Ecological stoichiometry provides a framework for the balance and flow of elements between organisms and ecosystems.Elemental phenotypes have an important influence on the environmental adaptation and ecological evolu...Ecological stoichiometry provides a framework for the balance and flow of elements between organisms and ecosystems.Elemental phenotypes have an important influence on the environmental adaptation and ecological evolution of plants.There have been few reports on inter-and intra-specific phenotypic variations of ecological stoichiometric traits for congeneric species in a mixed forest although such variations are well-documented at the species level at global,regional and local scales.In this study,total carbon(TC),nitrogen(TN),phosphorus(TP)and potassium(TK)were measured in leaves and the elemental phenotypes were statistically analyzed in four species of oaks—Quercus fabri,Q.serrata var.glandulifera,Q.acutissima and Q.variabilis—in a mixed-oak secondary forest in Yushan,Jiangsu,China.The average element concentrations in the four oak species were not relatively higher than previously reported for oaks from world and Chinese flora.Ecological stoichiometry traits were correlated with tree height and diameter at breast height,indicating that phosphorous and potassium were positively correlated with tree size,while carbon was negatively correlated,especially the relationship between oak growth and total carbon or total phosphorus was obvious,and the study concluded that this was because plant growth depended on phosphorus storage and had opposite effects on leaf carbon accumulation.Based on tree plasticity index and the coefficient of variation,there was medium variation in element concentrations.The plasticity index of total carbon levels was the lowest,and that of potassium the highest.Principal component analysis and cluster analysis showed that the intra-specific variation among the four oak species was higher than inter-specific variation.From the perspective of nutrient supply and ecological adaptation,this study creates a foundation for the management of secondary oak forest stands.展开更多
Cat's eye syndrome chromosome candidate 2 bromodomain(CECR2 BRD)and Bromodomain PHD transcription factor bromodomain(BPTF BRD)are the same subfamily proteins,both of which are highly conserved in sequence and bind...Cat's eye syndrome chromosome candidate 2 bromodomain(CECR2 BRD)and Bromodomain PHD transcription factor bromodomain(BPTF BRD)are the same subfamily proteins,both of which are highly conserved in sequence and binding pockets.Challenges remain in the development of small molecules to inhibit one of the two bromodomains(BRDs),in view of each subtype may possess unique physiological and pathological functions.There is still a lack of effective selective inhibitors of CECR2 BRD,which makes it difficult to fully understand the pathogenesis of CECR2-BRD in diseases,especially cancers.Herein,we report our efforts to discover a series of highly selective CECR2 BRD inhibitors over BPTF BRD based on TP-248.Structure-based molecular optimization led to the discovery of DC-CEi-26,whose IC_(50) for CECR2 BRD was 96.7±14.9 nmol/L and selectivity was up to 590×over BPTF BRD.DC-CEi-26 showed weak potencies for other classic BRDs in different subfamily,which may serve as a chemical probe for CECR2 BRD biological research.展开更多
基金The work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No 3177030224)Jiangsu Forestry Science and Technology Innovation and Promotion Project(LYKJ[2017]025).
文摘Ecological stoichiometry provides a framework for the balance and flow of elements between organisms and ecosystems.Elemental phenotypes have an important influence on the environmental adaptation and ecological evolution of plants.There have been few reports on inter-and intra-specific phenotypic variations of ecological stoichiometric traits for congeneric species in a mixed forest although such variations are well-documented at the species level at global,regional and local scales.In this study,total carbon(TC),nitrogen(TN),phosphorus(TP)and potassium(TK)were measured in leaves and the elemental phenotypes were statistically analyzed in four species of oaks—Quercus fabri,Q.serrata var.glandulifera,Q.acutissima and Q.variabilis—in a mixed-oak secondary forest in Yushan,Jiangsu,China.The average element concentrations in the four oak species were not relatively higher than previously reported for oaks from world and Chinese flora.Ecological stoichiometry traits were correlated with tree height and diameter at breast height,indicating that phosphorous and potassium were positively correlated with tree size,while carbon was negatively correlated,especially the relationship between oak growth and total carbon or total phosphorus was obvious,and the study concluded that this was because plant growth depended on phosphorus storage and had opposite effects on leaf carbon accumulation.Based on tree plasticity index and the coefficient of variation,there was medium variation in element concentrations.The plasticity index of total carbon levels was the lowest,and that of potassium the highest.Principal component analysis and cluster analysis showed that the intra-specific variation among the four oak species was higher than inter-specific variation.From the perspective of nutrient supply and ecological adaptation,this study creates a foundation for the management of secondary oak forest stands.
基金the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality(Y811298033 to Q.L.,and 19XD1404700 to C.L.)the scientific research innovation program“Xiyuanjiang River Scholarship”of the College of Life Sciences,Fujian Normal University+3 种基金the State Key Laboratory of Drug Research(SIMM2105KF-07toH.L.)Fujian Provincial Natural Science Foundation(2021J01203 to H.L.)the Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province(2019J05073 to J.L.)the Joint Funds forthe Innovation of Science and Technology of Fujian Province(2018Y9071 to J.L.).
文摘Cat's eye syndrome chromosome candidate 2 bromodomain(CECR2 BRD)and Bromodomain PHD transcription factor bromodomain(BPTF BRD)are the same subfamily proteins,both of which are highly conserved in sequence and binding pockets.Challenges remain in the development of small molecules to inhibit one of the two bromodomains(BRDs),in view of each subtype may possess unique physiological and pathological functions.There is still a lack of effective selective inhibitors of CECR2 BRD,which makes it difficult to fully understand the pathogenesis of CECR2-BRD in diseases,especially cancers.Herein,we report our efforts to discover a series of highly selective CECR2 BRD inhibitors over BPTF BRD based on TP-248.Structure-based molecular optimization led to the discovery of DC-CEi-26,whose IC_(50) for CECR2 BRD was 96.7±14.9 nmol/L and selectivity was up to 590×over BPTF BRD.DC-CEi-26 showed weak potencies for other classic BRDs in different subfamily,which may serve as a chemical probe for CECR2 BRD biological research.