Fused Polypeptide with DEF Induces Apoptosis of Lung Adenocarcinoma Cells

Liang, Ai-Ling,Zhang, Ting-Ting,Zhou, Ning,Huang, Di-Nan,Liu, Xin-Guang,Liu, Yong-Jun,Tu, Zhi-Guang Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2013 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.14 No.12

To analyze the effects of a new unknown peptide DEF on the growth of tumor cells, a fused polypeptide TAT-DV1-DEF was designed and synthesized. The lung adenocarcinoma cell line GLC-82 treated with TAT-DV1-DEF was analyzed with a cell counting kit 8, and the location of polypeptides in cells was observed under laser confocal microscopy. The efficiency of polypeptide transfection and changes in nuclear morphology were analyzed by flow cytometry and fluorescence microscopy, respectively. Finally, the mechanism of tumor cell growth inhibition was evaluated by Western blotting. We found that TAT-DV1-DEF could significantly inhibit the growth of the lung adenocarcinoma cell line GLC-82, but not the normal human embryonic kidney cell line HEK-293. Polypeptides were found to be mostly localized in the cytoplasm and some mitochondria. The efficiency of polypeptide transfection in the two cell types was approximately 99%. Apoptotic nuclei were observed under fluorescence microscopy upon treatment with polypeptides and DAPI staining. Western blot analyses indicated that the polypeptide inhibition of tumor cell growth was apoptosis dependent. In the present study, we demonstrated that fused polypeptides could induce apoptosis of the lung adenocarcinoma cell line GLC-82, indicating that the new unknown peptide DEF has antitumor effects.

BMB Reports : Over-expression of OsHsfA7 enhanced salt and drought tolerance in transgenic rice

( Ai Ling Liu ),( Jie Zou ),( Cui Fang Liu ),( Xiao Yun Zhou ),( Xian Wen Zhang ),( Guang Yu Luo ),( Xin Bo Chen ) 생화학분자생물학회(구 한국생화학분자생물학회) 2013 BMB Reports Vol.46 No.1

Heat shock proteins play an important role in plant stress tolerance and are mainly regulated by heat shock transcription factors (Hsfs). In this study, we generated transgenic rice over-expressing OsHsfA7 and carried out morphological observation and stress tolerance assays. Transgenic plants exhibited less, shorter lateral roots and root hair. Under salt treatment, over-expressing OsHsfA7 rice showed alleviative appearance of damage symptoms and higher survival rate, leaf electrical conductivity and malondialdehyde content of transgenic plants were lower than those of wild type plants. Meanwhile, transgenic rice seedlings restored normal growth but wild type plants could not be rescued after drought and re-watering treatment. These findings indicate that over-expression of OsHsfA7 gene can increase tolerance to salt and drought stresses in rice seedlings. [BMB Reports 2013; 46(1): 31-36]

Design of PD Observers in Descriptor Linear Systems

Ai-Guo Wu,Guang-Ren Duan 대한전기학회 2007 International Journal of Control, Automation, and Vol.5 No.1

A class of new observers in descriptor linear systems, proportional-derivative (PD) observers, are proposed. A parametric design approach for such observers is proposed based on a complete parametric solution to the generalized Sylvester matrix equation. The approach provides complete parameterizations for all the observer gains, gives the parametric expression for the corresponding left eigenvector matrix of the observer system matrix, realizes elimination of impulsive behaviors, and guarantees the regularity of the observer system.

Correlation between Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Visceral Adipose Tissue in Non-Obese Chinese Adults: A CT Evaluation

Ai-Hong Yu,Yang-Yang Duan-Mu,Yong Zhang,Ling Wang,Zhe Guo,Yong-Qiang Yu,Yu-Sheng Wang,Xiao-Guang Cheng 대한영상의학회 2018 Korean Journal of Radiology Vol.19 No.5

Objective: To investigate the correlation between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and visceral adipose tissue in non-obese Chinese adults using computed tomography (CT). Materials and Methods: The study included 454 subjects undergoing abdominal CT scan. Degree of CT attenuation in liver and spleen, and the degree of fat infiltration in liver were evaluated according to three indices: the attenuation value of liver parenchyma (CTLP), the attenuation ratio of liver and spleen (LSratio) and the attenuation difference between liver and spleen (LSdif). Visceral fat area (VFA) and total fat area (TFA) at L2/3 and L4/5 levels were measured, and the abdominal subcutaneous fat area (SFA) was calculated. Bivariate correlation analysis was carried out to determine the correlation among these factors. Results: In men, VFA, SFA and TFA at L2/3 and L4/5 levels showed significant differences in terms of the three indices to distinguish fatty liver from non-fatty liver (all, p < 0.001). In men, all the three indices showed negative correlation with TFA, SFA and VFA (all, p < 0.001). The negative correlation between the three indices and VFA at the L2/3 level was higher than at L4/5 level (r = -0.476 vs. r = -0.340 for CTLP, r = -0.502 vs. r = -0.413 for LSratio, r = -0.543 vs. r = -0.422 for LSdif, p < 0.001, respectively). The negative correlation between LSratio, LSdif and VFA at L2/3 and L4/5 levels was higher than SFA at the corresponding level. In women, all the three indices showed negative correlation with VFA and TFA at L2/3 and L4/5 levels, and the negative correlation between CTLP and VFA was higher at L2/3 level than at L4/5 level (r = -0.294 vs. r = -0.254, p < 0.001). Conclusion: In non-obese Chinese adults, the degree of hepatic fatty infiltration showed a strong correlation with abdominal fat on CT. VFA at L2/3 level was more closely related to fatty liver compared with VFA at L4/5 level.

Developed a high-performance sensor based on cumarin derivative for rapid and sensitive detection of palladium ion in organic wastewater

Ai-min Ren,Yu Zhang,Weiwei Yu,Kai Zhao,Zhiru Hu,Zhiquan Zhang,Guodong Feng,Zhi-Guang Song 한국공업화학회 2021 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Vol.99 No.-

In this article, a series of coumarin derivativefluorescent probes have been synthesized, which can realizesimple, rapid and sensitive detection of Pd2+. We tested thefluorescence properties of threefluorescentprobes, (E)-N0-(((4-chloropyridin-2-yl) methylene)-7-(diethylamino)-2-oxo-2H-chromene-3-carbohy(CMDCC) has the betterfluorescence properties and anti-interference ability. Then, CMDCC as thefluorescence probe for detection of Pd2+ was systematic studied. Under optimized conditions, this probehas a wide pH range, a lower detection limit (4.4510 8 mol L-1), and a faster response speed (3 min). Inthe Pd2+ concentration range of 0.1 5 mmol L-1, thefluorescence intensity of this probe and concentrationof Pd2+ show a good linear response. In this work, Pd2+ content in organic waste liquid was successfullydetected and a standard addition test was also performed. The satisfactory recovery rate was obtained. Moreover, it can be observed with naked eyes that the palladium ion changes the solution color of CMDCCfrom green to red. This color change can easily be compared with other metal salts. It indicates thatCMDCC can also detect Pd2+ by colorimetric method. Therefore, CMDCC should be used to rapidly,conveniently detect Pd2+ in environmental samples.

Robust H-infinity Estimation for Linear Time-Delay Systems: An Improved LMI Approach

Ai-Guo Wu,Jin Dong,Guang-Ren Duan 제어·로봇·시스템학회 2009 International Journal of Control, Automation, and Vol.7 No.4

The problem of robust H∞ estimation for the polytopic uncertain linear system with state delay is considered. Firstly, by introducing two auxiliary matrices a new LMI representation of H∞ performance is presented for the linear systems with a single time-varying state delay. The proposed criterion exhibits a kind of separation between the system matrices and the positive definite Lyapunov matrices. So the vertex-dependent Lyapunov functions can be adopted, and thus a less conservative re-sult is expected to be obtained.

<i>Glaciihabitans tibetensis</i> gen. nov., sp. nov., a psychrotolerant bacterium of the family <i>Microbacteriaceae</i>, isolated from glacier ice water

Li, Ai-Hua,Liu, Hong-Can,Xin, Yu-Hua,Kim, Song-Gun,Zhou, Yu-Guang International Union of Microbiological Societies 2014 International journal of systematic and evolutiona Vol.64 No.2

<P>A Gram-stain-positive, aerobic, non-spore-forming, short-rod-shaped bacterium, designated strain MP203<SUP>T</SUP>, was isolated from ice water of Midui Glacier in Tibet Autonomous Region, China. The strain was psychrotolerant, growing at 0–25 °C. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis showed that strain MP203<SUP>T</SUP> was most similar to <I>Frigoribacterium faeni</I> NBRC 103066<SUP>T</SUP>, <I>Compostimonas suwonensis</I> KACC 13354<SUP>T</SUP>, <I>Frigoribacterium mesophilum</I> KCTC 19311<SUP>T</SUP>, <I>Marisediminicola antarctica</I> CCTCC AB 209077<SUP>T</SUP> and <I>Alpinimonas psychrophila</I> JCM 18951<SUP>T</SUP>, with similarities of 97.4, 97.2, 97.2, 97.1 and 97.1 %, respectively. The maximum-likelihood phylogenetic tree indicated that strain MP203<SUP>T</SUP> clustered with nine genera of the family <I>Microbacteriaceae</I>, namely <I>Frigoribacterium</I>, <I>Compostimonas</I>, <I>Marisediminicola</I>, <I>Alpinimonas</I>, <I>Frondihabitans</I>, <I>Clavibacter</I>, <I>Subtercola</I>, <I>Klugiella</I> and <I>Agreia</I><I>.</I> However, bootstrap analysis showed that there was no significance in the branching pattern of the linage comprising strain MP203<SUP>T</SUP> and any existing generic lineage of the family <I>Microbacteriaceae</I>. DNA–DNA hybridization results indicated levels of relatedness between strain MP203<SUP>T</SUP> and <I>Marisediminicola antarctica</I> CCTCC AB 209077<SUP>T</SUP>, <I>Frigoribacterium faeni</I> NBRC 103066<SUP>T</SUP>, <I>Frigoribacterium mesophilum</I> KCTC 19311<SUP>T</SUP>, <I>Compostimonas suwonensis</I> KACC 13354<SUP>T</SUP> and <I>Alpinimonas psychrophila</I> JCM 18951<SUP>T</SUP> were 25.8±7.3, 29.6±7.6, 19.7±6.7, 16.0±4.2 and 12.4±5.1 % (mean±<SMALL>sd</SMALL>), respectively. The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 64.1 mol%. Analysis of the cell-wall peptidoglycan revealed that the peptidoglycan structure of strain MP203<SUP>T</SUP> was B10 type with Gly[<SMALL>l</SMALL>-Hse]–<SMALL>d</SMALL>-Glu–<SMALL>d</SMALL>-DAB, containing 2, 4-diaminobutyric acid (DAB) as a diagnostic amino acid. The cell-wall sugars were rhamnose, ribose, mannose and glucose. The major fatty acids were anteiso-C<SUB>15 : 0</SUB>, iso-C<SUB>16 : 0</SUB> and anteiso A-C<SUB>15 : 1</SUB>. An unusual compound identified as anteiso-C<SUB>15 : 0</SUB>-DMA (1, 1-dimethoxy-anteiso-pentadecane) was also present in strain MP203<SUP>T</SUP>. The predominant menaquinone was MK-10. Diphosphatidylglycerol (DPG), phosphatidylglycerol (PG), one unknown glycolipid and four unknown lipids were detected in the polar lipid extracts. As strain MP203<SUP>T</SUP> was distinguishable from phylogenetically related genera in the family <I>Microbacteriaceae</I> in terms of its physiological and chemotaxonomic characteristics and phylogenetic position, it was considered to represent a novel species of a new genus. Thus, the name <I>Glaciihabitans tibetensis</I> gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of <I>Glaciihabitans tibetensis</I> is MP203<SUP>T</SUP> ( = CGMCC 1.12484<SUP>T</SUP> = KCTC 29148<SUP>T</SUP>).</P>

TGF-β1 Protein Expression in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancers is Correlated with Prognosis

Huang, Ai-Li,Liu, Shu-Guang,Qi, Wen-Juan,Zhao, Yun-Fei,Li, Yu-Mei,Lei, Bin,Sheng, Wen-Jie,Shen, Hong Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2014 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.15 No.19

To investigate the expression intensity and prognostic significance of TGF-${\beta}1$ protein in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), immunohistochemistry was carried out in 194 cases of NSCLC and 24 cases of normal lung tissues by SP methods. The PU (positive unit) value was used to assess the TGF-${\beta}1$ protein expression in systematically selected fields under the microscope with Leica Q500MC image analysis. We found that the TGF-${\beta}1$ PU value was nearly two-fold higher in NSCLC than in normal lung tissues (p=0.000), being associated with TNM stages (p=0.000) and lymph node metastases (p=0.000), but not to patient age, gender, smoking history, tumor differentiation, histological subtype and tumor location (P>0.05). Univariate analysis indicated that patients with high TGF-${\beta}1$ protein expression and lymph node metastases demonstrated a poor prognosis (both p=0.000,). Multivariate analysis showed that TGF-${\beta}1$ protein expression (RR = 2.565, p=0.002) and lymph node metastases (RR=1.874, p=0.030) were also independent prognostic factors. Thus, TGF-${\beta}1$ protein expression may be correlated to oncogenesis and serve as an independent prognostic biomarker for NSCLC.

AHP기법을 활용한 韓中(한중) 전통마을의 자원중요도 평가항목 비교

임광순 ( Guang Chun Ren ),왕애하 ( Ai Xia Wang ),김태경 ( Tae Kyung Kim ) 한국전통조경학회 2015 한국전통조경학회지 Vol.33 No.3

본 연구는 전통마을 보전과 개발에 적용할 수 있는 자원 평가기준 및 한국과 중국 전문가들 사이에서 나타나는 전통마을 자원 중요도 차이점을 도출하기 위하여 두 나라 관련 전문가를 대상으로 전통마을 자원에 대하여 AHP기반의 설문조사를 실시하였다. 평가항목은 전통마을 자원의 중요도 및 우선순위 도출을 목표로 3계층으로 구분하였다. 분석결과 Level 1에서는 자연자원, Lavel 2에서는 환경자원, 역사자원, 시설자원, Lavel 3에서는 공기, 지형, 전통주택, 농업경관, 공동생활시설, 도농교류활동, 씨족활동 등의 인자가 중요한 것으로 나타났으며, 한국과 중국 두 그룹에서 가장 중요하다고 평가한 인자는 동일하게 나타났다. 평가항목별 종합적인 중요도는 공기, 수질, 소음, 전통주택, 지형, 공동생활시설 등 인자가 한국과 중국 두 그룹에서 상대적으로 중요한 것으로 나타났다. 즉 전통마을은 문화자원요소들을 보전해야 한다는 필연성을 의무처럼 가지고 있지만 질 좋은 자연환경의 관리가 우선적으로 필요하다. 본 연구의 결과는 한국과 중국 전통마을 자원의 중요도에 대한 비교가 되었을 뿐만 아니라 전통마을의 보전과 관리를 위한 자원별 순위와 배점을 산출함으로써 두 나라 전통마을 자원 평가 시 정량적인 데이터 결과를 각각 적용할 수 있는 방안이 될 것으로 기대한다. This study conducted the survey on the resources of traditional villages based on AHP in the subjects with the specialists in Korea and China to seek the resource evaluation standards to apply the preservation and development of traditional villages, and the differences of the importance on the resources among the specialists in both countries. We classified three levels of evaluation items to aim the deductions of the importance and priority in the resources of traditional villages. Upon the analysis results, natural resources were important in the level 1; environmental, historical, facility resources were important in the level 2; and the factors such as air, topography, traditional houses, agricultural landscape, shared community facilities, interchanges between urban and rural areas, family activities, and so on were important in the level 3. The factors that both Korean and Chinese groups evaluated as the most important ones were the same. In terms of overall importance by evaluation items, the factors such as air, water quality, noise, traditional houses, topography, shared community facilities, and so on were rated as relatively important in both Korean and Chinese groups. That is, the traditional villages have the necessity to preserve the cultural resources like their duties, however, it is required to control the natural environment with good quality preferentially. This study results can compare the importance on the resources of traditional village between Korea and China. Moreover, with calculation of the priority and scores for the preservation and management of traditional villages, they are expected to be used as the tool to apply the quantitative data in the evaluation process of traditional village resources in both countries.

Construction of a resequencing-based high-density genetic map for grape using an interspecific population (Vitis amurensis × Vitis vinifera)

Shi Guangli,Sun Dan,Wang Zhenxing,Liu Xiaoying,Guo Jianhui,Zhang Susu,Zhao Ying,Ai Jun 한국원예학회 2022 Horticulture, Environment, and Biotechnology Vol.63 No.4

A high-density genetic map is a prerequisite for marker-assisted selection of crop species. Here, we developed a high-density genetic map of Vitis using 92 F1 progeny derived from the cross between two wine grape cultivars, ‘Shuanghong’ and ‘Italian Riesling’. Whole genome resequencing (WGS) technology was used to generate SNP markers for the map. The map consisted of 1351 recombination bin markers (210,873 SNPs), distributed on 19 linkage groups (LGs), with an average distance of 0.65 cM between adjacent bin markers and a map distance of 860.46 cM. The high levels of uniform coverage and collinearity between the 19 LGs and the grape reference genome indicated that the map is of high quality and can serve as a powerful platform for evaluating grapevines and deciphering the genetic mechanism of important economic and agronomic traits. Our findings will facilitate the process of mapping quantitative trait loci (QTL) that control important horticultural and economic traits of grape.