Construction of Enhanced Photostability Anthraquinone-Type Nanovesicles Based on a Novel Two-Step Supramolecular Assembly Strategy and Their Application on Multiband Laser-Responsive Composites

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (36) ◽  
pp. 43458-43472
Author(s):  
Linlin Su ◽  
Lan Shu ◽  
Binbin Shi ◽  
Yixiao Hang ◽  
Jin Huang

Author(s):  
Pengliang Sui ◽  
Qiuhong Li ◽  
Huajie Yu ◽  
Dongqin Luo ◽  
Zhaoyu Zhang ◽  
...  


Author(s):  
Wei-Hang Jin ◽  
Qian Wang ◽  
Meng Chen ◽  
Qi Zhang ◽  
Da-Hui Qu

This research revealed a class of fluorescent materials which have a response to humidity, based on simple small molecules via a CB[8]-based supramolecular assembly strategy, in which the materials’ fluorescent properties can be dynamically controlled.



Author(s):  
Changyu Wang ◽  
Cuiling Lin ◽  
Rui Ming ◽  
Xiangxin Li ◽  
Pascal Jonkheijm ◽  
...  


Author(s):  
U. Aebi ◽  
R. Millonig ◽  
H. Salvo

To date, most 3-D reconstructions of undecorated actin filaments have been obtained from actin filament paracrystal data (for refs, see 1,2). However, due to the fact that (a) the paracrystals may be several filament layers thick, and (b) adjacent filaments may sustantially interdigitate, these reconstructions may be subject to significant artifacts. None of these reconstructions has permitted unambiguous tracing or orientation of the actin subunits within the filament. Furthermore, measured values for the maximal filament diameter both determined by EM and by X-ray diffraction analysis, vary between 6 and 10 nm. Obviously, the apparent diameter of the actin filament revealed in the EM will critically depend on specimen preparation, since it is a rather flexible supramolecular assembly which can easily be bent or distorted. To resolve some of these ambiguities, we have explored specimen preparation conditions which may preserve single filaments sufficiently straight and helically ordered to be suitable for single filament 3-D reconstructions, possibly revealing molecular detail.



2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Colliard ◽  
Gregory Morrosin ◽  
Hans-Conrad zur Loye ◽  
May Nyman

Superatoms are nanometer-sized molecules or particles that can form ordered lattices, mimicking their atomic counterparts. Hierarchical assembly of superatoms gives rise to emergent properties in superlattices of quantum-dots, p-block clusters, and fullerenes. Here, we introduce a family of uranium-oxysulfate cluster anions whose hierarchical assembly in water is controlled by two parameters; acidity and the countercation. In acid, larger Ln<sup>III</sup> (Ln=La-Ho) link hexamer (U<sub>6</sub>) oxoclusters into body-centered cubic frameworks, while smaller Ln<sup>III</sup> (Ln=Er-Lu &Y) promote linking of fourteen U<sub>6</sub>-clusters into hollow superclusters (U<sub>84</sub> superatoms). U<sub>84</sub> assembles into superlattices including cubic-closest packed, body-centered cubic, and interpenetrating networks, bridged by interstitial countercations, and U<sub>6</sub>-clusters. Divalent transition metals (TM=Mn<sup>II </sup>and Zn<sup>II</sup>), with no added acid, charge-balance and promote the fusion of 10 U<sub>6</sub> and 10 U-monomers into a wheel–shaped cluster (U<sub>70</sub>). Dissolution of U<sub>70</sub> in organic media reveals (by small-angle Xray scattering) that differing supramolecular assemblies are accessed, controlled by TM-linking of U<sub>70</sub>-clusters. <br>



Biology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 294
Author(s):  
Thunyarat Surasiang ◽  
Chalongrat Noree

Asparagine synthetase deficiency (ASD) has been found to be caused by certain mutations in the gene encoding human asparagine synthetase (ASNS). Among reported mutations, A6E mutation showed the greatest reduction in ASNS abundance. However, the effect of A6E mutation has not yet been tested with yeast asparagine synthetase (Asn1/2p). Here, we constructed a yeast strain by deleting ASN2 from its genome, introducing the A6E mutation codon to ASN1, along with GFP downstream of ASN1. Our mutant yeast construct showed a noticeable decrease of Asn1p(A6E)-GFP levels as compared to the control yeast expressing Asn1p(WT)-GFP. At the stationary phase, the A6E mutation also markedly lowered the assembly frequency of the enzyme. In contrast to Asn1p(WT)-GFP, Asn1p(A6E)-GFP was insensitive to changes in the intracellular energy levels upon treatment with sodium azide during the log phase or fresh glucose at the stationary phase. Our study has confirmed that the effect of A6E mutation on protein expression levels of asparagine synthetase is common in both unicellular and multicellular eukaryotes, suggesting that yeast could be a model of ASD. Furthermore, A6E mutation could be introduced to the ASNS gene of acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients to inhibit the upregulation of ASNS by cancer cells, reducing the risk of developing resistance to the asparaginase treatment.



2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 1330-1336
Author(s):  
Genlai Du ◽  
Xia Hua ◽  
Bin Xu ◽  
Huan Wang ◽  
Xin Zhou ◽  
...  

We designed a technology to combined biotechnology, chemical and electrochemical techniques to achieve furoic acid bio-production from bio-toxic furfural.



1998 ◽  
Vol 37 (14) ◽  
pp. 3521-3525 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amany M. A. Ibrahim ◽  
Eric Siebel ◽  
R. Dieter Fischer


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