DNA羟甲基化测序技术

5-羟甲基胞嘧啶(5-hydroxymethylcytosine, 5hmC)是继5-甲基胞嘧啶(5-methylcytosine, 5mC)之后发现的第六种碱基, 已在多种哺乳动物组织和细胞中检出. 与5mC相比, 5hmC的含量更低, 但5hmC也具有非常重要的生物学功能. 已有的研究表明, 5hmC参与了染色体重新编程、基因表达的转录调控, 并在DNA去甲基化过程中发挥重要作用. 另外, 5hmC可能与特定肿瘤的发生密切相关, 有可能成为肿瘤早期诊断的生物标志物. 因此, 发展可靠、灵敏和准确的5hmC检测技术至关重要. 本综述针对DNA羟甲基化的检测及测序技术进行了简要介绍.     

修饰组学:解析修饰生物分子功能

基因的时空表达通过转录、翻译和蛋白翻译后修饰这3个层面进行调控.目前在基因组DNA、RNA和蛋白质上发现了丰富的化学修饰.这些化学修饰被认为是调控基因时空表达的另一种新机制.截至目前,在核酸和蛋白质中已经分别发现了超过150和400种不同类型的修饰,阐明这些修饰的生理功能有助于促进对生命体调控机理和运行机制的认识和理解.包括基因组学、转录组学、蛋白质组学和代谢组学在内的组学研究已经蓬勃发展了几十年.鉴于DNA、RNA和蛋白质上含有丰富多样和具有调控作用的化学修饰,本文从修饰和组学的角度提出了新的概念:修饰组学.修饰组学主要是指对DNA修饰、RNA修饰和蛋白质修饰的系统和综合研究.本综述通过介绍DNA、RNA和蛋白质上的化学修饰,总结了它们的生物学功能,探讨了修饰之间的相互作用从而阐释修饰组学,希望为DNA、RNA和蛋白质修饰提供一个系统的蓝图,并促进对其功能的研究.     

DNA骨架磷硫酰化修饰的研究进展

DNA骨架磷硫酰化修饰是指在天然DNA骨架上发现的P-O键被P-S键替换的化学修饰, 属于首例生理修饰, 具有磷硫修饰的DNA在Tris缓冲体系中电泳时具有DNA降解表型. 研究发现DNA骨架磷硫修饰属于复制后修饰, 具有如下三个特征: R_p型立体修饰, 序列专一性、分布广泛性. 这种修饰由五个基因组成的dnd基因簇(dndA-E)编码的蛋白控制, 但这些蛋白具体的作用机制目前还不清楚. 为了将来更好地研究DNA磷硫修饰机制, 本文综述了DNA磷硫酰化修饰的发现历程, 特点, 参与DNA磷硫修饰的蛋白结构研究进展, 以及磷硫修饰的DNA作为抗氧化剂研究进展. 同时, 对DNA磷硫修饰机制、生理功能等研究目前所面临的困难, 如硫原子如何渗入DNA骨架, 参与DNA磷硫修饰的五个蛋白是如何协调作用完成DNA磷硫修饰的机理等难题进行了简单概括, 以为相关研究提出一些可能的方向.     

表观遗传修饰——5-羟甲基胞嘧啶检测的研究进展

表观遗传修饰是指在不改变DNA序列的情况下,基因表达发生的可遗传变化.5-羟甲基胞嘧啶(5-hydroxymethylcytosine, 5hmC)是继5-甲基胞嘧啶(5-methylcytosine, 5mC)后发现的表观遗传修饰,被称为"第六种碱基". 5hmC广泛分布于哺乳动物的组织和细胞中,它的异常表达与肿瘤发生、发育性疾病和神经系统疾病密切相关.由于5hm C的结构与5m C相似,并且其丰度远远低于5m C,传统方法难以实现对5hm C的准确和灵敏检测.近年来,科学家们结合新的修饰方法和信号放大策略,发展了一系列超灵敏检测5hm C的新方法,包括液相色谱串联质谱法、荧光法、电化学法、光电化学法、单碱基分辨率的测序法和单分子检测技术.这些方法各自具有其独特优势,有力推动了表观遗传学的发展.本综述总结了5hmC检测方法的最新研究进展,并对其面临的挑战和发展趋势做了展望.     

植物RNA修饰的功能及分析方法

除经典碱基外, RNA中还包含许多化学修饰.迄今,已经在生命体的三域系统中鉴定出超过150种RNA修饰类型.这些RNA修饰不改变RNA的序列,但会改变其结构和生化特性,从而调节基因的时空表达. RNA修饰作为表观遗传学研究的一个重要领域,在调控植物的生长发育和胁迫应激中起到至关重要的作用.近年来,随着分析技术,特别是RNA修饰测序技术的不断进步,对植物RNA修饰的功能和机制获得了深入的认识.本文主要介绍了植物RNA修饰的功能,总结了针对这些植物中RNA修饰的分析方法,以便为今后系统地开展植物中RNA修饰的研究提供参考.     

蛋白质修饰的电化学研究

蛋白质的翻译后修饰对于生命体执行正常的生理功能具有十分重要的作用,是蛋白质科学研究的重要内容.目前研究蛋白质修饰的方法主要有质谱法、亲和层析等,然而由于蛋白质修饰研究的复杂性,迫切需要发掘新的技术手段.电化学方法理论成熟、应用广泛,在生命科学许多领域发挥着越来越重要的作用.蛋白质的体外修饰必将导致蛋白质特定位点基团的变化,可以利用巧妙设计的电化学方法予以表征和分析,以期探明修饰对蛋白质结构和功能的影响.此外,又可以利用电化学定量分析的独特优势快速准确地测定蛋白质修饰中涉及的相关酶活.正因为如此,蛋白质体外修饰的电化学研究已引起越来越多的关注.本文以作者课题组近期研究工作为主,结合国内外同行的相关代表性工作,介绍电化学方法在蛋白质修饰方面的近期研究进展,并探讨了今后的发展方向和趋势.     

老鼠Tet1蛋白能氧化单链脱氧核糖核酸上的5-甲基胞嘧啶到5-羟甲基胞嘧啶和5-羧基胞嘧啶(英文)

5-甲基胞嘧啶在哺乳动物细胞中具有广泛的作用.而它被双脱氧家族Tet蛋白氧化所得的产物5-羟甲基胞嘧啶、5-醛基胞嘧啶和5-羧基胞嘧啶也被证明在细胞发育和5-甲基胞嘧啶动态平衡调控中具有关键的作用.已有的研究结果表明,Tet蛋白能够识别双链DNA上的5-甲基胞嘧啶,并将其氧化成5-羟甲基胞嘧啶、5-醛基胞嘧啶和5-羧基胞嘧啶.我们通过质谱仪检测发现,老鼠Tet1蛋白的DNA结合结构域还能识别和氧化单链DNA上的5-甲基胞嘧啶.这一发现暗示我们,Tet蛋白家族不但具有已经发现的氧化双链DNA上5-甲基胞嘧啶的功能,还有可能作用于DNA的复制及转录,甚至具有氧化单链RNA上对应的甲基修饰碱基的能力.     

二茂铁与DNA作用的表面电化学研究

在研究碳纳米管电极上二茂铁电化学性质的基础上,应用二茂铁修饰电极和DNA修饰电极研究了二茂铁与小牛胸腺DNA的相互作用。结果表明,修饰电极上的二茂铁都呈现一对明显的氧化还原峰,二茂铁修饰电极与DNA的作用表现为氧化还原峰电流减小,与溶液中的两者作用情况类似,而DNA修饰电极与二茂铁的作用则表现为氧化还原峰电流增大。扫描电镜结果也证实了两种修饰电极上的二茂铁与DNA间的作用。此外,还讨论了二茂铁与DNA间的作用模式。     

DNA与5-氟尿嘧啶相互作用的电化学和谱学研究

以电位控制共价组装法制得的DNA修饰电极为工作电极, 采用循环伏安和方波脉冲伏安法, 以亚甲蓝(MB)为电活性指示剂, 研究了非电活性抗癌药物5-氟尿嘧啶(5-FU)与DNA的相互作用, 还结合紫外-可见光谱进一步研究了这种相互作用. 循环伏安测试结果表明: 5-FU与DNA在电极表面反应的过程为可逆电化学反应-化学反应偶合(EC)过程. 当扫描速度较低时, EC反应是扩散控制过程; DNA与电活性物质MB通过静电吸附相互结合, 抗癌药物5-FU与DNA通过插入作用相互结合. 本研究对于遗传工程中以DNA为靶标的药物设计有重要的意义.     

生物多糖进行医用高分子材料表面修饰的研究进展

综述了国内外应用生物多糖进行医用高分子材料表面修饰的研究状况,其中重点介绍了葡聚糖、肝素及类肝素类物质、壳聚糖等多糖在高分子材料表面修饰的研究近况.多糖是自然界中含量最为丰富的生物大分子,几乎存在于所有的生命体中,具有很好的生物相容性,而且某些生物多糖还具有特殊的生物活性,因此用生物多糖进行医用高分子材料的表面修饰受到了国内外研究学者的关注.大量研究表明,经过生物多糖表面修饰的高分子材料可获得良好的生物相容性和某些优良的医学应用性能.     

二氧化碳和丙烯直接合成甲基丙烯酸的NiPMo/TiO2催化剂的研究

用溶胶-凝胶法以磷钼酸(MPA)的镍盐溶液水解钛酸四丁酯制备了NiPMo/TiO2催化剂.使用ICP、 XRD、 TG-DTA、 IR、 TPD-MS和微反应技术研究了催化剂的化学组成、热稳定性、化学吸附性质和催化反应性能.杂多钼酸盐与TiO2通过O2-在TiO2表面发生了键合.在623 K下,杂多阴离子仍保持原有的Keggin结构.CO2在Lewis酸位Ni(Ⅱ)和Lewis碱位Ni-O-Mo的桥氧协同作用下生成CO2卧式吸附态Ni(Ⅱ)←O-(CO)←(O--Ni).丙烯有多种吸附态在催化剂上吸附.在563 K、 1 MPa和空速1500 h-1的反应条件下,丙烯的摩尔转化率为3.2%,产物MAA选择性为95%.     

Synthesis of 1-benzyloxypyrazin-2(1H)-one derivatives

Different approaches for the synthesis of 1-benzyloxypyrazin-2(1H)-one derivatives from simple amino acids have been investigated. A library of 33 precursors for the preparation of N-hydroxy pyrazinones was obtained in moderate to good yields.     

Toward new camptothecins. Part 6: Synthesis of crucial ketones and their use in Friedländer reaction

In the context of the preparation of camptothecin and luotonin A analogs, the synthesis of some key keto-precursors and their use in Friedländer condensation are described. This paper also focuses on the stability of these keto intermediates and emphasizes the major differences between indolizinones and pyrroloquinazolinones series. Noteworthy is also the report of some original structures isolated as by-products of some experiments.     

CoFe2O4自形成磁性液体场致结构化对磁化的影响

The Langevin paramagnetic theory can’t describe the relation between magnetization of ferrofluids and applied magnetic field. The structuralization of ferrofluids, which is considered the main influence factor of the magnetization, is regarded. The part of magnetization works is deposited when the structure is forming. This action influences the magnetization of ferrofluids directly or indirectly. On the base of the “compressing” model, the Langevin function that usually describes the magnetization of ferrofluid is modified, and a well-fitted curve is obtained. An equation of the relation between the equivalent volume fraction after being “compressed” and the intensity of magnetic field is discovered, which approximately describes the process of magnetization. The relation between the approximate initial susceptibility and the volume fraction can be obtained from modified formula.     

Highly regioselective Buchwald–Hartwig amination at C-2 of 2,4-dichloropyridine enabling a novel approach to 2,4-bisanilinopyridine (BAPyd) libraries

The highly regioselective Buchwald–Hartwig amination at C-2 of the cheap and readily accessible reagent, 2,4-dichloropyridine with a range of anilines and heterocyclic amines is described. This new methodology is robust and provides a facile access to 4-chloro-N-phenylpyridin-2-amines on 0.25 mol scale. These intermediates undergo a further Buchwald–Hartwig amination at higher temperature to enable rapid exploration of the chemical space at C-4 and to provide a library of 2,4-bisaminopyridines.     

KMnO4-mediated oxidative CN bond cleavage of tertiary amines: Synthesis of amides and sulfonamides

KMnO₄-mediated oxidative CN bond cleavage of tertiary amines producing secondary amine was introduced, which was trapped by electrophiles (acyl chloride and sulfonyl chloride) to form amides and sulfonamides. The reaction could take place at mild condition, tolerating a wide range of function groups and affording products in moderate to excellent yields.     

Chemistry of heterocyclic compounds at the A. E. Favorsky Irkutsk Institute of Chemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, over 50 years (Review)

The review contains a concise historical account and information on the most significant researches undertaken by the staff at the A. E. Favorsky Irkutsk Institute of Chemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences on the Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds. Dedicated to Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences B. A. Trofimov on his 70th jubilee. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 10, pp. 1443–1502, October, 2008.     

A general and convenient synthesis of 4-(tosylmethyl)semicarbazones and their use in amidoalkylation of hydrogen,heteroatom, and carbon nucleophiles

A general synthesis of previously unknown semicarbazone-based α-amidoalkylating reagents, 4-(tosylmethyl)semicarbazones, has been developed. The synthesis involved three-component condensation of semicarbazones of aliphatic or aromatic aldehydes with the same or other aldehydes and p-toluenesulfinic acid. The scope and limitations of this reaction were investigated. The compounds obtained were demonstrated to be an efficient α-(4-semicarbazono)alkylating agents. They were reacted with H- (sodium borohydride), O- (sodium methylate), S- (sodium phenylthiolate), N- (pyrrolidine, sodium succinimide), P- (trialkyl phosphites), and C-nucleophiles (sodium diethyl malonate) to give the corresponding products of the tosyl group substitution, 4-substituted semicarbazones, including analogues of nitrofurazone. Among the prepared compounds tested in vitro for antibacterial and antifungal activity, three nitrofuryl-containing semicarbazones exhibited high biological activities with minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values of 8–32 μg/mL.     

Sulfur-directed metal-free and regiospecific methyl C(sp3)–H imidation of thioanisoles

Regiospecific and direct imidation of the methyl C(sp³)–H bond of thioanisoles is realized under mild and metal-free conditions with N-fluorobis(benzenesulfonyl)imide as an oxidant and nitrogen source. Proposed mechanism suggests that thionium ion intermediates and a Pummerer-type reaction are involved. The imidation has advantages such as high step-economy, excellent functionality tolerance, and regiospecificity, giving structurally diverse imidation products.     

Synthesis of novel chiral bidentate hydroxyalkyl-N-heterocyclic carbene ligands and their application in palladium-catalyzed Mizoroki–Heck couplings and asymmetric addition of diethylzinc to benzaldehyde

A small library of new chiral bidentate hydroxyalkyl-imidazolium salts 1 is conveniently synthesized on multi-gram scale from inexpensive and commercially available chiral pool amino acids. The corresponding carbenes, generated by deprotonation of imidazolium salts 1, in combination with palladium(II) chloride were tested in the Mizoroki–Heck coupling reaction. The most significant results in terms of yields and reactivities were achieved with low catalyst loading. The catalytic activities of these imidazolium salts were also investigated in the asymmetric addition of diethylzinc to benzaldehyde. The use of MgO nanoparticles as an additive in conjunction with these ligands played a crucial role in increasing the efficiency of these reactions.