Observation of B-c(+) -> J/psi D-(*()) K-(*()) decays

A search for the decays $B_c^+ \to J/\psi D^{(*)0} K^+$ and $B_c^+ \to J/\psi D^{(*)+} K^{*0}$ is performed with data collected at the LHCb experiment corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3 fb$^{-1}$. The decays $B_c^+ \to J/\psi D^0 K^+$ and $B_c^+ \to J/\psi D^{*0} K^+$ are observed for the first time, while first evidence is reported for the $B_c^+ \to J/\psi D^{*+} K^{*0}$ and $B_c^+ \to J/\psi D^+ K^{*0}$ decays. The branching fractions of these decays are determined relative to the $B_c^+ \to J/\psi \pi^+$ decay. The $B_c^+$ mass is measured, using the $J/\psi D^0 K^+$ final state, to be $6274.28 \pm 1.40 (stat) \pm 0.32 (syst)$ MeV/$c^2$. This is the most precise single measurement of the $B_c^+$ mass to date.Comment: All figures and tables, along with any supplementary material and additional information, are available at https://lhcbproject.web.cern.ch/lhcbproject/Publications/LHCbProjectPublic/LHCb-PAPER-2016-055.htm

Optimization of the secretion pathway for heterologous proteins in Bacillus subtilis

Secretion of homologous proteins in large amounts has been accomplished for many proteins, but no efficient secretion system has been described so far which can be generally applied for heterologous proteins. The objective of this review article is to compare the three major secretion pathways in E. coli and in B. subtilis and review the stages of conversion of the secreted proteins from the unfolded polypeptide chains into the correctly folded and fully active protein. Furthermore, bottlenecks in the production of heterologous proteins and the ways to resolve them are briefly discussed

Observation of B-c(+) -> J/psi D-(*()) K-(*()) decays

A search for the decays B-c(+) -> J/psi D-(*()0) Kappa(+) and B-c(+) -> J/psi D-(*K)+*(0) is performed with data collected at the LHCb experiment corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3 fb(-1). The decays B-c(+) -> J/psi(DK+)-K-0 and B-c(+) -> J/psi D*K-0(+) are observed for the first time, while first evidence is reported for the B-c(broken vertical bar) -> J/psi D*K-broken vertical bar(*0) and B-c(broken vertical bar) -> J/psi(DK)-K-broken vertical bar*(0) decays. The branching fractions of these decays are determined relative to the B-c(+) -> J/psi pi(+) decay. The B-c(+) mass is measured, using the J/psi(DK+)-K-0 final state, to be 6274.28 +/- 1.40(stat) +/- 0.32(syst) MeV/c(2). This is the most precise single measurement of the B-c(+) mass to date

Observation of B+c→J/ψD(∗)K(∗) decays

See paper for full list of authors - All figures and tables, along with any supplementary material and additional information, are available at https://lhcbproject.web.cern.ch/lhcbproject/Publications/LHCbProjectPublic/LHCb-PAPER-2016-055.html - Submitted to Phys. Rev. DInternational audienceA search for the decays B+c→J/ψD(∗)0K+ and B+c→J/ψD(∗)+K∗0 is performed with data collected at the LHCb experiment corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3 fb−1. The decays B+c→J/ψD0K+ and B+c→J/ψD∗0K+ are observed for the first time, while first evidence is reported for the B+c→J/ψD∗+K∗0 and B+c→J/ψD+K∗0 decays. The branching fractions of these decays are determined relative to the B+c→J/ψπ+ decay. The B+c mass is measured, using the J/ψD0K+ final state, to be 6274.28±1.40(stat)±0.32(syst) MeV/c2. This is the most precise single measurement of the B+c mass to date