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Open AccessMiR-198 represses tumor growth and metastasis in colorectal cancer by targeting fucosyl transferase 8
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Functional and molecular features of the calmodulin-interacting protein IQCG required for haematopoiesis in zebrafish
We previously reported a fusion protein NUP98–IQCG in an acute leukaemia, which functions as an aberrant regulator of transcriptional expression, yet the structure and function of IQCG have not been characteri...
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Experimental validation of inter-subspecific genetic diversity in rice represented by the differences between the DNA sequences of ‘Nipponbare’ and ‘93-11’
The pedigrees of three sequenced rice cultivars were analyzed to show that a majority of the genetic composition of ‘Nipponbare’ originates from japonica cultivars while the minority originates from indica cultiv...
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Open AccessUnique physiological and pathogenic features of Leptospira interrogans revealed by whole-genome sequencing
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