly expressed in the mantle while widely expressed in several tissues. In situ hybridization analysis reveals that 37 kDa LRP is expressed in the outer epithelial ceils of the mantle edge, suggesting its involvement in cell proliferation and secretion in P. fucata. The identification and characterization of 37 kDa LRP in the pearl oyster will help us to further understand the signal transduction in the processes of mantle epithelial cell proliferation and tissue formation.     

碱性脂肪酶的发酵及提取工艺

对圆弧青霉ＰＧ３７发酵产酶工艺及脂肪酶提取工艺等进行了系统的研究。实验结果表明,２０ｍ３发酵罐在通风量为０．３～０．８Ｖ／Ｖ／ｍｉｎ、搅拌转速为１８０ｒ／ｍｉｎ、发酵温度为２８℃、培养过程中流加棉籽油以控制发酵醪ｐＨ值为６．５～７．０的条件下,发酵８４ｈ左右,成熟发酵醪酶活为４５２０Ｕ／ｍＬ。发酵液经过滤、超滤浓缩、硫铵沉淀、造粒等过程制得颗粒碱性脂肪酶成品,酶的提取总收率在７０％以上,颗粒酶活力单位为５．０×１０４Ｕ／ｇ。     

猪鼻支原体蛋白P37诱导人外周血单核细胞释放肿瘤坏死因子

胃癌组织中存在较高的猪鼻支原体感染率, 提示猪鼻支原体感染同胃癌的发生可能存在某种相关性. 由于肿瘤坏死因子(TNF-α)在微生物感染导致肿瘤发生中起重要作用, 而P37蛋白是猪鼻支原体的主要免疫原, 因此, 探讨P37能否诱导TNF-α的表达与释放, 对阐明猪鼻支原体在胃癌发生中的可能分子机制有重要意义. 运用PCR技术克隆了p37基因, 在对其编码序列中7个色氨酸密码子TGA进行TGG定点突变后, 利用PGEX-4T-1表达载体在大肠杆菌中成功表达了P37蛋白, 并经Western blot得到证实. 在此基础上, 利用RT-PCR及TNF-α敏感细胞株L929的细胞毒性实验, 发现P37确能诱导外周血单核细胞表达和释放TNF-α, 抗P37单克隆抗体PD4对该诱导活性有明显的中和作用. 结果提示, 猪鼻支原体通过P37诱导TNF-α产生在猪鼻支原体感染所致相关疾病中可能起重要作用, 值得进一步研究.