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Fringes of the empire: Diet and cultural change at the Roman to post‐Roman transition in NW Iberia
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A growing number of paleodiet investigations over recent years have begun to reveal the stark dietary differences that existed between regions of the Roman Empire, as well as significant changes in subsistence strategies after its fall. The present study explores the dietary changes at the Roman to post‐Roman (Germanic) transition in the Northwest Iberian Peninsula, in order to improve our understanding of the changes that occurred at end of the Roman Empire in different regions across Europe and to also consider the influence of climate had on them. The carbon and nitrogen stable isotope investigation in bone collagen from A Lanzada, NW Spain (100–700 AD), which was an important commercial, coastal settlement has been presented. A human sample of 59 individuals, 6 of them subadults, is compared with 31 faunal specimens, which include a number of marine fish. Isotope data for the terrestrial fauna reveal the influence of the sea on the local isotope baseline. Analysis of the human samples indicates a mixed marine‐terrestrial diet. A shift in mean human δ13C values from ?16.7‰ to ?14.3‰ provides clear evidence for a significant change in diet in the post‐Roman period, probably through the intensification of both marine resources exploitation and C4‐plant consumption (presumably millet). A deterioration of paleoenvironmental conditions, together with a poor socioeconomic situation and the arrival of new people, the Sueves, who brought a new political and socioeconomic system have been discussed as the main causes for the dietary modification in post‐Roman times. 相似文献
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Edenfeld G Altenhein B Zierau A Cleppien D Krukkert K Technau G Klämbt C 《Developmental biology》2007,301(1):27-37
A prominent feature of glial cells is their ability to migrate along axons to finally wrap and insulate them. In the embryonic Drosophila PNS, most glial cells are born in the CNS and have to migrate to reach their final destinations. To understand how migration of the peripheral glia is regulated, we have conducted a genetic screen looking for mutants that disrupt the normal glial pattern. Here we present an analysis of two of these mutants: Notch and numb. Complete loss of Notch function leads to an increase in the number of glial cells. Embryos hemizygous for the weak Notch(B-8X) allele display an irregular migration phenotype and mutant glial cells show an increased formation of filopodia-like structures. A similar phenotype occurs in embryos carrying the Notch(ts1) allele when shifted to the restrictive temperature during the glial cell migration phase, suggesting that Notch must be activated during glial migration. This is corroborated by the fact that cell-specific reduction of Notch activity in glial cells by directed numb expression also results in similar migration phenotypes. Since the glial migration phenotypes of Notch and numb mutants resemble each other, our data support a model where the precise temporal and quantitative regulation of Numb and Notch activity is not only required during fate decisions but also later during glial differentiation and migration. 相似文献
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Titze J Shakibaei M Schafflhuber M Schulze-Tanzil G Porst M Schwind KH Dietsch P Hilgers KF 《American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology》2004,287(1):H203-H208
Osmotically inactive skin Na(+) storage is characterized by Na(+) accumulation without water accumulation in the skin. Negatively charged glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) may be important in skin Na(+) storage. We investigated changes in skin GAG content and key enzymes of GAG chain polymerization during osmotically inactive skin Na(+) storage. Female Sprague-Dawley rats were fed a 0.1% or 8% NaCl diet for 8 wk. Skin GAG content was measured by Western blot analysis. mRNA content of key dermatan sulfate polymerization enzymes was measured by real-time PCR. The Na(+) concentration in skin was determined by dry ashing. Skin Na(+) concentration during osmotically inactive Na(+) storage was 180-190 mmol/l. Increasing skin Na(+) coincided with increasing GAG content in cartilage and skin. Dietary NaCl loading coincided with increased chondroitin synthase mRNA content in the skin, whereas xylosyl transferase, biglycan, and decorin content were unchanged. We conclude that osmotically inactive skin Na(+) storage is an active process characterized by an increased GAG content in the reservoir tissue. Inhibition or disinhibition of GAG chain polymerization may regulate osmotically inactive Na(+) storage. 相似文献
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Sequences of the nuclear encoded small subunit (SSU) rRNA were determined for Pirsonia diadema, P. guinardiae, P. punctigerae, P. verrucosa, P. mucosa and three newly isolated strains 99-1, 99-2, 99-S. Based on phylogenetic analysis all Pirsonia strains, except P. mucosa, clustered together in one clade, most closely related to Hyphochytrium catenoides within the group of stramenopiles. However, P. mucosa was most closely related to Cercomonas sp. SIC 7235 and Heteromita globosa and belongs to the heterogenic group of Cercozoa. In addition to the SSU rDNA sequences, P. mucosa differs from the stramenopile Pirsonia species in some characteristics and was therefore redescribed in this paper as Pseudopirsonia mucosa. The three newly isolated strains 99-1, 99-2, and 99-S differed by 28 bp in their SSU rDNA sequences from their closest neighbour P. diadema and only 1 to 3 bp among themselves. These base differences and a host range similar to P. formosa were sufficient to assign them as new strains of P. formosa. 相似文献
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Grimm D Kossmehl P Shakibaei M Schulze-Tanzil G Pickenhahn H Bauer J Paul M Cogoli A 《Journal of gravitational physiology : a journal of the International Society for Gravitational Physiology》2002,9(1):P253-P256
We aimed to investigate whether simulated microgravity on thyroid carcinoma cells could help to perform in vitro cancer studies such as antitumor drug tests more reliable and to spare animal experiments. We cultured cancer cells at 0 g to enable formation of three-dimensional multicellular tumor spheroids (MCTS), which will resemble the originating tumors. Under microgravity human follicular cells (ML-1 cell line) keep floating with-out stirring so that initial cell-cell interactions required for spheroid formation will be induced by forces due to biochemical components actually expressed on surfaces of cells, whereas gravity related push- or shear events will not influence MCTS formation. Within 12 hours of clinorotation the monolayer turned spontaneously into MCTS with remarkable features: An increase of extracellular matrix proteins and TGF-beta 1. Thyroglobulin, ft3 and ft4 secretion were markedly reduced. These data are in agreement with the observation that astronauts show low thyroid hormone levels after spaceflight. 相似文献
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Boje Müller Gundula A. Noll Antonia M. Ernst Boris Rüping Sira Groscurth Richard M. Twyman Lawrence M. Kawchuk Dirk Prüfer 《Applied microbiology and biotechnology》2010,88(3):689-698
Forisomes are mechanoproteins that undergo ATP-independent contraction–expansion cycles triggered by divalent cations, pH
changes, and electrical stimuli. Although native forisomes from Medicago truncatula comprise a number of subunits encoded by separate genes, here we show that at least two of those subunits (MtSEO1 and MtSEO4)
can assemble into homomeric forisome bodies that are functionally similar to their native, multimeric counterparts. We expressed
these subunits in plants and yeast, resulting in the purification of large quantities of artificial forisomes with unique
characteristics depending on the expression platform. These artificial forisomes were able to contract and expand in vitro
like native forisomes and could respond to electrical stimulation when immobilized between interdigital transducer electrodes.
These results indicate that recombinant artificial forisomes with specific characteristics can be prepared in large amounts
and used as components of microscale and nanoscale devices. 相似文献
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Boris Rüping Antonia M Ernst Stephan B Jekat Steffen Nordzieke Anna R Reineke Boje Müller Erich Bornberg-Bauer Dirk Prüfer Gundula A Noll 《BMC plant biology》2010,10(1):219
Background
The phloem of dicotyledonous plants contains specialized P-proteins (phloem proteins) that accumulate during sieve element differentiation and remain parietally associated with the cisternae of the endoplasmic reticulum in mature sieve elements. Wounding causes P-protein filaments to accumulate at the sieve plates and block the translocation of photosynthate. Specialized, spindle-shaped P-proteins known as forisomes that undergo reversible calcium-dependent conformational changes have evolved exclusively in the Fabaceae. Recently, the molecular characterization of three genes encoding forisome components in the model legume Medicago truncatula (MtSEO1, MtSEO2 and MtSEO3; SEO = sieve element occlusion) was reported, but little is known about the molecular characteristics of P-proteins in non-Fabaceae. 相似文献8.
Noll GA Müller B Ernst AM Rüping B Groscurth S Twyman RM Kawchuk LM Prüfer D 《Bioengineered bugs》2011,2(2):111-114
Forisomes are protein bodies found exclusively in the phloem of the Fabaceae (legumes). In response to wounding, the influx of Ca ( 2+) induces a conformational change from a condensed to a dispersed state which plugs the sieve tubes and prevents the loss of photoassimilates. This reversible, ATP-independent reaction can be replicated with purified forisomes in vitro by adding divalent cations or electrically inducing changes in pH, making forisomes ideal components of technical devices. Although native forisomes comprise several subunits, we recently showed that functional homomeric forisomes with distinct properties can be expressed in plants and yeast, providing an abundant supply of forisomes with tailored properties. Forisome subunits MtSEO-F1 and MtSEO-F4 can each assemble into homomeric artificial forisomes, which indicates functional redundancy. However, we provide further evidence that both proteins are subunits of the native heteromeric forisome body in planta. We also show that the properties of artificial forisomes can be modified by immobilization, which is a prerequisite for their incorporation into technical devices. 相似文献
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Using the example of a membrane-supported biofilm reactor for industrial effluent treatment, different non-mechanistic approaches for the modelling of complex bioprocesses are presented and evaluated. The models were obtained employing feedforward artificial neural network analysis for the association of process operation with process performance. Three modelling approaches are discussed, i.e. autonomous static (AS) modelling, non-autonomous static (NAS) modelling, as well as a novel approach termed dynamic modelling with embedding of artificial neural network inputs. They are compared with regard to their ability to infer process performance for two different pollutant case studies, employing 1,2-dichloroethane and 3-chloro-4-methylaniline, respectively. The suitability of the different approaches was found to be strongly dependent on process configuration. Especially in configurations where lag times are apparent, the dynamic modelling approach was found to be superior, and process performance prediction was found to be strongly dependent on the history of process operation. 相似文献
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In all complex organisms, glial cells are pivotal for neuronal development and function. Insects are characterized by having only a small number of these cells, which nevertheless display a remarkable molecular diversity. An intricate relationship between neurons and glia is initially required for glial migration and during axonal patterning. Recent data suggest that in organisms such as Drosophila, a prime role of glial cells lies in setting boundaries to guide and constrain axonal growth. 相似文献