The adjoint method is a powerful tool to obtain gradient information in a computational model relative to unknown model parameters,allowing one to solve inverse problems where analytical solutions are not available or...
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The adjoint method is a powerful tool to obtain gradient information in a computational model relative to unknown model parameters,allowing one to solve inverse problems where analytical solutions are not available or the cost to determine prohibitive.
Objective TanshinoneⅡ-A(Tan),a bioactive diterpene isolated fromSalvia miltiorrhiza bunge(Danshen),possesses anti-oxidant and anti-in-flammatory *** present study investigated whether Tan can reduce and stabilize ath...
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Objective TanshinoneⅡ-A(Tan),a bioactive diterpene isolated fromSalvia miltiorrhiza bunge(Danshen),possesses anti-oxidant and anti-in-flammatory *** present study investigated whether Tan can reduce and stabilize atherosclerotic plaques in Apolipoprotein E knockout(ApoE-/-) mice maintained on a high cholesterol diet(HCD).Methods and Results Six week-old mice challenged with HCD were ran-domly assigned to 4 groups: C57BL/6J,ApoE-/-,ApoE-/-+30 mg/kg.d Tan and ApoE-/-+10 mg/kg.d *** 16 weeks of inter-vention,Tan treated mice showed decreased atherosclerotic lesion size in the aortic sinus and face ***,immunohistochemical a-nalysis revealed that Tan rendered the lesion composition a more stable phenotype as evidenced by reduced necrotic cores,decreased macrophageinfiltration,increased smooth muscle cell and collagen *** also significantly reduced in situ superoxide anion production,aortic expres-sion of NF-κB,and matrix metalloproteinase-9(MMP-9).In vitro treatment of RAW264.7 macrophages with Tan significantly suppressed oxi-dized LDL-induced reactive oxygen species production,pro-inflammatory cytokine(IL-6,TNF-α,MCP-1) expression,and MMP-9 *** Tan attenuates the development of atherosclerotic lesions and promotes plaque stability in ApoE-/-mice by reducing vascular oxi-dative stress and inflammatory *** findings highlightTan as a potential therapeutic agentto preventatherosclerotic cardiovascular dis-eases.
Root hairs are single cells that develop by tip growth, a process shared with pollen tubes, axons, and fungal hyphae. However, structural plant cell walls impose constraints to accomplish tip growth. In addition to po...
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Root hairs are single cells that develop by tip growth, a process shared with pollen tubes, axons, and fungal hyphae. However, structural plant cell walls impose constraints to accomplish tip growth. In addition to polysaccharides, plant cell walls are composed of hydroxyproline-rich glycoproteins (HRGPs), which include several groups of O-glycoproteins, including extensins (EXTs). Proline hydroxylation, an early post-translational modification (PTM) of HRGPs catalyzed by prolyl 4-hydroxylases (P4Hs), defines their subsequent O-glycosylation sites. In this work, our genetic analyses prove that P4H5, and to a lesser extent P4H2 and P4H13, are pivotal for root hair tip growth. Second, we demonstrate that P4H5 has in vitro preferred specificity for EXT substrates rather than for other HRGPs. Third, by P4H promoter and protein swapping approaches, we show that P4H2 and P4H13 have interchangeable functions but cannot replace P4H5. These three P4Hs are shown to be targeted to the secretory pathway, where P4H5 forms dimers with P4H2 and P4H13. Finally, we explore the impact of deficient proline hydroxylation on the cell wall architec- ture. Taken together, our results support a model in which correct peptidyl-proline hydroxylation on EXTs, and possibly in other HRGPs, is required for proper cell wall self-assembly and hence root hair elongation in Arabidopsis thaliana.
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