Characterization of N-terminal processing of group VIA phospholipase A<Subscript>2</Subscript> and of potential cleavage sites of amyloid precursor protein constructs by automated identification of signature peptides in LC/MS/MS analyses of proteolytic digests

Dysregulation of proteolytic processing of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) contributes to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's Disease, and the Group VIA phospholipase A(2) (iPLA(2)beta) is the dominant PLA(2) enzyme in the central nervous system and is subject to regulatory proteolytic processing. We have identified novel N-terminal variants of iPLA(2)beta and previously unrecognized proteolysis sites in APP constructs with a C-terminal 6-myc tag by automated identification of signature peptides in LC/MS/MS analyses of proteolytic digests. We have developed a Signature-Discovery (SD) program to characterize protein isoforms by identifying signature peptides that arise from proteolytic processing in vivo. This program analyzes MS/MS data from LC analyses of proteolytic digests of protein mixtures that can include incompletely resolved components in biological samples. This reduces requirements for purification and thereby minimizes artifactual modifications during sample processing. A new algorithm to generate the theoretical signature peptide set and to calculate similarity scores between predicted and observed mass spectra has been tested and optimized with model proteins. The program has been applied to the identification of variants of proteins of biological interest, including APP cleavage products and iPLA(2)beta, and such applications demonstrate the utility of this approach.     

Sorption of 241Am by Aspergillus nigerspore and hyphae

Biosorption of ²⁴¹Am by a fungus A. niger, including the spore and hyphae, was investigated. The preliminary results showed that the adsorption of ²⁴¹Am by the microorganism was efficient. More than 96% of the total ²⁴¹Am could be removed from ²⁴¹Am solutions of 5.6-111 MBq/l (C _o) by spore and hyphaeof A. niger, with adsorbed ²⁴¹Am metal (Q) of 7.2-142.4 MBq/g biomass, and 5.2-106.5 MBq/g, respectively. The biosorption equilibrium was achieved within 1 hour and the optimum pH range was pH 1-3. No obvious effects on ²⁴¹Am adsorption by the fungus were observed at 10-45 °C, or in solutions containing Au³⁺ or Ag⁺, even 2000 times above the ²⁴¹Am concentration. The ²⁴¹Am biosorption by the fungus obeys the Freundlich adsorption equation. There was no significant difference between the adsorption behavior of A. nigerspore and hyphae. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Biosorption of americium-241 by Saccharomyces cerevisiae

The biosorption of radionuclide ²⁴¹Am from solution by Saccharomyces cerevisiae (S. cerevisiae), and the effects of experimental conditions on the adsorption were investigated. The preliminary results showed thatS. cerevisiae is a very efficient biosorbent. An average of more than 99% of the total ²⁴¹Am could be removed by S. cerevisiae of 2.1 g/l (dry weight) from ²⁴¹Am solutions of 17.54–4386.0 mg/l (2.22 MBq/l–555 MBq/l) with adsorption capacities of 7.45–1880.0 mg/g biomass (dry weight) (0.94 MBq/g–237.9 MBq/g). The adsorption equilibrium was achieved within 1 hour and the optimum pH ranged 1–3. No significant differences on ²⁴¹Am adsorption were observed at 10–45 °C, or in solutions containing Au³⁺ or Ag⁺, even 2000 times above ²⁴¹Am concentration. The relationship between concentrations and adsorption capacities of ²⁴¹Am indicated the biosorption process should be described by the Freundlich adsorption isotherm.     

Preparation and evaluation of <Superscript>131</Superscript>I-quercetin as a novel radiotherapy agent against dedifferentiated thyroid cancer

Here we reported the radiolabeling and evaluation of a novel ¹³¹I-radiolabeled quercetin for the treatment of dedifferentiated thyroid cancers. The human thyroid cancer cell lines (FTC-133, TT and DRO) experienced much higher uptake of ¹³¹I-quercetin as compared to the free ¹³¹I. And the proliferation inhibition rate of ¹³¹I-quercetin on in vitro DRO cell line was 86.87 ± 7.15%. Biodistribution and SPECT analysis demonstrated that the injected radioactivity mainly accumulated in tumors. The tumor volume in the treatment group was dramatically inhibited in comparison with the control group.     

Ultrathin two-dimensional MnO2 nanosheet as a stable coreactant of 3,3′,5,5′-tetramethylbenzidine chromogenic substrate for visual and colorimetric detection of iron(II) ion

Microchimica Acta - The authors report on a chromogenic system based MnO2 nanosheet and the chomgenic substrate 3,3′,5,5′-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB). The MnO2 nanosheet can oxidize TMB...     

一种可用于离面位移测量的光路的优化设计

为了实现对复杂三维物体表面轮廓、小空间内物体的纵向位移或振动等测量，有必要研制高分辨力、非接触的光学检测系统。由于激光多普勒技术具有动态响应快、线性度好、非接触、测量精度高等特点而优先被用于复杂三维物体离面位移的测量。但是物体表面散射光的多普勒信号非常微弱，因此解决信号的强度、信噪比则是实现测量的关键。研究了激光多普勒技术及散射光相位的无规变化的统计规律，设计出一种空间分辨力很高的参考光路，将它用于固体离面位移测量效果很好，其相对误差为0．3％。     

Ce：KNSBN晶体中产生的双泵浦相位共轭

首次报道在Ｃｅ：ＫＮＳＢＮ晶体中产生的“双”泵浦相位共轭现象，同时还观察到由同一“双”泵浦相位共轭光路所产生的自泵浦相位共轭和四波混频现象。     

A Reference Optical System of Laser Doppler Longitudinal Displacement Measurement

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Biosorption of 241Am by immobilized Saccharomyces cerevisiae

More than half of the world's annual production of radionuclides is used for medical purposes such as diagnostic imaging of diseases and patient therapy. Using aqueous homogeneous solution reactor technology, production quantities of medical radioisotopes ⁹⁹Mo and⁸⁹Sr, can be extracted from one reactor cycle. ⁹⁹Mo may be produced directly from UO₂SO₄ uranyl sulfate in an aqueous homogeneous solution nuclear reactor in a manner that produces high purity radionuclides, making efficient use of the reactor's uranium fuel solution. The process is relatively simple, economical, and waste free, eliminating uranium targets. The short-lived radioisotope ^99mTc is eluted from ⁹⁹Mo for diagnostic imaging. Radioisotope ⁸⁹Sr infusion is a therapeutic modality that reduces reliance on narcotic analgesia through palliation of metastatic bone pain caused by metastases of the cancer to the bone. Painful disseminated osseous metastases are common with carcinomas of the lung, prostate, and breast. Synergistic interleaving of two manufacturing processes, one producing ⁹⁹Mo and another producing ⁸⁹Sr in the same production cycle of an aqueous homogeneous solution reactor makes full and efficient use of the time for both the neutron irradiation stage and the extraction stage of each radionuclide. Interleaving the capture of ⁸⁹Sr radioisotope with production processing of ⁹⁹Mo radioisotope is achieved, since the extraction and subsequent elimination of radionuclide impurities occurs during separate parts of the reactor cycle. The process applies to either HEU or LEU nuclear fuels in an aqueous homogeneous solution reactor.