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- Pawlowski, Katharina, et al.
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Truncated Hemoglobins in Actinorhizal Nodules of Datisca glomerata.
- 2007
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Ingår i: Plant Biol (Stuttg). - 1435-8603. ; 9:6, s. 776-785
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Three types of hemoglobins exist in higher plants, symbiotic, non-symbiotic, and truncated hemoglobins. Symbiotic (class II) hemoglobins play a role in oxygen supply to intracellular nitrogen-fixing symbionts in legume root nodules, and in one case (Parasponia sp.), a non-symbiotic (class I) hemoglobin has been recruited for this function. Here we report the induction of a host gene, Dgtrhb1, encoding a truncated hemoglobin in Frankia-induced nodules of the actinorhizal plant Datisca glomerata Induction takes place specifically in cells infected by the microsymbiont, prior to the onset of bacterial nitrogen fixation. A bacterial gene (Frankia trHbO) encoding a truncated hemoglobin with O (2)-binding kinetics suitable for the facilitation of O (2) diffusion ( ) is also expressed in symbiosis. Nodule oximetry confirms the presence of a molecule that binds oxygen reversibly in D. glomerata nodules, but indicates a low overall hemoglobin concentration suggesting a local function. Frankia TrHbO is likely to be responsible for this activity. The function of the D. glomerata truncated hemoglobin is unknown; a possible role in nitric oxide detoxification is suggested.
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- Hadkhale, K, et al.
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Occupational variation in incidence of bladder cancer: a comparison of population-representative cohorts from Nordic countries and Canada
- 2017
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Ingår i: BMJ open. - : BMJ. - 2044-6055. ; 7:8, s. e016538-
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The objective of this study was to compare occupational variation of the risk of bladder cancer in the Nordic countries and Canada.MethodsIn the Nordic Occupational Cancer study (NOCCA), 73 653 bladder cancer cases were observed during follow-up of 141.6 million person-years. In the Canadian Census Health and Environment Cohort (CanCHEC), 8170 cases were observed during the follow-up of 36.7 million person-years. Standardised incidence ratios with 95% CI were estimated for 53 occupations in the NOCCA cohort and HR with 95% CIs were estimated for 42 occupations in the CanCHEC.ResultsElevated risks of bladder cancer were observed among hairdressers, printers, sales workers, plumbers, painters, miners and laundry workers. Teachers and agricultural workers had reduced risk of bladder cancer in both cohorts. Chimney-sweeps, tobacco workers and waiters had about 1.5-fold risk in the Nordic countries; no risk estimates for these categories were given from the CanCHEC cohort.ConclusionWe observed different occupational patterns in risk of bladder cancer in Nordic countries and Canada. The only occupation with similarly increased risk was observed among sales workers. Differences in smoking across occupational groups may explain some, but not all, of this variation.
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