中华硬蜱神经肽及其制备方法和应用

本发明涉及一种中华硬蜱神经肽及其制备方法和应用，属于生物医学技术领域。中华硬蜱神经肽是从中国节肢类动物中华硬蜱神经节中分离得到的一种单链小肽，分子量1005.22道尔顿，等电点8.59，小肽全序列一级结构为：NH2-LVVYPWTK-COOH。其制备方法是把中华硬蜱粘于表面皿的底部并置于冰上20min，接着沿背侧缘切开硬蜱取出神经节，将取出的神经节匀浆、离心去除沉淀、过滤膜过滤，经两次反相高效液相色谱法(RP-HPLC)分离纯化得到。中华硬蜱神经肽具有很强镇痛活性，可作为制备镇痛药物的应用。本发明具有序列简单、镇痛活性强等优点。

Acute rejection is associated with antibodies to non-Gal antigens in baboons using Gal-knockout pig kidneys

We transplanted kidneys from alpha 1,3-galactosyltransferase knockout (GalT-KO) pigs into six baboons using two different immunosuppressive regimens, but most of the baboons died from severe acute humoral xenograft rejection. Circulating induced antibodies to non-Gal antigens were markedly elevated at rejection, which mediated strong complement-dependent cytotoxicity against GaIT-KO porcine target cells. These data suggest that antibodies to non-Gal antigens will present an additional barrier to transplantation of organs from GaIT-KO pigs to humans.

A novel family of antimicrobial peptides from the skin of Amolops loloensis

While conducting experiments to investigate antimicrobial peptides of amphibians living in the Yunnan-Sichuan region of southwest China, a new family of antimicrobial peptides was identified from skin secretions of the rufous-spotted torrent frog, Amolops loloensis. Members of the new peptide family named amolopins are composed of 18 amino acids with a unique sequence, for example, NILSSIVNGINRALSFFG. By BLAST search, amolopins did no show similarity to any known peptides. Among the tested microorganisms, native and synthetic peptides only showed antimicrobial activities against Staphylococcus aureus ATCC2592 and Bacillus pumilus, no effects on other microorganisms. The CD spectroscopy showed that it adopted a structure of random combined with beta-sheet in water, Tris-HCl or Tris-HCl-SDS. Several cDNAs encoding amolopins were cloned from the skin cDNA library of A. loloensis. The precursors of amolopin are composed of 62 amino acid residues including predicted signal peptides, acidic propieces, and mature antimicrobial peptides. The preproregion of amolopin precursor comprises a hydrophobic signal peptide of 22 residues followed by an 18 residue acidic propiece which terminates by a typical prohormone processing signal Lys-Arg. The preproregions of precursors are very similar to other amphibian antimicrobial peptide precursors but the mature amolopins are different from other antimicrobial peptide families. The remarkable similarity of preproregions of precursors that give rise to very different antimicrobial peptides in distantly related frog species suggests that the corresponding genes form a multigene family originating from a common ancestor. (C) 2008 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.

无指盘臭蛙胰岛素释放促进肽和在制药中的应用

本发明涉及无指盘臭蛙胰岛素释放促进肽和在制药中的应用，属于生物医学技术领域。本发明通过常规的生物化学手段，从无指盘臭蛙皮肤分泌液中分离纯化得到胰岛素释放促进肽并测定其序列，按照所得的序列合成该多肽。无指盘臭蛙胰岛素释放促进肽是一种单链多肽，分子量2632.3道尔顿，等电点10.32，多肽全序列为：苯丙氨酸—亮氨酸—脯氨酸—亮氨酸—亮氨酸—丙氨酸—甘氨酸—亮氨酸—丙氨酸—丙氨酸—天冬酰胺—苯丙氨酸—亮氨酸—脯氨酸—赖氨酸—亮氨酸—苯丙氨酸—半胱苷酸—赖氨酸 —异亮氨酸—苏氨酸—精氨酸—赖氨酸—甘氨酸。本发明具有很好的促进胰岛素释放的作用，同时还具有无溶血活性、无血浆凝固活性等优点，可作为制备治疗糖尿病药物的应用。

Blood cells as targets of snake toxins

Snake venoms are mixtures of enzymes and peptides which exert toxicological effects by targeting their substrates or receptors upon envenomation. Snake venom proteins widely affect vascular system including circulating blood cells, coagulation factors, an

Pseudomonas duriflava sp nov., isolated from a desert soil

A Gram-negative, rod-shaped, non-motile, non-spore-forming bacterium, designated strain HR2(T) was isolated from a soil sample from the Talklimaken Desert in Xinjiang Province, China. Strain HR2(T) grew optimally at pH 7.0-8.0 and 30-37 degrees C in the presence of 0-1% (w/v) NaCl. An analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strain HR2(T) fell within the radiation of the genus Pseudomonas, the highest level of similarity being found with respect to Pseudomonas luteola IAM 13000(T) (97.5%); the levels of sequence similarity with respect to other recognized Pseudomonas species were < 96.4%. DNA-DNA hybridization showed that the genetic relatedness between strain HR2(T) and P. luteola IAM 13000(T) was 53.2%. The G + C content of the genomic DNA of strain HR2(T) was 55.2 mol%. The major fatty acids were 18: 1, summed feature 3 and 16:0. The hydroxylated fatty acids 10:0 3-OH, 12:0 3-OH and 12:0 2-OH were also present. The data obtained in this polyphasic study indicated that this isolate represents a novel species of the genus Pseudomonas, for which the name Pseudomonas duriflava sp. nov. is proposed, The type strain is HR2(T) (=KCTC 221129(T) =CGMCC 1.6858(T)).

无指盘臭蛙抗菌肽及其应用

本发明涉及一种无指盘臭蛙抗菌肽及其应用，属于生物医学领域。无指盘臭蛙抗菌肽是从两栖类无指盘臭蛙分泌液中分离得到的一种环状多肽，分子量为 1705.3道尔顿，等电点为9.39，多肽全序列一级结构为：Leu Lys Gly Cys Trp The Lys Ser Ile Pro Pro Lys Pro Cys Phe(LKGCWTKSIPPKPCF)，第四位和第十四位的的半胱氨酸形成分子内二硫键。其制备方法是：乙醚刺激无指盘臭蛙收集的分泌液离心去除沉淀，冷冻干燥后经凝胶过滤柱层析和反相高压液相色谱后分离纯化后得到。本发明的无指盘臭蛙抗菌肽具有对细菌、真菌、病毒有强烈活性抑制作用，及无溶血活性的优点，可作为制备治疗病原微生物感染疾病药物的应用。

Cloning of two novel P-III class metalloproteinases from Trimeresurus stejnegeri venom gland

Hemorrhagic toxins are widely distributed in viperid and crotalid snake venoms. Envenomation of Trimeresurus stejnegeri, a member of Crotalidae family, caused potent systemic and local hemorrhage. Up to now, there is no report on hemorrhage toxins from th

Sphingobacterium siyangense sp nov., isolated from farm soil

The taxonomic position of a novel Gram-negative strain, designated Sy1(T), isolated from a farm-soil sample obtained from Jiangsu Province, PR China, was characterized by using a polyphasic approach. The cells were non-motile, non-spore-forming rods. The organism grew optimally at 30-37 degrees C and at pH 6.0-8.0. Based on 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, strain Sy1(T) is a member of the genus Sphingobacterium; Sphingobacterium multivorum JCM 21156(T) was the nearest relative (98.5% sequence similarity). The predominant fatty acids of strain Sy1T were isoC15:0 (32.90/o), C16:0 (10.9%) and summed feature 3 (iso-C-15:0 2-OH and/or C-16:1 omega 7c; 24.1%). The DNA G + C content was 38.5 mol%. The low level of DNA-DNA relatedness (2.2 %) to S. multivorum JCM 21156 T in combination with differential morphological and biochemical properties demonstrated that strain SY1(T) (=KCTC 22131(T)= CGMCC 1.6855(T)) should be classified as representing a novel species of the genus Sphingobacterium for which the name Sphingobacterium siyangense sp. nov. is proposed.

无指盘臭蛙丝氨酸蛋白酶抑制剂及其基因和应用

本发明涉及一种无指盘臭蛙丝氨酸蛋白酶抑制剂及其基因和在制药中的应用，属于生物医学领域。无指盘臭蛙丝氨酸蛋白酶抑制剂是中国两栖类动物无指盘臭蛙基因编码的一种环状多肽，分子量1951.38道尔顿，等电点9.51，无酶活性，无指盘臭蛙丝氨酸蛋白酶抑制剂全序列为：NH2-AVNIPFKVHFRCKAAFC-COOH，其第12位的半胱氨酸和第17位的半胱氨酸形成分子内二硫键。编码的基因由 301个核苷酸组成，其中编码成熟部分的为第160-213位核苷酸。人工合成的无指盘臭蛙蛋白酶抑制剂具有强烈的丝氨酸蛋白酶抑制活性，作为制备药物肿瘤、胃炎、胰腺炎药物的应用，并且还具有序列简单、合成方便等优点。

A snake venom metalloproteinase that inhibited cell proliferation and induced morphological changes of ECV304 cells

TSV-DM, a basic metalloproteinase with a molecular weight of 110 kDa, was purified from Trimeresurus stejnegeri venom. TSV-DM degraded the A alpha chain of fibrinogen more rapidly than the B beta chain in a dose dependent manner. The cDNA of TSV-DM encode

无指盘臭蛙丙精肽、基因和变异体及其在制药中的应用

本发明涉及无指盘臭蛙丙精肽、基因和变异体及其在制药中的应用，属生物医学技术领域。无指盘臭蛙丙精肽是一种环状多肽，分子量2188.68道尔顿，等电点10.07，具有丝氨酸蛋白酶抑制剂活性.无酶活性，无指盘臭蛙丙精肽全序列为：NH2- AALKGCWTKSIPPKPCFGKR-COOH，其第6位的半胱氨酸和第16位的半胱氨酸形成分子内二硫键。编码的基因由304个核苷酸组成，其中编码成熟部分的为第130-189位核苷酸。无指盘臭蛙丙精肽原始序列中一个或几个氨基酸缺失所产生的变异体，人工合成的无指盘臭蛙丙精肽及其变异体具有强烈的丝氨酸蛋白酶抑制活性，并在它们的抑制作用中表现出经改良的特性.无指盘臭蛙丙精肽及其变异体作为制备治疗肿瘤、胃炎、胰腺炎药物的应用，并且还具有序列简单、合成方便等优点。

Purification of a lysozyme from skin secretions of Bufo andrewsi

A novel toad lysozyme (named BA-lysozyme) was purified from skin secretions of Bufo andrewsi by a three-step chromatography procedure. BA-lysozyme is a single chain protein and the apparent molecular weight is about 15 kDa as judged by SDS-PAGE. The speci

Heterorhabditidoides chongmingensis gen. nov., sp nov (Rhabditida : Rhabditidae), a novel member of the entomopathogenic nematodes

During a recent soil sample survey in Eastern China, a new entomopathogenic nematode species, collected from the Chongming Islands in the southern-eastern area of Shanghai, was discovered. Morphological characteristics of different developmental stages of the nematode combined with molecular data showed that this nematode is a new genus of Rhabditidae, and described as Heterorhabditidoides chongmingensis gen. nov., sp. nov., for that it shares more morphological characteristics with heterorhabditids than with ste-inernematids. For males, the papillae formula of bursa is 1, 2, 3, 3, with constant papillae number in the terminal group, stoma tubular-shaped and about 1.5 head width; cheilorhabdions cuticularized, esophageal collar present and long, median bulb present. For infective juveniles, EP = 90 (80-105) mu m, ES = 104 (92-120) mu m, tail length = 111 (89-159) mu m, and a = 19.1 (15-21). The percentages of the nucleotides A, T, C and G in the ITS1 regions of the new species are significantly different from those of heterorhabditids and other rhabditids. Molecular phylogenetic trees based on 18S rDNA and the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequences data revealed that the new entomopathogenic nematode species forms a monophyletic group, which is a sister group of the clade comprised of some genera of Rhabditidae. (c) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

棕点湍蛙胰岛素释放促进肽和在制药中的应用

本发明涉及棕点湍蛙胰岛素释放促进肽和在制药中的应用，属于生物医学技术领域。本发明通过常规的生物化学手段，从棕点湍蛙皮肤分泌液中分离纯化得到胰岛素释放促进肽并测定其序列，按照所得的序列合成该多肽。棕点湍蛙胰岛素释放促进肽是一种单链多肽，分子量1627.04道尔顿，等电点8.75，多肽一级结构全序列为：Phe-Leu-Pro-Ile-Val-Gly-Lys-Leu-Leu-Ser-Gly-Leu-Ser-Gly-Leu- Leu(FLPIVGKLLSGLSGLL-NH2)。本发明具有很好的促进胰岛素释放的作用，同时还具有无溶血活性、无血浆凝固活性等优点，可作为制备治疗糖尿病药物的应用。