With the development of education and the society revolution,in the last few years,the word“freedom”has been discussed intensely,and the debates on some items like human rights,racial discrimination and political li...With the development of education and the society revolution,in the last few years,the word“freedom”has been discussed intensely,and the debates on some items like human rights,racial discrimination and political liberty have never stopped.At the same time,the discussion of freedom in the field of education is also rising.This article quotes Lynda Barry and John Taylor Gatto’s paper,clearly analyzing the effect of compulsory education through 3 aspects:national identity,creative approach and personal psychology.展开更多
Coordination between the sporophytic tissue and the gametic pollen within anthers is tightly controlled to achieve the optimal pollen fitness. Glucose-6-phosphate/phosphate translocator(GPT) transports glucose-6-phosp...Coordination between the sporophytic tissue and the gametic pollen within anthers is tightly controlled to achieve the optimal pollen fitness. Glucose-6-phosphate/phosphate translocator(GPT) transports glucose-6-phosphate, a key precursor of starch and/or fatty acid biosynthesis, into plastids. Here, we report the functional characterization of Os GPT1 in the rice anther development and pollen fertility. Pollen grains from homozygous osgpt1 mutant plants fail to accumulate starch granules, resulting in pollen sterility. Genetic analyses reveal a sporophytic effect for this mutation. Os GPT1 is highly expressed in the tapetal layer of rice anther. Degeneration of the tapetum, an important process to provide cellular contents to support pollen development, is impeded in osgpt1 plants. In addition, defective intine and exine are observed in the pollen from osgpt1 plants. Expression levels of multiple genes that are important to tapetum degeneration or pollen wall formation are significantly decreased in osgpt1 anthers. Previously, we reported that At GPT1 plays a gametic function in the accumulation of lipid bodies in Arabidopsis pollen. This report highlights a sporophytic role of Os GPT1 in the tapetum degeneration and pollen development. The divergent functions of Os GPT1 and At GPT1 in pollen development might be a result of their independent evolution after monocots and dicots diverged.展开更多
Sexual dimorphism has been reported in various human diseases including autoimmune diseases,neurological diseases,pulmonary arterial hypertension,and some types of cancers,although the underlying mechanisms remain poo...Sexual dimorphism has been reported in various human diseases including autoimmune diseases,neurological diseases,pulmonary arterial hypertension,and some types of cancers,although the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood.The long noncoding RNA(lncRNA)X-inactive specific transcript(XIST)is involved in X chromosome inactivation(XCI)in female placental mammals,a process that ensures the balanced expression dosage of X-linked genes between sexes.XIST is abnormally expressed in many sex-biased diseases.In addition,escape from XIST-mediated XCI and skewed XCI also contribute to sex-biased diseases.Therefore,its expression or modification can be regarded as a biomarker for the diagnosis and prognosis of many sex-biased diseases.Genetic manipulation of XIST expression can inhibit the progression of some of these diseases in animal models,and therefore XIST has been proposed as a potential therapeutic target.In this manuscript,we summarize the current knowledge about the mechanisms for XIST-mediated XCI and the roles of XIST in sex-biased diseases,and discuss potential therapeutic strategies targeting XIST.展开更多
Gamma-aminobutyric acid(GABA)is an important metabolite which functions in plant growth,development,and stress responses.However,its role in plant defense and how it is regulated are largely unknown.Here,we report a d...Gamma-aminobutyric acid(GABA)is an important metabolite which functions in plant growth,development,and stress responses.However,its role in plant defense and how it is regulated are largely unknown.Here,we report a detailed analysis of GABA induction during the resistance response to Pseudomonas syringae in Arabidopsis thaliana.While searching for the mechanism underlying the pathogen-responsive mitogenactivated protein kinase(MPK)3/MPK6 signaling cascade in plant immunity,we found that activation of MPK3/MPK6 greatly induced GABA biosynthesis,which is dependent on the glutamate decarboxylase genes GAD1 and GAD4.Inoculation with Pseudomonas syringae pv tomato DC3000(Pst)and Pst-avrRpt2 expressing the civrRpt2 effector gene induced GACH and GAD4 gene expression and increased the levels of GABA.Genetic evidence revealed that GAD1,GAD2,and GAD4 play important roles in bothGABA biosynthesis and plant resistance in response to Pst-avrRpt2 infection.The gad1/2/4 triple and gad1/2/4/5 quad-ruple mutants,in which the GABA levels were extremelylow,were more susceptible to both Pst and Pst-avrRpt2.Functional loss of MPK3/MPK6,or their upstream MKK4/MKK5,or their downstream substrate WRKY33 sup-pressed the induction of GAD1 and GAD4 expression afterPst-avrRpt2 treatment.Our findings shed light on both theregulation and role of GABA in the plant immunity to abacterial pathogen.展开更多
Objective:To investigate patient-specific radioprotection mathods for people in close contact with cancer patientstreated by 12I-seed implantation.Methods:The initial dose rates(D_(0))at distances of 30 and 100 cm fro...Objective:To investigate patient-specific radioprotection mathods for people in close contact with cancer patientstreated by 12I-seed implantation.Methods:The initial dose rates(D_(0))at distances of 30 and 100 cm from 80 patients who had undergone ^(125)I-seed implantation were measured within 24 h of the procedure.The dose rate at t(D_(t))and effective dose(E)were calculated according to the measurad vales of D.The appropriate precaution times for general adult family members,spouses,coworkers,and children or pregnant women were determined,and the relationships between and precaution time for different close-contact groups were derived by curve-fitting the corresponding data.Results:The mean D vahes of 80 patients at distanes of 30 and 100cm were(15.24±11.25)μSv/h and(1.96±2.63)μSv/h,respectively(P<0.05).The mean values and range of precaution time for general adult familymembers,spouses,coworkers,and children or pregnant women were(4.17±16.55),(102.93±49.22),(51.00±61.29),and(34.27±56.90)d(0-90.61),(0-234.01),(0-247.81),and(0-224.69)d,respectively.Furthemore,a logarithmic relationship betwen D and precaution time(Y)was observed for the different groujps.The equations of these relationships were detemined to be Y=-131.569+83.256 lnD_(0) for general adult family mambers,Y=—108.532+83.318 lnD_(0) for spouses,Y=25.470+83.318 lnD,for coworkers,and Y=2.585+83.229 lnD_(0) for children or pregnant women.Conchusions:Some cancer patients treated by ^(125)I-seed brachytherapy emitover-dose levels of γ-rays,necessitatingradiation protection for their close contacts.However,appropriate patient-specific radiation protection fordifferent close contacts can be determined based on the precaution time calculated using the D_(0) value.展开更多
文摘With the development of education and the society revolution,in the last few years,the word“freedom”has been discussed intensely,and the debates on some items like human rights,racial discrimination and political liberty have never stopped.At the same time,the discussion of freedom in the field of education is also rising.This article quotes Lynda Barry and John Taylor Gatto’s paper,clearly analyzing the effect of compulsory education through 3 aspects:national identity,creative approach and personal psychology.
基金supported by the grants from National Natural Science Foundation of China (31922005)Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (LR18C020001)+2 种基金Zhejiang University K.P.Chao’s High Technology Development Foundation (2018RC016)the Young Elite Scientist Sponsorship Program by CAST (2018QNRC001)111 Project (B14027) to J.X。
文摘Coordination between the sporophytic tissue and the gametic pollen within anthers is tightly controlled to achieve the optimal pollen fitness. Glucose-6-phosphate/phosphate translocator(GPT) transports glucose-6-phosphate, a key precursor of starch and/or fatty acid biosynthesis, into plastids. Here, we report the functional characterization of Os GPT1 in the rice anther development and pollen fertility. Pollen grains from homozygous osgpt1 mutant plants fail to accumulate starch granules, resulting in pollen sterility. Genetic analyses reveal a sporophytic effect for this mutation. Os GPT1 is highly expressed in the tapetal layer of rice anther. Degeneration of the tapetum, an important process to provide cellular contents to support pollen development, is impeded in osgpt1 plants. In addition, defective intine and exine are observed in the pollen from osgpt1 plants. Expression levels of multiple genes that are important to tapetum degeneration or pollen wall formation are significantly decreased in osgpt1 anthers. Previously, we reported that At GPT1 plays a gametic function in the accumulation of lipid bodies in Arabidopsis pollen. This report highlights a sporophytic role of Os GPT1 in the tapetum degeneration and pollen development. The divergent functions of Os GPT1 and At GPT1 in pollen development might be a result of their independent evolution after monocots and dicots diverged.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.32070870)Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(No.2021A1515010758)+2 种基金Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Synthetic Genomics,Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Synthetic Genomics(No.ZDSYS201802061806209)Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology Scientific Research Program(No.ZTXM20200008 and DWKF20210003)the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.XDPB18).
文摘Sexual dimorphism has been reported in various human diseases including autoimmune diseases,neurological diseases,pulmonary arterial hypertension,and some types of cancers,although the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood.The long noncoding RNA(lncRNA)X-inactive specific transcript(XIST)is involved in X chromosome inactivation(XCI)in female placental mammals,a process that ensures the balanced expression dosage of X-linked genes between sexes.XIST is abnormally expressed in many sex-biased diseases.In addition,escape from XIST-mediated XCI and skewed XCI also contribute to sex-biased diseases.Therefore,its expression or modification can be regarded as a biomarker for the diagnosis and prognosis of many sex-biased diseases.Genetic manipulation of XIST expression can inhibit the progression of some of these diseases in animal models,and therefore XIST has been proposed as a potential therapeutic target.In this manuscript,we summarize the current knowledge about the mechanisms for XIST-mediated XCI and the roles of XIST in sex-biased diseases,and discuss potential therapeutic strategies targeting XIST.
基金This research was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31922005)the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province(LR18C020001)+1 种基金the Young Elite Scientist Sponsorship Program by CAST(2018QNRC001)and the 111 Project(B14027)to J.X.
文摘Gamma-aminobutyric acid(GABA)is an important metabolite which functions in plant growth,development,and stress responses.However,its role in plant defense and how it is regulated are largely unknown.Here,we report a detailed analysis of GABA induction during the resistance response to Pseudomonas syringae in Arabidopsis thaliana.While searching for the mechanism underlying the pathogen-responsive mitogenactivated protein kinase(MPK)3/MPK6 signaling cascade in plant immunity,we found that activation of MPK3/MPK6 greatly induced GABA biosynthesis,which is dependent on the glutamate decarboxylase genes GAD1 and GAD4.Inoculation with Pseudomonas syringae pv tomato DC3000(Pst)and Pst-avrRpt2 expressing the civrRpt2 effector gene induced GACH and GAD4 gene expression and increased the levels of GABA.Genetic evidence revealed that GAD1,GAD2,and GAD4 play important roles in bothGABA biosynthesis and plant resistance in response to Pst-avrRpt2 infection.The gad1/2/4 triple and gad1/2/4/5 quad-ruple mutants,in which the GABA levels were extremelylow,were more susceptible to both Pst and Pst-avrRpt2.Functional loss of MPK3/MPK6,or their upstream MKK4/MKK5,or their downstream substrate WRKY33 sup-pressed the induction of GAD1 and GAD4 expression afterPst-avrRpt2 treatment.Our findings shed light on both theregulation and role of GABA in the plant immunity to abacterial pathogen.
文摘Objective:To investigate patient-specific radioprotection mathods for people in close contact with cancer patientstreated by 12I-seed implantation.Methods:The initial dose rates(D_(0))at distances of 30 and 100 cm from 80 patients who had undergone ^(125)I-seed implantation were measured within 24 h of the procedure.The dose rate at t(D_(t))and effective dose(E)were calculated according to the measurad vales of D.The appropriate precaution times for general adult family members,spouses,coworkers,and children or pregnant women were determined,and the relationships between and precaution time for different close-contact groups were derived by curve-fitting the corresponding data.Results:The mean D vahes of 80 patients at distanes of 30 and 100cm were(15.24±11.25)μSv/h and(1.96±2.63)μSv/h,respectively(P<0.05).The mean values and range of precaution time for general adult familymembers,spouses,coworkers,and children or pregnant women were(4.17±16.55),(102.93±49.22),(51.00±61.29),and(34.27±56.90)d(0-90.61),(0-234.01),(0-247.81),and(0-224.69)d,respectively.Furthemore,a logarithmic relationship betwen D and precaution time(Y)was observed for the different groujps.The equations of these relationships were detemined to be Y=-131.569+83.256 lnD_(0) for general adult family mambers,Y=—108.532+83.318 lnD_(0) for spouses,Y=25.470+83.318 lnD,for coworkers,and Y=2.585+83.229 lnD_(0) for children or pregnant women.Conchusions:Some cancer patients treated by ^(125)I-seed brachytherapy emitover-dose levels of γ-rays,necessitatingradiation protection for their close contacts.However,appropriate patient-specific radiation protection fordifferent close contacts can be determined based on the precaution time calculated using the D_(0) value.
