Non-mitochondrial complex I proteins in a hydrogenosomal oxidoreductase complex

Trichomonas vaginalis is a unicellular microaerophilic eukaryote that lacks mitochondria yet contains an alternative organelle, the hydrogenosome, involved in pyruvate metabolism. Pathways between the two organelles differ substantially: in hydrogenosomes, pyruvate oxidation is catalysed by pyruvate:ferredoxin oxidoreductase (PFOR), with electrons donated to an [Fe]-hydrogenase which produces hydrogen. ATP is generated exclusively by substrate-level phosphorylation in hydrogenosomes, as opposed to oxidative phosphorylation in mitochondria. PFOR and hydrogenase are found in eubacteria and amitochondriate eukaryotes, but not in typical mitochondria. Analyses of mitochondrial genomes indicate that mitochondria have a single endosymbiotic origin from an alpha-proteobacterial-type progenitor. The absence of a genome in trichomonad hydrogenosomes precludes such comparisons, leaving the endosymbiotic history of this organelle unclear. Although phylogenetic reconstructions of a few proteins indicate that trichomonad hydrogenosomes share a common origin with mitochondria, others do not. Here we describe a novel NADH dehydrogenase module of respiratory complex I that is coupled to the central hydrogenosomal fermentative pathway to form a hydrogenosomal oxidoreductase complex that seems to function independently of quinones. Phylogenetic analyses of hydrogenosomal complex I-like proteins Ndh51 and Ndh24 reveal that neither has a common origin with mitochondrial homologues. These studies argue against a vertical origin of trichomonad hydrogenosomes from the proto-mitochondrial endosymbiont.     

用模糊综合评判法评价变电所所址

变电所选址是电力系统规划的一个重要环节。但与变电所所址有关的因素错综复杂,很难仅凭经验就能确定最佳所址。本文采用模糊综合评判方法对备选所址进行评判,确定其优先次序。在模糊综合评判中,各因素的权重分配对结果起决定性作用,用层次分析法确定与所址密切相关的各个因素相对总体目标而言的权重,使得权重的确定更科学。算例表明该方法是可行的。     

A llama-derived gelsolin single-domain antibody blocks gelsolin–G-actin interaction

RNA interference has tremendously advanced our understanding of gene function but recent reports have exposed undesirable side-effects. Recombinant Camelid single-domain antibodies (VHHs) provide an attractive means for studying protein function without affecting gene expression. We raised VHHs against gelsolin (GsnVHHs), a multifunctional actin-binding protein that controls cellular actin organization and migration. GsnVHH-induced delocalization of gelsolin to mitochondria or the nucleus in mammalian cells reveals distinct subpopulations including free gelsolin and actin-bound gelsolin complexes. GsnVHH 13 specifically recognizes Ca²⁺-activated gelsolin (K _d ~10 nM) while GsnVHH 11 binds gelsolin irrespective of Ca²⁺ (K _d ~5 nM) but completely blocks its interaction with G-actin. Both GsnVHHs trace gelsolin in membrane ruffles of EGF-stimulated MCF-7 cells and delay cell migration without affecting F-actin severing/capping or actin nucleation activities by gelsolin. We conclude that VHHs represent a potent way of blocking structural proteins and that actin nucleation by gelsolin is more complex than previously anticipated.     

寻找四元域上n维线性空间中n/2维自对偶子空间的方法

本文讨论F4上n维线性空间的k维子空间W，这些子空间都有特定的自同构群(实际上是典型群GLn(F4)的一个子群)，根据群中元素形式的不同可将子空间W分为两类，并对寻找n维空间中形如这两类的n／2维自对偶子空间提供了一种采用降低维数寻找的方法。     

多梯度复杂图像的分割

图像分割是一种重要的图像分析技术,它不仅得到人们广泛的重视和研究,也在实际中得到大量的应用。本文针对一些经典分割算法对多梯度复杂图像分割边缘定位不准确,易受噪声干扰的特点,提出了一种利用图像边缘区域对多梯度复杂图像进行自适应阈值分割的算法。通过对各种算法的比较,本算法抗干扰能力较强,稳定性好,而且完全自动,不需预先设定任何参数。对多种图像的实验表明本文方法十分有效。     

以专业实验室评估为契机积极推进学生素质教育

教育的目的就是为了全面提高人的素质，为适应素质教育的需要，积极推进专业实验室评估势在必行。本文就我院当前形势，结合专业实验室评估的实际工作，对以专业实验室评估为契机积极推进学生素质教育进行了深入的剖析。     

孤岛油田馆(1+2)地层划分对比与沉积模式

孤岛油田馆(1 2)砂层组属于河流相沉积，其纵向、横向相变迅速，砂体难以大面积追踪，本利用河流结构单元分析法、标准层与辅助标志层控制下的“旋回-厚度”对比法，很好地解决了馆(1 2)地层的划分对比问题，其中馆(1 2)砂层组内辅助标志层的发现为地层的划分对比提供了重要的保证．根据结构单元分析、砂体的岩性特征、粒度特征、河流砂体的空间展布形态以及河流曲率的计算，对馆(1 2)河流沉积的垂向旋回性及沉积模式进行了研究。对比Miall的16种河流分类方案，孤岛油田馆(1 2)砂层组属于细粒曲流河沉积．     

Drug modification of silver-induced sodium transport across toad skin

Summary Stimulation of active Na⁺ transport in the toad skin by antidiuretic hormone (ADH) and p-chloromecuribenzoate (P-CMB) was blunted by the presence of silver (Ag⁺). Amiloride inhibited active Na⁺ transport, equivalently, whether Ag⁺ was present or not.This work was supported by the Nephrology Training grant from the National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases (1-TO1-AM-05697-02 and –03) and by Whitehall Foundation grant No. 78-156 ck-1 DSR.     

Au sujet de la mesure des modifications de l'adrénalino-sécrétion

Summary A method is described that allows blood samples to be taken repeatedly from the suprarenal vein, without changing the circulation in the adrenal glands or eliciting reflexes which could interfere with the adrenalin secretion. The vasoconstrictor properties of the blood samples are tested on an isolated blood vessel preparation.