Translationally-controlled tumor protein is conserved in eukaryotes and is an abundant protein involved in cellular growth, differentiation, and apoptosis, as well as in the progress of carcinogenesis and inflammation. Translationally-controlled tumor protein is conserved in eukaryotes and is an abundant protein involved in cellular growth, differentiation, and apoptosis, as well as in the progress of carcinogenesis and inflammation. The study of interaction between TCTP and eukaryotic elongation factor 1B revealed that the interaction with eEF1B is one of primary biological functions of TCTP. Translationally-controlled tumor protein (TCTP) is conserved in eukaryotes and is an abundant protein involved in cellular growth, differentiation, and apoptosis, as well as in the progress of carcinogenesis and inflammation. In 2007, prof. FENG Y...
Lithium ion capacitors are hybrid electrochemical energy storage devices which combine the intercalation mechanism of a lithium ion battery with the cathode of an electric double-layer capacitor. Researchers from QIBEBT have developed high performance capacitors using graphene based composites as electrodes, and applied them to electric bicycles. Lithium ion capacitors (LICs) are hybrid electrochemical energy storage devices which combine the intercalation mechanism of a lithium ion battery with the cathode of an electric double-layer capacitor (EDLC). LICs are quite suitable for applicati...
Glucosylglycerol has a range of potential applications in health, pharmacy and cosmetics due to its physiological, protein-stabilizing and antioxidative properties. In addition to chemical synthesis and enzymatic catalysis, it can be produced as a protective osmolyte in salt-stressed bacteria, such as the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. However, the hurdle of low efficiency and high cost makes the scalable production difficult. QIBEBT researchers have reported an efficient glucosylglycerol production and secretion by genetically modified and encapsulated Synechocystis cells grown in a semi-continuous manner. Glucosylglycerol (GG) has a range of potential applications in health, pharmacy and cosmetics due to its physiological, protein-stabilizing and antioxidative properties. In addition to chemical synthesis and enzymatic catalysis, GG can be produced...
Electrochemical energy storage devices consist of electrode materials, electrolyte, and current collector, which is critical to the overall electrochemical performance. There is an urgent need to solve the safety problems of lithium ion battery (LIB) for application in electric vehicles and power storage. The commercial separators suffer from poor dimensional thermo-stability, flammability and poor wettability. Professor CUI Guanglei and his group from QIBEBT has carried out the interface study on key materials to improve the electochemical energy storage capacity. Electrochemical energy storage devices consist of electrode materials, electrolyte, and current collector, which is critical to the overall electrochemical performance. There is an urgent need to solve the safety problems of lithium ion battery (L...
Molecular self-assembly is ubiquitous in nature and fabricates a variety of biological structures. Viruses represent a kind of highly assembled symmetrical architectures and are ideal nanoscale platform to construct the bio-mimetic nanocomposites. Molecular self-assembly is ubiquitous in nature and fabricates a variety of biological structures. Viruses represent a kind of highly assembled symmetrical architectures and are ideal nanoscale platform to construct the bio-mimetic nanocomposites,...
Ethylene is one of the most important building blocks in the petrochemical industry and a natural plant hormone widely used in agriculture. Metabolic Engineering Group has realized continuous and stable ethylene production by using model cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC6803. Ethylene is one of the most important building blocks in the petrochemical industry and a natural plant hormone widely used in agriculture. Traditional ethylene production mainly relies on the steam cracking of petroleum-based feedstock. Consideri...