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CATECHOLAMINES probably influence cell proliferation by delaying cells in the premitotic phase1,2. Bullough and Laurence found that crude skin extracts contained a tissue-specific protein (chalone) which inhibited epidermal cell proliferation and that the action of this extract was augmented by adrenaline3. They later found that adrenaline alone (0.00025 µg/ml.) reduced epidermal mitotic activity in mouse ears by about 50% in vitro4. 相似文献
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Some virus and virus-like diseases of tobacco,tomato, papaya,and rubber tree in vietnam and cambodia
In Vietnam a green strain of tobacco mosaic virus was isolated having TIP 89°C (10 min) and causing systemic necrosis in tobacoo ‘Xanthi-nc’ and sometimes also inDatura stramonium. In symptomless tomato plants an elongated virus belonging apparently to the Carlavirus group (NL 630 nm) was found. In papaya trees showing severe symptoms of mosaic and/or ringspot elongated virus particles (NL 730 nm) were observed; this virus being apparently a member of the Potyvirus group, resembled as far as its symptoms in papaya are concerned, the papaya ringspot or the distortion ringspot. In Cambodia some young rubber trees showed malformed leaves (esp. edges and veins) with yellow discolorations along the veins. Such leaves contained elongated virus-like particles (rigid or slightly flexible) of various length (60 to 880 nm), so that their normal length (NL) could not be established precisely. Particles 120 to 150 nm long occurred very frequently. 相似文献
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Peripheral alpha1,3-fucosylation of glycans occurs by the action of either
one of five different alpha1,3-fucosyltransferases (Fuc-Ts) cloned to date.
Fuc-TVI is one of the alpha1,3-fucosyltransferases which is capable to
synthesize selectin ligands. The major alpha1, 3- fucosyltransferase
activity in human plasma is encoded by the gene for fucosyltransferase VI,
which presumably originates from liver cells. While the sequence,
chromosomal localization, and kinetic properties of Fuc-TVI are known,
immunocytochemical localization and trafficking studies have been
impossible because of the lack of specific antibodies. Here we report on
the development and characterization of a peptide-specific polyclonal
antiserum monospecific to Fuc-TVI and an antiserum to purified soluble
recombinant Fuc-TVI crossreactive with Fuc-TIII and Fuc-TV. Both antisera
were applied for immunodetection in stably transfected CHO cells expressing
the full-length form of this enzyme (CHO clone 61/11). Fuc-TVI was found to
be a resident protein of the Golgi apparatus. In addition, more than 30% of
cell-associated and released enzyme activity was found in the medium.
Maturation and release of Fuc-TVI was analyzed in metabolically labeled CHO
61/11 cells followed by immunoprecipitation. Fuc-TVI occurred in two forms
of 47 kDa and 43 kDa bands, while the secreted form was detected as a 43
kDa. These two different intracellular forms arose by posttranslational
modification, as shown by pulse-chase experiments. Fuc-TVI was released to
the supernatant by proteolytic cleavage as a partially endo-H resistant
glycoform.
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MIRIAM TEUSCHER MARTIN BRÄNDLE VERENA TRAXEL ROLAND BRANDL 《Ecological Entomology》2009,34(6):718-724
- 1 The size–grain hypothesis ( Kaspari & Weiser, 1999 ) states that (1) as organisms decrease in size, they perceive their environment as being more rugose; (2) long legs allow organisms to step over obstacles but hinder them from entering small gaps; and (3) as the size of an organism decreases, the benefits of long legs begin to be outweighed by the costs of construction. Natural selection should therefore favour proportionally longer legs in larger organisms, thereby leading to a positive allometry between leg and body length (scaling exponent b > 1).
- 2 Here we compare the scaling exponent of leg‐to‐body length relationships among insects that walk, walk and fly, and predominantly fly. We measured the lengths of the hind tibia, hind femur, and body length of each species.
- 3 The taxa varied considerably in the scaling exponent b. In seven out of ten groups (Formicidae, Isoptera, Carabidae, Pentatomidae, Apidae, Lepidoptera, Odonata adult), b was significantly greater than one. However, there was no gradual decrease in b from walking to walking/flying to flying insects.
- 4 The results of the present study provide no support for the size–grain hypothesis. We propose that leg length is not only affected by the rugosity of the environment, but also by (1) functional adaptations, (2) phylogeny, (3) lifestyle, (4) the type of insect development (hemimetabolism or holometabolism), and (5) constraints of gas exchange.
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ABSTRACT Distress calls are signals effective over a long distance. They are well known to evoke interspecific reactions. We suggest that the interspecificity phenomenon results from the use of similar laws of decoding by the species concerned. These laws must take into account the transmission channel which always has a great influence on long-range communication. We tested our hypothesis by broadcasting simplified synthetic calls to two species of birds: the herring gull and the starling. The various calls differed in terms of frequency modulation (FM). Two main conclusions emerged from this series of tests: 1. The parameters used for recognition are not sophisticated: a simple slope applied to a carrier frequency that corresponds to the acoustic shape of a distress call is sufficient to confer a distress meaning to the signal. The basic rules are the same for the gull and the starling, with differences only in the acceptance level of the species. 2. The system of recognition is based upon parameters not altered by the environment: the birds make use of the slow frequency modulations (FMI). In contrast, the fast frequency sweeps (FMII) which are modified during propagation do not seem to be utilised. The use of these characteristics of distress calls for recognition allows interspecificity and maximum efficiency for propagation over long distances.
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Une particularité des cris de détresse est leur action interspécifique. Nous suggérons que cette interspécificité résulte de l'emploi d'une loi de décodage qui est commune à plusieures espèces. Cette loi doit tenir compte des propriétés du canal car ce dernier a toujours une grande influence sur les signaux de longue portée acoustique, tels que les cris de détresse. Pour tester cette hypothèse, nous avons fait appel à deux espèces: le Goéland argenté (Larus argentatus) et l'Etourneau (Sturnus vulgaris). Les signaux que nous avons diffusés étaient obtenus par synthèse. Ils étaient plus simples que les signaux naturels et différaient par la modulation de fréquence (FM). Deux résultats principaux émergent de ces séries d'expériences: 1. Le procédé de décodage n'est pas sophistiqué: une simple pente appliquée à la porteuse est nécessaire et il suffit de mimer, meme approximativement, la pente rencontrée dans les signaux naturels, Cette règle fondamentale est commune au Goéland et à l'Etourneau. Les petites différences que l'on peut néanmoins observer sont relatives aux seuils de décodage. 2. Le décodage repose sur des paramètres qui ne sont pas altérés par le canal: l'oiseau utilise la modulation lente de fréquence. Par contre les excursions rapides de fréquence semblent n'étre d'aucune utilité lors du décodage. En conclusion, l'universalité des paramètres impliqués et de la loi de décodage est responsable de l'interspécificité des signaux de détresse. Les simplifications liées à cette universalité résultent des contraintes imposées par le canal. 相似文献
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) poses a serious problem in dairy animals suffering from mastitis. In the present study, the distribution of mastitic
MRSA and antibiotic resistance was studied in 107 strains of S. aureus isolated from milk samples from 195 infected udders. The characterizations pathogenic factors (adhesin and toxin genes) and
antibiotic susceptibility of isolates were carried out using gene amplification and disc diffusion assays, respectively. A
high prevalence of MRSA was observed in the tested isolates (13.1%). The isolates were also highly resistant to antibiotics,
i.e. 36.4% were resistant to streptomycin, 33.6% to oxytetracycline, 29.9% to gentamicin and 26.2% each to chloramphenicol,
pristinomycin and ciprofloxacin. A significant variation in the expression of pathogenic factors (Ig, coa and clf) was observed in these isolates. The overall distribution of adhesin genes ebp, fib, bbp, fnbB, cap5, cap8, map and cna in the isolates was found to be 69.1, 67.2, 6.5, 20.5, 60.7, 26.1, 81.3 and 8.4%, respectively. The presence of fib, fnbB, bbp and map genes was considerably greater in MRSA than in methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) isolates. The proportions of toxin genes, namely, hlb, seb, sec, sed, seg and sei, in the isolates were found to be 94.3, 0.9, 8.4, 0.9, 10.2 and 49.5%, respectively. The proportions of agr genes I, II, III and IV were found to be 39.2, 27.1, 21.5 and 12.1%, respectively. A few isolates showed similar antibiotic-resistance
patterns, which could be due to identical strains or the dissemination of the same strains among animals. These findings can
be utilized in mastitis treatment programmes and antimicrobials strategies in organized herds. 相似文献
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Annual methane uptake by temperate semiarid steppes as regulated by stocking rates,aboveground plant biomass and topsoil air permeability 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
WEIWEI CHEN BENJAMIN WOLF XUNHUA ZHENG ZHISHENG YAO KLAUS BUTTERBACH‐BAHL NICOLAS BRÜGGEMANN CHUNYAN LIU SHENGHUI HAN XINGGUO HAN 《Global Change Biology》2011,17(9):2803-2816
Overgrazing‐induced degradation of temperate semiarid steppes may affect the soil sink for atmospheric methane (CH4). However, previous studies have primarily focused on the growing season and on single grazing patterns. Thus, the response of annual CH4 uptake by steppes compared with various grazing practices is uncertain. In this study, we investigated the effects of grazing on the annual CH4 uptake by two typical Eurasian semiarid steppes (the Stipa grandis steppe and the Leymus chinensis steppe) located in Inner Mongolia, China. The CH4 fluxes were measured year‐round using static chambers and gas chromatography at 12 field sites that differed primarily in grazing intensities. Our results indicated that steppe soils were CH4 sinks throughout the year. The annual CH4 uptake correlated with stocking rates, whereas the seasonality of CH4 uptake was primarily dominated by temperature. The annual CH4 uptake at all sites averaged 3.7±0.7 kg C ha?1 yr?1 (range: 2.3–4.5), where approximately 35% (range: 23–40%) occurred during the nongrowing season. Light‐to‐moderate grazing (stocking rate≤1 sheep ha?1 yr?1) did not significantly change the annual CH4 uptake compared with ungrazed steppes, but heavy grazing reduced annual CH4 uptake significantly (by 24–31%, P<0.05). These findings imply that easing the pressure of heavily grazed steppes (e.g. moving to light or moderate stocking rates) would help restore steppe soil sinks for atmospheric CH4. The empirical equations based on the significant relationships between annual CH4 uptake and stocking rates, aboveground plant biomass and topsoil air permeability (P<0.01) could provide simple approaches for the estimation of regional CH4 uptake by temperate semiarid steppes. 相似文献
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NICOLAS GOUDEMAND MICHAEL J. ORCHARD PAUL TAFFOREAU SEVERINE URDY THOMAS BRÜHWILER ARNAUD BRAYARD THOMAS GALFETTI HUGO BUCHER 《Palaeontology》2012,55(5):1021-1034
Abstract: Several fused clusters of conodont elements of the genera Neospathodus and Novispathodus were recovered from limestone beds at the Dienerian–Smithian and Smithian–Spathian boundaries, respectively, from several localities in Guangxi province, South China. Conodont clusters are otherwise extremely rare in the Triassic, and these are first described for the Early Triassic. The exceptional specimens partially preserve the relative three‐dimensional position and orientation of ramiform elements and are therefore extremely important for testing hypotheses on the architecture of apparatuses. These specimens partly confirm the previous reconstruction of the Novispathodus apparatus by Orchard. Within apparatuses of members of superfamily Gondolelloidea, elements previously identified as occupying the S1 and S2 positions instead occupy the S2 and S1 positions. Similarly, within apparatuses of members of the subfamily Novispathodinae, elements previously referred to S3 and S4 positions are reinterpreted to have occupied S4 and S3 positions, respectively. 相似文献
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Abstract: Intensive sampling of the Luolou (northwestern Guangxi) and the Daye (southern Guizhou) Formations in South China leads to the recognition of a regional Griesbachian and Dienerian ammonoid succession for this key palaeobiogeographical area. The new biostratigraphical sequence comprises the upper Griesbachian ‘Ophiceras beds’ and the lower Dienerian ‘Proptychites candidus beds’, which are separated from the uppermost Dienerian ‘Clypites beds’ by an unfossiliferous interval. These faunas contain some taxa with wide geographic distribution (e.g. Ambites, Pleurambites, Pleurogyronites, Proptychites candidus), thus facilitating correlation with faunal successions from other regions (i.e. British Columbia, Canadian Arctic, Himalayas and South Primorye). Two new genera (Jieshaniceras and Shangganites) and three new species (Anotoceras subtabulatus, Pleurambites radiatus and Shangganites shangganense) are described. 相似文献