Structural and Functional Analysis of the Pyridoxal Phosphate Homeostasis Protein YggS from Fusobacterium nucleatum

Pyridoxal 5′-phosphate (PLP) is the active form of vitamin B6, but it is highly reactive and poisonous in its free form. YggS is a PLP-binding protein found in bacteria and humans that mediates PLP homeostasis by delivering PLP to target enzymes or by performing a protective function. Several biochemical and structural studies of YggS have been reported, but the mechanism by which YggS recognizes PLP has not been fully elucidated. Here, we report a functional and structural analysis of YggS from Fusobacterium nucleatum (FnYggS). The PLP molecule could bind to native FnYggS, but no PLP binding was observed for selenomethionine (SeMet)-derivatized FnYggS. The crystal structure of FnYggS showed a type III TIM barrel fold, exhibiting structural homology with several other PLP-dependent enzymes. Although FnYggS exhibited low (<35%) amino acid sequence similarity with previously studied YggS proteins, its overall structure and PLP-binding site were highly conserved. In the PLP-binding site of FnYggS, the sulfate ion was coordinated by the conserved residues Ser201, Gly218, and Thr219, which were positioned to provide the binding moiety for the phosphate group of PLP. The mutagenesis study showed that the conserved Ser201 residue in FnYggS was the key residue for PLP binding. These results will expand the knowledge of the molecular properties and function of the YggS family.     

In Silico Analysis of PORD Mutations on the 3D Structure of P450 Oxidoreductase

Cytochrome P450 oxidoreductase (POR) is a membrane-bound flavoprotein that helps in transferring electrons from its NADPH domain to all cytochrome P450 (CYP450) enzymes. Mutations in the POR gene could severely affect the metabolism of steroid hormones and the development of skeletal muscles, a condition known as Cytochrome P450 oxidoreductase deficiency (PORD). PORD is associated with clinical presentations of disorders of sex development, Antley and Bixler’s syndrome (ABS), as well as an abnormal steroid hormone profile. We have performed an in silico analysis of POR 3D X-ray protein crystal structure to study the effects of reported mutations on the POR enzyme structure. A total of 32 missense mutations were identified, from 170 PORD patients, and mapped on the 3D crystal structure of the POR enzyme. In addition, five of the missense mutations (R457H, A287P, D210G, Y181D and Y607C) were further selected for an in-depth in silico analysis to correlate the observed changes in POR protein structure with the clinical phenotypes observed in PORD patients. Overall, missense mutations found in the binding sites of POR cofactors could lead to a severe form of PORD, emphasizing the importance of POR cofactor binding domains in transferring electrons to the CYP450 enzyme family.     

一个解决溶剂峰分离的新手段

在凝胶色谱的测试中,由于样品和溶剂的原因,经常会出现溶剂峰.目前,普遍认为,溶剂峰的出现是有两个原因造成的,一是样品中未反应的单体、合成过程中加入的低分子添加剂等小分子的物质,或者一些容易吸潮的样品,吸收了空气中的水份.另外一个原因是凝胶色谱仪器用的流动相的溶剂和溶解样品的溶剂不是同一批号.例如,新出厂的四氢呋喃(THF)试剂,为了防止试剂的氧化,一般都加入一些抗氧化剂.溶剂峰出现的干扰了我们的数据处理的结果.     

硅烷化磁铁粉固定胰蛋白酶的研究

分别以硅烷化磁铁粉、硅烷磁化脱乙酰几丁质及脱乙酰几丁质作载体,甲醛或戊二醛为交联剂,对胰蛋白酶的固定化条件及所制备的固定化酶的性质进行了研究．研究了载体种类、交联剂和ｐＨ值以及载体与酶比例等因素对胰蛋白酶固定化的影响．研究了不同载体固定胰蛋白酶的特点,证明以硅烷化试剂和甲醛作交联剂的硅烷化磁铁粉作胰蛋白酶固定化的载体具有明显优点,所制备的硅烷化磁铁粉固定化胰蛋白酶酶学性质明显优于可溶性胰蛋白酶     

林杏琴会堂的音质分析及改进设想

采用精密声级计和双通道声学分析仪，对林杏琴会堂的声场分布、噪声本底和混响时间作了分区测试，应用建筑声学理论对会堂的音质状况进行了分析，并提出改善会堂音质的若干建议．     

关联规则增量式更新的改进算法

关联规则是数据挖掘中的重要研究内容之一，对在事务数据库不变，只对最小支持度和最小可信度进行改变的情况下，针对关联规则的维护问题，设计了一个增量式更新的改进算法AIUA。     

基于关联规则和技术功效矩阵的企业技术创新机会发现和辅助决策方法

为助力科技型创新企业准确且快速地从外部捕获创新技术机会, 提出一种企业技术机会发现和辅助决策方法. 首先, 挖掘领域内的技术热点、技术重点和有潜力的技术作为领域技术创新机会. 然后, 通过关联规则分析领域技术机会和企业已有技术之间的相关性, 进一步结合技术掌握度和新颖度, 识别更适合企业的技术创新机会. 最后, 创新性地采用Sen-BERT语言模型和K-means聚类方法构建技术功效矩阵, 辅助企业从功能需求的角度进行技术创新决策. 以电动汽车领域为例验证了该方法的可行性.     

Solvent‐Assisted Low‐Temperature Crystallization of SnO2 Electron‐Transfer Layer for High‐Efficiency Planar Perovskite Solar Cells

A high‐quality polycrystalline SnO₂ electron‐transfer layer is synthesized through an in situ, low‐temperature, and unique butanol–water solvent‐assisted process. By choosing a mixture of butanol and water as a solvent, the crystallinity is enhanced and the crystallization temperature is lowered to 130 °C, making the process fully compatible with flexible plastic substrates. The best solar cells fabricated using these layers achieve an efficiency of 20.52% (average 19.02%) which is among the best in the class of planar n–i–p‐type perovskite (MAPbI₃) solar cells. The strongly reduced crystallization temperature of the materials allows their use on a flexible substrate, with a resulting device efficiency of 18%.     

IBIS建模和PCB信号完整性分析

随着数字系统中时钟频率的提高,PCB上的信号完整性也日益成为设计过程中不可忽略的问题.文中通过阐述IBIS模型的建立和PCB板上信号完整性的分析,介绍了一种必要的基于IBIS模型建立的信号完整性仿真及分析方法,例举了时钟网络设计的反射仿真结果对比.     

2.5Gb/s光外调制器及驱动器

文章对光外调制作了原理及实验上的分析,着重研究作为驱动器的大功率宽带放大器。对２．５Ｇｂ／ｓＮＲＺ伪随机码对放大器的低端截止频率和高端截止频率的要求进行了理论分析。提出并实验了几种放大器高频补偿技术,取得了好的效果。为满足输入输出阻抗为５０Ω的要求采用了共面波导计算方法,以确定印刷电路板导线尺寸。最后对光外调制器输出波形进行了测试。