Regulation of different light conditions for efficient biomass production and protein accumulation of Spirulina platensis

Light plays an important role in the photosynthesis and metabolic process of microalgae.However,how different light conditions regulate the biomass production and protein accumulation of microalgae is mostly unknown.In this study,the influence of different light conditions,including light colors,densities,and light:dark cycles on the cell growth and biochemical composition of Spirulina platensis was symmetrically characterized.Under different colored lights,S.platensis all shows an increase trend within the increased light intensity ranges;however,each showing different optimal light intensities.At the same light intensity,different colored lights show different growth rate of S.platensis following the sequence of red>white>green>yellow>blue.The maximum growth rate and protein accumulation were determined as 21.88 and 5.10 mg/(L·d)when illuminated under red LED.The energy efficiency of different light sources was calculated and ranked as red>white>blue≈green>yellow.Transcriptomic analysis suggests that red light can promote cell growth and protein accumulation by upregulating genes related to photosynthesis,carbon fixation,and C-N metabolism pathways.This study provides a conducive and efficient way to promote biomass production and protein accumulation of S.platensis by regulating light conditions.

Erratum to:Regulation of different light conditions for efficient biomass production and protein accumulation of Spirulina platensis

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Gene mapping of a new coat mutation in mouse

Gene mapping of a mouse coat mutation has been investigated. First, 100 10-bp random primers were used to amplify DNA, but the mutation could not be located by this method because there were no correlation between the amplified products and coat phenotypes. Second, by using ldh1 , Car2, Mup1 , Pgb1 , Hbb, Es1O, Es1, Mod1, Gdc1 , Ce2, Es3 as genetic markers, linkage test crosses (two-point test) consisting of intercrossing uncovered BALB/c mice (homozygotes) to CBA/N and C57BL/6 mice with normal hair and backcrossing the heterozygotes of the F1 to the uncovered BALB/c mice were made. It was soon evident that the mutation was linked to Es3 on chromosome 11. Furthermore, three-point test was made by using Es3 and D11 Mit8 (a microsatellite DNA) as genetic markers. The result showed that the mutation was linked to Es3 with the percentage recombination of (7.89 ± 2.19) %, and linked to D11Mit8 with the percentage recombination of (26.30 ± 3.57)%. The percentage recombination between Es3 and D11Mit8 was

Peptidomimetic-liganded gold nanoclusters for controlled iron delivery and synergistic suppression of tumor growth

A novel peptidomimetic-liganded gold nanocluster(CDp-AuNC)is proposed for the synergistic suppression of tumor growth.Taking advantages of the multi-capabilities offered by the surface ligands,including iron chelation,glutathione peroxidases-1(GPx-1)binding,and tumor cells recognition,CDp-AuNCs are able to function as the nanocarriers to deliver iron in a controlled manner for the ferroptosis therapy and as the inhibitors for GPx-1 to induce the apoptosis of tumor cells.The Fe2+@CDp-AuNC nanocomplexes are fabricated through a facile self-assembly method.The experimental data verify that the nanocomplexes are internalized specifically by tumor cells with high efficiency.The acidic microenvironment in endosomes triggers the collapse of the nanocomplexes and thereby releases Fe2+to induce ferroptosis and CDp-AuNCs to inhibit the enzyme activity of GPx-1.Benefiting from the H_(2)O_(2)-depleted pathway inhibition and ferroptosis acceleration,the intracellular reactive oxygen species(ROS)level could be enhanced significantly.As a consequence,the apoptosis/ferroptosis of 4T1 cells as well as the tumor elimination in vivo are observed after treatment with the Fe2+@CDp-AuNC nanocomplexes at a relatively low dose.The facile iron loading method,simple construction procedure,and outstanding tumor suppression performance,provide CDp-AuNCs great application promise.More importantly,the strategy of peptidomimetic ligands design provides a transferable approach to building multifunctional nanomaterials.