CRISPR/Cas9-based genome editing has been one of the major achievements of molecular biology,allowing the targeted engineering of a wide range of *** system originally evolved in prokaryotes as an adaptive immune syst...
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CRISPR/Cas9-based genome editing has been one of the major achievements of molecular biology,allowing the targeted engineering of a wide range of *** system originally evolved in prokaryotes as an adaptive immune system against bacteriophage *** now sees widespread application in genome engineering workflows,especially using the Streptococcus pyogenes endonuclease *** utilize Cas9,so-called single guide RNAs(sgRNAs)need to be designed for each target *** there are many tools available to design sgRNAs for the popular model organisms,only few tools that allow designing sgRNAs for non-model organisms ***,we present CRISPy-web(http://***/),an easy to use web tool based on CRISPy to design sgRNAs for any userprovided microbial ***-web allows researchers to interactively select a region of their genome of interest to scan for possible *** checks for potential off-target matches,the resulting sgRNA sequences are displayed graphically and can be exported to text *** steps and information are accessible from a web browser without the requirement to install and use command line scripts.
Cancer cells entail metabolic adaptation and microenvironmental remodeling to survive and progress. Both calcium (Ca2+) flux and Ca2+-dependent signaling play a crucial role in this process, although the underlying me...
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Cancer cells entail metabolic adaptation and microenvironmental remodeling to survive and progress. Both calcium (Ca2+) flux and Ca2+-dependent signaling play a crucial role in this process, although the underlying mechanism has yet to be elucidated. Through RNA screening, we identified one long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) named CamK-A (lncRNA for calcium-dependent kinase activation) in tumorigenesis. CamK-A is highly expressed in multiple human cancers and involved in cancer microenvironment remodeling via activation of Ca2+-triggered signaling. Mechanistically, CamK-A activates Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent kinase PNCK, which in turn phosphorylates IκBα and triggers calcium-dependent nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) activation. This regulation results in the tumor microenvironment remodeling, including macrophage recruitment, angiogenesis, and tumor progression. Notably, our human-patient-derived xenograft (PDX) model studies demonstrate that targeting CamK-A robustly impaired cancer development. Clinically, CamK-A expression coordinates with the activation of CaMK-NF-κB axis, and its high expression indicates poor patient survival rate, suggesting its role as a potential biomarker and therapeutic target.
High-performance materials rely on small reorganization energies to facilitate both charge separation and charge transport. Here, we performed DFT calculations to predict small reorganization energies of rectangular s...
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High-performance materials rely on small reorganization energies to facilitate both charge separation and charge transport. Here, we performed DFT calculations to predict small reorganization energies of rectangular s...
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The mechanical properties of coated papers can have a significant impact on how well they survive post coating application steps. Processes such as calendering, printing, and folding can cause the following quality pr...
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(纸本)9781510831193
The mechanical properties of coated papers can have a significant impact on how well they survive post coating application steps. Processes such as calendering, printing, and folding can cause the following quality problems respectively: cracking, picking, and crack-at-the fold (CAF). The Discrete Element Method (DEM) has the potential to describe the mechanics of the coating layer on a microscopic scale. Recent models have given insight into the strength properties of coatings, but a good comparison with experimental results is lacking. In this paper, a DEM model is improved to account for the non-linear deformation behavior seen with most binders. In addition, a new method to convert the latex volume fraction to a latex bridge radius is proposed. The model results are compared to recent in-plane tension type experimental data in the literature that include starch-latex mixtures. The elastic modulus, ultimate tensile stress, and strain-to-failure compare well with the experimental results.
Special research attention has been paid to phosphorus-containing materials and their corresponding applications. This mini review considers recent publications devoted to the "living"/controlled radical(co)...
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Special research attention has been paid to phosphorus-containing materials and their corresponding applications. This mini review considers recent publications devoted to the "living"/controlled radical(co)polymerization of phosphorus-containing monomers. In addition, different properties of the polymers involved in the phosphonate group in various chemical environments are demonstrated, and their potential applications are briefly discussed.
The present research program investigates the mechanical sensing properties of fuzzy silica fibers either coated with carbon nanotubes (CNTs), or with a CNT-Zinc Oxide (ZnO) layered arrangement. Here, the CNTs have be...
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(纸本)9781119323617
The present research program investigates the mechanical sensing properties of fuzzy silica fibers either coated with carbon nanotubes (CNTs), or with a CNT-Zinc Oxide (ZnO) layered arrangement. Here, the CNTs have been grown directly on the silica fiber using a chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) process. In the case of the CNT-ZnO based Silica fibers, the semiconducting coating was performed using a sputter deposition system. The sensing properties of the manufactured fuzzy fibers have been investigated through a curing process on a thermoset resin as well as through a series of compressive tests. It has been observed, that the fuzzy fibers are capable of detecting the curing time of the polymeric resin as well as measuring the mechanical deformation of the cured resin after being subjected to a series of compressive tests.
Electron transport materials (ETM) play an important role in the improvement of efficiency and stability for inverted perovskite solar cells (PSCs). This work reports an efficient ETM, named PDI‐C 60 , by the combina...
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Electron transport materials (ETM) play an important role in the improvement of efficiency and stability for inverted perovskite solar cells (PSCs). This work reports an efficient ETM, named PDI‐C 60 , by the combination of perylene diimide (PDI) and fullerene. Compared to the traditional PCBM, this strategy endows PDI‐C 60 with slightly shallower energy level and higher electron mobility. As a result, the device based on PDI‐C 60 as electron transport layer (ETL) achieves high power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 18.6 %, which is significantly higher than those of the control devices of PCBM (16.6 %) and PDI (13.8 %). The high PCE of the PDI‐C 60 ‐based device can be attributed to the more matching energy level with the perovskite, more efficient charge extraction, transport, and reduced recombination rate. To the best of our knowledge, the PCE of 18.6 % is the highest value in the PSCs using PDI derivatives as ETLs. Moreover, the device with PDI‐C 60 as ETL exhibits better device stability due to the stronger hydrophobic properties of PDI‐C 60 . The strategy using the PDI/fullerene hybrid provides insights for future molecular design of the efficient ETM for the inverted PSCs.
Climate change as the global issue should be analysed from mitigating especially in the cement industrial. This industry contributes up to 6% to the global warming. Cement plants must already take over management of t...
Climate change as the global issue should be analysed from mitigating especially in the cement industrial. This industry contributes up to 6% to the global warming. Cement plants must already take over management of the cement dust arising mainly on the production. However, there are still many who are exposed to cement dust into the surrounding environment, due to the dust cement contributes to air pollutant and give impact to climate change. This research aims to study the various strategies to catch a smooth dust using fogging methods with variable water speed. In such a device, as media dust catcher is mist generated from water which is converted into mist by sprayer. The dust catcher instrument installed at the location after the end of the cement factory chimneys. Of course, in order not to complicate the technical implementation in the chimney is curved downward so it is easier to install dust extraction tool such fogging method. The tool optimal conditions occur in the water velocity 110 ml per min with an efficiency of 63.60%. In the water velocity 110 ml per min it will form a mist with the optimal amount, if the water velocity is greater than 110 ml per min will tend to form droplets, on the contrary if the water velocity is less than 110 ml per min of the amount of haze formed is not maximized.
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