Self-incompatibility(SI),which has recurred during the evolution of plants,is one of the most important cross-pollination mating systems.Three S-loci have been reported in Brassicaceae,namely,Arabidopsis lyrata(Al),Br...Self-incompatibility(SI),which has recurred during the evolution of plants,is one of the most important cross-pollination mating systems.Three S-loci have been reported in Brassicaceae,namely,Arabidopsis lyrata(Al),Brassica(Br),and Leavenworthia alabamica(La)S-loci.Here,through multi-genomic comparative analysis of 20 species,we revealed that the most ancient S-locus was formed prior to the divergence of Brassicaceae lineage I and II.Itwas retained and inherited by Arabidopsis,as the Al S-locus in Brassicaceae lineage I.Furthermore,we found that the Br S-locus,which has been widely used in the breeding of Brassica crops to generate hybrid seeds,was formed through segmental translocation(ST)in the hexaploid ancestor of Brassica in Brassicaceae lineage II.The Br S-locus was evolved through a ST from one of the triplicated ancestral S-locus paralogs in the Brassica hexaploidy ancestor,while the other two S-locus paralogs were lost.Together with the previous discovery that the La S-locus was formed through a secondary origin in Brassicaceae lineage I,we conclude the monophyletic origin of Al and Br S-loci and clarify the evolutionary route of S-loci in the Brassicaceae family.Our findings will contribute to evolutionary studies and breeding applications of the S-locus in Brassicaceae.展开更多
Entropy production in quasi-isentropic compression (QIC) is critically important for understanding the properties of materials under extremeconditions. However, the origin and accurate quantification of entropy in thi...Entropy production in quasi-isentropic compression (QIC) is critically important for understanding the properties of materials under extremeconditions. However, the origin and accurate quantification of entropy in this situation remain long-standing challenges. In this work, a framework is established for the quantification of entropy production and partition, and their relation to microstructural change in QIC. Cu50Zr50is taken as a model material, and its compression is simulated by molecular dynamics. On the basis of atomistic simulation-informed physicalproperties and free energy, the thermodynamic path is recovered, and the entropy production and its relation to microstructural change aresuccessfully quantified by the proposed framework. Contrary to intuition, entropy production during QIC of metallic glasses is relativelyinsensitive to the strain rate ˙γ when ˙γ ranges from 7.5 × 10^(8) to 2 × 10^(9)/s, which are values reachable in QIC experiments, with a magnitudeof the order of 10^(−2)kB/atom per GPa. However, when ˙γ is extremely high (>2 × 10^(9)/s), a notable increase in entropy production rate with˙γ is observed. The Taylor–Quinney factor is found to vary with strain but not with strain rate in the simulated regime. It is demonstrated thatentropy production is dominated by the configurational part, compared with the vibrational part. In the rate-insensitive regime, the increase inconfigurational entropy exhibits a linear relation to the Shannon-entropic quantification of microstructural change, and a stretched exponential relation to the Taylor–Quinney factor. The quantification of entropy is expected to provide thermodynamic insights into the fundamentalrelation between microstructure evolution and plastic dissipation.展开更多
The self-assembly of block copolymer in solution are constantly expanding,in part because of the increasing degree of control over the size,morphology and functionality of self-assembled nanostructures that can be exe...The self-assembly of block copolymer in solution are constantly expanding,in part because of the increasing degree of control over the size,morphology and functionality of self-assembled nanostructures that can be exerted by the introduction of additional driven force such as hydrogen-bonding,halogen bonding,p-p stacking,host-vip complexation,metal-coordination,electrostatic interaction and crystalline[1].Among these,the展开更多
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2016YFD0100307 and 2018YFD1000800)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 31722048 and 31630068)+1 种基金the Science and Technology Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciencesthe Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, China
文摘Self-incompatibility(SI),which has recurred during the evolution of plants,is one of the most important cross-pollination mating systems.Three S-loci have been reported in Brassicaceae,namely,Arabidopsis lyrata(Al),Brassica(Br),and Leavenworthia alabamica(La)S-loci.Here,through multi-genomic comparative analysis of 20 species,we revealed that the most ancient S-locus was formed prior to the divergence of Brassicaceae lineage I and II.Itwas retained and inherited by Arabidopsis,as the Al S-locus in Brassicaceae lineage I.Furthermore,we found that the Br S-locus,which has been widely used in the breeding of Brassica crops to generate hybrid seeds,was formed through segmental translocation(ST)in the hexaploid ancestor of Brassica in Brassicaceae lineage II.The Br S-locus was evolved through a ST from one of the triplicated ancestral S-locus paralogs in the Brassica hexaploidy ancestor,while the other two S-locus paralogs were lost.Together with the previous discovery that the La S-locus was formed through a secondary origin in Brassicaceae lineage I,we conclude the monophyletic origin of Al and Br S-loci and clarify the evolutionary route of S-loci in the Brassicaceae family.Our findings will contribute to evolutionary studies and breeding applications of the S-locus in Brassicaceae.
基金supported by the NSAF under Grant No.U1830206,the National Key R&D Program of China under Grant No.2017YFA0403200the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos.11874424 and 12104507the Science and Technology Innovation Program of Hunan Province under Grant No.2021RC4026.
文摘Entropy production in quasi-isentropic compression (QIC) is critically important for understanding the properties of materials under extremeconditions. However, the origin and accurate quantification of entropy in this situation remain long-standing challenges. In this work, a framework is established for the quantification of entropy production and partition, and their relation to microstructural change in QIC. Cu50Zr50is taken as a model material, and its compression is simulated by molecular dynamics. On the basis of atomistic simulation-informed physicalproperties and free energy, the thermodynamic path is recovered, and the entropy production and its relation to microstructural change aresuccessfully quantified by the proposed framework. Contrary to intuition, entropy production during QIC of metallic glasses is relativelyinsensitive to the strain rate ˙γ when ˙γ ranges from 7.5 × 10^(8) to 2 × 10^(9)/s, which are values reachable in QIC experiments, with a magnitudeof the order of 10^(−2)kB/atom per GPa. However, when ˙γ is extremely high (>2 × 10^(9)/s), a notable increase in entropy production rate with˙γ is observed. The Taylor–Quinney factor is found to vary with strain but not with strain rate in the simulated regime. It is demonstrated thatentropy production is dominated by the configurational part, compared with the vibrational part. In the rate-insensitive regime, the increase inconfigurational entropy exhibits a linear relation to the Shannon-entropic quantification of microstructural change, and a stretched exponential relation to the Taylor–Quinney factor. The quantification of entropy is expected to provide thermodynamic insights into the fundamentalrelation between microstructure evolution and plastic dissipation.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2016YFA0202900)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51373196 and 21504102)+2 种基金Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (XDB20000000)Youth Innovation Promotion Association of Chinese Academy of Sciences (2016233)Shanghai Scientific and Technological Innovation Project (16JC1402500 and 16520710300)
文摘The self-assembly of block copolymer in solution are constantly expanding,in part because of the increasing degree of control over the size,morphology and functionality of self-assembled nanostructures that can be exerted by the introduction of additional driven force such as hydrogen-bonding,halogen bonding,p-p stacking,host-vip complexation,metal-coordination,electrostatic interaction and crystalline[1].Among these,the