稀土-锌-还原谷胱甘肽三元配合物的合成及其性质

本文报道LnZn(OH)_2(GSH)_3·3H_2O(Ln=La,Pr,Nd)型三元配合物的合成及其IR,TG-DTA和XPS谱性质,讨论了配合物的结构。

稀土谷胱甘肽配合物红外和Raman光谱研究

谷胱甘肽是广泛存在于体内的重要三肽,在体内主要以还原型(GSH)存在,其中血液红细胞内浓度高达2mmol·L~(-1)。GSH不但是清除体内过氧化物的还原剂,而且与某些金属的配合物具有酶活性,有重要的生理生化功能,成为生物无机化学研究的重要课题。随着稀土的广泛应用,稀土的生物效应已引起广泛关注。研究稀土与GSH的配合物结构和性质,将有利于了解稀土在体内的代谢和作用。个别稀土与GSH在溶液中的配合物生成虽有报道,但系列稀土配合物的光谱和结构迄今未被研究。我们合成了十五种稀土与GSH的固体配合物,用IR和Raman光谱研究了配体在配合物中的变化及与稀土的配合位置。

Examination of Antioxidative System's Responses in the Different Phases of Drought Stress and During Recovery in Desert Plant Reaumuria soongorica (Pall.) Maxim

The aim of this study was to test the protective roles of superoxide dismutases (SODs), guaiacol peroxidase (POD), catalase (CAT), ascorbate peroxidase (APX), and glutathione reductase (GR) against oxidative damage and their activities in different phases of the dry down process in Reaumuria soongorica (Pall.) Maxim. leaves. Drought stress was imposed during 100 consecutive days and rewatering after 16, 72, and 100 days. The concentration of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), malondialdehyde, and SODs activities were elevated significantly with progressing drought stress. POD and CAT activities increased markedly in the early phase of drought and decreased significantly with further drought stress continuation, and POD activity was unable to recover after rewatering. Ascorbate, reduced glutathione, APX, and GR activities declined in the initial stages of drought process, elevated significantly with further increasing water deficit progression and recovered after rewatering. These results indicate that: (1) iron SODs-removing superoxide anion is very effective during the whole drought stress; (2) CAT scavenges H2O2 in the early phase of drought and enzymes of ascorbate-glutathione cycle scavenge H2O2 in further increasing drought stress; and (3) POD does not contribute to protect against oxidative damage caused by H2O2 under drought stress.

Comparative proteomic profiles of the hepatopancreas in Fenneropenaeus chinensis response to hypoxic stress

Hypoxia, as one suboptimal environmental condition, can affect the physiological state of shrimp during pond aquaculture. To better understand the mechanism of response to hypoxic stress in Chinese shrimp Fenneropenaeus chinensis, proteome research approach was utilized. Differentially expressed proteins of hepatopancreas in adult Chinese shrimp between the control and hypoxia-stressed groups were screened. By 2-DE analysis, 67 spots showed obvious changes after hypoxia. Using LC-ESI-MS/MS, 51 spots representing 33 proteins were identified including preamylase, arginine kinase, phosphopyruvate hydratase, citrate synthase, ATP synthase alpha subunit, chymotrypsin BI, chitinase, ferritin, C-type lectin receptors, transketolase, formylglutathione hydrolase, formyltetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase, aldehyde dehydrogenase, glutathione peroxidase, cytosolic manganese superoxide dismutase, protein disulfide isomerase, beta-actin, oncoprotem nm23, crustacyanin-Cl and so on. These proteins could be functionally classified into several groups such as proteins related to energy production, metabolism-related proteins, immune-related proteins, antioxidant proteins, chaperones, cytoskeleton proteins and ungrouped proteins. The transcription levels of ten selected genes encode the identified proteins were analyzed by real-time PCR at different sampling times of hypoxia. This study is the first analysis of differentially expressed proteins in the hepatopancreas of shrimp after hypoxia and provides a new insight for further study in hypoxic stress response of shrimp at the protein level.

A thioredoxin with antioxidant activity identified from Eriocheir sinensis

Thioredoxin, with a redox-active disulfide/dithiol in the active site, is the major ubiquitous disulfide reductase responsible for maintaining proteins in their reduced state. In the present study, the cDNA encoding thioredoxin-1 (designated EsTrx1) was cloned from Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis by using rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE) approaches. The full-length cDNA of EsTrx1 was of 641 bp, containing a 51 untranslated region (UTR) of 17 bp, a 3' UTR of 306 bp with a poly (A) tail, and an open reading frame (ORF) of 318 bp encoding a polypeptide of 105 amino acids. The high similarity of EsTrx1 with Trx1s from other animals indicated that EsTrx1 should be a new member of the Trx1 sub-family. Quantitative real-time PCR analysis revealed the presence of EsTrx1 transcripts in gill, gonad, hepato-pancreas, muscle, heart and haemocytes. The expression of EsTrx1 mRNA in haemocytes was up-regulated after Listonella anguillarum challenge, reached the maximum level at 6 h post-stimulation, and then dropped back to the original level gradually. In order to elucidate its biological functions, EsTrx1 was recombined and expressed in E. coli BL21 (DE3). The rEsTrx1 was demonstrated to possess the expected redox activity in enzymatic analysis, and to be more potent than GSH in antioxidant capacity. These results together indicated that EsTrx1 could function as an important antioxidant in a physiological context, and perhaps is involved in the responses to bacterial challenge. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Arginine kinase from Litopenaeus vannamei: Cloning, expression and catalytic properties

Arginine kinase (AK) is a phosphotransferase that plays a critical role in energy metabolism in invertebrates. in this paper, the full-length cDNA of AI( was cloned from shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei by using RT-PCR and RACE PCR. It was 1446 bp encoding 356 amino acids, and belongs to the conserved phosphagen kinase family. The quantitative real-time reverse transcription PCR analysis revealed a broad expression of AK with the highest expression in the muscle and the lowest in the skin. The expression of AK after challenge with LIPS was tested in hemocytes and muscle, which indicated that the two peak values were 6.2 times (at 3 h) and 10.14 times (at 24 h) in the hemocytes compared with the control values, respectively (P < 0.05), while the highest expression of AK was 41 times (at 24 h) in the muscle compared with the control (P < 0.05). In addition, AK was expressed in Eschetichia coli by prokaryotic expression plasmid pGEX-4T-2. The recombinant protein was expressed as glutathione s-transferase (GST) arginine kinase (GST-AK) fusion protein, which was purified by affinity chromatography using Glutathione Sepharose 4B. After cleavage from GST by using a site-specific protease, the recombinant protein was identified by ESI-MS and showed AK activity. After treatment with 10 mM ATP, the enzyme activity significantly increased. However, the enzyme activity was inhibited by 10 mM alpha-ketoglutarate, 50 mM glucose and 200 mM ATP. This research suggested that AK might play an important role in the coupling of energy production and utilization and the immune response in shrimps. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Molecular coordinated regulation of gene expression during ovarian development in the penaeid shrimp

To understand the molecular events of ovarian development in penaeid shrimp, RNA arbitrarily primed polymerase chain reaction (RAP-PCR) was used to identify differentially expressed genes during ovarian maturation in Metapenaeus ensis. From a screening of 700 clones in a cDNA library of the shrimp ovary by the products of RAP-PCR of different maturation stages, 91 fragments with differentially expressed pattern as revealed by dot-blot hybridization were isolated and sequenced. Forty-two of these fragments show significant sequence similarity to known gene products and the differentially expressed pattern of 10 putative genes were further characterized via Northern hybridization. Putative glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase and arginine kinase are related to provision of energy for active cellular function in oocyte development. Translationally controlled tumor protein, actin, and keratin are related to the organization of cytoskeleton to accomplish growth and development of oocytes. High mobility group protein DSP1, heat shock protein 70, and nucleoside diphosphate kinase may act as repressors before the onset of ovarian maturation. Peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase and glutathione peroxidase are related to the stabilization of proteins and oocytes. This study provides new insights on the molecular events in the ovarian development in the shrimp.

中国对虾对微量元素硒的吸收、代谢及硒对其生长的影响

中国对虾（Penaeus orientalis）对硒的需要量为20ppm或高于此值，饵料中添加的硒可能通过促进谷胱苷肽过氧化物酶（GSH-Px）的活性而间接提高对虾的增重率和抗病能力；GSH-Px活性是对虾重要的生理指标，可用来衡量对虾对硒的营养状态。对虾可以直接吸收海水中的硒，但能力较低，由于海水中的硒含量很低，所以，有必要在饵料中添加适量的硒。肝胰脏是对虾体内各种来源的硒的储存库；肝胰脏中的硒除了少量与小分子的氨基酸、肽等结合外，大部分与大分子的蛋白质（部分是酶）结合。对虾体内的硒可以通过甲壳和鳃排出体外。

中华绒螯蟹（Eriocheir sinensis）Peroxiredoxin 6和Thioredoxin1基因的克隆及表达

中华绒螯蟹是我国重要的水产经济动物，近年来养殖规模不断扩大，产量持续增加。但是，伴随着养殖规模的扩大，养殖环境也日益恶化并导致了大量疾病的发生，严重制约了中华绒螯蟹养殖业的健康发展。因此，疾病预防和控制对中华绒螯蟹养殖业的可持续发展具有举足轻重的作用。与其他无脊椎动物一样，中华绒螯蟹的免疫系统没有免疫球蛋白和淋巴细胞，而是依靠由细胞免疫和体液免疫构成的固有免疫系统来对病原进行识别和清除。中华绒螯蟹的固有免疫机制的研究有助于推动中华绒螯蟹病害防治工作的开展。 本研究采用大规模EST测序方法，结合末端快速扩增（rapid amplification of cDNA ends，RACE）技术从中华绒螯蟹血淋巴中克隆到了过氧化物还原酶（peroxiredoxin，EsPrx6）和硫氧还蛋白（thioredoxin，EsTrx1）基因的cDNA 全长序列；采用实时荧光定量PCR 技术检测了这两个基因在健康个体中表达的组织分布情况以及鳗弧菌刺激后血淋巴细胞中的时序表达规律；同时，将这两个基因的编码区克隆到pET 系列载体，并在大肠杆菌中实现了重组表达，并进行了体外活性检测。 过氧化物还原酶是一个抗氧化蛋白超家族，在保护机体免受活性氧（reactive oxygen species，ROS）的伤害中发挥着重要作用。中华绒螯蟹Prx6（EsPrx6） 基因的cDNA 全长为1076 bp，5` UTR（untranslated region，UTR） 为69 bp，3` UTR 为347 bp，开放阅读框（open reading frame，ORF）为660 bp，编码219 个氨基酸的蛋白。mRNA 3`-端具有多聚腺苷酸加尾信号（polyadenylation signal）AATAAA 和polyA 尾巴。EsPrx6 的预测分子量为 24 kDa，理论等电点为6.21，具有一个保守的Prx 结构域、一个AhpC 结构域和过氧化物酶催化活性中心PVCTTE，表明EsPrx6 属于1-Cys 型Prx。在所检测的组织中均有EsPrx6 的表达，其中以肝胰腺表达量最高，为血淋巴细胞中表达量的17.4 倍。鳗弧菌刺激后，血淋巴细胞中EsPrx6 的表达下降，到12 h 时，实验组显著低于对照组（P<0.05）；随时间推移，表达水平逐渐回升，但在整个实验期间，都没有恢复到起始水平。将EsPrx6 进行体外重组并在大肠杆菌E. coli BL21（DE3）中实现表达，重组EsPrx6 具有预期的抗氧化活性和过氧化物酶活性，其中抗氧化活力为14.69 U/mg 蛋白，高于相同条件下GSH 的抗氧化力（P<0.05），过氧化物酶活力为23.46 U/mg 蛋白。结果表明，EsPrx6 作为一种重要的抗氧化剂，在中华绒螯蟹抵御ROS 可能引起的氧化损伤方面具有重要作用。 硫氧还蛋白是广泛存在于生物体内的一种具有硫醇依赖性的具有还原活性的蛋白。中华绒螯蟹Trx1（EsTrx1）基因的cDNA 全长为641 bp，5` UTR 为17 bp，3` UTR 为306 bp，开放阅读框为318 bp，编码105 个氨基酸。EsTrx1 的预测分子量为12.2 kDa，理论等电点为4.8。EsTrx1 不含信号肽，其氨基酸序列与其他动物的Trx1s 具有高度相似性，如与地中海黄蝎的Trx1 相似度达到73%；而与其他物种Trx2 的同源性很低，相似度仅为14.3-22.8%，表明EsTrx1 属于Trx1 亚族。实时荧光定量PCR 检测发现，EsTrx1 在鳃、性腺、肝胰腺、肌肉、心脏和血淋巴细胞中都有表达。血淋巴细胞中EsTrx1 mRNA 的表达量在菌刺激后上升，刺激后6 h，实验组表达量显著高于对照组和空白组（P<0.05），然后逐渐恢复到刺激前水平。为进一步探讨其生物学功能，将EsTrx1 进行体外重组并在大肠杆菌E. coli BL21（DE3）得到表达，重组EsTrx1 具有预期的氧化还原调节活性，抗氧化活力为3.06 U/mg，且抗氧化活力高于GSH（P<0.05）。rEsTrx1 的二硫键还原活力为5.03，低于凡纳滨对虾的二硫键还原活力（10.44），接近于大肠杆菌（4.93），小牛胸腺（6.50）和小牛肝脏（5.09），而高于鲍鱼Trx2（1.83）活力。结果表明，EsTrx1 在生理条件下能够作为一种重要的抗氧化剂，参与对细菌感染的免疫应答反应。

塔玛亚历山大藻(Alexandrium tamarense)对鲈鱼(Lateolabrax japonicus) 的危害机制研究

本论文选择在我国分离得到的一株有毒赤潮甲藻-塔玛亚历山大藻（Alexandrium tamarense，ATHK株），研究了其对一种我国沿海常见和典型养殖鱼类鲈鱼（Lateolabrax japonicus）的危害机制。首先研究了塔玛亚历山大藻（ATHK）对鲈鱼鳃结构的影响及其溶血毒性； 然后采用腹腔注射的方法，研究了高剂量塔玛亚历山大藻毒素（ATHK毒素：约为1.6×105 细胞，相应PSP为0.886µg STX Equal，相当于每克湿重的鲈鱼PSP注射量为0.0118µg STX Equal）和低剂量塔玛亚历山大藻毒素（ATHK毒素： 约为0.16×105 细胞，相应PSP为0.0886µg STX Equal，相当于每克湿重的鲈鱼PSP注射量为0.00118µg STX Equal）在鲈鱼体内代谢过程中对鲈鱼肝脏、肾脏和鳃组织的超微结构、Na+K+-ATPase活性、肝脏功能和肾脏功能的影响、以及对抗氧化系统酶活性和异生物质代谢酶的影响，以期从不同方面了解塔玛亚历山大藻及其所产水溶性毒素（ATHK毒素）对鲈鱼的毒害效应及机制，为有毒赤潮的有效管理提供一定的科学依据。 塔玛亚历山大藻（ATHK）对鲈鱼鳃组织影响的实验结果表明，该藻使鲈鱼鳃组织出现水肿现象，细胞间隙变大；粘液细胞颗粒不规则，颜色加深，颗粒发生凝集，有板结状；氯细胞线粒体内部基质凝集。不产PSP的一种亚历山大藻（AT-6）也使鲈鱼鳃出现水肿，且使细胞出现一定的固缩现象。显微镜观察发现鲈鱼鳃丝间存在有这两种亚历山大藻细胞。由此推测塔玛亚历山大藻ATHK和AT-6的表面结构可能具有能导致鲈鱼鳃组织水肿的机械作用。对人血细胞溶血实验结果表明塔玛亚历山大藻（ATHK）具有较强的溶血毒性，大小与藻的生长阶段和细胞密度都有一定的关系：指数期的溶血毒性最大，随细胞数目的增多，活性逐渐加大；藻细胞、细胞碎片、细胞内容物都有一定的溶血毒性，其中细胞碎片的活性最大。通过11种（株）产PSP的亚历山大藻、不产PSP的亚历山大藻以及标准PSP的实验结果表明这种溶血毒性是由藻细胞的其它非PSP物质造成的，且这种溶血毒性在产PSP的亚历山大藻中具有一定的普遍性。 塔玛亚历山大藻（ATHK）对鲈鱼组织超微结构实验结果表明：ATHK毒素（约为1.6×105 细胞，相应PSP为0.886µg STX Equal，相当于每克湿重的鲈鱼PSP注射量为0.0118µg STX Equal）能导致鲈鱼组织细胞超微结构发生剧烈的变化，主要表现在：肝细胞细胞膜有肿胀现象，部分膜边缘溶解；细胞质糖原颗粒化；核糖体脱落，仅见滑面内质网；细胞质和线粒体内都出现空泡，且线粒体的嵴状结构也发生变化；核膜溶解比较严重，核质外溢，且异染色质边际化。前肾细胞超微结构的变化主要是淋巴细胞核质出现空泡，核膜有溶解迹象；Ⅰ型粒细胞颗粒膨大，伪足增多且变长；Ⅱ型颗粒细胞颗粒增多，内部出现空腔，细胞膜和核膜溶解，胞质、细胞器和核质外溢。鳃组织中氯细胞的核膜局部溶解，核仁弥散，线粒体膜溶解，微细小管膨大；粘液颗粒膜溶解，内部结构遭受破坏；扁平细胞核膜及线粒体膜几乎全部溶解。因此，我们的结果表明，ATHK毒素能作用于鲈鱼细胞的内膜和外膜系统，使膜发生溶解、脱落等变化；比较注射同样剂量大小ATHK毒素120h和240h时鲈鱼组织超微结构发现，细胞超微结构在一定程度上能够恢复。 ATHK毒素对Na+K+-ATPase活性、肝脏功能以及肾脏功能的影响结果表明，0.16×105―1.6×105细胞范围内的ATHK毒素可以显著影响肝脏和鳃组织中的Na+K+-ATPase，使这两种组织中的Na+K+-ATPase活性出现不同程度的下降； 而且还能够显著抑制肝脏中谷丙转氨酶的活性，最大抑制率为95%。但此范围内的ATHK毒素不能显著影响肾脏中的Na+K+-ATPase活性以及尿素氮含量。因此，ATHK毒素对Na+K+-ATPase活性的抑制则会导致细胞能量的缺失，使细胞进一步发生其它变化，而ATHK毒素对肝脏功能完整性的影响则可能会抑制对蛋白质的分解代谢。 ATHK毒素对鲈鱼肝脏、肾脏和鳃组织中的、超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）、过氧化氢酶（CAT）、谷胱肝肽过氧化物酶（GSH-Px）以及谷胱肝肽转硫酶（GST）活性变化影响的结果表明：高剂量（约为1.6×105 细胞，相应PSP为0.886µg STX Equal，相当于每克湿重的鲈鱼PSP注射量为0.0118µg STX Equal）ATHK毒素能显著诱导鲈鱼肝脏和鳃组织中SOD、GSH-Px以及GST酶活性，最大变化范围为正常状态下的3-4倍，对肝脏中CAT酶活性具有一定的抑制作用，对鳃中的CAT抑制效应则不显著；但此剂量的ATHK毒素仅对肾脏鳃中的GSH-Px活性有一定的诱导作用，对SOD、CAT以及GST的活性没有显著影响。低剂量（约为0.16×105 细胞，相应PSP为0.0886µg STX Equal，相当于每克湿重的鲈鱼PSP注射量为0.00118µg STX Equal）ATHK毒素也能诱导鲈鱼肝脏和鳃组织中SOD、GSH-Px以及GST酶活性，其在第一个24h内的诱导效果与临界致死毒素剂量相似； 且连续注射低剂量ATHK毒素则对肝脏和鳃中这三种酶活性具有累加的诱导作用，使这三种酶活性的变化范围为正常的5倍；低剂量ATHK毒素对肝脏中CAT酶活性也具有抑制作用，但对鳃中CAT酶活性的抑制作用并不显著。 同样，低剂量ATHK毒素除对肾脏中GSH-Px活性具有一定诱导效应外，对SOD、CAT以及GST都没有显著影响。 SOD、GSH-Px以及GST酶活性的显著升高表明ATHK毒素在鲈鱼体内代谢过程中能诱导鲈鱼产生活性氧自由基，且GST活性的升高则说明作为细胞色素P450依赖的异生物质代谢酶，GST在ATHK毒素代谢过程中可能可以加速ATHK毒素的代谢。推测鲈鱼可以通过这三种酶降低ATHK毒素以及次生毒物活性氧自由基对鲈鱼的危害。

环境因子对养殖生物白斑综合症传播和分子生物标志物系统的影响研究

本文研究了海洋微藻在白斑综合症(white spot syndrome)暴发中的可能作用，以及阴离子表面活性剂十二烷基硫酸钠(SDS)和十二烷基苯磺酸钠(SDBS)长期暴露对紫贻贝(Mytilus galloprovincialis)生物标志物系统的影响(72 d)。 1．海洋微藻在养殖对虾白斑综合症传播中的作用研究 为了证实海洋微藻是否是养殖对虾白斑综合症的传播途径，我们首先将六种海洋微藻：球定边金藻(Isochrysis galbana)、中肋骨条藻(Skeletonema costatum)、小球藻(Chlorella sp. )、赤潮异湾藻(Heterosigma akashiwo)、锥状斯氏藻(Scrippsiella trochoidea)和盐藻(Dunaliella salina)，与人工注射感染白斑病毒(white spot syndrome virus)的成体日本囊对虾共同培养，用套氏PCR方法检测共培养的微藻能否携带白斑病毒。在此基础上，进一步研究了共培养后的海洋微藻是否能感染幼体日本囊对虾。研究结果表明，除了H. akashiwo，实验海洋微藻均可携带白斑病毒，但它们携带病毒的能力有明显差异，Chlorella sp.和S. trochoidea携带白斑病毒的能力较强；但是，与白斑病毒的其他携带者（如桡足类等）不同，携带病毒的海洋微藻10天后病毒检测结果均呈阴性。共培养后小球藻组可感染幼体日本囊对虾，但幼体携带病毒的量只能通过二步PCR方法才能检测到。上述结果表明，海洋微藻在WSSV的水平传播途径中具有一定的作用。 2．表面活性剂对紫贻贝生物标志物系统的影响研究 以青岛胶州湾现场调查数据为依据，选择阴离子表面活性剂十二烷基硫酸钠(SDS)和十二烷基苯磺酸钠(SDBS)作为污染物、以近海底栖生物紫贻贝为受试生物，研究了长期暴露后紫贻贝生化指标(SOD, CAT, GSH, GPx, GST, iNOS, AKP)和遗传毒理指标(AFLP指纹图谱)的变化。实验结果发现: 经过72d不同浓度暴露后，SDBS实验组紫贻贝体内的SOD、CAT和iNOS活性均有显著下降（除CAT 0.1mg/L组外），GSH、GST和GPx在3.0mg /L SDS、SDBS组较各自对照组均有显著升高。SDBS对紫贻贝生化指标影响的显著性水平大于SDS。统计分析显示，SDBS暴露组下GST与GPx呈显著正相关关系，iNOS与SOD也表现出一定正相关,但GSH与CAT、GSH与SOD呈现显著负相关关系。SDS浓度与GST呈显著正相关，而SDBS浓度与CAT呈显著负相关。另外，实验结果发现后闭壳肌中iNOS是一个具有应用前景的阴离子表面活性剂暴露生物标志物。AFLP标记结果统计显示，在实验给定的污染物浓度下，SDBS基因毒性要大于SDS；不同的DNA指纹图谱以及遗传距离图显示不同的污染物造成的DNA损伤是不同的。结果表明，在长期暴露条件(72 d)下，一定浓度的阴离子表面活性剂可以对岗哨生物紫贻贝的SOD, CAT, GSH, GPx, GST, iNOS和AFLP指纹图谱一组指标产生显著影响。

水母刺丝囊毒素的提取，溶血活性和毒性的研究

本文研究了水母毒性细胞—刺丝囊的性质、刺丝囊毒素的提取及刺丝囊毒素的溶血活性和毒性等方面的内容。 通过显微镜、扫描电镜及透射电镜分别对霞水母、海蜇、沙蜇触手中所含刺丝囊的形态特点进行了分析，发现三种水母触手中含有不同形状和大小的刺丝囊。应用珠磨式组织研磨器破碎刺丝囊，可有效提取刺丝囊毒素。 霞水母刺丝囊毒素具有明显的溶血活性。4-37°C范围内毒素的溶血活性与温度变化密切相关。毒素溶血活性对pH敏感。胰蛋白酶和鞘磷脂能明显抑制毒素的溶血活性。毒素的溶血活性具有二价金属离子依赖性，Ca2+可能是毒素溶血活性的重要活化剂。EDTA，NaCl及GSH对毒素的溶血活性具有稳定作用。 水母刺丝囊毒素与触手中提取的毒素含有明显不同的蛋白组成，刺丝囊毒素的溶血活性强于触手中提取的毒素。 霞水母刺丝囊毒素表现出明显的神经毒性作用。毒素对草鱼的毒性具有剂量依赖性。霞水母刺丝囊毒素的致死毒性对热的稳定性要比已报道的其它水母毒素强。毒性对pH敏感，胰蛋白酶对毒素的毒性具有明显的抑制作用。毒素的毒性在-80°C稳定。通过DEAE-Sepharose Fast Flow和Sephadex G-100分离霞水母刺丝囊毒素，主要得到两条蛋白谱带，分子量分别为60kDa和47kDa。毒素中的溶血活性成分不具有致死毒性。

栉孔扇贝抗氧化酶基因的克隆与表达分析

扇贝是我国海水养殖的重要品种，但自1994年以来，养殖扇贝陆续爆发的大规模死亡，不但造成了巨大的经济损失，而且直接威胁到现有产业的生存和发展。扇贝病害的不断爆发以及病因的多样性迫切要求制定新的疾病防治措施和开发新型的抗菌物质。因此，深入研究扇贝免疫防御机制，探讨提高机体抗病力的有效途径和方法，改良种质和培育抗病品系，无疑是解决目前困扰扇贝养殖业健康可持续发展的必经之路。 抗氧化酶可以清除活性氧，是维持机体内氧环境平衡，抵抗外界环境影响的重要免疫因子。本研究采用大规模 EST 测序方法和同源克隆的方法，结合 cDNA 末端快速扩增（RACE）技术，从栉孔扇贝中克隆到了超氧化物岐化酶(Superoxide dismutase，SOD)、过氧化氢酶(Catalase，CAT)、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶（Glutathione peroxidase，GPX）等抗氧化酶基因的全长 cDNA序列，并对其基因结构进行了分析。同时，用实时定量PCR方法对这三个基因在健康扇贝血淋巴细胞、肾、鳃、肌肉、性腺等组织和在分别用鳗弧菌，溶壁微球菌和假丝酵母处理扇贝后不同时间段的表达差异情况进行了研究。 超氧化物歧化酶基因CfSOD的cDNA 全长为1022 bp，其中开放阅读框（Open Reading Frame, ORF）含有 459 bp，编码 153个氨基酸残基，无信号肽，为胞内蛋白。经BLASTP分析发现，CfSOD与其它动物具有较高的同源性。CfSOD中存在两个Cu/Zn-SOD的签名序列；另外Cu结合必须氨基酸(His-45，-47，-62 和-119)和Zn结合必须氨基酸(His-62，-70，-79和Asp-82)在CfSOD中保守。实时定量PCR 检测发现，CfSOD在鳃、血细胞和肾中有较高的表达。在鳗弧菌和溶壁微球菌刺激后，CfSOD的相对表达量逐渐下降，然后分别在32小时和16小时的时候恢复到刺激前的表达水平。在假丝酵母刺激后，CfSOD的mRNA表达没有显著差异。 栉孔扇贝过氧化氢酶基因CfCAT的cDNA全长为3146 bp，其中开放阅读框含有1521bp，编码507个氨基酸残基，无信号肽，为胞内蛋白。经BLASTP分析发现，CfCAT与其它动物具有较高的同源性。 CfCAT中存在过氧化氢酶近端活性位点和过氧化氢酶近端血红素配体签名序列，另外存在两个糖基化位点 NFS和 NFT，同时在CfCAT 的C末端存在过氧化物酶体定位信号AQL，为典型过氧化氢酶。实时定量PCR 检测发现，健康的扇贝中CfCAT在鳃和性腺中有较高的表达。CfCAT基因在鳗弧菌刺后表达升高，在4小时达到最高，约是刺激前表达量的6.8倍（P<0.05），后随着时间的变化而逐渐下降。在8小时表达量达到为刺激前表达量的1.3倍（P<0.05），在16和32小时略高于刺激前的水平。在溶壁微球菌刺激后CfCAT基因表达量也呈上升趋势，在刺激后4小时达到刺激前表达量的约2倍，然后有所下降，在16 小时又上升到刺激前表达量的2.9倍。CfCAT基因在假丝酵母刺激后的表达略有升高，4小时约是刺激前的1.2倍（P<0.05），在其他时间段变化不明显。 栉孔扇贝谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶基因CfGPX的cDNA 全长为1290 bp，其中开放阅读框含有705bp，编码235个氨基酸残基，有一个24核苷酸的信号肽序列。经BLASTP 分析发现，CfSOD与其它动物具有较高的同源性。CfGPX中发现谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶活性位点的签名序列， 另外发现硒半胱氨酸和硒半胱氨酸插入序列，为含硒型谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶。实时定量PCR 检测发现，未经处理的扇贝中CfGPX在性腺、肌肉、血和肾中有较高的表达。CfGPX基因在鳗弧菌刺后表达量快速上升，在6 小时的时候表达量达到最高，为刺激前的4.0倍（P>0.05），后随着时间的变化而逐渐下降。在溶壁微球菌刺激后CfGPX在前6小时表达略有降低，在6小时的时候表达量为刺激前的0.5倍（P<0.05），后随着时间的变化而逐渐升高。在16小时的时候表达量为刺激前的2.1倍（P<0.05）。在假丝酵母刺激后， CfGPX的表达量略有下降在8小时的时候表达量为刺激前的0.8倍（P<0.05）。 实验证明栉孔扇贝的超氧化物歧化酶基因CfSOD，过氧化氢酶基因CfCAT，谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶基因CfGPX基因在机体抵抗外界微生物刺激中起到了重要的作用。

Effects of sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate and sodium dodecyl sulfate on the Mytilus galloprovincialis biomarker system

The effects of in vivo exposure of Mytilus galloprovincialis to two anionic surfactants (SDBS and SDS) on the molecular biomarker system were studied. After continuous exposure for 72 days, activities/levels of GST, GPx and GSH were significantly higher than in corresponding control groups following exposure to 3.000 mg/L SDS and SDBS. Activities of SOD and CAT were significantly inhibited by experimental SDBS (except CAT in 0.100 mg/L group), but not by SDS. Statistical analysis of enzyme activities/levels suggested that there were significant positive relationships between GST and GPx, and negative relationships were found between GSH and CAT, GSH and SOD. Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) results showed that a greater genotoxic effect was observed for SDBS than for SDS. Based on the above results, the biomarker system of mussels can be affected by the two anionic surfactants (>= 3.000 mg/L); it was more easily affected by SDBS than by SDS. Crown Copyright (C) 2009 Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Effect of alginic acid decomposing bacterium on the growth of Laminaria japonica (Phaeophyceae)

We collected the diseased blades of Laminaria japonica from Yantai Sea Farm from October to December 2002, and the alginic acid decomposing bacterium on the diseased blade was isolated and purified, and was identified as Alterornonas espejiana. This bacterium was applied as the causative pathogen to infect the blades of L. japonica under laboratory conditions. The aim of the present study was to identify the effects of the bacterium on the growth of L. japonica, and to find the possibly effective mechanism. Results showed that: (1) The blades of L. japonica exhibited symptoms of lesion, bleaching and deterioration when infected by the bacterium, and their growth and photosynthesis were dramatically suppressed. At the same time, the reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation enhanced obviously, and the relative membrane permeability increased significantly. The contents of malonaldehyde (MDA) and free fatty acid in the microsomol membrane greatly elevated, but the phospholipid content decreased. Result suggested an obvious peroxidation and deesterrification in the blades of L. japonica when infected by the bacterium. (2) The simultaneous assay on the antioxidant enzyme activities demonstrated that superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) increased greatly when infected by the bacterium, but glutathione peroxidase (Gpx) and ascorbate peroxidase (APX) did not exhibit active responses to the bacterium throughout the experiment. (3) The histomorphological observations gave a distinctive evidence of the severity of the lesions as well as the relative abundance in the bacterial population on the blades after infection. The bacterium firstly invaded into the endodermis of L. japonica and gathered around there, and then resulted in the membrane damage, cells corruption and ultimately, the death of L. japonica.