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Portfolio management of mixed-species forests
We propose to test the portfolio selection theory on the historical data of tree species’ productivities obtained from the French National Forest Inventory (IFN). We determine the optimal timber productivity-vulnerability arrangements out of the combinations of tree species and map the optimal compositions per administrative department in France. We also estimate the survivals of optimal portfolios using the species’ probabilities of presence. Our results show that greater weights in the optimal portfolios correspond to higher probabilities of presence
Affinity Purification Strategies for Proteomic Analysis of Transcription Factor Complexes
Affinity purification (AP) coupled
to mass spectrometry (MS) has
been successful in elucidating protein molecular networks of mammalian
cells. These approaches have dramatically increased the knowledge
of the interconnectivity present among proteins and highlighted biological
functions within different protein complexes. Despite significant
technical improvements reached in the past years, it is still challenging
to identify the interaction networks and the subsequent associated
functions of nuclear proteins such as transcription factors (TFs).
A straightforward and robust methodology is therefore required to
obtain unbiased and reproducible interaction data. Here we present
a new approach for TF AP-MS, exemplified with the CCAAT/enhancer binding
protein alpha (C/EBPalpha). Utilizing the advantages of a double tag
and three different MS strategies, we conducted a total of six independent
AP-MS strategies to analyze the protein–protein interactions
of C/EBPalpha. The resultant data were combined to produce a cohesive
C/EBPalpha interactome. Our study describes a new methodology that
robustly identifies specific molecular complexes associated with transcription
factors. Moreover, it emphasizes the existence of TFs as protein complexes
essential for cellular biological functions and not as single, static
entities