The development of non-precious, high-efficient and durable electrocatalysts for H2 evolution in alkaline media is highly desirable. Herein we report NiCoP nanoleaves array vertically grown on Ni foam for H2 evolution...The development of non-precious, high-efficient and durable electrocatalysts for H2 evolution in alkaline media is highly desirable. Herein we report NiCoP nanoleaves array vertically grown on Ni foam for H2 evolution and overall water splitting via simple hydrothermal treatment and phosphorization. The selfsupported NiCoP nanoleaves architecture contributes to more exposed active sites, the smaller contact resistance between catalyst and substrate, faster ion diffusion and electron transfer. As a result, the optimized electrode requires only overpotentials of 98 and 173 mV to achieve current densities of 10 and100 m A cm-2 in 1.0 M KOH,respectively. Besides, used as both anode and cathode simultaneously, the electrode delivers current densities of 100 and 200 m A cm-2 at cell voltages of only 1.8 and 1.87 V, respectively. Moreover, the relatively high efficiency of about 11.4% for solar-driven water splitting further illustrates the application of our catalyst to sustainable development based on green technologies.展开更多
Spermatogenesis is a complex process in which spermatogonial stem cells differentiate and develop into mature spermatozoa.The transcriptional regulatory network involved in fish spermatogenesis remains poorly understo...Spermatogenesis is a complex process in which spermatogonial stem cells differentiate and develop into mature spermatozoa.The transcriptional regulatory network involved in fish spermatogenesis remains poorly understood.Here,we demonstrate in Nile tilapia that the Sox transcription factor family member Sox30 is specifically expressed in the testes and mainly localizes to spermatocytes and spermatids.CRISPR/Cas9-mediated sox30 mutation results in abnormal spermiogenesis,reduction of sperm motility,and male subfertility.Comparative transcriptome analysis shows that sox30 mutation alters the expression of genes involved in spermatogenesis.Further chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by high-throughput sequencing(Ch IP-seq),Ch IP-PCR,and luciferase reporter assays revealed that Sox30 positively regulates the transcription of ift140 and ptprb,two genes involved in spermiogenesis,by directly binding to their promoters.Our data,taken together,indicate that Sox30 plays an essential role in Nile tilapia spermatogenesis by directly regulating the transcription of the spermiogenesis-related genes ift140 and ptprb.展开更多
基金the financial support from the Changsha Science and Technology Plan(kq1801065)Hunan Provincial Science and Technology Plan Project(No.2017TP1001)+1 种基金state Key Laboratory Fundthe postdoctoral research funding plan in Central South University(Grant No.140050022)。
文摘The development of non-precious, high-efficient and durable electrocatalysts for H2 evolution in alkaline media is highly desirable. Herein we report NiCoP nanoleaves array vertically grown on Ni foam for H2 evolution and overall water splitting via simple hydrothermal treatment and phosphorization. The selfsupported NiCoP nanoleaves architecture contributes to more exposed active sites, the smaller contact resistance between catalyst and substrate, faster ion diffusion and electron transfer. As a result, the optimized electrode requires only overpotentials of 98 and 173 mV to achieve current densities of 10 and100 m A cm-2 in 1.0 M KOH,respectively. Besides, used as both anode and cathode simultaneously, the electrode delivers current densities of 100 and 200 m A cm-2 at cell voltages of only 1.8 and 1.87 V, respectively. Moreover, the relatively high efficiency of about 11.4% for solar-driven water splitting further illustrates the application of our catalyst to sustainable development based on green technologies.
基金supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31772831 and 31302170, 31861123001)the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2018YFD0900202)
文摘Spermatogenesis is a complex process in which spermatogonial stem cells differentiate and develop into mature spermatozoa.The transcriptional regulatory network involved in fish spermatogenesis remains poorly understood.Here,we demonstrate in Nile tilapia that the Sox transcription factor family member Sox30 is specifically expressed in the testes and mainly localizes to spermatocytes and spermatids.CRISPR/Cas9-mediated sox30 mutation results in abnormal spermiogenesis,reduction of sperm motility,and male subfertility.Comparative transcriptome analysis shows that sox30 mutation alters the expression of genes involved in spermatogenesis.Further chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by high-throughput sequencing(Ch IP-seq),Ch IP-PCR,and luciferase reporter assays revealed that Sox30 positively regulates the transcription of ift140 and ptprb,two genes involved in spermiogenesis,by directly binding to their promoters.Our data,taken together,indicate that Sox30 plays an essential role in Nile tilapia spermatogenesis by directly regulating the transcription of the spermiogenesis-related genes ift140 and ptprb.
