钒酸钠、叠氮钠对小麦根细胞K~+吸收和质膜K~+-Mg~(2+)-ATPase的作用

Neurospora细胞膜质子泵(H~+-ATPase)专一性抑制剂钒酸钠,抑制小麦离体根K~+的吸收与H~+分泌,并抑制小麦根细胞膜-K~+-Mg~(2+)-ATPase活力。它对K~+吸收的抑制效应,可能是抑制质膜K~+-Mg~(2+)-ATPase活力的结果。而且在起抑制作用的时间上有明显地不同,表明钒酸钠对K~+、H~+在细胞膜中的通道影响不同。叠氮钠解链小麦根的呼吸,降低根细胞的ATP水平,但从实验开始就完全抑制小麦根K~+的吸收,对质膜K~+-Mg~(2+)-ATP-ase的活力没有影响。可能叠氮钠只阻止“载体”对K~+接受的过程。应用~86R_b+示踪的K~+吸收试验表明,钒酸钠对小麦根K~+吸收的抑制%,不为增加外部溶液K~+浓度而减低。增加底物ATP浓度,也不能减低钒酸钠对质膜-ATPase的抑制%。钒酸钠的抑制作用是非竞争性抑制。~3H-亮氨酸渗入试验表明钒酸钠对“载体”的合成没有干扰作用。VO_4~(3-)离子明显促进小麦根的呼吸,并提高根细胞的ATP水平,这种ATP水平的提高,可能是质膜-ATPase受到抑制,主动运输过程减弱的结果。     

水稻(威优49)幼苗根系K~+(~(86)Rb~+)吸收的调节

杂交稻威优49幼苗根系的K~+(~(86)Rb~+)吸收速率受到根含钾量的直接反馈调节,而与地上部的含钾量无显著相关性。随着根部含钾量的增加,K~+(~(86)Rb~+)净吸收的速率减小。净吸收速率的改变主要是由于内流速率的变化,而受外流速率变化的影响不大。根系上运K~+(~(86)Rb~+)滞后于吸收约1.5h。但上运一旦开始后,运输速率便不受根和地上部含钾量变化的影响。这表明杂交稻威优49幼苗根系K~+(~(86)Rb~+)吸收速率的改变主要受根部液泡含钾量的调节,而向上运输则决定于细胞质的K~+(~(86)Rb~+)状态。     

钙对盐胁迫下冰叶日中花不同器官离子含量和根部K~+、Na~+吸收的影响

以冰叶日中花(Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L.)实生苗为材料,经NaCl、NaCl+ CaCl_2、NaCl+LaCl_3处理后,利用电感耦合等离子发射光谱仪检测叶、茎、根中Na~+、K~+、Ca~(2+)、Mg~(2+)含量,计算K~+/Na~+、Ca~(2+)/Na~+和Mg~(2+)/Na~+比值,利用非损伤微测技术测定根尖Na~+流和K~+流,研究盐胁迫下钙在维持离子平衡中的作用。结果显示,NaCl处理后,冰叶日中花各器官中Na~+含量增加,K~+、Ca~(2+)、Mg~(2+)含量降低,离子比值降低;CaCl_2处理降低了Na~+含量,提高了K~+、Ca~(2+)、Mg~(2+)含量,离子比值升高,而LaCl_3处理后的结果相反。经NaCl处理24 h后,冰叶日中花根尖Na~+和K~+明显外流,加入CaCl_2后,Na~+外流速度显著增加,K~+外流速度受到抑制,而加入LaCl_3后则降低了Na~+的外流速度,促进了K~+的外流。研究结果表明冰叶日中花受到盐胁迫后,钙参与了促进根部Na~+外排、抑制K~+外流的过程,进而保持各器官中较低的Na~+含量,表明钙在维持和调控离子平衡中起到重要作用。     

阳离子及ATP对绿豆线粒体膨胀与收缩的影响

本文报道了一价阳离子 K~+、Na~+及两价阳离子 Mg~(++)、Ca~(++)以及 ATP 对绿豆线粒体膨胀和收缩的影响。K~+、Na~+在低渗条件下引起线粒体瞬时的迅速膨胀。在同样离子强度下K~+引起的膨胀大于 Na~+。ATP 和 Mg~(++)能诱发低渗条件下膨胀线粒体的收缩,但对等渗和高渗 KCl 或 Nacl 溶液中膨胀的线粒体无明显作用。生理浓度的 Mg~(++)、Ca~(++)在低渗条件下引起线粒体缓慢的但幅度较大的膨胀,5mmol/l ATP 引起这种膨胀线粒体的部分收缩。1mmol/lca~(++)在含0.125mmol/l KCl 或在含0.25mol/l甘露醇的等渗介质中几乎不引起膨胀,而ATP 促进大幅度膨胀,10mmol/l MgCl_2引起这种膨胀线粒体的部分收缩。2mmol/l MgCl_2在含有0.25mol/l 甘露醇的等渗介质中引起明显膨胀,ATP 促进这种膨胀。0.125mol/lKCl+2mmol/l MgCl_2为肌动蛋白从单体聚合成多聚体所必须的条件。在此条件下,线粒体几乎不膨胀,而加入 ATP 后则促进大幅度膨胀。在电子显微镜下观察了等渗及低渗条件下线粒体形态变化。     

表面活性剂和Ca~(++)对大麦根质膜透性的作用

阳离子型表面活性剂(CTMA)以低于CMC的浓度、非离子型表面活性剂(Triton-X-100)以高于CMC的浓度引起大麦离体根K~+及可溶性糖的外流,并有浓度效应。5℃时表面活性剂引起溶质外流,CTMA预处理10 min后,Ca~(++)无抑制作用。Ca~(++)与 Triton-X-100同时处理大麦根促进溶质外流。Mg~(++)、Mn~(++)对CTMA及Triton-X-100引起溶质外流的效应与Ca~(++)的相类似,但不如Ca~(++)有效。     

吲哚乙酸对向日葵黄化幼苗下胚轴切段钾离子吸收的调节

IAA处理经适应性老化后的向日葵6～7日黄化幼苗的下胚轴切段,能显著促进它们的K~ 吸收和H~ 分泌。钒酸钠处理强烈地抑制K~ 吸收和H~ 分泌。IAA处理不改变K~ 吸收的V_(max)而使K_m明显变小。IAA处理显著促进在去离子水中的向日葵下胚轴切段的呼吸。KCl单独处理以较小的程度促进呼吸。IAA与KCl共同处理对呼吸的促进作用分别大于单独用IAA或KCI处理的促进作用,但小于这两个单独处理的促进作用之和。IAA促进的K~ 吸收并没有引起呼吸的进一步增加。IAA预处理向日葵下胚轴使从中提取的富含质膜制剂的K~ 刺激的ATP酶活力提高44.0％。在未经IAA预处理的富含质膜制剂中加IAA,K~ 刺激的ATP酶活力提高48.7％。IAA可以直接在质膜水平上促进向日葵下胚轴的质膜K~ 、Mg~(2 )—ATP酶活力。     

几种抗血吸虫药物对日本血吸虫雄虫体表膜液内K~+,Na~+,H~+转递的影响

本文采用Oak＇s脱膜方法与火焰光度测定经吡喹酮,吐酒石和敌百虫作用后的日本血吸虫体表膜液内的K~+,Na~+的含量实验结果,吡喹酮和吐酒石能刺激K~+从虫体表膜内向外流,分别降低K~+浓度约50%和20%,但对Na~+转运无显著影响.敌百虫的作用是减少膜内K~+外流,导致了膜内K~+浓度升高.这些结果是与体外~(86)Rb渗入虫膜实验一致的.我们也测定了药物作用后虫体表膜液内的H~+,其结果是K~+的外流与H~+的内流有关.     

吲哚乙酸对向日葵下胚轴生长区单向K~+(~(86)Rb~+)通量的影响

植物生长素在刺激某些植物组织生长的同时促进K~+吸收和H~+分泌(Hager等1971,Cleland1975,赖寿鹏和倪晋山1983),可能是由于生长素刺激位于植物细胞质膜上的H~+泵ATP酶(Scherer 1984,赖寿鹏和倪晋山1985)。但以往的文献中只测定了生长素促进的植物组织对K~+的净吸收速率,即组织中K~+的累积速率或吸收溶液中K~+的减少速率。自从MacRobbie和Dainty(1958)首先运用放射性     

低钙浓度下血小板溶解液中肌动蛋白与肌球蛋白的相互作用

当低浓度的Ca~(++)加入到血小板溶解液时(Ca~(++)/EGTA=0.56,游离Ca~(++)=1.22×10~(-7)mol/L),立即形成白色沉淀。这种沉淀经SDS-聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳鉴定为肌动蛋白、肌球蛋白和某些未知蛋白的复合物。沉淀的形成与钙的浓度有关。当Ca~(++)浓度从9.94×10~(-9)mol/L逐渐上升至1.22×10~(-7)mol/L时,溶液的浊度也逐步上升。当血小板溶解液事先与三氟拉嗪或氯丙嗪(50μmol/L)保温,然后再加入Ca~(++)时,白色沉淀同样形成,浊度与Ca~(++)浓度的关系曲线也保持不变。在游离Ga~(++)浓度为2.2×10~(-8)mol/L时,血小板溶解液生成沉淀的时间过程也不受钙调蛋白抑制剂的影响。药物对沉淀的Mg~(++)-ATPase活力有轻微抑制作用。这些结果表明,在休止血小板细胞中(游离Ca~(++)浓度10~(-7)mol/L),大部分肌动蛋白已与肌球蛋白和其他一些未知蛋白形成复合物。在复合物中肌动蛋白以F-型存在。     

渗透胁迫对高粱根中K~+累积的刺激作用

本工作中发现,2,4—二硝基酚(DNP)可有效地洗去高粱根中的K~+,从而提高了测定和比较K~+累积量的显示度和准确性,渗透胁迫下,高粱根中K~+的累积量比对照增加高达6.7倍;同时,组织的H~+分泌明显受到促进,动力学研究表明,经PEG胁迫的高粱根对K~+的亲和力显著增强。对照:K_m=9.25mmol/L,V_m=23.6μmolg~(-1)DW min~(-1);PEG处理者:K_m=27.25μmol/L,V_m=14.71μmolg~(-1)DW min~(-1).地上部的存在有利于 K~+的吸收。渗透胁迫所促进的K~+吸收可被亚胺环己酮(CHM)完全抑制,这一结果暗示渗透胁迫诱导的K~+吸收的增加依赖于蛋白质的诱导合成,本文讨论了K~+吸收增强的可能机理。     

Recent advances in the study of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus replication and pathogenesis

It has now been over twenty years since a novel herpesviral genome was identified in Kaposi's sarcoma biopsies. Since then, the cumulative research effort by molecular biologists, virologists, clinicians, and epidemiologists alike has led to the extensive characterization of this tumor virus, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus(KSHV; also known as human herpesvirus 8(HHV-8)), and its associated diseases. Here we review the current knowledge of KSHV biology and pathogenesis, with a particular emphasis on new and exciting advances in the field of epigenetics. We also discuss the development and practicality of various cell culture and animal model systems to study KSHV replication and pathogenesis.     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

The structure, reproduction and taxonomy of Vidalia and Osmundaria (Rhodophyta, Rhodomelaceae)

Comprises species occurring mostly in subtidal habitats in tropical, subtropical and warm-temperate areas of the world. An analysis of the type species, V. spiralis (Sonder) Lamouroux ex J. Agardh, a species from Australia, establishes basic characters for distinguishing species in the genus. These characters are (1) branching patterns of thalli, (2) flat blades that may be spiralled on their axis, (3) width of the blade, (4) primary or secondary derivation of sterile and fertile branchlets and (5) position of sterile and fertile branchlets on the thalli. Application of the latter two characters provides an important basic method for separation of species into three major groups. Osmundaria , a genus known only in southern Australia, was studied in relation to Vidalia , and its separation from the Vidalia assemblage is not accepted. Species of Vidalia therefore are transferred to the older genus name, Osmundaria. Two new species, Osmundaria papenfussii and Osmundaria oliveae are described from Natal. Confusion in the usage of the epithet, Vidalia fimbriala Brown ex Turner has been clarified, and Vidalia gregaria Falkenberg, described as an epiphyte on Osmundaria pro/ifera Lamouroux, is revealed to be young branches of the host, Osmundaria prolifera.     

New or rare chromosome counts in Artemisia L. (Asteraceae, Anthemideae) and related genera from Kazakhstan

Fifteen chromosome counts of six Artemisia taxa and one species of each of the genera Brachanthemum, Hippolytia, Kaschgaria, Lepidolopsis and Turaniphytum are reported from Kazakhstan. Three of them are new reports, two are not consistent with previous counts and the remainder are confirmations of very scarce (one to four) earlier records. All the populations studied have the same basic chromosome number, x = 9, with ploidy levels ranging from 2x to 6x. Some correlations between ploidy level, morphological characters and distribution are noted.