Optimum Anti-erosion Structures and Anti-erosion Mechanism for Rotatory Samples Inspired by Scorpion Armor of Parabuthus transvaalicus

Solid particle erosion on the material surfaces is a very common phenomenon in the industrial field,which greatly affects the efficiency,service life,and even poses a great threat to life safety.However,current research on erosion resistance is not only inefficient,but also limited to the improvement of hardness and toughness of materials.Inspired by typical scorpion(Parabuthus transvaalicus),biomimetic functional samples with exquisite anti-rosion structures were manufactured.Macroscopic morphology and structure of the biological prototype were analyzed and measured.According to above analysis,combined with response surface methodology,a set of biomimetic samples with different structural parameters were fabricated by using 3D printing technology.The anti-crosion performance of these biomimetic samples was investigated using a blasting jet machine.Based on the results of blasting jet test,as well as regression analysis and fiting,the optimal structural parameters were obtained.In addition to the static test conditions,the optimal biomimetic sample was also eroded in rotating condition and showed excellent erosion resistance property.The presence of bump and groove structures,on the one hand,reduced the croded area of biominetic sample surface.On the other hand,they made the airlow turbulent and consequently reduced the impact cnergy of solid particles,which significantly improved the erosion resistance of biomimetic materials.This study provides a new strategy to improvethe service life of components easily affected by erosion in the aviation,energy and military fields.     

舞毒蛾谷胱甘肽S-转移酶对杨树次生物质协同溴氰虫酰胺的胁迫响应

为了明确舞毒蛾Lymantria dispar谷胱甘肽S-转移酶(GST)对杨树次生物质协同溴氰虫酰胺的胁迫响应机制,选择3种杨树次生物质(黄酮、槲皮素、芦丁)以及新型邻二苯甲酰胺类杀虫剂溴氰虫酰胺作为胁迫外源化合物,以舞毒蛾2龄幼虫为研究对象,通过人工饲料添加次生物质和溴氰虫酰胺的单剂和混剂,测定对舞毒蛾存活率、谷胱甘肽S-转移酶活性及其基因表达影响。结果表明,处理48 h后,3种联合处理组舞毒蛾幼虫的存活率显著低于对照组和各杨树次生物质单剂处理组,存活率依次为53.33%、60.00%和53.33%,各联合处理组幼虫存活率与溴氰虫酰胺处理组差异不显著。除处理6 h外,不同杨树次生物质单剂处理后GST活性均诱导增加。溴氰虫酰胺处理组在48 h内GST活性显著高于单剂处理组和对照组。除联合处理1在6 h、12 h的GST诱导活性低于溴氰虫酰胺处理组外,各联合处理组的GST诱导活性均高于溴氰虫酰胺处理组。舞毒蛾2龄幼虫取食含有不同处理的人工饲料后,其体内LdGSTe2、LdGSTs1、LdGSTs2和LdGSTz1均有所表达,且不同处理的诱导程度呈现差异。以上研究结果为杨树次生物质协同溴...     

Direct interaction of STAT4 with the IL-12 receptor.

Signal transduction by interleukin-12 (IL-12) requires phosphorylation and activation of STAT4. Direct interaction of the SH2 domain of STAT4 with a phosphotyrosine residue in the IL-12 receptor has been proposed to be required for the subsequent STAT4 phosphorylation. The IL-12 receptor beta2 subunit contains three tyrosine residues in its cytoplasmic domain. To test the hypothesis that one of these tyrosines is involved in binding STAT4, phosphopeptides were synthesized according to the amino acid sequences surrounding each of these tyrosine residues. Only the phosphopeptide containing pTyr800 strongly bound to STAT4 in a cell-free binding assay. When this phosphopeptide was introduced into TALL-104 cells, it blocked IL-12-induced STAT4 phosphorylation by competing with the IL-12 receptor for binding to STAT4. A series of alanine replacements was performed in this phosphopeptide to elucidate which amino acids surrounding the pTyr800 residue are critical for STAT4 binding. To summarize, the site on the IL-12 receptor which binds STAT4 can be described as -T-X-X-G-pY(800)-L-, where the core G-pY(800)-L motif is critical for the binding; the threonine at the pY-4 position has only a minor contribution and X represents amino acids not critical for the binding. These results demonstrate that only a small region of the IL-12 receptor is critically involved in binding STAT4 and suggest the feasibility that small molecule inhibitors could be identified which interfere with IL-12 signal transduction for treatment of autoimmune diseases.     

Synthesis and photochemistry of a photolabile precursor of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) that is photolyzed in the microsecond time region and is suitable for chemical kinetic investigations of the NMDA receptor.

The amino acid L-glutamate is a major neurotransmitter at excitatory synapses within the central nervous system. Neuronal responses to glutamate are mediated by at least three receptor types, one of which is the NMDA subtype, named for its specific ligand N-methyl-D-aspartic acid. Neurotransmitter receptors are transmembrane proteins that can form ion channels upon binding a specific ligand and are involved in many physiological activities of the brain and in some neurological disorders. Elucidating the mechanisms of the formation of transmembrane receptor-channels and of receptor regulation and inhibition is necessary for understanding nervous system function and for designing potential therapeutic agents. This has been hampered by the lack of rapid reaction techniques suitable for investigating protein-mediated reactions on cell surfaces. Recently a laser-pulse photolysis technique was developed to study the chemical reactions of channel-forming receptor proteins in the microsecond-to-millisecond time region. To apply the technique to NMDA1 receptors a photolabile NMDA precursor (beta-DNB NMDA) was synthesized. In this precursor the side chain carboxylate was protected as a photosensitive 2,2'-dinitrobenzhydryl ester. Photolysis with 308 nm laser light generated free NMDA with a time constant of 4.2 +/- 0.1 microseconds at pH 7 and a photolysis quantum yield of 0.18 +/- 0.05. In rat hippocampal neurons the beta-DNB NMDA (250 microM) neither activated endogenously expressed receptors nor potentiated or inhibited the NMDA response. Equilibration of hippocampal neurons in the whole-cell current recording mode with 250 microM caged precursor followed by a pulse of 333 nm laser light resulted in a rapid current rise with a rate constant of 100 s-1 due to opening of NMDA-activated receptor-channels. The caged NMDA precursor described here now makes it possible to investigate the mechanism of NMDA receptors in the micro- to millisecond time region.     

The pro‐inflammatory response of macrophages regulated by acid degradation products of poly(lactide‐co‐glycolide) nanoparticles

Poly(lactide‐co‐glycolide) (PLGA) shows great potentials in biomedical applications, in particular with the field of biodegradable implants and control release technologies. However, there are few systematic and detailed studies on the influence of PLGA degradation behavior on the immunogenicity. In this study, in order to develop a method for dynamically assessing the immunological response of PLGA throughout the implantation process, PLGA particles are fabricated using an o/w single‐emulsion method. The physicochemical characterizations of the prepared PLGA particles during in vitro hydrolytic degradation are investigated. Then, a series of immunological effects triggered by PLGA by‐products formed with degradation process are evaluated, including cell viability, apoptosis, polarization and inflammatory reaction. THP‐1 human cell line is set as in vitro cell model. Our results show that PLGA degradation‐induced acid environment decreases cell viability and increases cell apoptosis, which is a potential factor affecting cell function. In particular, the macrophages exhibit up‐regulations in both M1 subtype related surface markers and pro‐inflammatory cytokines with the degradation process of PLGA, which indicates the degradation products of PLGA can convert macrophages to the pro‐inflammatory (M1) polarization state. All these findings provide the mechanism of PLGA‐induced inflammation and lay the foundation for the design of next‐generation PLGA‐based biomaterials endowed with immunomodulatory functions.     

小麦条锈菌CY32夏孢子萌发研究

研究夏孢子萌发过程的分子机制对于从分子水平上理解条锈菌的侵染过程及其与寄主互作的关系具有重要的理论意义。本研究以小麦条锈菌Pucciniastriiformisf.sptritici32号生理小种(CY32)为材料,研究了用水培方法萌发夏孢子的适宜条件。结果显示,CY32夏孢子萌发的最适温度为9℃,最适宜的孢子量是6mg/200mL水,适宜的溶液是无菌蒸馏水。水化能促进夏孢子的萌发,新鲜夏孢子和干燥容器中放置2d的夏孢子经水化15h后,萌发率显著提高。此方法获得的萌发夏孢子提取的RNA可以满足cDNA文库构建和基因表达分析等分子生物学研究的要求,并为小麦条锈菌的分子生物学研究奠定了物质基础。     

Changes of nuclear matrix proteins following the differentiation of human osteosarcoma MG-63 cells

Human osteosarcoma MG-63 cells were induced into differentiation by 5 mmol/L hexamethylene bisacetamide （HMBA）. Their nuclear matrix proteins （NMPs） were selectively extracted and subjected to two-dimensional gel electrophoresis analysis. The results of protein patterns were analyzed by Melanie software. The spots of differentially expressed NMPs were excised and subjected to in situ digestion with trypsin. The maps of peptide mass fingerprinting were obtained by MALDI-TOF-MS analysis, and were submitted for NCBI database searches by Mascot tool. There were twelve spots changed remarkably during the differentiation induced by HMBA, nine of which were identified. The roles of the regulated proteins during the MG-63 differentiation were analyzed. This study suggests that the induced differentiation of cancer cells is accompanied by the changes of NMPs, and confirms the presence of some specific NMPs related to the cancer cell proliferation and differentiation. The changed NMPs are potential markers for cancer diagnosis or targets for cancer therapy.