Phosphoproteomic profiling of myofibrillar and sarcoplasmic proteins of muscle in response to salting

Caixia Zhang,Zhenyu Wang,Zheng Li,Qingwu Shen,Lijuan Chen,Lingling Gao,Dequan Zhang 한국식품과학회 2016 Food Science and Biotechnology Vol.25 No.4

A phosphoproteomic profile of myofibrillar and sarcoplasmic proteins of muscle inresponse to salting was investigated. Myofibrillar and sarcoplasmic proteins extracted from saltedmeat with 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5% salt for 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 16 h were analyzed by SDS-PAGE electrophoresisand fluorescence staining. The global phosphorylation of myofibrillar proteins in salted meat was lowerthan that in control muscle at 16 h of salting (p<0.05), and the global phosphorylation of myofibrillarproteins in 3% salt-treated group at 16 h was the lowest. However, salting showed no significant effecton phosphorylation of sarcoplasmic proteins. Four categories of phosphorylated protein wereidentified by LC-MS/MS, involved in stress response (heat shock protein), glycometabolism (glycogenphosphorylase, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase), oxidation or reduction (superoxidedismutase), and others (myoglobin), the phosphorylation of which was affected by salting. Thus,salting may influence meat quality through protein phosphorylation, which regulates proteindegradation and glycolysis.

Phosphoproteomic profiling of myofibrillar and sarcoplasmic proteins of muscle in response to salting

Zhang, Caixia,Wang, Zhenyu,Li, Zheng,Shen, Qingwu,Chen, Lijuan,Gao, Lingling,Zhang, Dequan 한국식품과학회 2016 Food Science and Biotechnology Vol.25 No.4

A phosphoproteomic profile of myofibrillar and sarcoplasmic proteins of muscle in response to salting was investigated. Myofibrillar and sarcoplasmic proteins extracted from salted meat with 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5% salt for 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 16 h were analyzed by SDS-PAGE electrophoresis and fluorescence staining. The global phosphorylation of myofibrillar proteins in salted meat was lower than that in control muscle at 16 h of salting (p<0.05), and the global phosphorylation of myofibrillar proteins in 3% salt-treated group at 16 h was the lowest. However, salting showed no significant effect on phosphorylation of sarcoplasmic proteins. Four categories of phosphorylated protein were identified by LC-MS/MS, involved in stress response (heat shock protein), glycometabolism (glycogen phosphorylase, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase), oxidation or reduction (superoxide dismutase), and others (myoglobin), the phosphorylation of which was affected by salting. Thus, salting may influence meat quality through protein phosphorylation, which regulates protein degradation and glycolysis.

A Characteristic-Preserving Steganographic Method Based on Revision Identifiers

Lingyun Xiang,Caixia Sun,Niandong Liao,Weizheng Wang 보안공학연구지원센터 2016 International Journal of Multimedia and Ubiquitous Vol.11 No.9

Since the majority of the available steganographic schemes in OOXML format documents suffered the disadvantages of unsatisfactory anti-detection capability and security level, a characteristic-preserving steganographic method with high security is proposed in this paper. The proposed method embeds secret information by replacing the last three bytes of the values of the revision identifiers in the main document body of the OOXML format document, while preserving the normal characteristics of the document. Meanwhile, position marks are added to track the locations of the embedded information. In order to keep the internal data consistency of the document, the newly created values are added into other related parts. Experimental results show that the method not only possesses good imperceptibility and anti-detection capability, but also has high security and large embedding capacity.

Synthesis and Characterization of Magnetic Nanoparticles and Its Application in Lipase Immobilization

Jiakun Xu,Caixia Ju,Jun Sheng,Fang Wang,Quan Zhang,Guolong Sun,Mi Sun 대한화학회 2013 Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society Vol.34 No.8

We demonstrate herein the synthesis and modification of magnetic nanoparticles and its use in the immobilization of the lipase. Magnetic Fe3O4 nanoparticles (MNPs) were prepared by simple co-precipitation method in aqueous medium and then subsequently modified with tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) and 3- aminopropyl triethylenesilane (APTES). Silanization magnetic nanoparticles (SMNP) and amino magnetic nanomicrosphere (AMNP) were synthesized successfully. The morphology, structure, magnetic property and chemical composition of the synthetic MNP and its derivatives were characterized using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) analysis, X-ray diffraction, superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) and thermogravimetric analyses (TGA). All of these three nanoparticles exhibited good crystallization performance, apparent superparamagnetism, and the saturation magnetization of MNP, SMNP, AMNP were 47.9 emu/g, 33.0 emu/g and 19.5 emu/g, respectively. The amino content was 5.66%. The AMNP was used to immobilize lipase, and the maximum adsorption capacity of the protein was 26.3 mg/g. The maximum maintained activity (88 percent) was achieved while the amount of immobilized lipase was 23.7 mg g−1. Immobilization of enzyme on the magnetic nanoparticles can facilitate the isolation of reaction products from reaction mixture and thus lowers the cost of enzyme application.

Separation of tumor cells from the peripheral blood via a novel electro hydrodynamics model

Li, Xin,Liu, Yanping,Wang, Yingcui,Zou, Caixia Techno-Press 2021 Advances in nano research Vol.10 No.6

The significant issue that has been investigated in this research due to the great clinical potential is to separate a circulating tumor cells (CTCs) from the peripheral blood and cancer treatment in advance. Nonetheless, it is difficult to detect CTCs because of the rare existence of CTCs in the middle of peripheral blood. It is found that the need of high resolution ethods is crucial because there is a similarity in size range between CTCs types such as the cells of breast cancer and the white blood cells (WBCs). This paper presents a device which can be used for tumor cells separation from the cells of blood with nonstop flow that is helped by fractionating dielectrophoresis (DEP) field-flow. The reason that leads CTCs to separate from the cells of blood is the obvious different sizes of hydrodynamics focusing and dielectrophoretic force. Numerous attempts have been made to calculate CTCs trajectories with the aid of simulating the flow speed and electric field and it reveals an accurate comparison of them with the measured results. Furthermore, the low applied voltage such 10 V_pp with which the represented device can be utilized. The high precision and efficiency of particle separation can be obtained by the device as well. According to the differences in size, this approach has various application for separation of other particles sorts. Based on our findings in this study, it is assumed that our device is beneficial for studying cancer and also has an excellent capability of separating tumor cells from blood cells.

A self-healing hydrogel derived flexible all-solid-state supercapacitors based on dynamic borate bonds

Lijie Tang,Yan Ma,Caixia Yang,Enxiang Liang,Hong Yin,Qiong Wan,Jiance Zhang,Wei Wang 한국공업화학회 2023 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Vol.118 No.-

Flexible energy storage devices are susceptible to damage, which might result in safety issues. In thispaper, a self-healing flexible P(AAPBA-co-P4-AC) gel electrolyte based on dynamic borate bond crosslinkingstrategy is reported. On the one hand, it is simple to process into complicated shapes or patterns,and on the other hand, it could rapidly return to its original state after stress damage. Even after ten timesself-healing, the gel has the same mechanical properties as the non-damaged gel. Furthermore, this gelcan also be applied in all-solid-state supercapacitors without the need of extra electrolytes. Becausethe gel has a large number of hydroxyl groups, it has a high affinity for the activated carbon electrode,and the supercapacitors can maintain 100% initial performance under various angles or strains. Afterten thousand times cycles charge–discharge, the supercapacitors using the gel after twenty times selfhealingprocess can retain 90% of its initial capacity, which is only 4% lower than the non-damagingsupercapacitors, demonstrating high self-healing ability.

The NAC transcription factor OsSWN1 regulates secondary cell wall development in Oryza sativa

Maofeng Chai,Maria Bellizzi,Caixia Wan,Zhifang Cui,Yebo Li,Guo-Liang Wang 한국식물학회 2015 Journal of Plant Biology Vol.58 No.1

Rice, as a major crop in the world, produces huge agronomic biomass residues besides food, which consist of cellulose, hemicelluloses and lignin. Many master regulators of secondary wall synthesis were identified in the model plant Arabidopsis. In this study, we investigated the function of a NAC (NAM, ATAF, and CUC2) transcription factor related to secondary cell wall biosynthesis, which is highly expressed in rice sclerenchyma tissue and is named OsSWN1. Our results showed that engineering of OsSWN1 could exhibit multiple features regulated to agronomic traits and bioenergy research. Over-expression of OsSWN1 caused an erect-leaf and enclosed-flower phenotype. Secondary cell wall-related genes were actively expressed in transgenic plants with obvious ectopic lignin deposition in the leaf collar, while increased lignin content and decreased the sugar yield correspondingly. In addition, down-regulation of OsSWN1 expression levels decreased lignin content and increased the sugar yield in transgenic plants. Bioinformatics analysis revealed that OsSWN1-like genes are highly conserved in switchgrass and sorghum, suggesting a possibility of manipulating the expression level of the OsSWN1 orthologs in the bioenergy crops for biofuel production.

Synthesis and Characterization of Magnetic Nanoparticles and Its Application in Lipase Immobilization

Xu, Jiakun,Ju, Caixia,Sheng, Jun,Wang, Fang,Zhang, Quan,Sun, Guolong,Sun, Mi Korean Chemical Society 2013 Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society Vol.34 No.8

We demonstrate herein the synthesis and modification of magnetic nanoparticles and its use in the immobilization of the lipase. Magnetic $Fe_3O_4$ nanoparticles (MNPs) were prepared by simple co-precipitation method in aqueous medium and then subsequently modified with tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) and 3-aminopropyl triethylenesilane (APTES). Silanization magnetic nanoparticles (SMNP) and amino magnetic nanomicrosphere (AMNP) were synthesized successfully. The morphology, structure, magnetic property and chemical composition of the synthetic MNP and its derivatives were characterized using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) analysis, X-ray diffraction, superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) and thermogravimetric analyses (TGA). All of these three nanoparticles exhibited good crystallization performance, apparent superparamagnetism, and the saturation magnetization of MNP, SMNP, AMNP were 47.9 emu/g, 33.0 emu/g and 19.5 emu/g, respectively. The amino content was 5.66%. The AMNP was used to immobilize lipase, and the maximum adsorption capacity of the protein was 26.3 mg/g. The maximum maintained activity (88 percent) was achieved while the amount of immobilized lipase was 23.7 mg $g^{-1}$. Immobilization of enzyme on the magnetic nanoparticles can facilitate the isolation of reaction products from reaction mixture and thus lowers the cost of enzyme application.

Evaluation of Tunnel Face Stability Subjected to Seismic Load Based on the Non-associated Flow Rule

Qiguang Di,Pengfei Li,Mingju Zhang,Caixia Guo,Fan Wang,Yingjie Wei 대한토목학회 2022 KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering Vol.26 No.5

Reasonable determination of the stability of the tunnel face under complex conditions is necessary for safe construction. This paper focuses on the seismic stability of the tunnel face in cohesion-frictional soils based on the non-associated flow rule. The pseudo-static approach is adopted to reflect the seismic effect. An analytical model is proposed based on the limit analysis method. A series of numerical simulations are performed to verify the rationality of the theoretical model. Then, parametric analyses are carried out. Results show that the proposed model is reasonable to investigate the tunnel face stability under the seismic load. The study indicates that it is essential to consider not only the seismic load but also the non-associated flow rule when determining the limit support pressure of tunnel face, especially in the soils with high friction angle or unit weight.

Epigenetic silencing of UBXN8 contributes to leukemogenesis in t(8;21) acute myeloid leukemia

Yang Erna,Guan Wei,Gong Desheng,Li Jieying,Han Caixia,Zhang Juan,Wang Hong,Kang Synat,Gao Xuefeng,Li Yonghui,Yu Li 생화학분자생물학회 2021 Experimental and molecular medicine Vol.53 No.-

The formation of the RUNX1-RUNX1T1 fusion protein, resulting from the t(8;21) translocation, is considered to be one of the initiating events of t(8;21) acute myeloid leukemia (AML). However, the mechanisms of the oncogenic mechanism of RUNX1- RUNX1T1 remain unclear. In this study, we found that RUNX1-RUNX1T1 triggers the heterochromatic silencing of UBXN8 by recognizing the RUNX1-binding sites and recruiting chromatin-remodeling enzymes to the UBXN8 promoter region. Decitabine, a specific inhibitor of DNA methylation, upregulated the expression of UBXN8 in RUNX1-RUNX1T1+ AML cell lines. Overexpression of UBXN8 inhibited the proliferation and colony-forming ability of and promoted cell cycle arrest in t(8;21) AML cell lines. Enhancing UBXN8 levels can significantly inhibit tumor proliferation and promote the differentiation of RUNX1-RUNX1T1+ cells in vivo. In conclusion, our results indicated that epigenetic silencing of UBXN8 via methylation of its promoter region mediated by the RUNX1- RUNX1T1 fusion protein contributes to the leukemogenesis of t(8;21) AML and that UBXN8 targeting may be a potential therapeutic strategy for t(8;21) AML. The formation of the RUNX1-RUNX1T1 fusion protein, resulting from the t(8;21) translocation, is considered to be one of the initiating events of t(8;21) acute myeloid leukemia (AML). However, the mechanisms of the oncogenic mechanism of RUNX1-RUNX1T1 remain unclear. In this study, we found that RUNX1-RUNX1T1 triggers the heterochromatic silencing of UBXN8 by recognizing the RUNX1-binding sites and recruiting chromatin-remodeling enzymes to the UBXN8 promoter region. Decitabine, a specific inhibitor of DNA methylation, upregulated the expression of UBXN8 in RUNX1-RUNX1T1 + AML cell lines. Overexpression of UBXN8 inhibited the proliferation and colony-forming ability of and promoted cell cycle arrest in t(8;21) AML cell lines. Enhancing UBXN8 levels can significantly inhibit tumor proliferation and promote the differentiation of RUNX1-RUNX1T1 + cells in vivo. In conclusion, our results indicated that epigenetic silencing of UBXN8 via methylation of its promoter region mediated by the RUNX1-RUNX1T1 fusion protein contributes to the leukemogenesis of t(8;21) AML and that UBXN8 targeting may be a potential therapeutic strategy for t(8;21) AML.