Structure-Activity Relationship of Anthelmintic Cyclooctadepsipeptides

The relationship between cyclooctadepsipeptides and their anthelmintic efficacy was examined by converting the natural products, PF1022A, PF1022E and PF1022H. Some analogues substituted at the para position of the phenyllactate moiety showed higher or equivalent activity against the parasitic nematode, Ascaridia galli in chicken when compared with the parent compounds. It is suggested that lipophilicity and the polar surface area, in addition to structural requirements of the derivatives, influenced the anthelmintic efficacy in vivo.     

Relationship of income and childlessness

ABSTRACT

We investigated the impact of diabetes on US life expectancy by sex and race/ethnicity using a prospective cohort study design. Cohorts were drawn from 1997 to 2009 waves of the National Health Interview Survey and linked to death records through December 31, 2011. We combined data on the prevalence of diabetes among decedents with estimates of the hazard ratios of individuals diagnosed with diabetes to calculate population attributable fractions (PAFs) by age, sex, and race/ethnicity at ages 30 and above. These estimates were then applied to deaths in the official US life table for 2010 to estimate effects of diabetes on life expectancy.

Diabetes was responsible for a reduction of 0.83 years of life expectancy for men at age 30 and 0.89 years for 30-year-old women. The impact was greatest among Black women at 1.05 years. Estimates based on traditional demographic and actuarial methods using the frequency with which a disease appears as an underlying cause of death on death certificates produced a reduction in life expectancy at age 30 of only 0.33 years.

We conclude that diabetes is substantially reducing US longevity and that its effect is seriously underestimated when using data on underlying causes of death.     

水稻种子萌发过程中α—淀粉酶与萌发速率关系的分析

用丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳技术和3,5－二硝基水杨酸（DNS）测定还原糖法,对不同萌发时间农垦58F,农垦58S和农垦58种子胚中α－淀粉酶同工酶及其酶活性变化进行研究,0－36小时萌发过程中,农垦58F和农垦58Sα-淀粉酶活性高于农垦58。胚中检测出五条酶,A2,A4和A5为上述种子共有酶带,A3为农垦58F和农垦58S特异性酶带,A1为农垦58特异性酶带,据此认为α-淀粉酶对水稻种子萌发速度起重要调控作用,A1和A3可能是调控种子发芽快慢的重要酶分子。     

自噬与外泌体

在真核生物中,细胞可以通过自噬(autophagy)和外泌体(exosome)的分泌两种方式来对外界刺激做出应答从而维持细胞内稳态。自噬是溶酶体依赖性细胞组分降解的过程,其能被氧化应激、饥饿或蛋白质聚集等因素诱导发生。除了自噬途径,细胞还可以通过分泌外泌体来调节细胞的生命活动,新的研究表明自噬与外泌体发生有同样的分子机理。本文综述了自噬与外泌体发生的过程以及两者之间的联系。     

Relationship of multiple forms of chromogranin

Chromogranin polypeptides of Mr 100,000, Mr 85,000, Mr 75,000, and Mr 65,000 have been detected in adrenal medulla chromaffin granules using anti-chromogranin antiserum. Monoclonal antibodies to this protein also detect the multiple molecular weight chromogranin polypeptides. Analysis of phosphorylated amino acids gives a value of 5 phosphoserine residues/mol of Mr 75,000 chromogranin polypeptide. Immunological analysis of dephosphorylated chromogranin shows that the anti-chromogranin serum reacts with both the phosphorylated and unphosphorylated forms of the protein. Each of the chromogranin polypeptides has been isolated using a combination of DEAE-cellulose chromatography and reverse phase high pressure liquid chromatography. Sequencer analysis of each protein revealed a high degree of amino acid identities at the amino terminal of these proteins. Amino-terminal Sequencer analysis of chromogranin fragments also provides evidence for a gene duplication event. Preliminary studies also show that chromogranin may be degraded in the chromaffin granules by a calcium-dependent mechanism.     

Analyzing Human-Animal Relationship Measures

Abstract

Approaches for estimating the utility of human-animal relationship measures are presented and discussed. Three primary measures of the reliability and validity of assessment instruments, Cronbach alpha, Pearson correlations, and factor analysis, are illustrated with recently developed measures of companion-animal bonding and attitudes toward animals.     

嗜肝病毒家族成员间进化关系的初步研究

比较分析了嗜肝病毒家族四成员间的全基因核苷酸序列,得出了它们之间的相对进化距离,DHBV 分野最早,GSHV,WHV 次之,HBV 最晚;其进化方式属趋 异性进化.进一步比较各 ORF 的保守性,发现各 ORF 间及同一 ORF 内的不同区域核苷酸发生替换的频率有明显差别;讨论了各 ORF 的特点及意义.     

Relationship of protein flexibility to thermostability

Thermostability of proteins arises from the simultaneous effect of several forces, which in fact lead to decreased flexibility of the polypeptide chain. This is verified by flexibility indices, which are derived from normalized B-values of individual amino acids in several refined three-dimensional structures. Flexibility indices show that overall flexibility is reduced when thermostability is increased. Protein molecules require both flexibility and rigidity to function, but the higher the temperature optimum and stability the more rigid is the structure needed to compensate for increased thermal fluctuations. Flexibilities of proteins performing the same catalytic activity seem to be about the same at their temperature optima, but the more rigid thermostable proteins reach the flexibility of thermolabile proteins at higher temperatures. In several proteins such as allosteric enzymes, some local sites of flexibility are highly conserved. The relevance of reduced flexibility to overall stability of proteins is also discussed. Flexibility indices and profiles can be used in the design of more stable proteins by site-directed mutagenesis.     

甘草亲缘关系的RAPD鉴定

以不同地区的3种15组甘草(Glycyrrhiza uralensis、G．infleta、G．glebra)种子为材料,探讨RAPD分子标记在研究、鉴定甘草亲缘关系中的可行性。从50个随机引物中筛选出9个有效引物,9个引物共扩增出961条DNA带,其中多态性条带811条,占总扩增条带的84．4％。对扩增出来的961条DNA带进行分析,结果表明：15组甘草植物的平均遗传距离为0．41,其中采自甘肃民勤野生甘草与采自新疆布尔津乌拉尔野生甘草遗传距离最小,为0．26;而采自内蒙古杭锦旗上海升袖的野生甘草与采自青海贵德的乌拉尔野生甘草遗传距离最大,为0．63。由RAPD聚类分析结果得出15组甘草植物之间的亲缘关系与形态学分类结果存在差异。     

Components of Relationship Quality in Chimpanzees

A novel approach to studying social relationships in captive adult chimpanzees ( Pan troglodytes ) was taken by using principal components analysis (PCA) to extract three key components of relationship quality from nine behavioural variables. Based on the loadings of the behavioural variables, the components appeared to match previously hypothesized critical aspects of social relationships and were therefore labelled Value, Compatibility and Security. The effects of kinship, sex combination, age difference and time spent together on each of the relationship quality components were analysed. As expected, kin were found to have more valuable, compatible and secure relationships than non-kin. Female–female dyads were found to be more compatible than male–male or mixed-sex dyads, whereas the latter were found to be most secure. Partners of a similar age were found to have more secure and more valuable relationships than those with a larger age gap. Individuals that were together in the group for longer were more valuable and more compatible, but their relationships were found to be less secure than individuals that were together in the group for a shorter time. Although some of the results may be unexpected based on chimpanzee socio-ecology, they fit well overall with the history and social dynamics of the study group. The methods used confer a significant advantage in producing quantitative composite measures of each component of relationship quality, obtained in an objective manner. These findings therefore promote the use of such measures in future studies requiring an assessment of the qualities of dyadic social relationships.