Mutant P450 oxidoreductase causes disordered steroidogenesis with and without Antley-Bixler syndrome

Deficient activities of multiple steroidogenic enzymes have been reported without and with Antley-Bixler syndrome (ABS), but mutations of corresponding cytochrome P450 enzymes have not been found. We identified mutations in POR, encoding P450 oxidoreductase, the obligate electron donor for these enzymes, in a woman with amenorrhea and three children with ABS, even though knock-out of POR is embryonically lethal in mice. Mutations of POR also affect drug-metabolizing P450 enzymes, explaining the association of ABS with maternal fluconazole ingestion.     

The genome sequence of the plant pathogen Xylella fastidiosa. The Xylella fastidiosa Consortium of the Organization for Nucleotide Sequencing and Analysis

Xylella fastidiosa is a fastidious, xylem-limited bacterium that causes a range of economically important plant diseases. Here we report the complete genome sequence of X. fastidiosa clone 9a5c, which causes citrus variegated chlorosis--a serious disease of orange trees. The genome comprises a 52.7% GC-rich 2,679,305-base-pair (bp) circular chromosome and two plasmids of 51,158 bp and 1,285 bp. We can assign putative functions to 47% of the 2,904 predicted coding regions. Efficient metabolic functions are predicted, with sugars as the principal energy and carbon source, supporting existence in the nutrient-poor xylem sap. The mechanisms associated with pathogenicity and virulence involve toxins, antibiotics and ion sequestration systems, as well as bacterium-bacterium and bacterium-host interactions mediated by a range of proteins. Orthologues of some of these proteins have only been identified in animal and human pathogens; their presence in X. fastidiosa indicates that the molecular basis for bacterial pathogenicity is both conserved and independent of host. At least 83 genes are bacteriophage-derived and include virulence-associated genes from other bacteria, providing direct evidence of phage-mediated horizontal gene transfer.     

Synthesis, characterization and antibacterial activity of copper, nickel and bimetallic Cu– Ni nanoparticles for potential use in dental materials

The antibacterial effect is a desirable property in dental materials.Development of simple methods for the preparation of nanosized metal particles has attracted significant attention because of their future applications due to unusual size-dependent antibacterial properties.Copper(Cu),Nickel(Ni) and bimetallic Cu–Ni nanoparticles were prepared by a simple chemical method and their antibacterial activity was tested against the widely used standard human pathogens Staphylococcus aureus(gram-negative) and Escherichia coli(gram-positive).Additionally,these nanoparticles were tested against the dental pathogen Streptococcus mutans.Our results are promising for potential use in dental materials science.     

一种基于函数依赖的属性相似度调整算法

属性相似度的准确性是影响实体分辨准确程度的重要因素之一.为提高属性相似度的准确性,分析了属性相似度与函数依赖的关系,给出了属性相似度调整原则,提出了依据函数依赖进行相似度划分、相似度传递调整和计算相似度调整代价的方法,提出了通过属性相似度调整提高属性相似度准确性的属性相似度传递调整算法.实验结果表明,该算法能够更好地区分匹配记录对和不匹配记录对,获得更高的查全率、查准率和F1值.     

Retinoic acid signalling links left-right asymmetric patterning and bilaterally symmetric somitogenesis in the zebrafish embryo

During embryogenesis, cells are spatially patterned as a result of highly coordinated and stereotyped morphogenetic events. In the vertebrate embryo, information on laterality is conveyed to the node, and subsequently to the lateral plate mesoderm, by a complex cascade of epigenetic and genetic events, eventually leading to a left-right asymmetric body plan. At the same time, the paraxial mesoderm is patterned along the anterior-posterior axis in metameric units, or somites, in a bilaterally symmetric fashion. Here we characterize a cascade of laterality information in the zebrafish embryo and show that blocking the early steps of this cascade (before it reaches the lateral plate mesoderm) results in random left-right asymmetric somitogenesis. We also uncover a mechanism mediated by retinoic acid signalling that is crucial in buffering the influence of the flow of laterality information on the left-right progression of somite formation, and thus in ensuring bilaterally symmetric somitogenesis.     

基于 VAR 模型的重庆市大气污染物分析及研究

目的 研究重庆市首要空气污染物 PM2. 5 与 PM10 、SO2 、NO2 、CO、O3 的动态影响关系,为政府制定防治大气 污染措施及相关政策提供有价值的建议。 方法 收集重庆市 2021-05-01—2021-10-31 日的 PM2. 5 、PM10 、SO2 、 NO2 、CO、O3 这 6 项大气污染物的日浓度数据,利用 Eviews8. 0 软件,对原始数据进行序列平稳性检验;根据 Granger 因果检验结果选择变量,建立时间序列 VAR 模型,并检验模型的稳定性;利用广义脉冲响应分析和方差分 解分析,研究各污染物浓度对 PM2. 5 的动态影响及相对重要性。 结果 Granger 因果检验表明:PM10 、SO2 、NO2 、O3 是 PM2. 5 的 Granger 原因, CO 不是 PM2. 5 的 Granger 原因;广义脉冲响应分析表明:NO2 对 PM2. 5 的影响最大;方差 分解分析表明:NO2 的浓度对 PM2. 5 的影响最大;O3 对 PM2. 5 的影响次之,对 SO2 的影响作用最小。 所以,从长期 影响效应看,NO2 对 PM2. 5 具有长期较大的影响,SO2 对 PM2. 5 的影响最弱。 结论 防治 PM2. 5 对重庆市空气的污染 应着重控制 NO2 的污染,因此,政府应大力发展绿色交通,控制交通污染;大力监管高污染行业,将烟雾、粉尘、颗粒 物等排放量较大的行业作为工业污染源治理的重点;大力发展清洁能源,加快化石燃料替代资源的开发利用。     

基于第二代稳性衡准的实船参数横摇敏感性及衡准完善

采用国际海事组织(IMO)衡准研究成果,通过针对不同类型实船的校核计算,分析得到若干实船设计参数与参数横摇敏感性的关系,为识别潜在风险提供了依据,并在此基础上,为Level 2衡准2nd check标准值的选取和直接计算衡准的制订提出若干建议.     

辽河西部凹陷地层水特征及其成因分析

辽河西部凹陷886个水样分析化验测试数据表明,地层水型主要为低矿化度的NaHCO₃水型,94.3%的地层水化学组分为HCO₃^－、Cl^－、Na⁺,NaHCO₃和NaCl是其主要的表现形式     

地层抬升剥蚀对油气成藏的促进作用

地层抬升剥蚀过程对于油气成藏的影响不仅表现为破坏性,还有建设性作用。研究认为地层抬升剥蚀过程中温度降低、砂体回弹及不均衡剥蚀造成的区域性水流等因素形成的异常低压,为油     

TiO2颗粒表面包覆SiO2纳米膜及其表征

TiO₂作为一种重要的催化剂,在石油化工方面有重要的应用,特别是煤基合成油和超深度脱硫中的优越性受到注目。同时TiO₂还是重要的白色颜料,为了提高TiO₂的应用性能,对TiO₂颗粒进行了SiO₂纳米膜的表面包覆改性。采用精确控制pH值的连续法在TiO₂颗粒表面包覆了SiO₂的纳米层,并进行了TEM、HRTEM、EDS、XPS、ICP和光学性质表征。证明了SiO₂在TiO₂颗粒表面形成了一层连续的纳米膜,厚度大约为3.5～4.0nm,SiO₂凝胶纳米膜比较致密,没有未包膜上的絮状物,而且TiO₂是单颗粒分散,没有发生多个颗粒被包膜在一起的现象。XPS证明SiO₂凝胶在包膜后的TiO₂颗粒的表面为物理包覆。用SiO₂包膜后,样品的光学性质有了明显的提高,同时改变了样品在不同介质中的分散性质,在水性介质中分散性能提高到93.0％。这种表面处理后的TiO₂可以作为一种催化剂用于煤基合成油和超深度脱硫中。