Our trails and trials in the subsarcolemmal cytoskeleton network and muscular dystrophy researches in the dystrophin era

In 1987, about 150 years after the discovery of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), its responsible gene, the dystrophin gene, was cloned by Kunkel. This was a new substance. During these 20 odd years after the cloning, our understanding on dystrophin as a component of the subsarcolemmal cytoskeleton networks and on the pathomechanisms of and experimental therapeutics for DMD has been greatly enhanced. During this paradigm change, I was fortunately able to work as an active researcher on its frontiers for 12 years. After we discovered that dystrophin is located on the cell membrane in 1988, we studied the architecture of dystrophin and dystrophin-associated proteins (DAPs) complex in order to investigate the function of dystrophin and pathomechanism of DMD. During the conduct of these studies, we came to consider that the dystrophin-DAP complex serves to transmembranously connect the subsarcolemmal cytoskeleton networks and basal lamina to protect the lipid bilayer. It then became our working hypothesis that injury of the lipid bilayer upon muscle contraction is the cause of DMD. During this process, we predicted that subunits of the sarcoglycan (SG) complex are responsible for respective types of DMD-like muscular dystrophy with autosomal recessive inheritance. Our prediction was confirmed to be true by many researchers including ourselves. In this review, I will try to explain what we observed and how we considered concerning the architecture and function of the dystrophin-DAP complex, and the pathomechanisms of DMD and related muscular dystrophies.     

新型4-氨基安替比林席夫碱的合成及对Cu2+的选择性识别

设计合成了一种新型安替比林-席夫碱衍生物M(4-氨基安替比林缩5-硝基水杨醛席夫碱),用IR、1H NMR及元素分析对其结构进行了表征。通过紫外光谱和荧光光谱研究了M对Cu2+的选择性识别作用。结果表明:M与Cu2+能够以1∶1的化学计量比形成配合物,结合常数为6.5×104L·mol-1;M和Cu2+的结合导致M在496 nm处的荧光猝灭,紫外可见吸收光谱红移,且M对Cu2+有较高的选择性,受常见离子的干扰较小。     

Labelling and Fractionating of Black Mamba Venom using 131I and Gel-Filtration Technique

Separation of Black Mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis) venom into three fractions was achieved by the use of Sephadex G-100 filtration method. The first and highest peak of the three separated bands proved to be the lethally toxic. Labelling the venom with nascent¹³¹ I prior to fractionating facilitated the detection and the evaluation of three well resoluted fractions. Comparative separation of non-labelled venom was also carried out side by side with the labelled one to study the advantage of radioactivity on extinction measurements.     

A Novel “Turn On” Glucose-Based Rhodamine B Fluorescent Chemosensor for Mercury Ions Recognition in Aqueous Solution

A novel “turn-on” fluorescent sensor based on glucose and rhodamine B for detection of mercury ions was designed and synthesized. The fluorescent sensor showed an extreme specificity for mercury ions than for other metal ions in aqueous solution. On adding mercury ions to the solution of glucose-based rhodamine B sensor, the absorption and fluorescence signals enhanced remarkably at 567 and 587 nm, respectively. Titration of sensor with mercury ions showed 1:1 stoichiometric reaction. The cyclic voltammetric measurement of an increasing amount of mercury ions in the solution of glucose-based rhodamine B sensor commendably showed the change in the fluorescence characteristics. Furthermore, the successful detection of trace amount of mercury ions in water indicated that glucose-based rhodamine B sensor can be used for the detection of the limited mercury ions in drinking water.     

Measurement ofL-shell photoelectric cross sections in highZ elements at 37 and 74 keV

L-shell photoelectric cross section measurements have been made at 36·818 and 74·409 keV for four elements in the range 81 ≤Z ≤ 92. The measurements at 74·409 keV are found to agree with theory, within experimental uncertainties, but the experimental values at 36·818 keV are found to be higher than the theoretical predictions. The possible reasons for the observed discrepancy are discussed.     

突变型绿色荧光蛋白基因在昆虫细胞和幼虫中的表达

用细菌—杆状病毒穿梭系统（Ｂａｃ－ｔｏ－Ｂａｃ）将一套含有绿色荧光蛋白基因（ｇｆｐＳ６５Ｔ）和完整多角体蛋白基因的表达盒转座到ＡｃＮＰＶ－Ｂａｃｍｉｄ的Ｔｎ７转座接受位点,从而构建出一种带有ｇｆｐ基因和完整多角体基因的重组杆状病毒,用这一重组病毒感染细胞能稳定地形成多角体,并在紫外光照射下产生强烈的绿色荧光,以重组病毒感染粉纹夜蛾（Ｔｒｉｃｈｏｐｌｕｓｉａｎｉ）幼虫后,在阳光下即可看到发射绿色荧光的幼虫,在手提式长波紫外光照射下绿色荧光更为强烈,带绿色荧光的幼虫在昆虫生态学和杆状病毒流行病学等研究领域有广泛的用途     

小尺寸铕(Ⅲ)配合物荧光纳米颗粒的制备

利用再沉淀法分别制备出了小尺寸(~10nm)纯相和杂相的Eu³⁺配合物荧光纳米颗粒。所制备的纯相的荧光纳米颗粒在水溶液中容易聚集,并且荧光猝灭严重。相比较而言,掺有适量疏水性硅烷的杂相纳米颗粒则具有较强的荧光、均匀的尺寸和良好的分散性。硅烷在碱性环境下(pH=9)迅速地水解,而后在纳米微粒的表面形成二氧化硅薄层。亲水的二氧化硅薄层消除了Eu³⁺配合物纳米颗粒间的疏水相互作用,进而防止了纳米颗粒的聚集,从而导致了杂相荧光纳米颗粒发光性能的提高。     

吡咯腙对溶酶体中Hg2+的荧光成像

合成了一种新的吡咯腙探针1,用于Hg²⁺的比色和荧光开启检测。探针1对Hg²⁺的检测限为45 nmol·L^-1,缔合常数为5.78×10⁸ L·mol^-1。值得注意的是,工作pH范围为4.0~10.0。Job曲线和MS数据证实探针与Hg²⁺形成1∶1的配合物。通过1H NMR、时间分辨荧光光谱和密度泛函理论(DFT)计算系统研究了探针与Hg²⁺的配位模式。此外,由于吗啉基团的存在,探针可以检测HeLa细胞溶酶体中的Hg²⁺。     

新型吲嗪三联吡啶的合成及其荧光性能

以醋酸钯为催化剂,三环己基膦为配体,碳酸铯为碱,甲苯为溶剂,4-溴-三联吡啶和2-甲酸甲酯-吲嗪经Heck偶联反应合成了一个新型的吲嗪三联吡啶(3),其结构经¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR和HR-MS表征。并研究了3的荧光性能。结果表明：溶剂极性增加,3的荧光强度降低,最大发射波长红移;Cu²⁺可完全淬灭3的荧光;3的Cu²⁺, Cd²⁺, Zn²⁺配合物对部分氨基酸有荧光响应。     

金属标记结合高效液相色谱-选择离子监测质谱的蛋白质绝对定量新方法

建立了金属标记结合高效液相色谱-选择性离子监测质谱(SIM)的蛋白质绝对定量新方法。实验考察了金属标记效率、金属标记的稳定性、标记后肽段的色谱保留和质谱行为、新定量方法的线性范围和准确度。实验结果表明金属标记具有标记效率高,稳定性好,色谱保留行为一致等优点。另外,金属标记-选择离子监测质谱绝对定量方法灵敏度高,其定量限低至1 fmol,线性范围为1~500 fmol,线性范围内R2值大于0.99,具有良好的线性关系;经过测量,标准肽段的回收率为117.01%,说明该方法具有较高的准确度。将该方法应用于腾冲嗜热菌中烯醇酶蛋白的定量分析,相对标准偏差为5.47%,表明该方法的精密度高。以上结果表明该方法可以用于生物样本中的蛋白质的绝对定量分析,为比较简单的生物样本中蛋白质的绝对定量方法提供了一种新的选择。