Exocytotic fusion is activated by Rab3a peptides.

Studies of intracellular traffic in yeast and mammalian systems have implicated members of the Rab family of small GTP-binding proteins as regulators of membrane fusion. We have used the patch clamp technique to measure exocytotic fusion events directly and investigate the role of GTP-binding proteins in regulating exocytosis in mast cells. Intracellular perfusion of mast cells with GTP-gamma S is sufficient to trigger complete exocytotic degranulation in the absence of other intracellular messengers. Here we show that GTP is a potent inhibitor of GTP-gamma S-induced degranulation, indicating that sustained activation of a GTP-binding protein is sufficient for membrane fusion. We have found that synthetic oligopeptides, corresponding to part of the effector domain of Rab3a, stimulate complete exocytotic degranulation, similar to that induced by GTP-gamma S. The response is selective for Rab3a sequence and is strictly dependent on Mg2+ and ATP. This suggests that sustained activation of a Rab3 protein causes exocytotic fusion. The peptide response can be accelerated by GDP-beta S, suggesting that Rab3a peptides compete with endogenous Rab3 proteins for a binding site on a target effector protein, which causes fusion on activation.     

“926”植物生长调节剂的药效作用及机理研究

试验表明，“９２６”植物生长调节剂对植物种子活力、根系活力、植物生长发育具有明显的促进作用。用“９２６”浸稻种和玉米种，可提高发芽势、发芽率，增加次生根数和次生根长。苗期施药，同样可促进幼苗生长发育、促进根系发育、增加分蘖、分枝，提高成穗率。其它生育期施药，可分别提高成稳率、穗粒数、粒重，显著提高作物产量。     

管节点疲劳裂纹扩展规律和寿命估算

对Ｔ型管节点的疲劳试验进行分析，研究疲劳裂纹的扩展规律，用“柔度法”计算应力强度因子范围ΔＫ，确定材料常数ｃ，ｍ，提出并运用“直线－曲线模式法”估算管节点疲劳寿命，结果与试验吻合，具有一定的实用参考价值。     

基于主客体作用的荧光传感器研究进展

基于主客体作用的荧光传感器研究备受人们关注，近年来得到了迅速发展。本介绍了以冠醚、环糊精、杯芳烃等大环化合物作为接受体的荧光传感器的制备、分子离子识别机制和应用研究现状，展望了未来的发展趋势。     

Which survey indicators are useful for monitoring consumption? Evidence from European countries

This paper assesses the information content of two survey indicators for consumption developments in the near future for eight European countries in the period 1985–1998. Empirical work on this topic typically focuses on consumer confidence, the perceptions of buyers of consumption goods. This paper examines whether perceptions of sellers of consumption goods, measured by retail trade surveys, may also improve short‐term monitoring of consumption. We find that both consumer confidence and retailer confidence embody valuable information, when analysed in isolation. For France, Italy and Spain we conclude that adding retail confidence does not improve the indicator model once consumer confidence has been included. For the UK the reverse case is obtained. For the remaining four countries we show that combining consumer sentiment and retail trade confidence into a composite indicator leads to optimal results. Our results suggest that incorporating information from retail trade surveys may offer significant benefits for the analysis of short‐term prospects of consumption. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

浅谈软弱地基的施工技术

用级配砂石垫层换填处理薄层软土地基是一种经济实用的方法。介绍了用级配砂石垫层处理软弱地基的设计方法、施工要点及其质量检测办法。     

基于Oracle Spatial的WEBGIS数据模型构造

结合WEBGIS的特征,提出了满足WEBGIS实际性能要求,便于实际实施的一种空间数据模型结构实例,解决了WEBGIS与Oracle Spatial无缝连接的问题。