Plant cytoplasmic male sterility(CMS)is maternally inherited and often manifested as aborted pollen development,but the molecular basis of abortion remains to be identified.To facilitate an investigation of CMS in cot...Plant cytoplasmic male sterility(CMS)is maternally inherited and often manifested as aborted pollen development,but the molecular basis of abortion remains to be identified.To facilitate an investigation of CMS in cotton,the complete sequence of cotton mitochondrial(mt)genome for CMS-D2 line ZBA was determined.The mt genome was assembled as a single circular molecule with 634,036 bp in length.A total of 194 ORFs,36 protein-coding genes,six r RNAs,and 24 t RNAs were identified.Several chimeric genes encoding hypothetical proteins with transmembrane domains were identified.Among them,a previously unknown chimeric gene,orf610a,which is composed of atp1 and a 485-bp downstream sequence of unknown nature,was identified.RT-PCR and q RT-PCR validation indicated that orf610a was expressed specifically in a sterile line.Ectopic expression of orf610a in yeast resulted in excessive accumulation of reactive oxygen species and reduction in ATP content,in addition to inhibition of cellular growth.Transgenic A.thaliana overexpressing orf610a fused with a mitochondrial targeting peptide displayed partial male sterility.Interaction between ORF610a and the nuclear-encoded protein RD22 indicated an association between ORF610a and pollen abortion.Positive feedback during transcriptional regulation between nuclear regulatory factors and the mt CMS gene may account for the male sterility of ZBA.展开更多
Sorafenib,a molecular targeted multi-kinase inhibitor,has received considerable interests in recent years due to its significant profiles of efficacy in cancer therapy.However,poor pharmacokinetic properties such as l...Sorafenib,a molecular targeted multi-kinase inhibitor,has received considerable interests in recent years due to its significant profiles of efficacy in cancer therapy.However,poor pharmacokinetic properties such as limited water solubility,rapid elimination and metabolism lead to low bioavailability,restricting its further clinical application.Over the past decade,with substantial progress achieved in the development of nanotechnology,various types of smart sorafenib nanoformulations have been developed to improve the targetability as well as the bioavailability of sorafenib.In this review,we summarize various aspects from the preparation and characterization to the evaluation of antitumor efficacy of numerous stimuli-responsive sorafenib nanodelivery systems,particularly with emphasis on their mechanism of drug release and tumor microenvironment response.In addition,this review makes great effort to summarize the nanosystem-based combination therapy of sorafenib with other antitumor agents,which can provide detailed information for further synergistic cancer therapy.In the final section of this review,we also provide a detailed discussion of future challenges and prospects of designing and developing ideal sorafenib nanoformulations for clinical cancer therapy.展开更多
The first Mars exploration mission of China(Tianwen-1)is scheduled to be launched in 2020;a charged particle telescope,the Mars Energetic Particle Analyzer(MEPA),is carried as one of the payloads on the orbiter.The ME...The first Mars exploration mission of China(Tianwen-1)is scheduled to be launched in 2020;a charged particle telescope,the Mars Energetic Particle Analyzer(MEPA),is carried as one of the payloads on the orbiter.The MEPA is designed to measure solar energetic particles(SEPs)and galactic cosmic rays(GCRs)in the near-Mars space and in the transfer orbit from Earth to Mars.Before the launch,the MEPA was calibrated in ground experiments with radioactive sources,electronic pulses,and accelerator beams.The calibration parameters,such as energy conversion constants,threshold values for the triggers,and particle identification criteria,were determined and have been stored for onboard use.The validity of the calibration parameters has been verified with radioactive sources and beams.The calibration results indicate that the MEPA can measure charged particles reliably,as designed,and that it can satisfy the requirements of the Tianwen-1 mission.展开更多
A number of studies have investigated the predictability of Chinese stock returns with economic variables.Given the newly emerged dataset from the Internet,this paper investigates whether the Baidu Index can be employ...A number of studies have investigated the predictability of Chinese stock returns with economic variables.Given the newly emerged dataset from the Internet,this paper investigates whether the Baidu Index can be employed to predict Chinese stock returns.The empirical results show that 1)the Search Frequency of Baidu Index(SFBI)can predict next day’s price changes;2)the stock prices go up when individual investors pay less attention to the stocks and go down when individual investors pay more attention to the stocks;3)the trading strategy constructed by shorting on the most SFBI and longing on the least SFBI outperforms the corresponding market index returns without consideration of the transaction costs.These results complement the existing literature on the predictability of Chinese stock returns and have potential implications for asset pricing and risk management.展开更多
The small-current grounding fault in distribution network is hard to be located because of its weak fault features.To accurately locate the faults,the transient process is analyzed in this paper.Through the study we t...The small-current grounding fault in distribution network is hard to be located because of its weak fault features.To accurately locate the faults,the transient process is analyzed in this paper.Through the study we take that the main resonant frequency and its corresponding component is related to the fault distance.Based on this,a fault location method based on double-end wavelet energy ratio at the scale corresponding to the main resonant frequency is proposed.And back propagation neural network(BPNN)is selected to fit the non-linear relationship between the wavelet energy ratio and fault distance.The performance of this proposed method has been verified in different scenarios of a simulation model in PSCAD/EMTDC.展开更多
We propose an empirical behavioral order-driven(EBOD)model with price limit rules,which consists of an order placement process and an order cancellation process.All the ingredients of the model are determined based on...We propose an empirical behavioral order-driven(EBOD)model with price limit rules,which consists of an order placement process and an order cancellation process.All the ingredients of the model are determined based on the empirical microscopic regularities in the order flows of stocks traded on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.The model can reproduce the main stylized facts in real markets.Computational experiments unveil that asymmetric setting of price limits will cause the stock price to diverge exponentially when the up price limit is higher than the down price limit and to vanish vice versa.We also find that asymmetric price limits have little influence on the correlation structure of the return series and the volatility series,but cause remarkable changes in the average returns and the tail exponents of returns.Our EBOD model provides a suitable computational experiment platform for academics,market participants,and policy makers.展开更多
The use of insecticides,primarily pyrethroids,is a pivotal strategy for mosquito control globally.Bioallethrin,the first commercially available volatile pyrethroid,can elicit spatial(i.e.,noncontact)repellency to mosq...The use of insecticides,primarily pyrethroids,is a pivotal strategy for mosquito control globally.Bioallethrin,the first commercially available volatile pyrethroid,can elicit spatial(i.e.,noncontact)repellency to mosquitoes through the coactivation of ol-factory receptor neurons and sodium channels.However,the olfactory mechanism of the repellency elicited by bioallethrin in mosquitoes is still unclear.Here,we demonstrated the involvement of AsOBP1 in the bioallethrin repellency in Anopheles sinensis,one of the main vectors of vivax malaria in China and other Southeast Asian countries.The behavioral and electrophysiological analyses in AsOrco-/-mutant found that the spa-tial repellency elicited by bioallethrin depended on the odorant receptor(OR)-mediated olfactory pathway.Furthermore,the repellency was reduced in the AsOBPI-/-mutant and a pyrethroid-resistant strain,in which the expression of AsOBPI was significantly decreased.Moreover,recombinant AsOBP1 protein bound to bioallethrin in an in vitro competition assay.These results indicate that activation of the AsOBP1-mediated olfac-tory pathway is an important component of bioallethrin repellency.Our research lays the foundation for further elucidation into the olfactory mechanism of bioallethrin repellency and the behavioral modifications of pyrethroid-resistant mosquitoes.展开更多
Detection of high impedance faults(HIFs)has been traditionally a main challenge in the protection of distribution systems,since they do not generate enough current to be reliably detected by conventional over-current ...Detection of high impedance faults(HIFs)has been traditionally a main challenge in the protection of distribution systems,since they do not generate enough current to be reliably detected by conventional over-current relays.Data-based methods are alternative HIF detection methods which avoid threshold settings by training a classification or regression model.However,most of them lack interpretability and are not compatible with various distribution networks.This paper proposes an object detection-based HIF detection method,which has higher visualization and can be easily applied to different scenarios.First,based on the analysis of HIFs,a Butterworth band-pass filter is designed for HIF harmonic feature extraction.Subsequently,based on the synchronized data provided by distribution-level phasor measurement units,global HIF feature gray-scale images are formed through combining the topology information of the distribution network.To further enhance the feature information,a locally excitatory globally inhibitory oscillator region attention mechanism(LEGIO-RAM)is proposed to highlight the critical feature regions and inhibit useless and fake information.Finally,an object detection network based You Only Look Once(YOLO)v2 is established to achieve fast HIF detection and section location.The obtained results from the simulation of the proposed approach on three different distribution networks and one realistic distribution network verify that the proposed method is highly effective in terms of reliability and generalization.展开更多
Two-line hybrid breeding can fully utilize heterosis in crops.In thermo-sensitive genic male sterile(TGMS)lines,low critical sterility-inducing temperature(CSIT)is vital to safeguard the production of two-line hybrid ...Two-line hybrid breeding can fully utilize heterosis in crops.In thermo-sensitive genic male sterile(TGMS)lines,low critical sterility-inducing temperature(CSIT)is vital to safeguard the production of two-line hybrid seeds in rice(Oryza sativa),but the molecular mechanism determining CSIT is unclear.Here,we report the cloning of CSIT1,which encodes an E3 ubiquitin ligase,and show that CSIT1 modulates the CSIT of thermo-sensitive genic male sterility 5(tms5)-based TGMS lines through ribosome-associated quality control(RQC).Biochemical assays demonstrated that CSIT1 binds to the 80S ribosomes and ubiquitinates abnormal nascent polypeptides for degradation in the RQC process.Loss of CSIT1 function inhibits the possible damage of tms5 to the ubiquitination system and protein translation,resulting in enhanced accumulation of anther-related proteins such as catalase to suppress abnormal accumulation of reactive oxygen species and premature programmed cell death in the tapetum,thereby leading to a much higher CSIT in the tms5-based TGMS lines.Taken together,our findings reveal a regulatory mechanism of CSIT,providing new insights into RQC and potential targets for future two-line hybrid breeding.展开更多
Using monthly data from the Shenzhen Stock Exchange's‘Hudongyi’platform and comment letters from December 2014 to December 2018,this study investigates the influence of interactive information disclosure on non-...Using monthly data from the Shenzhen Stock Exchange's‘Hudongyi’platform and comment letters from December 2014 to December 2018,this study investigates the influence of interactive information disclosure on non-penalty regulatory review risk.The findings reveal that the richness and activeness of interactive information disclosure are positively associated with regulatory review risk.Moreover,the non-penalty regulatory review is effective as it significantly reduces the probability of receiving a comment letter in the subsequent three periods.The timeliness of interactive information disclosure is negatively associated with regulatory review risks.Additionally,we find that newspaper media coverage partially mediates the relationship between interactive information disclosure and regulatory review risk.For companies with low levels of internal governance,in low-competitive industries,and state-owned companies,the positive relationship between the number of investor questions and regulatory review risk is strengthened.These findings enrich the literature on the determinants of regulatory review risk and the economic consequences of interactive information disclosure in emerging markets.展开更多
Precise manipulation and monitoring spin transport in one-dimensional (1D) systems is a long-sought goal in the field of nano-spintronics. Based on first-principles calculations, we report the observation of half-inte...Precise manipulation and monitoring spin transport in one-dimensional (1D) systems is a long-sought goal in the field of nano-spintronics. Based on first-principles calculations, we report the observation of half-integer conductance quantization in the Cobalt-fulvalene sandwich nanowire. Compared with a pure monatomic Cobalt wire, the introduction of fulvalene molecules leads to threeimportant features: Firstly, the strong coupling between the fulvalene and the Cobalt prevents the contamination of the ambientair, ensuring both chemical and physical stabilities;Secondly, the fulvalene symmetry-selectively filters out most of the d-typeorbitals of the Cobalt while leaving a single d-type orbital to form an open spin channel around the Fermi level, which offers amechanism to achieve the observed half-integer conductance;Thirdly, it maintains a superexchange coupling between adjacent Coatoms to achieve a high Curie temperature. Spin transport calculations show that this half-metallic nanowire can serve as a perfectspin filter or a spin valve device, thus revealing the potential of Cobalt-fulvalene sandwich nanowire as a promising building blockof high-performance spintronics technology.展开更多
Reconstruction of bone defects,especially the critical-sized defects,with mechanical integrity to the skeleton is important for a patient's rehabilitation,however,it still remains challenge.Utilizing biomaterials ...Reconstruction of bone defects,especially the critical-sized defects,with mechanical integrity to the skeleton is important for a patient's rehabilitation,however,it still remains challenge.Utilizing biomaterials of human origin bone tissue for therapeutic purposes has provided a facilitated approach that closely mimics the critical aspects of natural bone tissue with regard to its properties.However,not only efficacious and safe but also costeffective and convenient are important for regenerative biomaterials to achieve clinical translation and commercial success.Advances in our understanding of regenerative biomaterials and their roles in new bone formation potentially opened a new frontier in the fast-growing field of regenerative medicine.Taking inspiration from the role and multicomponent construction of native extracellular matrix(ECM)for cell accommodation,the ECM-mimicking biomaterials and the naturally decellularized ECM scaffolds were used to create new tissues for bone restoration.On the other hand,with the going deep in understanding of mesenchymal stem cells(MSCs),they have shown great promise to jumpstart and facilitate bone healing even in diseased microenvironments with pharmacology-based endogenous MSCs rescue/mobilization,systemic/local infusion of MSCs for cytotherapy,biomaterials-based approaches,cell-sheets/-aggregates technology and usage of subcellular vesicles of MSCs to achieve scaffolds-free or cell-free delivery system,all of them have been shown can improve MSCsmediated regeneration in preclinical studies and several clinical trials.Here,following an overview discussed autogenous/allogenic and ECM-based bone biomaterials for reconstructive surgery and applications of MSCsmediated bone healing and tissue engineering to further offer principles and effective strategies to optimize MSCs-based bone regeneration.展开更多
As China’s first X-ray astronomical satellite, the Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (HXMT), which was dubbed as Insight-HXMT after the launch on June 15, 2017, is a wide-band(1-250 ke V) slat-collimator-based X-ray as...As China’s first X-ray astronomical satellite, the Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (HXMT), which was dubbed as Insight-HXMT after the launch on June 15, 2017, is a wide-band(1-250 ke V) slat-collimator-based X-ray astronomy satellite with the capability of all-sky monitoring in 0.2-3 Me V. It was designed to perform pointing, scanning and gamma-ray burst(GRB)observations and, based on the Direct Demodulation Method (DDM), the image of the scanned sky region can be reconstructed.Here we give an overview of the mission and its progresses, including payload, core sciences, ground calibration/facility, ground segment, data archive, software, in-orbit performance, calibration, background model, observations and some preliminary results.展开更多
The Insight-Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope(Insight-HXMT) is a broadband X-ray and γ-ray(1-3000 ke V) astronomy satellite. One of its three main telescopes is the High Energy X-ray telescope(HE). The main detector pl...The Insight-Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope(Insight-HXMT) is a broadband X-ray and γ-ray(1-3000 ke V) astronomy satellite. One of its three main telescopes is the High Energy X-ray telescope(HE). The main detector plane of HE comprises 18 Na I(Tl)/Cs I(Na) phoswich detectors, where Na I(Tl) is used as the primary detector to measure ~ 20-250 ke V photons incident from the field of view(FOV) defined by collimators, and Cs I(Na) is used as the active shielding detector to Na I(Tl) by pulse shape discrimination. Additionally, Cs I(Na) is used as an omnidirectional γ-ray monitor. The HE collimators have a diverse FOV,i.e. 1.1°×5.7°(15 units), 5.7°×5.7°(2 units), and blocked(1 unit). Therefore, the combined FOV of HE is approximately5.7°×5.7°. Each HE detector has a diameter of 190 mm resulting in a total geometrical area of approximately 5100 cm2, and the energy resolution is ~15% at 60 ke V. For each recorded X-ray event by HE, the timing accuracy is less than 10 μs and the deadtime is less than 10 μs. HE is used for observing spectra and temporal variability of X-ray sources in the 20-250 ke V band either by pointing observations for known sources or scanning observations to unveil new sources. Additionally, HE is used for monitoring the γ-ray burst in 0.2-3 Me V band. This paper not only presents the design and performance of HE instruments but also reports results of the on-ground calibration experiments.展开更多
基金supported by funds from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31871679)the Tianshan Youth Program(2018Q010)the Central Public-interest Scientific Institution Basal Research Fund(1610162021015)。
文摘Plant cytoplasmic male sterility(CMS)is maternally inherited and often manifested as aborted pollen development,but the molecular basis of abortion remains to be identified.To facilitate an investigation of CMS in cotton,the complete sequence of cotton mitochondrial(mt)genome for CMS-D2 line ZBA was determined.The mt genome was assembled as a single circular molecule with 634,036 bp in length.A total of 194 ORFs,36 protein-coding genes,six r RNAs,and 24 t RNAs were identified.Several chimeric genes encoding hypothetical proteins with transmembrane domains were identified.Among them,a previously unknown chimeric gene,orf610a,which is composed of atp1 and a 485-bp downstream sequence of unknown nature,was identified.RT-PCR and q RT-PCR validation indicated that orf610a was expressed specifically in a sterile line.Ectopic expression of orf610a in yeast resulted in excessive accumulation of reactive oxygen species and reduction in ATP content,in addition to inhibition of cellular growth.Transgenic A.thaliana overexpressing orf610a fused with a mitochondrial targeting peptide displayed partial male sterility.Interaction between ORF610a and the nuclear-encoded protein RD22 indicated an association between ORF610a and pollen abortion.Positive feedback during transcriptional regulation between nuclear regulatory factors and the mt CMS gene may account for the male sterility of ZBA.
基金This project was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81972832)Project supported by College Students’innovation and entrepreneurship training program of Fujian Province(S202010386051).
文摘Sorafenib,a molecular targeted multi-kinase inhibitor,has received considerable interests in recent years due to its significant profiles of efficacy in cancer therapy.However,poor pharmacokinetic properties such as limited water solubility,rapid elimination and metabolism lead to low bioavailability,restricting its further clinical application.Over the past decade,with substantial progress achieved in the development of nanotechnology,various types of smart sorafenib nanoformulations have been developed to improve the targetability as well as the bioavailability of sorafenib.In this review,we summarize various aspects from the preparation and characterization to the evaluation of antitumor efficacy of numerous stimuli-responsive sorafenib nanodelivery systems,particularly with emphasis on their mechanism of drug release and tumor microenvironment response.In addition,this review makes great effort to summarize the nanosystem-based combination therapy of sorafenib with other antitumor agents,which can provide detailed information for further synergistic cancer therapy.In the final section of this review,we also provide a detailed discussion of future challenges and prospects of designing and developing ideal sorafenib nanoformulations for clinical cancer therapy.
基金supported by the Engineering and Technological Research Project on Civil Aerospace Technologies of the CNSA.
文摘The first Mars exploration mission of China(Tianwen-1)is scheduled to be launched in 2020;a charged particle telescope,the Mars Energetic Particle Analyzer(MEPA),is carried as one of the payloads on the orbiter.The MEPA is designed to measure solar energetic particles(SEPs)and galactic cosmic rays(GCRs)in the near-Mars space and in the transfer orbit from Earth to Mars.Before the launch,the MEPA was calibrated in ground experiments with radioactive sources,electronic pulses,and accelerator beams.The calibration parameters,such as energy conversion constants,threshold values for the triggers,and particle identification criteria,were determined and have been stored for onboard use.The validity of the calibration parameters has been verified with radioactive sources and beams.The calibration results indicate that the MEPA can measure charged particles reliably,as designed,and that it can satisfy the requirements of the Tianwen-1 mission.
基金This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(71320107003 and 71532009).
文摘A number of studies have investigated the predictability of Chinese stock returns with economic variables.Given the newly emerged dataset from the Internet,this paper investigates whether the Baidu Index can be employed to predict Chinese stock returns.The empirical results show that 1)the Search Frequency of Baidu Index(SFBI)can predict next day’s price changes;2)the stock prices go up when individual investors pay less attention to the stocks and go down when individual investors pay more attention to the stocks;3)the trading strategy constructed by shorting on the most SFBI and longing on the least SFBI outperforms the corresponding market index returns without consideration of the transaction costs.These results complement the existing literature on the predictability of Chinese stock returns and have potential implications for asset pricing and risk management.
基金supported by National Key R&D Program of China(2017YFB0902800)Science and 333 Technology Project of State Grid Corporation of China(52094017003D).
文摘The small-current grounding fault in distribution network is hard to be located because of its weak fault features.To accurately locate the faults,the transient process is analyzed in this paper.Through the study we take that the main resonant frequency and its corresponding component is related to the fault distance.Based on this,a fault location method based on double-end wavelet energy ratio at the scale corresponding to the main resonant frequency is proposed.And back propagation neural network(BPNN)is selected to fit the non-linear relationship between the wavelet energy ratio and fault distance.The performance of this proposed method has been verified in different scenarios of a simulation model in PSCAD/EMTDC.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grants Nos.U1811462,71671066,and 71532009)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities.
文摘We propose an empirical behavioral order-driven(EBOD)model with price limit rules,which consists of an order placement process and an order cancellation process.All the ingredients of the model are determined based on the empirical microscopic regularities in the order flows of stocks traded on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.The model can reproduce the main stylized facts in real markets.Computational experiments unveil that asymmetric setting of price limits will cause the stock price to diverge exponentially when the up price limit is higher than the down price limit and to vanish vice versa.We also find that asymmetric price limits have little influence on the correlation structure of the return series and the volatility series,but cause remarkable changes in the average returns and the tail exponents of returns.Our EBOD model provides a suitable computational experiment platform for academics,market participants,and policy makers.
基金This work was supported by the International(Regional)Cooperation and Exchange Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(82261128004)the International Joint Project(NSFC-BMGF)on Grand Challenges:Outdoor Malaria Vectors Control(No.2022YMFL1002).
文摘The use of insecticides,primarily pyrethroids,is a pivotal strategy for mosquito control globally.Bioallethrin,the first commercially available volatile pyrethroid,can elicit spatial(i.e.,noncontact)repellency to mosquitoes through the coactivation of ol-factory receptor neurons and sodium channels.However,the olfactory mechanism of the repellency elicited by bioallethrin in mosquitoes is still unclear.Here,we demonstrated the involvement of AsOBP1 in the bioallethrin repellency in Anopheles sinensis,one of the main vectors of vivax malaria in China and other Southeast Asian countries.The behavioral and electrophysiological analyses in AsOrco-/-mutant found that the spa-tial repellency elicited by bioallethrin depended on the odorant receptor(OR)-mediated olfactory pathway.Furthermore,the repellency was reduced in the AsOBPI-/-mutant and a pyrethroid-resistant strain,in which the expression of AsOBPI was significantly decreased.Moreover,recombinant AsOBP1 protein bound to bioallethrin in an in vitro competition assay.These results indicate that activation of the AsOBP1-mediated olfac-tory pathway is an important component of bioallethrin repellency.Our research lays the foundation for further elucidation into the olfactory mechanism of bioallethrin repellency and the behavioral modifications of pyrethroid-resistant mosquitoes.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2017YFB0902800)Science and Technology Project of the State Grid Corporation of China(52094017003D).
文摘Detection of high impedance faults(HIFs)has been traditionally a main challenge in the protection of distribution systems,since they do not generate enough current to be reliably detected by conventional over-current relays.Data-based methods are alternative HIF detection methods which avoid threshold settings by training a classification or regression model.However,most of them lack interpretability and are not compatible with various distribution networks.This paper proposes an object detection-based HIF detection method,which has higher visualization and can be easily applied to different scenarios.First,based on the analysis of HIFs,a Butterworth band-pass filter is designed for HIF harmonic feature extraction.Subsequently,based on the synchronized data provided by distribution-level phasor measurement units,global HIF feature gray-scale images are formed through combining the topology information of the distribution network.To further enhance the feature information,a locally excitatory globally inhibitory oscillator region attention mechanism(LEGIO-RAM)is proposed to highlight the critical feature regions and inhibit useless and fake information.Finally,an object detection network based You Only Look Once(YOLO)v2 is established to achieve fast HIF detection and section location.The obtained results from the simulation of the proposed approach on three different distribution networks and one realistic distribution network verify that the proposed method is highly effective in terms of reliability and generalization.
基金supported by the Open Competition Program of Top Ten Critical Priorities of Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation for the 14th Five-Year Plan of Guangdong Province(2022SDZG05)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31921004,32172017,32101775,and 32172097)+4 种基金the Guangdong Basic and Applied Research Foundation(2019B030302006 and 2022B1515120036)the Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture Project(NZ2021002 and NT2021002)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2021M691086)the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(2022A1515012496)the Double First-Class Discipline Promotion Project(2021B10564001 and 2023B10564004).
文摘Two-line hybrid breeding can fully utilize heterosis in crops.In thermo-sensitive genic male sterile(TGMS)lines,low critical sterility-inducing temperature(CSIT)is vital to safeguard the production of two-line hybrid seeds in rice(Oryza sativa),but the molecular mechanism determining CSIT is unclear.Here,we report the cloning of CSIT1,which encodes an E3 ubiquitin ligase,and show that CSIT1 modulates the CSIT of thermo-sensitive genic male sterility 5(tms5)-based TGMS lines through ribosome-associated quality control(RQC).Biochemical assays demonstrated that CSIT1 binds to the 80S ribosomes and ubiquitinates abnormal nascent polypeptides for degradation in the RQC process.Loss of CSIT1 function inhibits the possible damage of tms5 to the ubiquitination system and protein translation,resulting in enhanced accumulation of anther-related proteins such as catalase to suppress abnormal accumulation of reactive oxygen species and premature programmed cell death in the tapetum,thereby leading to a much higher CSIT in the tms5-based TGMS lines.Taken together,our findings reveal a regulatory mechanism of CSIT,providing new insights into RQC and potential targets for future two-line hybrid breeding.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.71790594,72071142 and 72271184).
文摘Using monthly data from the Shenzhen Stock Exchange's‘Hudongyi’platform and comment letters from December 2014 to December 2018,this study investigates the influence of interactive information disclosure on non-penalty regulatory review risk.The findings reveal that the richness and activeness of interactive information disclosure are positively associated with regulatory review risk.Moreover,the non-penalty regulatory review is effective as it significantly reduces the probability of receiving a comment letter in the subsequent three periods.The timeliness of interactive information disclosure is negatively associated with regulatory review risks.Additionally,we find that newspaper media coverage partially mediates the relationship between interactive information disclosure and regulatory review risk.For companies with low levels of internal governance,in low-competitive industries,and state-owned companies,the positive relationship between the number of investor questions and regulatory review risk is strengthened.These findings enrich the literature on the determinants of regulatory review risk and the economic consequences of interactive information disclosure in emerging markets.
基金Y.S.A.is supported by the Singapore Ministry of Education(MOE)Academic Research Fund(ArRF)Tier 2 Grant(MOE-T2EP50221-0019)the SUTD Kickstarter Initiatives(SKI)under the Award No.SKI 2021_01_12.C.Zacknowledges the support of the Singapore Ministry of Education(MOE)Academic Research Fund(MOE2019-T2-2-030).
文摘Precise manipulation and monitoring spin transport in one-dimensional (1D) systems is a long-sought goal in the field of nano-spintronics. Based on first-principles calculations, we report the observation of half-integer conductance quantization in the Cobalt-fulvalene sandwich nanowire. Compared with a pure monatomic Cobalt wire, the introduction of fulvalene molecules leads to threeimportant features: Firstly, the strong coupling between the fulvalene and the Cobalt prevents the contamination of the ambientair, ensuring both chemical and physical stabilities;Secondly, the fulvalene symmetry-selectively filters out most of the d-typeorbitals of the Cobalt while leaving a single d-type orbital to form an open spin channel around the Fermi level, which offers amechanism to achieve the observed half-integer conductance;Thirdly, it maintains a superexchange coupling between adjacent Coatoms to achieve a high Curie temperature. Spin transport calculations show that this half-metallic nanowire can serve as a perfectspin filter or a spin valve device, thus revealing the potential of Cobalt-fulvalene sandwich nanowire as a promising building blockof high-performance spintronics technology.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2016YFC1101400)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81930025,81620108007,81901010)Open Foundation of Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration(No.SDKQ201904).
文摘Reconstruction of bone defects,especially the critical-sized defects,with mechanical integrity to the skeleton is important for a patient's rehabilitation,however,it still remains challenge.Utilizing biomaterials of human origin bone tissue for therapeutic purposes has provided a facilitated approach that closely mimics the critical aspects of natural bone tissue with regard to its properties.However,not only efficacious and safe but also costeffective and convenient are important for regenerative biomaterials to achieve clinical translation and commercial success.Advances in our understanding of regenerative biomaterials and their roles in new bone formation potentially opened a new frontier in the fast-growing field of regenerative medicine.Taking inspiration from the role and multicomponent construction of native extracellular matrix(ECM)for cell accommodation,the ECM-mimicking biomaterials and the naturally decellularized ECM scaffolds were used to create new tissues for bone restoration.On the other hand,with the going deep in understanding of mesenchymal stem cells(MSCs),they have shown great promise to jumpstart and facilitate bone healing even in diseased microenvironments with pharmacology-based endogenous MSCs rescue/mobilization,systemic/local infusion of MSCs for cytotherapy,biomaterials-based approaches,cell-sheets/-aggregates technology and usage of subcellular vesicles of MSCs to achieve scaffolds-free or cell-free delivery system,all of them have been shown can improve MSCsmediated regeneration in preclinical studies and several clinical trials.Here,following an overview discussed autogenous/allogenic and ECM-based bone biomaterials for reconstructive surgery and applications of MSCsmediated bone healing and tissue engineering to further offer principles and effective strategies to optimize MSCs-based bone regeneration.
基金project funded by China National Space Administration(CNSA)and the Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS)support from the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2016YFA0400800)+1 种基金the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant Nos.XDA04010202,XDA04010300,and XDB23040400)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.U1838201,and U1838102).
文摘As China’s first X-ray astronomical satellite, the Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (HXMT), which was dubbed as Insight-HXMT after the launch on June 15, 2017, is a wide-band(1-250 ke V) slat-collimator-based X-ray astronomy satellite with the capability of all-sky monitoring in 0.2-3 Me V. It was designed to perform pointing, scanning and gamma-ray burst(GRB)observations and, based on the Direct Demodulation Method (DDM), the image of the scanned sky region can be reconstructed.Here we give an overview of the mission and its progresses, including payload, core sciences, ground calibration/facility, ground segment, data archive, software, in-orbit performance, calibration, background model, observations and some preliminary results.
基金China National Space Administration(CNSA)and the Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2016YFA0400800)the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant Nos.XDA04010202,XDA04010300,and XDB23040400).
文摘The Insight-Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope(Insight-HXMT) is a broadband X-ray and γ-ray(1-3000 ke V) astronomy satellite. One of its three main telescopes is the High Energy X-ray telescope(HE). The main detector plane of HE comprises 18 Na I(Tl)/Cs I(Na) phoswich detectors, where Na I(Tl) is used as the primary detector to measure ~ 20-250 ke V photons incident from the field of view(FOV) defined by collimators, and Cs I(Na) is used as the active shielding detector to Na I(Tl) by pulse shape discrimination. Additionally, Cs I(Na) is used as an omnidirectional γ-ray monitor. The HE collimators have a diverse FOV,i.e. 1.1°×5.7°(15 units), 5.7°×5.7°(2 units), and blocked(1 unit). Therefore, the combined FOV of HE is approximately5.7°×5.7°. Each HE detector has a diameter of 190 mm resulting in a total geometrical area of approximately 5100 cm2, and the energy resolution is ~15% at 60 ke V. For each recorded X-ray event by HE, the timing accuracy is less than 10 μs and the deadtime is less than 10 μs. HE is used for observing spectra and temporal variability of X-ray sources in the 20-250 ke V band either by pointing observations for known sources or scanning observations to unveil new sources. Additionally, HE is used for monitoring the γ-ray burst in 0.2-3 Me V band. This paper not only presents the design and performance of HE instruments but also reports results of the on-ground calibration experiments.