Physical and Chemical Bases of Biological Information Transfer

442 Pages·1975·8.7 MB·English

by  F. Collot (auth.), Julia G. Vassileva-Popova (eds.)

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL
BASES OF BIOLOGICAL
INFORMATION TRANSFER
PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL
BASES OF BIOLOGICAL
INFORMATION TRANSFER
EdiTEd by
JuliA C. VAssilEVA-PapaYA
Central Biophysics Laboratory
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Sofia, Bulgaria
PLENUM PRESS • NEW YORK AND LONDON
Library of Congress Cataloging. in Publication Data
International Colloquium on Physical and Chemical Information Transfer in Regula
tion of Reproduction and Aging.
Physical and chemical bases of biological information transfer.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Biological control systems-Congresses. 2. Information theory in biology-Con
gresses. 3. Reproduction-Congresses. 4. Aging-Congresses. I. Vassileva-Popova, Julia
G.,1932- II. Title.
QH508.149 1975 574.1'8 75-30849
ISBN-13: 978-1-4684-2183-5 e-ISBN-13: 978-1-4684-2181-1
001: 10.1007/978-1-4684-2181-1
Proceedings of the First International Colloquium on Physical and Chemical In
formation Transfer in Regulation of Reproduction and Aging, October 7-14, 1974,
Varna, Bulgaria
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Preface
This volume encompasses the Proceedings of the
First International Colloquium on Physical and Chemical
Information Transfer and Regulation of Reproduction and
Ageing (Colloquium '74-PCITRRA), held at the F. Joliot
Curie International House of Scientists, Varna, Bulgaria,
October 7-14. This international event was made possible
by the financial support afforded by the International
Union of Biochemistry through Doctor P.N. Campbell, the
International Union of Pure and Applied Biophysics through
Doctor R.D. Keynes, UNESCO, and the Bulgarian Academy
of Sciences.
The characteristic and stimulating feature of the
Colloquium'74-PCITRRA was the interdisciplinary audience
(physicists, biologists, physicians, chemists, mathema
ticians, engineers) and the orientation to information
transfer and biological recognition in ageing. The at
tention was focused on receptor transformation, espe
cially that in ageing.
Of special interest were the mathematical models
and the theoretical basis of bio-information transfer,
the age changes of the receptor recognition, the chemi
cal information transfer in development, the hormone
hormone interaction envisaged in their biophysical and
biochemical aspects.
The Colloquium '74 provided a very frank, critical
and stimulating atmosphere for work and discussion on the
latest results and concepts in topics of interest. The
active role of the chairmen, Doctors. H.R. Arnstein,
H.-J. Bartels, M. Blecher, J.A. Edwardson, M.R.P. Hall,
E.V. Jensen, B.B. Saxena, J.R. Tata, and Ya.M. Varshavsky,
was a great contribution in this respect and we would
like to express our gratitude to them.
v
PREFACE
We would also like to pay tribute to our corres
pondent consultants, Doctors F. Lipmann, B. Chance, V.A.
Engelhart, and V.T. Ivanov, for their support and useful
advice.
The Organizing Committee is indebted to Mr. C.
Milushev for the technical organization of this publi
cation and the correction of part of the English wording
of some of the papers.
We extend our thanks to the members of the Orga
nizing Committee, the individual participants at the
Colloquium '74-PCITRRA for their cooperation, and to
Plenum Publishing Corporation Limited for their interest
and for the realization of this book.
Since the photo-offset mode of production was
adopted to ensure the rapidity of the publication, the
Editor has of necessity transferred the entire responsi
bility for the scientific contents, formation, and style
of the various manuscripts to the individual authors.
Only in rare cases could corrections be made. For tech
nical reasons and space limitations, the discussions
will not be published. Some of the papers have not been
submitted because of previous publication engagements.
The successful end of the Colloquium '74-PCITRRA
resulted in the formation of an international advisory
body which will act as a Colloquia Committee. Its mem
bers are Professor H.R.V. Arnstein, Professor M.R.P.
Hall, Professor E.V. Jensen, Professor B.B. Saxena,
Dr. J.R. Tata, and Dr. J.G. Vassileva-Popova, chairman.
The decision was taken that the Second Colloquium -
PCITRRA will be held in 1977.
Sofia, March 1975 J.G. Vassileva-Popova
Contents
Mathematical Approach and Models
of Regulatory Mechanisms
A New Mathematical Approach of Hormonal
Regulatory Mechanisms during Growth 3
F. Col lot
The Allosteric Model of Monod, Wyman and
Changeux and the Phenomenon of Rising
B/F-Curves in Hormone -
Antibody Reactions 13
H.-J. Bartels and R.D. Hesch
Oxytocin Effect of the Depolarized Rat Uterus:
A Mathematical Approach Using
System Identification . . . . . • . . . . 21
O. Wanner and V. Pliska
Method for Measuring the Development
of Control Systems in Time . . . . . 35
S.B. Stefanov, T.K. Yanev, and E.L. Chakarov
Analytical Investigation of the Oscillatory
Phenomenon in Hormone Regulation .•... 43
J.G. Vassileva-Popova, A. Alexandrov,
and M. Kotarov
Substrate Concentration and Its Effect on the
Application of the Law of Mass Action -
A Brownian Model . . . . 53
T. Yanev and J.G. Vassileva-Popova
Information Transfer in Ageing: An Allosteric
Model of Hormonal Regulation . . . . 63
J.G. Vassileva-Popova and T.K. Yanev
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viii CONTENTS
Physical Mechanisms of
Information Transfer
The Conformational Changes of Biopolymers
Retaining Their Initial Structure:
A Necessary Stage of Intracellular
Information Transfer . . • . . • . 99
Ya. M. Varshavsky
Flexoelectric Model for Active Transport . . . . . III
A.G. Petrov
On the Role of the Conformation Changes at the
Active Site for Allosteric Interactions . . . 127
V. Kavardjikov and I. Zlatanov
A Possible Transfer of Physical Information
Through the Conversion of Mechanical
Energy into Electrical: A Piezoelectric
Effect in Proteins . . . . . • . . . . 137
J.G. Vassileva-Popova, N.V. Vassilev,
and R. Iliev
Protein Hormones and Their
Receptor Interactions
Effect of PGF-2alpha on the Synthesis of
Placental Proteins and HPL . . • . • . . .. 147
O. Genbacev, M. Kraincanic, V. Sulovic,
G. Kostic, and M. Aleksic
Bioenergetic Effect of the Gonadotropic
Hormones in Vivo .. . . . . . . . • . . . . 157
S. Milanov, D. Panayotov, P. Kolarov,
M. Protich, and A. Maleeva
Bioenergetic Effect of Thyreostimulating
Hormone in Vitro . . • . • • . . . • . . . . 163
S. Milanov, A. Maleeva, and N. Visheva
Sex-Dependent Prolactin Pattern during
Development . . . . . . . . • • . . • . 169
J.G. Vassileva-Popova and J.R. Tata
The Correlation between the Binding of the
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin to
Luteal Cells and Plasma Membrane of
Luteal Cells • . • . . . . . • • . . . 177
S. Papaionannou andD. Gospodarowicz
CONTENTS ix
Particulate and Solubilized Hepatic
Receptors for Glucagon, Insulin,
Secretin, and Vasoactive Intestinal
Polypeptide . • . . . . • . . . . . . . . • . 201
M. Blecher
Protein Hormones Binding to Blood and
Sperm Cells . . . . • . . . • . . . • . . • . 203
J.G. Vassileva-Popova and S.Shulman
Small Molecules, Steroids, and
Receptor Interactions
Receptor Transformation - A Key Step in
Estrogen Action . . . • . . . • 211
E.V. Jensen, S. Mohla, T.A. Gorell,
and E.R. DeSombre
Testicular Feminization Syndrome: A Model
of Chemical Information Non-Transfer . . • . 229
R.C. Northcutt and D.O. Toft
Effect of the Synthetic Estrogen
Dioxydiphenylhexane on the Content
of Nucleic Acids and Proteins during
Development • . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . 237
G. Uzunov
Possibility for a Direct Hormone - Hormone
Interaction • . • . • . . . . . . . • . . . . 251
J.G. Vassileva-Pop9va and D. Dimitrov
Cyclic AMP, Enzyme, and
Hormone Networks in Bio-Development
Growth and Developmental Hormones as
Chemical Messengers . . . . • . . • • . . . . 261
J.R. Tata
Age-Dependent Sensitivity and Specific
Isoenzyme Inhibition of Glucose-6-Phosphate
Dehydrogenase by Dehydroepiandrosterone • 279
M.S. Setchenska, E.M. Russanov, and
J.G. Vassileva-Popova
The Biosynthesis of Haemoglobin, Enzymes, and
Nucleic Acids during Differentiation and
Development of Erythroid Bone Marrow Cells .. 285
H.R.V. Arnstein
x CONTENTS
Maturation Dependence of Adenylate Cyclase
in Red Blood Cells . . . • . . . . . . . . . 291
D. Maretzki, M. Setchenska, and
A.G. Tsamaloukas
Calcium and Cyclic AMP Effects of Rabbit
Epididymal Spermatozoa . . .. ..• 297
B.T. Storey
Ontogenines as Carriers of Information during
the Early Embryonic Development . .. ... 307
G.K. Roussev
New Developments in Analytical
Techniques and Apparatuses
Spectrophotometric Equipment with Flash-Light
Excitation . . . . . . . . . . .. ... 313
N. Koralov, T. Todorov, G. Kostov,
A. Shosheva, V. Ivanova, E. Fessenko,
N. Orlov, and V. Kulakov
A Rapid-Scanning Spectrophotometer . . . . . . . • 319
P. Shishmanov, N. Koralov, G. Georgiev,
J.G. Vassileva-Popova, S. Kovachev, N. Uzunov,
T. Todorov, V. Neitchev, A. Mogilevsky,
V. Slavnyi, and M. Georgiev
Equipment for Data Registration and Processing
in Fast Spectroscopy . . . . . . . . 331
A. Stoimenov and M. Kotarov
ECG Telemetric Device and System for Population
Attendance . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. 335
G. Georgiev, A. Venkov, VI. Prokopov,
S. Kovachev, N. Hadjivanova, R. Mateeva,
and G. Kostov
Modern Instrumentation in Protein Chemistry . . . . 341
W. Zainzinger
Physical and Chemical Transfer
in Reproductive Processes
Hypothalamic - Pituitary Function and Ageing ... 349
M.R.P. Hall
CONTENTS
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Adenohypophysis and the Male Gonadal Axis
Following Partial Body y-Irradiation . . . . 361
G.S. Gupta
The Testicular Function Efficiency Determined
by the Spermatogenic Activity Test (SAT)
in Diabetic and Alcoholic Patients . . 371
P. Kolarov, D. Panayotov, M. Protich,
D. Strashimirov, and S. Milanov
New Protein - Glycolipoprotein Complex
Formation in Diluted Semen . . . . . . 377
G. Kichev
Changes in EEG and in the Activity of the Whole
Cervical Vagus upon Application of
Sex Hormones . . 385
A. Varbanova, P. Doneshka, and
J.G. Vassileva-Popova
Epinephrine Reception by Sperm Cells ....... 391
P. Tsocheva-Mitseva, K. Veleva, and
J.G. Vassileva-Popova
Physical and Chemical Information
Transfer in cAMP and Enzyme Network
Control of Size and Shape in the Rodent Thymus . . 401
D. Bellamy
The DNA Polymerase and the cAMP Content of
Human Tonsillar Lymphocytes . . . . . . 409
M. Staub, A. Farag6, and F. Antoni
Insulin and Adrenalin Effect on Lung
Triglyceride Lipases ..... . . . . . . . 419
N.B. Hadjivanova and G.A. Georgiev
Magnetic Pumping of Blood in the
Vascular System . . . . . . . . . 427
V.K. Sud and R.K. Mishra
Biomagnetic Effect of the Constant Magnetic
Field Action on Water and Physiological
Activity . . .. ........ 441
M.S. Markov, S.I. Todorov, and M.R. Ratcheva