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| 1 | On the tuning of electrical and thermal transport in thermoelectrics: an integrated theory–experiment perspective显示文摘During the last two decades,we have witnessed great progress in research on thermoelectrics.There are two primary focuses.One is the fundamental understanding of electrical and thermal transport,enabled by the interplay of theory and experiment;the other is the substantial enhancement of the performance of various thermoelectric materials,through synergistic optimisation of those intercorrelated transport parameters.Here we review some of the successful strategies for tuning electrical and thermal transport.For electrical transport,we start from the classical but still very active strategy of tuning band degeneracy(or band convergence),then discuss the engineering of carrier scattering,and finally address the concept of conduction channels and conductive networks that emerge in complex thermoelectric materials.For thermal transport,we summarise the approaches for studying thermal transport based on phonon–phonon interactions valid for conventional solids,as well as some quantitative efforts for nanostructures.We also discuss the thermal transport in complex materials with chemical-bond hierarchy,in which a portion of the atoms(or subunits)are weakly bonded to the rest of the structure,leading to an intrinsic manifestation of part-crystalline part-liquid state at elevated temperatures.In this review,we provide a summary of achievements made in recent studies of thermoelectric transport properties,and demonstrate how they have led to improvements in thermoelectric performance by the integration of modern theory and experiment,and point out some challenges and possible directions. | Jiong Yang Lili Xi Wujie Qiu Lihua Wu Xun Shi Lidong Chen Jihui Yang Wenqing Zhang Ctirad Uher David J Singh | 2016 | npj Computational Materials2016,,1: | 24 |
| 2 | Wx^lv、the Ancestral Allele of Rice Waxy Gene显示文摘In rice grains,the Waxy (Wx) gene is responsible for the synthesis of amylose,the most important determinant for eating and cooking quality.The effects of several Wx alleles on amylose content and the taste of cooked rice have been elucidated.However,the relationship between artificial selection and the evolution of various Wx alleles as well as their distribution remain unclear.Here we report the identification of an ancestral allele,Wx^lv,which dramatically affects the mouthfeel of rice grains by modulating the size of amylose molecules.We demonstrated that WF originated directly from wild rice,and the three major Wx alleles in cultivated rice (Wx^b,Wx^a,and Wx^in) differentiated after the substitution of one base pair at the functional sites.These data indicate that the Wx^lv allele played an important role in artificial selection and domestication.The findings also shed light on the evolution of various Wx alleles,which have greatly contributed to improving the eating and cooking quality of rice. | Changquan Zhang Jihui Zhu Shengjie Chen Xiaolei Fan Qianfeng Li Yan Lu Min Wang Hengxiu Yu Chuandeng Yi Shuzhu Tang Minghong Gu Qiaoquan Liu | 2019 | Molecular Plant2019,12,8: | 22 |
| 3 | A rare Waxy allele coordinately improves rice eating and cooking quality and grain transparency显示文摘In rice(Oryza sativa), amylose content(AC) is the major factor that determines eating and cooking quality(ECQ). The diversity in AC is largely attributed to natural allelic variation at the Waxy(Wx)locus. Here we identified a rare Wx allele, Wx^(mw) ,which combines a favorable AC, improved ECQ and grain transparency. Based on a phylogenetic analysis of Wx genomic sequences from 370 rice accessions, we speculated that Wx^(mw) may have derived from recombination between two important natural Wx alleles, Wx^(in) and Wx^(b). We validated the effects of Wx^(mw) on rice grain quality using both transgenic lines and near-isogenic lines(NILs). When introgressed into the japonica Nipponbare(NIP) background, Wx^(mw) resulted in a moderate AC that was intermediate between that of NILs carrying the Wx^(b)allele and NILs with the Wx^(mp) allele. Notably, mature grains of NILs fixed for Wx^(mw) had an improved transparent endosperm relative to soft rice. Further, we introduced Wx^(mw) into a high-yielding japonica cultivar via molecular marker-assisted selection: the introgressed lines exhibited clear improvements in ECQ and endosperm transparency. Our results suggest that Wx^(mw) is a promising allele to improve grain quality, especially ECQ and grain transparency of high-yielding japonica cultivars, in rice breeding programs. | Changquan Zhang Yong Yang Shengjie Chen Xueju Liu Jihui Zhu Lihui Zhou Yan Lu Qianfeng Li Xiaolei Fan Shuzhu Tang Minghong Gu Qiaoquan Liu | 2021 | Journal of Integrative Plant Biology2021,63,5: | 18 |
| 4 | The X-linked mental retardation gene PHF8 is a histone demethylase involved in neuronal differentiation显示文摘最近的研究在 PHF8 识别了变化,编码 JmjC 的 X 连接基因包含域的蛋白质,为 X 连接智力迟钝(XLMR ) 的一个原因的因素并且劈开 lip/cleft 腭。然而,内在的机制是未知的。这里,我们证明 PHF8 为 retinoic 酸受体(RAR ) 是 histone demethylase 和激活剂。尽管为 H3K4me3/2/1 和 H3K9me2/1 demethylation 的活动在细胞底的试金被检测, recombinant PHF8 在 vitro 展出了仅仅 H3K9me2/1 demethylase 活动,建议 PHF8 是其特性可以在 vivo 被调制的 H3K9me2/1 demethylase。重要地,在 XLMR 病人识别的变异的 PHF8 (在到丝氨酸的位置 279 点的本氨基丙酸) 在酶的活动是有缺点的,显示 histone demethylase 活动的损失有原因地与疾病的发作被连接。另外,我们证明 PHF8 经由一个 N 终端哲学博士手指领域明确地绑在 H3K4me3/2 肽。与为在 neuronal 区别的 PHF8 的一个角色一致,在鼠标的 PHF8 击倒胚胎的癌 P19 房间损害导致 RA 的 neuronal 区别,而 overexpression 野类型然而并非向 neuronal 区别的 F279S 变异的 PHF8 驱动器 P19 房间。而且,我们证明 PHF8 为 RAR 伪作为激活剂与 RAR 伪和功能交往。一起拿,我们的结果建议 PHF8 调制的 histone methylation 在 neuronal 区别起一个关键作用。 | Jihui Qiu Guang Shi Yuanhui Jia Jing Li Meng Wu Jiwen Li Shuo Dong Jiemin Wong | 2010 | Cell Research2010,20,8: | 16 |
| 5 | Structure of the YTH domain of human YTHDF2 in complex with an m6A mononucleotide reveals an aromatic cage for m6A recognition显示文摘 | Fudong Li Debiao Zhao Jihui Wu Yunyu Shi | 2014 | Cell Research2014,24,12: | 16 |
| 6 | Self-microemulsifying drug delivery system for improving the bioavailability of huperzine A by lymphatic uptake显示文摘Huperzine A(Hup-A) is a poorly water-soluble drug with low oral bioavailability. A selfmicroemulsifying drug delivery system(SMEDDS) was used to enhance the oral bioavailability and lymphatic uptake and transport of Hup-A. A single-pass intestinal perfusion(SPIP) technique and a chylomicron flow-blocking approach were used to study its intestinal absorption, mesenteric lymph node distribution and intestinal lymphatic uptake. The value of the area under the plasma concentration–time curve(AUC) of Hup-A SMEDDS was significantly higher than that of a Hup-A suspension(P <0.01).The absorption rate constant(K_a) and the apparent permeability coefficient(P_(app)) for Hup-A in different parts of the intestine suggested a passive transport mechanism, and the values of K_a and P_(app) of Hup-A SMEDDS in the ileum were much higher than those in other intestinal segments. The determination of Hup-A concentration in mesenteric lymph nodes can be used to explain the intestinal lymphatic absorption of Hup-A SMEDDS. For Hup-A SMEDDS, the values of AUC and maximum plasma concentration(C_(max)) of the blocking model were significantly lower than those of the control model(P<0.05). The proportion of lymphatic transport of Hup-A SMEDDS and Hup-A suspension were about 40% and 5%,respectively, suggesting that SMEDDS can significantly improve the intestinal lymphatic uptake and transport of Hup-A. | Fang Li Rongfeng Hu Bin Wang Yun Gui Gang Cheng Song Gao Lei Ye Jihui Tang | 2017 | Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B2017,7,3: | 15 |
| 7 | PGC-1α induces apoptosis in human epithelial ovarian cancer cells through a PPARy-dependent pathway显示文摘Peroxisome 激活 proliferator 的受体鲸鱼群妈(PPAR γ) coactivator-1 高山哈(PGC-1 α) coactivates 多重抄写因素并且调整几个代谢过程。Thecurrent 学习在人的上皮的卵巢的癌症房间在 apoptosis 的正式就职调查了 PGC-1 α的角色。在人的卵巢和人的卵巢的上皮的肿瘤之间的 PGC-1 α信使 rna 水平被量的 RT-PCR 检验。更少的 PGC-1 α表示与正常卵巢相比在恶意的肿瘤的表面上皮被发现。在人的上皮的卵巢的癌症房间线 Ho-8910 的 PGC-1 α的 Overexpression 通过 Bcl-2 和 Bax 表示的协调规定导致了房间 apoptosis。Microarray 分析证实 PGC-1 α戏剧性地在 Ho-8910 房间影响了 apoptosis 相关的基因。 Mitochondrial 功能的试金证明 apoptosis 的正式就职通过由细胞色素 c.Furthermore 的版本的终端阶段,导致的 apoptosis 部分是,然而并非完全,由 PPAR γa ntagonist ( GW9662 )堵住了的 PGC-1 α-,并且由 siRNA 的 PPAR γ 表示的抑制也在 Ho-8910 房间禁止了 PGC-1 α- inducedapoptosis 。这些数据建议 PGC-1 α通过 aPPAR γ - 依赖者小径施加了它的效果。我们的调查结果显示 PGC-1 α涉及 apoptotic signaltransduction 小径, PGC-1 α的 down 规定可以是在支持上皮的卵巢的癌症生长和前进的一个关键点。 | Yan Zhang Yi Ba Chang Liu Guoxun Sun Li Ding Songyuan Gao Jihui Hao Zhentao Yu Junfeng Zhang Ke Zen Zhongsheng Tong Yang Xiang Chen-Yu Zhang | 2007 | Cell Research2007,17,4: | 14 |
| 8 | Association of biochar properties with changes in soil bacterial,fungal and fauna communities and nutrient cycling processes显示文摘Soil microorganisms play crucial roles in soil nutrient cycling,carbon sequestration,fertility maintenance and crop health and production.To date,the responses of microorganisms,such as microbial activity,diversity,community structure and nutrient cycling processes,to biochar addition have been widely reported.However,the relationships between soil microbial groups(bacteria,fungi and microscopic fauna)and biochar physicochemical properties have not been summarized.In this review,we conclude that biochar affects soil microbial growth,diversity and community compositions by directly provid-ing growth promoters for soil biota or indirectly changing soil basic properties.The porous structure,labile C,high pH and electrochemical properties of biochar play an important role in determining soil microbial abundance and communities,and their mediated N and P cycling processes,while the effects and underlying mechanisms vary with biochar types that are affected by pyrolysis temperature and feedstock type.Finally,we highlight some issues related to research methodology and subjects that are still poorly understood or controversial,and the perspectives for further research in microbial responses to biochar addition. | Zhongmin Dai Xinquan Xiong Hang Zhu Haojie Xu Peng Leng Jihui Li CTang Jianming Xu | 2021 | Biochar2021,3,3: | 12 |
| 9 | PD-L1 is a direct target of cancer-FOXP3 in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma(PDAC),and combined immunotherapy with antibodies against PD-L1 and CCL5 is effective in the treatment of PDAC显示文摘High expression of PD-L1 marks the poor prognosis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas(PDAC).However,the regulatory mechanism of PD-L1 remains elusive.We recently reported that cancer Forkhead box protein 3(Cancer-FOXP3 or C-FOXP3)promoted immune evasion of PDAC by recruiting Treg cells into PDAC via upregulation of CCL5.In this study,we confirmed that PD-L1 was overexpressed in PDAC samples from two independent cohorts of patients with radical resection.Moreover,C-FOXP3 was colocalized and correlated with the expression of PD-L1 in tumor cells at the mRNA and protein levels,and this finding was confirmed by the The Cancer Genome Atlas(TCGA)database.Chromatin immunoprecipitation(ChIP)revealed that C-FOXP3 directly bound to the promoter region of PD-L1 in pancreatic cancer cells.Furthermore,overexpression of C-FOXP3 activated the luciferase reporter gene under the control of the PD-L1 promoter.However,mutation of the binding motif-a completely reversed the luciferase activity.In addition,C-FOXP3-induced upregulation of PD-L1 effectively inhibited the activity of CD8+T cells.Based on our recent finding that the CCL-5 antibody achieved a better response to PDAC models with high C-FOXP3 levels,we further demonstrated that the PD-L1 antibody strengthened the antitumor effect of CCL-5 blockade in xenograft and orthotopic mouse models with high C-FOXP3 levels.In conclusion,C-FOXP3 directly activates PD-L1 and represents a core transcription factor that mediates the immune escape of PDAC.Combined blockade of PD-L1 and CCL-5 may provide an effective therapy for patients with PDAC that have high C-FOXP3 levels. | Xiuchao Wang Xin Li Xunbin Wei Haiping Jiang Chungen Lan Shengyu Yang Han Wang Yanhui Yang Caijuan Tian Zanmei Xu Jiangyan Zhang Jihui Hao He Ren | 2020 | Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy2020,5,1: | 11 |
| 10 | Artificial intelligence in drug design显示文摘Thanks to the fast improvement of the computing power and the rapid development of the computational chemistry and biology,the computer-aided drug design techniques have been successfully applied in almost every stage of the drug discovery and development pipeline to speed up the process of research and reduce the cost and risk related to preclinical and clinical trials.Owing to the development of machine learning theory and the accumulation of pharmacological data, the artificial intelligence(AI) technology, as a powerful data mining tool, has cut a figure in various fields of the drug design, such as virtual screening,activity scoring, quantitative structure-activity relationship(QSAR) analysis, de novo drug design, and in silico evaluation of absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion and toxicity(ADME/T) properties. Although it is still challenging to provide a physical explanation of the AI-based models, it indeed has been acting as a great power to help manipulating the drug discovery through the versatile frameworks. Recently, due to the strong generalization ability and powerful feature extraction capability,deep learning methods have been employed in predicting the molecular properties as well as generating the desired molecules,which will further promote the application of AI technologies in the field of drug design. | Feisheng Zhong Jing Xing Xutong Li Xiaohong Liu Zunyun Fu Zhaoping Xiong Dong Lu Xiaolong Wu Jihui Zhao Xiaoqin Tan Fei Li Xiaomin Luo Zhaojun Li Kaixian Chen Mingyue Zheng Hualiang Jiang | 2018 | Science China(Life Sciences)2018,61,10: | 10 |
| 11 | Numerical analysis of seepage flow characteristic of collapse column under the influence of mining显示文摘Based on the importance of fractured rock mass seepage research, in order to analyze seepage flow characteristics of collapse column under the influence of mining, a method by embedding fractured rock mass flow solid coupling relationship into FLAC3D internal flow models is presented according to fluid-solid coupling theory and strength criterion. A calculation model of numerical analysis was established, and the influences of mining pressure and plastic damage to pore water pressure and seepage vector change rule were studied. The results show that collapse column is the main channel of confined water seepage upward. The impact is not big when the workface is away from the collapse column. But when the workface is nearing a collapse column, there will be a seepage channel on a side near the workface, in which seepage vector and head are comparatively large. With workface pushing through collapse column, the seepage channel transfers to the other side of the column. In addition, when the plastic damage area within the collapse column breaks through, a 'pipeline flow' will be formed within the column, and seepage field will change remarkably and the possibility of water bursting will be greater. | Ou Subei Wang Lianguo Wang Peipei Wang Zhansheng Huang Jihui Zhou Donglei | 2013 | International Journal of Mining Science and Technology2013,23,2: | 9 |
| 12 | Review-material degradation assessed by digital image processing:Fundamentals,progresses,and challenges显示文摘Material degradation is accompanied by the changes in surface structure,morphology,and composition.These changes can be recorded by a variety of image acquisition devices that export digital images in grayscale or true color to a detector.Information regarding corrosion type and extent can be extracted with image processing methods.This paper provides a comprehensive review of material degradation assessed by digital image processing.Digital image processing systems used to assess material degradation are briefly reviewed,and the algorithms developed to process metallic materials degradation images are described.Physical and electrochemical methods that can be used to support digital image processing results are summarized,and future work that will augment the present methods of evaluating material degradation are discussed. | Da-Hai Xia Shizhe Song Lei Tao Zhenbo Qin Zhong Wu Zhiming Gao Jihui Wang Wenbin Hu Yashar Behnamian Jing-Li Luo | 2020 | Journal of Materials Science & Technology2020,52,18: | 8 |
| 13 | Mitosis-specific acetylation tunes Ran effector binding for chromosome segregation显示文摘在房间期间,分割要求忠诚有丝分裂的锭子汇编和染色体分离的基因信息的稳定的传播。运用了 GTPase 戏在有丝分裂的锭子汇编的一个关键角色。然而,在锭子的 Ran-GTP 的一个化学坡度的产生怎么被联合到有丝分裂的 translational 以后修正,从来没被描绘过。这里,我们解决了复杂结构与核苷酸版本因素 Mog1 跑了并且描出一个新奇有丝分裂特定的调整 acetylation 的 Ran-Mog1 相互作用在染色体分离期间。我们的指导结构的功能的分析表明那 Mog1 与 RCC1 竞争为以一种 GTP/GDP-dependent 方式变有约束力。生物化学的描述表明了那 Mog1 固定跑阻止 RCC1 有约束力、随后的 GTP 装载。令人惊讶地,跑了是 TIP60 的真正的底层,并且由 TIP60 的 Lys134 的 acetylation 解放 Mog1 从在有丝分裂期间变有约束力。重要地,这个得到 acetylation 的开关对 RCC1 变有约束力支持 Ran-GTP 的高水平,它为染色体排列是必要的。这些结果建立一以前 TIP60 由调节在提供 Ran-GTP 水平的 homeostatic 控制的规章的机制运用了的 uncharacterized 为在有丝分裂的染色体分离的受动器绑定。 | Xiaoling Bao Heng Liu Xing Liu Ke Ruan Yonshui Zhang Zhiyong Zhang Qi Hu Ying Liu Saima Akram Jiahai Zhang Qingguo Gong Wenwen wang Xiao Yuan Jian-Li Lingli Zhao Zhen Dou Ruijun Tian Xuebiao Yao Jihui Wu Yunyu Shi | 2018 | Journal of Molecular Cell Biology2018,10,1: | 8 |
| 14 | Long-distance ranging with high precision using a soliton microcomb显示文摘Laser-based light detection and ranging(lidar)plays a significant role in both scientific and industrial areas.However,it is difficult for existing lidars to achieve high speed,high precision,and long distance simultaneously.Here,we demonstrate a high-performance lidar based on a chip-scaled soliton microcomb(SMC)that can realize all three specialties simultaneously.Aided by the excellent properties of ultrahigh repetition rate and the smooth envelope of the SMC,traditional optical frequency comb(OFC)-based dispersive interferometry is heavily improved and the measuring dead zone induced by the mismatch between the repetition rate of the OFC and resolution of the optical spectrum analyzer is totally eliminated.Combined with an auxiliary dual-frequency phase-modulated laser range finder,the none-dead-zone measurable range ambiguity is extended up to 1500 m.The proposed SMC lidar is experimentally implemented in both indoor and outdoor environment.In the outdoor baseline field,real-time,high-speed(up to 35 k Hz)measurement of a long distance of^1179 m is achieved with a minimum Allan deviation of 5.6μm at an average time of 0.2 ms(27 nm at an average time of 1.8 s after high-pass filtering).The present SMC lidar approaches a compact,fast,high-precision,and none-dead zone long-distance ranging system,aimed at emerging applications of frontier basic scientific research and advances in industrial manufacturing. | JINDONG WANG ZHIZHOU LU WEIQIANG WANG FUMIN ZHANG JIAWEI CHEN YANG WANG JIHUI ZHENG SAI T.CHU WEI ZHAO BRENT E.LITTLE XINGHUA QU WENFU ZHANG | 2020 | Photonics Research2020,8,12: | 8 |
| 15 | Integrating a weighted-average method into the random walk framework to generate individual friend recommendations显示文摘Friend recommendation is a fundamental service in both social networks and practical applications,and is influenced by user behaviors such as interactions, interests, and activities. In this study, we first conduct in-depth investigations on factors that affect recommendation results. Next, we design Friend++, a hybrid multi-individual recommendation model that integrates a weighted average method(WAM) into the random walk(RW) framework by seamlessly employing social ties, behavior context, and personal information. In Friend++, the first plus signifies recommending a new friend through network features, while the second plus stands for using node features. To verify our method, we conduct experiments on three social datasets crawled from the Sina microblog system(Weibo). Experimental results show that the proposed method significantly outperforms six baseline methods in terms of recall, precision, F1-measure, and MAP. As a final step, we describe a case study that demonstrates the scalability and universality of our method. Through discussion, we reach a meaningful conclusion: although common interests are more important than user activities in making recommendations, user interactions may be the most important factor in finding the most appropriate potential friends. | Jibing GONG Xiaoxia GAO Hong CHENG Jihui LIU Yanqing SONG Mantang ZHANG Yi ZHAO | 2017 | Science China(Information Sciences)2017,60,11: | 7 |
| 16 | Modeling effects of temperature and precipitation on carbon characteristics and GHGs emissions in Abies fabric forest of subalpine显示文摘Abies fabric forest in the eastern slope of Gongga mountain is one type of subalpine dark coniferous forests of southwestern China. It is located on the southeastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibet plateau and is sensitive to climatic changes. A process-oriented biogeochemical model, Forest-DNDC, was applied to simulate the effects of climatic factors, temperature and precipitation changes on carbon characteristics, and greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions in A. fabric forest. Validation indicated that the Forest-DNDC could be used to predict carbon characteristics and GHGs emissions with reasonable accuracy. The model simulated carbon fluxes, soil carbon dynamics, soil CO2, N2O, and NO emissions with the changes of temperature and precipitation conditions. The results showed that with variation in the baseline temperature from -2℃to +2℃, the gross primary production (GPP) and soil organic carbon (SOC) increased, and the net primary production (NPP) and net ecosystem production (NEP) decreased because of higher respiration rate. With increasing baseline precipitation the GPP and NPP increased slightly, and the NEP and SOC showed decreasing trend. Soil CO2 emissions increased with the increase of temperature, and CO2 emissions changed little with increased baseline precipitation. With increased temperature and decreased baseline temperature, the total annual soil N2O emissions increased. With the variation of baseline temperature from -2℃to +2℃, the total annual soil NO emissions increased. The total annual N2O and NO emissions showed increasing trends with the increase of precipitation. The biogeochemical simulation of the typical forest indicated that temperature changes strongly affected carbon fluxes, soil carbon dynamics, and soil GHGs emissions. The precipitation was not a principal factor affecting carbon fluxes, soil carbon dynamics, and soil CO2 emissions, but changes in precipitation could exert strong effect on soil N2O and NO emissions. | LU Xuyang CHENG Genwei XIAO Feipeng FAN Jihui | 2008 | Journal of Environmental Sciences2008,20,3: | 7 |
| 17 | Reconstruction of a hybrid nucleoside antibiotic gene cluster based on scarless modification of large DNA fragments显示文摘Genetic modification of large DNA fragments(gene clusters) is of great importance in synthetic biology and combinatorial biosynthesis as it facilitates rational design and modification of natural products to increase their value and productivity.In this study,we developed a method for scarless and precise modification of large gene clusters by using RecET/RED-mediated polymerase chain reaction(PCR) targeting combined with Gibson assembly.In this strategy,the biosynthetic genes for peptidyl moieties(HPHT) in the nikkomycin biosynthetic gene cluster were replaced with those for carbamoylpolyoxamic acid(CPOAA)from the polyoxin biosynthetic gene cluster to generate a^40 kb hybrid gene cluster in Escherichia coli with a reusable targeting cassette.The reconstructed cluster was introduced into Streptomyces lividans TK23 for heterologous expression and the expected hybrid antibiotic,polynik A,was obtained and verified.This study provides an efficient strategy for gene cluster reconstruction and modification that could be applied in synthetic biology and combinatory biosynthesis to synthesize novel bioactive metabolites or to improve antibiotic production. | Jiming Zhuo Binbin Ma Jingjing Xu Weihong Hu Jihui Zhang Huarong Tan Yuqing Tian | 2017 | Science China(Life Sciences)2017,60,9: | 6 |
| 18 | Important role of a LAL regulator Sta R in the staurosporine biosynthesis and high-production of Streptomyces fradiae CGMCC 4.576显示文摘Staurosporine, belonging to indolocarbazole compounds, is regarded as an excellent lead compound for synthesizing antitumor agents as a potent inhibitor against various protein kinases. In this study, two separate clusters(cluster A and cluster B),corresponding to biosyntheses of K-252 c(staurosporine aglycone) and sugar moiety, were identified in Streptomyces fradiae CGMCC 4.576 and heterologously expressed in Streptomyces coelicolor M1146 separately or together. Sta R, a cluster-situated LAL family regulator, activates staurosporine biosynthesis by binding to the promoter regions of sta O-sta C and sta G-sta N. The conserved sequences GGGGG and GCGCG were found through gradually truncating promoters of sta O and sta G, and further determined by mutational experiments. Overexpression of sta R with the supplementation of 0.01 g L^–1 Fe SO4 increased staurosporine production to 5.2-fold compared with that of the parental strain Streptomyces fradiae CGMCC 4.576 in GYM medium. Our results provided an approach for improvement of staurosporine production mediated by a positive regulator and established the basis for dissecting the regulatory mechanisms of other indolocarbazole compounds with clinical application value. | Hanye Guan Yue Li Jiazhen Zheng Ning Liu Jihui Zhang Huarong Tan | 2019 | Science China(Life Sciences)2019,62,12: | 6 |
| 19 | Quantitative nanoscale mapping of three-phase thermal conductivities in filled skutterudites via scanning thermal microscopy显示文摘In the last two decades, a nano structuring paradigm has been successfully applied in a wide range of thermoelectric materials, resulting in significant reduction in thermal conductivity and superior thermoelectric performance. These advances, however, have been accomplished without directly investigating the local thermoelectric properties, even though local electric current can be mapped with high spatial resolution. In fact, there still lacks an effective method that links the macroscopic thermoelectric performance to the local micro structures and properties. Here, we show that local thermal conductivity can be mapped quantitatively with good accuracy, nanometer resolution and one-to-one correspondence to the micro structure using a three-phase skutterudite as a model system. Scanning thermal microscopy combined with finite element simulations demonstrate close correlation between sample conductivity and probe resistance,enabling us to distinguish thermal conductivities spanning orders of magnitude, yet resolving thermal variation across a phase interface with small contrast. The technique thus provides a powerful tool to correlate local thermal conductivities, micro structures and macroscopic properties for nano structured materials in general and nano structured thermo electrics in particular. | ehsan nasr esfahani feiyue ma shanyu wang yun ou jihui yang jiangyu li | 2018 | National Science Review2018,5,1: | 6 |
| 20 | A new combined criterion to better predict malignant lesions in patients with pancreatic cystic neoplasms显示文摘Objective:Cystic lesions of the pancreas have been increasingly recognized.Some lesions exhibit benign behavior,while others have unequivocal malignant potential.Thus,accurate identification of malignancy in patients diagnosed with pancreatic cystic neoplasms(PCNs)remains a major challenge.The aim of this study was to define a combined criterion to better predict malignant lesions in patients with PCNs.Methods:We retrospectively analyzed 165 patients who underwent resection of PCNs from October 2011 to May 2017.The relationship among malignancy and serum carbohydrate antigen 19-9(CA19-9),preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio(NLR),and the presence of enhanced solid component on imaging was analyzed.Results:NLR before surgery in patients with malignant PCNs(2.81±2.14)was significantly higher than that in patients diagnosed with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor(1.90±0.69,P=0.013)or healthy volunteers(1.40±0.48;P<0.001).Serum CA19-9≥39U/m L,NLR>1.976 and presence of enhanced solid component were independent predictors of PCN malignancy.A combined criterion meeting any two or more of the three elements including CA19-9≥39 U/m L,NLR>1.976,and presence of enhanced solid component on computed tomography imaging is an indicator with a high positive predictive value of 80.5%and a high negative predictive value of 87.9%,and thus,represents a highly accurate test(86.1%).Conclusions:The new combined criterion is an effective predictor of tumor malignancy in patients with PCNs. | Chungen Lan Xin Li Xiuchao Wang Jihui Hao He Ren | 2018 | Cancer Biology & Medicine2018,15,1: | 6 |