Visible light communication(VLC)is an emerging technology employing light-emitting diodes(LEDs)to provide illumination and wireless data transmission simultaneously.Harnessing cost-efficient printable organic LEDs(OLE...Visible light communication(VLC)is an emerging technology employing light-emitting diodes(LEDs)to provide illumination and wireless data transmission simultaneously.Harnessing cost-efficient printable organic LEDs(OLEDs)as environmentally friendly transmitters in VLC systems is extremely attractive for future applications in spectroscopy,the internet of things,sensing,and optical ranging in general.Here,we summarize the latest research progress on emerging semiconductor materials for LED sources in VLC,and highlight that OLEDs based on nontoxic and cost-efficient organic semiconductors have great opportunities for optical communication.We further examine efforts to achieve high-performance white OLEDs for general lighting,and,in particular,focus on the research status and opportunities for OLED-based VLC.Different solution-processable fabrication and printing strategies to develop high-performance OLEDs are also discussed.Finally,an outlook on future challenges and potential prospects of the next-generation organic VLC is provided.展开更多
Regulatory B cells(Bregs)are a functionally defined B cell subset,and IL-10 is crucial for the suppressive functions of Bregs.However,little is known regarding how IL-10 production is regulated in B cells.To explore t...Regulatory B cells(Bregs)are a functionally defined B cell subset,and IL-10 is crucial for the suppressive functions of Bregs.However,little is known regarding how IL-10 production is regulated in B cells.To explore the mechanisms by which IL-10 is regulated in B cells,we used mRNA microarrays to screen for molecules that are upregulated in IL-10-producing B cells and identified RNA-binding motif protein 47(Rbm47)as a post-transcriptional regulator.Rbm47 was found to promote IL-10 production in B cells.We found that Rbm47 promotes the stability of IL-10 mRNA by binding to AU-rich elements in the 3′untranslated region of Il10 mRNA.In addition,we demonstrated that the overexpression of Rbm47 enabled B cells to facilitate Foxp3+regulator T-cell induction and reduce the severity of DSS-induced ulcerative colitis.Taken together,these results suggest that Rbm47 plays an important role in regulating IL-10 at the post-transcriptional level,thus promoting the regulatory functions of B cells.The findings presented in this study not only increase our understanding of the post-translational regulation of IL-10 in B cells but also identify a novel strategy for the potential application of Bregs.展开更多
基金funding from the Royal Society through a Newton International Fellowship,the Key Research and Development Program of Shaanxi Province(Grant No.2023-YBGY-198)the Doctoral Scientific Research Start-up Foundation of Shaanxi University of Science and Technology(Grant No.126022255)+3 种基金T.X.was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51802184)X.W.was supported by the Shaanxi Province Innovation Capability Support Plan-Youth Science and Technology Nova Project(Grant No.2023KJXX-141)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.62004120)F.Z.was supported by the Education Department of Shaanxi Province Serves the Local Special Plan Project(Grant No.17JF006).
文摘Visible light communication(VLC)is an emerging technology employing light-emitting diodes(LEDs)to provide illumination and wireless data transmission simultaneously.Harnessing cost-efficient printable organic LEDs(OLEDs)as environmentally friendly transmitters in VLC systems is extremely attractive for future applications in spectroscopy,the internet of things,sensing,and optical ranging in general.Here,we summarize the latest research progress on emerging semiconductor materials for LED sources in VLC,and highlight that OLEDs based on nontoxic and cost-efficient organic semiconductors have great opportunities for optical communication.We further examine efforts to achieve high-performance white OLEDs for general lighting,and,in particular,focus on the research status and opportunities for OLED-based VLC.Different solution-processable fabrication and printing strategies to develop high-performance OLEDs are also discussed.Finally,an outlook on future challenges and potential prospects of the next-generation organic VLC is provided.
基金supported by National Basic Research Program 973 Grants(2015CB943301)the Key Program of the Beijing Natural Science Foundation(7141007)the National Nature and Science Funds(31770951,31770956 and 81471529).
文摘Regulatory B cells(Bregs)are a functionally defined B cell subset,and IL-10 is crucial for the suppressive functions of Bregs.However,little is known regarding how IL-10 production is regulated in B cells.To explore the mechanisms by which IL-10 is regulated in B cells,we used mRNA microarrays to screen for molecules that are upregulated in IL-10-producing B cells and identified RNA-binding motif protein 47(Rbm47)as a post-transcriptional regulator.Rbm47 was found to promote IL-10 production in B cells.We found that Rbm47 promotes the stability of IL-10 mRNA by binding to AU-rich elements in the 3′untranslated region of Il10 mRNA.In addition,we demonstrated that the overexpression of Rbm47 enabled B cells to facilitate Foxp3+regulator T-cell induction and reduce the severity of DSS-induced ulcerative colitis.Taken together,these results suggest that Rbm47 plays an important role in regulating IL-10 at the post-transcriptional level,thus promoting the regulatory functions of B cells.The findings presented in this study not only increase our understanding of the post-translational regulation of IL-10 in B cells but also identify a novel strategy for the potential application of Bregs.
