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The third Conference of the Parties in Kyoto set the target of reducing greenhouse-gas emissions by an average of 5.3% with respect to 1990 values by 2008-2012. One of the main objections to the protocol's ratification is that compliance would pose an unbearable economic burden on the countries involved. But we show here that this is not the case if costs apart from the direct costs of energy production are also considered. Costs are also incurred in rectifying damage to human health, material goods, agriculture and the environment related to greenhouse-gas emissions. 相似文献
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Rong Grace Zhai Menico Rizzi Silvia Garavaglia 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》2009,66(17):2805-2818
Nicotinamide/nicotinic acid mononucleotide adenylyltransferase (NMNAT) has long been known as the master enzyme in NAD biosynthesis
in living organisms. A burst of investigations on NMNAT, going beyond enzymology, have paralleled increasing discoveries of
key roles played by NAD homeostasis in a number or patho-physiological conditions. The availability of in-depth kinetics and
structural enzymology analyses carried out on NMNATs from different organisms offer a powerful tool for uncovering fascinating
evolutionary relationships. On the other hand, additional functions featuring NMNAT have emerged from investigations aimed
at unraveling the molecular mechanisms responsible for complex biological phenomena such as neurodegeneration. NMNAT appears
to be a multifunctional protein that sits both at the core of central metabolism and at a crossroads of multiple cellular
processes. The resultant wealth of biochemical data has built a robust framework upon which design of NMNAT activators, inhibitors
or enzyme variants of potential medical interest can be based. 相似文献
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Pearson RA Barber AC Rizzi M Hippert C Xue T West EL Duran Y Smith AJ Chuang JZ Azam SA Luhmann UF Benucci A Sung CH Bainbridge JW Carandini M Yau KW Sowden JC Ali RR 《Nature》2012,485(7396):99-103
Cell transplantation is a potential strategy for treating blindness caused by the loss of photoreceptors. Although transplanted rod-precursor cells are able to migrate into the adult retina and differentiate to acquire the specialized morphological features of mature photoreceptor cells, the fundamental question remains whether transplantation of photoreceptor cells can actually improve vision. Here we provide evidence of functional rod-mediated vision after photoreceptor transplantation in adult Gnat1?/? mice, which lack rod function and are a model of congenital stationary night blindness. We show that transplanted rod precursors form classic triad synaptic connections with second-order bipolar and horizontal cells in the recipient retina. The newly integrated photoreceptor cells are light-responsive with dim-flash kinetics similar to adult wild-type photoreceptors. By using intrinsic imaging under scotopic conditions we demonstrate that visual signals generated by transplanted rods are projected to higher visual areas, including V1. Moreover, these cells are capable of driving optokinetic head tracking and visually guided behaviour in the Gnat1?/? mouse under scotopic conditions. Together, these results demonstrate the feasibility of photoreceptor transplantation as a therapeutic strategy for restoring vision after retinal degeneration. 相似文献
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