SUMO化蛋白质组的富集策略研究进展

蛋白质的SUMO(Small ubiquitin-like modifier)化修饰是生物体内一类重要的翻译后修饰,与核转运、转录调控、基因完整性维持和细胞周期调控等重要生物学过程密切相关.然而由于SUMO本身天然丰度低以及氨基酸序列冗长,SUMO化修饰的分析鉴定一直是研究的热点和难点.为实现SUMO化蛋白质组的深度覆...     

高压对三明治结构的双[2,3,9,10,16,17,23,24-八-(对甲氧基苯氧基)]酞菁铕光谱行为的影响

本工作对具有三明治结构的双[2,3,9,10,16,17,23,24—八—(对甲氧基苯氧基)]酞菁铕在不同压力下的光谱行为进行了研究。结果表明,压力对配合物的Q带吸收具有明显的调制作用,随着压力的增加,对应Q带吸收的LUMO和SUMO能级降低,由于LUMO和SUMO(Second Unoccupied Molecular Orbit)能级的降低,使得Soret带吸收后到达的高能级与LUMO和SUMO能级间隔增加,减慢了从高能级的无辐射过程,随着压力的增加,对应于Soret带吸收的荧光强度(410nm)大大增强。     

猴金属硫蛋白MT1 α-结构域中Cys33和Cys34的突变对蛋白质稳定性的影响

重组猴金属硫蛋白MT1及其C33M,C34S和C33M/C34S突变体蛋白的蛋白质快速液相色谱(FPLC)分析表明,突变体蛋白C34S和C33M/C34S存在着两个稳定的流分f1和f2.CD光谱和重金属离子分析表明,突变体蛋白多流分不仅与半胱氨酸和Cd2+离子结合方式和构型有关,还与金属结合量有关.突变体蛋白多流分的结果表明,在把猴金属硫蛋白α-结构域中的Cys33和Cys34突变为非半胱氨酸残基以建立β-β结构域的金属硫蛋白时,可导致蛋白形成多种结构形式.这表明α-结构域在稳定金属硫蛋白的结构中起着重要的作用,半胱氨酸残基在肽链上的分布对金属硫蛋白的三级结构和金属硫簇的形成有重大的影响.     

人T细胞中核酸结合亲环素(hCyP33)与 poly(A)+RNA(mRNA)特异性结合

人亲环素33(human cyclophilin 33, hCyP 33)是1996年发现的一个蛋白质. 它由1个N-端的RNA结合团块、1个C-端的亲环素团块和两者之间的连接部分组成. RNA结合蛋白(RNA-binding protein, RBP)是参与真核生物RNA转录后剪接(splicing)、修饰(modification)和输送(transport)等功能的一类蛋白质. 亲环素具有肽脯氨酰顺反异构酶活性, 在蛋白质折叠、输送和相互作用过程中起着关键作用. 器官移植时使用的免疫抑制剂环胞菌素A (cyclosporin A, CsA)能与亲环素类蛋白质结合, 并抑制它们的酶活性. 但是同时具有这两种不同功能的亲环素33在细胞生理过程中到底起了什么作用, 至今尚不清楚. 用离子交换色谱法和亲和吸附的方法研究了人亲环素33与各种细胞RNA的结合特异性, 证实了人亲环素33只同具有poly(A)尾序列结构的mRNA, 即poly(A)⁺ RNA发生特异性结合.     

沉淀聚合制备粒径可控的温度响应型蛋白纳米胶囊

以牛血清蛋白(BSA)为模型蛋白,N-异丙基丙烯酰胺(NIPAM)为单体,N,N'-亚甲基双丙烯酰胺(BIS)为交联剂,采用原位沉淀聚合法制备了单分散的温度响应型蛋白纳米胶囊(nBSA).通过调整单体与蛋白的比例制备了粒径大小不同的含有单个蛋白分子的BSA纳米胶囊.采用基质辅助激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱仪(MALDI-TOF MS)、透射电镜(TEM)和动态光散射仪(DLS)等对BSA蛋白的修饰度,nBSA的形貌和结构,以及温度响应性能进行了表征,并用HeLa细胞对nBSA的体外安全性进行了初步评价.结果表明,在一定范围内,随着单体和蛋白比例的升高,蛋白纳米胶囊的粒径也逐渐增大,且在7.4～17 nm之间可控,而nBSA的响应温度则逐渐减小在33～41℃之间可控;制备的nBSA单分散性较好;nBSA具有温度响应性能,当环境温度高于其响应温度时,nBSA的粒径可显著增大16～33倍,且这种变化随温度呈现可逆性,并通过对nBSA细胞毒性的初步考察,评价将其用于生物领域的潜力.     

基于ThT荧光寿命检测蛋清溶菌酶蛋白寡聚体

采用时间分辨荧光技术, 检测了不同形态蛋白聚集体的荧光染料硫磺素T(ThT)荧光寿命. 利用蛋清溶菌酶体外制备了蛋白聚集体; 采用透射电子显微镜(TEM)及ThT稳态荧光检测了结合蛋白纤维生长的动力学曲线, 确定其形成寡聚体及纤维样聚集体的特征和时间. 通过时间相关单光子计数(TCSPC)技术测定了蛋清溶菌酶单体、 寡聚体和淀粉样纤维的ThT荧光寿命曲线, 并拟合、 计算其荧光寿命. 根据圆二色谱(CD)分析结果推测聚集体的结构不同导致其与ThT的结合状态不同, 从而影响ThT荧光寿命. 结果表明, 通过测定ThT荧光寿命可以区分蛋白单体、 寡聚体和纤维样聚集体, 并监测蛋白寡聚体的形成, 为后续病理蛋白聚集过程中形成寡聚体物质的监测提供了研究基础.     

乙型肝炎病毒相关性肝癌患者的比较蛋白质组学研究

筛选并鉴定了乙型肝炎病毒(HBV)相关性肝癌的血清差异表达蛋白. 采用蛋白芯片及表面增强激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱(SELDI-TOF-MS)技术对正常人与乙型肝炎病毒相关性肝癌患者术前血清分别进行检测, 共发现了44个差异蛋白, 其中21个上调, 23个下调. 通过高效液相色谱技术分离纯化其中表达差异最明显的蛋白, 并进行质谱鉴定. 通过蛋白功能结果分析表明, 这些蛋白的差异表达可能与乙型肝炎病毒相关性肝癌的发生机制密切相关.     

金乌贼脑和视神经节蛋白质组比较分析

采用双向凝胶电泳(2D-PAGE)技术优化分离金乌贼的脑及视神经节全蛋白质, 并选用肽质量指纹谱(Peptide mass fingerprinting, PMF)技术和数据库检索方法对2D-PAGE图谱上的部分蛋白质斑点进行鉴定, 初步构建了金乌贼视神经节(Optic ganglion of Sepia esculenta, SEOG)和脑神经节(Cerebral ganglion of Sepia esculenta, SECG)部分分子解剖图谱. 用Melanie 4 Trial软件分析脑神经节和视神经节蛋白质斑点总数量分别为682和594个, 其中SECG蛋白质斑点数量明显多于SEOG. 在脑神经节和视神经节中均发现了线粒体苹果酸脱氢酶前体(Mitochondrial malate dehydrogenase precursor, pre-MDH)及可溶性NSF连接蛋白(SNAP-type proteins). 此外, 延长因子(Elongation factor G)、微管蛋白(Tubulin)和肌动蛋白(Actin)等蛋白质也具有高匹配率. 已鉴定的蛋白质, 多数归属于假定蛋白和结构蛋白类.     

[(n-C16H33)N(CH3)3]2[TiF6]·2H2O的合成、结构和热稳定性

利用水热法在150 ℃合成了新的化合物六氟钛酸十六烷基三甲基胺二水合物([(n-C16H33)N(CH3)32[TiF6]·2H2O), 并利用单晶X射线衍射技术解析了其结构, 同时利用傅立叶变换红外光谱、元素分析及热分析技术加以佐证. 该化合物由六氟钛酸根离子(TiF2-6)、水分子及十六烷基三甲基胺离子([(n-C16H33)N(CH3)3]+)组成, 属于单斜晶系, 其空间群为C2/c. 氢键在其构筑三维结构时起着重要的作用.     

中波紫外线与化学致癌物诱导下HaCaT细胞的蛋白表达应答

对角质形成细胞HaCaT分别进行中波紫外线(UVB)照射、2,4-二硝基苯磺酸(DNBS)刺激及UVB+DNBS(UD)共同刺激, 利用二维荧光差异胶内凝胶电泳(2D DIGE)、DeCyder定量分析软件和HPLC-nESI-MS/MS分析技术, 对HaCaT细胞产生的差异表达蛋白进行了鉴定. 有65个蛋白质点发生了明显表达差异(P<0.05), 与UVB或DNBS单独处理细胞相比, 有41个蛋白点表现为UVB和DNBS的正协同效应, 13个蛋白点表现为负协同效应, 5个蛋白点与UVB单独处理相近, 6个蛋白点与DNBS单独处理相近. HPLC-nESI-MS/MS从65个差异表达蛋白质点中共鉴定出60种单一(Unique)蛋白. 采用生物信息学方法对这些鉴定蛋白所涉及的分子功能、参与的生物学过程及信号通路进行了系统分析. 实验得到了与紫外辐射和化学诱导损伤的直接相关蛋白, 有助于研究不同环境条件下皮肤癌的形成及皮肤疾病的有效防护与治疗.     

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.     

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.     

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.     

Selective syntheses of 2H-1,3-oxazines and 1H-pyrrol-3(2H)-ones via temperature-dependent Rh(II)-carbenoid-mediated 2H-azirine-ring expansion

The Rh(II)-catalyzed reaction of 2-carbonyl-substituted 2H-azirines with ethyl 2-cyano-2-diazoacetate or 2-diazo-3,3,3-trifluoropropionate provides an easy access to 2H-1,3-oxazines and 1H-pyrrol-3(2H)-ones. These compounds can be selectively prepared from the same starting material using temperature as the only varied parameter. The 2-azabuta-1,3-diene intermediate, a common precursor for both heterocyclic products, isomerizes into 2H-1,3-oxazine under kinetic control, while 1H-pyrrol-3(2H)-one is the sole product of the reaction at elevated temperatures. According to DFT-calculations a one-atom oxazine ring contraction involving ring-opening to a 2-azabuta-1,3-diene intermediate, followed by a 1,5- and 1,2-prototropic shift leads to the consecutive formation of imidoylketene and azomethine ylide, which then further undergo cyclization to the pyrrole derivative.     

Copper catalyzed/mediated synthetic methodology for ebselen and related isoselenazolones

Scope of the copper catalyzed/mediated selenium-nitrogen coupling reaction has been studied for the synthesis of isoselenazolones. It is noticed that the 2-chloro, 2-bromo-, and 2-iodo-aryl amides substrates can be exploited in the selenium-nitrogen coupling reaction by employing 25-100 mol % of CuI/1,10-phenanthroline (L) and potassium carbonate as a base in DMF. Furthermore, electron rich 2-chloro-arylamides also underwent selenium-nitrogen coupling reaction to give biologically important selenium-nitrogen heterocycles. Also, copper-catalyzed selenium-nitrogen coupling reaction has been meticulously applied for the synthesis of diaryl diselenides having methoxy, amine, and amide functionality from respective aryl iodides in the presence of stoichiometric amount of succinimide as an external Se-N coupling partner.