Landscape of Sequence Variations in Homologous Copies of FAD2 and FAD3 in Rapeseed(Brassica napus L.)Germplasm with High/Low Linolenic Acid Trait

Genetic manipulation(either restraint or enhancement)of the biosynthesis pathway ofα-linolenic acid(ALA)in seed oil is an important goal in Brassica napus breeding.B.napus is a tetraploid plant whose genome often har-bors four and six homologous copies,respectively,of the two fatty acid desaturases FAD2 and FAD3,which con-trol the last two steps of ALA biosynthesis during seed oil accumulation.In this study,we compared their promoters,coding sequences,and expression levels in three high-ALA inbred lines 2006L,R8Q10,and YH25005,a low-ALA line A28,a low-ALA/high-oleic-acid accession SW,and the wildtype ZS11.The expression levels of most FAD2 and FAD3 homologs in the three high-ALA accessions were higher than those in ZS11 and much higher than those in A28 and SW.The three high-ALA accessions shared similar sequences with the pro-moters and CDSs of BnFAD3.C4 and BnFAD3.A3.In A28 and SW,substitution of three amino acid residues in BnFAD2.A5 and BnFAD2.C5,an absence of BnFAD2.C1 locus,and a 549 bp long deletion on the BnFAD3.A3 promoter were detected.The profile of BnFAD2 mutation in the two low-ALA accessions A28 and SW is different from that reported in previous studies.The mutations in BnFAD3 in the high-ALA accessions are reported for thefirst time.In identifying the sites of these mutations,we provide detailed information to aid the design of mole-cular markers for accelerated breeding schemes.

Integration of Sequence Stratigraphic Analysis and 3D Geostatistical Modeling of Pliocene–Pleistocene Delta,F3 Block,Netherlands

This research is focused on the analysis of the sequence stratigraphic units of F3 Block,within a wave-dominated delta of Plio–Pleistocene age.Three wells of F3 block and a 3D seismic data,are utilized in this research.The conventional techniques of 3D seismic interpretation were utilized to mark the 11 surfaces on the seismic section.Integration of seismic sequence stratigraphic interpretation,using well logs,and subsequent 3D geostatistical modeling,using seismic data,aided to evaluate the shallow hydrocarbon traps.The resulting models were obtained using System Tract and Facies models,which were generated by using sequential stimulation method and their variograms made by spherical method,moreover,these models are validated via histograms.The CDF curve generated from upscaling of well logs using geometric method,shows a good relation with less percentage of errors(1 to 2 for Facies and 3 to 4 for System Tract models)between upscaled and raw data that complements the resulted models.These approaches help us to delineate the best possible reservoir,lateral extent of system tracts(LST and/or HST)in the respective surface,and distribution of sand and shale in the delta.The clinoform break points alteration observed on seismic sections,also validates the sequence stratigraphic interpretation.The GR log-based Facies model and sequence stratigraphy-based System Tract model of SU-04-2 showed the reservoir characteristics,presence of sand bodies and majorly LST,respectively,mainly adjacent to the main fault of the studied area.Moreover,on the seismic section,SU-04-2 exhibits the presence of gas pockets at the same location that also complements the generated Facies and System Tract models.The generated models can be utilized for any similar kind of study and for the further research in the F3 block reservoir characterization.

基于单细胞测序数据分析养阴活胃合剂下调AQP3对MC细胞表型的影响及机制

目的 观察养阴活胃合剂对MC细胞(MNNG诱导人胃黏膜上皮细胞GES-1恶性转化)增殖、迁移、侵袭及凋亡的影响,探讨其下调AQP3抑制IL-10/JAK1/STAT3信号通路激活进而阻断或逆转慢性萎缩性胃炎(CAG)病变的作用机制。方法 选取GEO数据库中的CAG单细胞转录组测序数据,绘制数据的表达矩阵。采用R语言的Seurat 4.3.0包进行处理后分群绘制UMAP可视化图谱。将MC细胞分为养阴活胃合剂组(YYHWM组)、AQP3低表达慢病毒转染组(AQP3低表达组)、养阴活胃合剂+AQP3高表达慢病毒转染组(YYHWM+AQP3高表达组)并以MC细胞和正常人胃黏膜上皮细胞GES-1分别作为模型组(MC组)和空白对照组(Control组)。采用平板克隆、划痕实验、Transwell及流式细胞术检测细胞表型变化情况,采用ELISA检测细胞培养上清IL-10表达水平,Western blot检测酪氨酸激酶1(JAK1)、信号转导和转录激活因子3(STAT3)蛋白表达水平。结果 单细胞测序数据集分析显示AQP3在CAG样本及上皮细胞群中表达升高,AQP3可能通过IL-10抗炎性信号通路影响胃癌前病变病理进程。与MC组相比,AQP3低表达组和YYHWM组细胞侵袭、迁移、增殖能力减弱,凋亡率增加,细胞培养上清中的IL-10水平降低,细胞中JAK1、STAT3蛋白表达下调(P<0.05或P<0.01),YYHWM+AQP3高表达组差异均不显著(P>0.05)。结论 养阴活胃合剂可通过下调AQP3表达抑制IL-10/JAK1/STAT3信号通路激活进而减弱MC细胞侵袭、迁移及增殖能力,促进细胞凋亡进而阻断或逆转CAG病理进程。

Sin3A基因变异致Witteveen-Kolk综合征遗传学分析

目的 探讨开关不敏感3转录调节因子家族成员A(Sin3A)基因变异导致的Witteveen-Kolk综合征临床表型和遗传学特点。方法 收集1例发育迟缓患儿的临床资料,对患儿及其父母进行全外显子基因测序,采用Sanger测序验证可疑变异,并进行家系分析。结合文献分析Witteveen-Kolk综合征的临床特征和基因变异特点。结果 Witteveen-Kolk综合征患儿临床表现主要为轻中度智力障碍或发育迟缓、特殊面容(长脸、前额突出、鼻梁凹陷、长人中等)、身材矮小。颅脑磁共振成像(MRI)显示不同程度的脑畸形。全外显子基因测序结果显示,患儿Sin3A基因存在移码变异c.803dupC(p.Leu269Thrfs*37)(杂合)。Sanger测序证实存在变异位点,患儿父母该位点均为正常基因型。gnomAD等对照人群数据库未收录该变异位点,根据美国医学遗传学和基因组学学会(ACMG)/美国分子病理学学会(AMP)指南归类为“致病性”变异。结论 Sin3A基因变异可导致Witteveen-Kolk综合征。基因检测可明确生长发育迟缓伴特殊面容患儿的病因。

Use of transcriptome sequencing to explore the effect of CSRP3 on chicken myoblasts

The mechanisms that regulate the specificity and maintenance of chicken muscle fiber types remain largely unknown. In mammals, CSRP3 has been shown to play a vital role in the maintenance of typical muscle structure and function. This study investigated the role that CSRP3 plays in chicken skeletal muscle. First, the antibody against chicken CSRP3 protein was prepared, and the expression levels of the mRNA and protein of the CSRP3 gene in four chicken skeletal muscles with different myofiber compositions were compared. Then the effects of CSRP3 silencing on the expression profile of chicken myoblast transcriptomes were analyzed. The results showed that the expression levels of the mRNA and protein of the CSRP3 gene were both associated with the composition of fiber types in chicken skeletal muscles. A total of 650 genes with at least 1.5-fold differences(Q<0.05) were identified, of which 255 genes were upregulated and 395 genes were downregulated by CSRP3 silencing. Functional enrichment showed that several pathways, including adrenergic signaling in cardiomyocytes, adipocytokine signaling pathway and apelin signaling pathway, were significantly(P<0.05) enriched both in differentially expressed genes and all expressed genes. The co-expressed gene network suggested that CSRP3 silencing caused a compensatory upregulation(Q<0.05) of genes related to the assembly of myofibrils, muscle differentiation, and contraction. Meanwhile, two fast myosin heavy chain genes(MyH1B and MyH1E)were upregulated(Q<0.05) upon CSRP3 silencing. These results suggested that CSRP3 plays a crucial role in chicken myofiber composition, and affects the distribution of chicken myofiber types, probably by regulating the expression of MyH1B and MyH1E.

A reduced computational load protein coding predictor using equivalent amino acid sequence of DNA string with period-3 based time and frequency domain analysis

Development of efficient gene prediction algorithms is one of the fundamental efforts in gene prediction study in the area of genomics. In genomic signal processing the basic step of the identification of protein coding regions in DNA sequences is based on the period-3 property exhibited by nucleotides in exons. Several approaches based on signal processing tools and numerical representations have been applied to solve this problem, trying to achieve more accurate predictions. This paper presents a new indicator sequence based on amino acid sequence, called as aminoacid indicator sequence, derived from DNA string that uses the existing signal processing based time-domain and frequency domain methods to predict these regions within the billions long DNA sequence of eukaryotic cells which reduces the computational load by one-third. It is known that each triplet of bases, called as codon, instructs the cell machinery to synthesize an amino acid. The codon sequence therefore uniquely identifies an amino acid sequence which defines a protein. Thus the protein coding region is attributed by the codons in amino acid sequence. This property is used for detection of period-3 regions using amino acid sequence. Physico-chemical properties of amino acids are used for numerical representation. Various accuracy measures such as exonic peaks, discriminating factor, sensitivity, specificity, miss rate, wrong rate and approximate correlation are used to demonstrate the efficacy of the proposed predictor. The proposed method is validated on various organisms using the standard data-set HMR195, Burset and Guigo and KEGG. The simulation result shows that the proposed method is an effective approach for protein coding prediction.

Genetic Diversity of Chinese Soybean mosaic virus Strains and Their Relationships with Other Plant Potyviruses Based on P3 Gene Sequences

Soybean mosaic virus （SMV）, a member of the genus Potyvirus, is a major pathogen of soybean plants in China, and 16 SMV strains have been identified nationwide based on a former detailed SMV classification system. As the P3 gene is thought to be involved in viral replication, systemic infection, pathogenicity, and overcoming resistance, knowledge of the P3 gene sequences of SMV and other potyviruses would be useful in efforts to know the genetic relationships among them and control the disease. P3 gene sequences were obtained from representative isolates of the above-mentioned 16 SMV strains and were compared with other SMV strains and 16 Potyvirus species from the National Center for Biotechnology GenBank database. The P3 genes from the 16 SMV isolates are composed of 1041 nucleotides, encoding 347 amino acids, and share 90.7-100% nucleotide （NT） sequence identities and 95.1-100% amino acid （AA） sequence identities. The P3 coding regions of the 16 SMV isolates share high identities （92.4-98.9% NT and 96.0-100% AA） with the reported Korean isolates, followed by the USA isolates （88.5-97.9% NT and 91.4-98.6% AA）, and share low identities （80.5-85.2% NT and 82.1-84.7% AA） with the reported HZ 1 and P isolates from Pinellia ternata. The sequence identities of the P3 genes between SMV and the 16 potyviruses varied from 44.4 to 81.9% in the NT sequences and from 21.4 to 85.3% in the AA sequences, respectively. Among them, SMV was closely related to Watermelon mosaic virus （WMV）, with 76.0-81.9% NT and 77.5-85.3% AA identities. In addition, the SMV isolates and potyvirus species were clustered into six distinct groups. All the SMV strains isolated from soybean were clustered in Group I, and the remaining species were clustered in other groups. A multiple sequence alignment analysis of the C-terminal regions indicated that the P3 genes within a species were highly conserved, whereas those among species were relatively variable.

Subtle traps prediction using sequence stratigraphy and 3D seismic technology: A case study from Qikou depression in Huanghua basin

Forecasting subtle traps by sequence stratigraphy and 3D seismic data is a sensitive topic in hydrocarbon exploration. Research on subtle traps by geophysical data is the most popular and difficult. Based on the sufficiently drilling data, log data, core data and 3D seismic data, sediment sequence of Qikou depression, Huanghua basin was partitioned by using sequence stratigraphy theory. Each sediment sequence system mode was built. Sediment faces of subtle traps were pointed out. Dominating factors forming subtle traps were analyzed. Sandstone seismic rock physics and its response were studied in Tertiary System. Sandstone geophysical response and elastic modulus vary laws with pressure, temperature, porosity, depth were built. Experimental result and practice shows that it is possible using seismic information forecasting subtle traps. Integrated using geology, log, drilling data, special seismic processing technique, interpretation technique, high precision horizon calibration technique, 3D seismic visualizing interpretation, seismic coherence analysis, attribute analysis, logging-constrained inversion, time frequency analysis, subtle trapsobject is identified and interpreted. Finally, advantage object of subtle trap in this area was determined. Bottomland sand stratigraphic and lithologic reservoirs in Qinan slope zone have been founded by means of high resolution 3D seismic data field technique, high resolution 3D seismic data processing technique and seismic wave impendence inversion technique.

干扰素调节因子3促结直肠癌细胞增殖与侵袭相关探索

目的·分析结直肠癌中干扰素调节因子3(interferon regulatory factor 3,IRF3)表达水平与临床病理特征及患者预后的关系,观察IRF3过表达对结直肠癌细胞增殖与侵袭能力的影响及其相关蛋白通路。方法·下载癌症基因组图谱(The Cancer Genome Atlas,TCGA)数据,分析IRF3表达水平与恶性肿瘤患者(肾癌、结直肠癌、肝癌、前列腺癌)预后的关系。采用免疫组织化学法检测10例结直肠癌或肾癌患者的癌组织与癌旁正常组织切片中IRF3表达水平的差异。针对IRF3蛋白的C端残基位点进行改造,构建拟磷酸化IRF3-5D(396/398/402/404/405-D)高表达的HEK-293T细胞。分别在细胞培养12、24 h时,采用TANK结合激酶1(TANK-binding kinase 1,TBK1)抑制剂进行处理,并采用蛋白质印迹法检测细胞IRF3、p-IRF3(Ser386)蛋白表达水平。采用RNA测序技术探索IRF3-5D高表达与肿瘤相关蛋白表达水平的相关性。构建野生型IRF3(IRF3-WT)和IRF3-5D过表达的结直肠癌细胞CT26、COLON26,采用细胞计数法、细胞划痕试验和克隆形成试验检测细胞增殖及迁移能力。结果·TCGA数据分析提示癌组织中IRF3蛋白表达水平与患者的不良预后呈正相关。癌症患者病理组织免疫组织化学法显示,结直肠癌、肾癌组织中IRF3的表达水平显著上调,且蛋白表达集中于细胞核内。TBK1抑制剂分别在细胞培养12、24 h时间点作用后,HEK-293T细胞p-IRF3(Ser386)蛋白表达减弱。RNA测序和蛋白质印迹法结果显示,多个与癌症预后不良相关的蛋白[IRF9、细胞程序性死亡-配体1(programmed cell death 1-ligand 1,PD-L1)等]表达水平在IRF3-5D高表达的条件下显著上调。结直肠癌细胞中过表达IRF3-5D,可导致癌细胞的增殖、迁移能力显著上调。结论·结直肠癌中IRF3表达水平与患者不良预后呈正相关。IRF3-5D蛋白在结直肠癌细胞内高表达后,促进癌细胞恶性生物学行为。此外,IRF3-5D依赖于TBK1介导的IRF3活化激活通路,并上调多个肿瘤相关蛋白的表达水平。

Cloning and Sequence Analysis of cDNA Encoding MRJP3 of Apis cerana cerana

By screening the worker （Apis cerana cerana） heads cDNA library using a fragment of the mrjp3 gene of Apis cerana as probe, 120 positive clones were obtained. The clone containing A. cerana cerana MRJP3 （AccMRJP3） cDNA was selected. Based on the sequencing of the inserts of the positive clone, a sequence of AccMRJP3 cDNA which is 1 887 bp long including a poly （A） tail was obtained. The AccMRJP3 cDNA encompassed an open-reading frame （ORF） with 1 779 bp encoding 593 amino acids. The un-translated regions （UTR） of the 5′ end and 3′end are 46 bp and 160 bp in length, respectively. Similar to AmMRJP3 and AdMRJP3, the putative AccMRJP3 also has a repetitive region. The comparison of the repetitive region of AccMRJP3, AmMRJP3 and AdMRJP3 shows some differences between them.

Content, Density, Illuviation Mode and Depth of CaCO₃in Soils of Semiarid-Arid Qilian Mountains—An Altitude Sequence Study of the Hulugou Watershed

The parental material of soils in the Qilian Mountains of northwest China is mainly aeolian loess containing CaCO3 which may remain in soils under the semiarid-arid climate. To disclose the CaCO3 characteristics change with the altitude and the terrain attributes, we surveyed 18 soil profiles in an altitude sequence from 3076 m to 4510 m in the Hulugou Watershed in the Qilian Mountains, measured CaCO3 contents of all genetic horizon samples, analyzed the densities, illuviation modes and depths of CaCO3 in the profiles, extracted values of the terrain attributes of the profiles including altitude slope, aspect, plane curvature, profile curvature and terrain wetness index (TWI) from the 90 m resolution SRTM3 DEM data on ArcGIS 9.3 platform. We found that CaCO3 weighted content of the profiles ranged from 1.30 g·kg-1 to 93.09 g·kg-1, CaCO3 density from 0.05 kg/m2 to 75.69 kg/m2, CaCO3 illuviation depth from 12 cm to 54 cm. CaCO3 illuviation modes could be divided into three types, i.e., no illuviation mode in which the profile has only A horizon or CaCO3 content -1, middle illuviation mode in which CaCO3 accumulated in a middle horizon, and down illuviation mode in which CaCO3 content increases with the depth. CaCO3 weighted content, density and illuviation depth had significant correlation with certain terrain attributes. In general, the altitude sequence is an effective way to study CaCO3 characteristics in the alpine region, and the data of terrain attributes which can influence the precipitation and its redistribution in soil are potential in predicting soil CaCO3 characteristics in the alpine region.

Type division and controlling factor analysis of 3rd-order sequences in marine carbonate rocks

Type division and controlling factor analysis of 3rd-order sequence are of practical significance to tec-tonic analysis, sedimentary environment identification, and other geological researches. Based on the comprehensive analysis of carbon and oxygen isotope trends, paleobathymetry and spectral-frequency of representative well logs, 3rd-order sequences can be divided into 3 types： （a） global sea level （GSL） sequence mainly controlled by GSL change;（b） tectonic sequence mainly controlled by regional tectonic activity;and （c） composite sequence jointly controlled by GSL change and regional tectonic activity. This study aims to identify the controlling factors of 3rd-order sequences and to illustrate a new method for classification of 3rd-order sequences of the middle Permian strata in the Sichuan Basin, China. The middle Permian strata in the Sichuan Basin consist of 3 basin-contrastive 3rd-order sequences, i.e., PSQ1, PSQ2 and PSQ3. Of these, PSQ1 is a GSL sequence while PSQ2 and PSQ3 are composite sequences. The results suggest that the depositional environment was stable during the deposition of PSQ1, but was activated by tectonic activity during the deposition of the middle Permian Maokou Formation.

Characteristics of Seismic Sequences and Early Tendency Judgment for Yutian M_S7.3 Earthquake in 2014

The basic parameters,seismogenic structure and seismic sequences characteristics of the Yutian MS7. 3 earthquake on February 12,2014 are introduced and compared to the Yutian MS7. 3 earthquake in 2008. The results show that the MS5. 4 earthquake is regarded as an immediate foreshock of the Yutian MS7. 3 main shock. The frequency of strong aftershock sequences was low and their number declined quickly,and the maximum aftershock was a MS5. 7 earthquake. According to analysis of the historical earthquake sequence type,and parameter of h-value,b-value and energy release ratio between main shock and sequence etc.,we found the preliminary conclusion that the Yutian MS7. 3 earthquake sequence in 2014 was a foreshock-main shock-aftershock type.

Division and Correlation of Lacustrine Gravity Flow Reservoirs Based on High-Resolution Sequence Stratigraphic Analysis—Taking Oil Formation I of Lower Es3 in Wuhaozhuang Oilfield as an Example

The phase change of lacustrine gravity flow deposition is fast and complex. In its reservoir division and correlation, the isochronous problem is very important. Taking the oil formation I of Es3 in Wuhaozhuang oilfield as an example, through the analysis of stratigraphic drilling and logging data in the study area, according to the genetic types of different levels of base level cycle interfaces and the characteristics of high-resolution sequence stratigraphy, this paper subdivides the lacustrine gravity flow oil layer of lower Es3 in Wuhaozhuang Oilfield, divides it into four short-term base level cycle sequences, and establishes the high-resolution isochronous stratigraphic framework of this interval. It is found that the mid-term, short-term and ultra short-term base level cycles correspond to the oil formation, sand layer group and single layer in the oil layer correlation unit of the oilfield respectively. Based on this, the oil layer correlation unit of the interval is divided, and the sublayer correlation model is established according to the identification characteristics of the short-term base level cycle.

Seismic Sequence Characteristics and Precursory Anomalies of the M_S6.3 and M_S6.4 Da Qaidam Earthquakes in 2008～2009

In this paper,the seismogenic structures of the Da Qaidam strong earthquakes are preliminarily discussed by using the regional seismotectonic data and focal mechanism solutions. Analysis is done on the temporal and spatial distribution characteristics of the two strong earthquake sequences in Da Qaidam in combination with the sequence distribution characteristics of the M6. 6 earthquake of 2003 and the five strong earthquakes of about M5. 0 in 2004 in Delingha. At the same time,the regional characteristics of the historical seismic activity are also investigated. Preliminary analysis is done on the influence of the two M8. 0 earthquakes in the past 10 years on this region. Precursory anomalies and their characteristics are discussed in combination with the analysis of the precursor observation data of Qinghai Province.

基于改进NSGA-3和不平衡潮流的配电网相序优化

低压配电网存在大量单相负荷,三相负荷不平衡会造成台区线路损耗增加,危害电网运行安全。提出一种基于历史数据的用户相序优化方法。使用台区用户的历史电压、电流数据构建台区不平衡潮流模型。针对台区一天内的运行状况建立用户节点电压平均不平衡度最小、台区线路损耗最小和换相次数最小的目标函数。提出含有正态分布交叉算子(normal distribution crossover, NDX)的改进非支配遗传算法(non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm-3,NSGA-3),对用户节点的相序进行优化,以获得较好的种群分布并减少优化时间。然后从解集中选择最符合条件的一组解作为换相策略。最后以安徽省某配电台区实际用户数据为例,验证了所提方法可以有效地降低三相电压不平衡度,减小线路损耗。

以难治性腹泻为主要表现的A20单倍剂量不足3例临床及基因变异分析

目的分析A20单倍剂量不足(HA20)患儿的临床特征及基因变异,为临床诊治提供线索。方法回顾性分析3例HA20患儿的临床表现、实验室检查结果及消化内镜改变,对患儿及其父母进行全外显子测序(WES),致病变异采用Sanger测序进行验证。结果3例患儿均为女性,最小发病年龄为生后13天,所有患儿主要表现为反复发热、难治性腹泻,排黏液便或黏液血便,均无眼部病变。例1消化内镜检查可见十二指肠球霜斑样溃疡、出血性胃炎、空肠及回肠下段多发溃疡、回盲部充血;例2消化内镜检查胃部及小肠未见异常,结肠多部位溃疡;例3未行消化内镜检查。WES检测发现患儿均携带TNFAIP 3基因杂合变异,分别为c.811C>T,p.R 271X(自发变异)、c.292_295dupAACG,p.G99 Efs*3(变异来自母亲)及c.133C>T,p.R45X(变异来自母亲)。根据美国医学遗传学与基因组学学会(ACMG)指南,分别为致病性变异、疑似致病性变异、致病性变异。例1予甲基泼尼松龙治疗效果不佳,改用英夫利昔单抗治疗;例2、3在甲基泼尼松龙诱导缓解后分别予阿达木单抗、沙利度胺维持。随访期间所有患儿临床症状均缓解,生长发育情况好转。结论反复发热、口腔溃疡伴难治性腹泻患儿需警惕HA20,基因检测有助于及早明确诊断。

Effects of impregnation sequence on the NH_(3)-SCR activity and hydrothermal stability of a Ce-Nb/SnO_(2) catalyst

Hydrothermal stability is crucial for the practical application of deNO_(x)catalyst on diesel vehicles,for the selective catalytic reduction of NO_(x)with NH_(3)(NH_(3)-SCR).SnO_(2)-based materials possess superior hydrothermal stability,which is attractive for the development of NH_(3)-SCR catalyst.In this work,a series of Ce-Nb/SnO_(2)catalysts,with Ce and Nb loading on SnO_(2)support,were prepared by impregnation method.It was found that,the NH_(3)-SCR activities and hydrothermal stabilities of the Ce-Nb/SnO_(2)catalysts significantly varied with the impregnation sequences,and the Ce-Nb(f)/SnO_(2) catalyst that firstly impregnated Nb and then impregnated Ce exhibited the best performance.The characterization results revealed that CeNb(f)/SnO_(2)possessed appropriate acidity and redox capability.Furthermore,the strong synergistic effect between Nb and Sn species stabilized the structure and maintained the dispersion of acid sites.This study may provide a new understanding for the effect of impregnation sequence on activity and hydrothermal stability and a new environmental-friendly NH_(3)-SCR catalyst with potential applications for NO_(x)removal from diesel and hydrogenfueled engines.

Identification of rare paired box 3 variant in strabismus by whole exome sequencing

AIM： To identify the potentially pathogenic gene variants that contributes to the etiology of strabismus. METHODS： A Chinese pedigree with strabismus was collected and the exomes of two affected individuals were sequenced using the next-generation sequencing technology. The resulting variants from exome sequencing were filtered by subsequent bioinformatics methods and the candidate mutation was verified as heterozygous in the affected proposita and her mother by sanger sequencing. RESULTS： Whole exome sequencing and filtering identified a nonsynonymous mutation Co434G-T transition in paired box 3 （PAX3） in the two affected individuals, which were predicted to be deleterious by more than 4 bioinformatics programs. This altered amino acid residue was located in the conserved PAX domain of PAX3. This gene encodes a member of the PAX family of transcription factors, which play critical roles during fetal development. Mutations in PAX3 were associated with Waardenburg syndrome with strabismus. CONCLUSION： Our results report that the c.434G-T mutation （p.R145L） in PAX3 may contribute to strabismus, expanding our understanding of the causally relevant genes for this disorder.

Improved Comb Filter based Approach for Effective Prediction of Protein Coding Regions in DNA Sequences

The prediction of protein coding regions in DNA sequences is an important problem in computational biology. It is observed that nucleotides in the protein coding regions or exons of a DNA sequence show period-3 property. Hence identification of the period-3 regions helps in predicting the gene locations within the billions long DNA sequence of eukaryotic cells. The period-3 property exhibited in exons of eukaryotic gene sequences enables signal processing based time-domain and frequency domain methods to predict these regions efficiently. Several approaches based on signal processing tools have, therefore, been applied to this problem, to predict these regions effectively. This paper describes novel and efficient comb filter-based techniques for the prediction of protein coding region based on the period-3 behavior of codon sequences. The proposed method is then validated on Burset/Guigo1996, HMR195 and KEGG standard datasets using various prediction measures. It is shown that cascaded differentiator comb (CDC) filter can be used for prediction of protein coding region with better prediction efficiency, and involves less computational complexity compared with the other signal processing techniques based on period-3 property.