丹参壮苗指数及其模拟模型

通过对丹参幼苗各数量性状及比值与幼苗质量的相关性分析,确定有代表性的可以反映幼苗质量的数量性状指标,同时结合关联度分析确定适于丹参幼苗的壮苗指数,并依据丹参壮苗指数与气温、光辐射和空气湿度的关系,建立了基于环境影响因子积的丹参幼苗壮苗指数模拟模型,再利用不同播期和试验地试验资料对模型进行检验.结果表明:根粗、茎粗、地上部干质量、根干质量和全株干质量等数量性状与其他性状相关性显著,而且性状稳定,容易测量,可以作为衡量壮苗的指标性状.丹参幼苗的壮苗指数=(茎粗/根粗+根干质量/地上部干质量)×全株干质量.其中,全株干质量、根干质量、地上部干质量和茎粗与壮苗指数的关联度较大,该壮苗指数可以较好地反映丹参幼苗质量.壮苗指数模型对丹参壮苗指数的预测值与实测值之间基于1∶1直线的R2=0.95,RMSE=0.15,模型能较为准确地反映实际壮苗指数与环境因子之间的定量关系.     

人小肠三叶因子缺失半胱氨酸57突变体的构建及其生物活性

用 PCR方法构建了一个不能形成二聚体的 C端缺失半胱氨酸 57的 h ITF突变体 .将其克隆到大肠杆菌表达载体 p GEX- 4T- 1中 ,ITPG诱导表达 ,融合蛋白经 Glutathione- Sepharose 4B亲和层析 ,凝血酶酶切和 Sephacryl S 1 0 0纯化 ,得到突变体蛋白 .SDS- PAGE,氨基酸组成 ,飞行质谱 ,N端氨基酸序列测定结果与期望值一致 .研究表明突变体的生物学活性有所降低 .对胃蛋白酶作用的稳定性降低 .     

转人小肠三叶因子侧耳中hITF的表达及在大鼠体内生物活性研究

将人小肠三叶因子(hITF) 用原生质体法导入糙皮侧耳(Pleurotus ostreatus)中,检测表明,hITF在侧耳新鲜菌丝体中的表达量约为1 000～2 000 ng/g,最高约达2 250 ng/g.体内生物学活性研究证实,口服转hITF侧耳可有效地防止乙醇诱导的大鼠胃溃疡,其中的两种主要活性成分侧耳多糖和hITF均有预防治疗的功效.     

Interaction of human HelQ with DNA polymerase delta halts DNA synthesis and stimulates DNA single-strand annealing

DNA strand breaks are repaired by DNA synthesis from an exposed DNA end paired with a homologous DNA template. DNA polymerase delta (Pol δ) catalyses DNA synthesis in multiple eukaryotic DNA break repair pathways but triggers genome instability unless its activity is restrained. We show that human HelQ halts DNA synthesis by isolated Pol δ and Pol δ-PCNA-RPA holoenzyme. Using novel HelQ mutant proteins we identify that inhibition of Pol δ is independent of DNA binding, and maps to a 70 amino acid intrinsically disordered region of HelQ. Pol δ and its POLD3 subunit robustly stimulated DNA single-strand annealing by HelQ, and POLD3 and HelQ interact physically via the intrinsically disordered HelQ region. This data, and inability of HelQ to inhibit DNA synthesis by the POLD1 catalytic subunit of Pol δ, reveal a mechanism for limiting DNA synthesis and promoting DNA strand annealing during human DNA break repair, which centres on POLD3.     

The life experience of leprosy families in maintaining interaction patterns in the family to support healing in leprosy patients in Indonesian society. A phenomenological qualitative study

BackgroundFamily involvement in overcoming the severity of leprosy is very important in the life of leprosy sufferers in communities who experience the clinical and, psychological, social and behavioral consequences of the disease. However, this need, psychosocial, is felt to be not optimal. This study is to identify how the experiences of family members as caregivers provide assistance to individuals with leprosy in improving healing and maintaining patterns of interaction in the family.MethodsThe design uses qualitative research with in-depth, face-to-face interviews with family members in a semi-structured manner with the hope of obtaining complete data. Using purposive sampling with Participatory Interpretative Phenomenology analysis, there are 12 families with 15 family members consisting of 4 men and 11 women.ResultsThis study produced a family theme that tried to follow what would happen to individuals with leprosy, with four sub-categories: 1) Using various coping alternatives to recognize the disease, 2) Family members in the shadow of leprosy, 3) Trying to empathize with other family members. sick, 4) Caring for the emotional response of the family and seeking support.ConclusionsThis analysis shows that deficiency in cognitive aspects can be closed by maintaining a lifestyle in the family through efforts to understand, support, establish communication, increase maximum involvement in restoring self-confidence, especially in individuals with leprosy with psychosocial problems in the family. The results of this study can be used as psychosocial support in maintaining communication between family members to support treatment programs and accelerate the recovery of leprosy.     

Population Differences in Brain Morphology and Microstructure among Chinese,Malay, and Indian Neonates

We studied a sample of 75 Chinese, 73 Malay, and 29 Indian healthy neonates taking part in a cohort study to examine potential differences in neonatal brain morphology and white matter microstructure as a function of ethnicity using both structural T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI). We first examined the differences in global size and morphology of the brain among the three groups. We then constructed the T2-weighted MRI and DTI atlases and employed voxel-based analysis to investigate ethnic differences in morphological shape of the brain from the T2-weighted MRI, and white matter microstructure measured by fractional anisotropy derived from DTI. Compared with Malay neonates, the brains of Indian neonates’ tended to be more elongated in anterior and posterior axis relative to the superior-inferior axis of the brain even though the total brain volume was similar among the three groups. Although most anatomical regions of the brain were similar among Chinese, Malay, and Indian neonates, there were anatomical variations in the spinal-cerebellar and cortical-striatal-thalamic neural circuits among the three populations. The population-related brain regions highlighted in our study are key anatomical substrates associated with sensorimotor functions.     

Molecular characterization of Plasmodium vivax clinical isolates in Pakistan and Iran using pvmsp-1, pvmsp-3α and pvcsp genes as molecular markers

In this study, the diversity of Plasmodium vivax populations circulating in Pakistan and Iran has been investigated by using circumsporozoite protein (csp) and merozoite surface proteins 1 and 3α (msp-1 and msp-3α) genes as genetic markers. Infected P. vivax blood samples were collected from Pakistan (n = 187) and Iran (n = 150) during April to October 2008, and were analyzed using nested-PCR/RFLP and sequencing methods. Genotyping pvmsp-1 (variable block 5) revealed the presence of type 1, type 2 and recombinant type 3 allelic variants, with type 1 predominant, in both study areas. The sequence analysis of 33 P. vivax isolates from Pakistan and 30 from Iran identified 16 distinct alleles each, with one allele (R-8) from Iran which was not reported previously. Genotyping pvcsp gene also showed that VK210 type is predominant in both countries. Moreover, based on the size of amplified fragment of pvmsp-3α, three major types: type A (1800 bp), type B (1500 bp) and type C (1200 bp), were distinguished among the examined isolates that type A was predominant among Pakistani (72.7%) and Iranian (77.3%) parasites. PCR/RFLP products of pvmsp-3α with HhaI and AluI have detected 40 and 39 distinct variants among Pakistani and Iranian examined isolates, respectively. Based on these three studied genes, the rate of combined multiple genotypes were 30% and 24.6% for Pakistani and Iranian P. vivax isolates, respectively. These results indicate an extensive diversity in the P. vivax populations in both studies.     

Uncovering Atomic‐Scale Stability and Reactivity in Engineered Zinc Oxide Electrocatalysts for Controllable Syngas Production

In this study, scalable, flame spray synthesis is utilized to develop defective ZnO nanomaterials for the concurrent generation of H₂ and CO during electrochemical CO₂ reduction reactions (CO₂RR). The designed ZnO achieves an H₂/CO ratio of ≈1 with a large current density (j) of 40 mA cm^?2 during long‐term continuous reaction at a cell voltage of 2.6 V. Through in situ atomic pair distribution function analysis, the remarkable stability of these ZnO structures is explored, addressing the knowledge gap in understanding the dynamics of oxide catalysts during CO₂RR. Through optimization of synthesis conditions, ZnO facets are modulated which are shown to affect reaction selectivity, in agreement with theoretical calculations. These findings and insights on synthetic manipulation of active sites in defective metal‐oxides can be used as guidelines to develop active catalysts for syngas production for renewable power‐to‐X to generate a range of fuels and chemicals.