1.Isolation, expression analysis of a chilling induced cDNA from rice root with differential display: an evidence role for caffeine-sensitive calcium signal.
Kui-De YIN ; Xing-Mei ZHANG ; Shi-Qiang LIU ; Le-Gong LI
Chinese Journal of Biotechnology 2002;18(4):468-471
Chilling-sensitive rice varieties acquire chilling tolerance when their roots are exposed to water stress for short time. Caffeine-sensitive calcium signal was involved in this procedure. By using total RNA differential display, a chilling induced cDNA(ICT: induction of chilling treatment) was isolated from roots of chilling-sensitive rice variety. It was determined that it is a novel cDNA by homology searching. The transcript level of ict mRNA is up-regulated under chilling stress, it is decreased to low level when the samples were transferred to standard culture conditions. Pre-treated with mannitol for two hours is beneficial to inducing ICT level of expression. This chilling induction was inhibited by caffeine, suggesting that it may play a putative role in signal transduction of caffeine-sensitive calcium.
Cold Temperature
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DNA, Complementary
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genetics
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isolation & purification
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Gene Expression Profiling
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Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
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drug effects
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Mannitol
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pharmacology
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Oryza
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drug effects
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genetics
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Plant Roots
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drug effects
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genetics
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RNA, Messenger
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drug effects
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genetics
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metabolism
2.Application of Digestive Endoscopy in Diagnosis of Helicobacter Pylori Infection.
Yue-Fei YIN ; Yun LI ; Ya-Li CHEN ; De-Kui ZHANG
Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae 2018;40(4):563-567
Helicobacter pylori (Hp),a proven pathogen of digestive disease,is closely associated with gastrointestinal diseases including peptic ulcer,chronic active gastritis,stomach cancer,and stomach-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma. Thus,precise and timely diagnosis of Hp is of great significance. In addition to C or C breath test,rapid urease test,and other commonly used Hp diagnosis methods,some new endoscopic techniques such as magnifying endoscopy,narrow-band imaging,confocal laser endomicroscopy,Fuji intelligent chromoendoscopy,and I scanning have been used for the direct observation of the fine-structure of stomach with Hp infection or for the identification of living Hp. This article reviews the application of digestive endoscopy in the diagnosis of Hp infection.