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Binary Evolutionary Models
In this talk, we present the general principles of binary evolution and give
two examples. The first example is the formation of subdwarf B stars (sdBs) and
their application to the long-standing problem of ultraviolet excess (also
known as UV-upturn) in elliptical galaxies. The second is for the progenitors
of type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia). We discuss the main binary interactions, i.e.,
stable Roche lobe overflow (RLOF) and common envelope (CE) evolution, and show
evolutionary channels leading to the formation of various binary-related
objects. In the first example, we show that the binary model of sdB stars of
Han et al. (2002, 2003) can reproduce field sdB stars and their counterparts,
extreme horizontal branch (EHB) stars, in globular clusters. By applying the
binary model to the study of evolutionary population synthesis, we have
obtained an ``a priori'' model for the UV-upturn of elliptical galaxies and
showed that the UV-upturn is most likely resulted from binary interactions.
This has major implications for understanding the evolution of the UV excess
and elliptical galaxies in general. In the second example, we introduce the
single degenerate channel and the double degenerate channel for the progenitors
of SNe Ia. We give the birth rates and delay time distributions for each
channel and the distributions of companion stars at the moment of SN explosion
for the single degenerate channel, which would help to search for the remnant
companion stars observationally.Comment: 8 pages, 4 figures, invited talk, to appear in the Proceedings of IAU
Symp. 252 "The Art of Modelling Stars in the 21st Century", Sanya, China,
6th-11th April 2008, (L. Deng, K.L. Chan & C. Chiosi, eds.
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Tobacco Nectaries Express a Novel NADPH Oxidase Implicated in the Defense of Floral Reproductive Tissues against Microorganisms
Hydrogen peroxide produced from the nectar redox cycle was shown to be a major factor contributing to inhibition of most microbial growth in floral nectar; however, this obstacle can be overcome by the floral pathogen Erwinia amylovora. To identify the source of superoxide that leads to hydrogen peroxide accumulation in nectary tissues, nectaries were stained with nitroblue tetrazolium. Superoxide production was localized near nectary pores and inhibited by diphenylene iodonium but not by cyanide or azide, suggesting that NAD(P)H oxidase is the source of superoxide. Native PAGE assays demonstrated that NADPH (not NADH) was capable of driving the production of superoxide, diphenyleneiodonium chloride was an efficient inhibitor of this activity, but cyanide and azide did not inhibit. These results confirm that the production of superoxide was due to an NADPH oxidase. The nectary enzyme complex was distinct by migration on gels from the leaf enzyme complex. Temporal expression patterns demonstrated that the superoxide production (NADPH oxidase activity) was coordinated with nectar secretion, the expression of Nectarin I (a superoxide dismutase in nectar), and the expression of NOX1, a putative gene for a nectary NADPH oxidase that was cloned from nectaries and identified as an rbohD-like NADPH oxidase. Further, in situ hybridization studies indicated that the NADPH oxidase was expressed in the early stages of flower development although superoxide was generated at later stages (after Stage 10), implicating posttranslational regulation of the NADPH oxidase in the nectary.This article is published as Carter, Clay, Rosanne Healy, M. O. Nicole, SM Saqlan Naqvi, Gang Ren, Sanggyu Park, Gwyn A. Beattie, Harry T. Horner, and Robert W. Thornburg. "Tobacco nectaries express a novel NADPH oxidase implicated in the defense of floral reproductive tissues against microorganisms." Plant Physiology 143, no. 1 (2007): 389-399. Copyright American Society of Plant Biologists. Posted with permission.</p
Tobacco Nectaries Express a Novel NADPH Oxidase Implicated in the Defense of Floral Reproductive Tissues against Microorganisms
Hydrogen peroxide produced from the nectar redox cycle was shown to be a major factor contributing to inhibition of most microbial growth in floral nectar; however, this obstacle can be overcome by the floral pathogen Erwinia amylovora. To identify the source of superoxide that leads to hydrogen peroxide accumulation in nectary tissues, nectaries were stained with nitroblue tetrazolium. Superoxide production was localized near nectary pores and inhibited by diphenylene iodonium but not by cyanide or azide, suggesting that NAD(P)H oxidase is the source of superoxide. Native PAGE assays demonstrated that NADPH (not NADH) was capable of driving the production of superoxide, diphenyleneiodonium chloride was an efficient inhibitor of this activity, but cyanide and azide did not inhibit. These results confirm that the production of superoxide was due to an NADPH oxidase. The nectary enzyme complex was distinct by migration on gels from the leaf enzyme complex. Temporal expression patterns demonstrated that the superoxide production (NADPH oxidase activity) was coordinated with nectar secretion, the expression of Nectarin I (a superoxide dismutase in nectar), and the expression of NOX1, a putative gene for a nectary NADPH oxidase that was cloned from nectaries and identified as an rbohD-like NADPH oxidase. Further, in situ hybridization studies indicated that the NADPH oxidase was expressed in the early stages of flower development although superoxide was generated at later stages (after Stage 10), implicating posttranslational regulation of the NADPH oxidase in the nectary