Diffusion-enhanced resonance energy transfer shows that linker-DNA accessibility decreases during salt-induced chromatin condensation

Accessibility of linker-DNA chromatin during salt-induced condensation of chicken erythrocytes chromatin was studied by diffusion-enhanced resonance energy transfer. A terbium complex was covalently bound to linker-DNA and fluorescein molecules bound to latex particles with diameters ranging from 14 to 2470 nm were used as acceptor. The accessibility of linker-DNA to molecules with a diameter superior to 14 nm diminished during condensation, but for an acceptor diameter of 14 nm or less, no accessibility variation was observed. It can be concluded that (1) linker-DNA is located inside the fiber when chromatin is in the condensed state, (2) chromatin condensation can prevent the approach to DNA due to steric hindrance, (3) salt-induced chromatin condensation is a gradual process, and (4) condensed chromatin models containing a central cavity are more likely.Abbreviations DTPA diethylene tetramine pentacetic acid - FDL-DERET fast diffusion limit of diffusion-enhanced resonance energy transfer - Pso-Tb psoralen-terbium complex - PAS paraamino salicylic acid - TREF time-resolved emission of fluorescence     

Theory and experiment: Anion binding property of novel phenanthroline or aromatic bridged compounds

A series of artificial compounds, phenanthroline or aromatic bridged indoline derivatives, have been designed and synthesized. The interaction of these compounds with biologically important anions fluoride (F^?), acetate (AcO^?), dihydrogen phosphate (H₂PO₄^?), chloride (Cl^?), bromide (Br^?) and iodide (I^?) was determined by UV–vis, fluorescene titration and theoretical experiments. Results indicate that compound 1 (Di((1″,2″-dihydro-indol-3″-one-2″-hydrazone-1′-hydrazyl)-2′-methylene)-1,3-did-ehydebenzo) and 2 (Di((1″,2″-dihydro-indol-3″-one-2″-hydrazone-1′-hydrazyl)-2′-methylene)-1,3-didehyde-5-nitrobenzo) containing aromatic bridge do not show binding ability for various anions, and that compound 3 (Di((1″,2″-dihydro-indol-3″-one-2″-hydrazone-1′-hydrazyl)-2′-methylene)-2,9-dial-dehyde-1,10-phenanthroline) containing phenanthroline bridge shows the strongest binding ability for F^? among various anions, the moderate binding ability for AcO^? and H₂PO₄^?, and almost no binding ability for Cl^?, Br^?, I^?. The different binding ability of aromatic and phenanthroline bridged compounds may be related to the conjugative effect. What's more, the binding ability of compound 3 with F^? is not interfered by the existence of other anions. Hence, theoretical investigations explore the reasons of different binding ability between compound 3 and anions.     

用精确的量子力学方法研究N + OD反应的动力学性质

采用close coupling (CC)方法,在3A’’势能面上[Guadagnini R, Schatz G C, Walch S P. Global potential energy surface for the lowest 1A’, 3A’’, and 1A’’ states of HNO [J]. J. Chem. Phys., 1995,10:774],我们利用量子含时波包方法对N + OH的同位素反应—N + OD进行了研究。在0.0-0.8 eV的平动能范围内,选态的反应几率受共振结构支配。利用 -shifting方法计算,我们得到了基态的速率常数,并对分子间的同位素效应进行了研究。     

The performance of the series III 200kv high current industrial ion implanter

Two years of operation of the Series III Implanter have revealed the full potential of this machine.

The arsenic and phosphorus performance of this machine has greatly exceeded the initial 4 mA design criterion and 8 mA beams of these elements are readily obtainable. The boron beam currents are very dependent upon source history, but 1.2 mA is always available and 3 mA can be obtained from a well conditioned source.

The single gap post-acceleration system has proved very successful, a particular advantage over multi-gap tubes being the 100% beam transmission for any post-acceleration voltage and milliampere beams.

The processor system consists of a large capacity (54–3″. 27–4″, 18–5″ or 9–6″ silicon wafers) racetrack carousel which gives a mechanical scan free of geometric errors for wafers up to 61/2″ diameter. The wafers are mounted on plates with a clamping technique designed for use with an automatic loading system. The large implantation area (approximately 4,000 cm²) minimizes the temperature rise during implantation. The large beam area (approximately 25 cm² at the carousel) minimizes the pulse heating effect as the wafers sweep through the beam.     

Chromatin condensation and sensitivity of DNA in situ to denaturation during cell cycle and apoptosis--a confocal microscopy study

The goal of this study was to construct high resolution 3D confocal images of regions of condensed and extended chromatin in cell nuclei and individual chromosomes. It has been shown previously that sensitivity of DNA in situ to denaturation correlates with chromatin condensation and varies during cell cycle and apoptosis. Thus, detection of DNA which was partially denatured in situ provided a means to image areas of condensed chromatin. DNA denaturation was detected using a metachromatic dye acridine orange (AO) which differentially stains single stranded (ss) and double-stranded (ds) DNA sections. Early studies of denaturability of cellular DNA utilized flow cytometry and standard fluorescence microscopy. These techniques could not reveal small local differences in DNA denaturability within cell nucleus or in individual chromosomes. For instance, it was not possible to detect the initial points of chromosome condensation in G2-phase of the division cycle or in apoptosis. In order to achieve this goal we have recently extended these studies by applying confocal microscopy. We investigated DNA denaturability in normal human fibroblasts and HL-60 leukemic cells, at different stages of cell cycle and apoptosis. Following removal of RNA and partial denaturation of DNA with acid cells were stained with AO. Green (530 nm) and red (640 nm) fluorescence (exc. 457 nm) of non-denatured and denatured DNA was imaged by confocal microscopy. Blind deconvolution was used to further improve the quality of 3D images. Photobleaching of AO fluorescence was minimized and a correction for chromatic aberration and register shift was implemented. Nuclei of interphase cells exhibited predominantly green fluorescence representing AO binding to ds DNA. Punctuate areas of red fluorescence representing AO binding to denatured DNA and most likely associated with local regions of condensed chromatin were also present in all interphase nuclei. The proportion of denatured DNA increased in cells entering mitosis. In prophase individual condensing chromosomes exhibited varied proportions of green and red fluorescence indicating different content of denatured chromatin. In some chromosomes bands of denatured and denaturation-resistant chromatin were clearly resolved. In metaphase and anaphase chromosomes exhibited red fluorescence along all length of their arms indicating the highest and uniform susceptibility to denaturation. In telophase chromosomes contained predominantly denaturation-resistant DNA again and denaturated regions were significantly less abundant. At cytokinesis some decondensing chromosomes were still resolved. At this stage almost all regions of denatured DNA were located close to nuclear envelope. These regions may correspond to pockets of heterochromatin reforming at nuclear periphery. In early apoptosis condensation of chromatin appeared to commence in several distinct regions within nucleus. Some apoptotic bodies contained condensed chromatin surrounding central regions of extended chromatin. At late stages of apoptosis the whole volume of apoptotic bodies was occupied by condensed chromatin.     

O+NH反应在3A″和1A″势能面上的量子含时波包动力学研究

对于O+NH反应,在3A″和1A″势能面(Guadagnini R,Schatz G C,Walch S P.Global potential energy surface for the lowest 1A′,3A″,and 1A″states of HNO [J].J.Chem.Phys.,1995,10:774)上,我们运用coupled state or centrifugal sudden (CS)近似和close coupling or Coriolis coupled (CC)方法进行了量子动力学计算.通过比较两种方法得到的总的反应几率,我们发现对于两个势能面上的标题反应,CS近似是失效的.我们还讨论了用CS和CC方法得到的速率常数,并进行了结果比较.     

Spin-glass freezing in a Ni-vermiculite intercalation compound

We report on the magnetic properties of a Ni(2+)-vermiculite intercalation compound from Santa Olalla, Huelva (Spain). This modified vermiculite was studied by means of DC and AC magnetic measurements. The existence of two maxima in magnetic susceptibility below 10?K was interpreted in terms of the Cole-Cole formalism as being due to spin-glass freezing in this material. The temperature, frequency and external magnetic field dependences of these anomalies located at temperatures around 2-3?K and 8-10?K in the imaginary part of the magnetic susceptibility, χ″, seem to suggest the existence of spin-relaxation phenomena between the magnetic moments of the Ni(2+) ions. A dynamic study of the relaxation processes associated with these phenomena considering the Cole-Cole formalism allows us to interpret the anomaly found at 2-3?K according to a law of activated dynamics, obtaining values for the critical exponent, ψν?相似文献   

4,4'-双 间位联苯基苯双核铕配合物的合成与发光

合成了一个新的双核铕配合物Eu₂(bdb)₃·4H₂O 。元素分析、红外光谱、质谱证实其配位方式是三个配体同时和两个铕离子绞合配位。该配合物发出铕离子特征红光,发射峰值位于614 nm,其激发光谱的激发峰值位于370 nm。配合物的发光寿命为336 μs,寿命曲线很好地和单指数衰减拟合曲线相吻合,进一步证实配合物只有一个对称中心铕离子存在。配合物热稳定性达到230 ℃,满足制备LED器件的要求。将该配合物与370 nm 发射的InGaN芯片组合 成功地制备了红色发光二极管,当配合物和硅树脂的质量比为1 : 30时,红色发光二极管的色坐标为x=0.635 3, y=0.334 0,发光效率为 1.36 lm/W。结果表明:该配合物是制备半导体高显色指数白光LED潜在的红色有机发光材料。     

Investigation of the low lying levels in9B

The reaction¹⁰B(³He, α)⁹B(p)⁸Be(g.s.) has been studied using a 1.8 MeV³He⁺ beam. Coincidence spectra were measured at θ_α=?150? and θ_α=22.5?, 30?, 37.5?, 45?, 52.5?, 60? and 67.5? for the indentification of the levels in⁹B which decay by proton emission. Possible new excited levels in⁹B were observed at (1.9±0.1), (2.1±0.1), (2.6±0.1) and (3.1±0.1) MeV.     

Structure and stability of Σ3 grain boundaries in face centered cubic metals

Σ3 grain boundaries form as a result of either growth twinning or deformation twinning in face centered cubic (fcc) metals and play a crucial role in determining the mechanical and electrical properties and microstructural stability. We studied the structure and stability of Σ3 grain boundaries (GBs) in fcc metals by using topological analysis and atomistic simulations. Atomistic simulations were performed for Cu and Al with empirical interatomic potentials to reveal the influence of stacking fault energy on the morphology of the twinned grains. Three sets of tilt Σ3 GBs were studied with respect to the tilt axis parallel to ?111?, ?112?, and ?110?, respectively. We showed that Σ3{111} and Σ3{112} GBs are thermodynamically stable and the others will dissociate into terraced interfaces regardless of the stacking fault energy. The morphology of the nano-twinned grains in Cu is predicted from the above analysis and found to match with experiments.     

Dynamic changes of nucleolar DNA configuration and distribution during the cell cycle in Allium sativum cells

To investigate the correlation between subnucleolar structure and function, the precise distribution and configuration of nucleolar DNA during the cell cycle of Allium sativum were determined using the NAMA-Ur DNA-specific staining technique. We showed that nucleolar DNA is present in two forms: compacted chromatin clumps and a decondensed DNA cloud. The form of the DNA within the nucleolus varied greatly as the cell cycle progressed. During telophase, chromosomes extended into the prenucleolar body. In early G1 phase, DNA was only located in the fibrillar centers in the form of the condensed chromatin clump, while in mid-G1, S and G2 phases, the two forms of DNA were distributed in the fibrillar centers (FC) and dense fibrillar component (DFC). In prophase of mitosis, nucleolar DNA, along with FC and DFC, was linked into a network structure and condensed into a large chromatin clump. The area of the DNA cloud in the dense fibrillar component changed during different phases of the cell cycle. Our results demonstrated that the configuration of nucleolar DNA undergoes a series of decondensations and condensations during the cell cycle to fulfill the function of the nucleoli during the different phases.     

Remarkable emissions in diprotonated 2,2′:6′,2″‐terpyridine derivatives

A series of new metal‐free blue emission compounds, i.e., diprotonated terpyH₂ClPF₆ ( 1 ), tterpyH₂ClPF₆ ( 2 ), ClterpyH₂ClPF₆ ( 3 ), and BterpyH₂(PF₆)₂ ( 4 ), were prepared and characterized by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry, UV–vis spectroscopy, and cyclic voltammetry (CV). Abbreviations used are terpy = 2,2′:6′,2″‐terpyridine, tterpy = 4′‐(4‐tolyl)‐2,2′:6′,2″‐terpyridine, Clterpy = 4′‐chloro‐2,2′:6′,2″‐terpyridine, and Bterpy = 4,4′,4″‐tert‐butyl‐2,2′:6′,2″‐terpyridine. The X‐ray crystal structures of the three new compounds 1, 2, and 4 were determined. Both protonated pyridine rings of the terpyridine derivatives are hydrogen bonded intermolecularly to the adjacent Cl^? ion in compounds 1 , 2, and 3 . The π–π* absorption bands in the UV region for 1, 2, 3, and 4 in acetonitrile were red‐shifted relative to those of the corresponding neutral compounds. All the compounds exhibited stronger emissions (around 400 nm) than their neutral counterparts. All the CVs for the diprotonated species, terpyH, tterpyH, ClterpyH, and BterpyH, showed the first reduction waves around ?0.6 V, which were more positive than those of the neutral ones. Density functional theory was applied to interpret the remarkable differences in the interaction of the Cl^? ion. The attachment of two protons to the two terminal Bterpy nitrogens in 4 elicits remarkable characteristics. Both positive charges on the nitrogens are delocalized over the conjugated pyridine systems and the tertiary carbonium ions are stabilized to lead to stronger emission (Φ = 0.35) than the corresponding neutral Bterpy (Φ = 0.045). CCDC 732045–732047 contains the supplementary crystallographic data for this paper. These data can be obtained free of charge from the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre via www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/data_request/cif Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

软X射线谱学显微光束线单色器结构设计及精度测试

针对上海光源谱学显微光束线站的性能要求,对其核心部件单色器进行结构设计。阐述了单色器的扫描运动原理,论述了波长扫描机构的设计方案,具体分析平面镜和光栅的转角重复精度影响因素;描述光栅切换机构,着重分析其水平偏差、垂直偏差、滚角、摆角和投角的精度问题;采用六杆并联机构的方案完成镜箱调节机构的设计,分析其支杆的调节范围和分辨力情况。给出了单色器的结构,并且对其精度进行了测试。测试结果表明,平面镜和光栅的转角重复精度分别为0.166″和0.149″;光栅切换机构的滚角、摆角和投角的重复精度分别为0.08″、0.12″和0.05″。这说明了单色器的结构设计方案和机械精度满足技术要求。     

二米真空紫外光栅摄谱仪

本文叙述了新近建造的一台二米真空紫外光栅摄谱仪的构造、性能和得到的结果,仪器是法线入射式,入射角7.5°,记录波段为2100?—200?。平均色散率为8.7?/mm。应用低气压电容放电光源,获得强而清晰的线状谱,包括大量的高次离化谱线。我们辨认了这个光源发射的大部分谱线共554条。 关键词：     

Four-photon absorption in the single-crystal polymer bis(paratoluene) sulfonate

Strong four-photon absorption corresponding to Im[x((7)) (-?; ?, -?, ?, -?, ?, -?, ?)] has been measured for the first time to the authors' knowledge with 100-fs pulses at 1600 nm in the single-crystal polymer poly[bis (p-toluene sulfonate)] of 2, 4-hexadiyne-1, 6-diol. The transition involved is from the even-symmetry ground state into the vibronic subband of the dominant, even-symmetry, excited two-photon state at an energy of 2.7 eV.     

七种新的SiC六方多型体

本文提出了用X射线劳埃法鉴定SiC六方多型体类型的方法。在详细地研究了xH类型与基本类型6H,15R和4H的倒易阵点间相互配置关系的基础上,推导出了这些具体关系,这种关系对于xH—6H来说仅有十二种,对于xH—15R仅有三十种,对于xH—4H仅有八种。上述的点间关系表和推求xH类型单位晶胞密堆积层数的公式同样可以普遍适用于以其他X射线照相法鉴定SiC六方多型体类型的工作中。用本文所提出的方法研究了许多实验室升华法制备的SiC单晶体以及部分工业SiC晶体。发现了七种六方SiC新多型体141H,80H,58H,55H,15H,9H和7H。新类型的定间羣为C_3v¹(C3m),六方晶胞c轴参数分别为:355.26?,201.57?,146.14?,138.58?,37.794?,22.676?和17.637?。     

Luminescent oxide nanoparticles with enhanced optical properties

Yttrium vanadate particles doped with europium are studied for their applications as biomolecule labels. Two parts of our recent work are presented. The first concerns the thermal treatment of particles incorporated in a solid matrix. After annealing at 1000 °C and redispersion in water by dissolution of the matrix, the structural and optical properties are greatly improved without any modification of size; the obtained nanoparticles appear as perfect single crystals of 39 nm and have the same emission properties as the bulk material. Their quantum yield is worth 39% for 5% europium doping and the emission lifetime is 1 ms. The second aspect concerns the functionalization of the nanoparticles by the sol-gel condensation of aminopropyltriethoxysilane at the surface of particles. The chemical accessibility of amino groups grafted on the particles is measured by reaction with an organic fluorescent tag fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC). These amine-coated nanoparticles were coupled to a peptidic toxin via a cross linker and allowed observation of the toxin motion bound to its membrane receptor.     

Use and Evaluation of Newly Synthesized Fluorescence Probes to Detect Generated OH• Radicals in Fibroblast Cells

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are pro-oxidant molecules synthesized in body with various functions and are essential for life. Increasing in reactive oxygen species or decreasing in antioxidants level cause oxidative stress which is very harmful. OH? radical is one of ROS’s, with tendency to bind to lipids, DNA and proteins which cause irreversible damage in cells. The most devastating consequences related to excess OH? radicals occur via direct binding to nucleic acids and proteins. Quantification of this high reactive radical with short life time is difficult. Electron Spin Resonance, Fluorescence, and Luminescence Spectroscopy are commonly used to determine the level of ROS. Fluorescence Probes have higher specificity and sensitivity with their excellent sensors to detect ROS’s compare to the other methods. Also, there are different probes specifically designed for each radical. The purpose of this study was to identify the probe better suiting for detection of OH? radical levels. The two most recommended fluorescence probes, 2-[6-(4 V-Hydroxy) phenoxy-3H-xanthen-3-on-9-yl]benzoic acid (HPF) and coumarin-3-carboxylic acid (3-CCA) to determine OH? radical levels were compared. Following the formation of OH? radical with Fenton reaction, HPF and 3-CCA probes were added to cells and spectrofluorometric measurements were performed in their respective wavelengths. The mean amplitude of fluorescence for HPF was 32.72?±?2.37 F.I (n?=?40) and for 3-CCA was 52.11?±?0.5 F.I (n?=?40). This difference was statistically significant. 3-CCA also demonstrated more stable measurements at different days compered to HPF.     

双(2,2-二硝基丙基)甲缩醛的结构和爆轰性能的量子化学研究

利用B3LYP/6-311+G(2d,p)方法对一种新型含能增塑剂双(2,2-二硝基丙基)甲缩醛进行几何优化,计算了其红外光谱、生成焓和爆轰特性. 分析了最弱键的键离解能和键级并预测了目标化合物的热稳定性. 结果表明双(2,2-二硝基丙基)甲缩醛中的四个N-NO₂键的键离解能都为164.38 kJ/mol. 表明目标化合物是一个热力学性能稳定的化合物. 以凝聚相生成焓和分子密度为基础,采用Kamlet-Jacobs方法预测其爆速和爆压. 目标化合物的晶体结构属于P21空间群.