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    Ligand Specificity and Gene Expression in the Cholinergic Synapse

    Upon first inspection, acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAchR) share several functional and structural characteristics. Both recognize the neurotransmitter, acetylcholine, ...

    Palmer Taylor, Zoran Radić, Hans-Jürgen Kreienkamp in Enzymes of the Cholinesterase Family (1995)

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    Regulation of Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) mRNA by Ryanodine-Sensitive and L-Type Calcium Channels during Myogenesis in Vitro and Muscle Development in Vivo

    The increase in AChE mRNA associated with muscle differentiation is due to stabilization of a labile mRNA rather than enhanced transcription (Fuentes and Taylor, Neuron, 10, 679–687, 1993). In a search for the...

    Zhigang Luo, Martine Pincon-Raymond, Palmer Taylor in Enzymes of the Cholinesterase Family (1995)

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    Auxin-Induced Gene Expression During Rooting of Loblolly Pine Stem Cuttings

    Vegetative propagation is becoming an important tool for mass producing elite genotypes to establish forest plantations. A number of vegetative propagation techniques have been researched, but at the present t...

    Barry Goldfarb, Zhigang Lian in Biology of Root Formation and Development (1997)

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    Desmin and Other Intermediate Filaments in Normal and Diseased Muscle

    The intermediate filament proteins (desmin, vimentin, nestin, synemins and paranemin) synthesized by muscle cells depends on the type of muscle and its stage of development. Desmin is present in all muscles at...

    Denise Paulin, Zhigang Xue in Intermediate Filaments (2006)

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    Intermediate Filament Expression in Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells and Early Embryos

    In this work we discuss the expression of intermediate filament protein and synthesis in mouse oocytes and preimplantation murine embryos. Also we touch to epithelial differentiation and intermediate-sized fil...

    Zhigang Xue, Vivaldo Moura-Neto, Araksya Izmiryan in Perspectives of Stem Cells (2010)

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    Principles and Practice of ABA Analysis

    The development of fast, sensitive, and accurate analytical methods for abscisic acid (ABA) is of increasing importance for elucidation of its metabolism, transport, and molecular regulatory mechanisms in plan...

    Zhigang Huang, Mohammed Humayun Kabir in Abscisic Acid: Metabolism, Transport and S… (2014)

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    Mile-a-Minute Weed Mikania micrantha Kunth

    The mile-a-minute Mikania micrantha Kunth is native to tropical Central and South America. In China, this species is mainly distributed in Southern China, such as Hong Kong, Yunnan, Taiwan, Guangdong, Hainan, Gua...

    Shichou Han, Zhigang Li, Qiyun Xu in Biological Invasions and Its Management in… (2017)

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    Breeding and Efficiency Evaluation of a High-Yielding Cellobiohydrolase Strain

    Objective: Energy and environmental issues are one of the most severe challenges for human survival and development in the 21st century. Therefore, the global interest in develo** lignocellulosic biomass res...

    Wenxuan Zhao, Zhigang Ju, Yaqiang Zheng, Song Mei in Biomedical and Computational Biology (2023)

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    High-Yielding Laccase Strain Breeding and Optimization of Fermentation Conditions

    Objective: Laccase is a copper-containing polyphenol oxidase, which is widely used in papermaking, food, environmental treatment and bioenergy. At present, white rot fungi is one of the important laccase-produ...

    Wenxuan Zhao, Yaqiang Zheng, Zhigang Ju, Song Mei in Biomedical and Computational Biology (2023)

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    Screening and Efficacy Evaluation of High-Yielding Manganese Peroxidase Strain

    Background: Lignocellulose resources are abundant, but the utilization of lignocellulose is seriously hindered by the existence of lignin. Microorganisms rely on lignin-degrading enzymes to degrade lignin effi...

    Wenxuan Zhao, Zhigang Ju, Hongxi Shi, Song Mei in Biomedical and Computational Biology (2023)

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    Extraction, Composition Analysis and Blood Lipid Lowering Activity of Rana chensinensis Ovum Oil

    Objective: Rana chensinensis ovum is one of the main by-products of Rana chensinensis oil, which has a large annual output but has not been fully utilized. Research shows that it contains a variety of bioactive s...

    Wenxuan Zhao, Zhigang Ju, Yaqiang Zheng, Hongxi Shi in Biomedical and Computational Biology (2023)

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    Research on Craft Optimization of Wheat Straw Pretreatment

    Background: Lignocellulose resources are abundant, but the utilization rate is very low, and wheat straw is one of them. The main reason is that the compact structure of lignin limits the conversion and utiliz...

    Wenxuan Zhao, Hongguan Jiao, Zhigang Ju in Biomedical and Computational Biology (2023)

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    Intestinal Microbiota of Tilapia: Characterization and Modulation

    Tilapia (Oreochromis sp.) are cultured in many countries of the world. Its production is increasing from time to time to fulfill the demand for fish for the fast-growing population of the world. The significant i...

    Zhen Zhang, Tsegay Teame, Anran Wang in Novel Approaches Toward Sustainable Tilapi… (2023)