Two Novel Cell Division Type PGRs

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New ESR-Electrochemical Cell Designs for Coaxial Microwave Cavity

本文报道了一种适用于同轴微波腔的新型ＥＳＲ—电化学池的设计。工作电极的长度可调节，部分屏蔽微波辐射的功能由上下两个屏蔽套承担。除了传统的螺线管，工作电极还可由打孔的金属筒、金属网、甚至复合材料制成。对电极可根据需要置于共振腔的外面或里面。总之，新设计灵活实用，适合更多的研究场合。本文列举了一些应用实例。     

The Research on Polymer Microcapsulation for Cell Technology

Microcapsulation is a technology that enwrapped the solid or liquid or some gas matter with membrane materials to form microparticles(i.e.microcapsules). The materials of microcapsule is composed of naturnal polymers or modified naturnal polymers or synthesized polymers. The water-soluble core matter can only use oil-soluble wall materials, and vice versa. Synthesized methods of polymer microcapsules Synthesized methods with monomers as raw materials This kind of methods include suspension po…     

《燃料电池体系》（Fuel Cell Systems）

《燃料电池体系》（ＦｕｅｌＣｅｌｌＳｙｓｔｅｍｓ）本书由美国德克萨斯Ａ＆Ｍ大学的Ａ．Ｊ．Ａｐｐｌｅｂｙ教授主编,ＰｌｅｎｕｍＰｒｅｓｓ出版社１９９３年出版。全书除前言和后记外,共分１３章,从不同角度论述燃料电池的基础、体系、技术、设计、应用、发展,以...     

Low Sheet Resistance Counter Electrode in Dye-sensitized Solar Cell

In order to search for the high efficiency and low sheet resistance counter electrode indye-sensitized solar cell, we used Ti plate as the conducting substrate to prepare the counterelectrode by thermal decomposition of H2PtC16. Ti plate counter electrode shows low sheetresistance, good reflecting performance and matching kinetics. The dye-sensitized solar cell with theTi plate counter electrode shows better photovoltaic performance than that of the cell with thefluorine-doped tin oxide-coated glass counter electrode.     

A New Amperometric Detector Cell for Capillary Zone Electrophoresis

IntroductionSincethefirstamperometricelectrochemicaldetection(AED)forcapillaryelectrophoresis(CE)wasreportedbyWallingfordandEwing'inl987,AEDtechniquehasemergedasoneofthemostpowerfuldetectionmethodsforCEowingtoitsselectivity,sensitivity,lowcostanditsabilitytodetectlowlevelsofmanybioIogicallyrelevantmoleculeswithoutpriorderivatization2.However,twoproblemsassociatedwiththecombinationofAEDandCEhavehinderedthewidespreaduseofCE-AEDinroutineanalysis.Oneproblemistheinterferenceofhighvoltage(u…     

Analysis of Renal Cell Carcinoma Cell Response to the Enhancement of 5-aminolevulinic Acid-mediated Protoporphyrin IX Fluorescence by Iron Chelator Deferoxamine†

As a tumor photodiagnostic agent, 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) is metabolized in the heme biosynthesis pathway to produce protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) with fluorescence. ALA-PpIX fluorescence was evaluated in human renal cell carcinoma (RCC) cell lines and non-tumor HK-2 cell lines. We found that extracellular PpIX level was correlated with ABCG2 activity, illustrating its importance as a PpIX efflux transporter. Extracellular PpIX was also related to the K_m of ferrochelatase (FECH) that chelates PpIX with ferrous iron to form heme. The V_max of FECH was higher in all RCC cell lines tested than in the HK-2 cell line. TCGA dataset analysis indicates a positive correlation between FECH expression and RCC patient survival. These findings suggest FECH as an important biomarker in RCC. Effects of iron chelator deferoxamine (DFO) on the enhancement of PpIX fluorescence were assessed. DFO increased intracellular PpIX in both tumor and non-tumor cells, resulting in no gain in tumor/non-tumor fluorescence ratios. DFO appeared to increase ALA-PpIX more at 1-h than at 4-h treatment. There was an inverse correlation between ALA-PpIX fluorescence and the enhancement effect of DFO. These results suggest that enhancement of ALA-PpIX by DFO may be limited by the availability of ferrous iron in mitochondria following ALA administration.     

Methanol Steam Reforming Catalysts for Fuel Cell Driven Electric Vehicles

Cu/ZnAlO catalysts derived from hydroxycarbonate precursors containing hydrotalcite-like layered double hydroxides(LDHs) were strdied.The influence on the performance of the catalysts was also studied when the Al in the Cu/ZnAlO catalyst was partly or completely replaced by Zr or Ce.     

Enzymatic Engineering of Live Bacterial Cell Surfaces Using Butelase 1

Butelase-mediated ligation (BML) can be used to modify live bacterial cell surfaces with diverse cargo molecules. Surface-displayed butelase recognition motif NHV was first introduced at the C-terminal end of the anchoring protein OmpA on E. coli cells. This then served as a handle of BML for the functionalization of E. coli cell surfaces with fluorescein and biotin tags, a tumor-associated monoglycosylated peptide, and mCherry protein. The cell-surface ligation reaction was achieved at low concentrations of butelase and the labeling substrates. Furthermore, the fluorescein-labeled bacterial cells were used to show the interactions with cultured HeLa cells and with macrophages in live transgenic zebrafish, capturing the latter's powerful phagocytic effect in action. Together these results highlight the usefulness of butelase 1 in live bacterial cell surface engineering for novel applications.     

Association of Chromosomal Telomere DNA With Nuclear Matrix in HeLa Cell

Using Electron Spectroscopic Imaging (ESI), we visualized the in situ binding of nucleic acids to nuclear matrix and 3H-thymidine incorporation which indicates that a small partial DNA bound to nuclear matrix tightly. Furthermore we found that chromosomal telomere DNA could bind to nuclear matrix specifically by the dot and Southern hybridization. The result of the Southwestern blot suggests that telomere DNA has high affinity to lamin B, vimentin and some nuclear matrix proteins. Therefore, the nuclear matrix and lamina of HeLa cell are possibly associated with spatial organization and action of chromosome.     

Basal Cell Carcinoma: What’s New Under the Sun

Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common skin cancer in white populations with an increasing incidence worldwide, thereby imposing an important public health problem. Its etiology is still unclear, but existing data indicate that the risk for BCC development is of multifactorial origin and results from the interplay of both constitutional and environmental factors. Yet, UV radiation (UVR) is believed to be the predominant causative risk factor in the pathogenesis of BCC. For years, BCC and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) have been grouped together as “nonmelanoma skin cancer.” However, it seems that there are considerable biologic differences between BCC and SCC, and thus each type of epithelial cancer should be addressed separately. The present review provides an overview of the intriguing etiologic link of BCC with UVR and attempts a comprehensive review of recent epidemiologic and molecular evidence that supports this association.     

Ir(Ⅲ)-based Ratiometric Hypoxic Probe for Cell Imaging

Two new ratiometric hypoxia probes(Ir-C343 and Ir-GFP) are synthesized by covalently incorporating florescent internal standard molecules coumarin 343(C343) and green fluorescent protein(GFP) into bis[1-(9,9-dimethyl-9H-fluoren-2-yl)-isoquinoline](succinylacetone)Ir(Ⅲ)(Ir-fliq), respectively. After connecting with internal standard molecules, the Ir-fliq moiety still exhibits high sensitivity to oxygen concentration, while the fluorescence intensity of the internal standard remains relatively co...     

Biotransformation of 14-Deacetoxy-13-oxo sinenxan A by Ginkgo Cell Cultures

Sinenxan A, 2a, 5a, 10b,14b-tetraacetoxy-4(20),11-taxadiene, is a taxoid isolated from the callus cultures of Taxus spp. in high yield (ca. 1~2% of dry weight)1,2. The rich resources and its taxane-skeleton vest it valuable potential for the semisynthesis of paclitaxel or other structurally related bioactive compounds, such as 搒econd -generation?taxoid anticancer agents and taxane-based multidrug resistant anticancer agents3-5. Many remarkable studies on its structural modification by chemi…     

Effects on the Surface Passive Film of Carbon Anode on Cell Behavior

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Expression and Characterization of Catalytic Domain of T Cell Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase(ΔTC-PTP)——Immunohistochemical Study of ΔTC-PTP Expression in Non-small Cell Lung Carcinomas

This study objective was to express and characterize the catalytic domain of the human T cell protein tyrosine phosphatase(ΔTC-PTP) and to study immunohistochemically the expression of ΔTC-PTP in human non-small cell lung cancers. ΔTC-PTP gene was PCR amplified with the cDNA of human TC-PTP as template, and cloned into the pT7 expression vector. The recombinant pT7-ΔTC-PTP was expressed in E.coli Rosetta(DE3) host cells and purified. The enzymatic characteristics of ΔTC-PTP including enzyme activity and kinetics assay were measured. The antiserum was prepared by immunizing rabbit with the purified recombinant ΔTC-PTP. Rabbit polyclonal antibody against ΔTC-PTP was purified by PVDF immobilized antigen affinity chromatography. Immunohistochemical staining of lung cancer tissues was performed with antibody against ΔTC-PTP protein. ΔTC-PTP gene was correctly cloned, expressed, and purified. The recombinant ΔTC-PTP had a highly catalytic activity of PTPase. Squamous cell lung carcinoma showed a significantly higher expression rate of ΔTC-PTP(76.92%, 10/13) than adenocarcinoma(57.14%, 4/7) and normal lung tissue(20%, 1/5). This study represents the first demonstration that ΔTC-PTP is highly expressed in human squamous cell lung carcinomas. In addition, this study provides an important basis for further studying the biological function of TC-PTP and its relationship with lung carcinomas and other diseases.     

Expression and Characterization of Catalytic Domain of T Cell Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase（△TC-PTP） —— Immunohistochemical Study of △TC-PTP Expression in Non-small Cell Lung Carcinomas

This study objective was to express and characterize the catalytic domain of the human T cell protein tyrosine phosphatase（△TC-PTP） and to study immunohistochemically the expression of △TC-PTP in human non-small cell lung cancers. △TC-PTP gene was PCR amplified with the cDNA of human TC-PTP as template, and cloned into the pT7 expression vector. The recombinant pT7-△TC-PTP was expressed in E. coli Rosetta （ DE3 ） host cells and puri- fied. The enzymatic characteristics of △TC-PTP including enzyme activity and kinetics assay were measured. The antiserum was prepared by immunizing rabbit with the purified recombinant △TC-PTP. Rabbit polyclonal antibody against △TC-PTP was purified by PVDF immobilized antigen affinity chromatography. Immunohistochemical staining of lung cancer tissues was performed with antibody against △TC-PTP protein. △TC-PTP gene was correctly cloned, expressed, and purified. The recombinant △TC-PTP had a highly catalytic activity of PTPase. Squamous cell lung carcinoma showed a significantly higher expression rate of △TC-PTP （76. 92%, 10/13 ） than adenocarcinoma （57.14%, 4/7） and normal lung tissue（20%, 1/5 ）. This study represents the first demonstration that △TC-PTP is highly expressed in human squamous cell lung carcinomas. In addition, this study provides an important basis for further studying the biological function of TC-PTP and its relationship with lung carcinomas and other diseases.     

Expression and Characterization of Catalytic Domain of T Cell Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase(ΔTC-PTP)——Immunohistochemical Study of ΔTC-PTP Expression in Non-small Cell Lung Carcinomas

This study objective was to express and characterize the catalytic domain of the human T cell protein tyrosine phosphatase(ΔTC-PTP) and to study immunohistochemically the expression of ΔTC-PTP in human non-small cell lung cancers. ΔTC-PTP gene was PCR amplified with the cDNA of human TC-PTP as template, and cloned into the pT7 expression vector. The recombinant pT7-ΔTC-PTP was expressed in E.coli Rosetta(DE3) host cells and purified. The enzymatic characteristics of ΔTC-PTP including enzyme activity and kinetics assay were measured. The antiserum was prepared by immunizing rabbit with the purified recombinant ΔTC-PTP. Rabbit polyclonal antibody against ΔTC-PTP was purified by PVDF immobilized antigen affinity chromatography. Immunohistochemical staining of lung cancer tissues was performed with antibody against ΔTC-PTP protein. ΔTC-PTP gene was correctly cloned, expressed, and purified. The recombinant ΔTC-PTP had a highly catalytic activity of PTPase. Squamous cell lung carcinoma showed a significantly higher expression rate of ΔTC-PTP(76.92%, 10/13) than adenocarcinoma(57.14%, 4/7) and normal lung tissue(20%, 1/5). This study represents the first demonstration that ΔTC-PTP is highly expressed in human squamous cell lung carcinomas. In addition, this study provides an important basis for further studying the biological function of TC-PTP and its relationship with lung carcinomas and other diseases.     

Structure-activity Relationship of Sintenin and its Analogues on Six Human Tumor Cell Lines

Cytotoxic compounds are crucial in the course of finding new anti-tumor leading compounds. Chen and his co-workers recently reported the isolation of sintenin 1 which possessed selective cytotoxicity against P-388 cells with an ED50 value of 0.21 μg/mL1. As to our knowledge, this kind of esters should have broader-spectrum of biological activity2,3. Furthermore, the structure of 1 is relatively similar to nelumol B-D, the sinapyl alcohol derivatives isolated from Ligularia nelumbifolia, wh…