scholarly journals The plant dehydrin Lti30 stabilizes lipid lamellar structures in varying hydration conditions

2020 ◽  
Vol 61 (7) ◽  
pp. 1014-1024
Author(s):  
Jenny Marie Andersson ◽  
Quoc Dat Pham ◽  
Helena Mateos ◽  
Sylvia Eriksson ◽  
Pia Harryson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Stress Proteins ◽  
Regulatory Mechanism ◽  
Membrane Integrity ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Growth And Survival ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Intrinsically Disordered ◽  
Membrane Region ◽  
Water Contents

A major challenge to plant growth and survival are changes in temperature and diminishing water supply. During acute temperature and water stress, plants often express stress proteins, such as dehydrins, which are intrinsically disordered hydrophilic proteins. In this article, we investigated how the dehydrin Lti30 from Arabidopsis thaliana stabilizes membrane systems that are exposed to large changes in hydration. We also compared the effects of Lti30 on membranes with those of the simple osmolytes urea and trimethylamine N-oxide. Using X-ray diffraction and solid-state NMR, we studied lipid-protein self-assembly at varying hydration levels. We made the following observations: 1) the association of Lti30 with anionic membranes relies on electrostatic attraction, and the protein is located in the bilayer interfacial membrane region; 2) Lti30 can stabilize the lamellar multilayer structure, making it insensitive to variations in water content; 3) in lipid systems with a composition similar to those present in some seeds and plants, dehydrin can prevent the formation of nonlamellar phases upon drying, which may be crucial for maintaining membrane integrity; and 4) Lti30 stabilizes bilayer structures both at high and low water contents, whereas the small osmolyte molecules mainly prevent dehydration-induced transitions. These results corroborate the idea that dehydrins are part of a sensitive and multifaceted regulatory mechanism that protects plant cells against stress.

Lyotropic Phase Behaviour and Structural Parameters of Monosaccharide and Disaccharide Guerbet Branched-Chain β-D-Glycosides

2014 ◽  
Vol 895 ◽  
pp. 111-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hairul A.A. Hamid ◽  
Rauzah Hashim ◽  
John M. Seddon ◽  
Nicholas J. Brooks
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Structural Parameters ◽  
Phase Behaviour ◽  
Hydroxyl Groups ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Branched Chain ◽  
Optical Polarizing Microscopy ◽  
Water Contents

The phase behaviour and self-assembly structural parameters of a pair of monosaccharide and disaccharide Guerbet branched-chain β-D-glycosides, namely 2-octyldodecyl β-D-glucoside (β-Glc-C12C8) and 2-octyldodecyl β-D-maltoside (β-Mal-C12C8), have been studied by means of optical polarizing microscopy (OPM) and small-angle X-ray diffraction at room temperature (25°C). These compounds are sugar-based glycolipid surfactants having a total chain length of C20, and differ based on the increasing number of hydroxyl groups of the sugar headgroup (glucose and maltose). The repeat spacings obtained by X-ray diffraction as a function of water content have been used to determine the limiting hydration for the two glycosides. At room temperature, β-Glc-C12C8 and β-Mal-C12C8 have limiting hydrations of 22 wt% and 25 wt%, corresponding to 8 10 and 10 12 water molecules per glycoside, respectively. At all water contents between 5 and 29 wt % water, these compounds adopt inverse hexagonal (HII) or fluid lamellar (Lα) phases. The structural parameters of these phases have been determined from the diffraction data, from the X-ray repeat spacings, densities and concentration of the glycosides.

Crystal structures of (S)- and (R,S)-2,2′-bipyridine-3,3′-dicarboxylic acid 1,1′-dioxides and of their barium salts: absolute configuration and molecular distortion enforced by supramolecular self-assembly

1997 ◽  
Vol 212 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Vojtíšek ◽  
I. Císařová ◽  
J. Podlaha ◽  
Z. Žák ◽  
S. Böhm ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Single Crystal ◽  
Dicarboxylic Acid ◽  
Crystal Structures ◽  
Absolute Configuration ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Barium Salt ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray

AbstractCrystal structures of the title compounds were determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. Absolute configuration of the barium salt of (+)-(

The Evaluation of TiTe2 as a Diffusion Barrier in the Formation of Low Thermal Conductivity Nanolaminates with Bi2Te3 and Sb2Te3

2010 ◽  
Vol 74 ◽  
pp. 38-47
Author(s):  
Clay Mortensen ◽  
Paul Zschack ◽  
David C. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Diffusion Barrier ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Low Temperatures ◽  
Annealing Temperature ◽  
The Self ◽  
High Angle ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Amorphous Precursor ◽  
X Ray

The evolution of designed [(Ti-Te)]x[(Sb-Te)]y, [(Bi-Te)]x[(Sb-Te)]y, [(Ti-Te)]w[(Bi-Te)]x[(Sb-Te)]y and [(Ti-Te)]w[(Bi-Te)]x[(Ti-Te)]y[(Sb-Te)]z precursors were followed as a function of annealing temperature and time using both low and high angle x-ray diffraction techniques to probe the self assembly into nanolaminate materials. The [(Bi-Te)]x[(Sb-Te)]y precursors were found to interdiffuse at low temperatures to form a (BixSb1-x)2Te3 alloy. The [(Ti-Te)]x[(Bi-Te)]y and [(Ti-Te)]x[(Sb-Te)]y precursors formed ordered nanolaminates [{(TiTe2)}1.35]x[Bi2Te3]y and [{(TiTe2)}1.35]x[Sb2Te3]y respectively. The [(Ti-Te)]w[(Bi-Te)]x[(Sb-Te)]x precursors formed [{(TiTe2)}1.35]w[(Bi0.5Sb0.5)2Te3]2x nanolaminates on annealing, as the bismuth and antimony layers interdiffused. Over the range of TiTe2 thicknesses used in [(Ti-Te)]w[(Bi-Te)]x[(Ti-Te)]y[(Sb-Te)]z precursors, Bi and Sb were found to interdiffuse through the 2-4 nm thick Ti-Te layers, resulting in the formation of (BixSb1-x)2Te3 alloy layers as part of the final nanolaminated products. When the Bi-Te and Sb-Te thicknesses were equal in the amorphous precursors, symmetric [{(TiTe2)}1.35]m[(Bi0.5Sb0.5)2Te3]n nanolamiantes were formed. When the thicknesses of Bi-Te and Sb-Te layers were not equal in the amorphous precursor, asymmetric [(TiTe2)1.35]m[(BixSb1-x)2Te3]n[(TiTe2)1.35]m[(BixSb1-x)2Te3]p nanolaminates were formed. These results imply that to form (A)w(B)x(C)y nanolaminates using designed layered precursors all three components must be immiscible. To form (A)x(B)y(A)x(C)z nanolaminates, the components must be immiscible or the precursor to the A component and the A component itself must be an effective interdiffusion barrier preventing B and C from mixing.

Preparation and Characterization of Polyaniline Nanotubes Doped with Different Acid

2013 ◽  
Vol 401-403 ◽  
pp. 663-666
Author(s):  
Xue Lian Bai ◽  
Jian Ting Mei ◽  
Zhong Guo Mu ◽  
Yun Bai
Keyword(s):  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Ammonium Persulfate ◽  
Tetraacetic Acid ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Structure And Property ◽  
Assembly Method ◽  
Polyaniline Nanotubes

Polyaniline (PANI) nanotubes were synthesized separately using amino acetic acid (AA), ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA), oxalic acid (OA) as dopant and ammonium persulfate (APS) as oxidant by a self-assembly method. SEM, TEM,FTIR and X-ray diffraction (XRD) and applying the 4 probes method characterized the morphology, structure and property of the product. It was found that nanotubes morphology were synthesized when the [Aci/[A ratio is 1:2.The room template conductivity of the products were studied.

scholarly journals Chirality, Gelation Ability and Crystal Structure: Together or Apart? Alkyl Phenyl Ethers of Glycerol as Simple LMWGs

Symmetry ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 732
Author(s):  
Alexander A. Bredikhin ◽  
Aidar T. Gubaidullin ◽  
Zemfira A. Bredikhina ◽  
Robert R. Fayzullin ◽  
Olga A. Lodochnikova
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Chiral Recognition ◽  
Soft Materials ◽  
Gelling Agent ◽  
Low Molecular Weight ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Low Molecular Weight Gelators ◽  
Phenyl Ethers

Chiral recognition plays an important role in the self-assembly of soft materials, in particular supramolecular organogels formed by low molecular weight gelators (LMWGs). Out of 14 pairs of the studied racemic and enantiopure samples of alkyl-substituted phenyl ethers of glycerol, only eight enantiopure diols form the stable gels in nonane. The formation of gels from solutions was studied by polarimetry, and their degradation with the formation of xerogels was studied by the PXRD method. The revealed crystalline characteristics of all studied xerogels corresponded to those for crystalline samples of the parent gelators. In addition to those previously investigated, crystalline samples of enantiopure para-n-alkylphenyl glycerol ethers [alkyl = pentyl (5), hexyl (6), heptyl (7), octyl (8), nonyl (9)] and racemic 3-(3,5-dimethylphenoxy)propane-1,2-diol (rac-14) have been examined by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Among 22 samples of compounds 1-14 studied by SC-XRD, seven different types of supramolecular motifs are identified, of which only two are realized in crystals of supramolecular gelators. An attempt was made to relate the ability to gel formation with the characteristics of the supramolecular motif of a potential gelling agent, and the frequency of formation of the motif, required for gelation, with the chiral characteristics of the sample.

scholarly journals Improving the reactivity of phenylacetylene macrocycles toward topochemical polymerization by side chains modification

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 1613-1619 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Rondeau-Gagné ◽  
Jules Roméo Néabo ◽  
Maxime Daigle ◽  
Katy Cantin ◽  
Jean-François Morin
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Scanning Electron Microscopy ◽  
Raman Spectroscopy ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Significant Enhancement ◽  
Side Chains ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Topochemical Polymerization ◽  
Scanning Electron

The synthesis and self-assembly of two new phenylacetylene macrocycle (PAM) organogelators were performed. Polar 2-hydroxyethoxy side chains were incorporated in the inner part of the macrocycles to modify the assembly mode in the gel state. With this modification, it was possible to increase the reactivity of the macrocycles in the xerogel state to form polydiacetylenes (PDAs), leading to a significant enhancement of the polymerization yields. The organogels and the PDAs were characterized using Raman spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM).

scholarly journals Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of UspE fromEscherichia coli

2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (12) ◽  
pp. 1640-1642 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongbin Xu ◽  
Chun-Shan Quan ◽  
Xuanzhen Jin ◽  
Xiaoling Jin ◽  
Jing Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stress Proteins ◽  
Gel Filtration ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Unit Cell Parameters ◽  
Data Set ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cell Parameters ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Vapour Diffusion ◽  
Induced Genes

Universal stress proteins (Usps) are among the most highly induced genes when bacteria are subjected to several stress conditions such as heat shock, nutrient starvation or the presence of oxidants or other stress agents.Escherichia colihas five small Usps and one tandem-type Usp. UspE (or YdaA) is the tandem-type Usp and consists of two Usp domains arranged in tandem. To date, the structure of UspE remains to be elucidated. To contribute to the molecular understanding of the function of the tandem-type UspE, UspE fromE. coliwas overexpressed and the recombinant protein was purified using Ni–NTA affinity, Q anion-exchange and gel-filtration chromatography. Crystals of UspE were obtained by sitting-drop vapour diffusion. A diffraction data set was collected to a resolution of 3.2 Å from flash-cooled crystals. The crystals belonged to the tetragonal space groupI4122 orI4322, with unit-cell parametersa=b= 121.1,c = 241.7 Å.

A new twofold interpenetrated two-dimensional cadmium(II) coordination polymer constructed from 2,2′-(benzene-1,4-dicarboxamido)dipropionate

2018 ◽  
Vol 74 (11) ◽  
pp. 1434-1439
Author(s):  
Hong-Tao Zhang ◽  
Xiao-Long Wang
Keyword(s):  
Coordination Polymer ◽  
Coordination Polymers ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Fluorescence Emission ◽  
Functional Materials ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Carboxylate Groups ◽  
Potential Applications

In recent years, much initial interest and enthusiasm has focused on the self-assembly of coordination polymers due to the aesthetics of their crystalline architectures and their potential applications as new functional materials. As part of an exploration of chiral coordination polymers, a new twofold interpenetrated two-dimensional (2D) coordination polymer, namely, poly[[tetraaquabis[μ3-(2R,2′R)-2,2′-(benzene-1,4-dicarboxamido)dipropionato-κ5 O,O′:O′′,O′′′:O′′]dicadmium(II)] trihydrate], {[Cd2(C14H14N2O6)2(H2O)4]·3H2O} n , has been synthesized by the reaction of Cd(CH3COO)2·2H2O with the designed ligand (2R,2′R)-2,2′-(benzene-1,4-dicarboxamido)dipropionic acid (H2 L). The compound has been structurally characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. In the crystal structure, each CdII cation binds to three carboxylate groups from two crystallographically independent L 2− dianions. Four carboxylate groups link two crystallographically independent cadmium cations into a 4,4-connected secondary building unit (SBU). The resulting SBUs are extended into a two-dimensional folding sheet via the terephthalamide moiety of the ligand as a spacer, which can be simplified as a (4,4)-connected 4,4L15 net with the point symbol (3.53.62)(32.52.62). In the lattice, two independent folding sheets interpenetrate each other to yield a double-sheet layer. The resulting 2D layers pack in parallel arrays through intermolecular hydrogen bonds and interlayer π–π interactions. The thermal stability and photoluminescence properties of the title compound have been investigated and it exhibits an enhanced fluorescence emission and a longer lifetime compared with free H2 L.

scholarly journals Low-temperature hydrothermal synthesis of hierarchical flower-like CuB2O4 superstructures

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-118
Author(s):  
Daniel Ursu ◽  
Anamaria Dabici ◽  
Marinela Miclau ◽  
Nicolae Miclau
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Stability ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Hydrothermal Solution ◽  
Optical Measurements ◽  
Oriented Attachment ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
One Step

We report for the first time the fabrication of hierarchical ordered superstructure CuB2O4 with flower-like morphology via a one-step, low temperature hydrothermal method. The tetragonal structure of CuB2O4 was determined by X-ray diffraction and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. Optical measurements attested of the quality of the fabricated CuB2O4 and high temperature X-ray diffraction confirmed its thermal stability up to 600 ?C. The oriented attachment growth and the hierarchical self-assembly of micrometer-sized platelets producing hierarchical superstructures with flower-like morphology are designed by pH of the hydrothermal solution. The excellent band gap, high thermal stability and hierarchical structure of the CuB2O4 are promising for the photovoltaic and photocatalytic applications.

scholarly journals Structural characterization of the N-terminal part of the MERS-CoV nucleocapsid by X-ray diffraction and small-angle X-ray scattering

2016 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 192-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolas Papageorgiou ◽  
Julie Lichière ◽  
Amal Baklouti ◽  
François Ferron ◽  
Marion Sévajol ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Structural Model ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Terminal Region ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Terminal Part ◽  
Multifunctional Protein ◽  
X Ray ◽  
N Protein ◽  
Intrinsically Disordered ◽  
X Ray Scattering

The N protein of coronaviruses is a multifunctional protein that is organized into several domains. The N-terminal part is composed of an intrinsically disordered region (IDR) followed by a structured domain called the N-terminal domain (NTD). In this study, the structure determination of the N-terminal region of the MERS-CoV N proteinviaX-ray diffraction measurements is reported at a resolution of 2.4 Å. Since the first 30 amino acids were not resolved by X-ray diffraction, the structural study was completed by a SAXS experiment to propose a structural model including the IDR. This model presents the N-terminal region of the MERS-CoV as a monomer that displays structural features in common with other coronavirus NTDs.

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