Cyclic dinucleotides(CDNs)play important physiological roles in bacteria,mammals and insects as a novel class of signaling molecules.However,the application of CDNs in agricultural pest control has not been reported y...Cyclic dinucleotides(CDNs)play important physiological roles in bacteria,mammals and insects as a novel class of signaling molecules.However,the application of CDNs in agricultural pest control has not been reported yet.To explore the potential bioactivity of CDNs on agricultural pests,we synthesized ten kinds of CDNs containing adenine and guanine bases with different internucleotide linkages(30,30;20,30;20,20).The target CDNs were used to determine the antifeedant and insecticidal activity against common Lepidoptera pests including S.frugiperda,M.separata,and H.armigera.The bioassay tests indicated that 30,30-c-di-AMP showed the highest antifeedant activity(EC50?0.59 mg/L)against M.separata larvae among all the tested CDNs.Regarding insecticidal activity,20,30-c-di-AMP showed higher insecticidal activity against M.separata larvae with LC50 of 55.4 mg/L.RNA-seq further revealed that 30,30-c-di-AMP and 20,30-c-di-AMP exhibited a significant effect on the growth and development process of insects.More importantly,the bioactivity of 30,30-c-di-AMP was also closely correlated with the stimulation of insect immune inflammation.These results indicated that cyclic dinucleotides can affect the normal physiological process of insects,providing a new direction for managing pests.展开更多
Transition metal selenides have been widely studied as anode materials of sodium ion batteries(SIBs),however,the investigation of solid-electrolyte-interface(SEI)on these materials,which is critical to the electrochem...Transition metal selenides have been widely studied as anode materials of sodium ion batteries(SIBs),however,the investigation of solid-electrolyte-interface(SEI)on these materials,which is critical to the electrochemical performance of SIBs,remains at its infancy.Here in this paper,ZnSe@C nanoparticles were prepared from ZIF-8 and the SEI layers on these electrodes with and without reduced graphene oxide(rGO)layers were examined in details by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopies at varied charged/discharged states.It is observed that fast and complicated electrolyte decomposition reactions on ZnSe@C leads to quite thick SEI film and intercalation of solvated sodium ions through such thick SEI film results in slow ion diffusion kinetics and unstable electrode structure.However,the presence of rGO could efficiently suppress the decomposition of electrolyte,thus thin and stable SEI film was formed.ZnSe@C electrodes wrapped by rGO demonstrates enhanced interfacial charge transfer kinetics and high electrochemical performance,a capacity retention of 96.4%,after 1000 cycles at 5 A/g.This study might offer a simple avenue for the designing high performance anode materials through manipulation of SEI film.展开更多
Dual labeling of an RNA can provide Förster resonance energy transfer(FRET)sensors for studying RNA folding,miRNA maturation,and RNA-protein interactions.Here,we report the development of a highly efficient strat...Dual labeling of an RNA can provide Förster resonance energy transfer(FRET)sensors for studying RNA folding,miRNA maturation,and RNA-protein interactions.Here,we report the development of a highly efficient strategy for direct dual-terminal labeling of any RNA of interest.We explored new Michael cycloaddition for facile labeling of 5′-terminal RNA with improved efficiency.Direct chemical tetrazinylation of RNA at the 3′-terminus was achieved with the highly efficient and catalysis-free tetrazine-cycloalkyne ligation.Both single-terminal labeling methods were combined for dual-terminal labeling of an RNA including short hairpin RNA,pre-miRNA,riboswitch,and noncoding RNA.Notably,these dual-labeled RNA-based FRET sensors were used to monitor RNA-ligand interactions in vitro and in live cells.It is anticipated that these universal RNA labeling strategies will be useful to study RNA structures and functions.展开更多
基金supported by National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant Number:2023YFD1700502)Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter,Nankai University,(Grant Number:63181206)the Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations,China(Grant Number:YYJC202102).
文摘Cyclic dinucleotides(CDNs)play important physiological roles in bacteria,mammals and insects as a novel class of signaling molecules.However,the application of CDNs in agricultural pest control has not been reported yet.To explore the potential bioactivity of CDNs on agricultural pests,we synthesized ten kinds of CDNs containing adenine and guanine bases with different internucleotide linkages(30,30;20,30;20,20).The target CDNs were used to determine the antifeedant and insecticidal activity against common Lepidoptera pests including S.frugiperda,M.separata,and H.armigera.The bioassay tests indicated that 30,30-c-di-AMP showed the highest antifeedant activity(EC50?0.59 mg/L)against M.separata larvae among all the tested CDNs.Regarding insecticidal activity,20,30-c-di-AMP showed higher insecticidal activity against M.separata larvae with LC50 of 55.4 mg/L.RNA-seq further revealed that 30,30-c-di-AMP and 20,30-c-di-AMP exhibited a significant effect on the growth and development process of insects.More importantly,the bioactivity of 30,30-c-di-AMP was also closely correlated with the stimulation of insect immune inflammation.These results indicated that cyclic dinucleotides can affect the normal physiological process of insects,providing a new direction for managing pests.
基金supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for Central Universities(SCUT Grant No.2019ZD22)the Guangdong Innovative and Entrepreneurial Research Team Program(No.2016ZT06N569)。
文摘Transition metal selenides have been widely studied as anode materials of sodium ion batteries(SIBs),however,the investigation of solid-electrolyte-interface(SEI)on these materials,which is critical to the electrochemical performance of SIBs,remains at its infancy.Here in this paper,ZnSe@C nanoparticles were prepared from ZIF-8 and the SEI layers on these electrodes with and without reduced graphene oxide(rGO)layers were examined in details by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopies at varied charged/discharged states.It is observed that fast and complicated electrolyte decomposition reactions on ZnSe@C leads to quite thick SEI film and intercalation of solvated sodium ions through such thick SEI film results in slow ion diffusion kinetics and unstable electrode structure.However,the presence of rGO could efficiently suppress the decomposition of electrolyte,thus thin and stable SEI film was formed.ZnSe@C electrodes wrapped by rGO demonstrates enhanced interfacial charge transfer kinetics and high electrochemical performance,a capacity retention of 96.4%,after 1000 cycles at 5 A/g.This study might offer a simple avenue for the designing high performance anode materials through manipulation of SEI film.
基金This research was made possible as a result of a generous grant from the National Nature Science Foundation of China(grant nos.21877008,32070670,and 22177010)the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(grant no.LY21C060003).
文摘Dual labeling of an RNA can provide Förster resonance energy transfer(FRET)sensors for studying RNA folding,miRNA maturation,and RNA-protein interactions.Here,we report the development of a highly efficient strategy for direct dual-terminal labeling of any RNA of interest.We explored new Michael cycloaddition for facile labeling of 5′-terminal RNA with improved efficiency.Direct chemical tetrazinylation of RNA at the 3′-terminus was achieved with the highly efficient and catalysis-free tetrazine-cycloalkyne ligation.Both single-terminal labeling methods were combined for dual-terminal labeling of an RNA including short hairpin RNA,pre-miRNA,riboswitch,and noncoding RNA.Notably,these dual-labeled RNA-based FRET sensors were used to monitor RNA-ligand interactions in vitro and in live cells.It is anticipated that these universal RNA labeling strategies will be useful to study RNA structures and functions.
