Impact of a Glyphosate-Tolerant Soybean Line on the Rhizobacteria, Revealed by Illumina MiSeq

( Gui-hua Lu ),( Yin-ling Zhu ),( Ling-ru Kong ),( Jing Cheng ),( Cheng-yi Tang ),( Xiao-mei Hua ),( Fan-fan Meng ),( Yan-jun Pang ),( Rong-wu Yang ),( Jin-liang Qi ),( Yong-hua Yang ) 한국미생물 · 생명공학회 2017 Journal of microbiology and biotechnology Vol.27 No.3

The global commercial cultivation of transgenic crops, including glyphosate-tolerant soybean, has increased widely in recent decades with potential impact on the environment. The bulk of previous studies showed different results on the effects of the release of transgenic plants on the soil microbial community, especially rhizosphere bacteria. In this study, comparative analyses of the bacterial communities in the rhizosphere soils and surrounding soils were performed between the glyphosate-tolerant soybean line NZL06-698 (or simply N698), containing a glyphosate-insensitive EPSPS gene, and its control cultivar Mengdou12 (or simply MD12), by a 16S ribosomal RNA gene (16S rDNA) amplicon sequencing-based Illumina MiSeq platform. No statistically significant difference was found in the overall alpha diversity of the rhizosphere bacterial communities, although the species richness and evenness of the bacteria increased in the rhizosphere of N698 compared with that of MD12. Some influence on phylogenetic diversity of the rhizosphere bacterial communities was found between N698 and MD12 by beta diversity analysis based on weighted UniFrac distance. Furthermore, the relative abundances of part rhizosphere bacterial phyla and genera, which included some nitrogen-fixing bacteria, were significantly different between N698 and MD12. Our present results indicate some impact of the glyphosate-tolerant soybean line N698 on the phylogenetic diversity of rhizosphere bacterial communities together with a significant difference in the relative abundances of part rhizosphere bacteria at different classification levels as compared with its control cultivar MD12, when a comparative analysis of surrounding soils between N698 and MD12 was used as a systematic contrast study.

A Novel Missense Mutation of Keratin 17 Gene in a Chinese Family with Steatocystoma Multiplex

( Wei Wei Ha ),( Jing Wang ),( Wen Wang ),( Hong Yang Fu ),( Hua Yang Tang ),( Xian Fa Tang ),( Jun Zhu ),( Xian Yong Yin ),( Sen Yang ),( Xue Jun Zhang ) 대한피부과학회 2013 Annals of Dermatology Vol.25 No.4

Preparation of decorative slag glass-ceramics and research on the solidification of heavy metals

Yang Tang,Xiaodong Hao,Zhenxiang Fang,Xinyu Bai,Guangyu Wang,Hongxia Zhang,Leibo Deng,Hua Chen,Ming Zhao,Yongsheng Du 한양대학교 청정에너지연구소 2023 Journal of Ceramic Processing Research Vol.24 No.1

Glass-ceramics with different CuO additions were prepared with Fe2O3 and Cr2O3 as composite nucleating agents, rare earthcontainingblast furnace slag (REBFS) as the main raw material. The existence state and stability of heavy metals Cu, Mn andCr in glass-ceramics were investigated. The results showed that Cr ions contributed to the generation of spinel phase, whileCu ions and Mn ions can enter the spinel crystal and exist stably, which indicated that there was a synergistic solidificationof Cu, Mn and Cr. The depolymerization effect of the copper ions contributed to the transformation of the crystal morphologyfrom dendrites to spherulites. Moreover, the increase in CuO contents promoted glass-ceramics from green to copper red. Based on the leaching experimental data analysis of heavy metals in glass-ceramics, the leaching concentration of heavy metalsCu, Cr and Mn were much lower than the standard leaching toxicity limit of hazardous waste (GB5085.3–2007, China). Theresults showed that the conversion of REBFS into environmentally friendly glass-ceramics can realize solid waste resourceutilization.

Haloactinobacterium album gen. nov., sp. nov., a halophilic actinobacterium, and proposal of Ruaniaceae fam. nov.

Tang, Shu-Kun,Zhi, Xiao-Yang,Wang, Yun,Wu, Jin-Yuan,Lee, Jae-Chan,Kim, Chang-Jin,Lou, Kai,Xu, Li-Hua,Li, Wen-Jun Microbiology Society 2010 International journal of systematic and evolutiona Vol.60 No.9

<P>A Gram-staining-positive, facultatively anaerobic, non-motile and moderately halophilic actinobacterium, designated YIM 93306<SUP>T</SUP>, was isolated from a salt lake in Xinjiang province, north-west China, and subjected to a polyphasic taxonomic study. Strain YIM 93306<SUP>T</SUP> grew in the presence of 2-16 % (w/v) NaCl and did not grow without NaCl. The peptidoglycan type was A4<I>α</I> with an l-Lys-l-Glu interpeptide bridge. The whole-cell sugars were glucosamine, arabinose, mannose and two unknown sugars. The predominant menaquinone was MK-8(H4). The major fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0, anteiso-C15 : 0 and anteiso-C17 : 0. The polar lipids comprised diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylinositol, one unknown phosphoglycolipid and one unknown phospholipid. The DNA G+C content was 68.3 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strain YIM 93306<SUP>T</SUP> fell within the radius of the suborder <I>Micrococcineae</I>. Its closest phylogenetic neighbour was the type strain of <I>Ruania albidiflava</I> (AS 4.3142<SUP>T</SUP>; 96.2 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity), the sole recognized species of the genus <I>Ruania</I>. Sequence similarities between strain YIM 93306<SUP>T</SUP> and members of other genera of the suborder <I>Micrococcineae</I> were <95.2 %. On the basis of phylogenetic analysis, phenotypic characteristics and chemotaxonomic differences, a novel genus and species, <I>Haloactinobacterium album</I> gen. nov., sp. nov., is proposed. The type strain of the species is YIM 93306<SUP>T</SUP> (=DSM 21368<SUP>T</SUP> =KCTC 19413<SUP>T</SUP> =CCTCC AB 208069<SUP>T</SUP>). Based on phylogenetic characteristics and 16S rRNA gene signature nucleotide patterns, the genera <I>Ruania</I> and <I>Haloactinobacterium</I> gen. nov. are proposed to belong to a novel family, <I>Ruaniaceae</I> fam. nov.</P>

Five miRNAs as Novel Diagnostic Biomarker Candidates for Primary Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Tang, Jin-Feng,Yu, Zhong-Hua,Liu, Tie,Lin, Zi-Ying,Wang, Ya-Hong,Yang, La-Wei,He, Hui-Juan,Cao, Jun,Huang, Hai-Li,Liu, Gang Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2014 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.15 No.18

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play an essential role in the development and progression of nasopharyngeal carcinomas (NPC). Despite advances in the field of cancer molecular biology and biomarker discovery, the development of clinically validated biomarkers for primary NPC has remained elusive. In this study, we investigated the expression and clinical significance of miRNAs as novel primary NPC diagnostic biomarkers. We used an array containing 2, 500 miRNAs to identify 22 significant miRNAs, and these candidate miRNAs were validated using 67 fresh NPC and 25 normal control tissues via quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR). Expression and correlation analyses were performed with various statistical approaches, in addition to logistic regression and receiver operating characteristic curve analyses to evaluate diagnostic efficacy. qRT-PCR revealed five differentially expressed miRNAs (miR-93-5p, miR-135b-5p, miR-205-5p and miR-183-5p) in NPC tissue samples relative to control samples (p<0.05), with miR-135b-5p and miR-205-5p being of significant diagnostic value (p<0.01). Moreover, comparison of NPC patient clinicopathologic data revealed a negative correlation between miR-93-5p and miR-183-5p expression levels and lymph node status (p<0.05). These findings display an altered expression of many miRNAs in NPC tissues, thus providing information pertinent to pathophysiological and diagnostic research. Ultimately, miR-135b-5p and miR-205-5p may be implicated as novel NPC candidate biomarkers, while miR-93-5p, miR-650 and miR-183-5p may find application as relevant clinical pathology and diagnostic candidate biomarkers.

The Co-luminescence Groups of Sm-La-pyridyl Carboxylic Acids and the Binding Characteristics between the Selected Doped Complex and Bovine Serum Albumin

Zhengfa Yang,Rui-ren TANG,Chun-hua Tang 대한화학회 2012 Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society Vol.33 No.4

A novel ligand N,N'-(2,6-pyridinedicarbonyl)bis[N-(carboxymethyl)] (L1) was designed and synthesized. Four co-luminescence groups of Sm-La-pyridyl carboxylic acids systems were researched, which are K4Sm(1-x)- Lax(L1)Cl3·y1H2O, K4Sm(1-x)Lax(L2)Cl3·y2H2O, K6Sm2(1-x)La2x(L3)Cl6·y3H2O, K4Sm(1-x)Lax(L4)Cl3·y4H2O. The results indicated the addition of La(III) could sensitize the luminescence of Sm(III) obviously in a certain range, enhancing emission intensity of Sm-pyridyl carboxylic acids relative to the undoped ones. The optimal mole percentages of La(III) in the mixed ions for L1, L2, L3, L4 were confirmed to be 0.6, 0.5, 0.3, 0.6, respectively. The mechanism of the fluorescence enhancement effect was discussed in detail. Furthermore, the binding interaction of K4Sm0.4La0.6(L4)Cl3·5H2O with bovine serum albumin (BSA) have been investigated due to its potential biological activity. The binding site number n was equal to 1.0 and binding constant Ka was about 2.5 × 105 L·mol−1.

Fabrication and Characterization of Multiple Herbal Extracts-loaded Nanofibrous Patches for Topical Treatment of Acne Vulgaris

Ying Tang,Lei Liu,Jinju Han,Zhaolun Zhang,Shuyan Yang,Shuxian Li,Shuxian Li,Zhanhua Fan,Hua Zhao 한국섬유공학회 2021 Fibers and polymers Vol.22 No.2

Herbal extracts have recently received considerable interest in acne therapy owing to their enhanced skincompatibility compared with antibiotics and synthetic agents. In this study, electrospun poly (vinyl alcohol)/chitosan (PVA/CS) fibrous patch incorporating a combination of herbal extracts with complementary mechanisms of action was developedas an alternative acne therapy for patients with resistance to the conventional treatments. The herbal extracts-loadedelectrospun fibers displayed uniform and smooth-surfaced nanofibers (dia. 100-300 nm), high drug loading efficiency (89.5-97.7 %) and good water absorbing properties. Results of the in vitro release and antibacterial studies suggest the patches arecapable of sustained release of polyphenol-rich extracts, which may, together with the chitosan present in the fiber, endow thepatch with potent bacterial inhibition of Propionibacterium acnes. The herbal extracts-loaded patches exhibited pronouncedclinical therapeutic efficacy in treating mild-to-moderate facial acne by rapidly reducing inflamed lesions and restoringepidermal barrier. Also, the herbal patches demonstrated improved biocompatibility or tolerability in comparison with thesynthetic drug benzoyl peroxide. Overall, the present study has provided a facile approach to develop biocompatiblepolymers based electrospun fibrous patch for the efficient delivery of herbal extracts for topical skin therapy, opening newperspectives for a new generation of cosmetotextiles.

Knockdown of an ABC transporter leads to bright red eyes in the brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens (Stål) (Hemiptera: Delphacidae)

Shu Hua Liu,Ai YingWang,Bao Jun Yang,Ju Luo,Jian Tang 한국응용곤충학회 2017 Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology Vol.20 No.2

Compound eye color is an important biological character of insects,which is determined by the nature of eye pigments. Ommochrome is the solely source of eye color for some insects, while pteridines is also needed for the other insect species. However, little is known about the eye pigment composition for any planthopper. Scarlet is an ABC (ATP-binding cassette) transporter protein, which functions as the transmembrane transporter for ommochrome precursor. The failure of Scarlet function can cause bright red or white eyes in different species, which depending on the nature of eye pigments. Here, we identified a scarlet ortholog gene (Nlst) from the brown planthopper (BPH), Nilaparvata lugens, which is a destructive insect pest of rice. Nlst is the first characterized eye pigment transporter gene from Hemipteran. NlSt, the protein deduced from Nlst, has an open reading frame (ORF) of 629 amino acidswith the two sequence logos for eye pigment transporters. Expression profile revealed that Nlst expressed at all development stages and had the highest transcript level in head. Knockdown the Nlst transcript, the wild-type eye color partially changed to bright red, while not to white. Meantime, the ommochrome level in heads reduced to 73.4%. These results suggested that the eye coloration of BPH needs both ommochrome and pteridines pigments. Because nymphal RNAi with Nlst leading to a clearly distinguished phenotype from the control individuals, Nlst maybe a suitable genetic marker to exploit embryonic RNAi technique in this insect pest.

The white gene in Nilaparvata lugens and its expression pattern under two different survival stresses

Shu Hua Liu,Bao Jun Yang,Ai YingWang,Ju Luo,Jian Tang 한국응용곤충학회 2018 Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology Vol.21 No.2

The brown planthopper (BPH), Nilaparvata lugens (Stål), is a serious pest of rice. Chemical control and pestresistant rice breeding are always two major management strategies of BPH. In order to keep effective control, understanding the detoxification mechanism of this insect pest appears to be high important. In addition to be an eye pigment transporter, White protein is also important for its non-eye roles, such as a potential target for insecticides and Bt toxin. In this study, we characterized the full-length white orthologues gene in N. lugens (Nlwhite). NlWhite, the deduced protein of Nlwhite, has feature motifs of the eye pigment transporter. Knocking down Nlwhite transcript, the compound eye color partially changed to white. Nlwhite can be detected in all developmental stages and body parts, indicating that it is not a developmental or tissue-specific expression gene. The expression levels of Nlwhite were all significantly upregulated in both pymetrozine-selection and Mudgoselection BPH strains, which were selected for several generations. These results indicated that NlWhite participated in the detoxification not only for the exogenous insecticides but also for the endogenous toxic substance.

A New Rhodamine B-based Fluorescent Probe for pH Detection and Bioimaging under Strong Acidic Conditions

Quan Yang,Jingrong Zou,Sridhar Chirumarry,Chang Huo,Linlin Tang,Fang Zhang,Yi Xiang,Hua Zuo,신동수,Xiang Peng 대한화학회 2016 Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society Vol.37 No.9

A new pH-sensitive rhodamine derivative was designed and synthesized using coupling reaction of rhodamine hydrazine with commercially available 3-bromo-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde, and characterized via NMR, HRMS, UV and fluorescent spectra. The obtained probe was marked with yellow fluorescence under neutral condition and pink in strongly acidic media. It has high quantum yields, is not susceptible to metal interference, and has high penetration ability for cell membrane and also further applicable in bioimaging.