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Matthias Heymann 《Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B: Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics》2010,41(3):218-232
Since the late 1950s computer simulation has been used to investigate the transport of pollutants in the atmosphere. About 20 years later also the chemical transformation of atmospheric pollutants was included in computer models of photochemical smog formation. Due to limited knowledge of atmospheric chemistry and due to limited computer capacity, chemical processes in the atmosphere were modeled with the help of simplified chemical models. In these models chemical substances are lumped together forming artificial virtual compounds with virtual characteristics. The paper aims at studying the practices developed in chemical model building and the creation of confidence in these models. Core of the paper will be the analysis of the Urban Airshed Model (UAM) for the Los Angeles region, a pioneering development in the early 1970s. The construction of the UAM involved the “lumping” of chemical processes and extensive testing and tuning. These practices led to a consistent model representation, in which diverse pieces of information fitted and were mutually stabilized. The pragmatic achievement of consistency created confidence, even though empirical tests of the models remained ambiguous and problematic. 相似文献
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Structural determinants of water permeation through aquaporin-1 总被引:78,自引:0,他引:78
Murata K Mitsuoka K Hirai T Walz T Agre P Heymann JB Engel A Fujiyoshi Y 《Nature》2000,407(6804):599-605
Human red cell AQP1 is the first functionally defined member of the aquaporin family of membrane water channels. Here we describe an atomic model of AQP1 at 3.8A resolution from electron crystallographic data. Multiple highly conserved amino-acid residues stabilize the novel fold of AQP1. The aqueous pathway is lined with conserved hydrophobic residues that permit rapid water transport, whereas the water selectivity is due to a constriction of the pore diameter to about 3 A over a span of one residue. The atomic model provides a possible molecular explanation to a longstanding puzzle in physiology-how membranes can be freely permeable to water but impermeable to protons. 相似文献
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G. Jackowski M. A. Heymann A. M. Rudolph E. Kun 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》1982,38(9):1068-1069
Summary Aortic coarctation induces a large increase in poly ADP-R synthetase activity in non-cardiocyte nuclei, and in cardiocyte nuclei inhibition occures, suggesting a differentiation dependent regulation of polymer metabolism. In noncardiocyte nuclei DNA and poly ADP-R (polyadenosine diphosphoribose) synthesis exhibit positive correlation.Ackowledgment. This work was supported in part by the United States Air Force Office of Scientific Research (F-49620-81-C-007) and in part by a Program Project Grant of the United States Public Health Service (HL-24056). G. Jackowski is the recipient of a Postdoctoral Scholarship of the Canadian Heart Association and E. Kun is a Research Career Awardee of the United State Public Health Service. 相似文献
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Baud'huin M Lamoureux F Duplomb L Rédini F Heymann D 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》2007,64(18):2334-2350
1997 saw the identification of a novel set of proteins within the tumor necrosis factor (TNF)/TNF receptor families that are
required for the control of bone remodeling. Therefore, these receptors, receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa B (RANK),
osteoprotegerin (OPG) and their ligand RANK ligand (RANKL) became the critical molecular triad controlling osteoclastogenesis
and pathophysiologic bone remodeling. However, the establishment of the corresponding knock-out and transgenic mice revealed
unexpected results, most particularly, the involvement of these factors in the vascular system and immunity. Thus, the OPG/RANK/RANKL
molecular triad appears to be associated with vascular calcifications and plays a pivotal function in the development of the
immune system through dendritic cells. OPG/RANK/RANKL thus constitute a molecular bridge spanning bone metabolism, vascular
biology and immunity. This review summarizes recent knowledge of OPG/RANK/RANKL interactions and activities as well as the
current evidence for their participation in osteoimmunology and vascular diseases. In fine, the targeting of the OPG/RANK/RANKL
axis as novel therapeutic approaches will be discussed.
Received 27 February 2007; accepted 4 April 2007 相似文献
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