Maize HapMap2 identifies extant variation from a genome in flux

Whereas breeders have exploited diversity in maize for yield improvements, there has been limited progress in using beneficial alleles in undomesticated varieties. Characterizing standing variation in this complex genome has been challenging, with only a small fraction of it described to date. Using a population genetics scoring model, we identified 55 million SNPs in 103 lines across pre-domestication and domesticated Zea mays varieties, including a representative from the sister genus Tripsacum. We find that structural variations are pervasive in the Z. mays genome and are enriched at loci associated with important traits. By investigating the drivers of genome size variation, we find that the larger Tripsacum genome can be explained by transposable element abundance rather than an allopolyploid origin. In contrast, intraspecies genome size variation seems to be controlled by chromosomal knob content. There is tremendous overlap in key gene content in maize and Tripsacum, suggesting that adaptations from Tripsacum (for example, perennialism and frost and drought tolerance) can likely be integrated into maize.     

The cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) and its stability

The cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) is responsible for the disease cystic fibrosis (CF). It is a membrane protein belonging to the ABC transporter family functioning as a chloride/anion channel in epithelial cells around the body. There are over 1500 mutations that have been characterised as CF-causing; the most common of these, accounting for ~70 % of CF cases, is the deletion of a phenylalanine at position 508. This leads to instability of the nascent protein and the modified structure is recognised and then degraded by the ER quality control mechanism. However, even pharmacologically ‘rescued’ F508del CFTR displays instability at the cell’s surface, losing its channel function rapidly and it is rapidly removed from the plasma membrane for lysosomal degradation. This review will, therefore, explore the link between stability and structure/function relationships of membrane proteins and CFTR in particular and how approaches to study CFTR structure depend on its stability. We will also review the application of a fluorescence labelling method for the assessment of the thermostability and the tertiary structure of CFTR.     

基于AGPS和GSM的混合定位系统终端软件设计

针对目前汽车定位监控系统中GPS定位精度低、时间长的问题,提出了一种基于AGPS和GSM／GPRS设计的混合定位车载终端设计方案,实现了单次定位、连续定位、电量查询、电量告警等功能,大大缩短了定位时间。传统的GPS定位技术启动时间长,耗电较高,在室内很难收到卫星发回的GPS信号。本混合定位系统主要有四部分：车载定位终端、主控调度服务器、SiRF公司的定位服务器,接入服务器的多用户组成。冷启动时,本终端在用户发出定位指令后大约40S内即可迅速完成定位,首次捕获GPS信号的时间仅需几秒,连续定位可以持续上千次,大大提高了响应速度和用户体验度。     

电催化析氧反应过渡金属硫化物催化剂研究进展

析氧反应（oxygen evolution reaction, OER）、析氢反应（hydrogen evolution reaction, HER）和氧还原反应（oxygen reduction reaction, ORR）为电解水、金属-空气电池等能源器件的半反应。其中,OER由于涉及4e^-转移和O-O键的形成而导致反应动力学迟缓和过电势高,因此,开发优异的OER电催化剂能够有效提高能量转换效率。到目前为止,过渡金属硫化物催化剂（transition metal sulfide catalysts, TMSs）被研究人员大量研究和报道,并且取得飞跃发展。介绍在不同电解质中的OER机制,并通过对近几年相关文献的综合归纳,探究TMSs催化剂的组成、导电性、质子传输、缺陷程度、界面化学等多种因素对OER的影响。综述目前过渡金属硫化物电催化剂在OER领域所面临的挑战和研究进展,希望为TMSs的研究者提供借鉴。     

Interaction model of artificial fish in virtual environment

Conventional artificial fish has some shortages on the interaction with environment, other fish, and the animator. This article proposes a multi-tier interaction control model of artificial fish, realizes the interaction model through integration of virtual reality technology and Markov sequence, and provides a virtual marine world to describe the interaction between artificial fish and the virtual environment and the interaction between the artificial fish and the animator. Simulation results show that the interaction model owns not only the basic characteristics of virtual biology, but also has high trueness interaction function.     

A STAGE-STRUCTURED SI ECO-EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MODEL WITH TIME DELAY AND IMPULSIVE CONTROLLING*

This paper formulates a robust stage-structured SI eco-epidemiological model with periodic constant pulse releasing of infectious pests with pathogens. The authors show that the conditions for global attractivity of the ＇pest-eradication＇ periodic solution and permanence of the system depend on time delay, hence, the authors call it ＂profitless＂. Further, the authors present a pest management strategy in which the pest population is kept under the economic threshold level （ETL） when the pest population is uniformly persistent. By numerical analysis, the authors also show that constant maturation time delay for the susceptible pests and pulse releasing of the infectious pests can bring obvious effects on the dynamics of system.     

高频雷达中LFMCW信号的分析

高频雷达在现代战争和民用事业上发挥着越来越重要的作用 ,线性调频连续波 ( L FMCW)信号是高频雷达常采用的信号形式。就 L FMCW信号在高频雷达中的应用作了具体分析 ,并导出了其差频相位的具体表达式 ,它表现出了要检测的各量的物理意义 ,对检测的方法提供了理论依据。在此基础上 ,利用二维 FFT处理技术对目标回波信号的信息提取进行了仿真 ,并对仿真结果进行了分析     

Nodal signals pattern vertebrate embryos

Vertebrate embryonic patterning requires several conserved inductive signals–including Nodal, Bmp, Wnt and Fgf signals. Nodal, which is a member of the transforming growth factor β (TGFβ) superfamily, activates a signal transduction pathway that is similar to that of other TGFβ members. Nodal genes, which have been identified in numerous vertebrate species, are expressed in specific cell types and tissues during embryonic development. Nodal signal transduction has been shown to play a pivotal role in inducing and patterning mesoderm and endoderm, and in regulating neurogenesis and left-right axis asymmetry. Antagonists, which act at different steps in the Nodal signal transduction pathway, have been shown to tightly modulate the inductive activity of Nodal. Received 20 October 2005; received after revision 15 November 2005; accepted 25 November 2005     

一种考虑杆件初始弯曲的非线性杆单元

在假定杆件初始弯曲为半波正弦曲线的基础上,提出考虑初始弯曲的非线性杆单元,推导了轴力与轴向变形的关系和轴向切线刚度的表达式,得到了初始弯曲对轴向刚度的影响系数.分析表明,初始弯曲影响与刚度比、初始弯曲幅值、轴力大小以及杆单元长度有关.结合某索拱结构工程实例,研究不同初始预应力取值下,杆件初始弯曲对结构非线性稳定性能的影响程度和影响规律,结果表明:杆件初始弯曲对结构屈曲前的整体刚度影响很小,但对结构的极限荷载与屈曲后性能影响较大;初始预应力取值的增加对结构的位移控制非常有效,但是对结构的刚度影响却很小;在不同初始预应力取值下,极限荷载随杆件初始弯曲变化的规律相似,并且都接近于线性.非线性杆单元能够广泛应用于桁架结构和网格结构的设计与分析,在考虑杆件初始弯曲后,将使结构的设计与分析更加合理、更加科学.     

7种化学杀菌剂和拮抗菌代谢物对苹果斑点落叶病菌的抑制活性及增效组合筛选

目的 为苹果斑点落叶病的防控提供新颖的杀菌剂及其增效组合。方法 采用菌丝生长速率法测定了7种化学杀菌剂、拮抗菌发酵代谢物及其复配剂对苹果斑点落叶病菌的抑制活性。结果 7种化学杀菌剂均对病菌有较强的抑制活性,其中戊唑醇、苯醚甲环唑和丙环唑3种药剂对病菌抑制效果最佳,EC₅₀分别达0.21、0.30和0.81 μg/mL,其次为吡唑醚菌酯、代森锰锌和嘧菌酯。多菌灵的抑菌效果最差,EC₅₀为15.03 μg/mL。生防菌发酵上清液和发酵上清粗提物对病菌的EC₅₀分别为2.38 μL/mL和0.53 μL/mL。发酵上清液粗提物和代森锰锌、吡唑醚菌酯的复配均表现为增效作用,其中体积比6∶4和7∶3达最大毒性比,分别为1.39和1.41。结论 戊唑醇、苯醚甲环唑和丙环唑对苹果斑点落叶病菌的毒力最大。解淀粉芽孢杆菌SJ1606所产粗提物对化学杀菌剂代森锰锌和吡唑醚菌酯具有增效作用,为后续农药新制剂研发提供了参考数据。