Human diabetes associated with a deletion of the tyrosine kinase domain of the insulin receptor   总被引：11，自引：0，他引：11  

M Taira  M Taira  N Hashimoto  F Shimada  Y Suzuki  A Kanatsuka  F Nakamura  Y Ebina  M Tatibana  H Makino 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1989,245(4913):63-66

The insulin receptor has an intrinsic tyrosine kinase activity that is essential for signal transduction. A mutant insulin receptor gene lacking almost the entire kinase domain has been identified in an individual with type A insulin resistance and acanthosis nigricans. Insulin binding to the erythrocytes or cultured fibroblasts from this individual was normal. However receptor autophosphorylation and tyrosine kinase activity toward an exogenous substrate were reduced in partially purified insulin receptors from the proband's lymphocytes that had been transformed by Epstein-Barr virus. The insulin resistance associated with this mutated gene was inherited by the proband from her mother as an apparently autosomal dominant trait. Thus a deletion in one allele of the insulin receptor gene may be at least partly responsible for some instances of insulin-resistant diabetes.  相似文献   

Sr Isotopic Signature in Plant-Derived Ca in Rain     

Takanori Nakano  Seo-Ryong Jeon  Junko Shindo  Tamon Fumoto  Naoki Okada  Jun Shimada 《Water, air, and soil pollution》2001,130(1-4):769-774

The ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratios in rain at three sites in Japan were about 0.706 to 0.712, whereas those at one site in central Korea were higher (0.711 to 0.716), reflecting the difference in geology between the two countries. Because the ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratios of exchangeable sites in soil minerals are indistinguishable from those of associated plants, aerosol Sr originating from both can be grouped together as plant-derived Sr. Spatial and temporal variations in ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr and Sr/Ca ratios in the rain suggest the presence of plant-derived Sr and Ca in addition to Sr and Ca derived from sea-salt, acid-soluble aeolian carbonate from China, and cement-derived carbonate. However, systematic data on the ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratios and elemental concentrations of soils, plants, fly-ash, and road dust are required to put reliable constraints on the provenance of atmospheric Ca.  相似文献   

Allelic structures of UDP-glucose:limonoid glucosyltransferase affect limonoid bitterness in Citrus unshiu and C. sinensis     

M. Kita  T. Endo  T. Shimada  T. Moriguchi  Y. Hirata  S. Hasegawa  M. Omura 《Euphytica》2003,132(1):87-94

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Effects of barley chromosome on heading characters in wheat-barley chromosome addition lines     

Koji Murai  Takato Koba  Takiko Shimada 《Euphytica》1997,96(2):281-287

Heading time in cereals is a composite character determined by vernalization requirement, photoperiodic sensitivity and narrow-sense earliness. To study the effects of added barley chromosomes on the heading characters in wheat, two sets of wheat-barley chromosome addition lines, i.e., ‘Betzes’ barley chromosomes 2H to 7H added to ’Chinese Spring‘ wheat (CS-Be2H to CS-Be7H) and ‘New Golden’ barley chromosomes 5H and 6H added to ‘Shinchunaga’ wheat (Shi-NG5H, Shi-NG6H), were examined for their heading characters. All barley chromosomes except Be6H affected vernalization requirement and/or narrow-sense earliness in CS or Shi. Be5H chromosome also slightly increased the photoperiodic sensitivity of CS. Shi-NG5H addition line showed significantly decreased vernalization requirement in comparison with Shi, whereas CS-Be5H did not show any difference from CS. The F₁ hybrid of the cross, Shi-NG5H × CS-Be5H, exhibited the same level of vernalization insensitivity as the Shi-NG5H addition line, and plants with and without a vernalization requirement segregated in a 1 : 3 ratio in the F₂ generation. These observations, together with previous reports, suggest that the decreased vernalization requirement in the Shi-NG5H addition line was caused by the presence of a major dominant gene for spring habit, Sh₂, located on the NG5H barley chromosome. Furthermore, this study revealed that the Sh₂ gene in barley has a similar but weaker effect than the wheat vernalization insensitive gene, Vrn1, on the vernalization response in wheat. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.  相似文献   

Leaf thickness and response of leaf photosynthesis to water stress in soybean varieties   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

Kishitani  Sachie  Tsunoda  Shigesaburo 《Euphytica》1982,31(3):657-664

Summary A comparative study of photosynthetic response to soil moisture was conducted with soybean varieties (Harosoy, Norin No. 1 and Hogyoku). When the plants were grown in May before the rainy season under a high radiation level, per unit leaf area the photosynthetic rate of Harosoy leaves was significantly higher throughout the entire range of soil water potentials and leaf water potentials than that of Norin No. 1 leaves. The high photosynthetic rate of Harosoy under non-stress conditionsaand mild water stress was associated with both the high specific leaf weight and the high leaf areal nitrogen content. The photosynthetic response of the Harosoy leaves developed during rainy season under a low radiation level, however, was similar to that of Norin No. 1; no significant difference was observed between these two varieties in the specific leaf weight and in the leaf areal nitrogen content.On the other hand, Hogyoku cultivated especially along the footpaths between the paddy field was very sensitive to water stress, closing the stomata at higher soil water potentials. Under non-stress conditions, as compared with per unit leaf nitrogen content, however, Hogyoku performed higher leaf photosynthesis even with a thinner leaf than Harosoy.  相似文献   

Maternal and genetic effects on individual variation during early development in Japanese flounder <Emphasis Type="Italic">Paralichthys olivaceus</Emphasis>     

Yukinori Shimada  Takahito Shikano  Naoto Murakami  Tatsuo Tsuzaki  Tadahisa Seikai 《Fisheries Science》2007,73(2):244-249

ABSTRACT:   To investigate the changes in maternal effects during early development in Japanese flounder Paralichthys olivaceus , four-by-four factorial mating by artificial fertilization was performed to produce 16 families. Larvae and juveniles of each family were reared under common environmental conditions until completion of metamorphosis. The magnitude of maternal effects was estimated as the differences between sire and dam variance. Maternal effects were highest at hatching, and then disappeared at 30 days after hatching. During early development, larval size at hatching was largely affected by egg size, but this effect decreased as larvae grew. Estimated mean heritability during early development was nearly constant (0.14 ± 0.06 for total length and 0.10 ± 0.05 for body depth). Therefore, it is suggested that early development in Japanese flounder is affected by both maternal effect and genetic factors.  相似文献   

Preventive effect of Kaempferia parviflora ethyl acetate extract and its major components polymethoxyflavonoid on metabolic diseases     

Shimada T  Horikawa T  Ikeya Y  Matsuo H  Kinoshita K  Taguchi T  Ichinose K  Takahashi K  Aburada M 《Fitoterapia》2011,82(8):1272-1278

Previously, we reported that rhizome powder of Kaempferia parviflora Wall. Ex. Baker prevented obesity and a range of metabolic diseases. In this study, to clarify which molecular mechanisms and active ingredients of K. parviflora have an anti-obesity effect, we investigated the effect of ethyl acetate extract of K. parviflora (KPE) on TSOD mice, a spontaneously obese Type II diabetes model, and on pancreatic lipase. In the TSOD groups, KPE showed a suppressive effect on body weight increase and visceral fat accumulation and also showed preventive effects on symptoms related to insulin resistance, hypertension and fatty liver. In addition, KPE also suppressed body weight increase and food intake in TSNO mice groups, which served as reference animals, at an early stage of administration. Searching for the ingredients in KPE revealed that KPE contains at least 12 kinds of polymethoxyflavonoid (PMF). Furthermore, KPE and its component PMFs showed an inhibitory effect on pancreatic lipase. The above results suggest that KPE has a preventive effect on obesity and various metabolic diseases. The mechanisms of action probably involve inhibition of pancreatic lipase by the PMFs in KPE.  相似文献   

Bovine sirtuins: initial characterization and expression of sirtuins 1 and 3 in liver, muscle, and adipose tissue     

Ghinis-Hozumi Y  González-Gallardo A  González-Dávalos L  Antaramian A  Villarroya F  Shimada A  Varela-Echavarría A  Mora O 《Journal of animal science》2011,89(8):2529-2536

Sirtuins, the mammalian homologs of the silent information regulator 2 gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, are members of the NAD(+)-dependent family of histone deacetylases. In vertebrates, 7 sirtuins have been described, with different cellular localizations and target proteins. Glucose and lipid metabolism are among the processes regulated by these enzymes. In ruminants, gluconeogenesis is the main biochemical pathway by which glucose is obtained. Because sirtuins in bovines have not been studied, the aim of this work was to obtain sequences coding for the 7 sirtuins and determine the expression patterns of sirtuin1 (Sirt1) and sirtuin3 (Sirt3) in the liver, muscle, and adipose tissue of calves and bulls. Using PCR amplification, we obtained sirtuin gene sequences and reported them to the National Center for Biotechnology Information GenBank. Characteristic sequence motifs corresponding to the sirtuin catalytic core domain were found, including the active and zinc-binding sites. Relative expression patterns of Sirt1 and Sirt3 in liver, muscle, and adipose tissue were quantified by real-time PCR, normalizing to the geometric mean of the housekeeping genes cyclophilin A and β-actin. Expression of Sirt1 was less in liver and muscle, whereas it was greater in adipose tissue of adult animals, with statistical differences (P=0.0071) only in the latter. In the case of Sirt3, expression was greater in all 3 adult tissues, but statistical differences were found only in liver (P=0.0141) and muscle (P=0.0017). The greatest expression was observed in liver for Sirt1 and in muscle for Sirt3, whereas the least expression was in muscle for Sirt1 and in adipose tissue for Sirt3. In other species, sirtuin expression (both Sirt1 and Sirt3) in liver is reported to be the greatest among these 3 tissues, a pattern different from what we measured. These differences in expression can be associated with metabolic differences between nonruminant and ruminant species. However, further research on the relationship between bovine sirtuins and ruminant metabolism is required for a better understanding of these fields.  相似文献   

Cerebral vascular hamartoma with thrombosis in a dog     

Sakurai M  Morita T  Kondo H  Uemura T  Haruna A  Shimada A 《The Journal of veterinary medical science / the Japanese Society of Veterinary Science》2011,73(10):1367-1369

A cerebral vascular hamartoma was identified in the frontal lobe, striatum and thalamus of the right side of the brain of a male, 7-year-old Shih Tzu. Histologically, the lesion consisted of thin-walled vessels, which showed various sizes and occasionally contained fibrin thrombi. These vascular walls were composed of a single layer of fibromuscular tissue lined by flat endothelium with various amount of collagen, but devoid of large coat of smooth muscles and elastic tissue. Immunohistochemically, the lining endothelial cells were positive for von Willebrand Factor antibody. Neuropil between the vessels was stained with Klüver-Barrera stain, and positive for synaptophysin and GFAP antibodies. Based on these findings, the lesion was diagnosed as vascular hamartoma, which might resemble venous malformation in humans.  相似文献   

Neosporosis in a dog: the first case report in Japan.     

T Umemura  K Shiraki  T Morita  A Shimada  M Haritani  M Kobayashi  S Yamagata 《The Journal of veterinary medical science / the Japanese Society of Veterinary Science》1992,54(1):157-159

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