The effects of 5 mg/L 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene （TCB） and 0.1 mmol/L mercury ion （Hg^2＋） stresses on Ca^2＋ fluxion and protein phosphorylation in rice seedlings were investigated by isotope exchange kinetics and in...The effects of 5 mg/L 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene （TCB） and 0.1 mmol/L mercury ion （Hg^2＋） stresses on Ca^2＋ fluxion and protein phosphorylation in rice seedlings were investigated by isotope exchange kinetics and in vitro phosphorylation assay. The Ca^2＋ absorption in rice leaves and Ca^2＋ transportation from roots to leaves were promoted significantly in response to Hg^2＋ and TCB treatments for 4-48 h. The Ca^2＋ absorption peaks presented in the leaves when the rice seedlings were exposed to Hg^2＋ for 8-12 h or to TCB for 12-24 h. Several Ca^2＋ absorption peaks presented in the roots during rice seedlings being exposed to Hg^2＋ and TCB, and the first Ca^2＋ absorption peak was at 8 h after being exposed to Hg^2＋ and TCB The result of isotope exchange kinetic analysis confirmed that short-term （8 h） Hg^2＋ and TCB stresses caused Ca^2＋ channels or pumps located on plasmalemma to open transiently. The phosphorylation assay showed that short-term TCB stress enhanced protein phosphorylation in rice roots （TCB treatment for 4-8 h） and leaves （TCB treatment for 4-24 h）, and short-term （4-8 h） Hg^2＋ stress also enhanced protein phosphorylation in rice leaves. The enhancement of protein phosphorylation in both roots and leaves corresponded with the first Ca^2＋ absorption peak, which confirmed that the enhancement of protein phosphorylation caused by TCB or Hg^2＋ stress might be partly triggered by the increases of cytosolic calcium. TCB treatment over 12 h inhibited protein phosphorylation in rice roots, which might be partly due to that TCB stress suppressed the protein kinase activity. Whereas, Hg^2＋ treatment inhibited protein phosphorylation in rice roots, and Hg^2＋ treatment over 12 h inhibited protein phosphorylation in rice leaves. This might be attributed to that not only the protein kinase activity, but also the expressions of phosphorylation proteins were restrained by Hg^2＋ stress.展开更多
The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of lairage after transport on post mortem muscle glycolysis,protein phosphorylation and lamb meat quality.Two preslaughter animal treatments,transport for 3 h ...The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of lairage after transport on post mortem muscle glycolysis,protein phosphorylation and lamb meat quality.Two preslaughter animal treatments,transport for 3 h and lairage for 0 h（T3L0）and transport for 3 h and then lairage for 12 h（T3L12）,were compared with a control treatment of 0 h transport and 0 h lairage.Data obtained showed that preslaughter transport had a significant effect on lamb meat quality.Loins from lambs of the T3L0 treatment showed higher（P=0.026）pH24 h and higher（P=0.021）pH48 h values,but lower（P〈0.001）drip loss and lower（P〈0.05）glycolytic potential at 0 h post mortem than those of the T3L12 and control groups.Muscle samples of the T3L0 group showed higher（P=0.046）shear force and lower（P=0.005）b＊ value than those of the T3L12 group.Muscle glycogen concentration at 0,2,4 h post mortem were lower（P〈0.05）in the T3L0 group than in control.No significant difference（P〉0.05）in most meat quality parameters was determined between the T3L12 group and control,showing lairage for 12 h allowed lambs to recover from the effects of transport for 3 h and resulted in similar meat quality characteristics compared to no transport.Lairage after transport did not affect most meat quality indices in comparison with control,but increased the meat drip loss and b＊value of lambs possibly through decreasing glycogen concentration and glycolytic potential.展开更多
Changes in protein abundance and reversible protein phosphorylation(RPP)play important roles in regulating hypometabolism but have never been documented in overwintering frogs at high altitudes.To test the hypothesis ...Changes in protein abundance and reversible protein phosphorylation(RPP)play important roles in regulating hypometabolism but have never been documented in overwintering frogs at high altitudes.To test the hypothesis that protein abundance and phosphorylation change in response to winter hibernation,we conducted a comprehensive and quantitative proteomic and phosphoproteomic analysis of the liver of the Xizang plateau frog,Nanorana parkeri,living on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau.In total,5170 proteins and 5695 phosphorylation sites in 1938 proteins were quantified.Based on proteomic analysis,674 differentially expressed proteins(438 up-regulated,236 down-regulated)were screened in hibernating N.parkeri versus summer individuals.Functional enrichment analysis revealed that higher expressed proteins in winter were significantly enriched in immune-related signaling pathways,whereas lower expressed proteins were mainly involved in metabolic processes.A total of 4251 modified sites(4147 up-regulated,104 down-regulated)belonging to 1638 phosphoproteins(1555 up-regulated,83 down-regulated)were significantly changed in the liver.During hibernation,RPP regulated a diverse array of proteins involved in multiple functions,including metabolic enzymatic activity,ion transport,protein turnover,signal transduction,and alternative splicing.These changes contribute to enhancing protection,suppressing energy-consuming processes,and inducing metabolic depression.Moreover,the activities of phosphofructokinase,glutamate dehydrogenase,and ATPase were all significantly lower in winter compared to summer.In conclusion,our results support the hypothesis and demonstrate the importance of RPP as a regulatory mechanism when animals transition into a hypometabolic state.展开更多
The light-driven water-splitting reaction of photosystem II exposes its key reaction center core protein subunits to irreversible oxidative photodamage.A rapid repair cycle replaces the photodamaged core subunits in p...The light-driven water-splitting reaction of photosystem II exposes its key reaction center core protein subunits to irreversible oxidative photodamage.A rapid repair cycle replaces the photodamaged core subunits in plants,but how the large antenna-core supercomplex structures of plant photosystem II disassemble for repair is not currently understood.Here,we report the specific involvement of phosphorylation in removal of the peripheral antenna from the core and monomerization of the dimeric cores.However,monomeric cores disassemble further into smaller subcomplexes,even in the absence of phosphorylation,suggesting that there are other unknown mechanisms of disassembly.In this regard,we show that oxidative modifications of amino acids in core protein subunits of photosystem II are active mediators of monomeric core disassembly.Oxidative modifications thus likely disassemble only the damagedmonomeric cores,ensuring an economical photosystem disassembly process.Taken together,our results suggest that phosphorylation and oxidative modification play distinct roles in photosystem II disassembly and repair.展开更多
Fungal endophytes have been isolated from almost every plant, infecting their hosts without causing visible disease symptoms, and yet have still proved to be involved in plant secondary metabolites accumulation. To de...Fungal endophytes have been isolated from almost every plant, infecting their hosts without causing visible disease symptoms, and yet have still proved to be involved in plant secondary metabolites accumulation. To decipher the possible physiological mechanisms of the endophytic fungus-host interaction, the role of protein phosphorylation and the relationship between endophytic fungus-induced kinase activity and nitric oxide （NO） and brassinolide （BL） in endophyte-enhanced volatile oil accumulation in Atractylodes lancea plantlets were investigated using pharmacological and biochemical approaches. Inoculation with the endophytic fungus Gilmaniella sp. ALl2 enhanced the activities of total protein phosphorylation, Ca2^-dependent protein kinase, and volatile oil accumulation in A. lancea plantlets. The upregulation of protein kinase activity could be blocked by the BL inhibitor brassinazole. Furthermore, pretreatments with the NO-specific scavenger cPTIO significantly reduced the increased activities of protein kinases in A. lancea plantlets inoculated with endophytic fungus. Pretreatments with different protein kinase inhibitors also reduced fungus-induced NO production and volatile oil accumulation, but had barely no effect on the BL level. These data suggest that protein phosphorylation is required for endophyte- induced volatile oil production in A. lancea plantlets, and that crosstalk between protein phosphorylation and the NO pathway may occur and act as a downstream signaling event of the BL pathway.展开更多
Using pharmacological and biochemical approaches, the role of protein phosphorylation and the interrelationship between water stress-enhanced kinase activity, antioxidant enzyme activity, hydrogen peroxide （H202） ac...Using pharmacological and biochemical approaches, the role of protein phosphorylation and the interrelationship between water stress-enhanced kinase activity, antioxidant enzyme activity, hydrogen peroxide （H202） accumulation and endogenous abscisic acid in maize （Zea mays L.） leaves were investigated. Water-stress upregulated the activities of total protein phosphorylation and Ca^2＋-dependent protein kinase, and the upregulation was blocked in abscisic aciddeficient vp5 mutant. Furthermore, pretreatments with a nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase inhibitor and a scavenger of H2O2 significantly reduced the increased activities of total protein kinase and Ca^2＋-dependent protein kinase in maize leaves exposed to water stress. Pretreatments with different protein kinase inhibitors also reduced the water stress-induced H2O2 production and the water stress-enhanced activities of antioxidant enzymes such as superoxide dismutase, catalase, ascorbate peroxidase and glutathione reductase. The data suggest that protein phosphorylation and H2O2 generation are required for water stress-induced antioxidant defense in maize leaves and that crosstalk between protein phosphorylation and H2O2 generation may occur.展开更多
Increasing evidence shows that protein phosphorylation on serine, threonine and tyrosine residues is a major regulatory post-translational modification in the bacteria. This review focuses on the implications of bacte...Increasing evidence shows that protein phosphorylation on serine, threonine and tyrosine residues is a major regulatory post-translational modification in the bacteria. This review focuses on the implications of bacterial phosphoproteome in bacterial pathogenicity and highlights recent development of methods in phosphoproteomics and the connectivity of the phosphorylation networks. Recent technical developments in the high accuracy mass spectrometry have dramatically transformed proteomics and made it possible the characterization of a few exhaus- tive site-specific bacterial phosphoproteomes. The high abundance of tyrosine phosphorylations in a few bacterial phosphoproteomes suggests their roles in the pathogenicity, especially in the case of pathogen-host interactions; the high abundance of multi-phosphorylation sites in bacterial phosphoprotein is a compensation of the relatively small phosphorylation size and an indicator of the delicate regulation of protein functions.展开更多
Dengue virus(DENV)infection is a worldwide public health threat.To date,the knowledge about the pathogenesis and progression of DENV infection is still limited.Combining global profiling based on proteomic analysis to...Dengue virus(DENV)infection is a worldwide public health threat.To date,the knowledge about the pathogenesis and progression of DENV infection is still limited.Combining global profiling based on proteomic analysis together with functional verification analysis is a powerful strategy to investigate the interplay between the virus and host cells.In the present study,quantitative proteomics has been applied to evaluate host responses(as indicated by altered proteins and modifications)in human cells(using K562 cell line)upon DENV-2 infection,as DENV-2 spreads most widely among all DENV serotypes.Comparative analysis was performed to define differentially expressed proteins in the infected cells compared to the mock-control,and it revealed critical pathogen-induced changes covering a broad spectrum of host cellular compartments and processes.We also discovered more dramatic changes(>20%,160 regulated phosphoproteins)in protein phosphorylation compared to protein expression(14%,321 regulated proteins).Most of these proteins/phosphoproteins were involved in transcription regulation,RNA splicing and processing,immune system,cellular response to stimulus,and macromolecule biosynthesis.Western blot analysis was also performed to confirm the proteomic data.Potential roles of these altered proteins were discussed.The present study provides valuable large-scale protein-related information for elucidating the functional emphasis of host cell proteins and their post-translational modifications in virus infection,and also provides insight and protein evidence for understanding the general pathogenesis and pathology of DENV.展开更多
Monochamus alternatus Hope （Coleoptera： Cerambycidae） is not only a serious pest insect to pine trees but also the main vector of pine wood nemadote Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, which causes pine wilt disease. To ex...Monochamus alternatus Hope （Coleoptera： Cerambycidae） is not only a serious pest insect to pine trees but also the main vector of pine wood nemadote Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, which causes pine wilt disease. To explore the insecticidal mechanism of insecticides to M. alternatus, we chose methamidophos and deltamethrin as the representatives of two groups of insecticides （organophosphates and pyrethroids）, which are widely used for pest control in China and investigated their effects on phosphorylation of proteins from the insect. Phosphorylation of proteins from the insect fat body and head was determined by in vitro 32P-labelling. In the fat body, deltamethrin obviously reduced basal phosphorylation levels of proteins at 111, 95, 77, and 44 kDa, but enhanced the basal phosphorylation level of a protein at 138 kDa. However, in the presence of calmodulin but not cyclic adenosine monophosphate （cAMP）, deltamethrin increased phosphorylation of the protein at 111 kDa. In the head, deltamethrin inhibited basal phosphorylation levels of proteins at 113, 98, and 51 kDa, but potentiated phosphorylation of a protein at 167 kDa activated by cAMP. Methamidophos inhibited phosphorylation of a protein at 44 kDa in the fat body. Although methamidophos did not impact basal phosphorylation levels of any proteins in the head, it inhibited calcium/calmodulin （Ca^2＋CaM）-stimulated phosphorylation of a protein at 51 kDa. Together, our data indicate that methamidophos and deltamethrin altered phosphorylation levels of various proteins in the head and fat body of the pine insect and these two kinds of insecticides acted on the proteins that can be phosphorylated in the tissues respectively, which is possibly related to their toxicity.展开更多
Protein phosphorylation/dephosphorylation is the central mechanism of post-translational modification which regulates cellular responses and phenotypes. Due to the efficiency and resource constraints of the in vivo me...Protein phosphorylation/dephosphorylation is the central mechanism of post-translational modification which regulates cellular responses and phenotypes. Due to the efficiency and resource constraints of the in vivo methods for identifying phosphorylation sites, there is a strong motivation to computationally predict potential phosphorylation sites. In this work, we propose to use a unique set of features to represent the peptides surrounding the amino acid sites of interest and use feature selection support vector machine to predict whether the serine/threonine sites are potentially phosphorylable, as well as selecting important features that may lead to phosphorylation. Experimental results indicate that the new features and the prediction method can more effectively predict protein phosphorylation sites than the existing state of the art methods. The features selected by our prediction model provide biological insights to the in vivo phosphorylation.展开更多
[Objectives] To study the effects and mechanism of notoginsenoside Rg1 on the spatial learning and memory and phosphorylated tau protein in the AD( Alzheimer's Disease) model rat. [Methods]The AD model rat was rep...[Objectives] To study the effects and mechanism of notoginsenoside Rg1 on the spatial learning and memory and phosphorylated tau protein in the AD( Alzheimer's Disease) model rat. [Methods]The AD model rat was replicated by injection of Aβ_(25-35) in the left lateral ventricles of SD rats. The low dose( 25 mg/kg),middle dose( 50 mg/kg) and high dose( 100 mg/kg) notoginsenoside Rg1 was used for intragastric administration,respectively,two times every day. After 4 weeks,the Morris water maze test was done to detect the learning and memory capacity,and the immunoblotting,immunohistochemical methods were used to detect the changes in the phosphorylation level and distribution of tau protein in hippocampus of the rats. [Results] After the intracerebroventricular injection of Aβ_(25-35),the learning and memory capacity of the model rats was significantly lower than the learning and memory capacity of the normal control rats. The immunoblotting test results showed that the phosphorylation level of tau protein threonine 231 site( Thr231) in hippocampus was significantly increased,and the nonphosphorylation level was significantly decreased. The morphological testing results showed that the phosphorylation level of tau protein Thr231 of AD model rats was increased markedly in region of DG,CA1 and CA3 of the hippocampus. The intervention of the middle dose notoginsenoside Rg1 could significantly improve the learning and memory capacity of the model rats in Morris water maze. The notoginsenoside Rg1 in three different doses could all reduce the phosphorylation level of tau protein Thr231 in the hippocampal DG,CA1,CA3 regions,and there were no significant differences among the three doses. [Conclusions]The notoginsenoside Rg1 could improve Aβ_(25-35)-induced spatial learning and memory impairment of the AD model rats,and decreased the phosphorylation level of tau protein in hippocampus.展开更多
The immunoregulatory effect of TLSFJM on the expression of T cell IL- 2R and protein tyrosine phosphorylation ( PTP ) was investigated by immunohistochemistry technique. The results showed that TLSFJMcan markedly supp...The immunoregulatory effect of TLSFJM on the expression of T cell IL- 2R and protein tyrosine phosphorylation ( PTP ) was investigated by immunohistochemistry technique. The results showed that TLSFJMcan markedly suppress the expression of IL-2R and PTP on PHA or TPA-stimulated human PBMC and murine IL-2 dependent cell line CTLL-2. However, there was no effect of TLSFJMon the production of IL-1, IL-2 and IL-6 that play an important role in the course of T lymphocyte proliferation and differentiation.展开更多
Plants under pathogen attack produce high levels of the gaseous phytohormone ethylene to induce plant defense responses via the ethylene signaling pathway.The 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate synthase(ACS)is a critic...Plants under pathogen attack produce high levels of the gaseous phytohormone ethylene to induce plant defense responses via the ethylene signaling pathway.The 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate synthase(ACS)is a critical rate-limiting enzyme of ethylene biosynthesis.Transcriptional and post-translational upregulation of ACS2 and ACS6 by the mitogen-activated protein kinases MPK3 and MPK6 are previously shown to be crucial for pathogen-induced ethylene biosynthesis in Arabidopsis.Here,we report that the fungal pathogen Botrytis cinerea-induced ethylene biosynthesis in Arabidopsis is under the negative feedback regulation by ethylene signaling pathway.The ethylene response factor ERF1 A is further found to act downstream of ethylene signaling to negatively regulate the B.cinerea-induced ethylene biosynthesis via indirectly suppressing the expression of ACS2 and ACS6.Interestingly,ERF1 A is shown to also upregulate defensin genes directly and therefore promote Arabidopsis resistance to B.cinerea.Furthermore,ERF1 A is identified to be a substrate of MPK3 and MPK6,which phosphoactivate ERF1 A to enhance its functions in suppressing ethylene biosynthesis and inducing defensin gene expression.Taken together,our data reveal that ERF1 A and its phosphorylation by MPK3/MPK6 not only mediate the negativefeedback regulation of the B.cinerea-induced ethylene biosynthesis,but also upregulate defensin gene expression to increase Arabidopsis resistance to B.cinerea.展开更多
The uptake of ammonium,nitrate,phosphorus,and potassium ions by roots is mediated by specific ion transporter or channel proteins,and protein phosphorylation regulation events occurring on these proteins and their reg...The uptake of ammonium,nitrate,phosphorus,and potassium ions by roots is mediated by specific ion transporter or channel proteins,and protein phosphorylation regulation events occurring on these proteins and their regulators determine their ultimate activity.Elucidating the mechanism by which protein phosphorylation modification regulates nutrient uptake will advance plant breeding for high nutrientuse efficiency.In this review,it is concluded that the root nutrient absorption system is composed of several,but not all,members of a specific ion transporter or channel family.Under nutrient-starvation conditions,protein phosphorylation-based regulation of these proteins and associated transcription factors increases ion transporter-or channel-mediated nutrient uptake capacity via direct function activity enhancement,allowing more protein trafficking to the plasma membrane,by strengthening the interaction of transporters and channels with partner proteins,by increasing their protein stability,and by transcriptional activation.Under excessive nutrient conditions,protein phosphorylation-based regulation suppresses nutrient uptake by reversing these processes.Strengthening phosphorylation regulation items that increase nutrient absorption and weakening phosphorylation modification items that are not conducive to nutrient absorption show potential as strategies for increasing nutrient use efficiency.展开更多
Protein phosphorylation and dephosphorylation are two essential and vital cellular mechanisms that regulate many receptors and enzymes through kinases and phosphatases.Ca^2+- dependent kinases and phosphatases are res...Protein phosphorylation and dephosphorylation are two essential and vital cellular mechanisms that regulate many receptors and enzymes through kinases and phosphatases.Ca^2+- dependent kinases and phosphatases are responsible for controlling neuronal processing;balance is achieved through opposition.During molecular mechanisms of learning and memory,kinases generally modulate positively while phosphatases modulate negatively.This review outlines some of the critical physiological and structural aspects of kinases and phosphatases involved in maintaining postsynaptic structural plasticity.It also explores the link between neuronal disorders and the deregulation of phosphatases and kinases.展开更多
Protein phosphorylation is one of the most common post-translational modification processes that play an essential role in regulating protein functionality.The Helicoverpa armigera single nucleopolyhedrovirus (HearNPV...Protein phosphorylation is one of the most common post-translational modification processes that play an essential role in regulating protein functionality.The Helicoverpa armigera single nucleopolyhedrovirus (HearNPV) orf2-encoded nucleocapsid protein HA2 participates in orchestration of virus-induced actin polymerization through its WCA domain,in which phosphorylation status are supposed to be critical in respect to actin polymerization.In the present study,two putative phosphorylation sites (232Thr and 250Ser) and a highly conserved Serine (245Ser) on the WCA domain of HA2 were mutated,and their phenotypes were characterized by reintroducing the mutated HA2 into the HearNPV genome.Viral infectivity assays demonstrated that only the recombinant HearNPV bearing HA2 mutation at 245Ser can produce infectious virions,both 232Thr and 250Ser mutations were lethal to the virus.However,actin polymerization assay demonstrated that all the three viruses bearing HA2 mutations were still capable of initiating actin polymerization in the host nucleus,which indicated the putative phosphorylation sites on HA2 may contribute to HearNPV replication through another unidentified pathway.展开更多
Elicitor-induced phosphorylation of tyrosine residues in proteins of potato was studied. Proteins of crude extract of suspension culture of potato were analyzed by one- and two-dimensional electrophoresis followed by ...Elicitor-induced phosphorylation of tyrosine residues in proteins of potato was studied. Proteins of crude extract of suspension culture of potato were analyzed by one- and two-dimensional electrophoresis followed by Western blotting with monoclonal antibodies PY20 to phosphotyrosine proteins. One- and two-dimensional electrophoresis revealed l l and 25 tyrosine-phosphorylated proteins, respectively. Glycoprotein increased the phosphorylation level of most of these proteins.展开更多
Objective:To identify the alteration of tyrosine phosphorylated protein expression in rats with polycystic ovary syndrome(PCOS).Methods:Sixteen female Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into the control and letrozole-in...Objective:To identify the alteration of tyrosine phosphorylated protein expression in rats with polycystic ovary syndrome(PCOS).Methods:Sixteen female Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into the control and letrozole-induced PCOS groups.The oestrus cycle of rats was performed by vaginal smear.Sex hormones and morphology of the ovary,oviduct,and uterus were observed.Expressions and intensity of androgen receptor and tyrosine phosphorylated proteins of reproductive organs were investigated by Western blot.Results:Various polycysts and increased androgen receptor expression were present in the ovary of the PCOS group.The levels of follicle-stimulating hormone and testosteone were significantly higher in the PCOS group while progesterone and estradiol levels were significantly decreased as compared with the control group(P<0.05).Only the size of uterus in the PCOS group was significantly smaller than the control group.However,the density of collagen fibers observed in PCOS uterus was greater than the control group.Moreover,tyrosine phosphorylated proteins were significantly overexpressed in ovary(52,42,and 28 kDa),oviduct(72,56,42,and 28 kDa),and uterus(53 and 42 kDa)of the PCOS group compared to the control group.Conclusions:Presence of tyrosine phosphorylated proteins in the ovary,oviduct and uterus suggests that overexpression of tyrosine phosphorylated proteins may be involved in potential mechanism of female infertility especially in PCOS.展开更多
The enteric nervous system （ENS） controls the function of the gastrointestinal tract and has been impli- cated in various diseases, including Parkinson＇s disease （PD）. PD is a neurodegenerative disease with Lewy ...The enteric nervous system （ENS） controls the function of the gastrointestinal tract and has been impli- cated in various diseases, including Parkinson＇s disease （PD）. PD is a neurodegenerative disease with Lewy bodies （LBs） and Lewy neurites （LNs） as the main pathological features. In addition to the typical motor symptoms in PD, attention has been drawn to non-motor symptoms, such as constipation, implying dysfunction of the ENS. In the present study, we characterized the age-dependent mor- phological alterations and aggregation of α-synuclein （α- syn）, the primary protein component in LBs and LNs, in the ENS in an α-syn transgenic mouse model. We found that the expression and accumulation of α-syn increased gradually in neurons of Meissner＇s and Auerbach＇s plexuses of the gastrointestinal tract with age （from 1 week to 2 years）. In addition, α-syn was increasingly phosphorylated at the serine 129 residue, reflecting patho- logical alterations of the protein over time. Furthermore,α- syn was present in different subtypes of neurons expressing vasoactive intestinal polypeptide, neuronal nitric oxide synthase, or calretinin. The results indicated that BAC-α- Syn-GFP transgenic mice provide a unique model in which to study the relationship between ENS and PD pathogenesis.展开更多
At 8 weeks after intragastric administration of icariin to senescence-accelerated mice （P8 strain）, Morris water maze results showed that escape latency was shortened, and the number of platform crossings was increa...At 8 weeks after intragastric administration of icariin to senescence-accelerated mice （P8 strain）, Morris water maze results showed that escape latency was shortened, and the number of platform crossings was increased. Immunohistochemical staining and western blot assay detected significantly increased levels of cyclic adenosine monophosphate response element binding protein These results suggest that icariin upregulates phosphorylated cyclic adenosine monophosphate response element binding protein levels and improves learning and memory functions in hippocampus of the senescence-accelerated mouse.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.30300026).
文摘The effects of 5 mg/L 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene （TCB） and 0.1 mmol/L mercury ion （Hg^2＋） stresses on Ca^2＋ fluxion and protein phosphorylation in rice seedlings were investigated by isotope exchange kinetics and in vitro phosphorylation assay. The Ca^2＋ absorption in rice leaves and Ca^2＋ transportation from roots to leaves were promoted significantly in response to Hg^2＋ and TCB treatments for 4-48 h. The Ca^2＋ absorption peaks presented in the leaves when the rice seedlings were exposed to Hg^2＋ for 8-12 h or to TCB for 12-24 h. Several Ca^2＋ absorption peaks presented in the roots during rice seedlings being exposed to Hg^2＋ and TCB, and the first Ca^2＋ absorption peak was at 8 h after being exposed to Hg^2＋ and TCB The result of isotope exchange kinetic analysis confirmed that short-term （8 h） Hg^2＋ and TCB stresses caused Ca^2＋ channels or pumps located on plasmalemma to open transiently. The phosphorylation assay showed that short-term TCB stress enhanced protein phosphorylation in rice roots （TCB treatment for 4-8 h） and leaves （TCB treatment for 4-24 h）, and short-term （4-8 h） Hg^2＋ stress also enhanced protein phosphorylation in rice leaves. The enhancement of protein phosphorylation in both roots and leaves corresponded with the first Ca^2＋ absorption peak, which confirmed that the enhancement of protein phosphorylation caused by TCB or Hg^2＋ stress might be partly triggered by the increases of cytosolic calcium. TCB treatment over 12 h inhibited protein phosphorylation in rice roots, which might be partly due to that TCB stress suppressed the protein kinase activity. Whereas, Hg^2＋ treatment inhibited protein phosphorylation in rice roots, and Hg^2＋ treatment over 12 h inhibited protein phosphorylation in rice leaves. This might be attributed to that not only the protein kinase activity, but also the expressions of phosphorylation proteins were restrained by Hg^2＋ stress.
基金financial support from the National Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program in China
文摘The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of lairage after transport on post mortem muscle glycolysis,protein phosphorylation and lamb meat quality.Two preslaughter animal treatments,transport for 3 h and lairage for 0 h（T3L0）and transport for 3 h and then lairage for 12 h（T3L12）,were compared with a control treatment of 0 h transport and 0 h lairage.Data obtained showed that preslaughter transport had a significant effect on lamb meat quality.Loins from lambs of the T3L0 treatment showed higher（P=0.026）pH24 h and higher（P=0.021）pH48 h values,but lower（P〈0.001）drip loss and lower（P〈0.05）glycolytic potential at 0 h post mortem than those of the T3L12 and control groups.Muscle samples of the T3L0 group showed higher（P=0.046）shear force and lower（P=0.005）b＊ value than those of the T3L12 group.Muscle glycogen concentration at 0,2,4 h post mortem were lower（P〈0.05）in the T3L0 group than in control.No significant difference（P〉0.05）in most meat quality parameters was determined between the T3L12 group and control,showing lairage for 12 h allowed lambs to recover from the effects of transport for 3 h and resulted in similar meat quality characteristics compared to no transport.Lairage after transport did not affect most meat quality indices in comparison with control,but increased the meat drip loss and b＊value of lambs possibly through decreasing glycogen concentration and glycolytic potential.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32001110)Training Program for Cultivating Highlevel Talents by the China Scholarship Council(2021lxjjw01)Open Project of State Key Laboratory of Plateau Ecology and Agriculture,Qinghai University(2021-KF-004)。
文摘Changes in protein abundance and reversible protein phosphorylation(RPP)play important roles in regulating hypometabolism but have never been documented in overwintering frogs at high altitudes.To test the hypothesis that protein abundance and phosphorylation change in response to winter hibernation,we conducted a comprehensive and quantitative proteomic and phosphoproteomic analysis of the liver of the Xizang plateau frog,Nanorana parkeri,living on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau.In total,5170 proteins and 5695 phosphorylation sites in 1938 proteins were quantified.Based on proteomic analysis,674 differentially expressed proteins(438 up-regulated,236 down-regulated)were screened in hibernating N.parkeri versus summer individuals.Functional enrichment analysis revealed that higher expressed proteins in winter were significantly enriched in immune-related signaling pathways,whereas lower expressed proteins were mainly involved in metabolic processes.A total of 4251 modified sites(4147 up-regulated,104 down-regulated)belonging to 1638 phosphoproteins(1555 up-regulated,83 down-regulated)were significantly changed in the liver.During hibernation,RPP regulated a diverse array of proteins involved in multiple functions,including metabolic enzymatic activity,ion transport,protein turnover,signal transduction,and alternative splicing.These changes contribute to enhancing protection,suppressing energy-consuming processes,and inducing metabolic depression.Moreover,the activities of phosphofructokinase,glutamate dehydrogenase,and ATPase were all significantly lower in winter compared to summer.In conclusion,our results support the hypothesis and demonstrate the importance of RPP as a regulatory mechanism when animals transition into a hypometabolic state.
基金supported by grants to S.P.from the United States Department of Energy(DOE)(DE-SC0020639)the United States Department of Agriculture-National Institute of Food and Agriculture(USDA-NIFA)(Hatch:1013608)S.D.M.acknowledges USDA-NIFA for an EWD predoctoral fellowship(2021-67034-35183).
文摘The light-driven water-splitting reaction of photosystem II exposes its key reaction center core protein subunits to irreversible oxidative photodamage.A rapid repair cycle replaces the photodamaged core subunits in plants,but how the large antenna-core supercomplex structures of plant photosystem II disassemble for repair is not currently understood.Here,we report the specific involvement of phosphorylation in removal of the peripheral antenna from the core and monomerization of the dimeric cores.However,monomeric cores disassemble further into smaller subcomplexes,even in the absence of phosphorylation,suggesting that there are other unknown mechanisms of disassembly.In this regard,we show that oxidative modifications of amino acids in core protein subunits of photosystem II are active mediators of monomeric core disassembly.Oxidative modifications thus likely disassemble only the damagedmonomeric cores,ensuring an economical photosystem disassembly process.Taken together,our results suggest that phosphorylation and oxidative modification play distinct roles in photosystem II disassembly and repair.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 31070443 and No. 30970523)
文摘Fungal endophytes have been isolated from almost every plant, infecting their hosts without causing visible disease symptoms, and yet have still proved to be involved in plant secondary metabolites accumulation. To decipher the possible physiological mechanisms of the endophytic fungus-host interaction, the role of protein phosphorylation and the relationship between endophytic fungus-induced kinase activity and nitric oxide （NO） and brassinolide （BL） in endophyte-enhanced volatile oil accumulation in Atractylodes lancea plantlets were investigated using pharmacological and biochemical approaches. Inoculation with the endophytic fungus Gilmaniella sp. ALl2 enhanced the activities of total protein phosphorylation, Ca2^-dependent protein kinase, and volatile oil accumulation in A. lancea plantlets. The upregulation of protein kinase activity could be blocked by the BL inhibitor brassinazole. Furthermore, pretreatments with the NO-specific scavenger cPTIO significantly reduced the increased activities of protein kinases in A. lancea plantlets inoculated with endophytic fungus. Pretreatments with different protein kinase inhibitors also reduced fungus-induced NO production and volatile oil accumulation, but had barely no effect on the BL level. These data suggest that protein phosphorylation is required for endophyte- induced volatile oil production in A. lancea plantlets, and that crosstalk between protein phosphorylation and the NO pathway may occur and act as a downstream signaling event of the BL pathway.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (90717108 and 30700491)the Open Project of the National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement of Nanjing Agricultural University(ZW2007002)
文摘Using pharmacological and biochemical approaches, the role of protein phosphorylation and the interrelationship between water stress-enhanced kinase activity, antioxidant enzyme activity, hydrogen peroxide （H202） accumulation and endogenous abscisic acid in maize （Zea mays L.） leaves were investigated. Water-stress upregulated the activities of total protein phosphorylation and Ca^2＋-dependent protein kinase, and the upregulation was blocked in abscisic aciddeficient vp5 mutant. Furthermore, pretreatments with a nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase inhibitor and a scavenger of H2O2 significantly reduced the increased activities of total protein kinase and Ca^2＋-dependent protein kinase in maize leaves exposed to water stress. Pretreatments with different protein kinase inhibitors also reduced the water stress-induced H2O2 production and the water stress-enhanced activities of antioxidant enzymes such as superoxide dismutase, catalase, ascorbate peroxidase and glutathione reductase. The data suggest that protein phosphorylation and H2O2 generation are required for water stress-induced antioxidant defense in maize leaves and that crosstalk between protein phosphorylation and H2O2 generation may occur.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.20801061)Guangdong Natural Science Foundation(Grant No.8451027501001233)+1 种基金the Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars,Ministry of Educationthe Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant No.10lgpy19)
文摘Increasing evidence shows that protein phosphorylation on serine, threonine and tyrosine residues is a major regulatory post-translational modification in the bacteria. This review focuses on the implications of bacterial phosphoproteome in bacterial pathogenicity and highlights recent development of methods in phosphoproteomics and the connectivity of the phosphorylation networks. Recent technical developments in the high accuracy mass spectrometry have dramatically transformed proteomics and made it possible the characterization of a few exhaus- tive site-specific bacterial phosphoproteomes. The high abundance of tyrosine phosphorylations in a few bacterial phosphoproteomes suggests their roles in the pathogenicity, especially in the case of pathogen-host interactions; the high abundance of multi-phosphorylation sites in bacterial phosphoprotein is a compensation of the relatively small phosphorylation size and an indicator of the delicate regulation of protein functions.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31870827 to X.Zhao, 31670161 to X.Zhou., and 81873964 to Y.Q.)the Hubei Natural Science Foundation (2018CFB603 to X.Zhao)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2042018kf0247 to X.Zhao)
文摘Dengue virus(DENV)infection is a worldwide public health threat.To date,the knowledge about the pathogenesis and progression of DENV infection is still limited.Combining global profiling based on proteomic analysis together with functional verification analysis is a powerful strategy to investigate the interplay between the virus and host cells.In the present study,quantitative proteomics has been applied to evaluate host responses(as indicated by altered proteins and modifications)in human cells(using K562 cell line)upon DENV-2 infection,as DENV-2 spreads most widely among all DENV serotypes.Comparative analysis was performed to define differentially expressed proteins in the infected cells compared to the mock-control,and it revealed critical pathogen-induced changes covering a broad spectrum of host cellular compartments and processes.We also discovered more dramatic changes(>20%,160 regulated phosphoproteins)in protein phosphorylation compared to protein expression(14%,321 regulated proteins).Most of these proteins/phosphoproteins were involved in transcription regulation,RNA splicing and processing,immune system,cellular response to stimulus,and macromolecule biosynthesis.Western blot analysis was also performed to confirm the proteomic data.Potential roles of these altered proteins were discussed.The present study provides valuable large-scale protein-related information for elucidating the functional emphasis of host cell proteins and their post-translational modifications in virus infection,and also provides insight and protein evidence for understanding the general pathogenesis and pathology of DENV.
文摘Monochamus alternatus Hope （Coleoptera： Cerambycidae） is not only a serious pest insect to pine trees but also the main vector of pine wood nemadote Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, which causes pine wilt disease. To explore the insecticidal mechanism of insecticides to M. alternatus, we chose methamidophos and deltamethrin as the representatives of two groups of insecticides （organophosphates and pyrethroids）, which are widely used for pest control in China and investigated their effects on phosphorylation of proteins from the insect. Phosphorylation of proteins from the insect fat body and head was determined by in vitro 32P-labelling. In the fat body, deltamethrin obviously reduced basal phosphorylation levels of proteins at 111, 95, 77, and 44 kDa, but enhanced the basal phosphorylation level of a protein at 138 kDa. However, in the presence of calmodulin but not cyclic adenosine monophosphate （cAMP）, deltamethrin increased phosphorylation of the protein at 111 kDa. In the head, deltamethrin inhibited basal phosphorylation levels of proteins at 113, 98, and 51 kDa, but potentiated phosphorylation of a protein at 167 kDa activated by cAMP. Methamidophos inhibited phosphorylation of a protein at 44 kDa in the fat body. Although methamidophos did not impact basal phosphorylation levels of any proteins in the head, it inhibited calcium/calmodulin （Ca^2＋CaM）-stimulated phosphorylation of a protein at 51 kDa. Together, our data indicate that methamidophos and deltamethrin altered phosphorylation levels of various proteins in the head and fat body of the pine insect and these two kinds of insecticides acted on the proteins that can be phosphorylated in the tissues respectively, which is possibly related to their toxicity.
文摘Protein phosphorylation/dephosphorylation is the central mechanism of post-translational modification which regulates cellular responses and phenotypes. Due to the efficiency and resource constraints of the in vivo methods for identifying phosphorylation sites, there is a strong motivation to computationally predict potential phosphorylation sites. In this work, we propose to use a unique set of features to represent the peptides surrounding the amino acid sites of interest and use feature selection support vector machine to predict whether the serine/threonine sites are potentially phosphorylable, as well as selecting important features that may lead to phosphorylation. Experimental results indicate that the new features and the prediction method can more effectively predict protein phosphorylation sites than the existing state of the art methods. The features selected by our prediction model provide biological insights to the in vivo phosphorylation.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(81673856,81573865)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2016M592319,2017T100542)+1 种基金Youth Project of Hubei University of Traditional Chinese Medicine(Zhong Yi Xiao Zi2015182)PhD Research Foundation of Hubei University of Traditional Chinese Medicine(Zhong Yi Dang Zi201425)
文摘[Objectives] To study the effects and mechanism of notoginsenoside Rg1 on the spatial learning and memory and phosphorylated tau protein in the AD( Alzheimer's Disease) model rat. [Methods]The AD model rat was replicated by injection of Aβ_(25-35) in the left lateral ventricles of SD rats. The low dose( 25 mg/kg),middle dose( 50 mg/kg) and high dose( 100 mg/kg) notoginsenoside Rg1 was used for intragastric administration,respectively,two times every day. After 4 weeks,the Morris water maze test was done to detect the learning and memory capacity,and the immunoblotting,immunohistochemical methods were used to detect the changes in the phosphorylation level and distribution of tau protein in hippocampus of the rats. [Results] After the intracerebroventricular injection of Aβ_(25-35),the learning and memory capacity of the model rats was significantly lower than the learning and memory capacity of the normal control rats. The immunoblotting test results showed that the phosphorylation level of tau protein threonine 231 site( Thr231) in hippocampus was significantly increased,and the nonphosphorylation level was significantly decreased. The morphological testing results showed that the phosphorylation level of tau protein Thr231 of AD model rats was increased markedly in region of DG,CA1 and CA3 of the hippocampus. The intervention of the middle dose notoginsenoside Rg1 could significantly improve the learning and memory capacity of the model rats in Morris water maze. The notoginsenoside Rg1 in three different doses could all reduce the phosphorylation level of tau protein Thr231 in the hippocampal DG,CA1,CA3 regions,and there were no significant differences among the three doses. [Conclusions]The notoginsenoside Rg1 could improve Aβ_(25-35)-induced spatial learning and memory impairment of the AD model rats,and decreased the phosphorylation level of tau protein in hippocampus.
文摘The immunoregulatory effect of TLSFJM on the expression of T cell IL- 2R and protein tyrosine phosphorylation ( PTP ) was investigated by immunohistochemistry technique. The results showed that TLSFJMcan markedly suppress the expression of IL-2R and PTP on PHA or TPA-stimulated human PBMC and murine IL-2 dependent cell line CTLL-2. However, there was no effect of TLSFJMon the production of IL-1, IL-2 and IL-6 that play an important role in the course of T lymphocyte proliferation and differentiation.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants 31970282 and 32170286 to X.M.)
文摘Plants under pathogen attack produce high levels of the gaseous phytohormone ethylene to induce plant defense responses via the ethylene signaling pathway.The 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate synthase(ACS)is a critical rate-limiting enzyme of ethylene biosynthesis.Transcriptional and post-translational upregulation of ACS2 and ACS6 by the mitogen-activated protein kinases MPK3 and MPK6 are previously shown to be crucial for pathogen-induced ethylene biosynthesis in Arabidopsis.Here,we report that the fungal pathogen Botrytis cinerea-induced ethylene biosynthesis in Arabidopsis is under the negative feedback regulation by ethylene signaling pathway.The ethylene response factor ERF1 A is further found to act downstream of ethylene signaling to negatively regulate the B.cinerea-induced ethylene biosynthesis via indirectly suppressing the expression of ACS2 and ACS6.Interestingly,ERF1 A is shown to also upregulate defensin genes directly and therefore promote Arabidopsis resistance to B.cinerea.Furthermore,ERF1 A is identified to be a substrate of MPK3 and MPK6,which phosphoactivate ERF1 A to enhance its functions in suppressing ethylene biosynthesis and inducing defensin gene expression.Taken together,our data reveal that ERF1 A and its phosphorylation by MPK3/MPK6 not only mediate the negativefeedback regulation of the B.cinerea-induced ethylene biosynthesis,but also upregulate defensin gene expression to increase Arabidopsis resistance to B.cinerea.
基金supported by the Jiangsu Provincial DoubleInnovation Doctor Program(JSSCBS20221643)the Jiangsu Institute of Botany Talent Fund(JIBTF202210)+2 种基金the Program for the Young Innovative Talents of Jiangsu Vocational College of Agriculture and Forest(2021kj26)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32101429)Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province,China(BK20200288)。
文摘The uptake of ammonium,nitrate,phosphorus,and potassium ions by roots is mediated by specific ion transporter or channel proteins,and protein phosphorylation regulation events occurring on these proteins and their regulators determine their ultimate activity.Elucidating the mechanism by which protein phosphorylation modification regulates nutrient uptake will advance plant breeding for high nutrientuse efficiency.In this review,it is concluded that the root nutrient absorption system is composed of several,but not all,members of a specific ion transporter or channel family.Under nutrient-starvation conditions,protein phosphorylation-based regulation of these proteins and associated transcription factors increases ion transporter-or channel-mediated nutrient uptake capacity via direct function activity enhancement,allowing more protein trafficking to the plasma membrane,by strengthening the interaction of transporters and channels with partner proteins,by increasing their protein stability,and by transcriptional activation.Under excessive nutrient conditions,protein phosphorylation-based regulation suppresses nutrient uptake by reversing these processes.Strengthening phosphorylation regulation items that increase nutrient absorption and weakening phosphorylation modification items that are not conducive to nutrient absorption show potential as strategies for increasing nutrient use efficiency.
文摘Protein phosphorylation and dephosphorylation are two essential and vital cellular mechanisms that regulate many receptors and enzymes through kinases and phosphatases.Ca^2+- dependent kinases and phosphatases are responsible for controlling neuronal processing;balance is achieved through opposition.During molecular mechanisms of learning and memory,kinases generally modulate positively while phosphatases modulate negatively.This review outlines some of the critical physiological and structural aspects of kinases and phosphatases involved in maintaining postsynaptic structural plasticity.It also explores the link between neuronal disorders and the deregulation of phosphatases and kinases.
基金National Nature Science Foundations of China (31030027,30770085 and 30800044)
文摘Protein phosphorylation is one of the most common post-translational modification processes that play an essential role in regulating protein functionality.The Helicoverpa armigera single nucleopolyhedrovirus (HearNPV) orf2-encoded nucleocapsid protein HA2 participates in orchestration of virus-induced actin polymerization through its WCA domain,in which phosphorylation status are supposed to be critical in respect to actin polymerization.In the present study,two putative phosphorylation sites (232Thr and 250Ser) and a highly conserved Serine (245Ser) on the WCA domain of HA2 were mutated,and their phenotypes were characterized by reintroducing the mutated HA2 into the HearNPV genome.Viral infectivity assays demonstrated that only the recombinant HearNPV bearing HA2 mutation at 245Ser can produce infectious virions,both 232Thr and 250Ser mutations were lethal to the virus.However,actin polymerization assay demonstrated that all the three viruses bearing HA2 mutations were still capable of initiating actin polymerization in the host nucleus,which indicated the putative phosphorylation sites on HA2 may contribute to HearNPV replication through another unidentified pathway.
文摘Elicitor-induced phosphorylation of tyrosine residues in proteins of potato was studied. Proteins of crude extract of suspension culture of potato were analyzed by one- and two-dimensional electrophoresis followed by Western blotting with monoclonal antibodies PY20 to phosphotyrosine proteins. One- and two-dimensional electrophoresis revealed l l and 25 tyrosine-phosphorylated proteins, respectively. Glycoprotein increased the phosphorylation level of most of these proteins.
基金This study was supported by Invitation Research Grant,Faculty of Medicine,Khon Kaen University,Thailand(Grant No.IN62336).
文摘Objective:To identify the alteration of tyrosine phosphorylated protein expression in rats with polycystic ovary syndrome(PCOS).Methods:Sixteen female Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into the control and letrozole-induced PCOS groups.The oestrus cycle of rats was performed by vaginal smear.Sex hormones and morphology of the ovary,oviduct,and uterus were observed.Expressions and intensity of androgen receptor and tyrosine phosphorylated proteins of reproductive organs were investigated by Western blot.Results:Various polycysts and increased androgen receptor expression were present in the ovary of the PCOS group.The levels of follicle-stimulating hormone and testosteone were significantly higher in the PCOS group while progesterone and estradiol levels were significantly decreased as compared with the control group(P<0.05).Only the size of uterus in the PCOS group was significantly smaller than the control group.However,the density of collagen fibers observed in PCOS uterus was greater than the control group.Moreover,tyrosine phosphorylated proteins were significantly overexpressed in ovary(52,42,and 28 kDa),oviduct(72,56,42,and 28 kDa),and uterus(53 and 42 kDa)of the PCOS group compared to the control group.Conclusions:Presence of tyrosine phosphorylated proteins in the ovary,oviduct and uterus suggests that overexpression of tyrosine phosphorylated proteins may be involved in potential mechanism of female infertility especially in PCOS.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (81430025)Northeastern University, China, as well as the Swedish Research Council (K201561X-22297-03-4)+5 种基金the EU Joint Programme-Neurodegenerative Disease Research (aSyn Protec and REfre AME),EU H2020-MSCAITN-2016 (Syndegen)Basal Ganglia Disorders Linnaeus Consortium-Excellence in Parkinson and Huntington Researchthe Strong Research Environment Multi Park (Multidisciplinary Research on Parkinson's disease)the Swedish Parkinson Foundation (Parkinsonfonden)the Torsten Sderbergs Foundation, and the Olle Engkvist Byggmstere Foundationsupported by a scholarship from the China Scholarship Council
文摘The enteric nervous system （ENS） controls the function of the gastrointestinal tract and has been impli- cated in various diseases, including Parkinson＇s disease （PD）. PD is a neurodegenerative disease with Lewy bodies （LBs） and Lewy neurites （LNs） as the main pathological features. In addition to the typical motor symptoms in PD, attention has been drawn to non-motor symptoms, such as constipation, implying dysfunction of the ENS. In the present study, we characterized the age-dependent mor- phological alterations and aggregation of α-synuclein （α- syn）, the primary protein component in LBs and LNs, in the ENS in an α-syn transgenic mouse model. We found that the expression and accumulation of α-syn increased gradually in neurons of Meissner＇s and Auerbach＇s plexuses of the gastrointestinal tract with age （from 1 week to 2 years）. In addition, α-syn was increasingly phosphorylated at the serine 129 residue, reflecting patho- logical alterations of the protein over time. Furthermore,α- syn was present in different subtypes of neurons expressing vasoactive intestinal polypeptide, neuronal nitric oxide synthase, or calretinin. The results indicated that BAC-α- Syn-GFP transgenic mice provide a unique model in which to study the relationship between ENS and PD pathogenesis.
文摘At 8 weeks after intragastric administration of icariin to senescence-accelerated mice （P8 strain）, Morris water maze results showed that escape latency was shortened, and the number of platform crossings was increased. Immunohistochemical staining and western blot assay detected significantly increased levels of cyclic adenosine monophosphate response element binding protein These results suggest that icariin upregulates phosphorylated cyclic adenosine monophosphate response element binding protein levels and improves learning and memory functions in hippocampus of the senescence-accelerated mouse.
