Biofilm formation dominated by sophisticated social behaviors in Myxococcus xanthus / 生物工程学报

Myxococcus xanthus is a Gram-negative soil bacterium capable of performing sophisticated cellular behaviors and growing one of the most intricate bacterial single-species biofilms in nature. During the process of biofilm formation, social behaviors of M. xanthus cells dominate key steps of the biofilm establishment, e.g., cellular motility on solid surface, predatory behavior by the grouped cells, kin recognition in the community, fruiting body development, myxospore differentiation, and programmed cell death. This review introduces the recent research progress about the M. xanthus biofilms.

Silk/poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) scaffold degradation fluid and proliferation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells / 中国组织工程研究

10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2013.25.016

Comparison of different methods for isolating total RNA from bulblet of Fritillaria anhuiensis / 中国中药杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To optimize a simple and effective method for total RNA extraction from bulblet of Fritillaria anhuiensis.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>Four methods, i. e. guanidine isothiocyanate, bentonite, modified SDS/phenol and the RNAiso plus, were used to extract total RNA from bulblet of F. anhuiensis. Then the results of the extraction were compared and analyzed by electrophoresis detection and RT-PCR verification.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>The total RNA extracted by bentonite method were clear and no dispersion, the integrity of the RNA was well, and there was no obvious contamination with DNA and other impurities, was suitable for RT-PCR test.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The bentonite method is quick, economic, and efficient for total RNA extraction from bulblet of F. anhuiensis.</p>