Synergistic correlated states and nontrivial topology in coupled graphene-insulator heterostructures.

Graphene has aroused great attention due to the intriguing properties associated with its low-energy Dirac Hamiltonian. When graphene is coupled with a correlated insulating substrate, electronic states that cannot be revealed in either individual layer may emerge in a synergistic manner. Here, we theoretically study the correlated and topological states in Coulomb-coupled and gate-tunable graphene-insulator heterostructures.

The complete chloroplast genome of (Staphyleaceae).

The complete chloroplast genome of was sequenced and assembled for the first time. The chloroplast genome was 160,139 bp in length, containing a large single-copy region (LSC) of 89,625 bp and a small single-copy region (SSC) of 18,262 bp, separated by a pair of inverted repeats (IRs) of 26,126 bp. The genome contained 113 unique genes, including 79 protein-coding genes, 30 tRNA genes, and four rRNA genes.

Interleukin-8 promotes prostate cancer bone metastasis through upregulation of bone sialoprotein.

The aim of the present study was to investigate whether interleukin-8 (IL-8) enhances the ability of prostate cancer bone metastasis by influencing the coding level of bone sialoprotein (BSP). Cultured prostate cancer cell lines LNCaP (androgen dependent) and DU145 (androgen independent) were divided into three groups: IL-8 treatment group; IL-8 receptor inhibitor (SB225002) treatment group; and control group. Western blotting and reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) were used to detect BSP protein and mRNA expression levels.