Sinorhizobium meliloti nifA is important in fixing nitrogen during symbiosis. A nifA null mutant induces small white invalid nodules in the roots of host plant. The additional phenotypic alterations associated with th...Sinorhizobium meliloti nifA is important in fixing nitrogen during symbiosis. A nifA null mutant induces small white invalid nodules in the roots of host plant. The additional phenotypic alterations associated with the disruption of the nifA gene are reported in this study. Under a free-living state, S. meliloti nifA mutant reduces its ability to swarm on a half-solid plate. Interestingly, the AHL （Acylhomoserine lactones） contents in the nifA mutant are lower than that of the wild type during the lag phase, whereas it is reversed in the logarithmic and stationary phases. Quantitative spectrophotometric assays reveal that the total amount of extracellular proteins of the nifA mutant are lower than that of the wild type. In addition, the mutant abolishes its nodulation competitive ability during symbiosis. These findings indicate that NifA plays a regulatory role in multiple cellular processes in S. meliloti.展开更多
The effects of a novel immunosuppressive agent FTY720 on proliferation inhibition and apoptosis of acute leukemia cell lines HL 60 and U937, and the role of extracelluar regulated protein kinase (ERK) in the course o...The effects of a novel immunosuppressive agent FTY720 on proliferation inhibition and apoptosis of acute leukemia cell lines HL 60 and U937, and the role of extracelluar regulated protein kinase (ERK) in the course of proliferation inhibition and apoptosis induced by FTY720 were studied. The proliferation inhibition rate of HL 60 and U937 cells by various concentrations of FTY720 was detected by MTT assay. Cell apoptosis was detected by DNA fragment analysis and flow cytometry. The phosphorylated ERK1/2 protein expression was observed by Western blotting. The change of intracellular distribution of ERK1/2 protein was identified by SP immunohistochemical staining. The results showed that FTY720 could inhibit the growth of HL 60 and U937 cells effectively in a dose dependent manner. After incubation with FTY720 for 24 h, apoptosis was observed in HL 60 and U937 cells. The intracellular expression of phosphorylated ERK1/2 protein was also down regulated and the distribution of ERK1/2 protein in cell nuclear was reduced during FTY720 induced apoptosis. So, that FTY720 inhibited ERK1/2 phosphorylation might mediate the role of FTY720 induced apoptosis and proliferation inhibition of leukemia cells.展开更多
目的:观察细胞外调节蛋白激酶(extracelluar regulated protein kinase,ERK)信号通路对胃癌细胞化疗效果的影响并探讨其机制.方法:足叶乙甙作用于胃癌SGC7901和BGC823细胞,采用MTT比色法检测细胞的生存率,采用流式细胞仪和Hoechst33258...目的:观察细胞外调节蛋白激酶(extracelluar regulated protein kinase,ERK)信号通路对胃癌细胞化疗效果的影响并探讨其机制.方法:足叶乙甙作用于胃癌SGC7901和BGC823细胞,采用MTT比色法检测细胞的生存率,采用流式细胞仪和Hoechst33258荧光染色检测细胞周期分布和凋亡,Western杂交法检测ERK1/2的磷酸化以及c-Myc和P53蛋白表达水平.同时采用PD98059抑制ERK信号通路后观察足叶乙甙对细胞增殖、凋亡、c-Myc和P53表达的影响.结果:足叶乙甙呈时间-剂量依赖性抑制SGC7901和BGC823细胞的生长并明显诱导细胞的凋亡,同时上调ERK1/2的活性(磷酸化水平),并增强c-Myc和P53的表达,与对照组比较,足叶乙甙组凋亡率明显增高(19.48%±1.57%vs5.67%±0.81%,17.38%±1.49%vs4.97%±0.73%,均P<0.01),PD98059可明显增强足叶乙甙的细胞生长抑制作用并提高细胞的凋亡水平,与足叶乙甙组比较,足叶乙甙组+PD98059组凋亡率(34.35%±2.84%,32.11%±3.25%)明显增加(P<0.01);同时上调足叶乙甙诱导的P53表达,并抑制c-Myc表达的上升趋势.结论:足叶乙甙可活化胃癌细胞ERK信号通路而影响胃癌细胞的化疗效果,其机制可能是通过抑制P53并上调c-Myc的表达,从而抑制细胞的凋亡实现.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Grand Fundamental Research 973 Project (No. 2001CB108901)National Science Foundation of China (No. 30400267).
文摘Sinorhizobium meliloti nifA is important in fixing nitrogen during symbiosis. A nifA null mutant induces small white invalid nodules in the roots of host plant. The additional phenotypic alterations associated with the disruption of the nifA gene are reported in this study. Under a free-living state, S. meliloti nifA mutant reduces its ability to swarm on a half-solid plate. Interestingly, the AHL （Acylhomoserine lactones） contents in the nifA mutant are lower than that of the wild type during the lag phase, whereas it is reversed in the logarithmic and stationary phases. Quantitative spectrophotometric assays reveal that the total amount of extracellular proteins of the nifA mutant are lower than that of the wild type. In addition, the mutant abolishes its nodulation competitive ability during symbiosis. These findings indicate that NifA plays a regulatory role in multiple cellular processes in S. meliloti.
文摘The effects of a novel immunosuppressive agent FTY720 on proliferation inhibition and apoptosis of acute leukemia cell lines HL 60 and U937, and the role of extracelluar regulated protein kinase (ERK) in the course of proliferation inhibition and apoptosis induced by FTY720 were studied. The proliferation inhibition rate of HL 60 and U937 cells by various concentrations of FTY720 was detected by MTT assay. Cell apoptosis was detected by DNA fragment analysis and flow cytometry. The phosphorylated ERK1/2 protein expression was observed by Western blotting. The change of intracellular distribution of ERK1/2 protein was identified by SP immunohistochemical staining. The results showed that FTY720 could inhibit the growth of HL 60 and U937 cells effectively in a dose dependent manner. After incubation with FTY720 for 24 h, apoptosis was observed in HL 60 and U937 cells. The intracellular expression of phosphorylated ERK1/2 protein was also down regulated and the distribution of ERK1/2 protein in cell nuclear was reduced during FTY720 induced apoptosis. So, that FTY720 inhibited ERK1/2 phosphorylation might mediate the role of FTY720 induced apoptosis and proliferation inhibition of leukemia cells.
文摘目的:观察细胞外调节蛋白激酶(extracelluar regulated protein kinase,ERK)信号通路对胃癌细胞化疗效果的影响并探讨其机制.方法:足叶乙甙作用于胃癌SGC7901和BGC823细胞,采用MTT比色法检测细胞的生存率,采用流式细胞仪和Hoechst33258荧光染色检测细胞周期分布和凋亡,Western杂交法检测ERK1/2的磷酸化以及c-Myc和P53蛋白表达水平.同时采用PD98059抑制ERK信号通路后观察足叶乙甙对细胞增殖、凋亡、c-Myc和P53表达的影响.结果:足叶乙甙呈时间-剂量依赖性抑制SGC7901和BGC823细胞的生长并明显诱导细胞的凋亡,同时上调ERK1/2的活性(磷酸化水平),并增强c-Myc和P53的表达,与对照组比较,足叶乙甙组凋亡率明显增高(19.48%±1.57%vs5.67%±0.81%,17.38%±1.49%vs4.97%±0.73%,均P<0.01),PD98059可明显增强足叶乙甙的细胞生长抑制作用并提高细胞的凋亡水平,与足叶乙甙组比较,足叶乙甙组+PD98059组凋亡率(34.35%±2.84%,32.11%±3.25%)明显增加(P<0.01);同时上调足叶乙甙诱导的P53表达,并抑制c-Myc表达的上升趋势.结论:足叶乙甙可活化胃癌细胞ERK信号通路而影响胃癌细胞的化疗效果,其机制可能是通过抑制P53并上调c-Myc的表达,从而抑制细胞的凋亡实现.
