A new type of photocatalytic material, double-perovskite oxides, LnBaCo2O5+δ (Ln = Eu, Gd, and Sm) was synthesized via a conventional solid-state reaction process using Ln2O3, BaCO3 and Co2O3 as raw materials. X-ray ...A new type of photocatalytic material, double-perovskite oxides, LnBaCo2O5+δ (Ln = Eu, Gd, and Sm) was synthesized via a conventional solid-state reaction process using Ln2O3, BaCO3 and Co2O3 as raw materials. X-ray diffraction results show that the crystalline structures are a pure orthorhombic lattice and are consistent with LnBaCo2O5+δ microparticles. The photocatalytic activity of the LnBaCo2O5+δ (Ln = Eu, Gd, and Sm) powders was further demonstrated in the degradation of Congo red (CR) under ultraviolet light irradiation with the dye solution concentration of 25 or 50 mg·L-1. The double-perovskite oxides LnBaCo2O5+δ show a certain photocatalytic activity during the degradation of CR under ultraviolet light, which means that they are one kind of the promising photocatalytic materials for the degradation of the azo dyes.展开更多
Although both protein arginine methylation(PRMT)and jasmonate(JA)signaling are crucial for regulating plant development,the relationship between these processes in the control of spikelet development remains unclear.I...Although both protein arginine methylation(PRMT)and jasmonate(JA)signaling are crucial for regulating plant development,the relationship between these processes in the control of spikelet development remains unclear.In this study,we used the CRISPR/Cas9 technology to generate two OsPRMT6a loss-of-function mutants that exhibit various abnormal spikelet structures.Interestingly,we found that OsPRMT6a can methylate arginine residues in JA signal repressors OsJAZ1 and OsJAZ7.We showed that arginine methylation of OsJAZ1 enhances the binding affinity of OsJAZ1 with the JA receptors OsCOI1a and OsCOI1b in the presence of JAs,thereby promoting the ubiquitination of OsJAZ1 by the SCF^(OsCOI1a/OsCOI1b) complex and degradation via the 26S proteasome.This process ultimately releases OsMYC2,a core transcriptional regulator in the JA signaling pathway,to activate or repress JA-responsive genes,thereby maintaining normal plant(spikelet)development.However,in the osprmt6a-1 mutant,reduced arginine methylation of OsJAZ1 impaires the interaction between OsJAZ1 and OsCOI1a/OsCOI1b in the presence of JAs.As a result,OsJAZ1 proteins become more stable,repressing JA responses,thus causing the formation of abnormal spikelet structures.Moreover,we discovered that JA signaling reduces the OsPRMT6a mRNA level in an OsMYC2-dependent manner,thereby establishing a negative feedback loop to balance JA signaling.We further found that OsPRMT6a-mediated arginine methylation of OsJAZ1 likely serves as a switch to tune JA signaling to maintain normal spikelet development under harsh environmental conditions such as high temperatures.Collectively,our study establishes a direct molecular link between arginine methylation and JA signaling in rice.展开更多
文摘A new type of photocatalytic material, double-perovskite oxides, LnBaCo2O5+δ (Ln = Eu, Gd, and Sm) was synthesized via a conventional solid-state reaction process using Ln2O3, BaCO3 and Co2O3 as raw materials. X-ray diffraction results show that the crystalline structures are a pure orthorhombic lattice and are consistent with LnBaCo2O5+δ microparticles. The photocatalytic activity of the LnBaCo2O5+δ (Ln = Eu, Gd, and Sm) powders was further demonstrated in the degradation of Congo red (CR) under ultraviolet light irradiation with the dye solution concentration of 25 or 50 mg·L-1. The double-perovskite oxides LnBaCo2O5+δ show a certain photocatalytic activity during the degradation of CR under ultraviolet light, which means that they are one kind of the promising photocatalytic materials for the degradation of the azo dyes.
基金We thank Prof.Qiang Cai(College of Life Sciences,Wuhan University)and Prof.Zheng Yuan(School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology,Shanghai Jiao Tong University)for providing morphology data for the eg1-1 and eg2-1D mutants.This work was supported by grants from the National Key R&D Program of China(2022YFD1200100)STI2030-Major Projects(2023ZD0406802)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(no.92035301 and no.31771765).
文摘Although both protein arginine methylation(PRMT)and jasmonate(JA)signaling are crucial for regulating plant development,the relationship between these processes in the control of spikelet development remains unclear.In this study,we used the CRISPR/Cas9 technology to generate two OsPRMT6a loss-of-function mutants that exhibit various abnormal spikelet structures.Interestingly,we found that OsPRMT6a can methylate arginine residues in JA signal repressors OsJAZ1 and OsJAZ7.We showed that arginine methylation of OsJAZ1 enhances the binding affinity of OsJAZ1 with the JA receptors OsCOI1a and OsCOI1b in the presence of JAs,thereby promoting the ubiquitination of OsJAZ1 by the SCF^(OsCOI1a/OsCOI1b) complex and degradation via the 26S proteasome.This process ultimately releases OsMYC2,a core transcriptional regulator in the JA signaling pathway,to activate or repress JA-responsive genes,thereby maintaining normal plant(spikelet)development.However,in the osprmt6a-1 mutant,reduced arginine methylation of OsJAZ1 impaires the interaction between OsJAZ1 and OsCOI1a/OsCOI1b in the presence of JAs.As a result,OsJAZ1 proteins become more stable,repressing JA responses,thus causing the formation of abnormal spikelet structures.Moreover,we discovered that JA signaling reduces the OsPRMT6a mRNA level in an OsMYC2-dependent manner,thereby establishing a negative feedback loop to balance JA signaling.We further found that OsPRMT6a-mediated arginine methylation of OsJAZ1 likely serves as a switch to tune JA signaling to maintain normal spikelet development under harsh environmental conditions such as high temperatures.Collectively,our study establishes a direct molecular link between arginine methylation and JA signaling in rice.