Les jeunes et la marginalisation à Montréal : la culture hip-hop francophone et les enjeux de l’intégration

La culture hip-hop est apparue au Québec dans les années 1980. À Montréal en particulier, différents groupes ethniques et culturels se sont approprié le rap et l’emploient comme un mode d’expression de leurs réalités quotidiennes, le transformant ainsi en un référent identitaire. Nous proposons que la culture hip-hop offre un espace d’intégration et d’adaptation à des jeunes de diverses origines ethniques et culturelles, souvent marginalisés au sein de la culture québécoise dominante. Loin d’être un instrument de résistance et de contestation mondialisé, adapté et manipulé sur le plan local, le rap québécois nous apparaît comme une stratégie d’intégration mise en place par de jeunes artistes qui visent ainsi à rendre leur culture davantage visible au sein de la société majoritaire, tant au niveau public que médiatique.Hip hop culture appeared and flourished in Quebec during the 1980’s. A variety of ethnic and cultural groups in Montreal have appropriated rap music as a vehicle for expressing the realities of their daily lives, and as such, hip hop has become a central reference point in the construction of identity. In this article we explain how hip hop culture offers a space where youth of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds, who are often marginalized from the dominant Québécois culture, can integrate and adapt to their environment. Rather than analyzing hip hop as a form of global contestation and resistance customized to a local setting, we interpret Québécois rap as a strategy for integration whereby young artists work to make their culture more visible in the public sphere and within the framework of media institutions of the larger society

Evolution des mécanismes d'accumulation et de transport de l'iode dans les organismes marins (étude de la structure/fonction des protéines du métabolisme iodé chez la bactérie zobellia galactanivorans)

Dans le milieu marin, les émissions biogéniques de composés iodées jouent un rôle essentiel dans le cycle biogéochimique de l iode. Cependant les processus enzymatiques responsables de l'absorption, du stockage ou de la synthèse de métabolites iodés restent mal connus chez les chez les organismes marins, et plus encore chez les bactéries. Plusieurs gènes, potentiellement impliqués dans le métabolisme de l iode, ont été identifiés dans le génome de la bactérie marine, Zobellia galactanivorans, dont celui codant une iodoperoxydase à vanadium (VIPO), enzyme spécifique de l'oxydation des iodures. La partie principale du projet de thèse a consisté à comprendre les mécanismes moléculaires contrôlant la spécificité pour certains halogénures des haloperoxydases à vanadium, en étudiant la VIPO de Z. galactanivorans par des approches de mutagénèse dirigée et de biologie structurale. Les douze enzymes mutantes produites et caractérisées au niveau biochimique montrent soit une perte d activité, soit des modifications de leurs propriétés catalytiques, soit encore une faible activité bromoperoxydase. Les enzymes sauvage et mutantes ont également été étudiées par diffraction et absorption des rayons X, afin de relier les modifications structurales à leurs propriétés catalytiques. Les résultats suggèrent que le principal facteur modulant la spécificité chez ces enzymes est le potentiel d oxydoréduction de l intermédiaire réactionnel, le peroxovanadate. Des analyses biochimiques ont aussi été entreprises pour deux autres protéines identifiées sur le génome de Z. galactanivorans. La première protéine s est révélée être une seconde VIPO. Pour la deuxième protéine, similaire à une iodotyrosine déiodinase, l activité biochimique reste encore à être caractérisée. Z. galactanivorans posséderait plusieurs enzymes pouvant oxyder l iodure, ainsi qu une permettant de cliver les liaisons C-I. En parallèle à ce travail, la localisation et la spéciation de l iode ont été étudiées par imagerie chimique chez Z. galactanivorans et chez l algue brune, Laminaria digitata, connue pour ses fortes teneurs en iode. Les résultats de ce travail apportent un nouvel éclairage sur les mécanismes contrôlant la spécificité des haloperoxydases à vanadium envers les halogénures, et également sur l origine bactérienne de cette famille d enzymes. Plus globalement, ces études permettent de mieux appréhender le rôle du métabolisme de l iode chez certaines bactéries marines et leurs importances dans le cycle biogéochimique de l iode.In marine environment, biogenic emissions of iodinated compounds play an essential role in biogeochemical cycle of iodine. Nevertheless, enzymatic process involved in absorption and storage of iodine or in the synthesis of iodinated compounds are unknown marine organisms, especially in bacteria. Several genes, potentially involved in iodine metabolism, have been identified in the genome of a marine bacterium, Zobellia galactanivorans. One of these genes codes for a vanadium iodoperoxydase (VIPO), an enzyme specific of iodide oxidation. The main part of the thesis project was to understand molecular mechanisms controlling the specificity vanadium halopéroxydase (VHPO) for some halide, by studying the VIPO from Z. galactanivorans by directed mutagenesis and structural biology. To lead this project, twelve mutated enzymes were produced and characterized at biochemical level. For some of them, mutations lead to a loss of activity or to modification of catalytic properties or to a slight VBPO activity. The wild type enzyme and three mutants were also analyzed by X ray absorption and diffraction spectroscopy in order to link the structural modifications to their catalytic properties. The results of this study suggest that the main factor modulating the specificity in these enzymes is modification of redox potential of the peroxovanadate. Biochemical analyses lead with two other proteins identified in the genome of Z. galactanivorans. The first protein was characterized as a new VIPO. For the second protein, similar to mammal iodotyrosine deiodinase, the biochemical activity remains to be characterized. Z. galactanivorans seems to have several enzymes which oxidize iodide or split C-I bond. In parallel at this work, the localization and speciation of iodine were analyzed by chemical imaging in Z. galactanivorans and in the kelp L. digitata, known to concentrate highly iodide. All this information allow to a better understanding of molecular mechanisms involved in the specificity for halide in VHPO and the bacterial origin of these proteins. More generally, these studies assess to understand the role of iodine metabolism in some marine bacteria and there role in biogeochemical cycle of this element.PARIS-JUSSIEU-Bib.électronique (751059901) / SudocSudocFranceF

Structural Variants and Selective Sweep Foci Contribute to Insecticide Resistance in the Drosophila Genetic Reference Panel

Patterns of nucleotide polymorphism within populations of Drosophila melanogaster suggest that insecticides have been the selective agents driving the strongest recent bouts of positive selection. However, there is a need to explicitly link selective sweeps to the particular insecticide phenotypes that could plausibly account for the drastic selective responses that are observed in these non-target insects. Here, we screen the Drosophila Genetic Reference Panel with two common insecticides; malathion (an organophosphate) and permethrin (a pyrethroid). Genome-wide association studies map survival on malathion to the two of the largest sweeps in the D. melanogaster genome; Ace and Cyp6g1 Malathion survivorship also correlates with lines which have high levels of Cyp12d1, Jheh1 and Jheh2 transcript abundance. Permethrin phenotypes map to the largest cluster of P450 genes in the Drosophila genome, however in contrast to a selective sweep driven by insecticide use, the derived allele seems to be associated with susceptibility. These results underscore previous findings that highlight the importance of structural variation to insecticide phenotypes: Cyp6g1 exhibits copy number variation and transposable element insertions, Cyp12d1 is tandemly duplicated, the Jheh loci are associated with a Bari1 transposable element insertion, and a Cyp6a17 deletion is associated with susceptibility

Validating canopy clumping retrieval methods using hemispherical photography in a simulated Eucalypt forest

The so-called clumping factor (Ω) quantifies deviation from a random 3D distribution of material in a vegetation canopy and therefore characterises the spatial distribution of gaps within a canopy. Ω is essential to convert effective Plant or Leaf Area Index into actual LAI or PAI, which has previously been shown to have a significant impact on biophysical parameter retrieval using optical remote sensing techniques in forests, woodlands, and savannas. Here, a simulation framework was applied to assess the performance of existing in situ clumping retrieval methods in a 3D virtual forest canopy, which has a high degree of architectural realism. The virtual canopy was reconstructed using empirical data from a Box Ironbark Eucalypt forest in Eastern Australia. Hemispherical photography (HP) was assessed due to its ubiquity for indirect LAI and structure retrieval. Angular clumping retrieval method performance was evaluated using a range of structural configurations based on varying stem distribution and LAI. The CLX clumping retrieval method (Leblanc et al., 2005) with a segment size of 15° was the best performing clumping method, matching the reference values to within 0.05 Ω on average near zenith. Clumping error increased linearly with zenith angle to > 0.3 Ω (equivalent to a 30% PAI error) at 75° for all structural configurations. At larger zenith angles, PAI errors were found to be around 25–30% on average when derived from the 55–60° zenith angle. Therefore, careful consideration of zenith angle range utilised from HP is recommended. We suggest that plot or site clumping factors should be accompanied by the zenith angle used to derive them from gap size and gap size distribution methods. Furthermore, larger errors and biases were found for HPs captured within 1 m of unrepresentative large tree stems, so these situations should be avoided in practice if possible

Spectroimmunohistochemistry: A Novel Form of MALDI Mass Spectrometry Imaging Coupled to Immunohistochemistry for Tracking Antibodies.

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DORN1/P2K1 and purino-calcium signalling in plants: making waves with extracellular ATP.

BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Extracellular ATP governs a range of plant functions, including cell viability, adaptation and cross-kingdom interactions. Key functions of extracellular ATP in leaves and roots may involve an increase in cytosolic free calcium as a second messenger ('calcium signature'). The main aim here was to determine to what extent leaf and root calcium responses require the DORN1/P2K1 extracellular ATP receptor in Arabidopsis thaliana. The second aim was to test whether extracellular ATP can generate a calcium wave in the root. METHODS:Leaf and root responses to extracellular ATP were reviewed for their possible links to calcium signalling and DORN1/P2K1. Leaves and roots of wild type and dorn1 plants were tested for cytosolic calcium increase in response to ATP, using aequorin. The spatial abundance of DORN1/P2K1 in the root was estimated using green fluorescent protein. Wild type roots expressing GCaMP3 were used to determine the spatial variation of cytosolic calcium increase in response to extracellular ATP. KEY RESULTS:Leaf and root ATP-induced calcium signatures differed markedly. The leaf signature was only partially dependent on DORN1/P2K1, while the root signature was fully dependent. The distribution of DORN1/P2K1 in the root supports a key role in the generation of the apical calcium signature. Root apical and sub-apical calcium signatures may operate independently of each other but an apical calcium increase can drive a sub-apical increase, consistent with a calcium wave. CONCLUSION:DORN1 could underpin several calcium-related responses but it may not be the only receptor for extracellular ATP in Arabidopsis. The root has the capacity for a calcium wave, triggered by extracellular ATP at the apex

The zinc finger protein PtaZFP2 negatively controls stem growth and gene expression responsiveness to external mechanical loads in poplar

Mechanical cues are essential signals regulating plant growth and development. In response to wind, trees develop a thigmomorphogenetic response characterized by a reduction in longitudinal growth, an increase in diameter growth, and changes in mechanical properties. The molecular mechanisms behind these processes are poorly understood. In poplar, PtaZFP2, a C2H2 transcription factor, is rapidly up-regulated after stem bending. To investigate the function of PtaZFP2, we analyzed PtaZFP2-overexpressing poplars (Populus tremula 9 Populus alba). To unravel the genes downstream PtaZFP2, a transcriptomic analysis was performed. PtaZFP2-overexpressing poplars showed longitudinal and cambial growth reductions together with an increase in the tangent and hardening plastic moduli. The regulation level of mechanoresponsive genes was much weaker after stem bending in PtaZFP2-overexpressing poplars than in wild-type plants, showing that PtaZFP2 negatively modulates plant responsiveness to mechanical stimulation. Microarray analysis revealed a high proportion of down-regulated genes in PtaZFP2-overexpressing poplars. Among these genes, several were also shown to be regulated by mechanical stimulation. Our results confirmed the important role of PtaZFP2 during plant acclimation to mechanical load, in particular through a negative control of plant molecular responsiveness. This desensitization process could modulate the amplitude and duration of the plant response during recurrent stimuli

Phylogenetic Study of Plant Q-type C2H2 Zinc Finger Proteins and Expression Analysis of Poplar Genes in Response to Osmotic, Cold and Mechanical Stresses

Plant Q-type C2H2 zinc finger transcription factors play an important role in plant tolerance to various environmental stresses such as drought, cold, osmotic stress, wounding and mechanical loading. To carry out an improved analysis of the specific role of each member of this subfamily in response to mechanical loading in poplar, we identified 16 two-fingered Q-type C2H2-predicted proteins from the poplar Phytozome database and compared their phylogenetic relationships with 152 two-fingered Q-type C2H2 protein sequences belonging to more than 50 species isolated from the NR protein database of NCBI. Phylogenetic analyses of these Q-type C2H2 proteins sequences classified them into two groups G1 and G2, and conserved motif distributions of interest were established. These two groups differed essentially in their signatures at the C-terminus of their two QALGGH DNA-binding domains. Two additional conserved motifs, MALEAL and LVDCHY, were found only in sequences from Group G1 or from Group G2, respectively. Functional significance of these phylogenetic divergences was assessed by studying transcript accumulation of six poplar C2H2 Q-type genes in responses to abiotic stresses; but no group specificity was found in any organ. Further expression analyses focused on PtaZFP1 and PtaZFP2, the two genes strongly induced by mechanical loading in poplars. The results revealed that these two genes were regulated by several signalling molecules including hydrogen peroxide and the phytohormone jasmonate

Proteomic analyses of serous and endometrioid epithelial ovarian cancers - cases studies - molecular insights of a possible histological etiology of serous ovarian cancer.

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Determinants of parents' reticence toward vaccination in urban areas in Benin (West Africa)

Analysis of the data reveals those who are vaccination-reticent say it goes against the will of God, that it is a poison from the “white witch doctor,” and a sin. Members of the control group argued against this, but without conviction. They adhere to the principle of obedience to authority, a biblical precept invoked when the vaccinators oblige them to vaccinate their children. To limit the spread of this phenomenon among the religious population of the cities like Parakou and Cotonou in Benin, more detailed information and negotiation between health authorities and pastors of the churches are essential