本工作用电压箝记录方法研究了爪蟾卵母细胞经注射大鼠脑mRNA后表达的电压门控钙通道。钙通道的特性由通过钙通道的钡离子流(I_(Ba))来描述。本研究采用的卵母细胞均取自被鉴定的爪蟾。这些爪蟾卵母细胞内源性I_(Ba)大多为零,或小于15n...本工作用电压箝记录方法研究了爪蟾卵母细胞经注射大鼠脑mRNA后表达的电压门控钙通道。钙通道的特性由通过钙通道的钡离子流(I_(Ba))来描述。本研究采用的卵母细胞均取自被鉴定的爪蟾。这些爪蟾卵母细胞内源性I_(Ba)大多为零,或小于15nA。将从出生后10d的大鼠全脑中提取的mRNA微量注入这些卵母细胞。在注射mRNA后的5d内,I_(Ba)逐渐增大。在mRNA注射后第三天,由大鼠脑mRNA表达的电压依赖性I_(Ba)最大值一般超过100nA。作为对比,在注射从胚胎大鼠脑提取的mRNA的卵母细胞,几乎测不到电压依赖性I_(Ba)的表达。我们研究了由大鼠脑mRNA表达的I_(Ba)的电压依赖性激活及失活特性和I_(Ba)的药理。发现镧系金属离子(La^(+3),Nd^(+3),Sm^(+3),Eu^(+3),Gd^(+3),Dy^(+3),Er^(+3)在微摩尔浓度数量级即能有效抑制I_(Ba)。L-型钙通道配体nifedipine和Bay K 8644在浓度100μmmol/L时,抑制I_(Ba),而另一dihydropyridine类配体(±)-nimodipine在相同浓度却增加I_(Ba)。展开更多
Anuran metamorphosis involves systematic transformations of individual organs in a thyroid hormone (TH)-dependent manner. Morphological and cellular studies have shown that the removal of larval or- gans/tissues such ...Anuran metamorphosis involves systematic transformations of individual organs in a thyroid hormone (TH)-dependent manner. Morphological and cellular studies have shown that the removal of larval or- gans/tissues such the tail and the tadpole intestinal epithelium is through programmed cell death or apop- tosis. Recent molecular investigations suggest that TH regulates metamorphosis by regulating target gene expression through thyroid hormone receptors (TRs), which are DNA-binding transcription factors. Cloning and characterization of TH response genes show that diverse groups of early response genes are induced by TH. The products of these TH response genes are believed to directly or indirectly affect the expression and/or functions of cell death genes, which are conserved at both sequence and function levels in different animal species. A major challenge for future research lies at determining the signaling pathways leading to the activation of apoptotic processes and whether different death genes are involved in the regulation of apoptosis in different tissues/organs to effect tissue-specific transformations.展开更多
文摘本工作用电压箝记录方法研究了爪蟾卵母细胞经注射大鼠脑mRNA后表达的电压门控钙通道。钙通道的特性由通过钙通道的钡离子流(I_(Ba))来描述。本研究采用的卵母细胞均取自被鉴定的爪蟾。这些爪蟾卵母细胞内源性I_(Ba)大多为零,或小于15nA。将从出生后10d的大鼠全脑中提取的mRNA微量注入这些卵母细胞。在注射mRNA后的5d内,I_(Ba)逐渐增大。在mRNA注射后第三天,由大鼠脑mRNA表达的电压依赖性I_(Ba)最大值一般超过100nA。作为对比,在注射从胚胎大鼠脑提取的mRNA的卵母细胞,几乎测不到电压依赖性I_(Ba)的表达。我们研究了由大鼠脑mRNA表达的I_(Ba)的电压依赖性激活及失活特性和I_(Ba)的药理。发现镧系金属离子(La^(+3),Nd^(+3),Sm^(+3),Eu^(+3),Gd^(+3),Dy^(+3),Er^(+3)在微摩尔浓度数量级即能有效抑制I_(Ba)。L-型钙通道配体nifedipine和Bay K 8644在浓度100μmmol/L时,抑制I_(Ba),而另一dihydropyridine类配体(±)-nimodipine在相同浓度却增加I_(Ba)。
文摘Anuran metamorphosis involves systematic transformations of individual organs in a thyroid hormone (TH)-dependent manner. Morphological and cellular studies have shown that the removal of larval or- gans/tissues such the tail and the tadpole intestinal epithelium is through programmed cell death or apop- tosis. Recent molecular investigations suggest that TH regulates metamorphosis by regulating target gene expression through thyroid hormone receptors (TRs), which are DNA-binding transcription factors. Cloning and characterization of TH response genes show that diverse groups of early response genes are induced by TH. The products of these TH response genes are believed to directly or indirectly affect the expression and/or functions of cell death genes, which are conserved at both sequence and function levels in different animal species. A major challenge for future research lies at determining the signaling pathways leading to the activation of apoptotic processes and whether different death genes are involved in the regulation of apoptosis in different tissues/organs to effect tissue-specific transformations.
