In this paper, the change behavior of branching point distribution of irradiated polystyrene in sol has been first studied by the SEC-LALLS method. The experimental results show that branching parameter of the part wi...In this paper, the change behavior of branching point distribution of irradiated polystyrene in sol has been first studied by the SEC-LALLS method. The experimental results show that branching parameter of the part with lower molecular weight in the sol changes little at the early stage of irradiation and that of the part with the higher molecular weight becomes greater with the increase in radiation dose.展开更多
The North Branch, separated by the Chongming Island, was once the main channel in the estuary of the Changjiang River. Reclamation and a decrease in runoffto the North Branch had led to the narrowing and shallowing of...The North Branch, separated by the Chongming Island, was once the main channel in the estuary of the Changjiang River. Reclamation and a decrease in runoffto the North Branch had led to the narrowing and shallowing of the channel. The Yuantuojiao Point is located at the intersecting point connecting the North Branch of the Changjiang River and the Jiangsu coastline. Erosion cliffs are developed between the typical silty-muddy tidal flat and the salt marsh occupied by Spartina alterniflorea, and this has changed rapidly over the past few years. The sediment grain size analysis results of the surficial and two core samples indi- cate that the Yuantuoiiao Point tidal fiat experienced continuous accretional processes. Based upon 137Cs analysis results of the YT and YY Cores sampled from the tidal flat at the Yuantuojiao Point, the average sed- imentation rate of the YT Core was 2.30 cm/a from 1963 to 2007, and 2.38 cm/a from 1954 to 2007 for the YY Core. The sedimentation rates of both core locations have declined since the 1960s corresponding to the seaward reclamation at the Yuantuojiao Point. The average sedimentation rates at the Yuantnojiao Point were similar to that of the silty-muddy tidal flat at the northern ]iangsu coast, but lower than that of the south of the Changjiang River Estuary. According to field morphological investigations from 2006 to 2008 on the salt marsh at the Yuantuojiao Point, cliffs retreated markedly by storm surges and disappeared gradu- ally because of the rapid sedimentation on the silty-muddy tidal flat. The maximum annual retreat reached 10 m. The recent sedimentation and morphological changes of the Yuantuojiao Point tidal flat not only displayed the retreat of the salt marsh and the disappearance of cliffs, but also was accompanied by rapid sedimentation of the silty-muddy tidal flat and the salt marsh, indicating the responses to the tidal currents, storm surges, Spartina alterniflorea trapping sediments and large-scale reclamation. The sediment grain size and their trends, southward coastal flow, and sandspits of the longshore bars suggest that the main sediment source at the Yuantuoijao Point, estuary of the North Branch was possibly from the Changjiang River before 1958, since then, it has been from the south of the submarine radial sand ridges of the southern Huanghai Sea （Yellow Sea）.展开更多
We present an incorporation of the kinetic Monte Carlo(kMC)simulation with the adjacency matrix(AM)method to investigate structural parameters of randomly branched polymers.The AMs of branched polymers are obtained by...We present an incorporation of the kinetic Monte Carlo(kMC)simulation with the adjacency matrix(AM)method to investigate structural parameters of randomly branched polymers.The AMs of branched polymers are obtained by the growth generation model,which is employed in the kMC simulation based on Gillespie’s algorithm.Of particular interest is the effect of the branched units on the relevant structural parameters.As an application in randomly hyperbranched polymers formed by AB_(2)type of monomers,average maximum span length,average length of sub-chains,number distribution of branched units,and meansquare radius of gyration are calculated.It is shown that the branched units can give rise to a significant effect on these physical quantities,whereby such a structure-property relationship can be employed to optimize reaction conditions and implement material designs.展开更多
Human papillomavirus 18(HPV18) E6 and E7 oncogenes are transcribed as a single bicistronic E6 E7 pre-mRNA. The E6 ORF region in the bicistronic E6 E7 pre-mRNA contains an intron. Splicing of this intron disrupts the E...Human papillomavirus 18(HPV18) E6 and E7 oncogenes are transcribed as a single bicistronic E6 E7 pre-mRNA. The E6 ORF region in the bicistronic E6 E7 pre-mRNA contains an intron. Splicing of this intron disrupts the E6 ORF integrity and produces a spliced E6*I RNA for efficient E7 translation. Here we report that the E6 intron has two overlapped branch point sequences(BPS) upstream of its 30 splice site, with an identical heptamer AACUAAC, for E6*I splicing. One heptamer has a branch site adenosine(underlined) at nt 384 and the other at nt 388. E6*I splicing efficiency correlates to the expression level of E6 and E7 proteins and depends on the selection of which branch site. In general, E6*I splicing prefers the 30 ss-proximal branch site at nt 388 over the distal branch site at nt 384. Inactivation of the nt 388 branch site was found to activate a cryptic acceptor site at nt 636 for aberrant RNA splicing. Together, these data suggest that HPV18 modulates its production ratio of E6 and E7 proteins by alternative selection of the two mapped branch sites for the E6*I splicing, which could be beneficial in its productive or oncogenic infection according to the host cell environment.展开更多
According to the fitness of heterozygote was lower than homozygote among panmictic population,the process of generational accumulate of mutant gene r was considered.Branch point of r＇s frequency by generational evolu...According to the fitness of heterozygote was lower than homozygote among panmictic population,the process of generational accumulate of mutant gene r was considered.Branch point of r＇s frequency by generational evolution which revealed the hereditary incompatibility between R and r,was worked out,and it was found that genetic drift can make r have higher frequency to surpass the branch point to form reproductive isolation.It was not enough to have the three conditions of mutation,genetic drift and natural selection to be the drive of biological evolution;hybrid weakness,the repelling interaction between the genetic background of original population and the new mutation,were also needed.展开更多
文摘In this paper, the change behavior of branching point distribution of irradiated polystyrene in sol has been first studied by the SEC-LALLS method. The experimental results show that branching parameter of the part with lower molecular weight in the sol changes little at the early stage of irradiation and that of the part with the higher molecular weight becomes greater with the increase in radiation dose.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China under contract Nos 41071006 and 40676052the Jiangsu Natural Science Foundation under contract No. BK2010050the Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China under contract No.20100091110011
文摘The North Branch, separated by the Chongming Island, was once the main channel in the estuary of the Changjiang River. Reclamation and a decrease in runoffto the North Branch had led to the narrowing and shallowing of the channel. The Yuantuojiao Point is located at the intersecting point connecting the North Branch of the Changjiang River and the Jiangsu coastline. Erosion cliffs are developed between the typical silty-muddy tidal flat and the salt marsh occupied by Spartina alterniflorea, and this has changed rapidly over the past few years. The sediment grain size analysis results of the surficial and two core samples indi- cate that the Yuantuoiiao Point tidal fiat experienced continuous accretional processes. Based upon 137Cs analysis results of the YT and YY Cores sampled from the tidal flat at the Yuantuojiao Point, the average sed- imentation rate of the YT Core was 2.30 cm/a from 1963 to 2007, and 2.38 cm/a from 1954 to 2007 for the YY Core. The sedimentation rates of both core locations have declined since the 1960s corresponding to the seaward reclamation at the Yuantuojiao Point. The average sedimentation rates at the Yuantnojiao Point were similar to that of the silty-muddy tidal flat at the northern ]iangsu coast, but lower than that of the south of the Changjiang River Estuary. According to field morphological investigations from 2006 to 2008 on the salt marsh at the Yuantuojiao Point, cliffs retreated markedly by storm surges and disappeared gradu- ally because of the rapid sedimentation on the silty-muddy tidal flat. The maximum annual retreat reached 10 m. The recent sedimentation and morphological changes of the Yuantuojiao Point tidal flat not only displayed the retreat of the salt marsh and the disappearance of cliffs, but also was accompanied by rapid sedimentation of the silty-muddy tidal flat and the salt marsh, indicating the responses to the tidal currents, storm surges, Spartina alterniflorea trapping sediments and large-scale reclamation. The sediment grain size and their trends, southward coastal flow, and sandspits of the longshore bars suggest that the main sediment source at the Yuantuoijao Point, estuary of the North Branch was possibly from the Changjiang River before 1958, since then, it has been from the south of the submarine radial sand ridges of the southern Huanghai Sea （Yellow Sea）.
基金supported by the Central Guidance on Local Science and Technology Development Fund of Hebei Province (No.236Z7601G)the Interdisciplinary Research Program of Natural Science of Hebei University, China (No.DXK202112)。
文摘We present an incorporation of the kinetic Monte Carlo(kMC)simulation with the adjacency matrix(AM)method to investigate structural parameters of randomly branched polymers.The AMs of branched polymers are obtained by the growth generation model,which is employed in the kMC simulation based on Gillespie’s algorithm.Of particular interest is the effect of the branched units on the relevant structural parameters.As an application in randomly hyperbranched polymers formed by AB_(2)type of monomers,average maximum span length,average length of sub-chains,number distribution of branched units,and meansquare radius of gyration are calculated.It is shown that the branched units can give rise to a significant effect on these physical quantities,whereby such a structure-property relationship can be employed to optimize reaction conditions and implement material designs.
基金fully supported by Intramural Research Program of the National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Center for Cancer Research (1ZIASC010357 to ZMZ)a part of Brant AC Ph.D thesis being developed at the Post-graduate program in Genetics (PGGEN) of Rio de Janeiro Federal University (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil+2 种基金the National Cancer Institute of USAsupported by the PDSE program of Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (Capes, Brazil)the National Cancer Institute of USA
文摘Human papillomavirus 18(HPV18) E6 and E7 oncogenes are transcribed as a single bicistronic E6 E7 pre-mRNA. The E6 ORF region in the bicistronic E6 E7 pre-mRNA contains an intron. Splicing of this intron disrupts the E6 ORF integrity and produces a spliced E6*I RNA for efficient E7 translation. Here we report that the E6 intron has two overlapped branch point sequences(BPS) upstream of its 30 splice site, with an identical heptamer AACUAAC, for E6*I splicing. One heptamer has a branch site adenosine(underlined) at nt 384 and the other at nt 388. E6*I splicing efficiency correlates to the expression level of E6 and E7 proteins and depends on the selection of which branch site. In general, E6*I splicing prefers the 30 ss-proximal branch site at nt 388 over the distal branch site at nt 384. Inactivation of the nt 388 branch site was found to activate a cryptic acceptor site at nt 636 for aberrant RNA splicing. Together, these data suggest that HPV18 modulates its production ratio of E6 and E7 proteins by alternative selection of the two mapped branch sites for the E6*I splicing, which could be beneficial in its productive or oncogenic infection according to the host cell environment.
基金Supported by Research Projects from Education Department of Guangxi(200807MS065)Mathematical Modeling in Population Genetics from Talents Scheme of Universities in Guangxi~~
文摘According to the fitness of heterozygote was lower than homozygote among panmictic population,the process of generational accumulate of mutant gene r was considered.Branch point of r＇s frequency by generational evolution which revealed the hereditary incompatibility between R and r,was worked out,and it was found that genetic drift can make r have higher frequency to surpass the branch point to form reproductive isolation.It was not enough to have the three conditions of mutation,genetic drift and natural selection to be the drive of biological evolution;hybrid weakness,the repelling interaction between the genetic background of original population and the new mutation,were also needed.
