High-affinity receptors for interleukin-3 (IL-3), IL-5, and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) are composed of two distinct subunits, a ligand-specific a chain and a common b chain (bc). Whereas the mouse has two homologous b subunits (bc and bIL-3), in humans, only a single b chain is identified. We describe here the isolation and characterization of the gene encoding th...

The current state of knowledge concerning cis-regulatory sequences of the proneural genes of vertebrates and Drosophila is discussed. Many proneural genes have a complex modular arrangement of discrete enhancer elements. One unusual feature of these genes is that many distant enhancer elements, regulating expression in specific spatial locations, require input from previously synthesized protei...

The control of complex nanostructures is one the most promising strategy for designing tailored property materials. Ti2AlC, as nanolayered ternary materials combining both ceramics and metals properties, could efficiently reinforce metal matrix composite by its decomposition into nano-Ti2C particles. However, comprehensive description diffusion mechanisms Cu element Ti2AlC during has not yet be...

A new honeycomb battery package structure is designed in this study. It’s a honeycomb structure but using a grid to reinforce its strength. It can not only satisfy the requirements of strength but also reduce the mass of battery package. To obtain the highly accurate finite element (FE) model, the material parameters of 18650 cylindrical Li-ion battery are identified by using optimization techn...

High-affinity receptors for interleukin-3 (IL-3), IL-5, and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) are composed of two distinct subunits, a ligand-specific chain and a common beta chain (betac). Whereas the mouse has two homologous beta subunits (betac and betaIL-3), in humans, only a single beta chain is identified. We describe here the isolation and characterization of the ...