Polarization-Independent Narrowband Near-Perfect Absorption Based on One-Dimension Embedded Aluminum Grating

Plasmonics - In the past, the polarization-insensitive absorption is realized mainly employing the two-dimensional periodic structure of fourfold rotational symmetry, which greatly increases the...     

MicroRNAs: Small regulators with a big impact

MicroRNAs (miRNA) are non-coding small (approximately 22nt) RNAs that regulate diverse physiological and developmental processes. In animals, they regulate target genes by binding imperfectly to 3'UTR sequences in mRNAs and attenuate translation. There are hundreds of miRNA genes in animals, and current studies show they constitute a minimum of 1% of known genes. We are just beginning to understand the diverse roles they play in cellular processes, which include signaling pathways, developmental pathways, and possibly various types of cancers.     

小麦根尖细胞分化过程中超微结构变化的研究

本文研究了小麦根尖分生区、伸长区和成熟区中细胞的超微结构变化。发现细胞核从分生区到成熟区,其大小、形态及其内核仁和异染色质结构均发生一些有规律的变化;内质网、液泡、线粒体、质体、细胞壁和胞间隙也存在着一系列有规律的变化;并讨论了这些动态变化与根尖细胞分化的内在联系。     

Establishment of immortalized mouse intestinal epithelial cells line and study of effects of Arg-Arg on inflammatory response

Primary mouse intestinal epithelial cells (MIEs) are not ideal models for long-term culture in vitro and a limited amount of approximate three generations. In addition, the mechanism that arginine-arginine dipeptide (Arg-Arg) regulates mouse intestinal inflammatory response remains unknown. Therefore, the aim of this study was to establish immortal MIEs and study the effects of Arg-Arg on inflammatory response after challenging the MIEs with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or staphylococcal enterotoxin C (rSEC). Our data showed that immortalized MIEs could be cultured over 100 generations. The immortalized MIEs showed positive reaction against cytokeratine 18 antigen, E-cadherin, and peptide transporters (Pept1) using indirect immunofluorescence. Cytokeratine 18 and Pept1 can be expressed in immortalized MIEs by immunoblotting. Fatty acid-binding proteins (FABPs) and villin known as intestinal epithelial cell functional protein were constitutively expressed in immortalized MIEs. For inflammatory response, these results showed that Arg-Arg can decrease the LPS-induced expression of IL-1β and the rSEC-induced expression of TNF-α; however, it can upregulate the LPS-induced expression of IL-6 and TNF-α and the rSEC-induced expression level of IL-1β. In addition, in the MAPK signaling pathway, pSAPK/JNK and p-Erk1/2 in LPS with Arg-Arg treatment were upregulated than that in LPS treatment. p-p38 in LPS with Arg-Arg treatment was attenuated than that in LPS treatment. pSAPK/JNK and p-p38 in rSEC with Arg-Arg treatment were enhanced than that in rSEC treatment. Conversely, p-Erk1/2 in rSEC with Arg-Arg treatment was attenuated than that in rSEC treatment. These novel findings suggest that Arg-Arg dipeptide plays an important role for regulation of the immunologic balance in mouse intestinal inflammatory response.     

秋水仙素诱导的野生大豆根类细胞超微结构变化

萌发了４ｄ的野生大豆种子经秋水仙素处理３ｄ以后,根尖分生区细胞的超微结构发生了一些显著变化,许多质体环绕细胞核分布,这些质体中含有数量不等的淀粉粒,液泡的体积明显增大,有几个液泡分布的细胞核周围,少数细胞中形成网状粗面内质网聚集体;细胞核所占细胞体积的比例减小,有的细胞核形状变得极不规则,从超微结构分析,这些细胞已具备了分化细胞的特征,而不再入于有丝分裂之中。     

秋水仙素诱导的野生大豆根类细胞超微结构变化

萌发了4d的野生大豆种子经秋水仙素处理3d以后,根尖分生区细胞的超微结构发生了一些显著变化：许多质体环绕细胞核分布,这些质体中含有数量不等的淀粉粒;液泡的体积明显增大,有几个大液泡分布在细胞核周围;少数细胞中形成网状粗面内质网聚集体;细胞核所占细胞体积的比例减小,有的细胞核形状变得极不规则。从超微结构分析,这些细胞已具备了分化细胞的特征,而不再处于有丝分裂之中。