Quantitative interrogation of protein co-aggregation using multi-color fluorogenic protein aggregation sensors

Co-aggregation of multiple pathogenic proteins is common in neurodegenerative diseases but deconvolution of such biochemical process is challenging. Herein, we developed a dual-color fluorogenic thermal shift assay to simultaneously report on the aggregation of two different proteins and quantitatively study their thermodynamic stability during co-aggregation. Expansion of spectral coverage was first achieved by developing multi-color fluorogenic protein aggregation sensors. Orthogonal detection was enabled by conjugating sensors of minimal fluorescence crosstalk to two different proteins via sortase-tag technology. Using this assay, we quantified shifts in melting temperatures in a heterozygous model protein system, revealing that the thermodynamic stability of wild-type proteins was significantly compromised by the mutant ones but not vice versa. We also examined how small molecule ligands selectively and differentially interfere with such interplay. Finally, we demonstrated these sensors are suited to visualize how different proteins exert influence on each other upon their co-aggregation in live cells.

A little leak will sink a great ship! We prepared a series of multi-color protein aggregation sensors and developed a dual-color thermal shift assay to simultaneously and quantitatively report on protein co-aggregation of two different proteins.     

镍基气凝胶催化CH4-CO2重整制取合成气反应的研究 Ⅲ.影响催化剂积碳性能因素的探讨

考察了823K焙烧的干凝胶xNCA550、气凝胶aNCA550及浸渍型催化剂iNCA550在923K、1073K、1173K反应温度下的积碳行为，对催化剂表面碳的活性及类型进行了分析，并探讨了影响催化剂积碳的因素。实验结果表明，随反应温度的提高，催化剂的积碳能力减弱，尤以气凝胶催化剂aNCA550明显。催化剂的积碳主要发生在反应的初期，反应温度越高，到达积碳量相对稳定期所需要的时间越短；随着反应时间的延续，催化剂积碳量缓慢增长，并且表面碳的活性降低。催化剂的酸性和镍晶粒大小是影响其积碳性能的主要内在因素，而它们对积碳的影响程度受反应温度的影响，反应温度越高，催化剂表达酸性中心利于积碳的作用越小，小晶粒镍抑制催化剂积碳的能力越强。     

Photochemical deuterium exchange of the m-methyl group of 3-methylbenzophenone and 3-methylacetophenone in acidic D2O

Photolysis of the title compounds in acidic aqueous solution results in "activation" of the distal m-methyl group, resulting in deuterium exchange (Phi approximately 0.1) when D(2)O is used. The reaction is not observed in neutral aqueous solution or in deuterated organic solvents such as CD(3)CN. The reaction is best rationalized by a mechanism involving initial protonation at the carbonyl oxygen of the triplet excited state. [reaction: see text]     

Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy study of the effect of pH on anion and cation adsorption onto poly(acrylo‐amidino diethylenediamine)

The role of hydrogen bonding in the chemistry of transition‐metal complexes remains a topic of intense scientific and technological interest. Poly(acrylo‐amidino diethylenediamine) was synthesized to study the effects of hydrogen bonding on complexes at different pHs. The polymer was synthesized through the coupling of diethylene triamine with polyacrylonitrile fiber in the presence of AlCl₃ · 6H₂O addition. The adsorption capacity of this polymer was 11.4 mequiv/g. The ions used for the adsorption test were CrO, PO, Cu²⁺, Ni²⁺, Fe²⁺, and Ag⁺. All experiments were confirmed with Fourier transform infrared. In the study of anion adsorption, at low pHs, only ionic bonds existed, whereas at high pHs, no bonds existed. However, in the middle pH region, both ionic bonds and hydrogen bonds formed between poly(acrylo‐amidino diethylenediamine) and the chromate ion or phosphate ion. When poly(acrylo‐amidino diethylenediamine) and metal ions (Cu²⁺, Ni²⁺, Fe²⁺, and Ag⁺) formed complexes, a hydrogen‐bonding effect was not observed with Fourier transform infrared. The quantity of metal ions adsorbed onto poly(acrylo‐amidino diethylenediamine) followed the order Ag⁺ > Cu²⁺ > Fe²⁺ > Ni²⁺. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 42: 2010–2018, 2004     

Cob(I)alamin-Catalyzed Skeletal Migrations Observed during the Reduction of 4β-(tert-Butyl)-1α-(1-methylvinyl)cyclohexanecarbaldehyde

The cob(I) alamin (1(I)) -catalyzed² transformation of the aldehyde 2 has been studied (cf. Table 1). Kinetic examinations showed a rapid isomerization of 2 to 3 (cf. Fig. 1 and 2). From the transformations in glacial AcOH, the two cyclopropanols 5 and 7 were isolated as main products (cf. Tables 1–3 and Fig. 1 and 2). Using large amounts of 1(I) , the aldehyde 4 was very slowly transformed. Accepting the intermediate formation of 6 interconnected Co-complexes, i. e. A , B , C , D , E and F (cf. Scheme), the generation of all the products observed can be explained.     

Penicillin biosynthesis: Retention of configuration at c-3 of valine during its incorporation into the arnstein tripeptide

[3-³H]-valine was efficiently synthesised from sodium α-ketoisovalerate. With a β-lactam negative mutant of C. acremonium, l-[1-¹⁴C-3-³H]-valine and dl-[1-¹⁴C-3-³H]-valine were independently incorporated into the Arnstein tripeptide dimer, i.e. Bis-δ-(l-α-aminodipyl)-l-cystinyl-bis-d-valine, with full retention of trieium at C-3 of the d-valine residue. This result strongly suggested retention of configuration at C-3 of valine when the tripeptide was biosynthesised, and further limited the number of possible mechanisms for the biosynthesis of penicillins.     

15-甲基-双环[10,3,0]十五碳-1(12)-烯-13-酮的晶体结构及分子稳定构象

15-甲基-双环[10,3,0]十五碳-1(12)-烯-13-酮的单晶属空间群P2_1/n,晶胞参数:a=0.4838(1)nm,b=1.3949(2)nm,c=2.1645(4)nm,β=92.07(1)°,Z=4.其中平面五员环呈刚性。另一个含烯十二员环的实际构象与分子力学计算的最稳定构象一致。     

Benzolignanoid and Polyphenols from Origanum Vulgare

A new dihydrobenzodioxane derivative, origalignanol ( 10 ), together with nine polyphenolic compounds, salvianolic acid A ( 1 ), salvianolic acid C ( 2 ), lithospermic acid ( 3 ), apigenin 7‐O‐β‐D‐glucuronide ( 4 ), apigenin 7‐O‐β‐D‐(6″‐methyl)glucuronide ( 5 ), luteolin, ( 6 ), luteolin 7‐O‐β‐D‐glucopyranoside ( 7 ), luteolin 7‐O‐β‐D‐glucuronide ( 8 ), and luteolin 7‐O‐β‐D‐xylopyranoside ( 9 ), were isolated from the aqueous ethanolic extract of the aerial parts of Origanum vulgare for the first time. The structure of new compound 10 was determined on the basis of spectroscopic methods. Compound 5 is probably an artifact formed during the isolation. Compounds 1, 2 and 3 showed strong DPPH radical scavenging activity with an EC₅₀ of 7.2 ± 0.4, 9.6 ± 0.9, and 9.5 ± 0.7 μM, respectively, and protected rat hepatocytes from CCl₄‐damage at 100 μM.     

CIDEP studies of the photolysis of the lignin model compound α-guaiacoxylacetoveratrone: the role of triplet reactions in aqueous and hydroxylic solvents

Free radical reactions induced by the photolysis of the lignin model compound α-guaiacoxylacetoveratrone have been studied by conventional and time-resolved ESR spectroscopy. In the presence of efficient hydrogen donors such as aqueous and hydroxylic solvents the primary reaction involves photoreduction of the triplet phenacyl ether to form the ketyl radical followed by rapid cleavage to the phenacyl radical and guaiacol. Subsequent formation of polarized guaiacoxyl radicals is due to secondary photo-oxidation. The cleavage of the ketyl radical is retarded in basic media and accelerated in acetic acid. Minor reaction pathways involving excited singlets cannot be ruled out by the current CIDEP observations.