Apterous is a LIM-homeodomain protein that confers dorsal compartment identity in Drosophila wing development. Apterous activity requires formation of a complex with a co-factor, Chip/dLDB. Apterous activity is regulated during wing development by dLMO, which competes with Apterous for complex formation. Here, we present evidence that complex formation between Apterous, Chip and DNA stabilizes Apterous protein in vivo. We also report that a difference in the ability of Chip to bind the LIM domains of Apterous and dLMO contributes to regulation of activity levels in vivo. 相似文献
The calculations have been done for CH/π interaction with π-system of Ni(II)-acetylacetonato chelate ring. The results show that there is an attractive electrostatic interaction, while dispersion component is a major source of attractive interacting energies. The interaction was compared with CH/π interaction between two benzene rings. The comparison shows that two interactions are quite similar, enabling to estimate the energy of CH/π interaction with π-system of Ni(II)-acetylacetonato chelate ring to be about 10.5 kJ/mol. The results indicate that CH/π interactions of chelate ring in various molecular systems can be as important as CH/π interactions of phenyl ring. 相似文献
Background, Aim and Scope
Land use by agriculture, forestry, mining, house-building or industry leads to substantial impacts, particularly on biodiversity
and on soil quality as a supplier of life support functions. Unfortunately there is no widely accepted assessment method so
far for land use impacts. This paper presents an attempt, within the UNEP-SETAC Life Cycle Initiative, to provide a framework
for the Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA) of land use.
Materials and Methods:
This framework builds from previous documents, particularly the SETAC book on LCIA (Lindeijer et al. 2002), developing essential
issues such as the reference for occupation impacts; the impact pathways to be included in the analysis; the units of measure
in the impact mechanism (land use interventions to impacts); the ways to deal with impacts in the future; and bio-geographical
differentiation.
Results:
The paper describes the selected impact pathways, linking the land use elementary flows (occupation; transformation) and parameters
(intensity) registered in the inventory (LCI) to the midpoint impact indicators and to the relevant damage categories (natural
environment and natural resources). An impact occurs when the land properties are modified (transformation) and also when
the current man-made properties are maintained (occupation).
Discussion:
The size of impact is the difference between the effect on land quality from the studied case of land use and a suitable reference
land use on the same area (dynamic reference situation). The impact depends not only on the type of land use (including coverage
and intensity) but is also heavily influenced by the bio-geographical conditions of the area. The time lag between the land
use intervention and the impact may be large; thus land use impacts should be calculated over a reasonable time period after
the actual land use finishes, at least until a new steady state in land quality is reached.
Conclusions:
Guidance is provided on the definition of the dynamic reference situation and on methods and time frame to assess the impacts
occurring after the actual land use. Including the occupation impacts acknowledges that humans are not the sole users of land.
Recommendations and Perspectives:
The main damages affected by land use that should be considered by any method to assess land use impacts in LCIA are: biodiversity
(existence value); biotic production potential (including soil fertility and use value of biodiversity); ecological soil quality
(including life support functions of soil other than biotic production potential). Bio-geographical differentiation is required
for land use impacts, because the same intervention may have different consequences depending on the sensitivity and inherent
land quality of the environment where it occurs. For the moment, an indication of how such task could be done and likely bio-geographical
parameters to be considered are suggested. The recommendation of indicators for the suggested impact categories is a matter
of future research. 相似文献
The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment - The current global interest in circular economy (CE) opens an opportunity to make society’s consumption and production patterns more... 相似文献
This study was conducted to investigate the antistress potential of resveratrol, a natural polyphenol, in models that reproduce the conditions of acute hypobaric hypoxia and acute alcohol intoxication. Acute alcohol intoxication and acute hypobaric hypoxia induced an increase in the intensity of lipid peroxidation in the membranes of liver mitochondria from mice. Activation of lipid peroxidation was accompanied by swelling and variations in the levels of fatty acids with C18 and C20–22 in the composition of the total lipid fraction of mitochondrial membranes. The index of the unsaturation of fatty acids with C18 was decreased by 7.5% (from 1.69 ± 0.01 to 1.52 ± 0.01). Furthermore, the (20:3ω6+20:5ω3)/22:6ω3 index decreased from 0.23 ± 0.02 to 0.13 ± 0.01 for fatty acids under acute hypobaric hypoxia conditions, suggesting a decrease in eicosanoid metabolism. The administration of 2 × 10–5 mol/kg of resveratrol in animals for 5 days prevented changes in fatty acid composition, inhibiting activation of lipid peroxidation and swelling of mitochondria, thereby affecting physiological parameters. Thus, the adaptogenic properties of resveratrol may be ascribed to the prevention of lipid peroxidation in mitochondrial membranes, which probably affects the functional state of these organelles, contributing to the maintenance of cellular energy metabolism under stress conditions.
Trimeric autotransporter adhesins (TAAs) are bacterial surface proteins that fulfil important functions in pathogenic Gram‐negative bacteria. Prominent examples of TAAs are found in Burkholderia cepacia complex, a group of bacterial species causing severe infections in patients with cystic fibrosis. While there is strong evidence that Burkholderia cenocepacia TAAs mediate adhesion, aggregation and colonization of the respiratory epithelium, we still know very little about the molecular mechanisms behind these interactions. Here, we use single‐molecule atomic force microscopy to unravel the binding mechanism of BCAM0224, a prototype TAA from B. cenocepacia K56‐2. We show that the adhesin forms homophilic trans‐interactions engaged in bacterial aggregation, and that it behaves as a spring capable to withstand high forces. We also find that BCAM0224 binds collagen, a major extracellular component of host epithelia. Both homophilic and heterophilic interactions display low binding affinity, which could be important for epithelium colonization. We then demonstrate that BCAM0224 recognizes receptors on living pneumocytes, and leads to the formation of membrane tethers that may play a role in promoting adhesion. Collectively, our results show that BCAM0224 is a multifunctional adhesin endowed with remarkable binding properties, which may represent a general mechanism among TAAs for strengthening bacterial adhesion. 相似文献