FAD-dependent sulfhydryl oxidase activity of augmenter of liver regeneration protein and its activity motif

AIM:To establish a sensitive and effective method to determine whether augmenter of liver regeneration protein (ALRp) has the activity of sulfhydryl oxidase.METHODS:The cysteine at the position of 65 in CXXC motif contained in ALRp was changed into alanine through site-directed mutation.There were four groups in the experiment:① ALR group;② ALR-FAD group;③Mutated ALR-FAD group;④ Control group.Using GSH as substrate,at different time points,the concentration of thiol in each group was measured.RESULTS:The concentration of thiol groups in the ALR-FAD group was decreased during the time of the experiment.But the thiol in the other groups didn’t show any significant decrease.CONCLUSION:A sensitive and effective method to determine the sulfhydryl oxidase activity of ALRp was established.ALRp is a FAD-dependent sulfhydryl oxidase,and the conserved CXXC motif is indispensable to ALRp.     

杏(Prunus armeniaca)自交不亲和强度及其授粉受精相关特性

为了解杏自交不亲和性强度与授粉受精相关特性的关系,以自交亲和(Self-compatibility:SC)品种凯特(Prunus armeniaca L．cv．Katy)和自交不亲和(Self-incompatibility:SI)品种新世纪(P.armeniaca L.cv．Xinshiji)及凯特×新世纪杂种群体为试材,荧光显微镜观察自交亲和与自交不亲和杏花粉管生长动态。结果表明,授粉后初期,自交亲和性与自交不亲和性的杏花粉都能正常萌发、生长,但是在花粉管生长延伸到花柱1／2以后,自交亲和性的花粉管能顺利进入子房,而自交不亲和性的花粉管多数顶端膨大呈球形,停止向下生长,只有极个别能正常生长到达子房;杂种后代的可溶性蛋白含量和RNA酶比活力,与亲本相比无明显的趋中变异表现,而且在自交亲和与自交不亲和杏之间无显著性差异。     

鸡肠神经胆碱乙酰转换酶和多巴胺羟化酶细胞的免疫组织化学

应用SABC法免疫组织化学技术,探索鸡肠神经内胆碱乙酰转换酶（ChAc）和多巴胺羟化酶（DβH）神经元的形态及其分布。结果显示,肠神经内含有52%的ChAc神经元和36%的DβH神经元,2种神经元胞体或为多突起的多边形,或为一端有长突起的椭圆形,它们分布于神经内的神经纤维之间。DβH神经元在节间束也有个别分布。部分神经纤维呈ChAc或DβH阳性。这表明鸡肠神经系混合神经,既含副交感节后神经元,也含交感节后神经元。     

实时荧光定量PCR检测PrP基因在金黄地鼠脑组织的动态表达

金黄地鼠是研究动物传染性海绵状脑病的理想模型动物之一,其脑组织内朊蛋白基因动态表达数据的测定对探讨该类疾病的发生、发展和分子致病机理具有重要意义。我们利用实时荧光定量RT-PCR技术,对不同年龄金黄地鼠大脑、小脑、丘脑和脑干PrP基因的表达进行了定量。结果发现,脑的四个检测部位都呈现高的表达量,但是同一年龄段不同组织每纳克总RNA中朊蛋白基因的表达量和每毫克组织中朊蛋白基因的表达量有显著的差别,不同组织在不同年龄出现表达高峰。本研究的结果对于探讨朊蛋白的基本功能和脑组织在传染性海绵状脑病病理发生中的作用,提供了基础数据。     

应用PCR检测鸭肠炎病毒弱毒在鸡胚体内的分布

根据GenBank已发表的鸭肠炎病毒（DEV）UL6基因的部分核苷酸序列，设计并合成一对引物．以鸭肠炎病毒中国商品化疫苗毒蚀斑纯化株（DEV Clone-03）DNA为模板，经PCR扩增出预期516bp的目的片段。将此片段插入克隆载体质粒pMD18-T，并进行序列测定，序列比较结果显示，此段序列与参考序列完全一致。用PCR检测DEV Clone-03在鸡胚体内的分布情况显示，接毒死亡鸡胚的尿囊膜、心、肝、脾、肺、肾和肌肉皮肤内均存在病毒。PCR敏感试验表明此方法可以检测到100μL尿囊液中提取的10^-3稀释的病毒DNA，相当于0．2个EID50病毒量的DNA。     

黑木耳胞外酶活变化与栽培性状比较的研究

研究了黑木耳10个菌株胞外酶活性及与栽培性状和产量的关系,结果表明,胞外漆酶、多酚氧化酶活性的变化趋势大致相似,酶活与栽培产量呈正相关,相关系数为0.823(7号菌株除外),酶活性相对较高的菌株(3、4、8号),栽培中产量相对较高。纤维素酶活性高峰时间出现较漆酶、多酚氧化酶早,且酶活性高峰出现早的菌株菌丝长速较快。蛋白酶活与栽培产量呈一定负相关性,相关系数为-0.700(6号菌株除外),蛋白酶活最低的3号菌株,栽培产量最高;而活性较高的5、9号菌株栽培产量较低。     

叶面喷施硼酸对苹果果实硼和钙含量的影响

 以‘富士’苹果为试材，通过幼果期、果实膨大期和果实成熟期叶面喷施硼酸，研究硼对果实硼和钙含量的影响。结果表明：从叶面喷硼对果实吸收硼的短期效果来看，果实发育的不同时期叶面喷施硼酸均促进果实对硼、钙的吸收，并且处理的效果顺序是：幼果期>果实膨大期>果实成熟期；在果实采收时硼含量为：果实膨大期>果实成熟期>幼果期。不同时期叶面喷施硼酸均提高了果肉细胞中水溶态硼、半束缚态硼和束缚态硼的绝对含量，从3种形态硼所占的比例来看，随着果实不断发育，水溶态硼和半束缚态硼比例升高，而束缚态硼比例下降。     

Renoprotective effects of sesamin on renal hypertensive and hyperlipidemic rats

AIM: To investigate the effects of sesamin on progression of renal injury in renal hypertensive and hyperlipidemic rats (RHHR). METHODS: RHHR was induced by 2K1C and high lipid baitvessel. After 7 weeks of intragastric administration with sesamin, the contents of serum creatinine (Scr), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), 24 h urinary protein excretion (UPE) were measured. In addition, the activity of total antioxidative capacity (T-AOC), superoxide dismutase (SOD), the concentrations of malondialdehyde (MDA), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), and the nitric oxide synthase (NOS) and nitric oxide (NO) levels in renal homogenate were measured. RESULTS: Compared with the model group, seasamin (in 100 mg·kg-1 and 33 mg·kg-1 groups) evidently decreased the contents of Scr, BUN, UP and the concentration of MDA, iNOS, H2O2 in renal tissure. It also improved the levels of NO, cNOS and activity of SOD, T-AOC in renal tissure. CONCLUSION: Sesamin ameliorates hypertensive and hyperlipidemic-induced renal injury, probably by enhancing antioxidative activity, scavenging hydroxyl radical and restraining iNOS level.     

Effects of atorvastatin on cardiac myocyte hypertrophy of neonatal rat induced by angiotensinⅡ in vitro and TLR4 expression

AIM: To assess effects of atorvastatin (Ator) on cardiac myocytes (CM) hypertrophy of neonatal rat induced by angiotensinⅡ (AngⅡ) in vitro and Toll like receptor 4 (TLR4) expression for theoretical bases of preventing and treating myocardial hypertrophy.METHODS: CM of neonatal Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were isolated with trypsin digestion method and those growth-arrested cells were stimulated with 10^-7 mol/L AngⅡ in the presence of various concentrations of Ator.The method of coomassie brilliant blue was adopted to evaluate the protein contents of CM.The changes in β-MHC,AT₁ receptor and TLR4 mRNA expression were observed by RT-PCR.RESULTS: ① AngⅡ increased the protein content of CM and β-MHC mRNA expression significantly,upregulated AT₁ receptor and TLR4 gene expression.② In a dose-dependent manner,Ator inhibited the increases in the protein contents of CM and β-MHC mRNA expression induced by AngⅡ.③ In a dose-dependent manner,Ator downregulated the AT₁ receptor and TLR4 mRNA expression of CM hypertrophy of neonatal rat induced by AngⅡ.CONCLUSION: Ator inhibits CM hypertrophy,downregulates the AT₁ receptor and TLR4 gene expression.     

大成生化:跨进新时代

<正>大成生化与味之素在美国持续四年之久的涉及知识产权纠纷的"337调查"终于落幕了。最终,大成生化以初裁、终裁、上诉全胜的战绩战胜了对手,这家中国的