Cell Regeneration
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2023
·Vol. 12
·期 1
·1-18
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IF 0
Liu WenYe,Lin ShuHui,Li LingYa,Tai ZhiPeng,Liu Jing-Xia
EAF1 and EAF2, the eleven-nineteen lysine-rich leukemia (ELL)-associated factors which can assemble to the super elongation complex (AFF1/4, AF9/ENL, ELL, and P-TEFb), are reported to participate in RNA polymerase II to actively regulate a variety of biological processes, including leukemia and embryogenesis, but whether and how EAF1/2 function in hematopoietic system related hypoxia tolerance during embryogenesis remains unclear. Here, we unveiled that deletion of EAF1/2 (eaf1−/− and eaf2−/−) caused reduction in hypoxia tolerance in zebrafish, leading to reduced erythropoiesis during hematopoietic processes. Meanwhile, eaf1−/− and eaf2−/− mutants showed significant reduction in the expression of key transcriptional regulators scl, lmo2, and gata1a in erythropoiesis at both 24 h post fertilization (hpf) and 72 hpf, with gata1a downregulated while scl and lmo2 upregulated at 14 hpf. Mechanistically, eaf1−/− and eaf2−/− mutants exhibited significant changes in the expression of epigenetic modified histones, with a significant increase in the binding enrichment of modified histone H3K27me3 in gata1a promoter rather than scl and lmo2 promoters. Additionally, eaf1−/− and eaf2−/− mutants exhibited a dynamic expression of canonical WNT/β-catenin signaling during erythropoiesis, with significant reduction in p-β-Catenin level and in the binding enrichment of both scl and lmo2 promoters with the WNT transcriptional factor TCF4 at 24 hpf. These findings demonstrate an important role of Eaf1/2 in erythropoiesis in zebrafish and may have shed some light on regeneration medicine for anemia and related diseases and on molecular basis for fish economic or productive traits, such as growth, disease resistance, hypoxia tolerance, and so on.
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发育生物学
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血液学
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分子生物学
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Bioresources and Bioprocessing
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2025
·Vol. 12
·期 1
·1-13
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IF 5.1
Lei Xuanhao,Li Haonan,Chen Sibei,Li Bing,Xia Huili,Li Jun,Guan Feng,Ge Jian
Tea is a widely consumed beverage globally, but the tea industry faces a significant waste management challenge. In this study, we developed tea leaf exosome-like nanoparticles (TELNs) with an average size of 274 ± 24.7 nm and a zeta potential of -20.6 ± 0.78 mV, using polyethylene glycol (PEG) 6000 precipitation followed by ultracentrifugation. Structural analysis confirmed that TELNs are composed of lipids, proteins, and RNAs. In vitro assays on HepG-2 cells revealed that TELNs are non-toxic at concentrations up to 300 µg/mL and can be efficiently internalized. TELNs exhibited significant antioxidant capacity and were able to significantly ameliorate H 2 O 2 -induced oxidative stress, increase the viability and reduce the accumulation of ROS in Hepg-2 cells. Notably, TELNs significantly alleviated OA-induced lipid metabolic disorders and hepatocellular injury. Further molecular analysis revealed that TELNs downregulated the expression of miR-21-5p, miR-17-3p, and miR-107, leading to the upregulation of their target genes PPARα, CYP7A1, and CPT-1A, which contributed to the improvement of lipid metabolism. This study is the first to demonstrate the lipid metabolism regulation potential of TELNs, providing new insights into their underlying mechanisms and helping to develop new therapeutic strategies for lipid metabolism-related diseases. Furthermore, it expands the scope of tea use and helps to reuse tea residues. Graphical
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食品科学
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分子生物学
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营养学
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Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
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2021
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IF 6.684
Salehpour Aria,Rezaei Mohammad,Khoradmehr Arezoo,Tahamtani Yaser,Tamadon Amin
Despite extensive studies on type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), there is no definitive cure, drug, or prevention. Therefore, for developing new therapeutics, proper study models of T2DM is necessary to conduct further preclinical researches. Diabetes has been induced in animals using chemical, genetic, hormonal, antibody, viral, and surgical methods or a combination of them. Beside different approaches of diabetes induction, different animal species have been suggested. Although more than 85% of articles have proposed rat (genus Rattus) as the proper model for diabetes induction, zebrafish (Danio rerio) models of diabetes are being used more frequently in diabetes related studies. In this systematic review, we compare different aspects of available methods of inducing hyperglycemia referred as T2DM in zebrafish by utilizing a scoring system. Evaluating 26 approved models of T2DM in zebrafish, this scoring system may help researchers to compare different T2DM zebrafish models and select the best one regarding their own research theme. Eventually, glyoxalase1 (glo1−/−) knockout model of hyperglycemia achieved the highest score. In addition to assessment of hyperglycemic induction methods in zebrafish, eight most commonly proposed diabetic induction approval methods are suggested to help researchers confirm their subsequent proposed models.
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医学
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生物学
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RSC Advances
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2025
·Vol. 15
·期 13
·9997
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IF 4.6
Zhendong Fu,Jiahe Qiu,Ping Gong,Danhong Zhang,Liping Wang
The precise and sensitive quantification of total antioxidant capacity (TAC) is indispensable for evaluating the quality of foods rich in antioxidants. In this investigation, a novel nanozyme exhibiting robust oxidase activity was synthesized via a sonochemical doping process utilizing copper ions and the modification of 2-propylimidazole onto nanoceria. Subsequently, a CeO2@Cu-PrIm/ox-TMB assay system was successfully formulated, furnishing a practical and highly sensitive analytical tool for TAC determination. The colorimetric sensor exhibited a linear response over a concentration range of 1 μM to 70 μM, accompanied by a limit of detection (LOD) of 1.26 μM under meticulously screened conditions. This assay displayed substantial practical utility for TAC analysis in fruits, attributed to its exceptional accuracy and selectivity. This research endeavor may offer a novel direction for the design of nanozymes and colorimetric biosensors possessing heightened oxidase activity, thereby advancing the field of analytical chemistry and food science. Schematic depicting the reaction system of CeO2@Cu-PrIm/ox-TMB assay for the determination of TAC.
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分析化学
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食品科学
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PubMed
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
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2024
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IF 7.7
Jingxuan Li,Feng Liu,Fushan Wu,Xiaoyue Su,Lihui Zhang,Xueru Zhao,Chao Shang,Lu Han,Yongxiang Zhang,Zhiyong Xiao,Wenxia Zhou
Viral respiratory infections are major human health concerns. The most striking epidemic disease, COVID-19 is still on going with the emergence of fast mutations and drug resistance of pathogens. A few polysaccharide macromolecules from traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) have been found to have direct anti-SARS-CoV-2 activity but the mechanism remains unclear. In this study, we evaluated the entry inhibition effect of Lycium barbarum polysaccharides (LBP) in vitro and in vivo. We found LBP effectively suppressed multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants entry and protected K18-hACE2 mice from invasion with Omicron pseudovirus (PsV). Moreover, we found LBP interfered with early entry events during infection in time-of-addition (TOA) assay and SEM observation. Further surface plasmon resonance (SPR) study revealed the dual binding of LBP with Spike protein and ACE2, which resulted in the disruption of Spike-ACE2 interaction and subsequently triggered membrane fusion . Therefore, LBP may act as broad-spectrum inhibitors of virus entry and nasal mucosal protective agent against newly emerging respiratory viruses , especially SARS-CoV-2.
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医学
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分子生物学
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病毒学
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Foods
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2025
·Vol. 14
·期 9
·1594
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IF 5.1
Jihao Zeng,Xue Bai,Yongli Zhang,Qianyu Le,Jinhong Wu,Huiyun Chen
To develop a highly bioavailable calcium supplement, this study utilized Peruvian squid ( Dosidicus gigas ) skin as a raw material. Through alkaline protease hydrolysis and enzymatic membrane reactor separation, three molecular weight fractions of squid skin peptides were obtained, followed by calcium ion chelation to synthesize calcium-chelating peptides (CCPs-SS). Systematic characterization revealed that the less than 1 kDa fraction of CCPs-SS exhibited superior antioxidant capacity (82.18%) and calcium chelation efficiency (77.14%) in cellular models compared to higher molecular weight counterparts. Optimal synthesis conditions were identified as 60 °C, pH 9, and 12 mg/mL calcium chloride concentration. Post-chelation analyses demonstrated significant physicochemical alterations for CCPs-SS: ζ-potential shifted from −18.4 mV to −10.47 mV, while particle size increased from 476.75 nm to 664.4 nm. Notably, membrane separation enhanced phenylalanine and leucine molar concentrations by 25.5% and 57.6%, respectively, suggesting structural modifications that potentiate bioactivity. These findings demonstrate an innovative strategy for converting squid processing byproducts into functional nutraceuticals, which not only addresses calcium deficiency challenges but also promotes resource sustainability by utilizing waste materials.
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食品科学
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营养学
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生物化学
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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2016
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IF 5.393
Hui Yun,Bin Liang,Jiguo Qiu,Long Zhang,Youkang Zhao,Jiandong Jiang,Aijie Wang
Haloaromatic antimicrobial triclocarban (3,4,4′-trichlorocarbanilide, TCC) is a refractory contaminant which is frequently detected in various aquatic and sediment environments globally. However, few TCC-degrading communities or pure cultures have been documented, and functional enzymes involved in TCC biodegradation hitherto have not yet been characterized. In this study, a bacterial strain, Ochrobactrum sp. TCC-2, capable of degrading TCC under both aerobic and anaerobic conditions was isolated from a sediment sample. A novel amidase gene (tccA), responsible for the hydrolysis of the two amide bonds of TCC and its dehalogenated congeners 4,4′-dichlorocarbanilide (DCC) and carbanilide (NCC) to more biodegradable chloroaniline or aniline products, was cloned and characterized. TccA shares low amino acid sequence identity (27 to 38%) with other biochemically characterized amidases and contains the conserved catalytic triad (Ser-Ser-Lys) of the amidase signature enzyme family. TccA was stable over a pH range of 5.0 to 10.0 and at temperatures lower than 60 °C, and it was constitutively expressed in strain TCC-2. In contrast to the halogenated TCC and DCC, the nonchlorinated NCC was the preferred substrate for TccA. TccA also had hydrolysis activity to a broad spectrum of amide bonds in herbicides, insecticides, and chemical intermediates. The constitutive expression and broad substrate spectrum of TccA suggested strain TCC-2 may be potentially useful for bioremediation applications.
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环境微生物学
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生物降解
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酶学
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JOURNAL OF SOILS AND SEDIMENTS
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2022
·Vol. 22
·期 7
·2009-2021
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IF 3.536
Liu Quanfeng,Yu Jiang,Jiang Yinying,Zhong Chengwei,Ding Senxu,Zhou Peng,Jin Yuanxiao
Purpose Soil organic matter pollution is a serious threat to the human living environment. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of MIL-101(Fe)/g-C 3 N 4 catalyzed peroxynitrite degradation of 2-chlorophenol in soil and to analyze the reaction mechanism and further to explore the optimal parameters of this reaction system with utilizing the mathematical model. Methods MIL-101(Fe)/g-C 3 N 4 was successfully obtained by hydrothermal synthesis method by growing MIL-101(Fe) on the surface of g-C 3 N 4 to catalyze the degradation of 2-CP (2-chlorophenol) in soil by sodium persulfate. The influence factors on the removal rate of 2-CP were analyzed by the response surface methodology (RSM) and combined with theoretical calculations. RSM can be used to model continuous variable surfaces with less data and determine the optimal level range. Results MIL-101(Fe)/g-C 3 N 4 had a good catalytic performance due to its good catalytic properties and the adsorption of g-C 3 N 4 on 2-CP in the system and made the best removal rate of 2-CP increase to 91.2%. The correlation of model fitting results was significant, and the verification of its optimal parameters yielded results with an error of only 4.1%. Conclusion Further studies revealed that SO 4 •− and • OH were the reactive radicals, and SO 4 •− was the dominant, which impelled Fe 2+ and Fe 3+ to interconvert in the complex system. Possible degradation pathways were derived by analyzing the intermediates. Generally, this experiment provides some ideas for future research of MOFs in soil organic pollutant removal systems. Graphical abstract
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环境科学
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催化化学
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MOLECULES
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2022
·Vol. 27
·期 3
·615
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IF 4.927
Yunxiao Feng,Gang Liu,Ming La,Lin Liu
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) main protease (Mpro) has been regarded as one of the ideal targets for the development of antiviral drugs. The currently used methods for the probing of Mpro activity and the screening of its inhibitors require the use of a double-labeled peptide substrate. In this work, we suggested that the label-free peptide substrate could induce the aggregation of AuNPs through the electrostatic interactions, and the cleavage of the peptide by the Mpro inhibited the aggregation of AuNPs. This fact allowed for the visual analysis of Mpro activity by observing the color change of the AuNPs suspension. Furthermore, the co-assembly of AuNPs and peptide was achieved on the peptide-covered electrode surface. Cleavage of the peptide substrate by the Mpro limited the formation of AuNPs/peptide assembles, thus allowing for the development of a simple and sensitive electrochemical method for Mpro detection in serum samples. The change of the electrochemical signal was easily monitored by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The detection limits of the colorimetric and electrochemical methods are 10 and 0.1 pM, respectively. This work should be valuable for the development of effective antiviral drugs and the design of novel optical and electrical biosensors.Keywords:SARS-CoV-2 main protease;colorimetry;electrochemical impedance spectroscopy;gold nanoparticles
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病毒学
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分析化学
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生物医学工程
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Journal of Materials Chemistry A
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2024
·Vol. 12
·期 15
·8893-8899
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IF 10.7
Ziming Zhang,Zhiqiang Gao,Tingting Deng,Qingfeng Song,Lidong Chen,Shengqiang Bai
Mg3(Sb,Bi)2-based Zintl compounds have attracted lots of attention due to their high thermoelectric performance and good mechanical properties. However, thermally activated mobility, which is ascribed to the grain boundary scattering, greatly limits their practical use. In this work, we reveal the plasticity of Mg3(Sb,Bi)2-based compounds in the compressive strength test. The ab initio analysis indicates that this plasticity should be ascribed to the low slip barrier energy (∼580 mJ m−2), which is only one third of the cleavage energy (∼1600 mJ m−2). Based on this finding, we propose a cold-deformation procedure to elongate particles and to enhance texture, which successfully suppresses the grain boundary scattering. As a result, a high carrier mobility of 86.6 cm2 V−1 s−1 and a high power factor of 16.2 μW cm−1 K−2 in Mg3.1Bi1.5Sb0.49Te0.01 are obtained at room temperature. The plastic deformation capacity of Mg3(Sb,Bi)2 compounds provides a near-net-forming method to fabricate special-shaped devices at room-temperature, which will extend the application fields of thermoelectric techniques.
研究领域:
材料科学
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凝聚态物理
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无机非金属材料
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热电转换
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固态物理化学
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2022
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IF 7.392
Pengyun Zhang,Junjie Chen,Lixin Song,Ningxia Gu,Pingfan Du,Xiang Chen,Leying Zha,Wei-Hsiang Chen,Jie Xiong
As known, some defect states of perovskite film still seriously affect the efficiency and stability of perovskite solar cells (PSCs), and different passivation approaches have different passivation principles, areas, degrees and additional effects on perovskite films. Herein, in this contribution, we design a three-step optimization method including interface optimization and additive passivation strategies for enhancing the quality of perovskite films all-round, thereby increasing the power conversion efficiency (PCE) as well as enduring stability of PSCs which fabricated in atmospheric environment. We employ the L-aspartic acid (L-Asp) buffer layer which rich in amino acids, the cross-linking Sodium Glycinate (SG) additive with carboxylate and small amount of 2-Hydroxyacetophenone (2-HA) containing carbonyl groups to modify the bottom, inner and top parts of perovskite films, respectively. As a result, the passivated internal and surface defects of perovskite film could achieve an enlarged average grain size (500 nm) and display more defect-less, dense morphology. The strengthened interfacial charge transport ability can significantly improve the photovoltaic performance of devices. Consequently, the optimized PSC bring about the negligible hysteresis of photocurrent and a dramatic 20.71% PCE. Moreover, the temperature and moisture stability of optimized PSCs are both remarkably enhanced. The normalized PCE of un-encapsulated device which modified via 2-HA could still retain 80% of its original value after placed in the dark for 100 hours at 50% relative humidity and 85 °C, simultaneously. Overall, this simple and practical strategy supplies a hopeful channel to facilitate the commercialized PSCs.
研究领域:
材料科学
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能源技术
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化学工程
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JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH
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2013
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IF 0.596
Zhiping Du,Tianhua Shen,Haibo Dang,Zhenfang Fu,Qingbao Song
A simple efficient method for synthesis of Schiff bases in good yields from aromatic aldehydes and 2-(4-aminophenyl)acetonitrile catalysed by 3,5-difluoroarylboric acid at room temperature for 2 hours is reported.
研究领域:
有机化学
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合成化学
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高影响因子
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