四个品种烟草内生微生物的分布特征

对4个常规优质烟草品种(K326、G-80、红花大金元、净叶黄)的种子、根、茎、叶进行了内生菌的分离计数、初步分类与拮抗筛选研究.结果表明:烟草中有大量的内生菌分布,以细菌最多,放线菌次之,真菌最少,与土壤中的分布规律一致.烟草不同器官中内生菌的分布表现为根和种子中数量相当,茎次之,叶最少的规律.不同烟草品种间的分布为:种子中是K326和红花大金元内生菌分布较多,净叶黄次之,G-80最少;苗期植株中4个品种的内生菌数没有明显差别;大田期是净叶黄烟草的内生菌数量最少.烟草中内生细菌以革兰氏阴性菌为主,而种子中内生细菌的芽胞菌数量要明显多于植株中的.通过对大肠杆菌和金黄色葡萄球菌的抑菌实验,从红花大金元品种中筛选到有抑菌活性的菌株5株,从净叶黄和K326中分别筛选到1株,体现出了4个品种的抗病性与拮抗菌之间的一定相关性.     

黄河小浪底栓皮栎、刺槐叶片电子传递速率-光响应的模拟

为了比较直角双曲线模型、非直角双曲线模型与叶子飘模型的优缺点, 研究阴生叶和阳生叶电子传递速率的差异, 探讨环境/生物因素对电子传递速率等参数的影响, 该文采用LI-6400XT荧光测定系统对黄河小浪底栓皮栎(Quercus variabilis)、刺槐(Robinia pseudoacacia)叶片电子传递速率-光响应(J-I)曲线进行了测定, 利用直角双曲线模型、非直角双曲线模型和叶子飘模型对J-I曲线进行了拟合。结果表明, 3种模型对叶片J-I曲线拟合的决定系数(R ²)在0.96以上, 叶子飘模型的R ²最高(> 0.99)。直角双曲线模型和非直角双曲线模型无法模拟植物叶片光系统II动力学下调现象, 且不能得出饱和光强(I_sat); 直角双曲线模型对最大电子传递速率(J_max)的模拟明显大于实测值; 叶子飘模型能很好地模拟光系统II动力学下调现象, 得出的J_max和I_sat均最接近实测值。对阴生叶和阳生叶J-I曲线研究发现, 栓皮栎、刺槐阴生叶的J_max分别低于阳生叶25.0%和18.0%, 阳生叶的I_sat分别高于阴生叶26.0%和10.1%。栓皮栎和刺槐J_max与气温显著正相关; 刺槐I_sat与气温、土壤水分含量和净光合速率具有显著的正相关关系; 栓皮栎和刺槐J-I曲线初始斜率α均与净光合速率呈显著负相关关系。     

Simulation on the light-response curves of electron transport rate of Quercus variabilis and Robinia pseudoacacia leaves in the Xiaolangdi area,China

为了比较直角双曲线模型、非直角双曲线模型与叶子飘模型的优缺点, 研究阴生叶和阳生叶电子传递速率的差异, 探讨环境/生物因素对电子传递速率等参数的影响, 该文采用LI-6400XT荧光测定系统对黄河小浪底栓皮栎(Quercus variabilis)、刺槐(Robinia pseudoacacia)叶片电子传递速率-光响应(J-I)曲线进行了测定, 利用直角双曲线模型、非直角双曲线模型和叶子飘模型对J-I曲线进行了拟合。结果表明, 3种模型对叶片J-I曲线拟合的决定系数(R ²)在0.96以上, 叶子飘模型的R ²最高(> 0.99)。直角双曲线模型和非直角双曲线模型无法模拟植物叶片光系统II动力学下调现象, 且不能得出饱和光强(I_sat); 直角双曲线模型对最大电子传递速率(J_max)的模拟明显大于实测值; 叶子飘模型能很好地模拟光系统II动力学下调现象, 得出的J_max和I_sat均最接近实测值。对阴生叶和阳生叶J-I曲线研究发现, 栓皮栎、刺槐阴生叶的J_max分别低于阳生叶25.0%和18.0%, 阳生叶的I_sat分别高于阴生叶26.0%和10.1%。栓皮栎和刺槐J_max与气温显著正相关; 刺槐I_sat与气温、土壤水分含量和净光合速率具有显著的正相关关系; 栓皮栎和刺槐J-I曲线初始斜率α均与净光合速率呈显著负相关关系。     

The proline biosynthesis gene proA from the thermophilic bacterium Thermus ruber: its cloning, sequencing and heterologous expression]

The proA proline biosynthesis gene of thermophilic bacterium Thermus ruber was cloned and sequenced, and several properties of the encoded enzyme, gamma-glutamylphosphate reductase (GPR) were studied. The proA open reading frame (ORF) was of 1286 bp. Nucleotide sequence analysis revealed the ATG initiation codon in position 36 and the TTA termination codon in position 1304. A deduced protein product of the gene was shown to be of 44,919 Da in molecular weight. The GC content was 66%, as is characteristic of various bacteria of the genus Thermus. An amino acid sequence encoded by the cloned gene showed the highest homology (up to 64%) with GPR of T. thermophilus. The maximum activity of GPR (8.2 x 10(-2) units/ml) was observed at 55 degrees C. A weak enzymatic activity was also detected at 70 degrees C. The enzyme can be used in biotechnological studies.     

两广茶区10个茶树品种染色体数目研究

采用植物染色体去壁、低渗、火焰干燥制片技术,分析了两广茶区１０个茶树品种染色体数目。结果表明,这１０个茶树品种均为二倍体（２ｎ＝２ｘ＝３０）;但在广东平远锅　品种中发现３个三倍体细胞;在广东连南大叶种中发现１个单倍体细胞;在清远笔架茶等６个茶树品种中均发现染色体数少于３０条的细胞。研究结果说明,茶树染色体基数具有高度的稳定性,极端气候条件的变化,很可能是导致染色体出现整倍性或非整倍性变异的原因。     

Guanylyl cyclases in the tropical land crab, Gecarcinus lateralis: Cloning of soluble (NO-sensitive and -insensitive) and membrane receptor forms

cDNAs encoding three guanylyl cyclases (GCs), which catalyze the production cGMP from GTP, were cloned from the blackback land crab, Gecarcinus lateralis: the β subunit of a NO-sensitive soluble GC (Gl-GC-Iβ; 2380 bp; 603 amino acids; 68,435 Da), a membrane receptor GC (Gl-GC-II; 4609 bp; 1349 amino acids; 150,999 Da), and a NO-insensitive soluble GC (Gl-GC-III; 1416 bp; 285 amino acids; 32,487 Da). All three have a highly-conserved catalytic domain located in the C-terminal region and are therefore likely to be enzymatically active. Gl-GCIβ contains heme/NO-binding (HNOB) and HNOB-associated domains characteristic of the catalytic subunit of NO-sensitive GCs. Gl-GC-II encodes a single-pass membrane protein containing ligand-binding (LB), transmembrane (TM), kinase homology (KH), and dimerization domains. Gl-GC-III is similar to Gl-GC-II but lacks the LB, TM, and most of the KH domains. Isoforms of Gl-GC-Iβ and Gl-GC-II appear to be generated by alternative splicing. Two Gl-GC-Iβ isoforms differed in the absence (Δ32N) or presence (Δ0N) of a 32-amino acid sequence at the N-terminus. The truncated form may not bind a heme group, but still would be able to dimerize with the alpha subunit to form a NO-insensitive enzyme. Three Gl-GC-II isoforms varied in length within the N-terminal ligand-binding domain (+ 18, + 9, and + 0 amino acid insertions). As GC-II is the putative receptor for crustacean hyperglycemic hormone (CHH), these data suggest that the isoforms differ in binding to CHH and related neuropeptides.     

Determination of key metabolites during biodegradation of hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine with Rhodococcus sp. strain DN22.

Rhodococcus sp. strain DN22 can convert hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) to nitrite, but information on degradation products or the fate of carbon is not known. The present study describes aerobic biodegradation of RDX (175 microM) when used as an N source for strain DN22. RDX was converted to nitrite (NO(2)(-)) (30%), nitrous oxide (N(2)O) (3.2%), ammonia (10%), and formaldehyde (HCHO) (27%), which later converted to carbon dioxide. In experiments with ring-labeled [(15)N]-RDX, gas chromatographic/mass spectrophotometric (GC/MS) analysis revealed N(2)O with two molecular mass ions: one at 44 Da, corresponding to (14)N(14)NO, and the second at 45 Da, corresponding to (15)N(14)NO. The nonlabeled N(2)O could be formed only from -NO(2), whereas the (15)N-labeled one was presumed to originate from a nitramine group ((15)N-(14)NO(2)) in RDX. Liquid chromatographic (LC)-MS electrospray analyses indicated the formation of a dead end product with a deprotonated molecular mass ion [M-H] at 118 Da. High-resolution MS indicated a molecular formula of C(2)H(5)N(3)O(3). When the experiment was repeated with ring-labeled [(15)N]-RDX, the [M-H] appeared at 120 Da, indicating that two of the three N atoms in the metabolite originated from the ring in RDX. When [U-(14)C]-RDX was used in the experiment, 64% of the original radioactivity in RDX incorporated into the metabolite with a molecular weight (MW) of 119 (high-pressure LC/radioactivity) and 30% in (14)CO(2) (mineralization) after 4 days of incubation, suggesting that one of the carbon atoms in RDX was converted to CO(2) and the other two were incorporated in the ring cleavage product with an MW of 119. Based on the above stoichiometry, we propose a degradation pathway for RDX based on initial denitration followed by ring cleavage to formaldehyde and the dead end product with an MW of 119.     

农杆菌介导的玉米自交系愈伤组织转化条件的优化

采用农杆菌介导法,将外源基因导入玉米骨干自交系掖515和掖502胚性愈伤组织并再生玉米植株。在农杆菌浸染玉米胚性愈伤组织过程中,采取真空渗入、部分酶解和超声波处理,可以显著提高转化率。农杆菌浸染玉米胚性愈伤组织时,在50kPa下真空渗入5min,掖515和掖502胚性愈伤组织的转化率分别从6.3％和4.5％提高到8．7％和7．8％。愈伤组织在农杆菌浸染前,以0．2％离析酶酶解10min,掖515和掖502胚性愈伤组织的转化率分别提高到8.3％和8．9％。在农杆菌浸染时,以功率100W超声波处理90-120s,掖515和掖502胚性愈伤组织的转化率最高可达9．1％和9．4％。     

Characterization of a biologically active arabinogalactan from the leaves of Plantago major L.

PMIa is a Type II arabinogalactan with anti-complementary activity isolated from the leaves of Plantago major L. It has a molecular weight of 77000–80000 Da and consists of arabinose (38%), galactose (49%), rhamnose (6%), galacturonic acid (7%) and 1.5% protein with hydroxyproline, alanine and serine as the main amino acids. Characterization of PMIa by methylation and GC-MS, methanolysis and GC, Smith degradation, weak acid hydrolysis, ¹³C-NMR, ¹H-NMR, two-dimensional heteronuclear NMR and DEPT show that it consists of 1,3-linked galactan chains with 1,6-linked galactan side chains attached to position 6. The side chains are further branched in position 3 with 1,3-linked galactose residues which have 1,6-linked galactose attached to position 6; these 1,3- and 1,6-linked galactose chains altogether probably form a network. Terminal and 1,5-linked arabinose in furanose form are attached to the galactan mainly through position 3 of the 1,6-linked galactose side chains.     

高活力5′-磷酸二酯酶制备及水解RNA的研究

目的:获得高活力5′-磷酸二酯酶液,提高核酸RNA酶解效率。方法:采用超滤和盐析技术对从麦芽根浸提液中纯化5′-磷酸二酯酶工艺进行研究,采用单因子试验法优化酶解工艺条件。结果:浸提液依次经过5万Da超滤膜浓缩、40%饱和度硫酸铵盐析、5万Da超滤膜脱盐后,酶活力可达1 500U/ml;第1次超滤膜透过液可作为浸提液循环使用,酶活力是水浸提的1.15倍;第2次超滤膜透过液浓缩5倍后,可回收56.46%硫酸铵,浓缩母液可按1∶2比例循环使用;在底物浓度5.8%、酶用量8%、反应时间2h条件下,RNA酶解率可达95%。结论:初步建立了适合工业化规模的核苷酸生产新工艺。     

Population genetics of the vitamin D binding protein (GC) subtypes in the Asian-Pacific area: Description of new alleles at the GC locus

Isoelectric focussing (IEF) in thin layer polyacrylamide gels pH range 4-6.5 has been used to analyse the GC phenotypes of 4233 individuals from 28 different population groups in the Asian, Pacific, and Australian area. Because this technique reveals subtypes of the common GC*1 allele, there is almost a two-fold increase in the mean heterozygosity at the GC locus using IEF compared with conventional electrophoresis. The highest frequency (above 50%) of the GC*1S allele was encountered in Indian populations, reflecting genetic affinities with Europeans. By comparison, east and south east Asians are unique offing maximum values of the GC*1F allele (50%). With the exception of a few Pacific populations which show similar frequencies to east Asians, all other groups in the Pacific area, including Australia, have values of GC*1F similar to GC*1S ranging from 27% to 40%. The GC*2 frequency in most populations varies from 20% to 30%. However, some Polynesian groups have values up to 40% and Australian Aborigines less than 10%. Among other alleles, GC*1A1 is found to be widely distributed among Australian Aborigines and Melanesians and occurs sporadically in Polynesians, Micronesians, and in the Lesser Sunda Islands. Four new alleles, GC*1C24, GC*1C35 Aborigine, GC*1A21, and GC*1A22 are described. The gene frequency data at the GC locus has been used to calculate Nei genetic distances between the populations studied.     

A hemodynamic model representation of the dog lung

The published morphometric data from human, cat, and dog lungs suggest that the power-law relationships between the numbers (Na and Nv) and diameters (Da and Dv) of arteries and veins and between the lengths (La and Lv) and diameters of the arteries and veins could be used as scaling rules for assigning dimensions and numbers to the intrapulmonary vessels of the arterial and venous trees of the dog lung. These rules, along with the dimensions of the extrapulmonary arteries and capillary sheet and the distensibility coefficients of the vessels obtained from the literature, were used to construct a steady-state hemodynamic model of the dog lung vascular bed. The model can be characterized approximately by 15 orders of arteries with Na approximately 2.07 Da-2.58 and 13 orders of veins with Nv approximately 2.53 Dv-2.61. For the intrapulmonary vessels (orders 1-12), La approximately 4.85 Da1.01, and Lv approximately 6.02 Da1.07. The average ratio of the numbers of vessels in consecutive orders is approximately 3.2 for the arteries and veins. These arterial and venous trees are connected by the capillary sheet with an undistended thickness of approximately 3.5 microns and an area of 33 m2. The average distensibility (% increase in diameter over the undistended diameter/Torr increase in transmural pressure) for the model arteries and veins is approximately 2.4%/Torr, and the distensibility of the capillary sheet (% increase in thickness over the undistended thickness/Torr increase in transmural pressure) is approximately 3.6%/Torr. The calculated arterial-capillary-venous volumes and compliances of the model agree well with experimental estimates of these variables in dogs. In addition, the model appears consistent with certain aspects of the pressure-flow relationships measured in dog lungs. The model appears to be a useful summary of some of the available data on pulmonary morphometry and vessel properties. It is anticipated that the model will provide the basis for dynamic modeling of the dog lung in the future.     

Immune evasion by Yersinia enterocolitica: differential targeting of dendritic cell subpopulations in vivo

CD4(+) T cells are essential for the control of Yersinia enterocolitica (Ye) infection in mice. Ye can inhibit dendritic cell (DC) antigen uptake and degradation, maturation and subsequently T-cell activation in vitro. Here we investigated the effects of Ye infection on splenic DCs and T-cell proliferation in an experimental mouse infection model. We found that OVA-specific CD4(+) T cells had a reduced potential to proliferate when stimulated with OVA after infection with Ye compared to control mice. Additionally, proliferation of OVA-specific CD4(+) T cells was markedly reduced when cultured with splenic CD8α(+) DCs from Ye infected mice in the presence of OVA. In contrast, T-cell proliferation was not impaired in cultures with CD4(+) or CD4(-)CD8α(-) DCs isolated from Ye infected mice. However, OVA uptake and degradation as well as cytokine production were impaired in CD8α(+) DCs, but not in CD4(+) and CD4(-)CD8α(-) DCs after Ye infection. Pathogenicity factors (Yops) from Ye were most frequently injected into CD8α(+) DCs, resulting in less MHC class II and CD86 expression than on non-injected CD8α(+) DCs. Three days post infection with Ye the number of splenic CD8α(+) and CD4(+) DCs was reduced by 50% and 90%, respectively. The decreased number of DC subsets, which was dependent on TLR4 and TRIF signaling, was the result of a faster proliferation and suppressed de novo DC generation. Together, we show that Ye infection negatively regulates the stimulatory capacity of some but not all splenic DC subpopulations in vivo. This leads to differential antigen uptake and degradation, cytokine production, cell loss, and cell death rates in various DC subpopulations. The data suggest that these effects might be caused directly by injection of Yops into DCs and indirectly by affecting the homeostasis of CD4(+) and CD8α(+) DCs. These events may contribute to reduced T-cell proliferation and immune evasion of Ye.     

Gastroprotective activities of a polysaccharide from the fruiting bodies of Pleurotus ostreatus in rats

In this study, a water-soluble polysaccharide (POPw) was successfully purified and identified from the fruiting bodies of Pleurotus ostreatus, with a molecular weight of 2.3×10(4)Da. POPw contained 97.1% total sugar, 0.3% uronic acid and 0.2% protein. Gas chromatography (GC) analysis suggested that POPw was composed of Glc (52.3%), Gal (25.8%), Man (10.0%), Rha (6.1%), and Ara (5.2%). Animal experiments showed that oral administration with POPw significantly inhibited acetic acid-induced gastric lesions in rats, accompanied with a significant increase in mucus synthesis and the prostaglandin production. In addition, POPw could significantly increase the level of glutathione (GSH) and the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD), as well as decreasing the content of thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS) in acetic acid-treated rats with gastric ulcer. These results suggested that the gastroprotective effects of POPw on mice ulcer models can be attributed to its ameliorating effect on oxidative damage and reinforcing effect of gastric mucosal resistance.     

金丝小枣多糖ZP3c的分离纯化及其组成分析

经DEAE-SepharoseCL-6B、SepharoseCL-6B和Sephadex G-200柱层析,得到一个均一的金丝小枣多糖组分(ZP3c).ZP3c的中性单糖是由鼠李糖、阿拉伯糖和半乳糖组成,其摩尔比为1:2.13:19.3.经红外光谱测定,ZP3c的酯化度为41.85%.     

Stepwise and Canonical Discriminant Analysis of Longidorus Species (Nematoda: Longidoridae) from Arkansas

During a 1998-to-2001 survey from Arkansas, nine distinct species of Longidorus were found including five new species. Morphometrics of these nine species were used in a stepwise and canonical discrimination to select a subset of characteristics that best identified each species. Student''s t test was applied to compare Longidorus breviannulatus Norton &Hoffman, 1975; L. crassus Thorne, 1974; L. diadecturus Eveleigh &Allen, 1982; L. fragilis Thorne, 1974; L. biformis Ye &Robbins, 2004; L. glycines Ye &Robbins, 2004; L. grandis Ye &Robbins, 2003; L. paralongicaudatus Ye &Robbins, 2003; and L. paravineacola Ye &Robbins, 2003 to examine interspecies variation and test for the most useful morphometric characters in species discrimination. Most of the morphometric characters were useful to differentiate species, but species identification could not be based on a single character because the morphometric character ranges often overlap. Stepwise discriminant analysis indicated that the guide ring position, head width, tail length, body length, odontostyle length, and anal body width were the most important variables. These were used to generate canonical variables in discriminating the species. The first three canonical variables accounted for 95% of the total variance. The scatterplots by the first three canonical variables grouped and separated the Longidorus species from Arkansas. Stepwise and canonical discriminant analyses were useful for examining the groupings and morphometric relationships of the nine Longidorus species.     

Improvement of the yield of physiologically active oligosaccharides in continuous hydrolysis of chitosan using immobilized chitosanases

The continuous production of chitosan oligosaccharides using a packed-bed enzyme reactor was investigated as to the effects of the operation conditions on the yield of pentamers and hexamers of chitosan oligosaccharides. A column reactor packed with immobilized chitosanases prepared by the multipoint attachment method was used for continuous hydrolysis of chitosan. In this reactor, the decrease of the yield of the target intermediate oligosaccharides due to axial mixing was negligible. The surface enzyme density of the support and flow rate of the substrate solution significantly affected the maximum yield of pentamers and hexamers. These effects were summarized as a correlation with the Damk?hler number (Da), defined as the ratio of the maximum reaction rate to the maximum mass transfer rate. The optimum condition was determined based on Da. Under the optimized condition (Da = 0.12), pentamers and hexamers could be produced continuously for a month with a yield of over 35% (7 kg/m(3) in concentration).     

Preparation of 13C-labeled ceramide by acetic acid bacteria and its incorporation in mice

We prepared 2-hydroxypalmitoyl-sphinganine (dihydroceramide) labeled with a stable isotope by culturing acetic acid bacteria with ¹³C-labeled acetic acid. The GC/MS spectrum of the trimethylsilyl derivative of ¹³C-labeled dihydroceramide gave molecular ions with an increased mass of 12–17 Da over that of nonlabeled dihydroceramide. The fragment ions derived from both sphinganine base and 2-hydroxypalmitate were confirmed to be labeled with the stable isotope in the spectrum. Therefore, ¹³C-labeled dihydroceramide can be an extremely useful tool for analyzing sphingolipid metabolism. The purified [¹³C]dihydroceramide was administered orally to mice for 12 days, and the total sphingoid base fractions in various tissues were analyzed by GC/MS. The spectrum patterns specific to ¹³C-labeled sphingoids were detected in the tissues tested. Sphinganine pools in skin epidermis, liver, skeletal muscle, and synapse membrane in brain were replaced by [¹³C]sphinganine at about 4.5, 4.0, 1.0, and 0.3%, respectively. Moreover, about 1.0% of the sphingosine pool in the liver was replaced by [¹³C]sphingosine, implying that exogenous dihydroceramide can be converted to sphingosine. These results clearly indicate that ingested dihydroceramide can be incorporated into various tissues, including brain, and metabolized to other sphingolipids.     

Effect of chitosan type on protein and water recovery efficiency from surimi wash water treated with chitosan-alginate complexes

Previous research has shown that soluble protein recovery by chitosan (Chi) complexes with polyanions such as alginate (Alg) is more effective than using chitosan alone. In this study, Chi-Alg complexes were used to recover soluble proteins from surimi wash water (SWW) slightly acidified to pH 6. Six Chi samples differing in molecular weight (MW) and degree of deacetylation (DD) were used at 20, 40 and 100mg/L SWW Chi-Alg complexes prepared with a Chi:Alg mixing ratio previously optimized (MR=0.2). FTIR analysis of the solids recovered revealed the three characteristic amide bands observed in the same region for untreated SWW confirming protein adsorption by Chi-Alg. The superior effectiveness of Chi complexes was confirmed but differences among chitosan types could not be correlated to MW and DD. Experimental Chi samples with 94%, 93%, 75% and 93% DD and 22, 47, 225 and 3404 x 10(3)Da, respectively, showed 73-76% protein adsorption while a commercial chitosan sample with 84% DD and 3832 x 10(3)Da had 74-83% protein adsorption. An experimental chitosan, SY-1000 with 94% DD and 1.5 x 10(6)Da, showed the highest protein adsorption (79-86%) and turbidity reduction (85-92%) when used at 20mg/L SWW.     

Aberrant expression of SIRT3 is conversely correlated with the progression and prognosis of human gastric cancer

SIRT3 is a NAD⁺-dependent histone deacetylaseand and plays a critical role in various human carcinomas. However, its precise role in the pathogenesis of gastric cancer (GC) is still unclear. Western blot and Real-Time PCR were used to detect the protein and mRNA level of SIRT3 in freshly collected samples from GC patients. Immunohistochemistry staining was adopted to determine the expression of SIRT3 in 65 formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded samples from GC patients. In addition, western blot was used to detect the protein levels of SIRT3 and HIF-1α in gastric cancer cells MGC-803 transfected with SIRT3 or control siRNA. Western blot analysis of 25 samples from GC patients showed that 64% (16/25) of patients exhibited decreased expression of SIRT3, whereas 4.0% (1/25) of patients displayed complete loss. In addition, Real-Time PCR analysis showed that GC patients had decreased expression of SIRT3 mRNA. Furthermore, immunohistochemistry analysis of 65 formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded samples from GC patients showed that 67.7% (44/65) had decreased SIRT3 staining in the cancer tissues. Notably, the expression level of SIRT3 was inversely correlated with clinicopathological variable, including tumor infiltration, tumor differentiation and tumor stage and 5-year survival of these patients. In vitro experiment showed that knockdown of SIRT3 in MGC-803 gastric cancer cells significantly increased the expression of HIF-1α. Our results provide the first evidence showing that an aberrantly decreased expression of SIRT3 occurred in GC patients, suggesting that SIRT3 might function as a mitochondrial tumor suppressor in GC. Furthermore, the possible mechanism by which SIRT3 affect the progress of GC is its direct control of HIF-1α.