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Open AccessDisease-induced changes in bacterial and fungal communities from plant below- and aboveground compartments
The plant microbes are an integral part of the host and play fundamental roles in plant growth and health. There is evidence indicating that plants have the ability to attract beneficial microorganisms through...
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Open AccessThe role of mitochondrial dynamics and mitophagy in skeletal muscle atrophy: from molecular mechanisms to therapeutic insights
Skeletal muscle is the largest metabolic organ of the human body. Maintaining the best quality control and functional integrity of mitochondria is essential for the health of skeletal muscle. However, mitochon...
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Open AccessImproving the production of carbamoyltobramycin by an industrial Streptoalloteichus tenebrarius through metabolic engineering
Tobramycin is an essential and extensively used broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic obtained through alkaline hydrolysis of carbamoyltobramycin, one of the fermentation products of Streptoalloteichus tenebra...
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Open AccessThe application of phenylboronic acid pinacol ester functionalized ROS-responsive multifunctional nanoparticles in the treatment of Periodontitis
Periodontitis is an inflammatory disease induced by the complex interactions between the host immune system and the microbiota of dental plaque. Oxidative stress and the inflammatory microenvironment resulting...
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Open AccessMacrophage membrane-camouflaged pH-sensitive nanoparticles for targeted therapy of oral squamous cell carcinoma
Oral cancer is the most common malignant tumor of the head and neck, and 90% of cases are oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Chemotherapy is an important component of comprehensive treatment for OSCC. Howeve...
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Optimization of welan gum extraction and purification using lysozyme and alkaline protease
Welan gum, a natural polysaccharide produced by Sphingomonas sp. ATCC 31555, has attracted considerable attention in the scientific community due to its desirable properties. However, challenges, such as high vis...
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Plasma membrane-localized hexose transporter OsSWEET1b, affects sugar metabolism and leaf senescence
OsSWEET1b is a hexose transporter protein, which localized in cell membranes and interacting with itself to form homodimer and knockout of OsSWEET1b resulted in reduced leaves sugar content and accelerating leaf ...
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Open AccessmiRNAs derived from cobra venom exosomes contribute to the cobra envenomation
Currently, there is an increasing amount of evidence indicating that exosomes and the miRNAs they contain are crucial players in various biological processes. However, the role of exosomes and miRNAs in snake ...
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Open AccessBiomimetic nanoparticles to enhance the reverse cholesterol transport for selectively inhibiting development into foam cell in atherosclerosis
A disorder of cholesterol homeostasis is one of the main initiating factors in the progression of atherosclerosis (AS). Metabolism and removal of excess cholesterol facilitates the prevention of foam cell form...
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Open AccessPreparation of a Klebsiella pneumoniae conjugate nanovaccine using glycol-engineered Escherichia coli
Engineered strains of Escherichia coli have been used to produce bioconjugate vaccines using Protein Glycan Coupling Technology (PGCT). Nanovaccines have also entered the vaccine development arena with advances i...
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New two-stage pH combined with dissolved oxygen control strategy for cyclic β-1,2 glucans synthesis
On the basis of a novel two-stage pH combined with dissolved oxygen (DO) control strategy in fed-batch fermentation, this research addresses the influence of pH on cyclic β-1,2-glucans (CβGs) biosynthesis and ...
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Open AccessCooked pork-derived exosome nanovesicles mediate metabolic disorder—microRNA could be the culprit
In this study, exosomes from cooked meat were extracted by ultra-high-speed centrifugation. Approximately 80% of exosome vesicles were within 20–200 nm. In addition, the surface biomarkers of isolated exosomes...
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Open AccessExosomal circ_0026611 contributes to lymphangiogenesis by reducing PROX1 acetylation and ubiquitination in human lymphatic endothelial cells (HLECs)
Esophageal squamous carcinoma (ESCC) is a common malignancy that originates in the digestive tract. Lymph node metastasis (LNM) is a complicated process, and tumor lymphangiogenesis has been reported to be ass...
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Synthesis and antibacterial activity of indole 3-substituted-[1,2,4]triazole derivatives
In this work, a series of novel indole 3-substituted-[1,2,4]triazole derivatives was designed and synthesized, and their structures were characterized by 1H, 13C NMR, high-resolution mass spectrometry, and single...
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OsPPR11 encoding P-type PPR protein that affects group II intron splicing and chloroplast development
OsPPR11 belongs to the P-type PPR protein family and can interact with OsCAF2 to regulate Group II intron splicing and affect chloroplast development in rice.
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Hard nanocrystalline gold materials prepared via high-pressure phase transformation
As one of the important materials, nanocrystalline Au (n-Au) has gained numerous interests in recent decades owing to its unique properties and promising applications. However, most of the current n-Au thin fi...
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Open AccessSmall extracellular vesicles derived from dermal fibroblasts promote fibroblast activity and skin development through carrying miR-218 and ITGBL1
Skin thickness is closely related to the appearance of human skin, such as sagging and wrinkling, which primarily depends on the level of collagen I synthesized by dermal fibroblasts (DFs). Small extracellular...
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New high-density fermentation method for producing high molecular weight polysialic acid based on the combination fermentation strategy
Polysialic acid (PSA) is a long-chain linear amino polysaccharide with broad application prospects; however, its relatively low molecular weight limits its application range. This study aims to explore a new f...
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Orthogonal modular biosynthesis of nanoscale conjugate vaccines for vaccination against infection
Conjugate vaccines represent one of the most effective means for controlling the occurrence of bacterial diseases. Although nanotechnology has been greatly applied in the field of vaccines, it is seldom used f...
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Open AccessA novel targeted co-delivery nanosystem for enhanced ovarian cancer treatment via multidrug resistance reversion and mTOR-mediated signaling pathway
Multidrug resistance (MDR) is the main challenge of successful chemotherapy for ovarian cancer patients, with 50% to 75% of ovarian cancer patients eventually relapsed due to it. One of the effective strategie...