Regulation and Function of the Peg3 Imprinted Domain

He, Hongzhi,Kim, Joomyeong Korea Genome Organization 2014 Genomics & informatics Vol.12 No.3

A subset of mammalian genes differ functionally between two alleles due to genomic imprinting, and seven such genes (Peg3, Usp29, APeg3, Zfp264, Zim1, Zim2, Zim3) are localized within the 500-kb genomic interval of the human and mouse genomes, constituting the Peg3 imprinted domain. This Peg3 domain shares several features with the other imprinted domains, including an evolutionarily conserved domain structure, along with transcriptional co-regulation through shared cis regulatory elements, as well as functional roles in controlling fetal growth rates and maternal-caring behaviors. The Peg3 domain also displays some unique features, including YY1-mediated regulation of transcription and imprinting; conversion and adaptation of several protein-coding members as ncRNA genes during evolution; and its close connection to human cancers through the potential tumor suppressor functions of Peg3 and Usp29. In this review, we summarize and discuss these features of the Peg3 domain.

Regulation and Function of the Peg3 Imprinted Domain

Hongzhi He,김주명 한국유전체학회 2014 Genomics & informatics Vol.12 No.3

A subset of mammalian genes differ functionally between two alleles due to genomic imprinting, and seven such genes(Peg3, Usp29, APeg3, Zfp264, Zim1, Zim2, Zim3) are localized within the 500-kb genomic interval of the human and mousegenomes, constituting the Peg3 imprinted domain. This Peg3 domain shares several features with the other imprinteddomains, including an evolutionarily conserved domain structure, along with transcriptional co-regulation through sharedcis regulatory elements, as well as functional roles in controlling fetal growth rates and maternal-caring behaviors. The Peg3domain also displays some unique features, including YY1-mediated regulation of transcription and imprinting; conversionand adaptation of several protein-coding members as ncRNA genes during evolution; and its close connection to humancancers through the potential tumor suppressor functions of Peg3 and Usp29. In this review, we summarize and discuss thesefeatures of the Peg3 domain.

Anchoring effect of Ni²⁺ in stabilizing reduced metallic particles for growing single-walled carbon nanotubes

He, Maoshuai,Wang, Xiao,Zhang, Lili,Wu, Qianru,Song, Xiaojie,Chernov, Alexander I.,Fedotov, Pavel V.,Obraztsova, Elena D.,Sainio, Jani,Jiang, Hua,Cui, Hongzhi,Ding, Feng,Kauppinen, Esko Elsevier 2018 Carbon Vol.128 No.-

<P><B>Abstract</B></P> <P>The suitability of the NiMgO catalyst as a catalyst in chiral-selective growth of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) by chemical vapor deposition has been assessed. It reveals that catalyst calcination temperature plays an important role in affecting the catalyst performances. Using CO as the carbon precursor and a chemical vapor deposition reaction temperature of 600 °C, NiMgO pre-calcined at 600 °C demonstrates the best performances in catalyzing the growth of SWNTs with predominant (6, 5) species. Systematic characterizations on catalysts calcinated at different temperatures indicate that Ni<SUP>2+</SUP> ions diffuse towards the interior of MgO matrix upon annealing. DFT-based calculations reveal that the binding energy between Ni<SUP>2+</SUP> and adjacent Ni(0) is larger than that between Mg<SUP>2+</SUP> and Ni (0), while Ni<SUP>2+</SUP> situated deep inside MgO has weak interactions with surface Ni atoms. This work highlights the importance of subsurface Ni<SUP>2+</SUP> in anchoring reduced surface Ni atom, which inhibits the aggregation of Ni particles and therefore, facilitates the growth of SWNTs with a narrow chirality distribution.</P> <P><B>Graphical abstract</B></P> <P>A Ni-incorporated MgO catalyst was developed for predominant synthesis of (6, 5) single walled carbon nanotubes. Density functional theory-based calculations revealed that the unreduced subsurface Ni stabilized reduced Ni atoms on the surface, facilitating the growth of carbon nanotubes with a narrow chirality distribution.</P> <P>[DISPLAY OMISSION]</P>

Regulation of precursor solution concentration for In-Zn oxide thin film transistors

Zhongyuan He,Yanping Chen,Yaogang Li,Qinghong Zhang,Chengyi Hou,Hongzhi Wang 한국물리학회 2018 Current Applied Physics Vol.18 No.11

The tunable electronic performance of the solution-processed semiconductor metal oxide is of great significance for the printing electronics. In current work, transparent thin-film transistors (TFTs) with indium-zinc oxide (IZO) were fabricated as active layer by a simple eco-friendly aqueous route. The aqueous precursor solution is composed of water without any other organic additives and the IZO films are amorphous revealed by the X-ray diffraction (XRD). With systematic studies of atomic force microscopy (AFM), X-ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS) and the semiconductor property characterizations, it was revealed that the electrical performance of the IZO TFTs is dependent on the concentration of precursor solution. As well, the optimum preparation process was obtained. The concentrations induced the regulation of the electronic performance was clearly demonstrated with a proposed mechanism. The results are expected to be beneficial for development of solution-processed metal oxide TFTs.

An Interference Suppression Method in Wireless Network of C-RAN Architecture

Liu Zhanjun,Li Zhaoyi,He Hongzhi,Peng Xia,Zeng Xiaoping 보안공학연구지원센터 2016 International Journal of Future Generation Communi Vol.9 No.12

The channel sharing in wireless networks leads to user mutual interference, which also exists in the centralized, cooperative, cloud, and clean-radio access network (C-RAN) which is considered as the access architecture of the 5G mobile communication system. In this paper, the problem of uplink interference suppression in the architecture of C-RAN wireless network was investigated. Taking advantage of the centralized processing in the C-RAN architecture, the correlations of the signals from each RRU are analyzed, based on which we proved that under certain condition, interference can be eliminated by utilizing the correlations among signals. According to the theory before, interference matrix between network users was established based on signals from each user to its nearby RRU. Then, the interference cancellation matrix can be gotten. The uplink signals in the network were processed by making use of the interference cancellation matrix, which can turn the interference part caused by the transmit signal of mobile terminal into useful signal.

Preparation and Photoelectric Properties of Silver Nanowire/ZnO Thin Film Ultraviolet Detector

Zhenfeng Li,Wei Xiao,Hongzhi Zhou,Zhiyuan Shi,Rongqing Li,Jia Zhang,Yang Li,Peng He,Shuye Y. Zhang 대한금속·재료학회 2023 ELECTRONIC MATERIALS LETTERS Vol.19 No.5

Ultraviolet (UV) detectors have important applications in many fi elds. ZnO is an excellent semiconductor material for the preparation of UV detectors because of its large direct gap in forbidden bandwidth, its intrinsic response band in the UV region, and its high exciton binding energy. In this paper, high-performance ZnO thin fi lms with the optically advantageous nonpolar structure were prepared by using an atomic layer deposition, and the dominant crystal plane gradually changes from the amorphous phase to the (100) crystal plane. The conventional photoconductor structure ZnO UV detector was enhanced by the surface plasmon exciton eff ect of Ag nanostructure. When the operating voltage is 5 V and the response light is 350 nm, there is a maximum optical responsiveness of up to 131 A/W. The UV/visible rejection ratio can reach 1824 times. When the ZnO thin fi lm deposition thickness is 400 deposition cycles and about 72 nm, the ZnO thin fi lm UV detector obtains the highest responsiveness (5 V, 365 nm) of 365 A/W. Comparing the photovoltaic performance of the ZnO thin-fi lm detector with the enhanced ZnO thin-fi lm detector and its optimal response wavelength, it is found that the enhanced ZnO thin-fi lm detector increased the photoresponse value by about 100 times. The optimal response wavelength in the UV region is blueshifted, and the UV-visible rejection ratio and optical response rate are signifi cantly improved.

Cooperative Optimization of Bus-Subway-Shared Bicycle Based on Uncertainty Theory

Yunqiang Xue,Tong He,Xiangming Yao,Bing Zhang,Hongzhi Guan,Yang Qiu 대한토목학회 2024 KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering Vol.28 No.4

This research considered the uncertainty of the operation time of shared bicycle, constructed the urban coupling network, and established the optimization model for the cooperative operation of conventional buses, subways and shared bikes. In the programming model, the optimization objective is to minimize the total travel time of passengers, and by optimizing and adjusting the departure intervals of conventional buses and subways as well as the stopping time of vehicles, the travel efficiency of passengers is improved. The interchange cooperative system composed of Nanchang Metro Line 1 and Bus 520 and the surrounding shared bicycle concentration area was taken as the case study. According to the optimization results, the passenger waiting time, passenger transfer time, and total passenger on-board time are effectively reduced by 21.5%, 23.2%, and 7.37%; ultimately, the total travel time is reduced by 8.2% at a confidence level of 95%. Case analyses show that the conventional bus stopping time has the greatest impact on the total travel time of the passengers as compared to the other variables. The research is of positive practical significance for promoting the efficient and coordinated development of urban transportation networks and facilitating the travel of residents.