Normalization of current kinetics by interaction between the alpha 1 and beta subunits of the skeletal muscle dihydropyridine-sensitive Ca2+ channel.

Purification of skeletal muscle dihydropyridine binding sites has enabled protein complexes to be isolated from which Ca2+ currents have been reconstituted. Complementary DNAs encoding the five subunits of the dihydropyridine receptor, alpha 1, beta, gamma, alpha 2 and delta, have been cloned and it is now recognized that alpha 2 and delta are derived from a common precursor. The alpha 1 subunit can itself produce Ca2+ currents, as was demonstrated using mouse L cells lacking alpha 2 delta, beta and gamma (our unpublished results). In L cells, stable expression of skeletal muscle alpha 1 alone was sufficient to generate voltage-sensitive, high-threshold L-type Ca2+ channel currents which were dihydropyridine-sensitive and blocked by Cd2+, but the activation kinetics were about 100 times slower than expected for skeletal muscle Ca2+ channel currents. This could have been due to the cell type in which alpha 1 was being expressed or to the lack of a regulatory component particularly one of the subunits that copurifies with alpha 1. We show here that coexpression of skeletal muscle beta with skeletal muscle alpha 1 generates cell lines expressing Ca2+ channel currents with normal activation kinetics as evidence for the participation of the dihydropyridine-receptor beta subunits in the generation of skeletal muscle Ca2+ channel currents.     

A eukaryotic DNA glycosylase/lyase recognizing ultraviolet light-induced pyrimidine dimers.

Cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers (CPDs) are the predominant product of photodamage in DNA after exposure of cells to ultraviolet light and are cytotoxic, mutagenic and carcinogenic in a variety of cellular and animal systems. In prokaryotes, enzymes and protein complexes have been characterized that remove or reverse CPDs in DNA. Micrococcus luteus and T4 phage-infected Escherichia coli contain a specific N-glycosylase/apurinic-apyrimidinic lyase that catalyses a two-step DNA incision process at sites of CPDs, thus initiating base excision repair of these lesions. It is well established that CPDs are recognized and removed from eukaryotic DNA by excision repair processes but very little information exists concerning the nature of the proteins involved in CPD recognition and DNA incision events. We report here that an enzyme functionally similar to the prokaryotic N-glycosylase/apurinic-apyrimidinic lyases exists in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. To our knowledge, this is the first time such an activity has been found in a eukaryote and is also the first example of an organism having both direct reversal and base excision repair pathways for the removal of CPDs from DNA.     

Treatment outcome of localized Helicobacter pylori-negative low-grade gastric MALT lymphoma

AIM: To investigate treatment outcome of Helicobacter pylori (H.pylori )-negative low-grade gastric mucosaassociated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma.METHODS: In this study,we retrospectively reviewed the clinical outcome and clinicopathologic factors of stage Ⅰ E H.pylori -negative low-grade gastric MALT lymphoma cases from August 1998 to June 2009.RESULTS: A total of eleven patients with H.pylori -negative low-grade gastric MALT lymphoma were enrolled in the study and received anti-H.pylori eradication tre...     

猪毛蒿对其他植物生长的他感作用

为测定猪毛蒿二次代谢物对其他植物产生的他感作用,利用气相色谱、质谱分析鉴定了猪毛蒿水溶性及挥发性二次代谢物,结果表明。猪毛蒿含有较多的水溶性及挥发性二次代谢物。这些物质对与其共生及与其非共生植物的种子发芽、幼苗生长具有较强的他感作用,这种作用随二次代谢物浓度的增高而增大,对非共生植物的作用远大于共生的植物。     

纳米层状硅酸盐在轮胎气密层中的应用研究

聚合物纳米复合材料因其分散相的高度精细化和纳米尺寸效应而具有与传统复合材料明显不同的力学性能和功能性能。其中,层状硅酸盐聚合物纳米复合材料又以分散相的高形状系数比而具有更为突出或特异的性能,如高刚性、高强度、高阻隔、高阻燃性等。因此聚合物纳米复合材料自问世以来便受到各国学者和工业界广泛关注。在轮胎气密层橡胶中,可以充分利用纳米层状硅酸盐材料的高阻隔性,从而起到提高气密性的作用。更进一步的应用研究表明,可以通过使用纳米层状硅酸盐填充橡胶作为气密层,在不损失气密性的情况下,减少气密层厚度,从而降低轮胎重量,实现原价节俭和滚动阻力降低的双重效果。     

The Lkb1 metabolic sensor maintains haematopoietic stem cell survival

Haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) can convert between growth states that have marked differences in bioenergetic needs. Although often quiescent in adults, these cells become proliferative upon physiological demand. Balancing HSC energetics in response to nutrient availability and growth state is poorly understood, yet essential for the dynamism of the haematopoietic system. Here we show that the Lkb1 tumour suppressor is critical for the maintenance of energy homeostasis in haematopoietic cells. Lkb1 inactivation in adult mice causes loss of HSC quiescence followed by rapid depletion of all haematopoietic subpopulations. Lkb1-deficient bone marrow cells exhibit mitochondrial defects, alterations in lipid and nucleotide metabolism, and depletion of cellular ATP. The haematopoietic effects are largely independent of Lkb1 regulation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signalling. Instead, these data define a central role for Lkb1 in restricting HSC entry into cell cycle and in broadly maintaining energy homeostasis in haematopoietic cells through a novel metabolic checkpoint.     

Diffserv AQM algorithm for edge and core routers

The existing active queue management (AQM) algorithm acts on subscribers and edge routers only, it does not support differentiate-serve (Diffserv) quality of service (QoS), while the existing diffserv QoS has not considered the link capacities between edge routers and connected core routers. When a core router in a two layers’ network experiences congestion, the connected edge routers have no ability to adjust their access data rates. Thus, it is difficult to achieve the congestion control for the large scale network with many edge routers and core routers. To solve these problems, two difffserve AQM algorithms are proposed for the congestion control of multilayer network. One diffserv AQM algorithm implements fair link capacities of edge routers, and the other one implements unequal link capacities of edge routers, but it requires the core routers to have multi-queues buffers and Diffserv AQM to support. The proposed algorithms achieve the network congestion control by operating AQM parameters on the conditions of proposed three theorems for core and edge routers. The dynamic simulation results demonstrate the proposed control algorithms for core and edge routers to be valid.     

光纤布拉格光栅监测系统在现场监测混凝土挡土墙早期性能中的应用(英文)

应用光纤布拉格光栅温度传感器和应变传感器现场监测了混凝土挡土墙浇注早期的变形和温度变化情况。由于光纤布拉格光栅同时感应温度和变形,需要用布拉格光栅温度传感器对应变传感器进行温度补偿。监测结果表明,光纤布拉格光栅监测系统适用于混凝土早期性能的现场监测,通过与普通传感器监测结果对比,光纤传感器的结果更稳定,准确,且该监测系统可继续对混凝土结构的中长期性能进行实时监测。     

Functionality of the TRPV subfamily of TRP ion channels: add mechano-TRP and osmo-TRP to the lexicon!

Transient receptor potential (TRP) ion channels have been identified as cellular sensors responding to diverse external and internal stimuli. This review will cover the TRPV subfamily that comprises vertebrate and invertebrate members. The six mammalian TRPV channels were demonstrated to function in thermosensation, mechanosensation, osmosensation and Ca²⁺ uptake. Invertebrate TRPV channels, five in Caenorhabditis elegans and two in Drosophila, have been shown to play a role in mechanosensation, such as hearing and proprioception in Drosophila and nose touch in C. elegans, and in the response to osmotic and chemical stimuli in C. elegans. We will focus here on the role that TRPV ion channels play in mechanosensation and a related sensory (sub-)modality, osmosensation. Received 2 May 2005; received after revision 30 July 2005; accepted 30 August 2005