Two-dimensional memristive hyperchaotic maps with different coupling frames and its hardware implementation.

Continuous-time memristors have been used in numerous chaotic circuit systems. Similarly, the discrete memristor model applied to a discrete map is also worthy of further study. To this end, this paper first proposes a discrete memristor model and analyzes the voltage-current characteristics of the memristor. Also, the discrete memristor is coupled with a one-dimensional (1D) sine chaotic map through different coupling frameworks, and two different two-dimensional (2D) chaotic map models are generated. Due to the presence of linear fixed points, the stability of the 2D memristor-coupled chaotic map depends on the choice of control parameters and initial states. The dynamic behavior of the chaotic map under different coupled map frameworks is investigated by using various analytical methods, and the results show that different coupling frameworks can produce different complex dynamical behaviors for memristor chaotic maps. The dynamic behavior based on parameter control is also investigated. The numerical experimental results show that the change of parameters can not only enrich the dynamic behavior of a chaotic map, but also increase the complexity of the memristor-coupled sine map. In addition, a simple encryption algorithm is designed based on the memristor chaotic map under the new coupling framework, and the performance analysis shows that the algorithm has a strong ability of image encryption. Finally, the numerical results are verified by hardware experiments.

A new subfamily of penaeidin with an additional serine-rich region from kuruma shrimp (Marsupenaeus japonicus) contributes to antimicrobial and phagocytic activities.

Penaeidins are an important family of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) in penaeid shrimp. To date, five groups of penaeidins have been identified in penaeid shrimp. All are composed of a proline-rich N-terminus and a C-terminus containing six cysteine residues engaged in three disulfide bridges. In this study, a new type of penaeidin from Marsupenaeus japonicus was identified. The full-length penaeidin contains a unique serine-rich region and a penaeidin domain, which consists of a proline-rich region and a cysteine-rich region. Here, we classify all penaeidins into two subfamilies. All reported penaeidins are in subfamily I, and the new penaeidin identified in M. japonicus is designated as Penaeidin subfamily II (MjPen-II). MjPen-II was expressed in hemocytes, heart, hepatopancreas, gills, stomach and intestine, and was upregulated after bacterial challenge. A liquid bacteriostatic assay showed that MjPen-II had antibacterial activity to some Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. MjPen-II could bind to bacteria by binding to polysaccharides on the surface of bacteria, thus promoting bacterial agglutination. The serine-rich region enhanced the agglutination activity of MjPen-II. The proline-rich domain had a stronger bacterial-binding activity and polysaccharide-binding activity than the cysteine-rich domain. MjPen-II was also found to be involved in the phagocytosis of bacteria and efficiently improved the phagocytosis rate. Therefore, MjPen-II eliminates bacteria through direct bacterial inhibition as well as by promoting phagocytosis in shrimp.