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Mother-to-embryo vitellogenin transport in a viviparous teleost Xenotoca eiseni
魚類がお腹の子供に与える栄養素を解明 --哺乳類が失った遺伝子を利用して胎生機構を獲得--. 京都大学プレスリリース. 2019-10-09.Vitellogenin (Vtg), a yolk nutrient protein that is synthesized in the livers of female animals, and subsequently carried into the ovary, contributes to vitellogenesis in oviparous animals. Thus, Vtg levels are elevated during oogenesis. In contrast, Vtg proteins have been genetically lost in viviparous mammals, thus the yolk protein is not involved in their oogenesis and embryonic development. In this study, we identified Vtg protein in the livers of females during the gestation of the viviparous teleost, Xenotoca eiseni. Although vitellogenesis is arrested during gestation, biochemical assays revealed that Vtg protein was present in ovarian tissues and lumen fluid. The Vtg protein was also detected in the trophotaeniae of the intraovarian embryo. Immunoelectron microscopy revealed that Vtg protein is absorbed into intracellular vesicles in the epithelial cells of the trophotaeniae. Furthermore, extraneous Vtg protein injected into the abdominal cavity of a pregnant female was subsequently detected in the trophotaeniae of the intraovarian embryo. Our data suggest that the yolk protein is one of the matrotrophic factors supplied from the mother to the intraovarian embryo during gestation in X. eiseni
Photo-excitation band-structure engineering of 2H-NbSe probed by time- and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy
We investigated the nonequilibrium electronic structure of 2H-NbSe by
time- and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy. We find that the band
structure is distinctively modulated by strong photo-excitation, as indicated
by the unusual increase in the photoelectron intensities around E. In order
to gain insight into the observed photo-induced electronic state, we performed
DFT calculations with modulated lattice structures, and found that the
variation of the Se height from the Nb layer results in a significant change in
the effective mass and band gap energy. We further study the momentum-dependent
carrier dynamics. The results suggest that the relaxation is faster at the
K-centered Fermi surface than at the -centered Fermi surface, which can
be attributed to the stronger electron-lattice coupling at the K-centered Fermi
surface. Our demonstration of band structure engineering suggests a new role
for light as a tool for controlling the functionalities of solid-state
materials.Comment: 7 pages, 5 figure
Poor sleep quality is associated with increased arterial stiffness in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Intracolonic Administration of the TRPA1 Agonist Allyl Isothiocyanate Stimulates Colonic Motility and Defecation in Conscious Dogs
Treatment with the SGLT2 inhibitor luseogliflozin improves nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in a rodent model with diabetes mellitus
Soil properties of Cryptomeria japonica plantations with different height growth courses at the Experimental Station at Tanashi, The University of Tokyo
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