共聚焦激光扫描显微术研究天花粉蛋白对小鼠胚胎细胞的作用机制

天花粉蛋白是从中草药Ku楼根中根中取的一种核糖体失活蛋白,具有致流产、抗肿瘤和抗HIV功能。本文应用共聚焦激光扫描显微术结合特异性荧光探针2',7'-二氯荧光黄双乙酸酯和Fluo-3AM,观察了天花粉蛋白作用于小鼠胚胎细胞过程中活性氧自由基和细胞内钙离子浓度的变化。实验结果表明,天花粉蛋白能诱导小鼠胚胎细胞钙浓度升高和产生活性氧自由基,并且天花粉蛋白能有效抑制小鼠胚胎细胞的分裂,为天花粉蛋白的致流产提出了新的机制。     

激光光散射研究天花粉蛋白的聚集过程

运用激光光散射技术研究天花粉蛋白在水溶液及不同浓度KSCN水溶液中的聚集过程．KSCN的加入能提高天花粉在水溶液中的稳定性. KSCN浓度大于0．5mol•L－1时，天花粉溶液透明、稳定，溶液中天花粉以单个分子与聚集体两种形式存在．聚集体主要是由约120个天花粉分子组成，平均流体力学半径Rh值约为49nm，在溶液中排列疏松，类似θ溶剂中的无规线团。     

天花粉蛋白的化学VI.用液光拉曼光谱研究天花粉蛋白的二级结构

由天花粉蛋白的水和重水溶液的激光拉曼光谱,测得酰胺III谱带1240cm[-1]和酰胺I谱带1632,1660cm[-1]对CH2弯曲模式1448cm[-1]的强度比值,按Lippert等建立的方程组作定量计算,求得天花粉蛋白的二级结构含量为α-螺旋43.5%,β-折叠31.3%和无序25.2%,它们与4A分辨率天花粉蛋白单晶X射线衍射法的结果相一致,同时,研究了上述溶液的冻干粉状固体的二级结构,经过冻干,使其中约10%的β-折叠转变成无序构象,而α-螺旋含量无明显变化,在水溶液中,由测得的I850/I830比值计算,天花粉蛋白中的酪氨酸残基约有805呈"暴露式"。     

《天花粉蛋白》第二版出版

《天花粉蛋白》第二版由汪猷院士任主编 ,包括三位院士在内的从事天花粉蛋白研究多年的 6 0余位教授、专家共同写作 ,于 2 0 0 0年 6月科学出版社出版。该书第一版 1 990年出版。天花粉是从中华民族丰富的医药宝库中发掘的新药 ,它具有抗孕、抗病毒、抗肿瘤 ,特别是能抑制人艾滋病病毒的复制和繁殖诸多功能。在计划生育、治疗各种滋养层细胞疾病和艾滋病以及养牛业方面有良好的应用价值。《天花粉蛋白》第二版较第一版的篇幅有较大增加 ,内容也更加丰富 ,全面总结了我国科学工作者在天花粉蛋白的基础研究和应用领域中取得的成果。该书的主要…     

天花粉蛋白的化学 Ⅵ.用激光拉曼光谱研究天花粉蛋白的二级结构

由天花粉蛋白的水和重水溶液的激光拉曼光谱,测得酰胺Ⅲ谱带1240cm~(-1)和酰胺I谱带1632,1660cm~(-1)对CH_2弯曲模式1448cm~(-1)的强度比值。按Lippert等建立的方程组作定量计算,求得天花粉蛋白的二级结构含量为α-螺旋43.5％,β-折叠31.3％和无序25.2％,它们与4 分辨率天花粉蛋白单晶X射线衍射法的结果相一致。同时,研究了上述溶液的冻干粉状固体的二级结构,经过冻干,使其中约10％的β-折叠转变成无序构象,而α-螺旋含量无明显变化。在水溶液中,由测得的I_(850)/I_(830)比值计算,天花粉蛋白中的酪氨酸残基约有80％呈“暴露式”。     

天花粉糖蛋白的分离及部分水解片

在天花粉蛋白研究的早期,曾发现含糖10%以上的粗天花粉蛋白有热原反应,用于临床时,人体明显发热。进一步制得的含糖3%的精制天花粉蛋白也有热原反应,人体发热较粗天花粉蛋白弱。不含糖的纯结晶天花粉蛋白无热原反应,人体发热更弱。     

天花粉蛋白化学 Ⅳ.天花粉蛋白的基本一级结构

前文报道从我国民间用于引产的中草药天花粉中提取到活性组分结晶天花粉蛋白和它的物理化学性质,N-端氨基酸顺序的测定及其溴化氰降解碎片CBa的顺序分析. 天花粉蛋白是一个由224个氨基酸残基组成的单一肽链的简单蛋白质,其N-末端残基为Asp,C-端顺序经羧肽酶A测定,并结合其水解动力学的计算机拟合为     

天花粉蛋白二级结构的圆二色性研究

本文报告了室温条件下在185—330nm波长范围内天花粉蛋白的CD谱测定的结果。利用205—240nm区间的CD谱,借助参考CD谱用最小二乘拟合的方法,计算得天花粉蛋白中α螺旋平均含量为24％,β折叠含量为30％,无序构象含量为46％。     

天花粉蛋白一级结构的修正及不同产地天花粉蛋白的研究

胰蛋白酶酶解天花粉蛋白, 用高效液相色谱分离酶解肽段, 用顺序仪测定其有关肽段的顺序。用羧肽酶A, B, Y测定了天花粉蛋白C-端和天花粉蛋白溴化氰降解肽CB1的C-端顺序, 修正了我们1985年测定的天花粉蛋白一级结构, 证明天花粉蛋白由246(7)氨基酸残基所组成, 除C-端微观不均一外, 与Collins结果一致。同时比较了芜湖产天花粉蛋白一级结构与平湖产的天花粉蛋白一级结构, 没有发现两者的一级结构有差别。     

Bcl-2蛋白与Bcl-xL蛋白活性腔比较和底物选择性

Bcl-2蛋白与Bcl-x_L蛋白是Bcl-2蛋白家族抗凋亡亚家族最主要的两个成员, 是目前抗肿瘤药物研究很具前景的新靶点. 两者具有类似的结构和功能, 但在很多方面也存在差异, 如高表达的肿瘤谱有所不同; 与其他抗凋亡亚家族成员的结合具有一定的选择性; 在不同凋亡刺激下对细胞的保护作用也有较大差异等. 本文通过对两者的氨基酸序列联配和活性腔结构比较, 表面静电性质的计算和比较, 及对几类底物选择性的研究, 明确了它们活性腔特性的主要差异所在及对底物选择性的影响. 研究结果为理解Bcl-2蛋白与Bcl-x_L蛋白功能差异的分子机制及设计合成具有良好选择性的小分子抑制剂打下了坚实基础.     

Effects of temperature and pH on the helicity of a peptide adsorbed to colloidal silica

The conformation of a cationic -helical peptide (DDDDAAAARRRRR) adsorbed to anionic colloidal silica has been investigated by circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy as a function of temperature and pH in order to examine how the structure of an adsorbed molecule responds to two simultaneous perturbations. Increased temperature destabilizes the helicity of the peptide in solution, while pH changes alter the substrate surface charge and the corresponding strength of the interaction with the peptide. Near neutral pH, the helicity of the adsorbed peptide, which is determined from the intensity of the CD signal at 222 nm, decreases with increasing temperature, similarly to the temperature-dependent behavior observed for the peptide in aqueous solution. By contrast, at basic pH and a strongly negative surface charge, the helicity of the adsorbed peptide increases with temperature. In order to elucidate the origin of the reversal of the temperature dependence of helicity, a statistical model for the conformation of the adsorbed peptide has been formulated based on the Lifson–Roig model for the helix–coil transition of the peptide in solution. The model provides insight into the trends in fractional helicity and reveals that the temperature dependence of the helicity of the adsorbed peptide results from a competition between the intramolecular interactions that promote helicity and the intermolecular interactions with the surface. The statistical model also enables estimation of the free energy contributions from specific aspects of the adsorption process. Through identification of a connection between the conformation of adsorbed peptide and the interactions of the peptide with the surface, this work suggests a route for the control of adsorbate conformation through peptide and surface engineering.     

pH诱导烟草多酚氧化酶二级结构变化的光谱学研究

In order to obtain that more information on the secondary and active site structure of polyphenol oxidase from nicotinan tobacco,FT-IR,synchronous fluorescence and Vis-UV have bee employed to study the secondary structure changes of polyphenol oxidase induced by pH. The results show that,compared with native PPO（pH=7）,PPO at pH=2 contains less both a-helix and anti-parallel β-sheet,more random coil,and almost the same amount of β-turn,and that PPO at pH = 11 contains less a-helix,anti-parallel β-sheet,β-turn,and more random coil. The microenvironments of both Trp and Tyr residues in PPO undergo some changes with pH changing. With the decrease in pH values at the range of pH=7.0-3.38,the coordination between Cu2+ in the active site and imidazoles of histidine are strenghtened. Different LMCT bands of the PPO active site have been observed by changing pH,which result from the structure of Cu（Ⅱ）-imidazole and Cu（Ⅱ）-imidazolate.     

溶液组成对乌头酸梅构象热稳定性的影响

乌头酸酶（ＥＣ４．２．１．３）又名乌头酸水合酶或柠檬酸（异柠檬酸）水解酶 ,从被发现至今已有６０年的研究利用历史［１］．然而 ,仅仅约１０年前才弄清其一级结构［２］和晶体结构［３］,但它的热稳定性研究至今未见报导．它是一个四结构域蛋白 ,在第３结构域内的铁 硫簇是酶促立体有择反应的催化中心．在大多数活细胞中心代谢途径的核心———Ｋｒｅｂｓ三羧酸循环的第２及第３步中 ,将柠檬酸经过顺 乌头酸最终转化为异柠檬酸．因此 ,它是活细胞中心代谢途径中不可缺少的酶．显然 ,认识该酶构象的稳定性及影响因素 ,有助于控制细胞…     

Activity and Conformation of Yeast Alcohol Dehydrogenase (YADH) Entrapped in Reverse Micelles

Yeast alcohol dehydrogenase (YADH) solubilized in reverse micelles of aerosol OT (i.e., AOT or sodium bis (2-ethyl hexyl) sulfosuccinate) in isooctane has been shown to be catalytically more active than that in aqueous buffer under optimum conditions of pH, temperature, and water content in reverse micelles. Studies of the secondary structure conformational changes of the enzyme in reverse micelles have been made from circular dichroism spectroscopy. It has been seen that the conformation of YADH in reverse micelles is extremely sensitive to pH, temperature, and water content. A comparison has been made between the catalytic activity of the enzyme and the α-helix content in the conformation and it has been observed that the enzyme is most active at the maximum α-helix content. While the β-sheet content in the conformation of the entrapped enzyme was found to be dependent on the enzyme–micelle interface interaction, the α-helix and random coil conformations are governed by the degree of entrapment and the extent of rigidity provided by the micelle core to the enzyme structure.     

Spectroscopy Investigation on Conformational Transition of Tea Glycoconjugate from Green Tea

The conformational transition of a new glycoconjugate, tea glycoconjugate (TGC), was investigated by spectroscopy techniques including circular dichroism (CD) and ultraviolet (UV) spectroscopy. The solution behaviors of TGC in the mediums of different temperature, pH value, and ions were compared. Results showed that the native conformation of TGC was partially ordered. The CD value and UV absorbance of TGC altered with the change of pH value, temperature, the addition of ions, and also accompanied order-disorder transition. Especially the conditions with temperature higher than the glass transition temperature (Tg=62℃), higher pH value or lower pH value will have the most impact on the conformation of TGC, which will destroy the hydrogen bonds between the TGC molecules. The results indicated that the outside factors play important roles on the stability of the conformation of TGC.     

量子点标记天花粉蛋白的研究

将半导体量子点应用于记天花粉蛋白,研究了量子占标记天花粉蛋白的吸收光谱、荧光光谱和酶活性变化,与游离的QDs 相比,QDs-TCS的吸收光谱在400－600nm范围内不发生明显变化,QDs-TCS的发射光普发生蓝移,但发射半宽不变,标记上QDs后TCS的酶活性没有发生改变,利用双光子激发扫描荧光显微镜和激光共取焦显微镜同时观察QDs-TCS在人绒癌细胞内的分布发现,QDs-TCS能够跨膜进入细胞,并在细胸核周围呈聚集分布。     

Analysis of the conformational transitions of proteins by temperature-gradient gel electrophoresis.

Temperature-gradient gel electrophoresis (TGGE) is a technique for studying the structural transitions of nucleic acids and proteins. A temperature gradient is formed in a horizontal slab gel perpendicular to the direction of the electric field. Whereas the principle of the TGGE method has previously been applied to proteins, we describe in this report the systematic optimization of TGGE as a routine technique for the quantitative analysis of conformational transitions in proteins. Using alpha-amylase as an example we show the kinds of results which may be obtained from such measurements. Buffers suitable for use in gel electrophoresis were analyzed with respect to the dependence of their pH value upon temperature. The correct pH range for TGGE of a given protein is determined by electrophoretic titration curves. The protein bands are detected by silver and/or activity staining. The thermal denaturation of alpha-amylase from Aspergillus oryzae showed a discontinuous transition into the denatured conformation, which exhibited much slower electrophoretic mobility. The discontinuity is due to an irreversible denaturation process under the gel conditions. The transition temperature was measured as a function of several parameters, e.g., the concentration of Ca(+)+, dithiotreithol, urea and the pH value. The structural transition of alpha-amylase is accompanied by a loss of enzymatic activity as determined by activity staining or by an activity assay carried out in solution. The structural transitions of two other alpha-amylases from Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus licheniformis were also studied. The results show that the TGGE method is simple to perform and allows the analysis of conformational transitions of proteins in a wide variety of conditions.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

Vibrational Raman optical activity characterization of poly(l-proline) II helix in alanine oligopeptides

A vibrational Raman optical activity (ROA) study of a series of alanine peptides in aqueous solution is presented. The seven-alanine peptide Acetyl-OOAAAAAAAOO-Amide (OAO), recently shown by NMR and UVCD to adopt a predominantly poly(l-proline II) (PPII) helical conformation in aqueous solution, gave an ROA spectrum very similar to that of disordered poly(l-glutamic acid) which has long been considered to adopt the PPII conformation, both being dominated by a strong positive extended amide III ROA band at approximately 1319 cm-1 together with weak positive amide I ROA intensity at approximately 1675 cm-1. A series of alanine peptides Ala2-Ala6 studied in their cationic states in aqueous solution at low pH displayed ROA spectra which steadily evolved toward that of OAO with increasing chain length. As well as confirming that alanine peptides can support the PPII conformation in aqueous solution, our results also confirm the previous ROA band assignments for PPII structure, thereby reinforcing the foundation for ongoing ROA studies of unfolded and partially folded proteins.