The growth ofβphase in Mg-Gd-Y-Ni alloy by experimental and first-principles study

The paper reports on the atomic investigation aboutβphase in Mg_(96)Gd_(2)Y_(1)Ni_(1) alloy by using the first-principles study and the high-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscope(HAADF-STEM)corrected by atomic Cs.By using HAADF-STEM,the rectangularβphases were observed in the underage and peak aging stages in Mg_(96)Gd_(2)Y_(1)Ni_(1) alloy.Theβphase could be precipitated from the previously precipitatedβphase,and theβphase grew in steps when it was precipitated.A special transition structure of three atomic layer thicknesses was first observed at the edge of theβphase and the structure of this interface is probably as theβ/Mg_(1) interface for the analysis of thermodynamic characterization and electronic characterization.Theβ'phase and theβ_(H) structure were precipitated only at the edge of the length directions of theβphase.Theβ'phase continues to grow into aβphase directly without the formation ofβ_(1) phase,resulting in an increase in the length of theβphase,which is discovered for the first time.

Ssc-miR-133a-5p的靶基因预测及其相关信号通路的生物信息学分析

课题组前期通过高通量测序技术发现,microRNAssc-miR-133a-5p在肥胖猪脂肪组织中表达水平显著下调,推测其可能在脂肪沉积过程中发挥了重要作用。分析ssc-miR-133a-5p序列保守性,利用TargetScan,miRDB和miRWalk在线分析工具预测其候选靶基因,进一步对候选靶基因进行蛋白质互作分析以及KEGG分析,最后将预测的靶基因与课题组前期筛选出的与猪脂肪沉积能力相关的基因取交集。结果表明ssc-miR-133a-5p候选靶基因PPARGC1A与RORA等,参与AMPK,TNF,与胰岛素分泌等信号通路。结果提示ssc-miR-133a-5p的候选靶基因可能通过多种信号通路发挥重要作用。文章的结果可为microRNA参与猪的脂肪生成调节机制提供科学依据。