Isolates from 18 anastomosis groups (AGs) of binucleate Rhizoctonia were screened for lectin activity. Eight AGs (AG-B, AG-D, AG-F, AG-G, AG-H, AG-I, AG-R and AG-U) had low to moderate lectin
activities. Among these, members of AG-D and AG-I had the highest activity. Partially purified lectins from AG-D preferentially
agglutinated human blood type A to type B and O. Mucin and galactose were the most potent inhibitors among the tested carbohydrates.
The molecular masses of these lectins ranged from 12.7 kDa for the monomer to 62 kDa for the pentamer type. Proline, alanine,
glutamic acid, aspartic acid, leucine, threonine, serine and tyrosine were the major amino acid components of these lectins.
Lectins from AG-D were stable at 4–50°C and from pH 6.0 to 10.0. When assayed with isoelectric focusing, these lectins gave
bands at pI 9.30. Specificity of lectins from AG-D to galactose and its derivatives suggest a possible recognition role in
this fungal species. 相似文献
We found that, in the mouse visual cortex, action potentials generated in a single layer-2/3 pyramidal (excitatory) neuron can reliably evoke large, constant-latency inhibitory postsynaptic currents in other nearby pyramidal cells. This effect is mediated by axo-axonic ionotropic glutamate receptor-mediated excitation of the nerve terminals of inhibitory interneurons, which connect to the target pyramidal cells. Therefore, individual cortical excitatory neurons can generate inhibition independently from the somatic firing of inhibitory interneurons. 相似文献
The penetration route of adhered pyrethroids following direct aerosol spraying was studied in the German cockroach (Blattella germanica) by investigating the relationship between the application site of insecticide and knockdown efficacy. In direct spray, KT50 was 26.4 s and the adhered amount of pyrethroid was 0.745 μg. On the contrary, required amount of pyrethroid to obtain the same KT50 was one-eighth in topical application to the mesothoracic spiracle, while 2.6 times to the ventral mesothorax. KT50 of cockroaches with blocked mesothoracic spiracles was greater than those with unblocked spiracles by 1.8-fold. The amount of directly sprayed pyrethroid penetrating through the inner wall of the mesothoracic trachea was significantly higher than the amount penetrating through the body wall of the ventral mesothorax. Therefore, the knockdown effect of the direct spray was believed to be caused by the flow of pyrethroids into the mesothoracic spiracles and its subsequent penetration through the inner wall of the mesothoracic trachea. 相似文献
Fisheries Science - The article "Development of an efficient bioreactor system for delivering foreign proteins secreted from liver into eggs with a vitellogenin signal in medaka Oryzias... 相似文献
In this study, we developed a novel bioreactor system to deliver and accumulate foreign proteins in eggs using medaka fish Oryzias latipes with the aid of a partial sequence of vitellogenin (Vtg). In teleost fish, Vtg, the hepatically generated precursor of egg yolk proteins, is secreted into the bloodstream and then taken up into eggs. We predicted in silico a probable region (Vtg signal) of Vtg that mediates transportation of proteins from the liver into eggs. Then, we established two transgenic lines expressing the fused proteins including the Vtg signal and each reporter gene, enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) or firefly luciferase (LUC)-fused EGFP, in the liver driven by a liver-specific choriogeninH (chgH) promoter. Each reporter signal was detected from the fertilized eggs spawned by the transgenic females, showing successful transportation of the proteins into the eggs with the Vtg signal. This is the first report demonstrating that the Vtg signal has capability to deliver exogenous proteins into eggs. Because Vtg is a highly conserved protein among most of oviparous organisms, our findings hold promise for establishing bioreactor systems viable in a wide range of organisms.
Atmospheric gases trapped in polar ice at the firn to ice transition layer are enriched in heavy isotopes (nitrogen-15 and oxygen-18) and in heavy gases (O(2)/N(2) and Ar/N(2) ratios) relative to the free atmosphere. The maximum enrichments observed follow patterns predicted for gravitational equilibrium at the base of the firn layer, as calculated from the depth to the transition layer and the temperature in the firn. Gas ratios exhibit both positive and negative enrichments relative to air: the negative enrichments of heavy gases are consistent with observed artifacts of vacuum stripping of gases from fractured ice and with the relative values of molecular diameters that govern capillary transport. These two models for isotopic and elemental fractionation provide a basis for understanding the initial enrichments of carbon-13 and oxygen-18 in trapped CO(2), CH(4), and O(2) in ice cores, which must be known in order to decipher ancient atmospheric isotopic ratios. 相似文献