The novel gene pFAM134B positively regulates fat deposition in the subcutaneous fat of Sus scrofa.

In this study, we analyzed the global gene expression profiles in the subcutaneous fat (SAT) of Jinhua pigs and Landrace pigs at 90d. Several genes were significantly highly expressed in Jinhua pigs, including genes encoding the rate limiting enzymes in the TCA cycle, fatty acid activation, fatty acid synthesis and triglyceride synthesis. We identified a novel gene tagged by the EST sequences as public No.

Expressing antimicrobial peptide cathelicidin-BF in Bacillus subtilis using SUMO technology.

Small ubiquitin-related modifier (SUMO) technology has been widely used in Escherichia coli expression systems to produce antimicrobial peptides. However, E. coli is a pathogenic bacterium that produces endotoxins and can secrete proteins into the periplasm, forming inclusion bodies.

Limits to sustained energy intake. XVIII. Energy intake and reproductive output during lactation in Swiss mice raising small litters.

Limits to sustained energy intake (SusEI) during lactation in Swiss mice have been suggested to reflect the secretory capacity of the mammary glands. However, an alternative explanation is that milk production and food intake are regulated to match the limited growth capacity of the offspring. In the present study, female Swiss mice were experimentally manipulated in two ways - litter sizes were adjusted to be between 1 and 9 pups and mice were exposed to either warm (21°C) or cold (5°C) conditions from day 10 of lactation.

(E)-N'-(2,5-Dimethoxy-benzyl-idene)-2,4-dihydroxy-benzohydrazide.

In the title compound, C(16)H(16)N(2)O(5), the dihedral angle between the two benzene rings is 4.2 (2)° and an intra-molecular O-H⋯O hydrogen bond generates an S(6) ring. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked into layers lying parallel to the bc plane by O-H⋯O and N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds.

(Z)-N'-(4-Hydr-oxy-4-methyl-pentan-2-yl-idene)-2-(8-quinol-yloxy)acetohydrazide.

The title compound, C(17)H(21)N(3)O(3), has a Z configuration about the N=N double bond. The molecular conformation is stabilized by intramolecular N-H⋯O and O-H⋯N hydrogen bonds.

(E)-N'-(3,4-Dimethoxy-benzyl-idene)-2,4-dihydroxy-benzohydrazide methanol solvate.

The title compound, C(16)H(16)N(2)O(5)·CH(3)OH, was obtained from a condensation reaction of 3,4-dimethoxy-benzaldehyde and 2,4-dihydroxy-benzohydrazide. The non-H atoms of the Schiff base mol-ecule are approximately coplanar (r.m.

Acute electrical stimulation of nucleus ambiguus enhances immune function in rats.

Background: Up to now, many "immunoactive" brain areas have been identified, such as hypothalamic nuclei, brain reward system; but the nucleus ambiguous (Amb), a nucleus nervi vagis of medulla oblongata, was less well studied in neuroimmunomodulation.

Methods: In order to obtain more profound comprehension and more knowledge on Amb, we studied the effect of acute electrical stimulation of Amb on thymus and spleen activity in rat. A stimulator was applied to stimulate the Amb of the anaesthetic rats using the parameter at 100 microgA x 5 ms x 100 Hz every 1 s for 1 min.

[Isolation and identification of coxsackievirus in Sichuan golden monkey].

A coxsackievirus B strain was successfully isolated by cells culture from cardiac muscle tissues of a dead Sichuan golden monkey with myocarditis from a zoo of Changchun in China. The isolate was consistent with CVB by morphology, physicochemistry test, animal regression test and RT-PCR. Analysis of VP1 partial gene sequence and detection of mice specific serum IgG showed that the strain isolated was a coxsackievirus B3.

[Analysing genetic distance of national wistar rat with DNA fingerprinting].

DNA fingerprinting of Wistar rat were studied with JL-02 Mulilocus probe and Southern hybridization, and comparing with different individuals of nine groups Wistar rat from six national classical area and different groups. It was indicated that DNA fingerprinting could reflect genetic material of outbred strain rat,and were more polymorphic. The genetic distances of Wistar rat were distributed for 0.