An efficient content source verification scheme for multi-receiver in NDN-based Internet of Things

Cluster Computing - Internet of Things (IoT) is a heterogeneous environment where multiple devices/consumers can interest/request for the same chunk of content at the same time with the need for...     

Development of Quantitative Structure-Property Relationship (QSPR) Models of Aspartyl-Derivatives Based on Eigenvalues (EVA) of Calculated Vibrational Spectra

Food Biophysics - In present study, validated linear quantitative structure-property (sweetness) relationship (QSPR) models were developed, based on an experimental sweetness index and the...     

Purification,Characterization, and Inhibition of Tyrosinase from Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus Tuberosus L.) Tuber

Background:Because it tends to cause deterioration in the quality of food and appearance, food browning is unacceptable. Tyrosinase, which catalyzes the transformation of mono phenolic compounds into o-quinones, has been associated with this phenomenon. Natural anti-browning agents were used to help avoid the enzymatic browning that occurs in many foods.Methods:Tyrosinase of Jerusalem Artichoke tubers was purified through (NH4)2SO4 sedimentation, dialysis, chromatography, and finally gel electrophoresis. The purified enzyme was characterized and inhibited by rosemary extracts.Results:Purification of tyrosinase from Jerusalem Artichoke tuber were accomplished. The specific activity at the final step of purification increased to 14115.76 U/mg protein with purification fold 32.89 using CM-Cellulose chromatography. The molecular mass was evaluated by electrophoresis and found to be 62 KDa. Maximum tyrosinase activity was found at 30 °C, pH 7.2, and higher affinity towards L-tyrosine. Inhibition percentage of heated extracts for leaves and flowers on tyrosinase activity was better than nonheated with 29.65% and 23.75%, respectively. The kinetic analysis exposed uncompetitive inhibition by leaves and flowers heated extracts. Conclusion:In this study, we concluded the usage of natural anti-browning inhibitors like rosemary extract be able to be castoff to substitute the chemical agents which might be dangerous to social healthiness. Natural anti-browning agents can be used to prevent the browning of many foods.Key Words: Jerusalem artichoke, Rosemary, Tyrosinase     

Tribal assignment of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Heldreichia</Emphasis> Boiss. (Brassicaceae): evidence from nuclear ITS and plastidic <Emphasis Type="Italic">ndh</Emphasis>F markers

Heldreichia Boiss. is a monospecific genus mainly distributed in Anatolia and the Lebanon. Although morphological variation and infrageneric phylogenetic relationships were recently studied in detail, Heldreichia remained as one of the few orphan genera that have not yet been assigned to any tribe. In the current study, we used sequence data from the nuclear ITS and chloroplast ndhF regions of Heldreichia and representatives of main Brassicaceae lineages and tribes to determine its tribal affiliation. Bayesian-based phylogenetic analyses clearly show with high support that Heldreichia is a member of the recently expanded tribe Biscutelleae. Furthermore, we characterize the tribe Biscutelleae morphologically and provide a determination key for all its genera.     

The AAA+ ATPase TRIP13 remodels HORMA domains through N‐terminal engagement and unfolding

Proteins of the conserved HORMA domain family, including the spindle assembly checkpoint protein MAD2 and the meiotic HORMADs, assemble into signaling complexes by binding short peptides termed “closure motifs”. The AAA+ ATPase TRIP13 regulates both MAD2 and meiotic HORMADs by disassembling these HORMA domain–closure motif complexes, but its mechanisms of substrate recognition and remodeling are unknown. Here, we combine X‐ray crystallography and crosslinking mass spectrometry to outline how TRIP13 recognizes MAD2 with the help of the adapter protein p31^comet. We show that p31^comet binding to the TRIP13 N‐terminal domain positions the disordered MAD2 N‐terminus for engagement by the TRIP13 “pore loops”, which then unfold MAD2 in the presence of ATP. N‐terminal truncation of MAD2 renders it refractory to TRIP13 action in vitro, and in cells causes spindle assembly checkpoint defects consistent with loss of TRIP13 function. Similar truncation of HORMAD1 in mouse spermatocytes compromises its TRIP13‐mediated removal from meiotic chromosomes, highlighting a conserved mechanism for recognition and disassembly of HORMA domain–closure motif complexes by TRIP13.     

The enigmatic meiotic dense body and its newly discovered component,SCML1, are dispensable for fertility and gametogenesis in mice

Meiosis is a critical phase in the life cycle of sexually reproducing organisms. Chromosome numbers are halved during meiosis, which requires meiosis-specific modification of chromosome behaviour. Furthermore, suppression of transposons is particularly important during meiosis to allow the transmission of undamaged genomic information between generations. Correspondingly, specialized genome defence mechanisms and nuclear structures characterize the germ line during meiosis. Survival of mammalian spermatocytes requires that the sex chromosomes form a distinct silenced chromatin domain, called the sex body. An enigmatic spherical DNA-negative structure, called the meiotic dense body, forms in association with the sex body. The dense body contains small non-coding RNAs including microRNAs and PIWI-associated RNAs. These observations gave rise to speculations that the dense body may be involved in sex body formation and or small non-coding RNA functions, e.g. the silencing of transposons. Nevertheless, the function of the dense body has remained mysterious because no protein essential for dense body formation has been reported yet. We discovered that the polycomb-related sex comb on midleg-like 1 (SCML1) is a meiosis-specific protein and is an essential component of the meiotic dense body. Despite abolished dense body formation, Scml1-deficient mice are fertile and proficient in sex body formation, transposon silencing and in timely progression through meiosis and gametogenesis. Thus, we conclude that dense body formation is not an essential component of the gametogenetic program in the mammalian germ line.     

Nomenclatural novelties in miscellaneous Asian Brassicaceae (Cruciferae)

The new tribe Crucihimalayeae and three new genera Schrenkiella, Leiocarpaea and Ladakiella are described, and their diagnostic characters are discussed. Spirorhynchus is reduced to synonymy of Goldbachia, Ptilotrichum and Berteroella are merged with Stevenia, and Phaeonychium and Eurycarpus are merged with Solms‐laubachia. Thirteen new combinations are proposed: Goldbachia sabulosa (Kar. & Kir.) D. German & Al‐Shehbaz, Ladakiella klimesii (Al‐Shehbaz) D. German & Al‐Shehbaz, Leiocarpaea cochlearioides (Murr.) D. German & Al‐Shehbaz, Schrenkiella parvula (Schrenk) D. German & Al‐Shehbaz, Stevenia dahurica (Peschkova) D. German & Al‐Shehbaz, Stevenia maximowiczii (Palib.) D. German & Al‐Shehbaz, Solms‐laubachia albiflora (T. Anderson) D. German & Al‐Shehbaz, Solms‐laubachia kashgarica (Botsch.) D. German & Al‐Shehbaz, Solms‐laubachia lanuginosa (Hook. f. & Thomson) D. German & Al‐Shehbaz, Solms‐laubachia marinellii (Pamp.) D. German & Al‐Shehbaz, Solms‐laubachia parryoides (Kurz ex Hook. f. & T. Anderson) D. German & Al‐Shehbaz, Solms‐laubachia surculosa (N. Busch) D. German & Al‐Shehbaz, and Solms‐laubachia villosa (Maxim.) D. German & Al‐Shehbaz.     

The Response of Triticum aestivum Treated with Plant Growth Regulators to Acute Day/Night Temperature Rise

The fluctuation in temperature adversely affects grain development when the climate changes intermittently. This study investigated the effect of high day/night temperatures (34/30 °C, 38/34 °C and 42/38 °C) for two stress durations (24 h and 48 h) on Triticum aestivum. To ascertain the role of plant growth regulator (PGR) in alleviating the deleterious effects of high temperature stress, the combination of various PGRs (e.g., methyl jasmonate, salicylic acid, ascorbic acid, calcium chloride and indole acetic acid) were foliar sprayed twice; one week prior to commencement of anthesis stage and immediately after the exposure to high temperature stress. In general, the high temperature reduces plant growth, grain setting, and 100-grain weight. High temperature stress causes deterioration of plant photosynthetic machinery through a significant decline in energy dissipation, linear electron flow (LEF) and quantum yield of photosystem II (Phi2) which led to plant death. An increase in the antioxidant enzymes activity (SOD, APX, and CAT) was observed at 38/34 °C, while their activity declined sharply at 42/38 °C. Grain setting and filling were completely inhibited in plants exposed to 42/38 °C even when treated with different combinations of PGRs. Salicylic acid along with methyl jasmonate was the most effective PGR combination resulting in significant improvements in Phi2, NPQt, SOD, grain filling and grain protein content under high temperature stress. A strong correlation was observed between LEF and chlorophyll contents against the number of grains per spike and 100-grain weight. In summary, acute day and night temperature stress adversely affected wheat morphological, physiological, and yield traits, while foliar application of PGRs was partially effective in mitigating these harmful changes.

     

Autoradiographic Differentiation of Free, Bound, Pure, and Impure Thymidine-3H

Intestinal tissue from animals injected with tritium-labeled thymidine were examined by two autoradiographic methods. Conventional autoradiograms using fixed, solvent-dehydrated, paraffin-embedded tissues, and wet mounted, were compared with an autoradiographic method designed for localizing diffusible substances utilizing dry-mounted, freeze-dried frozen sections. The autoradiograms prepared by conventional methods show more than 95% of the activity located over the nucleus while, autoradiograms of intestinal tissue from the same animal prepared by the freeze-dried method shows only 88% of the activity over the nucleus. Animals injected with impure thymidine-³H, containing self-radiolysis decomposition products due to storage, led to significant alteration in the autoradiographic pattern, particularly those prepared by the freeze-dried method which show only 52% of the activity over the nucleus. Thus, conventional treatment of tissue extracted free unincorporated thymidine, metabolic products of thymidine-³H, and impurities of thymidine-³H. However, autoradiograms prepared by the dry-mounted freeze-dried method retained all the label.