PCBP1:一种在多水平上参与基因表达调控的蛋白因子

多聚胞嘧啶结合蛋白1 (poly C binding protein-1,PCBP1),属于RNA结合蛋白亚家族,因其具有同RNA的多聚胞嘧啶(poly C)区域特异的结合活性而得名.目前该亚家族共有5个成员:hnRNP K(heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein K)、PCBP1、PCBP2、PCBP3和PCBP4.PCBP1蛋白在多个水平参与基因的表达调控,如转录、mRNA加工、mRNA的转运、mRNA稳定以及翻译水平调控等.本文对PCBP1基因的结构和生物学功能进行了综述.     

细胞凋亡相关新基因TFAR19(PDCD5)研究进展

细胞凋亡是在一定的生理或病理条件下。由基因控制的细胞自我毁灭过程。凋亡异常与许多疾病(尤其是肿瘤)的形成及发展进程密切相关。细胞凋亡调控机制研究证明。多种基因(如P53、C-myc、Bcl-2、Bax等)参与了细胞凋亡的调控过程。TFAR19基因是由我国科研人员最近新发现的另一重要的凋亡相关基因，笔者主要就其结构特点、性质功能、临床意义作一概述。     

兔骨髓基质细胞诱导分化为胰岛素分泌细胞的方法

目的 探讨将骨髓基质细胞（MSCs）诱导成为胰岛素分泌细胞（IPCs）的方法。方法 体外培养新西兰兔骨髓及胰腺基质细胞和SD大鼠胰腺基质细胞，利用含有胰腺基质细胞培养基的混合培养基诱导培养MSCs。结果 以兔及SD大鼠胰腺基质细胞培养基均可诱导兔MSCs生成IPCs。结论 兔及SD大鼠的胰腺基质细胞培养基均可将兔MSCs诱导分化为IPCs。     

Interleukin-1 and tumor necrosis factor-mediated regulation of C3 gene expression in human astroglioma cells

In this report, we show that in the human astroglioma cell line D54-MG, both interleukin-1 (IL-1β) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) enhance C3 gene expression in a time- and dose-dependent manner. Kinetic analysis demonstrates that after 96 h, C3 mRNA levels increase approximately 30-fold and 20-fold in response to IL-1β or TNF-α, respectively. C3 protein production increases proportionally, reaching levels 36-fold and 18-fold higher than untreated controls upon exposure to IL-1β or TNF-α, respectively. D54-MG cells require a minimal 1 h exposure to IL-1β in order to enhance C3 gene expression significantly, while 4 to 8 h are required for TNF-α. Simultaneous treatment of D54-MG cells with IL-1β and interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) resulted in an additive increase in both C3 mRNA and protein expression, a finding not seen with the combination of TNF-α and IFN-γ. Primary rat astrocytes also express increased C3 mRNA levels after 48 h in response to IL-1β (5.3-fold increase) and TNF-α (7-fold increase), while an additive effect was observed upon simultaneous treatment with both IL-1β and IFN-γ. In the central nervous system (CNS), endogenous complement and cytokine production by astrocytes, and enhancement by IFN-γ, a product of activated T cells often seen in the CNS in neural autoimmune disease, may contribute to the pathogenesis of inflammatory demyelinating diseases such as multiple sclerosis.     

Secretogranin I (chromogranin B) mRNA accumulation is hormonally regulated in GH3B6 rat pituitary tumor cells

Secretogranin I (SgI; chromogranin B) belongs to a class of acidic tyrosine-sulfated secretory proteins believed to play a role in the secretory process of endocrine cells. Our aim here was to compare the levels of SgI mRNA to that of prolactin (PRL) and growth hormone (GH), using rat pituitary cell lines. As far as the constitutive expression is concerned, we found a positive correlation between SgI mRNA and PRL mRNA levels. However, the neuropeptide TRH (50 nM) inhibited the accumulation of SgI mRNA in GH3B6 cells whereas, as expected, it induced a rapid and sustained increase in PRL mRNA accumulation. By contrast, 17β-estradiol (1 nM) stimulated the accumulation of both SgI and PRL mRNAs, with the same EC₅₀ (18–59 pM). Reciprocally, treatment with dexamethasone (100 nM) reduced the level of SgI and PRL mRNAs to 23% and 29% of control, respectively, but led to a 2.1-fold increase in the GH mRNA level. Altogether, the present work shows that SgI gene expression is subject to multiple hormonal regulations and occasionally parallels the regulation of the PRL gene but never that of the GH gene, under the conditions tested.     

人重组C3片段通过IL-2自分泌效应对CTLL-2细胞产生促增殖作用

目的研究补体Ｃ３片段的体外生物学活性及其作用机理，进一步探讨Ｃ３片段与免疫细胞的关联。方法利用重组ＤＮＡ技术表达纯化Ｃ３活性片段（命名为Ｃ３３），观察其对ＩＬ－２依赖性的小鼠杀伤性Ｔ细胞株ＣＴＬＬ－２细胞的促增殖效应，并通过抗体封闭途径和分子杂交技术研究Ｃ３３作用的机理。结果发现Ｃ３３蛋白对ＣＴＬＬ－２细胞具有明显的促增殖作用，并呈剂量依赖关系；这一作用能够部分地被抗小鼠ＣＤ１１ｂ抗体所封闭，能够完全被抗小鼠ＩＬ－２抗体所封闭；分子杂交显示Ｃ３３蛋白能够明显刺激ＣＴＬＬ－２细胞的ＩＬ－２ｍＲＮＡ表达。结论人重组Ｃ３片段Ｃ３３可通过ＩＬ－２的自分泌效应对ＣＴＬＬ细胞产生促增殖作用，补体受体ＣＲ３参与这一作用。     

Inhibition of Complement Regulation Is Key to the Pathogenesis of Active Heymann Nephritis

Crry (complement receptor 1–related protein/gene y) is a key cellular complement regulator in rodents. It is also present in Fx1A, the renal tubular preparation used to immunize rats to induce active Heymann nephritis (HN), a model of membranous nephropathy. We hypothesized that rats immunized with anti-Fx1A develop autoantibodies (auto-Abs) to Crry as well as to the megalin-containing HN antigenic complex, and that anti-Crry Abs promote the development of injury in HN by neutralizing the complement regulatory activity of Crry. Rats immunized with Fx1A lacking Crry remained free of proteinuria and glomerular deposits of C3 during a 10-wk follow-up despite typical granular immunoglobulin (Ig)G deposits in glomeruli. Anti-Fx1A auto-Abs were present in their sera at levels that were not different from sera pooled from proteinuric rats with HN induced with nephritogenic Fx1A. Passive administration of sheep anti-Crry Abs to rats immunized with Crry-deficient Fx1A led to proteinuria and glomerular C3 deposition, which were not seen in such rats injected with preimmune IgG, nor in rats with collagen-induced arthritis injected with anti-Crry IgG. To directly examine the role of Crry in HN, rats were immunized with Crry-deficient Fx1A reconstituted with rCrry. This led to typical HN, with 8 out of 15 rats developing proteinuria within 14 wk. Moreover, the extent of glomerular C3 deposition correlated with proteinuria, and anti-Crry Abs were present in glomerular eluates. Thus, Crry is a key nephritogenic immunogen in Fx1A. Formation of neutralizing auto-Abs to Crry impairs its function, leading to unrestricted complement activation by Abs reactive with the HN antigenic complex on the epithelial cell surface.     

大鼠烧伤后急性期蛋白mRNA的表达

分析了不同烧伤程度大鼠肝、脾、肾和骨骼骨内４种急性期蛋白，即ａ１－酸性糖蛋白、ａ１－抗胰蛋白酶、白蛋白和转铁蛋白（Ｔｒｆ）ｍＲＮＡ水平的动态变化特征，结果表明：（１）肝脏是合成各种ＡＰＲ的主要场所；（２）即使是小面积的烧伤也可以诱发急性期反应。（３）烧伤后血清Ａｌｂ水平下降是急性期反应的特征，但在ｍＲＮＡ水平上并不下降而是增加。