Construction of ZnAl LDH-Derived Sulfides with Etching Modification to Trigger Photocatalytic H Production and Degradation Oxidation.

Constructing novel functional photocatalysts represents a promising approach to optimize the energy band structure and facilitate the separation of photogenerated carriers. Layered double hydroxides (LDHs) exhibit notable advantages in photocatalysis due to the exceptional photoelectrochemical properties and elevated number of active surface atoms. However, an unsuitable band gap and limited carrier migration have inhibited their development in photocatalysis.

Calib-RT: an open source python package for peptide retention time calibration in DIA mass spectrometry data.

Motivation: The data independent acquisition (DIA) mass spectrometry (MS) method is increasingly popular in the field of proteomics. But the loss of the correspondence between peptide ions and their spectra in DIA makes the identification challenging. One effective approach to reduce false positive identification is to calculate the deviation between the peptide's estimated retention time (RT) and measured RT.

Effect of Aminating Lignin Loading with Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi on Soil Aggregate Structure Improvement.

Lignin is an important component of plant fiber raw materials, and is a three-dimensional network structure aromatic polymer with abundant resources and a complex structure in nature. Lignin is generally used as industrial waste, and its potential value has not been fully utilized. Modern agriculture extensively uses chemical fertilizers, leading to the gradual degradation of soil fertility and structure, which seriously affects crop growth, nutrient transport, and root respiration function.

Complete genome sequence of the first chrysovirus from the phytopathogenic fungus Alternaria solani on potato in China.

The complete genome sequence of a double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) mycovirus that was isolated from Alternaria solani strain DT-10 causing potato foliar disease was determined. The virus, designated as "Alternaria solani chrysovirus 1" (AsCV1), has four dsRNA segments (dsRNA 1-4) with a length of 3600 bp, 3128 bp, 2996 bp, and 2714 bp, respectively. The RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp, 1084 amino acids [aa]), putative capsid protein (905 aa), alphachryso-P3 (835 aa), and alphachryso-P4 (729 aa) were encoded by dsRNA1, dsRNA2, dsRNA3, and dsRNA4, respectively, which had the highest sequence identity of 41.

Fiber Bragg grating accelerometer-based nonintrusive flow rate measurements and leak detection.

We aim to develop a nonintrusive, reliable, convenient flow rate measurement and leak detection method. The flow rate is known to be related to the vibration excited by the turbulent internal flow, but there exists some scatter in the vibration data at low flow speeds (<2/) due to the resolution limits of the sensor. A customized fiber Bragg grating acceleration sensor is designed and applied to measure the low flow rate and detect leakage in the pipeline.

Full genome sequence of a new mitovirus from the phytopathogenic fungus Rhizoctonia solani.

A double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) segment was identified in Rhizoctonia solani anastomosis group (AG)-2-2IIIB, the primary causal agent of Rhizoctonia crown and root rot of sugar beet. The dsRNA segment represented the genome replication intermediate of a new mitovirus that was tentatively designated as "Rhizoctonia solani mitovirus 39" (RsMV-39). The complete sequence of the dsRNA was 2805 bp in length with 61.

ONC201 selectively induces apoptosis in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma cells via activating pro-apoptotic integrated stress response and inactivating JAK/STAT and NF-κB pathways.

Cutaneous T-cell lymphomas (CTCLs) are extremely symptomatic and still incurable, and more effective and less toxic therapies are urgently needed. ONC201, an imipridone compound, has shown efficacy in pre-clinical studies in multiple advanced cancers. This study was to evaluate the anti-tumor activity of ONC201 on CTCL cells.

Human cytomegalovirus UL76 elicits novel aggresome formation via interaction with S5a of the ubiquitin proteasome system.

HCMV UL76 is a member of a conserved Herpesviridae protein family (Herpes_UL24) that is involved in viral production, latency, and reactivation. UL76 presents as globular aggresomes in the nuclei of transiently transfected cells. Bioinformatic analyses predict that UL76 has a propensity for aggregation and targets cellular proteins implicated in protein folding and ubiquitin-proteasome systems (UPS).

Novel virus-associated proteins encoded by UL112-113 of human cytomegalovirus.

Evidence suggests that the products of the human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) UL112-113 genes are involved in viral DNA replication during lytic infection. A polyclonal antibody was raised against the UL112 open reading frame (ORF) to characterize its function in detail. Immunoblots utilizing the UL112 antibody identified seven distinct protein bands (p20, p26, p28, p34, p43, p50 and p84) expressed during the HCMV infectious cycle.

Expression of complement components coincides with early patterning and organogenesis in Xenopus laevis.

The complement system is the central component of innate immunity and an important player in the adaptive immunity of vertebrates. We analyzed the expression patterns of several key members of the complement cascade during Xenopus development. We found extensive expression of these molecules already during gastrula/early neurula stage.