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31P-NMR has been used to study the chemical nature of cytoplasmic components of live Tetrahymena in a non-invasive manner. The technique has further been used to characterize the physical behaviour of lipids extracted from this organism. In particular, we have shown the presence of large quantities of pyrophosphate and of tripolyphosphate in acid extracts of the organism. These are not detectable in the live cell due to the motionally rigid nature of the storage granules. We have characterized the distribution of phosphonic acids in the organism and followed the phase behaviour of the extracted cell lipids. Aqueous dispersions of extracted lipid show both bilayer and non-bilayer behaviour in the range of the growth temperature. The phosphonolipid in Tetrahymena appears to play a role similar to that of phosphatidylethanolamine in regulating the phase behaviour of the membrane. The high degree of unsaturation in the fatty acids of Tetrahymena is most likely responsible for the polymorphic phase behaviour observed near the growth temperature.  相似文献   

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The toxic effect of Pb2+ has been studied in eukaryotic cells by using Tetrahymena as a target. The maximum power (P m) and the growth rate constant (k) were determined, which showed that values of P m and k were linked to the concentration (C) of Pb2+. The addition of Pb2+ caused a decrease of the maximum heat production and growth rate constant, indicating that Tetrahymena growth was inhibited in the presence of Pb2+, and Pb2+ took part in the metabolism of cells. From micrographs, morphological changes of Tetrahymena were observed with addition of Pb2+, indicating that the toxic effect of Pb2+ derived from destroying the membrane of surface of Tetrahymena. According to the thermogenic curves and photos of Tetrahymena under different conditions, it is clear that metabolic mechanism of Halobacterium halobium R1 growth has been changed with the addition of Pb2+.  相似文献   

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Myosin was partially purified from ciliated protozoan Tetrahymena pyriformis. Tetrahymena myosin has a fibrous tail with two globular heads at one end and contains 220-kDa heavy chains. The tail length of the molecule (200 nm) is longer than that of myosins from other animals (approximately 160 nm). A sample after HPLC column chromatography containing 220-kDa peptide showed a myosin-specific K+-/NH4+-EDTA-ATPase activity. Polyclonal anti-crayfish myosin heavy chain antibody reacted with Tetrahymena 220-kDa myosin heavy chain, and monoclonal anti-pan myosin antibody reacted with Tetrahymena 180-kDa peptide. The isolated 180-kDa peptide was identified as a clathrin heavy chain.  相似文献   

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The advantages of the organism Dictyostelium discoideum as an expression host for recombinant glycoproteins have been exploited for the production of an isotopically labeled cell surface protein for NMR structure studies. Growth medium containing [15N]NH4Cl and [13C]glycerol was used to generate isotopically labeled Escherichia coli, which was subsequently introduced to D. discoideum cells in simple Mes buffer. A variety of growth conditions were screened to establish minimal amounts of nitrogen and carbon metabolites for a cost-effective protocol. Following single-step purification by anion-exchange chromatography, 8 mg of uniformly 13C,15N-labeled protein secreted by approximately 1010D. discoideum cells was isolated from 3.3 liters of supernatant. Mass spectrometry showed the recombinant protein of 16 kDa to have incorporated greater than 99.9% isotopic label. The two-dimensional 1H-13C HSQC spectrum confirms 13C labeling of both glycan and amino acid residues of the glycoprotein. All heteronuclear NMR spectra showed a good dispersion of cross-peaks essential for high-quality structure determination.  相似文献   

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Interleukin (IL)-3 and IL-6 significantly increase the growth rate of the unicellular organism,Tetrahymena. The effect elicited by IL-3 is long lasting as it was also detectable after 20 generations. Effect of IL-6 was detectable as long as the substance was present in the cell culture. Pretreatment with IL-3 did not enhance the proliferative response to subsequent IL-3 treatment, but the second exposure to IL-3 considerably depressed the active proliferation ofTetrahymenacells. However, a positive ‘priming effect’ elicited by IL-6 resulted in an increased growth rate following repeated IL-6 stimulation. Insulin binding to the plasma membrane ofTetrahymenawas increased by IL-6 but not by IL-3 after 24 hours, and this enhancement appeared even after one hour incubation. If the cells were pretreated with insulin, IL-6 did not influence insulin binding, while an inhibition by IL-3 was observed. These results direct attention to the similarities of actions induced by IL-3 and IL-6 at different levels of phylogeny probably due to the presence of cytokine receptor-like structures on this unicellular organism.  相似文献   

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【目的】筛选H~+_-ATPase活性降低的植物乳杆菌突变菌,比较其与亲本菌基因表达水平的差异,进一步探索H~+_-ATPase的调控机制。【方法】利用硫酸新霉素诱变、筛选突变菌,并对亲本菌(ZUST)和突变菌(ZUST-1、ZUST-2)进行生长、产酸能力及H~+_-ATPase活性的测定。分别提取亲本菌和突变菌的基因组DNA,扩增H~+_-ATPase全部编码基因并测序。通过荧光定量PCR对H~+_-ATPase全部编码基因进行相对定量分析。【结果】突变菌的生长和产酸能力均低于亲本菌,突变菌ZUST-1和ZUST-2的H~+_-ATPase活性比亲本菌分别降低了10.1%和28.8%。突变菌ZUST-1和ZUST-2的atp A基因均有22个位点发生突变,而ZUST-2的atp C基因有6个位点发生突变。突变菌ZUST-1和ZUST-2的atp A在对数期基因表达水平分别比亲本菌ZUST下调了41.1%和35.7%,在稳定期分别下调了43.6%和14.2%;ZUST-1的atp C基因在对数期的表达水平比ZUST略高,在稳定期比ZUST上调了30%,而ZUST-2的atp C基因未表达。【结论】突变菌H~+_-ATPase活性减弱会导致其全部编码基因在稳定期表达水平上调(除ZUST-2的atp C不表达外),而且atp A和atp C基因突变导致的基因表达水平的差异是影响H~+_-ATPase活性的主要因素,此研究结果为进一步研究植物乳杆菌中H~+_-ATPase的调控机制奠定了基础。  相似文献   

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Membrane core structures as revealed by the freeze-etch electron microscopy and the fatty acid composition measured by gas-liquid chromatography have been analyzed in Tetrahymena cells exposed to low temperature for varying periods.When cells were grown to mid-log phase at the optimal growth temperature of 28 °C and then chilled to 10 °C, cell division was inhibited. However, within 16 h the cells adapted to the low temperature.Chilling effected drastic structural alterations in the cores of different membrane types (membranes of the pellicula, the alveolar sacs, the endoplasmic reticulum and the nuclei). In all cases, there was a segregation of smooth faces from particle-rich faces in the fracture planes. However, the native membrane state, i.e. like that of cells grown at 28 °C, reappeared when the cells adapted to the low temperature.The total lipids of Tetrahymena cells contained primarily even-numbered fatty acids ranging from C12 to C18, but we also detected appreciable amounts of C20 acids; this has not been reported before. During the initial phase of chilling, when cell division is inhibited, about 50% of the saturated fatty acids were replaced by unsaturated fatty acids, primarily monoenoic, dienoic and trienoic acids.We conclude that the structural recovery of the membranes in chilled Tetrahymena cells is accomplished by a desaturation of membrane fatty acids. This is discussed with respect to membrane “fluidity”.  相似文献   

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By using an LKB-2277 Bioactivity Monitor, cycle-flow method, the thermogenic curves of aerobic growth for Bacillus thuringiensis cry II strain at 28°C have been obtained. The metabolic thermogenic curves of B. thuringiensis cry II contained two distinct patterns: the first reflects the changes during the bacterial growth phase and the second corresponds to the sporulation phase. From these thermogenic curves in the absence and presence of Sm3+ ions, the thermokinetic parameters such as the growth rate constants k, the interval time τI, the maximum power P max 1 and heat-output Q log for log phase, the maximum power P max 2 and heat-output Q stat for stationary phase, the heat-output Q spor for sporulation phase and total heat effects Q T are calculated. Sm3+ ion has promoting action on the growth of B. thuringiensis cry II in its lower concentration range; on the other hand, this ion has inhibitory action on the sporulation of B. thuringiensis in its higher concentration range. We also found that the effects of Sm3+ ion on B. thuringiensis during the sporulation phase were far greater than that during the bacterial phase. It is concluded that the application of B. thruringiensis of controlling insecticides is not affected by the presence of the rare-earth elements in the environmental ecosystem.  相似文献   

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The influence of growth temperature, media composition and cell age on the chemical composition of Bacillus stearothermophilus strain AN 002 has been determined. The total cellular protein decreased and the free amino acid content increased with growth temperature, in both exponential and stationary growth phase. The protein and free amino acid contents of cells were higher in the stationary phase than in the exponential phase, irrespective of growth temperature and media composition. The RNA content was only reduced in cells grown at 55° C. No significant variations were observed in the DNA and carbohydrate contents with respect to growth temperature and cell age. The total lipid and fatty acid compositions on the other hand varied as a function of growth temperature, cell age and media composition. Differences in the relative concentrations of even, odd and branched chain fatty acids were noticed. Novariation was observed in the antiiso and unsaturated fatty acids with respect to growth temperature. The unique variations in the fatty acid composition and total lipids at the growth temperature of 50° C and their variations in the stationary growth phase seem to be characteristic for B. stearothermophilus AN 002.  相似文献   

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We detected phospholipase D in three species of ciliates: Tetrahymena: T. thermophila, T. pyriformis and T. setosa in nutrient medium supplemented with ethanol in in vivo systems, by the appearance of phosphatidylethanol. The calcium ionophore A23187 increased the synthesis of phosphatidylethanol, as compared with untreated controls. We suggest that Tetrahymena possess a calcium sensitive phospholipase D. Propranolol caused the cells in dense cultures to increase their average generation times or die, dependent on the drug concentration. This inhibition could be overcome by the addition of phospholipids or ethanol. Pure phosphatidylethanol had no effect on growth rates or generation times in cultures at high cell density, but postponed cell death in cultures at low cell density by a factor of 10. We suggest that an important role of phospholipase D in Tetrahymena is to supply the cell with diacylglycerol without which it can not enter the mode of proliferation from the lag phase of the culture.  相似文献   

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The biological functions of the tumor suppressor ING1 have been studied extensively in the past few years since it was cloned. It shares many biological functions with p53 and has been reported to mediate growth arrest, senescence, apoptosis, anchorage-dependent growth, chemosensitivity, and DNA repair. Some of these functions, such as cell cycle arrest and apoptosis, have been shown to be dependent on the activity of both ING1 and p53 proteins. Two recent reports by Scott and colleagues demonstrate that p33ING1 (one of the ING1 isoforms) translocates to the nucleus and binds to PCNA upon UV irradiation. Here we report that p33ING1 mediates UV-induced cell death in melanoma cells. We found that overexpression of p33ING1 increased while the introduction of an antisense p33ING1 plasmid reduced the apoptosis rate in melanoma cells after UVB irradiation. We also demonstrated that enhancement of UV-induced apoptosis by p33ING1 required the presence of p53. Moreover, we found that p33ING1 enhanced the expression of endogenous Bax and altered the mitochondrial membrane potential. Taken together, these observations strongly suggest that p33ING1 cooperates with p53 in UVB-induced apoptosis via the mitochondrial cell death pathway in melanoma cells.  相似文献   

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Ion transport across the cell membrane mediated by channels and carriers participate in the regulation of tumour cell survival, death and motility. Moreover, the altered regulation of channels and carriers is part of neoplastic transformation. Experimental modification of channel and transporter activity impacts tumour cell survival, proliferation, malignant progression, invasive behaviour or therapy resistance of tumour cells. A wide variety of distinct Ca2+ permeable channels, K+ channels, Na+ channels and anion channels have been implicated in tumour growth and metastasis. Further experimental information is, however, needed to define the specific role of individual channel isoforms critically important for malignancy. Compelling experimental evidence supports the assumption that the pharmacological inhibition of ion channels or their regulators may be attractive targets to counteract tumour growth, prevent metastasis and overcome therapy resistance of tumour cells. This short review discusses the role of Ca2+ permeable channels, K+ channels, Na+ channels and anion channels in tumour growth and metastasis and the therapeutic potential of respective inhibitors.  相似文献   

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Summary Neuronal pathways immunoreactive to antisera against the extended-enkephalins, Met-enkephalin-Arg6-Phe7 (Met-7) and Met-enkephalin-Arg6-Gly7-Leu8 (Met-8), have been identified in the brain of the blowfly Calliphora vomitoria. Co-localisation with other enkephalins in certain neurons suggests that a precursor similar to preproenkephalin A exists in insects and that differential enzymatic processing occurs as in vertebrates. Co-localisations of the extended-enkephalin-like peptides with other vertebrate-type peptides, including cholecystokinin and pancreatic polypeptide, also occur. The enkephalinergic pathways are specific, comprising a few groups of highly characteristic neurons and areas of neuropil. Of special interest is the finding that parts of the antennal chemosensory and the optic lobe visual systems contain Met-8 immunoreactive neurons. Within the median neurosecretory cell groups, some of the giant neurons show immunoreactivity to Met-8 and others to both Met-8 and Met-7. Fibres from these cells project to the corpus cardiacum and also to the suboesophageal ganglion, where arborisations occur in the tritocerebral neuropil. Co-localisation studies of these cells have shown that at certain terminals, one particular type of peptide is the dominant neuroregulator, whilst at other terminals, within the same cell, a different co-synthesised peptide predominates. Several groups of lateral neurosecretory cells show clearly defined enkephalinergic pathways, most of which have connections with the central body. The complex patterns of immunoreactivity seen in terminals in the different parts of the central body, suggest an important role for the enkephalin-like peptides in the integration of multimodal sensory inputs. The physiological functions of the extended-enkephalin-like peptides in the brain of Calliphora is still unknown, but the anatomical evidence suggests they may have a role similar to that in mammals, where they are thought to control aspects of feeding behaviour.  相似文献   

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The UFL-AG-286 cell line, established from embryonic tissue of the lepidopteran insect Anticarsia gemmatalis, has been identified as a good candidate to be used as a cellular substrate in the development of a process for in vitro production of the Anticarsia gemmatalis multicapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus, a baculovirus widely used as bioinsecticide. In order to characterize the technological properties of this cell line and evaluate its feasibility to use it for the large-scale production of Anticarsia gemmatalis multicapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus, UFL-AG-286 cells were adapted to grow as agitated suspension cultures in spinner-flasks. Batch suspension cultures of adapted cells in serum-supplemented TC-100 medium grew with a doubling time of about 29 h and reached a maximum cell density higher than 3.5 × 106 viable cells ml−1. At the end of the growth period glucose was completely depleted from the culture medium, but l-lactate was not produced. Amino acids, with the exception of glutamine, were only negligibly consumed or produced. In contrast to other insect cell lines, UFL-AG-286 cells appeared to be unable to synthesize alanine as a metabolic way to dispose the by-product ammonia. The synchronous infection of suspension cultures with Anticarsia gemmatalis multicapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus in the early to medium exponential growth phase yielded high amounts of both viral progenies per cell and reduced the specific demands of UFL-AG-286 cells for the main nutrients.  相似文献   

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Alterations in dry weight, macromolecular composition and cell volume with temperature, were examined for Mg2+- and K+-limited Anacystis nidulans. The experiments were performed in chemostats with constant dilution rate. Increasing the temperature from 30–40°C resulted in a 2.1 times increase in yield (g dry weight/g ion) for the Mg2+-limited culture, while it increased 1.3 times in the K+-limited culture. This difference in yield increase with temperature was caused by a large accumulation of carbohydrate in the Mg2+-limited cells. The relation between RNA and protein was found to be independent of temperature in both cultures. This indicated that A. nidulans contained extra inactive RNA under the growth conditions used. These results are discussed to indicate that A. nidulans regulates the rate of protein synthesis by activating/inactivating RNA in protein synthesis. The filament size and cellular DNA content both increased 1.6 times in the Mg2+-limited cells when decreasing the temperature from 40 to 30°C. The chlorophyll content of A. nidulans was found to be independent of temperature in both cultures.  相似文献   

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The efficiency of oxidative phosphorylation in Pseudomonas oxalaticus during growth on oxalate and formate was estimated by two methods. In the first method the amount of ATP required to synthesize cell material of standard composition was calculated during growth of the organism on either of the two substrates. The [Y ATP max ] theor. values thus obtained were 12.5 and 6.5 for oxalate and formate respectively, if the assumption were made that no energy is required for transport of oxalate or carbon dioxide. When active transport of oxalate requiring an energy input equivalent to 1 mole of ATP per mole of oxalate was taken into account, [Y ATP max ]theor. for oxalate was 9.4. True Y ATP max values were derived from these data on the assumption that the energy produced in the catabolism of Pseudomonas oxalaticus is used with approximately the same efficiency as in a range of other chemoorganotrophs. P/O ratios were calculated using the equation P/O=Y O/Y ATP. The data for Y O and m e required for these calculations were obtained from cultures of Pseudomonas oxalaticus growing on oxalate or formate in carbon-limited continuous cultures. The P/O ratios calculated by this method were, for oxalate, 1.3 (or 1.0 if active transport were ignored), and for formate, 1.7.In the second method the stoicheiometries of the respiration-linked proton translocations with oxalate and formate were measured in washed suspensions of cells grown on the two substrates. The H+/O ratios obtained were 4.3 with oxalate and 3.9 with formate. These data indicate the presence of two functional phosphorylation sites in the electron transport chain of Pseudomonas oxalaticus during growth on both substrates. A comparison of the P/O ratio on oxalate obtained with the two methods indicated that the energy requirement for active transport of oxalate has a major effect on the energy budget of the cell; about 50% of the potentially available energy in oxalate is required for its active transport across the cell membrane. Translocation of formate requires approximately 25% of the energy potentially available in the substrate. These results offer an explanation for the fact that molar growth yields of Pseudomonas oxalaticus on oxalate and formate are not very different.Abbreviations PMS phenazinemethosulphate - DCPIP 2,6-dichlorophenolindophenol - TMPD N,N,N,N-tetramethyl-1,4-phenylene-diamine dihydrochloride - SD standard deviation - PEP Phosphoenol-pyruvate  相似文献   

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The contents of amino acids and proteins and the activity of Na+, K+-ATPase were determined in roots, stems, and leaves of Eu3+-treated Lathyrus sativus L. The results showed that the treatment of Eu3+ made the contents of amino acid and protein and the activity of Na+, K+-ATPase change. The first possible mechanism was that Eu3+ directly made the electric potential of −NH2 or −COOH of amino acid change. The second possible mechanism was that Eu3+ played a role in metallic-activated factors of certain enzymes, which catalyze the catabolism and anabolism of protein. Then, the contents of amino acids and proteins were relatively changed. The third possible mechanism was that Eu3+ regulated the activity of ATPase through changing the Na+/K+ ratio. The energy released by ATPase was the driving force for the translocation of amino acids and proteins in the plant cell. Because of the changeability of its valence, Eu played an, important role in regulating certain physiological reactions to increase the adaptability of L. sativus in arid environment. These authors contributed equally to this work.  相似文献   

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Summary A previous study of genomic organization described the identification of nine potential coding regions in 150 kb of genomic DNA from the unc-22(IV) region of Caenorhabditis elegans. In this study, we focus on the genomic organization of a small interval of 0.1 map unit bordered on the right by unc-22 and on the left by the left-hand breakpoints of the deficiencies sDf9, sDf19 and sDf65. This small interval at present contains a single mutagenically defined locus, the essential gene let-56. The cosmid C11F2 has previously been used to rescue let-56. Therefore, at least some of C11F2 must reside in the interval. In this paper, we report the characterization of two coding elements that reside on C11F2. Analysis of nucleotide sequence data obtained from cDNAs and cosmid subclones revealed that one of the coding elements closely resembles aromatic amino acid decarboxylases from several species. The other of these coding elements was found to closely resemble a human growth factor activatable Na+/H+ antiporter. Pairs of oligonucleotide primers, predicted from both coding elements, have been used in PCR experiments to position these coding elements between the left breakpoint of sDf19 and the left breakpoint of sDf65, between the essential genes let-653 and let-56.  相似文献   

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CATs,a family of three distinct mammalian cationic amino acid transporters   总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2  
E. I. Closs 《Amino acids》1996,11(2):193-208
Summary Three related mammalian carrier proteins that mediate the transport of cationic amino acids through the plasma membrane have been identified in murine and human cells (CAT for cationic amino acid transporter). Models of the CAT proteins in the membrane suggest they have 12 or 14 transmembrane domains connected by short hydrophilic loops and intracellular N- and C-termini. The transport activity of the CAT proteins is sensitive to trans-stimulation and independent of the presence of sodium ions. These features agree with the behaviour of carrier proteins mediating facilitated diffusion. The three CAT proteins, CAT-1, CAT-2A and CAT-2(B) are encoded by two different genes (CAT-1 and CAT-2). CAT-1 and CAT-2(B) exhibit transport properties consistent with system y+, the principal mechanism for cellular uptake of cationic amino acids. In contrast, CAT-2A has tenfold lower substrate affinity, greater apparent maximal velocity and it is much less sensitive to trans-stimulation. In addition to structural and functional aspects, this review discusses the role of the CAT proteins for supplying substrate to NO synthases and the property of the rodent CAT-1 proteins to function as virus receptors.Abbreviations CAT cationic amino acid transporter - m mouse - h human - r rat - Tea T cell early activation protein - CAA cationic amino acids - TM transmembrane spanning domain - rBAT related to b0,+ amino acid transporter - 4F2hc 4F2 heavy chain cell surface antigen - MuLV murine leukemia viruses - Km Michaelis Menten constant  相似文献   

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Summary A novel microtubule binding protein was isolated from cell extracts of pig brain after selective destruction of high Mr MAPs by Ca2+-activation of endogenous proteases. The protein had an apparent Mr of 300,000, but several criteria, including peptide maps, immunological crossreactivities, resistance to Ca2+-activated proteolysis, and inability to induce microtubule assembly, distinguished this protein from the major high Mr microtubule associated proteins MAP-1 and MAP-2. Certain molecular properties of the protein resembled those of dynein: its size under denaturing conditions, its crossreactivity with antibodies toTetrahymena dynein, the ATP-dependence of its microtubule binding, the erythro-9-(2-hydroxy-3-nonyl)adenine (EHNA)—sensitivity of its ATPase activity and its resistance to Ca2+-activated proteolysis. However, in peptide maps and the insensitivity of its ATPase activity to vanadate the protein could be differentiated fromTetrahymena dynein heavy chain polypeptides. Based on the properties characterized so far, the protein seems qualified to function as a mechanochemical enzyme in the cytoplasm of mammalian brain cells and could represent a cytoplasmic dynein variant.Abbreviations EGTA ethylene glycol bis([3-aminoethylether)N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid - MAP microtubule associated protein - Mr molecular weight - SDS sodium dodecyl sulfate  相似文献   

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