Metabolic and Transcriptomic Profile Revealing the Differential Accumulating Mechanism in Different Parts of .

is an important orchid plant that has been used as a traditional herb for many years. For the further pharmaceutical development of this resource, a combined transcriptome and metabolome analysis was performed in different parts of . First, saccharides, organic acids, amino acids and their derivatives, and alkaloids were the main substances identified in .

[Correlation analysis and breeding application of agronomic traits and quality indexes in Dendrobium nobile].

The present study aimed to explore the correlation between agronomic traits and quality indexes of Dendrobium nobile and its application value in agricultural breeding. The cultivated strains of D. nobile in Hejiang-Chishui producing areas were extensively collected,and the main agronomic traits and quality indexes were measured.

[Effects of maize plant types on dry matter accumulation characteristics and yield of soybean in maize-soybean intercropping systems].

In order to explore the effects of maize plant types on dry matter accumulation and yield of soybean, a field experiment was conducted in 2013, including three maize-soybean relay strip intercropping systems. The relay strip intercropping systems were designed as soybean (Gongxuan 1) intercropped with Denghai 605 (RI1), Chuandan 418 (RI2) or Yayu 13 ( RI3), and the monocultured soybean was used as control. The results demonstrated that the dry matter accumulation rates of intercropped soybean in RI2 and RI3 treatments were lower than in RI1 treatment, and the leaf, stem and pod dry matter accumulation of intercropped soybean in RI1 treatment was 17.

Hemgn is a direct transcriptional target of HOXB4 and induces expansion of murine myeloid progenitor cells.

HOXB4, a member of the Homeobox transcription factor family, promotes expansion of hematopoietic stem cells and hematopoietic progenitor cells in vivo and ex vivo when overexpressed. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying this effect are not well understood. To identify direct target genes of HOXB4 in primary murine hematopoietic progenitor cells, we induced HOXB4 function in lineage-negative murine bone marrow cells, using a tamoxifen-inducible HOXB4-ER(T2) fusion protein.

In vivo selection of hematopoietic progenitor cells and temozolomide dose intensification in rhesus macaques through lentiviral transduction with a drug resistance gene.

Major limitations to gene therapy using HSCs are low gene transfer efficiency and the inability of most therapeutic genes to confer a selective advantage on the gene-corrected cells. One approach to enrich for gene-modified cells in vivo is to include in the retroviral vector a drug resistance gene, such as the P140K mutant of the DNA repair enzyme O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT*). We transplanted 5 rhesus macaques with CD34+ cells transduced with lentiviral vectors encoding MGMT* and a fluorescent marker, with or without homeobox B4 (HOXB4), a potent stem cell self-renewal gene.

Unique risk factors for insertional mutagenesis in a mouse model of XSCID gene therapy.

Although gene therapy can cure patients with severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) syndromes, the clinical occurrence of T cell malignancies due to insertional mutagenesis has raised concerns about the safety of gene therapy. Several key questions have remained unanswered: (i) are there unique risk factors for X-linked SCID (XSCID) gene therapy that increase the risk of insertional mutagenesis; (ii) what other genetic lesions may contribute to transformation; and (iii) what systems can be used to test different vectors for their relative safety? To address these questions, we have developed an XSCID mouse model in which both the Arf tumor-suppressor gene and the gammac gene were ablated. Gene therapy in this animal model recapitulates the high incidence of integration-dependent, T cell tumors that was seen in the clinical trial.

Determination of the conjugated linoleic acids in cow's milk fat by Fourier transform Raman spectroscopy.

The collective term "conjugated linoleic acid" or "CLA" generally refers to a mixture of conjugated positional and geometric isomers of linoleic (cis-9,cis-12-octodecadienoic) acid. In nature, these isomers are mainly formed in the rumen by biohydrogenation of polyunsaturated fatty acids. This study concerns a first trial of CLA determination in cow's milk fat by Raman spectroscopy.

Calcineurin-mediated Bad translocation regulates cyanide-induced neuronal apoptosis.

In cyanide-induced apoptosis, an increase in cytosolic free Ca2+ and generation of reactive oxygen species are initiation stimuli for apoptotic cell death. Previous studies have shown that cyanide-stimulated translocation of Bax (Bcl-associated X protein) to mitochondria is linked with release of cytochrome c and subsequent activation of a caspase cascade [Shou, Li, Prabhakaran, Borowitz and Isom (2003) Toxicol. Sci.

Cyanide enhancement of dopamine-induced apoptosis in mesencephalic cells involves mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress.

Dopamine (DA)-induced neurotoxicity is potentiated when cellular metabolism is compromised. Since cyanide is a neurotoxin that produces mitochondrial dysfunction and stimulates intracellular generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), KCN was used to study DA-induced apoptosis in primary cultured mesencephalon cells. Treatment of neurons with DA (300 microM) for 24h produced apoptosis as determined by TUNEL staining, DNA fragmentation and increased caspase activity.

NF-kappaB-mediated up-regulation of Bcl-X(S) and Bax contributes to cytochrome c release in cyanide-induced apoptosis.

Cyanide induces apoptosis through cytochrome c activated caspase cascade in primary cultured cortical neurons. The underlying mechanism for cytochrome c release from mitochondria after cyanide treatment is still unclear. In this study, the roles of endogenous Bcl-2 proteins in cyanide-induced apoptosis were investigated.