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Genetic variation at the Major Histocompatibility Complex locus DQ beta was
analyzed in 233 beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) from seven
populations: St. Lawrence Estuary, eastern Beaufort Sea, eastern Chukchi
Sea, western Hudson Bay, eastern Hudson Bay, southeastern Baffin Island,
and High Arctic and in 12 narwhals (Monodon monoceros) sympatric with the
High Arctic beluga population. Variation was assessed by amplification of
the exon coding for the peptide binding region via the polymerase chain
reaction, followed by either cloning and DNA sequencing or single-stranded
conformation polymorphism analysis. Five alleles were found across the
beluga populations and one in the narwhal. Pairwise comparisons of these
alleles showed a 5:1 ratio of nonsynonymous to synonymous substitutions per
site leading to eight amino acid differences, five of which were
nonconservative substitutions, centered around positions previously shown
to be important for peptide binding. Although the amount of allelic
variation is low when compared with terrestrial mammals, the nature of the
substitutions in the peptide binding sites indicates an important role for
the DQ beta locus in the cellular immune response of beluga whales.
Comparisons of allele frequencies among populations show the High Arctic
population to be different (P < or = .005) from the other beluga
populations surveyed. In these other populations an allele, Dele-DQ
beta*0101-2, was found in 98% of the animals, while in the High Arctic it
was found in only 52% of the animals. Two other alleles were found at high
frequencies in the High Arctic population, one being very similar to the
single allele found in narwhal.
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Active application of gold nanoparticles for various diagnostic and therapeutic purposes started in recent decades due to the emergence of new data on their unique optical and physicochemical properties. In addition to colloidal gold conjugates, growth in the number of publications devoted to the synthesis and application of multifunctional nanocomposites has occurred in recent years. This review considers the application in biomedicine of multifunctional nanoparticles that can be produced in three different ways. The first method involves design of composite nanostructures with various components intended for either diagnostic or therapeutic functions. The second approach uses new bioconjugation techniques that allow functionalization of gold nanoparticles with various molecules, thus combining diagnostic and therapeutic functions in one medical procedure. Finally, the third method for production of multifunctional nanoparticles combines the first two approaches, in which a composite nanoparticle is additionally functionalized by molecules having different properties. 相似文献
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Elongation factor-1 alpha occurs as two copies in bees: implications for phylogenetic analysis of EF-1 alpha sequences in insects 总被引:5,自引:1,他引:4
We report the complete sequence of a paralogous copy of elongation factor-1
alpha (EF-1 alpha) in the honeybee, Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae).
This copy differs from a previously described copy in the positions of five
introns and in 25% of the nucleotide sites in the coding regions. The
existence of two paralogous copies of EF-1 alpha in Drosophila and Apis
suggests that two copies of EF-1 alpha may be widespread in the
holometabolous insect orders. To distinguish between a single, ancient gene
duplication and parallel, independent fly and bee gene duplications, we
performed a phylogenetic analysis of hexapod EF-1 alpha sequences.
Unweighted parsimony analysis of nucleotide sequences suggests an ancient
gene duplication event, whereas weighted parsimony analysis of nucleotides
and unweighted parsimony analysis of amino acids suggests the contrary:
that EF-1 alpha underwent parallel gene duplications in the Diptera and the
Hymenoptera. The hypothesis of parallel gene duplication is supported both
by congruence among nucleotide and amino acid data sets and by
topology-dependent permutation tail probability (T-PTP) tests. The
resulting tree topologies are also congruent with current views on the
relationships among the holometabolous orders included in this study
(Diptera, Hymenoptera, and Lepidoptera). More sequences, from diverse
orders of holometabolous insects, will be needed to more accurately assess
the historical patterns of gene duplication in EF-1 alpha.
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With the method of dynamic light scattering it was shown that the average size of micelles in the series of formulations based on various clindamycin salts, i. e. ClindHCl+Tween-20, ClindBz+Tween-20, ClindHCl+Cremafor-EL and ClindBz+Cremafor-EL increased from 6 to 20 nm. Investigations with the agar diffusion method revealed that the bactericidic action of the micelle-capsulated therapeutics did not depend on the micelle size within 6 to 20 mn. The concentration of the micellar clindamycin or gentamicin equal to 0.05 mcg/ml was bacteriostatic with respect to Micrococcus (Sarsina) luteus. 相似文献
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This study continues analysis from a companion paper on over 350,000 insured Swedish dogs up to 10 years of age contributing
to more than one million dog-years at risk during 1995–2000. The age patterns for total and diagnostic mortality and for general
causes of death (trauma, tumour, locomotor, heart and neurological) are presented for numerous breeds. Survival estimates
at five, eight and 10 years of age are calculated. Survival to 10 years of age was 75% or more in Labrador and golden retrievers,
miniature and toy poodles and miniature dachshunds and lowest in Irish wolfhounds (91% dead by 10 years). Multivariable analysis
was used to estimate the relative risk for general and more specific causes of death between breeds accounting for gender
and age effects, including two-way interactions. Older females had tumour as a designated cause of death more often than males
in most breeds, but not in the Bernese mountain dog. Information presented in this and the companion paper inform our understanding
of the population level burden of disease, and support decision-making at the population and individual level about health
promotion efforts and treatment and prognosis of disease events. 相似文献
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Movement of cells, either as amoeboid individuals or in organised groups, is a key feature of organ formation. Both modes of migration occur during Drosophila embryonic gonad development, which therefore provides a paradigm for understanding the contribution of these processes to organ morphogenesis. Gonads of Drosophila are formed from three distinct cell types: primordial germ cells (PGCs), somatic gonadal precursors (SGPs), and in males, male-specific somatic gonadal precursors (msSGPs). These originate in distinct locations and migrate to associate in two intermingled clusters which then compact to form the spherical primitive gonads. PGC movements are well studied, but much less is known of the migratory events and other interactions undergone by their somatic partners. These appear to move in organised groups like, for example, lateral line cells in zebra fish or Drosophila ovarian border cells. 相似文献8.
Georgy S. Terentyuk Galina N. Maslyakova Leyla V. Suleymanova Boris N. Khlebtsov Boris Ya. Kogan Garif G. Akchurin Alexander V. Shantrocha Irina L. Maksimova Nicolai G. Khlebtsov Valery V. Tuchin 《Journal of biophotonics》2009,2(5):292-302
Kinetics, biodistribution, and histological studies were performed to evaluate the particle‐size effects on the distribution of 15 nm and 50 nm PEG‐coated colloidal gold (CG) particles and 160 nm silica/gold nanoshells (NSs) in rats and rabbits. The above nanoparticles (NPs) were used as a model because of their importance for current biomedical applications such as photothermal therapy, optical coherence tomography, and resonance‐scattering imaging. The dynamics of NPs circulation in vivo was evaluated after intravenous administration of 15 nm CG NPs to rabbit, and the maximal concentrations of gold were observed 15–30 min after injection. Rats were injected in the tail vein with PEG‐coated NPs (about 0.3 mg Au/kg rats). 24 h after injection, the accumulation of gold in different organs and blood was determined by atomic absorption spectroscopy. In accordance with the published reports, we observed 15 nm particles in all organs with rather smooth distribution over liver, spleen and blood. By contrast, the larger NSs were accumulated mainly in the liver and spleen. For rabbits, the biodistribution was similar (72 h after intravenous injection). We report also preliminary data on the light microscopy and TEM histological examination that allows evaluation of the changes in biotissues after gold NPs treatment. (© 2009 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim) 相似文献
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Khlebtsov BN Burygin GL Matora LY Shchyogolev SY Khlebtsov NG 《Biochimica et biophysica acta》2004,1670(3):199-207
Two variants of a method for determining the average composition of insoluble immune complex particles (IICP) are described. The first variant is based on measuring the specific turbidity (the turbidity per unit mass concentration of the dispersed substance) and the average size of IICP determined from dynamic light scattering (DLS). In the second variant, the slope of the logarithmic turbidity spectrum (wavelength exponent) is used instead of DLS particle size. Both variants allow the average biopolymer volume fraction to be determined in terms of the average refractive index of IICP. The method is exemplified by two experimental antigen+antibody systems: (i) lipopolysaccharide-protein complex (LPPC) of Azospirillum brasilense Sp245+rabbit anti-LPPC; and (ii) human IgG (hIgG)+sheep anti-hIgG. We have found that IICP can be modeled by incompact porous particles that contain about 30% of biopolymer substance and 70% of buffer. 相似文献