Diabetic osteoporosis(DOP) is the leading complication continuously threatening the bone health of patients with diabetes. A key pathogenic factor in DOP is loss of osteocyte viability. However, the mechanism of osteo...Diabetic osteoporosis(DOP) is the leading complication continuously threatening the bone health of patients with diabetes. A key pathogenic factor in DOP is loss of osteocyte viability. However, the mechanism of osteocyte death remains unclear. Here, we identified ferroptosis, which is iron-dependent programmed cell death, as a critical mechanism of osteocyte death in murine models of DOP. The diabetic microenvironment significantly enhanced osteocyte ferroptosis in vitro, as shown by the substantial lipid peroxidation, iron overload, and aberrant activation of the ferroptosis pathway. RNA sequencing showed that heme oxygenase-1(HO-1) expression was notably upregulated in ferroptotic osteocytes. Further findings revealed that HO-1 was essential for osteocyte ferroptosis in DOP and that its promoter activity was controlled by the interaction between the upstream NRF2 and c-JUN transcription factors. Targeting ferroptosis or HO-1 efficiently rescued osteocyte death in DOP by disrupting the vicious cycle between lipid peroxidation and HO-1 activation, eventually ameliorating trabecular deterioration. Our study provides insight into DOP pathogenesis, and our results provide a mechanism-based strategy for clinical DOP treatment.展开更多
Infection is one of the major causes of failure of orthopedic implants. Our previous study demonstrated that nanotube modification of the implant surface, together with nanotubes loaded with quaternized chitosan (hyd...Infection is one of the major causes of failure of orthopedic implants. Our previous study demonstrated that nanotube modification of the implant surface, together with nanotubes loaded with quaternized chitosan (hydroxypropyltrimethyl ammonium chloride chitosan, HACC), could effectively inhibit bacterial adherence and biofilm formation in vitro. Therefore, the aim of this study was to further investigate the in vitro cytocompatibility with osteogenic cells and the in vivo anti-infection activity of titanium implants with HACC-loaded nanotubes (NT-H). The titanium implant (Ti), nanotubes without polymer loading (NT), and nanotubes loaded with chitosan (NT-C) were fabricated and served as controls. Firstly, we evaluated the cytocompatibility of these specimens with human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells in vitro. The observation of cell attachment, proliferation, spreading, and viability in vitro showed that NT-H has improved osteogenic activity compared with Ti and NT-C. A prophylaxis rat model with implantation in the femoral medullary cavity and inoculation with methiciUin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus was established and evaluated by radiographical, microbiological, and histopathological assessments. Our in vivo study demonstrated that NT-H coatings exhibited significant anti-infection capability compared with the Ti and NT-C groups. In conclusion, HACC-loaded nanotubes fabricated on a titanium substrate show good compatibility with osteogenic cells and enhanced anti-infection ability in vivo, providing a good foundation for clinical application to combat orthopedic implant-associated infections.展开更多
[ Objective ] This study aimed to analyze the inheritance of bolting associated traits in Brassica rapa, which will provide useful information in a breeding program for late-bolting or bolting-resistant cultivars of C...[ Objective ] This study aimed to analyze the inheritance of bolting associated traits in Brassica rapa, which will provide useful information in a breeding program for late-bolting or bolting-resistant cultivars of Chinese cabbage. [ Method] Three phenotypic measurements, bolting index, flowering time, days to 5 cm elongated stalk, respectively were used for inheritance analysis of six generations, P, (bolting resistant inbreed line ), P2 (vernalization independent type) and their filial generations F1 , B1, B2 and F2, using the mixed major-gene plus polygene inheritance model. [ Result] The two traits, bolting index and days to 5 cm elongated stalk, both were controlled by two major genes with additive-dominant-epistatic effects ( B-1 model) in hybrid. The flowering time was controlled by one major gene with addltive-dominant effects plus additive-dominant-epistatic effects (D model). The heritability of the major genes in B1, B2 and F2 were 96.22%, 93.33%, 93.55% for bolting index, 70.68%, 70.68%, 70.64% for flowering time, 79.44%, 79.55%, 79.38% for days to 5-cm elongated stalk, respectively, but no polygene heritability was detected in BI, B2 and F2 generation. It indicated that the bolting trait in Brassica rapa was controlled by one or tow major genes. [ Conclusion] This implied that in the genetic improvement for bolting resistant trait major gene was a main factor. It is fit for early selection and environment factor should be mentioned.展开更多
The development of reliable fusion energy is one of the most important challenges in this century.The accelerated degradation of structural materials in fusion reactors caused by neutron irradiation would cause severe...The development of reliable fusion energy is one of the most important challenges in this century.The accelerated degradation of structural materials in fusion reactors caused by neutron irradiation would cause severe problems.Due to the lack of suitable fusion neutron testing facilities,we have to rely on ion irradiation experiments to test candidate materials in fusion reactors.Moreover,fusion neutron irradiation effects are accompanied by the simultaneous transmutation production of helium and hydrogen.One important method to study the He-H synergistic effects in materials is multiple simultaneous ion beams(MSIB)irradiation that has been studied for decades.To date,there is no convincing conclusion on these He-H synergistic effects among these experiments.Recently,a multiple ion beam in-situ transmission electron microscopy(TEM)analysis facility was developed in Xiamen University(XIAMEN facility),which is the first triple beam system and the only in-running in-situ irradiation facility with TEM in China.In this work,we conducted the first high-temperature triple simultaneous ion beams irradiation experiment with TEM observation using the XIAMEN facility.The responses to in-situ triple-ion beams irradiation in austenitic steel 304L SS and ferritic/martensitic steel CLF-1 were studied and compared with the results in dual-and single-ion beam(s)irradiated steels.Synergistic effects were observed in MSIB irradiated steels.Helium was found to be critical for cavity formation,while hydrogen has strong synergistic effect on increasing swelling.展开更多
The Vickers hardness test has been widely used for neutron-irradiated materials and nanoindentation for ion-irradiated materials.Comparing the Vickers hardness and nanohardness of the same materials quantitatively and...The Vickers hardness test has been widely used for neutron-irradiated materials and nanoindentation for ion-irradiated materials.Comparing the Vickers hardness and nanohardness of the same materials quantitatively and establishing a correlation between them is meaningful.In this study,five representative materials—pure titanium(Ti),nickel(Ni),tungsten(W),304 coarse-grained stainless steel(CG-SS)and 304 nanocrystalline austenitic stainless steel(NG-SS)—are investigated for comparison.The results show that the relationship between Vickers hardness and nanohardness does not conform to a mathematical geometric relationship because of sink-in and pile-up effects confirmed by finite element analysis(FEA)and the results of optical microscopy.Finally,one new method was developed by excluding the effects of sink-in and pile-up in materials.With this improved correction in the projected area of the Vickers hardness and nanohardness,the two kinds of hardness become identical.展开更多
An F2 population, derived from a cross between the vernalization independent genotype ' RcBr' and the vernalization dependent genotype'08A061 ' , was developed to eonstruet a linkage map with 165 SSR and InDel mar...An F2 population, derived from a cross between the vernalization independent genotype ' RcBr' and the vernalization dependent genotype'08A061 ' , was developed to eonstruet a linkage map with 165 SSR and InDel markers. QTL analysis was performed by two phenotypie evaluation ( days to 5 em elongate stalk and flowering time) based on the difference in F2:3 families under vernalization and no vernalization. The results showed that the vernalization requirement was reeessive in Brassica rapa. Seven QTLs that controlled vernalization requirement were detected on A02 and A06 linkage groups, which explained phenotypic variation ranging from 0.08% to 22.52%. Two QTLs ( VR-DE01, VR-b391 ) were detected on the top of A02, which explained 22.52% and 14. 54% of the phenotypic variation, respectively, and closely linked with BrFLC2 gene. Two QTLs (VR-DE03, VR-DE04) were deteeted on A06 with 13.30% and 13.64% of phenotypie variation. These detected QTLs will provide useful information on understanding the genetic basis between vernalization requirement and bolting, and that will be useful for marker-assisted selection (MAS) in a breeding program for bolting resistant eultivars.展开更多
Road traffic safety should be evaluated throughout the entire life-cycle of road design,operation,maintenance,and expansion construction.However,traditional methods for evaluating road traffic safety based on traffic ...Road traffic safety should be evaluated throughout the entire life-cycle of road design,operation,maintenance,and expansion construction.However,traditional methods for evaluating road traffic safety based on traffic accidents and conflict technology are limited by their inability to account for the complex environmental factors involved.To address this issue,a new road safety evaluation method has emerged that is based on driving behavior.Because drivers’behaviors may vary depending on the driving environment and their personal characteristics,evaluating road safety from the perspective of driver behavior has become a popular research topic.This paper analyzes current research trends and mainstream journals in the field of road safety evaluation of driving behavior.Additionally,it reviews the three most commonly used driving behavior data collection methods,and compares the advantages and disadvantages of each.The paper proposes the main application scenarios of road safety evaluation methods based on driving behavior,such as road design,evaluation of the effects of road appurtenances,and intelligent highways.Furthermore,the paper summarizes a driving behavior index system based on vehicle data,driver’s physiological and psychological data,and driver’s subjective questionnaire data.A comprehensive evaluation method based on the fusion of each index system is presented in detail.Finally,the paper points out current research problems and the future development direction of the road safety evaluation method based on driving behavior.展开更多
●Bacterial richness declined but fungal richness increased under salinization.●Bacteria did not become interactively compact or facilitative under salinization.●Fungi exhibited more compartmentalized and competitiv...●Bacterial richness declined but fungal richness increased under salinization.●Bacteria did not become interactively compact or facilitative under salinization.●Fungi exhibited more compartmentalized and competitive patterns under salinization.●Fungal stability showed steeper increases under salinization than bacterial stability.Soil salinization is a typical environmental challenge in arid regions worldwide.Salinity stress increases plant convergent adaptations and facilitative interactions and thus destabilizes communities.Soil bacteria and fungi have smaller body mass than plants and are often efficient against soil salinization,but how the stability of bacterial and fungal communities change with a wide range of soil salinity gradient remains unclear.Here,we assessed the interactions within both bacterial and fungal communities along a soil salinity gradient in the Taklamakan desert to examine(i)whether the stability of bacterial and fungal communities decreased with soil salinity,and(ii)the stability of which community decreased more with soil salinity,bacteria or fungi.Our results showed that the species richness of soil fungi increased but that of soil bacteria decreased with increasing salinity in topsoils.Fungal communities became more stable under soil salinization,with increasing compartmentalization(i.e.,modularity)and proportion of competitions(i.e.,negative:positive cohesion)as salinity increased.Bacterial communities exhibited no changes in modularity with increasing salinity and smaller increases in negative:positive cohesion under soil salinization compared to fungal communities.Our results suggest that,by altering interspecific interactions,soil salinization increases the stability of fungal not bacterial communities in extreme environments.展开更多
Emerging discoveries about undocumented acyltransferase activities of known histone acetyltransferases(HATs)advance our understandings in the regulation of histone modifications.However,the molecular basis of HATs sel...Emerging discoveries about undocumented acyltransferase activities of known histone acetyltransferases(HATs)advance our understandings in the regulation of histone modifications.However,the molecular basis of HATs selecting acyl coenzyme A(acyl-CoA)substrates for histone modification is less known.We here report that lysine acetyltransferase 2A(KAT2A)as an illustrative instance of HATs can selectively utilize acetyl-CoA,propionyl-CoA,butyryl-CoA,and succinyl-CoA to directly deposit 18 histone acylation hallmarks in nucleosome.By analyzing the co-crystal structures of the catalytic domain of KAT2A in complex with acetyl-CoA,propionyl-CoA,butyryl-CoA,malonyl-CoA,succinyl-CoA,and glutaryl-CoA,we conclude that the alternative substrate-binding pocket of KAT2A and the length and electrostatic features of the acyl chain cooperatively determine the selection of the acyl-CoA substrates by KAT2A.This study reveals the molecular basis underlying the pluripotency of HATs that selectively install acylation hallmarks in nucleosomes,which might serve as instrumental mechanism to precisely regulate histone acylation profiles in cells.展开更多
This paper aims to solve the finite-time trajectory tracking problem of underactuated surface ships under the influence of dynamic uncertainty,unknown external time-varying interference and limited communication resou...This paper aims to solve the finite-time trajectory tracking problem of underactuated surface ships under the influence of dynamic uncertainty,unknown external time-varying interference and limited communication resources.An event-triggered robust adaptive finite-time trajectory tracking control method for underactuated ships is designed by combining the existing trajectory tracking control methods and engineering needs in actual navigation.It can obviously improve the tracking accuracy of the ship,and complete the tracking task safely and efficiently.This scheme transforms the composite uncertain vector synthesized by uncertain parameters and external disturbances into a linear parameterized form.Next,considering the limitation of communication resources,a relative threshold event triggering mechanism is introduced to further extend the triggering time interval on the basis of the fixed threshold triggering scheme.Then,an event-triggered robust adaptive finite-time trajectory tracking control scheme is designed for underactuated ships,and a rigorous stability proof is provided through Lyapunov stability theory.Simulation experiment is carried out in MATLAB and the results show that the finite-time trajectory tracking control scheme proposed in this paper can effectively solve the problems of dynamic uncertainty.unknown time-varying external interference and limitation of communication resources.This paper can provide theoretical support for the autonomous navigation of intelligent ships.展开更多
Two novel engineered antibody fragments binding to antigen CD20 were generated by fusing a murine IgM-type anti-CD20 singie-chain Fv fragment (scFv) to the human IgG1 CH2 (i.e., Cγ2) and CH3 (i.e., Cγ3) domain...Two novel engineered antibody fragments binding to antigen CD20 were generated by fusing a murine IgM-type anti-CD20 singie-chain Fv fragment (scFv) to the human IgG1 CH2 (i.e., Cγ2) and CH3 (i.e., Cγ3) domains with the human IgG1 hinge (i.e. Hγ). Given the relationship between structure and function of protein, the 3-D structures of the two engineered antibody fragments were modeled using computer-aided homology modeling method. Furthermore, the relationship between 3-D conformation and their binding activity was evaluated theoretically. Due to the change of active pocket formed by CDRs, the HL23 (VH-Linker-VL-Hγ-Cγ2-Cγ3) remained its activity because of its preserved conformation, while the binding activity of the LH23 (VL-Linker-VH-Hγ-Cγ2-Cγ3) was impaired severely. Experimental studies by flow cytometry and fluorescence microscopy showed that HL23 possessed significantly superior binding activity to CD20-expressing target cells than LH23. That is to say, the order of variable regions could influence the binding activity of the fusion protein to CD20^+ cell lines, which was in accordance with the theoretical results. The study highlights the potential relationship between the antibody binding activity and their 3-D conformation, which appears to be worthwhile in providing direction for future antibody design of recombinant antibody.展开更多
Cancer cells uniquely reprogram their cellular activities to support their rapid proliferation and migration and to coun-teract metabolic and genotoxic stress during cancer progression.In this reprograming,cancer cell...Cancer cells uniquely reprogram their cellular activities to support their rapid proliferation and migration and to coun-teract metabolic and genotoxic stress during cancer progression.In this reprograming,cancer cells’metabolism and other cellular activities are integrated and mutually regulated,and cancer cells modulate metabolic enzymes spatially and temporally so that these enzymes not only have altered metabolic activities but also have modulated subcellular localization and gain non-canonical functions.This review and several others in this issue of Cancer Communications discuss these enzymes’newly acquired functions and the non-canonical functions of some metabolites as features of cancer cell metabolism,which play critical roles in various cellular activities,including gene expression,anabolism,catabolism,redox homeostasis,and DNA repair.展开更多
Metabolism is a fundamental biological process composed of a series of reactions catalyzed by metabolic enzymes.Emerging evidence demonstrates that the aberrant signaling in cancer cells induces nonmetabolic functions...Metabolism is a fundamental biological process composed of a series of reactions catalyzed by metabolic enzymes.Emerging evidence demonstrates that the aberrant signaling in cancer cells induces nonmetabolic functions of meta-bolic enzymes in many instrumental cellular activities,which involve metabolic enzyme-mediated protein post-trans-lational modifications,such as phosphorylation,acetylation,and succinylation.In the most well-researched literatures,metabolic enzymes phosphorylate proteins rather than their metabolites as substrates.Some metabolic enzymes have altered subcellular localization,which allows their metabolic products to directly participate in nonmetabolic activities.This review discusses how these findings have deepened our understanding on enzymes originally classi-fied as metabolic enzymes,by highlighting the nonmetabolic functions of several metabolic enzymes responsible for the development of cancer,and evaluates the potential for targeting these functions in cancer treatment.展开更多
The efficacy of many cancer treatments is due to their ability to induce apoptosis. DR5 can activate apoptosis pathway after binding with its natural ligand, tumour necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (...The efficacy of many cancer treatments is due to their ability to induce apoptosis. DR5 can activate apoptosis pathway after binding with its natural ligand, tumour necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL/ Apo2L). Both TRAIL and agonistic anti-DR5 monoclonal antibody are currently being explored for cancer therapy. The mechanisms of cytotoxicity of our previously prepared monoclonal antibody A6 against DR5 were investigated here. A6 could cause viability loss of Jurkat cells in both time- and dose-dependent manner which could be attributed to the activation of apoptosis pathway. Caspases 3, 8 and 9 were activated in Jurkat cells and the caspase specific inhibitors, such as broad caspases inhibitor Z-VAD-FMK, caspase 8 specific inhibitor Z-IETDFMK and caspase 9 specific inhibitor Z-LEHD-FMK could recover the viability loss caused by A6. The function and molecular mechanism of TRAIL-mediated apoptosis were also investigated and compared with those of A6. Although A6 and TRAIL recognize a different epitope, they could induce a similar reaction in Jurkat cells.展开更多
Purpose–An individual’s driving style significantly affects overall traffic safety.However,driving style is difficult to identify due to temporal and spatial differences and scene heterogeneity of driving behavior d...Purpose–An individual’s driving style significantly affects overall traffic safety.However,driving style is difficult to identify due to temporal and spatial differences and scene heterogeneity of driving behavior data.As such,the study of real-time driving-style identification methods is of great significance for formulating personalized driving strategies,improving traffic safety and reducing fuel consumption.This study aims to establish a driving style recognition framework based on longitudinal driving operation conditions(DOCs)using a machine learning model and natural driving data collected by a vehicle equipped with an advanced driving assistance system(ADAS).Design/methodology/approach–Specifically,a driving style recognition framework based on longitudinal DOCs was established.To train the model,a real-world driving experiment was conducted.First,the driving styles of 44 drivers were preliminarily identified through natural driving data and video data;drivers were categorized through a subjective evaluation as conservative,moderate or aggressive.Then,based on the ADAS driving data,a criterion for extracting longitudinal DOCs was developed.Third,taking the ADAS data from 47 Kms of the two test expressways as the research object,six DOCs were calibrated and the characteristic data sets of the different DOCs were extracted and constructed.Finally,four machine learning classification(MLC)models were used to classify and predict driving style based on the natural driving data.Findings–The results showed that six longitudinal DOCs were calibrated according to the proposed calibration criterion.Cautious drivers undertook the largest proportion of the free cruise condition(FCC),while aggressive drivers primarily undertook the FCC,following steady condition and relative approximation condition.Compared with cautious and moderate drivers,aggressive drivers adopted a smaller time headway(THW)and distance headway(DHW).THW,time-to-collision(TTC)and DHW showed highly significant differences in driving style identification,while longitudinal acceleration(LA)showed no significant difference in driving style identification.Speed and TTC showed no significant difference between moderate and aggressive drivers.In consideration of the cross-validation results and model prediction results,the overall hierarchical prediction performance ranking of the four studied machine learning models under the current sample data set was extreme gradient boosting>multi-layer perceptron>logistic regression>support vector machine.Originality/value–The contribution of this research is to propose a criterion and solution for using longitudinal driving behavior data to label longitudinal DOCs and rapidly identify driving styles based on those DOCs and MLC models.This study provides a reference for real-time online driving style identification in vehicles equipped with onboard data acquisition equipment,such as ADAS.展开更多
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)grants 92068205,81802679,and 82002328supported by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation grants 2018M632136 and 2019T120348。
文摘Diabetic osteoporosis(DOP) is the leading complication continuously threatening the bone health of patients with diabetes. A key pathogenic factor in DOP is loss of osteocyte viability. However, the mechanism of osteocyte death remains unclear. Here, we identified ferroptosis, which is iron-dependent programmed cell death, as a critical mechanism of osteocyte death in murine models of DOP. The diabetic microenvironment significantly enhanced osteocyte ferroptosis in vitro, as shown by the substantial lipid peroxidation, iron overload, and aberrant activation of the ferroptosis pathway. RNA sequencing showed that heme oxygenase-1(HO-1) expression was notably upregulated in ferroptotic osteocytes. Further findings revealed that HO-1 was essential for osteocyte ferroptosis in DOP and that its promoter activity was controlled by the interaction between the upstream NRF2 and c-JUN transcription factors. Targeting ferroptosis or HO-1 efficiently rescued osteocyte death in DOP by disrupting the vicious cycle between lipid peroxidation and HO-1 activation, eventually ameliorating trabecular deterioration. Our study provides insight into DOP pathogenesis, and our results provide a mechanism-based strategy for clinical DOP treatment.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.31271015,81501856)National Key R&D Program (2016YFC1102100)+1 种基金Shanghai Science and Technology Development Fund (13JC1403900,13DZ2294000)Medical Engineering Collaborative Project of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (YG2014ZD01)
文摘Infection is one of the major causes of failure of orthopedic implants. Our previous study demonstrated that nanotube modification of the implant surface, together with nanotubes loaded with quaternized chitosan (hydroxypropyltrimethyl ammonium chloride chitosan, HACC), could effectively inhibit bacterial adherence and biofilm formation in vitro. Therefore, the aim of this study was to further investigate the in vitro cytocompatibility with osteogenic cells and the in vivo anti-infection activity of titanium implants with HACC-loaded nanotubes (NT-H). The titanium implant (Ti), nanotubes without polymer loading (NT), and nanotubes loaded with chitosan (NT-C) were fabricated and served as controls. Firstly, we evaluated the cytocompatibility of these specimens with human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells in vitro. The observation of cell attachment, proliferation, spreading, and viability in vitro showed that NT-H has improved osteogenic activity compared with Ti and NT-C. A prophylaxis rat model with implantation in the femoral medullary cavity and inoculation with methiciUin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus was established and evaluated by radiographical, microbiological, and histopathological assessments. Our in vivo study demonstrated that NT-H coatings exhibited significant anti-infection capability compared with the Ti and NT-C groups. In conclusion, HACC-loaded nanotubes fabricated on a titanium substrate show good compatibility with osteogenic cells and enhanced anti-infection ability in vivo, providing a good foundation for clinical application to combat orthopedic implant-associated infections.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(30900981)the Scientific Research Fund for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars,Ministry Education of China(2010-1561)
文摘[ Objective ] This study aimed to analyze the inheritance of bolting associated traits in Brassica rapa, which will provide useful information in a breeding program for late-bolting or bolting-resistant cultivars of Chinese cabbage. [ Method] Three phenotypic measurements, bolting index, flowering time, days to 5 cm elongated stalk, respectively were used for inheritance analysis of six generations, P, (bolting resistant inbreed line ), P2 (vernalization independent type) and their filial generations F1 , B1, B2 and F2, using the mixed major-gene plus polygene inheritance model. [ Result] The two traits, bolting index and days to 5 cm elongated stalk, both were controlled by two major genes with additive-dominant-epistatic effects ( B-1 model) in hybrid. The flowering time was controlled by one major gene with addltive-dominant effects plus additive-dominant-epistatic effects (D model). The heritability of the major genes in B1, B2 and F2 were 96.22%, 93.33%, 93.55% for bolting index, 70.68%, 70.68%, 70.64% for flowering time, 79.44%, 79.55%, 79.38% for days to 5-cm elongated stalk, respectively, but no polygene heritability was detected in BI, B2 and F2 generation. It indicated that the bolting trait in Brassica rapa was controlled by one or tow major genes. [ Conclusion] This implied that in the genetic improvement for bolting resistant trait major gene was a main factor. It is fit for early selection and environment factor should be mentioned.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11935004).
文摘The development of reliable fusion energy is one of the most important challenges in this century.The accelerated degradation of structural materials in fusion reactors caused by neutron irradiation would cause severe problems.Due to the lack of suitable fusion neutron testing facilities,we have to rely on ion irradiation experiments to test candidate materials in fusion reactors.Moreover,fusion neutron irradiation effects are accompanied by the simultaneous transmutation production of helium and hydrogen.One important method to study the He-H synergistic effects in materials is multiple simultaneous ion beams(MSIB)irradiation that has been studied for decades.To date,there is no convincing conclusion on these He-H synergistic effects among these experiments.Recently,a multiple ion beam in-situ transmission electron microscopy(TEM)analysis facility was developed in Xiamen University(XIAMEN facility),which is the first triple beam system and the only in-running in-situ irradiation facility with TEM in China.In this work,we conducted the first high-temperature triple simultaneous ion beams irradiation experiment with TEM observation using the XIAMEN facility.The responses to in-situ triple-ion beams irradiation in austenitic steel 304L SS and ferritic/martensitic steel CLF-1 were studied and compared with the results in dual-and single-ion beam(s)irradiated steels.Synergistic effects were observed in MSIB irradiated steels.Helium was found to be critical for cavity formation,while hydrogen has strong synergistic effect on increasing swelling.
基金financially supported by the National Magnetic Confinement Fusion Energy Research Project of China(No.2015GB113000)National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.11675005,11935004)+1 种基金China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2018M641093)the National Defense Nuclear Material Technology Innovation Center。
文摘The Vickers hardness test has been widely used for neutron-irradiated materials and nanoindentation for ion-irradiated materials.Comparing the Vickers hardness and nanohardness of the same materials quantitatively and establishing a correlation between them is meaningful.In this study,five representative materials—pure titanium(Ti),nickel(Ni),tungsten(W),304 coarse-grained stainless steel(CG-SS)and 304 nanocrystalline austenitic stainless steel(NG-SS)—are investigated for comparison.The results show that the relationship between Vickers hardness and nanohardness does not conform to a mathematical geometric relationship because of sink-in and pile-up effects confirmed by finite element analysis(FEA)and the results of optical microscopy.Finally,one new method was developed by excluding the effects of sink-in and pile-up in materials.With this improved correction in the projected area of the Vickers hardness and nanohardness,the two kinds of hardness become identical.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(30900981)the Research Program of the Educational Department of Liaoning Province(L2013255)
文摘An F2 population, derived from a cross between the vernalization independent genotype ' RcBr' and the vernalization dependent genotype'08A061 ' , was developed to eonstruet a linkage map with 165 SSR and InDel markers. QTL analysis was performed by two phenotypie evaluation ( days to 5 em elongate stalk and flowering time) based on the difference in F2:3 families under vernalization and no vernalization. The results showed that the vernalization requirement was reeessive in Brassica rapa. Seven QTLs that controlled vernalization requirement were detected on A02 and A06 linkage groups, which explained phenotypic variation ranging from 0.08% to 22.52%. Two QTLs ( VR-DE01, VR-b391 ) were detected on the top of A02, which explained 22.52% and 14. 54% of the phenotypic variation, respectively, and closely linked with BrFLC2 gene. Two QTLs (VR-DE03, VR-DE04) were deteeted on A06 with 13.30% and 13.64% of phenotypie variation. These detected QTLs will provide useful information on understanding the genetic basis between vernalization requirement and bolting, and that will be useful for marker-assisted selection (MAS) in a breeding program for bolting resistant eultivars.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2020YFB1600302)the National Nature Science Foundation of China(Grant No.52072290)the Key Research and Development Program of Hubei Province(2022BAD142)。
文摘Road traffic safety should be evaluated throughout the entire life-cycle of road design,operation,maintenance,and expansion construction.However,traditional methods for evaluating road traffic safety based on traffic accidents and conflict technology are limited by their inability to account for the complex environmental factors involved.To address this issue,a new road safety evaluation method has emerged that is based on driving behavior.Because drivers’behaviors may vary depending on the driving environment and their personal characteristics,evaluating road safety from the perspective of driver behavior has become a popular research topic.This paper analyzes current research trends and mainstream journals in the field of road safety evaluation of driving behavior.Additionally,it reviews the three most commonly used driving behavior data collection methods,and compares the advantages and disadvantages of each.The paper proposes the main application scenarios of road safety evaluation methods based on driving behavior,such as road design,evaluation of the effects of road appurtenances,and intelligent highways.Furthermore,the paper summarizes a driving behavior index system based on vehicle data,driver’s physiological and psychological data,and driver’s subjective questionnaire data.A comprehensive evaluation method based on the fusion of each index system is presented in detail.Finally,the paper points out current research problems and the future development direction of the road safety evaluation method based on driving behavior.
基金support for this work is Intergovernmental International Cooperation on Scientific and Technological Innovation as Part of National Key Research and Development Program(2021YFE0114500)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(41730638 and U1803342)+1 种基金the Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program(ASTIP)K.C.Wong Education Foundation(GJTD-2020-14).
文摘●Bacterial richness declined but fungal richness increased under salinization.●Bacteria did not become interactively compact or facilitative under salinization.●Fungi exhibited more compartmentalized and competitive patterns under salinization.●Fungal stability showed steeper increases under salinization than bacterial stability.Soil salinization is a typical environmental challenge in arid regions worldwide.Salinity stress increases plant convergent adaptations and facilitative interactions and thus destabilizes communities.Soil bacteria and fungi have smaller body mass than plants and are often efficient against soil salinization,but how the stability of bacterial and fungal communities change with a wide range of soil salinity gradient remains unclear.Here,we assessed the interactions within both bacterial and fungal communities along a soil salinity gradient in the Taklamakan desert to examine(i)whether the stability of bacterial and fungal communities decreased with soil salinity,and(ii)the stability of which community decreased more with soil salinity,bacteria or fungi.Our results showed that the species richness of soil fungi increased but that of soil bacteria decreased with increasing salinity in topsoils.Fungal communities became more stable under soil salinization,with increasing compartmentalization(i.e.,modularity)and proportion of competitions(i.e.,negative:positive cohesion)as salinity increased.Bacterial communities exhibited no changes in modularity with increasing salinity and smaller increases in negative:positive cohesion under soil salinization compared to fungal communities.Our results suggest that,by altering interspecific interactions,soil salinization increases the stability of fungal not bacterial communities in extreme environments.
基金This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(91957110,31970577,and 32270642 to Y.W.32170597 to Y.R.G.)。
文摘Emerging discoveries about undocumented acyltransferase activities of known histone acetyltransferases(HATs)advance our understandings in the regulation of histone modifications.However,the molecular basis of HATs selecting acyl coenzyme A(acyl-CoA)substrates for histone modification is less known.We here report that lysine acetyltransferase 2A(KAT2A)as an illustrative instance of HATs can selectively utilize acetyl-CoA,propionyl-CoA,butyryl-CoA,and succinyl-CoA to directly deposit 18 histone acylation hallmarks in nucleosome.By analyzing the co-crystal structures of the catalytic domain of KAT2A in complex with acetyl-CoA,propionyl-CoA,butyryl-CoA,malonyl-CoA,succinyl-CoA,and glutaryl-CoA,we conclude that the alternative substrate-binding pocket of KAT2A and the length and electrostatic features of the acyl chain cooperatively determine the selection of the acyl-CoA substrates by KAT2A.This study reveals the molecular basis underlying the pluripotency of HATs that selectively install acylation hallmarks in nucleosomes,which might serve as instrumental mechanism to precisely regulate histone acylation profiles in cells.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51911540478)Shandong Pr ovincial Key Research and Development Plan(Grant No.2019JZZY020712)+3 种基金Shandong Provincial Graduate Education and Teaching Reform Research Project(Grant No.SDYJG19217)Shandong Jiaotong University Doctoral Research and Entrepr eneurship Fund and Shandong Jiaotong University Climbing Research and Innovation Team Plan(Grant No.SDJTUC1802)Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation(Grant No.ZR2022ME087)Shandong Intelligent Transportation Key Labor atory(under preparation).
文摘This paper aims to solve the finite-time trajectory tracking problem of underactuated surface ships under the influence of dynamic uncertainty,unknown external time-varying interference and limited communication resources.An event-triggered robust adaptive finite-time trajectory tracking control method for underactuated ships is designed by combining the existing trajectory tracking control methods and engineering needs in actual navigation.It can obviously improve the tracking accuracy of the ship,and complete the tracking task safely and efficiently.This scheme transforms the composite uncertain vector synthesized by uncertain parameters and external disturbances into a linear parameterized form.Next,considering the limitation of communication resources,a relative threshold event triggering mechanism is introduced to further extend the triggering time interval on the basis of the fixed threshold triggering scheme.Then,an event-triggered robust adaptive finite-time trajectory tracking control scheme is designed for underactuated ships,and a rigorous stability proof is provided through Lyapunov stability theory.Simulation experiment is carried out in MATLAB and the results show that the finite-time trajectory tracking control scheme proposed in this paper can effectively solve the problems of dynamic uncertainty.unknown time-varying external interference and limitation of communication resources.This paper can provide theoretical support for the autonomous navigation of intelligent ships.
基金The Student Research Training(SRT)Program of Tsinghua University(Grant No.1522T0221)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.81374006 and 81073092)。
文摘Two novel engineered antibody fragments binding to antigen CD20 were generated by fusing a murine IgM-type anti-CD20 singie-chain Fv fragment (scFv) to the human IgG1 CH2 (i.e., Cγ2) and CH3 (i.e., Cγ3) domains with the human IgG1 hinge (i.e. Hγ). Given the relationship between structure and function of protein, the 3-D structures of the two engineered antibody fragments were modeled using computer-aided homology modeling method. Furthermore, the relationship between 3-D conformation and their binding activity was evaluated theoretically. Due to the change of active pocket formed by CDRs, the HL23 (VH-Linker-VL-Hγ-Cγ2-Cγ3) remained its activity because of its preserved conformation, while the binding activity of the LH23 (VL-Linker-VH-Hγ-Cγ2-Cγ3) was impaired severely. Experimental studies by flow cytometry and fluorescence microscopy showed that HL23 possessed significantly superior binding activity to CD20-expressing target cells than LH23. That is to say, the order of variable regions could influence the binding activity of the fusion protein to CD20^+ cell lines, which was in accordance with the theoretical results. The study highlights the potential relationship between the antibody binding activity and their 3-D conformation, which appears to be worthwhile in providing direction for future antibody design of recombinant antibody.
基金supported by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke grant R01 NS089754(to Z.L.)by the National Cancer Institute(NCI)grant 1R01 CA204996(to Z.L.)+1 种基金by the National Institutes of Health/NCI through MD Anderson’s Cancer Center Support grant P30CA016672Brain Cancer Specialized Program of Research Excellence grant 2P50 CA127001。
文摘Cancer cells uniquely reprogram their cellular activities to support their rapid proliferation and migration and to coun-teract metabolic and genotoxic stress during cancer progression.In this reprograming,cancer cells’metabolism and other cellular activities are integrated and mutually regulated,and cancer cells modulate metabolic enzymes spatially and temporally so that these enzymes not only have altered metabolic activities but also have modulated subcellular localization and gain non-canonical functions.This review and several others in this issue of Cancer Communications discuss these enzymes’newly acquired functions and the non-canonical functions of some metabolites as features of cancer cell metabolism,which play critical roles in various cellular activities,including gene expression,anabolism,catabolism,redox homeostasis,and DNA repair.
基金supported by the 2018 UT Proteomics Network Pilot Fund(to Y.W.)the NIH/NCI Cancer Center Support Grant P30CA016672Brain Cancer SPORE 2P50 CA127001。
文摘Metabolism is a fundamental biological process composed of a series of reactions catalyzed by metabolic enzymes.Emerging evidence demonstrates that the aberrant signaling in cancer cells induces nonmetabolic functions of meta-bolic enzymes in many instrumental cellular activities,which involve metabolic enzyme-mediated protein post-trans-lational modifications,such as phosphorylation,acetylation,and succinylation.In the most well-researched literatures,metabolic enzymes phosphorylate proteins rather than their metabolites as substrates.Some metabolic enzymes have altered subcellular localization,which allows their metabolic products to directly participate in nonmetabolic activities.This review discusses how these findings have deepened our understanding on enzymes originally classi-fied as metabolic enzymes,by highlighting the nonmetabolic functions of several metabolic enzymes responsible for the development of cancer,and evaluates the potential for targeting these functions in cancer treatment.
文摘The efficacy of many cancer treatments is due to their ability to induce apoptosis. DR5 can activate apoptosis pathway after binding with its natural ligand, tumour necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL/ Apo2L). Both TRAIL and agonistic anti-DR5 monoclonal antibody are currently being explored for cancer therapy. The mechanisms of cytotoxicity of our previously prepared monoclonal antibody A6 against DR5 were investigated here. A6 could cause viability loss of Jurkat cells in both time- and dose-dependent manner which could be attributed to the activation of apoptosis pathway. Caspases 3, 8 and 9 were activated in Jurkat cells and the caspase specific inhibitors, such as broad caspases inhibitor Z-VAD-FMK, caspase 8 specific inhibitor Z-IETDFMK and caspase 9 specific inhibitor Z-LEHD-FMK could recover the viability loss caused by A6. The function and molecular mechanism of TRAIL-mediated apoptosis were also investigated and compared with those of A6. Although A6 and TRAIL recognize a different epitope, they could induce a similar reaction in Jurkat cells.
基金This research was funded by the National Nature Science Foundation of China(No.52072290)Hubei Province Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars(No.2020CFA081)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.191044003,No.2020-YB-028).
文摘Purpose–An individual’s driving style significantly affects overall traffic safety.However,driving style is difficult to identify due to temporal and spatial differences and scene heterogeneity of driving behavior data.As such,the study of real-time driving-style identification methods is of great significance for formulating personalized driving strategies,improving traffic safety and reducing fuel consumption.This study aims to establish a driving style recognition framework based on longitudinal driving operation conditions(DOCs)using a machine learning model and natural driving data collected by a vehicle equipped with an advanced driving assistance system(ADAS).Design/methodology/approach–Specifically,a driving style recognition framework based on longitudinal DOCs was established.To train the model,a real-world driving experiment was conducted.First,the driving styles of 44 drivers were preliminarily identified through natural driving data and video data;drivers were categorized through a subjective evaluation as conservative,moderate or aggressive.Then,based on the ADAS driving data,a criterion for extracting longitudinal DOCs was developed.Third,taking the ADAS data from 47 Kms of the two test expressways as the research object,six DOCs were calibrated and the characteristic data sets of the different DOCs were extracted and constructed.Finally,four machine learning classification(MLC)models were used to classify and predict driving style based on the natural driving data.Findings–The results showed that six longitudinal DOCs were calibrated according to the proposed calibration criterion.Cautious drivers undertook the largest proportion of the free cruise condition(FCC),while aggressive drivers primarily undertook the FCC,following steady condition and relative approximation condition.Compared with cautious and moderate drivers,aggressive drivers adopted a smaller time headway(THW)and distance headway(DHW).THW,time-to-collision(TTC)and DHW showed highly significant differences in driving style identification,while longitudinal acceleration(LA)showed no significant difference in driving style identification.Speed and TTC showed no significant difference between moderate and aggressive drivers.In consideration of the cross-validation results and model prediction results,the overall hierarchical prediction performance ranking of the four studied machine learning models under the current sample data set was extreme gradient boosting>multi-layer perceptron>logistic regression>support vector machine.Originality/value–The contribution of this research is to propose a criterion and solution for using longitudinal driving behavior data to label longitudinal DOCs and rapidly identify driving styles based on those DOCs and MLC models.This study provides a reference for real-time online driving style identification in vehicles equipped with onboard data acquisition equipment,such as ADAS.