Role of IP3R in LH-EGFR-induced mouse oocyte meiotic resumption

AIM: To explore the effect of inositol 1, 4, 5-trisposphate receptor (IP₃R) in luteinizing hormone-epidermal growth factor receptor (LH-EGFR)-induced oocyte meiotic resumption. METHODS: Models of mouse cumulus-oocyte complexs (COCs) culture and follicle culture in vitro were generated to study the effects of 2-aminoethyl diphenyl borate (2-APB) and heparin (IP₃R specific inhibitors) on LH/EGF-induced oocyte meiotic resumption and EGF-induced cumulus cell expansion. Real-time PCR was used to detect the mRNA expression of cumulus expansion-related factors. The changes of the intracellular calcium level were monitored using Fluo 3-AM, and the cGMP level was measured by ELISA. RESULTS: The inhibitors of IP₃R, 2-APB and heparin, dramatically reversed EGF-induced oocyte maturation (P<0.05) and decreased cGMP levels in COCs (P<0.05). In addition, 2-APB and heparin reversed EGF-induced cumulus expansion, and significantly inhibited EGF-induced cumulus expansion-related factor expression (P<0.05). The activation of IP₃R increased intracellular calcium level, and the study found that 2-APB and heparin dramatically reversed EGF-induced elevation of calcium level in cumulus cells (P<0.05). Follicular culture in vitro showed that 2-APB and heparin significantly reversed the LH-induced oocyte maturation (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: LH-EGFR signaling pathway increases calcium level in cumulus cells through IP₃R, resulting in meiotic resumption.     

绵羊卵泡发育过程中关键信号通路研究进展

卵泡从原始卵泡发育为成熟卵泡,直至排卵、黄体发育等过程都受到精密的调控,产生大量的优势卵泡是绵羊产多羔及实现快速扩繁的关键因素。研究发现,相关信号通路和转录因子通过影响绵羊卵泡中卵母细胞、颗粒细胞的生长,进而调控卵泡的发育成熟,对这些信号通路进行深入了解,有助于探索卵泡发育的调控机制,早日实现绵羊高效繁育。Notch是卵泡发育过程中发挥重要作用的高度保守信号通路,PI3K/AKT/mTOR信号通路各成员都是广泛存在于细胞内的信号转导分子,在卵泡发育早期发挥了主要作用,还有间隙连接（gap junction,GJ）和跨带突触（transzonal projections,TZPs）等物理连接方式,在细胞间的交流通讯起到重要作用。作者详细介绍了Notch信号通路、PI3K/AKT/mTOR信号通路、间隙连接及跨带突触的结构功能在绵羊卵泡发育中的调控作用,为进一步探明绵羊卵泡发育的调控机制提供参考。     

番鸭产蛋各期肝脂肪酸组成及AMPK信号通路基因表达研究

旨在探究产蛋各期番鸭肝腺苷酸活化蛋白激酶（AMPK）信号通路基因表达和肝脂肪酸组成,为番鸭肝脂质代谢应答产蛋提供机理研究。本研究选取开产前22周龄、产蛋初期30周龄、产蛋中期40周龄和产蛋末期60周龄母番鸭各15羽,全自动生化仪测定血脂水平,苏木精-伊红（HE）染色和油红O染色观察肝组织学结构,实时荧光定量PCR （qRT-PCR）检测肝AMPK通路基因表达,气相色谱-质谱联用法（GC-MS）检测产蛋各期肝脂肪酸组成。结果表明,总胆固醇（TC）、低密度脂蛋白胆固醇（LDL-C）、甘油三酯（TG）和极低密度脂蛋白胆固醇（VLDL-C）水平在40周龄显著高于22、30和60周龄（P<0.05）;高密度脂蛋白胆固醇（HDL-C）水平在30和40周龄显著低于22和60周龄（P<0.05）。肝HE和油红O染色切片显示,肝在22周龄呈实质状,至产蛋40和60周龄,肝脂滴沉积明显（P<0.05）。AMPKα1在22、30、40和60周龄呈本底低水平表达,并显著低于产蛋各期肉碱脂酰转移酶1（CPT1）和脂肪酸合成酶（FAS）的表达量（P<0.05）,FAS在22、40和60周龄均呈高水平表达（P<0.05）;羟甲基戊二酰辅酶A还原酶（HMGR）、肝细胞核因子4α（HNF4α）、乙酰辅酶A羧化酶1（ACC1）和固醇调控元件结合蛋白-1（SREBP1c）在40周龄表达量显著高于22和30周龄（P<0.05）。肝中饱和脂肪酸（SFA）、单不饱和脂肪酸（MUFA）和多不饱和脂肪酸（PUFA）主要由C16∶0、C18∶0、C18∶1和C20∶2 n-6构成,分别占总脂肪酸含量的32%、16%、30%和9%。C14∶0和C16∶0含量在40周龄显著高于22周龄（P<0.05）;C24∶0、C20∶2 n-6和PUFA含量在60周龄显著高于22和40周龄（P<0.05）。综上,番鸭产蛋期肝通过上调FAS等脂质合成基因表达,合成大量长链脂肪酸,沉积于肝,并增加血脂水平。     

钙调磷酸酶-活化T细胞核因子信号途径在骨骼肌细胞生长和发育中生理作用的研究进展

钙调磷酸酶-活化T细胞核因子(nuclear factor of activated T cells,NFAT)信号途径作为肌肉细胞内重要的生物信号转导途径,在肌肉细胞中起到调节枢纽的作用,与肌肉生长及肌纤维的类型有密切关系.而肌肉组织降解在动物肌肉嫩化过程中具有重要的意义.因此,钙调磷酸酶-NFAT信号途径可能与肌肉...     

Discovery of a new gene causing dark green cotyledons and pathway of pigment synthesis in lentil (Lens culinaris Medik)

A new gene is reported which functions as a master gene for synthesis of the pigments determining cotyledon colour in lentil. This gene is different from the two earlier reported genes which are responsible for synthesis of yellow (gene Y) and brown (gene B) pigments. Double recessive homozygous condition of these two genes results into loss of both pigments and, consequently, produces light green cotyledons. The new gene, in contrast, produces dark green cotyledons in recessive condition irrespective of the dominance or recessive state of the Y and B genes. It is hypothesized that the new gene for dark green cotyledon colour (Dg) acts at an earlier stage in the biosynthesis of the two cotyledon-specific pigments, which are derived from a common precursor, whose synthesis is blocked when Dg mutates to its recessive condition. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

外源DNA导入花粉管通道技术的发展和应用

本文综述了花粉管通道法的创立与发展,以及应用此方法所取得的一系列研究成果,对遗传转化中所涉及的机理和分子验证进行了探讨,并且分析了影响花粉管通道法导入外源基因的因素,进一步比较了该方法较其它常用的转化法的优势与局限性。     

Study on the Hepatoprotective Effect of Oxalis coriniculata L. and Related Mechanism by Regulating Oxidative Stress and TLR-2/NF-κB Signaling Pathway

[Objectives]This study aimed to explore the protective effect of Oxalis coriniculata L.on rats with acute liver injury induced by carbon tetrachloride(CCl4)and ...     

过表达ZmCIPKHT基因增强植物耐热性

高温胁迫对植物正常生长发育及产量的影响越来越显著。为了适应外界环境的变化,植物进化出了一系列应对高温胁迫的分子遗传机制。类钙调磷酸酶B蛋白(CBL)互作蛋白激酶(CIPK),在ABA信号转导途径上积极参与植物对高温胁迫的响应。在前期全基因组关联分析的基础上,本实验克隆了一个与玉米耐高温性状相关的候选基因ZmCIPKHT, qRT-PCR结果表明ZmCIPKHT基因受高温胁迫的显著诱导。室内表型鉴定的实验发现过表达ZmCIPKHT的转基因拟南芥植株在高温胁迫下,比野生型的存活率显著提高,生长状态更好。玉米原生质体瞬时转化实验证明ZmCIPKHT蛋白定位于细胞核中。酵母双杂交实验验证了ZmCIPKHT蛋白与玉米CBLs家族中的ZmCBL4蛋白存在互作关系。同时, ZmCIPKHT转基因拟南芥在高温胁迫条件下,脱落酸(ABA)通路相关基因的表达水平有其相应的变化,揭示了ZmCIPKHT可能依赖于ABA信号转导通路来增强植物的耐热性。这些结果为解析玉米CBL-CIPK信号通路依赖于ABA途径对植物非生物胁迫响应的分子机制提供了新的实验根据。     

高等植物类胡萝卜素的生物降解途径研究进展

本文总结了高等植物类胡萝卜素降解的主要途径。文章指出,类胡萝卜素的降解主要有酶降解和非酶降解两种方式,前者主要有羟化酶降解、双加氧酶裂解和脂氧合酶降解,后者主要有直接化学氧化降解、光氧化降解和热氧化降解。其中,热氧化降解包括温和条件(0~100 ℃) 下的和剧烈条件(300~800 ℃) 下的。目前,类胡萝卜素降解的调控机制尚不完全清楚。本文可为植物类产品生产和加工中类胡萝卜素降解的人工控制提供理论依据。