Uncovering the mechanisms of how corn steep liquor and microbial communities minimize cadmium translocation in Chinese cabbage.

Corn steep liquor-assisted microbial remediation has been proposed as a promising strategy to remediate cadmium (Cd)-contaminated soil. In this study, we determined Bacillus subtilis (K2) with a high cadmium (Cd) accumulation ability and Cd resistance. However, studies on this strategy used in the Cd uptake of Chinese cabbage are lacking, and the effect of the combined incorporation of corn steep liquor and K2 on the functions and microbial interactions of soil microbiomes is unclear.

Identification of lethal species in section based on nucleotide signature and specific TaqMan-MGB probe and primer.

section consists of lethal toxic mushroom species, causing many fatal poisoning incidents worldwide. Molecular techniques of nucleotide signatures and single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) detection could be used to develop a specific method for identifying lethal section (sect.) species.

Amino acid application inhibits root-to-shoot cadmium translocation in Chinese cabbage by modulating pectin methyl-esterification.

The exogenous application of amino acids (AAs) generally alleviates cadmium (Cd) toxicity in plants by altering their subcellular distribution. However, the physiological mechanisms underlying AA-mediated cell wall (CW) sequestration of Cd in Chinese cabbage remain unclear. Using two genotypes of Chinses cabbage, Jingcui 60 (Cd-tolerant) and 16-7 (Cd-sensitive), we characterized the root structure, subcellular distribution of Cd, CW component, and related gene expression under the Cd stress.

[The secreted level of REIC protein in gastric carcinoma and its role of proliferation inhibition].

Aim: To detect secretory REIC content in serum from the patients with gastric carcinoma and cell culture medium of gastric carcinoma cell lines, and determine the effects of recombinant REIC on proliferation of gastric carcinoma cells.

Methods: ELISA was employed to determine REIC content in serum and supernatant, and WST-8 to detect the proliferation of gastric carcinoma cells.

Results: The secretion level of REIC was obviously decreased in serum form gastric carcinoma, compared with healthy individuals (P<0.