The discovery of dynamic and reversible modifications in messenger RNA is opening new directions in RNA modification-mediated regulation of biological processes.
By establishing a chemical labeling method in combination with liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis, we reported the widespread existence of various modified nucleoside triphosphates in eukaryotes.
Single screw compressors have been used in various industrial fields, but the star-wheel does not have a good durability as expected. Good hydrodynamic lubrication states can enhance the wear resistance of the star-wheel. However, the imbalance of the lubricant film forces which act on the front flank and the back flank of the star-wheel tooth have a great influence on the lubrication between the meshing pair. In order to improve the lubrication, an approach for optimization of the star-wheel profile is developed, and the optimization goal is proposed in this paper. Column envelope profile meshing pair in an oil-flooded single screw compressor is taken as an optimization example. After optimization, the lubrication states in clearance between the groove flanks and the teeth flanks are improved. The meshing pairs with optimal profile are applied in an oil single screw compressor, and the experiment data supports the optimization approach well.
Ribonucleotide analogues and their related phosphorylated
metabolites
play critical roles in tumor metabolism. However, determination of
the endogenous ribonucleotides from the complex biological matrix
is still a challenge due to their high structural similarity and high
polarity that will lead to the low retention and low detection sensitivities
by liquid chromatogram mass spectrometry analysis. In this study,
we developed the diazo reagent labeling strategy with mass spectrometry
analysis for sensitive determination of ribonucleotides in the living
organism. A pair of light and heavy stable isotope labeling reagents,
2-(diazomethyl)-N-methyl-N-phenyl-benzamide
(2-DMBA) and d
5
-2-(diazomethyl)-N-methyl-N-phenyl-benzamide (d
5
-2-DMBA), were synthesized to label
ribonucleotides. 2-DMBA showed high specificity and high efficiency
for the labeling of ribonucleotides. Our results demonstrated that
the detection sensitivities of 12 ribonucleotides increased by 17–174-fold
upon 2-DMBA labeling. The obtained limits of detection (LODs) of ribonucleotides
ranged from 0.07 fmol to 0.41 fmol. Using this method, we achieved
the sensitive and accurate detection of ribonucleotides from only
a few cells (8 cells). To the best of our knowledge, this is the highest
detection sensitivity for ribonucleotides ever reported. In addition,
we found that the contents of almost all of these ribonucleotides
were significantly increased in human breast carcinoma tissues compared
to tumor-adjacent normal tissues, suggesting that endogenous ribonucleotides
may play certain functional roles in the regulation of cancer development
and formation. This method also can be potentially applied in the
analysis of phosphorylated compounds.
The discovery of dynamic and reversible modifications in RNA expands their functional repertoires. Now, RNA modifications have been viewed as new regulators involved in a variety of biological processes. Among these modifications, thiolation is one kind of special modification in RNA. Several thiouridines have been identified to be present in RNA, and they are essential in the natural growth and metabolism of cells. However, detection of these thiouridines generally is challenging, and few studies could offer the quantitative levels of uridine modifications in RNA, which limits the in-depth elucidation of their functions. Herein, we developed a chemical derivatization in combination with mass spectrometry analysis for the sensitive and simultaneous determination of uridine thiolation and hydroxylation modifications in eukaryotic RNA. The chemical derivatization strategy enables the addition of easily ionizable groups to the uridine thiolation and hydroxylation modifications, leading up to a 339-fold increase in detection sensitivities of these modifications by mass spectrometry analysis. The limits of detection of these uridine modifications can be down to 17 amol. With the established method, we discovered and confirmed that a new modification of 5-hydroxyuridine (ho 5 U) was widely present in small RNAs of mammalian cells, expanding the diversity of RNA modifications. The developed method shows superior capability in determining low-abundance RNA modifications and may promote identifying new modifications in RNA, which should be valuable in uncovering the unknown functions of RNA modifications.
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