N-type Si-based type-Ⅰ clathrates with different Ga content were synthesized by combining the solid-state reaction method,melting method and spark plasma sintering （SPS） method.The effects of Ga composition on high...N-type Si-based type-Ⅰ clathrates with different Ga content were synthesized by combining the solid-state reaction method,melting method and spark plasma sintering （SPS） method.The effects of Ga composition on high temperature thermoelectric transport properties were investigated.The results show that at room temperature,the carrier concentration decreases, while the carrier mobility increases slightly with increasing Ga content.The Seebeck coefficient increases with increasing Ga content. Among all the samples,Ba7.93Ga17.13Si28.72exhibits higher Seebeck coefficient than the others and reaches -135μV·K^-1 at 1000 K.The sample prepared by this method exhibits very high electrical conductivity,and reaches 1.95x 10^5 S·m^-1 for Ba8.01Ga16.61Si28.93 at room temperature.The thermal conductivity of all samples is almost temperature independent in the temperature range of 300-1000 K,indicating the behaviour of a typical metal.The maximum ZT value of 0.75 is obtained at 1000 K for the compound Ba7.93Ga17.13Si28.72.展开更多
Detailed investigations on the filamentary structures associated with the type-I edge-localized modes（ELMs） should be helpful for protecting the materials of a plasma-facing wall on a future large device.Related exp...Detailed investigations on the filamentary structures associated with the type-I edge-localized modes（ELMs） should be helpful for protecting the materials of a plasma-facing wall on a future large device.Related experiments have been carefully conducted in the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak（EAST） using combined Langmuir-magnetic probes.The experimental results indicate that the radially outward velocity of type-I ELMy filaments can be up to 1.7 kms^（-1） in the far scrape-off layer（SOL） region.It is remarkable that the electron temperature of these filaments is detected to be ~50eV,corresponding to a fraction of 1/6 to the temperature near the pedestal top,while the density ~3×10^（19）m^（-3） of these filaments could be approximate to the line-averaged density.In addition,associated magnetic fluctuations have been clearly observed at the same time,which show good agreement with the density perturbations.A localized current on the order of ~100kA could be estimated within the filaments.展开更多
Traditional photosensitizers show limited singlet oxygen generation in hypoxic infection lesions,which greatly suppress their performance in antibacterial therapy.Meanwhile,there still is lack of feasible design strat...Traditional photosensitizers show limited singlet oxygen generation in hypoxic infection lesions,which greatly suppress their performance in antibacterial therapy.Meanwhile,there still is lack of feasible design strategy for developing hypoxia-overcoming photosensitizers agents.Herein,radical generation ofπ-conjugated small molecules is efficiently manipulated by an individual selenium(Se)substituent.With this strategy,the first proof-of-concept study of a Se-anchored oligo(thienyl ethynylene)(OT-Se)with high-performance superoxide radical(O_(2)^(·-))and hydroxyl radical(·OH)generation capability is present,and achieves efficient antibacterial activities towards the clinically extracted multidrug-resistant bacteria methicillin-resistant S.aureus(MRSA)and carbapenem-resistant E.coli(CREC)at sub-micromolar concentration under a low white light irradiation(30 mW/cm^(2)).The water-dispersible OT-Se shows a good bacteria-anchoring capability,biocompatibility,and complete elimination of multidrug-resistant bacteria wound infection in vivo.This work offers a strategy to boost type-I photodynamic therapy(PDT)performance for efficient antibacterial treatments,advancing the development of antibacterial agents.展开更多
在GenBank中查找到已知的斑马鱼、奥尼罗非鱼、金头鲷、爪蟾等物种的Ⅰ型甲腺原氨酸脱碘酶的基因序列并运用Primer Premier 5.0软件对这些物种的Ⅰ型甲腺原氨酸脱碘酶基因序列进行同源性分析。依据同源性较大的保守区基因序列设计一对引...在GenBank中查找到已知的斑马鱼、奥尼罗非鱼、金头鲷、爪蟾等物种的Ⅰ型甲腺原氨酸脱碘酶的基因序列并运用Primer Premier 5.0软件对这些物种的Ⅰ型甲腺原氨酸脱碘酶基因序列进行同源性分析。依据同源性较大的保守区基因序列设计一对引物,并提取变态期牙鲆仔鱼总RNA作为模板进行RT-PCR,得到一条cDNA片段。将产物连接到T载体中,转化、扩增重组质粒。提取大肠杆菌中的重组质粒进行DNA测序。将DNA测序所得到的基因序列翻译成蛋白序列和已知的奥尼罗非鱼、金头鲷、底鳉、斑马鱼的Ⅰ型甲腺原氨酸脱碘酶基因序列进行同源性分析。结果显示,利用RT-PCR的方法扩增出一条280 bp的目的基因片段,比对结果发现其和奥尼罗非鱼、金头鲷、底鳉、斑马鱼的Ⅰ型甲腺原氨酸脱碘酶基因的蛋白序列的同源性分别为85%,83%,81%,71%。对蛋白序列进行生物信息学分析发现整个蛋白序列中无信号肽,无糖基化位点,无跨膜结构域,但含有一个典型的T4_deiodinase结构。在N-端第69～70区段有β-折叠中心;第35～37区段可能形成转角或无规则卷曲;第8～13区段,第16～20区段等区段是柔性区域。D1蛋白N端第8～11区段,第47～55区段,第90～91区段为优势抗原表位区域。本实验所获得的基因序列是前尚未见报道的牙鲆Ⅰ型甲腺原氨酸脱碘酶基因序列的一部分,为进一步研究该基因的结构与生物学功能奠定了基础。展开更多
We find a new scaling invariance of the barotropic compressible Navier-Stokes equations. Then it is shown that type-Ⅰ singularities of solutions with■ can never happen at time T for all adiabatic number γ 1. Here ...We find a new scaling invariance of the barotropic compressible Navier-Stokes equations. Then it is shown that type-Ⅰ singularities of solutions with■ can never happen at time T for all adiabatic number γ 1. Here κ > 0 does not depend on the initial data.This is achieved by proving the regularity of solutions under■ This new scaling invariance also motivates us to construct an explicit type-Ⅱ blowup solution for γ > 1.展开更多
Dengue virus(DENV) and Zika virus(ZIKV) have spread throughout many countries in the developing world and infect millions of people every year, causing severe harm to human health and the economy. Unfortunately, there...Dengue virus(DENV) and Zika virus(ZIKV) have spread throughout many countries in the developing world and infect millions of people every year, causing severe harm to human health and the economy. Unfortunately, there are few effective vaccines and therapies available against these viruses. Therefore, the discovery of new antiviral agents is critical.Herein, a scorpion venom peptide(Smp76) characterized from Scorpio maurus palmatus was successfully expressed and purified in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3). The recombinant Smp76(rSmp76) was found to effectively inhibit DENV and ZIKV infections in a dose-dependent manner in both cultured cell lines and primary mouse macrophages. Interestingly,rSmp76 did not inactivate the viral particles directly but suppressed the established viral infection, similar to the effect of interferon(IFN)-b. Mechanistically, rSmp76 was revealed to upregulate the expression of IFN-b by activating interferon regulatory transcription factor 3(IRF3) phosphorylation, enhancing the type-Ⅰ IFN response and inhibiting viral infection.This mechanism is significantly different from traditional virucidal antimicrobial peptides(AMPs). Overall, the scorpion venom peptide Smp76 is a potential new antiviral agent with a unique mechanism involving type-Ⅰ IFN responses,demonstrating that natural AMPs can enhance immunity by functioning as immunomodulators.展开更多
The lepton-number-violating decays of singly-charged Higgs bosons H^± are investigated in the minimal type-（ Ⅰ＋Ⅱ ） seesaw model with one SU（2）L Higgs triplet △ and one heavy Majorana neutrino N1 at the Te...The lepton-number-violating decays of singly-charged Higgs bosons H^± are investigated in the minimal type-（ Ⅰ＋Ⅱ ） seesaw model with one SU（2）L Higgs triplet △ and one heavy Majorana neutrino N1 at the TeV scale. We find that the branching ratios B（H^＋ → 1α^＋υ^-） （for α = e,μ,τ） depend not only on the mass and mixing parameters of three light neutrinos υi （for i = 1, 2, 3） but also on those of N1. Assuming that the mass of N1 lies in the range of 200 GeV to 1 TeV, we figure out the generous interference bands for the contributions of υi and N1 to B（H^＋→ 1α^＋υ^-）. We illustrate some salient features of such interference effects by considering three typical mass patterns of υi, and show that the relevant Majorana CP-violating phases can affect the magnitudes of B（H^＋→ 1α^＋υ^-）） in this parameter region.展开更多
Background:Dermatomyositis(DM)is an idiopathic inflammatory myopathy(IIM).In this study,we investigated the mRNAs and long noncoding RNAs(lncRNAs)in muscle biopsy specimens that are differentially expressed among pati...Background:Dermatomyositis(DM)is an idiopathic inflammatory myopathy(IIM).In this study,we investigated the mRNAs and long noncoding RNAs(lncRNAs)in muscle biopsy specimens that are differentially expressed among patients with DM,patients with other IIM,and healthy controls(HCs).Methods:In total,three patients with DM,10 patients with other IIM,and three HCs were included.Muscle biopsy specimens were collected for RNA-sequencing.Gene ontology and pathway analyses were employed to characterize the biological processes and signaling pathways.Results:Compared with HCs,372 differentially expressed mRNAs were identified within the DM group,including 275 upregulated and 97 downregulated ones.Moreover,692 differentially expressed lncRNAs were identified in the DM group compared with HCs,of which 407 were upregulated and 285 were downregulated.Bioinformatic analysis indicated that the type-Ⅰ interferon signaling pathway and biological processes of innate immunity were significantly influenced by the differentially expressed mRNAs.Notably,11 of the top 20 upregulated mRNAs were involved in the type-Ⅰ interferon signaling pathway.Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction analysis verified the RNA-sequencing data.Target gene prediction analysis suggested that the lncRNA NONHSAG043573.2 potentially targeting transporter associated with antigen processing 1,a key regulator of interferon signaling genes,might play an important role in the pathogenesis of DM.Conclusions:Our study assessed the transcriptomic profiles of differentially expressed mRNAs and lncRNAs in the DM muscle tissue and revealed that the upregulated mRNAs are significantly involved in the innate immune response and the type-Ⅰ interferon signaling pathway,which might play important roles in the pathogenesis of DM.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant Nos 2007CB607501 and 2007CB607503)Yunnan Natural Science Fund (Grant No 2008CD114)
文摘N-type Si-based type-Ⅰ clathrates with different Ga content were synthesized by combining the solid-state reaction method,melting method and spark plasma sintering （SPS） method.The effects of Ga composition on high temperature thermoelectric transport properties were investigated.The results show that at room temperature,the carrier concentration decreases, while the carrier mobility increases slightly with increasing Ga content.The Seebeck coefficient increases with increasing Ga content. Among all the samples,Ba7.93Ga17.13Si28.72exhibits higher Seebeck coefficient than the others and reaches -135μV·K^-1 at 1000 K.The sample prepared by this method exhibits very high electrical conductivity,and reaches 1.95x 10^5 S·m^-1 for Ba8.01Ga16.61Si28.93 at room temperature.The thermal conductivity of all samples is almost temperature independent in the temperature range of 300-1000 K,indicating the behaviour of a typical metal.The maximum ZT value of 0.75 is obtained at 1000 K for the compound Ba7.93Ga17.13Si28.72.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China under Contracts Nos.11275047,11705128,11422546,11575235,11575236 and 11505222Key Research Program of Frontier Sciences,CAS,Grant No.QYZDB-SSWSLH001National Magnetic Confinement Fusion Science Program of China under Contract Nos.2015GB101000 and 2013GB107003
文摘Detailed investigations on the filamentary structures associated with the type-I edge-localized modes（ELMs） should be helpful for protecting the materials of a plasma-facing wall on a future large device.Related experiments have been carefully conducted in the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak（EAST） using combined Langmuir-magnetic probes.The experimental results indicate that the radially outward velocity of type-I ELMy filaments can be up to 1.7 kms^（-1） in the far scrape-off layer（SOL） region.It is remarkable that the electron temperature of these filaments is detected to be ~50eV,corresponding to a fraction of 1/6 to the temperature near the pedestal top,while the density ~3×10^（19）m^（-3） of these filaments could be approximate to the line-averaged density.In addition,associated magnetic fluctuations have been clearly observed at the same time,which show good agreement with the density perturbations.A localized current on the order of ~100kA could be estimated within the filaments.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.82125022,82072383,31800833,21977081,52173135 and 22207024)Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science of Foundation of China(No.LZ19H180001)+1 种基金Wenzhou Medical University(No.KYYW201901)University of Chinese Academy of Science(Nos.WIBEZD2017001-03 and WIUCASYJ2020001)。
文摘Traditional photosensitizers show limited singlet oxygen generation in hypoxic infection lesions,which greatly suppress their performance in antibacterial therapy.Meanwhile,there still is lack of feasible design strategy for developing hypoxia-overcoming photosensitizers agents.Herein,radical generation ofπ-conjugated small molecules is efficiently manipulated by an individual selenium(Se)substituent.With this strategy,the first proof-of-concept study of a Se-anchored oligo(thienyl ethynylene)(OT-Se)with high-performance superoxide radical(O_(2)^(·-))and hydroxyl radical(·OH)generation capability is present,and achieves efficient antibacterial activities towards the clinically extracted multidrug-resistant bacteria methicillin-resistant S.aureus(MRSA)and carbapenem-resistant E.coli(CREC)at sub-micromolar concentration under a low white light irradiation(30 mW/cm^(2)).The water-dispersible OT-Se shows a good bacteria-anchoring capability,biocompatibility,and complete elimination of multidrug-resistant bacteria wound infection in vivo.This work offers a strategy to boost type-I photodynamic therapy(PDT)performance for efficient antibacterial treatments,advancing the development of antibacterial agents.
文摘在GenBank中查找到已知的斑马鱼、奥尼罗非鱼、金头鲷、爪蟾等物种的Ⅰ型甲腺原氨酸脱碘酶的基因序列并运用Primer Premier 5.0软件对这些物种的Ⅰ型甲腺原氨酸脱碘酶基因序列进行同源性分析。依据同源性较大的保守区基因序列设计一对引物,并提取变态期牙鲆仔鱼总RNA作为模板进行RT-PCR,得到一条cDNA片段。将产物连接到T载体中,转化、扩增重组质粒。提取大肠杆菌中的重组质粒进行DNA测序。将DNA测序所得到的基因序列翻译成蛋白序列和已知的奥尼罗非鱼、金头鲷、底鳉、斑马鱼的Ⅰ型甲腺原氨酸脱碘酶基因序列进行同源性分析。结果显示,利用RT-PCR的方法扩增出一条280 bp的目的基因片段,比对结果发现其和奥尼罗非鱼、金头鲷、底鳉、斑马鱼的Ⅰ型甲腺原氨酸脱碘酶基因的蛋白序列的同源性分别为85%,83%,81%,71%。对蛋白序列进行生物信息学分析发现整个蛋白序列中无信号肽,无糖基化位点,无跨膜结构域,但含有一个典型的T4_deiodinase结构。在N-端第69～70区段有β-折叠中心;第35～37区段可能形成转角或无规则卷曲;第8～13区段,第16～20区段等区段是柔性区域。D1蛋白N端第8～11区段,第47～55区段,第90～91区段为优势抗原表位区域。本实验所获得的基因序列是前尚未见报道的牙鲆Ⅰ型甲腺原氨酸脱碘酶基因序列的一部分,为进一步研究该基因的结构与生物学功能奠定了基础。
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11725102)National Support Program for Young Top-Notch Talents+3 种基金SGST 09DZ2272900 from Shanghai Key Laboratory for Contemporary Applied Mathematicssupported by Zheng Ge Ru Foundation, Hong Kong RGC Earmarked Research Grants (Grant Nos. CUHK-14305315, CUHK-14300917 and CUHK-14302917)NSFC/RGC Joint Research Scheme Grant (Grant No. N-CUHK 443-14)a Focus Area Grant from the Chinese University of Hong Kong
文摘We find a new scaling invariance of the barotropic compressible Navier-Stokes equations. Then it is shown that type-Ⅰ singularities of solutions with■ can never happen at time T for all adiabatic number γ 1. Here κ > 0 does not depend on the initial data.This is achieved by proving the regularity of solutions under■ This new scaling invariance also motivates us to construct an explicit type-Ⅱ blowup solution for γ > 1.
基金supported by grants from National Science Fund of China (Nos. 31572289, 31872239 and 81630091)International S&T Cooperation Program of China (No. S2016G3110)+3 种基金Hubei Science Fund (Nos. 2015CFA042 and 2016CFA018)China-Kazakhstan Cooperation Program (No. CK-07-09)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities in China (Nos. 2042017kf0242 and 2042017kf0199)financial support from Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan
文摘Dengue virus(DENV) and Zika virus(ZIKV) have spread throughout many countries in the developing world and infect millions of people every year, causing severe harm to human health and the economy. Unfortunately, there are few effective vaccines and therapies available against these viruses. Therefore, the discovery of new antiviral agents is critical.Herein, a scorpion venom peptide(Smp76) characterized from Scorpio maurus palmatus was successfully expressed and purified in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3). The recombinant Smp76(rSmp76) was found to effectively inhibit DENV and ZIKV infections in a dose-dependent manner in both cultured cell lines and primary mouse macrophages. Interestingly,rSmp76 did not inactivate the viral particles directly but suppressed the established viral infection, similar to the effect of interferon(IFN)-b. Mechanistically, rSmp76 was revealed to upregulate the expression of IFN-b by activating interferon regulatory transcription factor 3(IRF3) phosphorylation, enhancing the type-Ⅰ IFN response and inhibiting viral infection.This mechanism is significantly different from traditional virucidal antimicrobial peptides(AMPs). Overall, the scorpion venom peptide Smp76 is a potential new antiviral agent with a unique mechanism involving type-Ⅰ IFN responses,demonstrating that natural AMPs can enhance immunity by functioning as immunomodulators.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (10425522)
文摘The lepton-number-violating decays of singly-charged Higgs bosons H^± are investigated in the minimal type-（ Ⅰ＋Ⅱ ） seesaw model with one SU（2）L Higgs triplet △ and one heavy Majorana neutrino N1 at the TeV scale. We find that the branching ratios B（H^＋ → 1α^＋υ^-） （for α = e,μ,τ） depend not only on the mass and mixing parameters of three light neutrinos υi （for i = 1, 2, 3） but also on those of N1. Assuming that the mass of N1 lies in the range of 200 GeV to 1 TeV, we figure out the generous interference bands for the contributions of υi and N1 to B（H^＋→ 1α^＋υ^-）. We illustrate some salient features of such interference effects by considering three typical mass patterns of υi, and show that the relevant Majorana CP-violating phases can affect the magnitudes of B（H^＋→ 1α^＋υ^-）） in this parameter region.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(12074311,11774288,11974279)the Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province(2019JC-25)。
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China,Grant/Award Numbers:81601086,81771358Military Training Injury Prevention Project,Grant/Award Number:21XLS28。
文摘Background:Dermatomyositis(DM)is an idiopathic inflammatory myopathy(IIM).In this study,we investigated the mRNAs and long noncoding RNAs(lncRNAs)in muscle biopsy specimens that are differentially expressed among patients with DM,patients with other IIM,and healthy controls(HCs).Methods:In total,three patients with DM,10 patients with other IIM,and three HCs were included.Muscle biopsy specimens were collected for RNA-sequencing.Gene ontology and pathway analyses were employed to characterize the biological processes and signaling pathways.Results:Compared with HCs,372 differentially expressed mRNAs were identified within the DM group,including 275 upregulated and 97 downregulated ones.Moreover,692 differentially expressed lncRNAs were identified in the DM group compared with HCs,of which 407 were upregulated and 285 were downregulated.Bioinformatic analysis indicated that the type-Ⅰ interferon signaling pathway and biological processes of innate immunity were significantly influenced by the differentially expressed mRNAs.Notably,11 of the top 20 upregulated mRNAs were involved in the type-Ⅰ interferon signaling pathway.Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction analysis verified the RNA-sequencing data.Target gene prediction analysis suggested that the lncRNA NONHSAG043573.2 potentially targeting transporter associated with antigen processing 1,a key regulator of interferon signaling genes,might play an important role in the pathogenesis of DM.Conclusions:Our study assessed the transcriptomic profiles of differentially expressed mRNAs and lncRNAs in the DM muscle tissue and revealed that the upregulated mRNAs are significantly involved in the innate immune response and the type-Ⅰ interferon signaling pathway,which might play important roles in the pathogenesis of DM.
