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The Anti-Aging and Tumor Suppressor Protein Klotho Enhances Differentiation of a Human Oligodendrocytic Hybrid Cell Line
Klotho functions as an aging suppressor, which, in mice, extends lifespan when overexpressed and accelerates development of aging-like phenotypes when disrupted. Klotho is mainly expressed in brain and kidney ...
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Open AccessTranscriptome analysis of the effect of Vibrio alginolyticus infection on the innate immunity-related complement pathway in Epinephelus coioides
Orange-spotted grouper (Epinephelus coioides) with protogynous hermaphroditic features are one of the most economically important aquaculture species in Taiwan. However, larvae stage grouper are susceptible to in...
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Double homeobox gene, Duxbl, promotes myoblast proliferation and abolishes myoblast differentiation by blocking MyoD transactivation
Homeobox genes encode transcription factors that regulate embryonic development programs including organogenesis, axis formation and limb development. Previously, we identified and cloned a mouse double homeob...
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The PpLTP1 Primary Allergen Gene is Highly Conserved in Peach and Has Small Variations in Other Prunus Species
Peach lipid transfer protein (LTP1), Pru p 3.01, is a major allergen causing severe systemic reactions in peach allergic patients in Mediterranean countries and China. Significant expression variability has be...
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Open AccessExploration of microRNAs in porcine milk exosomes
Breast milk contains complex nutrients and facilitates the maturation of various biological systems in infants. Exosomes, membranous vesicles of endocytic origin found in different body fluids such as milk, ca...
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Sweet Preference Modified by Early Experience in Mice and the Related Molecular Modulations on the Peripheral Pathway
The sweet taste is of immense interest to scientists and has been intensively studied during the last two decades. However, the sweet preference modification and the related mechanisms are still unclear. In th...
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Open AccessGlobal transcriptome profiles of Camellia sinensis during cold acclimation
Tea is the most popular non-alcoholic health beverage in the world. The tea plant (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze) needs to undergo a cold acclimation process to enhance its freezing tolerance in winter. Change...
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Open AccessDevelopment of simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers from a genome survey of Chinese bayberry (Myrica rubra)
Chinese bayberry (Myrica rubra Sieb. and Zucc.) is a subtropical evergreen tree originating in China. It has been cultivated in southern China for several thousand years, and annual production has reached 1.1 mil...
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Open AccessDe novo assembly and characterization of the root transcriptome of Aegilops variabilis during an interaction with the cereal cyst nematode
Aegilops variabilis No.1 is highly resistant to cereal cyst nematode (CCN). However, a lack of genomic information has restricted studies on CCN resistance genes in Ae. variabilis and has limited genetic applicat...
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Isolation and Characterization of a Temperature-Regulated Microsomal Oleate Desaturase Gene (CtFAD2-1) from Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.)
A cDNA sequence, designated CtFAD2-1 and putatively encoding a delta-12 fatty acid desaturase, was isolated from total RNA of immature normal-type safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) seeds using a PCR approach. T...
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Open AccessSnoRNAs from the filamentous fungus Neurospora crassa: structural, functional and evolutionary insights
SnoRNAs represent an excellent model for studying the structural and functional evolution of small non-coding RNAs involved in the post-transcriptional modification machinery for rRNAs and snRNAs in eukaryotic...
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Differential Expression of Serine/Threonine Protein Phosphatase Type-2C Under Drought Stress in Maize
Differential display reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction was used to study the messenger RNA differential expression of a drought tolerant inbred line ‘81565’ under drought stress and well-watered ...
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Open AccessAltered expression patterns of lipid metabolism genes in an animal model of HCV core-related, nonobese, modest hepatic steatosis
Because the gene expression patterns of nonobese hepatic steatosis in affected patients remain unclear, we sought to explore these patterns using an animal model of nonobese hepatic steatosis.