Multichannel synthetic aperture radar (SAR) in azimuth can resolve the contradiction between high resolution and wide swath faced with traditional SAR imaging. However, channel errors will degrade the performance of i...Multichannel synthetic aperture radar (SAR) in azimuth can resolve the contradiction between high resolution and wide swath faced with traditional SAR imaging. However, channel errors will degrade the performance of imaging. This paper compares the performances of four channel error estimation algorithms under different clutter distributions and SNR conditions. Further, explanations are given for performance differences of the four algorithms, which provide evidence for method selection in engineering applications.展开更多
Background:Serratia ureilytica DW2 is a highly efficient phosphate-solubilizing bacteria isolated from Codonopsis pilosula rhizosphere soil that can promote the growth of C.pilosula;nonetheless,until now,no validated ...Background:Serratia ureilytica DW2 is a highly efficient phosphate-solubilizing bacteria isolated from Codonopsis pilosula rhizosphere soil that can promote the growth of C.pilosula;nonetheless,until now,no validated reference genes from the genus Serratia have been reported that can be used for the normalization of quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction(RT–qPCR)data.Methods:To screen stable reference genes of S.ureilytica DW2,the expression of its eight candidate reference genes(16S rRNA,ftsZ,ftsA,mreB,recA,slyD,thiC,and zipA)under different treatment conditions(pH,temperature,culture time,and salt content)was assayed by RT–qPCR.The expression stability of these genes was analyzed using different algorithms(geNorm,NormFinder,and BestKeeper).To verify the reliability of the data,the expression of the glucose dehydrogenase(gdh)gene under different soluble phosphate levels was quantified using the most stably expressed reference gene.Results:The results showed that the zipA and 16S rRNA genes were the most stable reference genes,and the least stable genes were thiC and recA.The expression of gdh was consistent with the phosphate solubilization ability on plates containing the National Botanical Research Institute phosphate growth medium.Conclusion:Therefore,this study provides a stable and reliable reference gene of Serratia for the accurate quantification of functional gene expression in future studies.展开更多
Strain and stress were simulated using finite element method(FEM)for threeⅢ-V-on-Insulator(Ⅲ-VOI)structures,i.e.,InP/SiO2/Si,InP/Al2O3/SiO2/Si,and GaAs/Al2O3/SiO2/Si,fabricated by ion-slicing as the substrates for o...Strain and stress were simulated using finite element method(FEM)for threeⅢ-V-on-Insulator(Ⅲ-VOI)structures,i.e.,InP/SiO2/Si,InP/Al2O3/SiO2/Si,and GaAs/Al2O3/SiO2/Si,fabricated by ion-slicing as the substrates for optoelectronic devices on Si.The thermal strain/stress imposes no risk for optoelectronic structures grown on InPOI at a normal growth temperature using molecular beam epitaxy.Structures grown on GaAsOI are more dangerous than those on InPOI due to a limited critical thickness.The intermedia Al2O3 layer was intended to increase the adherence while it brings in the largest risk.The simulated results reveal thermal stress on Al2O3 over 1 GPa,which is much higher than its critical stress for interfacial fracture.InPOI without an Al2O3 layer is more suitable as the substrate for optoelectronic integration on Si.展开更多
Pressure overload–induced cardiac hypertrophy is a common cause of heart failure(HF),and emerging evidence suggests that excessive oxidized lipids have a detrimental effect on cardiomyocytes.However,the key regulator...Pressure overload–induced cardiac hypertrophy is a common cause of heart failure(HF),and emerging evidence suggests that excessive oxidized lipids have a detrimental effect on cardiomyocytes.However,the key regulator of lipid toxicity in cardiomyocytes during this pathological process remains unknown.Here,we used lipidomics profiling and RNA-seq analysis and found that phosphatidylethanolamines(PEs)and Acsl4 expression are significantly increased in mice with transverse aortic constriction(TAC)–induced HF compared to sham-operated mice.In addition,we found that overexpressing Acsl4 in cardiomyocytes exacerbates pressure overload‒induced cardiac dysfunction via ferroptosis.Notably,both pharmacological inhibition and genetic deletion of Acsl4 significantly reduced left ventricular chamber size and improved cardiac function in mice with TAC-induced HF.Moreover,silencing Acsl4 expression in cultured neonatal rat ventricular myocytes was sufficient to inhibit hypertrophic stimulus‒induced cell growth.Mechanistically,we found that Acsl4-dependent ferroptosis activates the pyroptotic signaling pathway,which leads to increased production of the proinflammatory cytokine IL-1β,and neutralizing IL-1βimproved cardiac function in Acsl4 transgenic mice following TAC.These results indicate that ACSL4 plays an essential role in the heart during pressure overload‒induced cardiac remodeling via ferroptosis-induced pyroptotic signaling.Together,these findings provide compelling evidence that targeting the ACSL4-ferroptosis-pyroptotic signaling cascade may provide a promising therapeutic strategy for preventing heart failure.展开更多
Erythropoiesis is a complex and sophisticated multi-stage process regulated by a variety of factors,including the transcription factor GATA1 and non-coding RNA.GATA1 is regarded as an essential transcriptional regulat...Erythropoiesis is a complex and sophisticated multi-stage process regulated by a variety of factors,including the transcription factor GATA1 and non-coding RNA.GATA1 is regarded as an essential transcriptional regulator promoting transcription of erythroidspecific genes—such as long non-coding RNAs(lncRNA).Here,we comprehensively screened lncRNAs that were potentially regulated by GATA1 in erythroid cells.We identified a novel lncRNA—PCED1B-AS1—and verified its role in promoting erythroid differentiation of K562 erythroid cells.We also predicted a model in which PCED1B-AS1 participates in erythroid differentiation via dynamic chromatin remodeling involving GATA1.The relationship between lncRNA and chromatin in the process of erythroid differentiation remains to be revealed,and in our study we have carried out preliminary explorations.展开更多
文摘Multichannel synthetic aperture radar (SAR) in azimuth can resolve the contradiction between high resolution and wide swath faced with traditional SAR imaging. However, channel errors will degrade the performance of imaging. This paper compares the performances of four channel error estimation algorithms under different clutter distributions and SNR conditions. Further, explanations are given for performance differences of the four algorithms, which provide evidence for method selection in engineering applications.
基金supported by the General Program of Natural Science Foundation of China(32071770)the Fundamental Research Program of Shanxi Province(Award No.202103021223380)the Fund for Shanxi“1331 Project”Key Subjects Construction(1331KSC).
文摘Background:Serratia ureilytica DW2 is a highly efficient phosphate-solubilizing bacteria isolated from Codonopsis pilosula rhizosphere soil that can promote the growth of C.pilosula;nonetheless,until now,no validated reference genes from the genus Serratia have been reported that can be used for the normalization of quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction(RT–qPCR)data.Methods:To screen stable reference genes of S.ureilytica DW2,the expression of its eight candidate reference genes(16S rRNA,ftsZ,ftsA,mreB,recA,slyD,thiC,and zipA)under different treatment conditions(pH,temperature,culture time,and salt content)was assayed by RT–qPCR.The expression stability of these genes was analyzed using different algorithms(geNorm,NormFinder,and BestKeeper).To verify the reliability of the data,the expression of the glucose dehydrogenase(gdh)gene under different soluble phosphate levels was quantified using the most stably expressed reference gene.Results:The results showed that the zipA and 16S rRNA genes were the most stable reference genes,and the least stable genes were thiC and recA.The expression of gdh was consistent with the phosphate solubilization ability on plates containing the National Botanical Research Institute phosphate growth medium.Conclusion:Therefore,this study provides a stable and reliable reference gene of Serratia for the accurate quantification of functional gene expression in future studies.
基金Project supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2017YFE0131300)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.U1732268,61874128,11622545,61851406,11705262,and 61804157)+5 种基金the Frontier Science Key Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.QYZDY-SSW-JSC032)the Chinese-Austrian Cooperative Research and Development Project(Grant No.GJHZ201950)the Science and Technology Innovation Action Plan Program of Shanghai,China(Grant No.17511106202)the Program of Shanghai Academic Research Leader,China(Grant No.19XD1404600)the Sailing Program of Shanghai,China(Grant Nos.19YF1456200 and 19YF1456400)the K C Wong Education Foundation(Grant No.GJTD-2019-11).
文摘Strain and stress were simulated using finite element method(FEM)for threeⅢ-V-on-Insulator(Ⅲ-VOI)structures,i.e.,InP/SiO2/Si,InP/Al2O3/SiO2/Si,and GaAs/Al2O3/SiO2/Si,fabricated by ion-slicing as the substrates for optoelectronic devices on Si.The thermal strain/stress imposes no risk for optoelectronic structures grown on InPOI at a normal growth temperature using molecular beam epitaxy.Structures grown on GaAsOI are more dangerous than those on InPOI due to a limited critical thickness.The intermedia Al2O3 layer was intended to increase the adherence while it brings in the largest risk.The simulated results reveal thermal stress on Al2O3 over 1 GPa,which is much higher than its critical stress for interfacial fracture.InPOI without an Al2O3 layer is more suitable as the substrate for optoelectronic integration on Si.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(81900232 to X.B.,32330047 and 31930057 to F.W.,82471593 to J.M.,81800706 to X.L.)Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province(LQ19H020011 to X.B.)Chinese Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2019M652118 to X.B.).
文摘Pressure overload–induced cardiac hypertrophy is a common cause of heart failure(HF),and emerging evidence suggests that excessive oxidized lipids have a detrimental effect on cardiomyocytes.However,the key regulator of lipid toxicity in cardiomyocytes during this pathological process remains unknown.Here,we used lipidomics profiling and RNA-seq analysis and found that phosphatidylethanolamines(PEs)and Acsl4 expression are significantly increased in mice with transverse aortic constriction(TAC)–induced HF compared to sham-operated mice.In addition,we found that overexpressing Acsl4 in cardiomyocytes exacerbates pressure overload‒induced cardiac dysfunction via ferroptosis.Notably,both pharmacological inhibition and genetic deletion of Acsl4 significantly reduced left ventricular chamber size and improved cardiac function in mice with TAC-induced HF.Moreover,silencing Acsl4 expression in cultured neonatal rat ventricular myocytes was sufficient to inhibit hypertrophic stimulus‒induced cell growth.Mechanistically,we found that Acsl4-dependent ferroptosis activates the pyroptotic signaling pathway,which leads to increased production of the proinflammatory cytokine IL-1β,and neutralizing IL-1βimproved cardiac function in Acsl4 transgenic mice following TAC.These results indicate that ACSL4 plays an essential role in the heart during pressure overload‒induced cardiac remodeling via ferroptosis-induced pyroptotic signaling.Together,these findings provide compelling evidence that targeting the ACSL4-ferroptosis-pyroptotic signaling cascade may provide a promising therapeutic strategy for preventing heart failure.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(2017YFE0131300)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(62174167,61874128)+4 种基金the Frontier Science Key Program of CAS(QYZDY-SSW-JSC032)the Key Research Project of Zhejiang Laboratory(2021MD0AC01)the Program of Shanghai Academic Research Leader(19XD1404600)K.C.Wong Education Foundation(GJTD-2019-11)NCBiR within the Polish-China(WPC/130/NIR-Si/2018)。
基金supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDA16010602)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81670109,81700097,81870097,81700116).
文摘Erythropoiesis is a complex and sophisticated multi-stage process regulated by a variety of factors,including the transcription factor GATA1 and non-coding RNA.GATA1 is regarded as an essential transcriptional regulator promoting transcription of erythroidspecific genes—such as long non-coding RNAs(lncRNA).Here,we comprehensively screened lncRNAs that were potentially regulated by GATA1 in erythroid cells.We identified a novel lncRNA—PCED1B-AS1—and verified its role in promoting erythroid differentiation of K562 erythroid cells.We also predicted a model in which PCED1B-AS1 participates in erythroid differentiation via dynamic chromatin remodeling involving GATA1.The relationship between lncRNA and chromatin in the process of erythroid differentiation remains to be revealed,and in our study we have carried out preliminary explorations.
