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Materials Data on AlP(HO2)2 by Materials Project

AlPO4H2 is High (Orthorhombic) Tridymite-derived structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. The structure is three-dimensional and consists of eight hydrogen molecules and one AlPO4 framework. In the AlPO4 framework, Al3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form AlO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent PO4 tetrahedra. There is two shorter (1.75 Å) and two longer (1.76 Å) Al–O bond length. P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent AlO4 tetrahedra. There is two shorter (1.53 Å) and two longer (1.54 Å) P–O bond length. There are four inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to one Al3+ and one P5+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to one Al3+ and one P5+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al3+ and one P5+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al3+ and one P5+ atom.

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE↗

Yeast Nup84-Nup133 complex structure details flexibility and reveals conservation of the membrane anchoring ALPS motif

The hallmark of the eukaryotic cell is the complex endomembrane system that compartmentalizes cellular functions. Transport into and out of the nucleus occurs through the nuclear pore complex (NPC). The heptameric Nup84 or Y complex is an essential scaffolding component of the NPC. Here we report two nanobody-bound structures: the full-length Nup84-Nup133 C-terminal domain complex and the Nup133 N-terminal domain, both from S. cerevisiae. Together with previously published structures, this work enables the structural description of the entire 575 kDa Y complex from one species. The structure of Nup84-Nup133CTD details the high flexibility of this dimeric unit of the Y complex. Further, the Nup133NTD contains a structurally conserved amphipathic lipid packing sensor motif, confirmed by liposome interaction studies. The presented structures reveal important details about the function of the Y complex that affect our understanding of NPC structure and assembly.

59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES↗

Activating a Natural Fault Zone in the Swiss Alps

One major hurdle for understanding earthquake mechanics are observational limitations. Important phenomena like strain localisation, fault dilation, and fault healing are readily studied in rock mechanical laboratory experiments and with numerical models. At the scale of natural earthquakes, however, these phenomena are often unresolvable, even by state-of-the-art observatories. To overcome this limitation, we are currently building the Earthquake Physics Testbed at the Bedretto Underground Laboratory for Geosciences and Geoenergies (BedrettoLab), an experimental testbed where we can activate an extensively instrumented natural fault zone via hydraulic stimulation. The goal of the Fault Activation and Earthquake Rupture (FEAR) project is to induce earthquakes of up to Mw~1.0 on this exceptionally well characterised and instrumented fault zone. Here we summarize the main scientific goals and current FEAR project status, and present first results from conducted experiments. We discuss how this large-scale experimental approach may allow us to tackle both fundamental science as well as practical questions on earthquake physics, induced seismicity and seismic hazard.

Meier, Men-Andrin↗

Project Pyralp: Tectonics relationships between Pyrenees and Alps (Southern France)

The author has identified the following significant results. In the Eastern Aquitaine Basin in southern France, investigations using SL 3 photographs from an S190A camera reveal a slight line joining a Paleozoic trend of the Montagne Noire massif to a more recent Pyrenean fault zone of Cretaceous to Tertiary age. According to the interpretation of this line as the superficial geomorphological trace of a deep-seated fault zone, Hercynian weakness lines appear to have played a more important part than previously thought in the building of the Pyrenean range. The Lezat line is a trend of small morphological features obvious only in the photographs having the highest resolution.

Guillemot, J.↗