PdmIRD: missense variants pathogenicity prediction for inherited retinal diseases in a disease-specific manner.

Accurate discrimination of pathogenic and nonpathogenic variation remains an enormous challenge in clinical genetic testing of inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) patients. Computational methods for predicting variant pathogenicity are the main solutions for this dilemma. The majority of the state-of-the-art variant pathogenicity prediction tools disregard the differences in characteristics among different genes and treat all types of mutations equally.

Cobalt-based tripodal complexes as molecular catalysts for photocatalytic CO reduction.

Construction of artificial photosynthetic systems including CO reduction is a promising pathway to produce carbon-neutral fuels and mitigate the greenhouse effect concurrently. However, the exploitation of earth-abundant catalysts for photocatalytic CO reduction remains a fundamental challenge, which can be assisted by a systematic summary focusing on a specific catalyst family. Cobalt-based complexes featuring tripodal ligands should merit more insightful discussion and summarization, as they are one of the most examined catalyst families for CO photoreduction.

Mutual regulation of ROS accumulation and cell autophagy in wheat roots under hypoxia stress.

Here, we explored the mutual regulation of radical oxygen species (ROS) and autophagy in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) roots under hypoxia stress. We also analyzed differences between the responses of the stele and the cortex in the two wheat cultivars Huamai 8 (waterlogging-tolerant) and Huamai 9 (waterlogging-sensitive) to hypoxia stress.

Anchoring Co Ions into a Thiol-Laced Metal-Organic Framework for Efficient Visible-Light-Driven Conversion of CO into CO.

Using solar energy to convert CO into valuable fuels or chemicals offers a powerful solution to urgent energy and environmental problems. However, the development of efficient and selective catalysts remains a considerable scientific challenge. To address this, catalytically active Co centers can be anchored into the porous matrix of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) by utilizing a robust Zr-based MOF (Zr-DMBD) functionalized with freestanding thiol groups to enable efficient post-synthetic metal insertion.

The release of cytochrome c and the regulation of the programmed cell death progress in the endosperm of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under waterlogging.

It has been shown in mammalian systems that the mitochondria can play a key role in the regulation of apoptosis by releasing intermembrane proteins (such as cytochrome c) into the cytosol. Cytochrome c released from the mitochondria to the cytoplasm activates proteolytic enzyme cascades, leading to specific nuclear DNA degradation and cell death. This pathway is considered to be one of the important regulatory mechanisms of apoptosis.

Molecular Characterization of Three GIBBERELLIN-INSENSITIVE DWARF2 Homologous Genes in Common Wheat.

F-box protein is a core component of the ubiquitin E3 ligase SCF complex and is involved in the gibberellin (GA) signaling pathway. To elucidate the molecular mechanism of GA signaling in wheat, three homologous GIBBERELLIN-INSENSITIVE DWARF2 genes, TaGID2s, were isolated from the Chinese Spring wheat variety. A subcellular localization assay in onion epidermal cells and Arabidopsis mesophyll protoplasts showed that TaGID2s are localized in the nuclei.

Series of edge-sharing bi-triangle Ln4 clusters with a μ4-NO3- bridge: syntheses, structures, luminescence, and the SMM behavior of the Dy4 analogue.

A series of Ln4 clusters, [Ln4L2(μ3-OH)2(μ4-NO3)(NO3)4(OCH3)(H2O)]·xMeCN·yMeOH (Ln = Gd (1), Tb (2), Dy (3), Ho (4), Er (5), Yb (6), L = 2-{[2-(2-hydroxy-ethoxy)-ethylimino]-methyl}-6-methoxyphenol), have been synthesized by the reaction of Ln(NO)3 and a Schiff-base ligand formed in situ. The six complexes display similar structures, with an overall metal core comprising two edge-sharing triangular Ln3 units linked by a μ4-NO3(-) bridge. The luminescence spectrum of complex 2 shows the characteristic emission of the Tb(III) ions.

[2,2'-(1,1'-Binaphthyl-2,2'-diyldiimino)-diethanol-κN,N',O]dichloridocopper(II).

In the title complex, [CuCl(2)(C(24)H(24)N(2)O(2))], the Cu(II) cation is N,N',O-chelated by a 2,2'-(1,1'-binaphthyl-2,2'-diyldiimino)-diethanol ligand and coordinated by two chloride anions in a distorted square-pyramidal geometry. In the diethanol ligand, the two naphthalene ring systems are twisted with respect to each other at a dihedral angle of 68.30 (9)°.

Haplotype analysis of the genes encoding glutamine synthetase plastic isoforms and their association with nitrogen-use- and yield-related traits in bread wheat.

Glutamine synthetase (GS) plays a key role in the growth, nitrogen (N) use and yield potential of cereal crops. Investigating the haplotype variation of GS genes and its association with agronomic traits may provide useful information for improving wheat N-use efficiency and yield. We isolated the promoter and coding region sequences of the plastic glutamine synthetase isoform (GS2) genes located on chromosomes 2A, 2B and 2D in bread wheat.

Science letters: Proteomic analysis of differentially expressed proteins in mice with concanavalin A-induced hepatitis.

Objective: To find new protein biomarkers for the detection and evaluation of liver injury and to analyze the relationship between such proteins and disease progression in concanavalin A (Con A)-induced hepatitis.

Methods: Twenty-five mice were randomly divided into five groups: an untreated group, a control group injected with phosphate buffered saline (PBS), and groups with Con A-induced hepatitis evaluated at 1, 3 and 6 h. Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE) and mass spectrometry (MS) were used to identify differences in protein expression among groups.

[A method of extraction and separation of wheat gluten].

After removing gliadin and other proteins with 7.5% 2-propanol and 0.3 mol/L NaI, the total glutenin subunits were extracted with two kinds of buffer, one containing 25% 2-propanol, 0.

[Identification of genes related to resistance to Magnaporthe grisea using differential display technique in rice].

Rice blast caused by Magnaporthe grisea is one of the most serious constraints on high productivity. Understanding the mechanism of the infection of Magnaporthe grisea and the change of gene expression after infection is useful to control blast disease in rice. This work presents the isolation of differentially expressed cDNA fragments from rice leaf induced by the inoculum suspension of Magnaporthe grisea using mRNA differential display technique.

[Preliminary gene-mapping of photoperiod-temperature sensitive genic male sterility in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)].

The photoperiod-temperature sensitive genic male sterile (PTSGMS) line in wheat is important for the utilization of heterosis. The wheat line, BAU3338, is an excellent PTSGMS material identified in the recent years. In this study, its PTSGMS genes were mapped using molecular markers, SSR and ISSR.

[Differential expression of genes related to photoperiod-temperature sensitive genic male sterility in wheat, revealed by mRNA differential display using G-box family primer].

mRNA differential display with G-box family primer was used to analyze the differential expression of genes of the photoperiod-temperature sensitive genic male sterile(PTSGMS) line of wheat, BAU3338, between the sterile and fertile conditions. The result indicated that gene expression was significantly different between the two types of condition during the fertility transformation phase. The twelve qualitatively different DNA bands were identified with reverse Northern blot hybridization and five positive clones, HT1-G10, HT1-G3, HT2-G2, HT1-G4 and HT2-G5 were sequenced.

Mapping quantitative trait loci for plant height in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) using a F2:3 population.

To detect quantitative trait loci (QTLs) controlling plant height, the plant height of 240 F2:3 lines derived from the cross of a dwarf wheat line ND3338 with a tall line F390, was assessed in field trials at two locations with three replications in 2000 and 2001. Microsatellite markers were used to construct a framework linkage map containing 215 loci with 21 linkage groups, and covering the whole genome about 3600cM. With the method of interval mapping, seven putative QTLs affecting plant height were detected on chromosomes 1B, 4B (two regions), 6A (two regions), 6D and 7A, respectively.