Methane generation in landfills and its inadequate management represent the major avoidable source of anthropogenic methane today. This paper models methane production and the potential resources expected (electrical ...Methane generation in landfills and its inadequate management represent the major avoidable source of anthropogenic methane today. This paper models methane production and the potential resources expected (electrical energy production and potential carbon credits from avoided CH4 emissions) from its proper management in a municipal solid waste landfill located in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The modeling was carried out using two first-order decay (FOD) models (LandGEM V3.02 and SWANA) using parameters evaluated on the basis of the characteristics of the waste admitted to the landfill and weather data for the site. At the same time, production data have been collected since 2016 in order to compare them with the model results. The results obtained from these models were compared to experimental one. For the simulation of methane production, the SWANA model showed better consistency with experimental data, with a coefficient of determination (R²) of 0.59 compared with the LandGEM model, which obtained a coefficient of 0.006. Thus, despite the low correlation values linked to the poor consistency of experimental data, the SWANA model models methane production much better than the LandGEM model. Thus, despite the low correlation values linked to the poor consistency of the experimental data, the SWANA model models methane production much better than the LandGEM V3.02 model. It was noted that the poor consistency of the experimental data justifies these low coefficients, and that they can be improved in the future thanks to ongoing in situ measurements. According to the SWANA model prediction, in 27 years of operation a biogas plant with 33% electrical efficiency using biogas from the Polesgo landfill would avoid 1,340 GgCO2e. Also, the evaluation of revenues due to electricity and carbon credit gave a total revenue derived from methane production of US$27.38 million at a cost of US$10.5/tonne CO2e.展开更多
Mass renovation goals aimed at energy savings on a national scale require a significant level of public financial commitment.To identify target buildings,decision-makers need a thorough understanding of energy perform...Mass renovation goals aimed at energy savings on a national scale require a significant level of public financial commitment.To identify target buildings,decision-makers need a thorough understanding of energy performance.Energy Performance Certificates(EPC)provide information about areas of space,such as land plots or a building’s footprint,without specifying exact locations.They cover only a fraction of dwellings.This paper demonstrates that learning from observed EPCs to predict missing ones at the building level can be viewed as a spatial interpolation problem with uncertainty both on input and output variables.The Kriging methodology is applied to random fields observed at random locations to determine the Best Linear Unbiased Predictor(BLUP).Although the Gaussian setting is lost,conditional moments can still be derived.Covariates are admissible,even with missing observations.We present applications using both simulated and real data,with a specific case study of a city in France serving as an example.展开更多
Heterochromatin Protein 1 （HP1） is a major regulator of chromatin structure and function. In animals, the network of proteins interacting with HP1 is mainly associated with constitutive heterochromatin marked by H3K...Heterochromatin Protein 1 （HP1） is a major regulator of chromatin structure and function. In animals, the network of proteins interacting with HP1 is mainly associated with constitutive heterochromatin marked by H3K9me3. HP1 physically interacts with the putative ortholog of the SNF2 chromatin remodeler ATRX, which controls deposition of histone variant H3.3 in mammals. In this study, we show that the Arabidopsis thaliana ortholog of ATRX participates in H3.3 deposition and possesses specific conserved domains in plants. We found that plant Like HP1 （LHP1） protein interacts with ATRX through domains that evolved specifically in land plant ancestors. Loss of ATRX function in Arabidopsis affects the expression of a limited subset of genes controlled by PRC2 （POLYCOMB REPRESSIVE COMPLEX 2）, including the flowering time regulator FLC. The function of ATRX in regulation of flowering time requires novel LHPl-interacting domain and ATPase activity of the ATRX SNF2 helicase domain. Taken together, these results suggest that distinct evolutionary pathways led to the interaction between ATRX and HP1 in mammals and its counterpart LHP1 in plants, resulting in distinct modes of transcriptional regulation.展开更多
In Arabidopsis,photoperiodic flowering is controlled by the regulatory hub gene CONSTANS(CO),whereas floral organ senescence is regulated by the jasmonates(JAs).Because these processes are chronologically ordered,it r...In Arabidopsis,photoperiodic flowering is controlled by the regulatory hub gene CONSTANS(CO),whereas floral organ senescence is regulated by the jasmonates(JAs).Because these processes are chronologically ordered,it remains unknown whether there are common regulators of both processes.In this study,we discovered that CO protein accumulates in Arabidopsis flowers after floral induction,and it displays a diurnal pattern in floral organs different from that in the leaves.We observed that altered CO expression could affect flower senescence and abscission by interfering with JA response,as shown by petal-specific transcriptomic analysis as well as CO overexpression in JA synthesis and signaling mutants.We found that CO has a ZIM(ZINC-FINGER INFLORESCENCE MERISTEM)like domain that mediates its interaction with the JA response repressor JAZ3(jasmonate ZIM-domain 3).Their interaction inhibits the repressor activity of JAZ3,resulting in activation of downstream transcription factors involved in promoting flower senescence.Furthermore,we showed that CO,JAZ3,and the E3 ubiquitin ligase COI1(Coronatine Insensitive 1)could form a protein complex in planta,which promotes the degradation of both CO and JAZ3 in the presence of JAs.Taken together,our results indicate that CO,a key regulator of photoperiodic flowering,is also involved in promoting flower senescence and abscission by augmenting JA signaling and response.We propose that coordinated recruitment of photoperiodic and JA signaling pathways could be an efficient way for plants to chronologically order floral processes and ensure the success of offspring production.展开更多
In plants,the antagonism between growth and defense is hardwired by hormonal signaling.The perception of pathogen-associatedmolecularpatterns(PAMPs)frominvadingmicroorganismsinhibits auxin signalingand plant growth.Co...In plants,the antagonism between growth and defense is hardwired by hormonal signaling.The perception of pathogen-associatedmolecularpatterns(PAMPs)frominvadingmicroorganismsinhibits auxin signalingand plant growth.Conversely,pathogens manipulate auxin signaling to promote disease,but how this hormone inhibits immunity is not fully understood.Ustilago maydis is a maize pathogen that induces auxin signaling in its host.We characterized a U.maydis effector protein,Naked1(Nkd1),that is translocated into the host nucleus.Through its native ethylene-responsive element binding factor-associated amphiphilic repression(EAR)motif,Nkd1 binds to the transcriptional co-repressors TOPLESS/TOPLESS-related(TPL/TPRs)and prevents the recruitment of a transcriptional repressor involved in hormonal signaling,leading to the derepression of auxin and jasmonate signaling and thereby promoting susceptibility to(hemi)biotrophic pathogens.A moderate upregulation of auxin signaling inhibits the PAMP-triggered reactive oxygen species(ROS)burst,an early defense response.Thus,our findings establish a clear mechanism for auxin-induced pathogen susceptibility.Engineered Nkd1 variants with increased expression or increased EAR-mediated TPL/TPR binding trigger typical salicylic-acid-mediated defense reactions,leading to pathogen resistance.This implies that moderate binding of Nkd1 to TPL is a result of a balancing evolutionary selection process to enable TPL manipulation while avoiding host recognition.展开更多
The role of plant tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesteritdase 1a in genome stability is studied using a Medicago Etruncatula Mt Tdp1a-depleted line. Lack of Mt Tdp1 a results e in a 39% reduction of methylated cytosines as compa...The role of plant tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesteritdase 1a in genome stability is studied using a Medicago Etruncatula Mt Tdp1a-depleted line. Lack of Mt Tdp1 a results e in a 39% reduction of methylated cytosines as compared thto control. RNA-Seq analyses revealed that 11 DNA transto posons and 22 retrotransposons were differentially exrpressed in the Tdp1a-2a line. Among them all, DNA etttransposons（Mu DR, h AT, DNA3-11_Mad） and seven retroetransposons（LTR（Long Terminal Repeat）/Gipsy, LTR/Copia,LLTR and Non LTR/L1） were down-regulated, while the15 retrotransposons were up regulated. Results suggest that the occurrence of stress-responsive cis-elements as well as changes in the methylation pattern at the LTR promoters might be responsible for the enhanced retrotransposon transcription.展开更多
文摘Methane generation in landfills and its inadequate management represent the major avoidable source of anthropogenic methane today. This paper models methane production and the potential resources expected (electrical energy production and potential carbon credits from avoided CH4 emissions) from its proper management in a municipal solid waste landfill located in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The modeling was carried out using two first-order decay (FOD) models (LandGEM V3.02 and SWANA) using parameters evaluated on the basis of the characteristics of the waste admitted to the landfill and weather data for the site. At the same time, production data have been collected since 2016 in order to compare them with the model results. The results obtained from these models were compared to experimental one. For the simulation of methane production, the SWANA model showed better consistency with experimental data, with a coefficient of determination (R²) of 0.59 compared with the LandGEM model, which obtained a coefficient of 0.006. Thus, despite the low correlation values linked to the poor consistency of experimental data, the SWANA model models methane production much better than the LandGEM model. Thus, despite the low correlation values linked to the poor consistency of the experimental data, the SWANA model models methane production much better than the LandGEM V3.02 model. It was noted that the poor consistency of the experimental data justifies these low coefficients, and that they can be improved in the future thanks to ongoing in situ measurements. According to the SWANA model prediction, in 27 years of operation a biogas plant with 33% electrical efficiency using biogas from the Polesgo landfill would avoid 1,340 GgCO2e. Also, the evaluation of revenues due to electricity and carbon credit gave a total revenue derived from methane production of US$27.38 million at a cost of US$10.5/tonne CO2e.
文摘Mass renovation goals aimed at energy savings on a national scale require a significant level of public financial commitment.To identify target buildings,decision-makers need a thorough understanding of energy performance.Energy Performance Certificates(EPC)provide information about areas of space,such as land plots or a building’s footprint,without specifying exact locations.They cover only a fraction of dwellings.This paper demonstrates that learning from observed EPCs to predict missing ones at the building level can be viewed as a spatial interpolation problem with uncertainty both on input and output variables.The Kriging methodology is applied to random fields observed at random locations to determine the Best Linear Unbiased Predictor(BLUP).Although the Gaussian setting is lost,conditional moments can still be derived.Covariates are admissible,even with missing observations.We present applications using both simulated and real data,with a specific case study of a city in France serving as an example.
文摘Heterochromatin Protein 1 （HP1） is a major regulator of chromatin structure and function. In animals, the network of proteins interacting with HP1 is mainly associated with constitutive heterochromatin marked by H3K9me3. HP1 physically interacts with the putative ortholog of the SNF2 chromatin remodeler ATRX, which controls deposition of histone variant H3.3 in mammals. In this study, we show that the Arabidopsis thaliana ortholog of ATRX participates in H3.3 deposition and possesses specific conserved domains in plants. We found that plant Like HP1 （LHP1） protein interacts with ATRX through domains that evolved specifically in land plant ancestors. Loss of ATRX function in Arabidopsis affects the expression of a limited subset of genes controlled by PRC2 （POLYCOMB REPRESSIVE COMPLEX 2）, including the flowering time regulator FLC. The function of ATRX in regulation of flowering time requires novel LHPl-interacting domain and ATPase activity of the ATRX SNF2 helicase domain. Taken together, these results suggest that distinct evolutionary pathways led to the interaction between ATRX and HP1 in mammals and its counterpart LHP1 in plants, resulting in distinct modes of transcriptional regulation.
基金Authors would like to acknowledge the help or Drs.M,Calonje.And D.Pozo,and prof.M.A,Blazquez for critical reading of the manuscriptWork by G.S.-B.was supported by a European.Union.contract LONGFLOW(MSCAIF-2018-838317)+1 种基金CSICLONGFLOW_(CON-V_EXT_014)Wealso acknowledge financial support of from the Spanish Ministry for Science and Innovations(MICINN/FEDER)grants BIO2017-84066-R(to.F.V.),PPID2020-117018RB-100(to F.V.),and PID2019-107012RB-100(to R.S.and A.C.).
文摘In Arabidopsis,photoperiodic flowering is controlled by the regulatory hub gene CONSTANS(CO),whereas floral organ senescence is regulated by the jasmonates(JAs).Because these processes are chronologically ordered,it remains unknown whether there are common regulators of both processes.In this study,we discovered that CO protein accumulates in Arabidopsis flowers after floral induction,and it displays a diurnal pattern in floral organs different from that in the leaves.We observed that altered CO expression could affect flower senescence and abscission by interfering with JA response,as shown by petal-specific transcriptomic analysis as well as CO overexpression in JA synthesis and signaling mutants.We found that CO has a ZIM(ZINC-FINGER INFLORESCENCE MERISTEM)like domain that mediates its interaction with the JA response repressor JAZ3(jasmonate ZIM-domain 3).Their interaction inhibits the repressor activity of JAZ3,resulting in activation of downstream transcription factors involved in promoting flower senescence.Furthermore,we showed that CO,JAZ3,and the E3 ubiquitin ligase COI1(Coronatine Insensitive 1)could form a protein complex in planta,which promotes the degradation of both CO and JAZ3 in the presence of JAs.Taken together,our results indicate that CO,a key regulator of photoperiodic flowering,is also involved in promoting flower senescence and abscission by augmenting JA signaling and response.We propose that coordinated recruitment of photoperiodic and JA signaling pathways could be an efficient way for plants to chronologically order floral processes and ensure the success of offspring production.
基金The research leading to these results received funding from the European Research Council under the European Union Seventh Framework Pro-gramme ERC-2013-STG grant agreement 335691the Austrian Science Fund(FWF)P27818-B22,I 3033-B22+1 种基金the Austrian Academy of Sciences(OEAW)the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft(DFG,German Research Foundation)under Germany’s Excellence Strategy-EXC 2070-390732324.
文摘In plants,the antagonism between growth and defense is hardwired by hormonal signaling.The perception of pathogen-associatedmolecularpatterns(PAMPs)frominvadingmicroorganismsinhibits auxin signalingand plant growth.Conversely,pathogens manipulate auxin signaling to promote disease,but how this hormone inhibits immunity is not fully understood.Ustilago maydis is a maize pathogen that induces auxin signaling in its host.We characterized a U.maydis effector protein,Naked1(Nkd1),that is translocated into the host nucleus.Through its native ethylene-responsive element binding factor-associated amphiphilic repression(EAR)motif,Nkd1 binds to the transcriptional co-repressors TOPLESS/TOPLESS-related(TPL/TPRs)and prevents the recruitment of a transcriptional repressor involved in hormonal signaling,leading to the derepression of auxin and jasmonate signaling and thereby promoting susceptibility to(hemi)biotrophic pathogens.A moderate upregulation of auxin signaling inhibits the PAMP-triggered reactive oxygen species(ROS)burst,an early defense response.Thus,our findings establish a clear mechanism for auxin-induced pathogen susceptibility.Engineered Nkd1 variants with increased expression or increased EAR-mediated TPL/TPR binding trigger typical salicylic-acid-mediated defense reactions,leading to pathogen resistance.This implies that moderate binding of Nkd1 to TPL is a result of a balancing evolutionary selection process to enable TPL manipulation while avoiding host recognition.
基金supported by Agricultural Research Council(C.R.A.),University of Pavia and by SaVeGraINPuglia-Progetto Integrato per la Biodiversita PSR Regione Puglia FEASR 2007-2013 Re(CE)1698/2005
文摘The role of plant tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesteritdase 1a in genome stability is studied using a Medicago Etruncatula Mt Tdp1a-depleted line. Lack of Mt Tdp1 a results e in a 39% reduction of methylated cytosines as compared thto control. RNA-Seq analyses revealed that 11 DNA transto posons and 22 retrotransposons were differentially exrpressed in the Tdp1a-2a line. Among them all, DNA etttransposons（Mu DR, h AT, DNA3-11_Mad） and seven retroetransposons（LTR（Long Terminal Repeat）/Gipsy, LTR/Copia,LLTR and Non LTR/L1） were down-regulated, while the15 retrotransposons were up regulated. Results suggest that the occurrence of stress-responsive cis-elements as well as changes in the methylation pattern at the LTR promoters might be responsible for the enhanced retrotransposon transcription.
