Pyrophosphate-triggered nanoaggregates with aggregation-induced emission

Li, Chun-Tao,Xu, You-Liang,Yang, Jian-Gong,Chen, Yong,Kim, Hyeong Seok,Cao, Qian-Yong,Kim, Jong Seung Elsevier Sequoia 2017 Sensors and actuators. B Chemical Vol.251 No.-

<P><B>Abstract</B></P> <P>A novel tetraphenylethene-based probe bearing bis-imidazolium anion donors is herein reported for pyrophosphate anion recognition. This probe can self-assemble finite, small sphere nanoaggregates with very weak emission in aqueous solution, and changes into large rod-like nanoaggregates with strong aggregation-induced emission upon binding with the pyrophosphate anion.</P> <P><B>Highlights</B></P> <P> <UL> <LI> A bis-imidazolium functionalized tetraphenylethene probe was prepared. </LI> <LI> This probe self-assemble finite small sphere nanoaggregates in aqueous solution. </LI> <LI> The probe can recognize pyrophosphate anion with strong aggregation-induced emission. </LI> <LI> The probe/pyrophosphate assembly can fluorescence assay alkaline phosphatase. </LI> </UL> </P> <P><B>Graphical abstract</B></P> <P>A novel nanoaggregates for recognition of pyrophosphate anion with aggregation-induced emission in pure aqueous solution is introduced.</P> <P>[DISPLAY OMISSION]</P>

Event-triggered Non-fragile State Estimation for Discrete Nonlinear Markov Jump Neural Networks with Sensor Failures

Jianning Li,Zhujian Li,Yufei Xu,Kaiyang Gu,Wendong Bao,Xiaobin Xu 제어·로봇·시스템학회 2019 International Journal of Control, Automation, and Vol.17 No.5

This paper investigates the non-fragile state estimation problem for discrete nonlinear Markov jump neural networks(MJNNs) with sensor failures. Due to the limit communication resource, we adopt a kind of eventtriggered mechanism to determine whether the sensor sampling information is sent or not. By selecting suitable Lyapunov functions, a sufficient condition is obtained to guarantee the mean-square exponential stability of the augmented system. Finally, a numerical example is given to show the effectiveness of the proposed method.

Optimization of a Liquid Medium for Beauvericin Production in Fusarium redolens Dzf2 Mycelial Culture

Li-Jian Xu,Li-Gang Zhou,Yuan-Shuai Liu,Jian-Yong Wu 한국생물공학회 2010 Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering Vol.15 No.3

Beauvericin (BEA) is a proven and potent antibiotic compound useful for bio-control and a potential antifungal and anticancer agent for human. This study was to evaluate and optimize the nutrient medium for BEA production in mycelial liquid culture of a high BEAproducing fungus Fusarium redolens Dzf2 isolated from a medicinal plant. Among various organic and inorganic carbon and nitrogen sources, glucose and peptone were found the most favorable for the F. redolens Dzf2 mycelial growth and BEA production. Through a Plackett-Burman screening test on a basal medium, glucose, peptone, and medium pH were identified as the significant factors for mycelial growth and BEA production. These factors were optimized through central composite design of experiments and response surface methodology, as 49.0 g/L glucose,13.0 g/L peptone and pH 6.6, yielding 198 mg/L BEA (versus 156 mg/L in the basal medium). The BEA yield was further increased to 234 mg/L by feeding 10 g/L glucose to the culture during exponential phase. The results show that F. redolens Dzf2 mycelial fermentation is a feasible and promising process for production of BEA.

Tug of War-Who is the Winner? Canker Disease Restructures the Endophytic Bacterial Community of Citrus

Jian-Yu Zhou,Yi Zhang,Wen-Ping Xu,Misbah Naz,Xiao-Meng Li,Xu Li,Bi-Ying Zhao,Shan-Shan Qi,Zhi-Cong Dai,Dao-Lin Du 한국원예학회 2023 원예과학기술지 Vol.41 No.5

Growth of Ni/Co-Catalyzed Crystalline CNx Thin Films by Nitrogen-Plasma-Assisted Pulsed Laser Deposition

Li Li,Ning Xu,Aimin Wu,Hao Ling,Jian Sun,Xiaokang Shen 한국물리학회 2005 THE JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY Vol.46 No.1

Nanocrystalline carbon nitride (CNx) thin ¯lms have been synthesized by nitrogen-plasma-assisted pulsed-laser deposition. Before depositing carbon nitride ¯lm, Ni/Co was deposited on the silicon (100) substrate acting as catalyst. The properties of the deposited ¯lms were studied by several diagnostic techniques. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy was used for detecting the compo-sition ratio N/C in the ¯lm. From studying Raman spectra under dierent conditions we can ¯nd how glow discharge pressure aects the carbon nitride ¯lm properties. Two stages in this process and nanocrystallites of tens of nanometers embedded in the as-synthesized thin ¯lm can be seen by transmission-electron microscopy. The FTIR spectrum suggests an abundance of C-N bonds and paucity of C´N bonds, which is a favorable chance for the formation of carbon nitride crystallites. The crystalline nature of the ¯lm is detected by X-ray diraction.

Diversity and Distribution of Methanogenic Archaea in an Anaerobic Baffled Reactor (ABR) Treating Sugar Refinery Wastewater

( Jian Zheng Li ),( Li Guo Zhang ),( Qiao Ying Ban ),( Ajay Kumar Jha ),( Yi Ping Xu ) 한국미생물 · 생명공학회 2013 Journal of microbiology and biotechnology Vol.23 No.2

The diversity and distribution of methanogenic archaea in a four-compartment anaerobic baffled reactor (ABR) treating sugar refinery wastewater were investigated by polymerase chain reaction-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (PCR-DGGE). At an organic loading rate of 5.33 kg COD/m3·day, the ABR could perform steadily with the mean chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal of 94.8% and the specific CH4 yield of 0.21 l/g CODremoved. The CH4 content in the biogas was increased along the compartments, whereas the percentage of H2 was decreased, indicating the distribution characteristics of the methanogens occurred longitudinally down the ABR. A high phylogenetic and ecological diversity of methanogens was found in the ABR, and all the detected methanogens were classified into six groups, including Methanomicrobiales, Methanosarcinales, Methanobacteriales, Crenarchaeota, Arc I, and Unidentified. Among the methanogenic population, the acid-tolerant hydrogenotrophic methanogens including Methanoregula and Methanosphaerula dominated the first two compartments. In the last two compartments, the dominant methanogenic population was Methanosaeta, which was the major acetate oxidizer under methanogenic conditions and could promote the formation of granular sludge. The distribution of the hydrogenotrophic (acid-tolerant) and acetotrophic methanogens in sequence along the compartments allowed the ABR to perform more efficiently and steadily.

Knocking Down Nucleolin Expression Enhances the Radiosensitivity of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer by Influencing DNA-PKcs Activity

Xu, Jian-Yu,Lu, Shan,Xu, Xiang-Ying,Hu, Song-Liu,Li, Bin,Qi, Rui-Xue,Chen, Lin,Chang, Joe Y. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2015 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.16 No.8

Nucleolin (C23) is an important anti-apoptotic protein that is ubiquitously expressed in exponentially growing eukaryotic cells. In order to understand the impact of C23 in radiation therapy, we attempted to investigate the relationship of C23 expression with the radiosensitivity of human non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells. We investigated the role of C23 in activating the catalytic subunit of DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PKcs), which is a critical protein for DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) repair. As a result, we found that the expression of C23 was negatively correlated with the radiosensitivity of NSCLC cell lines. In vitro clonogenic survival assays revealed that C23 knockdown increased the radiosensitivity of a human lung adenocarcinoma cell line, potentially through the promotion of radiation-induced apoptosis and adjusting the cell cycle to a more radiosensitive stage. Immunofluorescence data revealed an increasing quantity of ${gamma}$-H2AX foci and decreasing radiation-induced DNA damage repair following knockdown of C23. To further clarify the mechanism of C23 in DNA DSBs repair, we detected the expression of DNA-PKcs and C23 proteins in NSCLC cell lines. C23 might participate in DNA DSBs repair for the reason that the expression of DNA-PKcs decreased at 30, 60, 120 and 360 minutes after irradiation in C23 knockdown cells. Especially, the activity of DNA-PKcs phosphorylation sites at the S2056 and T2609 was significantly suppressed. Therefore we concluded that C23 knockdown can inhibit DNA-PKcs phosphorylation activity at the S2056 and T2609 sites, thus reducing the radiation damage repair and increasing the radiosensitivity of NSCLC cells. Taken together, the inhibition of C23 expression was shown to increase the radiosensitivity of NSCLC cells, as implied by the relevance to the notably decreased DNA-PKcs phosphorylation activity at the S2056 and T2609 clusters. Further research on targeted C23 treatment may promote effectiveness of radiotherapy and provide new targets for NSCLC patients.

Efficient Production of Diltiazem Chiral Intermediate using Immobilized Lipase from Serratia marcescens

Li-Li Zhao,Jiang Pan,Jian-He Xu 한국생물공학회 2010 Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering Vol.15 No.2

The lipase from Serratia marcescence ECU1010(Sml) was capable of enantioselectively catalyzing the synthesis of many chiral drug precursors. This paper investigated the immobilization of Sml on appropriate supporting materials and its performance in bioreactor. Chitosan, Celite 545, and DEAE-cellulose were found to be the ideal supports among 8 carriers tested with respect to enzyme load and activity recovery of lipase. When Sml was immobilized, significant improvements of stability against pH, thermal, and operational deactivation were observed with all the 3 better supports, and the best stability was observed when the lipase was immobilized on glutaraldehyde activated chitosan. As for the effect of organic solvent in the biphasic reaction system, the hydrolytic activity of the immobilized lipase on trans-3-(4'-methoxyphenyl)glycidic acid methyl ester ((±)-MPGM)observed in isopropyl ether was 6 and 3 times higher than those in toluene and methyl tert-butyl ether. The lipasecatalyzed production of (−)-MPGM by enzymatic resolution of (±)-MPGM with chitosan-Sml in isopropyl etherwater biphasic system was carried out in a 2 L stirred-tank reactor. The batch operation was more efficient operation mode for the enantioselective hydrolysis of (±)-MPGM,affording enantiopure (−)-MPGM in 44.3% overall yield,in contrast to 29.3% in a continuous reactor.

Genetic Overlap in the Quantitative Resistance of Rice at the Seedling and Adult Stages to Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae

Yong-Li Zhou,Xue-Wen Xie,Mei-Rong Xu,Jin-Ping Zang,Ling-Hua Zhu,Jian-Long Xu,Zhi-Kang Li 한국식물학회 2012 Journal of Plant Biology Vol.55 No.2

The genetic components responsible for the qualitative and quantitative resistance of rice to three Chinese races (C2, C4, and C5) of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo)were investigated at the seedling and adult stages in two successive years in set of Lemont/Teqing cross introgression lines (ILs) in a Teqing background, to create a complete linkage map using 160 well-distributed SSR markers. Teqing was resistant to C2 and C4, but moderately susceptible to C5,whereas Lemont was susceptible to all three races. Highly significant correlations were detected among the resistance to different races at different developmental stages. A major gene (Xa4), 14 main-effect QTLs (M-QTLs), and 18 epistatic QTLs were identified in the two developmental stages over 2 years,and were largely responsible for the segregation of resistance in the ILs. In 2007, the Lemont alleles at all loci in the seedling stage, except QBbr10 to C4, increased lesion length (LL) or decreased resistance. The Teqing allele at the Xa4 locus acted as a resistance gene against C2 and C4, but acted as a M-QTL when its resistance was overcome by the virulent race C5. MQTLs showed a degree of race specificity and had a cumulative effect on resistance. Most M-QTLs (94%) consistently expressed resistance to the same race at the seedling and adult stages, indicating that a high degree of genetic overlap exists between Xoo resistance at both developmental stages in rice. Among the digenic interactions, most co-introgressed Lemont alleles at the two epistatic loci lead to significantly smaller LL with all three races, compared to other types of interacting alleles at both development stages. The results indicate that a high level of resistance may be achieved by the cumulative effect of multiple M-QTLs, including the residual effects of “defeated” major resistance genes and the epistatic effects of co-introgression from diverse susceptible varieties.

QTBiCGSTAB Algorithm for Large Linear Systemand Parallelized

Xiaomei Xu,Jilin Zhang,Jian Wan,Li Zhou,Ming Jiang 보안공학연구지원센터 2014 International Journal of Grid and Distributed Comp Vol.7 No.6

According to the traditional stabilized biconjugate gradient algorithm (BiCGSTAB) deficiency in data locality, this paper proposed a QTBiCGSTAB algorithm whose core idea is that recursively divides sparse matrix with quarter tree into sub-matrix and reorders them, to improve the hit ratio of cache and enhance the algorithm’s efficiency. And the idea is good for algorithm being parallized, that is proved by the numerical experiments later. It mainly shows, firstly, QTBiCGSTAB algorithm is more efficiency than BiCGSTAB, and the speedup would reach 1:330. The target division length would be influnced on the algorithm’s performance; Secondly, for large linear system, parallized QTBiCGSTAB is more efficiency than serial’s.