Dear Editor, What does the evolutionary origin of a plant protein tell about its subcellular localization? Naively thinking, one would assume that plant proteins that were originally encoded in the endosymbiont geno...
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Dear Editor, What does the evolutionary origin of a plant protein tell about its subcellular localization? Naively thinking, one would assume that plant proteins that were originally encoded in the endosymbiont genome are targeted to the chloroplast. However, published data seem to support only a loose link between evolutionary origin and subcel- lular localization. About half of the Arabidopsis proteins with a detectable cyanobacterial ortholog are targeted to subcellular compartments other than the chloroplast (Martin et al., 2002). H
One key factor defining root system architecture is root branching,i.e.,the process of the formation of new root axes,called lateral roots(LRs),from an existing *** the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana,LRs originate f...
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One key factor defining root system architecture is root branching,i.e.,the process of the formation of new root axes,called lateral roots(LRs),from an existing *** the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana,LRs originate from preselected pericycle cells that divide to create an LR primordium(LRP)that grows and eventually forms a new root apical meristem(Banda et al.,2019).During this developmental process,cell-fate acquisition is very plastic and depends on positional information rather than on cell lineage(Banda et al.,2019).Importantly,LR formation occurs inside the parent root,and the LRP must grow through overlying tissues before emerging into the *** LR emergence process is controlled by dynamic intercellular signaling and involves a tight coordination of cellular responses in the LRP and surrounding tissues(Banda et al.,2019).In particular,the growing LRP rapidly pushes against the overlying endodermis,a layer of cells mechanically reinforced by the Casparian *** crossing of the endodermis by the LRP between stagesⅣand V has been proposed as an important developmental checkpoint during LR development(Banda et al.,2019).
Covalent functionalization of graphene offers opportunities for tailoring its properties and is an unavoidable consequence of some graphene synthesis techniques. However, the changes induced by the functionalization a...
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Covalent functionalization of graphene offers opportunities for tailoring its properties and is an unavoidable consequence of some graphene synthesis techniques. However, the changes induced by the functionalization are not well understood. By using atomic sources to control the extent of the oxygen and nitrogen functionalization, we studied the evolution in the structure and properties at the atomic scale. Atomic oxygen reversibly introduces epoxide groups whilst, under similar conditions, atomic nitrogen irreversibly creates diverse functionalities including substitutional, pyridinic, and pyrrolic nitrogen. Atomic oxygen leaves the Fermi energy at the Dirac point (i.e., undoped), whilst atomic nitrogen results in a net n-doping; however, the experimental results are consistent with the dominant electronic effect for both being a transition from delocalized to localized states, and hence the loss of the signature electronic structure of graphene.
The change in the crystal and electronic structure properties of wurtzite ZnO nanoparticles was studied according to Mn doping in the powder samples. The investigations were conducted by X-ray Absorption Fine Structur...
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The change in the crystal and electronic structure properties of wurtzite ZnO nanoparticles was studied according to Mn doping in the powder samples. The investigations were conducted by X-ray Absorption Fine Structure Spectroscopy(XAFS) technique for the samples prepared with different heating and doping processes. Electronic analysis was carried out by the collected data from the X-ray Absorption Near-Edge Structure Spectroscopy(XANES) measurements. Additional crystal structure properties were studied by Extended-XAFS(EXAFS) analysis. Longer heating periods for the undoped wurtzite ZnO samples were determined to own stable crystal geometries. However, for some doped samples, the distortions in the crystal were observed as a result of the low doping amounts of Mn which was treated as an impurity. Besides, the changes in oxygen locations were determined to create defects and distortions in the samples.
Cloud is essential in the atmosphere, condensing water vapor and generating strong convective or large-scale persistent precipitation. In this work, the relationships between cloud vertical macro- or microphysical pro...
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Cloud is essential in the atmosphere, condensing water vapor and generating strong convective or large-scale persistent precipitation. In this work, the relationships between cloud vertical macro- or microphysical properties, radiative heating rate, and precipitation for convective and stratiform clouds in boreal summer over the Tibetan Plateau (TP) are analyzed and compared with its neighboring land and tropical oceans based on CloudSat/calipso satellite measurements and TRMM precipitation data. The precipitation intensity caused by convective clouds is twofold stronger than that by stratiform clouds. The vertical macrophysics of both cloud types show similar features over the TP, with the region weakening the precipitation intensity and compressing the cloud vertical expansion and variation in cloud top height, but having an uplift effect on the average cloud top height. The vertical microphysics of both cloud types under conditions of no rain over the TP are characterized by lower-level ice water, ice particles with a relatively larger range of sizes, and a relatively lower occurrence of denser ice particles. The features are similar to other regions when precipitation enhances, but convective clouds gather denser and larger ice particles than stratiform clouds over the TP. The atmospheric shortwave (longwave) heating (cooling) rate strengthens with increased precipitation for both cloud types. The longwave cooling layer is thicker when the rainfall rate is less than 100 mm d?1, but the net heating layer is typically compressed for the profiles of both cloud types over the TP. This study provides insights into the associations between clouds and precipitation, and an observational basis for improving the simulation of convective and stratiform clouds over the TP in climate models.
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