坛紫菜R-藻蓝蛋白和变藻蓝蛋白的亚基组成和发色团含量

坛紫菜(Porphyra haitanensis T.J.Chang et B.F.Zheng)中的R-藻蓝蛋白在Bio-Rex 70柱上用脲溶液(pH3.0)解离和层析,得到了α和β两个亚基,用SDS-PAGE测定α和β亚基的分子量分别为18 400和20 500。变藻蓝蛋白的α和β两亚基均分子量经测定,分别为18 800和19 700。R-藻蓝蛋白和变藻蓝蛋白的分子量分别确定为117 000和112 000,两藻胆蛋白中α和β两个亚基的摩尔比都为1:1,确定两藻胆蛋白的亚基组成都为(αβ)_3。各亚基的发色团含量为:R-藻蓝蛋白中,α亚基含1个藻蓝胆素,β亚基含1个藻蓝胆素和1个藻红胆素。变藻蓝蛋白中,α和β亚基各含1个藻蓝胆素。     

坛紫菜R-藻蓝蛋白和变藻蓝蛋白的亚基组成和发色团含量

坛紫菜中的Ｒ－藻蓝蛋白在Ｂｉｏ－Ｒｅｘ７０柱上用脲溶液（ｐＨ３．０）解离和层析，得到了α和β两个亚基。用ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ测定α和β亚基的分子量分别为１８４００和２０５００，变藻蓝蛋白的α和β两亚基的分子量经测定，分别为１８８００和１９７００。Ｒ－藻蓝蛋白和变藻蓝蛋白的分子量分别确定为１１７０００和１２２０００，两藻胆蛋白中α和β两个亚基的摩尔比都为１：１，确定两藻胆蛋白的亚基组成都为（αβ）３。各     

藻胆蛋白 与绿藻光合膜之间的激发能传递

研究了藻胆蛋白与绿藻光合膜之间激发能传递的关系.发现只有在别藻蓝蛋白存在时,藻红蛋白或藻蓝蛋白才能将其所吸收的光能传递给一起温育的绿藻类囊体光系统Ⅱ.传能效率与藻胆蛋白的种类有关.藻胆蛋白只能将激发能传递给经SDS-PAGE纯化的LHCⅡ,但不能传递给D₂蛋白.     

几种重组别藻蓝蛋白的抗氧化活性

藻胆蛋白是某些藻类特有的捕光色素蛋白,其中天然别藻蓝蛋白、藻蓝蛋白的抗氧化活性已经被证明。实验以2,2-盐酸脒基丙烷(AAPH)为自由基生成者,应用藏红花素退色反应为检测清除氢过氧自由基的方法,探讨了在大肠杆菌(Escherichia coli)中表达并纯化的带有6×His(6×组氨酸)标签和带有麦芽糖结合蛋白(MBP)标签的重组别藻蓝蛋白及其α、β亚基的抗氧化活性。结果表明,带有His标签的6×Hisα-APC、6×Hisβ-APC和6×His-APC均显示出一定的清除氢过氧自由基的能力,其中6×Hisβ-APC清除氢过氧自由基的IC50值可达到27.2 mg/L,Ka/Kc(氢过氧自由基与重组别藻蓝蛋白和藏红花素反应的速度常数比)达到1.24,大于带有色素基团的天然APC清除氢过氧自由基能力(IC5057.5 mg/L);而带有MBP标签的重组别藻蓝蛋白亚基MBPα-APC和MBPβ-APC和MBP-APC(rAPC)则无明显的清除能力。结果首次证实了脱辅基蛋白具有清除氢过氧自由基能力,因而在天然藻胆蛋白中脱辅基蛋白是清除自由基的贡献者之一,这为进一步研究重组别藻蓝蛋白的抗肿瘤机理提供了线索。     

利用多功能裂合酶CpcE/F合成非天然重组藻胆蛋白

藻胆蛋白裂合酶是催化藻胆色素与脱辅基藻胆蛋白亚基共价连接的裂合酶,在藻胆蛋白的生物合成途径中发挥着重要作用。本实验以藻蓝蛋白裂合酶Cpc E/F为研究对象,采用基因工程组合表达技术,构建了pCDFDuet-apcA-cpcE/F-hox1-pebS、pCDFDuet-pecA-cpcE/F-hox1-pebS等重组质粒,并导入大肠杆菌中,在IPTG的诱导下,成功表达得到两种非天然藻胆蛋白ApcA-PEB和PecA-PEB,这表明Cpc E/F不仅可以催化藻蓝胆素和脱辅基藻蓝蛋白的结合,还可以催化藻红胆素(PEB)与别藻蓝蛋白α-亚基(ApcA)和藻红蓝蛋白α-亚基(PecA)的结合,因此是一种多功能的裂合酶。根据重组产物的光谱特征峰分析发现,ApcA-PEB和PecA-PEB作为两种非天然存在的重组藻胆蛋白,具有与对应天然藻胆蛋白有着相近的特征吸收光谱和荧光发射峰,但同时具有明显的波长偏移并伴有色素异化现象,其光谱学性质主要由其所携带的色素基团决定。另外,荧光寿命衰减分析发现,不同脱辅基蛋白对于重组藻胆蛋白的光谱稳定性具有重要的影响。     

重组别藻蓝蛋白的超快能量传递过程

藻胆体是红、蓝藻特有的光合作用捕光天线复合物。别藻蓝蛋白(APC)是组成藻胆体高效能量传递的核心结构的主要成分。本文以基因重组的别藻蓝蛋白(rAPC)的单体和三聚体为材料,通过稳态光谱、圆二色光谱以及超快时间分辨光谱研究了rAPC的结构构象和能量传递过程。结果表明,rAPC在测试条件下能保持和天然APC一致的光谱特性和活性构象;rAPC单体组装成三聚体后,其α⁸⁴PCB和β⁸⁴PCB可以组成激子色素对,通过激子分裂提高三聚体的能量传递效率;超快时间分辨光谱结果显示,在rAPC三聚体中,能量从620 nm传至650 nm的时间为300～600 fs,同时存在着19 fs的激子态的电子退相干过程。这些结果为揭示藻胆体的高效能量传递机制提供了数据基础。     

条斑紫菜中R-藻红蛋白的纯化及其α和β亚基的分离与发色团含量的测定

本文从条斑紫菜(Porphyra yezoensis)中提取了藻胆蛋白,找到了一种新的简便有效的提纯R-藻红蛋白的方法。用Bio-GelP300柱进一步纯化后,得到了高纯度的R-藻红蛋白。用Bio-Rex 70柱分离R-藻红蛋白,得到了它的α和β亚基溶液。对亚基溶液进行的一些光谱分析表明亚基溶液具有R-藻红蛋白的一些性质。本文对α和β亚基的发色团含量进行了测定:α亚基含2个藻红胆素,β亚基含3个藻红胆素和1个藻尿胆素。     

华北半叶紫菜藻胆体的光谱特性和光能传递的研究

红藻的光合器是由叶绿体和藻胆体组成的。藻胆体由多种藻胆蛋白和在结构上起连接作用的无色蛋白或多肽所组成。藻胆体与类囊体片层紧密结合,在单位类囊体的片层上藻胆体的数目因生物种类不同及其所处环境条件的不同而异;一般为400—1200个/μm~(-2)。 藻胆体的功能是捕获光能和将光能传递给类囊体片层上叶绿素a,以进行光合作用。 红藻藻胆体中藻胆蛋白之间光能传递顺序为:R-藻红蛋白→R-藻蓝蛋白→别藻蓝     

钝顶节旋藻别藻蓝蛋白基因克隆、分析及重组表达蛋白荧光活性的研究

为探究蓝藻藻胆体核心色素蛋白-别藻蓝蛋白单个亚基的光学活性和功能,本研究克隆了钝顶节旋藻(Arthrospira platensis FACHB314)中的脱辅基别藻蓝蛋白基因apcAB及其亚基基因apcA和apcB。节旋藻基因组中apcAB全长共1 056 bp,由apcA和apcB串联组成,中间间隔84 bp。其中,apcA和apcB基因的全长均为486 bp,且均编码161个氨基酸,预测分子量分别约为17.39和17.33 kDa,它们分别编码的α和β亚基均属于Globin＿like超级家族,系统进化树分析显示其氨基酸序列在蓝藻和节旋藻中较为保守。将克隆出的亚基基因apcA、apcB分别同前期A.platensis FACHB314中获得的藻蓝胆素合成相关基因ho和pcyA以及色基裂合酶基因(cpcE、cpcF、cpcU、cpcS、cpcT)共同转化至大肠杆菌中,获得重组别藻蓝蛋白亚基菌株E.coli HPEFUSTA、E.coli HPEFUSTB。SDS-PAGE和Western Blot均显示重组菌株中已成功表达别藻蓝蛋白单亚基。荧光检测结果显示,在600 nm波长激发下,...     

日本凋毛藻碳酸酐酶基因及其编码的蛋白特征

碳酸酐酶CA(EC 4.2.1.1)是含锌原子的金属蛋白酶,该酶的基本功能是催化CO₂与HCO₃-间的相互转换[1].该反应在许多生物过程中都发挥着重要的作用,例如离子交换、呼吸作用、pH稳定性、捕获CO₂和光合作用等[2~5].CA广泛分布于各种生物中,已知的CA酶根据氨基酸序列被分为-αCA,-βCA和γ-CA三种类型[5~7].这3种类型的CA酶序列间的相似性很低,被认为是由不同的途径进化而来的[7].α-型的CA酶在动物、植物、绿藻、细菌和蓝细菌中都有发现[7],在藻类中报道的α-型CA还很少.迄今为止只在衣藻中发现2种异构体,在盐藻中发现3种[8,9],在红藻中还未见报道.     

Microbial Biomass and Organic Nutrients in the Deep-Sea Sediments of the Central Indian Ocean Basin

In order to assess the impact of deep-sea mining on the in situ benthic life, we measured the microbial standing stock and concentration of organic nutrients in the deep-sea sediments of the Central Indian Ocean Basin in the Indian pioneer area. Sediments were collected using box core and grab samples during September 1996. The total bacterial numbers ranged from 10 10 -10 11 cells per g -1 dry weight sediment. There was a marginal decrease in the number of bacteria from surface to 30 cm depth, though the subsurface section registered a higher number than did the surface. The highest numbers were encountered at depths of 4-8 cm. The retrievable number of bacteria were two orders less in comparison with the direct total counts of bacteria. An almost homogeneous distribution of bacteria, total organic carbon, living biomass, and lipids throughout the depth of cores indicates active microbial and benthic processes in the deep sea sediments. On the other hand, a uniform distribution of total counts of bacteria, carbohydrates, and total organic carbon in all the cores indicates their stable nature and suggests that they can serve as useful parameters for long-term monitoring of the area after the benthic disturbance. Further studies on temporal variability in this region would not only verify the observed norms of distribution of these variables but would also help to understand restabilization processes after the simulated benthic disturbance.     

海上大直径钢管桩打桩过程中桩周土强度弱化研究

海上大直径钢管桩打桩过程中,桩周土体受到强烈扰动而发生强度弱化,掌握桩周土体强度弱化规律对于准确预测打桩过程、保证工程安全具有重要意义。为研究土体强度弱化规律,开展了环剪试验模拟打桩对桩周土体的扰动,测试土体强度随剪切速率的变化规律,建立了描述土体强度弱化规律的拟合公式,引入到打桩分析软件中。研究结果表明：土体的强度折减程度不仅与土体本身的性质有关还受到土体的埋深和剪切速率的影响,埋深越深土体强度折减程度越低,剪切速率越高土体强度折减越高,在打桩分析中可采用这里推荐的线性折减方法来模拟不同深度处土体强度的折减规律。     

Geoacoustic Inversion via Genetic Algorithm and Its Application to Manganese Sediment Identification

An acoustic inversion method using a wide-band signal and two near field receivers is proposed and applied to multiple layered seabed models including a manganese sediment. The inversion problem can be formulated into a probabilistic model comprised of signals, a forward model, and additive noise. The forward model simulates wide-band signals, such as chirp signals, and is chosen to be the source-waveletconvolution plane wave modeling method. The wavelet matching technique, using weighted least-squares fitting, estimates the sediment sound-speed and thickness on which determination of the possible numerical ranges for a priori uniform distribution is based. The genetic algorithm is applied to a global optimization problem to find a maximum a posteriori solution for determined a priori search space. Here the object function is defined by an L 2 norm of the difference between measured and modeled signals. Not only the marginal pdf but also its statistics are calculated by numerical evaluation of integrals using the samples selected during importance sampling process of the genetic algorithm.     

A Review of Some Environmental Issues Affecting Marine Mining

This article reviews information recently available from existing marine and coastal mining for responses to environmental issues affecting marine mining at different depths. It is particularly but not exclusively concerned with those issues affecting seabed biodiversity impact and recovery. Much information has been gathered in the past 10 years from shallow mining operations for construction aggregate, diamonds, and gold, from coastal mines discharging tailings to shallow and deep water, and from experimental deep mining tests. The responses to issues identified are summarized in a series of eight tables intended to facilitate site-specific consideration. Since impacts can spread widely in the surface mixing layer SML, and can affect the biologically productive euphotic zone, the main issues considered arise from the depth of mining relative to the SML of the sea. Where mining is below the SML, the issue is whether it is environmentally better to bring the extraction products to the surface vessel for processing (and waste discharge), or to process the extraction products as much as possible on the seabed. Responses to the issues need to be sitespecific, and dependent on adequate preoperational environmental impact and recovery prediction. For deep tailings disposal from a surface vessel, there are four important environmental unknowns: (1) the possible growth of "marine snow" (bacterial flocs) utilizing the enormous quantities of fine tailings particles (hundreds or thousands of metric tons per day) as nuclei for growth, (2) the possibility that local keystone plankton and nekton species may migrate diurnally down to and beyond the depth of deep discharge and hence be subjected to tailings impact at depth, (3) the burrow-up capability of deep benthos and their ability to survive high rates of tailings deposition, and (4) the pattern and rate of dispersion of a tailings density current through the deep water column from discharge point to seabed. Actions to obtain relevant information in general and site-specifically are suggested.     

Increased Particle Fluxes at the INDEX Site Attributable to Simulated Benthic Disturbance

Particle fluxes were measured 7 m above the sea bottom during the predisturbance, disturbance, and postdisturbance periods by using time series sediment traps attached to seven deep-sea moorings deployed in the INDEX experiment site in the Central Indian Basin. The predisturbance particle fluxes varied between 22.3 to 55.1 mg m -2 day -1 . Increased and variable particle fluxes were recorded by the sediment traps during the disturbance period. The increase observed was 0.5 to 4 times more than the background predisturbance fluxes. The increases in particle fluxes (~4 times) recorded by the sediment trap located in the southwestern direction (DMS-1) were the greatest, which could be the result of preferential movement of resuspended particles generated during the deep-sea benthic disturbance along the general current direction prevailing in this area during the experimental period. Also, the traps located closer to the disturbance area recorded greater fluxes than did the traps far away, across the Deep Sea Sediment Resuspension System path. This variability in recorded particle fluxes by the traps around the disturbance area clearly indicates that physical characteristics such as grain size and density of the resuspended particles produced during the disturbance had an important effect on particle movement. The postdisturbance measurements during ~5 days showed a reduction in particle fluxes of ~50%, indicating rapid particle settlement.     

Phylogenetic diversity and phenotypic characterization of cultivable bacterioplankton isolated from polar oceans

A set of 27 marine planktonic bacteria isolated from the polar regions was characterized by 16S rDNA sequencing and physiological and biochemical testing. More than half of these bacteria were positive for caseinase, gelatinase and 13-glucosidase, and could utilize glucose, maltose or malic acid as carbon source for cell growth. Twelve isolates expressed nitrate reduction activities. Except for one antarctic isolate BSwlO175 belonging to Actinobacteria phylum, these isolates were classified as γ-Proteobacteria, suggesting that γ-Proteobacteria dominated in cultivable marine bacterioplankton at both poles. Genus Pseudoalteromonas was the predominant group in the Chukchi Sea and the Bering Sea, and genus ShewaneUa dominated in cultivable bacterioplankton in the Prydz Bay. With sequence similarities above 97%, genus Psychrobacter was found at both poles. These 27 isolates were psychrotolerant, and significant 16S rDNA sequence similarities were found not only between arctic and antarctic marine bacteria （ 〉 99% ）, but also between polar marine bacteria and bacteria from other aquatic environments （ ≥ 98.8% ）, including temperate ocean, deep sea, pond and lake, suggesting that in the polar oceans less temperature-sensitive bacteria may be cosmopolitan and have a bipolar, even global, distribution at the species level.     

Determination of In Situ Sediment Shear Strength from Advanced Piston Corer Pullout Forces

The advanced piston corer (APC) has been used by the Ocean Drilling Program since 1985 for recovering soft sediments from the ocean floor. The pullout force measured on extracting the core barrel from the sediment is shown to correlate with the average shear strength of the sediment core measured in the ship's laboratory. A simple rule of thumb is derived relating the shear strength of the sediment to the pullout force. Multiple APC holes at individual sites allow the consistency of the pullout measurements to be assessed. The effects of different operational procedures during APC coring are also explored. Although generally applicable, the correlation between pullout force and laboratory measurements of shear strength breaks down for some APC holes, possibly because of the disturbance of some sediment types during the APC coring process. A better understanding of the physical process of APC coring, and its effect on the properties of the sediment both inside and immediately outside the core barrel, would indicate what confidence can be put on the measurement of pullout force as a way of evaluating the in situ shear strength of deep sea sediments.     

Deep-Sea Sediment Compression Curves: Some Controlling Factors, Spurious Overconsolidation, Predictions, and Geophysical Reproduction

Oedometer tests have been carried out on 70 undisturbed surficial clays (at approximately 250 mm below the mudline), mostly collected by free-fall corers from sites widely scattered throughout the deep-sea North Atlantic. Acoustic measurements were also made, initially on contiguous samples and ultimately on the same sample using a geophysically instrumented oedometer which also collected electrical resistivity data. Apart from those quiescent areas below the carbonate compensation depth, such as north of the West Indies where very fine clays exist, most of the samples are silty clays whose geotechnical-geophysical properties are dependent on the type of clay minerals present (and their ability to take in moisture), the sand-size fraction, and the quantity of carbonate present. Thus the pure clays have high compressibilities which decrease on the addition of coarse particles, while the converse is true for the acoustic parameters, these increasing with the sand fraction. Using the notion of the intrinsic compression line for all samples, and comparison to it of the measured compression curves, it is clear that, contrary to some previously held ideas, most deep-sea clays are normally consolidated; the addition of carbonate has the effect of creating an open, stronger sediment skeleton. Interestingly, where information is available, the variation with depth of a sample's acoustic velocity follows the void ratio pressure relationship of the compression curve. This allows the construction of an in-situ sediment compression curve using the in-situ geophysical observations.