受体分子侧基对非富勒烯受体和聚合物给体界面处激子解离速率的影响

最近兴起的以非富勒烯为受体的有机太阳能电池中,给体和受体分子可同时吸收可见太阳光而在各自分子上产生光诱导的激子,这些激子的解离是决定太阳能电池效率的关键因素之一。因此,选取了HXSC12分子为电子给体,6种具有不同侧基的1,8-萘酰亚胺小分子作为电子受体,利用Marcus电子转移速率理论和电子结构计算研究了给体和受体分子上激子在其构成界面上的解离过程,着重分析了受体分子侧基对两种激子解离速率的影响。结果发现给体和受体分子吸收光频率互补,且两种分子上激子解离速率具有相同量级,表明在收集太阳能方面给体和受体具有同等重要的作用。在受体中引入吸电子侧基后,可使得受体吸光强度增加,同时增加了给体-受体界面上激子解离的耦合强度和驱动力从而明显提高激子解离速率。而引入给电子侧基后,吸光强度明显降低,也降低了激子解离的耦合强度,导致激子解离速率降低。本文计算结果与实验观测一致,可为制备高效的有机太阳能电池提供一种思路。国家自然科学基金(21573175,21773191

Study on the prothymosin α as vaccine adjuvant of P.yoelii

目的:研究胸腺素α原(PrOTHyMOSInα,PrOTα)作为约氏疟原虫疫苗免疫佐剂的作用。方法:提取P.yOElII-17Xnl全蛋白作为抗原,用胸腺素α原作为免疫佐剂,免疫小鼠。具体方案为:昆明小鼠分为4组,每组6只,A组免疫P.yOElII-17Xnl全蛋白+PrOTα;b组免疫P.yOElII-17Xnl全蛋白;C组只注射PrOTα;d组为空白对照,以相同体积的生理盐水代替。免疫结束后感染致死的P.yOElII-17Xl,1x107个虫/只小鼠。结果:感染后的前10天A组小鼠疟原虫血症平均值要低于其他三组,且最终有3只小鼠存活下来,存活率50%,C组有一只小鼠存活,b、d组小鼠全部死亡。结论:用P.yOElII-17Xnl全蛋白做抗原,用PrOTα作为佐剂,比单独用P.yOElII-17Xnl全蛋白对小鼠有更好的免疫保护作用,提示了PrOTα可以成为一种有潜力的蛋白疫苗。Objective:To investigate the function of prothymosin α(ProTα) as vaccine adjuvant of P.yoelii.Methods:The mice were immunized with the total protein extracted from P.yoelii-17XNL as antigen,together with prothymosin α as adjuvant.Programs:Kunming mice were divided into A,B,C and D group.A group was immunized with P.yoelii-17XNL total protein and ProTα;B group was immunized with P.yoelii-17XNL;C group was only injected with ProTα;D group was the control,only injected with physiological saline.And then,the mice of each group was infected with P.yoelii-17XL,the dosage was 1×107/mice.Results:The parasitemia of A group-mice was lower than the other three groups in the first 10 days after infection,and eventually there were three mice survived in A group,the survival rate was 50%,one mouse survived in C group,all of mice in B group and D group died.Conclusion:Mice immunized with P.yoelii-17XNL total protein as antigen together with ProTα as adjuvants,had better immune protection than those immunized with P.yoelii-17XNL protein only.The present results suggest that the ProTα can act as a potential adjuvant in protein vaccine.厦门市科技项目(3502Z20083004);国家“973”项目(2007CB513103)资

Characterization and immunoprotective effect of SjIrV1,a 66 kDa calcium-binding protein from Schistosoma japonicum

钙结合蛋白是日本血吸虫生长发育不可缺少的蛋白,具有非常广泛而重要的功能。在课题组日本血吸虫体被表膜蛋白研究基础上,利用PCr技术克隆了中国大陆株日本血吸虫66 kdA钙结合蛋白(SJIrV1)编码基因的CdnA序列,blAST分析与菲律宾株日本血吸虫SJIrV1 CdnA编码序列一致,荧光定量PCr分析表明该基因在童虫和成虫期不同发育阶段均有表达,其中在35 d和42 d成虫中表达量较高,在42 d雌虫中该基因表达水平远高于42 d雄虫。构建重组表达质粒PET28A(+)-SJIrV1,在大肠杆菌中成功诱导表达,重组蛋白主要以可溶性形式存在,通过高效液相色谱法(rP-HPlC)以及串联质谱法(MS/MS)鉴定所获蛋白为目的蛋白SJIrV1。蛋白质印迹(WESTErn blOTTIng)分析结果显示重组蛋白能被感染日本血吸虫鼠血清和免疫鼠血清所识别,SJIrV1蛋白在虫体各发育阶段中均表达。免疫荧光染色实验观察表明SJIrV1主要分布在日本血吸虫成虫的表膜。应用重组蛋白免疫bAlb/C小鼠后,免疫鼠血清中检测到较高水平的特异性Igg、Igg1和Igg2A抗体。结果表明SJIrV1可能在日本血吸虫的生长发育过程中起着重要作用。Calcium-binding protein is an indispensable protein which performs extensive and important functions in the growth of Schistosoma japonicum.Based on our primary study on tegument surface proteins of S.japonicun,a cDNA encoding a 66 kDa calcium-binding protein of S.japonicum(Chinese strain) was cloned,sequence analysis revealed that it was identical with that of SjIrV1 of Philippines strains S.japonicum.The expression of SjIrV1 were detected by Real-time PCR,using cDNA templates isolated from 7,14,21,28,35 and 42 days worms and the results revealed that the gene was expressed in all investigated stages,and the mRNA level of SjIrV1 is much higher in 42 d female worms than that in 42 d male worms.The cDNA containing the open reading frame of IrV1 was subcloned into a pET28a(+) vector and transformed into competent Escherichia coli BL21 for expression.The recombinant protein was purified using a Ni-NTA purification system,and confirmed by high performance liquid chromatography(RP-HPLC) and tandem mass spectrometry(MS/MS).Western blotting analysis showed that recombinant SjIrV1(rSjIrV1) could be recognized by the S.japonicum infected mouse serum and the mouse serum specific to rSjIrV1,respectively.Immunofluorescence observation exhibited that SjIrV1 was mainly distributed on the tegument of the 35-day adult worms.ELISA test revealed that IgG,IgG1 and IgG2a antibodies are significantly increased in the serum of rSjIrV1 vaccinated mice.The study suggested that rSjIrV1 might play an important role in the development of S.japonicum.国家自然科学基金(No.31172315); 上海科技发展基金(No.12140902700); 中国博士后科学基金(No.2012M510630)资助~

Identification and preliminary analysis of a novel full-length cDNA encoding retinoid X receptor 2 from Schistosoma japonicum

通信作者 E-mail: [email protected][中文文摘]目的克隆编码日本血吸虫视黄酸X受体2(SjRXR2)蛋白的全长cDNA,并对其进行初步研究。方法利用cDNA末端快速扩增技术(RACE)获得SjRXR2蛋白全长编码cDNA。利用生物信息学技术,对基因结构进行初步分析。利用实时荧光定量(Real time)PCR技术对该基因在日本血吸虫不同时期虫体中的转录情况进行分析。应用在线抗体表位预测软件获得SjRXR2配体结合区抗原性较强的一个多肽序列,合成该多肽片段,并免疫小鼠制备抗血清。利用Western blot技术分析该蛋白在日本血吸虫中的表达。结果采用RACE技术成功获得了SjRXR2蛋白全长编码cDNA,总长度为5 960bp,其完整开放阅读框为4 308 bp,编码1 435个氨基酸,预测分子量为159 kDa。生物信息学分析表明该基因编码的蛋白质序列具有核受体家族2的典型结构域特征,且与曼氏血吸虫RXR2有较高的相似性。Real time PCR分析表明,该基因在21、42 d龄日本血吸虫虫体内有较高的转录水平。Western blot分析表明,小鼠SjRXR2多肽免疫血清可特异性识别日本血吸虫虫体150 kDa蛋白。结论成功获得了编码SjRXR2蛋白的全长 cDNA，并制备了针对该蛋白的特异性多克隆抗体，为进一步研究该蛋白的功能奠定了基础。 .国家自然科学基金（31172315）；公益性行业（农业）科研专项（20090303036

Research progress of nuclear hormone receptors in Schistosoma

核受体在后生动物中作为一类重要的转录调控因子,在一系列重要的生化过程中发挥重要的作用,包括细胞分化和增殖。核受体含共有的蛋白结构,包含一个n端-A/b区,一个高度保守的dbd,一个铰链区(d区)和一个C-端lbd区。到目前为止,寄生扁形动物中的核受体,只在曼氏血吸虫和日本血吸虫中有报道。本文对近年来血吸虫的核受体的研究成果做简要综述,以为今后更进一步的研究提供参考。Nuclear hormone receptors(NRs)belong to a large protein superfamily that are important transcriptional modulator in metazoan and play vital role in metabolism including cell differentiation and proliferation.NRs share a common tertiary structure,the typical NR contains an N-terminal A/B domain,a highly conserved DNA binding domain(DBD),a hinge(D domain),and a C-terminal ligand binding domain(LBD).The nuclear receptors in parasitic platyhelminths were reported so far only in the Schistosoma mansoni and Schistosoma japonicum.The aim of this review is to examine the current knowledge of nuclear receptors in parasitic platyhelminths that provide the reference for further research.国家自然科学基金(No.31172315;No.81271871)资助~