Phosphorylation of muscle membranes: identification of a membrane-bound protein kinase

A membrane-bound protein kinase occurs in membranes derived from rat skeletal muscle and appears limited to a surface membrane fraction. The enzyme is magnesium dependent, is only minimally stimulated by cyclic nucleotides, and phosphorylates serine and to a lesser extent threonine residues of three membrane proteins with molecular weights of less than 30,000.     

大丽轮枝菌毒素诱导表达陆地棉cDNA序列的克隆与定位

 为获得陆地棉黄萎病抗性相关候选基因，利用棉花黄萎病菌大丽轮枝菌V991毒素粗提物诱导耐黄萎病陆地棉品种'中棉12'应激基因的表达。在诱导幼根24 h时间点提取总RNA，PCR法合成双链cDNA，应用抑制消减杂交技术[1]，得到了差异表达的180个克隆。经反Northern blot筛选出15个受毒素粗提物诱导应激表达的阳性cDNA克隆，将其命名为Vdrg（response gene induced by toxin of Verticillium dahliae）。本研究对所得阳性cDNA克隆进行了序列分析，并利用Pima S6 与 Acala Maxxa 海陆杂交四倍体棉花F2群体对Vdrg序列进行了棉花基因组定位。     

T cell activation by lipopeptide antigens

Unlike major histocompatibility proteins, which bind peptides, CD1 proteins display lipid antigens to T cells. Here, we report that CD1a presents a family of previously unknown lipopeptides from Mycobacterium tuberculosis, named didehydroxymycobactins because of their structural relation to mycobactin siderophores. T cell activation was mediated by the alphabeta T cell receptors and was specific for structure of the acyl and peptidic components of these antigens. These studies identify a means of intracellular pathogen detection and identify lipopeptides as a biochemical class of antigens for T cells, which, like conventional peptides, have a potential for marked structural diversity.