Evaluation of Genetic Diversity among Some Populations of Thymus daenensis Celak., a Vulnerable Medicinal Plant from Iran

Ali Reza Rustaiee,Mohammad Esmail Hassani,Seyed Mohammad Fakhr Tabatabaei,Reza Omidbaigi 한국원예학회 2010 Horticulture, Environment, and Biotechnology Vol.51 No.4

Thymus daenensis Celak. (Labiatae) endemic of Iran is an aromatic and medicinal plant characterized by a high concentration of thymol that is currently considered an endangered medicinal plant. The present study evaluated the intraand inter-population genetic diversity of T. daenensis by means of morphological and RAPD markers. The 16 primers chosen for analysis revealed 204 bands, of which 95.1% were polymorphic, indicating considerable genetic variation at the species level. In morphological study, significant difference among samples was observed. There was no correlation between clustering based on the morphological and RAPD data, while little correlation was observed between genetic divergence and geographical origins. The results of clustering based on the RAPD data showed that T. daenensis genotypes collected from Malayer and Arak were genetically differentiated and placed in the two separate groups. On the other hand, low intrapopulations variability and heterozygosity were detected.

Study of QTLs linked to awn length and their relationships with chloroplasts under control and saline environments in bread wheat

Bahram Masoudi,Mohsen Mardi,Eslam Majidi Hervan,Mohammad Reza Bihamta,Mohammad Reza Naghavi,Babak Nakhoda,Behnam Bakhshi,Mehrzad Ahmadi,Mohammad Taghi Tabatabaei,Mohamad Hossein Dehghani Firouzabadi 한국유전학회 2019 Genes & Genomics Vol.41 No.2

Introduction Some studies in wheat showed that awns may have a useful effect on yield, especially under drought stress. Up to this time few researches has identified the awn length QTLs with different effect in salinity stress. Objective The primary objective of this study was to examine the additive (a) and the epistatic (aa) QTLs involve in wheat awns length in control and saline environments. Methods A F7 RIL population consisting of 319 sister lines, derived from a cross between wheat cultivars Roshan and Falat (seri82), and the two parents were grown in two environments (control and Saline) based on an alpha lattice design with two replications in each environment. At flowering, awn length was measured for each line. For QTL analysis, the linkage map of the ‘‘Roshan × Falat’’ population was used, which included 748 markers including 719 DArT, 29 simple sequenced repeats (SSRs). Additive and pleiotropic QTLs were identified. In order to reveal the relationship between the identified QTL for awns length and the role of the gene or genes that it expresses, the awns length locus location and characteristics of its related CDS, gene, UTRs, ORF, exons and Introns were studied using ensemble plant (http://plant s.ensem bl.org/Triti cum_aesti vum). Furthermore, the promoter analysis has been done using NSITE-PL. Results We identified 6 additive QTLs for awn length by QTL Cartographer program using single-environment phenotypical values. Also, we detected three additive and two epistatic QTLs for awn length by the QTLNetwork program using multienvironment phenotypical values. Our results showed that none of the additive and epistatic QTLs had interactions with environment. One of the additive QTLs located on chromosome 4A was co-located with QTLs for number of sterile spikelet per spike in both environment and number of seed per spike in control environment. Coclusion Studies of the locus linked to the awns length QTL revealed the role of awn and its chloroplasts in grain filing during abiotic stress could be enhanced by over expression of some genes like GTP-Binding proteins which are enriched in chloroplasts encoded by genes included wPt-5730 locus.

The caspase-3 inhibitor (peptide Z-DEVD-FMK) affects the survival and function of platelets in platelet concentrate during storage

Reza Shiri,Fatemeh Yari,Minoo Ahmadinejad,Shahram Vaeli,Mohammad Reza Tabatabaei 대한혈액학회 2014 Blood Research Vol.49 No.1

Background Although apoptosis occurs in nucleated cells, studies show that this event also occurs in some anucleated cells such as platelets. During storage of platelets, the viability of platelets decreased, storage lesions were observed, and cells underwent apoptosis. We investigated the effects of caspase-3 inhibitor on the survival and function of platelets after different periods of storage. Methods Platelet concentrates were obtained from the Iranian Blood Transfusion Organization in plastic blood bags. Caspase-3 inhibitor (Z-DEVD-FMK) was added to the bags. These bags along with control bags to which no inhibitor was added were stored in a shaking incubator at 22℃ for 7 days. The effects of Z-DEVD-FMK on the functionality of platelets were analyzed by assessing their ability to bind to von Willebrand factor (vWF) and to aggregate in the presence of arachidonic acid and ristocetin. Cell survival was surveyed by MTT assay. Background Although apoptosis occurs in nucleated cells, studies show that this event also occurs in some anucleated cells such as platelets. During storage of platelets, the viability of platelets decreased, storage lesions were observed, and cells underwent apoptosis. We investigated the effects of caspase-3 inhibitor on the survival and function of platelets after different periods of storage. Methods Platelet concentrates were obtained from the Iranian Blood Transfusion Organization in plastic blood bags. Caspase-3 inhibitor (Z-DEVD-FMK) was added to the bags. These bags along with control bags to which no inhibitor was added were stored in a shaking incubator at 22℃ for 7 days. The effects of Z-DEVD-FMK on the functionality of platelets were analyzed by assessing their ability to bind to von Willebrand factor (vWF) and to aggregate in the presence of arachidonic acid and ristocetin. Cell survival was surveyed by MTT assay. Results At day 4 of storage, ristocetin-induced platelet aggregation was significantly higher in the inhibitor-treated (test) than in control samples; the difference was not significant at day 7. There was no significant difference in arachidonic acid-induced platelet aggregation between test and control samples. However, at day 7 of storage, the binding of platelets to vWF was significantly higher in test than in control samples. The MTT assay revealed significantly higher viability in test than in control samples at both days of study. Conclusion Treatment of platelets with caspase-3 inhibitor could increase their functionality and survival.

Synthesis and Characterization of Chemiluminescent Conducting Polyluminol via Biocatalysis

Mohammad Reza Nabid,Soheil Salman Taheri,Roya Sedghi,Seyed Jamal Tabatabaei Rezaei 한국고분자학회 2011 Macromolecular Research Vol.19 No.3

The enzyme catalyzed polymerization of luminol (5-amino-2, 3-dihydroxy-1, 4-phthalazinedione) in the presence of polystyrenesulphonate (SPS) is introduced. Polymerization was achieved using horseradish peroxidase (HRP) as a biocatalyst in a phosphate buffer at pH 8. A green, water-soluble conducting PLUM/SPS complex was obtained. The physico-chemical properties of the product, including possible photoluminescence of the PLUM/SPS complex, were studied. The PLUM/SPS complex was shown to be a chemiluminescent (CL) material that is highly sensitive towards Fe^3+ ions. The quantum yield of the PLUM chemiluminescence was determined to be moderate (0.09 ± 0.01) compared to other chemiluminescent compounds. UV-visible, FTIR, ^1H NMR, GPC and conductivity measurements confirmed that the electroactive form of polyluminol (PLUM) was formed and complexed to the SPS.

The caspase-3 inhibitor (peptide Z-DEVD-FMK) affects the survival and function of platelets in platelet concentrate during storage

Reza Shiri,Fatemeh Yari,Minoo Ahmadinejad,Shahram Vaeli,Mohammad Reza Tabatabaei 대한혈액학회 2014 Blood Research Vol.49 No.1

Background Although apoptosis occurs in nucleated cells, studies show that this event also occurs in some anucleated cells such as platelets. During storage of platelets, the viability of platelets decreased, storage lesions were observed, and cells underwent apoptosis. We investigated the effects of caspase-3 inhibitor on the survival and function of platelets after different periods of storage. Methods Platelet concentrates were obtained from the Iranian Blood Transfusion Organization in plastic blood bags. Caspase-3 inhibitor (Z-DEVD-FMK) was added to the bags. These bags along with control bags to which no inhibitor was added were stored in a shaking incubator at 22℃ for 7 days. The effects of Z-DEVD-FMK on the functionality of platelets were analyzed by assessing their ability to bind to von Willebrand factor (vWF) and to aggregate in the presence of arachidonic acid and ristocetin. Cell survival was surveyed by MTT assay. Background Although apoptosis occurs in nucleated cells, studies show that this event also occurs in some anucleated cells such as platelets. During storage of platelets, the viability of platelets decreased, storage lesions were observed, and cells underwent apoptosis. We investigated the effects of caspase-3 inhibitor on the survival and function of platelets after different periods of storage. Methods Platelet concentrates were obtained from the Iranian Blood Transfusion Organization in plastic blood bags. Caspase-3 inhibitor (Z-DEVD-FMK) was added to the bags. These bags along with control bags to which no inhibitor was added were stored in a shaking incubator at 22℃ for 7 days. The effects of Z-DEVD-FMK on the functionality of platelets were analyzed by assessing their ability to bind to von Willebrand factor (vWF) and to aggregate in the presence of arachidonic acid and ristocetin. Cell survival was surveyed by MTT assay. Results At day 4 of storage, ristocetin-induced platelet aggregation was significantly higher in the inhibitor-treated (test) than in control samples; the difference was not significant at day 7. There was no significant difference in arachidonic acid-induced platelet aggregation between test and control samples. However, at day 7 of storage, the binding of platelets to vWF was significantly higher in test than in control samples. The MTT assay revealed significantly higher viability in test than in control samples at both days of study. Conclusion Treatment of platelets with caspase-3 inhibitor could increase their functionality and survival.

Practical Explicit Model Predictive Control for a Class of Noise-embedded Chaotic Hybrid Systems

Seyyed Mostafa Tabatabaei,Sara Kamali,Mohammad Reza Jahed Motlagh,Mojtaba Barkhordari Yazdi 제어·로봇·시스템학회 2019 International Journal of Control, Automation, and Vol.17 No.4

Controlling a class of chaotic hybrid systems in the presence of noise is investigated in this paper. Toreach this goal, an explicit model predictive control (eMPC) in combination with nonlinear estimators is employed. Using the eMPC method, all the computations of the common MPC approach are moved off-line. Therefore, theoff-line control law makes it easier to be implemented in comparison with the on-line approach, especially forcomplex systems like the chaotic ones. In order to verify the proposed control structure practically, an op-ampbased Chua’s chaotic circuit is designed. The white Gaussian noise is considered in this circuit. Therefore, thenonlinear estimators –extended and unscented Kalman filter (EKF and UKF)– are utilized to estimate signals fromthe noise-embedded chaotic system. Performance of these estimators for this experimental setup is compared inboth open-loop and closed-loop systems. The experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of the eMPCapproach as well as the nonlinear estimators for chaos control in the presence of noise.