Structural insight into brassinosteroid perception by BRI1

Brassinosteroids are essential phytohormones that have crucial roles in plant growth and development. Perception of brassinosteroids requires an active complex of BRASSINOSTEROID-INSENSITIVE 1 (BRI1) and BRI1-ASSOCIATED KINASE 1 (BAK1). Recognized by the extracellular leucine-rich repeat (LRR) domain of BRI1, brassinosteroids induce a phosphorylation-mediated cascade to regulate gene expression. Here we present the crystal structures of BRI1(LRR) in free and brassinolide-bound forms. BRI1(LRR) exists as a monomer in crystals and solution independent of brassinolide. It comprises a helical solenoid structure that accommodates a separate insertion domain at its concave surface. Sandwiched between them, brassinolide binds to a hydrophobicity-dominating surface groove on BRI1(LRR). Brassinolide recognition by BRI1(LRR) is through an induced-fit mechanism involving stabilization of two interdomain loops that creates a pronounced non-polar surface groove for the hormone binding. Together, our results define the molecular mechanisms by which BRI1 recognizes brassinosteroids and provide insight into brassinosteroid-induced BRI1 activation.     

Fault lubrication during earthquakes

The determination of rock friction at seismic slip rates (about 1?m?s(-1)) is of paramount importance in earthquake mechanics, as fault friction controls the stress drop, the mechanical work and the frictional heat generated during slip. Given the difficulty in determining friction by seismological methods, elucidating constraints are derived from experimental studies. Here we review a large set of published and unpublished experiments (～300) performed in rotary shear apparatus at slip rates of 0.1-2.6?m?s(-1). The experiments indicate a significant decrease in friction (of up to one order of magnitude), which we term fault lubrication, both for cohesive (silicate-built, quartz-built and carbonate-built) rocks and non-cohesive rocks (clay-rich, anhydrite, gypsum and dolomite gouges) typical of crustal seismogenic sources. The available mechanical work and the associated temperature rise in the slipping zone trigger a number of physicochemical processes (gelification, decarbonation and dehydration reactions, melting and so on) whose products are responsible for fault lubrication. The similarity between (1) experimental and natural fault products and (2) mechanical work measures resulting from these laboratory experiments and seismological estimates suggests that it is reasonable to extrapolate experimental data to conditions typical of earthquake nucleation depths (7-15?km). It seems that faults are lubricated during earthquakes, irrespective of the fault rock composition and of the specific weakening mechanism involved.     

图的局部连通性与上可嵌入性

研究局部连通图中支撑树的变换. 给出L.Nebesk定理的一个新证明, 并将其推广得到一类新的上可嵌入图.     

蔗渣浆纤维模塑装饰建筑材料的制备与性能

以天然蔗渣浆纤维为原料,利用模塑热压工艺复合成形,得到物理性能优良的纤维模塑装饰建筑材料.借助拉伸性能测试、热重分析、FT-IR等研究了影响该材料力学性能的因素.研究表明:该材料的拉伸性能主要受增强剂和阻燃剂添加量,干燥温度、时间和压力的影响;随着阻燃剂添加量的增加,材料的拉伸性能明显降低;最佳干燥温度为160℃,干燥...     

含磷化合物生物矿化铀的形态转化与机理

磷元素作为微生物生存生长的必要元素,能有效与铀结合矿化成稳定的U-P沉淀或相应矿物。采用混合细菌介导法,添加含磷化合物处理铀污染地下水-沉积物,探究磷和土著菌相互作用下铀的形态变化及产物稳定性。结果表明：含磷化合物的添加使得溶液中铀去除率高达99.84%;改进连续提取实验得知,沉积物中磷作用后的铀稳定态比例约75%。根据X射线光电子能谱分析和改进连续提取实验结果,细菌可以有效地介导U-P沉淀,含磷化合物可以与六价铀络合形成稳定的沉淀物,结合X射线衍射表明在细菌作用下,磷与铀发生生物矿化可生成Ca-U-P沉淀,实现铀从可转移相到稳定相的转化与固定。     

超高性能混凝土组合桥面板集群化短焊钉抗疲劳特性

进行4个单钉和2个群钉疲劳推出试验,将短焊钉疲劳寿命与国内外规范中的焊钉S-N曲线进行比较,并结合塑性损伤有限元模型展开分析。结果表明：短焊钉疲劳破坏表现为根部剪断和周围超高性能混凝土（UHPC）局部压溃;集群化短焊钉疲劳寿命较单钉减少26.9%,在疲劳加载过程中抗剪刚度退化显著快于单钉,当加载次数达到疲劳寿命的12.0%附近时,抗剪刚度比减小至16%左右;AASHTO规范有较大的安全储备,相比之下日本规范（JSCE）与试验结果最为接近,安全富余较少。此外,疲劳荷载下集群化短焊钉根部循环应变幅大于单钉,而且周边UHPC的塑性损伤累积分布更大。     

超声波场影响Langmuir吸附相平衡的机理分析

从分子动力学规律出发,建立了Langmuir吸附系统在外场作用下的吸附相平衡关系式,并根据超声条件下吸附相分子的受迫振动和非吸附相分子的波动,分别讨论了吸附相分子及非吸附相分子在超声波场中获得的能量,结果表明:在超声波场中,吸附相分子比非吸附相分子获得更多的能量是Langmuir吸附平衡等温线降低的本质所在.理论结果进一步表明:当超声波频率一定时,Langmuir平衡吸附量随超声波场能流的增大而减少;当超声波能流一定时,可通过调节超声波频率达到吸附相分子的固有频率而使吸附相分子获得最大的能量,从而使Langmuir平衡吸附量最小.     

基于区块链技术的道路路边停车管理系统

针对当前道路路边停车管理中存在的效率低下、交易不透明等缺点,提出了一个基于区块链技术的道路路边停车管理系统.根据边缘设备终端的车牌识别算法采集停车信息,将关键停车交易数据发送并存储至Web服务器的MySQL数据库缓存,之后由Fabric SDK中间件存储到Hyperledger Fabric区块链平台.该系统依靠区块链...     

数学分析中的不动点问题

讨论了数学分析中的几个不动点问题,给出了它们在数学分析中的某些应用.     

一维质量矩控制系统建模与试验

为了大惯性质量控制系统硬件在环仿真的需要,研制了一种新型的控制系统试验装置。采用实测试验数据与M atlab仿真协同分析方法,完成了系统关键模块的试验建模。目前该试验系统在3°角度范围内,在受扰状态下能够自动平衡空间姿态。试验结果表明:该系统具有适于大惯性质量对象的硬件在环仿真的特点。