The age of central Yunnan fragment uplift has long been debated, with estimates ranging from the Late Eocene to about 1 Ma. To determine the central Yunnan fragment uplift time in the Cenozoic, apatite(U-Th)/He(AHe) w...The age of central Yunnan fragment uplift has long been debated, with estimates ranging from the Late Eocene to about 1 Ma. To determine the central Yunnan fragment uplift time in the Cenozoic, apatite(U-Th)/He(AHe) was used to analyze the low-temperature thermochronology of samples from the Jiaozi Mountain area of the eastern central Yunnan fragment. The sampling area is located in the Dongchuan District of Kunming, Yunnan Province, near the Xiaojiang fault zone. The results show that AHe ages from the eastern part of central Yunnan fragment were mainly concentrated around 25.7–37.9 Ma, and intensive uplift had happened before 36.5 Ma. Together with previous low-temperature thermochronology research on the western and eastern central Yunnan fragment, we concluded that the Yunnan Plateau uplifted prior to 36.5 Ma, in a west to east sequence. The uplift caused a change in paleo-geographical terrain, which may have altered the ancient river systems of the southeast Tibetan Plateau.展开更多
Cytochalasans,with diverse structures and pharmacological activities,are a class of compounds containing isoindolinone moieties fused to the tricyclic or tetracyclic ring system.Chaetoglobosin A(cheA),mainly produced ...Cytochalasans,with diverse structures and pharmacological activities,are a class of compounds containing isoindolinone moieties fused to the tricyclic or tetracyclic ring system.Chaetoglobosin A(cheA),mainly produced by Chaetomium globosum,is the most abundant cytochalasan.However,limited understanding of transcriptional regulation of morphological development and cheA biosynthesis in C.globosum has hindered cheA application in agriculture and biomedical field.This study examined the regulatory role of CgVeA gene in C.globosum.CgVeA had significant effect on secondary metabolites production in C.globosum,similar to that reported in other filamentous fungi.Inactivation of CgVeA caused an obvious decrease in cheA production from 51.32 to 19.76 mg/L under dark conditions.In contrast,CgVeA overexpression resulted in a dramatic increase in cheA production,reaching 206.59 mg/L under light conditions,which was higher than that noted under dark condition.The RT-qPCR results confirmed that CgVeA,as a light responsive regulator,positively regulated cheA biosynthesis by controlling the expression of core genes of the cheA biosynthetic gene cluster and other relevant regulators.Electrophoretic mobility shift assays proved that CgVeA directly regulated LaeA,cheR,and p450,and indirectly regulated PKS.Moreover,CgVeA had a significant effect on the regulation of asexual spores production.When compared with wild-type C.globosum,CgVeA-silenced and CgVeA overexpression mutants presented remarkable differences in sporulation,irrespective of light or dark condition.Besides,CgVeA expression was speculated to negatively regulate spore formation.These findings illustrated the regulatory mechanism of a hypothetical global regulator,CgVeA,in C.globosum,suggesting its potential application in industrial-scale cheA biosynthesis.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 41802215,41762017)。
文摘The age of central Yunnan fragment uplift has long been debated, with estimates ranging from the Late Eocene to about 1 Ma. To determine the central Yunnan fragment uplift time in the Cenozoic, apatite(U-Th)/He(AHe) was used to analyze the low-temperature thermochronology of samples from the Jiaozi Mountain area of the eastern central Yunnan fragment. The sampling area is located in the Dongchuan District of Kunming, Yunnan Province, near the Xiaojiang fault zone. The results show that AHe ages from the eastern part of central Yunnan fragment were mainly concentrated around 25.7–37.9 Ma, and intensive uplift had happened before 36.5 Ma. Together with previous low-temperature thermochronology research on the western and eastern central Yunnan fragment, we concluded that the Yunnan Plateau uplifted prior to 36.5 Ma, in a west to east sequence. The uplift caused a change in paleo-geographical terrain, which may have altered the ancient river systems of the southeast Tibetan Plateau.
基金This work was supported in part by grant from the Harbin Science and Technology Project(No.2016AB3AP042).
文摘Cytochalasans,with diverse structures and pharmacological activities,are a class of compounds containing isoindolinone moieties fused to the tricyclic or tetracyclic ring system.Chaetoglobosin A(cheA),mainly produced by Chaetomium globosum,is the most abundant cytochalasan.However,limited understanding of transcriptional regulation of morphological development and cheA biosynthesis in C.globosum has hindered cheA application in agriculture and biomedical field.This study examined the regulatory role of CgVeA gene in C.globosum.CgVeA had significant effect on secondary metabolites production in C.globosum,similar to that reported in other filamentous fungi.Inactivation of CgVeA caused an obvious decrease in cheA production from 51.32 to 19.76 mg/L under dark conditions.In contrast,CgVeA overexpression resulted in a dramatic increase in cheA production,reaching 206.59 mg/L under light conditions,which was higher than that noted under dark condition.The RT-qPCR results confirmed that CgVeA,as a light responsive regulator,positively regulated cheA biosynthesis by controlling the expression of core genes of the cheA biosynthetic gene cluster and other relevant regulators.Electrophoretic mobility shift assays proved that CgVeA directly regulated LaeA,cheR,and p450,and indirectly regulated PKS.Moreover,CgVeA had a significant effect on the regulation of asexual spores production.When compared with wild-type C.globosum,CgVeA-silenced and CgVeA overexpression mutants presented remarkable differences in sporulation,irrespective of light or dark condition.Besides,CgVeA expression was speculated to negatively regulate spore formation.These findings illustrated the regulatory mechanism of a hypothetical global regulator,CgVeA,in C.globosum,suggesting its potential application in industrial-scale cheA biosynthesis.
