Green means go : A polyelectrolyte diode on a microchip exhibits well‐defined nonlinear rectifying behavior. This system visualizes the dynamic distribution of ions in a charged polymer phase under an electric field on a real‐time basis using fluorescence images (see picture). Multiple polyelectrolyte diodes are integrated on a microchip to produce a variety of logic gates based on ionic circuits.
The CD44 family are type-1 transmembrane glycoproteins which are important in mediating the response of cells to their microenvironment, including regulation of growth, survival, differentiation, and motility. All these important functions have been reported to be regulated by N-glycosylation; however, little is known about this process. In the CD44 family, the most prolific isoform is CD44 standard type (CD44s). In this work, an integrated strategy combining stable isotope labeling, chemical derivatization, hydrophilic-interaction liquid chromatographic (HILIC) separation, and mass spectrometric (MS) identification was used to perform a comprehensive qualitative and quantitative survey of the N-glycosylation of recombinant CD44s. Specifically, the occupation ratios of the N-glycosites were first determined by MS with (18)O labeling; the results revealed five glycosites with different occupation ratios. Next, N-glycans were profiled by chemical derivatization and exoglycosidase digestion, followed by MALDI-TOF-MS and HILIC-ESI-MS-MS analysis. Interestingly, the quantitative analysis showed that non-sialylated, fucosylated complex-type glycans dominated the N-glycans of CD44s. Furthermore, the site-specific N-glycan distributions profiled by LC-ESI-MS(E) indicated that most glycosites bore complex-type glycans, except for glycosite N100, which was occupied by high-mannose-type N-glycans. This is the first comprehensive report of the N-glycosylation of CD44s. Figure Strategies for characterization of the N-glycosylation status of CD44s. 相似文献
Using supported multi-component zinc dicarboxylate catalyst,poly(1,2-propylene carbonate-co-1,2-cyclohexylene carbonate)(PPCHC) was successfully synthesized from carbon dioxide(CO2) with propylene oxide(PO) and cyclohexene oxide(CHO).The conversion of epoxides dramatically increased up to 89.7%(yield:384.2 g of polymer per g of Zn) with increasing reaction temperature from 60℃to 80℃.The optimized reaction temperature is 80℃.The chemical structure,the molecular weight,as well as thermal and mechanical properties of the resulting terpolymers were investigated extensively. When CHO feed content(mol%) is lower than 10%,the PPCHC terpolymers have number average molecular weight(Mn) ranging from 102×103 to 202×103 and molecular weight distribution(MWD) values ranging from 2.8 to 3.5.In contrast to poly(propylene carbonate)(PPC),the introduction of small amount of CHO leads to increase in the glass transition temperature from 38.0℃to 42.6℃.Similarly,the mechanical strength of the synthesized terpolymer is greatly enhanced due to the incorporation of CHO.These improvements in mechanical and thermal properties are of importance for the practical application of PPC. 相似文献
An asymmetric cyclization of alkynols triggered addition of azlactones catalyzed by a combined catalyst system consisting of a chiral gold phosphate and a phosphoric acid produces conformationally restricted amino acid precursors bearing vicinal quaternary stereogenic centers in high levels of stereoselectivity. 相似文献