简介:Electrophoresis,chromatography,immunoassay,sequencingandothertimeconsumingap-proacheshavebeendevelopedtodetermineDNAbasemismatching,oxidativelesionorstrandbreaks.Sometimes,however,onlyqualitativeinformationisenoughtodecidewhethermutationhashappenedtoDNAanditsextent.Convolutionspectrometry(CS),anewtechniquetodiscoverultrafmedifferenceonultraviolet(UV)absorptionofdifferentsubstances,isoriginallyemployedtofindoutanysubtlemutationofDNAinducedbyUVradiation.Muta-tiveDNAiscomparedwithegocriteriabasedonthespectraoftheformerDNA,anydifferenceisquantitativelyex-pressedbydispersion(5).Visiblechangescannotbeobservedonsecond-derivativespectrauntilthemutationgets5upto11.48%.DimethylsulfoxideisanintensifierofUV254nminducedDNAmutationandprotectorat365nm,whichissimplyconfirmedbyincreasinganddecreasing5.Everyconvolutionproceduretakeslessthan1min.Convolutionspectrometryprovidesafast,simple,sensitiveandinexpensivealternativetodetermineDNAmutation,andtoscreenanti-mutationalmedicines.
简介:Adetectionofanthracyclineantitumordrugdaunomycin(DNR)reactingwithDNAinsimulatemetabolisminvitrohasbeenmade.ItwasfoundthatDNRcouldreactwithDNAtoformDNR-DNAadducts.TheadductcompositionsofDNRwithfishspermDNAandthermallydenaturatedDNAweredetermined.TheequilibriumassociationconstantKofDNRwithfishspermDNAis1.98×10^5L/molandthatofDNRwithdenaturatedDNAis2.29×10^4L/mol.Semiquinonefreeradicals,metabolicproductsofDNR,candestroybothfishspermDNAanditsthermallydenaturatedDNA.ItisverifiedbyhyperchromiceffectincreaseobservedinUVspectrumandAFMexperiments.ThemechanismofDNAdegradationhasalsobeeninvestigated.Resultsobtainedallowonetoexplainthereasonofsideeffectofanthracyclinedrugandgivethewaytodepress,whichwereofclinicalsignificance.
简介:Eelfamilyisahugeone,inwhichmanykindsofeelsespeciallysomemigratoryeels,bearstrongresemblancetoeachother,andarethereforedifficulttobeidentified.Inthisstudy29randomprimerswereusedtomakeRAPDanalysisforJapaneseseel(Anguillajaponica),Europeaneel(Anguillaanguilla)andPikeeel(Muraenesoxcinereus).Andtotally299fragmentswerecounted.Sharedorspecificfragmentswerecountedandgeneticsimilarityorgeneticdistancewerecalculated.ThegeneticsimilaritybetweenJapaneseeelandPikeeelis0.68andthegeneticdistancebetweenthemis0.32;thosebetweenEuropeaneelandPikeeelare0.72and0.28respectively,andbetweenJapaneseeelandEuropeaneelare0.74and0.25respectively.Themethodhasbeenshowntobesuitabletomolecularidentificationofeels.Itprovidesanalternativeapproachtodeterminetherelationshipbetweenspecies.
简介:AvohammetricstudyoftheinteractionofneutralRed(NR)withDNAatagoldelectrodeinaphosphatebuffersolutionisdescribed.AfteraddingDNAinanNRsolution,thereductionpeakcurrentofNRdecreases.ThebindingmeehahismsofNRtoDNAindifferentpHrangesaredifferent.ThereductionpeakpotentialofNRinapH7.0phosphatebuffersolutioninthepresenceofDNAshiftspositively,indicatingthatthebindingofNRtoDNAisintercalationaction,butatpH=6.0thereductionpeakpotentialofNRshiftsnegatively,indicatingthatthebindingofNRtoDNAiselectrostaticaction.TheformedcomplexesareDNA-NRwhen[NR]/[DNA]<0.18andDNA-3NRwhen[NR]/[DNA]>0.35,respectively.
简介:DNA聚合酶III是为DNA的复制负责的五eubacterialDNA聚合酶之一双。在DNA聚合酶III核心酶的十个子单元之中,高山哈子单元两个都为polymerizing催化反应DNA海滨。在这研究,我们提取了高山的genomic序列哈从159的子单元定序eubacterial染色体,并且执行了基于顺序的种系发生、结构的分析。我们发现所有eubacterial染色体有至少一座高山哈子单元,哪个形式homodimers或heterodimers。种系发生并且领域高山的结构的分析以及拷贝数字变化哈在每个细菌的子单元显示高山的分类哈子单元进四个基本的组:polC,dnaE1,dnaE2,和dnaE3。这个分类具有在染色体作文分析的本质。我们也巩固了命名惯例在基因注解避免进一步的混乱。
简介:Moleculardynamics(MD)simulationsareperformedtostudyadhesionandpeelingofashortfragmentofsinglestrandDNA(ssDNA)moleculefromagraphitesurface.Thecriticalpeel-offforceisfoundtodependonboththepeelingangleandtheelasticityofssDNA.FortheshortssDNAstrandunderinvestigation,weshowthatthesimulationresultscanbeexplainedbyacontinuummodelofanadhesiveelasticbandonsubstrate.Theanalysissuggeststhatitisoftenthepeakvalue,ratherthanthemeanvalue,ofadhesionenergywhichdeterminesthepeelingofananoscalematerial.
简介:MtDNAwassuccessfullyextractedfromtenindividualbones(femurs)inthetombsofancientJushiinTurfanbasin,datedbacktotheyearabout3000-2500yearsago.Bymeansoffouroverlappingprimers,wegotnucleotidesequenceofthe218bplength.AncientmtDNAwasanalyzedbythesequencingofhypervariableregionⅠofthemtDNAcontrolregion.Theresultshowsthat9haplotypeswith24polymorphicsiteswereobtained.ThephylogeneticanalysisindicatedthatMongoliansandAltaiarethepopulationgeneticallyclosesttotheJushigroupsandJushimtDNApoolbeinganadmixtureofeasternAsianandEuropeanlineages.SoourpreliminarydataimplythatanancientminglingofEuro-AsianpopulationhadexistedinTurfanbasinpriortotheearlyIronAge.
简介:Rheumatoidfactors(RFs)arethecharacteristicautoantibodiesofrheumatoidarthritis.Recentresearchesinourlaboratoryshowedthattheimmobilizedsingle-strandedDNA(ss-DNA)immunoadsorbentcanselectivelyremoveRFsfromtheserumofpatients.Inthepresentpaperarestudiedthemodificationofargininine,tryptophan,lysineresiduesandcarboxylterminusofIgGRF,whichwasseparatedfrompatients′serum,with1,2-cyclohexanedione(CHD),N-bromosuccinimide(NBS),pyridoxal5′-phosphate(PP)and1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-carbodiimide(EDC)respectively,andtheireffectsontheadsorptioncapacityoftheimmobilizedss-DNAimmunoadsorbentforIgGRF.Afterthespecificmodification,thecorrespondingadsorptioncapacitiesoftheadsorbentswerechangedfrom48%,46%,44%and54%to84%,14%,21%and81%,respectively.Theseresultsindicatethattheelectrostaticorionic-bondingisessentialfortheinteractionbetweenss-DNAandIgGRF.
简介:TheroleplayedbyDNAinmolecularbiologyisclearlyrecognizedtobevitaltolifeonthisplanet.8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2deoxyguanosine(=8-OHdG),isprobablythemostimportantproductof"oxidativestress”inDNA.ItsconcentrationinDNAis,infact.aquantitativeanalysisofthedegreeofDNAdamagethatanorganismhasundergone.Duetotheimportanceof8-OHdGofnucleicacidginmutagenesis,carcinogenesisandaging,numerouschemicalandbiologicalinvestigationshavebeenmadeonthissubjectinthepasttime.Kuchinoandco-workershavefoundthat8-OHdGresidueinDNAismisreadingduringtheprocessofDNAreplication.Recently,somereportshavebeenpresentedonhigh8-OHdGlevelsinpatientssufferingfromvariousdiseasessuchaschronichepatitis,Fanconisanemia,diabetesmellitusandHelicobacterpyloriinfections.Asaresult,8-OHdGisausefulmarkerforthestudyofDNAdamagearisingfromreactiveoxygenspeciesandisofgreatsignificanceforcancerresearch.The8-OHdGlevelsinDNAcanhelpunderstandthemechanismofcarcinogensandleadtomoreeffectivetreatmentsformanydifferenttypesofcancer.Forthesereasons,ananalysisof8-OHdGwithquickness,lowcostandhighaccuracyisrequired.