@article{LuChengWangetal.2017, author = {Lu, Honghua and Cheng, Lu and Wang, Zhen and Zhang, Tianqi and Lu, Yanwu and Zhao, Junxiang and Li, Youli and Zheng, Xiangmin}, title = {Latest Quaternary rapid river incision across an inactive fold in the northern Chinese Tian Shan foreland}, series = {Quaternary science reviews : the international multidisciplinary research and review journal}, volume = {179}, journal = {Quaternary science reviews : the international multidisciplinary research and review journal}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Oxford}, issn = {0277-3791}, doi = {10.1016/j.quascirev.2017.10.017}, pages = {167 -- 181}, year = {2017}, abstract = {This work focuses on the incision process over the Tuostai anticline, a fold of the proximal structure Belt I in the northern Chinese Tian Shan foreland, where the Sikeshu River has incised deeply into the alluvial gravels and the fold's underlying bedrock strata. Field investigation and geomorphic mapping define five terraces of the Sikeshu River (designated as T1 to T5 from oldest to youngest) preserved within the Tuostai anticline. 10Be surface exposure dating and optically stimulated luminescence dating constrain stabilization of the highest three terrace surfaces at about 80 ka (T1), 16 ka (T2), and 15 ka (T3), respectively. Around 16 ka, the calculated river incision rates significantly increase from <2 mm/yr to >6 mm/yr. Undeformed longitudinal profiles of terraces T2, T3 and T4 over the Tuostai anticline suggest that this structure may have been tectonically inactive since stabilization of these three terraces. We thus think that the observed rapid river incision over the Tuostai anticline has not been largely forced by tectonic uplift. Instead, the progressively warmer and wetter palaeoclimatic condition within the Tian Shan range and its surrounding area during the period of ∼20-10 ka may have enhanced river incision across the Tuostai anticline. A reduced sediment/water ratio might have lowered the gradient of the Sikeshu River.}, language = {en} } @article{ZhangKochovskiLeeetal.2019, author = {Zhang, Su-Yun and Kochovski, Zdravko and Lee, Hui-Chun and Lu, Yan and Zhang, Hemin and Zhang, Jie and Sun, Jian-Ke and Yuan, Jiayin}, title = {Ionic organic cage-encapsulating phase-transferable metal clusters}, series = {Chemical science}, volume = {10}, journal = {Chemical science}, number = {5}, publisher = {Royal Society of Chemistry}, address = {Cambridge}, issn = {2041-6520}, doi = {10.1039/c8sc04375b}, pages = {1450 -- 1456}, year = {2019}, abstract = {Exploration of metal clusters (MCs) adaptive to both aqueous and oil phases without disturbing their size is promising for a broad scope of applications. The state-of-the-art approach via ligand-binding may perturb MCs' size due to varied metal-ligand binding strength when shuttling between solvents of different polarity. Herein, we applied physical confinement of a series of small noble MCs (<1 nm) inside ionic organic cages (I-Cages), which by means of anion exchange enables reversible transfer of MCs between aqueous and hydrophobic solutions without varying their ultrasmall size. Moreover, the MCs@I-Cage hybrid serves as a recyclable, reaction-switchable catalyst featuring high activity in liquid-phase NH3BH3 (AB) hydrolysis reaction with a turnover frequency (TOF) of 115 min-1.}, language = {en} } @article{LuWuChengetal.2017, author = {Lu, Honghua and Wu, Dengyun and Cheng, Lu and Zhang, Tianqi and Xiong, Jianguo and Zheng, Xiangmin and Li, Youli}, title = {Late Quaternary drainage evolution in response to fold growth in the northern Chinese Tian Shan foreland}, series = {Geomorphology : an international journal on pure and applied geomorphology}, volume = {299}, journal = {Geomorphology : an international journal on pure and applied geomorphology}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Amsterdam}, issn = {0169-555X}, doi = {10.1016/j.geomorph.2017.09.037}, pages = {12 -- 23}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Alluvial units are important in understanding the interactions of antecedent drainage evolution with fold growth along the flanks of active orogenic belts. This is demonstrated by the Anjihai River in the northern Chinese Tian Shan foreland, which at present flows northward cutting sequentially through the Nananjihai anticline, the Huoerguos anticline, and the Anjihai anticline. Three episodes of alluviation designated as fans F-a, F-b, and F-c are identified for the Anjihai River. These three alluvial terrain features comprise a series of terraces, where the topographic characteristics, geomorphologic structure, and up-warped longitudinal profiles indicate continuous uplift and lateral propagation of the Halaande anticline and the Anjihai anticline over the past 50 Icy. Shortly after similar to 3.6 ka when the oldest terrace during the period of the fan Fb sedimentation was formed, significant rock uplift at the overlapping zone of the Anjihai anticline and the Halaande anticline led to the eastward deflection of the antecedent Anjihai River. A series of local terraces with elevation decreasing eastward indicate the gradual eastward migration of the channel of the Anjihai River during the period of the fan F-c sedimentation. Finally the Anjihai River occupied the previous course of the Jingou River when the latter was deflected eastward in response to rock uplift of the Anjihai anticline, presently flowing across the eastern tip of the Anjihai anticline. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.}, language = {en} } @article{LiLuTsuprykovetal.2018, author = {Li, Jian and Lu, Yong-Ping and Tsuprykov, Oleg and Hasan, Ahmed Abdallah Abdalrahman Mohamed and Reichetzeder, Christoph and Tian, Mei and Zhang, Xiao Li and Zhang, Qin and Sun, Guo-Ying and Guo, Jingli and Gaballa, Mohamed Mahmoud Salem Ahmed and Peng, Xiao-Ning and Lin, Ge and Hocher, Berthold}, title = {Folate treatment of pregnant rat dams abolishes metabolic effects in female offspring induced by a paternal pre-conception unhealthy diet}, series = {Diabetologia : journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD)}, volume = {61}, journal = {Diabetologia : journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD)}, number = {8}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {New York}, issn = {0012-186X}, doi = {10.1007/s00125-018-4635-x}, pages = {1862 -- 1876}, year = {2018}, abstract = {Aims/hypothesis Paternal high-fat diet prior to mating programmes impaired glucose tolerance in female offspring. We examined whether the metabolic consequences in offspring could be abolished by folate treatment of either the male rats before mating or the corresponding female rats during pregnancy. Methods Male F0 rats were fed either control diet or high-fat, high-sucrose and high-salt diet (HFSSD), with or without folate, before mating. Male rats were mated with control-diet-fed dams. After mating, the F0 dams were fed control diet with or without folate during pregnancy.}, language = {en} } @article{AlNakeebKochovskiLietal.2019, author = {Al Nakeeb, Noah and Kochovski, Zdravko and Li, Tingting and Zhang, Youjia and Lu, Yan and Schmidt, Bernhard V. K. J.}, title = {Poly(ethylene glycol) brush-b-poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone)-based double hydrophilic block copolymer particles crosslinked via crystalline alpha-cyclodextrin domains}, series = {RSC Advances}, volume = {9}, journal = {RSC Advances}, number = {9}, publisher = {Royal Society of Chemistry}, address = {Cambridge}, issn = {2046-2069}, doi = {10.1039/c8ra10672j}, pages = {4993 -- 5001}, year = {2019}, abstract = {Self-assembly of block copolymers is a significant area of polymer science. The self-assembly of completely water-soluble block copolymers is of particular interest, albeit a challenging task. In the present work the self-assembly of a linear-brush architecture block copolymer, namely poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone)-b-poly(oligoethylene glycol methacrylate) (PVP-b-POEGMA), in water is studied. Moreover, the assembled structures are crosslinked via alpha-CD host/guest complexation in a supramolecular way. The crosslinking shifts the equilibrium toward aggregate formation without switching off the dynamic equilibrium of double hydrophilic block copolymer (DHBC). As a consequence, the self-assembly efficiency is improved without extinguishing the unique DHBC self-assembly behavior. In addition, decrosslinking could be induced without a change in concentration by adding a competing complexation agent for alpha-CD. The self-assembly behavior was followed by DLS measurement, while the presence of the particles could be observed via cryo-TEM before and after crosslinking.}, language = {en} } @article{SungKochovskiZhangetal.2017, author = {Sung, Jian-Ke and Kochovski, Zdravko and Zhang, Wei-Yi and Kirmse, Holm and Lu, Yan and Antonietti, Markus and Yuan, Jiayin}, title = {General Synthetic Route toward Highly Dispersed Metal Clusters Enabled by Poly(ionic liquid)s}, series = {Journal of the American Chemical Society}, volume = {139}, journal = {Journal of the American Chemical Society}, publisher = {American Chemical Society}, address = {Washington}, issn = {0002-7863}, doi = {10.1021/jacs.7b03357}, pages = {8971 -- 8976}, year = {2017}, abstract = {The ability to synthesize a broad spectrum of metal clusters (MCs) with their size controllable on a subnanometer scale presents an enticing prospect for exploring nanosize-dependent properties. Here we report an innovative design of a capping agent from a polytriazolium poly(ionic liquid) (PIL) in a vesicular form in solution that allows for crafting a variety of MCs including transition metals, noble metals, and their bimetallic alloy with precisely controlled sizes (similar to 1 nm) and record-high catalytic performance. The ultrastrong stabilization power is a result of an unusual synergy between the conventional binding sites in the heterocyclic cations in PIL and an in situ generated polycarbene structure induced simultaneously to the reduction reaction.}, language = {en} } @article{QiZhangKochovskietal.2018, author = {Qi, Wenjing and Zhang, Yufei and Kochovski, Zdravko and Wang, Jue and Lu, Yan and Chen, Guosong and Jiang, Ming}, title = {Self-assembly of Human Galectin-1 via dual supramolecular interactions and its inhibition of T-cell agglutination and apoptosis}, series = {Nano Research}, volume = {11}, journal = {Nano Research}, number = {10}, publisher = {Tsinghua Univ Press}, address = {Beijing}, issn = {1998-0124}, doi = {10.1007/s12274-018-2169-7}, pages = {5566 -- 5572}, year = {2018}, abstract = {Recently, we proposed a new strategy to construct artificial plant protein assemblies, which were induced by adding a small molecule, based on dual supramolecular interactions. In this paper, we further explored this method by employing Human Galectin-1 (Gal-1) as a building block to form self-assembled microribbons. Two non-covalent interactions, including lactose-lectin binding and dimerization of Rhodamine B (RhB), induced by the small molecule ligand addition, were involved in the crosslinking of the animal protein, resulting in the formation of assemblies. By using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM), and three-dimensional (3D) tomographic analysis, we arrived at a possible mechanistic model for the microribbon formation. Furthermore, the morphology of protein assemblies could be fine-timed by varying the incubation time, the protein/ligand ratio, and the chemical structures of ligands. Interestingly, the formation of protein microribbons successfully inhibited Gal-1 induced T-cell agglutination and apoptosis. This is because the multivalent and dynamic interactions in protein assemblies compete with the binding between Gal-1 and the glycans on cell surfaces, which suppresses the function of Gal-1 in promotion of tumor progression and metastasis.}, language = {en} } @article{HocherLuReichetzederetal.2022, author = {Hocher, Berthold and Lu, Yong-Ping and Reichetzeder, Christoph and Zhang, Xiaoli and Tsuprykov, Oleg and Rahnenf{\"u}hrer, Jan and Xie, Li and Li, Jian and Hu, Liang and Kr{\"a}mer, Bernhard K. and Hasan, Ahmed A.}, title = {Paternal eNOS deficiency in mice affects glucose homeostasis and liver glycogen in male offspring without inheritance of eNOS deficiency itself}, series = {Diabetologia}, volume = {65}, journal = {Diabetologia}, number = {7}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {New York}, issn = {0012-186X}, doi = {10.1007/s00125-022-05700-x}, pages = {1222 -- 1236}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Aims/hypothesis It was shown that maternal endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) deficiency causes fatty liver disease and numerically lower fasting glucose in female wild-type offspring, suggesting that parental genetic variants may influence the offspring's phenotype via epigenetic modifications in the offspring despite the absence of a primary genetic defect. The aim of the current study was to analyse whether paternal eNOS deficiency may cause the same phenotype as seen with maternal eNOS deficiency. Methods Heterozygous (+/-) male eNOS (Nos3) knockout mice or wild-type male mice were bred with female wild-type mice. The phenotype of wild-type offspring of heterozygous male eNOS knockout mice was compared with offspring from wild-type parents. Results Global sperm DNA methylation decreased and sperm microRNA pattern altered substantially. Fasting glucose and liver glycogen storage were increased when analysing wild-type male and female offspring of +/- eNOS fathers. Wild-type male but not female offspring of +/- eNOS fathers had increased fasting insulin and increased insulin after glucose load. Analysing candidate genes for liver fat and carbohydrate metabolism revealed that the expression of genes encoding glucocorticoid receptor (Gr; also known as Nr3c1) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha (Pgc1a; also known as Ppargc1a) was increased while DNA methylation of Gr exon 1A and Pgc1a promoter was decreased in the liver of male wild-type offspring of +/- eNOS fathers. The endocrine pancreas in wild-type offspring was not affected.
Conclusions/interpretation Our study suggests that paternal genetic defects such as eNOS deficiency may alter the epigenome of the sperm without transmission of the paternal genetic defect itself. In later life wild-type male offspring of +/- eNOS fathers developed increased fasting insulin and increased insulin after glucose load. These effects are associated with increased Gr and Pgc1a gene expression due to altered methylation of these genes.}, language = {en} } @article{JiaFriebeSchubertetal.2019, author = {Jia, He and Friebe, Christian and Schubert, Ulrich S. and Zhang, Xiaozhe and Quan, Ting and Lu, Yan and Gohy, Jean-Francois}, title = {Core-Shell Nanoparticles with a Redox Polymer Core and a Silica Porous Shell as High-Performance Cathode Material for Lithium-Ion Batteries}, series = {Energy technology : generation, conversion, storage, distribution}, volume = {8}, journal = {Energy technology : generation, conversion, storage, distribution}, number = {3}, publisher = {Wiley-VCH}, address = {Weinheim}, issn = {2194-4288}, doi = {10.1002/ente.201901040}, pages = {8}, year = {2019}, abstract = {A facile and novel method for the fabrication of core-shell nanoparticles (PTMA@SiO2) based on a poly(2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinyloxy-4-yl methacrylate) (PTMA) core and a porous SiO2 shell is reported. The core-shell nanoparticles are further self-assembled with negatively charged multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), which results in the formation of a free-standing cathode electrode. The porous SiO2 shell not only effectively improves the stability of the linear PTMA redox polymer with low molar mass in organic electrolytes but also leads to the uniform dispersion of PTMA active units in the MWCNTs conductive network. The PTMA@SiO2@MWCNT composite electrode exhibits a specific capacity as high as 73.8 mAh g at 1 C and only 0.11\% capacity loss per cycle at a rate of 2 C.}, language = {en} } @article{CuiYashchenokZhangetal.2014, author = {Cui, Qianling and Yashchenok, Alexey and Zhang, Lu and Li, Lidong and Masic, Admir and Wienskol, Gabriele and Moehwald, Helmuth and Bargheer, Matias}, title = {Fabrication of Bifunctional Gold/Gelatin Hybrid Nanocomposites and Their Application}, series = {ACS applied materials \& interfaces}, volume = {6}, journal = {ACS applied materials \& interfaces}, number = {3}, publisher = {American Chemical Society}, address = {Washington}, issn = {1944-8244}, doi = {10.1021/am5000068}, pages = {1999 -- 2002}, year = {2014}, abstract = {Herein, a facile method is presented to integrate large gold nanoflowers (similar to 80 nm) and small gold nanoparticles (2-4 nm) into a single entity, exhibiting both surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and catalytic activity. The as-prepared gold nanoflowers were coated by a gelatin layer, in which the gold precursor was adsorbed and in situ reduced into small gold nanoparticles. The thickness of the gelatin shell is controlled to less than 10 nm, ensuring that the small gold nanoparticles are still in a SERS-active range of the inner Au core. Therefore, the reaction catalyzed by these nanocomposites can be monitored in situ using label-free SERS spectroscopy. In addition, these bifunctional nanocomposites are also attractive candidates for application in SERS monitoring of bioreactions because of their excellent biocompatibility.}, language = {en} }