Uptake of transferrin-conjugated quantum dots in single living cells

We study the uptake and distribution of transferrin （Tf）-conjugated CdSe/CdS/ZnS quantum dots （QDs） in single living HeLa cells with both fluorescence confocal microscopy and three-dimensional （3D） reconstruction technique. By increasing the co-incubation time or the dosage of QDs-Tf, we find that the uptake of QDs-Tf bioconjugates in the cells increases correspondingly, but with different uptake rates. Additionally, the distribution of QDs-Tf, in single live HeLa cells is time dependent. To our knowledge, this is the first study on quantitatively analyzing the uptake and distribution of bioconjugated QDs in single living cells. Such QDs nanoplatform can be further modified for developing biomedical evaluation tool in cancer diagnosis and targeted drug delivery.     

Tagged molecule induced nanoparticle aggregation： Raman reporter-labeled immuno-Au aggregate as immuno-sensor

<正>A novel structure with high surface enhanced Raman scattering(SERS) activity and bio-specificity as a SERS-based immuno-sensor(named as Raman reporter-labeled immuno-Au aggregate) is demonstrated and employed for protein detection.In each fabrication process,the features of those aggregates are obtained and characterized by ultraviolet-visible(UV-Vis) extinction spectra,transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images,scanning electron microscopy(SEM) pictures,and SERS spectra.Experimental results indicate that proper amounts of the reporter molecules can result in the moderate aggregation morphologies of gold nanoparticles.Compared with the previously reported method using Raman reporterlabeled immuno-Au nanoparticles,more sensitive SERS-based protein detection is realized with this novel immuno-sensor.     

QGP tomography with photon tagged jets in ALICE

γ＋jet events provide a tomographic measurement of the medium formed in heavy ion collisions at LHC energies.Tagging events with a well identified high p T direct photon and measuring the correlation distribution of hadrons emitted oppositely to the photon in ALICE,allows us to determine,with a good approximation,both the jet fragmentation function and the back-to-back azimuthal alignment of the direct photon and the jet.Comparing these two observables measured in pp collisions with the ones measured in AA collisions will reveal the modifications of the jet structure induced by the medium formed in AA collisions and consequently will infer the medium properties.     

An Optical Labeling Scheme with Novel DPSK/PPM Orthogonal Modulation

A novel differential-phase-shift-keying （DPSK）/pulse-position-modulation （PPM） orthogonal modulation is pro- posed for optical labeling applications, with PPM data as the high-speed payload and DPSK signal as the optical label. The systematic setup for the proposed scheme and research on bit-error rate is presented. The results show that at the bit-error rate of 10-~, the power penalties for 70kin fiber transmission are in the range of 1-3 dB to DPSK label and 5-6 dB to PPM payload in our simulation system. This is under the condition that the large extinction ratio of 18-19 dB is used for the intensity modulators of the PPM payload, with a well received DPSK label. Thus the feasibility of the proposed scheme for all optical transmission networks is clearly verified.     

功能材料在蛋白质组研究中的应用进展

随着对蛋白质组鉴定深度、定量准确性及分析速度越来越高的要求,对蛋白质组学方法的研发提出了新的挑战。为了应对这些挑战,传统的蛋白质组学方法因其灵敏度低、准确性差以及耗时长等不足已经难以满足蛋白质组学研究领域不断提出的新需求。而将通过光、电、磁、热、化学、生化等作用合成具有特定功能的材料用于蛋白质组的研究,可以克服传统蛋白质组学分析技术的局限性,为蛋白质组学研究起到促进作用。该文对功能材料在蛋白质组研究中应用的新进展进行综述。     

碳纳米颗粒的放射性99mTc标记

探索了影响氯化亚锡还原法制备碳纳米管和不同粒径纳米碳黑的99mTc标记化合物的多种因素, 在给定实验条件下, 99mTc的标记率能够稳定达到90％以上。 细胞培养液中标记物的放射化学纯度在2.5 h中保持在(86±4)%范围内。 制备的标记化合物满足碳纳米颗粒细胞摄取率测定和细胞毒性机制研究的实验要求。 实验结果提示, 99mTc标记过程是基于还原得到的低价Tc在碳纳米颗粒表面上的物理吸附机理。 The effects of experimental conditions on preparation of 99mTc labeled carbon nanotubes and nanocarbon blacks by SnCl2 were investigated. At given conditions the labeling yields were over 90%. In a culture medium, the radiochemical purity of the labeling compounds kept (86±4)% within 2.5 h. The 99mTc labeled multi walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) and nanocarbon blackes (NCBs) obtained in this work met satisfactory experimental demands for study of cellular uptake and toxicity. The experiments showed that the labeling process was based on physical adsorption of low valent technetium resulted from reduction reaction on the surface of the carbon nanomaterials.     

面向DNA甲基化修饰分析的质谱技术

DNA甲基化作为表观遗传修饰中一种重要的调控方式,通过调控基因的表达,从而影响机体内一系列的生物学过程。色谱-质谱法是研究DNA甲基化修饰的重要研究手段。随着对哺乳动物DNA甲基化的生物学功能的深入研究,应用于研究表观遗传修饰的手段与仪器设备越来越先进。为了对DNA修饰进行定性与定量的分析检测,除了高效液相色谱整合不同种类质量分析器的质谱联用（HPLC-MS）技术外,目前还开发应用了基质辅助激光解析质谱技术（MALDI-ToF-MS）和气相色谱-质谱联用技术（GC-MS）,从而极大拓展了DNA甲基化修饰研究的手段。本文对分析表观遗传DNA甲基化修饰的质谱技术发展进行综述,希望为DNA甲基化修饰分析提供有价值的研究策略。     

一种含光亲和标记异戊烯侧链探针的合成与初步表征

经5步反应、以9%的总收率合成了一种含生物素修饰和光亲和标记的异戊烯侧链功能探针分子, 初步考察了反应条件下该探针分子与Saccharomyces cerevisiae AS 2.399粗蛋白的相互作用; 生物素印迹分析结果表明, 酵母中多种蛋白被探针分子修饰, 为进一步开展化学蛋白组学研究奠定了基础.     

5(6)-羧基荧光素标记2′-脱氧尿苷的合成

以5-碘-2'-脱氧尿嘧啶为起始原料, 5(6)-羧基荧光素为荧光标记物, 经6步反应合成了5(6)-羧基荧光素标记的2′-脱氧尿苷, 并利用高效液相色谱(HPLC), ¹H NMR和¹³C NMR对目标化合物的纯度和结构进行了表征.     

基于串联质量标记的帕金森病血浆及血浆外泌体定量蛋白质组学分析

外泌体是一类可由各种细胞在生理和病理条件下释放的细胞外囊泡,其携带了多种生物活性分子,是疾病标志物的良好载体。目前,帕金森病(Parkinson’s disease, PD)的诊断主要依靠临床表现,缺乏客观的疾病诊断标志物。因此,新型外周血特异性标志物的开发将有助于PD的早期筛查与诊疗。在本研究中,选取PD患者与正常对照人群的血浆及血浆外泌体作为研究对象,采用基于串联质量标记(tandem mass tag, TMT)的液相色谱-串联质谱(LC-MS/MS)技术对其进行定量蛋白质组学分析,在血浆和血浆外泌体样品中分别定量到724和611个蛋白质。采用基因集富集分析(gene set enrichment analysis, GSEA)对定量到的所有蛋白质进行生物学信息分析,以了解蛋白质的基因本体论(gene ontology, GO)、京都基因和基因组百科全书(Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes, KEGG)通路富集情况。根据细胞组分(cellular component, CC)分析,PD和正常对照组血浆样本中的差异表达蛋白质主要定位于细胞...