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Yang T, Deng L, Wang Q, Sun C, Ali M, Wu F, Zhai H, Xu Q, Xin P, Cheng S, Chu J, Huang T, Li CB, Li C. Tomato CYP94C1 inactivates bioactive JA-Ile to attenuate jasmonate-mediated defense during fruit ripening. Mol Plant 2024; 17:509-512. [PMID: 38327053 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2024.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Revised: 12/16/2023] [Accepted: 02/03/2024] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
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As the master regulators of the ET signaling pathway, EIL transcription factors directly activate the expression of CYP94C1 to inactivate bioactive JA-Ile, thereby attenuating JA-mediated defense during fruit ripening. Knockout of CYP94C1 improves tomato fruit resistance to necrotrophs without compromising fruit quality.
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- Tianxia Yang
- Key Laboratory of Seed Innovation, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Seed Innovation, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China; Taishan Academy of Tomato Innovation, Tai'an 271018, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Seed Innovation, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; CAS Center for Excellence in Biotic Interactions, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Seed Innovation, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; Taishan Academy of Tomato Innovation, Tai'an 271018, China; College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China
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- Key Laboratory of Seed Innovation, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Seed Innovation, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; CAS Center for Excellence in Biotic Interactions, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Taishan Academy of Tomato Innovation, Tai'an 271018, China; College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China
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- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China
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- Key Laboratory of Seed Innovation, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Seed Innovation, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Seed Innovation, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; CAS Center for Excellence in Biotic Interactions, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Vegetable, Qingdao Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266100, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (North China), Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing Vegetable Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- Key Laboratory of Seed Innovation, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China; Taishan Academy of Tomato Innovation, Tai'an 271018, China; CAS Center for Excellence in Biotic Interactions, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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Zhu Q, Deng L, Chen J, Rodríguez GR, Sun C, Chang Z, Yang T, Zhai H, Jiang H, Topcu Y, Francis D, Hutton S, Sun L, Li CB, van der Knaap E, Li C. Author Correction: Redesigning the tomato fruit shape for mechanized production. Nat Plants 2024; 10:195. [PMID: 38191656 DOI: 10.1038/s41477-024-01620-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2024]
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- Qiang Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Center for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Biotic Interactions, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Center for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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- College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias Agrarias de Rosario (IICAR-CONICET-UNR), Rosario, Argentina
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Center for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Biotic Interactions, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Center for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Biotic Interactions, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Center for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Biotic Interactions, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Center for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Plant Breeding, Department of Horticulture, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
- Batı Akdeniz Agricultural Research Institute, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (North China), Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing Vegetable Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Plant Breeding, Department of Horticulture, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Center for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
- CAS Center for Excellence in Biotic Interactions, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
- College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China.
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Zhu Q, Deng L, Chen J, Rodríguez GR, Sun C, Chang Z, Yang T, Zhai H, Jiang H, Topcu Y, Francis D, Hutton S, Sun L, Li CB, van der Knaap E, Li C. Redesigning the tomato fruit shape for mechanized production. Nat Plants 2023; 9:1659-1674. [PMID: 37723204 DOI: 10.1038/s41477-023-01522-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 08/23/2023] [Indexed: 09/20/2023]
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Crop breeding for mechanized harvesting has driven modern agriculture. In tomato, machine harvesting for industrial processing varieties became the norm in the 1970s. However, fresh-market varieties whose fruits are suitable for mechanical harvesting are difficult to breed because of associated reduction in flavour and nutritional qualities. Here we report the cloning and functional characterization of fs8.1, which controls the elongated fruit shape and crush resistance of machine-harvestable processing tomatoes. FS8.1 encodes a non-canonical GT-2 factor that activates the expression of cell-cycle inhibitor genes through the formation of a transcriptional module with the canonical GT-2 factor SlGT-16. The fs8.1 mutation results in a lower inhibitory effect on the cell proliferation of the ovary wall, leading to elongated fruits with enhanced compression resistance. Our study provides a potential route for introducing the beneficial allele into fresh-market tomatoes without reducing quality, thereby facilitating mechanical harvesting.
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- Qiang Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Center for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Biotic Interactions, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Center for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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- College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias Agrarias de Rosario (IICAR-CONICET-UNR), Rosario, Argentina
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Center for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Biotic Interactions, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Center for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Biotic Interactions, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Center for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Biotic Interactions, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Center for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Plant Breeding, Department of Horticulture, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
- Batı Akdeniz Agricultural Research Institute, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (North China), Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing Vegetable Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Plant Breeding, Department of Horticulture, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Center for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
- CAS Center for Excellence in Biotic Interactions, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
- College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China.
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Zheng W, Xu F, Bian Y, Zhang J, Tang MX, Li CB, Chen YG. [Enhance the management of cardiac arrest and improve the prognosis of the patients]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2023; 103:1585-1590. [PMID: 37248056 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20230309-00356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Cardiac arrest is one of the major public health problems with sudden onset, high mortality and high disability rate. The prevalence of cardiovascular disease continues to rise and the burden of cardiac arrest is increasing in China. It is of great significance to explore more effective prevention and treatment measures to improve the prognosis of patients with cardiac arrest. This article discusses the relevant progress on the treatment ability of emergency and critical cardiovascular diseases, medicines and technologies for cardiac arrest care, and registry studies of cardiac arrest, to further promote the effective improvement of key capacities at various stages of the prevention and treatment of cardiac arrest in China.
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- W Zheng
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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Wu YD, Yu KK, An MY, Li ZY, Wang BD, Li YB, Wang L, Wang MX, Li CB. [Clinical efficacy of the treatment of bilateral gluteal muscle contracture by inside-out iliotibial band release under arthroscopy in the supine position]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2023; 103:1611-1616. [PMID: 37248060 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20221212-02633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the clinical efficacy of bilateral gluteal muscle contracture treated with inside-out iliotibial band release under arthroscopy in the supine position. Methods: A prospective non-randomized controlled trial. Forty-six patients admitted to the Department of Sports Medicine, Senior Department of Orthopedics, the Fourth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital from April 2021 to August 2022 for bilateral gluteal muscle contracture and proposed surgical treatment were enrolled. The subjects were divided into two groups according to the preferred surgical protocols of the patients: the supine position group was treated with inside-out iliotibial band release under arthroscopy in the supine position, and the operation in lateral position group was carried out with outside-in iliotibial band release under arthroscopy in the lateral position. The total duration of non-surgical operations and the total duration of surgical operations were recorded for all patients. The gluteal muscle contracture disability scale within 3 days before surgery and at least 2 months after surgery were compared between the two groups, and the occurrence of complications between the two groups was compared too. Results: There were 26 cases in the supine position group, 11 males and 15 females with a mean age of (31.8±7.3) years; and there were 20 cases in the lateral position group, 7 males and 13 females with a mean age of (30.6±6.3) years. The differences in gender, age, body mass index (BMI) and postoperative follow-up time between the two groups were not statistically significant (all P>0.05). The total duration of non-surgical operations was shorter in the supine position group than in the lateral position group [(47.9±10.4) min vs (63.9±7.5) min, P<0.001]. There was no statistically significant difference in the total duration of surgical operations between the supine position group and the lateral position group [31.0(27.0, 43.5) min vs 33.0(24.8, 38.0) min, P>0.05]. The postoperative gluteal muscle contracture disability scales were significantly improved in both the supine position and lateral position groups when compared with those before the operation [93.0 (85.0, 98.0) vs 61.0 (50.5, 66.8), P<0.001 and 88.5±6.9 vs 63.6±9.6, P<0.001, respectively]. There was no statistically significant difference in the gluteal muscle contracture disability scale between the supine position and lateral position groups before and 2 months after surgery [59.3±11.9 vs 63.6±9.6 and 93.0 (85.0, 98.0) vs 89.5(84.0, 94.8), both P>0.05, respectively]. Two patients in each group developed subcutaneous hematoma after surgery, and all of them resolved within 2 weeks after surgery, the difference in complication incidence rate was not statistically significant (P>0.05). No postoperative complications such as fat liquefaction in the operated area, infection, decreased hip abductor muscle strength or nerve injury in the lower extremity were observed in both groups. Conclusion: The treatment of bilateral gluteal muscle contracture by inside-out iliotibial band release under arthroscopy in the supine position can effectively improve clinical efficiency, with definite efficacy, and it is an operative program worth promoting.
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- Y D Wu
- Department of Sports Medicine, Senior Department of Orthopedics, the Fourth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100048, China
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- Department of Sports Medicine, Senior Department of Orthopedics, the Fourth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100048, China
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- Department of Sports Medicine, Senior Department of Orthopedics, the Fourth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100048, China
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- Department of Sports Medicine, Senior Department of Orthopedics, the Fourth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100048, China
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- Department of Sports Medicine, Senior Department of Orthopedics, the Fourth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100048, China
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- Department of Sports Medicine, Senior Department of Orthopedics, the Fourth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100048, China
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- Department of Sports Medicine, Senior Department of Orthopedics, the Fourth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100048, China
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- Department of Sports Medicine, Senior Department of Orthopedics, the Fourth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100048, China
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- Department of Sports Medicine, Senior Department of Orthopedics, the Fourth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100048, China
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Yu KK, Wu YD, Shuang YJ, An MY, Zhang J, Wang BD, Zhang MB, Li CB. [Predictive value of ultrasound-guided anesthesia injection in arthroscopy for borderline developmental dysplasia of the hip]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2023; 103:1596-1602. [PMID: 37248058 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20221212-02635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Objective: To evaluate the value of ultrasound-guided intra-articular anesthetic injection in predicting postoperative outcomes for borderline developmental hip dysplasia (BDDH). Methods: A follow-up study. The clinical data of 37 BDDH patients who received ultrasound-guided intra-articular anesthetic injection and arthroscopic examination in the Department of Sports Medicine, Senior Department of Orthopedics, the Fourth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital from May 2018 to February 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. Among them, there were 17 males and 20 females with a mean age of (37.9±12.8) years. All patients underwent ultrasound-guided intra-articular anesthetic injection prior to arthroscopy, and were evaluated with hip physical examination before and after injection, as well as before and after arthroscopy, in order to obtain the visual analog score (VAS) of pain for seven assessments. The total VAS score was calculated based on these evaluations. Follow-up was conducted for at least 12 months. The effective rate of injection referred to the ratio of the improvement of VAS score after anesthetic injection to the total VAS score before injection. Pearson correlation analysis and Bland-Altman analysis were used to test the correlation between modified Harris hip score (mHHS) after ultrasound-guided intra-articular anesthetic injection and mHHS score after arthroscopic surgery. A binary logistic regression model was established to analyze the substantial clinical benefit (SCB) for patients. Following the logistic regression analysis, a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was constructed to evaluate the predictive power of ultrasound-guided intra-articular anesthetic injection in achieving SCB in those patients. The optimal cut-off value for injection efficacy was determined based on the ROC curve when SCB was achieved. Results: The follow-up time for all patients was (26.3±7.6) months. After anesthetic injection for 20 minutes, the total VAS score of pain [M(Q1,Q3)] decreased from 13(8,23) points before injection to 1(0,4) points; and the mHHS score [M(Q1,Q3)] increased from 60(46,70) points before arthroscopy to 90(84,96) points after, with statistically significant differences before and after injection and before and after arthroscopy (both P<0.001). Pearson correlation analysis showed that the mHHS score after intra-articular anesthetic injection was positively correlated with the mHHS score after surgery (r=0.961, P<0.001). The area under the ROC curve for predicting SCB after arthroscopy with ultrasound-guided intra-articular anesthetic injection was 0.769 (95%CI: 0.561-0.976), the Youden index was 0.663, the cut-off value was 0.569 2, the sensitivity was 96.3%, and the specificity was 70.0%. Conclusions: The results of ultrasound-guided intra-articular anesthetic injection before arthroscopy can indicate the presence of intra-articular lesions, and the degree of pain relief after injection is proportional to the functional recovery after arthroscopy. Patients with intra-articular anesthetic injection efficacy>56.92% have better results in hip arthroscopy.
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- K K Yu
- Department of Sport Medicine, Senior Department of Orthopedics, the Fourth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100048, China
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- Department of Sport Medicine, Senior Department of Orthopedics, the Fourth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100048, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, the First Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of Sport Medicine, Senior Department of Orthopedics, the Fourth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100048, China
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- Department of Sport Medicine, Senior Department of Orthopedics, the Fourth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100048, China
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- Department of Sport Medicine, Senior Department of Orthopedics, the Fourth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100048, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, the First Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of Sport Medicine, Senior Department of Orthopedics, the Fourth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100048, China
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Wang MX, Wang YT, Wang L, Zhang J, An MY, Wu YD, Yu KK, He HY, Li CB. [Outcomes of fluoroscopy-free hip arthroscopy technique in the treatment of femoroacetabular impingement syndrome]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2023; 103:809-815. [PMID: 36925113 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20220912-01928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
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Objective: To evaluate the effect of fluoroscopy-free technique in the arthroscopic treatment of femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (FAIS). Methods: A retrospective cohort study. Clinical data of FAI patients treated with hip arthroscopy in the No.4 Medical Center, PLA General Hospital from October 2018 to December 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were divided into two groups according to the surgical procedure: the fluoroscopy group and the fluoroscopy-free group. The operation time and modified Harris hip score (mHHS), international hip outcome tool (iHOT12) and visual analogue scale (VAS) of hip joint pain before and after the operation were observed and compared between the two groups. And the incidence of surgical complications in the two groups were compared too. Results: A total of 460 patients (213 males and 247 females) [aged (32.6±8.3) years (15-67 years)] with valid follow-up were included in this study. There were 275 cases in the fluoroscopy-free group and 185 cases in the fluoroscopy group. The operation time was shorter in the fluoroscopy-free group when compared with that in the fluoroscopy group, and the difference was statistically significant [(93.36±12.54) min vs (115.62±6.03) min, P<0.001]. In both groups, the VAS scores decreased and the mHHS scores and iHOT12 scores improved significantly at the last follow-up when compared with those before the operation (all P<0.001); however, there was no significant difference in the scores between the two groups (all P>0.05). The complication rate in the fluoroscopy-free group was 10.18% (28/275), and it was 10.81%(20/185) in the fluoroscopy group (P=0.829). Conclusion: Fluoroscopy-free hip arthroscopy technique for FAI can avoid radiation and shorten the operation time, but it does not increase the incidence of complications with reliable clinical outcomes.
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- M X Wang
- Department of Orthopedics, the No.4 Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, the No.4 Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, the No.4 Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, the No.4 Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, the No.4 Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, the No.4 Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, the No.4 Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, the No.4 Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, the No.4 Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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Deng L, Yang T, Li Q, Chang Z, Sun C, Jiang H, Meng X, Huang T, Li CB, Zhong S, Li C. Tomato MED25 regulates fruit ripening by interacting with EIN3-like transcription factors. Plant Cell 2023; 35:1038-1057. [PMID: 36471914 PMCID: PMC10015170 DOI: 10.1093/plcell/koac349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Fruit ripening relies on the precise spatiotemporal control of RNA polymerase II (Pol II)-dependent gene transcription, and the evolutionarily conserved Mediator (MED) coactivator complex plays an essential role in this process. In tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), a model climacteric fruit, ripening is tightly coordinated by ethylene and several key transcription factors. However, the mechanism underlying the transmission of context-specific regulatory signals from these ripening-related transcription factors to the Pol II transcription machinery remains unknown. Here, we report the mechanistic function of MED25, a subunit of the plant Mediator transcriptional coactivator complex, in controlling the ethylene-mediated transcriptional program during fruit ripening. Multiple lines of evidence indicate that MED25 physically interacts with the master transcription factors of the ETHYLENE-INSENSITIVE 3 (EIN3)/EIN3-LIKE (EIL) family, thereby playing an essential role in pre-initiation complex formation during ethylene-induced gene transcription. We also show that MED25 forms a transcriptional module with EIL1 to regulate the expression of ripening-related regulatory as well as structural genes through promoter binding. Furthermore, the EIL1-MED25 module orchestrates both positive and negative feedback transcriptional circuits, along with its downstream regulators, to fine-tune ethylene homeostasis during fruit ripening.
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- Lei Deng
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Centre for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Innovative Academy for Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Biotic Interactions, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Centre for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Innovative Academy for Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Biotic Interactions, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Pomology, College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Centre for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Innovative Academy for Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Biotic Interactions, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Centre for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Innovative Academy for Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Biotic Interactions, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Centre for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Innovative Academy for Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Biotic Interactions, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China
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- Institute of Vegetable, Qingdao Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266100, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (North China), Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing Vegetable Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Centre for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Innovative Academy for Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Biotic Interactions, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Wang GH, Lin QM, Lin JF, Deng YJ, Jiang YR, Wang HW, Su RX, Qiu XC, Li CB, Jiang F. [Protocol for the development of Chinese guideline for the treatment of bedtime problems and night wakings in children under 6 years of age (2023)]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2023; 61:122-125. [PMID: 36720592 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20220805-00706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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- G H Wang
- Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China
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- Pediatric Translational Medicine Institution, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China
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- Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China
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- Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China
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- Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China
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- Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China
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- Shanghai Mental Health Center, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China
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- EBM Literature Research Center of Library, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Shanghai Mental Health Center, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China
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- Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China
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Yu ZY, Hu GF, Li CB, Li TT, Peng MT. [Analytical performance verification protocols and performance specifications of platelet-dependent von Willebrand factor activity testing]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2022; 102:2969-2974. [PMID: 36207874 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20220408-00742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the analytical performance verification protocols and performance specifications of platelet-dependent von Willebrand factor (VWF) activity testing (VWF:GPIbM) for clinical laboratories. Methods: According to Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) documents and National Health Standard of China, the performance verification of VWF:GPIbM was designed and implemented using Sysmex CS-5100 instrument and its corresponding reagents. (1) Precision verification: Two commercial quality control samples (with normal and low activity levels) and three plasma pools (with activity range from 5.0% to 150.0%) were prepared. Each sample was tested five times daily for five consecutive days. The coefficient of variation (CV) of intra-and inter-run precisions were calculated, and the precision evaluation criterion was set according to package inserts. (2) Trueness verification: The calibrator was diluted to five reference materials with activity values of 5.2%, 31.2%, 62.4%, 104.0% and 138.7%, and each reference material was tested five times daily for five consecutive days. The bias between the measured value and the reference value was calculated, and the trueness evaluation criterion was set according to the total allowable error. (3) Linearity verification: Ten pooled plasmas with theoretical value range from 3.6% to 160.4% were prepared for the linearity verification of two calibration curves set by the manufacturer (i.e. low range and normal range calibration curve). Each pooled plasma was tested three times in a single run. The slope and R2 of linear regression of mean of measured value and theoretical value, as well as bias, were calculated, and the linearity evaluation criterion was set according to National Health Standard of China and package inserts. (4) Limit of quantitation verification: The calibrator was diluted to two reference materials with activity values of 3.3% and 2.7%, and each material was tested twelve times. The limit of quantitation evaluation criterion was set according to CLSI document. Results: The CVs of intra-and inter-run were 1.0%-2.5% and 1.1%-2.6%, respectively. The biases of trueness verification were -0.4%, 1.0%, -2.6%, 0.3% and -2.7%, respectively. The linearity verification results of low range (3.6%-31.8%) and normal range (28.4%-160.4%) showed that the slopes of regression equation were 1.021 7 and 0.996 2, respectively, R2 were 0.993 5 and 0.993 9, respectively, and the biases with 0-1.8% and -10.1%-0 of plasmas met the criterion. The biases ranged from -0.4% to 0.3% of test results in the verification of limit of quantitation met the criterion. Conclusion: The verification results of VWF:GPIbM assay for precision, trueness, linearity and limit of quantification meet the performance requirements indicated in the package inserts and the criteria set in this study, which can be taken as a reference of performance verification for the clinical laboratories.
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- Z Y Yu
- National Center for Clinical Laboratories, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing Hospital/National Center of Gerontology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- National Center for Clinical Laboratories, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing Hospital/National Center of Gerontology, Beijing 100730, China
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- National Center for Clinical Laboratories, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing Hospital/National Center of Gerontology, Beijing 100730, China
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- National Center for Clinical Laboratories, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing Hospital/National Center of Gerontology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- National Center for Clinical Laboratories, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing Hospital/National Center of Gerontology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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Yang T, Ali M, Lin L, Li P, He H, Zhu Q, Sun C, Wu N, Zhang X, Huang T, Li CB, Li C, Deng L. Recoloring tomato fruit by CRISPR/Cas9-mediated multiplex gene editing. Hortic Res 2022; 10:uhac214. [PMID: 36643741 PMCID: PMC9832834 DOI: 10.1093/hr/uhac214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Fruit color is an important horticultural trait, which greatly affects consumer preferences. In tomato, fruit color is determined by the accumulation of different pigments, such as carotenoids in the pericarp and flavonoids in the peel, along with the degradation of chlorophyll during fruit ripening. Since fruit color is a multigenic trait, it takes years to introgress all color-related genes in a single genetic background via traditional crossbreeding, and the avoidance of linkage drag during this process is difficult. Here, we proposed a rapid breeding strategy to generate tomato lines with different colored fruits from red-fruited materials by CRISPR/Cas9-mediated multiplex gene editing of three fruit color-related genes (PSY1, MYB12, and SGR1). Using this strategy, the red-fruited cultivar 'Ailsa Craig' has been engineered to a series of tomato genotypes with different fruit colors, including yellow, brown, pink, light-yellow, pink-brown, yellow-green, and light green. Compared with traditional crossbreeding, this strategy requires less time and can obtain transgene-free plants with different colored fruits in less than 1 year. Most importantly, it does not alter other important agronomic traits, like yield and fruit quality. Our strategy has great practical potential for tomato breeding and serves as a reference for improving multigene-controlled traits of horticultural crops.
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- Institute of Vegetable, Qingdao Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao, Shandong 266100, China
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- Institute of Agri-food Processing and Nutrition, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Center for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Innovation Academy for Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Biotic Interactions, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Center for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Innovation Academy for Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Biotic Interactions, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Center for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Innovation Academy for Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Biotic Interactions, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Center for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Innovation Academy for Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Biotic Interactions, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Vegetable, Qingdao Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao, Shandong 266100, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (North China), Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing Vegetable Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- Corresponding authors. E-mail: ;
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Wang Y, Li CB, Lu H, Peng MT. [Current status of CD34 +cell enumeration assay in clinical laboratories and its improvement]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2021; 101:2999-3005. [PMID: 34638191 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20210420-00944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the current status and problems of CD34+ cell enumeration in clinical laboratories and provide suggestions for the development of quality improvement programs. Methods: A total of 101 laboratories participating in the national external quality assessment program of CD34+cell enumeration were surveyed. Questionnaires and quality assessment materials were distributed to collect information on assay methodology and testing results. Quality control requirements for CD34+cell enumeration were determined according to the international guidelines, and the compliance of the surveyed laboratories was analyzed. Testing results were analyzed in groups and compared with the College of American Pathologists (CAP) quality assessment data. Results: A total of 97 laboratories returned the questionnaires and 99 laboratories returned the results of quality assessment materials. The questionnaire data showed high compliance rates of quality control requirements such as gating protocols, pipetting methods, and the number of cells acquired (92.8%, 83.9%, and 82.5% respectively). However, these laboratories had relatively low compliance rates such as the use of whole blood quality control materials for internal quality control, selection of erythrocyte lysing reagents, sample processing method, whether to report absolute count results, and quality control of equipment (5.2 %, 28.9%, 39.2%, 46.4%, and 55.7%, respectively). Testing results demonstrated that the coefficient of variation (CV) of percent counts was similar to the CAP quality assessment data, but the CV of absolute counts was greater than the CAP quality assessment data. Conclusions: Clinical laboratories have poor compliance with some quality control requirements and the variability of absolute count results between different laboratories is not satisfactory. Therefore, it is recommended that clinical laboratories should strengthen the training related to the quality control of CD34+cell enumeration, especially the absolute counting.
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- Y Wang
- Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, National Center for Clinical Laboratories, Institute of Geriatrics, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, National Center for Clinical Laboratories, Institute of Geriatrics, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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- Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, National Center for Clinical Laboratories, Institute of Geriatrics, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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- Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, National Center for Clinical Laboratories, Institute of Geriatrics, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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Sun C, Deng L, Du M, Zhao J, Chen Q, Huang T, Jiang H, Li CB, Li C. A Transcriptional Network Promotes Anthocyanin Biosynthesis in Tomato Flesh. Mol Plant 2020; 13:42-58. [PMID: 31678614 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2019.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2019] [Revised: 10/18/2019] [Accepted: 10/22/2019] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Dietary anthocyanins are important health-promoting antioxidants that make a major contribution to the quality of fruits. It is intriguing that most tomato cultivars do not produce anthocyanins in fruit. However, the purple tomato variety Indigo Rose, which has the dominant Aft locus combined with the recessive atv locus from wild tomato species, exhibits light-dependent anthocyanin accumulation in the fruit skin. Here, we report that Aft encodes a functional anthocyanin activator named SlAN2-like, while atv encodes a nonfunctional version of the anthocyanin repressor SlMYBATV. The expression of SlAN2-like is responsive to light, and the functional SlAN2-like can activate the expression of both anthocyanin biosynthetic genes and their regulatory genes, suggesting that SlAN2-like acts as a master regulator in the activation of anthocyanin biosynthesis. We further showed that cultivated tomatoes contain nonfunctional alleles of SlAN2-like and therefore fail to produce anthocyanins. Consistently, expression of a functional SlAN2-like gene driven by the fruit-specific promoter in a tomato cultivar led to the activation of the entire anthocyanin biosynthesis pathway and high-level accumulation of anthocyanins in both the peel and flesh. Taken together, our study exemplifies that efficient engineering of complex metabolic pathways could be achieved through tissue-specific expression of master transcriptional regulators.
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- Chuanlong Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Centre for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Innovation Academy for Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Centre for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Innovation Academy for Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (North China), Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing Vegetable Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong Province 271018, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong Province 271018, China
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- Institute of Vegetable, Qingdao Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao, Shandong Province 266100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Centre for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Innovation Academy for Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (North China), Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing Vegetable Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Centre for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Innovation Academy for Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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Xu CS, Li XQ, Liu HX, Li CB, Chen Z, Cai JP, Peng MT. [Recommendations for laboratory standardization of next generation sequencing in hematological malignancies]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2019; 99:3204-3208. [PMID: 31694113 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2019.41.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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- C S Xu
- National Center for Clinical Laboratories, Beijing Engineering Technology Center of Clinical Laboratory, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing 100730, China
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- Institute of Hematology, Wuhan Union Hospital; Wuhan 430022, China
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- Beijing Ludaopei Hospital, Beijing 100176, China
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- National Center for Clinical Laboratories, Beijing Engineering Technology Center of Clinical Laboratory, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing 100730, China
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- Kindstar Global Technology Incorporated, Beijing 100176, China
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- The MOH Key Laboratory of Geriatrics, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing 100730, China
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- National Center for Clinical Laboratories, Beijing Engineering Technology Center of Clinical Laboratory, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing Engineering Technology Center of Clinical Laboratory, Graduate School of Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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Yang T, Deng L, Zhao W, Zhang R, Jiang H, Ye Z, Li CB, Li C. Rapid breeding of pink-fruited tomato hybrids using the CRISPR/Cas9 system. J Genet Genomics 2019; 46:505-508. [PMID: 31734133 DOI: 10.1016/j.jgg.2019.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2019] [Revised: 10/17/2019] [Accepted: 10/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Tianxia Yang
- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Centre for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Innovation Academy for Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Centre for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Innovation Academy for Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Centre for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Innovation Academy for Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Centre for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Innovation Academy for Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (North China), Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing Vegetable Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, 100097, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Centre for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Innovation Academy for Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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Liu YH, Li CB, Zhou WB, Peng MT. [Study on commutability evaluation of reference materials for fibrinogen]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2019; 99:2062-2067. [PMID: 31315378 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2019.26.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Objective: To discuss the commutability evaluation method of reference materials for fibrinogen measurement and evaluate the commutability of the Third WHO International Standard Fibrinogen Plasma (WHO 09/264), SSC/ISTH Secondary Coagulation Standard (SSC LOT4) and homemade reference materials (RM01, RM02) in order to provide suggestions on how to determine the suitable method of commutability evaluation and reliable traceability standard. Methods: The comparability of fibrinogen among different measurement systems were evaluated and WHO 09/264 was used to calibrate each system to improve the comparability if the comparability among different systems couldn't be accepted. Forty clinical samples and the reference materials randomly interspersed among the clinical samples were measured on Stago STA-R Evolution, Sysmex CS 5100, IL ACL TOP 700 simultaneously. Measurement results were pairwise analyzed by Deming regression and difference in bias approach according to the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) EP14-A3 protocol and the recommendations of the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (IFCC) working group on commutability, respectively. Results: The comparability of fibrinogen measurement among common systems could not meet the criterion. WHO 09/264 could improve the agreement among different measurement systems. The prediction interval of Deming regression was affected by the comparability of measurement systems, resulting in unreliable results. The difference in bias approach was more suitable because its criterion was related to the medical requirements. WHO 09/264 was commutable between Stago and Sysmex, inconclusive between Stago and IL, Sysmex and IL (The calibration effectiveness of WHO 09/264 showed that it was commutable among the three measurement systems). SSC LOT4 was commutable between Stago and Sysmex, inconclusive between Stago and IL, Sysmex and IL. RM01 and RM02 were commutable between all systems pairs assessed by difference in bias approach. Conclusions: There are differences in the results of two commutability evaluation approaches. The difference in bias approach is recommended for commutability evaluation. WHO International Standard and homemade reference materials can be used as traceability standard for fibrinogen measurement.
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- Y H Liu
- Graduate School of Peking Union Medical College, National Center for Clinical Laboratories, Beijing Engineering Technology Center of Clinical Laboratory, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing 100730, China
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- National Center for Clinical Laboratories, Beijing Engineering Technology Center of Clinical Laboratory, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing 100730, China
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- National Center for Clinical Laboratories, Beijing Engineering Technology Center of Clinical Laboratory, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing 100730, China
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- Graduate School of Peking Union Medical College, National Center for Clinical Laboratories, Beijing Engineering Technology Center of Clinical Laboratory, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing 100730, China
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Mei JS, Li Q, Liao XF, Sun GH, Ding X, Wang ZX, Ouyang YL, Jiang T, Li CB. Aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio index value in predicting liver fibrosis in patients with hepatitis B virus infection. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2019; 33:849-856. [PMID: 31190511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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- J S Mei
- Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Second Clinical Medical College of Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Clinical Medical College of Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Clinical Medical College of Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Clinical Medical College of Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Clinical Medical College of Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Clinical Medical College of Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Clinical Medical College of Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Clinical Medical College of Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Clinical Medical College of Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China
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Song ZZ, Li CB, Zhou WB, Gu XZ, Gu XL, Peng MT. [Analysis of internal quality control data of complete blood count from laboratories participating in national external quality assessment]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2018; 98:1931-1936. [PMID: 29996285 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2018.24.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate current status and problems of internal quality control (IQC) of complete blood count in China so as to perform IQC normally. Methods: The IQC data of complete blood count for five parameters were collected from laboratories participating in national external quality assessment during 2012-2017 (totally 12 times), including WBC, RBC, Hb, Hct and PLT. After confirmation of all data, data for the 12 times were analyzed as follows.The proportions of using different levels of quality control materials were calculated.The 25th, 50th, 75th, 90th percentiles CV of data collected for the 12 times were calculated respectively and the trends of CV were observed over time.The difference of CV among laboratories running three control levels was compared.The CV of each parameter in 2017 was compared with precision requirements based on biological variation, health standards and German Medical Association Directive; The proportions of laboratories using different control rules were calculated. Results: After invalid data was excluded from those IQC data of laboratories for the 12 times external quality assessment (up to 2 402, as low as 1 449) from 2012 to 2017, the residual data (up to 2 332, as low as 1 431, accounting for 96.0%-99.2%) was used for analysis. 61.9%-66.1%, 18.2%-23.6% and 14.3%-17.3% of laboratories ran one, two and three control levels respectively, and the proportions of laboratories running more than two control levels increased from 33.9% to 38.1%. The decrease trend of the 75th, 90th percentiles CV of WBC, RBC, Hb, Hct for three levels, PLT for normal level and the 90th percentiles CV of PLT low level had statistically significance over time (P<0.05); the decrease trend of the 75th percentiles CV of PLT low level and 75th, 90th percentiles CV of PLT high level had no statistically significance over time. The CV had significant difference between low and normal, low and high control level for WBC and PLT, while there were no difference between normal and high control levels. There were no significant difference of CV among three control levels for RBC, Hb, and Hct. Except for the CV of Hct low, normal level and PLT low level, 85% of laboratories for the other parameters could meet the minimum precision requirements based on biological variation; more than 85% laboratories met the requirements of health standards; except for the CV of PLT low level, more than 80% laboratories met the requirements of German Medical Association Directive. The proportion of laboratories using 1(3s)/2(2s) quality control rules increased from 59.2% to 76.0%. Conclusions: During the past 6 years, the CV for IQC has shown a decrease trend over time. However, the control level and quality control rules used by some laboratories do not meet management requirements. The CV of Hct and PLT in a few laboratories do not meet the minimum requirements of the health standards, and need to implement quality improvements fatherly.
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- Z Z Song
- Graduate School of Peking Union Medical College, National Center for Clinical Laboratories, Beijing Engineering Technology Center of Clinical Laboratory, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing 100730, China
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Luo Y, Xie HP, Ren L, Zhang R, Li CB, Gao C. Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics Characterization of an Anisotropic Shale. Sci Rep 2018; 8:8505. [PMID: 29855505 PMCID: PMC5981205 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-26846-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2018] [Accepted: 05/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The existence of bedding planes in natural shale formations makes the fracture characterization remarkably complicated. To achieve a further understanding of the anisotropic crack extension behaviors of shale using a linear elastic fracture mechanics approach, four groups of three-point bending tests on Longmaxi shale from southeast Chongqing were conducted in this study with different bedding plane inclination angles. The fracture propagation paths were observed using a scanning electron microscope. The results indicated that cracks initiated along the bedding plane when the bedding plane inclination angle (i.e., the angle between the loading direction and the normal direction of the bedding plane) was relatively large; in contrast, cracks penetrated into the matrix and induced higher fracture toughness in cases with lower bedding plane inclination angle. Brittle fractures occurred in the tested shale, and the fracture strength was strongly dependent on the bedding plane inclination angle. Meanwhile, the stress field around the crack tip was analyzed theoretically. The results indicated that the crack tip stress field of anisotropic shale is not only determined by the stress intensity factor but also related to the elastic constants and bedding plane inclination angle. Furthermore, a criterion for determining whether a crack extends along the bedding plane was developed by distinguishing the differences in the strengths of the shale bedding and the matrix.
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- Key Laboratory of Deep Underground Science and Engineering (MOE), College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- Institute of Deep Earth Science and Green Energy, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China.,College of Water Resources and Hydropower, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- Key Laboratory of Deep Underground Science and Engineering (MOE), College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China.
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- College of Water Resources and Hydropower, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- Key Laboratory of Deep Underground Science and Engineering (MOE), College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- Key Laboratory of Deep Underground Science and Engineering (MOE), College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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Deng L, Wang H, Sun C, Li Q, Jiang H, Du M, Li CB, Li C. Efficient generation of pink-fruited tomatoes using CRISPR/Cas9 system. J Genet Genomics 2017; 45:51-54. [PMID: 29157799 DOI: 10.1016/j.jgg.2017.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2017] [Revised: 10/31/2017] [Accepted: 10/31/2017] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- Lei Deng
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Centre for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Centre for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Centre for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Centre for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (North China), Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing Vegetable Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (North China), Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing Vegetable Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Centre for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China.
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Du M, Zhao J, Tzeng DTW, Liu Y, Deng L, Yang T, Zhai Q, Wu F, Huang Z, Zhou M, Wang Q, Chen Q, Zhong S, Li CB, Li C. MYC2 Orchestrates a Hierarchical Transcriptional Cascade That Regulates Jasmonate-Mediated Plant Immunity in Tomato. Plant Cell 2017; 29:1883-1906. [PMID: 28733419 PMCID: PMC5590496 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.16.00953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 200] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2016] [Revised: 06/19/2017] [Accepted: 07/12/2017] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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The hormone jasmonate (JA), which functions in plant immunity, regulates resistance to pathogen infection and insect attack through triggering genome-wide transcriptional reprogramming in plants. We show that the basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor (TF) MYC2 in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) acts downstream of the JA receptor to orchestrate JA-mediated activation of both the wounding and pathogen responses. Using chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing (ChIP-seq) coupled with RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) assays, we identified 655 MYC2-targeted JA-responsive genes. These genes are highly enriched in Gene Ontology categories related to TFs and the early response to JA, indicating that MYC2 functions at a high hierarchical level to regulate JA-mediated gene transcription. We also identified a group of MYC2-targeted TFs (MTFs) that may directly regulate the JA-induced transcription of late defense genes. Our findings suggest that MYC2 and its downstream MTFs form a hierarchical transcriptional cascade during JA-mediated plant immunity that initiates and amplifies transcriptional output. As proof of concept, we showed that during plant resistance to the necrotrophic pathogen Botrytis cinerea, MYC2 and the MTF JA2-Like form a transcription module that preferentially regulates wounding-responsive genes, whereas MYC2 and the MTF ETHYLENE RESPONSE FACTOR.C3 form a transcription module that preferentially regulates pathogen-responsive genes.
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- Minmin Du
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (North China), Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing Vegetable Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, Shandong Province, China
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Centre for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- Partner State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Centre for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Growth, Development and Quality Improvement, Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Horticulture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Centre for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Centre for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Centre for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Centre for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Centre for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (North China), Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing Vegetable Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Growth, Development and Quality Improvement, Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Horticulture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, Shandong Province, China
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Centre for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- Partner State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (North China), Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing Vegetable Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, Shandong Province, China
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Centre for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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Liu XL, Zhou WB, Li CB, Hu HR, Peng MT. [Study and analysis of national current status and problems of anticoagulant proteins assay]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2017; 97:1699-1704. [PMID: 28606277 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2017.22.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate current status and problems of anticoagulant proteins assay in domestic laboratories so as to provide suggestions for implementing the standardization and quality improvement. Methods: Two hundred and seventy-four laboratories those had developed or prepared to do anticoagulant proteins assay were selected from one thousand and five hundred participants in the national coagulation screening External Quality Assessment(EQA) program by an internet survey and then a questionnaire and quality control materials were sent to them to carry out a further survey. The questionnaire information was analyzed statistically. The results of quality control materials were grouped by the reagents and the average, median, standard deviation(s), coefficient variation(CV) of each group were calculated. The deviations or percentage deviations were determined by comparing the results of each laboratory to the target defined as the peer-group median after exclusion of outliers, and then the pass rates were calculated based on the criterion of RCPA, DGKL and the allowable total error based on biological variation. Results: Two hundred and thirty-five questionnaires were collected. The number of laboratories testing antithrombin(AT), protein C(PC) and protein S(PS) activity were 194, 63 and 50 respectively. The instruments and reagents were mainly from abroad (more than 96%), the matching rate of which were above 94%. For AT, PC and PS activity testing, there were 30.4%, 33.3%, 34.0% of laboratories did not perform verification assays respectively, and 8.8%, 7.9%, 14.0% of laboratories did not renew calibration curve when the reagent lots were changed. 11.3%, 17.5%, 16.0% of laboratories didn't run internal quality control, and 34.9%, 26.9%, 21.4% of laboratories only performed a single level of quality control. 4.1% of laboratories set the reference intervals of AT activity according to different age groups, and the percentage of that of PC and PS activity were 1.6% and 2.0%. 16.0% of laboratories set the reference interval of PS activity by sex. For normal control materials, the CV of AT, PC and PS activity results were 5.7%-12.9%, 4.2%-7.7% and 18.4%-33.1% while the CV for abnormal level were 13.3%-38.3%, 6.1%-14.4% and 31.5%-34.5% respectively. The pass rate was different when it was judged by different criteria. A suitable criterion for each item should be selected according to the concentration level of quality control materials. Conclusion: The comparability between laboratory results are not satisfactory and in order to promote quality improvement, it is necessary to develop guidelines, organize trainings and establish a national EQA scheme.
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- Graduate School of Peking Union Medical College, National Center for Clinical Laboratories, Beijing Engineering Technology Research Center of Clinical Laboratory, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing 100730, China
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Wu H, Huang HD, Bi HS, Cai WT, An SM, Li CB. [The effects and related risk factors on cataract surgery in Shandong province]. Zhonghua Yan Ke Za Zhi 2016; 52:929-935. [PMID: 27998458 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0412-4081.2016.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To explore the efficacy and related risk factors on cataract surgery in Shandong province. Methods: A total of 108 190 cataract surgeries which were reported from 17 cities of Shandong province during January 2013 to December were reviewed. The demographic information, preoperative examination, surgery related information (including date of surgery, surgical methods, and intraoperative complications), and postoperative situations (naked eye visual acuity, curative efficacy after three days, and postoperative complications) were reviewed. Wilcoxon signed-ranks, univariate and orderly multivariate Logistic regression analysis were used according to nature of the data. Results: There were 64 852 female patients (59.9 %) and 43 338 male patients (40.1%) in all 108 190 cases. About 36.5% patients (39 496 cases), the highest proportion, were 71 to 80 years of age, 31.26% patients (33 711 cases) were 61 to 70 years old and 13.6% patients (14 720 cases) were over 81 years old. Visual acuity increased significantly after surgery (Z=165.24, P<0.01). Simple factor Logistic regression analysis showed that preoperative corrected visual acuity less than 0.1 (OR=2.30 95%CI: 0.59 to 1.07), complications (OR=8.50,95% CI: 1.34 to 2.94), congenital cataract (OR=1.69, 95%CI: 0.22 to 0.83), extracapsular cataract extraction (OR=1.99, 95% CI:0.57 to 0.81), postoperative complications in three days (OR=7.46, 95% CI:1.77 to 2.25) were predictors of worse outcome after cataract surgery. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the efficacy of cataract surgery were influenced by history of diabetes (OR=1.79, 95% CI: 0.46 to 0.71), history of hypertension (OR=3.49, 95% CI: 1.07-1.43), postoperative complications in three days (OR=3.91, 95% CI: 1.53 to 1.20) and extracapsular cataract extraction (OR=1.54, 95% CI: 0.20 to 0.66). Young male patients (OR=0.82, 95% CI:-0.28 to -0.12), normal preoperative intraocular pressure (OR=0.79, 95%CI: -0.38 to -0.10) and pupil (OR=0.42, 95% CI:-1.17 to -0.57) were predictors of better outcome. Conclusions: Visual acuity improved significantly after cataract surgery in Shandong province. The efficacy of cataract surgery was influenced by many factors. It is important to control systemic diseases and to choose modern operation method. (Chin J Ophthalmol, 2016, 52: 929-935).
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- *Ophthalmology Institute of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250002, China
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Tao MF, Sun DM, Shao HF, Li CB, Teng YC. Poor sleep in middle-aged women is not associated with menopause per se. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 49:e4718. [PMID: 26577848 PMCID: PMC4678654 DOI: 10.1590/1414-431x20154718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2015] [Accepted: 08/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Whether sleep problems of menopausal women are associated with vasomotor symptoms and/or changes in estrogen levels associated with menopause or age-related changes in sleep architecture is unclear. This study aimed to determine if poor sleep in middle-aged women is correlated with menopause. This study recruited women seeking care for the first time at the menopause outpatient department of our hospital. Inclusion criteria were an age ≥40 years, not taking any medications for menopausal symptoms, and no sleeping problems or depression. Patients were assessed with the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), modified Kupperman Index (KI), and Menopause Rating Scale (MRS). A PSQI score of <7 indicated no sleep disorder and ≥7 indicated a sleep disorder. Blood specimens were analyzed for follicle-stimulating hormone and estradiol levels. A total of 244 women were included in the study; 103 (42.2%) were identified as having a sleep disorder and 141 as not having one. In addition, 156 (64%) women were postmenopausal and 88 (36%) were not menopausal. Follicle-stimulating hormone and estradiol levels were similar between the groups. Patients with a sleep disorder had a significantly higher total modified KI score and total MRS score (both, P<0.001) compared with those without a sleep disorder. Correlations of the PSQI total score with the KI and MRS were similar in menopausal and non-menopausal women. These results do not support that menopause per se specifically contributes to sleep problems.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated to the Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated to the Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated to the Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated to the Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated to the Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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Mei ZB, Duan CY, Li CB, Cui L, Ogino S. Prognostic role of tumor PIK3CA mutation in colorectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Ann Oncol 2016; 27:1836-48. [PMID: 27436848 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2016] [Accepted: 06/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Somatic mutations in the phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase/AKT pathway play a vital role in carcinogenesis. Approximately 15%-20% of colorectal cancers (CRCs) harbor activating mutations in PIK3CA, making it one of the most frequently mutated genes in CRC. We thus carried out a systematic review and meta-analysis investigating the prognostic significance of PIK3CA mutations in CRC. MATERIALS AND METHODS Electronic databases were searched from inception through May 2015. We extracted the study characteristics and prognostic data of each eligible study. The hazard ratio (HR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) were derived and pooled using the random-effects Mantel-Haenszel model. RESULTS Twenty-eight studies enrolling 12 747 patients were eligible for inclusion. Data on overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) were available from 19 and 10 studies, respectively. Comparing PIK3CA-mutated CRC patients with PIK3CA-wild-type CRC patients, the summary HRs for OS and PFS were 0.96 (95% CI 0.83-1.12) and 1.20 (95% CI 0.98-1.46), respectively. The trim-and-fill, Copas model and subgroup analyses stratified by the study characteristics confirmed the robustness of the results. Five studies reported the CRC prognosis for PIK3CA mutations in exons 9 and 20 separately; neither exon 9 mutation nor exon 20 mutation in PIK3CA was significantly associated with patient survival. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that PIK3CA mutation has the neutral prognostic effects on CRC OS and PFS. Evidence was accumulating for the establishment of CRC survival between PIK3CA mutations and patient-specific clinical or molecular profiles.
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- Department of Anorectal Surgery, Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Division of MPE Molecular Pathological Epidemiology, Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, USA
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Guo XH, Yang GY, Li CB, Wang LJ, Zhang J, Yuan XJ. [Eccrine angiomatous hamartoma: a clinicalopathologic analysis of 4 cases]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 2016; 45:467-71. [PMID: 27430692 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0529-5807.2016.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the clinical and histopathologic features, diagnosis and differential diagnosis of eccrine angiomatous hamartoma(EAH). METHODS Four cases of eccrine angiomatous hamartoma were studied by light microscopy and immunohistochemical staining along with review of the literature. RESULTS There were 3 male and 1 female patients at diagnosis in age of 4 months, 3.5 years, 5.5 years and 14.0 years, respectively. Tumor sites included the left little finger (1 case), right index finger (1 case), lower back (1 case) and knee (1 case). Clinically, most cases presented as a solitary, flesh or reddish papule, plaque or nodule with size of 0.4-6.0 cm in diameter. The skin lesions in 3 cases enlarged commensurate with the growth of the patients, and local hyperhidrosis in one case. Histologically, EAH was characterized by proliferation of well-differentiated eccrine secretory and ductal elements closely associated with thin-walled angiomatous channels in the middle or deep dermis and subcutaneous tissue. By immunohistochemistry, the vascular components were positive for CD31, CD34 and factor Ⅷ related antigen while the eccrine glands were positive for S-100 protein, CEA, EMA, CAM5.2 and GCDFP15. Local surgical resection was performed in 4 cases and follow-up data (0.5 to 4.5 years) showed no recurrence. CONCLUSION EAH is a rare, benign cutaneous hamartoma. Combination of clinical manifestations, histological changes and immunohistochemical findings is useful for the diagnosis and differential diagnosis.
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- X H Guo
- Department of Pathology, Zhuhai People's Hospital, Zhuhai 519000, China
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Zhang HP, Zhou WB, Li CB, Du ZL, Peng MT. [Evaluation and characterization of the certified reference materials for coagulation factor Ⅷ and Ⅸ activity testing]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2016; 96:1613-7. [PMID: 27266694 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2016.20.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate and characterize the certified reference materials for coagulation factor Ⅷ (FⅧ) and factor Ⅸ (FⅨ) activity testing. METHODS The homogeneity and stability of three lots of certified reference materials (F01-F03) with different factor concentrations were evaluated according to guidelines"Reference materials-general and statistical principles for certification","Guidance on evaluating the homogeneity and stability of samples used for proficiency testing"and"Technical Norm of Primary Reference Material". The certified reference materials were characterized by eight laboratories using one-stage method, which were calibrated by the coagulation standard provided by the National Institute for Biological Standards and Control (NIBSC) in UK. RESULTS The Coefficient of Variation (CV) of homogeneity test of FⅧ activity of three lots of certified reference materials were 3.9%, 3.3% and 3.4%, respectively. While that of FⅨ activity were 3.7%, 3.0% and 1.8%, respectively. The results of one-way ANOVA showed that all certified reference materials had good homogeneity (P>0.05), and the between-bottle homogeneity uncertainties (ubb) of FⅧ and FⅨ activity were 0.5%-2.9% and 0.1%-3.9%, respectively. All certified reference materials stored in -80 ℃ remained stable in 9 months by trend analysis, and the long-term stability uncertainties(ults) of FⅧ and FⅨ activity were 0.5%-5.1% and 1.3%-4.4%, respectively. The characterization uncertainties (uchar) of FⅧ and FⅨ activity testing were 0.9%-2.4% and 1.1%-2.4%, respectively. The combined uncertainties and extended uncertainties (coverage factor k=2) were calculated. The assigned values of each lot of certified reference materials for FⅧ activity were (85±13)%, (36.0±3.4)% and (20.5±2.3)%, and that were (102±13)%, (47.8±6.9)% and (29.3±3.8)% for FⅨ activity, respectively. CONCLUSIONS The certified reference materials for FⅧ and FⅨ activity testing have good homogeneity and stability. The results of the characterization are accurate and reliable.
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- H P Zhang
- Graduate School of Peking Union Medical College, Beijing Hospital, National Center for Clinical Laboratories, Beijing 100730, China
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Li CB, Chen YG. [Progress of intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation application in patients with acute myocardial infarction]. Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 2016; 44:361-363. [PMID: 27112621 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-3758.2016.04.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Zhao X, Wang XF, Wang JB, Lu XJ, Zhao YW, Li CB, Wang BH, Wei J, Guo P, Xiao JP, Wang JH, Yang XL. Multicenter study of autoverification methods of hematology analysis. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2016; 30:571-577. [PMID: 27358150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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This study was designed to establish and validate a set of autoverification methods for hematology analysis. One thousand and twenty-four samples were selected from Shanghai Ruijin Hospital and 999 from Beijing Hospital, China. False positive, false negative and autoverification pass rates were verified and the rules were then adjusted and confirmed according to the verification results. After confirmation, at least 10,000 sample cases were selected from Shanghai Ruijin Hospital, Beijing Hospital and China Armed Police General Hospital and checked automatically. The differences in the autoverification pass rate and average report delivery time before and after the application of the autoverification methods were compared between the three hospitals. Preliminary validation results showed that the false negative rates of the Shanghai Ruijin Hospital and Beijing Hospital were less than 2%. The false positive rates of these two hospitals were high, close to 18%. After rule adjustment, the false negative rate was basically the same as before adjustment, but the false positive rate declined obviously while the pass rate of autoverification improved significantly. The autoverification pass rates of the three hospitals were 76.4%, 85.1% and 84.2%, respectively. The turnover time (TAT, time from receipt of sample to report of the result) of the three hospitals decreased by 4.1 min, 8.8 min and 10.2 min, respectively. Autoverification systems using a Mindray BC-6800 auto hematology analyzer and labXpert were confirmed as being effective in reducing TAT and enhancing working efficiency on the premise of ensuring low false negative rate.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Beijing Hospital, Ministry of Health, Dongdan, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Beijing Hospital, Ministry of Health, Dongdan, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Armed Police General Hospital, Haidian District, Beijing, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Beijing Hospital, Ministry of Health, Dongdan, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Armed Police General Hospital, Haidian District, Beijing, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shenzhen Mindray Bio-medical Electronics Co. Ltd, Nanshan, Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Mindray Bio-medical Electronics Co. Ltd, Nanshan, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Armed Police General Hospital, Haidian District, Beijing, China
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Bai RX, Wang WP, Zhao PW, Li CB. Ghrelin attenuates the growth of HO-8910 ovarian cancer cells through the ERK pathway. Braz J Med Biol Res 2016; 49:S0100-879X2016000300602. [PMID: 26840702 PMCID: PMC4763821 DOI: 10.1590/1414-431x20155043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2015] [Accepted: 11/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Ovarian cancer is one of the most common causes of death from gynecologic tumors and is an important public health issue. Ghrelin is a recently discovered bioactive peptide that acts as a natural endogenous ligand of the growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHSR). Several studies have identified the protective effects of ghrelin on the mammalian reproductive system. However, little research has been done on the effects of ghrelin on ovarian cancer cells, and the underlying mechanisms of these effects. We sought to understand the potential involvement of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) in ghrelin-mediated inhibition of growth of the ovarian line HO-8910. We applied different concentrations of ghrelin and an inhibitor of the ghrelin receptor (D-Lys3-GHRP-6) to HO-8910 cells and observed the growth rate of cells and changes in phosphorylation of the MAPKs ERK1/2, JNK and p38. We discovered that ghrelin-induced apoptosis of HO-8910 cells was though phosphorylated ERK1/2, and that this phosphorylation (as well as p90rsk phosphorylation) was mediated by the GHSR. The ERK1/2 pathway is known to play an essential part in the ghrelin-mediated apoptosis of HO-8910 cells. Hence, our study suggests that ghrelin inhibits the growth of HO-8910 cells primarily through the GHSR/ERK pathway.
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Inner Mongolia People's Hospital, Hohhot, China
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- Graduate College, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, China
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- Microbiology and Immunology Laboratory, School of Basic Medical Science, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, China
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- School of Basic Medical Science, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, China
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Yu Y, Lv F, Lin H, Qian G, Jiang YS, Pang LX, Wang YP, Wang XF, Kang YM, Li CB, Liu Q, Xu JZ, You W. Mitochondrial ND3 G10398A mutation: a biomarker for breast cancer. Genet Mol Res 2015; 14:17426-31. [PMID: 26782384 DOI: 10.4238/2015.december.21.12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Mitochondrial DNA mutations have been found to play important roles in carcinogenesis. The most common G10398A mutation, a non-conservative amino acid substitution from Thr to Ala, seems to be involved in the tumorigenesis of breast cancer. Results from studies concerning this mutation remain inconclusive. In the current study, we first took clinical and molecular datasets from case-control studies to determine the association between the G10398A mutation and breast cancer. We further used the Phylotree to determine the haplogroups of this mutation. The frequencies of this mutation in 500 unrelated healthy controls were also screened. We found that this mutation is very common in the human population, and may be a polymorph.
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- Y Yu
- Department of Breast Surgery, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- College of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Ningbo Fourth Hospital, Xiangshan, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Ningbo Fourth Hospital, Xiangshan, China
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- College of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- College of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- College of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Center, Shaoxing People's Hospital, Shaoxing Hospital of Zhejiang University, Shaoxing, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, The Affiliated Wenling Hospital of Wenzhou Medial University, Wenling, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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Sun J, He XM, Zhao MM, Li L, Li CB, Dong Y. Antioxidant and nitrite-scavenging capacities of phenolic compounds from sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) tops. Molecules 2014; 19:13147-60. [PMID: 25162956 PMCID: PMC6270697 DOI: 10.3390/molecules190913147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2014] [Revised: 08/15/2014] [Accepted: 08/15/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Sugarcane tops were extracted with 50% ethanol and fractionated by petroleum ether, ethyl acetate (EtOAc), and n-butyl alcohol successively. Eight phenolic compounds in EtOAc extracts were purified through silica gel and Sephadex LH-20 column chromatographies, and then identified by nuclear magnetic resonance and electrospray ionization mass spectra. The results showed that eight phenolic compounds from EtOAc extracts were identified as caffeic acid, cis-p-hydroxycinnamic acid, quercetin, apigenin, albanin A, australone A, moracin M, and 5'-geranyl-5,7,2',4'-tetrahydroxyflavone. The antioxidant and nitrite-scavenging capacities of different solvent extracts correlated positively with their total phenolic (TP) contents. Amongst various extracts, EtOAc extracts possessed the highest TP content and presented the strongest oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC), 1,1'-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical-scavenging capacity, 2,2'-azobis-3-ethylbenthiaazoline-6-sulfonic acid (ABTS) radical-scavenging capacity, ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) and nitrite-scavenging capacity. Thus, sugarcane tops could be promoted as a source of natural antioxidant.
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- Jian Sun
- College of Light Industry and Food Sciences, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China.
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- Agro-food Science and Technology Research Institute, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning 530007, China.
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- College of Light Industry and Food Sciences, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China.
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- Agro-food Science and Technology Research Institute, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning 530007, China.
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- Agro-food Science and Technology Research Institute, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning 530007, China.
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- College of Light Industry and Food Sciences, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China.
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Du M, Zhai Q, Deng L, Li S, Li H, Yan L, Huang Z, Wang B, Jiang H, Huang T, Li CB, Wei J, Kang L, Li J, Li C. Closely related NAC transcription factors of tomato differentially regulate stomatal closure and reopening during pathogen attack. Plant Cell 2014; 26:3167-84. [PMID: 25005917 PMCID: PMC4145139 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.114.128272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2014] [Revised: 06/18/2014] [Accepted: 06/26/2014] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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To restrict pathogen entry, plants close stomata as an integral part of innate immunity. To counteract this defense, Pseudomonas syringae pv tomato produces coronatine (COR), which mimics jasmonic acid (JA), to reopen stomata for bacterial entry. It is believed that abscisic acid (ABA) plays a central role in regulating bacteria-triggered stomatal closure and that stomatal reopening requires the JA/COR pathway, but the downstream signaling events remain unclear. We studied the stomatal immunity of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) and report here the distinct roles of two homologous NAC (for NAM, ATAF1,2, and CUC2) transcription factors, JA2 (for jasmonic acid2) and JA2L (for JA2-like), in regulating pathogen-triggered stomatal movement. ABA activates JA2 expression, and genetic manipulation of JA2 revealed its positive role in ABA-mediated stomatal closure. We show that JA2 exerts this effect by regulating the expression of an ABA biosynthetic gene. By contrast, JA and COR activate JA2L expression, and genetic manipulation of JA2L revealed its positive role in JA/COR-mediated stomatal reopening. We show that JA2L executes this effect by regulating the expression of genes involved in the metabolism of salicylic acid. Thus, these closely related NAC proteins differentially regulate pathogen-induced stomatal closure and reopening through distinct mechanisms.
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- Minmin Du
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Centre for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China College of Horticulture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Centre for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Centre for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Centre for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Centre for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Centre for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Centre for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Centre for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Centre for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- Institute of Vegetable, Qingdao Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266100, China
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- Vegetable Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Centre for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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Yan L, Zhai Q, Wei J, Li S, Wang B, Huang T, Du M, Sun J, Kang L, Li CB, Li C. Role of tomato lipoxygenase D in wound-induced jasmonate biosynthesis and plant immunity to insect herbivores. PLoS Genet 2013; 9:e1003964. [PMID: 24348260 PMCID: PMC3861047 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1003964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2013] [Accepted: 09/29/2013] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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In response to insect attack and mechanical wounding, plants activate the expression of genes involved in various defense-related processes. A fascinating feature of these inducible defenses is their occurrence both locally at the wounding site and systemically in undamaged leaves throughout the plant. Wound-inducible proteinase inhibitors (PIs) in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) provide an attractive model to understand the signal transduction events leading from localized injury to the systemic expression of defense-related genes. Among the identified intercellular molecules in regulating systemic wound response of tomato are the peptide signal systemin and the oxylipin signal jasmonic acid (JA). The systemin/JA signaling pathway provides a unique opportunity to investigate, in a single experimental system, the mechanism by which peptide and oxylipin signals interact to coordinate plant systemic immunity. Here we describe the characterization of the tomato suppressor of prosystemin-mediated responses8 (spr8) mutant, which was isolated as a suppressor of (pro)systemin-mediated signaling. spr8 plants exhibit a series of JA-dependent immune deficiencies, including the inability to express wound-responsive genes, abnormal development of glandular trichomes, and severely compromised resistance to cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera) and Botrytis cinerea. Map-based cloning studies demonstrate that the spr8 mutant phenotype results from a point mutation in the catalytic domain of TomLoxD, a chloroplast-localized lipoxygenase involved in JA biosynthesis. We present evidence that overexpression of TomLoxD leads to elevated wound-induced JA biosynthesis, increased expression of wound-responsive genes and, therefore, enhanced resistance to insect herbivory attack and necrotrophic pathogen infection. These results indicate that TomLoxD is involved in wound-induced JA biosynthesis and highlight the application potential of this gene for crop protection against insects and pathogens.
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- Liuhua Yan
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Centre for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Centre for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects & Rodents, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Centre for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Centre for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Vegetable, Qingdao Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Centre for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Centre for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects & Rodents, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Vegetable Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Centre for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Yao Y, Lu WL, Xu B, Li CB, Lin CP, Waxman D, Feng JF. The increase of the functional entropy of the human brain with age. Sci Rep 2013; 3:2853. [PMID: 24103922 PMCID: PMC3793229 DOI: 10.1038/srep02853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2013] [Accepted: 09/10/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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We use entropy to characterize intrinsic ageing properties of the human brain. Analysis of fMRI data from a large dataset of individuals, using resting state BOLD signals, demonstrated that a functional entropy associated with brain activity increases with age. During an average lifespan, the entropy, which was calculated from a population of individuals, increased by approximately 0.1 bits, due to correlations in BOLD activity becoming more widely distributed. We attribute this to the number of excitatory neurons and the excitatory conductance decreasing with age. Incorporating these properties into a computational model leads to quantitatively similar results to the fMRI data. Our dataset involved males and females and we found significant differences between them. The entropy of males at birth was lower than that of females. However, the entropies of the two sexes increase at different rates, and intersect at approximately 50 years; after this age, males have a larger entropy.
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- Y Yao
- 1] Centre for Computational Systems Biology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, PRC [2] Department of Computer Science, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK [3]
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Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) is currently considered as one of the most devastating viruses in cultivated tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum) worldwide. We reported here the development of a PCR-based method to quickly detect TYLCV using the primer pairs (TYLCV-F: 5'-ACG CAT GCC TCT AAT CCA GTG TA-3' and TYLCV-R: 5'-CCA ATA AGG CGT AAG CGT GTA GAC-3'), which was designed based on the genome sequence of TYLCV. A TYLCV-specific band of 543 bp was amplified from infected tomato plants. This protocol provides a rapid, reliable, and sensitive tool for molecular detection and identification of TYLCV in the industrial seedling and virus resistance breeding to facilitate safe and sustainable production of tomato.
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- Chang-Bao Li
- Beijing Vegetable Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Science, China.
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Li CB, Li J, Zhou GH, Lametsch R, Ertbjerg P, Brüggemann DA, Huang HG, Karlsson AH, Hviid M, Lundström K. Electrical stimulation affects metabolic enzyme phosphorylation, protease activation, and meat tenderization in beef. J Anim Sci 2011; 90:1638-49. [PMID: 22147478 DOI: 10.2527/jas.2011-4514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The objective of this study was to investigate the response of sarcoplasmic proteins in bovine LM to low-voltage electrical stimulation (ES; 80 V, 35 s) after dressing and its contribution to meat tenderization at an early postmortem time. Proteome analysis showed that ES resulted in decreased (P < 0.05) phosphorylation of creatine kinase M chain, fructose bisphosphate aldolase C-A, β-enolase, and pyruvate kinase at 3 h postmortem. Zymography indicated an earlier (P < 0.05) activation of μ-calpain in ES muscles. Free lysosomal cathepsin B and L activity increased faster (P < 0.05) in ES muscles up to 24 h. Immunohistochemistry and transmission electron microscopy further indicated that lysosomal enzymes were released at an early postmortem time. Electrical stimulation also induced ultrastructural disruption of sarcomeres. In addition, ES accelerated (P < 0.05) the depletion of ATP, creatine phosphate, and glycogen, as well as a pH decline and the more preferred pH/temperature decline mode. Finally, ES accelerated meat tenderization, resulting in lesser (P < 0.05) shear force values than the control over the testing time. A possible relationship was suggested between a change in the phosphorylation of energy metabolic enzymes and the postmortem tenderization of beef. Our results suggested the possible importance of the activation of μ-calpain, phosphorylation of sarcoplasmic proteins, and release of lysosomal enzymes for ES-induced tenderization of beef muscle.
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- C B Li
- Department of Food Science, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden.
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Li CB, Hasegawa T, Tanaka H, Miyazaki H, Odaka S, Tsukagoshi K, Aono M. Toward sub-20 nm hybrid nanofabrication by combining the molecular ruler method and electron beam lithography. Nanotechnology 2010; 21:495304. [PMID: 21079291 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/21/49/495304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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It is of great interest and importance to develop new nanofabrication processes to fabricate sub-20 nm structures with sub-2 nm resolution for next-generation nanoelectronic devices. A combination of electron beam lithography (EBL) and a molecular ruler is one of the promising methods to make these fine structures. Here we successfully develop a hybrid method to fabricate sub-20 nm nanogap devices at the desired positions with a complex structure by developing a post-EBL process, which enabled us to avoid damaging the molecular ruler with the high-energy electron beam, and to fully utilize the EBL resolution. It was found that slight etching of the Ti adhesion layer of the parent metal (Pt) by ACT935J solution assisted the removal of molecular rulers, resulting in improved enhancement in the product yield (over 70%) of nanogap devices.
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- C B Li
- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Japan.
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Li CB, Chen YJ, Xu XL, Huang M, Hu TJ, Zhou GH. Effects of low-voltage electrical stimulation and rapid chilling on meat quality characteristics of Chinese Yellow crossbred bulls. Meat Sci 2010; 72:9-17. [PMID: 20416844 DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2005.04.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2004] [Revised: 04/25/2005] [Accepted: 04/25/2005] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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In this study, the effects of low-voltage electrical stimulation (LVES) and rapid chilling (RC) treatments on the quality characteristics of beef carcasses were evaluated, including the rate of pH and temperature decline, evaporative loss of carcasses, purge loss, cooking loss, and shear force values of m. longissimus steaks. Each carcass of 28 Chinese Yellow crossbred (SimmentalxYanbian) bulls was subjected to one of the four treatments, i.e., electrical stimulation and conventional chilling (ES/NR), electrical stimulation and rapid chilling (ES/RC), no electrical stimulation and rapid chilling (NE/RC), or no electrical stimulation and conventional chilling (NE/NR). Carcass pH and temperature were measured at 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, and 24h post-mortem. After that, a 2.5-cm-thick m. longissimus steak was taken from the right side of each carcass and used for analyses of purge loss, cooking loss and Warner-Bratzler shear force (WBSF). The results showed that LVES accelerated the rate of carcass pH decline (P<0.05) and rapid chilling increased the rate of carcass temperature decline (P<0.05). There was no significant difference found for the mean carcass evaporative losses from all treatments (P>0.05). Mean purge losses for m. longissimus steaks from rapidly chilled carcasses were lower (P<0.05) than those from conventionally chilled carcasses. Electrical stimulation had no impact on m. longissimus steak purge losses (P>0.05). Rapid chilling significantly decreased (P<0.05) the cooking loss of m. longissimus steaks from electrically stimulated carcasses whilst it increased the cooking loss of m. longissimus steaks from carcasses without stimulation (P<0.05). LVES increased (P<0.05) cooking loss of m. longissimus steaks from conventionally chilled carcasses, but had no effect under the procedure of pre-rigor rapid chilling (P>0.05). The lowest mean shear force value was found for the ES/NR-treated m. longissimus steaks, whilst the highest one for the NE/RC-treated carcasses (P<0.05). Regression analyses indicated that carcass pH at 1h post-mortem was the most useful predictor for beef shear force. Abattoirs processing Chinese Yellow bulls could optimize meat quality by using low-voltage stimulation together with pre-rigor rapid chilling.
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- C B Li
- Key Lab of Food Processing and Quality Control, College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, PR China
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Bu Q, Jiang H, Li CB, Zhai Q, Zhang J, Wu X, Sun J, Xie Q, Li C. Role of the Arabidopsis thaliana NAC transcription factors ANAC019 and ANAC055 in regulating jasmonic acid-signaled defense responses. Cell Res 2008; 18:756-67. [PMID: 18427573 DOI: 10.1038/cr.2008.53] [Citation(s) in RCA: 207] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Jasmonic acid (JA) is an important phytohormone that regulates plant defense responses against herbivore attack, pathogen infection and mechanical wounding. In this report, we provided biochemical and genetic evidence to show that the Arabidopsis thaliana NAC family proteins ANAC019 and ANAC055 might function as transcription activators to regulate JA-induced expression of defense genes. The role of the two NAC genes in JA signaling was examined with the anac019 anac055 double mutant and with transgenic plants overexpressing ANAC019 or ANAC055. The anac019 anac055 double mutant plants showed attenuated JA-induced VEGETATIVE STORAGE PROTEIN1 (VSP1) and LIPOXYGENASE2 (LOX2) expression, whereas transgenic plants overexpressing the two NAC genes showed enhanced JA-induced VSP1 and LOX2 expression. That the JA-induced expression of the two NAC genes depends on the function of COI1 and AtMYC2, together with the finding that overexpression of ANAC019 partially rescued the JA-related phenotype of the atmyc2-2 mutant, has led us to a hypothesis that the two NAC proteins act downstream of AtMYC2 to regulate JA-signaled defense responses. Further evidence to substantiate this idea comes from the observation that the response of the anac019 anac055 double mutant to a necrotrophic fungus showed high similarity to that of the atmyc2-2 mutant.
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- Qingyun Bu
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics and Center for Plant Gene Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 5 Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China
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The gene for murine lymphotoxin (MuLT) has been cloned from a cDNA library prepared using poly(A)+ RNA from an activated murine IL-2-maintained cloned T cell line (21C11). This was accomplished with a MuLT BamHI fragment isolated from a murine genomic library by hybridization to a human LT cDNA probe. Northern blot analysis with RNA from 21C11, an L3T4+ (CD4+-equivalent) ovalbumin-specific class II-restricted T cell line, revealed a 15S band that hybridized to this MuLT fragment. A cDNA library prepared with poly(A)+ RNA from 21C11 cells contained 36 colonies that hybridized with the MuLT BamHI fragment. A full-length cDNA has been isolated, sequenced, expressed in COS-1 cells and used to map MuLT to mouse chromosome 17. The sequence and structure of the MuLT gene has been determined. MuLT cDNA has been used to analyse mRNA expression in several L3T4+ and Lyt-2+ (CD8+-equivalent) T cell clones activated with antigen, mitogen, or antibody to the T cell receptor. LT is expressed by both class I- and class II-restricted T cells. The mechanism of killing by both LT and the functionally related molecule TNF-alpha includes the induction of DNA fragmentation in the target cell.
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- N H Ruddle
- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University Medical School, New Haven, Connecticut 06510
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Zhai Q, Li CB, Zheng W, Wu X, Zhao J, Zhou G, Jiang H, Sun J, Lou Y, Li C. Phytochrome chromophore deficiency leads to overproduction of jasmonic acid and elevated expression of jasmonate-responsive genes in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell Physiol 2007; 48:1061-71. [PMID: 17567636 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcm076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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An Arabidopsis mutant line named hy1-101 was isolated because it shows stunted root growth on medium containing low concentrations of jasmonic acid (JA). Subsequent investigation indicated that even in the absence of JA, hy1-101 plants exhibit shorter roots and express higher levels of a group of JA-inducible defense genes. Here, we show that the hy1-101 mutant has increased production of JA and its jasmonate-related phenotype is suppressed by the coi1-1 mutation that interrupts JA signaling. Gene cloning and genetic complementation analyses revealed that the hy1-101 mutant contains a mutation in the HY1 gene, which encodes a heme oxygenase essential for phytochrome chromophore biosynthesis. These results support a hypothesis that phytochrome chromophore deficiency leads to overproduction of JA and activates COI1-dependent JA responses. Indeed, we show that, like hy1-101, independent alleles of the phytochrome chromophore-deficient mutants, including hy1-100 and hy2 (CS68), also show elevated JA levels and constant expression of JA-inducible defense genes. We further provide evidence showing that, on the other hand, JA inhibits the expression of a group of light-inducible and photosynthesis-related genes. Together, these data imply that the JA-signaled defense pathway and phytochrome chromophore-mediated light signaling might have antagonistic effects on each other.
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- Qingzhe Zhai
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics and National Center for Plant Gene Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, PR China
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Li MY, Zhou GH, Xu XL, Li CB, Zhu WY. Changes of bacterial diversity and main flora in chilled pork during storage using PCR-DGGE. Food Microbiol 2006; 23:607-11. [PMID: 16943058 DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2006.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2005] [Revised: 01/23/2006] [Accepted: 01/23/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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This study was designed to explore the bacterial diversity and the main flora in chilled pork by polymerase chain reaction-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (PCR-DGGE). Longissimus muscle was removed from pork carcasses at 24 h postmortem. The muscle was tray- and vacuum-packaged at 4 degrees C for 2, 4, 7 days to extract the bacteria total DNA, respectively. The results indicated that the bacterial diversity of chilled pork decreased with storage time regardless of packaging method. Nine types of bacteria were identified, including Arthrobacter sp., Enterococcus sp., Staphylococcus sp., Moraxella sp., Pseudomonas sp., Lactobacillus sp., Aeromonas sp., Acinetobacter sp., Brochothrix thermosphacta. For tray-packaged pork, Pseudomonas sp. and B. thermosphacta were the dominant micro-organisms. The differences in the species found were related with the presence of Lactobacillus sp. in vacuum-packaged meat. The results of the present study might be useful to study the changes of the contaminating bacteria and their characteristics in chilled pork.
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- M Y Li
- Key Lab of Meat Processing and Quality Control, MOE, Key Lab of Agricultural and Animal Products Processing and Quality Control, MOA, College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, PR China
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Zheng W, Zhai Q, Sun J, Li CB, Zhang L, Li H, Zhang X, Li S, Xu Y, Jiang H, Wu X, Li C. Bestatin, an inhibitor of aminopeptidases, provides a chemical genetics approach to dissect jasmonate signaling in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiol 2006; 141:1400-13. [PMID: 16798948 PMCID: PMC1533914 DOI: 10.1104/pp.106.080390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Bestatin, a potent inhibitor of some aminopeptidases, was shown previously to be a powerful inducer of wound-response genes in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum). Here, we present several lines of evidence showing that bestatin specifically activates jasmonic acid (JA) signaling in plants. First, bestatin specifically activates the expression of JA-inducible genes in tomato and Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana). Second, the induction of JA-responsive genes by bestatin requires the COI1-dependent JA-signaling pathway, but does not depend strictly on JA biosynthesis. Third, microarray analysis using Arabidopsis whole-genome chip demonstrates that the gene expression profile of bestatin-treated plants is similar to that of JA-treated plants. Fourth, bestatin promotes a series of JA-related developmental phenotypes. Taken together, the unique action mode of bestatin in regulating JA-signaled processes leads us to the hypothesis that bestatin exerts its effects through the modulation of some key regulators in JA signaling. We have employed bestatin as an experimental tool to dissect JA signaling through a chemical genetic screening, which yielded a collection of Arabidopsis bestatin-resistant (ber) mutants that are insensitive to the inhibitory effects of bestatin on root elongation. Further characterization efforts demonstrate that some ber mutants are defective in various JA-induced responses, which allowed us to classify the ber mutants into three phenotypic groups: JA-insensitive ber mutants, JA-hypersensitive ber mutants, and mutants insensitive to bestatin but showing normal response to JA. Genetic and phenotypic analyses of the ber mutants with altered JA responses indicate that we have identified several novel loci involved in JA signaling.
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- Wenguang Zheng
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics and Center for Plant Gene Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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Yan J, Cheng Q, Li CB, Aksoy S. Molecular characterization of two serine proteases expressed in gut tissue of the African trypanosome vector, Glossina morsitans morsitans. Insect Mol Biol 2001; 10:47-56. [PMID: 11240636 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2583.2001.00232.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Serine proteases are major insect gut enzymes involved in digestion of dietary proteins, and in addition they have been implicated in the process of pathogen establishment in several vector insects. The medically important vector, tsetse fly (Diptera:Glossinidiae), is involved in the transmission of African trypanosomes, which cause devastating diseases in animals and humans. Both the male and female tsetse can transmit trypanosomes and both are strict bloodfeeders throughout all stages of their development. Here, we describe the characterization of two putative serine protease-encoding genes, Glossina serine protease-1 (Gsp1) and Glossina serine protease-2 (Gsp2) from gut tissue. Both putative cDNA products represent prepro peptides with hydrophobic signal peptide sequences associated with their 5'-end terminus. The Gsp1 cDNA encodes a putative mature protein of 245 amino acids with a molecular mass of 26 428 Da, while the predicted size of the 228 amino acid mature peptide encoded by Gsp2 cDNA is 24 573 Da. Both deduced peptides contain the Asp/His/Ser catalytic triad and the conserved residues surrounding it which are characteristic of serine proteases. In addition, both proteins have the six-conserved cysteine residues to form the three-cysteine bonds typically present in invertebrate serine proteases. Based on the presence of substrate specific residues, the Gsp1 gene encodes a chymotrypsin-like protease while Gsp2 gene encodes for a protein with trypsin-like activity. Both proteins are encoded by few loci in tsetse genome, being present in one or two copies only. The mRNA expression levels for the genes do not vary extensively throughout the digestive cycle, and high levels of mRNAs can be readily detected in the gut tissue of newly emerged flies. The levels of trypsin and chymotrypsin activities in the gut lumen increase following blood feeding and change significantly in the gut cells throughout the digestion cycle. Hence, the regulation of expression for trypsin and chymotrypsin occurs at the post-transcriptional level in tsetse. Both the coding sequences and patterns of expression of Gsp1 and Gsp2 genes are similar to the serine proteases that have been reported from the bloodfeeding insect Stomoxys calcitrans.
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- J Yan
- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Section of Vector Biology, Yale University School of Medicine, 60 College St., New Haven, CT 06510, USA
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Zhao XY, Cai JL, Dai WL, Zhou WG, Li CB, Zhao SY. [Cloning of a full length cDNA of human thrombopoietin receptor c-Mpl and construction of engineered cells that stably express c-mpl]. Sheng Wu Gong Cheng Xue Bao 2000; 16:320-3. [PMID: 11059272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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A full length cDNA fragment encoding for human thrombopoietin receptor c-Mpl has been amplified by RT-PCR from the total RNA of human HEL cells. The complete sequence of the cloned cDNA was determined and is identical to that previously reported. Then the fragment was subcloned into the mammalian expression vector pcDNA3 and the resulting plasmid is designated as pcMPL. K562 cells, which do not express c-mpl, were transfected with pcMPL and pcDNA3, respectively. The transformants were selected with G418 and then tested by Northern and Southern blotting. A group of engineered cell lines stably expressing c-mpl have been obtained, which will facilitate further research on the signaling mediated by c-Mpl.
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- X Y Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai
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Huang HN, Tu ZC, Liao S, Zhao SY, Li CB, Huang SZ, Tang TT, Dai KR. [The gene expression of some cytokines and collagen proteins in rat bone tissue is related to estradiol (E2) and age]. Shi Yan Sheng Wu Xue Bao 1999; 32:373-9. [PMID: 12548865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
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30 female SD rats (3 months old) are equally divided into three groups: ovariectomy (OVX) rats, sham-operated (SHO) rats and 17 beta estradiol (E2) treated OVX rats. For each group, mRNA was isolated from long bone at one month and three months after surgery, respectively. mRNA was reverse transcribed into single strand cDNA and then used as a probe hybridizing to the DNA fragments of col I alpha(1), col I alpha(2), col III, col V, fibronectin, IL-1, IL-6, TGF-beta, LIF, TNF-alpha, TNF-beta by reverse northern and dot blot hybrization. The housekeeping gene, gapdh, was used as an internal control. The results show that in bone of rat, the stable expression of col I alpha (1), col I alpha(2) and col III are related to age not ovariectomy, while supplement with E2 can inhibit the expression of col III and col I alpha(2) completely. The expression of col V, IL-1, IL-6 can be inhibited by estrogen and recovered by removal of estrogen by OVX, then addition of E2 decreased it to the normal level. The expression of TGF-beta is also inhibited by estrogen. It increased during one month after overiectomy, and partially decreased in E2 complemented rat. Three months after surgery, the level of increasing and decreasing is less evident as two months ago. It seems that in young SD rat, the expression of TGF-beta is related to both estrogen and age.
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- H N Huang
- Institute of Genetics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433
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Li P, Ma B, Cai JL, Ni ZY, Li CB, Chen SZ, Zhao SY. [Effect of L1ECD on mouse primarily cultured neurons and construction of transgenic mice specifically expressing L1ECD in brain]. Shi Yan Sheng Wu Xue Bao 1999; 32:213-20. [PMID: 12548802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
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Neural cell adhesion molecule L1 is an important molecule mediating cell-cell interactions during the development of nervous system. L1 can promote axonal outgrowth and is related with nerve cell migration, and therefore L1 plays an important role both in the development and maintaince of the nervous system. In humans, mutations in the L1 gene can lead to mental retardation, spastic paraplegia, hydrocephalus, and other developmental abnormalities. The molecular mechanisms of mutations in L1 gene to induce inherited neurological diseases are not clear. In present investigation, a transgenic DNA of mouse L1 extracellular domain (L1ECD) was constructed by adding a stop codon to the end of L1ECD cDNA and then putting it under the control of CAMK II promoter, which is active specifically in the brain. To verify this construct, L1ECD cDNA was subcloned into an expression vector pCEP4 and then transfected the C6 cells. The expression of L1ECD cDNA in C6 cells was confirmed by Northern blotting and the effects of L1ECD on the growth rate and morphology of C6 cells in vitro as well as primarily cultured neurons were observed. The L1ECD constructs were microinjected into the fertilized zygotes of C57BL/6 mice. The transgenic mice thus produced were identified by Southern and Northern hybridization analysis. The results demonstrated that the L1ECD was integrated in the genome of transgenic mice and expressed specifically in the brain.
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- P Li
- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Institute of Genetics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433
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Cappello M, Li S, Chen X, Li CB, Harrison L, Narashimhan S, Beard CB, Aksoy S. Tsetse thrombin inhibitor: bloodmeal-induced expression of an anticoagulant in salivary glands and gut tissue of Glossina morsitans morsitans. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1998; 95:14290-5. [PMID: 9826693 PMCID: PMC24366 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.95.24.14290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The tsetse thrombin inhibitor, a potent and specific low molecular mass (3,530 Da) anticoagulant peptide, was purified previously from salivary gland extracts of Glossina morsitans morsitans (Diptera: Glossinidae). A 303-bp coding sequence corresponding to the inhibitor has now been isolated from a tsetse salivary gland cDNA library by using degenerate oligonucleotide probes. The full-length cDNA contains a 26-bp untranslated segment at its 5' end, followed by a 63-bp sequence corresponding to a putative secretory signal peptide. A 96-bp segment codes for the mature tsetse thrombin inhibitor, whose predicted molecular weight matches that of the purified native protein. Based on its lack of homology to any previously described family of molecules, the tsetse thrombin inhibitor appears to represent a unique class of naturally occurring protease inhibitors. Recombinant tsetse thrombin inhibitor expressed in Escherichia coli and the chemically synthesized peptide are both substantially less active than the purified native protein, suggesting that posttranslational modification(s) may be necessary for optimal inhibitory activity. The tsetse thrombin inhibitor gene, which is present as a single copy in the tsetse genome, is expressed at high levels in salivary glands and midguts of adult tsetse flies, suggesting a possible role for the anticoagulant in both feeding and processing of the bloodmeal.
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- M Cappello
- Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
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Xu RE, Ying BB, Zhao SY, Li CB. [Gene therapy using recombinant adenovirus carrying herpes simplex-thymidine kinase gene to treat mouse B 16 melanoma in vivo]. Shi Yan Sheng Wu Xue Bao 1997; 30:261-71. [PMID: 11039021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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Adenoviral transfer of the herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase (HSV-tk) gene followed by administration of gancyclovir (GCV) was used to treat B 16 melanoma of C 57 BL/6 mice. B 16 murine melanoma cells transduced in vitro by a recombinant replication-defective adenovirus containing the HSV-tk gene [Ad(HSV-tk)] were highly sensitive to cell killing by GCV, and the IC50 was 0.1 microgram/ml. A significant "bystander effect" was observed when Ad(HSV-tk)-infected and -uninfected B 16 cells were mixed. Direct tumoral injection of Ad (HSV-tk) into established B 16 melanoma in C 57 BL/6 mice and subsequent treatment for 6 d with GCV resulted in the growth regression and necrosis of tumor nodules, and the tumor size was approximately reduced to one-twenty fifth of that of control animals. Finally, the safety of this treatment approach was demonstrated by limited dissemination of virus using sensitive RT-PCR. HSV-tk mRNA was detected only in the tumor nodule. These data indicated that gene therapy using Ad(HSV-tk)/GCV may function as an effective and safe alternative for treatment of melanoma in vivo.
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- R E Xu
- Institute of Genetics, Fudan University, Shanghai
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