The nanoporous Cu_(2-x)Se with Cu(Se-5%)surface catalysts were prepared through in situ dynamic restructuring strategy during the electrochemical process,which achieves highly selective electrochemical CO_(2) reductio...The nanoporous Cu_(2-x)Se with Cu(Se-5%)surface catalysts were prepared through in situ dynamic restructuring strategy during the electrochemical process,which achieves highly selective electrochemical CO_(2) reduction to methanol.In situ and quasi-operando spectroscopic results provide a deep insight into the catalytic active centres of reconstructed heterogeneous catalysts for CO_(2) electroreduction.展开更多
The hybrid battery integrating a typical Zn redox battery and a Zn-air battery is a promising green technology for energy storage,and the cathode integrating the redox reaction and electrocatalytic oxygen reduction is...The hybrid battery integrating a typical Zn redox battery and a Zn-air battery is a promising green technology for energy storage,and the cathode integrating the redox reaction and electrocatalytic oxygen reduction is a key point for efficient electrochemical energy conversion.Herein,we report a scalable strategy to fabricate nanoporous Ag2 Al internetallic compound as a self-standing cathode for the hybrid Zn battery.The abundant surface oxygen species,the Ag-Al intermetallic interaction and the npAg_(2)Al@AgAlOx interface cooperatively contributed to the catalytic ORR activity.The electrode endows efficient catalytic oxygen reduction(a Tafel slope of 38.0 mV/dec and an onset potential of 0.998 V)and regulated redox activity as compared with Ag.The nanoporous channels allow efficient ion transport,interface charge exchange and gas molecular diffusion.Significantly,the assembled hybrid Zn-Ag_(2) Al/air battery delivers a high capacity of 3.23 mAh/cm^(2) as compared with recent reports.As far as we know,this is the first exploration for the electrochemical property of Ag2 Al,and it would inspire more exploration in developing multifunctional materials and robust hybrid batteries for practical applications.展开更多
Our previous studies suggested a potential interaction between the POK erythroid myeloid ontogenic factor ZBTB7A and glucose transporter 1(GLUT1)in nasopharyngeal carcinoma(NPC).This study was designed to confirm the ...Our previous studies suggested a potential interaction between the POK erythroid myeloid ontogenic factor ZBTB7A and glucose transporter 1(GLUT1)in nasopharyngeal carcinoma(NPC).This study was designed to confirm the interaction and further evaluate the precise mechanism by which ZBTB7A and GLUT1 regulate NPC development.The binding sites between ZBTB7A and the promoter of GLUT1 were predicted by bioinformatics.Gene expression was measured by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction(qPCR),western blotting,and immunohistochemistry.The activities of key glycolysis enzymes,including hexokinase(HK),pyruvate kinase(PK),lactate dehydrogenase(LDH),and lactate,were detected using specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kits.The connection between ZBTB7A and GLUT1 was analyzed by dual-luciferase reporter assay and chromatin immunoprecipitation-qPCR.The vitality,proliferation,and tumorigenicity of the cells expressing different levels of ZBTB7A were tested by adding the glycolysis inhibitor 2-deoxy-D-glucose(2-DG),followed by MTT,colorimetric focus forming,and xenograft assays,respectively.Our results showed that high expression of GLUT1 was associated with late-stage NPC.After constructing stably transfected cells with lentiviruses,ZBTB7A was effectively knocked down in 5-8F cells(RNAi-5-8F)and overexpressed in 6-10B cells(ZBTB7A-6-10B).The up-or downregulation of GLUT1 secondary to ZBTB7A changes was also limited.The vitality and proliferation of the cells expressing low ZBTB7A were notably blocked by 2-DG.The cells expressing high ZBTB7A were not very sensitive to 2-DG.The growth of RNAi-5-8F xenografts was strongly suppressed by 2-DG.The activities of HK,PK,and LDH were suppressed by 2-DG in the cells expressing low ZBTB7A.RNAi-5-8F cells had the lowest 2-DG-induced lactate production.ZBTB7A directly suppressed the promoter region of GLUT1 to regulate GLUT1 expression.Thus,ZBTB7A controls the 2-DG-induced inhibition of glycolysis by affecting GLUT1.展开更多
The design of highly active and stable catalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction(OER) in acidic media has become an attractive research area for the development of energy conversion and storage technologies. However...The design of highly active and stable catalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction(OER) in acidic media has become an attractive research area for the development of energy conversion and storage technologies. However, progress in this area has been limited by the poor understanding of the dynamic active structure of catalysts under realistic OER conditions. Here, an atomic Co-doped nanoporous Ru O_(2)electrocatalyst, which exhibited excellent OER activity and stability in acidic conditions, was synthesized through annealing and etching of a nanoporous Co-Ru alloy. Operando X-ray absorption spectroscopy results confirmed that the etching strategy produced abundant oxygen vacancies around the metal centers in the atomic Co-doped nanoporous Ru O_(2)electrocatalyst. These vacancies created contracted metaloxygen ligand bonds under realistic OER conditions. The dynamic structural evolution of the synthesized electrocatalyst allowed them to experience lower kinetic barriers during OER catalysis, resulting in enhanced catalytic activity and stability.This study also provided atomic details on the active structure of the electrocatalyst and the influence of their structural evolution on OER activity.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51771072)the Outstanding Youth Scientist Foundation of Hunan Province(2020JJ2006)+2 种基金the Youth 1000 Talent Program of ChinaFundamental Research Funds for the Central UniversitiesHunan University State Key Laboratory of Advanced Design and Manufacturing for Vehicle Body Independent Research Project(71860007)。
文摘The nanoporous Cu_(2-x)Se with Cu(Se-5%)surface catalysts were prepared through in situ dynamic restructuring strategy during the electrochemical process,which achieves highly selective electrochemical CO_(2) reduction to methanol.In situ and quasi-operando spectroscopic results provide a deep insight into the catalytic active centres of reconstructed heterogeneous catalysts for CO_(2) electroreduction.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51771072 and No.51901076)the Youth 1000 Talent Program of China,the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province(No.2019JJ50051)+1 种基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universitiesthe project support from State Key Laboratory of Advanced Design and Manufacturing for Vehicle Body in Hunan University(No.71865007)。
文摘The hybrid battery integrating a typical Zn redox battery and a Zn-air battery is a promising green technology for energy storage,and the cathode integrating the redox reaction and electrocatalytic oxygen reduction is a key point for efficient electrochemical energy conversion.Herein,we report a scalable strategy to fabricate nanoporous Ag2 Al internetallic compound as a self-standing cathode for the hybrid Zn battery.The abundant surface oxygen species,the Ag-Al intermetallic interaction and the npAg_(2)Al@AgAlOx interface cooperatively contributed to the catalytic ORR activity.The electrode endows efficient catalytic oxygen reduction(a Tafel slope of 38.0 mV/dec and an onset potential of 0.998 V)and regulated redox activity as compared with Ag.The nanoporous channels allow efficient ion transport,interface charge exchange and gas molecular diffusion.Significantly,the assembled hybrid Zn-Ag_(2) Al/air battery delivers a high capacity of 3.23 mAh/cm^(2) as compared with recent reports.As far as we know,this is the first exploration for the electrochemical property of Ag2 Al,and it would inspire more exploration in developing multifunctional materials and robust hybrid batteries for practical applications.
基金The study was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Guangxi Province(2016GXNSFBA380144)Guangxi Science and Technology Base and Talent Project(GuiKe-AD20297069)National Natural Science Foundation of China(81960493).
文摘Our previous studies suggested a potential interaction between the POK erythroid myeloid ontogenic factor ZBTB7A and glucose transporter 1(GLUT1)in nasopharyngeal carcinoma(NPC).This study was designed to confirm the interaction and further evaluate the precise mechanism by which ZBTB7A and GLUT1 regulate NPC development.The binding sites between ZBTB7A and the promoter of GLUT1 were predicted by bioinformatics.Gene expression was measured by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction(qPCR),western blotting,and immunohistochemistry.The activities of key glycolysis enzymes,including hexokinase(HK),pyruvate kinase(PK),lactate dehydrogenase(LDH),and lactate,were detected using specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kits.The connection between ZBTB7A and GLUT1 was analyzed by dual-luciferase reporter assay and chromatin immunoprecipitation-qPCR.The vitality,proliferation,and tumorigenicity of the cells expressing different levels of ZBTB7A were tested by adding the glycolysis inhibitor 2-deoxy-D-glucose(2-DG),followed by MTT,colorimetric focus forming,and xenograft assays,respectively.Our results showed that high expression of GLUT1 was associated with late-stage NPC.After constructing stably transfected cells with lentiviruses,ZBTB7A was effectively knocked down in 5-8F cells(RNAi-5-8F)and overexpressed in 6-10B cells(ZBTB7A-6-10B).The up-or downregulation of GLUT1 secondary to ZBTB7A changes was also limited.The vitality and proliferation of the cells expressing low ZBTB7A were notably blocked by 2-DG.The cells expressing high ZBTB7A were not very sensitive to 2-DG.The growth of RNAi-5-8F xenografts was strongly suppressed by 2-DG.The activities of HK,PK,and LDH were suppressed by 2-DG in the cells expressing low ZBTB7A.RNAi-5-8F cells had the lowest 2-DG-induced lactate production.ZBTB7A directly suppressed the promoter region of GLUT1 to regulate GLUT1 expression.Thus,ZBTB7A controls the 2-DG-induced inhibition of glycolysis by affecting GLUT1.
基金the support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51771072)the Outstanding Youth Scientist Foundation of Hunan Province (2020JJ2006)+1 种基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universitiesthe State Key Laboratory of Advanced Design and Manufacturing for Vehicle Body Independent Research Project (71860007)。
文摘The design of highly active and stable catalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction(OER) in acidic media has become an attractive research area for the development of energy conversion and storage technologies. However, progress in this area has been limited by the poor understanding of the dynamic active structure of catalysts under realistic OER conditions. Here, an atomic Co-doped nanoporous Ru O_(2)electrocatalyst, which exhibited excellent OER activity and stability in acidic conditions, was synthesized through annealing and etching of a nanoporous Co-Ru alloy. Operando X-ray absorption spectroscopy results confirmed that the etching strategy produced abundant oxygen vacancies around the metal centers in the atomic Co-doped nanoporous Ru O_(2)electrocatalyst. These vacancies created contracted metaloxygen ligand bonds under realistic OER conditions. The dynamic structural evolution of the synthesized electrocatalyst allowed them to experience lower kinetic barriers during OER catalysis, resulting in enhanced catalytic activity and stability.This study also provided atomic details on the active structure of the electrocatalyst and the influence of their structural evolution on OER activity.
