Prevalence and molecular characteristics of feline coronavirus in southwest China from 2017 to 2020

2021 ◽  
Vol 102 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Qun Zhou ◽  
Yan Li ◽  
Jian Huang ◽  
Nengsheng Fu ◽  
Xin Song ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Southwest China ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Systematic Investigation ◽  
Molecular Characteristics ◽  
Type I ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Current Infection ◽  
High Degree ◽  
First Time ◽  
Feline Coronavirus

Feline coronavirus (FCoV) is the causative agent of feline infectious peritonitis and diarrhoea in kittens worldwide. In this study, a total of 173 feline diarrhoeal faecal and ascetic samples were collected from 15 catteries and six veterinary hospitals in southwest China from 2017 to 2020. FCoV was detected in 80.35 % (139/173) of the samples using the RT-nPCR method; these included infections with 122 type I FCoV and 57 type II FCoV. Interestingly, 51 cases had co-infection with types I and II, the first such report in mainland China. To further analyse the genetic diversity of FCoV, we amplified 23 full-length spike (S) genes, including 18 type I and five type II FCoV. The type I FCoV and type II FCoV strains shared 85.5–98.7% and 97.4–98.9% nucleotide (nt) sequence identities between one another, respectively. The N-terminal domain (NTD) of 23 FCoV strains showed a high degree of variation (73.6–80.3 %). There was six type I FCoV strains with two amino acid insertions (159HL160) in the NTD. In addition, 18 strains of type I FCoV belonged to the Ie cluster, and five strains of type II FCoV were in the IIb cluster based on phylogenetic analysis. Notably, it was first time that two type I FCoV strains had recombination in the NTD, and the recombination regions was located 140–857 nt of the S gene. This study constitutes a systematic investigation of the current infection status and molecular characteristics of FCoV in southwest China.

Transport Properties of Type II Sodium-Silicon Clathrates

2005 ◽  
Vol 886 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matt Beekman ◽  
Jan Grkyo ◽  
George S. Nolas
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Sodium Content ◽  
Type I ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Conductivity Measurements ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Resistivity Measurements ◽  
Silicon Clathrates ◽  
Covalently Bonded ◽  
First Time

ABSTRACTWe have synthesized the type II silicon clathrates Na1Si136 and Na8Si136, and report on the electrical and thermal transport in these materials. The crystal structure consists of a covalently bonded silicon framework in which sodium guest atoms are encapsulated inside the silicon host framework. Differential scanning calorimetry measurements show the compounds decompose above 600°C to diamond-structure silicon. Temperature dependant electrical resistivity measurements show the specimens to have an insulating character, with magnitudes that decrease with increasing sodium content. For the first time, thermal conductivity measurements on type II sodium-silicon clathrates are presented. The thermal conductivity is very low for both specimens, and for Na8Si136 exhibits a clear dip in the range from 50 to 70 K. These data suggest that the “rattling” behavior observed in type I clathrates may also be present in type II clathrates.

scholarly journals Exchangeable Chaperone Modules Contribute to Specification of Type I and Type II Hsp40 Cellular Function

2004 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 761-773 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chun-Yang Fan ◽  
Soojin Lee ◽  
Hong-Yu Ren ◽  
Douglas M. Cyr
Keyword(s):  
In Vivo Studies ◽  
Cell Physiology ◽  
Type I ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Cellular Functions ◽  
Chaperone Function ◽  
Sequence Identity ◽  
Carboxyl Terminal ◽  
High Degree

Hsp40 family members regulate Hsp70s ability to bind nonnative polypeptides and thereby play an essential role in cell physiology. Type I and type II Hsp40s, such as yeast Ydj1 and Sis1, form chaperone pairs with cytosolic Hsp70 Ssa1 that fold proteins with different efficiencies and carry out specific cellular functions. The mechanism by which Ydj1 and Sis1 specify Hsp70 functions is not clear. Ydj1 and Sis1 share a high degree of sequence identity in their amino and carboxyl terminal ends, but each contains a structurally unique and centrally located protein module that is implicated in chaperone function. To test whether the chaperone modules of Ydj1 and Sis1 function in the specification of Hsp70 action, we constructed a set of chimeric Hsp40s in which the chaperone domains of Ydj1 and Sis1 were swapped to form YSY and SYS. Purified SYS and YSY exhibited protein-folding activity and substrate specificity that mimicked that of Ydj1 and Sis1, respectively. In in vivo studies, YSY exhibited a gain of function and, unlike Ydj1, could complement the lethal phenotype of sis1Δ and facilitate maintenance of the prion [RNQ+]. Ydj1 and Sis1 contain exchangeable chaperone modules that assist in specification of Hsp70 function.

scholarly journals Isolation and molecular characterization of type I and type II feline coronavirus in Malaysia

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amer Alazawy ◽  
Siti Suri Arshad ◽  
Abdul Rahman Omar ◽  
Mohd Hair Bejo ◽  
Faruku Bande ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Characterization ◽  
Type I ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Feline Coronavirus

scholarly journals CLEAR AS MUD: THE TYPE I/TYPE II MODEL FOR DEATH RECEPTOR-INDUCED APOPTOSIS

2006 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
David Michael Conrad
Keyword(s):  
Death Receptor ◽  
Mitochondrial Pathway ◽  
Type I ◽  
Biological Processes ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Type Ii Cell ◽  
Mort Cellulaire ◽  
Induced Apoptosis ◽  
First Time ◽  
The Relationship

Apoptosis is a highly organized form of cell death that plays an important regulatory role in many biological processes. The relationship between the two classical signalling pathways of apoptosis, the “death receptor” and “mitochondrial” pathways, was only vaguely appreciated until 1998, when death receptor pathway-mediated activation of the mitochondrial pathway was clearly demonstrated for the first time. The “type I/type II” model of death receptor-mediated apoptosis was proposed and subsequently adopted for use in categorizing cells according to the involvement of the mitochondrion duringdeath receptor-induced apoptosis. Since that time, however, different interpretations of the type I/type II cell definition have appeared in the literature and, consequently, the meaning of type I and type II cells has become less clear.L’apoptose est une forme de mort cellulaire très structurée qui joue un rôle important de régulation dans un grand nombre de processus biologiques. La relation entre les deux voies de signalisation traditionnelles de l’apoptose, la voie des « récepteurs de mort » et la voie mitochondriale, n’était connue que vaguement avant 1998, l'année où l’activation de la voie mitochondriale par l’intermédiaire de la voie des récepteurs de mort a été clairement démontrée pour la première fois. Le modèle « type I / type II » d’apoptose par l’intermédiaire des récepteurs de mort a été proposé puis adopté auxfins de catégorisation des cellules en fonction de la participation des mitochondries à cette apoptose. Depuis, différentes interprétations ont toutefois été formulées dans des ouvrages scientifiques quant à la définition des cellules de type I et de type II et, par conséquent, la signification de « cellules de type I » et de « cellules de type II » est devenue moins évidente.

scholarly journals Feline Coronavirus Type II Strains 79-1683 and 79-1146 Originate from a Double Recombination between Feline Coronavirus Type I and Canine Coronavirus

1998 ◽  
Vol 72 (5) ◽  
pp. 4508-4514 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arnold A. P. M. Herrewegh ◽  
Ingrid Smeenk ◽  
Marian C. Horzinek ◽  
Peter J. M. Rottier ◽  
Raoul J. de Groot
Keyword(s):  
Recombination Event ◽  
Comparative Sequence Analysis ◽  
Type I ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Rna Recombination ◽  
Recombinant Viruses ◽  
Canine Coronavirus ◽  
Double Recombination ◽  
Template Switch ◽  
Feline Coronavirus

ABSTRACT Recent evidence suggests that the type II feline coronavirus (FCoV) strains 79-1146 and 79-1683 have arisen from a homologous RNA recombination event between FCoV type I and canine coronavirus (CCV). In both cases, the template switch apparently took place between the S and M genes, giving rise to recombinant viruses which encode a CCV-like S protein and the M, N, 7a, and 7b proteins of FCoV type I (K. Motowaka, T. Hoh- datsu, H. Hashimoto, and H. Koyama, Microbiol. Immunol. 40:425–433, 1996; H. Vennema, A. Poland, K. Floyd Hawkins, and N. C. Pedersen, Feline Pract. 23:40–44, 1995). In the present study, we have looked for additional FCoV-CCV recombination sites. Four regions in the pol gene were selected for comparative sequence analysis of the type II FCoV strains 79-1683 and 79-1146, the type I FCoV strains TN406 and UCD1, the CCV strain K378, and the TGEV strain Purdue. Our data show that the type II FCoVs have arisen from double recombination events: additional crossover sites were mapped in the ORF1ab frameshifting region of strain 79-1683 and in the 5′ half of ORF1b of strain 79-1146.

Electron Staining Characteristics of the Inclusion Bodies of Type II Alveolar Epithelial Cells

1968 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 46-47
Author(s):  
Yutaka Kikkawa ◽  
Ho-Soon Hahn
Keyword(s):  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Inclusion Bodies ◽  
Alveolar Epithelial Cells ◽  
Type I ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Colloidal Iron ◽  
Alveolar Epithelial ◽  
Mammalian Lung ◽  
First Time ◽  
Electron Lucent

The inclusion bodies of Type II epithelial cells of the mammalian lung are oval and limited by a unit membrane. They contain highly osmiophilic material. With the standard method of fixation this material is irregularly separated by a number of electron-lucent spaces (Figure 1). Because of this appearance, the inclusion bodies are often referred to as “lamellar inclusions”. Measurable periodic lamellae, however, have never been observed in the inclusions which are located intracellularly.During the course of the studies to localize acid mucopolysaccharides in the distal air way of the rabbit and rat, it is found that the alveolar surface of the cell membranes of both Type I and II cells and the inclusion bodies within Type II cells satin heavily with colloidal iron at pH 2.0 following the osmication of the tissue with phosphate-buffered solution at pH 7.4 (Figure 2). In addition, the inclusion bodies for the first time show regular periodic lamellae. Each line is granular and measures about 60 Å in width (Figure 3).

Thermal Conductiviy of type I and II Clathrate Compounds

2000 ◽  
Vol 626 ◽  
Author(s):  
G.S. Nolas ◽  
J.L. Cohn ◽  
M. Kaeser ◽  
T.M. Tritt
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Type I ◽  
Lattice Structures ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Clathrate Compounds ◽  
Materials Research ◽  
Small Band ◽  
Semiconducting Compounds ◽  
First Time ◽  
Type Crystal

ABSTRACTCompounds with clathrate-hydrate type crystal lattice structures are currently of interest in thermoelectric materials research. This is due to the fact that semiconducting compounds can be synthesized with varying doping levels while possessing low, even ‘glass-like’, thermal conductivity. Up to now most of the work has focused on type I Si and Ge clathrates. Sn-clathrates however are viewed as having the greatest potential for thermoelectric cooling applications due to the larger mass of Sn and the expected small band-gap, as compared to Si and Ge clathrates. Transport properties on type I Sn-clathrates has only recently been reported [1–3]. In this report we present ongoing experimental research on both type I and II clathrates with an emphasis on the thermal transport of these novel materials. We present thermal conductivity data Si-Ge and Ge-Sn alloys as well as on a type II Ge clathrate for the first time, and compare these data to that of other clathrate compounds.

A study on Roeslerstammiidae (Lepidoptera) in the Insect Collection of Nankai University (NKU), with descriptions of three new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4728 (3) ◽  
pp. 372-380
Author(s):  
MEILING ZHENG ◽  
MUJIE QI ◽  
HOUHUN LI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Southwest China ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
First Time ◽  
Insect Collection

The specimens of Roeslerstammiidae deposited in the Insect Collection of Nankai University have been reviewed. A total of five species are involved. Three new species are described from Southwest China, Agriothera quadrativalva sp. nov., A. microtricha sp. nov. and Telethera declivimarginata sp. nov. Agriothera elaeocarpophaga Moriuti, 1978 is recorded from mainland China for the first time. Photographs of adults and genitalia are given, along with a key to Chinese species. 

scholarly journals Evolution of co-regulatory network of C4 metabolic genes and TFs in the genus Flaveria: go anear or away in the intermediate species?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming-Ju Amy Lyu ◽  
Jemaa Essemine ◽  
Faming Chen ◽  
Genyun Chen ◽  
Xin-Guang Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Regulatory Network ◽  
Regulatory Networks ◽  
Evolutionary Process ◽  
Type I ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Intermediate Species ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
Metabolic Genes ◽  
Species Specific ◽  
First Time

AbstractC4 photosynthesis evolved from the ancestral C3 photosynthesis by recruiting pre-existing genes to fulfill new functions. The enzymes and transporters required for the C4 photosynthesis have been intensively studied; however, the transcription factors (TFs) regulating these C4 metabolic genes are not well understood. In particular, how the TF regulatory network of C4 metabolic genes was rewired during the evolution is unclear. Here, we constructed TFs co-regulatory networks for core C4 metabolic genes (C4GRN) for four evolutionarily closely related species from the genus Flaveria, which represent four different evolutionary stages of the C4 photosynthesis, namely, C3, type I C3-C4, type II C3-C4 and C4. Our results show that more than half of the co-regulations of TFs and C4 core metabolic genes were species specific. The counterparts of C4 genes in C3 species were already co-regulated with the photosynthesis-related genes; whereas the required TFs for the C4 photosynthesis were recruited later. The type I C3-C4 species recruited 40% of C4 required TFs which co-regulated all core C4 metabolic genes but PEPC; nevertheless, the type II C3-C4 species took on a high divergent C4GRN with C4 species itself. In C4 species, PEPC and PPDK-RP possessed much more co-regulated TFs than other C4 metabolic genes. This study provides for the first time the TFs profiles of the C4 metabolic genes in species with different photosynthetic types and reveal the dynamic of C4 genes-TFs co-regulations along the evolutionary process, providing thereby new insights into the evolution of C4 photosynthesis.

Studien zum Vorgang der Wasserstoffübertragung, 72 [1] Versuche zur enantioselektiven Homogenhydrierung von N-Acyl-α-aminozimtsäuren mit Rh(I)-Komplexen unter Verwendung neuer optisch aktiver Co-Katalysatoren/Studies on the Occurrence of Hydrogen Transfer, 72, [1] Investigation on the Enantioselective Homogeneous Hydrogenation of N-Acyl-α-aminocinnamic Acids with Rh(I)-Complexes Using New Optically Active Co-Catalysts

1984 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 512-516 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Horner ◽  
G. Simons
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Transfer ◽  
Optically Active ◽  
Type I ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Homogeneous Hydrogenation ◽  
Active Compounds ◽  
Co Catalyst ◽  
Co Catalysts ◽  
Optical Induction ◽  
First Time

3 Optically active compounds of the type I and 15 optically active compounds of the type II were investigated as co-catalysts in the homogeneous hydrogenation of N-acyl-α-aminocinnamic acids using standard conditions. In the co-catalysts of the type I the phosphorus atom is the center of the asymmetry. In the representatives of type II the side chain is optically active and the three bonded phosphorus either achiral or optically active.The results of the homogeneous hydrogenation are deposited in the Tables I-IV. In the Tables I and IV the degree of the optical induction and the configuration of the excess enantiomer are determined using Rh/P-ratios 1:1,1 and 1:2,2. The Tables II and III show the results applying a Rh/P-ratio of 1:2,2. The observed degree of optical induction is low with the co-catalysts 1-18; only the co-catalyst 19 shows an optical induction of 68%. A change of the configuration of the excess enantiomer of N-benzoylphenylalanine formed by the homogeneous hydrogenation of N-benzoyl-α-cinnamic acid for the first time was observed by varying the Rh/P-ratio of the co-catalysts 14, 17 and 18 from 1:1,1 to 1:2,2.

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