蛋氨酸亚砜/蛋氨酸亚砜还原酶荧光检测研究进展

蛋白质蛋氨酸亚砜化是一种重要的氧化还原依赖的蛋白质翻译后修饰,不仅是氧化应激的重要标志物之一,也是一种蛋白质功能调控开关可影响活性氧信号转导,与一系列疾病尤其是神经退行性疾病的发生发展密切相关。 在许多生物体中,蛋氨酸亚砜还原酶是目前已经发现的唯一能将蛋白质蛋氨酸亚砜还原为蛋氨酸的物质,可以修复氧化损伤蛋白,恢复蛋白质功能,调控细胞氧还平衡,对相关疾病的治疗具有非常重要的意义。 本文重点介绍蛋氨酸亚砜和蛋氨酸亚砜还原酶的结构和催化机理,综述蛋氨酸亚砜和蛋氨酸亚砜还原酶荧光探针的部分研究进展,对该领域的研究前景进行展望。     

蛋氨酸亚砜还原酶的结构特征及与神经退行性疾病的关系

蛋氨酸易被氧化为蛋氨酸亚砜,使生物体中氧化还原平衡失调,诱发各种疾病.蛋氨酸亚砜还原酶(Msrs)能将蛋氨酸亚砜还原成蛋氨酸,恢复蛋白的结构与功能,对调控多种氧化应激相关疾病具有重要作用.本文结合本课题组的研究结果,介绍了Msrs的分类进化、结构特征、催化机理和基因工程表达;综述了Msrs与衰老、帕金森病和阿尔茨海默病的关系,以探讨有关Msrs研究的发展方向和应用前景.     

硒蛋白R——一个独特的甲硫氨酸亚砜还原酶

硒蛋白是一类以硒代半胱氨酸为活性中心的蛋白质,利用硒氢基的强还原性,硒蛋白在生物体内发挥重要的抗氧化功能。目前发现,人类基因组中有25种硒蛋白的编码基因,其中硒蛋白R是唯一一个含有硒代半胱氨酸的甲硫氨酸亚砜还原酶,它位于细胞质及细胞核中,由于其空间结构和硒元素的强亲核性,硒蛋白R能特异性还原R型甲硫氨酸亚砜中被氧化的硫元素。硒蛋白R能够与肌动蛋白、瞬时电位通道蛋白及β-淀粉样蛋白等多种蛋白质相互作用,可能在中枢神经系统中具有重要的功能,并与神经退行性疾病的发生发展具有密切关系。     

明胶大分子的照相性质研究——Ⅰ.明胶中的蛋氨酸砜及亚砜的测定

应用氨基酸分析仪对十六种国外明胶(大部分为IAG明胶)的氨基酸含量进行了测定,其中重点进行了蛋氨酸及其氧化产物含量的测定。测试结果表明:明胶中蛋氨酸含量随不同样品变化较大,亚砜含量一般较少,所有照相胶都含有砜,绝大多数胶样含有亚砜。     

新型“NH-叔丁亚砜-烯”配体的合成及其在转移氢化反应中的应用

邻叔丁基亚砜苄胺与2-乙烯基苯甲醛(或2-苯乙烯-苯甲醛)经缩合反应制得亚胺,再经硼氢化钠还原合成了两个新型的NH-叔丁亚砜-烯类三齿柔性配体(4a和4b),其结构经1H NMR,13C NMR和HR-MS表征。考察了4a或4b与Ir的络合物催化苯乙酮的转移氢化反应,转化率分别为94%和51%。     

新型手性Schiff碱的合成及其在硫醚不对称氧化反应中的应用

从(R)-BINOL出发,经4步反应合成了一种新型手性Schiff碱配体--(R)-1-(2-羟基萘-1-基)-3-{[(R)-1-苯基乙亚胺]甲基}萘-2-酚(4),其结构经1H NMR,13C NMR,IR和MS表征.以CCl4为溶剂,4/Ti(O-i-Pr)4/异丙基过氧化氢(2.0 eq)为催化体系,于0 ℃反应9 h的最佳反应条件下,产物甲基苯基亚砜的收率77%,66%ee.     

An NMR-Based Biosensor to Measure Stereospecific Methionine Sulfoxide Reductase Activities in Vitro and in Vivo**

Oxidation of protein methionines to methionine-sulfoxides (MetOx) is associated with several age-related diseases. In healthy cells, MetOx is reduced to methionine by two families of conserved methionine sulfoxide reductase enzymes, MSRA and MSRB that specifically target the S- or R-diastereoisomers of methionine-sulfoxides, respectively. To directly interrogate MSRA and MSRB functions in cellular settings, we developed an NMR-based biosensor that we call CarMetOx to simultaneously measure both enzyme activities in single reaction setups. We demonstrate the suitability of our strategy to delineate MSR functions in complex biological environments, including cell lysates and live zebrafish embryos. Thereby, we establish differences in substrate specificities between prokaryotic and eukaryotic MSRs and introduce CarMetOx as a highly sensitive tool for studying therapeutic targets of oxidative stress-related human diseases and redox regulated signaling pathways.     

新型热塑性淀粉的制备和性能

以二甲基亚砜(DMSO)为增塑剂, 通过熔融共混法制备了一种新型热塑性淀粉(TPS), 研究不同增塑剂含量对材料结构和性能的影响, 并与甘油及甘油/水复合增塑淀粉体系进行了比较. FTIR结果显示, DMSO能够与淀粉产生强烈而稳定的氢键相互作用. WAXD和SEM的研究结果表明, DMSO的加入破坏了淀粉的有序结构, 实现了淀粉的塑化, 形成均一的非晶连续相. 同甘油及甘油/水增塑体系相比, DMSO与淀粉的羟基形成更为稳定的氢键, 能够有效抑制淀粉的重结晶. 动态力学和拉伸力学性能测试结果表明, 经过DMSO的增塑, 有效降低了淀粉的玻璃化转变温度, 改善了材料的韧性, 增塑效率要好于甘油及甘油/水复合增塑体系.     

Affinity of Tripodal and Linear Tetraamines for Silver(I) in Dimethyl Sulfoxide

The thermodynamic functions of the complexation of Ag(I) by the tripodal ligands, tris(2-(methylamino)ethyl)amine (Me₃tren) and tris(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl)amine (Me₆tren) (L), are determined in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) by potentiometric and calorimetric techniques at 298.0 K and 0.1 mol⋅dm⁻³ ionic strength (Et₄NClO₄). A comparison is made between previous data concerning Ag(I) complex formation with the non-alkylated tripodal 2,2′,2″-triaminotriethylamine (tren), in order to analyze the influence of N-methylation on this type of branched donor, and with those relative to the linear triethylenetetramine (trien) and 1,1,4,7,10,10-hexamethyltriethylenetetramine (Me₆trien). The results are discussed taking into account different σ-donating properties, geometric arrangement of the ligands, steric repulsions and solvation effects.     

Assessment of the Extent of Starch Dissolution in Dimethyl Sulfoxide by 1H NMR Spectroscopy

Complete dissolution is needed for the separation, characterization, or homogeneous labeling of whole starch molecules. A method is presented to quantify the extent of starch dissolution in DMSO for the first time; it is validated on a commercial rice starch. It is used directly on starch dispersions containing possible undissolved or co‐dissolved species. High‐amylose maize starches, known to be digested slowly in vivo, only quantitatively dissolve in the presence of high concentrations of an H‐bond disrupter, LiBr, although they form clear dispersions at low LiBr concentrations. Starch quantitatively dissolves from waxy rice flours; non‐starch components partially co‐dissolve but do not interfere with the dissolution quantification.

     

二甲基亚砜在锂二次电池中的应用

采用二甲基亚砜(DMSO)作为锂二次电池的电解液, 研究了锂在DMSO中的沉积形貌和循环效率. 比较了六氟磷酸锂(LiPF₆)在DMSO、 碳酸丙烯酯(PC)和1,3-二氧环戊烷(DOL)3种溶剂中的沉积形貌和循环效率, 并研究了LiPF₆、 四氟硼酸锂(LiBF₄)、 高氯酸锂(LiClO₄)和二(三氟甲基磺酰)亚胺锂(LiTFSI)4种锂盐在DMSO中的沉积形貌和循环效率. 结果表明, 锂在DMSO中沉积得到的表面光滑平整且致密均匀, 循环效率在前10周要高于在PC中的, 溶剂DMSO有望用于金属锂二次电池中.     

Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Dimethyl Fumarate Associates with the Inhibition of Thioredoxin Reductase 1 in RAW 264.7 Cells

Macrophages secrete a variety of pro-inflammatory cytokines in response to pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) and damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) but abnormal release of cytokines unfortunately promotes cytokine storms. Dimethyl fumarate (DMF), an FDA-approved drug for multiple sclerosis (MS) treatment, has been found as an effective therapeutic agent for resolution. In this study, the anti-inflammatory effect of DMF was found to correlate to selenoprotein thioredoxin reductase 1 (TXNRD1). DMF irreversibly modified the Sec⁴⁹⁸ residue and C-terminal catalytic cysteine residues of TXNRD1 in a time- and dose-dependent manner. In LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells, cellular TXNRD activity was increased through up-regulation of the protein level and DMF inhibited TXNRD activity and the nitric oxide (NO) production of RAW 264.7 cells. Meanwhile, the inhibition of TXNRD1 by DMF would contribute to the redox regulation of inflammation and promote the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) activation. Notably, inhibition of cellular TXNRD1 by auranofin or TRi-1 showed anti-inflammatory effect in RAW 264.7 cells. This finding demonstrated that targeting TXNRD1 is a potential mechanism of using immunometabolites for dousing inflammation in response to pathogens and highlights the potential of TXNRD1 inhibitors in immune regulation.     

Comparative Analysis of Coumarin Profiles in Different Parts of Peucedanum japonicum and Their Aldo–Keto Reductase Inhibitory Activities

Peucedanum japonicum (Umbelliferae) is widely distributed throughout Southeast Asian countries. The root of this plant is used in traditional medicine to treat colds and pain, whereas the young leaves are considered an edible vegetable. In this study, the differences in coumarin profiles for different parts of P. japonicum including the flowers, roots, leaves, and stems were compared using ultra-performance liquid chromatography time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Twenty-eight compounds were tentatively identified, including three compounds found in the genus Peucedanum for the first time. Principal component analysis using the data set of the measured mass values and intensities of the compounds exhibited distinct clustering of the flower, leaf, stem, and root samples. In addition, their anticancer activities were screened using an Aldo–keto reductase (AKR)1C1 assay on A549 human non-small-cell lung cancer cells and the flower extract inhibited AKR1C1 activity. Based on these results, seven compounds were selected as potential markers to distinguish between the flower part versus the root, stem, and leaf parts using an orthogonal partial least-squares discriminant analysis. This study is the first to provide information on the comparison of coumarin profiles from different parts of P. japonicum as well as their AKR1C1 inhibitory activities. Taken together, the flowers of P. japonicum offer a new use related to the efficacy of overcoming anticancer drug resistance, and may be a promising source for the isolation of active lead compounds.     

硒蛋白S的结构、功能及与疾病的关系

硒是一种人体必需的微量营养元素,其主要生物功能是通过硒蛋白实现。硒蛋白S （SELENOS）是一种主要存在于内质网膜的硒蛋白,参与了内质网相关蛋白降解过程。SELENOS主要是通过胞质中的卷曲螺旋结构域和C-端含硒代半胱氨酸残基的无规结构区发挥生物功能的。大量体外研究结果显示,SELENOS有调节氧化应激、内质网应激、炎症等功能,进而可能影响心血管疾病、2型糖尿病、阿尔茨海默症等疾病的发生发展。此外,流行病学观察研究发现SELENOS基因的多种单核苷酸多态性与心血管疾病、癌症等疾病密切相关。本文综述了SELENOS结构、功能及与疾病的关系,总结了SELENOS研究中尚待解决的问题,并对其未来的发展方向进行了展望。