Efficacy and Related Factors of Artificial Femoral Head Replacement for Femoral Intertrochanteric Fracture and Nonunion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: An intertrochanteric fracture can cause ischemic necrosis in the femoral head, leading to negative effects. There are many types of implants for this fracture procedure, including metal-on-metal, metal-on-polyethylene, ceramic-on-ceramic, and ceramic-on-polyethylene, that are currently in use. The current modification is a hybrid prosthetic implant with high functional capacity compared with predecessors.

The challenge of engineering Rubisco for improving photosynthesis.

Photosynthesis uses the energy of sunlight to convert water and atmospheric CO into sugars, providing food and oxygen for life. The fixation of atmospheric CO in this crucial biological process is mediated by the enzyme Rubisco. The inefficiencies of Rubisco have inspired researchers for decades to explore ways to improve its function with the goal of increasing crop yields [1-4], and more recently to combat global warming [5].

Lattice B-doping evolved ferromagnetic perovskite-like catalyst for enhancing persulfate-based degradation of norfloxacin.

Series of B-doped perovskite-like materials CeCuCoO (B-CO) were fabricated with unique ferromagnetic property due to partial substitution of non-magnetic 2p-impurities boron in the lattice. Then, B-CO was used for activating peroxymonosulfate (PMS) for the degradation of norfloxacin (NOR), one kind of emerging pollutants with the concentration level up to mg/L in wastewaters. The results indicated that 5.

Scaffolding protein CcmM directs multiprotein phase separation in β-carboxysome biogenesis.

Carboxysomes in cyanobacteria enclose the enzymes Rubisco and carbonic anhydrase to optimize photosynthetic carbon fixation. Understanding carboxysome assembly has implications in agricultural biotechnology. Here we analyzed the role of the scaffolding protein CcmM of the β-cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 in sequestrating the hexadecameric Rubisco and the tetrameric carbonic anhydrase, CcaA.

Structural basis of staphylococcal Stl inhibition on a eukaryotic dUTPase.

dUTPases are key enzymes in all life kingdoms. A staphylococcal repressor protein (Stl) inhibited dUTPases from multiple species to various extents. Understanding the molecular basis underlying the inhibition differences is crucial to develop effective proteinaceous inhibitors of dUTPases.

Near-Infrared Thienoisoindigos with Aggregation-Induced Emission: Molecular Design, Optical Performance, and Bioimaging Application.

Thienoisoindigo as a popular conjugated skeleton has been constantly applied in the construction of organic optoelectronic materials. Exploring its new applications in fluorescent sensors and bioimaging is helpful to extend its potential. In this work, a thienoisoindigo fluorophore was first selected as a building block to be applied in the construction of the near-infrared fluorescent materials with an aggregation-induced emission manner through introducing triarylamine, thiophene-bridged triarylamine, and ,-dimethyl styrene, respectively.

After enjoying curry: urine metabolism analysis of curcuminoids by microemulsion electrokinetic chromatography with laser-induced native fluorescence detection.

Considering pH-dependent fluorescence of curcuminoids, a microemulsion electrokinetic chromatographic (MEEKC) method was developed under acidic conditions for their separation and detection using laser-induced native fluorescence (LINF), so as to solve the analysis of urine metabolism for curcuminoids. The microemulsion composition was optimized by response surface methodology (RSM), and the effects of buffer pH and organic modifiers were systematically investigated. The optimal buffer for the separation of curcuminoids was chosen as follows: 2.

A biotin-guided hydrogen sulfide fluorescent probe and its application in living cell imaging.

Hydrogen sulfide (HS), a well-known signaling molecule, exerts significant regulatory effects on the cardiovascular and nervous systems. Therefore, monitoring the metabolism of HS offers a potential mechanism to detect various diseases. In addition, biotin is significantly used as a targeting group to detect cancer cells exclusively.

RNA-Seq-Based Gene Expression Pattern and Morphological Alterations in Chick Thymus during Postnatal Development.

The thymus is a lobulated unique lymphoid immune organ that plays a critical role in the selection, development, proliferation, and differentiation of T cells. The thymus of developing chickens undergoes continued morphological alterations; however, the biomolecular and transcriptional dynamics of the postnatal thymus in avian species is not clear yet. Therefore, the thymuses from chickens at different stages of development (at weeks 0, 1, 5, 9, 18, and 27) were used in the present study.

Structural basis for specific calcium binding by the polycystic-kidney-disease domain of Vibrio anguillarum protease Epp.

Extracellular proteases are often produced as pre-pro-enzyme and then undergo multiple processing steps to mature into the active form. The protease Epp, a virulent factor of Vibrio anguillarum, belongs to this family. Its maturation might be regulated by Ca via its polycystic kidney disease (PKD) domain, but the molecular mechanism is unknown.

The putative siderophore-interacting protein from Vibrio anguillarum: protein production, analysis, crystallization and X-ray crystallographic studies.

Siderophore-interacting proteins (SIPs) play an important role in iron acquisition in many bacteria. SIPs release iron from the internalized ferric siderophore complex by reducing ferric iron to ferrous iron, but how the iron is reduced is not well understood. Here, a sip gene was identified in the genome of Vibrio anguillarum 775.

The dUTPase of white spot syndrome virus assembles its active sites in a noncanonical manner.

dUTPases are essential enzymes for maintaining genome integrity and have recently been shown to play moonlighting roles when containing extra sequences. Interestingly, the trimeric dUTPase of white spot syndrome virus (wDUT) harbors a sequence insert at the position preceding the C-terminal catalytic motif V (pre-V insert), rarely seen in other dUTPases. However, whether this extra sequence endows wDUT with additional properties is unknown.

Radiation promotes epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and invasion of pancreatic cancer cell by activating carcinoma-associated fibroblasts.

The tumor microenvironment is of crucial importance affecting treatment and prognosis. High degree of carcinoma-associated fibroblast (CAF) infiltration occurs in pancreatic cancer, though its effect on radiotherapy remains unclear. In this study, we demonstrated that radiation enhanced the migration- and invasion-promoting capacity of CAFs both in vitro and in vivo in a lung metastasis model.

Evidences for involvement of growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor in ovarian development of starry flounder (Platichthys stellatus).

Although gonadotrophins are major regulators of ovarian function in teleosts and other vertebrates, accumulating evidence indicates that the growth hormone (GH)-insulin-like growth factor (IGF) axis also plays an important role in fish reproduction. As a first step to understand the physiological role of the GH-IGF system in the ovarian development of starry flounder (Platichthys stellatus), the expression profiles of GH and IGF messenger RNAs (mRNAs) and plasma GH, IGF-I, estradiol-17β (E2), and testosterone (T) levels during the ovarian development were investigated. The developmental stages of ovaries were divided into five stages (II, III, IV, V, and VI) by histological analysis.

Bufalin suppresses hepatocellular carcinoma invasion and metastasis by targeting HIF-1α via the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway.

It has been reported that there are multiple mechanisms by which bufalin could exert its antimetastatic effect. HIF-1α has been reported to be involved in tumor migration and invasion by regulating EMT. However, it is not known whether bufalin could exert the antimetastatic effect by modulating HIF-1α expression in hepatocellular carcinoma.

Molecular and transcriptional characterization of GTHs and mPRα during ovarian maturation in rock bream Oplegnathus fasciatus.

The membrane progestin receptor α (mPRα) plays an important role in the regulation of oocyte meiotic maturation in fish. However, the endocrine regulation of multiple spawning in fish with asynchronous ovarian development remains to be determined. We identified four genes (FSHβ, LHβ, CGα and mPRα) that are widely expressed in both the reproductive and non-reproductive tissues of rock bream Oplegnathus fasciatus and examined their expression during ovarian maturation.

DNA methylation regulates bromodomain-containing protein 2 expression during adipocyte differentiation.

Obesity is characterized by excessive accumulation of white adipose tissue. Bromodomain-containing protein 2 (Brd2), which belongs to the bromodomain and extraterminal domain family of proteins, suppresses adipocyte differentiation. DNA methylation is critical for several differentiation processes and possibly in adipocyte differentiation.

Insulin-like growth factors I and II in starry flounder (Platichthys stellatus): molecular cloning and differential expression during embryonic development.

In order to elucidate the possible roles of insulin-like growth factors I and II (IGF-I and IGF-II) in the embryonic development of Platichthys stellatus, their cDNAs were isolated and their spatial expression pattern in adult organs and temporal expression pattern throughout embryonic development were examined by quantitative real-time PCR assay. The IGF-I cDNA sequence was 1,268 bp in length and contained an open reading frame (ORF) of 558 bp, which encoded 185 amino acid residues. With respect to IGF-II, the full-length cDNA was 899 bp in length and contained a 648-bp ORF, which encoded 215 amino acid residues.

Brd2 inhibits adipogenesis via the ERK1/2 signaling pathway in 3T3-L1 adipocytes.

Bromodomain-containing protein 2 (Brd2) is a nuclear serine/threonine kinase involved in transcriptional regulation. In 3T3-L1 adipocytes, Brd2 normally co-represses PPARγ (peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma) and inhibits adipogenesis. Here, we show that Brd2 over-expression in preadipocytes inhibits their differentiation into adipocytes, while Brd2 knockdown promotes adipogenic differentiation in vitro and forces cells to undergo adipogenesis independent of the MDI (methyisobutylxanthane, dexamethasone and insulin) induction.