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Our results show that 3D ED can be a powerful tool for resolving detailed noncovalent interactions in nanocrystalline materials. This can improve our understanding of hybrid systems and guide the development of novel functional materials.
Several computational and statistical methods have been developed to analyze data generated through the 3C-based methods, especially the Hi-C. Most of the existing methods do not account for dependency in Hi-C data.
Here, we present ZipHiC, a novel statistical method to explore Hi-C data focusing on the detection of enriched contacts. ZipHiC implements a Bayesian method based on a hidden Markov random field (HMRF) model and the Approximate Bayesian Computation (ABC) to detect interactions in two-dimensional space based on a Hi-C contact frequency matrix. ZipHiC uses data on the sources of biases related to the contact frequency matrix, allows borrowing information from neighbours using the Potts model and improves computation speed using the ABC model. In addition to outperforming existing tools on both simulated and real data, our model also provides insights into different sources of biases that affects Hi-C data. We show that some datasets display higher biases from DNA accessibility or Transposable Elements content. Furthermore, our analysis in Drosophila melanogaster showed that approximately half of the detected significant interactions connect promoters with other parts of the genome indicating a functional biological role. Finally, we found that the micro-C datasets display higher biases from DNA accessibility compared to a similar Hi-C experiment, but this can be corrected by ZipHiC.
The R scripts are available at https//github.com/igosungithub/HMRFHiC.git.
Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.
Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease which involves both motor and non-motor symptoms. Non-motor mental symptoms are very common among patients with PD since the earliest stage. In this context, gait analysis allows to detect quantitative gait variables to distinguish patients affected by non-motor mental symptoms from patients without these symptoms. A cohort of 68 PD subjects (divided in two groups) was acquired through gait analysis (single and double task) and spatial temporal parameters were analysed; first with a statistical analysis and then with a machine learning (ML) approach. Single-task variables showed that 9 out of 16 spatial temporal features were statistically significant for the univariate statistical analysis (p-value less then 0.05). Indeed, a statistically significant difference was found in stance phase (p-value=0.032), swing phase (p-value=0.042) and cycle length (p-value=0.03) of the dual task. The ML results confirmed the statistical analysis, in particular, the Decision Tree classifier showed the highest accuracy (80.9%) and also the highest scores in terms of specificity and precision. Our findings indicate that patients with non-motor mental symptoms display a worse gait pattern, mainly dominated by increased slowness and dynamic instability.Mitophagy is an essential mitochondrial quality control mechanism that eliminates damaged mitochondria and the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). The relationship between mitochondria oxidative stress, ROS production and mitophagy are intimately interwoven, and these processes are all involved in various pathological conditions of acute kidney injury (AKI). The elimination of damaged mitochondria through mitophagy in mammals is a complicated process which involves several pathways. Furthermore, the interplay between mitophagy and different types of cell death, such as apoptosis, pyroptosis and ferroptosis in kidney injury is unclear. Here we will review recent advances in our understanding of the relationship between ROS and mitophagy, the different mitophagy pathways, the relationship between mitophagy and cell death, and the relevance of these processes in the pathogenesis of AKI.Abbreviations AKI acute kidney injury; AMBRA1 autophagy and beclin 1 regulator 1; ATP adenosine triphosphate; BAK1 BCL2-aspartate; MPT mitochondrial permeability transition; MUL1 mitochondrial E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 1; mtROS mitochondrial ROS; NLR NOD-like receptor; NLRP3 NLR family pyrin domain containing 3; NOX NADPH oxidase; OGD-R oxygen-glucose deprivation-reperfusion; OMM outer mitochondrial membrane; OPA1 OPA1 mitochondrial dynamin like GTPase; OXPHOS oxidative phosphorylation; PARL presenilin associated rhomboid like; PINK1 PTEN induced kinase 1; PLSCR3 phospholipid scramblase 3; PMP peptidase, mitochondrial processing; PRDX peroxiredoxin; PRKN parkin RBR E3 ubiquitin protein ligase; RPTC rat proximal tubular cells; ROS reactive oxygen species; SLC7A11/xCT solute carrier family 7 member 11; SOD superoxide dismutase; SOR superoxide reductase; SQSTM1/p62 sequestosome 1; TCA tricarboxylic acid; TIMM translocase of inner mitochondrial membrane; TOMM translocase of outer mitochondrial membrane; TXN thioredoxin; VDAC voltage dependent anion channel; VCP valosin containing protein.Three-dimensionally (3D) frustrated magnets generally exist in the magnetic diamond and pyrochlore lattices, in which quantum fluctuations suppress magnetic orders and generate highly entangled ground states. LiYbSe2 in a previously unreported pyrochlore lattice was discovered from LiCl flux growth. Distinct from the quantum spin liquid (QSL) candidate NaYbSe2 hosting a perfect triangular lattice of Yb3+, LiYbSe2 crystallizes in the cubic pyrochlore structure with space group Fd3m (No. 227). The Yb3+ ions in LiYbSe2 are arranged on a network of corner-sharing tetrahedra, which is particularly susceptible to geometrical frustration. According to our temperature-dependent magnetic susceptibility measurements, the dominant antiferromagnetic interaction in LiYbSe2 is expected to appear around 8 K. However, no long-range magnetic order is detected in thermomagnetic measurements above 70 mK. Specific heat measurements also show magnetic correlations shifting with applied magnetic field with a degree of missing entropy that may be related to the slight mixture of Yb3+ on the Li site. Such magnetic frustration of Yb3+ is rare in pyrochlore structures. Thus, LiYbSe2 shows promise in intrinsically realizing disordered quantum states like QSL in pyrochlore structures.Herein, single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) were synthesized by the thermal chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method, and characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Raman spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering (DLS), and thermo-gravimetric analysis (TGA). The results indicated that obtained nanotubes were SWCNTs with high crystallinity and their average diameter was 10.15 ± 3 nm. Allium cepa ana-telophase and comet assays on the root meristem were employed to evaluate the cytotoxic and genotoxic effects of SWCNTs by examining mitotic phases, mitotic index (MI), chromosomal aberrations (CAs), and DNA damage. A. cepa root tip cells were exposed to SWCNTs at concentrations of 12.5, 25, 50, and 100 μg/ml for 4 h. Distilled water and methyl methanesulfonate (MMS, 10 μg/ml) were used as the negative and positive control groups, respectively. It was observed that MIs decreased statistically significantly for all applied doses. Besides, CAs such as chromosome laggards, disturbed anaphase-telophase, stickiness and bridges and also DNA damage increased in the presence of SWCNTs in a concentration-dependent manner. In the molecular docking study, the SWCNT were found to be a strong DNA major groove binder showing an energetically very favorable binding free energy of -21.27 kcal/mol. Furthermore, the SWCNT interacted effectively with the nucleotides on both strands of DNA primarily via hydrophobic π and electrostatic interactions. As a result, cytotoxic and genotoxic effects of SWCNTs in A. cepa root meristematic cells which is a reliable system for assessment of nanoparticle toxicology were demonstrated in this study. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS SWCNT synthesis with high crystallinity was achieved by the CVD method. Cytotoxic and genotoxic influences of SWCNTs were investigated. Allium and Comet tests were utilized. For all of the applied concentrations of SWCNTs, the MIs significantly decreased. SWCNTs were found genotoxic.
The objective of this study was to summarize peer-reviewed literature on the prevalence and concentration of non-O157 STEC (O26, O45, O103, O111, O121, and O145) serogroups and virulence genes (
and
) in fecal, hide, and carcass samples in pre- and peri-harvest cattle worldwide, using a systematic review of the literature and meta-analyses.
Seventy articles were eligible for meta-analysis inclusion; data from 65 articles were subjected to random-effects meta-analysis models to yield fecal prevalence estimates. Meta-regression models were built to explore variables contributing to the between-study heterogeneity.
Worldwide pooled non-O157 serogroup, STEC, and EHEC fecal prevalence estimates (95% confidence interval) were 4.7% (3.4-6.3%), 0.7% (0.5-0.8%), and 1.0% (0.8-1.1%), respectively. Fecal prevalence estimates significantly differed by geographic region (
< 0.01) for each outcome classification. Meta-regression analyses identified region, cattle type, and specimen type as factors that contribute to heterogeneity for worldwide fecal prevalence estimates.
The prevalence of these global foodborne pathogens in the cattle reservoir is widespread and highly variable by region. The scarcity of prevalence and concentration data for hide and carcass matrices identifies a large data gap in the literature as these are the closest proxies for potential beef contamination at harvest.
The prevalence of these global foodborne pathogens in the cattle reservoir is widespread and highly variable by region. The scarcity of prevalence and concentration data for hide and carcass matrices identifies a large data gap in the literature as these are the closest proxies for potential beef contamination at harvest.Three-dimensional atomic force microscopy (3D-AFM) has resolved three-dimensional distributions of solvent molecules at solid-liquid interfaces at the subnanometer scale. This method is now being extended to the imaging of biopolymer assemblies such as chromosomes or proteins in cells, with the expectation of being able to resolve their three-dimensional structures. Here, we have developed a computational method to simulate 3D-AFM images of biopolymers by using the Jarzynski equality. It is found that some parts of the fiber structure of biopolymers are indeed resolved in the 3D-AFM image. The dependency of 3D-AFM images on the vertical scanning velocity is investigated, and optimum scanning velocities are found. https://www.selleckchem.com/products/CHIR-258.html It is also clarified that forces in nonequilibrium processes are measured in 3D-AFM measurements when the dynamics of polymers are slower than the scanning of the probe.
Insulin sensitivity and β-cell function are affected by lipid metabolism disorders, even before the onset of type 2 diabetes. People are in the postprandial state most of the time. Therefore, identifying postprandial hyperlipemia is important. This study aimed to assess patients with abnormalities in lipid metabolism, but with normal glucose tolerance, using oral fat tolerance testing (OFTT) to identify defects in insulin sensitivity and β-cell function.
We included 248 volunteers with normal glucose tolerance who underwent OFTT. They were divided into three groups in accordance with their fasting and 4-h postprandial triglyceride (TG) concentrations. Their lipid concentrations during OFTT were compared. The disposition index (DI) was applied to estimate β-cell function, and the Matsuda insulin sensitivity index (ISI
) was used to assess insulin sensitivity. We used multiple linear regression analysis to estimate the relationships of fasting and postprandial TG concentrations with β-cell function and insulin sensitivity .
