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Open AccessNNAT and DIRAS3 genes are paternally expressed in pigs
Although expression and epigenetic differences of imprinted genes have been extensively characterised in man and the mouse, little is known on livestock species. In this study, the polymorphism-based approach ...
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Open AccessMap** QTLs for mineral accumulation and shoot dry biomass under different Zn nutritional conditions in Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa L. ssp. pekinensis)
Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa L. ssp. pekinensis) is one of the most important vegetables in China. Genetic dissection of leaf mineral accumulation and tolerance to Zn stress is important for the improvement of ...
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Synthesis and combinational antibacterial study of 5″-modified neomycin
A library of 5″-modified neomycin derivatives were synthesized for an antibacterial structure–activity optimization strategy. Two leads exhibited prominent activity against both methicillin-resistant Staphylococc...
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Open AccessLandscape features influence gene flow as measured by cost-distance and genetic analyses: a case study for giant pandas in the Daxiangling and **aoxiangling Mountains
Gene flow maintains genetic diversity within a species and is influenced by individual behavior and the geographical features of the species' habitat. Here, we have characterized the geographical distribution ...
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Open AccessThe characteristics of dyslipidemia patients with different durations in Bei**g: a cross-sectional study
Prevalence of dyslipidemia is high and increases even in younger people. The key aim of this study was to explore the group characteristics of patients in different durations of dyslipidemia and provide clues ...
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Open AccessThe mitochondrial alternative oxidase pathway protects the photosynthetic apparatus against photodamage in Rumex K-1 leaves
It is known that excess reducing equivalents in the form of NADPH in chloroplasts can be transported via shuttle machineries, such as the malate-oxaloacetate (OAA) shuttle, into the mitochondria, where they ar...
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Open AccessGenetic map of Triticum turgidumbased on a hexaploid wheat population without genetic recombination for D genome
A synthetic doubled-haploid hexaploid wheat population, SynDH1, derived from the spontaneous chromosome doubling of triploid F1 hybrid plants obtained from the cross of hybrids Triticum turgidum ssp. durum line L...
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Open AccessGenome analysis and signature discovery for diving and sensory properties of the endangered Chinese alligator
Crocodilians are diving reptiles that can hold their breath under water for long periods of time and are crepuscular animals with excellent sensory abilities. They comprise a sister lineage of birds and have n...
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Open AccessComparison of microbial diversity determined with the same variable tag sequence extracted from two different PCR amplicons
Deep sequencing of the variable region of 16S rRNA genes has become the predominant tool for studying microbial ecology. As sequencing datasets have accumulated, meta-analysis of sequences obtained with differ...
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Open AccessHypercohones A–C, acylphloroglucinol derivatives with homo-adamantane cores from Hypericum cohaerens
Three new homo-adamantanyl type natural products were derived from polyprenylated polycyclic acylphloroglucinol. Hypercohones A-C (1–3), along with five other known hypercohones (4–8), were isolated from the aeri...
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Open AccessEvaluation of islets derived from human fetal pancreatic progenitor cells in diabetes treatment
With the shortage of donor organs for islet transplantation, insulin-producing cells have been generated from different types of stem cell. Human fetal pancreatic stem cells have a better self-renewal capacity...
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Open AccessSurvey of the genus Stegana Meigen (Diptera, Drosophilidae) from Taiwan, with DNA barcodes and descriptions of three new species
Twelve Stegana species have been reported from Taiwan, yet only four were also recorded from Mainland China. This may not reflect the actual fauna between both sides of the strait. This report mainly deals with a...
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Open AccessHypercohones D–G, New Polycyclic Polyprenylated Acylphloroglucinol Type Natural Products from Hypericum cohaerens
Four new polycyclic polyprenylated acylphloroglucinol type metabolites, hypercohones D–G (1–4), along with four known analogues (5–8), were isolated from the aerial parts of Hypericum cohaerens. The structures of...
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Recurrent mutations at C-reactive protein gene promoter SNP position −286 in human cancers
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Open AccessSterols and Terpenoids from Viburnum odoratissimum
A new stigmasterol type natural product, viburodorol A (1), along with eleven known sterols and terpenoids (2–12), were isolated from the aerial parts of Viburnum odoratissimum. The structure of 1 was elucidated ...
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Hydrogen peroxide primes heart regeneration with a derepression mechanism
While the adult human heart has very limited regenerative potential, the adult zebrafish heart can fully regenerate after 20% ventricular resection. Although previous reports suggest that developmental signali...
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Open AccessTMDB: A literature-curated database for small molecular compounds found from tea
Tea is one of the most consumed beverages worldwide. The healthy effects of tea are attributed to a wealthy of different chemical components from tea. Thousands of studies on the chemical constituents of tea h...
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Open AccessFine map** of qHd1, a minor heading date QTL with pleiotropism for yield traits in rice (Oryza sativa L.)
A minor QTL for heading date located on the long arm of rice chromosome 1 was delimitated to a 95.0-kb region using near isogenic lines with sequential segregating regions.
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Open AccessGenomes of the rice pest brown planthopper and its endosymbionts reveal complex complementary contributions for host adaptation
The brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens, the most destructive pest of rice, is a typical monophagous herbivore that feeds exclusively on rice sap, which migrates over long distances. Outbreaks of it have re-occ...
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New bicyclic hemiacetals from the edible mushroom Ramaria madagascariensis