Mutagenesis, heterogeneous gene expression, and purification and amino acid substitution analyses of plant peroxidase, PrxA3a     

Kyouji Yoshinaka  Shinya Kawai 《Journal of Wood Science》2012,58(3):231-242

We introduced mutations into prxA3a, a peroxidase gene of hybrid aspen, Populus kitakamiensis, to substitute the amino acid residues at the surface of the protein, and analyzed substrate specificities. PrxA3a and mutated enzymes heterogeneously gene expressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae were purified by Ni affinity chromatography, hydrolysis of sugar chain (Endoglycosidase H_f) and gel filtration. The substrate specificities were altered by substituted amino acid residues. PrxA3a F77Y A165W acquired the substrate specificity to m-chlorophenol. PrxA3a F77Y and PrxA3a F77YA165W could polymerize sinapyl alcohol. In addition, PrxA3a A165W, F77Y, and F77YA165W improved cytochrome c oxidizing activity. These substituted amino acid residues should function as a catalytic site outside of the heme pocket.  相似文献   

Growth and yield of self-compatible and hybrid common buckwheat lines pollinated with and without flies     

Shinya Kasajima  Chidori Katagiri  Toshikazu Morishita  Tatsuro Suzuki  Yuji Mukasa 《Plant Production Science》2017,20(4):384-388

Common buckwheat is a self-incompatible, insect-pollinated allogamous plant. This study examined growth and yield of the common buckwheat self-compatible and hybrid lines pollinated with and without flies. Self-compatible ‘IH3’, hybrid ‘IP2/IH3’, and standard self-incompatible ‘Kitawasesoba’ were used in field and pot experiments. Self-compatibility of ‘IH3’ was shown to be of high purity. Approximately 10% segregation of pin plants from ‘IP2/IH3’ was observed. The harvest index of ‘Kitawasesoba’ pollinated without flies was considerably lower than that pollinated with flies in both field and pot experiments. The harvest index values of ‘IH3’ and ‘IP2/IH3’ were hardly affected by the presence or absence of flies. The morphological traits of ‘IH3’ were significantly lower than those of the other two genotypes. Large differences in these traits between ‘IP2/IH3’ and ‘Kitawasesoba’ were not observed in either the field or pot experiments. The seed yield of ‘Kitawasesoba’ pollinated without flies tended to be lower than that pollinated with flies. The seed yield of ‘IP2/IH3’ tended to be higher than that of ‘IH3’. The hybrid line ‘IP2/IH3’ showed a high fertilization rate, which was nearly as high as that of ‘IH3’. Rate of fertilization and percentage of ripe seeds were higher in ‘IH3’ and ‘IP2/IH3’, wherein they were hardly affected by the presence or absence of flies, than in ‘Kitawasesoba’. The ‘IP2/IH3’ hybrid line will be useful for understanding the stable high-yielding ability of self-compatibility common buckwheat.  相似文献   

Nitrogen fertilization affects yields and storage compound contents in seeds of field-grown soybeans cv Enrei (Glycine max. L) and its super-nodulating mutant En-b0-1 through changing N2 fixation activity of the plants     

Hideo Hamaguchi  Naoki Yamamoto  Akinori Takeda  Takehiro Masumura  Tetsushi Azuma 《Soil Science and Plant Nutrition》2020,66(2):299-307

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We compared the protein and oil contents, seed yields, and natural abundance of ¹⁵N (σ¹⁵N) of seeds from the plants of the cultivar Enrei, which has moderate nodulating ability (Enrei) with those of its two near-isogenic lines (NILs), a super-nodulating genotype of Enrei, i.e., En-b0-1, and a non-nodulating genotype of Enrei, i.e., En1282. Plants of these three genotypes were grown on four types of field plots with different types of urea coated slow-release nitrogen (N) fertilizers (CUSLNFs) which delivered N in different manners during plant growth . The seed yield of the En1282 plants was similar to that of the Enrei plants but much greater than that of the En-b0-1 plants when the plants were grown on the field to which a CUSLNF with a long lifespan was applied. The amounts of protein per seed were positively correlated with those of oil per seed in the case of En1282 plants irrespective of the field N conditions. The seed protein contents were proportional to the seed weight in both En1282 and Enrei plants. Such a relationship was not observed in the En-b0-1 plants, and the protein and oil contents in the seeds of En-b0-1 plants were negatively correlated with each other. These observations suggested that the N supply to maturing seeds was a key to the protein contents in the En1282 and Enrei plants and that the C supply to maturing seeds was a key to the protein contents in the En-b0-1 plants. The comparison of the σ¹⁵N values, protein contents, and seed yields of seeds from En1282 plants suggested that the Enrei plants assimilated considerable amounts of N from the soil during the late plant growth. We concluded that high N₂ fixation activity depressed the amounts of oil per seed and changed the protein and oil contents in soybean seeds.  相似文献   

The use of luminol-dependent chemiluminescence assay for monitoring the phagocytic and opsonic activity in bovine whole blood     

H Nagahata  S Takeda  N Saito  H Noda 《The British veterinary journal》1988,144(2):158-165

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A reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction assay for detecting Highlands J virus     

Whitehouse CA  Guibeau A  McGuire D  Takeda T  Mather TN 《Avian diseases》2001,45(3):605-611

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Lesions in the central nervous system of DBA/2 mice infected with the D variant of encephalomyocarditis virus (EMC-D).     

M Takeda  K Hirasawa  K Doi 《The Journal of veterinary medical science / the Japanese Society of Veterinary Science》1991,53(6):1013-1017

The central nervous system (CNS) of DBA/2 mice inoculated i.p. with the D variant of encephalomyocarditis virus (EMC-D) (10(3) PFU/head) was examined up to 28 days postinoculation (28 DPI). The virus titer of CNS reached a maximum level at 4 DPI, and infectious viruses became undetectable by 28 DPI. Histopathologically, degeneration of neurons with virus antigens was observed in St. pyramidale hippocampi, Nuc. amigdaloideus corticalis and St. granulosum cerebelli of the brain and in Cornu ventrale of the thoracic to lumbar spinal cord at 6 DPI. In addition, in the spinal cord, demyelination was found in Funiculus ventralis and Funiculus lateralis at 6 DPI and it progressed to form spongiosis at 10 DPI. In correspondence with these virological and histopathological findings, hind limb paralysis developed in some mice at 6 DPI, and its incidence increased markedly to about 60% at 10 DPI.  相似文献   

Use of DNA array to screen blastocyst genes potentially involved in the process of murine implantation     

Qin J  Takahashi Y  Imai M  Yamamoto S  Takakura K  Noda Y  Imakawa K 《The Journal of reproduction and development》2003,49(6):473-484

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Nonulcerative keratouveitis as a manifestation of Leptospiral infection in a horse   总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0  

Wada S  Yoshinari M  Katayama Y  Anzai T  Wada R  Akuzawa M 《Veterinary ophthalmology》2003,6(3):191-195

A 2-year-old Thoroughbred filly presented with ocular pain and epiphora of the left eye. The pupil was miotic and the cornea edematous near the ventro-temporal limbus, but did not retain any fluorescein. The topical antibiotics and atropine and diclofenac, and systemic flunixin meglumine and antibiotic therapy did not resolve the condition. A pink and fleshy infiltrate developed near the limbus indicating nonulcerative keratouveitis. The anterior uveitis deteriorated as manifested by the presence of dyscoria, hypopyon, and organized fibrin in the anterior chamber. Ocular signs were improved by topical and subconjunctival corticosteroids, but repeatedly deteriorated as the frequency of medication was reduced. The horse was seropositive to three serovars of Leptospira interrogans. The animal was diagnosed as blind on day 91 by the absence of pupillary light and menace reflexes, and donated for histopathologic diagnosis. The corneal opacity was histologically fibrotic and infiltrated predominantly by lymphocytes with Descemet's membrane partially disrupted by macrophages. The choroid was infiltrated by lymphocytes, eosinophils and basophils, and was positive to IgG and C3. There were filamentous or spiral structures positive to Warthin-Starry stain in the renal cortex. There was also polymerase chain reaction amplification of the leptospiral gene in the kidney. From these findings nonulcerative keratouveitis was believed to be caused by systemic infection with Leptospira.  相似文献   

Increase of Th1 type cytokine mRNA expression in peripheral blood lymphocytes of calves experimentally infected with Cryptosporidium parvum     

Takeda K  Omata Y  Koyama T  Ohtani M  Kobayashi Y  Furuoka H  Matsui T  Maeda R  Saito A 《Veterinary parasitology》2003,113(3-4):327-331

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Isolation of myxoviruses from migratory waterfowls in San-in district,western Japan in winters of 1997-2000     

Shengqing Y  Shinya K  Otsuki K  Ito H  Ito T 《The Journal of veterinary medical science / the Japanese Society of Veterinary Science》2002,64(11):1049-1052

Between November 1997 and February 2000, winter migratory waterfowls of several species staying in San-in district, western Japan were surveyed for influenza A virus and paramyxovirus at four stations. A total of 18 influenza A viruses was isolated from 1,404 fecal samples of whistling swans, pintails, mallards, and white-fronted geese. Five different hemagglutinins and eight neuraminidases were identified in the viruses isolated, in 11 different combinations, including H7N8 related to a subtype of a highly pathogenic chicken virus. In 2000, five lentogenic (non-pathogenic) Newcastle disease viruses were also isolated from white-fronted geese. These results suggested that possible precursor viruses for highly pathogenic avian myxoviruses are still brought into Japan by migratory waterfowls. The results also support the contention that continued surveillance of wild waterfowl population should be an integral part of control policies for these serious poultry diseases.  相似文献