Isolation and phylogenetic analysis of feline calicivirus strains from various region of China

Feline calicivirus(FCV)is an important feline pathogen mainly causing upper respiratory tract disease,conjunctivitis,and stomatitis,and it is classifed into genotype I and genotype II.To investigate the prevalence and molecular characteristics of FCV,this study collected 337 cat swab samples from animal hospitals in diferent regions of China from 2019 to 2021.The positive detection rate of FCV was 29.9%(101/337)by RT-PCR.Statistical analysis showed that FCV prevalence was signifcantly associated with living environment(p=0.0004),age(p=0.031)and clinical symptoms(p=0.00),but not with sex(p=0.092)and breed(p=0.171).The 26 strains of FCV were isolated using F81 cells.Phylogenetic analysis showed that 10 isolates belonged to genotype I,and 16 isolates belonged to genotype II.These 26 isolates were highly genetically diverse,of which HB7 isolate had three same virulence-related amino acid loci with VSD strains.Potential loci distinguishing diferent genotypes were identifed from 26 isolates,suggesting the genetic relationship between diferent genotypes.In addition,selection pressure analysis based on capsid protein of 26 isolates revealed that the protein is under diversifying selection.This study reveals the genetic diversity of FCV and provides a reference for the screening of vaccine candidate strains and the development of vaccines with better cross-protection efects.

Modulating redox transition kinetics by anion regulation in Ni-Fe-X(X=O,S,Se,N,and P)electrocatalyst for efficient water oxidation

NiFe-based electrocatalysts will experience dynamical surface reconstruction during oxygen evolution reaction(OER)process,and the derived metal(oxy)hydroxide hybrids on the surface have been considered as the actual active species for OER.Tremendous efforts have been dedicated to understanding the surface reconstruction,but there is rare research on recognizing the origin of improved performance derived from anion species of substrate.Herein,the OER electrocatalytic characteristics were tuned with different anions in NiFe-based catalyst,using NiFe-based oxides/nitride/sulfide/selenides/phosphides(NiFeX,X=O,N,S,Se,and P)as the model materials.The combination of X-ray photoelectronic spectroscopy,electrochemical tests,operando spectroscopic characterizations,and density functional theory(DFT)calculations,reveals that anion with lower electronegativity in NiFe-based catalyst leads to higher conductivity and delayed valence transition of Ni sites,as well as optimized adsorption behavior towards oxygen intermediates,contributing to enhanced OER performance.Accordingly,NiFeP electrocatalyst demonstrates an ultralow overpotential of 265 mV at 20 mA·cm−2 for OER,as well as long-term stability.This work not only offers further insights into the effect of anionic electronegativity on the intrinsic OER electrocatalytic properties of NiFe-based electrocatalyst but also provides guide to design efficient non-noble metal-based electrocatalysts for water oxidation.

Structure of a histone hexamer bound by the chaperone domains of SPT16 and MCM2

Dear Editor,The passage of DNA replication forks during eukaryotic cell division disrupts the nucleosomes they encounter,and de novo assembly of nucleosomes onto replicated DNA must take place to restore chromatin structure.There are two sources of histones for the replicationcoupled nucleosome assembly.