Genome-wide identification of WD40 superfamily in Cerasus humilis and functional characteristics of ChTTG1.

The WD40 superfamily plays an important role in a wide range of developmental and physiological processes. It is a large gene family in eukaryotes. Unfortunately, the research on the WD40 superfamily genes in Cerasus humilis has not been reported.

(BBTV) nuclear shuttle protein interacts and re-distributes BBTV coat protein in .

(BBTV) is a circular single-stranded DNA virus with multi-components. The knowledge about interaction between viral proteins and pathogenesis mechanism of BBTV remains unclear. In this study, the coat protein gene (, ORF 516 bp) and nuclear shuttle protein gene (, ORF 465 bp) from BBTV B2 isolate of the Southeast-Asia group were cloned.

Comparison of flavonoids, phenolic acids, and antioxidant activity of explosion-puffed and sun-dried jujubes (Ziziphus jujuba Mill.).

The goal of the present study was to investigate the effect of explosion puffing and sun-drying on individual phenolic acids in four forms (free, esters, glycosides, and insoluble-bound), flavonoids, total phenolic content (TPC), and their antioxidant activity on jujube samples. Phenolic compounds were identified and quantified using high-performance liquid chromatography. Antioxidant capacity of jujube samples was evaluated by 2,2-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) radical scavenging activity and total reducing power.

[Analysis of the common morphological characteristics of cancerous cells using atomic force microscope].

Objective: To observe the surface ultrastructure of different tumor cells in vivo using atomic force microscope (AFM) and analyze their common characteristics.

Methods: We selected 60 specimens of each of normal liver cells, liver cancer, cervical squamous cells, cervical cancer cells, ductal epithelial cells and breast cancer cells for scanning using AFM. The cell surface scan images were analyzed using image analysis software to identify their common morphological features.

Application of atomic force microscopy in blood research.

Aim: To find suitable solutions having lesser granules and keeping erythrocytes in normal shapes under atomic force microscopy (AFM).

Methods: Eight kinds of solutions, 1% formaldehyde, PBS buffer (pH7.2), citrate buffer (pH 6.

Relationship between lymph node sinuses with blood and lymphatic metastasis of gastric cancer.

Aim: To elucidate the relationship between lymph node sinuses with blood and lymphatic metastasis of gastric cancer.

Methods: Routine autopsy was carried out in the randomly selected 102 patients (among them 100 patients died of various diseases, and 2 patients died of non-diseased reasons), their superficial lymph nodes locating in bilateral necks (include supraclavicle), axilla, inguina, thorax, and abdomen were sampled. Haematoxylin-Eosin staining was performed on 10 % formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded lymph node tissue sections (5 um).