Mutator transposable element （Mu） has been used as an effective tool to clone maize （Zea mays L.） genes. One opaque endosperm mutant （miol6） was identified in a pool of Mu inserted mutants. A modified method, te...Mutator transposable element （Mu） has been used as an effective tool to clone maize （Zea mays L.） genes. One opaque endosperm mutant （miol6） was identified in a pool of Mu inserted mutants. A modified method, termed the double selected amplification of insertion flanking fragments （DSAIFF）, was employed to isolate the Mu flanking fragments （MFFs） of miol6. The target site duplications （TSDs） isolated from the Msp I and Mse I digested MFFs had a same 9-bp sequence and were confirmed to be the flanking sequence of one identically inserted gene. Co-segregation analysis suggested that the MFFs were associated with the mutant opaque endosperm, and miol6 was mapped in silico onto the physical position ranged from 229 965 021 to 229 965 409 bp of the maize chromosome 4.09 bin. The full-length cDNA of the wild-type gene was obtained by an RT-PCR primer-scanning technique, and Mio16 was found to putatively encode a homolog of the Arabidopsis MAP3K delta-1 protein kinase. RT-PCR result the mRNA expression of miol6 region anchored by primers Mu20 and af276 was not interrupted by Mu insertion. Further researches will be done to elucidate how the expression of miol6 is alternated by Mu insertion.展开更多
Background:To compare objective electrophysiological contrast sensitivity function(CSF)in patients implanted with either multifocal intraocular lenses(MIOLs)or monofocal intraocular lenses(IOLs)by pattern reversal vis...Background:To compare objective electrophysiological contrast sensitivity function(CSF)in patients implanted with either multifocal intraocular lenses(MIOLs)or monofocal intraocular lenses(IOLs)by pattern reversal visual evoked potentials(prVEP)measurements.Methods:Fourty-five cataract patients were randomly allocated to receive bilaterally:apodized diffractive-refractive Alcon Acrysof MIOL(A),full diffractive AMO Tecnis MIOL(B)or monofocal Alcon Acrysof IOL(C).Primary outcomes:1-year differences in objective binocular CSF measured by prVEP with sinusoid grating stimuli of 6 decreasing contrast levels at 6 spatial frequencies.Secondary outcomes:psychophysical CSF measured with VCTS-6500,photopic uncorrected distance(UDVA),and mesopic and photopic uncorrected near and intermediate visual acuities(UNVA and UIVA respectively).Results:Electrophysiological CSF curve had an inverted U-shaped morphology in all groups,with a biphasic pattern in Group B.Group A showed a lower CSF than group B at 4 and 8 cpd,and a lower value than group C at 8 cpd.Psychophysical CSF in group A exhibited a lower value at 12 cpd than group B.Mean photopic and mesopic UNVA and UIVA were worse in monofocal group compared to the multifocal groups.Mesopic UNVA and UIVA were better in group B.Conclusions:Electrophysiological CSF behaves differently depending on the types of multifocal or monofocal IOLs.This may be related to the visual acuity under certain conditions or to IOL characteristics.This objective method might be a potential new tool to investigate on MIOL differences and on subjective device-related quality of vision.展开更多
基金supported by the High-Tech R&D Program of China(2006AA10A106)the open funds of the National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and China National Fundamental Fund of Personnel Training (J0730649)
文摘Mutator transposable element （Mu） has been used as an effective tool to clone maize （Zea mays L.） genes. One opaque endosperm mutant （miol6） was identified in a pool of Mu inserted mutants. A modified method, termed the double selected amplification of insertion flanking fragments （DSAIFF）, was employed to isolate the Mu flanking fragments （MFFs） of miol6. The target site duplications （TSDs） isolated from the Msp I and Mse I digested MFFs had a same 9-bp sequence and were confirmed to be the flanking sequence of one identically inserted gene. Co-segregation analysis suggested that the MFFs were associated with the mutant opaque endosperm, and miol6 was mapped in silico onto the physical position ranged from 229 965 021 to 229 965 409 bp of the maize chromosome 4.09 bin. The full-length cDNA of the wild-type gene was obtained by an RT-PCR primer-scanning technique, and Mio16 was found to putatively encode a homolog of the Arabidopsis MAP3K delta-1 protein kinase. RT-PCR result the mRNA expression of miol6 region anchored by primers Mu20 and af276 was not interrupted by Mu insertion. Further researches will be done to elucidate how the expression of miol6 is alternated by Mu insertion.
文摘Background:To compare objective electrophysiological contrast sensitivity function(CSF)in patients implanted with either multifocal intraocular lenses(MIOLs)or monofocal intraocular lenses(IOLs)by pattern reversal visual evoked potentials(prVEP)measurements.Methods:Fourty-five cataract patients were randomly allocated to receive bilaterally:apodized diffractive-refractive Alcon Acrysof MIOL(A),full diffractive AMO Tecnis MIOL(B)or monofocal Alcon Acrysof IOL(C).Primary outcomes:1-year differences in objective binocular CSF measured by prVEP with sinusoid grating stimuli of 6 decreasing contrast levels at 6 spatial frequencies.Secondary outcomes:psychophysical CSF measured with VCTS-6500,photopic uncorrected distance(UDVA),and mesopic and photopic uncorrected near and intermediate visual acuities(UNVA and UIVA respectively).Results:Electrophysiological CSF curve had an inverted U-shaped morphology in all groups,with a biphasic pattern in Group B.Group A showed a lower CSF than group B at 4 and 8 cpd,and a lower value than group C at 8 cpd.Psychophysical CSF in group A exhibited a lower value at 12 cpd than group B.Mean photopic and mesopic UNVA and UIVA were worse in monofocal group compared to the multifocal groups.Mesopic UNVA and UIVA were better in group B.Conclusions:Electrophysiological CSF behaves differently depending on the types of multifocal or monofocal IOLs.This may be related to the visual acuity under certain conditions or to IOL characteristics.This objective method might be a potential new tool to investigate on MIOL differences and on subjective device-related quality of vision.
