Abnormal dark-adapted ERG in cats heterozygous for a recessively inherited rod-cone degeneration   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Ekesten B  Narfström K 《Veterinary ophthalmology》2004,7(1):63-67

Purpose To study retinal function in cats homozygous and heterozygous for a recessively inherited rod‐cone degeneration. Methods Dark‐adapted electroretinograms (ERGs) were performed on early affected, heterozygous (ophthalmoscopically normal), and clinically normal, nonrelated cats. Responses to blue stimuli over a 3.9‐log unit range were recorded. Results Lower b‐wave amplitudes than normal were observed in heterozygotes and early affected cats. The amplitudes of the heterozygotes took an intermediate position between normal and early affected cats. Normalized amplitude/intensity data suggest a normal dynamic range in carriers. B‐wave implicit times in carriers were comparable to those of normal cats. Conclusions These results show that heterozygotes have an altered retinal function, although they are ophthalmoscopically normal. It is difficult to electrophysiologically differentiate heterozygotes from affected cats with the very early stage of retinal degeneration.  相似文献   

Effects of hereditary retinal degeneration due to a CEP290 mutation on the feline pupillary light reflex     

Stewart Thompson  Rebecca E. H. Whiting  Randy H. Kardon  Edwin M. Stone  Kristina Narfstrm 《Veterinary ophthalmology》2010,13(3):151-157

Objective To understand how progressive rod cone degeneration due to a mutation in CEP290 affects the pupillary light reflex (PLR) in domestic cats. Animals studied Domestic cats identified as either normal wildtype (WT; n = 6), or homozygous for the rdAc mutation in CEP290 and having early stage retinal degeneration (stage 2, S2; n = 4), or advanced retinal degeneration (S4; n = 6). Methods The effect of light on pupil size was measured over a series of 10‐s pulses of white and chromatic light in cats lightly sedated with medetomidine. Results In WT cats, the PLR was characterized by a pronounced initial constriction that rapidly re‐dilated during the stimulus (pupil escape), to a stable or sustained constriction. There was then a marked constriction at stimulus offset. Each component of the PLR was retained in affected cats, but with progressively reduced irradiance sensitivity from early to advanced retinal disease. Conclusions The PLR of cats had multiple phases, with a remarkably high‐amplitude ‘paradoxical’ off‐constriction even in the absence of retinal disease. In rdAc cats, reduced irradiance sensitivity was consistent with progressive loss of rod and cone function. Based on previously characterized retinal pathology, this suggests the visual streak of the retina has a proportionally large contribution to PLR input. These findings support the hypothesis that the efficacy of planned therapeutic trials can be determined by careful evaluation of the PLR in cats.  相似文献   

celB基因标记法检测苜蓿根瘤菌竞争性的可行性研究     

钟文文  张小平 《安徽农业科学》2006,34(7):1311-1312,1320

对celB基因标记法检测苜蓿根瘤菌竞争性的可行性进行了研究。通过供体大肠杆菌HAMBI2356与根瘤菌接合的方法成功地将celB基因导入到4株苜蓿根瘤菌株Y611、BB1811、BB2211和WZ622中,然后对标记基因可能会对标记菌株产生的影响进行了一系列检测,结果表明标记基因在标记菌株内能稳定传代,而且对标记菌株的生长、竞争性及有效性都没有显著影响,从而证明celB基因标记技术可以作为一种简便、直观而又有效的检测手段用于追踪根瘤菌株在土壤中的竞争性。  相似文献   

GNAT-like strategy for polyketide chain initiation     

Gu L  Geders TW  Wang B  Gerwick WH  Håkansson K  Smith JL  Sherman DH 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》2007,318(5852):970-974

An unexpected biochemical strategy for chain initiation is described for the loading module of the polyketide synthase of curacin A, an anticancer lead derived from the marine cyanobacterium Lyngbya majuscula. A central GCN5-related N-acetyltransferase (GNAT) domain bears bifunctional decarboxylase/S-acetyltransferase activity, both unprecedented for the GNAT superfamily. A CurA loading tridomain, consisting of an adaptor domain, the GNAT domain, and an acyl carrier protein, was assessed biochemically, revealing that a domain showing homology to GNAT (GNAT(L)) catalyzes (i) decarboxylation of malonyl-coenzyme A (malonyl-CoA) to acetyl-CoA and (ii) direct S-acetyl transfer from acetyl-CoA to load an adjacent acyl carrier protein domain (ACP(L)). Moreover, the N-terminal adapter domain was shown to facilitate acetyl-group transfer. Crystal structures of GNAT(L) were solved at 1.95 angstroms (ligand-free form) and 2.75 angstroms (acyl-CoA complex), showing distinct substrate tunnels for acyl-CoA and holo-ACP(L) binding. Modeling and site-directed mutagenesis experiments demonstrated that histidine-389 and threonine-355, at the convergence of the CoA and ACP tunnels, participate in malonyl-CoA decarboxylation but not in acetyl-group transfer. Decarboxylation precedes acetyl-group transfer, leading to acetyl-ACP(L) as the key curacin A starter unit.  相似文献   

SPORE series winner. Science Buddies: advancing informal science education     

Hess KL  Corda CJ  Lanese KM 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》2011,332(6029):550-551

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Analytical performance and method comparison of a quantitative point-of-care immunoassay for measurement of bile acids in cats and dogs     

Kristina Weiler  Katharina Kleber  Sabine Zielinsky  Andreas Moritz  Natali Bauer 《Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation》2021,33(1):35

Point-of-care analyzers (POCAs) for quantitative assessment of bile acids (BAs) are scarce in veterinary medicine. We evaluated the Fuji Dri-Chem Immuno AU10V analyzer and v-BA test kit (Fujifilm) for detection of feline and canine total serum BA concentration. Results were compared with a 5th-generation assay as reference method and a 3rd-generation assay, both run on a bench-top analyzer. Analytical performance was assessed at 3 different concentration ranges, and with interferences. For method comparison, samples of 60 healthy and diseased cats and 64 dogs were included. Linearity was demonstrated for a BA concentration up to 130 µmol/L in cats (r = 0.99) and 110 µmol/L in dogs (r = 0.99). The analyzer showed high precision near the lower limit of quantification of 2 µmol/L reported by the manufacturer. Intra- and inter-assay coefficients of variation were < 5% for both species and all concentrations. Interferences were observed for bilirubin (800 mg/L) and lipid (4 g/L). There was excellent correlation with the reference method for feline (r_s = 0.98) and canine samples (r_s = 0.97), with proportional biases of 6.7% and −1.3%, respectively. However, a large bias (44.1%) was noted when the POCA was compared to the 3rd-generation assay. Total observed error was less than total allowable error at the 3 concentrations. The POCA reliably detected feline and canine BA in clinically relevant concentrations.  相似文献   

Rhizobial inoculation improves drought tolerance,biomass and grain yields of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris  L.) and soybean (Glycine max L.) at Halaba and Boricha in Southern Ethiopia     

Aregu Amsalu Aserse  Daniel Markos  Genet Getachew  Markku Yli-Halla  Kristina Lindström 《Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science》2020,66(4):488-501

ABSTRACT

While pulses are staple food-legumes in Ethiopia, their productivity is low due to low soil fertility. Elite rhizobial strains that significantly increased shoot dry weight and nitrogen (N) contents of common beans and soybeans in greenhouse were selected for two-year field trials to evaluate their effect on yields of the pulses in the field. Each pulse had six treatments, namely four rhizobial inoculants, uninoculated control, and synthetic N fertilizer. In the drought-affected year 2015, inoculated pulses tolerated moisture stress better than non-inoculated controls. Inoculation was conducive to higher or equivalent yields compared to synthetic N fertilizer. At Halaba, bean inoculated with strain HAMBI3562 gave the highest grain yield (1500 ± 81 kg ha^?1; mean±SE) while the control yielded only 653 ± 22 kg ha^?1. At Boricha, HAMBI3570 gave a grain yield (640 ± 35 kg ha^?1) comparable to synthetic N. When rainfall was optimal in 2016, inoculation with HAMBI3562 and HAMBI3570 gave grain yields (around 4300 kg ha^?1) equivalent to synthetic N. With soybean, strain HAMBI3513 produced consistently higher or comparable biomass and grain yields compared to synthetic N. In conclusion, HAMBI3562 and HAMBI3570 for beans and HAMBI3513 for soybeans can serve as inoculants for areas having similar conditions as the test areas.  相似文献   

GUS基因标记法对慢生花生根瘤菌竞争结瘤和接种效果的研究   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

徐开未  张小平  陈远学  李登煜  陈强  雍严莲 《中国土壤与肥料》2006,(3):51-53

应用GUS基因标记技术,可简便、快速、准确、原位、直观地确定标记花生根瘤菌株形成的根瘤,从而方便地研究标记菌株与土著根瘤菌的竞争结瘤能力。无氮水培试验表明,标记菌株gusA4-5、gusA2-9分别与土著菌混和接种占瘤率为71.4%、77.0%。盆栽试验表明,接种供试菌株Spr4-5、Spr2-9占瘤率分别为57.9%、63.0%,比对照极显著增产52.5%、22.7%;接种Spr4-5比Spr2-9极显著增产24.2%。初步说明两个供试菌株的竞争结瘤力比土著根瘤菌强,菌株Spr2-9强于Spr4-5;Spr4-5比Spr2-9有效性高,是结瘤适量,竞争结瘤能力强的高效菌株。  相似文献   

Hybridization as a stimulus for the evolution of invasiveness in plants?     

Norman C. Ellstrand  Kristina A. Schierenbeck 《Euphytica》2006,148(1-2):35-46

Summary Invasive species are of great interest to evolutionary biologists and ecologists because they represent historical examples of dramatic evolutionary and ecological change. Likewise, they are increasingly important economically and environmentally as pests. Obtaining generalizations about the tiny fraction of immigrant taxa that become successful invaders has been frustrated by two enigmatic phenomena. Many of those species that become successful only do so (i) after an unusually long lag time after initial arrival, and/or (ii) after multiple introductions. We propose an evolutionary mechanism that may account for these observations. Hybridization between species or between disparate source populations may serve as a stimulus for the evolution of invasiveness. We present and review a remarkable number of cases in which hybridization preceded the emergence of successful invasive populations. Progeny with a history of hybridization may enjoy one or more potential genetic benefits relative to their progenitors. The observed lag times and multiple introductions that seem a prerequisite for certain species to evolve invasiveness may be a correlate of the time necessary for previously isolated populations to come into contact and for hybridization to occur. Our examples demonstrate that invasiveness can evolve. Our model does not represent the only evolutionary pathway to invasiveness, but is clearly an underappreciated mechanism worthy of more consideration in explaining the evolution of invasiveness in plants. This paper was presented at the National Academy of Sciences colloquium “Variation and Evolution in Plants and Microorganisms: Toward a New Synthesis 50 Years After Stebbins,” held January 27–29, 2000, at the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center in Irvine, CA. Reprinted from PNAS 97(13): 7043–7050 (2000).  相似文献   

The potential of somatic hybridization in crop breeding     

Sylvia Waara  Kristina Glimelius 《Euphytica》1995,85(1-3):217-233

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