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Pan J, Deng Q, Jiang C, Wang X, Niu T, Li H, Chen T, Jin J, Pan W, Cai X, Yang X, Lu M, Xiao J, Wang P. USP37 directly deubiquitinates and stabilizes c-Myc in lung cancer. Oncogene 2014; 34:3957-67. [DOI: 10.1038/onc.2014.327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2014] [Revised: 08/03/2014] [Accepted: 08/19/2014] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Huang A, Xu S, Cai X. Empirical Bayesian elastic net for multiple quantitative trait locus mapping. Heredity (Edinb) 2014; 114:107-15. [PMID: 25204301 DOI: 10.1038/hdy.2014.79] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2013] [Revised: 06/27/2014] [Accepted: 07/04/2014] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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In multiple quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping, a high-dimensional sparse regression model is usually employed to account for possible multiple linked QTLs. The QTL model may include closely linked and thus highly correlated genetic markers, especially when high-density marker maps are used in QTL mapping because of the advancement in sequencing technology. Although existing algorithms, such as Lasso, empirical Bayesian Lasso (EBlasso) and elastic net (EN) are available to infer such QTL models, more powerful methods are highly desirable to detect more QTLs in the presence of correlated QTLs. We developed a novel empirical Bayesian EN (EBEN) algorithm for multiple QTL mapping that inherits the efficiency of our previously developed EBlasso algorithm. Simulation results demonstrated that EBEN provided higher power of detection and almost the same false discovery rate compared with EN and EBlasso. Particularly, EBEN can identify correlated QTLs that the other two algorithms may fail to identify. When analyzing a real dataset, EBEN detected more effects than EN and EBlasso. EBEN provides a useful tool for inferring high-dimensional sparse model in multiple QTL mapping and other applications. An R software package 'EBEN' implementing the EBEN algorithm is available on the Comprehensive R Archive Network (CRAN).
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Fu Y, Li R, Zhong J, Fu N, Wei X, Cun X, Deng S, Li G, Xie J, Cai X, Lin Y. Adipogenic differentiation potential of adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells from ovariectomized mice. Cell Prolif 2014; 47:604-14. [PMID: 25203126 DOI: 10.1111/cpr.12131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2014] [Accepted: 06/27/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES In human post-menopausal osteoporosis, enhanced adipogenesis in bone marrow and enhanced formation of adipose tissue in vivo are observed. These changes correlate with reduced trabecular bone volume and increased adipocyte cell size as well as cell number. However, cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying osteoporosis-related changes in adipocyte cell volume are not known. This study was designed to compare adipogenic potential of adipose tissue-derived stem cells (ADSCs) obtained from ovariectomized mice with that of control ADSCs, and to analyse pathological mechanisms from the point of functional changes of ADSCs. MATERIALS AND METHODS Healthy female C57BL/6J mice were randomly divided into ovariectomy and sham-surgery groups. Mouse ADSCs were isolated and cultured in vitro up to passage 3. After adipogenic induction, oil red O staining of lipid droplets was used to detect adipogenic ability of ADSCs; real-time PCR and immunofluorescence staining were used to detect expression of adipogenesis-related genes and proteins. RESULTS As indicated by increased expression of adipogenic and lipogenic genes and proteins, and lipid droplets accumulation shown by oil red-O staining, adipogenic differentiation of ADSCs was significantly enhanced in the ovariectomy group compared to the sham-surgery group (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION These findings suggest that enhanced adipogenic differentiation of ADSCs is likely to be the important cause for increased adipogenesis in vivo and subsequent obesity-like changes in body mass, in mice, after ovariectomy.
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Abelev B, Adam J, Adamová D, Aggarwal MM, Agnello M, Agostinelli A, Agrawal N, Ahammed Z, Ahmad N, Ahmad Masoodi A, Ahmed I, Ahn SU, Ahn SA, Aimo I, Aiola S, Ajaz M, Akindinov A, Aleksandrov D, Alessandro B, Alexandre D, Alici A, Alkin A, Alme J, Alt T, Altini V, Altinpinar S, Altsybeev I, Alves Garcia Prado C, Andrei C, Andronic A, Anguelov V, Anielski J, Antičić T, Antinori F, Antonioli P, Aphecetche L, Appelshäuser H, Arbor N, Arcelli S, Armesto N, Arnaldi R, Aronsson T, Arsene IC, Arslandok M, Augustinus A, Averbeck R, Awes TC, Azmi MD, Bach M, Badalà A, Baek YW, Bagnasco S, Bailhache R, Bala R, Baldisseri A, Baltasar Dos Santos Pedrosa F, Baral RC, Barbera R, Barile F, Barnaföldi GG, Barnby LS, Barret V, Bartke J, Basile M, Bastid N, Basu S, Bathen B, Batigne G, Batyunya B, Batzing PC, Baumann C, Bearden IG, Beck H, Bedda C, Behera NK, Belikov I, Bellini F, Bellwied R, Belmont-Moreno E, Bencedi G, Beole S, Berceanu I, Bercuci A, Berdnikov Y, Berenyi D, Bertens RA, Berzano D, Betev L, Bhasin A, Bhat IR, Bhati AK, Bhattacharjee B, Bhom J, Bianchi L, Bianchi N, Bianchin C, Bielčík J, Bielčíková J, Bilandzic A, Bjelogrlic S, Blanco F, Blau D, Blume C, Bock F, Bogdanov A, Bøggild H, Bogolyubsky M, Boldizsár L, Bombara M, Book J, Borel H, Borissov A, Bossú F, Botje M, Botta E, Böttger S, Braun-Munzinger P, Bregant M, Breitner T, Broker TA, Browning TA, Broz M, Bruna E, Bruno GE, Budnikov D, Buesching H, Bufalino S, Buncic P, Busch O, Buthelezi Z, Caffarri D, Cai X, Caines H, Caliva A, Calvo Villar E, Camerini P, Carena F, Carena W, Castillo Castellanos J, Casula EAR, Catanescu V, Cavicchioli C, Ceballos Sanchez C, Cepila J, Cerello P, Chang B, Chapeland S, Charvet JL, Chattopadhyay S, Chattopadhyay S, Chelnokov V, Cherney M, Cheshkov C, Cheynis B, Chibante Barroso V, Chinellato DD, Chochula P, Chojnacki M, Choudhury S, Christakoglou P, Christensen CH, Christiansen P, Chujo T, Chung SU, Cicalo C, Cifarelli L, Cindolo F, Cleymans J, Colamaria F, Colella D, Collu A, Colocci M, Conesa Balbastre G, Conesa del Valle Z, Connors ME, Contreras JG, Cormier TM, Corrales Morales Y, Cortese P, Cortés Maldonado I, Cosentino MR, Costa F, Crochet P, Cruz Albino R, Cuautle E, Cunqueiro L, Dainese A, Dang R, Danu A, Das D, Das I, Das K, Das S, Dash A, Dash S, De S, Delagrange H, Deloff A, Dénes E, D’Erasmo G, De Caro A, de Cataldo G, de Cuveland J, De Falco A, De Gruttola D, De Marco N, De Pasquale S, de Rooij R, Diaz Corchero MA, Dietel T, Divià R, Di Bari D, Di Liberto S, Di Mauro A, Di Nezza P, Djuvsland Ø, Dobrin A, Dobrowolski T, Domenicis Gimenez D, Dönigus B, Dordic O, Dubey AK, Dubla A, Ducroux L, Dupieux P, Dutta Majumdar AK, Ehlers RJ, Elia D, Engel H, Erazmus B, Erdal HA, Eschweiler D, Espagnon B, Esposito M, Estienne M, Esumi S, Evans D, Evdokimov S, Fabris D, Faivre J, Falchieri D, Fantoni A, Fasel M, Fehlker D, Feldkamp L, Felea D, Feliciello A, Feofilov G, Ferencei J, Fernández Téllez A, Ferreiro EG, Ferretti A, Festanti A, Figiel J, Figueredo 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Hetland KF, Hicks B, Hippolyte B, Hladky J, Hristov P, Huang M, Humanic TJ, Hutter D, Hwang DS, Ilkaev R, Ilkiv I, Inaba M, Innocenti GM, Ionita C, Ippolitov M, Irfan M, Ivanov M, Ivanov V, Ivanytskyi O, Jachołkowski A, Jacobs PM, Jahnke C, Jang HJ, Janik MA, Jayarathna PHSY, Jena S, Jimenez Bustamante RT, Jones PG, Jung H, Jusko A, Kadyshevskiy V, Kalcher S, Kalinak P, Kalweit A, Kamin J, Kang JH, Kaplin V, Kar S, Karasu Uysal A, Karavichev O, Karavicheva T, Karpechev E, Kebschull U, Keidel R, Khan MM, Khan P, Khan SA, Khanzadeev A, Kharlov Y, Kileng B, Kim B, Kim DW, Kim DJ, Kim JS, Kim M, Kim M, Kim S, Kim T, Kirsch S, Kisel I, Kiselev S, Kisiel A, Kiss G, Klay JL, Klein J, Klein-Bösing C, Kluge A, Knichel ML, Knospe AG, Kobdaj C, Köhler MK, Kollegger T, Kolojvari A, Kondratiev V, Kondratyeva N, Konevskikh A, Kovalenko V, Kowalski M, Kox S, Koyithatta Meethaleveedu G, Kral J, Králik I, Kramer F, Kravčáková A, Krelina M, Kretz M, Krivda M, Krizek F, Krus M, Kryshen E, Krzewicki M, 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Baillie O, Vinogradov A, Vinogradov L, Vinogradov Y, Virgili T, Viyogi YP, Vodopyanov A, Völkl MA, Voloshin K, Voloshin SA, Volpe G, von Haller B, Vorobyev I, Vranic D, Vrláková J, Vulpescu B, Vyushin A, Wagner B, Wagner J, Wagner V, Wang M, Wang Y, Watanabe D, Weber M, Wessels JP, Westerhoff U, Wiechula J, Wikne J, Wilde M, Wilk G, Wilkinson J, Williams MCS, Windelband B, Winn M, Xiang C, Yaldo CG, Yamaguchi Y, Yang H, Yang P, Yang S, Yano S, Yasnopolskiy S, Yi J, Yin Z, Yoo IK, Yushmanov I, Zaccolo V, Zach C, Zaman A, Zampolli C, Zaporozhets S, Zarochentsev A, Závada P, Zaviyalov N, Zbroszczyk H, Zgura IS, Zhalov M, Zhang H, Zhang X, Zhang Y, Zhao C, Zhigareva N, Zhou D, Zhou F, Zhou Y, Zhu H, Zhu J, Zhu X, Zichichi A, Zimmermann A, Zimmermann MB, Zinovjev G, Zoccarato Y, Zynovyev M, Zyzak M. Measurement of quarkonium production at forward rapidity in [Formula: see text] collisions at [Formula: see text]TeV. THE EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL. C, PARTICLES AND FIELDS 2014; 74:2974. [PMID: 25814905 PMCID: PMC4370879 DOI: 10.1140/epjc/s10052-014-2974-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2014] [Accepted: 07/09/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The inclusive production cross sections at forward rapidity of [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text](1S) and [Formula: see text](2S) are measured in [Formula: see text] collisions at [Formula: see text] with the ALICE detector at the LHC. The analysis is based on a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 1.35 pb[Formula: see text]. Quarkonia are reconstructed in the dimuon-decay channel and the signal yields are evaluated by fitting the [Formula: see text] invariant mass distributions. The differential production cross sections are measured as a function of the transverse momentum [Formula: see text] and rapidity [Formula: see text], over the ranges [Formula: see text] GeV/c for [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text] GeV/c for all other resonances and for [Formula: see text]. The measured cross sections integrated over [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text], and assuming unpolarized quarkonia, are: [Formula: see text] [Formula: see text]b, [Formula: see text] [Formula: see text]b, [Formula: see text] nb and [Formula: see text] nb, where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second one is systematic. The results are compared to measurements performed by other LHC experiments and to theoretical models.
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Fu N, Deng S, Fu Y, Li G, Cun X, Hao L, Wei X, Cai X, Peng Q, Lin Y. Electrospun P34HB fibres: a scaffold for tissue engineering. Cell Prolif 2014; 47:465-75. [PMID: 25124858 DOI: 10.1111/cpr.12122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2014] [Accepted: 06/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Amongst the fourth generation of PHAs is bio-plasticpoly3-hydroxybutyrate4-hydroxybutyrate (P34HB); it is thus appropriate to perform novel research on its uses and applications. The main objective of this study was to determine whether electrospun P34HB fibres would accommodate viability, growth and differentiation of mouse adipose-derived stem cells (mASCs). MATERIALS AND METHODS In the present study, we looked at P34HB in two forms, electrospun P34HB fibres and P34HB film. Morphology of electrospun P34HB fibres and P34HB film were characterized using scanning electron microscopy, fluorescence microscopy and confocal laser scanning microscopy, after cell seeding. Cell adhesion, proliferation and cytotoxicity tests were conducted on both by MTT and CCK-8 assays, respectively. After being cultured with osteogenic induction, expression of adipogenic genes Runx2, OPN and OCN, were examined by real-time PCR. RESULTS By scanning electron microscopy, light microscopy and confocal laser scanning microscopy, we observed that the mASCs grew well associated with the P34HB materials. After MTT and CCK-8 assay, we concluded that P34HB would, indeed, be a material suitable for further cell adhesion and proliferation studies. More importantly, we found that the P34HB matrices promoted expression of Runx2, OPN and OCN with osteogenic induction. CONCLUSIONS In this investigation, we can confirm that the electrospun P34HB fibres accommodated survival, proliferation and differentiation of mASCs, and we have been able to draw the conclusion that fibre scaffolds produced by the electrospinning process are promising for application of bone tissue engineering.
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Cai X, Yang L, Zhang J, Li GQ. First Report of Leptosphaeria biglobosa Causing Black Leg on Brassica campestris ssp. chinensis var. purpurea in Central China. PLANT DISEASE 2014; 98:1156. [PMID: 30708811 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-01-14-0098-pdn] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Purple cai-tai (Brassica campestris ssp. chinensis var. purpurea) is a traditional vegetable widely grown in southern China. In 2012 and 2013, black leg disease was observed on purple cai-tai in three surveyed cities (Jingzhou, Qianjiang, and Huanggang) in Hubei Province of China. Disease incidence ranged from 5 to 88% in eight surveyed fields. White cankers occurred on basal stems and numerous black pycnidia and pink conidia were present on the stem surface. Surface-sterilized (5% NaOCl for 90 s, rinsed in sterilized water three times) stem pieces were plated on potato dextrose agar (PDA) and incubated at 20°C and 12 h light/12 h dark for 7 days. A total of 22 isolates were obtained. All of the isolates appeared similar in colony morphology on PDA (20°C, 7 to 10 days), producing yellow pigment and black-brown, globose pycnidia containing cylindrical hyaline conidia (4 to 5 × 2 μm). These characteristics matched the description for Phoma lingam, the anamorph Leptosphaeria maculans and L. biglobosa (2). Species-specific primers LbigF, LmacF, and LmacR (1) were used in PCR-based identification of the isolates. A 444-bp DNA fragment characteristic of L. biglobosa was amplified from DNA extracted from all of the collected isolates. DNA amplification from the isolate UK-1 of L. maculans from B. napus in Hertfordshire of the United Kingdom yielded a 331-bp fragment. Two isolates, HGHCT2-1 and HGHCT2-2, were further identified by cloning and analysis of the ITS sequences and the partial sequences encoding β-tubulin and actin (3,4). The ITS sequences (586 bp, GenBank Accession. Nos. KF371660 and KF371661) were 100% identical to L. biglobosa 'brassicae' strain UK28 (DQ133893). The DNA sequences for β-tubulin (479 bp, KF307760 and KF307761) and actin (899 bp, KF307758 and KF307759) were 99 and 100% identical to the partial β-tubulin gene sequence (AY748997) and the partial actin gene sequence (AY748949) of the L. biglobosa 'brassicae' strain 2379-4, respectively. Pathogenicity of six randomly selected isolates was determined on two purple cai-tai cvs. Wanzi Qianhong and Jiu Yue Xian. Cotyledons of 10-day-old seedlings grown in potting mix in pots were pricked with a sterilized needle, and each wound was inoculated with 10 μl of conidial suspension (1 × 107 conidia/ml) of an isolate or 10 μl sterilized water (control). There were 12 cotyledons for each isolate and control. The experiment was repeated once. The treated seedlings were incubated at 20°C in an incubator under 12 h light/12 h dark for 12 days. The control cotyledons were healthy, but necrotic lesions were developed on the cotyledons that were inoculated with L. biglobosa and formation of pycnidia was observed on some lesions. Fungi re-isolated from the lesions were similar to the original L. biglobosa isolates both in colony morphology on PDA and in species-specific PCR testing. No fungi were isolated from the control cotyledons. This is the first report of L. biglobosa causing black leg on B. campestris ssp. chinensis var. purpurea in central China. The finding will be useful for understanding of the epidemiology of black leg on cruciferous crops and for management of this disease. References: (1) S. Y. Liu et al. Plant Pathol. 55:401, 2006. (2) R. A. Shoemaker and H. Burn. Can J Bot. 79:412, 2001. (3) L. Vincenot et al. Phytopathology 98:321, 2008. (4) T. J. White et al. PCR Protocols: A Guide to Methods and Applications. Academic Press, San Diego, CA, 1990.
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Lou M, Chen Z, Wan J, Hu H, Cai X, Shi Z, Sun J. Susceptibility-diffusion mismatch predicts thrombolytic outcomes: a retrospective cohort study. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2014; 35:2061-7. [PMID: 25012670 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a4017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Asymmetric hypointensity of cerebral veins on susceptibility-weighted imaging has been shown to indirectly reflect tissue hypoxia after cerebral ischemia. We therefore investigated whether patients with prominent asymmetry of the cerebral veins on SWI and a relatively small diffusion-weighted imaging lesion (SWI-DWI mismatch), representing the presence of salvageable tissue, were more likely to benefit from thrombolytic therapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS We conducted a retrospective study of the anterior circulation of patients with ischemic stroke with SWI/DWI acquired before thrombolysis. The asymmetry index was defined as the ratio of cerebral vein voxel count between the ischemic and normal hemisphere on the SWI phase map. We defined SWI-DWI mismatch as an asymmetry index score of ≥1.75 with a DWI lesion volume of ≤25 mL. Favorable outcome was defined as modified Rankin Scale 0-2 at 3 months. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to examine the association between the mismatch profile and favorable outcome. RESULTS Fifty-four patients undergoing thrombolytic treatment were enrolled in this study. The rate of favorable outcome was significantly higher among patients with baseline SWI-DWI mismatch compared with those without (78% versus 44%; adjusted odds ratio, 6.317; 95% CI, 1.12-35.80; P = .037). Patients with SWI-DWI mismatch were also more likely to have a favorable outcome from reperfusion (91% versus 43%, P = .033) or recanalization (100% versus 40%, P = .013). The accuracy of SWI-DWI mismatch for predicting favorable outcome was higher than that of perfusion-diffusion mismatch (63% versus 48.1%). CONCLUSIONS The presence of SWI-DWI mismatch may identify patients with ischemia who would benefit from early reperfusion therapy.
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Cai X, Yang L, Zhang J, Li GQ. First Report of Leptosphaeria biglobosa Causing Black Leg on Raphanus sativus in Central China. PLANT DISEASE 2014; 98:993. [PMID: 30708913 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-07-13-0728-pdn] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Chinese radish (Raphanus sativus) is an important vegetable grown widely in China. In 2010 to 2013, surveys for Leptosphaeria spp. on cruciferous vegetables were conducted in 17 counties in Hubei Province, China. Black leg symptoms on tuber roots and basal stems of radish were observed in Hanchuan, Jingmen, and Macheng counties. Disease incidence ranged from 2 to 25% in 10 surveyed radish fields. Five fungal isolates were obtained from diseased radish plants by surface-sterilizing radish tissue (5% NaOCl for 90 s, and then rinsed in sterilized water three times) and plating onto potato dextrose agar (PDA) plates incubated at 20°C. The isolations produced fluffy white colonies with a yellow pigment, and black-brown, globose pycnidia with pink conidial ooze formed after 10 days. Pycnidia were 150 to 200 × 80 to 100 μm. Conidia were hyaline, cylindrical, and 4 to 5 × 2 μm. The cultural and morphological characteristics of the isolates matched the description for Phoma lingam, anamorph of Leptosphaeria maculans and L. biglobosa (3). All five isolates were identified by PCR assay using the species-specific primers LbigF, LmacF, and LmacR (1), and isolate HCLB-1 was identified further by PCR cloning and analysis of the sequences coding for actin, β-tubulin, and the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of ribosomal DNA (3,4). Genomic DNA was extracted from mycelium of each isolate harvested from 7-day-old cultures in V8 broth using the CTAB method (5). A 444-bp DNA fragment was detected by PCR assay, suggesting that all five isolates belonged to L. biglobosa rather than L. maculans as the latter generates a 331-bp DNA fragment (1). The HCLB-1 sequences for ITS (587 bp, GenBank Accession. No. KC880981), actin (899 bp, KF307762), and β-tubulin (432 bp, KF220296) genes were 99 to 100% identical to those of L. biglobosa isolates in GenBank. All five isolates were tested for pathogenicity on R. sativus cultivars Duan Ye 13 and Qi Ye Hong. Cotyledons of 10-day-old radish seedlings and post-harvest mature roots were wounded using a sterilized needle, and 10 μl of a conidial suspension (1 × 107 conidia/ml) of each isolate was pipetted onto the wounded area on each cotyledon or root, respectively, with 12 cotyledons (= 24 wounded sites) and 1 root (= 6 wounded sites) inoculated/isolate. One wounded root and 12 wounded cotyledons inoculated with water were used as control treatments. Treated roots and seedlings were incubated at 20°C and 100% RH in the dark for 7 days, and under a 12 h light/12 h dark cycle for 12 days, respectively. While the control roots and cotyledons remained asymptomatic, the roots and cotyledons inoculated with all five test isolates formed black cankers and necrotic lesions, respectively, in the inoculated wounds. A fungus re-isolated from symptomatic roots and cotyledons resembled the original isolates in colony morphology and the 444-bp DNA fragment detected by PCR assay. No fungus was isolated from control seedlings or roots. Thus, L. biglobosa appears to be the causal agent of black leg observed on radish in Hubei, China. L. biglobosa was reported to infect wild radish (R. raphanistrum) (2). To our knowledge, this is the first report of L. biglobosa causing black leg on R. sativus. References: (1) S. Y. Liu et al. Plant Pathol. 55:401, 2006. (2) A. Maxwell and J. K. Scott. Australas. Plant Pathol. 37:523, 2008. (3) L. Vincenot et al. Phytopathology 98:321, 2008. (4) T. J. White et al. PCR Protocols: A Guide to Methods and Applications, Academic Press, 1990. (5) J. Zhang et al. Mycologia 102:1114, 2010.
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Ablikim M, Achasov MN, Ai XC, Albayrak O, Albrecht M, Ambrose DJ, An FF, An Q, Bai JZ, Baldini Ferroli R, Ban Y, Bennett JV, Bertani M, Bian JM, Boger E, Bondarenko O, Boyko I, Braun S, Briere RA, Cai H, Cai X, Cakir O, Calcaterra A, Cao GF, Cetin SA, Chang JF, Chelkov G, Chen G, Chen HS, Chen JC, Chen ML, Chen SJ, Chen X, Chen XR, Chen YB, Cheng HP, Chu XK, Chu YP, Cronin-Hennessy D, Dai HL, Dai JP, Dedovich D, Deng ZY, Denig A, Denysenko I, Destefanis M, Ding WM, Ding Y, Dong C, Dong J, Dong LY, Dong MY, Du SX, Fan JZ, Fang J, Fang SS, Fang Y, Fava L, Feng CQ, Fu CD, Fuks O, Gao Q, Gao Y, Geng C, Goetzen K, Gong WX, Gradl W, Greco M, Gu MH, Gu YT, Guan YH, Guo AQ, Guo LB, Guo T, Guo YP, Han YL, Harris FA, He KL, He M, He ZY, Held T, Heng YK, Hou ZL, Hu C, Hu HM, Hu JF, Hu T, Huang GM, Huang GS, Huang HP, Huang JS, Huang L, Huang XT, Huang Y, Hussain T, Ji CS, Ji Q, Ji QP, Ji XB, Ji XL, Jiang LL, Jiang LW, Jiang XS, Jiao JB, Jiao Z, Jin DP, Jin S, Johansson T, Kalantar-Nayestanaki N, Kang XL, Kang XS, Kavatsyuk M, Kloss B, Kopf B, Kornicer M, Kuehn W, Kupsc A, Lai W, Lange JS, Lara M, Larin P, Leyhe M, Li CH, Li C, Li C, Li D, Li DM, Li F, Li G, Li HB, Li HJ, Li JC, Li K, Li K, Li L, Li PR, Li QJ, Li T, Li WD, Li WG, Li XL, Li XN, Li XQ, Li ZB, Liang H, Liang YF, Liang YT, Lin DX, Liu BJ, Liu CL, Liu CX, Liu FH, Liu F, Liu F, Liu HB, Liu HH, Liu HM, Liu J, Liu JP, Liu K, Liu KY, Liu PL, Liu Q, Liu SB, Liu X, Liu YB, Liu ZA, Liu Z, Liu Z, Loehner H, Lou XC, Lu GR, Lu HJ, Lu HL, Lu JG, Lu XR, Lu Y, Lu YP, Luo CL, Luo MX, Luo T, Luo XL, Lv M, Ma FC, Ma HL, Ma QM, Ma S, Ma T, Ma XY, Maas FE, Maggiora M, Malik QA, Mao YJ, Mao ZP, Messchendorp JG, Min J, Min TJ, Mitchell RE, Mo XH, Mo YJ, Moeini H, Morales Morales C, Moriya K, Muchnoi NY, Muramatsu H, Nefedov Y, Nikolaev IB, Ning Z, Nisar S, Niu XY, Olsen SL, Ouyang Q, Pacetti S, Pelizaeus M, Peng HP, Peters K, Ping JL, Ping RG, Poling R, Q N, Qi M, Qian S, Qiao CF, Qin LQ, Qin XS, Qin Y, Qin ZH, Qiu JF, Rashid KH, Redmer CF, Ripka M, Rong G, Ruan XD, Sarantsev A, Schoenning K, Schumann S, Shan W, Shao M, Shen CP, Shen XY, Sheng HY, Shepherd MR, Song WM, Song XY, Spataro S, Spruck B, Sun GX, Sun JF, Sun SS, Sun YJ, Sun YZ, Sun ZJ, Sun ZT, Tang CJ, Tang X, Tapan I, Thorndike EH, Toth D, Ullrich M, Uman I, Varner GS, Wang B, Wang D, Wang DY, Wang K, Wang LL, Wang LS, Wang M, Wang P, Wang PL, Wang QJ, Wang SG, Wang W, Wang XF, Wang YD, Wang YF, Wang YQ, Wang Z, Wang ZG, Wang ZH, Wang ZY, Wei DH, Wei JB, Weidenkaff P, Wen SP, Werner M, Wiedner U, Wolke M, Wu LH, Wu N, Wu Z, Xia LG, Xia Y, Xiao D, Xiao ZJ, Xie YG, Xiu QL, Xu GF, Xu L, Xu QJ, Xu QN, Xu XP, Xue Z, Yan L, Yan WB, Yan WC, Yan YH, Yang HX, Yang L, Yang Y, Yang YX, Ye H, Ye M, Ye MH, Yu BX, Yu CX, Yu HW, Yu JS, Yu SP, Yuan CZ, Yuan WL, Yuan Y, Zafar AA, Zallo A, Zang SL, Zeng Y, Zhang BX, Zhang BY, Zhang C, Zhang CB, Zhang CC, Zhang DH, Zhang HH, Zhang HY, Zhang JJ, Zhang JQ, Zhang JW, Zhang JY, Zhang JZ, Zhang SH, Zhang XJ, Zhang XY, Zhang Y, Zhang YH, Zhang ZH, Zhang ZP, Zhang ZY, Zhao G, Zhao JW, Zhao L, Zhao L, Zhao MG, Zhao Q, Zhao QW, Zhao SJ, Zhao TC, Zhao XH, Zhao YB, Zhao ZG, Zhemchugov A, Zheng B, Zheng JP, Zheng YH, Zhong B, Zhou L, Zhou L, Zhou X, Zhou XK, Zhou XR, Zhou XY, Zhu K, Zhu KJ, Zhu XL, Zhu YC, Zhu YS, Zhu ZA, Zhuang J, Zou BS, Zou JH. Observation of η'→π+ π π+ π- and η'→π+π- π0 π0. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2014; 112:251801. [PMID: 25014804 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.112.251801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Using a sample of 1.3 × 10(9) J/ψ events collected with the BESIII detector, we report the first observation of η(')→π(+)π(-)π(+)π(-) and η(')→π(+)π(-)π(0)π(0). The measured branching fractions are B(η(')→π(+)π(-)π(+)π(-)) = [8.53 ± 0.69(stat.) ± 0.64(syst.)]×10(-5) and B(η(')→π(+)π(-)π(0) π(0)) = [1.82 ± 0.35(stat.) ± 0.18(syst.)] × 10(-4), which are consistent with theoretical predictions based on a combination of chiral perturbation theory and vector-meson dominance.
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Ying YA, Staley NE, Xin Y, Sun K, Cai X, Fobes D, Liu TJ, Mao ZQ, Liu Y. Enhanced spin-triplet superconductivity near dislocations in Sr₂RuO₄. Nat Commun 2014; 4:2596. [PMID: 24201758 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms3596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2013] [Accepted: 09/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Superconductors with a chiral p-wave pairing are of great interest because they could support Majorana modes that could enable the development of topological quantum computing technologies that are robust against decoherence. Sr₂RuO₄ is widely believed to be a chiral p-wave superconductor. Yet, the mechanism by which superconductivity emerges in this, and indeed most other unconventional superconductors, remains unclear. Here we show that the local superconducting transition temperature in the vicinity of lattice dislocations in Sr₂RuO₄ can be up to twice that of its bulk. This is all the more surprising for the fact that disorder is known to easily quench superconductivity in this material. With the help of a phenomenological theory that takes into account the crystalline symmetry near a dislocation and the pairing symmetry of Sr₂RuO₄, we predict that a similar enhancement should emerge as a consequence of symmetry reduction in any superconductor with a two-component order parameter.
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He Z, Meng Q, Qiao J, Peng Y, Xie K, Liu Y, Cai X, Zhang J, Chen C. Mixed Nipple Infections Caused by Variant of BPV3 and a Putative New Subtype of BPV in Cattle. Transbound Emerg Dis 2014; 63:e140-3. [PMID: 24894388 DOI: 10.1111/tbed.12238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Bovine papilloma is a chronic and proliferative skin and mucosal wart caused by Bovine papillomavirus (BPV). In June, 2013, a leaf-and flat-shaped wart disease was observed on the nipple skins in a cattle farm in Xinjiang. To diagnose the disease, we collected the diseased skins for pathological biopsy and DNA analysis by PCR amplification using a pair of degenerate primers FAP59 and FAP64. Sequencing and phylogenetic analysis showed that the infection was caused by a variant of BPV3 and putatively a new subtype of BPV (BPV/CHI-SW1, belonging to the Xi papillomavirus genus). This is the first report of mixed infection caused by variant of BPV3 and BPV (putatively new subtype) in China, and would be of importance for the molecular epidemiological study of the disease.
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Ablikim M, Achasov M, Ai X, Albayrak O, Albrecht M, Ambrose D, An F, An Q, Bai J, Ferroli RB, Ban Y, Bennett J, Bertani M, Bian J, Boger E, Bondarenko O, Boyko I, Braun S, Briere R, Cai H, Cai X, Cakir O, Calcaterra A, Cao G, Cetin S, Chang J, Chelkov G, Chen G, Chen H, Chen J, Chen M, Chen S, Chen X, Chen X, Chen Y, Cheng H, Chu X, Chu Y, Cronin-Hennessy D, Dai H, Dai J, Dedovich D, Deng Z, Denig A, Denysenko I, Destefanis M, Ding W, Ding Y, Dong C, Dong J, Dong L, Dong M, Du S, Fan J, Fang J, Fang S, Fang Y, Fava L, Feng C, Fu C, Fu J, Fuks O, Gao Q, Gao Y, Geng C, Goetzen K, Gong W, Gradl W, Greco M, Gu M, Gu Y, Guan Y, Guo A, Guo L, Guo T, Guo Y, Han Y, Harris F, He K, He M, He Z, Held T, Heng Y, Hou Z, Hu C, Hu H, Hu J, Hu T, Huang G, Huang G, Huang H, Huang J, Huang L, Huang X, Huang Y, Hussain T, Ji C, Ji Q, Ji Q, Ji X, Ji X, Jiang L, Jiang L, Jiang X, Jiao J, Jiao Z, Jin D, Jin S, Johansson T, Kalantar-Nayestanaki N, Kang X, Kang X, Kavatsyuk M, Kloss B, Kopf B, Kornicer M, Kuehn W, Kupsc A, Lai W, Lange J, Lara M, Larin P, Leyhe M, Li C, Li C, Li C, Li D, Li D, Li F, Li G, Li H, Li J, Li K, Li K, Li L, Li P, Li Q, Li T, Li W, Li W, Li X, Li X, Li X, Li Z, Liang H, Liang Y, Liang Y, Lin D, Liu B, Liu C, Liu C, Liu F, Liu F, Liu F, Liu H, Liu H, Liu H, Liu J, Liu J, Liu K, Liu K, Liu P, Liu Q, Liu S, Liu X, Liu Y, Liu Z, Liu Z, Liu Z, Loehner H, Lou X, Lu G, Lu H, Lu H, Lu J, Lu X, Lu Y, Lu Y, Luo C, Luo M, Luo T, Luo X, Lv M, Ma F, Ma H, Ma Q, Ma S, Ma T, Ma X, Maas F, Maggiora M, Malik Q, Mao Y, Mao Z, Messchendorp J, Min J, Min T, Mitchell R, Mo X, Mo Y, Moeini H, Morales CM, Moriya K, Muchnoi N, Muramatsu H, Nefedov Y, Nikolaev I, Ning Z, Nisar S, Niu X, Olsen S, Ouyang Q, Pacetti S, Pelizaeus M, Peng H, Peters K, Ping J, Ping R, Poling R, Q. N, Qi M, Qian S, Qiao C, Qin L, Qin X, Qin Y, Qin Z, Qiu J, Rashid K, Redmer C, Ripka M, Rong G, Ruan X, Sarantsev A, Schoenning K, Schumann S, Shan W, Shao M, Shen C, Shen X, Sheng H, Shepherd M, Song W, Song X, Spataro S, Spruck B, Sun G, Sun J, Sun S, Sun Y, Sun Y, Sun Z, Sun Z, Tang C, Tang X, Tapan I, Thorndike E, Toth D, Ullrich M, Uman I, Varner G, Wang B, Wang D, Wang D, Wang K, Wang L, Wang L, Wang M, Wang P, Wang P, Wang Q, Wang S, Wang W, Wang X, Wang Y, Wang Y, Wang Y, Wang Z, Wang Z, Wang Z, Wang Z, Wei D, Wei J, Weidenkaff P, Wen S, Werner M, Wiedner U, Wolke M, Wu L, Wu N, Wu Z, Xia L, Xia Y, Xiao D, Xiao Z, Xie Y, Xiu Q, Xu G, Xu L, Xu Q, Xu Q, Xu X, Xue Z, Yan L, Yan W, Yan W, Yan Y, Yang H, Yang L, Yang Y, Yang Y, Ye H, Ye M, Ye M, Yu B, Yu C, Yu H, Yu J, Yu S, Yuan C, Yuan W, Yuan Y, Yuncu A, Zafar A, Zallo A, Zang S, Zeng Y, Zhang B, Zhang B, Zhang C, Zhang C, Zhang C, Zhang D, Zhang H, Zhang H, Zhang J, Zhang J, Zhang J, Zhang J, Zhang J, Zhang S, Zhang X, Zhang X, Zhang Y, Zhang Y, Zhang Z, Zhang Z, Zhang Z, Zhao G, Zhao J, Zhao L, Zhao L, Zhao M, Zhao Q, Zhao Q, Zhao S, Zhao T, Zhao X, Zhao Y, Zhao Z, Zhemchugov A, Zheng B, Zheng J, Zheng Y, Zhong B, Zhou L, Zhou L, Zhou X, Zhou X, Zhou X, Zhou X, Zhu K, Zhu K, Zhu S, Zhu X, Zhu Y, Zhu Y, Zhu Z, Zhuang J, Zou B, Zou J. Observation of electromagnetic Dalitz decaysJ/ψ→Pe+e−. Int J Clin Exp Med 2014. [DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.89.092008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Cai X. Quantum phase transitions and phase diagram for a one-dimensional p-wave superconductor with an incommensurate potential. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2014; 26:155701. [PMID: 24675766 DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/26/15/155701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The effect of the incommensurate potential is studied for the one-dimensional p-wave superconductor. It is determined by analyzing various properties, such as the superconducting gap, the long-range order of the correlation function, the inverse participation ratio and the Z2 topological invariant, etc. In particular, two important aspects of the effect are investigated: (1) as disorder, the incommensurate potential destroys the superconductivity and drives the system into the Anderson localized phase; (2) as a quasi-periodic potential, the incommensurate potential causes band splitting and turns the system with certain chemical potential into the band insulator phase. A full phase diagram is also presented in the chemical potential-incommensurate potential strength plane.
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He G, Guo B, Wang H, Liang C, Ye L, Lin Y, Cai X. Surface characterization and osteoblast response to a functionally graded hydroxyapatite/fluoro-hydroxyapatite/titanium oxide coating on titanium surface by sol-gel method. Cell Prolif 2014; 47:258-66. [PMID: 24738936 DOI: 10.1111/cpr.12105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2013] [Accepted: 01/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To improve efficacy of current titanium and its alloys, in bioactivity and speed of osseointegration, of orthopaedic implants. MATERIALS AND METHODS A novel triple-layered functional graded coating, consisting of a porous hydroxyapatite (HA) outermost layer, fluoro-HA (FHA) intermediate layer and titanium oxide (TiO2 ) innermost layer, was created on a titanium substrate by a multistep sol-gel method. X-ray diffraction analysis showed TiO2 anatase and apatite crystallization in the coating. RESULTS Morphological analysis performed by scanning electron microscopy showed excellent bonding between coating and substrate, with a thickness of ~2 μm. Scratch testing found favourable adhesion strength of the composite coating. In addition, optical microscope images suggested good biocompatibility. Considering thet in vitro cell response, osteoblasts on the coating exhibited higher cell proliferation and ALP activity compared to pure titanium and HA coating, and demonstrated excellent coating bioactivity. CONCLUSIONS Current results indicated that the novel TiO2 /FHA/HA coating has promising clinical applications in orthopaedic and dental implantation.
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Ablikim M, Achasov MN, Albayrak O, Ambrose DJ, An FF, An Q, Bai JZ, Baldini Ferroli R, Ban Y, Becker J, Bennett JV, Bertani M, Bian JM, Boger E, Bondarenko O, Boyko I, Braun S, Briere RA, Bytev V, Cai H, Cai X, Cakir O, Calcaterra A, Cao GF, Cetin SA, Chang JF, Chelkov G, Chen G, Chen HS, Chen JC, Chen ML, Chen SJ, Chen XR, Chen YB, Cheng HP, Chu YP, Cronin-Hennessy D, Dai HL, Dai JP, Dedovich D, Deng ZY, Denig A, Denysenko I, Destefanis M, Ding WM, Ding Y, Dong LY, Dong MY, Du SX, Fang J, Fang SS, Fava L, Feng CQ, Friedel P, Fu CD, Fu JL, Fuks O, Gao Y, Geng C, Goetzen K, Gong WX, Gradl W, Greco M, Gu MH, Gu YT, Guan YH, Guo AQ, Guo LB, Guo T, Guo YP, Han YL, Harris FA, He KL, He M, He ZY, Held T, Heng YK, Hou ZL, Hu C, Hu HM, Hu JF, Hu T, Huang GM, Huang GS, Huang JS, Huang L, Huang XT, Huang Y, Hussain T, Ji CS, Ji Q, Ji QP, Ji XB, Ji XL, Jiang LL, Jiang XS, Jiao JB, Jiao Z, Jin DP, Jin S, Jing FF, Kalantar-Nayestanaki N, Kavatsyuk M, Kloss B, Kopf B, Kornicer M, Kuehn W, Lai W, Lange JS, Lara M, Larin P, Leyhe M, Li CH, Li C, Li C, Li DM, Li F, Li G, Li HB, Li JC, Li K, Li L, Li PR, Li QJ, Li WD, Li WG, Li XL, Li XN, Li XQ, Li XR, Li ZB, Liang H, Liang YF, Liang YT, Liao GR, Liao XT, Lin DX, Liu BJ, Liu CL, Liu CX, Liu FH, Liu F, Liu F, Liu H, Liu HB, Liu HH, Liu HM, Liu HW, Liu JP, Liu K, Liu KY, Liu LD, Liu PL, Liu Q, Liu SB, Liu X, Liu YB, Liu ZA, Liu Z, Liu Z, Loehner H, Lou XC, Lu GR, Lu HJ, Lu JG, Lu XR, Lu YP, Luo CL, Luo MX, Luo T, Luo XL, Lv M, Ma FC, Ma HL, Ma QM, Ma S, Ma T, Ma XY, Maas FE, Maggiora M, Malik QA, Mao YJ, Mao ZP, Messchendorp JG, Min J, Min TJ, Mitchell RE, Mo XH, Moeini H, Morales Morales C, Moriya K, Muchnoi NY, Muramatsu H, Nefedov Y, Nikolaev IB, Ning Z, Olsen SL, Ouyang Q, Pacetti S, Park JW, Pelizaeus M, Peng HP, Peters K, Ping JL, Ping RG, Poling R, Prencipe E, Qi M, Qian S, Qiao CF, Qin LQ, Qin XS, Qin Y, Qin ZH, Qiu JF, Rashid KH, Redmer CF, Rong G, Ruan XD, Sarantsev A, Shao M, Shen CP, Shen XY, Sheng HY, Shepherd MR, Song WM, Song XY, Spataro S, Spruck B, Sun DH, Sun GX, Sun JF, Sun SS, Sun YJ, Sun YZ, Sun ZJ, Sun ZT, Tang CJ, Tang X, Tapan I, Thorndike EH, Toth D, Ullrich M, Uman I, Varner GS, Wang B, Wang D, Wang DY, Wang K, Wang LL, Wang LS, Wang M, Wang P, Wang PL, Wang QJ, Wang SG, Wang XF, Wang XL, Wang YD, Wang YF, Wang YQ, Wang Z, Wang ZG, Wang ZY, Wei DH, Wei JB, Weidenkaff P, Wen QG, Wen SP, Werner M, Wiedner U, Wu LH, Wu N, Wu SX, Wu W, Wu Z, Xia LG, Xia YX, Xiao ZJ, Xie YG, Xiu QL, Xu GF, Xu QJ, Xu QN, Xu XP, Xu ZR, Xue Z, Yan L, Yan WB, Yan YH, Yang HX, Yang Y, Yang YX, Ye H, Ye M, Ye MH, Yu BX, Yu CX, Yu HW, Yu JS, Yu SP, Yuan CZ, Yuan Y, Zafar AA, Zallo A, Zang SL, Zeng Y, Zhang BX, Zhang BY, Zhang C, Zhang CC, Zhang DH, Zhang HH, Zhang HY, Zhang L, Zhang JQ, Zhang JW, Zhang JY, Zhang JZ, Zhang R, Zhang SH, Zhang XJ, Zhang XY, Zhang Y, Zhang YH, Zhang ZH, Zhang ZP, Zhang ZY, Zhao G, Zhao HS, Zhao JW, Zhao L, Zhao L, Zhao MG, Zhao Q, Zhao SJ, Zhao TC, Zhao XH, Zhao YB, Zhao ZG, Zhemchugov A, Zheng B, Zheng JP, Zheng YH, Zhong B, Zhou L, Zhou X, Zhou XK, Zhou XR, Zhu C, Zhu K, Zhu KJ, Zhu SH, Zhu XL, Zhu YC, Zhu YS, Zhu ZA, Zhuang J, Zou BS, Zou JH. Observation of a charged charmoniumlike structure in e+ e- → (D* D*)± π∓ at √s = 4.26 GeV. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2014; 112:132001. [PMID: 24745407 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.112.132001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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We study the process e+ e- →(D* D*)± π∓ at a center-of-mass energy of 4.26 GeV using a 827 pb(-1) data sample obtained with the BESIII detector at the Beijing Electron Positron Collider. Based on a partial reconstruction technique, the Born cross section is measured to be (137±9±15) pb. We observe a structure near the (D* D*)± threshold in the π∓ recoil mass spectrum, which we denote as the Zc±(4025). The measured mass and width of the structure are (4026.3±2.6±3.7) MeV/c2 and (24.8±5.6±7.7) MeV, respectively. Its production ratio σ(e+ e- → Zc±(4025)π∓ → (D* D*)± π∓)/σ(e+ e- → (D* D*)± π∓) is determined to be 0.65±0.09±0.06. The first uncertainties are statistical and the second are systematic.
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Zhou C, Cai X, Grottkau BE, Lin Y. BMP4 promotes vascularization of human adipose stromal cells and endothelial cells in vitro and in vivo. Cell Prolif 2014; 46:695-704. [PMID: 24460721 DOI: 10.1111/cpr.12073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2013] [Accepted: 08/11/2013] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Vascularization is a major obstacle to clinical application of regenerative medicine. Engineered tissues must be able to generate an early vascular network that can quickly connect with the host vasculature. Recent research demonstrates that natural adipose tissues contain abundant stromal cells, which can give rise to pericytes. In this study, we aimed to investigate the application of human adipose stromal cells (ASCs) to vascularization, and the function of BMP4 protein during vascularization. MATERIALS AND METHODS Immunofluorescence staining for α-SMA and PDGFR-β were utilized to identify characteristics of ASCs/pericytes. They were then loaded into a collagen-fibronectin gel with endothelial cells to assess their vascularization ability, both in vitro and in vivo. RESULTS We showed that the ASCs expressed some of the essential markers of pericytes and they were able to promote vascularization with endothelial cells in 3D culture, both in vitro and in vivo. BMP4 protein further promoted this vascularization. CONCLUSION Adipose stromal cells promoted vascularization by endothelial cells and BMP4 protein further enhanced this effect.
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Niu Z, Klindworth DL, Yu G, L Friesen T, Chao S, Jin Y, Cai X, Ohm JB, Rasmussen JB, Xu SS. Development and characterization of wheat lines carrying stem rust resistance gene Sr43 derived from Thinopyrum ponticum. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2014; 127:969-80. [PMID: 24504553 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-014-2272-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2013] [Accepted: 01/17/2014] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Wheat lines carrying Ug99-effective stem rust resistance gene Sr43 on shortened alien chromosome segments were produced using chromosome engineering, and molecular markers linked to Sr43 were identified for marker-assisted selection. Stem rust resistance gene Sr43, transferred into common wheat (Triticum aestivum) from Thinopyrum ponticum, is an effective gene against stem rust Ug99 races. However, this gene has not been used in wheat breeding because it is located on a large Th. ponticum 7el(2) chromosome segment, which also harbors genes for undesirable traits. The objective of this study was to eliminate excessive Th. ponticum chromatin surrounding Sr43 to make it usable in wheat breeding. The two original translocation lines KS10-2 and KS24-1 carrying Sr43 were first analyzed using simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers and florescent genomic in situ hybridization. Six SSR markers located on wheat chromosome arm 7DL were identified to be associated with the Th. ponticum chromatin in KS10-2 and KS24-1. The results confirmed that KS24-1 is a 7DS·7el(2)L Robertsonian translocation as previously reported. However, KS10-2, which was previously designated as a 7el(2)S·7el(2)L-7DL translocation, was identified as a 7DS-7el(2)S·7el(2)L translocation. To reduce the Th. ponticum chromatin carrying Sr43, a BC(2)F(1) population (Chinese Spring//Chinese Spring ph1bph1b*2/KS10-2) containing ph1b-induced homoeologous recombinants was developed, tested with stem rust, and genotyped with the six SSR markers identified above. Two new wheat lines (RWG33 and RWG34) carrying Sr43 on shortened alien chromosome segments (about 17.5 and 13.7 % of the translocation chromosomes, respectively) were obtained, and two molecular markers linked to Sr43 in these lines were identified. The new wheat lines with Sr43 and the closely linked markers provide new resources for improving resistance to Ug99 and other races of stem rust in wheat.
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Ablikim M, Achasov MN, Ai XC, Albayrak O, Ambrose DJ, An FF, An Q, Bai JZ, Baldini Ferroli R, Ban Y, Bennett JV, Bertani M, Bian JM, Boger E, Bondarenko O, Boyko I, Braun S, Briere RA, Cai H, Cai X, Cakir O, Calcaterra A, Cao GF, Cetin SA, Chang JF, Chelkov G, Chen G, Chen HS, Chen JC, Chen ML, Chen SJ, Chen X, Chen XR, Chen YB, Cheng HP, Chu XK, Chu YP, Cronin-Hennessy D, Dai HL, Dai JP, Dedovich D, Deng ZY, Denig A, Denysenko I, Destefanis M, Ding WM, Ding Y, Dong C, Dong J, Dong LY, Dong MY, Du SX, Fan JZ, Fang J, Fang SS, Fang Y, Fava L, Feng CQ, Fu CD, Fu JL, Fuks O, Gao Q, Gao Y, Geng C, Goetzen K, Gong WX, Gradl W, Greco M, Gu MH, Gu YT, Guan YH, Guo AQ, Guo LB, Guo T, Guo YP, Han YL, Harris FA, He KL, He M, He ZY, Held T, Heng YK, Hou ZL, Hu C, Hu HM, Hu JF, Hu T, Huang GM, Huang GS, Huang JS, Huang L, Huang XT, Huang Y, Hussain T, Ji CS, Ji Q, Ji QP, Ji XB, Ji XL, Jiang LL, Jiang XS, Jiao JB, Jiao Z, Jin DP, Jin S, Johansson T, Kalantar-Nayestanaki N, Kang XL, Kang XS, Kavatsyuk M, Kloss B, Kopf B, Kornicer M, Kuehn W, Kupsc A, Lai W, Lange JS, Lara M, Larin P, Leyhe M, Li CH, Li C, Li C, Li D, Li DM, Li F, Li G, Li HB, Li JC, Li K, Li K, Li L, Li PR, Li QJ, Li T, Li WD, Li WG, Li XL, Li XN, Li XQ, Li XR, Li ZB, Liang H, Liang YF, Liang YT, Lin DX, Liu BJ, Liu CL, Liu CX, Liu FH, Liu F, Liu F, Liu HB, Liu HH, Liu HM, Liu J, Liu JP, Liu K, Liu KY, Liu PL, Liu Q, Liu SB, Liu X, Liu YB, Liu ZA, Liu Z, Liu Z, Loehner H, Lou XC, Lu GR, Lu HJ, Lu HL, Lu JG, Lu XR, Lu Y, Lu YP, Luo CL, Luo MX, Luo T, Luo XL, Lv M, Ma FC, Ma HL, Ma QM, Ma S, Ma T, Ma XY, Maas FE, Maggiora M, Malik QA, Mao YJ, Mao ZP, Messchendorp JG, Min J, Min TJ, Mitchell RE, Mo XH, Mo YJ, Moeini H, Morales Morales C, Moriya K, Muchnoi NY, Muramatsu H, Nefedov Y, Nikolaev IB, Ning Z, Nisar S, Niu XY, Olsen SL, Ouyang Q, Pacetti S, Pelizaeus M, Peng HP, Peters K, Ping JL, Ping RG, Poling R, Prencipe E, Qi M, Qian S, Qiao CF, Qin LQ, Qin XS, Qin Y, Qin ZH, Qiu JF, Rashid KH, Redmer CF, Ripka M, Rong G, Ruan XD, Sarantsev A, Schoenning K, Schumann S, Shan W, Shao M, Shen CP, Shen XY, Sheng HY, Shepherd MR, Song WM, Song XY, Spataro S, Spruck B, Sun GX, Sun JF, Sun SS, Sun YJ, Sun YZ, Sun ZJ, Sun ZT, Tang CJ, Tang X, Tapan I, Thorndike EH, Toth D, Ullrich M, Uman I, Varner GS, Wang B, Wang D, Wang DY, Wang K, Wang LL, Wang LS, Wang M, Wang P, Wang PL, Wang QJ, Wang SG, Wang W, Wang XF, Wang YD, Wang YF, Wang YQ, Wang Z, Wang ZG, Wang ZH, Wang ZY, Wei DH, Wei JB, Weidenkaff P, Wen SP, Werner M, Wiedner U, Wolke M, Wu LH, Wu N, Wu Z, Xia LG, Xia Y, Xiao D, Xiao ZJ, Xie YG, Xiu QL, Xu GF, Xu L, Xu QJ, Xu QN, Xu XP, Xue Z, Yan L, Yan WB, Yan WC, Yan YH, Yang HX, Yang Y, Yang YX, Ye H, Ye M, Ye MH, Yu BX, Yu CX, Yu HW, Yu JS, Yu SP, Yuan CZ, Yuan WL, Yuan Y, Zafar AA, Zallo A, Zang SL, Zeng Y, Zhang BX, Zhang BY, Zhang C, Zhang CB, Zhang CC, Zhang DH, Zhang HH, Zhang HY, Zhang JJ, Zhang JQ, Zhang JW, Zhang JY, Zhang JZ, Zhang SH, Zhang XJ, Zhang XY, Zhang Y, Zhang YH, Zhang ZH, Zhang ZP, Zhang ZY, Zhao G, Zhao JW, Zhao L, Zhao L, Zhao MG, Zhao Q, Zhao QW, Zhao SJ, Zhao TC, Zhao XH, Zhao YB, Zhao ZG, Zhemchugov A, Zheng B, Zheng JP, Zheng YH, Zhong B, Zhou L, Zhou L, Zhou X, Zhou XK, Zhou XR, Zhou XY, Zhu K, Zhu KJ, Zhu XL, Zhu YC, Zhu YS, Zhu ZA, Zhuang J, Zou BS, Zou JH. Observation of e+e- → γX(3872) at BESIII. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2014; 112:092001. [PMID: 24655246 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.112.092001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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With data samples collected with the BESIII detector operating at the BEPCII storage ring at center-of-mass energies from 4.009 to 4.420 GeV, the process e+e-→ γX(3872) is observed for the first time with a statistical significance of 6.3σ. The measured mass of the X(3872) is (3871.9 ± 0.7s tat ± 0.2 syst) MeV/c(2), in agreement with previous measurements. Measurements of the product of the cross section σ[e+e- → γX(3872)] and the branching fraction B[X(3872)→π+π-J/ψ] at center-of-mass energies 4.009, 4.229, 4.260, and 4.360 GeV are reported. Our measurements are consistent with expectations for the radiative transition process Y(4260) → γX(3872).
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Cheng H, Li J, Liu C, Yao W, Xu Y, Frank TS, Cai X, Shi S, Lu Y, Qin Y, Liu L, Xu J, Long J, Ni QX, Li M, Yu XJ. Profilin1 sensitizes pancreatic cancer cells to irradiation by inducing apoptosis and reducing autophagy. Curr Mol Med 2014; 13:1368-75. [PMID: 23826918 DOI: 10.2174/15665240113139990060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2013] [Revised: 06/26/2013] [Accepted: 06/27/2013] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Pancreatic cancer has an extremely poor prognosis mainly due to lack of effective treatment options. Radiotherapy is mostly applied to locally advanced cases, although tumor radioresistance limits the effectiveness. Profilin1, a novel tumor suppressor gene, was reported to be down-regulated in various cancers and associated with tumor progression. The objective of this study was to demonstrate how profilin1 affected pancreatic cancer radiosensitivity. We showed profilin1 was down-regulated in pancreatic cancer cells after exposure to radiation, and re-expression of profilin1 suppressed tumor cell viability and increased DNA damage following irradiation. Further studies revealed that up-regulation of profilin1 facilitated apoptosis and repressed autophagy induced by irradiation, which might sensitize pancreatic cancer cells to radiation treatment. Our findings may provide a novel therapeutic strategy for sensitizing pancreatic cancer to radiotherapy.
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Hu C, Wang Z, Pang Z, Lu W, Cai X, Yang J, Wang D, Cao P. Guizhi Fuling capsule, an ancient Chinese formula, attenuates endometriosis in rats via induction of apoptosis. Climacteric 2014; 17:410-6. [DOI: 10.3109/13697137.2013.876618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Wei X, Li G, Yang X, Ba K, Fu Y, Fu N, Cai X, Li G, Chen Q, Wang M, Lin Y. Effects of bone morphogenetic protein-4 (BMP-4) on adipocyte differentiation from mouse adipose-derived stem cells. Cell Prolif 2014; 46:416-24. [PMID: 23869763 DOI: 10.1111/cpr.12044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2012] [Accepted: 02/17/2013] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES As mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) can be isolated easily from adipose tissues while retaining their self-renewal and multi-potential differentiation capacities, they hold promising possibilities for being applied extensively in tissue engineering. Bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) family members have been reported to provide instructive signals to MSCs for them to differentiate into several different cell lineages. The study described here aims to investigate whether BMP-4 could promote adipose-derived stem cell (ASC) differentiation into adipocytes under various concentrations. MATERIALS AND METHODS ASCs were isolated from mouse inguinal adipose pads and cultured in vitro. 10 ng/ml and 50 ng/ml BMP-4 were added to adipogenic media for 8 days. Oil red-O staining, reverse transcription/polymerase chain reaction and immunocytofluorescence staining were performed to examine differentiation of the ASCs. RESULTS As indicated by increased expression of adipogenic and lipogenic genes (PPAR-γ, APN and LPL) and proteins, 50 ng/ml BMP-4 seemed to induce mASCs to differentiate into the adipo-lineage compared to 10 ng/ml BMP-4, and control groups. In addition, lipid droplets accumulated within the adipocytes under 50 ng/ml BMP-4 stimulation, as shown by oil red-O staining. CONCLUSIONS Our present study suggests that BMP-4, as an adipo-inducing factor, promoted adipogenesis of ASCs at higher concentrations (50 ng/ml) and can perhaps be considered as a candidate for use in adipose tissue engineering.
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Zhu LH, Xu JX, Zhu SW, Cai X, Yang SF, Chen XL, Guo Q. Gene expression profiling analysis reveals weaning-induced cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in the small intestine of pigs. J Anim Sci 2014; 92:996-1006. [PMID: 24496830 DOI: 10.2527/jas.2013-7551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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In swine production, weaning is a critical event for porcine weaning-associated disease, such as postweaning stress syndrome, which involves intestinal dysfunction. However, little is known about the molecular mechanisms of intestinal dysfunction in pigs during weaning. To gain new insight into the interaction between weaning stress and intestinal function, 4 pigs at 25 d of age for each of the weaning and the suckling groups for a total of 40 pigs were used to analyze changes in the genomic expression in the intestines of weaned pigs by microarray analysis. Four hundred forty-five genes showed altered expression after weaning treatment (286 upregulated and 159 downregulated) at the cutoff criteria of the fold change ≥1.5 or <0.67 and P < 0.05. Most of these altered genes are cellular process related and regulators that may be involved in biological regulation, developmental processes, and metabolic processes. A keen interest was paid in deciphering expression changes in apoptosis or cell cycle control genes. The altered genomic expression of 8 selected genes related to the cell cycle process was confirmed by quantitative real-time PCR. Of the 8 genes tested, increased (P < 0.05) expression of genes involved in apoptosis (cytochrome c, somatic, and ataxia telangiectasia mutated), pro-inflammatory signals (tumor necrosis factor and NO synthases 2), and a transcription factor (nuclear factor of activated T cells, cytoplasmic, and calcineurin-dependent 2) were detected in weaned pigs compared with suckling pigs, but the expression of cell cycle control-related genes, such as E2F transcription factor 5-like, was lower (P < 0.05) in weaned pigs than suckling pigs. Weaned pigs also showed increased interleukin 8 expression and decreased SMAD family member 4 expression although no significant differences (P > 0.05) were observed when compared with the suckling pigs. These selected genes likely indicate that weaning induced cell cycle arrest, enhanced apoptosis, and inhibited cell proliferation. The results of this study provide a basis for understanding the molecular pathogenesis of weaning treatment.
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Xu CC, Yang SF, Zhu LH, Cai X, Sheng YS, Zhu SW, Xu JX. Regulation of N-acetyl cysteine on gut redox status and major microbiota in weaned piglets. J Anim Sci 2014; 92:1504-11. [PMID: 24496840 DOI: 10.2527/jas.2013-6755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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This study was conducted to explore the regulation of N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) on gut redox status and proliferation of selected microbiota in weaned piglets. A total of 150 newborn piglets from 15 litters were randomly divided by litter to the control group (normally suckling), the weaning group (fed the basal diet), and the NAC group (basal + NAC diet) with 5 litters per group. Activities of total antioxidant capacity (T-AOC), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and inhibition capacity of hydroxyl radical (IHR), and contents of malondialdehyde (MDA), H2O2, and NO in the ileum, colon, and cecum were analyzed to profile oxidative stress states. The real-time absolute quantitative PCR reaction was employed to quantify the amounts of total bacteria, Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium, and Escherichia coli. The N-acetyl cysteine, as a universal antioxidant, was used to improve the redox status. Results showed that weaning stress resulted in the occurrence of gut oxidative stress and changes of gut microbiota (P < 0.05). Compared with the weaned piglets, the activities of ileal, colonic, and cecal T-AOC; ileal and colonic GSH-Px; cecal SOD; and colonic and cecal IHR were enhanced (P < 0.05), and the concentrations of ileal and cecal H2O2, ileal and colonic NO, and colonic MDA were reduced (P < 0.05) in the NAC-treated piglets. An increase (P < 0.05) in gut Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium, accompanied with a decrease (P < 0.05) in Escherichia coli counts, was also observed in the NAC group. Bivariate correlation indicated that Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium were positively correlated (P < 0.05) with the activities of T-AOC, GSH-Px, and SOD and inversely related (P < 0.05) to increased levels of H2O2, NO, OH, and MDA, and Escherichia coli showed a strong positive association (P < 0.05) with increased levels of free radicals and MDA and a negative association (P < 0.05) with the activities of antioxidant enzymes in intestines of weaned piglets. We concluded that NAC constructively regulated on the changes of the gut redox status and microbiota in piglets in response to weaning stress. The observed correlations implied that the NAC effects on the gut microbiota were confirmed, partly through an effect on oxidative stress in piglets, providing evidence that gut microbiota may be potentially improved by the modulation of the redox status by an antioxidant, which has relevance for gut health and function.
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Barnes MJ, Brade TK, MacKenzie AR, Whyatt JD, Carruthers DJ, Stocker J, Cai X, Hewitt CN. Spatially-varying surface roughness and ground-level air quality in an operational dispersion model. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2014; 185:44-51. [PMID: 24212233 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2013.09.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2013] [Revised: 08/23/2013] [Accepted: 09/20/2013] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Urban form controls the overall aerodynamic roughness of a city, and hence plays a significant role in how air flow interacts with the urban landscape. This paper reports improved model performance resulting from the introduction of variable surface roughness in the operational air-quality model ADMS-Urban (v3.1). We then assess to what extent pollutant concentrations can be reduced solely through local reductions in roughness. The model results suggest that reducing surface roughness in a city centre can increase ground-level pollutant concentrations, both locally in the area of reduced roughness and downwind of that area. The unexpected simulation of increased ground-level pollutant concentrations implies that this type of modelling should be used with caution for urban planning and design studies looking at ventilation of pollution. We expect the results from this study to be relevant for all atmospheric dispersion models with urban-surface parameterisations based on roughness.
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Ablikim M, Achasov MN, Albayrak O, Ambrose DJ, An FF, An Q, Bai JZ, Baldini Ferroli R, Ban Y, Becker J, Bennett JV, Bertani M, Bian JM, Boger E, Bondarenko O, Boyko I, Braun S, Briere RA, Bytev V, Cai H, Cai X, Cakir O, Calcaterra A, Cao GF, Cetin SA, Chang JF, Chelkov G, Chen G, Chen HS, Chen JC, Chen ML, Chen SJ, Chen XR, Chen YB, Cheng HP, Chu XK, Chu YP, Cronin-Hennessy D, Dai HL, Dai JP, Dedovich D, Deng ZY, Denig A, Denysenko I, Destefanis M, Ding WM, Ding Y, Dong LY, Dong MY, Du SX, Fang J, Fang SS, Fava L, Feng CQ, Friedel P, Fu CD, Fu JL, Fuks O, Gao Y, Geng C, Goetzen K, Gong WX, Gradl W, Greco M, Gu MH, Gu YT, Guan YH, Guo AQ, Guo LB, Guo T, Guo YP, Han YL, Harris FA, He KL, He M, He ZY, Held T, Heng YK, Hou ZL, Hu C, Hu HM, Hu JF, Hu T, Huang GM, Huang GS, Huang JS, Huang L, Huang XT, Huang Y, Hussain T, Ji CS, Ji Q, Ji QP, Ji XB, Ji XL, Jiang LL, Jiang XS, Jiao JB, Jiao Z, Jin DP, Jin S, Jing FF, Kalantar-Nayestanaki N, Kavatsyuk M, Kloss B, Kopf B, Kornicer M, Kuehn W, Lai W, Lange JS, Lara M, Larin P, Leyhe M, Li CH, Li C, Li C, Li DL, Li DM, Li F, Li G, Li HB, Li JC, Li K, Li L, Li N, Li PR, Li QJ, Li WD, Li WG, Li XL, Li XN, Li XQ, Li XR, Li ZB, Liang H, Liang YF, Liang YT, Liao GR, Lin DX, Liu BJ, Liu CL, Liu CX, Liu FH, Liu F, Liu F, Liu HB, Liu HH, Liu HM, Liu JP, Liu K, Liu KY, Liu PL, Liu Q, Liu SB, Liu X, Liu YB, Liu ZA, Liu Z, Liu Z, Loehner H, Lou XC, Lu GR, Lu HJ, Lu JG, Lu XR, Lu YP, Luo CL, Luo MX, Luo T, Luo XL, Lv M, Ma FC, Ma HL, Ma QM, Ma S, Ma T, Ma XY, Maas FE, Maggiora M, Malik QA, Mao YJ, Mao ZP, Messchendorp JG, Min J, Min TJ, Mitchell RE, Mo XH, Moeini H, MoralesMorales C, Moriya K, Muchnoi NY, Muramatsu H, Nefedov Y, Nikolaev IB, Ning Z, Nisar S, Olsen SL, Ouyang Q, Pacetti S, Park JW, Pelizaeus M, Peng HP, Peters K, Ping JL, Ping RG, Poling R, Prencipe E, Qi M, Qian S, Qiao CF, Qin LQ, Qin XS, Qin Y, Qin ZH, Qiu JF, Rashid KH, Redmer CF, Ripka M, Rong G, Ruan XD, Sarantsev A, Schumann S, Shan W, Shao M, Shen CP, Shen XY, Sheng HY, Shepherd MR, Song WM, Song XY, Spataro S, Spruck B, Sun GX, Sun JF, Sun SS, Sun YJ, Sun YZ, Sun ZJ, Sun ZT, Tang CJ, Tang X, Tapan I, Thorndike EH, Toth D, Ullrich M, Uman I, Varner GS, Wang B, Wang D, Wang DY, Wang K, Wang LL, Wang LS, Wang M, Wang P, Wang PL, Wang QJ, Wang SG, Wang XF, Wang XL, Wang YD, Wang YF, Wang YQ, Wang Z, Wang ZG, Wang ZH, Wang ZY, Wei DH, Wei JB, Weidenkaff P, Wen QG, Wen SP, Werner M, Wiedner U, Wu LH, Wu N, Wu SX, Wu W, Wu Z, Xia LG, Xia YX, Xiao ZJ, Xie YG, Xiu QL, Xu GF, Xu QJ, Xu QN, Xu XP, Xue Z, Yan L, Yan WB, Yan WC, Yan YH, Yang HX, Yang Y, Yang YX, Yang YZ, Ye H, Ye M, Ye MH, Yu BX, Yu CX, Yu HW, Yu JS, Yu SP, Yuan CZ, Yuan WL, Yuan Y, Zafar AA, Zallo A, Zang SL, Zeng Y, Zhang BX, Zhang BY, Zhang C, Zhang CB, Zhang CC, Zhang DH, Zhang HH, Zhang HY, Zhang JL, Zhang JQ, Zhang JW, Zhang JY, Zhang JZ, Zhang L, Zhang SH, Zhang XJ, Zhang XY, Zhang Y, Zhang YH, Zhang ZP, Zhang ZY, Zhang Z, Zhao G, Zhao JW, Zhao L, Zhao L, Zhao MG, Zhao Q, Zhao SJ, Zhao TC, Zhao XH, Zhao YB, Zhao ZG, Zhemchugov A, Zheng B, Zheng JP, Zheng YH, Zhong B, Zhou L, Zhou X, Zhou XK, Zhou XR, Zhu K, Zhu KJ, Zhu XL, Zhu YC, Zhu YS, Zhu ZA, Zhuang J, Zou BS, Zou JH. Observation of a charged (DD*)± mass peak in e+ e- → πDD* at sqrt[s] = 4.26 GeV. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2014; 112:022001. [PMID: 24484002 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.112.022001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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We report on a study of the process e+ e- → π± (DD*)∓ at sqrt[s] = 4.26 GeV using a 525 pb(-1) data sample collected with the BESIII detector at the BEPCII storage ring. A distinct charged structure is observed in the (DD*)∓ invariant mass distribution. When fitted to a mass-dependent-width Breit-Wigner line shape, the pole mass and width are determined to be Mpole = (3883.9±1.5(stat)±4.2(syst)) MeV/c2 and Γpole = (24.8±3.3(stat)±11.0(syst)) MeV. The mass and width of the structure, which we refer to as Zc(3885), are 2σ and 1σ, respectively, below those of the Zc(3900) → π± J/ψ peak observed by BESIII and Belle in π+ π- J/ψ final states produced at the same center-of-mass energy. The angular distribution of the πZc(3885) system favors a JP = 1+ quantum number assignment for the structure and disfavors 1- or 0-. The Born cross section times the DD* branching fraction of the Zc(3885) is measured to be σ(e+ e- → π± Zc(3885)∓)×B(Zc(3885)∓ → (DD*)∓) = (83.5±6.6(stat)±22.0(syst)) pb. Assuming the Zc(3885) → DD* signal reported here and the Zc(3900) → πJ/ψ signal are from the same source, the partial width ratio (Γ(Zc(3885) → DD*)/Γ(Zc(3900) → πJ/ψ)) = 6.2±1.1(stat)±2.7(syst) is determined.
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