Enhanced Li storage performance of ordered mesoporous MoO2 via tungsten doping.

Fang, Xiangpeng,Guo, Bingkun,Shi, Yifeng,Li, Bin,Hua, Chunxiu,Yao, Chaohua,Zhang, Yichi,Hu, Yong-Sheng,Wang, Zhaoxiang,Stucky, Galen D,Chen, Liquan RSC Pub 2012 Nanoscale Vol.4 No.5

<P>Ordered mesoporous tungsten-doped MoO(2) was synthesized by a nanocasting method. The Li storage performance of mesoporous MoO(2) is significantly improved by tungsten doping, which exhibits a reversible capacity of 700 mA h g(-1), better cycling and rate performance. This material combines the advantages of the high theoretical capacity of MoO(2) and the better electroactivity of WO(2).</P>

Transition over 35 Years in the Incidence Rates of Primary Central Nervous System Tumors in Shanghai, China and Histological Subtyping Based on a Single Center Experience Spanning 60 Years

Shen, Fang,Wu, Chun-Xiao,Yao, Yu,Peng, Peng,Qin, Zhi-Yong,Wang, Yin,Zheng, Ying,Zhou, Liang-Fu Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2013 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.14 No.12

Background: Only few epidemiological data on primary central nervous system (CNS) tumors in Shanghai have been reported. Methods: All cases of primary CNS tumors that were registered at Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) were collected (1973-2007: urban Shanghai; 2003-2007: whole Shanghai city). Trends were analyzed using joinpoint analysis and rates were stratified by age, gender and region. Histological data were collected from both CDC and Huashan Hospital. Results: From 1973 to 2007, the five-year average incidence rate in urban Shanghai increased in both genders, especially in the elderly population. Joinpoint analysis showed the age-adjusted incidence rate for males increased first but then plateaued, whilst rates for females continued increasing over the 35 years. For the five-year status quo (2003-2007), rural had a higher age-adjusted incidence rate than urban populations, and females higher than males, especially those with advanced age. According to CDC (2003-2007) and Huashan Hospital (1951-2011), the two most common histological subtypes were neuroepithelial tumors (with male predominance) and meningiomas (with female predominance). Conclusions: In Shanghai, a steadily increased incidence rate of primary CNS tumors was observed in general, and in the elderly and female population in particular.

Genetic Polymorphism of GSTP1: Prediction of Clinical Outcome to Oxaliplatin/5-FU-based Chemotherapy in Advanced Gastric Cancer

Qing-Fang Li,Ru-Yong Yao,Ke-wei Liu,Hong-Ying Lv,Tao Jiang,Jun Liang 대한의학회 2010 Journal of Korean medical science Vol.25 No.6

The aim of this study was to evaluate the predictive value of the polymorphism Glutathione S-transferase P1 (GSTP1) Ile105Val on oxaliplatin/5-FU-based chemotherapy in advanced gastric cancer. Patients with advanced gastric cancer accepted oxaliplatin/5-FU-based chemotherapy as first-line chemotherapy were investigated. GSTP1 Ile105Val polymorphism was detected by TaqMan-MGB probe allelic discrimination method. Response to treatment was assessed by disease controlled rate. Time to progression, overall survival and toxicities were recorded. Final patient outcomes were as follows: the allele frequencies of GSTP1 were 105Ile/105Ile 52%, 105Ile/105Val 41% and 105Val/105Val 7%. For patients with 105Ile/105Ile and those with at least one 105Val allele, disease control rate was 39% and 71% (P=0.026), respectively;median time to progression was 4.0 and 7.0 months (P=0.002); median overall survival time was 7.0 and 9.5 months (P=0.002). Neurological toxicity was more frequently occurred in patients with two 105Ile alleles (P=0.005). In conclusion, patients with at least one 105Val allele have better prognosis and response to oxaliplatin/5-FUbased regimen as first-line treatment for patients with advanced gastric cancer.

Migraine Susceptibility Genes in Han Chinese of Fujian Province

Qi-fang Lin,Zi-chun Chen,Xian-guo Fu,Jing Yang,Luo-yuan Cao,Long-teng Yao,Yong-tong Xin,Gen-bin Huang 대한신경과학회 2017 Journal of Clinical Neurology Vol.13 No.1

Background and Purpose Five single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) (rs4379368, rs10504861, rs10915437, rs12134493 and rs13208321) were recently identified in a Western population with migraine. These migraine-associated SNPs have not been evaluated in a Han Chinese population. This study investigated the associations of specific SNPs with migraine in a Han population. Methods This was a case-control study of Han Chinese residing in Fujian Province. Polymerase chain reaction—restriction-fragment-length polymorphism analysis and direct sequencing were used to characterize the relationships of SNPs in a control group of 200 subjects and in a migraine group of 201 patients. Results The frequencies of the five SNPs did not differ between patients with migraine and healthy non migraine controls. However, subgroup analysis indicated certain SNPs were more strongly associated with migraine with aura or migraine without aura than with controls. The CT genotype of rs4379368 was more common in migraine patients with aura (75%) than in migraine patients without aura (47.9%) and controls (48.5%) (p<0.05), and the TT genotype of rs10504861 was more common in migraine patients with aura than in controls (8.3% vs. 0.5%) (p<0.05). Meanwhile, the CC genotype of rs12134493 was less common in migraine patients without aura than in controls (80.6% vs. 88%) (p<0.05). Conclusions Our findings suggest that the rs4379368 and rs10504861 SNPs are markers for susceptibility to migraine with aura and that rs12134493 is a marker for the risk of migraine without aura in this Han population. Future studies should further explore if these associations vary by ethnicity.

A genome-wide survey and analysis of basic helix-loop-helix genes in the Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Psyllidae)

Ying Peng,Yong Wang,Xia-Fang Tao,Zhen Zeng,Nana Adwoa Nkuma Johnson,Qin Yao,Ke Ping Chen 한국응용곤충학회 2017 Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology Vol.20 No.3

The basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) proteins are important player in regulation of various eukaryotic developmental processes such as neurogenesis, myogenesis and heart morphogenesis. The Asian citrus psyllid (Diaphorina citri) is a sap-sucking pest which is widely distributed in southern Asia and causes greening disease in citrus orchard. In this study, Diaphorina citri genome is found to encode 52 bHLH genes. Through in-depth phylogenetic analyses, all 52 Diaphorina citri bHLH (DcbHLH) genes are classified into correspondent bHLH families according to their orthology with bHLHs from fruit fly and other insect species. Examination of GenBank annotations of these 52 DcbHLH members indicated that annotations of only 21 DcbHLH proteins are consistent with our analysis. Therefore, our data provide useful information for updating annotations to other 31 DcbHLH proteins. Among the 52 DcbHLH proteins, DcClk, DcSima, DcCyc and DcCwo have dual HLH motifs, which have not been found in any other bHLH proteins. Diaphorina citri has 2, 3 and 2 bHLH members respectively in Net, Hand and SRC families while other insect species have only one member in these families. The existence of more Net, Hand and SRC family members probably means that Asian citrus psyllid possesses more complex regulatory network in controlling intervein emergence, heart morphogenesis and larval metamorphosis than other insects. These results provide a solid basis and interesting aspects for further investigations into the evolution and functions of bHLH genes in Diaphorina citri.

Identification and Molecular Evolutionary Analysis of TLR5 Gene from the Tibetan macaque (Macaca thibetana)

Ying Huang,Yong-Fang Yao,Yan Li,Qing-Yong Ni,Liang Zhou,Shuan-Ling Zhang,Wei Liu,Huai-Liang Xu 한국유전학회 2012 Genes & Genomics Vol.34 No.4

In order to identify the Toll-like receptor 5 (TLR5) as a putative candidate disease-resistance gene in Tibetan macaque (Macaca thibetana), two pairs of primers were designed based on the TLR5 gene sequence of rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta,NM_001130429). The primers were used to amplify the TLR5 gene from Tibetan macaque, by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The compiled sequences were analyzed by bioinformatics. The DNA sequencing and additional combined results showed that the Tibetan macaque TLR5 gene is about 2825 bp and contains an open reading frame of 2577 bp encoding for 858 amino acids. Homology analysis of TLR5 in both species showed that the amino acid and nucleotide identity is about 99.7% and 99.8% and their transmembrane and intracellular domains appeared more conservative than the extracellular domains of proteins. However, re-examining the entire Tibetan macaque TLR5 coding sequence we found that a purifying selection was also acting on the TLR5 gene region encoding for its intracellular domain of the protein. Even though the selection tests indicated that the TLR5 gene experienced a strong purifying selection in the process of evolution,most likely because its potential role in the primate adaptive immune defense, the Tibetan macaque still has the highest re-lationship with the rhesus macaque.

Highly Ordered Mesoporous Crystalline MoSe₂ Material with Efficient Visible‐Light‐Driven Photocatalytic Activity and Enhanced Lithium Storage Performance

Shi, Yifeng,Hua, Chunxiu,Li, Bin,Fang, Xiangpeng,Yao, Chaohua,Zhang, Yichi,Hu, Yong‐,Sheng,Wang, Zhaoxiang,Chen, Liquan,Zhao, Dongyuan,Stucky, Galen D. WILEY‐VCH Verlag 2013 Advanced functional materials Vol.23 No.14

<P><B>Abstract</B></P><P>Highly ordered mesoporous crystalline MoSe<SUB>2</SUB> is synthesized using mesoporous silica SBA‐15 as a hard template via a nanocasting strategy. Selenium powder and phosphomolybdic acid (H<SUB>3</SUB>PMo<SUB>12</SUB>O<SUB>40</SUB>) are used as Se and Mo sources, respectively. The obtained products have a highly ordered hexagonal mesostructure and a rod‐like particle morphology, analogous to the mother template SBA‐15. The UV‐vis‐NIR spectrum of the material shows a strong light absorption throughout the entire visible wavelength region. The direct bandgap is estimated to be 1.37 eV. The high surface area MoSe<SUB>2</SUB> mesostructure shows remarkable photocatalytic activity for the degradation of rhodamine B, a model organic dye, in aqueous solution under visible light irradiation. In addition, the synthesized mesoporous MoSe<SUB>2</SUB> possess a reversible lithium storage capacity of 630 mAh g<SUP>−1</SUP> for at least 35 cycles without any notable decrease. The rate performance of mesoporous MoSe<SUB>2</SUB> is much better than that of analogously synthesized mesoporous MoS<SUB>2</SUB>, making it a promising anode for the lithium ion battery.</P>

Genetic diversity of two Tibetan macaque (Macaca thibetana) populations from Guizhou and Yunnan in China based on mitochondrial DNA D-loop sequences

Li-Jing Zhong,Ming-Wang Zhang,Yong-Fang Yao,Qing-Yong Ni,Jun Mu,Chong-Qing Li,Huai-Liang Xu 한국유전학회 2013 Genes & Genomics Vol.35 No.2

Tibetan macaque (Macaca thibetana), an endangered species endemic to China, is categorized as a Category II species under the Chinese Wild Animal Protection Law and listed in Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. To further assess genetic diversity and population structure within this species,populations, revealing that variations occured among populations mainly. Further analysis demonstrated that significant genetic differentiation (Fst = 0.83628, P\0.01) and poor gene flow (Nm\1) had occurred among these four populations. On the phylogenetic tree and haplotype network plot, 22 haplotypes cluster together according to their geographical origins, exhibiting an obvious phylogeographic pattern. We speculate that the significant genetic differentiation among these macaque populations might result from long-term geographic barrier and human activity. In particular,Yangtze River probably play a vital role in population differentiation of Tibetan macaques. we sequenced 477 bp of mitochondrial DNA control region in 30 Tibetan macaques from the Guizhou (GZ) and Yunnan (YN) of China and conducted population genetic analysis, along with 15 previously described haplotype sequences representing 55 individuals from Sichuan (SC)and Anhui (AH). 87 polymorphic sites were detected in the alignment of 45 sequences and defined 22 haplotypes, of which 9 were newly identified. Haplotype diversity (h),nucleotide diversity (p) and average number of nucleotide differences (K) is 0.911 ± 0.015, 0.06090 ± 0.00126 and 28.32, respectively, indicating higher genetic diversity in the whole Tibetan macaque population. Analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) partitioned the total variation into 83.63 % among populations and 16.37 % within populations, revealing that variations occured among populationsmainly. Further analysis demonstrated that significantgenetic differentiation (Fst = 0.83628, P\0.01) andpoor gene flow (Nm\1) had occurred among these fourpopulations. On the phylogenetic tree and haplotype networkplot, 22 haplotypes cluster together according to their geographicalorigins, exhibiting an obvious phylogeographicpattern. We speculate that the significant genetic differentiationamong these macaque populations might result fromlong-term geographic barrier and human activity. In particular,Yangtze River probably play a vital role in populationdifferentiation of Tibetan macaques.

Multiple Impairments in Male Reproduction 1 (mimr1), a Novel Male-Sterile Mutant of Arabidopsis thaliana, Shows Several Defects in Male Reproductive Development

Hai-Yan Chen,Yue-Feng Guan,Xue-Yong Huang,Yu-Ting Wu,Fen-Fei Wang,Ju-Fang Gao,Que Zhou,Zhong-Nan Yang,Jia-Yao Liu,Hong-Xia Zhang 한국식물학회 2012 Journal of Plant Biology Vol.55 No.3

We have characterized a new male-sterile mutant in Arabidopsis that exhibits conditional sterility but has restored fertility when drought-stressed. This mutant,multiple impairments in male reproduction 1 (mimr1),shows pleiotropic defects in both vegetative and reproductive development. Examination with dissecting and scanning electron microscopes revealed that its pollen grains are not effectively released from the anther locule after dehiscence, and anther differentiation is defective. Growth of the style and stamen filaments are also abnormal. Histological analysis demonstrated that these phenomena are due not only to a noticeably reduced extension of the stamen but also greater elongation of the pistil. Genetic analysis indicated that mimr1 is a single locus recessive nuclear mutant. The mutation can be mapped to a locus strongly linked to a 1200-kb region on Chromosome 3. Meta-analysis of expression patterning presented several candidate genes in that region. No mutants with similar phenotypes have previously been reported, suggesting that mimr1 is a novel male-sterile locus. Characterization of MIMR1 will provide further insights into the molecular basis for the development of plant reproductive organs.