Suppression of Calcium Transport to Shoots by Root Restriction in Tomato Plants

Restriction of tomato roots by growth in small containers stronglysuppressed transport of ⁴⁵Ca²⁺ ions to new leaves and apices.Water transport, expressed on a leaf area basis, was marginallyreduced by root restriction, an indication that calcium transportwas more severely limited than water transport. (Received October 11, 1996; Accepted January 27, 1997)     

神经生长因子与冻干异体神经桥接大鼠神经缺损的研究

实验采用冻干处理的异体神经与外源性神经生长因子（ＮＧＦ）结合来桥接大鼠的坐骨神经１．０ｃｍ的缺损。用雄性Ｗｉｓｔａｒ大鼠进行的四组实验结果表明：冻干处理的异体神经可降低其抗原性,但处理后并不损害雪旺氏细胞（ＳＣ）基底膜的完整性,在移植后可能成为轴突再生的通道和支架;外源性ＮＧＦ与冻干神经结合形成的复合体,可为神经的再生提供一个较好的微环境,具有成为理想桥接材料的可能性     

树木年轮 δ13C 值及其对我国北方大气CO2浓度变化的指示意义

 本文采样分析了承德市油松年轮中δ13C值自工业革命以来的变化,用以揭示我国北方大气CO2浓度的变化规律。结果表明：承德市油松年轮中的δ13C值自1810年以来平均下降了0.839‰,下降范围0.682‰～1.120‰,指示了大气CO2浓度逐渐升高的特点。δ13C值与历史时期全球大气CO2浓度之间存在显著相关关系(r＝ –0.5609,P<0.01)。应用树木年轮δ13C值与大气CO2浓度之间的关系式,推测出我国北方大气CO2浓度从工业革命以前的约278.4μmol·mol-1上升到目前的340μmol·mol-1。从而为我国的全球变化研究提供了CO2浓度历史变迁方面的证据。     

Simple DNA elution from agarose gels

We developed a simple DNA elution method from agarose gels. After electrophoresis of DNA in an agarose gel, the DNA fragment to be recorved was excised out of gel with a scalpel. The excised gel was placed in the middle of small Parafilm piece, and the Parafilm was folded over the gel piece. Using the petriplate, or thumb, the gel piece was pressed between the Parafilm. Upon squeezing, the DNA inside of the gel gets extruded along with the buffer. The droplets were collected with a pipet. The DNA was then purified by conventional phenol: chloroform extraction method. Typical yields are greater than 50% as determined by UV absorbance.     

细小病毒H-1对人肝癌移植瘤的抑制及其组织学与组织化学的研究

本文用人肝癌裸小鼠QGY-9204移植模型为材料,进行了细小病毒H-1抑瘤的组织学、组织化学及分子生物学研究。以两种不同剂量(5×10~7PFU和5×10~8PFU)的H-1进行瘤内注射,发现注入H-1后的肿瘤生长速率明显缓于对照组,且5×10~7PFU的H-1注入即可产生这一效应。以1×10~8PFU H-1注入瘤内,不同时间进行组织切片观察,发现从感染后第3天起瘤内开始出现坏死,且随感染时间的延长坏死范围也逐渐扩大,而对照组在该期间均未见此变化。电镜结果也表明,在受损的肿瘤细胞内有H-1病毒颗粒存在。PCR反应和ABC免疫染色显示在感染后的肿瘤组织内也有H-1 DNA扩增和NS-1蛋白表达,并且两者显示的时间与组织内坏死的过程相一致。这些结果提示,细小病毒H-1通过它的DNA复制和NS-1蛋白的表达以促进肿瘤的坏死,从而达到肿瘤抑制和裂解。     

Computational analysis and prediction for exons of PAC579 genomic sequence

To isolate the novel genes related to human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), we sequenced P1-derived artificial chromosome PAC579 (D17S926 locus) mapped in the minimum LOH (loss of heterozygosity) deletion region of chromosome 17p13.3 in HCC. Four novel genes mapped in this genomic sequence area were isolated and cloned by wet-lab experiments, and the exons of these genes were located. 0–60 kb of this genomic sequence including the genes of interest was scanned with five different computational exon prediction programs as well as four splice site recognition programs. After analyzing and comparing the computationally predicted results with the wet-lab experiment results, some potential exons were predicted in the genomic sequence by using these programs.     

EFCBP1/NECAB1, a brain-specifically expressed gene with highest abundance in temporal lobe, encodes a protein containing EF-hand and antibiotic biosynthesis monooxygenase domains.

Human EFCBP/NECAB family consists of important participants in neuronal calcium signaling, including EFCBP1/NECAB1, EFCBP2/NECAB2 and EFCBP3/NECAB3. In the present study, we identified the full-length 5229 bp EFCBP1 cDNA which was not described before. Human EFCBP1 encodes a 351 amino acid protein containing two EF-hand motifs and an antibiotic biosynthesis monooxygenase (ABM) domain, sharing 49.9 and 56.8% global homology with human EFCBP2 and EFCBP3. Northern hybridization revealed that EFCBP1 is specifically expressed in brain and its abundance varies in different brain regions. EFCBP1's abundance in temporal lobe, frontal lobe and occipital pole is about 3.4, 1.9 and 1.5 folds of the average abundance in cerebral cortex, respectively. The expression level of EFCBP1 equals in putamen and cerebral cortex, while no hybridization signal was detected in spinal cord. In addition, we found that EFCBP1, EFCBP2 and EFCBP3 share a similar exon distribution mode, though their chromosomal localizations, genomic sizes and intron sizes are diverse.