Eu^2＋在KCaPO4中的发光及晶体学格位

采用高温固相法制备了KCaPO4：Eu^2＋蓝绿色荧光粉,研究了材料的发光特性。在400 nm近紫外光激发下,材料呈非对称的单峰发射,主峰位于487 nm。监测487 nm发射峰,对应的激发光谱覆盖300-450 nm,说明材料能够很好的吸收紫外-近紫外光,发射蓝绿色光。利用van Uitert公式计算了Eu^2＋取代...     

Pathogenic Impact of α-Synuclein Phosphorylation and Its Kinases in α-Synucleinopathies

α-Synuclein is a protein with a molecular weight of 14.5 kDa and consists of 140 amino acids encoded by the SNCA gene. Missense mutations and gene duplications in the SNCA gene cause hereditary Parkinson’s disease. Highly phosphorylated and abnormally aggregated α-synuclein is a major component of Lewy bodies found in neuronal cells of patients with sporadic Parkinson’s disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, and glial cytoplasmic inclusion bodies in oligodendrocytes with multiple system atrophy. Aggregated α-synuclein is cytotoxic and plays a central role in the pathogenesis of the above-mentioned synucleinopathies. In a healthy brain, most α-synuclein is unphosphorylated; however, more than 90% of abnormally aggregated α-synuclein in Lewy bodies of patients with Parkinson’s disease is phosphorylated at Ser129, which is presumed to be of pathological significance. Several kinases catalyze Ser129 phosphorylation, but the role of phosphorylation enzymes in disease pathogenesis and their relationship to cellular toxicity from phosphorylation are not fully understood in α-synucleinopathy. Consequently, this review focuses on the pathogenic impact of α-synuclein phosphorylation and its kinases during the neurodegeneration process in α-synucleinopathy.     

Function of IRAG2 Is Modulated by NO/cGMP in Murine Platelets

Inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate receptor-associated 2 (IRAG2) is a type II membrane protein located at the endoplasmic reticulum. It is a homologue of inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate receptor-associated cGMP kinase substrate 1 (IRAG1), a substrate protein of cGMP-dependent protein kinase I (PKGI), and is among others expressed in platelets. Here, we studied if IRAG2 is also located in platelets and might be a substrate protein of PKGI. IRAG2 was detected in platelets of IRAG2-WT animals but not in those of IRAG2-KO animals. Next, we validated by co-immunoprecipitation studies that IRAG2 is associated with IP₃R1-3. No direct stable interaction with PKGIβ or with IRAG1 was observed. Phosphorylation of IRAG2 in murine platelets using a Ser/Thr-specific phospho-antibody was found in vitro and ex vivo upon cGMP stimulation. To gain insight into the function of IRAG2, platelet aggregation studies were performed using thrombin and collagen as agonists for treatment of isolated IRAG2-WT or IRAG2-KO platelets. Interestingly, platelet aggregation was reduced in the absence of IRAG2. Pretreatment of wild type or IRAG2-KO platelets with sodium nitroprusside (SNP) or 8-pCPT-cGMP revealed a further reduction in platelet aggregation in the absence of IRAG2. These results show that IRAG2 is a substrate of PKGI in murine platelets. Furthermore, our results indicate that IRAG2 is involved in the induction of thrombin- or collagen-induced platelet aggregation and that this effect is enhanced by cGMP-dependent phosphorylation of IRAG2. As IRAG1 was previously shown to inhibit platelet aggregation in a cGMP-dependent manner, it can be speculated that IRAG2 exerts an opposing function and might be an IRAG1 counterpart in murine platelets.     

蓝色荧光粉K(Na)BaBP2O8:Eu2+的制备与发光特性

采用高温固相法在还原气氛中合成K(Na)BaBP₂O ₈:Eu²⁺系列硼磷酸盐蓝色荧光粉,研究煅烧温度 以及用Na⁺掺杂替换K⁺对荧光粉晶体结构和发光性能的影响。利用热重-示差扫描量热 (TG-DSC)、X射 线衍射(XRD)、荧光(PL)光谱和色坐标(CIE)等手段确定了 荧光粉的合成温度,并对荧光粉的晶体 结构和发光性能进行表征。结果表明,800～875℃制备的KBaBP₂O ₈:0.03Eu²⁺荧光粉具有KBaBP₂O₈纯相 结构,属于四方晶系,空间群I42d,荧光粉的最佳合 成温度为875℃。K(Na)BaBP₂O₈:Eu²⁺系列荧光粉 可被波长为365nm的近紫外光有效激发,与InGaN芯片( 350~410nm)相匹配;其发射光谱为 400~650nm的不对称宽带,发射峰位于456nm 左右,对应Eu²⁺的4f^65d1-4f⁷-5d⁰跃迁。利用van Uitert经 验公式计算了Eu²⁺取代KBaBP₂O₈中Ba²⁺和K⁺时所占的晶体学格位,得出 449.4nm、439.1nm两个发射属 于Eu²⁺占据8配位的Ba²⁺和K⁺的5d-4f跃迁发射 ,511.0、506.7nm两个发射属于Eu²⁺ 占据6配位的 Ba²⁺和K⁺的5d-4f跃迁发射。用适量Na⁺替换K⁺可 以明显提高荧光粉的发光强度,其最佳掺杂摩尔比例为 Na/K=0.35/0.65,此时荧光粉的主晶相没有改变,但XRD衍射峰向大角度方向偏移。K(Na)Ba BP₂O₈:Eu²⁺ 荧光粉的CIE点可落在从蓝光到蓝白光区域,在近紫外LED应 用中可以根据实际需要灵活选择。     

Update on Glycosphingolipids Abundance in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most frequent type of primary liver cancer. Low numbers of HCC patients being suitable for liver resection or transplantation and multidrug resistance development during pharmacotherapy leads to high death rates for HCC patients. Understanding the molecular mechanisms of HCC etiology may contribute to the development of novel therapeutic strategies for prevention and treatment of HCC. UDP-glucose ceramide glycosyltransferase (UGCG), a key enzyme in glycosphingolipid metabolism, generates glucosylceramide (GlcCer), which is the precursor for all glycosphingolipids (GSLs). Since UGCG gene expression is altered in 0.8% of HCC tumors, GSLs may play a role in cellular processes in liver cancer cells. Here, we discuss the current literature about GSLs and their abundance in normal liver cells, Gaucher disease and HCC. Furthermore, we review the involvement of UGCG/GlcCer in multidrug resistance development, globosides as a potential prognostic marker for HCC, gangliosides as a potential liver cancer stem cell marker, and the role of sulfatides in tumor metastasis. Only a limited number of molecular mechanisms executed by GSLs in HCC are known, which we summarize here briefly. Overall, the role GSLs play in HCC progression and their ability to serve as biomarkers or prognostic indicators for HCC, requires further investigation.     

STN7 Kinase Is Essential for Arabidopsis thaliana Fitness under Prolonged Darkness but Not under Dark-Chilling Conditions

Reversible phosphorylation of photosystem II light harvesting complexes (LHCII) is a well-established protective mechanism enabling efficient response to changing light conditions. However, changes in LHCII phosphorylation were also observed in response to abiotic stress regardless of photoperiod. This study aimed to investigate the impact of dark-chilling on LHCII phosphorylation pattern in chilling-tolerant Arabidopsis thaliana and to check whether the disturbed LHCII phosphorylation process will impact the response of Arabidopsis to the dark-chilling conditions. We analyzed the pattern of LHCII phosphorylation, the organization of chlorophyll–protein complexes, and the level of chilling tolerance by combining biochemical and spectroscopy techniques under dark-chilling and dark conditions in Arabidopsis mutants with disrupted LHCII phosphorylation. Our results show that during dark-chilling, LHCII phosphorylation decreased in all examined plant lines and that no significant differences in dark-chilling response were registered in tested lines. Interestingly, after 24 h of darkness, a high increase in LHCII phosphorylation was observed, co-occurring with a significant F_V/F_M parameter decrease. The highest drop of F_V/F_M was detected in the stn7-1 line–mutant, where the LHCII is not phosphorylated, due to the lack of STN7 kinase. Our results imply that STN7 kinase activity is important for mitigating the adverse effects of prolonged darkness.     

如何更好解决施工现场安全问题

结合工程实例，分析了施工现场安全事故发生的原因，针对这些建筑安全事故原因，提出了解决施工现场存在问题的相关对策，从而有效预防及减少建筑安全事故的发生，使施工企业更好地发展。     

Social media usage and organizational performance: Reflections of Malaysian social media managers

Social media usage among organizations is growing tremendously. Organizations are now building and maintaining social media public pages to improve their social network salience, enhance interest in their organizations, and build relationships with the online public. The majority of the studies on social media usage are based on the individual perspective while some are from the organizational perspective. However, not many studies have investigated the actual impact of social media usage on organizational performance. Therefore, using the qualitative approach, this study investigates the various purposes of social media usage and its impact on organizational performance. This study however, focuses only on the social media managers’ views. The senior managers of six organizations that are using social media are interviewed from which we find that social media is used for various purposes in organizations, such as advertising and promotion, branding, information search, building customer relations and many more. The results also show that social media has a greater impact on the performance of organizations in terms of enhancement in customer relations and customer service activities, improvement in information accessibility and cost reduction in terms of marketing and customer service.     

基于城乡统筹的早商府城遗址保护规划策略研究

在城乡统筹的社会背景下如何进行遗址保护与利用是一个值得关注和研究的问题.本文在总结早商府城遗址概况、分析遗址本体和周边环境的破坏因素、并对府城遗址进行价值评估的基础上,从城乡统筹发展的角度剖析府城遗址保护面临的矛盾,最后从区域整合协调、分区分级保护、保护性利用和管理保障机制完善四个方面提出了基于城乡统筹的整体保护的规划策略,以期对如何在城乡统筹中府城遗址的保护进行积极的探讨,寻找遗址可持续发展与城乡统筹协调的双赢之路.     

Experimental study on the solvent regeneration of a CO2‐loaded MEA solution using single and hybrid solid acid catalysts

The performance of a hybrid solid acid catalyst consisting of a physical mixture of γ‐Al₂O₃ and H‐ZSM‐5 in terms of the rate and heat duty for solvent regeneration (i.e., CO₂ stripping) of a CO₂‐rich MEA solution was compared with the individual performance of γ‐Al₂O₃, H‐ZSM‐5, and H‐Y solid acid catalysts using MEA (2–7 mol/L), with initial CO₂ loading of 0.5 mol CO₂/mol MEA at 378 K. It was observed that any catalyst significantly decreased the energy required for CO₂ regeneration. The performance of the catalysts investigated ranked as follows: γ‐Al₂O₃/H‐ZSM‐5 = 2/1 > γ‐Al₂O₃ > H‐ZSM‐5 > H‐Y if the process is in the lean CO₂ loading region whereas it was H‐ZSM‐5 > γ‐Al₂O₃/H‐ZSM‐5 = 2/1 > γ‐Al₂O₃ > H‐Y if the process is in the rich CO₂ loading region. These results highlight the joint dependence on Brønsted/Lewis acidity and mesopore surface area of heat duty for solvent regeneration. © 2015 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 62: 753–765, 2016