DEAR EDITOR,Mongolian gerbils(Meriones unguiculatus)are small rodents belonging to the family Muridae and widely inhabit typical steppes and desert grasslands across northern China.Yet,few viruses in wild M.unguiculat...DEAR EDITOR,Mongolian gerbils(Meriones unguiculatus)are small rodents belonging to the family Muridae and widely inhabit typical steppes and desert grasslands across northern China.Yet,few viruses in wild M.unguiculatus have been reported.Using meta-transcriptomic sequencing we identified two novel RNA viruses:an astrovirus,denoted Gerbil astrovirus(GeAstV).展开更多
Dear Editor,Hepaciviruses,members of the family Flaviviridae,are enveloped viruses containing a single-stranded positive-sense RNA genome of approximately 8.9-10.5 kb in size(Simmonds et al.,2017).To date,15species(He...Dear Editor,Hepaciviruses,members of the family Flaviviridae,are enveloped viruses containing a single-stranded positive-sense RNA genome of approximately 8.9-10.5 kb in size(Simmonds et al.,2017).To date,15species(Hepacivirus A-N,and P)have been documented within the Hepacivirus genus that show distinct host ranges,including primates,bats,horses,donkeys,cows,and various rodents(Hartlage et al.,2016).展开更多
A novel hetero-bimetallic transition metal(Sb^(Ⅴ)/Mn^(Ⅱ))-substituted Krebs-type polyoxometalate(POM)with N-chelating ligand H_(4)Na_(4)[Mn_(4)(H_(2)O)_(4)(trz)_(2)(SbO_(2))_(2)(SbW_(9)O_(33))_(2)]-20H_(2)O(Sb_(2)Mn...A novel hetero-bimetallic transition metal(Sb^(Ⅴ)/Mn^(Ⅱ))-substituted Krebs-type polyoxometalate(POM)with N-chelating ligand H_(4)Na_(4)[Mn_(4)(H_(2)O)_(4)(trz)_(2)(SbO_(2))_(2)(SbW_(9)O_(33))_(2)]-20H_(2)O(Sb_(2)Mn_(2))(1)(trz=1,2,4-triazole)built from trilacunary Keggin POM unitα-B-[SbW_(9)O_(33)]^(9-){SbW_(9)]has been synthesized and characterized by single-crystal/powder X-ray diffraction and a wide range of analytical methods,including powder X-ray diffraction,Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy,Raman,ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy,electrospray ionization-mass spectroscopy,and thermogravimetric analysis.To further investigate the antitumor activity of the(Sb_(2)Mn_(2))(1)in human gastric cancer Human Gastric Adenocarcinoma Cells and Human Gastric Cancer Cell lines,in vitro cytotoxicity assay and flow cytometry analysis was performed.The results indicated that the IC_(50) values of(Sb_(2)Mn_(2))(1)on Human Gastric Adenocarcinoma(AGS)and Human Gastric Cancer(BGC-823)Cell Lines were 1.86±0.05μmol·L^(-1) and 14.61±0.55μmol·L^(-1),respectively.(Sb_(2)Mn_(2))(1)also exhibited high cytotoxicity on Human Gastric Cancer Cells and could induce cell apoptosis by inhibiting S and G_(2)/M cell cycles.Therefore,the result not only shows that this new POM-based inorganic-organic hybrid compound has high selectivity and low toxicity,but also provides an effective method for the development of potential transition metal-substituted POMs based antitumor drugs.展开更多
基金supported by the Academic Promotion Programme of Shandong First Medical University(2019QL006)the Open Research Fund Program of CAS Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety,Wuhan Institute of Virology(2021SPCAS002)。
文摘DEAR EDITOR,Mongolian gerbils(Meriones unguiculatus)are small rodents belonging to the family Muridae and widely inhabit typical steppes and desert grasslands across northern China.Yet,few viruses in wild M.unguiculatus have been reported.Using meta-transcriptomic sequencing we identified two novel RNA viruses:an astrovirus,denoted Gerbil astrovirus(GeAstV).
基金funded by the Academic Promotion Programme of Shandong First Medical University(2019QL006)the Open Research Fund Program of CAS Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety,Wuhan Institute of Virology(Grant No.2021SPCAS002)W.S.was supported by the Taishan Scholars program of Shandong Province。
文摘Dear Editor,Hepaciviruses,members of the family Flaviviridae,are enveloped viruses containing a single-stranded positive-sense RNA genome of approximately 8.9-10.5 kb in size(Simmonds et al.,2017).To date,15species(Hepacivirus A-N,and P)have been documented within the Hepacivirus genus that show distinct host ranges,including primates,bats,horses,donkeys,cows,and various rodents(Hartlage et al.,2016).
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21971221,21401162)the Yangzhou University Interdisciplinary Research Foundation for Chemistry Discipline(yzuxk202010)+2 种基金Qing Lan Project in Colleges and Universities of Jiangsu ProvinceInnovation and entrepreneurship training programs for college students in Jiangsu(202211117066Z)Y.Zhang acknowledges supports from Guangxi Natural Science Foundation(AD20238043,2018GXNSFDA281002)。
文摘A novel hetero-bimetallic transition metal(Sb^(Ⅴ)/Mn^(Ⅱ))-substituted Krebs-type polyoxometalate(POM)with N-chelating ligand H_(4)Na_(4)[Mn_(4)(H_(2)O)_(4)(trz)_(2)(SbO_(2))_(2)(SbW_(9)O_(33))_(2)]-20H_(2)O(Sb_(2)Mn_(2))(1)(trz=1,2,4-triazole)built from trilacunary Keggin POM unitα-B-[SbW_(9)O_(33)]^(9-){SbW_(9)]has been synthesized and characterized by single-crystal/powder X-ray diffraction and a wide range of analytical methods,including powder X-ray diffraction,Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy,Raman,ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy,electrospray ionization-mass spectroscopy,and thermogravimetric analysis.To further investigate the antitumor activity of the(Sb_(2)Mn_(2))(1)in human gastric cancer Human Gastric Adenocarcinoma Cells and Human Gastric Cancer Cell lines,in vitro cytotoxicity assay and flow cytometry analysis was performed.The results indicated that the IC_(50) values of(Sb_(2)Mn_(2))(1)on Human Gastric Adenocarcinoma(AGS)and Human Gastric Cancer(BGC-823)Cell Lines were 1.86±0.05μmol·L^(-1) and 14.61±0.55μmol·L^(-1),respectively.(Sb_(2)Mn_(2))(1)also exhibited high cytotoxicity on Human Gastric Cancer Cells and could induce cell apoptosis by inhibiting S and G_(2)/M cell cycles.Therefore,the result not only shows that this new POM-based inorganic-organic hybrid compound has high selectivity and low toxicity,but also provides an effective method for the development of potential transition metal-substituted POMs based antitumor drugs.
