农田林网化地区近地面层廓线特征研究

大面积林网化地区近地面层大气的系留气球观测发现,近地面层大气的风、温、湿分为两层,即下边界层和扰动边界层,其厚度和廓线分布与理查逊数有关,在中性天气条件下均满足对数分布规律,边界层（特别是扰动边界层）内的摩擦速度Ｕ．＂与旷野对比点的摩擦速度Ｕ０增大１个数量级,而粗糙度Ｚ＂０增大２个数量级,甚至更大。     

生态制剂用于烧伤大鼠局部抗感染的初步观察

本实验使用皮肤常住菌分离株,筛选驯化后成为无毒菌株,经冷冻干燥后,制备成生态制备膏霜,涂于已被烧伤大鼠表面,2h后接种绿脓杆菌(10~9CFu/ml)或金黄色葡萄球菌(10~9CFu/ml),并以空白膏霜涂抹作为对照组,观察其抗感染作用,发现拮抗作用自48h始,痴上绿脓杆菌菌数由1.08×10~(11)CFu/g降至6.51×10~(10)CF/g,痂下由1.12×10~(11)至7.77×10~9CFu/g。至72 h拮抗作明显,痴上绿脓杆菌4.69×10~(10)至2.08×10~8,痂下为1.65×10~(10)至4.5×10~8。感染金黄色葡萄球菌从10~(10)CFu/g到10~8CFu/g,72h后便降至1.02—7.83×10~6CFu/g,并一定程度阻止了感染的细菌入血,而对肠道细菌迁移无作用。     

林带中阻力分布的理论与实验研究

推导了风向垂直于林带走向时林带内的阻力分布的解析式,比较了３种所面形状林带的阻力分布特点,并用风洞实验资料进行了验证,简析了在实际生产中的应用．     

UPA2 and ZmRAVL1: Promising targets of genetic improvement of maize plant architecture

正Maize (Zea mays ssp. mays) is a major staple crop, with the highest tonnage among cereal crops worldwide(FAO 2014). Over the past century, maize yields have increased about 8-fold in the US central Corn Belt (from1,287 kg/ha in the 1930s to 11,084 kg/ha in 2017, http://m entary     

MicroRNA-217 Promotes Angiogenesis of Human Cytomegalovirus-Infected Endothelial Cells through Downregulation of SIRT1 and FOXO3A

Human cytomegalovirus(HCMV) infection has been shown to contribute to vascular disease through the induction of angiogenesis. However, the role of microRNA in angiogenesis induced by HCMV infection remains unclear. The present study was thus designed to explore the potential effect of miR-1217 on angiogenesis and to disclose the underlying mechanism in endothelial cells. We found that HCMV infection of endothelial cells(ECs) enhanced expression of miR-217 and reduced SIRT1 and FOXO3A protein level in 24 hours post infection(hpi). Transfection of miR-217 inhibitor not only depressed cellular migration and tube formation induced by HCMV infection, but also enhanced SIRT1 and FOXO3A protein expression. Additionally, luciferase assay confirmed that miR-217 directly targeted FOXO3A mRNA 3`UTR. Furthermore, pretreatment with resveratrol depressed motility and tube formation of HCMV-infected ECs, which could be reversed by SIRT1 siRNA. Similarly, delivery of FOXO3A overexpression lentivirus suppressed proliferative rate, migration and tube formation of HCMV-infected ECs, which reversed by transfection of FOXO3A siRNA. In summary, HCMV infection of endothelial cells induces angiogenesis by both of miR-217/SIRT1 and miR-217/FOXO3A axis.     

The novel presenilin-1-associated protein is a proapoptotic mitochondrial protein

Recent studies have suggested a possible role for presenilin proteins in apoptotic cell death observed in Alzheimer's disease. The mechanism by which presenilin proteins regulate apoptotic cell death is not well understood. Using the yeast two-hybrid system, we previously isolated a novel protein, presenilin-associated protein (PSAP) that specifically interacts with the C terminus of presenilin 1 (PS1), but not presenilin 2 (PS2). Here we report that PSAP is a mitochondrial resident protein sharing homology with mitochondrial carrier protein. PSAP was detected in a mitochondria-enriched fraction, and PSAP immunofluorescence was present in a punctate pattern that colocalized with a mitochondrial marker. More interestingly, overexpression of PSAP caused apoptotic death. PSAP-induced apoptosis was documented using multiple independent approaches, including membrane blebbing, chromosome condensation and fragmentation, DNA laddering, cleavage of the death substrate poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase, and flow cytometry. PSAP-induced cell death was accompanied by cytochrome c release from mitochondria and caspase-3 activation. Moreover, the general caspase inhibitor benzyloxycarbonyl-Val-Ala-Asp-fluoromethylketone, which blocked cell death, did not block the release of cytochrome c from mitochondria caused by overexpression of PSAP, indicating that PSAP-induced cytochrome c release was independent of caspase activity. The mitochondrial localization and proapoptotic activity of PSAP suggest that it is an important regulator of apoptosis.