The expansion of GPCR transactivation-dependent signalling to include serine/threonine kinase receptors represents a new cell signalling frontier

G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) signalling is mediated through transactivation-independent signalling pathways or the transactivation of protein tyrosine kinase receptors and the recently reported activation of the serine/threonine kinase receptors, most notably the transforming growth factor-β receptor family. Since the original observation of GPCR transactivation of protein tyrosine kinase receptors, there has been considerable work on the mechanism of transactivation and several pathways are prominent. These pathways include the “triple membrane bypass” pathway and the generation of reactive oxygen species. The recent recognition of GPCR transactivation of serine/threonine kinase receptors enormously broadens the GPCR signalling paradigm. It may be predicted that the transactivation of serine/threonine kinase receptors would have mechanistic similarities with transactivation of tyrosine kinase pathways; however, initial studies suggest that these two transactivation pathways are mechanistically distinct. Important questions are the relative importance of tyrosine and serine/threonine transactivation pathways, the contribution of transactivation to overall GPCR signalling, mechanisms of transactivation and the range of cell types in which this phenomenon occurs. The ultimate significance of transactivation-dependent signalling remains to be defined but it appears to be prominent and if so will represent a new cell signalling frontier.     

浙江省县市综合经济实力分析

利用浙江省2005年有关统计数据,分别采用加权平均法、主成分分析法、因子分析法和聚类分析法对浙江省58个县级市、县的综合经济实力进行了综合评价和排位.其方法科学、合理.对于帮助各地区看到自己所处的位置,明确自己的经济实力提供了一个度量准则.     

Reconsideration on Homogeneous Quadratic Riemann Boundary Value Problem

The homogeneous quadratic Riemann boundary value problem (1) with Hoelder continuous coefficients for the normal case was considered by the author in 1997. But the solutions obtained there are incomplete. Here its general method of solution is obtained.     

Abrupt climate change：Debate or action

Global abrupt climate changes have been documented by various climate records, including ice cores, ocean sediment cores, lake sediment cores, cave deposits, loess deposits and pollen records. The climate system prefers to be in one of two stable states, i.e. interstadial or stadial conditions, but not in between. The transition between two states has an abrupt character. Abrupt climate changes are, in general, synchronous in the northern hemisphere and tropical regions. The timescale for abrupt climate changes can be as short as a decade. As the impacts may be potentially serious, we need to take actions such as reducing CO2 emissions to the atmosphere.     

The Optimal Solution of the Model with Physical and Human Capital Adjustment Costs

We prove that the model with physical and human capital adjustment costs has optimal solution when the production function is increasing return and the structure of vetor fields of the model changes substantially when the prodution function from decreasing return turns to increasing return. And it is shown that the economy is improved when the coefficients of adjustment costs become small.     

"Durkheim"的变脸

Emile Durkheim(1858～1917)是现代社会学的创始人,他的重要书籍被翻译成中文,他也频频"光顾"许多中文社科类书籍.不过他在中国却分身有术,善于变脸,简直可称得上是外国名人变脸之最了.     

QY16汽车起重机主梁断裂失效分析

利用断裂力学理论和试手段对ＱＹ１６汽车起重机主梁断裂失效进行分析，找出断裂的主要原因为焊缝开裂。     

无向树图的k点连通最小扩充

解决了以最少边集扩充一个任意无向树图为k点连通图这一优化问题,提出了一个计算复杂度为D(|V|~4)的算法。为进一步研究可靠网络的计算机辅助设计打下基础。     

教学机器人实验系统的开发

本文首先介绍了教学机器人实验系统的设计思想和系统构成，然后对其工作方式及与上位机的联机操作方法作了简要的说明，最后对该系统中模拟通用机器人语言所开发的模拟机器人语言的语句及应用这种机器人语言进行编程的特色作了专门的阐述．