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Chen H, Zhou J, Li Q, Zhao S, Yu X, Tao K, Hu Y, Han L. MOF-assisted construction of a Co 9S 8@Ni 3S 2/ZnS microplate array with ultrahigh areal specific capacity for advanced supercapattery. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:10535-10544. [PMID: 32691818 DOI: 10.1039/d0dt02127j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Transition metal sulfides are important candidates of battery-type electrode materials for advanced supercapatteries due to their high electric conductivity and electrochemical activity. The Co9S8@Ni3S2/ZnS composite microplate array was prepared by a metal-organic framework-assisted strategy because the electrochemical properties of composite arrays are governed by the synergistic effects of their diverse structures and compositions. As a battery-type material, the Co9S8@Ni3S2/ZnS electrode expressed an ultrahigh areal specific capacity of 8192 C cm-2 at the current density of 2 mA cm-2, and excellent cycling stability of 79.7% capacitance retention after 4000 cycles. An assembled supercapattery device using the Co9S8@Ni3S2/ZnS microplate array as a positive electrode and active carbon as the negative electrode delivered a high energy density of 0.377 mW h cm-2 at a high power density of 1.517 mW cm-2, and outstanding retention of 95.2% after 5000 cycles. As a result, the obtained Co9S8@Ni3S2/ZnS shows potential for applications in high-performance supercapattery.
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- Hongmei Chen
- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China.
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- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China. and School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China.
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- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China.
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- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China.
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- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China.
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- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China.
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- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China.
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- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China. and School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China.
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Yu X, Sun J, Zhao W, Zhao S, Chen H, Tao K, Hu Y, Han L. MOF-derived Bi2O3@C microrods as negative electrodes for advanced asymmetric supercapacitors. RSC Adv 2020; 10:14107-14112. [PMID: 35498489 PMCID: PMC9051642 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra01470b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2020] [Accepted: 03/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Bismuth oxide (Bi2O3) with high specific capacity has emerged as a promising negative electrode material for supercapacitors (SCs). Herein, we propose a facile metal–organic framework (MOF) derived strategy to prepare Bi2O3 microrods with a carbon coat (Bi2O3@C). They exhibit ultrahigh specific capacity (1378 C g−1 at 0.5 A g−1) and excellent cycling stability (93% retention at 4000 cycles) when acting as negative electrode material for advanced asymmetric SCs. The assembled Bi2O3@C//CoNi-LDH asymmetric supercapacitor device exhibits a high energy density of 49 W h kg−1 at a power density of 807 W kg−1. The current Bi-MOF-derived strategy would provide valuable insights to prepare Bi-based inorganic nanomaterials for high-performance energy storage technologies and beyond. Bi2O3 microrods with a carbon coat (Bi2O3@C) exhibit ultrahigh specific capacity (1378 C g−1 at 0.5 A g−1) and excellent cycling stability (93% retention at 4000 cycles) as negative electrodes for supercapacitors.![]()
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- Xianbo Yu
- State Key Laboratory Base of Novel Functional Materials and Preparation Science
- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo 315211
- China
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- State Key Laboratory Base of Novel Functional Materials and Preparation Science
- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo 315211
- China
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- Key Laboratory for Molecular Design and Nutrition Engineering of Ningbo
- Ningbo Institute of Technology
- Zhejiang University
- Ningbo
- China
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- State Key Laboratory Base of Novel Functional Materials and Preparation Science
- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo 315211
- China
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- State Key Laboratory Base of Novel Functional Materials and Preparation Science
- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo 315211
- China
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- State Key Laboratory Base of Novel Functional Materials and Preparation Science
- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo 315211
- China
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- State Key Laboratory Base of Novel Functional Materials and Preparation Science
- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo 315211
- China
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- State Key Laboratory Base of Novel Functional Materials and Preparation Science
- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo 315211
- China
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Guo S, Jian L, Tao K, Chen C, Yu H, Liu S. Novel Breast-Specific Long Non-coding RNA LINC00993 Acts as a Tumor Suppressor in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Front Oncol 2019; 9:1325. [PMID: 31921620 PMCID: PMC6928780 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2019.01325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2019] [Accepted: 11/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Background: Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) was characterized by breast cancers that do not express estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), or human epidermal growth factor receptor (HER)-2 genes. TNBC patients are associated with a shorter median time to relapse and death for the lack of available treatment targets. Long non-coding RNAs (LncRNAs) have been reported to play an important role in the development of TNBC. We identified a novel breast-specific long non-coding RNA LINC00993, but less was known about its expression pattern and functional role in TNBC. Methods: LINC00993 RNA expression was detected across different types of clinical breast cancer samples by using qRT-PCR. Bioinformatic methods “guilt by association” and gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) were used to predict LINC00993 functions. Subcellular localization of LINC00993 in cells was detected by RNA fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). Effect of LINC00993 on cell growth was measured by plate colony formation assays, typical growth curve, and an in vivo tumor model. Cell cycle analysis was done by flow cytometry analysis. Key cell cycle regulators were detected by Western blot. Results: LINC00993 was largely downregulated in TNBC, and higher expression indicated better outcome. LINC00993 located mainly in the nucleus. LINC00993 suppressed TNBC growth both in vitro and in vivo. LINC00993 was predicted to be involved in cell cycle pathways by using “guilt by association” and GSEA methods. Key cell cycle regulators like p16INK4A, p14ARF, p53, and p21 were affected by LINC00993 overexpression. Conclusions: A new breast-specific lincRNA LINC00993 was identified with a tumor-suppressive feature and with prognostic value. This is the first research on LINC00993 function. Our results suggest that controlling LINC00993 level may be beneficial for breast cancer treatment.
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- Shipeng Guo
- Department of Endocrine Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Endocrine Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Endocrine Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Endocrine Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Endocrine Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Endocrine Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Zhou J, Tao K, Guo K, Wu L, Zhang Z, Feng D, Gao G, Qin H. Suppression of NDRG2 alleviates brain injury after intracerebral hemorrhage through mitigating astrocyte-drived glutamate neurotoxicity via NF-κB/GLT1 signaling. Brain Res 2019; 1729:146600. [PMID: 31843625 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2019.146600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2019] [Revised: 12/07/2019] [Accepted: 12/11/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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N-myc downstream-regulated gene 2 (NDRG2), a newly identified astrocytic stress response gene, is involved in the regulation of astrocytic morphology and function, and has been indicated to be a potential therapeutic target for some central nervous system (CNS) diseases. However, the role of NDRG2 in intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) remains unknown. Here, we reported that NDRG2 suppression exerted neuroprotection effect against hemorrhagic brain injury in ICH mice and in oxyhemoglobin (OxyHb)-treated cells. Ndrg2 knockout (Ndrg2-/-) mice exhibited reduced hematoma volume and neuronal apoptosis in perihematoma although Ndrg2 deficiency showed little effect on the initial hematoma volume after ICH induction by collagenase injection. Moreover, contrary to the increase in NDRG2 expression after ICH, the expression of glutamate transporter 1 (GLT1) in astrocytes was dramatically decreased in WT (Ndrg2+/+) mice, while which could be more maintained in Ndrg2 knockout mice following ICH. Furthermore, in terms of the mechanism of epigenetic regulation of GLT1 by NDRG2, the results showed that NDRG2 directly interacted with NF-κB, and inhibited the nuclear import and DNA binding activity of the NF-κB p65 subunit after OxyHb treatment in primary astrocytes, decreasing GLT1 transcription and impairing glutamate uptake. Overall, our findings indicate that NDRG2 plays a key role in the pathology of ICH by regulating astrocytic GLT1 expression; thus suppressing NDRG2 may be a potential therapeutic target for ICH.
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- Jiahua Zhou
- Department of Neurosurgery and Institute for Functional Brain Disorders, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, PR China
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Institute for Functional Brain Disorders, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, PR China
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Institute for Functional Brain Disorders, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, PR China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, PR China
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Institute for Functional Brain Disorders, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, PR China
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Institute for Functional Brain Disorders, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, PR China
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Institute for Functional Brain Disorders, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, PR China.
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Institute for Functional Brain Disorders, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, PR China.
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Li Z, Dong J, Huang Q, Zhang W, Tao K. Comparison of three digestive tract reconstruction methods for the treatment of Siewert II and III adenocarcinoma of esophagogastric junction: a prospective, randomized controlled study. World J Surg Oncol 2019; 17:209. [PMID: 31810484 PMCID: PMC6898954 DOI: 10.1186/s12957-019-1762-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2019] [Accepted: 11/26/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The incidence of adenocarcinoma of esophagogastric junction (AEG) has recently risen worldwide, including in Eastern Asia. The aim of the study was to explore the short-term and long-term clinical efficacy of piggyback jejunal interposition reconstruction single-tract reconstruction (PJIRSTR), piggyback jejunal interposition reconstruction double-tract reconstruction (PJIRDTR), and total gastrectomy esophageal jejunal Roux-en-Y anastomosis (TGRY) for the treatment of Siewert II and III AEG patients. METHODS A total of 300 Siewert II and III AEG patients admitted to Shanxi Tumor Hospital from June 2015 to December 2017 were prospectively selected. Patients were randomly divided into PJIRSTR group (n = 98), PJIRDTR group (n = 103), and TGRY group (n = 99) using the random number table method. RESULTS There were no statistically significant differences in total operation time, intraoperative blood loss, time of first anal exhaust, and postoperative hospital stay among the three groups (F = 2.526, 0.457, 0.234, 0.453; P > 0.05). The reconstruction time of PJIRSTR group and PJIRDTR group was longer than that of TGRY group (P < 0.01). There were no significant differences in cases of anastomotic leakage, anastomotic bleeding, abdominal infection, incision infection, ileus, and dumping syndrome in three groups (P > 0.05). The incidence of reflux esophagitis at 3, 6, 12, and 18 months after surgery in the PJIRSTR group and the PJIRDTR group were significantly lower than TGRY group in the same period (P < 0.05). Compared with PJIRDTR group and TGRY group, PJIRSTR group had a small fluctuation range of postoperative nutrition indexes and had basically recovered to the preoperative level at 18 months. Four patients of Visick grade IV presented in TGRY group 18 months postoperatively, which was significantly higher compared with the other two groups. CONCLUSION Compared with PJIRDTR and TGRY, PJIRSTR can significantly reduce the incidence of postoperative reflux esophagitis and improve the long-term nutritional status of patients. TRIAL REGISTRATION Chinese Clinical Trial Registry, ChiCTR-IIR-16007733. Registered 07 November 2015 - Retrospectively registered, http://www.chictr.org.cn/searchproj.aspx.
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- Zhiguo Li
- Department of Minimal Invasive Digestive Surgery, Shanxi Tumor Hospital, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030013, China
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- Department of Minimal Invasive Digestive Surgery, Shanxi Tumor Hospital, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030013, China.
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- Department of Minimal Invasive Digestive Surgery, Shanxi Tumor Hospital, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030013, China
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- Department of Minimal Invasive Digestive Surgery, Shanxi Tumor Hospital, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030013, China
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- Department of Minimal Invasive Digestive Surgery, Shanxi Tumor Hospital, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030013, China
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Basavalingappa V, Bera S, Xue B, Azuri I, Tang Y, Tao K, Shimon LJW, Sawaya MR, Kolusheva S, Eisenberg DS, Kronik L, Cao Y, Wei G, Gazit E. Mechanically rigid supramolecular assemblies formed from an Fmoc-guanine conjugated peptide nucleic acid. Nat Commun 2019; 10:5256. [PMID: 31748568 PMCID: PMC6868146 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-13250-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2019] [Accepted: 10/23/2019] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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The variety and complexity of DNA-based structures make them attractive candidates for nanotechnology, yet insufficient stability and mechanical rigidity, compared to polyamide-based molecules, limit their application. Here, we combine the advantages of polyamide materials and the structural patterns inspired by nucleic-acids to generate a mechanically rigid fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl (Fmoc)-guanine peptide nucleic acid (PNA) conjugate with diverse morphology and photoluminescent properties. The assembly possesses a unique atomic structure, with each guanine head of one molecule hydrogen bonded to the Fmoc carbonyl tail of another molecule, generating a non-planar cyclic quartet arrangement. This structure exhibits an average stiffness of 69.6 ± 6.8 N m-1 and Young's modulus of 17.8 ± 2.5 GPa, higher than any previously reported nucleic acid derived structure. This data suggests that the unique cation-free "basket" formed by the Fmoc-G-PNA conjugate can serve as an attractive component for the design of new materials based on PNA self-assembly for nanotechnology applications.
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- Vasantha Basavalingappa
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructure, Key Laboratory of Intelligent Optical Sensing and Manipulation, Ministry of Education, Department of Physics, Nanjing University, 210093, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Materials and Interfaces, Weizmann Institute of Science, 76100, Rehovoth, Israel
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- Department of Physics, State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics, Key Laboratory for Computational Physical Sciences (MOE), Fudan University, 200433, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Chemical Research Support, Weizmann Institute of Science, 76100, Rehovoth, Israel
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, UCLA-DOE Institute, Departments of Biological Chemistry and Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Ilse Katz Institute for Nanotechnology, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, 84105, Beer Sheva, Israel
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, UCLA-DOE Institute, Departments of Biological Chemistry and Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Materials and Interfaces, Weizmann Institute of Science, 76100, Rehovoth, Israel
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructure, Key Laboratory of Intelligent Optical Sensing and Manipulation, Ministry of Education, Department of Physics, Nanjing University, 210093, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Physics, State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics, Key Laboratory for Computational Physical Sciences (MOE), Fudan University, 200433, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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Hu YL, Tang SR, Tao K, He QX, Tian W, Qing XH, Wu YZ, Meng L. [Effects of Optimizing Fertilization on N 2O and CH 4 Emissions in a Paddy-Cowpea Rotation System in the Tropical Region of China]. Huan Jing Ke Xue 2019; 40:5182-5190. [PMID: 31854588 DOI: 10.13227/j.hjkx.201905095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In-situ measurement of nitrous oxide (N2O) and methane (CH4) emissions in a typical paddy-cowpea rotation system in Southern Hainan was conducted to determine the characteristics of greenhouse gas emissions under different optimum fertilization treatments. The experiment consisted of 5 treatments:conventional farming fertilization (CON), optimized fertilization (OPT), organic-inorganic fertilization (ORG), slow-controlled optimization fertilization (SCOPT), and no nitrogen as the control (CK). The N2O and CH4 emissions were measured using static chamber-gas chromatography during the all the paddy-cowpea rotation seasons. Global warming potential (GWP) and greenhouse gas intensity (GHGI) were also estimated in this study. The cumulative N2O emission during the rice growth season was 0.19-1.37 kg·hm-2. Compared with the CON treatment, other treatments reduced N2O emission by 50% to 86%. The cumulative N2O emission during the cowpea growth season was 1.29-3.55 kg·hm-2. In addition, N2O emission increased by 14% as a result of the ORG treatment, whereas that of the remaining treatments decreased by 16% to 59%. The cumulative CH4 emissions during the paddy growth season were 4.67-14.23 kg·hm-2. The CH4 emissions following the CK, OPT, and ORG treatments were higher by 116%, 22%, and 102%, respectively, whereas that of SCOPT was lower by 29%, than that following the CON treatment. Moreover, the cumulative CH4 emission during the cowpea growth season was 0.03-0.26 kg·hm-2, and CH4 absorption occurred during the same period. With regard to the contribution rate of different periods to GWP, the cowpea growth season still had a proportion of 44.7%-54.5%, despite extremely low CH4 emission. Regarding the two greenhouse gases, N2O contributed 66.7%-77.2%. During the entire rotation system, both GWP and GHGI processed by SCOPT were significantly lower than those of the CON treatments. To sum up, the SCOPT treatment was determined to be the optimal fertilization scheme in this study and had the most significant effects on increasing production and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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- Yu-Lin Hu
- College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- Sanya Science and Technology Academy for Crop Winter Multiplication, Sanya 572000, China
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- College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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Lee Y, Phelps C, Huang T, Mostofian B, Wu L, Zhang Y, Tao K, Chang YH, Stork PJ, Gray JW, Zuckerman DM, Nan X. High-throughput, single-particle tracking reveals nested membrane domains that dictate KRas G12D diffusion and trafficking. eLife 2019; 8:46393. [PMID: 31674905 PMCID: PMC7060040 DOI: 10.7554/elife.46393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2019] [Accepted: 10/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Membrane nanodomains have been implicated in Ras signaling, but what these domains are and how they interact with Ras remain obscure. Here, using single particle tracking with photoactivated localization microscopy (spt-PALM) and detailed trajectory analysis, we show that distinct membrane domains dictate KRasG12D (an active KRas mutant) diffusion and trafficking in U2OS cells. KRasG12D exhibits an immobile state in ~70 nm domains, each embedded in a larger domain (~200 nm) that confers intermediate mobility, while the rest of the membrane supports fast diffusion. Moreover, KRasG12D is continuously removed from the membrane via the immobile state and replenished to the fast state, reminiscent of Ras internalization and recycling. Importantly, both the diffusion and trafficking properties of KRasG12D remain invariant over a broad range of protein expression levels. Our results reveal how membrane organization dictates membrane diffusion and trafficking of Ras and offer new insight into the spatial regulation of Ras signaling. The Ras family of proteins play an important role in relaying signals from the outside to the inside of the cell. Ras proteins are attached by a fatty tail to the inner surface of the cell membrane. When activated they transmit a burst of signal that controls critical behaviors like growth, survival and movement. It has been suggested that to prevent these signals from being accidently activated, Ras molecules must group together at specialized sites within the membrane before passing on their message. However, visualizing how Ras molecules cluster together at these domains has thus far been challenging. As a result, little is known about where these sites are located and how Ras molecules come to a stop at these domains. Now, Lee et al. have combined two microscopy techniques called ‘single-particle tracking’ and ‘photoactivated localization microscopy' to track how individual molecules of activated Ras move in human cells grown in the lab. This revealed that Ras molecules quickly diffuse along the inside of the membrane until they arrive at certain locations that cause them to halt. However, computer models consisting of just the ‘fast’ and ‘immobile’ state could not correctly re-capture the way Ras molecules moved along the membrane. Lee et al. found that for these models to mimic the movement of Ras, a third ‘intermediate’ state of Ras mobility needed to be included. To investigate this further, Lee et al. created a fluorescent map that overlaid all the individual paths taken by each Ras molecule. The map showed regions in the membrane where the Ras molecules had stopped and possibly clustered together. Each of these ‘immobilization domains’ were then surrounded by an ‘intermediate domain’ where Ras molecules had begun to slow down their movement. Although the intermediate domains did not last long, they seemed to guide Ras molecules into the immobilization domains where they could cluster together with other molecules. From there, the cell constantly removed Ras molecules from these membrane domains and returned them back to their ‘fast’ diffusing state. Mutations in Ras proteins occur in around a third of all cancers, so a better understanding of their dynamics could help with future drug discovery. The methods used here could also be used to investigate the movement of other signaling molecules.
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- Yerim Lee
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, United States.,OHSU Center for Spatial Systems Biomedicine (OCSSB), Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, United States.,OHSU Center for Spatial Systems Biomedicine (OCSSB), Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, United States.,OHSU Center for Spatial Systems Biomedicine (OCSSB), Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, United States.,OHSU Center for Spatial Systems Biomedicine (OCSSB), Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, United States.,OHSU Center for Spatial Systems Biomedicine (OCSSB), Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, United States.,Department of Oral Maxillofacial-Head Neck Oncology, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, United States.,OHSU Center for Spatial Systems Biomedicine (OCSSB), Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, United States.,OHSU Center for Spatial Systems Biomedicine (OCSSB), Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, United States.,OHSU Center for Spatial Systems Biomedicine (OCSSB), Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, United States
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- Vollum Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, United States.,OHSU Center for Spatial Systems Biomedicine (OCSSB), Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, United States.,OHSU Center for Spatial Systems Biomedicine (OCSSB), Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, United States.,OHSU Center for Spatial Systems Biomedicine (OCSSB), Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, United States.,Knight Cancer Early Detection Advanced Research (CEDAR) Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, United States
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Makam P, Yamijala SSRKC, Tao K, Shimon LJW, Eisenberg DS, Sawaya MR, Wong BM, Gazit E. Non-proteinaceous hydrolase comprised of a phenylalanine metallo-supramolecular amyloid-like structure. Nat Catal 2019; 2:977-985. [PMID: 31742246 PMCID: PMC6861134 DOI: 10.1038/s41929-019-0348-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2019] [Accepted: 08/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Enzymatic activity is crucial for various technological applications, yet the complex structures and limited stability of enzymes often hinder their use. Hence, de novo design of robust biocatalysts that are much simpler than their natural counterparts and possess enhanced catalytic activity has long been a goal in biotechnology. Here, we present evidence for the ability of a single amino acid to self-assemble into a potent and stable catalytic structural entity. Spontaneously, phenylalanine (F) molecules coordinate with zinc ions to form a robust, layered, supramolecular amyloid-like ordered architecture (F-Zn(ii)) and exhibit remarkable carbonic anhydrase-like catalytic activity. Notably, amongst the reported artificial biomolecular hydrolases, F-Zn(ii) displays the lowest molecular mass and highest catalytic efficiency, in addition to reusability, thermal stability, substrate specificity, stereoselectivity and rapid catalytic CO2 hydration ability. Thus, this report provides a rational path towards future de novo design of minimalistic biocatalysts for biotechnological and industrial applications.
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- Pandeeswar Makam
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Chemical Research Support, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, UCLA–DOE Institute for Genomics and Proteomics, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, UCLA–DOE Institute for Genomics and Proteomics, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, and Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Iby and Aladar Fleischman Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Li W, Guo B, Tao K, Li F, Liu Z, Yao H, Feng D, Liu X. Inhibition of SIRT1 in hippocampal CA1 ameliorates PTSD-like behaviors in mice by protections of neuronal plasticity and serotonin homeostasis via NHLH2/MAO-A pathway. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2019; 518:344-350. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.08.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2019] [Accepted: 08/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Tao K, Yang J, Zhao J. The experimental evidence of multi-step δ-relaxation mode in liquid crystalline side chain polymers by time-resolved fluorescence emission spectroscopy. POLYMER 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2019.121683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Bioinspired nanostructures can be the ideal functional smart materials to bridge the fundamental biology, biomedicine and nanobiotechnology fields. Among them, short peptides are among the most preferred building blocks as they can self-assemble to form versatile supramolecular architectures displaying unique physical and chemical properties, including intriguing optical features. Herein, we discuss the progress made over the past few decades in the design and characterization of optical short peptide nanomaterials, focusing on their intrinsic photoluminescent and waveguiding performances, along with the diverse modulation strategies. We review the complicated optical properties and the advanced applications of photoactive short peptide self-assemblies, including photocatalysis, as well as photothermal and photodynamic therapy. The diverse advantages of photoactive short peptide self-assemblies, such as eco-friendliness, morphological and functional flexibility, and ease of preparation and modification, endow them with the capability to potentially serve as next-generation, bio-organic optical materials, allowing the bridging of the optics world and the nanobiotechnology field.
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- Bingbing Sun
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Lab of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel.
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Lab of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Department of Biomolecular, Assembly and Biomaterials, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Department of Biomolecular, Assembly and Biomaterials, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel. and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Iby and Aladar Fleischman Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Lab of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China. and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Yang C, Yu H, Chen R, Tao K, Jian L, Peng M, Li X, Liu M, Liu S. CXCL1 stimulates migration and invasion in ER‑negative breast cancer cells via activation of the ERK/MMP2/9 signaling axis. Int J Oncol 2019; 55:684-696. [PMID: 31322183 PMCID: PMC6685590 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2019.4840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2019] [Accepted: 07/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Chemokine (C‑X‑C motif) ligand 1 (CXCL1), a member of the CXC chemokine family, has been reported to be a critical factor in inflammatory diseases and tumor progression; however, its functions and molecular mechanisms in estrogen receptor α (ER)‑negative breast cancer (BC) remain largely unknown. The present study demonstrated that CXCL1 was upregulated in ER‑negative BC tissues and cell lines compared with ER‑positive tissues and cell lines. Treatment with recombinant human CXCL1 protein promoted ER‑negative BC cell migration and invasion in a dose‑dependent manner, and stimulated the activation of phosphorylated (p)‑ extracellular signal‑regulated kinase (ERK)1/2, but not p‑STAT3 or p‑AKT. Conversely, knockdown of CXCL1 in BC cells attenuated these effects. Additionally, CXCL1 increased the expression of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)2/9 via the ERK1/2 pathway. Inhibition of MEK1/2 by its antagonist U0126 reversed the effects of CXCL1 on MMP2/9 expression. Furthermore, immunohistochemical analysis revealed a strong positive association between CXCL1 and p‑ERK1/2 expression levels in BC tissues. In conclusion, the present study demonstrated that CXCL1 is highly expressed in ER‑negative BC, and stimulates BC cell migration and invasion via the ERK/MMP2/9 pathway. Therefore, CXCL1 may serve as a potential therapeutic target in ER‑negative BC.
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- Chengcheng Yang
- Department of Endocrine and Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrine and Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrine and Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, P.R. China
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- Department of the Second of Gynecology Oncology, Shanxi Provincial Tumor Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Medical College of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shanxi 710061, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrine and Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medical Diagnostics, Chinese Ministry of Education, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrine and Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medical Diagnostics, Chinese Ministry of Education, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrine and Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, P.R. China
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Huang K, Wu J, Chen Z, Xu H, Wu Z, Tao K, Yang T, Wu Q, Zhou H, Huang B, Chen H, Chen J, Liu C. Nanostructured High-Performance Thin-Film Transistors and Phototransistors Fabricated by a High-Yield and Versatile Near-Field Nanolithography Strategy. ACS Nano 2019; 13:6618-6630. [PMID: 31082195 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b00665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Thin-film transistors (TFTs) and field-effect transistors (FETs) are basic units to build functional electronic circuits and investigate transport physics. In conventional TFTs or FETs, performance in terms of current level, on-off ratio, and the sensitivity of detection is limited by homogeneous semiconducting layers. In this paper, we develop TFTs with submicron heterostructures by using a strategy based on near-field photolithography. We use an array of total-reflective polydimethylsiloxane pyramids or trenches as a soft photomask in photolithography to induce multiple reflections and diffractions to focus the light. The textured feature enables the generation of gaps, dots, and grids at the nanoscale, with dimensions as small as sub-100 nm on substrates at the centimeter scale. We demonstrated the very high performance oxide TFTs on the nanoscale and periodic degenerately doped heterojunctions, and they yielded a nearly 20-fold increase in transconductance and apparent device mobility. The on-off ratio was higher than 109, with notably enhanced output current and clear scaling effect with channel length. We also built nanostructured wide-gap/narrow-gap heterojunctions to balance the high on-off ratio and sensitive photoresponse in a unidirectional phototransistor. This study shows the viability of programming a variety of nanoscale submicron patterns or interfaces in TFTs and FETs to significantly enlarge the scope of research on multifunctional TFTs and FETs.
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- Kairong Huang
- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies and the Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology, School of Electronics and Information Technology , Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou 510275 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies and the Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology, School of Electronics and Information Technology , Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou 510275 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies and the Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology, School of Electronics and Information Technology , Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou 510275 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies and the Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology, School of Electronics and Information Technology , Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou 510275 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies and the Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology, School of Electronics and Information Technology , Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou 510275 , China
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- The Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Systems for Aerospace , Northwestern Polytechnical University , Xi'an 710072 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies and the Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology, School of Electronics and Information Technology , Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou 510275 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies and the Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology, School of Electronics and Information Technology , Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou 510275 , China
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- Shenzhen Key Lab of Thin Film Transistor and Advanced Display, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School , Peking University , Shenzhen 518055 , China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology , The Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hung Hom, Kowloon , Hong Kong SAR
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Shenzhen Research Institute , Shenzhen 518000 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies and the Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology, School of Electronics and Information Technology , Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou 510275 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies and the Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology, School of Electronics and Information Technology , Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou 510275 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies and the Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology, School of Electronics and Information Technology , Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou 510275 , China
- State Key Lab of Silicon Materials , Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310027 , China
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Ji W, Yuan C, Zilberzwige-Tal S, Xing R, Chakraborty P, Tao K, Gilead S, Yan X, Gazit E. Metal-Ion Modulated Structural Transformation of Amyloid-Like Dipeptide Supramolecular Self-Assembly. ACS Nano 2019; 13:7300-7309. [PMID: 31181152 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b03444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The misfolding of proteins and peptides potentially leads to a conformation transition from an α-helix or random coil to β-sheet-rich fibril structures, which are associated with various amyloid degenerative disorders. Inhibition of the β-sheet aggregate formation and control of the structural transition could therefore attenuate the development of amyloid-associated diseases. However, the structural transitions of proteins and peptides are extraordinarily complex processes that are still not fully understood and thus challenging to manipulate. To simplify this complexity, herein, the effect of metal ions on the inhibition of amyloid-like β-sheet dipeptide self-assembly is investigated. By changing the type and ratio of the metal ion/dipeptide mixture, structural transformation is achieved from a β-sheet to a superhelix or random coil, as confirmed by experimental results and computational studies. Furthermore, the obtained supramolecular metallogel exhibits excellent in vitro DNA binding and diffusion capability due to the positive charge of the metal/dipeptide complex. This work may facilitate the understanding of the role of metal ions in inhibiting amyloid formation and broaden the future applications of supramolecular metallogels in three-dimensional (3D) DNA biochip, cell culture, and drug delivery.
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- Wei Ji
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences , Tel Aviv University , Tel Aviv 6997801 , Israel
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering , Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences 100190 Beijing , China
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences , Tel Aviv University , Tel Aviv 6997801 , Israel
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering , Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences 100190 Beijing , China
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences , Tel Aviv University , Tel Aviv 6997801 , Israel
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences , Tel Aviv University , Tel Aviv 6997801 , Israel
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences , Tel Aviv University , Tel Aviv 6997801 , Israel
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering , Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences 100190 Beijing , China
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences , Tel Aviv University , Tel Aviv 6997801 , Israel
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering Iby and Aladar Fleischman Faculty of Engineering Tel Aviv University , Tel Aviv 6997801 , Israel
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Yu H, Yang C, Jian L, Guo S, Chen R, Li K, Qu F, Tao K, Fu Y, Luo F, Liu S. Sulfasalazine‑induced ferroptosis in breast cancer cells is reduced by the inhibitory effect of estrogen receptor on the transferrin receptor. Oncol Rep 2019; 42:826-838. [PMID: 31173262 DOI: 10.3892/or.2019.7189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2018] [Accepted: 05/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The aim of the present study was to clarify the activation of ferroptosis in different breast cancer cells by sulfasalazine (SAS) and to explore the relationship between the estrogen receptor (ER) and the transferrin receptor (TFRC). MDA‑MB‑231 and T47D cells were treated with SAS for 24 h. Changes in cell morphology were observed under a microscope. CCK‑8 was used to detect the proliferation inhibition rate and determine the IC50 values. Western blotting was used to detect the expression of glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) and xCT. Flow cytometry was used to identify changes in the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Mitochondrial morphological changes in T47D were observed using transmission electron microscopy. Changes in the mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) were observed using confocal fluorescence microscopy. RT‑PCR was used to detect the mRNA expression levels of TFRC and divalent metal transporter 1 (DMT1). Bioinformatics analysis was performed on TFRC expression in 1,208 breast cancer samples and its relationship with ER. TFRC expression was detected in various breast cancer tissues using immunohistochemistry and in various breast cancer cells using western blotting. Small interfering RNA (siRNA) knocked down ER expression in T47D cells, and changes in the TFRC mRNA and protein levels were observed. RT‑PCR was used to detect TFRC expression in 87 clinical specimens. The results of the present study revealed that SAS could inhibit breast cancer cell viability, which was accompanied by an abnormal increase in ROS and a depletion of GPX4 and system xc‑. Liproxstatin‑1 reversed the SAS‑induced increase in ROS. The cells treated with SAS had shrunken mitochondria and decreased MMP. SAS upregulated TFRC and DMT1. Knockdown of the ER increased TFRC expression in breast cancer cells. Immunohistochemistry indicated that TFRC expression was lower in ER+ tissues than in ER‑ tissues. After confirmation with RT‑PCR in 87 clinical specimens, TFRC expression in ER‑ tissue was revealed to be significantly higher than that of ER+ tissue. In conclusion SAS could trigger ferroptosis in breast cancer cells, especially in cells with low ER expression. Therefore, SAS is a potential agent for breast cancer treatment.
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- Haochen Yu
- Department of Endocrine and Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, P.R. China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, The People's Hospital of Deyang, Deyang, Sichuan 618000, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrine and Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrine and Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrine and Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrine and Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrine and Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, P.R. China
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- Department of The Second of Gynecologic Oncology, Shaanxi Provincial Tumor Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Medical College of Xi'an JiaoTong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, P.R. China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Dianjiang People's Hospital of Chongqing, Dianjiang, Chongqing 408300, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrine and Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrine and Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, P.R. China
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Tao K, Xue B, Li Q, Hu W, Shimon LJ, Makam P, Si M, Yan X, Zhang M, Cao Y, Yang R, Li J, Gazit E. Stable and optoelectronic dipeptide assemblies for power harvesting. Mater Today (Kidlington) 2019; 30:10-16. [PMID: 31719792 PMCID: PMC6850901 DOI: 10.1016/j.mattod.2019.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Low biocompatibility or engineerability of conventional inorganic materials limits their extensive application for power harvesting in biological systems or at bio-machine interfaces. In contrast, intrinsically biocompatible peptide self-assemblies have shown promising potential as a new type of ideal components for eco-friendly optoelectronic energy-harvesting devices. However, the structural instability, weak mechanical strength, and inefficient optical or electrical properties severely impede their extensive application. Here, we demonstrate tryptophan-based aromatic dipeptide supramolecular structures to be direct wide-gap semiconductors. The molecular packings can be effectively modulated by changing the peptide sequence. The extensive and directional hydrogen bonding and aromatic interactions endow the structures with unique rigidity and thermal stability, as well as a wide-spectrum photoluminescence covering nearly the entire visible region, optical waveguiding, temperature/irradiation-dependent conductivity, and the ability to sustain quite high external electric fields. Furthermore, the assemblies display high piezoelectric properties, with a measured open-circuit voltage of up to 1.4 V. Our work provides insights into using aromatic short peptide self-assemblies for the fabrication of biocompatible, miniaturized electronics for power generation with tailored semiconducting optoelectronic properties and improved structural stability.
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- Kai Tao
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
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- Collaborative Innovation Centre of Advanced Microstructures, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructure, Department of Physics, Nanjing University, 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing 210093, Jiangsu, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Lab of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- National Centre for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China
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- School of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Xidian University, Xi’an 710126, China
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- Department of Chemical Research Support, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
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- Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Collaborative Innovation Centre of Advanced Microstructures, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructure, Department of Physics, Nanjing University, 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing 210093, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Xidian University, Xi’an 710126, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Lab of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- National Centre for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Iby and Aladar Fleischman Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
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Tao K, Waletich JR, Arredondo F, Tyler BM. Manipulating Endoplasmic Reticulum-Plasma Membrane Tethering in Plants Through Fluorescent Protein Complementation. Front Plant Sci 2019; 10:635. [PMID: 31191568 PMCID: PMC6547045 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2019] [Accepted: 04/26/2019] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC) assay has been widely used to examine interactions between integral and peripheral proteins within putative plasma membrane (PM) microdomains. In the course of using BiFC assays to examine the co-localization of plasma membrane (PM) targeted receptor-like kinases (RLKs), such as FLS2, with PM micro-domain proteins such as remorins, we unexpectedly observed heterogeneous distribution patterns of fluorescence on the PM of Nicotiana benthamiana leaf cortical cells. These patterns appeared to co-localize with the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and with ER-PM contact sites, and closely resembled patterns caused by over-expression of the ER-PM tether protein Synaptotagmin1 (SYT1). Using domain swap experiments with SYT1, we inferred that non-specific dimerization between FLS2-VenusN and VenusC-StRem1.3 could create artificial ER-PM tether proteins analogous to SYT1. The same patterns of ER-PM tethering were produced when a representative set of integral membrane proteins were partnered in BiFC complexes with PM-targeted peripheral membrane proteins, including PtdIns(4)P-binding proteins. We inferred that spontaneous formation of mature fluorescent proteins caused the BiFC complexes to trap the integral membrane proteins in the ER during delivery to the PM, producing a PM-ER tether. This phenomenon could be a useful tool to deliberately manipulate ER-PM tethering or to test protein membrane localization. However, this study also highlights the risk of using the BiFC assay to study membrane protein interactions in plants, due to the possibility of alterations in cellular structures and membrane organization, or misinterpretation of protein-protein interactions. A number of published studies using this approach may therefore need to be revisited.
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- Kai Tao
- Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States
- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States
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- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States
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- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States
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- Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States
- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States
- Center for Genome Research and Biocomputing, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States
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Qi YF, Sun JN, Ren LF, Cao XL, Dong JH, Tao K, Guan XM, Cui YN, Su W. Intestinal Microbiota Is Altered in Patients with Gastric Cancer from Shanxi Province, China. Dig Dis Sci 2019; 64:1193-1203. [PMID: 30535886 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-018-5411-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2018] [Accepted: 12/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Many diseases have been associated with intestinal microbial dysbiosis. Host-microbial interactions regulate immune function, which influences the development of gastric cancer. AIMS The aims were to investigate the characteristics of intestinal microbiota composition in gastric cancer patients and correlations between the intestinal microbiota and cellular immunity. METHODS Fecal samples were collected from 116 gastric cancer patients and 88 healthy controls from Shanxi Province, China. The intestinal microbiota was investigated by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Peripheral blood samples were also collected from the 66 gastric cancer patients and 46 healthy controls. The populations of peripheral T lymphocyte subpopulations and NK cells were analyzed by flow cytometry. RESULTS The intestinal microbiota in gastric cancer patients was characterized by increased species richness, decreased butyrate-producing bacteria, and the enrichment of other symbiotic bacteria, especially Lactobacillus, Escherichia, and Klebsiella. Lactobacillus and Lachnospira were key species in the network of gastric cancer-associated bacterial genera. The combination of the genera Lachnospira, Lactobacillus, Streptococcus, Veillonella, and Tyzzerella_3 showed good performance in distinguishing gastric cancer patients from healthy controls. There was no significant difference in enterotype distribution between healthy controls and gastric cancer patients. The percentage of CD3+ T cells was positively correlated with the abundance of Lactobacillus and Streptococcus, and CD3+ T cells, CD4+ T cells, and NK cells were associated with Lachnospiraceae taxa. CONCLUSIONS Our study revealed a dysbiotic intestinal microbiota in gastric cancer patients. The abundance of some intestinal bacterial genera was correlated with the population of peripheral immune cells.
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- Yu-Feng Qi
- The Second Clinical Medical College, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
- Immunology Department, Shanxi Cancer Hospital, No. 3 Zhigong New Street, Taiyuan, 030013, Shanxi, China
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- Immunology Department, Shanxi Cancer Hospital, No. 3 Zhigong New Street, Taiyuan, 030013, Shanxi, China
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- Immunology Department, Shanxi Cancer Hospital, No. 3 Zhigong New Street, Taiyuan, 030013, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Health Examination Center, Shanxi Cancer Hospital, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
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- Center of Minimally Invasive Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shanxi Cancer Hospital, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
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- Center of Minimally Invasive Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shanxi Cancer Hospital, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Health Examination Center, Shanxi Cancer Hospital, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
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- The Second Clinical Medical College, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
- Immunology Department, Shanxi Cancer Hospital, No. 3 Zhigong New Street, Taiyuan, 030013, Shanxi, China
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- Immunology Department, Shanxi Cancer Hospital, No. 3 Zhigong New Street, Taiyuan, 030013, Shanxi, China.
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- Wenjing Cheng
- Department of Materials Science and Chemical EngineeringNingbo University No. 818 Fenghua Road, Jiangbei District Ningbo China 315211
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- Department of Materials Science and Chemical EngineeringNingbo University No. 818 Fenghua Road, Jiangbei District Ningbo China 315211
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- Department of Materials Science and Chemical EngineeringNingbo University No. 818 Fenghua Road, Jiangbei District Ningbo China 315211
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- Department of Materials Science and Chemical EngineeringNingbo University No. 818 Fenghua Road, Jiangbei District Ningbo China 315211
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- Department of Materials Science and Chemical EngineeringNingbo University No. 818 Fenghua Road, Jiangbei District Ningbo China 315211
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Bascom R, Tao K, West L. Comparative Behaviour of Allogeneic Spleen versus Bone Marrow Cells in Non-Conditioned Neonatal Mice: Insights into Robust Heart Transplant Tolerance. J Heart Lung Transplant 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2019.01.632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Fersovich J, Motyka B, Adam I, Pearcey J, Tao K, Cairo C, Cowan P, West L. ABO Tolerance Following Treatment of Infant Mice with A-Expressing MHC-Identical Erythrocytes. J Heart Lung Transplant 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2019.01.167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Cheng Q, Tao K, Han X, Yang Y, Yang Z, Ma Q, Han L. Ultrathin Ni-MOF nanosheet arrays grown on polyaniline decorated Ni foam as an advanced electrode for asymmetric supercapacitors with high energy density. Dalton Trans 2019; 48:4119-4123. [PMID: 30855067 DOI: 10.1039/c9dt00386j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have emerged as promising electrode materials for supercapacitors (SCs), due to their diverse functionalities and high porosity. However, the applications of MOFs in practical SC devices are restricted by their intrinsic low conductivity and poor stability. Herein, a thin layer of conductive polyaniline (PANI) was decorated on Ni foam (NF) before the growth of Ni-MOF to tackle these issues. PANI not only improves the conductivity but also promotes the formation of Ni-MOF nanosheet arrays and ensures good mechanical adhesion. The as-prepared Ni-MOF/PANI/NF exhibits a high areal capacitance (3626.4 mF cm-2 at 2 mA cm-2) and good rate capacity (71.3% at 50 mA cm-2). Moreover, an asymmetric supercapacitor (ASC) device using Ni-MOF/PANI/NF and activated carbon (AC) can deliver a maximum energy density of 45.6 W h kg-1 (850.0 W kg-1) with excellent cycling stability (capacitance retention of 81.6% after 10 000 cycles), outperforming most of the reported pristine MOF-based ASC devices.
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- Qiuhui Cheng
- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China.
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Wu J, Wu Z, Lu X, Han S, Yang BR, Gui X, Tao K, Miao J, Liu C. Ultrastretchable and Stable Strain Sensors Based on Antifreezing and Self-Healing Ionic Organohydrogels for Human Motion Monitoring. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2019; 11:9405-9414. [PMID: 30763515 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b20267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Ionic hydrogels, a class of intrinsically stretchable and conductive materials, are widely used in soft electronics. However, the easy freezing and drying of water-based hydrogels significantly limit their long-term stability. Here, a facile solvent-replacement strategy is developed to fabricate ethylene glycol (Eg)/glycerol (Gl)-water binary antifreezing and antidrying organohydrogels for ultrastretchable and sensitive strain sensing within a wide temperature range. Because of the ready formation of strong hydrogen bonds between Eg/Gl and water molecules, the organohydrogels gain exceptional freezing and drying tolerance with retained deformability, conductivity, and self-healing ability even stay at extreme temperature for a long time. Thus, the fabricated strain sensor displays a gauge factor of 6, which is much higher than previously reported values for hydrogel-based strain sensors. Furthermore, the strain sensor exhibits a relatively wide strain range (0.5-950%) even at -18 °C. Various human motions with different strain levels are monitored by the strain sensor with good stability and repeatability from -18 to 25 °C. The organohydrogels maintained the strain sensing capability when exposed to ambient air for nine months. This work provides new insight into the fabrication of stable, ultrastretchable, and ultrasensitive strain sensors using chemically modified organohydrogel for emerging wearable electronics.
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- Jin Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies and the Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology, School of Electronics and Information Technology , Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou 510275 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies and the Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology, School of Electronics and Information Technology , Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou 510275 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies and the Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology, School of Electronics and Information Technology , Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou 510275 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies and the Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology, School of Electronics and Information Technology , Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou 510275 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies and the Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology, School of Electronics and Information Technology , Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou 510275 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies and the Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology, School of Electronics and Information Technology , Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou 510275 , China
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- The Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Systems for Aerospace , Northwestern Polytechnical University , Xi'an , 710072 , China
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- School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering , Nanyang Technological University , Singapore 639798 , Singapore
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies and the Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology, School of Electronics and Information Technology , Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou 510275 , China
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Tao K, Hu W, Xue B, Chovan D, Brown N, Shimon LJW, Maraba O, Cao Y, Tofail SAM, Thompson D, Li J, Yang R, Gazit E. Bioinspired Stable and Photoluminescent Assemblies for Power Generation. Adv Mater 2019; 31:e1807481. [PMID: 30706551 PMCID: PMC6430416 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201807481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2018] [Revised: 01/05/2019] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Peptide assemblies are ideal components for eco-friendly optoelectronic energy harvesting devices due to their intrinsic biocompatibility, ease of fabrication, and flexible functionalization. However, to date, their practical applications have been limited due to the difficulty in obtaining stable, high-performance devices. Here, it is shown that the tryptophan-based simplest peptide cyclo-glycine-tryptophan (cyclo-GW) forms mechanically robust (elastic modulus up to 24.0 GPa) and thermally stable up to 370 °C monoclinic crystals, due to a supramolecular packing combining dense parallel β-sheet hydrogen bonding and herringbone edge-to-face aromatic interactions. The directional and extensive driving forces further confer unique optical properties, including aggregation-induced blue emission and unusual stable photoluminescence. Moreover, the crystals produce a high and sustained open-circuit voltage (1.2 V) due to a high piezoelectric coefficient of 14.1 pC N-1 . These findings demonstrate the feasibility of utilizing self-assembling peptides for fabrication of biointegrated microdevices that combine high structural stability, tailored optoelectronics, and significant energy harvesting properties.
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- Kai Tao
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 6997801, Israel
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- School of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Xidian University, Xi'an, 710126, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructure, Department of Physics, Nanjing University, 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing, 210093, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Physics, University of Limerick, V94 T9PX, Ireland
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 6997801, Israel
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- Department of Chemical Research Support, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovoth, 76100, Israel
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- Department of Physics, University of Limerick, V94 T9PX, Ireland
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructure, Department of Physics, Nanjing University, 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing, 210093, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Physics, University of Limerick, V94 T9PX, Ireland
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- Department of Physics, University of Limerick, V94 T9PX, Ireland
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Lab of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- School of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Xidian University, Xi'an, 710126, China
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 6997801, Israel
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Wu J, Sun YM, Wu Z, Li X, Wang N, Tao K, Wang GP. Carbon Nanocoil-Based Fast-Response and Flexible Humidity Sensor for Multifunctional Applications. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2019; 11:4242-4251. [PMID: 30652470 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b18599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Carbon nanocoils (CNCs) are employed to fabricate fast, high-resolution, and reversible humidity sensor based on a flexible liquid crystal polymer (LCP) substrate. The humidity sensor displays fast-response (1.9 s) and recovery time (1.5 s), a broad relative humidity (RH) detection range (4-95%), linearity, repeatability, and stability. The rapid response and recovery are considered to benefit from the hydrophobic effect of the LCP substrate and high purity of the CNCs, which give rise to weak physical adsorption. Meanwhile, the high sensitivity results from both the unique helical structure of CNCs and the microporous structure of the LCP substrate. The distinctive structure-related properties enable the sensor to reliably perceive an extremely small RH variation of 0.8%, which is too small to be detected by most humidity sensors reported previously. These features allow the sensor to monitor a variety of important human activities, such as respiration, speaking, blowing, and noncontact fingertip sensation, accurately. Furthermore, different human physical conditions can be distinguished by recognizing the respiration response patterns. In addition, the long-term operation and mechanical bending do not adversely affect the sensing performance.
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- Jin Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies and the Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology, School of Electronics and Information Technology , Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou 510275 , China
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- College of Electronic Science and Technology , Shenzhen University , 3688 Nanhai Boulevard , Shenzhen 518060 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies and the Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology, School of Electronics and Information Technology , Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou 510275 , China
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- College of Electronic Science and Technology , Shenzhen University , 3688 Nanhai Boulevard , Shenzhen 518060 , China
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- Center for Environmental Sensing and Modeling (CENSAM) IRG , Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) , Centre 1 CREATE Way , Singapore 138602
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- The Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Systems for Aerospace , Northwestern Polytechnical University , Xi'an 710072 , China
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- College of Electronic Science and Technology , Shenzhen University , 3688 Nanhai Boulevard , Shenzhen 518060 , China
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Yang XK, Chen QH, Zhang Y, Li ZQ, Tao K, Han JT, Hu DH. [Effects of free superficial temporal fascia flaps and skin grafts in repairing deep wounds in posterior ankle region of extensively burned patients]. Zhonghua Shao Shang Za Zhi 2019; 35:62-64. [PMID: 30678403 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1009-2587.2019.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To observe the effects of the method of combining free superficial temporal fascia flaps with skin grafts in repairing deep wounds in posterior ankle region of extensively burned patients. Methods: From September 2013 to February 2017, 11 extensively burned patients with deep tissue defects in posterior ankle region were treated in our unit. Two patients had tissue defects in bilateral posterior ankle regions. The wound sizes ranged from 5.8 cm×4.6 cm to 11.7 cm×5.2 cm. Free superficial temporal fascia flaps with the same sizes as the wounds were designed and resected to repair wounds in posterior ankle regions after debridement. The proximal end of superficial temporal veins and posterior tibial veins were performed with end-to-end anastomosis, and superficial temporal arteries and posterior tibial arteries were performed with end-to-side anastomosis. Skin grafts were resected to cover the superficial temporal fascia flaps according to patients' condition of donor sites. The donor sites were sutured directly. Results: All fascial flaps in 11 patients survived, while 2 skin grafts had partial necrosis, and they healed after secondary skin graft. All patients were followed up for 6 to 13 months, and the shape and function of the operation sites in all patients recovered well. Conclusions: The method of combining free superficial temporal fascia flaps with skin grafts can repair deep wounds in posterior ankle regions of extensively burned patients. It has the advantages of good appearances in the recipient sites, strong resistances to infection of fascia flaps, minimal damages to the donor sites, short course of disease, and good prognosis of patients.
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- X K Yang
- Department of Burns and Cutaneous Surgery, Burn Center of PLA, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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Wu J, Wu Z, Han S, Yang BR, Gui X, Tao K, Liu C, Miao J, Norford LK. Extremely Deformable, Transparent, and High-Performance Gas Sensor Based on Ionic Conductive Hydrogel. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2019; 11:2364-2373. [PMID: 30596426 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b17437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Fabrication of stretchable chemical sensors becomes increasingly attractive for emerging wearable applications in environmental monitoring and health care. Here, for the first time, chemically derived ionic conductive polyacrylamide/carrageenan double-network (DN) hydrogels are exploited to fabricate ultrastretchable and transparent NO2 and NH3 sensors with high sensitivity (78.5 ppm-1) and low theoretical limit of detection (1.2 ppb) in NO2 detection. The hydrogels can withstand various rigorous mechanical deformations, including up to 1200% strain, large-range flexion, and twist. The drastic mechanical deformations do not degrade the gas-sensing performance. A facile solvent replacement strategy is devised to partially replace water with glycerol (Gly) molecules in the solvent of hydrogel, generating the water-Gly binary hydrogel with 1.68 times boosted sensitivity to NO2 and significantly enhanced stability. The DN-Gly NO2 sensor can maintain its sensitivity for as long as 9 months. The high sensitivity is attributed to the abundant oxygenated functional groups in the well-designed polymer chains and solvent. A gas-blocking mechanism is proposed to understand the positive resistance shift of the gas sensors. This work sheds light on utilizing ionic conductive hydrogels as novel channel materials to design highly deformable and sensitive gas sensors.
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- Jin Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies and the Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology, School of Electronics and Information Technology , Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou 510275 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies and the Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology, School of Electronics and Information Technology , Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou 510275 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies and the Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology, School of Electronics and Information Technology , Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou 510275 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies and the Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology, School of Electronics and Information Technology , Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou 510275 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies and the Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology, School of Electronics and Information Technology , Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou 510275 , China
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- The Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Systems for Aerospace , Northwestern Polytechnical University , Xi'an 710072 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies and the Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology, School of Electronics and Information Technology , Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou 510275 , China
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- School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering , Nanyang Technological University , Singapore 639798 , Singapore
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- Department of Architecture , Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge , Massachusetts 02139 , United States
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Tao K, Yang Y, Yang C, Ma Q, Han L. Construction of NiCo2O4 nanosheet-decorated leaf-like Co3O4 nanoarrays from metal–organic framework for high-performance hybrid supercapacitors. Dalton Trans 2019; 48:14156-14163. [DOI: 10.1039/c9dt02907a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Leaf-like Co3O4@NiCo2O4 nanoarrays with an excellent energy storage performance was designed by a MOF-guided strategy.
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- Kai Tao
- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo
- China
- State Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Coal Utilization and Green Chemical Engineering
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- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo
- China
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- Institute of Drug Discovery Technology
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo 315211
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Coal Utilization and Green Chemical Engineering
- Ningxia University
- Yinchuan 750021
- China
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- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo
- China
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Yu X, Zhou J, Li Q, Zhao WN, Zhao S, Chen H, Tao K, Han L. Bi 2S 3 nanorod-stacked hollow microtubes self-assembled from bismuth-based metal-organic frameworks as advanced negative electrodes for hybrid supercapacitors. Dalton Trans 2019; 48:9057-9061. [PMID: 31169841 DOI: 10.1039/c9dt01466g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Bismuth sulfide (Bi2S3) with a lamellar structure has emerged as a promising negative electrode material for supercapacitors (SCs) due to its high theoretical specific capacity. Meanwhile, the improvement of electrochemical properties strongly depends on the size, shape and morphologies of Bi2S3 nanomaterials. Herein, the hierarchical Bi2S3 nanorod-stacked hollow microtubes are self-assembled through a facile self-sacrificing template strategy from bismuth-based metal-organic framework microprisms. Benefiting from the unique structures with a large specific surface area (54.3 m2 g-1), the as-prepared Bi2S3 exhibits an ultrahigh specific capacity (532 C g-1 at 1 A g-1) as a negative electrode for SCs, outperforming other reported Bi2S3 materials.
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- Xianbo Yu
- State Key Laboratory Base of Novel Functional Materials and Preparation Science, School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China.
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Wu J, Wu Z, Tao K, Liu C, Yang BR, Xie X, Lu X. Rapid-response, reversible and flexible humidity sensing platform using a hydrophobic and porous substrate. J Mater Chem B 2019; 7:2063-2073. [DOI: 10.1039/c8tb02963f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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A hydrophobic and porous liquid crystal polymer platform is developed to boost the humidity sensing performance of carbon materials.
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- Jin Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies and Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology
- School of Electronics and Information Technology
- Sun Yat-sen University
- Guangzhou 510275
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies and Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology
- School of Electronics and Information Technology
- Sun Yat-sen University
- Guangzhou 510275
- China
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- The Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Systems for Aerospace
- Northwestern Polytechnical University
- Xi’an 710072
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies and Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology
- School of Electronics and Information Technology
- Sun Yat-sen University
- Guangzhou 510275
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies and Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology
- School of Electronics and Information Technology
- Sun Yat-sen University
- Guangzhou 510275
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies and Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology
- School of Electronics and Information Technology
- Sun Yat-sen University
- Guangzhou 510275
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies and Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology
- School of Electronics and Information Technology
- Sun Yat-sen University
- Guangzhou 510275
- China
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Zhao S, Wu H, Li Y, Li Q, Zhou J, Yu X, Chen H, Tao K, Han L. Core–shell assembly of carbon nanofibers and a 2D conductive metal–organic framework as a flexible free-standing membrane for high-performance supercapacitors. Inorg Chem Front 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9qi00390h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A hybrid core–shell material based on carbon nanofibers and a 2D conductive metal–organic framework has been fabricated into a flexible free-standing membrane as an electrode material for supercapacitors.
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- Shihang Zhao
- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo
- China
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- Pan Tianshou Arts and Design Academy
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo
- China
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- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo
- China
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- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo
- China
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- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo
- China
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- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo
- China
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- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo
- China
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- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo
- China
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- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo
- China
- Key Laboratory of Photoelectric Materials and Devices of Zhejiang Province
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Yuan H, Han P, Tao K, Liu S, Gazit E, Yang R. Piezoelectric Peptide and Metabolite Materials. Research (Wash D C) 2019; 2019:9025939. [PMID: 31912048 PMCID: PMC6944492 DOI: 10.34133/2019/9025939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2019] [Accepted: 09/11/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Piezoelectric materials are important for many physical and electronic devices. Although many piezoelectric ceramics exhibit good piezoelectricity, they often show poor compatibility with biological systems that limits their biomedical applications. Piezoelectric peptide and metabolite materials benefit from their intrinsic biocompatibility, degradability, and convenient biofunctionalization and are promising candidates for biological and medical applications. Herein, we provide an account of the recent progress of research works on piezoelectric peptide and metabolite materials. This review focuses on the growth mechanism of peptide and metabolite micro- and nanomaterials. The influence of self-assembly processes on their piezoelectricity is discussed. Peptide and metabolite materials demonstrate not only outstanding piezoelectric properties but also unique electronic, optical, and physical properties, enabling their applications in nanogenerators, sensors, and optical waveguiding devices.
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- Hui Yuan
- School of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Xidian University, Xi'an 710126, China
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- School of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Xidian University, Xi'an 710126, China
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
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- School of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Xidian University, Xi'an 710126, China
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
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- School of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Xidian University, Xi'an 710126, China
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Yang Z, Ma Q, Han L, Tao K. Design of Mo-doped cobalt sulfide hollow nanocages from zeolitic imidazolate frameworks as advanced electrodes for supercapacitors. Inorg Chem Front 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9qi00663j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A Mo-doped CoS HNC with enhanced electrochemical performance was designed by using ZIF-67 as a self-sacrificial template through a dissolution–regrowth process in the presence of NaMoO4 with an additional sulfurization process.
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- Zheng Yang
- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Coal Utilization and Green Chemical Engineering
- Ningxia University
- Yinchuan 750021
- China
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- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo
- China
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- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo
- China
- State Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Coal Utilization and Green Chemical Engineering
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Yang Y, Ma Q, Han L, Tao K. Zeolitic imidazolate framework-derived Co3S4@Co(OH)2 nanoarrays as self-supported electrodes for asymmetric supercapacitors. Inorg Chem Front 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9qi00273a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Core–shell Co3S4@Co(OH)2 nanosheet arrays with enhanced electrochemical capacitive performance were designed using a ZIF-engaged strategy.
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- Yujing Yang
- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Coal Utilization and Green Chemical Engineering
- Ningxia University
- Yinchuan 750021
- China
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- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo
- China
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- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo
- China
- State Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Coal Utilization and Green Chemical Engineering
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Tao K, Waletich JR, Wise H, Arredondo F, Tyler BM. Tethering of Multi-Vesicular Bodies and the Tonoplast to the Plasma Membrane in Plants. Front Plant Sci 2019; 10:636. [PMID: 31396242 PMCID: PMC6662526 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2019] [Accepted: 04/26/2019] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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UNLABELLED Tethering of the plasma membrane (PM) and many organelles to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) for communication and lipid exchange has been widely reported. However, despite growing interest in multi-vesicular bodies (MVBs) as possible sources of exosomes, tethering of MVBs to the PM has not been reported. Here we show that MVBs and the vacuolar membrane (tonoplast) could be tethered to the PM (PM-MVB/TP tethering) by artificial protein fusions or bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC) complexes that contain a peripheral membrane protein that binds the PM and also a protein that binds MVBs or the tonoplast. PM-binding proteins capable of participating in PM-MVB/TP tethering included StRem1.3, BIK1, PBS1, CPK21, and the PtdIns(4)-binding proteins FAPP1 and Osh2. MVB/TP-binding proteins capable of participating in tethering included ARA6, ARA7, RHA1, RABG3f, and the PtdIns(3)P-binding proteins Vam7p and Hrs-2xFYVE. BiFC complexes or protein fusions capable of producing PM-MVB/TP tethering were visualized as large well-defined patches of fluorescence on the PM that could displace PM proteins such as AtFlotillin1 and also could displace cytoplasmic proteins such as soluble GFP. Furthermore, we identified paralogous ubiquitin E3 ligase proteins, SAUL1 (AtPUB44), and AtPUB43 that could produce PM-MVB/TP tethering. SAUL1 and AtPUB43 could produce tethering in uninfected tissue when paired with MVB-binding proteins or when their E3 ligase domain was deleted. When Nicotiana benthamiana leaf tissue was infected with Phytophthora capsici, full length SAUL1 and AtPUB43 localized in membrane patches consistent with PM-MVB/TP tethering. Our findings define new tools for studying PM-MVB/TP tethering and its possible role in plant defense. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Although not previously observed, the tethering of multi-vesicular bodies to the plasma membrane is of interest due to the potential role of this process in producing exosomes in plants. Here we describe tools for observing and manipulating the tethering of multi-vesicular bodies and the tonoplast to the plant plasma membrane, and describe two plant proteins that may naturally regulate this process during infection.
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- Kai Tao
- Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States
- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States
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- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States
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- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States
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- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States
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- Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States
- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States
- Center for Genome Research and Biocomputing, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States
- *Correspondence: Brett M. Tyler
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Chen H, Zhou J, Li Q, Tao K, Yu X, Zhao S, Hu Y, Zhao W, Han L. Core–shell assembly of Co3O4@NiO-ZnO nanoarrays as battery-type electrodes for high-performance supercapatteries. Inorg Chem Front 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9qi00607a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Core–shell Co3O4@NiO-ZnO nanoarrays are fabricated by annealing metal–organic framework assisted precursors and investigated as battery-type electrode for supercapattery.
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- Hongmei Chen
- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo
- China
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- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo
- China
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- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo
- China
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- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo
- China
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- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo
- China
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- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo
- China
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- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo
- China
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- Key Laboratory for Molecular Design and Nutrition Engineering of Ningbo
- Ningbo Institute of Technology
- Zhejiang University
- Ningbo
- China
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- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo
- China
- Key Laboratory of Photoelectric Materials and Devices of Zhejiang Province
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Integrated hybrid nanoarrays with hierarchical porous structures have attracted much attention as energy materials for their excellent synergistic effects.
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- Chen Chen
- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo
- China
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- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo
- China
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- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo
- China
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- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo
- China
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- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo
- China
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- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo
- China
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- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo
- China
- Key Laboratory of Photoelectric Materials and Devices of Zhejiang Province
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Li Y, Li Q, Zhao S, Chen C, Zhou J, Tao K, Han L. Conductive 2D Metal-Organic Frameworks Decorated on Layered Double Hydroxides Nanoflower Surface for High-Performance Supercapacitor. ChemistrySelect 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201803150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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- Yanli Li
- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering; Ningbo University, Ningbo; Zhejiang 315211 China
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- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering; Ningbo University, Ningbo; Zhejiang 315211 China
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- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering; Ningbo University, Ningbo; Zhejiang 315211 China
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- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering; Ningbo University, Ningbo; Zhejiang 315211 China
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- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering; Ningbo University, Ningbo; Zhejiang 315211 China
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- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering; Ningbo University, Ningbo; Zhejiang 315211 China
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- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering; Ningbo University, Ningbo; Zhejiang 315211 China
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Wang N, Kanhere E, Tao K, Hu L, Wu J, Miao J, Triantafyllou MS. Investigation of a Thin‐Film Quasi‐Reference Electrode Fabricated by Combined Sputtering‐Evaporation Approach. ELECTROANAL 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/elan.201800532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Nan Wang
- Center for Environmental Sensing and Modeling (CENSAM) IRGSingapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) Centre 1 CREATE Way 138602 Singapore
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- Center for Environmental Sensing and Modeling (CENSAM) IRGSingapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) Centre 1 CREATE Way 138602 Singapore
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- Department of Microsystem EngineeringNorthwestern Polytechnical University 127 West Youyi Road, Beilin District Xi'an Shaanxi 710072 China
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- School of Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringNanyang Technological University 50 Nanyang Avenue 639798 Singapore
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- School of Electronics and Information TechnologySun Yat-sen University No. 135, Xingang Xi Road Guangzhou 510275 China
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- School of Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringNanyang Technological University 50 Nanyang Avenue 639798 Singapore
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- Center for Environmental Sensing and Modeling (CENSAM) IRGSingapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) Centre 1 CREATE Way 138602 Singapore
- Department of Mechanical EngineeringMassachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
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Han X, Yang Y, Zhou J, Ma Q, Tao K, Han L. Metal–Organic Framework Templated 3D Hierarchical ZnCo
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- Xue Han
- School of Materials Science & Chemical EngineeringNingbo University Ningbo Zhejiang 315211 P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science & Chemical EngineeringNingbo University Ningbo Zhejiang 315211 P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science & Chemical EngineeringNingbo University Ningbo Zhejiang 315211 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High-efficiency Coal Utilization and Green Chemical EngineeringNingxia University Yinchuan 750021 P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science & Chemical EngineeringNingbo University Ningbo Zhejiang 315211 P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of High-efficiency Coal Utilization and Green Chemical EngineeringNingxia University Yinchuan 750021 P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science & Chemical EngineeringNingbo University Ningbo Zhejiang 315211 P. R. China
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Shi Y, Li L, Xiao H, Guo S, Wang G, Tao K, Dong J, Zong L. Feasibility of laparoscopic gastrectomy for patients with Siewert-type II/III adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction: A propensity score matching analysis. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0203125. [PMID: 30256806 PMCID: PMC6157841 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0203125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2018] [Accepted: 08/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Background/Aim The feasibility of using laparoscopic gastrectomy for the treatment of Siewert-type II/III adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction (AEG) has not been addressed. This study aimed to comparatively evaluate the short- and long-term effects on laparoscopic versus open surgery using (propensity score matching) PSM for Siewert-type II/III AEG. Methods We retrospectively collected data from the patients with Siewert-type II/III AEG who were treated in our cancer center between January 2013 and December 2015. Patients undergoing laparoscopic gastrectomy and open gastrectomy were matched via PSM. The cumulative 2-year Overall survival (OS) rate of patients in the two cohorts was estimated by Kaplan-Meier plots. Multi-variable analysis using a Cox regression model was conducted to identify independent risk factors. Results A total of 963 patients with Siewert-type II/III AEG were included, of which 132 cases were in the laparoscopic gastrectomy group, and 831 cases were in the open gastrectomy group. After regrouping with PSM, 132 patients in the laparoscopic gastrectomy group were balanced with 264 similar patients in the open gastrectomy group. As expected, the laparoscopic gastrectomy group had significantly longer operation times, but less blood loss. Furthermore, the two groups showed similar results for post-operative complications, duration of hospital stay and 2-year OS rate. Combined organ resection was an independent risk factor for 2-year OS rate. Conclusion This study suggests that laparoscopic gastrectomy may serve as a safe and feasible treatment for Siewert-type II/III AEG and achieve similar oncologic outcomes as open gastrectomy.
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- Yinan Shi
- Department of minimal invasive gastrointestinal surgery, Shanxi Cancer Hospital, affiliated to Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, PR. China
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- Department of minimal invasive gastrointestinal surgery, Shanxi Cancer Hospital, affiliated to Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, PR. China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Clinical Medical School of Yangzhou university, Northern Jiangsu People’s Hospital, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, PR. China
- Clinical Medical College, Dalian Medical University, Liaoning, PR. China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Clinical Medical School of Yangzhou university, Northern Jiangsu People’s Hospital, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, PR. China
- Clinical Medical College, Dalian Medical University, Liaoning, PR. China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Clinical Medical School of Yangzhou university, Northern Jiangsu People’s Hospital, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, PR. China
- Clinical Medical College, Dalian Medical University, Liaoning, PR. China
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- Department of minimal invasive gastrointestinal surgery, Shanxi Cancer Hospital, affiliated to Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, PR. China
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- Department of minimal invasive gastrointestinal surgery, Shanxi Cancer Hospital, affiliated to Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, PR. China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Clinical Medical School of Yangzhou university, Northern Jiangsu People’s Hospital, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, PR. China
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Zhang Q, Guo B, Hui Q, Chang P, Tao K. miR-137 Inhibits Proliferation and Metastasis of Hypertrophic Scar Fibroblasts via Targeting Pleiotrophin. Cell Physiol Biochem 2018; 49:985-995. [PMID: 30184530 DOI: 10.1159/000493236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2017] [Accepted: 08/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIMS There are few effective treatment options for hypertrophic scars. MircoRNAs are a class of small, noncoding RNAs involved in multiple biological functions. METHODS Gene chip screening was used to screen out the differential expression of miRNAs in hypertrophic scars and normal tissues. Western blot and real-time PCR were used to confirm the expression of pleiotrophin (PTN) in hypertrophic scars. After analyze the correlation between PTN and miR-137 using correlation analysis, we used miRDB software to analyze the binding sites of miR-137 and PTN. Luciferase reporter gene, western blot and real-time PCR experiments were used to detect the regulatory effect of miR-137 on PTN. MTT and transwell assay were used to detect the effect of miR-137 on proliferation and metastasis. Western blot and real-time PCR were used to detect the regulatory effects of miR-137 on cyclin B1, matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP9), α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), vimentin, and type-I collagen (COL1A). Finally, miR-137 inhibitor was transfected into fibroblasts which was silent PTN, and the proliferation and migration of cells were detected by MTT and transwell. Western blot and real-time PCR were used to detect the expression of related proteins. RESULTS Various miRNAs was abnormal expressed in hypertrophic scars. miR-137 was decreased in hypertrophic scar, however PTN was up regulated in hypertrophic scars. miR-137 induced proliferation and metastasis in fibroblasts. This effect was accompanied by decreased expression of cyclin B1, MMP9, α-SMA, vimentin, and COL1A mediated via the target of PTN. CONCLUSION Modulation of miR-137 expression in fibroblasts could provide an important therapeutic strategy for hypertrophic scars.
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Hu L, Rehman S, Tao K, Miao J. Characterization on Three-Dimensional Trajectory of Disk-Like Gold-Nickel-Platinum Nanomotor Using Digital Holographic Imaging. ChemistrySelect 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201801534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Liangxing Hu
- School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue; Singapore 639798
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- Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), 1 CREATE Way; Singapore 138602
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Systems for Aerospace, School of Mechanical Engineering; Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an; China 710072
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- School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue; Singapore 639798
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Song Y, Guo B, Ma S, Chang P, Tao K. Naringin suppresses the growth and motility of hypertrophic scar fibroblasts by inhibiting the kinase activity of Akt. Biomed Pharmacother 2018; 105:1291-1298. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2018.06.103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2018] [Revised: 06/17/2018] [Accepted: 06/18/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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Tao K, Fan Z, Sun L, Makam P, Tian Z, Ruegsegger M, Shaham-Niv S, Hansford D, Aizen R, Pan Z, Galster S, Ma J, Yuan F, Si M, Qu S, Zhang M, Gazit E, Li J. Quantum confined peptide assemblies with tunable visible to near-infrared spectral range. Nat Commun 2018; 9:3217. [PMID: 30104564 PMCID: PMC6089888 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-05568-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2018] [Accepted: 07/10/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Quantum confined materials have been extensively studied for photoluminescent applications. Due to intrinsic limitations of low biocompatibility and challenging modulation, the utilization of conventional inorganic quantum confined photoluminescent materials in bio-imaging and bio-machine interface faces critical restrictions. Here, we present aromatic cyclo-dipeptides that dimerize into quantum dots, which serve as building blocks to further self-assemble into quantum confined supramolecular structures with diverse morphologies and photoluminescence properties. Especially, the emission can be tuned from the visible region to the near-infrared region (420 nm to 820 nm) by modulating the self-assembly process. Moreover, no obvious cytotoxic effect is observed for these nanostructures, and their utilization for in vivo imaging and as phosphors for light-emitting diodes is demonstrated. The data reveal that the morphologies and optical properties of the aromatic cyclo-dipeptide self-assemblies can be tuned, making them potential candidates for supramolecular quantum confined materials providing biocompatible alternatives for broad biomedical and opto-electric applications.
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, 6997801, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
- Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
- Department of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 201804, Shanghai, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 710065, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, 6997801, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Applications, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 130033, Changchun, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, 6997801, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, 6997801, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- College of Nursing and Health Innovation, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, 76019, USA
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- Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute and Department of Neuroscience, WVU School of Medicine, 9100, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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- Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
- Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, 43210, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA
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- Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of MOE, Key Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design, Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University, 730000, Lanzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Applications, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 130033, Changchun, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA.
- Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA.
- Nuroulogical Institute and Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA.
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, 6997801, Tel Aviv, Israel.
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Iby and Aladar Fleischman Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv University, 6997801, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Lab of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100190, Beijing, China.
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Zhang Y, Guo B, Hui Q, Li W, Chang P, Tao K. Downregulation of miR‑637 promotes proliferation and metastasis by targeting Smad3 in keloids. Mol Med Rep 2018; 18:1628-1636. [PMID: 29845237 PMCID: PMC6072149 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2018.9099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2018] [Accepted: 05/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Keloids are a type of abnormal scar tissue. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) exhibit a pivotal role in the regulation of cell proliferation and metastasis of keloids. miRNA microarray revealed that miR‑637 was one of the most frequently altered miRNAs in keloids. Furthermore, up-regulation of miR‑637 inhibited cell proliferation and metastasis by targeting mothers against decapentaplegic homolog (Smad)3, one of the important proteins that affects the formation of keloids. Further studies demonstrated that miR‑637 regulated the proliferation and metastasis of human keloid fibroblast (HKF) cells by mediating the Smad3 signaling pathway. Overall, the present findings suggest that miR‑637 may be a promising therapeutic target in keloids.
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- Ye Zhang
- Department of Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery, The General Hospital of Shenyang Military Region, Shenyang, Liaoning 110016, P.R. China
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- Department of Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery, The General Hospital of Shenyang Military Region, Shenyang, Liaoning 110016, P.R. China
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- Department of Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery, The General Hospital of Shenyang Military Region, Shenyang, Liaoning 110016, P.R. China
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- Department of Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery, The General Hospital of Shenyang Military Region, Shenyang, Liaoning 110016, P.R. China
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- Department of Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery, The General Hospital of Shenyang Military Region, Shenyang, Liaoning 110016, P.R. China
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- Department of Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery, The General Hospital of Shenyang Military Region, Shenyang, Liaoning 110016, P.R. China
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Tao K, Han X, Cheng Q, Yang Y, Yang Z, Ma Q, Han L. A Zinc Cobalt Sulfide Nanosheet Array Derived from a 2D Bimetallic Metal-Organic Frameworks for High-Performance Supercapacitors. Chemistry 2018; 24:12584-12591. [PMID: 29675973 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201800960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 163] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2018] [Revised: 04/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Porous ternary metal sulfide integrated electrode materials with abundant electroactive sites and redox reactions are very promising for supercapacitors. Herein, a porous zinc cobalt sulfide nanosheet array on Ni foam (Zn-Co-S/NF) was constructed by facile growth of 2D bimetallic zinc/cobalt-based metal-organic framework (Zn/Co-MOF) nanosheets with leaf-like morphology on NF, followed by additional sulfurization. The Zn-Co-S/NF nanosheet array acted directly as a supercapacitor electrode showing much better electrochemical performance (2354.3 F g-1 and 88.6 % retention over 1000 cycles) when compared with zinc cobalt sulfide powder (355.3 F g-1 and 75.8 % retention over 1000 cycles), which originates from good electrical conductivity and mechanical stability, abundant electroactive sites, and facilitated transportation of electrons and electrolyte ions due to the unique nanosheet array structure. An asymmetric supercapacitor (ASC) device assembled from Zn-Co-S/NF and activated carbon electrodes can deliver a highest energy density of 31.9 Wh kg-1 and a maximum power density of 8.5 kW kg-1 . Most importantly, this ASC also shows good cycling stability (71.0 % retention over 10000 cycles). Furthermore, a red LED can be powered by two connected ASCs, and thus as-synthesized Zn-Co-S/NF has great potential for practical applications.
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- Kai Tao
- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315211, P. R. China.,State Key Laboratory of High-efficiency Coal Utilization, and Green Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, 750021, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315211, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315211, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315211, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315211, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High-efficiency Coal Utilization, and Green Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, 750021, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315211, P. R. China
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Yang B, Qi Z, Wei M, Mu X, Teng L, Zhang Z, Jin X, Tao K, Shen W, Wu G, Han Z, Shu M, Chen X, Bao N. [The development and recent status of the craniomaxillofacial surgery in China during past three decades]. Zhongguo Xiu Fu Chong Jian Wai Ke Za Zhi 2018; 32:803-808. [PMID: 30129299 DOI: 10.7507/1002-1892.201807021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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The authors made a profound review on the development and the recent status of craniomaxillofacial surgery in China during past three decades. The emphases were placed on the following aspects: the modifications of the reconstructive procedure and minimal invasive mode, the researches on molecular genetic characteristics of the congenital craniofacial malformations, the clinical applications of three-dimensional digital computer-aided techniques (including three-dimensional printing and prefabricated template for precious osteotomies), the craniomaxillofacial defects reconstructing by using the distraction osteogenesis and osseous integrated titanium implant and prothesis, etc. Finally, the authors outlooked prospectively the future trends of the craniomaxillofacial surgery.
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- Bin Yang
- Department of Craniomaxillofacial Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100144,
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- Department of Craniomaxillofacial Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100144, P.R.China
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200011, P.R.China
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200011, P.R.China
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- Department of Craniomaxillofacial Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100144, P.R.China
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- Department of Craniomaxillofacial Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100144, P.R.China
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- Department of Craniomaxillofacial Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100144, P.R.China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, the General Hospital of Shenyang Military of Chinese PLA, Shenyang Liaoning, 110015, P.R.China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, the Affiliated Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Jiangsu, 210008, P.R.China
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- Friendship Hospital of Plastic Surgery, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Jiangsu, 210029, P.R.China
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- Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Stomatological Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100050, P.R.China
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- Department of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an Shaanxi, 710061, P.R.China
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- Friendship Hospital of Plastic Surgery, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Jiangsu, 210029, P.R.China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai, 200127, P.R.China
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