几种真姬菇菌种保藏方法的保藏效果对比

【背景】菌种保藏方法与保藏效果是菌种质量的前提和保证。随着真姬菇Hypsizygus marmoreus栽培规模和产量的逐年递增,选择最佳的菌种保藏方法也越来越迫切。【目的】对真姬菇菌种的常见保藏方法及保藏效果进行分析和研究,寻找简便、高效、廉价的真姬菇菌种保藏方法。【方法】通过对比菌丝生长率、菌丝脱氢酶活性以及菌丝对色度培养基的脱色率等指标参数来评价保藏方法的保藏效果。【结果】通过对三大类27种真姬菇菌种保藏方法 3个月保藏效果的对比分析发现,三大类菌种保藏方法中保藏效果最好的是水溶液保藏法,其中以0.1%PEG6000水溶液保藏效果最佳;其次为木屑保藏法,其中以盐水浸泡过的杨木木屑保藏效果最好;斜面保藏法效果最差。正常保藏实验的效果好于加速保藏实验。【结论】与当前真姬菇菌种保藏的常规方法相对比,本实验所采用的菌种保藏方法大大拓宽了菌种保藏方法的种类与范围,提高了菌种保藏的效果。     

Inhibition of MicroRNA-195 Alleviates Neuropathic Pain by Targeting Patched1 and Inhibiting SHH Signaling Pathway Activation

Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a type of chronic neuropathic pain that is caused by peripheral nerve lesions that result from various conditions, including the compression of vessels, tumors and viral infections. MicroRNAs (miRs) are increasingly recognized as potential regulators of neuropathic pain. Previous evidence has demonstrated that miR-195 is involved in neuropathic pain, but the mechanism remains unclear. To investigate the pathophysiological role of miR-195 and Shh signaling in TN, persistent facial pain was induced by infraorbital nerve chronic constriction injury (CCI-IoN), and facial pain responses were evaluated by Von Frey hairs. qPCR and Western blotting were used to determine the relative expression of miR-195 and Patched1, the major receptor of the Sonic Hedgehog (Shh) signaling pathway, in the caudal brain stem at distinct time points after CCI-IoN. Here, we found that the expression of miR-195 was increased in a rat model of CCI-IoN. In contrast, the expression of Patched1 decreased significantly. Luciferase assays confirmed the binding of miR-195 to Patched1. In addition, the overexpression of miR-195 by an intracerebroventricular (i.c.v) administration of LV-miR-195 aggravated facial pain development, and this was reversed by upregulating the expression of Patched1. These results suggest that miR-195 is involved in the development of TN by targeting Patched1 in the Shh signaling pathway, thus regulating extracellular glutamate.

     

Long non-coding RNA ZFAS1 regulates the malignant progression of gastric cancer via the microRNA-200b-3p/Wnt1 axis

Gastric cancer is a common malignant tumor. Studies from our laboratory or others have shown that long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) zinc finger antisense (ZFAS)1 often acts as an oncogene. However, the molecular underpinnings of how ZFAS1 regulates gastric cancer remain to be elucidated. Results showed that ZFAS1 expression was upregulated, and microRNA-200b-3p (miR-200b) expression was downregulated in gastric cancer tissues. MiR-200b overexpression suppressed the proliferation, cell cycle process, and Wnt/β-catenin signaling of gastric cancer cells. Subsequently, we identified miR-200b is a target of ZFAS1 and Wnt1 is a target of miR-200b. Furthermore, promotion of cancer malignant progression and activation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling induced by ZFAS1 was counteracted by increasing miR-200b expression. In vivo, ZFAS1 knockdown suppressed the tumorigenesis with the upregulated miR-200b and the inactive Wnt/β-catenin signaling. Summarily, we demonstrated a critical role of miR-200b in gastric cancer, and ZFAS1 can promote malignant progression through regulating miR-200b mediated Wnt/β-catenin signaling.     

Transcriptome Profiling of the Salt-Stress Response in the Halophytic Green Alga Dunaliella salina

Plant Molecular Biology Reporter - Due to the hypersaline environment cell of Dunaliella salina can change its morphology, growth, and pigment for adapting to the stress. Despite the fact D. salina...     

Exogenous 24-Epibrassinolide Alleviates Effects of Salt Stress on Chloroplasts and Photosynthesis in Robinia pseudoacacia L. Seedlings

Journal of Plant Growth Regulation - The brassinosteroids (BRs) constitute a recently defined class of plant hormone that can enhance the resistance of plants to multiple stresses. However, the...     

Correction to: Effects of Exogenous Spermidine and Elevated CO2 on Physiological and Biochemical Changes in Tomato Plants Under Iso-osmotic Salt Stress

Journal of Plant Growth Regulation - The original version of this article unfortunately contained errors in two authors' names. The given and family names of the authors were incorrectly...     

Icariin promotes osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow stromal cells and prevents bone loss in OVX mice via activating autophagy

Osteoporosis (OP) results from the impaired function of endogenous bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs). Icariin (ICA) has shown potential osteoprotective effects. However, the molecular mechanism for the anabolic action of ICA remains largely unknown. The objective of the present study is to investigate whether ICA prevents bone loss by acting on BMSCs via affecting the level of autophagy after ovariectomy (OVX). The BMSCs were extracted from BALB/c mice treated with ICA, chloroquine (CQ, an autophagy inhibitor) or ICA + CQ. The OVX mice were injected with ICA, CQ, or ICA + CQ for 1 month. We performed Alizarin Red staining and alkaline phosphatase staining to detect osteogenic differentiation of BMSCs. Micro-CT, hematoxylin and eosin staining, Oil Red O staining, and tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase staining were used to assess the bone mass, lipid droplets and osteoclasts in femurs. Autophagy activity in BMSCs from different groups was evaluated by Western blot analysis. The osteogenic differentiation of BMSCs from OVX-induced OP mice was decreased. Treatment with ICA reduced bone loss and formation of osteoclasts and increased osteogenic differentiation of BMSCs in vitro and vivo. In addition, autophagy was enhanced in BMSCs of OVX mice treated with ICA. Our results indicate that ICA prevents OVX-induced bone loss possibly by strengthening the osteogenic differentiation of BMSCs via increasing autophagic activity.