人乳汁中microRNA的稳定性研究

为了研究人乳汁中的microRNAs(miRNAs)在体外储存状态下的稳定性。本研究采用模拟体外乳汁储存条件,对乳汁进行室温孵育24h,反复冻融6次,100℃孵育10min,以及模拟体内消化环境(RNA酶A/T137℃孵育1h)的处理条件,通过实时荧光定量PCR(qRT-PCR)方法检测处理前后乳汁中9个内源性免疫相关和1个外源性人工合成miRNA的相对表达量变化差异。研究结果显示:处理前后乳汁中内源性miRNAs和外源性miRNA均显著性降解(p<0.01)。内源性miRNAs降解为初始量的25%～70%之间,而外源性miRNA则急剧降解至初始量的0.06%～0.96%。我们的实验表明人乳汁中内源性的miRNAs较外源性miRNAs在体外不同环境下具有更强的稳定性。     

西鄂尔多斯4种荒漠植物光合作用特征与差异性

植物对光能的高效吸收、传递和转换机理是光合作用的核心。为了厘清西鄂尔多斯地区4种荒漠植物光合生理生态适应性和生境适宜性,运用LI-6800光合作用测定系统对四合木(Tetraena mongolica)、霸王(Sarcozygium xanthoxylon)、沙冬青(Ammopiptanthus mongolicus)和白刺(Nitraria tangutorum)进行光合作用日变化进行了测定。研究结果表明:(1) 4种荒漠植物的光合作用日变化的净光合速率(Pn)、蒸腾速率(Tr)、气孔导度(Gs)和胞间CO_2浓度(Ci)均表现出明显的分异;(2)净光合速率均呈"双峰"曲线的变化趋势,4种荒漠植物的净光合速率(Pn)依次排序为四合木(4.37μmol m~(-2) s~(-1))霸王(3.58μmol m~(-2) s~(-1))沙冬青(2.63μmol m~(-2) s~(-1))和白刺(2.26μmol m~(-2) s~(-1))。说明四合木和近缘种霸王比其他二种荒漠植物具有较强的光合生理生态适应性与生境适宜性;(3)从影响光合作用的有关生理生态因子来看,净光合速率与气孔导度与蒸腾速率、水分利用效率呈现明显的正相关性,与微气象因子大气相对湿度(RH)的相关性不明显;(4)水分因子是限制4种荒漠植物生长的重要因素之一。该研究以期为我国西北荒漠区珍稀濒危植物的保护提供案例借鉴与理论依据。     

Solitary wave and spatially locked solitary pattern in a chemical reaction system

We investigate the behavior of a one-dimensional two component dynamical system. The dynamical equations are obtained by extracting an essence out of equations which describe the behavior of a biochemical reaction catalyzed by an allosteric protein. The obtained dynamical equations are similar to van der Pol equations. The dynamical equations are solved numerically. In the continuous system, a solitary wave is found to occur in certain ranges of the parameter space. The condition of occurrence of the solitary wave is investigated. The solitary wave can be induced by various initial perturbations, including rectangular ones with space-wise length longer than a certain critical value. The property of the solitary wave is similar to that of the impulses in nervous systems. In the discrete system, a spatially locked solitary pattern is found to occur in certain ranges of the parameter space.     

Constructing the rodent stereotaxic brain atlas: a survey

Science China Life Sciences - The stereotaxic brain atlas is a fundamental reference tool commonly used in the field of neuroscience. Here we provide a brief history of brain atlas development and...     

Analysis of sex chromosome homologies in representatives of the family calliphoridae

The distribution of sequences homologous to the Calliphora erythrocephala Mg. sex chromosome was studied in Protophormia terranovae R-D and Lucilia sp. The chromatin structure was found to be similar in regions containing homologous DNA sequences.