The role of phot1 in triggering hypocotyl phototropism and optimizing growth orientation has been wellcharacterized in Arabidopsis, whereas the role of Zmphot1 in maize remains largely unclear. Here, we show that Zmph...The role of phot1 in triggering hypocotyl phototropism and optimizing growth orientation has been wellcharacterized in Arabidopsis, whereas the role of Zmphot1 in maize remains largely unclear. Here, we show that Zmphot1 is involved in blue light-induced phototropism. Compared with Atphot1, Zmphot1exhibited a weaker phototropic response to very low-fluence rates of blue light(< 0.01 μmol m-2s-1),but stronger phototropic response to high-fluence rates of blue light(> 10 μmol m-2s-1) than Atphot1. Notably, blue light exposure induced Zmphot1-green fluorescent protein(GFP), but not Atphot1-GFP, to form the aggregates in the cytoplasm of Nicotiana benthamiana cells. Furthermore, by generating the chimeric phot1 proteins, we found that the serine-threonine kinase(STK) domain at the C-terminus is responsible for a more volatile membrane association of Zmphot1. Consistently, the chimeric phot1 protein fusing the STK domain of Zmphot1 with other domains of Atphot1 responded similarly as Zmphot1 to both low and high fluence rates of blue light. Interestingly, although both Zmphot1 and Atphot1 interact with AtNPH3, Zmphot1 induced weaker dephosphorylation of NONPHOTOTROPIC HYPOCOTYL 3(NPH3) than Atphot1. Together, our findings indicate that Zmphot1 and Atphot1 exhibit different photosensory function during phototropic response and that the STK domain may play a key role in determining their properties.展开更多
Two redundant blue-light receptors, known as phototropins （phot1 and phot2）, influence a variety of physiological responses, including phototropism, chloroplast positioning, and stomatal opening in Arabidopsis thali...Two redundant blue-light receptors, known as phototropins （phot1 and phot2）, influence a variety of physiological responses, including phototropism, chloroplast positioning, and stomatal opening in Arabidopsis thaliana. Whereas photl functions in both low- and high-intensity blue light （HBL）, phot2 functions primarily in HBL. Here, we aimed to elucidate phot2-specific functions by screening for HBL- insensitive mutants among mutagenized Arabidopsis photl mutants. One of the resulting phot2 signaling associated （p2sa） double mutants, phot1 p2sa2, exhibited phototropic defects that could be restored by constitutively expressing NON-PHOTOTROPIC HYPOCOTYL 3 （NPH3）, indicating that P2SA2 was allelic to NPH3. It was observed that NPH3-GFP signal mainly localized to and clustered on the plasma membrane in darkness. This NPH3 clustering on the plasmamembrane was not affected by mutations in genes encoding proteins that interact with N PH3, including PHOT11, PHOT2 and ROOTPHOTOTROPISM 2 （RPT2）. However, the HBL irradiation- mediated release of NPH3 proteins into the cytoplasm was inhibited in photl mutants and enhanced in phot2 and rpt2-2 mutants. Furthermore, HBL-induced hypocotyl phototropism was enhanced in photl mutants and inhibited in the phot2 and rpt2-2 mutants. Our findings indicate that photl regulates the dissociation of NPH3 from the plasma membrane, whereas phot2 mediates the stabilization and relocation of NPH3 to the plasma membrane to acclimate to HBL.展开更多
The coverage and quality of screening are essential for reducing the incidence of cervical precancers and cervical cancer.This multicenter study aimed to investigate the relationship between screening quality and the ...The coverage and quality of screening are essential for reducing the incidence of cervical precancers and cervical cancer.This multicenter study aimed to investigate the relationship between screening quality and the detection of cervical precancers and cervical cancer.The study was conducted from June to December 2021 in six hospitals across six provinces.The 2,945 participants were non-pregnant women who underwent colposcopy examinations.The average age of participants was 40.9±11.5 years old.Only 6.9%of participants had received human papillomavirus(HPV)vaccination.A total of 92.6%of participants had abnormal cervical screening results.Of the participants,577 had high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions(HSIL)or worse(≥HSIL),with a detection rate of 19.6%.Univariate analysis indicated that a lack of cervical cancer screening history in the past five years,as well as positive cervical screening and abnormal colposcopic impression,were independent associated factors of the≥HSIL detection rate.A multivariable logistic regression showed that positive cervical screening[odds ratio(OR)=1.75,95%confidence interval(CI):1.07–2.86]was a risk factor for detecting≥HSIL.Low-grade,high-grade,and cancer of colposcopic impression were associated with a higher risk for detecting≥HSIL(OR=2.94,95%CI:2.13–4.08;OR=36.64,95%CI:26.07–51.48).It is important to disseminate health knowledge to improve public awareness of cervical cancer prevention and to enhance the capacity building of professional staff to improve the quality of cervical cancer screening.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31871419, 32200252, and 32100225)the Program for Innovative Research Team (in Science and Technology) at University of Henan Province (21IRTSTHN019)+1 种基金the Henan Overseas Expertise Introduction Center for Discipline Innovation (CXJD2020004)the Natural Science Foundation of Henan Province (212300410214)。
文摘The role of phot1 in triggering hypocotyl phototropism and optimizing growth orientation has been wellcharacterized in Arabidopsis, whereas the role of Zmphot1 in maize remains largely unclear. Here, we show that Zmphot1 is involved in blue light-induced phototropism. Compared with Atphot1, Zmphot1exhibited a weaker phototropic response to very low-fluence rates of blue light(< 0.01 μmol m-2s-1),but stronger phototropic response to high-fluence rates of blue light(> 10 μmol m-2s-1) than Atphot1. Notably, blue light exposure induced Zmphot1-green fluorescent protein(GFP), but not Atphot1-GFP, to form the aggregates in the cytoplasm of Nicotiana benthamiana cells. Furthermore, by generating the chimeric phot1 proteins, we found that the serine-threonine kinase(STK) domain at the C-terminus is responsible for a more volatile membrane association of Zmphot1. Consistently, the chimeric phot1 protein fusing the STK domain of Zmphot1 with other domains of Atphot1 responded similarly as Zmphot1 to both low and high fluence rates of blue light. Interestingly, although both Zmphot1 and Atphot1 interact with AtNPH3, Zmphot1 induced weaker dephosphorylation of NONPHOTOTROPIC HYPOCOTYL 3(NPH3) than Atphot1. Together, our findings indicate that Zmphot1 and Atphot1 exhibit different photosensory function during phototropic response and that the STK domain may play a key role in determining their properties.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31670289 and 31570294 to XZ)the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2016YFD0101900)
文摘Two redundant blue-light receptors, known as phototropins （phot1 and phot2）, influence a variety of physiological responses, including phototropism, chloroplast positioning, and stomatal opening in Arabidopsis thaliana. Whereas photl functions in both low- and high-intensity blue light （HBL）, phot2 functions primarily in HBL. Here, we aimed to elucidate phot2-specific functions by screening for HBL- insensitive mutants among mutagenized Arabidopsis photl mutants. One of the resulting phot2 signaling associated （p2sa） double mutants, phot1 p2sa2, exhibited phototropic defects that could be restored by constitutively expressing NON-PHOTOTROPIC HYPOCOTYL 3 （NPH3）, indicating that P2SA2 was allelic to NPH3. It was observed that NPH3-GFP signal mainly localized to and clustered on the plasma membrane in darkness. This NPH3 clustering on the plasmamembrane was not affected by mutations in genes encoding proteins that interact with N PH3, including PHOT11, PHOT2 and ROOTPHOTOTROPISM 2 （RPT2）. However, the HBL irradiation- mediated release of NPH3 proteins into the cytoplasm was inhibited in photl mutants and enhanced in phot2 and rpt2-2 mutants. Furthermore, HBL-induced hypocotyl phototropism was enhanced in photl mutants and inhibited in the phot2 and rpt2-2 mutants. Our findings indicate that photl regulates the dissociation of NPH3 from the plasma membrane, whereas phot2 mediates the stabilization and relocation of NPH3 to the plasma membrane to acclimate to HBL.
文摘The coverage and quality of screening are essential for reducing the incidence of cervical precancers and cervical cancer.This multicenter study aimed to investigate the relationship between screening quality and the detection of cervical precancers and cervical cancer.The study was conducted from June to December 2021 in six hospitals across six provinces.The 2,945 participants were non-pregnant women who underwent colposcopy examinations.The average age of participants was 40.9±11.5 years old.Only 6.9%of participants had received human papillomavirus(HPV)vaccination.A total of 92.6%of participants had abnormal cervical screening results.Of the participants,577 had high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions(HSIL)or worse(≥HSIL),with a detection rate of 19.6%.Univariate analysis indicated that a lack of cervical cancer screening history in the past five years,as well as positive cervical screening and abnormal colposcopic impression,were independent associated factors of the≥HSIL detection rate.A multivariable logistic regression showed that positive cervical screening[odds ratio(OR)=1.75,95%confidence interval(CI):1.07–2.86]was a risk factor for detecting≥HSIL.Low-grade,high-grade,and cancer of colposcopic impression were associated with a higher risk for detecting≥HSIL(OR=2.94,95%CI:2.13–4.08;OR=36.64,95%CI:26.07–51.48).It is important to disseminate health knowledge to improve public awareness of cervical cancer prevention and to enhance the capacity building of professional staff to improve the quality of cervical cancer screening.
