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Immunohistochemistry (IHC) is used to detect antibody-specific antigens in tissues; the results depend on the ability of the primary antibodies to bind to their antigens. Therefore, results depend on the quality of preservation of the specimen. Many investigators have overcome the deleterious effects of over-fixation on the binding of primary antibodies to specimen antigens using IHC, but if the specimen is under-fixed or fixation is delayed, false negative results could be obtained despite certified laboratory practices. Microtubule-associated protein 2 (MAP2) is an abundant microtubule-associate protein that participates in the outgrowth of neuronal processes and synaptic plasticity; it is localized primarily in cell bodies and dendrites of neurons. MAP2 immunolabeling has been reported to be absent in areas of the entorhinal cortex and hippocampus of Alzheimer’s disease brains that were co-localized with the dense-core type of amyloid plaques. It was hypothesized that the lack of MAP2 immunolabeling in these structures was due to the degradation of the MAP2 antigen by the neuronal proteases that were released as the neurons lysed leading to the formation of these plaques. Because MAP2 is sensitive to proteolysis, we hypothesized that changes in MAP2 immunolabeling may be correlated with the degree of fixation of central nervous system (CNS) tissues. We detected normal MAP2 immunolabeling in fixed rat brain tissues, but MAP2 immunolabeling was decreased or lost in unfixed and delayed-fixed rat brain tissues. By contrast, two ubiquitous CNS-specific markers, myelin basic protein and glial fibrillary acidic protein, were unaffected by the degree of fixation in the same tissues. Our observations suggest that preservation of various CNS-specific antigens differs with the degree of fixation and that the lack of MAP2 immunolabeling in the rat brain may indicate inadequate tissue fixation. We recommend applying MAP2 IHC for all CNS tissues as a pre-screen to assess the quality of the tissue preservation and to avoid potentially false negative IHC results. 相似文献
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Background
Genetically based body size differences are naturally occurring in populations of Drosophila melanogaster, with bigger flies in the cold. Despite the cosmopolitan nature of body size clines in more than one Drosophila species, the actual selective mechanisms controlling the genetic basis of body size variation are not fully understood. In particular, it is not clear what the selective value of cell size and cell area variation exactly is. In the present work we determined variation in viability, developmental time and larval competitive ability in response to crowding at two temperatures after artificial selection for reduced cell area, cell number and wing area in four different natural populations of D. melanogaster.Results
No correlated effect of selection on viability or developmental time was observed among all selected populations. An increase in competitive ability in one thermal environment (18°C) under high larval crowding was observed as a correlated response to artificial selection for cell size.Conclusion
Viability and developmental time are not affected by selection for the cellular component of body size, suggesting that these traits only depend on the contingent genetic makeup of a population. The higher larval competitive ability shown by populations selected for reduced cell area seems to confirm the hypothesis that cell area mediated changes have a relationship with fitness, and might be the preferential way to change body size under specific circumstances.44.
拐芹根化学成分研究Ⅱ 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
从伞型科当归属植物拐芹(Angelica polymorpha Maxim)的根及根茎中又分得4个结晶性化合物。经物理常数测定、光谱分析,分别鉴定为欧前胡素Ⅰ,异氧化前胡内酯Ⅱ,Pabulenol Ⅲ,Phellopterin Ⅳ。 相似文献
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Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequences that include (a) a part of the
cytochrome b gene, (b) two tRNA genes, and (c) a part of the noncoding
D-loop region of 31 Anguilla japonica (Japanese eel) and 1 A. marmorata
collected from Taiwan, Japan, and mainland China were determined to
evaluate the population structure of Japanese eel. Among 30 genotypes
identified from the 31 Japanese eel mtDNAs sequenced, there are 58 variable
sites, predominantly clustered at the D-loop region. The phylogenetic tree
constructed by the unweighted pair-group method with arithmetic mean shows
neither significant genealogical branches nor geographic clusters.
Furthermore, the sequence-statistics test reveals little, if any,
significant genetic differentiation. These results indicate that the 31
Japanese eels might come from a single population. Analysis of sequence
variation in mtDNA by using the relationship between the number of
segregating sites and the average number of nucleotide differences under
the neutral mutation hypothesis reveals that neutral mutation acts as a
major factor influencing the evolutionary divergence of the Japanese eel
mitochondrial genome sequenced, especially in the noncoding region.
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用图像分析系统和通道阻断法研究了原代人胎儿鼻咽上皮细胞的调节性容积回缩(regulatoryvolumedecrease,RVD)能力及其机制。结果发现,低渗刺激可诱发鼻咽上皮细胞产生RVD,在160-240mOsmol/L范围内,RVD强弱与渗透压呈“S”形负相关(r=-0.99,P<0.05),与细胞肿胀程度呈“S”形正相关(=0.99,P<0.05)。Cl~-通道阻断剂tamoxifen(20μmol/L),ATP(10mmol/L)或NPPB(100μmol/L)对RVD阻抑率分别为100%(P<0.01),76.3%(P<0.01)和62.7%(P<0.01)。本研究表明,鼻咽上皮细胞受到低渗刺激时可产生RVD,Cl~-通道开放是其RVD的关键机制。 相似文献
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Mateus F Santana José CF Silva Eduardo SG Mizubuti Elza F Araújo Bradford J Condon B Gillian Turgeon Marisa V Queiroz 《BMC genomics》2014,15(1)
Background
Cochliobolus heterostrophus is a dothideomycete that causes Southern Corn Leaf Blight disease. There are two races, race O and race T that differ by the absence (race O) and presence (race T) of ~ 1.2-Mb of DNA encoding genes responsible for the production of T-toxin, which makes race T much more virulent than race O. The presence of repetitive elements in fungal genomes is considered to be an important source of genetic variability between different species.Results
A detailed analysis of class I and II TEs identified in the near complete genome sequence of race O was performed. In total in race O, 12 new families of transposons were identified. In silico evidence of recent activity was found for many of the transposons and analyses of expressed sequence tags (ESTs) demonstrated that these elements were actively transcribed. Various potentially active TEs were found near coding regions and may modify the expression and structure of these genes by acting as ectopic recombination sites. Transposons were found on scaffolds carrying polyketide synthase encoding genes, responsible for production of T-toxin in race T. Strong evidence of ectopic recombination was found, demonstrating that TEs can play an important role in the modulation of genome architecture of this species. The Repeat Induced Point mutation (RIP) silencing mechanism was shown to have high specificity in C. heterostrophus, acting only on transposons near coding regions.Conclusions
New families of transposons were identified. In C. heterostrophus, the RIP silencing mechanism is efficient and selective. The co-localization of effector genes and TEs, therefore, exposes those genes to high rates of point mutations. This may accelerate the rate of evolution of these genes, providing a potential advantage for the host. Additionally, it was shown that ectopic recombination promoted by TEs appears to be the major event in the genome reorganization of this species and that a large number of elements are still potentially active. So, this study provides information about the potential impact of TEs on the evolution of C. heterostrophus.Electronic supplementary material
The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/1471-2164-15-536) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. 相似文献48.
Mattia CF Prosperi Susana Marinho Angela Simpson Adnan Custovic Iain E Buchan 《BMC medical genomics》2014,7(Z1):S7
Background
There is increasing recognition that asthma and eczema are heterogeneous diseases. We investigated the predictive ability of a spectrum of machine learning methods to disambiguate clinical sub-groups of asthma, wheeze and eczema, using a large heterogeneous set of attributes in an unselected population. The aim was to identify to what extent such heterogeneous information can be combined to reveal specific clinical manifestations.Methods
The study population comprised a cross-sectional sample of adults, and included representatives of the general population enriched by subjects with asthma. Linear and non-linear machine learning methods, from logistic regression to random forests, were fit on a large attribute set including demographic, clinical and laboratory features, genetic profiles and environmental exposures. Outcome of interest were asthma, wheeze and eczema encoded by different operational definitions. Model validation was performed via bootstrapping.Results
The study population included 554 adults, 42% male, 38% previous or current smokers. Proportion of asthma, wheeze, and eczema diagnoses was 16.7%, 12.3%, and 21.7%, respectively. Models were fit on 223 non-genetic variables plus 215 single nucleotide polymorphisms. In general, non-linear models achieved higher sensitivity and specificity than other methods, especially for asthma and wheeze, less for eczema, with areas under receiver operating characteristic curve of 84%, 76% and 64%, respectively. Our findings confirm that allergen sensitisation and lung function characterise asthma better in combination than separately. The predictive ability of genetic markers alone is limited. For eczema, new predictors such as bio-impedance were discovered.Conclusions
More usefully-complex modelling is the key to a better understanding of disease mechanisms and personalised healthcare: further advances are likely with the incorporation of more factors/attributes and longitudinal measures.49.
The mutation rates of di-, tri- and tetranucleotide repeats in Drosophila melanogaster 总被引:3,自引:1,他引:3
Schug MD; Hutter CM; Wetterstrand KA; Gaudette MS; Mackay TF; Aquadro CF 《Molecular biology and evolution》1998,15(12):1751-1760
In a recent study, we reported that the combined average mutation rate of
10 di-, 6 tri-, and 8 tetranucleotide repeats in Drosophila melanogaster
was 6.3 x 10(-6) mutations per locus per generation, a rate substantially
below that of microsatellite repeat units in mammals studied to date (range
= 10(-2)-10(-5) per locus per generation). To obtain a more precise
estimate of mutation rate for dinucleotide repeat motifs alone, we assayed
39 new dinucleotide repeat microsatellite loci in the mutation accumulation
lines from our earlier study. Our estimate of mutation rate for a total of
49 dinucleotide repeats is 9.3 x 10(-6) per locus per generation, only
slightly higher than the estimate from our earlier study. We also estimated
the relative difference in microsatellite mutation rate among di-, tri-,
and tetranucleotide repeats in the genome of D. melanogaster using a method
based on population variation, and we found that tri- and tetranucleotide
repeats mutate at rates 6.4 and 8.4 times slower than that of dinucleotide
repeats, respectively. The slower mutation rates of tri- and
tetranucleotide repeats appear to be associated with a relatively short
repeat unit length of these repeat motifs in the genome of D. melanogaster.
A positive correlation between repeat unit length and allelic variation
suggests that mutation rate increases as the repeat unit lengths of
microsatellites increase.
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