多源异构土地基础数据一体化管理检索方法研究

为了从多源异构的复杂土地基础数据中快速准确地提取用户所需信息,提出了基于元数据的一体化管理检索方法.在元数据信息提取、元数据加权索引、实体同义词扩展检索3个环节中,结合土地领域专业知识和用户实际需求,设计和开发了共享元数据表结构、加权元数据中字段相对重要性和信息熵因子,构建地名实体和专题数据层实体同义词库,并集成到包括中文分词、实体识别、同义词扩展、索引检索和相似度计算的一体化管理检索框架中,解决了多源异构土地基础数据统一管理和精确检索的问题.实践表明,该方法较传统的通用信息检索方法具有更好的适用性和更高的准确率.     

Instrumentation of coherent X-ray imaging and the primary experimental results

Coherent X-ray microscopy has advanced towards higher-energy, more brilliant sources over the past decade since its demonstrations, and many advancements have been made towards optimizing this imaging technique. Here we present both the experimental instrument for obtaining diffraction patterns and the primary reconstruction of yeast cell 2D projection. In addition, the characteristics of the existing optics at BL29XUL of SPring-8 Facility and the method of image reconstruction are discussed.     

Global Structure-Acute Toxicity Relationships for Mice Using Structural Parameter Ratios: New Approach to Molecular Design and Screening

Abstract

A method for a preliminary survey of the relationship between molecular structure and performance was described using 1506 random data of structure-acute toxicity for mice (intravenously dosed). The structural patterns of the weakest toxic structures (111) were extracted from the data and the patterns discriminated for 64.2% of the other structures (1395). As for the 826 structures of strongest toxicity, 78.3% were discriminated by these structural patterns. These results were obtained by using structural parameter ratios to describe the structural patterns and the exhaustive elimination process to select the best parameter ratio from many candidates. The results were summarized in the form of a chart which can be used for practical screening for the weakest toxic structures.     

Characterizing affinity epitopes between prion protein and β-amyloid using an epitope mapping immunoassay

Cellular prion protein, a membrane protein, is expressed in all mammals. Prion protein is also found in human blood as an anchorless protein, and this protein form is one of the many potential sources of misfolded prion protein replication during transmission. Many studies have suggested that β-amyloid_1–42 oligomer causes neurotoxicity associated with Alzheimer''s disease, which is mediated by the prion protein that acts as a receptor and regulates the hippocampal potentiation. The prevention of the binding of these proteins has been proposed as a possible preventative treatment for Alzheimer''s disease; therefore, a greater understanding of the binding hot-spots between the two molecules is necessary. In this study, the epitope mapping immunoassay was employed to characterize binding epitopes within the prion protein and complementary epitopes in β-amyloid. Residues 23–39 and 93–119 in the prion protein were involved in binding to β-amyloid_1–40 and _1–42, and monomers of this protein interacted with prion protein residues 93–113 and 123–166. Furthermore, β-amyloid antibodies against the C-terminus detected bound β-amyloid_1–42 at residues 23–40, 104–122 and 159–175. β-Amyloid epitopes necessary for the interaction with prion protein were not determined. In conclusion, charged clusters and hydrophobic regions of the prion protein were involved in binding to β-amyloid_1–40 and _1–42. The 3D structure appears to be necessary for β-amyloid to interact with prion protein. In the future, these binding sites may be utilized for 3D structure modeling, as well as for the pharmaceutical intervention of Alzheimer''s disease.     

Amidase and peptidase activities of polyclonal immunoglobulin G present in the sera of patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Polyclonal Immunoglobulin (Ig) G from patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and healthy subjects hydrolyzed carbobenzoxy−Val−Gly−Arg p-nitroanilide and D−Pro−Phe−Arg p-nitroanilide. RA IgG exhibited higher activity against the former substrate, but not the latter. On the other hand, RA IgG showed reduced activity against D−Pro−Phe−Arg methylcoumarinamide, when compared with those of the healthy controls. These results suggest that RA IgGs differ from normal IgGs in the substrate specificity of amidase activity. Preliminary studies have shown that two out of three RA IgG samples cleaved a pentapeptide—Gln−Arg−Arg−Arg−Ala−Ala— which is assumed to be associated with the risk of developing RA (Gregersen, P. K. et al. (1987), Arthritis Rheum. 30, 1205–1213). By contrast, virtually no cleavage of the same peptide was observed with IgG from healthy controls. A peptide analog, Gln−Arg−Arg−Trp−Ala, was not cleaved at all by any IgGs examined either from RA patients or healthy controls.     

分子模拟用于尤文肉瘤EWS-FLI1蛋白HLA-A2.1限制性CTL表位的筛选

为获得尤文肉瘤EWS-FLI1融合蛋白有效的HLA-A2.1限制性CTL表位, 综合运用BIMAS, SYFPEITHI, Predep和IEDB方案对EWS-FLI1进行CTL表位的预测, 得出8个CTL表位9肽序列; 应用多项式方案、量化基序方案对8个表位9肽进一步进行筛选, 获得其中4个9肽序列, 并进一步运用分子模拟方法初步模拟了4个表位肽与HLA-A2.1分子间的相互结合作用; 应用标准Fmoc方案合成CTL表位肽, RP-HPLC与MS分别鉴定合成肽的纯度与分子量; 通过亲和力实验验证了表位肽QIQLWQFLL_{(EWS-FLI1 304)}与HLA-A2.1有较强的结合力, 从而为表位肽的后继免疫学特性研究提供了基础. 本研究提供了一个合理高效的表位筛选方法.     

Mass spectrometry analysis of gliadins in celiac disease

In recent years, scientific research on wheat gluten proteins has followed three main directions aimed at (1) finding relationships between individual genetic alleles coding for gliadins, high or low molecular weight glutenin subunits, and the viscoelastic dough properties of flour-derived products such as pasta and bread; (2) identifying prolamins and derived peptides involved in celiac disease, a pathological condition in which the small intestine of genetically predisposed individuals is reversibly damaged; and (3) developing and validating sensitive and specific methods for detecting trace amounts of gluten proteins in gluten-free foods for celiac disease patients. In this review, the main aspects of current and perspective applications of mass spectrometry and proteomic technologies to the structural characterization of gliadins are presented, with focus on issues related to detection, identification, and quantification of intact gliadins, as well as gliadin-derived peptides relevant to the biochemical, immunological, and toxicological aspects of celiac disease.     

基于影像处理的干涉测量相位重构研究

随着计算机技术和光电成像元件的发展,影像信息处理技术已经在无损检测、医学检测以及干涉测量等领域得到广泛应用。本文主要研究了影像信息在干涉测量领域的波前相位提取方法。干涉条纹图是干涉测量领域中影像信息的载体,在干涉条纹处理方面,针对空域卡雷算法的特点,提出一种基于影像处理的单幅闭合干涉条纹图相位重构新算法。在空域卡雷算法处理方法的基础上,利用迭代修正算法对干涉图相位进行二次逼近,实现了对单幅干涉条纹图的高精度相位重构。Matlab仿真结果表明,迭代修正后的相位残差降低了25.8%,表明该算法在空域卡雷算法的基础上能够有效提高相位重构精度,实现干涉测量领域中影像信息的高精度处理。     

G-Quadruplex Recognition by DARPIns through Epitope/Paratope Analogy**

We investigated the mechanisms leading to the specific recognition of Guanine Guadruplex (G4) by DARPins peptides, which can lead to the design of G4 s specific sensors. To this end we carried out all-atom molecular dynamic simulations to unravel the interactions between specific nucleic acids, including human-telomeric (h-telo), Bcl-2, and c-Myc, with different peptides, forming a DARPin/G4 complex. By comparing the sequences of DARPin with that of a peptide known for its high affinity for c-Myc, we show that the recognition cannot be ascribed to sequence similarity but, instead, depends on the complementarity between the three-dimensional arrangement of the molecular fragments involved: the α-helix/loops domain of DARPin and the G4 backbone. Our results reveal that DARPins tertiary structure presents a charged hollow region in which G4 can be hosted, thus the more complementary the structural shapes, the more stable the interaction.