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Mammalian PIWI–piRNA–target complexes reveal features for broad and efficient target silencing
The PIWI-interacting RNA (piRNA) pathway is an adaptive defense system wherein piRNAs guide PIWI family Argonaute proteins to recognize and silence ever-evolving selfish genetic elements and ensure genome inte...
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Fungal diversity notes 1611–1716: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions on fungal genera and species emphasis in south China
This article is the 15th contribution in the Fungal Diversity Notes series, wherein 115 taxa from three phyla, nine classes, 28 orders, 48 families, and 64 genera are treated. Fungal taxa described and illustr...
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mRNA m5C inhibits adipogenesis and promotes myogenesis by respectively facilitating YBX2 and SMO mRNA export in ALYREF-m5C manner
Although 5-methylcytosine (m5C) has been identified as a novel and abundant mRNA modification and associated with energy metabolism, its regulation function in adipose tissue and skeletal muscle is still limited....
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Detection of bloom-forming dinoflagellates Karenia mikimotoi and Prorocentrum donghaiense using qPCR assays
The dinoflagellates Karenia mikimotoi and Prorocentrum donghaiense are both important causative species of harmful algal blooms (HABs) in the East China Sea. The ichthyotoxic K. mikimotoi, which occasionally lead...
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Kynurenine pathway as alternative biosynthetic pathway for fusaric acid in Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense
Banana fusarium wilt caused by Fusarium. oxysporum f.sp. cubense race 4, has already become one of the main diseases in banana production. Previous research suggests that Foc can secrete two phytotoxins, respecti...
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Effect of Potato Flour on the Rheological Properties of Dough and the Volatile Aroma Components of Bread
The effect of potato flour as partial replacement of wheat flour at levels of 6%, 15% and 30% on dough rheological properties and flavor properties of baked bread were investigated. Results showed that the sub...
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Genome-wide identification and characterization of ALTERNATIVE OXIDASE genes and their response under abiotic stresses in Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze
Four typical ALTERNATIVE OXIDASE genes have been identified in tea plants, and their sequence features and gene expression profiles have provided useful information for further studies on function and regulation.
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A novel 33-bp insertion in the promoter of TaMFT-3A is associated with pre-harvest sprouting resistance in common wheat
TaMFT-3A on wheat chromosome 3AS, encoding a phosphatidyl ethanolamine-binding protein, was previously determined to be a candidate gene underlying the major quantitative trait locus (QTL) for pre-harvest sprouti...
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Open AccessDraft genome sequence of Arthrobacter sp. strain B6 isolated from the high-arsenic sediments in Datong Basin, China
Arthrobacter sp. B6 is a Gram-positive, non-motile, facultative aerobic bacterium, isolated from the arsenic-contaminated aquifer sediment in the Datong basin, China. This strain displays...
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Identification of major loci for seed dormancy at different post-ripening stages after harvest and validation of a novel locus on chromosome 2AL in common wheat
A long-period duration of seed dormancy helps to reduce pre-harvest sprouting (PHS) damage in common wheat when a long period of rainfall or high humidity occurs. Identification of genes or loci underlying see...
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Four new genera of the fungal family Boletaceae
Based on our previous molecular phylogenetic analyses, four new genera are described, namely Baorangia, Lanmaoa, Parvixerocomus, and Rugiboletus, and one known genus, Neoboletus, is re-delimitated. Four new speci...
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Cloning and characterization of Tabas1-B1 gene associated with flag leaf chlorophyll content and thousand-grain weight and development of a gene-specific marker in wheat
The chloroplast photosystem of flag leaves contributes the largest proportion of photosynthates to grain in crops and consequently affects grain weight. The plant 2-Cys peroxiredoxin BAS1 is involved in chloro...
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KIM-1 and NGAL as biomarkers of nephrotoxicity induced by gentamicin in rats
Gentamicin is a member of aminoglycosides, which has represented highly effective antimicrobial agents especially in Gram-negative infections despite their toxic effects in the kidney. Rapid diagnosis is vital...
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Molecular phylogenetic analyses redefine seven major clades and reveal 22 new generic clades in the fungal family Boletaceae
Mushrooms in the basidiomycete family Boletaceae are ecologically and economically very important. However, due to the morphological complexity and the limited phylogenetic information on the various species and ...
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A new genus Pseudoaustroboletus (Boletaceae, Boletales) from Asia as inferred from molecular and morphological data
A new genus of Boletaceae, Pseudoaustroboletus, is described to accommodate the phylogenetically isolated species Tylopilus valens inferred by molecular and morphological data. The lineage consisted of T. valens ...
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The genus Phylloporus (Boletaceae, Boletales) from China: morphological and multilocus DNA sequence analyses
Species of the genus Phylloporus in China were investigated based on morphology and molecular phylogenetic analysis of a three-locus (nrLSU, ITS and tef-1a) DNA sequence dataset. Twenty-one phylogenetic species w...
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A comparison of the ultrastructure and composition of fruits’ cuticular wax from the wild-type ‘Newhall’ navel orange (Citrus sinensis [L.] Osbeck cv. Newhall) and its glossy mutant
The altered ultrastructure and composition of cuticular wax from ‘glossy Newhall’ (MT) fruits lead to its glossy phenotype.
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Identification of SNPs within the sheep PROP1 gene and their effects on wool traits
Regarding mutations of PROP1 (Prophet of POU1F1) gene significantly associating with combined pituitary hormone deficiency (CPHD) in human patients and animals, PROP1 gene is a novel important candidate gene for ...
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Molecular phylogeny of the endemic fern genera Cyrtomidictyum and Cyrtogonellum (Dryopteridaceae) from East Asia
Cyrtomidictyum Ching and Cyrtogonellum Ching are two eastern Asian endemic genera whose taxonomic affinities and phylogenetic relationships have long been controversial. The main uncertainty surrounds the separat...
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Genes expression analyses of sea-island cotton (Gossypium barbadense L.) during fiber development
Sea-island cotton (Gossypium barbadense L.) is one of the most valuable cotton species due to its silkiness, luster, long staples, and high strength, but its fiber development mechanism has not been surveyed comp...