Targeted genome-wide investigation identifies novel SNPs associated with diabetic nephropathy

Loci contributing to complex disease have been identified by focusing on genome-wide scans utilising non-synonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms (nsSNPs). We employed Illumina's HNS12 BeadChip (13,917 high-value SNPs) which was specifically designed to capture nsSNPs and ideally complements more dense genome-wide association studies that fail to consider many of these putatively functional variants. The HNS12 panel also includes 870 tag SNPs covering the major histocompatibility region. All individuals genotyped in this study were Caucasians with (cases) and without (controls) diabetic nephropathy. About 449 individuals with type 2 diabetes (203 cases, 246 controls) were genotyped in the initial study. 1,467 individuals with type 1 diabetes (718 cases, 749 controls) were genotyped in the follow up study. 11,152 SNPs were successfully analysed and ranked for association with diabetic nephropathy based on significance (P) values. The top ranked 32 SNPs were subsequently genotyped using MassARRAY iPLEX(?) and TaqMan technologies to investigate association of these polymorphisms with nephropathy in individuals with type 1 diabetes. The top ranked nsSNP, rs1543547 (P?=?10(-5)), is located in RAET1L, a major histocompatibility class I-related gene at 6q25.1. Of particular interest, multiple nsSNPs within the top ranked (0.2%) SNPs are within several plausible candidate genes for nephropathy on 3q21.3 and 6p21.3.     

温度对橄榄蛏蚌耗氧和氨氮排泄的影响

The respiration metabolismand excretion of marinebivalves were studied by different researchers[1—6].Themetabolic rate of bivalves is influenced by a number ofvariables,includingtemperature,body size,oxygen ten-sion,food concentration,reproductive state,activityleveland physiological condition.The excreted metabolites ofbivalves include ammonia,urea,uric acid and others,with ammonia comprising70%of the total excretion.Solenaia oleivorais a proper freshwater bivalve in China.For the consumer it has the follo...     

香溪河水体中生源要素磷的时空分布研究

Phosphorus is an essential and oftenlimiting nutrientin both marine andfreshwater ecosystems,yetits oversup-plyis of concern in many environments due to its role ineutrophication[1].Phosphorus enters rivers from diffusecatchment sources(particularly agriculture)and point(effluent)sources.However,river systems have an im-portant internal capacity to remove or release phosphorusfrom/to the water column and to trans-form phosphorusbetween organic,inorganic,particulate and dissolvedforms.River bed…     

哺乳动物Toll样受体与组织再生修复

机体损伤后通过诱导组织细胞产生复杂而又相互调控的系列反应,来促进损伤组织的再生.不同细胞因子、生长因子及细胞之间的协调平衡对于组织再生的调节非常重要,免疫系统在此过程中起着极其重要的作用.Toll样受体(Toll-like receptors,TLRs)可识别微生物病原体,在触发机体防御性抗病原微生物免疫反应中发挥着重要作用,是先天免疫系统中必不可少的重要成分,TLRs内源性配体的存在提示TLRs不仅可诱导机体防御性的抗微生物免疫反应,同时还是机体损伤后启动组织再生修复的敏感监测系统.本文概述了TLRs及其内源性配体,以及TLRs在诱导损伤后组织再生中的作用.TLR内源性配体及其在组织再生过程中的作用为促进机体损伤组织的再生修复提供了新的思路策略.     

Genetic variation in postfire aspen seedlings in yellowstone national park

A rare episode of regeneration of aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) by seeds occurred in Yellowstone National Park (YNP), Wyoming, USA, following extensive fires that occurred in 1988. In 1997, we sampled 410 aspen seedlings from 23 local populations distributed widely across YNP to determine how genetic diversity varies with elevation, substrate, plant competition, ungulate browsing, and geographical location. We employed 132 randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers based on six primers to show genetic relationships within and among the postfire aspen seedling populations. Measures of genetic variation, including estimates of percentage polymorphic loci, expected heterozygosity, and Nei's FST, indicated that most of the variation occurred within rather than among local populations. There was no indication of geographical differentiation among sampled populations based on hierarchal estimates of Nei's FST, neighbour-joining, or correlations between genetic distance and geographical distance. Even genetically distant populations shared nearly 90% of the same markers. Within plots, the amount of genetic variation decreased slightly in response to increased percentage vegetative cover, mean seedling basal diameter, and mean seedling height. Geological substrate, density of lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta var. latifolia Dougl.) seedlings, browsing intensity, and elevation were not significantly related to levels of genetic variation within the seedling plots. These data suggest that genetic variation and geographical structure among seedling populations may occur over time as the transition from seedling-dominated stands to clone-dominated stands occurs.     

中国主要城市森林对大气PM2.5的削减量及其占大气PM2.5总量比例

空气中的细颗粒物(PM_2.5)是我国城市空气污染的主要污染物之一,严重威胁着城市居民的健康,限制城市发展的可持续性。PM_2.5去除的自然途径有两种,分别是干沉降和湿沉降,其中干沉降占据主导作用,且干沉降的过程和效率与城市森林紧密关联。目前针对城市森林对干沉降作用的研究主要是在小尺度中从不同树种、不同群落结构、不同景观类型等角度来估算并比较其滞尘量,较少关注其占空气污染总量的比率,从而可能影响对城市森林滞尘服务能力的判断。因此,利用城市森林效益(Urban Forest Effect, UFORE)模型中的大气污染干沉降模块的核心算法,以2015年为例,估算了我国主要城市辖区的城市森林一年内对大气中的PM_2.5削减量以及其占空气中PM_2.5污染总量的比重。结果显示：(1)2015年全国主要城市单位绿地面积日均滞尘量较高地区主要集中在华北地区、华东地区、以及东北地区。其中北京30.47mg/m²,苏州24.63mg/m²,沈阳28.55mg/m²     

Effects of ELF magnetic fields on protein expression profile of human breast cancer cell MCF7

A case-control study in 1979 on electrical wiring configurations and childhood leukemia had stimulated interest in the issue that extremely low frequency magnetic fields (ELF MF) may have harmful biologi-cal effects especially on the incidence of human can-cer[1]. Since then, a large number of studies have been conducted to follow up this important result[2]. The majority of these studies indicate a weak association between exposure to 50―60 Hz ELF MF and the in-cidence of cancer; however…     

Silver stained polyacrylamide gels and fluorescence-based automated capillary electrophoresis for detection of amplified fragment length polymorphism patterns obtained from white-rot fungi in the genus Trametes

Silver stained denaturing polyacrylamide gels (PAGEs) and fluorescent denaturing automated capillary electrophoresis (CE) were used to detect amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) patterns obtained from white-rot fungi belonging to the genus Trametes. AFLP fingerprinting detected by the fluorescence-based method as well as by silver staining showed a high discriminatory power in differentiating nine strains of Trametes ochracea, nine strains of Trametes hirsuta and ten isolates of Trametes versicolor. UPGMA dendrograms derived from fluorescently labelled and silver stained AFLP patterns were similar, but a few differences were detected especially in the clustering of T. ochracea and T. hirsuta strains. Compared to silver-stained AFLP, detection of fluorescent AFLP was fast, reliable and easy to perform and it facilitated surveying with a computerized analysis system. Fluorescent CE seems to be well suited for studying similarity between Trametes species.