Sec24C Participates in Cuticular Wax Transport by Facilitating Plasma Membrane Localization of ABCG5.

Cuticular waxes synthesised in the endoplasmic reticulum of epidermal cells must be exported to the outer surface of the epidermis to fulfil their barrier function. Beyond transmembrane trafficking mediated by ABC transporters, little is known about the movement of wax molecules. In this study, we characterise a mutant named sugar-associated vitrified 1 (sav1), which exhibits a vitrified phenotype and displays a reduced root length when cultivated on sugar-free medium.

[Cumulative effects of -function in the research of point patterns].

The spatial pattern of plant population is one of primary issues in ecological research. Point pattern analy-sis is considered as an important method to study the spatial pattern of plant population. Ripley's function has been commonly used for point pattern analysis.

[Agricultural climate regionalization of dryland farming for potato in Yinshan based on GIS].

Based on the meteorology dataset of 34 stations over the Yinshan area through the recent 30 years (1982-2010), we investigated the key environmental variables influencing potato yield using the correlation and regression methods. Two environmental variables, including the mean temperature difference, precipitation during the growing season, were selected as the major indexes for determining the suitable area for planting potato. Using the GIS-based small grid calculation model, we interpolated these two major environmental variables and produced the climatic map for potato in Yinshan area.

[Correlation between pneumonia and meteorological factors in children from Hohhot].

Objective: To study the correlation between the morbidity of pneumonia and meteorological factors in children from Huhhot, in order to provide a basis to prevent and decrease the morbidity of childhood pneumonia.

Methods: A total of 5087 hospitalized children with pneumonia from Huhhot between January 2004 and December 2009 were enrolled. The Circular Distribution method was applied to analyze the seasonal characteristics of the morbidity of pneumonia.