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Martin RP, Carr EM, Sparks JS. Variation in lanternfish (Myctophidae) photophore structure: A comprehensive comparative analysis. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0310976. [PMID: 39536017 PMCID: PMC11560010 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0310976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2024] [Accepted: 09/10/2024] [Indexed: 11/16/2024] Open
Abstract
The deep-sea open ocean habitat (below 200 m depth) is comprised of little-to-no light, near freezing temperatures, and vastly connected stratified waters. Bioluminescence is often linked to the success and diversification of fishes in these dark deep-sea habitats, which are host to many species-rich and morphologically diverse clades. Fish bioluminescence takes many forms and is used in a variety of behaviors including counterillumination, prey detection and luring, communication, and predator avoidance. This study focuses on lanternfishes (Myctophidae), a diverse group (252 spp. in 34 genera) of deep-sea fishes in which bioluminescence has played a critical role in their diversification. Using histological techniques, we provide new morphological analyses of the complex structure of the primary photophores of representative species from 17 genera in which photophore morphology has not previously been described. We combine this information with data from prior studies to compare primary photophore characteristics for species representing all 34 lanternfish genera. Although we find that lanternfish primary photophores are similar in many of their structural components, including the possession of a modified scale cup, photocytes, pigment, and reflector layers, we observe significant variation among species in other aspects of photophore morphology. Observed morphological differences include variation in pigmentation and in the calcification and thickness of the modified scale cup. We also find reflectors that are very thin or absent in gymnoscopeline and lampanyctine species, relative to the robust reflectors present in myctophine species. We find evidence of secondary reflectors and secondary pigment layers in six lanternfish species and observe major differences in scale-lens thickness and mineralization across the assemblage. Lastly, Scopelopsis multipunctatus is the only species analyzed lacking a photophore cup. Obtaining finer detail of light organ morphology across this species-rich lineage provides much-needed insight into the factors that have contributed to the remarkable diversity of lanternfishes in the deep open ocean.
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- Rene P. Martin
- Department of Ichthyology, Division of Vertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York, United States of America
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln, School of Natural Resources, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America
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- Department of Ichthyology, Division of Vertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York, United States of America
- Richard Gilder Graduate School, American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Ichthyology, Division of Vertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York, United States of America
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Zhang Y, Ren Y, Hao J, Gao J, Ma Y. Synthesis of Chlorophylls-Doped Guanine Crystals with High Reflection and Depolarization for Green Camouflage Coating. Chem Asian J 2024; 19:e202400529. [PMID: 38872616 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202400529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2024] [Revised: 06/06/2024] [Accepted: 06/11/2024] [Indexed: 06/15/2024]
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Hyperspectral imaging technology can record the spatial and spectral information of the targets and significantly enhance the levels of military reconnaissance and target detection. It has scientific importance to mimic "homochromatic and homospectral" camouflage materials that have hyperspectral similarity with the green vegetation, one of the most common natural backgrounds. It is a big challenge to exquisitely simulate the spectral of green vegetation in visible and near-infrared windows because of the slight differences between the artificial green dyes and vegetation, the instability of chlorophylls, and the easy loss of hydroxide bands due to the loss of water from the camouflage materials. Herein, a novel kind of biomimetic material of green vegetation was designed through the incorporation of chlorophylls into the crystal lattices of single-crystalline anhydrous guanine microplates for the first time. The synthesized chlorophylls-doped anhydrous guanine crystals exhibit high reflectance intensity and depolarization effect, thus can be applied as biomimetic camouflage materials that mimic green vegetation with high reflectivity and low polarization in the visible and near-infrared regions. The factors influencing the formation of dye-doped organic crystals under mild conditions were thoroughly investigated and the characterizations using electron microscopies and fluorescence confocal laser scanning microscopy clearly confirm the occlusion of chlorophylls into the crystal lattices of guanine crystals. The thermal stability experiments clearly indicate that the chlorophylls-doped guanine crystals possess long-term stability at high temperature. This study provides a new strategy for the synthesis of multifunctional materials comprised of organic crystals.
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- Ying Zhang
- MOE Key Laboratory of Cluster Science, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecule Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, 5 South Zhongguancun Street, Haidian, Beijing, 100081, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Cluster Science, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecule Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, 5 South Zhongguancun Street, Haidian, Beijing, 100081, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Cluster Science, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecule Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, 5 South Zhongguancun Street, Haidian, Beijing, 100081, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Cluster Science, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecule Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, 5 South Zhongguancun Street, Haidian, Beijing, 100081, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Cluster Science, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecule Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, 5 South Zhongguancun Street, Haidian, Beijing, 100081, China
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Liu L, Wang X, Zhang R, Li H, Zhu H. Targeted metabolomics revealed the seasonal plasticity of skin color and pigment metabolites in ornamental koi carp. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2024; 281:116595. [PMID: 38878561 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2024.116595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2024] [Revised: 06/05/2024] [Accepted: 06/12/2024] [Indexed: 07/16/2024]
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The koi carp is an ornamental fish that was obtained through artificial selection from the common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.). The most economically important traits of koi are their beautiful skin patterns in bright colors. As seasonality is an important factor in the biology and ecology of fish, we thus assumed that seasonal changes are involved in regulating the formation of skin color and patterns of koi carp. The white, red, cyan, and black skin colors from four varieties of scaleless koi carp (Doitsu Shiromuji (W), Doitsu Kohaku (WR), Doitsu Showa Sanke (WRI), and Kumonryu (WI)) were evaluated using the CIELab color space (lightness, redness, and yellowness) in different seasons. Compared to winter, the yellowness of the white color in all koi varieties decreased in summer and autumn. The black skin color areas in WRI and WI koi increased in summer and autumn compared to winter. The yellowness of the red color decreased only in WRI koi, while no changes were observed in WR koi. Targeted metabolomics analysis revealed that the levels of the structural pigment guanine of all koi varieties showed significant seasonal variation. Of seven detected carotenoids, the zeaxanthin and tunaxanthin contents in W, WI, and WRI koi changed with the seasons, while none of the carotenoids in WR koi were altered. Of the seven potential regulatory metabolites, epinephrine, melatonin, and cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) in all four koi varieties showed the highest levels in winter. A correlation analysis suggested that the seasonal changes in white skin color occurred through the epinephrine-cAMP pathway; melanin-dependent and carotenoid-dependent skin color changes occurred through melatonin in koi carp. This study demonstrated the seasonal plasticity of skin color in koi carp regulated by melatonin and epinephrine, associating with variety and color specificity.
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- Lili Liu
- Fisheries Research Institute, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100068, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Fisheries Biotechnology, Beijing 100068, China
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- Fisheries Research Institute, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100068, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Fisheries Biotechnology, Beijing 100068, China
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- Fisheries Research Institute, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100068, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Fisheries Biotechnology, Beijing 100068, China
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- Fisheries Research Institute, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100068, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Fisheries Biotechnology, Beijing 100068, China
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- Fisheries Research Institute, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100068, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Fisheries Biotechnology, Beijing 100068, China.
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Liu L, Wang X, Zhang R, Li H, Zhu H. Correlation of skin color and plasma carotenoid-related metabolites of ornamental koi carp under temperature fluctuations. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2024; 273:116165. [PMID: 38458068 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2024.116165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2023] [Revised: 02/13/2024] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 03/10/2024]
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The skin color of koi carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) is one of the traits that most influence their ornamental and economic values. The present study suggested the effects of temperature fluctuation on koi carp in terms of skin color and plasma carotenoids and related-metabolites. The main results were as follows. (1) The vulnerability of koi skin color to acute temperature stress was in the order of white koi> black koi> yellow koi. Both high- (25°C-30°C-25°C) and low-temperature (25°C-20°C-25°C) fluctuations tended to decrease the saturation of white koi. The temperature fluctuation had little effects on the skin color of black and yellow koi. (2) Targeted metabolomics analysis indicated that the effects of cooling stress on oxycarotenoids of all five koi varieties were reversible. The plasma oxycarotenoids in mirror koi with all colors were insensitive to acute heat stress. However, the cooling process from a high temperature (30°C-25°C) still made contributions to the increase of oxycarotenoids. (3) The principal component analysis confirmed the deviation of carotenoid-related metabolites after high temperature fluctuation and the reversibility after low temperature fluctuation. Finally, the correlation analysis revealed that koi skin brightness was negatively correlated with the plasma guanine content and that temperature fluctuations might change koi skin brightness via the L(-)-epinephrine-guanine pathway. The red hue and yellow hue were negatively correlated with the oxycarotenoids in plasma, suggesting that oxycarotenoids were favorable for enhancing koi skin color saturation. Overall, this study revealed the direct action of temperature fluctuations on the skin color and carotenoid-related metabolites of koi.
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- Lili Liu
- Fisheries Research Institute, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100068, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Fisheries Biotechnology, Beijing 100068, China
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- Fisheries Research Institute, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100068, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Fisheries Biotechnology, Beijing 100068, China
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- Fisheries Research Institute, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100068, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Fisheries Biotechnology, Beijing 100068, China
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- Fisheries Research Institute, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100068, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Fisheries Biotechnology, Beijing 100068, China
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- Fisheries Research Institute, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100068, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Fisheries Biotechnology, Beijing 100068, China.
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Cerella C, Gajulapalli SR, Lorant A, Gerard D, Muller F, Lee Y, Kim KR, Han BW, Christov C, Récher C, Sarry JE, Dicato M, Diederich M. ATP1A1/BCL2L1 predicts the response of myelomonocytic and monocytic acute myeloid leukemia to cardiac glycosides. Leukemia 2024; 38:67-81. [PMID: 37904054 PMCID: PMC10776384 DOI: 10.1038/s41375-023-02076-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2023] [Revised: 10/11/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 11/01/2023]
Abstract
Myelomonocytic and monocytic acute myeloid leukemia (AML) subtypes are intrinsically resistant to venetoclax-based regimens. Identifying targetable vulnerabilities would limit resistance and relapse. We previously documented the synergism of venetoclax and cardiac glycoside (CG) combination in AML. Despite preclinical evidence, the repurposing of cardiac glycosides (CGs) in cancer therapy remained unsuccessful due to a lack of predictive biomarkers. We report that the ex vivo response of AML patient blasts and the in vitro sensitivity of established cell lines to the hemi-synthetic CG UNBS1450 correlates with the ATPase Na+/K+ transporting subunit alpha 1 (ATP1A1)/BCL2 like 1 (BCL2L1) expression ratio. Publicly available AML datasets identify myelomonocytic/monocytic differentiation as the most robust prognostic feature, along with core-binding factor subunit beta (CBFB), lysine methyltransferase 2A (KMT2A) rearrangements, and missense Fms-related receptor tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3) mutations. Mechanistically, BCL2L1 protects from cell death commitment induced by the CG-mediated stepwise triggering of ionic perturbation, protein synthesis inhibition, and MCL1 downregulation. In vivo, CGs showed an overall tolerable profile while impacting tumor growth with an effect ranging from tumor growth inhibition to regression. These findings suggest a predictive marker for CG repurposing in specific AML subtypes.
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- Claudia Cerella
- Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire du Cancer (LBMCC), Fondation Recherche sur le Cancer et les Maladies du Sang, Pavillon 2, 6A rue Barblé, L-1210, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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- Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Natural Products Research Institute, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire du Cancer (LBMCC), Fondation Recherche sur le Cancer et les Maladies du Sang, Pavillon 2, 6A rue Barblé, L-1210, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire du Cancer (LBMCC), Fondation Recherche sur le Cancer et les Maladies du Sang, Pavillon 2, 6A rue Barblé, L-1210, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire du Cancer (LBMCC), Fondation Recherche sur le Cancer et les Maladies du Sang, Pavillon 2, 6A rue Barblé, L-1210, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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- Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Natural Products Research Institute, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Natural Products Research Institute, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Natural Products Research Institute, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- University of Lorraine, Service Commun de Microscopie, Nancy, France
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- Cancer Research Center of Toulouse, UMR 1037 INSERM/ Université Toulouse III-Paul Sabatier, 2 avenue Hubert Curien, Oncopôle, 31037, Toulouse, France
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- Cancer Research Center of Toulouse, UMR 1037 INSERM/ Université Toulouse III-Paul Sabatier, 2 avenue Hubert Curien, Oncopôle, 31037, Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire du Cancer (LBMCC), Fondation Recherche sur le Cancer et les Maladies du Sang, Pavillon 2, 6A rue Barblé, L-1210, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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- Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Natural Products Research Institute, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea.
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Pinsk N, Wagner A, Cohen L, Smalley CJ, Hughes CE, Zhang G, Pavan MJ, Casati N, Jantschke A, Goobes G, Harris KDM, Palmer BA. Biogenic Guanine Crystals Are Solid Solutions of Guanine and Other Purine Metabolites. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:5180-5189. [PMID: 35255213 PMCID: PMC8949762 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c00724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Highly reflective crystals of the nucleotide base guanine are widely distributed in animal coloration and visual systems. Organisms precisely control the morphology and organization of the crystals to optimize different optical effects, but little is known about how this is achieved. Here we examine a fundamental question that has remained unanswered after over 100 years of research on guanine: what are the crystals made of? Using solution-state and solid-state chemical techniques coupled with structural analysis by powder XRD and solid-state NMR, we compare the purine compositions and the structures of seven biogenic guanine crystals with different crystal morphologies, testing the hypothesis that intracrystalline dopants influence the crystal shape. We find that biogenic "guanine" crystals are not pure crystals but molecular alloys (aka solid solutions and mixed crystals) of guanine, hypoxanthine, and sometimes xanthine. Guanine host crystals occlude homogeneous mixtures of other purines, sometimes in remarkably large amounts (up to 20% of hypoxanthine), without significantly altering the crystal structure of the guanine host. We find no correlation between the biogenic crystal morphology and dopant content and conclude that dopants do not dictate the crystal morphology of the guanine host. The ability of guanine crystals to host other molecules enables animals to build physiologically "cheaper" crystals from mixtures of metabolically available purines, without impeding optical functionality. The exceptional levels of doping in biogenic guanine offer inspiration for the design of mixed molecular crystals that incorporate multiple functionalities in a single material.
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- Noam Pinsk
- Department
of Chemistry, Ben-Gurion University of the
Negev, Be’er
Sheba 8410501, Israel
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- Department
of Chemistry, Ben-Gurion University of the
Negev, Be’er
Sheba 8410501, Israel
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- Department
of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, 5290002 Ramat Gan, Israel
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- School
of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3AT, Wales United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, Ben-Gurion University of the
Negev, Be’er
Sheba 8410501, Israel
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- Ilse
Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science & Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be’er Sheba 8410501, Israel
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- Paul
Scherrer Institute, Forschungsstrasse 111, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Institute
of Geosciences, Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, 5290002 Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Department
of Chemistry, Ben-Gurion University of the
Negev, Be’er
Sheba 8410501, Israel
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Biological guanine crystals in organisms exhibit excellent optical properties and functions, including broad-band and narrow-band reflectors, band-tunable reflectors, mirrors, and stimuli-responsive structural colors, attributed to the high refractive index of guanine (1.85) and the exquisite control of the polymorphs, morphologies, sizes, exposed planes, and the hierarchically ordered assembly of biological guanine crystals in the organisms. Herein, the controlled synthesis of guanine crystals with defined polymorphs and morphologies and their formation processes in organic and aqueous solutions are summarized in detail. In particular, the controlled synthesis of microplatelets or nanoplatelets of the thermodynamically metastable β form of anhydrous guanine (β-AG) exposing the (100) plane in the presence of additives, twinned crystals, and the occlusion of hypoxanthine in β-AG were investigated to mimic biological guanine crystals with superior optical properties. One-dimensional assembly of β-AG microrods was studied as a preliminary work to mimic the highly ordered assembly of guanine crystals with superior optical properties.
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- Fenghua Chen
- School of Resources and Chemical Engineering, Sanming University, Sanming 365004, Fujian, China
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- MOE Key laboratory of Cluster Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- MOE Key laboratory of Cluster Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- MOE Key laboratory of Cluster Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Avital Wagner
- Department of Chemistry Ben-Gurion University of the Negev P.O.B 653 Beer-Sheva 84105 Israel
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- Department of Chemistry Ben-Gurion University of the Negev P.O.B 653 Beer-Sheva 84105 Israel
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- Department of Chemistry Ben-Gurion University of the Negev P.O.B 653 Beer-Sheva 84105 Israel
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- Department of Chemistry Ben-Gurion University of the Negev P.O.B 653 Beer-Sheva 84105 Israel
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Hyperspectral data as a biodiversity screening tool can differentiate among diverse Neotropical fishes. Sci Rep 2021; 11:16157. [PMID: 34373560 PMCID: PMC8352966 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-95713-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 07/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
Abstract
Hyperspectral data encode information from electromagnetic radiation (i.e., color) of any object in the form of a spectral signature; these data can then be used to distinguish among materials or even map whole landscapes. Although hyperspectral data have been mostly used to study landscape ecology, floral diversity and many other applications in the natural sciences, we propose that spectral signatures can be used for rapid assessment of faunal biodiversity, akin to DNA barcoding and metabarcoding. We demonstrate that spectral signatures of individual, live fish specimens can accurately capture species and clade-level differences in fish coloration, specifically among piranhas and pacus (Family Serrasalmidae), fishes with a long history of taxonomic confusion. We analyzed 47 serrasalmid species and could distinguish spectra among different species and clades, with the method sensitive enough to document changes in fish coloration over ontogeny. Herbivorous pacu spectra were more like one another than they were to piranhas; however, our method also documented interspecific variation in pacus that corresponds to cryptic lineages. While spectra do not serve as an alternative to the collection of curated specimens, hyperspectral data of fishes in the field should help clarify which specimens might be unique or undescribed, complementing existing molecular and morphological techniques.
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Dou S, Xu H, Zhao J, Zhang K, Li N, Lin Y, Pan L, Li Y. Bioinspired Microstructured Materials for Optical and Thermal Regulation. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2000697. [PMID: 32686250 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202000697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2020] [Revised: 04/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Precise optical and thermal regulatory systems are found in nature, specifically in the microstructures on organisms' surfaces. In fact, the interaction between light and matter through these microstructures is of great significance to the evolution and survival of organisms. Furthermore, the optical regulation by these biological microstructures is engineered owing to natural selection. Herein, the role that microstructures play in enhancing optical performance or creating new optical properties in nature is summarized, with a focus on the regulation mechanisms of the solar and infrared spectra emanating from the microstructures and their role in the field of thermal radiation. The causes of the unique optical phenomena are discussed, focusing on prevailing characteristics such as high absorption, high transmission, adjustable reflection, adjustable absorption, and dynamic infrared radiative design. On this basis, the comprehensive control performance of light and heat integrated by this bioinspired microstructure is introduced in detail and a solution strategy for the development of low-energy, environmentally friendly, intelligent thermal control instruments is discussed. In order to develop such an instrument, a microstructural design foundation is provided.
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- Shuliang Dou
- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150006, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150006, China
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- Center for Composite Materials and Structure, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China
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Guanine crystals regulated by chitin-based honeycomb frameworks for tunable structural colors of sapphirinid copepod, Sapphirina nigromaculata. Sci Rep 2020; 10:2266. [PMID: 32042000 PMCID: PMC7010661 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-59090-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2019] [Accepted: 01/10/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Sapphirinid copepods, which are marine zooplankton, exhibit tunable structural colors originating from a layered structure of guanine crystal plates. In the present study, the coloring portion of adult male of a sapphirinid copepod, Sapphirina nigromaculata, under the dorsal body surface was characterized to clarify the regulation and actuation mechanism of the layered guanine crystals for spectral control. The coloring portions are separated into small domains 70–100 µm wide consisting of an ordered array of stacked hexagonal plates ~1.5 µm wide and ~80 nm thick. We found the presence of chitin-based honeycomb frameworks that are composed of flat compartments regulating the guanine crystal plates. The structural color is deduced to be tuned from blue to achromatic via yellow and purple by changing the interplate distance according to vital observation and optical simulation using a photonic array model. The framework structures are essential for the organization and actuation of the particular photonic arrays for the exhibition of the tunable structural color.
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