A comprehensive lattice dynamical study is reported to emphasize the vibrational behavior of perfect/imperfect zinc-blende (zb) ZnSe, MnSe and Zn1-xMnxSe alloys. Low temperature far-infrared (FIR) reflectivity measurements performed on a series of molecular beam epitaxy grown Zn1-xMnxSe/GaAs (001) epilayers have a typical 'intermediate-phonon-mode' behavior. Besides perceiving ZnSe- and MnSe-li...

Quasi-type II heterostructured nanocrystals (NCs) have been of particular interest due to their great potential for controlling the interplay charge carriers. However, lack material choices quasi-type NCs restricts accessible emission wavelength from red near-infrared (NIR), which hinders use in light-emitting applications that demand a wide range visible colors. Herein, we demonstrate new clas...

Abstract Background Recently, growing evidence has indicated an important role of the complement system, a crucial component immunity, in mediating neuroinflammation and promoting neuronal apoptosis following closed head injury (CHI). We previously reported that transplanted induced neural stem cells (iNSCs) pre-treated with CHI mouse serum could enhance receptor type 1-related protein y (Crry)...

B-1b cells produce IgM natural antibodies against 1-3Gal 1-4GlcNAc ( Gal). These can be tolerized by nonmyeloablative induction of mixed chimerism using Galpositive ( Gal ) donor marrow. We assessed the role of CR1/2 in this model for induction of tolerance of B-1b cells. Mixed hematopoietic chimerism was induced in 1-3galactosyltransferase (GalT / ) and GalT / Cr2 / mice with Gal BALB/c marrow...

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) invasion of B-lymphocytes involves EBV gp350/220 binding to B-lymphocyte CR2. The anti-gp350 monoclonal antibody (mAb)-72A1 Fab inhibits this binding and therefore blocks EBV invasion of target cells. However, gp350/220 regions interacting with mAb 72A1 and involved in EBV invasion of target cells have not yet been identified. This work reports three gp350/220 regions, ...

B-1b cells produce IgM natural antibodies against alpha1-3Galbeta1-4GlcNAc (alphaGal). These can be tolerized by nonmyeloablative induction of mixed chimerism using alphaGal-positive (alphaGal+) donor marrow. We assessed the role of CR1/2 in this model for induction of tolerance of B-1b cells. Mixed hematopoietic chimerism was induced in alpha1-3galactosyltransferase (GalT-/-) and GalT-/-Cr2-/-...

In a strategy to specifically target complement inhibitors to sites of complement activation and disease, recombinant fusion proteins consisting of a complement inhibitor linked to a C3 binding region of complement receptor (CR) 2 were prepared and characterized. Natural ligands for CR2 are C3 breakdown products deposited at sites of complement activation. Fusion proteins were prepared consisti...

Two new inorganic-organic hybrid II-VI semiconductor nanostructures have been synthesized by solvothermal reactions. These nanostructures consist of inorganic ∞[ZnSe] layers and organic bridging diamine molecules as spacers. The crystal structures of [ZnSe(dbn)1/2](1, dbn = 1,4-diaminobutane) and [ZnSe(hda)1/2](2, hda = 1,6-hexanediamine) have been determined by the powder X-ray diffraction met...