Glycine binding primes NMDA receptor internalization

NMDA (N-methyl-d-aspartate) receptors (NMDARs) are a principal subtype of excitatory ligand-gated ion channel with prominent roles in physiological and disease processes in the central nervous system. Recognition that glycine potentiates NMDAR-mediated currents as well as being a requisite co-agonist of the NMDAR subtype of 'glutamate' receptor profoundly changed our understanding of chemical synaptic communication in the central nervous system. The binding of both glycine and glutamate is necessary to cause opening of the NMDAR conductance pore. Although binding of either agonist alone is insufficient to cause current flow through the channel, we report here that stimulation of the glycine site initiates signalling through the NMDAR complex, priming the receptors for clathrin-dependent endocytosis. Glycine binding alone does not cause the receptor to be endocytosed; this requires both glycine and glutamate site activation of NMDARs. The priming effect of glycine is mimicked by the NMDAR glycine site agonist d-serine, and is blocked by competitive glycine site antagonists. Synaptic as well as extrasynaptic NMDARs are primed for internalization by glycine site stimulation. Our results demonstrate transmembrane signal transduction through activating the glycine site of NMDARs, and elucidate a model for modulating cell-cell communication in the central nervous system.     

Faithful after break-up: suppression of chromosomal translocations

Chromosome integrity in response to chemically or radiation-induced chromosome breaks and the perturbation of ongoing replication forks relies on multiple DNA repair mechanisms. However, repair of these lesions may lead to unwanted chromosome rearrangement if not properly executed or regulated. As these types of chromosomal alterations threaten the cell’s and the organism’s very own survival, multiple systems are developed to avoid or at least limit break-induced chromosomal rearrangements. In this review, we highlight cellular strategies for repressing DNA break-induced chromosomal translocations in multiple model systems including yeast, mouse, and human. These pathways select proper homologous templates or broken DNA ends for the faithful repair of DNA breaks to avoid undesirable chromosomal translocations.     

Observation of conformation-specific pathways in the photodissociation of 1-iodopropane ions.

Many molecules can rotate freely around single bonds and thereby interconvert between different conformations, such as gauche and anti 1,2-disubstituted ethane, a classic example of conformational isomerism. Even though rotation occurs rapidly at room temperature, the product selectivity seen in some reactions has been explained by conformation-dependent reaction mechanisms: if reactant molecules differing only in their conformation are located at different positions on the reaction path, they may undergo different reactions. But a direct verification of this effect is difficult, because the energy barrier separating conformational isomers is so low that under ambient conditions reactants with more than one conformation will be present. But by using temperatures low enough to suppress the interconversion between different conformations, gauche-1-iodopropane ions and anti-1-iodopropane ions have been selectively generated. Here we show that the kinetic energy released during the photodissociation of 1-iodopropane ions depends strongly on the conformation of the ions. Thermodynamic arguments and ab initio calculations indicate that this difference in kinetic energy release results from differences in the reaction mechanism, with gauche-1-iodopropane ions forming 2-propyl ions and anti-1-iodopropane ions forming protonated cyclopropane ions. These findings suggest that the well-known concept of conformation selection forms the basis of a simple scheme for reaction control, thus providing in some cases an attractive alternative for more involved schemes that utilize the phase and pulse shape of laser beams to control chemical reactions.     

确定住宅建筑日照间距的棒影图综合分析法

住宅建筑日照分析是城市居住区规划设计中的一项重要工作内容。对于正南向布置的住宅按照各地正南向住宅的标准日照间距系数计算即可 ,但是对于不同朝向的住宅或老城区、周围建筑密集区的住宅 ,日照间距的确定较为困难。文章提出利用棒影日照图综合分析确定住宅建筑日照间距 ,对于解决这类问题是一种可靠实用的方法。     

黑杨派新无性系研究——Ⅰ、苗期测定

<正>从I-69杨 ×小叶杨派间杂交 F_1中和从I-69杨×欧洲黑杨种间杂交 F_1中分别 初选出 19个和11个无性系。前者h~2_h= 86.0211％,h~2_d= 85. 1068％,h~2_v= 76.4196％; GCV_h= 15.8371％, GCV_d=17.5931％,GCV_v= 41.7448％。后者h~2_h= 86.6561％, h~2_d=96.6488％, h~2_v=88.0213％; GCV_h=17.0832％,GCV_d=18.8078％, GCV_v=42.9045％。说明从中选择优良无性系是可能的。 苗高、地径和材积三个性状之间的遗传、表型和环境相关系数都是极显著的,表明三个性状中任何一个性状均可作为优良无性系的选择性状。在前述初选的19个和11个无性系中又分别选择了5个和6个无性系,并估算了它们的遗传增益。     

啮合型双螺杆挤出机的特性研究

在大量实验的基础上,作者指出计量加料对双螺杆的熔体输送有明显影响,故应把计量加料作为啮合型双螺杆挤出机的一个独立操作参量,在国内,作者第一次讨论了类似于单螺杆挤出机的啮合型双螺杆挤出机的螺杆特性线,工作图和工作点,另外作者建议把沿螺杆轴线方向的压力分布作为描写啮合型双螺杆挤出机特性的一个重要参量。     

The Distribution of a CP-asymmetric quantity in the decay channel J / Ψ → π + π ? π 0

The distribution of a CP-asymmetric quantityA in the decay channelJ/ψ→π ⁺ π ⁻ π ⁰ is investigated. This dimensionless quantityA is constructed from the momenta of the π-meson final states, namely A=P _x ^{π +} P _y ^{π −} -P _x ^{π −} P _y ^{π −}, whereP _h,P _x ^h andP _y ^h are the module of the momentum of a hadron h, the x- and y-components of that momentum respectively, theJ/ψ particle is produced by e⁺ e⁻ collision, and the direction of the momentum of e⁺ is taken to be the positive direction ofz axis. There would exists the violation under the combined transformation of charge conjugation and space reflection (CP violation) when the average ofA among a lot of events, 〈A〉, be examined to be nonzero clearly from data. In this way, 748 events are selected from the BES experimental data, and analyzed. The corresponding averageA-value is measured to be 〈A〉 = 0.010 39 ± 0.014 61 ± 0.015 2. Further, some discussion of our result, the size of the data sample being need for further attempt and a possible perspective are given.     

前后台音响的实现

通过对ＰＣ机音响系统和内存驻留技术的研究，以Ｔｕｂｒｏ Ｃ为例，给出了前台和后台音响程序的操作方法。     

基于度信息的图像过渡区提取与分割

提出一种基于度信息的图像过渡区提取与分割算法．将一幅图像映射为带权无向图,权函数定义为节点之间的相似度,由于目标内部与背景内部的像素同质性好,相似度大,因此度值较大,而边缘像素的度值就小,由此提取过渡区并进行图像分割．实验结果表明,本方法能够稳定地提取过渡区,且处理速度明显优于原有的过渡区提取方法。     

采绒革盖菌锰过氧化物酶的诱导及部分特性研究

研究了不同碳源、氮源对采绒革盖菌锰过氧化物酶分泌的影响及锰过氧化物酶的部分特性 ;结果表明 ,淀粉为碳源 ,玉米粉为氮源有利于锰过氧化物酶的分泌 ;在 30℃、110r/min恒温振荡培养条件下 ,第 9天达产酶高峰 ,峰值酶活 345 2u/ml;酶作用的最适pH为 4 0 ,最适温度 30℃ ,Mg2 、Mn2 等离子对锰过氧化物酶有激活作用 ,Ag 、Cl- 等离子对酶活有明显的抑制作用 .