Technological advances over the past 10 years have generated powerful tools for parallel analysis of complex biological problems. Among these new technologies, DNA arrays have provided an important experimental approach for identifying changes in the levels of individual mRNA molecules during important cellular transitions. However, cellular behavior is dictated not by mRNA levels, but by the proteins translated from the individual mRNA species. We report a high-throughput method for simultaneously monitoring the translation state and level of individual mRNA species. Messenger RNAs from resting and mitogenically activated fibroblasts were separated, according to degree of ribosome loading, into well-translated and under-translated pools. cDNA probes generated from these fractions were used to interrogate cDNA arrays. Among approximately 1,200 genes analyzed, less than 1% were found to be translationally regulated in response to mitogenic activation, demonstrating the strong selectivity of this regulatory mechanism. This high-throughput approach is shown to be an effective tool for superimposing translation profile on mRNA level for large numbers of genes, as well as for identifying translationally regulated genes for further study.
Ammonium vanadate with bronze structure (NH4V4O10) is a promising cathode material for zinc-ion batteries due to its high specific capacity and low cost. However, the extraction of $${\text{NH}}_{{4}}^{ + }$$
NH
4
+
at a high voltage during charge/discharge processes leads to irreversible reaction and structure degradation. In this work, partial $${\text{NH}}_{{4}}^{ + }$$
NH
4
+
ions were pre-removed from NH4V4O10 through heat treatment; NH4V4O10 nanosheets were directly grown on carbon cloth through hydrothermal method. Deficient NH4V4O10 (denoted as NVO), with enlarged interlayer spacing, facilitated fast zinc ions transport and high storage capacity and ensured the highly reversible electrochemical reaction and the good stability of layered structure. The NVO nanosheets delivered a high specific capacity of 457 mAh g−1 at a current density of 100 mA g−1 and a capacity retention of 81% over 1000 cycles at 2 A g−1. The initial Coulombic efficiency of NVO could reach up to 97% compared to 85% of NH4V4O10 and maintain almost 100% during cycling, indicating the high reaction reversibility in NVO electrode.
Vanadium-based
materials have been extensively studied as promising
cathode materials for zinc-ion batteries because of their multiple
valences and adjustable ion-diffusion channels. However, the sluggish
kinetics of Zn-ion intercalation and less stable layered structure
remain bottlenecks that limit their further development. The present
work introduces potassium ions to partially substitute ammonium ions
in ammonium vanadate, leading to a subtle shrinkage of lattice distance
and the increased oxygen vacancies. The resulting potassium ammonium
vanadate exhibits a high discharge capacity (464 mAh g–1 at 0.1 A g–1) and excellent cycling stability
(90% retention over 3000 cycles at 5 A g–1). The
excellent electrochemical properties and battery performances are
attributed to the rich oxygen vacancies. The introduction of K+ to partially replace NH4
+ appears to alleviate the irreversible deammoniation
to prevent structural collapse during ion insertion/extraction. Density
functional theory calculations show that potassium ammonium vanadate
has a modulated electron structure and a better zinc-ion diffusion
path with a lower migration barrier.
Complete genome sequences together with high throughput technologies have made comprehensive characterizations of gene expression patterns possible. While genome-wide measurement of mRNA levels was one of the first applications of these advances, other important aspects of gene expression are also amenable to a genomic approach, for example, the translation of message into protein. Earlier we reported a high throughput technology for simultaneously studying mRNA level and translation, which we termed translation state array analysis, or TSAA. The current studies test the proposition that TSAA can identify novel instances of translation regulation at the genome-wide level. As a biological model, cultures of Saccharomyces cerevisiae were cell cycle-arrested using either ␣-factor or the temperature-sensitive cdc15-2 allele. Forty-eight mRNAs were found to change significantly in translation state following release from ␣-factor arrest, including genes involved in pheromone response and cell cycle arrest such as BAR1, SST2, and FAR1. After the shift of the cdc15-2 strain from 37°C to 25°C, 54 mRNAs were altered in translation state, including the products of the stress genes HSP82, HSC82, and SSA2. Thus, regulation at the translational level seems to play a significant role in the response of yeast cells to external physical or biological cues. In contrast, surprisingly few genes were found to be translationally controlled as cells progressed through the cell cycle. Additional refinements of TSAA should allow characterization of both transcriptional and translational regulatory networks on a genomic scale, providing an additional layer of information that can be integrated into models of system biology and function. The recent sequencing of whole genomes and the development of high throughput methodologies have allowed biological questions to be framed in terms of systems of interacting biological molecules rather than of individual genes.
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