粗纤维调节素对小鼠成纤维细胞Ⅰ型前胶原基因表达的影响

为了确定粗纤维调节素（Ｕｎ） 是否具有促进成纤维细胞Ⅰ型胶原合成的作用, 我们采用地高辛原位杂交和斑点杂交技术, 观察了Ｕｎ 对小鼠成纤维细胞（ＮＩＨ／３Ｔ３） Ⅰ型前胶原ｍ ＲＮＡ转录的影响; 结果发现Ｕｎ 对体外培养的３Ｔ３ 细胞Ⅰ型前胶原基因转录具有促进作用; 提示Ｕｎ 不仅作为一种细胞外基质而存在, 并且还有促进胶原合成的功能。     

籼型两用核不育系水稻育性转换过程中可溶性蛋白质组份的变化(简报)

型两用核不育系水稻的育性转换是受光周期及温度所调控,光周期和温度的变化会引起水稻一系列的生理生化特性的改变,为此,不少研究者通过研究光温诱导产生的生理生化等的变化与育性表达的关系来探讨两用稻的育性转换的机理。蛋白质是基因表达的稳定产物,也是生物体内许...     

Enhancing or suppressive effects of antibodies on processing of a pathogenic T cell epitope in thyroglobulin.

Thyroglobulin (Tg)-specific Abs occur commonly in thyroid disease, but it is not clear to what extent they affect Tg processing and presentation to T cells. Here we show that generation of the nondominant pathogenic Tg epitope (2549-2560), containing thyroxine (T4) at position 2553 (T4(2553)), is augmented by Tg-specific IgG mAbs that facilitate FcR-mediated internalization of Tg. However, other mAbs of the same (IgG1) subclass enhanced Tg uptake by APC but had no effect on the generation of this peptide. Treatment of APC with chloroquine or glutaraldehyde abrogated enhanced generation of T4(2553). The boosting effect was selective, since the enhancing mAbs did not facilitate generation of the neighboring cryptic (2495-2511) peptide, which is also pathogenic in mice. When Tg was simultaneously complexed to a mAb reactive with T4(2553) and to a mixture of boosting mAbs, the presentation of this epitope was totally suppressed. These results suggest that Tg-specific Abs alter Tg processing and may boost or suppress the presentation of nondominant pathogenic determinants during the course of disease.     

香椿离体快繁技术研究

６～７月取香棒当年生半木质化、具腋芽的茎段为外植体,诱导腋芽萌发,进行繁殖培养。通过大量试验,筛选出各阶段适宜的培养基组成。萌芽诱导阶段培养在ＭＳ＋６－ＢＡ０．２ｍｇ／Ｌ中,腋芽萌发早,生长快;在继代和增殖培养中以ＭＳ＋６－ＢＡ０．２ｍｇ／Ｌ效果较好,ＭＳ＋ＺＴ０．２ｍｇ／Ｌ＋ＧＡ３２．０ｍｇ／Ｌ次之。培养３０天繁殖倍数３．１～４．０,在仅含ＭＳ有机元素。铁盐减半、蔗糖１５ｇ／Ｌ的固体培养基中,附     

开封沙地试验区不同作物种植方式的综合效益评价

开封沙区地处河南省沙区腹地,风沙灾害严重,旱涝灾害频繁,地力瘠薄,严重障碍着沙区农牧业生产的发展。因此,自１９８３年在国家科技攻关的基础上建立了开封沙地试验区,探索平原沙区农业生产的发展模式。尤其是“八五”攻关期间,深化农林牧复合生态系统的优化研究,...     

Irradiation Spillover Effect in Photo-Assisted Ion Batteries: Overcoming Size Limits for Solar Utilization

Photo-assisted ion batteries demonstrate remarkable potential for portable and decentralized solar energy utilization, due to their profound capacity enhancement under irradiation accompanied by promoted discharge voltages. However, ion batteries in practice are highly compact with limited surface area for irradiation. Overcoming the size limit for irradiation is a challenge. Herein, an irradiation spillover effect in photo-assisted ion batteries is demonstrated, that is the impact of irradiation on the battery is not restrained within the irradiated area but can spillover the whole electrode. This phenomenon is a consequence of the light-induced potential difference between irradiated and unirradiated regions, leading to selective ion insertion. Irradiated regions favored H⁺ insertion due to light-induced proton-coupled electron transfer, while unirradiated regions preferred Zn²⁺ insertion. Consequently, the capacity enhancement remains unaffected by halving the irradiated area. This study overcomes the irradiation size limit for photo-assisted ion batteries and encourages highly integrated photo-assisted ion batteries for practice application.     

A Safe Organic/Inorganic Composite Anode for Sodium-Ion Batteries

Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs), based on hard carbon anodes and Na⁺-intercalation compound cathodes, have gained significant attention. Nonetheless, hard carbon anodes involve the storage of Na⁺ at a low potential, typically below 0.1 V (vs Na/Na⁺), which increases the risk of dendritic Na growth on the anode surface during overcharging. Herein, a safe organic/inorganic composite anode containing tetrasodium 3,4,9,10-perylenetetracarboxylate (Na₄PTC) and Metallic bismuth (Bi) with a weight ratio of 7:2, which exhibits an average potential of 0.7 V (vs Na⁺/Na) and a capacity of 150 mAh g⁻¹ is proposed. The electrode reaction involves a reversible coordination reaction within the organic host and alloying reactions within the metallic Bi component. Importantly, the organic component efficiently buffers the volume changes in Bi during the alloying reaction, while the metallic Bi enhances the electronic conductivity of the organic material. As a result, this composite anode shows high cycle stability and rate performance, even under high mass loadings ranging from 10 to 50 mg cm⁻². Furthermore, it is demonstrated that the Na-ion full cell, consisting of the composite anode and the Na₃V₂O₂(PO₄)₂F cathode, exhibits minimal capacity degradation over 100 cycles while maintaining a high areal capacity of 1.1 mA cm⁻².     

Understandings and future challenges in soybean functional genomics and molecular breeding

Soybean(Glycine max) is a major source of plant protein and oil.Soybean breeding has benefited from advances in functional genomics.In particular,the release of soybean reference genomes has advanced our understanding of soybean adaptation to soil nutrient deficiencies,the molecular mechanism of symbiotic nitrogen(N) fixation,biotic and abiotic stress tolerance,and the roles of flowering time in regional adaptation,plant architecture,and seed yield and quality.Nevertheless,many challenges remain...     

Lnc-PFAR facilitates autophagy and exacerbates pancreatic fibrosis by reducing pre-miR-141 maturation in chronic pancreatitis

Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is described as progressive inflammatory fibrosis of pancreas, accompanied with irreversible impaired endocrine and exocrine insufficiency. Pancreatic stellate cells (PSCs) are widely distributed in the stroma of the pancreas and PSCs activation has been shown as one of the leading causes for pancreatic fibrosis. Our previous study has revealed that autophagy is dramatically activated in CP tissues, which facilitates PSCs activation and pancreatic fibrosis. Long non-coding RNAs (LncRNAs) have been recognized as crucial regulators for fibrosis-related diseases. LncRNAs interact with RNA binding protein or construct competitive endogenous RNA (ceRNA) hypothesis which elicited the fibrotic processes. Until now, the effects of lncRNAs on PSCs activation and pancreatic fibrosis have not been clearly explored. In this study, a novel lncRNA named Lnc-PFAR was found highly expressed in mouse and human CP tissues. Our data revealed that Lnc-PFAR facilitates PSCs activation and pancreatic fibrosis via RB1CC1-induced autophagy. Lnc-PFAR reduces miR-141 expression by suppressing pre-miR-141 maturation, which eventually upregulates the RB1CC1 and fibrosis-related indicators expression. Meanwhile, Lnc-PFAR enhanced PSCs activation and pancreatic fibrosis through trigging autophagy. Our study interrogates a novel lncRNA-induced mechanism in promoting the development of pancreatic fibrosis, and Lnc-PFAR is suggested to be a prospective therapeutic target in clinical scenarios.Subject terms: RNAi, Diagnostic markers, Chronic pancreatitis