MATERIALS RESEARCH BULLETIN
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2016
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Chaoqing Yang,Jing Liu,Liyana Ma,Aoju Li,Zhongxin Liu
Graphene oxide/GdF 3 : Yb, Er (GO/GdF 3 ) nanocomposite have been successfully synthesized via a facile low-temperature hydrothermal route, in which fusiform orthorhombic phase GdF 3 : Yb, Er nanocrystals with uniform size could grow in the graphene oxide substrate. During the annealing of GO/GdF 3 nanocomposites, a structure change from GO/GdF 3 nanocomposites to reduced graphene oxide/NaGdF 4 : Yb, Er (rGO/NaGdF 4 ) nanocomposites was discovered by X-ray powder diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Thermogravimetric analysis and Scanning electron microscope. Under the excitation of 980 nm, the upconversion luminescence of GO/GdF 3 was completely quenched by the energy receptor in GO substrate, however the black rGO/NaGdF 4 showed improved green upconversion luminescence. Based on the analysis of energy transfer in the nanocomposites, the improvement of the upconversion luminescence of the rGO/NaGdF 4 can be attributed to the structure change of nanocomposites.
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DALTON TRANSACTIONS
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2014
·Vol. 43
·期 26
·10202-10207
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IF 4.097
Min Pang,Xuesong Zhai,Jing Feng,Shuyan Song,Ruiping Deng,Zhuo Wang,Shuang Yao,Xin Ge,Hongjie Zhang
Water-soluble hexagonal NaScF4:Yb/Er nanocrystals have been directly synthesized via a facile one-step hydrothermal route. The as-prepared nanocrystals were monodisperse and could form stable colloidal solutions in polar solvents, such as water and ethanol. The novel NaScF4:Yb/Er nanocrystals exhibited intrinsic intense red upconversion emission, in contrast to other lanthanide-doped fluoride nanocrystals. Remarkably, the upconversion emission intensity was enhanced ∼6.8 times through the coating of an active-shell (containing Yb3+) surrounding the NaScF4:Yb/Er core nanocrystals, owing to surface passivation effect and efficient energy transfer from Yb3+ ions in both the core and the shell to Er3+ ions. These water-soluble hexagonal NaScF4:Yb/Er nanocrystals with intense red emission are ideal for a variety of in vitro and in vivo biological imaging applications.
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ACS Applied Nano Materials
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2024
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Barbara Ting Wei Ang,Yin Mei Fong,Chew Beng Soh,Szu-Cheng Chien,Hui An,Ryan Hong Soon Tay
Tropical urban greenhouses are prone to heat trapping due to higher daily temperatures compared to temperate climates, and a high energy cost is required to maintain optimal growth conditions. Lanthanide-based nanoparticles are known for their capability of performing upconversion, a process where lower energy photons are absorbed and converted to a single photon of higher energy. These upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) possess the innate ability to convert infrared energy to visible light, thereby facilitating efficient heat removal while simultaneously providing upconverted visible light. Consequently, the incorporation of such material into greenhouse façades presents an attractive zero-energy alternative to commonly used greenhouse cooling technologies. In this study, NaYF4:Yb3+/Er3+ UCNPs were synthesized and coated onto a simulated greenhouse enclosure with Pak Choi plants to observe the effect of such a film coating on actual crop growth. A reduction of the interior temperature, increased sunlight diffusion, and improved crop yield were demonstrated in this work, showing promising results for future urban greenhouse façade applications.
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FERROELECTRICS
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2024
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Zhao Hong,Xu Dan,Yu Taolin,Duan Xiaoyang,Zhou Xinyuan,Zhao Wenjie,He Jun
The effects of Li/Er and Li/Bi co-substitution on the structure, dielectric, and ferroelectric properties of BaTiO3 (BT) ceramics were investigated and analyzed. X-ray diffraction measurements show that the doped samples have a single tetragonal structure without secondary phases. Rietveld refinement results show that the Li/Er and Li/Bi ions tend to replace A-sites of BT lattices at low doping content. As the doping content increases, the Curie temperature moves to the high-temperature region due to the increased tetragonality and internal stress. Compared with the undoped ceramics, the ferroelectric properties of the doped ceramics are improved. The enhanced remnant polarization is attributed to the combined effects of large grain modulation and defect dipole arrangement.
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FASEB JOURNAL
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2025
·Vol. 39
·期 22
·e71250
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Jian Zhao,Yili Chen,Di Lu,Yuanyuan Zeng,Jianjun Li,Jianjie Zhu,Zhe Lei,Jian-an Huang,Zeyi Liu
Copper ionophores such as elesclomol (ES) have been identified as effective agents capable of inducing cuproptosis, a recently characterized form of regulated cell death driven by copper overload. However, the interplay among copper toxicity, endoplasmic reticulum stress, and metabolic rewiring in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) remains poorly understood. Here, we demonstrate that ES selectively transports extracellular copper into human LUAD cells, inducing ER stress and upregulating PCK2, a gluconeogenic enzyme with context-dependent roles in cancer. RNA sequencing and functional assays revealed that PCK2 elevation under copper overload affects glucose metabolism and lipid metabolism to suppress malignant phenotypes. Clinically, high PCK2 expression is correlated with favorable prognosis in LUAD patients, as evidenced by analyses of public datasets. Knocking down PCK2 paradoxically increased proliferation and cell motility, suggesting that PCK2 plays a tumor-suppressive role under copper stress. KRAS G12D transgenic mice-derived lung cancer organoids were used to validate the in vitro therapeutic effects of ES + Cu by regulating PCK2 expression. In vivo experiments revealed that ES inhibited tumor growth and upregulated PCK2. Taking together, our findings reveal that the ES-ER stress-PCK2 axis is a critical mediator of copper-induced metabolic disruption, providing a rationale for targeting cuproptosis pathways in LUAD therapy. Graphical Schematic diagram of copper-induced cell death in LUAD. Elesclomol, as a copper ionophore, promotes copper influx into LUAD cells. This copper influx leads to cellular copper overload. Copper overload induces ER stress in LUAD cells. ER stress upregulates PCK2, which in turn inhibits the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle. Collectively, these pathways orchestrate the cellular responses to excessive copper levels in LUAD cells, highlighting the complex interplay between copper homeostasis, metabolic reprogramming, and cell death mechanisms.
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分子生物学
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癌症代谢
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iScience
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2025
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Weiyu Wu,Ren Zhang,Geer Chen,Ziyu Chen,Zicong Lin,Yin Chen,Jiaqi Li,Weilin Liao,Junyi Wang,Xiaoxuan Wang,Junhao Huang,Lijuan Ma,Haijie Yu
Natural compounds are valuable templates for anticancer drug development. Through high-throughput screening of 1,880 natural compounds and structure-activity analysis, we identified sappanchalcone (SC) as a potent agent that induces intracellular calcium elevation and causes G2/M phase arrest in H1975, H1299, and A549 cells. Transcriptomic and protein-protein interaction network analyses revealed multi-target effects of SC, involving oxidative stress, cell cycle dysregulation, and ion homeostasis perturbation. Mechanistically, SC induced ROS accumulation, upregulated the DNA damage, and enhanced the expression of p21 and GADD45α, thereby suppressing the CDK1/Cyclin B1 complex. SC also activated ER stress pathways by phosphorylating IRE1α and PERK. Notably, SC downregulated the mechanosensitive ion channel PIEZO1, and its inhibitor ruthenium red (RR) significantly reversed SC-induced proliferation inhibition and G2/M arrest. This study delineates an antitumor mechanism of SC mediated via a calcium–ER stress–cell cycle axis with translational potential for NSCLC therapy.
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天然产物化学
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细胞信号传导
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JOURNAL OF FLUORESCENCE
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2020
·Vol. 30
·期 6
·1357-1364
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IF 2.093
Zhou Lei,Li Yunxia,Zhou Aiqin,Zhang Guanghui,Cheng Zhi-Qiang,Ge Yong-Xi,Liu Shan-Kui,Azevedo Ricardo Bentes,Zhang Juan,Jiang Shenglin,Jiang Cheng-Shi
Cysteine (Cys) is an important endogenous amino acid and plays critical physiological roles in living systems. Herein, an endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-targeting fluorescent probe ( FER-Cys ) was designed and prepared for imaging of Cys in living cells. The probe FER-Cys consists of a fluorescein framework as the fluorescent platform, acrylate group as the response site for the selective recognition of Cys, and ER-specific p -toluenesulfonamide fragment. After the response of probe FER-Cys to Cys, a turn-on fluorescence signal at 546 nm could be detected obviously. The probe FER-Cys further shows desirable selectivity to Cys. Finally, the probe FER-Cys was proven to selectively detect Cys in live cells and successfully image the changes of Cys level in the cell models of H 2 O 2 -induced redox imbalance.
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医学影像学
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS
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2020
·Vol. 31
·期 4
·3274-3280
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IF 2.22
Du Kang,Zou Zheng-Yu,Song Xiao-Qiang,Fan Jun,Lu Wen-Zhong,Lei Wen
Novel Ca RE 4 Si 3 O 13 (RE = La, Nd, Sm, and Er) microwave dielectric ceramics were prepared using solid-state reaction sintered at 1350–1400 °C for 5 h. CaRE 4 Si 3 O 13 (RE = La, Nd, Sm, and Er) possessed an apatite structure with the P 6 3 /m space group. The lattice parameters a , b and c ; theoretical density and unit cell volumes of CaRE 4 Si 3 O 13 (RE = La, Nd, Sm, and Er) gradually decreased when RE changed from La to Er, and a pure phase was formed at all compositions. The ε r , Q × f , and τ f values of the CaRE 4 Si 3 O 13 (RE = La, Nd, Sm, and Er) ceramics were related to the total ionic polarizability, packing fraction, and polyhedral distortion of RE/Ca(2)O 7 , respectively. The optimal microwave dielectric properties of the CaRE 4 Si 3 O 13 ceramics ( ε r = 13.37, Q × f = 18,600 GHz, and τ f = − 17.8 ppm/°C) were obtained at RE = Er.
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物理学
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BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
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2026
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IF 2.5
Shoukang Du,Yuhan Wang,Ting Gang Chew
Cells maintain proteostasis by sequestering misfolded proteins into deposition sites. Aggregation-prone endoplasmic reticulum (ER) proteins form membrane-bound nuclear compartments that are cleared during cell division, yet the mechanisms underlying their spatial organization remain unclear. Here, using transcriptomic and proteomic analyses, we identified the ER-localized Hsp70 chaperone BiP as a key player. Genetic depletion or chemical inhibition of BiP prevented nuclear aggregate formation, while manipulating BiP regulators perturbed the aggregate formation. BiP-driven aggregation precedes the inner nuclear membrane synthesis that encapsulated the aggregates. Under proteostatic stress, nuclear aggregates localized adjacent to ER-derived aggregates. Our findings demonstrate that BiP is essential for organizing ER-derived aggregates in the nucleus, which further regulate nuclear proteostasis through spatial interactions with nuclear aggregates.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2026
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Qianqian Song,Hao Chen,Kanghui Zheng,Yueling Lai,Zhongshan Li,Xin Yang,Ruilin Wang,Yufeng Zhou
Lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) are extensively used in spectral conversion layers of photovoltaic (PV) devices to capture near-infrared (NIR) light. However, surface quenching effects and low upconversion quantum yield (UC QY) of UCNPs limit their utilizations in PV devices. In this work, novel multishell NaYF 4 @NaYF 4 : Yb, Er@NaYF 4 (CSS) UCNPs have been synthesized via thermal decomposition method. The CSS UCNPs exhibit enhanced UC emission intensity by 36.33 times and UC QY by 38 times with respect to those of NaYF 4 : Yb, Er UCNPs, with a significant increase in fluorescence lifetime. After incorporating CSS UCNPs with Cadmium Telluride (CdTe) solar cells, the device achieved a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 16.02% under AM 1.5G illumination, a 5.9% increase compared to the bare CdTe solar cell, and exhibited more than a 76-fold enhancement in efficiency under 980 nm excitation. This study demonstrates the synergistic effects of the multilayer shell structural UCNPs with enhanced luminescence and engineered interfaces between CdTe and back electrode, offering a scalable strategy for efficient infrared-responsive photovoltaic devices.
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Materials Today Chemistry
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2026
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Sara Adeeba Ismail,Wenqi Lei,Lulu Jiang,Donglin Han
Ba 7 Nb 4 MoO 20 is a pure oxide ion conductor in both dry and wet oxygen atmospheres at the operating temperature of solid oxide fuel cells and has the promising potential to be applied as electrolyte materials. In this work, donor-doping trivalent rare earth elements R ( R = Y, Ce, Nd, Ho, Er and Yb) to replace the divalent Ba cations increases oxygen content slightly, but effectively enhances oxide ion conduction. Although the solubility of these dopants is less than x = 0.02 in Ba 7- x M x Nb 4 MoO 20+0.5 x , the Ba 6.98 Er 0.02 Nb 4 MoO 20.01 composition exhibits the highest conductivity, reaching 0.0066 and 0.0085 S cm −1 at 700 and 800 °C, respectively, nearly 6 times higher than that of pristine Ba 7 Nb 4 MoO 20 . H 2 O/D 2 O isotope effect measurement verifies that these materials are essentially pure oxide conductors even in wet atmospheres. It is hard to believe that the trace-level dopant concentration can influence the conduction behavior effectively. However, the slight change in the oxygen content, particularly in the BaO 2 conduction plane, is possible to influence the conductivities. The oxygen occupancy in the O1 and O5 sites thereby seems to be highly sensitive to and dependent on the occupancy of the dopants over the Ba and Nb/Mo sites.
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MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY
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2025
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Zhou Lingyan,Bao Feixiang,Zheng Jiajun,Ding Yingzhe,Xiao Jiahui,Zhang Jian,Qin Yongpeng,Yang Liang,Wu Yi,Meng Qi,Lu Manjiao,Long Qi,Hu Lingli,Li Chong,Wang Haitao,Huang Shijuan,Li Linpeng,Wang Junwei,Wang Wuming,Lu Gang,Chan Wai-Yee,Qin Dajiang,Chen Gong,Liu Xingguo
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations and/or depletion are implicated in epilepsy and many neurodegenerative diseases. However, systematic investigation into how mtDNA alterations relate to epilepsy and neural degeneration is needed. Here, we established a mouse model in which mtDNA depletion is induced by the Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 (HSV-1) protein UL12.5 in the brain led to an epileptic phenotype characterized by abnormal electroencephalography (EEG) patterns and increased neural excitability in hippocampus. We also found that UL12.5 mediated mtDNA depletion in neurons in vitro (rho − ) causes epilepsy–like abnormal EEG. Caloric restriction (CR) or glucose restriction (GR) is a strategy proven to reduce epileptic activity, however GR mimetic 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG), induced degeneration in mtDNA depleted neurons. Mechanistically, mtDNA depletion increased mitochondria-endoplasmic reticulum (ER) contacts, facilitating GR-induced mitochondrial calcium overload. Rho − neurons did not show changes in mitochondrial motility or membrane potential. Our study revealed an unexpected axis of mtDNA depletion, ER-mitochondrial contacts, and calcium overload in the rho − neuron model. Fasting-induced GR causes early motor dysfunction, accelerates epilepsy progression, and worsens neurodegeneration in UL12.5 mice. Importantly, the IP3R inhibitor 2-APB blocks the neurodegeneration induced by fasting. This is the first description of animal and neuronal models of mitochondrial epilepsy. Our findings with these models suggest that GR may not be a viable clinical intervention in patients with mtDNA depletion.
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