Objective This study is to verify the use of rich BHI medium to substitute synthetic media for gene regulation studies in Yersinia pestis. Methods The transcriptional regulation of rovA by PhoP or via temperature upsh...Objective This study is to verify the use of rich BHI medium to substitute synthetic media for gene regulation studies in Yersinia pestis. Methods The transcriptional regulation of rovA by PhoP or via temperature upshift, and that of pla by CRP were investigated when Y. pestis was cultured in BHI. After cultivation under 26 ~C, and with temperature shifting from 26 to 37 ~C, the wild-type （WT） strain or its phoP or crp null mutant （AphoP or Acrp, respectively） was subject to RNA isolation, and then the promoter activity of rovA or plo in the above strains was detected by the primer extension assay. The rovA promoter-proximal region was cloned into the pRW50 containing a promoterless lacZ gene. The recombinant LacZ reporter plasmid was transformed into WT and AphoP to measure the promoter activity of rovA in these two strains with the ^-Galactosidase enzyme assay system. Results When Y. pestis was cultured in BHI, the transcription of rovA was inhibited by PhoP and upon temperature upshift while that ofpla was stimulated by CRP. Conclusion The rich BHI medium without the need for modification to be introduced into the relevant stimulating conditions （which are essential to triggering relevant gene regulatory cascades）, can be used in lieu of synthetic TMH media to cultivate Y. pestis for gene regulation studies.展开更多
俄罗斯运输机械制造控股公司(TMH)组建于2002年,是目前俄罗斯最大的私营机械制造商,其下辖14家机车车辆制造工厂。在过去5年中,该公司为振兴俄罗斯机车车辆制造工业,使之成为国内和国际机车车辆市场上的强有力竞争者付出了巨大努力。本...俄罗斯运输机械制造控股公司(TMH)组建于2002年,是目前俄罗斯最大的私营机械制造商,其下辖14家机车车辆制造工厂。在过去5年中,该公司为振兴俄罗斯机车车辆制造工业,使之成为国内和国际机车车辆市场上的强有力竞争者付出了巨大努力。本文为《国际铁路杂志》(《Railway Gazette International》)编辑Chris Jack Son采访TMH公司总裁兼总经理Komissarov后所写的报道。展开更多
Tmnsmembrane（TM） protein plays an important role in the life activity of the cells, and the prediction of transmembrane helical segments （TMHs） is an important subject in the bioinformatics research. Thus far, sev...Tmnsmembrane（TM） protein plays an important role in the life activity of the cells, and the prediction of transmembrane helical segments （TMHs） is an important subject in the bioinformatics research. Thus far, several prediction methods have been reported, but there are some deficiencies in prediction accuracy and adaptability in these methods. In this paper, a method based on discrete wavelet transform （DWT） was developed to predict the TMHs. Two sets of test data sets containing total 60 protein sequences were utilized to access the effect of the method. Compared with the prediction results of TMHMM2.0 and MEMSAT, the obtained results indicate that the presented method has high prediction accuracy.展开更多
基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理的Vienna Ab initio Simulation Package(VASP)软件系统研究了Mg7TMH16(TM=Sc,Ti,V,Y,Zr,Nb)的晶体结构和电子性能.分析了结合能和形成焓,计算得到的结合能显示Mg7TiH16和Mg7NbH16的稳定性最强,形成焓的变...基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理的Vienna Ab initio Simulation Package(VASP)软件系统研究了Mg7TMH16(TM=Sc,Ti,V,Y,Zr,Nb)的晶体结构和电子性能.分析了结合能和形成焓,计算得到的结合能显示Mg7TiH16和Mg7NbH16的稳定性最强,形成焓的变化表明Mg7TMH16具有比MgH2更低的分解温度,电子态密度显示Mg7TMH16表现出明显的金属特性.展开更多
About 20%-30% of genome products have been predicted as membrane proteins, which have sig-nificant biological functions. The prediction of the amount and position for the transmembrane protein helical segments (TMHs) ...About 20%-30% of genome products have been predicted as membrane proteins, which have sig-nificant biological functions. The prediction of the amount and position for the transmembrane protein helical segments (TMHs) is the hot spot in bioinformatics. In this paper, a new approach, maximum spectrum of continuous wavelet transform (MSCWT), is proposed to predict TMHs. The predictions for eight SARS-CoV membrane proteins indicate that MSCWT has the same capacity with software TMpred. Moreover, the test on a dataset of 131 structure-known proteins with 548 TMHs shows that the predic-tion accuracy of MSCWT for TMHs is 91.6% and that for membrane protein is 89.3%.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30930001 and 30900823)
文摘Objective This study is to verify the use of rich BHI medium to substitute synthetic media for gene regulation studies in Yersinia pestis. Methods The transcriptional regulation of rovA by PhoP or via temperature upshift, and that of pla by CRP were investigated when Y. pestis was cultured in BHI. After cultivation under 26 ~C, and with temperature shifting from 26 to 37 ~C, the wild-type （WT） strain or its phoP or crp null mutant （AphoP or Acrp, respectively） was subject to RNA isolation, and then the promoter activity of rovA or plo in the above strains was detected by the primer extension assay. The rovA promoter-proximal region was cloned into the pRW50 containing a promoterless lacZ gene. The recombinant LacZ reporter plasmid was transformed into WT and AphoP to measure the promoter activity of rovA in these two strains with the ^-Galactosidase enzyme assay system. Results When Y. pestis was cultured in BHI, the transcription of rovA was inhibited by PhoP and upon temperature upshift while that ofpla was stimulated by CRP. Conclusion The rich BHI medium without the need for modification to be introduced into the relevant stimulating conditions （which are essential to triggering relevant gene regulatory cascades）, can be used in lieu of synthetic TMH media to cultivate Y. pestis for gene regulation studies.
文摘俄罗斯运输机械制造控股公司(TMH)组建于2002年,是目前俄罗斯最大的私营机械制造商,其下辖14家机车车辆制造工厂。在过去5年中,该公司为振兴俄罗斯机车车辆制造工业,使之成为国内和国际机车车辆市场上的强有力竞争者付出了巨大努力。本文为《国际铁路杂志》(《Railway Gazette International》)编辑Chris Jack Son采访TMH公司总裁兼总经理Komissarov后所写的报道。
基金国家重点基础研究发展规划(the National Grand Fundamental Research Program of China under Grant No.2003CB716101)广东省自然科学基金(the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province of China under Grant No.06024419)
基金Project supported by National High-Technology Research andDevelopment Program of China (Grant No .2002AA234021)
文摘Tmnsmembrane（TM） protein plays an important role in the life activity of the cells, and the prediction of transmembrane helical segments （TMHs） is an important subject in the bioinformatics research. Thus far, several prediction methods have been reported, but there are some deficiencies in prediction accuracy and adaptability in these methods. In this paper, a method based on discrete wavelet transform （DWT） was developed to predict the TMHs. Two sets of test data sets containing total 60 protein sequences were utilized to access the effect of the method. Compared with the prediction results of TMHMM2.0 and MEMSAT, the obtained results indicate that the presented method has high prediction accuracy.
文摘基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理的Vienna Ab initio Simulation Package(VASP)软件系统研究了Mg7TMH16(TM=Sc,Ti,V,Y,Zr,Nb)的晶体结构和电子性能.分析了结合能和形成焓,计算得到的结合能显示Mg7TiH16和Mg7NbH16的稳定性最强,形成焓的变化表明Mg7TMH16具有比MgH2更低的分解温度,电子态密度显示Mg7TMH16表现出明显的金属特性.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 20775060 and 20335030), the TeachingResearch Award Program for Out-standing Young Teachers in Higher Education Institutions of Chinathe Key Lab of Polymer Material Science of Gansu Province, China
文摘About 20%-30% of genome products have been predicted as membrane proteins, which have sig-nificant biological functions. The prediction of the amount and position for the transmembrane protein helical segments (TMHs) is the hot spot in bioinformatics. In this paper, a new approach, maximum spectrum of continuous wavelet transform (MSCWT), is proposed to predict TMHs. The predictions for eight SARS-CoV membrane proteins indicate that MSCWT has the same capacity with software TMpred. Moreover, the test on a dataset of 131 structure-known proteins with 548 TMHs shows that the predic-tion accuracy of MSCWT for TMHs is 91.6% and that for membrane protein is 89.3%.
