磷脂酰胆碱和TritonX-100对光系统Ⅱ蛋白二级结构及放氧活性影响的比较(英文)

采用傅立叶变换红外光谱技术 (FT_IR)和氧电极研究了磷脂酰胆碱和TritonX_10 0对光系统Ⅱ膜复合物的蛋白二级结构及放氧活性的影响。结果表明 ,磷脂酰胆碱对光系统Ⅱ膜复合物的蛋白二级结构没有显著的影响 ,但能引起放氧活性的提高 ,而且脂酰侧链长度不同 ,对放氧活性的促进程度也不一样。相比较而言 ,TX_10 0对膜脂的扰动却引起蛋白二级结构的明显改变 ,并能抑致放氧活性。结果说明 ,完整的膜结构对维持光合膜蛋白的稳定是非常重要的。     

Association between VDR Apal Polymorphism and Hip Bone Mineral Density Can Be Modified by Body Mass Index:A Study on Postmenopausal Chinese Women

Osteoporosis is a major public health problem for old people.Genetic factors are considered tobe major contributors to the pathogenesis of postmenopausal osteoporosis.The vitamin D receptor(VDR)gene is a prominent candidate gene for the regulation of postmenopausal bone mass;however,despite exten-sive studies,controversy remains regarding its association with postmenopausal body mineral density(BMD)variation.In this study,a total of 260 healthy postmenopausal Chinese women were genotyped at the VDRApaI locus using polymerase chain reaction(PCR)-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP).Rawhip BMD was significantly associated with VDR ApaI polymorphism with and without adjusting for age(P=0.015 and 0.040,respectively).This genetic effect can explain 3.32% of hip BMD variation.However,the significant association vanished after correcting for both age and body mass index(BMI)(P=0.169).Inaddition,we observed a significant association between VDR ApaI polymorphism with unadjusted BMI(P=0.042)or BMI adjusted for age(P=0.049).The raw hip BMD was also found to be significantly corre-lated with BMI(r=0.517,P=0.0001),with BMI explaining 26.35% of the variation of hip BMD.All of thesefacts prompt us to conclude that the significant association between the VDR ApaI genotype and hip BMDmay be modified by BMI in postmenopausal Chinese women.Our findings may partially explain the earlierinconsistent association results concerning the VDR gene and BMD,and highlight the importance of incorpo-rating covariates such as BMI into osteoporosis association studies.     

The Modulation and Control of the Gecko''''s Foot Movement

1IntroductionAttachment is still a difficult problem in wall-climbing robotics.There are two main types ofattachment mechanisms for wall climbing robots.One issuction,which has major drawbacks.The mechanismrequires the contacting surface being smooth,otherwise itwill be ineffective.This limits adhesion of the suctioncup to relatively smooth,non-porous,non-crackedsurfaces.Another issue associated with suction adhesionis that this method requires time to develop enoughvacuum to generate suffici…