A new computational method for cable theory problems.

We discuss a new computational procedure for solving the linear cable equation on a tree of arbitrary geometry. The method is based on a simple set of diagrammatic rules implemented using an efficient computer algorithm. Unlike most other methods, this technique is particularly useful for determining the short-time behavior of the membrane potential. Examples are presented and the convergence and accuracy of the method are discussed.     

猫延髓吻侧腹外侧区NPY、SOM和NT免疫反应物质的分布

生理学研究表明,延髓吻侧腹外侧区(RVL)在维持血压稳定方面起着关键的作用。本文用免疫组化ABC技术,观察了猫RVL神经肽Y(NPY)、生长抑素(SOM)和神经降压肽(NT)免疫反应(IR)细胞和纤维的分布,以便为研究此区血压调节功能的机制提供形态学资料。结果表明:NPY—、SOM—IR细胞和少量NT—IR细胞主要分布于旁巨细胞外侧核、外侧网状核吻侧部以及外侧网状核背侧紧邻的网状结构。这些细胞从RVL尾侧向吻侧逐渐减少。NPY—IR纤维分布于旁巨细胞外侧核以及外侧网状核吻侧部的腹内侧区。NT—IR纤维较多,可见两丛中等密度的NT—IR纤维:一丛位于旁巨细胞外侧核;另一丛位于面后核、疑核以及二核紧邻的区域。此外还可见少量SOM—IR纤维。     

Gut microbiome helps honeybee (Apis mellifera) resist the stress of toxic nectar plant (Bidens pilosa) exposure: Evidence for survival and immunity

Honeybee (Apis mellifera) ingestion of toxic nectar plants can threaten their health and survival. However, little is known about how to help honeybees mitigate the effects of toxic nectar plant poisoning. We exposed honeybees to different concentrations of Bidens pilosa flower extracts and found that B. pilosa exposure significantly reduced honeybee survival in a dose-dependent manner. By measuring changes in detoxification and antioxidant enzymes and the gut microbiome, we found that superoxide dismutase, glutathione-S-transferase and carboxylesterase activities were significantly activated with increasing concentrations of B. pilosa and that different concentrations of B. pilosa exposure changed the structure of the honeybee gut microbiome, causing a significant reduction in the abundance of Bartonella (p < 0.001) and an increase in Lactobacillus. Importantly, by using Germ-Free bees, we found that colonization by the gut microbes Bartonella apis and Apilactobacillus kunkeei (original classification as Lactobacillus kunkeei) significantly increased the resistance of honeybees to B. pilosa and significantly upregulated bee-associated immune genes. These results suggest that honeybee detoxification systems possess a level of resistance to the toxic nectar plant B. pilosa and that the gut microbes B. apis and A. kunkeei may augment resistance to B. pilosa stress by improving host immunity.     

TaTPP-7A positively feedback regulates grain filling and wheat grain yield through T6P-SnRK1 signalling pathway and sugar–ABA interaction

Grain size and filling are two key determinants of grain thousand-kernel weight (TKW) and crop yield, therefore they have undergone strong selection since cereal was domesticated. Genetic dissection of the two traits will improve yield potential in crops. A quantitative trait locus significantly associated with wheat grain TKW was detected on chromosome 7AS flanked by a simple sequence repeat marker of Wmc17 in Chinese wheat 262 mini-core collection by genome-wide association study. Combined with the bulked segregant RNA-sequencing (BSR-seq) analysis of an F₂ genetic segregation population with extremely different TKW traits, a candidate trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase gene located at 135.0 Mb (CS V1.0), designated as TaTPP-7A, was identified. This gene was specifically expressed in developing grains and strongly influenced grain filling and size. Overexpression (OE) of TaTPP-7A in wheat enhanced grain TKW and wheat yield greatly. Detailed analysis revealed that OE of TaTPP-7A significantly increased the expression levels of starch synthesis- and senescence-related genes involved in abscisic acid (ABA) and ethylene pathways. Moreover, most of the sucrose metabolism and starch regulation-related genes were potentially regulated by SnRK1. In addition, TaTPP-7A is a crucial domestication- and breeding-targeted gene and it feedback regulates sucrose lysis, flux, and utilization in the grain endosperm mainly through the T6P-SnRK1 pathway and sugar–ABA interaction. Thus, we confirmed the T6P signalling pathway as the central regulatory system for sucrose allocation and source–sink interactions in wheat grains and propose that the trehalose pathway components have great potential to increase yields in cereal crops.     

Investigations of interaction mechanism and conformational variation of serum albumin affected by artemisinin and dihydroartemisinin

In this work, binding interactions of artemisinin (ART) and dihydroartemisinin (DHA) with human serum albumin (HSA) and bovine serum albumin (BSA) were investigated thoroughly to illustrate the conformational variation of serum albumin. Experimental results indicated that ART and DHA bound strongly with the site I of serum albumins via hydrogen bond (H-bond) and van der Waals force and subsequently statically quenched the intrinsic fluorescence of serum albumins through concentration-dependent manner. The quenching abilities of two drugs on the intrinsic fluorescence of HSA were much higher than the quenching abilities of two drugs on the intrinsic fluorescence of BSA. Both ART and DHA, especially DHA, caused the conformational variation of serum albumins and reduced the α-helix structure content of serum albumins. DHA with hydrophilic hydroxyl group bound with HSA more strongly, suggesting the important roles of the chemical polarity and the hydrophilicity during the binding interactions of two drugs with serum albumins. These results reveal the molecular understanding of binding interactions between ART derivatives and serum albumins, providing vital information for the future application of ART derivatives in biological and clinical areas.     

玉米赤霉烯酮脱毒菌PA26-7的分离鉴定及其应用效果评价

【背景】玉米赤霉烯酮(zearalenone,ZEN)是广泛污染粮谷类作物的一种雌激素类真菌毒素,不仅给农业经济带来巨大损失,还能通过食物链对人和动物健康造成危害。【目的】从微生态制剂中筛选获得能够高效降解玉米赤霉烯酮的菌株,优化其脱毒条件,测定其在饲料中的实际脱毒效果及对饲料中植酸、维生素含量变化的影响。【方法】从微生态制剂中分离出玉米赤霉烯酮降解菌,通过细胞计数试剂盒-8 (cell counting kit-8, CCK-8)测定菌株降解玉米赤霉烯酮产物的细胞毒性和雌激素活性,通过高效液相色谱法测定分离株在培养基和饲料中的解毒效果,以及分离株在霉变的豆粕、麸皮和成品饲料中固态发酵前后维生素的含量变化,通过三氯化铁比色法测定饲料脱毒前后植酸的含量变化。【结果】从微生态制剂中筛选出一株通过分泌胞外酶高效降解玉米赤霉烯酮的贝莱斯芽孢杆菌(Bacillus velezensis) PA26-7,该菌株在培养基起始pH 4.0-8.0、培养温度25-60℃条件下均可降解玉米赤霉烯酮,产物的细胞毒性和雌激素活性均较ZEN弱。PA26-7经固态发酵72h后,饲料原料(豆粕和麸皮)及霉变的成品鸡...     

鸭血清胆碱酯酶的纯化及性质研究

首次采用新技术双水相萃取方法作为鸭血清胆碱酯酶(EC.3.1.1.8 CHE) 纯化的第一步,后经 DEAE-Sephadex A50,sephadex G200 柱层析,获得电泳纯鸭血清胆碱酯酶,提纯倍数1018倍,酶活力回收43.4%,比活274.9U/mg。鸭血清胆碱酯酶性质研究表明:此酶是糖蛋白和酸性蛋白水解酶,等电点 4.2 左右,最适 pH7.5 左右;对底物碘化硫代丁酰胆碱的 K_m=9.8×10^-5mol/L;SDS-PAGE 电泳和聚丙烯酰胺梯度电泳表明,鸭血清胆碱酯酶以相同亚基组成的不同聚合体形式存在,亚基分子量 78000,具有完整的酶活性.不同聚合体带电状态相同.     

亚油酸体系脂质过氧化引起的DNA损伤研究

用含两个双键的不饱和脂肪酸-亚油酸作为模型化合物,分析其过氧化程度,同时检测了由于脂质过氧化而引起的DNA损伤,结果表明:在脂质过氧化过程中,DNA与亚油酸过氧化产物反应生成一种荧光物质、其最大激发波长315nm最大发射波长410nm并随着氧化时间增加而增加,与此同时,双链DNA百分含量明显下降,DNA-溴乙锭复合物荧光显著降低,反映了DNA二级结构受到破坏.上述结果揭示了脂质过氧化产物在自由基引起DNA的损伤中可能起重要作用     

杂交试验中的最佳样本含量

杂交试验是一项费时费钱的工作,因此在进行试验之前如能进行严密的设计,给出试验所需的样本大小是十分必要的,统计学中常见的估计样本容理的公式不宜应用于杂交试验,本文分两种情况给出了杂交试验中样本容量的估计公式,据此估计出的样本容量安排杂交试验,可在满足试验者要求的条件下,使试验的总成本最低或使试畜的总头数最少。