白鲫鱼金属硫蛋白全长cDNA: MT-A, MT-B的克隆及其基因分型

应用阻抑性ＲＡＣＥ方法克隆得到白鲫鱼的两个ＭＴ全长ＣＤＮＡ（ＭＴ－Ａ和ＭＴ－Ｂ）,它们可读框间的同源性为９２．３％．用封闭式充氮层析系统得到高纯度的两个白鲫鱼肝ＭＴ蛋白,并用Ｅｄｍａｎ法测定了Ｎ－端氨基酸序列．据此证明了ＭＴ－Ｂ是表达ＭＴ－２蛋白的基因,ＭＴ－Ａ是表达ＭＴ－１蛋白的基因．此外测序过程中发现ＭＴ－１的Ｎ－端被封闭,而ＭＴ－２则是非封闭的,这提示它们在转录及翻译后调控机制的不同．白鲫鱼ＭＴ两基因的核酸序列和尾部非翻译区长度的差异（ＭＴ－Ａ约１５０ ｈｐ, ＭＴ－Ｂ约３６０ ｂｐ）,以及两 ＭＴ蛋白亚型的Ｎ－端封闭情况的不同,都为解释它们在组织中分布及其功能的差异性提供了线索．     

On the self-association potential of transmembrane tight junction proteins

Tight junctions seal intercellular clefts via membrane-related strands, hence, maintaining important organ functions. We investigated the self-association of strand-forming transmembrane tight junction proteins. The regulatory tight junction protein occludin was differently tagged and cotransfected in eucaryotic cells. These occludins colocalized within the plasma membrane of the same cell, coprecipitated and exhibited fluorescence resonance energy transfer. Differently tagged strand-forming claudin-5 also colocalized in the plasma membrane of the same cell and showed fluorescence resonance energy transfer. This demonstrates self-association in intact cells both of occludin and claudin-5 in one plasma membrane. In search of dimerizing regions of occludin, dimerization of its cytosolic C-terminal coiledcoil domain was identified. In claudin-5, the second extracellular loop was detected as a dimer. Since the transmembrane junctional adhesion molecule also is known to dimerize, the assumption that homodimerization of transmembrane tight junction proteins may serve as a common structural feature in tight junction assembly is supported. Received 6 October 2005; received after revision 14 December 2005; accepted 27 December 2005 †These authors contributed equally to this work.     

The ubiquitin-specific protease USP25 interacts with three sarcomeric proteins

The biological functions of the more than one hundred genes coding for deubiquitinating enzymes in the human genome remain mostly unknown. The USP25 gene, located at 21q11.2, encodes three protein isoforms produced by alternative splicing. While two of the isoforms are expressed nearly ubiquituously, the expression of the longer USP25 isoform (USP25m) is restricted to muscular tissues and is upregulated during myogenesis. USP25m interacts with three sarcomeric proteins: actin alpha-1 (ACTA1), filamin C (FLNC), and myosin binding protein C1 (MyBPC1), which are critically involved in muscle differentiation and maintenance, and have been implicated in the pathogenesis of severe myopathies. Biochemical analyses demonstrated that MyBPC1 is a short-lived proteasomal substrate, and its degradation is prevented by over-expression of USP25m but not by other USP25 isoforms. In contrast, ACTA1 and FLNC appear to be stable proteins, indicating that their interaction with USP25m is not related to their turnover rate. Received 7 November 2005; received after revision 7 January 2006; accepted 13 January 2006     

An Adaptive Design for Six Sigma（ ADFSS ） ： a Simulated Annealing and Regression Analysis Embedded Approach

Design for six sigma (DFSS) is a powerful approach of designing products,processes,and services with the objective of meeting the needs of customers in a cost-effective manner.DFSS activities are class...     

并六苯环石墨烯带的密度泛函研究

以并六苯环石墨烯带为研究对象,采用密度泛函理论的B3LYP方法,及6-31+G(d)基组,对该模型进行了分子轨道分析和频率计算。通过轨道分析得出了分子轨道能隙和轨道密度;经过频率计算得出模型的红外和拉曼光谱并说明了振动光谱中出现强峰的原因;最后与加氢并六苯环比较,对并六苯环石墨烯带的稳定性进行了讨论。     

Giant magneto resistance and temperature coefficient of resistance in Sm0.55Sr0.30Ag0.15MnO3 perovskite

Silver ions substituted samarium strontium manganite (Sm0.55Sr0.30Ag0.15MnO3) pervoskite was synthesized by using respective oxides in stoichiometric ratio through solid state reaction. The as-prepared sample was characterized by various analytical techniques to confirm its formation and understand the effect of monovalent silver ions in pervoskite lattice. X-ray diffraction pattern confirms the single phase formation while grain morphology in SEM image indicates good connectivity among the grains. The enhancement in metal to insulator transition temperature shows quenched disorder and magnetoresistance phenomena. The magnetoresistance (MR) and temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR) emerge from grain growth factor and homogeneity induced by Ag+ ions in the lattice. The reduction in hysteresis loss resulted from antiferromagnetic - ferromagnetic (TN) and ferromagnetic - paramagnetic (Tc) transitions reveals the removal of disorder in perovskite lattice by Ag+ ions substitution. This increases the magnetic moment across distinct ions on the applying magnetic field. The rise in MR% (~99%) with silver doping emerging from smooth spin tunneling of the grains across the boundary and suppression of the disordered magnetic fluctuations with increase in magnetic field has been reported. The present compound exhibits the first order nature of magnetism and observed first time the highest value of TCR ~ 95%.     

Chiral magnetic order at surfaces driven by inversion asymmetry

Chirality is a fascinating phenomenon that can manifest itself in subtle ways, for example in biochemistry (in the observed single-handedness of biomolecules) and in particle physics (in the charge-parity violation of electroweak interactions). In condensed matter, magnetic materials can also display single-handed, or homochiral, spin structures. This may be caused by the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction, which arises from spin-orbit scattering of electrons in an inversion-asymmetric crystal field. This effect is typically irrelevant in bulk metals as their crystals are inversion symmetric. However, low-dimensional systems lack structural inversion symmetry, so that homochiral spin structures may occur. Here we report the observation of magnetic order of a specific chirality in a single atomic layer of manganese on a tungsten (110) substrate. Spin-polarized scanning tunnelling microscopy reveals that adjacent spins are not perfectly antiferromagnetic but slightly canted, resulting in a spin spiral structure with a period of about 12 nm. We show by quantitative theory that this chiral order is caused by the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction and leads to a left-rotating spin cycloid. Our findings confirm the significance of this interaction for magnets in reduced dimensions. Chirality in nanoscale magnets may play a crucial role in spintronic devices, where the spin rather than the charge of an electron is used for data transmission and manipulation. For instance, a spin-polarized current flowing through chiral magnetic structures will exert a spin-torque on the magnetic structure, causing a variety of excitations or manipulations of the magnetization and giving rise to microwave emission, magnetization switching, or magnetic motors.