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Open AccessComprehensive analysis of multi-tissue transcriptome data and the genome-wide investigation of GRAS family in Phyllostachys edulis
GRAS family is one of plant specific transcription factors and plays diverse roles in the regulation of plant growth and development as well as in the plant disease resistance and abiotic stress responses. How...
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Characterization and primary functional analysis of a bamboo NAC gene targeted by miR164b
PeSNAC1 , a stress-related NAC1 from Phyllostachys edulis , was characterized. Ectopic expression in Arabidopsis indicated that ...
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Genome-wide identification and characterization of aquaporin gene family in moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis)
Aquaporins (AQPs) are known to play a major role in maintaining water and hydraulic conductivity balance in the plant system. Numerous studies have showed AQPs execute multi-function throughout plant growth an...
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Selective Adsorption of Pb(II) and Cr(VI) by Surfactant-Modified and Unmodified Natural Zeolites: A Comparative Study on Kinetics, Equilibrium, and Mechanism
Selective adsorption of Pb(II) and Cr(VI) by surfactant-modified and unmodified zeolites is discussed in this paper. The influences of pH, ionic strength, temperature, and adsorption time on Cr(VI) and Pb(II) ...
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Open AccessTranscriptome and comparative gene expression analysis of Phyllostachys edulis in response to high light
Photosynthesis plays a vital role as an energy source for plant metabolism, and its efficiency may be drastically reduced owing to abiotic stresses. Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis), is a renewable and versatil...
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Simultaneous refolding of denatured PsbS and reconstitution with LHCII into liposomes of thylakoid lipids
The thylakoid membrane protein PsbS is critical for quenching excessive excitation energy in mechanisms that involve the light-harvesting complexes of photosystem II. Liposomes of thylakoid lipids have been sh...
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Molecular characterization and primary functional analysis of PeMPEC, a magnesium-protoporphyrin IX monomethyl ester cyclase gene of bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis)
A homologous gene of MPEC from Phyllostachys edulis was isolated and characterized. Its overexpression in ...
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Open AccessActivation of transcription factor AP-1 in response to thermal injury in rat small intestine and IEC-6 cells
Our previous studies indicated that heat stress can cause significant damage to the intestinal epithelium and induce differential expression of many genes in rat small intestine. The transcription factors AP-1...
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A novel rate control algorithm for video coding based on fuzzy-PID controller
Rate control algorithms (RCAs) aim to achieve the best visual quality under the minimum bit rate and the limited buffer size. A self-parameter-tuning fuzzy-PID controller is proposed to reduce the deviation be...
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Open AccessDevelo** genome-wide microsatellite markers of bamboo and their applications on molecular marker assisted taxonomy for accessions in the genus Phyllostachys
Morphology-based taxonomy via exiguously reproductive organ has severely limitation on bamboo taxonomy, mainly owing to infrequent and unpredictable flowering events of bamboo. Here, we present the first genom...
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Eye Contact Conditioning in Autistic Children Using Virtual Reality Technology
Children afflicted with developmental disabilities, namely autism, suffer from a natural aversion to dyadic (i.e., eye-to-eye) contact. Research has shown this aversion to be an early indicator of slower devel...
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Open AccessRapid microsatellite development for tree peony and its implications
Microsatellites are ubiquitous in genomes of various organisms. With the realization that they play roles in developmental and physiological processes, rather than exist as ‘junk’ DNA, microsatellites are rece...
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Open AccessInhibition of heat-induced apoptosis in rat small intestine and IEC-6 cells through the AKT signaling pathway
As the world warms up, heat stress is becoming a major cause of economic loss in the livestock industry. Long-time exposure of animals to hyperthermia causes extensive cell apoptosis, which is harmful to them....
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Molecular characterization and primary functional analysis of PeVDE, a violaxanthin de-epoxidase gene from bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis)
PeVDE was expressed primarily in bamboo leaves, which was up-regulated under high light. The protein encoded by PeVDE had enzyme activity o...
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Open AccessThe draft genome of the fast-growing non-timber forest species moso bamboo (Phyllostachys heterocycla)
Bin Han and colleagues report the draft genome of moso bamboo, an important non-timber forest product. RNA sequencing analysis of bamboo flowering tissues suggests a connection between drought-responsive genes...
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Open AccessGenome-wide characterization of the biggest grass, bamboo, based on 10,608 putative full-length cDNA sequences
With the availability of rice and sorghum genome sequences and ongoing efforts to sequence genomes of other cereal and energy crops, the grass family (Poaceae) has become a model system for comparative genomic...
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Investigation of transfer ionization processes in the collision of partially stripped carbon ions on Argon
The ratios of the cross section of the transfer-ionization to the single-electron-capture of Argon induced by C q+ (q = 1, 2, 3) ions are measured by means of p...
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Bacterial Entry and Subsequent Mast Cell Expulsion of Intracellular Bacteria Mediated by Cellular Cholesterol—Glycolipid-Enriched Microdomains
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Bacteria-Host Cell Interaction Mediated by Cellular Cholesterol/Glycolipid-Enriched Microdomains
Gram negative bacterial infection is a leading cause of fatality and is attributed, at least in part, to the bacteria's capacity to persist in the host in spite of appropriate antibiotic therapy. It has been s...
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Mice lacking neutrophil elastase reveal impaired host defense against gram negative bacterial sepsis
Neutrophil elastase (NE) is a potent serine proteinase1,2 whose expression is limited to a narrow window during myeloid development. In neutrophils, NE is stored in azurophil granules along with other serine prot...
