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Open AccessSmall extracellular vesicles from young plasma reverse age-related functional declines by improving mitochondrial energy metabolism
Recent investigations into heterochronic parabiosis have unveiled robust rejuvenating effects of young blood on aged tissues. However, the specific rejuvenating mechanisms remain incompletely elucidated. Here ...
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Open AccessIdentification of key genes controlling monoterpene biosynthesis of Citral-type Cinnamomum bodinieri Levl. Based on transcriptome and metabolite profiling
The citral-type is the most common chemotype in Cinnamomum bodinieri Levl (C. bodinieri), which has been widely used in the daily necessities, cosmetics, biomedicine, and aromatic areas due to their high citral c...
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Open AccessGalectin-3 is involved in inflammation and fibrosis in arteriogenic erectile dysfunction via the TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB pathway
Galectin-3 (Gal-3) is a multifunctional protein that has been linked to fibrosis and inflammation in the cardiovascular system. In this study, we examined the impact of Gal-3 on inflammation and fibrosis in pa...
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Spatial- and Fourier-domain ptychography for high-throughput bio-imaging
First envisioned for determining crystalline structures, ptychography has become a useful imaging tool for microscopists. However, ptychography remains underused by biomedical researchers due to its limited re...
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Open AccessANKRD29, as a new prognostic and immunological biomarker of non–small cell lung cancer, inhibits cell growth and migration by regulating MAPK signaling pathway
The predominant cancer-related deaths worldwide are caused by lung cancer, particularly non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), despite the fact that numerous therapeutic initiatives have been devised to improve t...
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Hedgehog signaling regulates bone homeostasis through orchestrating osteoclast differentiation and osteoclast–osteoblast coupling
Imbalance of bone homeostasis induces bone degenerative diseases such as osteoporosis. Hedgehog (Hh) signaling plays critical roles in regulating the development of limb and joint. However, its unique role in ...
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Open AccessAsymmetric subgenomic chromatin architecture impacts on gene expression in resynthesized and natural allopolyploid Brassica napus
Although asymmetric subgenomic epigenetic modification and gene expression have been revealed in the successful establishment of allopolyploids, the changes in chromatin accessibility and their relationship wi...
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Open AccessmicroRNAs in aged sperm confer psychiatric symptoms to offspring through causing the dysfunction of estradiol signaling in early embryos
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Genomic insights into historical improvement of heterotic groups during modern hybrid maize breeding
Single-cross maize hybrids display superior heterosis and are produced from crossing two parental inbred lines belonging to genetically different heterotic groups. Here we assembled 1,604 historically utilized...
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Neutrophils in cancer—unresolved questions
There is growing recognition that neutrophils play an important role in cancer initiation, progression and metastasis. Although they are typically characterized as short-lived effector cells, neutrophils have ...
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Open AccessGenome-wide association studies of yield-related traits in high-latitude japonica rice
Heilongjiang Province is a high-quality japonica rice cultivation area in China. One in ten bowls of Chinese rice is produced here. Increasing yield is one of the main aims of rice production in this area. How...
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Open AccessIn vivo self-assembled small RNAs as a new generation of RNAi therapeutics
RNAi therapy has undergone two stages of development, direct injection of synthetic siRNAs and delivery with artificial vehicles or conjugated ligands; both have not solved the problem of efficient in vivo siR...
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Open AccessSIDT1-dependent absorption in the stomach mediates host uptake of dietary and orally administered microRNAs
Dietary microRNAs have been shown to be absorbed by mammals and regulate host gene expression, but the absorption mechanism remains unknown. Here, we show that SIDT1 expressed on gastric pit cells in the stoma...
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Open AccessHypomethylation of PlncRNA-1 promoter enhances bladder cancer progression through the miR-136-5p/Smad3 axis
Apart from being potential prognostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets, long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) modulate the development and progression of multiple cancers. PlncRNA-1 is a newly discovered lncRNA tha...
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Open AccessDecreased HD-MIR2911 absorption in human subjects with the SIDT1 polymorphism fails to inhibit SARS-CoV-2 replication
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Open AccessHomoeolog expression bias and expression level dominance (ELD) in four tissues of natural allotetraploid Brassica napus
Allopolyploidy is widespread in angiosperms, and they can coordinate two or more different genomes through genetic and epigenetic modifications to exhibit stronger vigor and adaptability. To explore the change...
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Open AccesscircRNA-002178 act as a ceRNA to promote PDL1/PD1 expression in lung adenocarcinoma
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) have been identified play a vital role in various different types of cancer via sponging miRNAs (microRNAs). However, their role in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) remains largely unclear. ...
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Open AccessGenome-wide identification and analysis of the WUSCHEL-related homeobox (WOX) gene family in allotetraploid Brassica napus reveals changes in WOX genes during polyploidization
WUSCHEL-related homeobox (WOX) genes encoding plant-specific homeobox (HB) transcription factors play important roles in the growth and development of plants. To date, WOX genes has been identified and analyzed i...
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Open AccessIdentification of lncRNAs involved in rice ovule development and female gametophyte abortion by genome-wide screening and functional analysis
As important female reproductive tissues, the rice (Oryza sativa L.) ovule and female gametophyte is significant in terms of their fertility. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) play important and wide-ranging roles in...
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Open AccessSpecies–habitat associations in an old-growth temperate forest in northeastern China
Species coexistence mechanisms and maintenance of biodiversity have long been considered important components of community ecology research. As one of the important mechanisms, species coexistence theory based...