Resistant orthogonal procrustes analysis

In this paper two alternative loss criteria for the least squares Procrustes problem are studied. These alternative criteria are based on the Huber function and on the more radical biweight function, which are designed to be resistant to outliers. Using iterative majorization it is shown how a convergent reweighted least squares algorithm can be developed. In asimulation study it turns out that the proposed methods perform well over a specific range of contamination. When a uniform dilation factor is included, mixed results are obtained. The methods also yield a set of weights that can be used for diagnostic purposes.     

Exocytotic fusion is activated by Rab3a peptides.

Studies of intracellular traffic in yeast and mammalian systems have implicated members of the Rab family of small GTP-binding proteins as regulators of membrane fusion. We have used the patch clamp technique to measure exocytotic fusion events directly and investigate the role of GTP-binding proteins in regulating exocytosis in mast cells. Intracellular perfusion of mast cells with GTP-gamma S is sufficient to trigger complete exocytotic degranulation in the absence of other intracellular messengers. Here we show that GTP is a potent inhibitor of GTP-gamma S-induced degranulation, indicating that sustained activation of a GTP-binding protein is sufficient for membrane fusion. We have found that synthetic oligopeptides, corresponding to part of the effector domain of Rab3a, stimulate complete exocytotic degranulation, similar to that induced by GTP-gamma S. The response is selective for Rab3a sequence and is strictly dependent on Mg2+ and ATP. This suggests that sustained activation of a Rab3 protein causes exocytotic fusion. The peptide response can be accelerated by GDP-beta S, suggesting that Rab3a peptides compete with endogenous Rab3 proteins for a binding site on a target effector protein, which causes fusion on activation.     

多目标多阶段决策问题最优化方法及应用

本文提出了可行状态点,可行边和可行策略等概念,建立了一种新的解决多目标多阶段决策问题的方法,介绍了这一方法的应用实例:     

新的基团法估算沸点下蒸发焓

提出了估算沸点下蒸发焓的含基团重量分率的基团法和估算式，拟合团贡献值，对３８５种有机物的计算平均偏差约为１．５％。所提出的新方法明显优于３种对应状态和用蒸发熵的基团法。     

Retrograde transport of endocytosed Shiga toxin to the endoplasmic reticulum.

Shiga toxin and some other protein toxins that act on targets in the cytosol have previously been shown to enter the trans-Golgi network. Transport by this route may be necessary for translocation of the toxin to the cytosol and for intoxication, but it is not known whether the enzymatically active part of the toxins actually enters the cytosol from the trans-Golgi network. It has been suggested that such toxins are transported in a retrograde manner to the endoplasmic reticulum and that translocation occurs in this organelle, but retrograde transport of endocytosed material beyond the trans-Golgi network has never been demonstrated. Here we show that in butyric acid-treated A431 cells endocytosed Shiga toxin is not only transported to the trans-Golgi network, but also to all Golgi stacks, to the endoplasmic reticulum and to the nuclear envelope. Furthermore, butyric acid sensitizes the cells to Shiga toxin, which is consistent with the possibility that retrograde transport is required for translocation of the toxin to the cytosol.     

金属在福州地热水中的腐蚀热力学研究──(I)、铜—地热水系统

作者从热力学角度以电位－ｐＨ图探讨金属在福州地热水中的腐蚀趋势．本文报导铜－地热水系统，采用ＢＡＳＩＣ语言编制程序在ＡＰＰＬＥ－Ⅱ微机上计算高温热力学数据，并以ＤＸＹ－８００绘图仪绘制电位－ｐＨ图．同时，测定了铜在福州Ｇｗ２井地热水中的实际腐蚀电位．结果表明：在此地热水中，当温度低于３１８Ｋ，铜表面生成Ｃｕ２Ｏ膜，高于３１８Ｋ，生成ＣｕＯ膜，二者都位于钝化区．