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**ao-Rong Sun
Life Sciences
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Open AccessThe transplant rejection response involves neutrophil and macrophage adhesion-mediated trogocytosis and is regulated by NFATc3
The anti-foreign tissue (transplant rejection) response, mediated by the immune system, has been the biggest obstacle to successful organ transplantation. There are still many enigmas regarding this process an...
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Open AccessMacrophage-mediated trogocytosis contributes to destroying human schistosomes in a non-susceptible rodent host, Microtus fortis
Schistosoma parasites, causing schistosomiasis, exhibit typical host specificity in host preference. Many mammals, including humans, are susceptible to infection, while the widely distributed rodent, Microtus for...
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A strategy for establishing an efficient somatic embryo regeneration system in Castanea mollissima Blume
Chinese chestnut (Castanea mollissima Blume), an economic forest species, has important economic value and ecological function. The innovation, improvement, reproduction and utilization of clonal germplasm are th...
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Vallicoccus soli gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium isolated from soil, and description of Vallicoccaceae fam. nov., Motilibacterales ord. nov.
A novel Gram-stain-positive, aerobic, cocci-shaped actinobacterium, designated YIM 75000T, was isolated from a soil sample collected from a dry-hot river valley in Yunnan Province, P.R. China. Growth was observed...
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Physiological and transcriptional response to heat stress in heat-resistant and heat-sensitive maize (Zea mays L.) inbred lines at seedling stage
To understand the molecular and physiological mechanism underlying the heat stress in maize, transcriptional and physiological response to heat stress in the heat-resistant Huangzaosi (HZS) and heat-sensitive ...
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Cell bioreactor culture of Orostachys cartilaginous A. Bor. and involvement of nitric oxide in methyl jasmonate-induced flavonoid synthesis
Orostachys cartilaginous A. Bor. is a high-value medicinal plant, whereas flavonoids are important secondary metabolites. Bioreactor cell culture is an alternative method for the mass production of flavonoids in
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Open AccessComparative physiological, metabolomic, and transcriptomic analyses reveal developmental stage-dependent effects of cluster bagging on phenolic metabolism in Cabernet Sauvignon grape berries
Light conditions significantly influence grape berry ripening and the accumulation of phenolic compounds, but the underlying molecular basis remains partially understood. Here, we applied integrated transcript...
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Open AccessAllopolyploid origin in Rubus (Rosaceae) inferred from nuclear granule-bound starch synthase I (GBSSI) sequences
Polyploidy and hybridization are ubiquitous in Rubus L., a large and taxonomically challenging genus. Chinese Rubus are mainly concentrated into two major sections, the diploid Idaeobatus and the polyploid Malach...
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Open AccessCurrent Perspective in the Discovery of Anti-aging Agents from Natural Products
Aging is a process characterized by accumulating degenerative damages, resulting in the death of an organism ultimately. The main goal of aging research is to develop therapies that delay age-related diseases ...
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Over-expression of SlWRKY39 leads to enhanced resistance to multiple stress factors in tomato
The WRKY transcription factors are one of the well-characterized classes of plant transcription factors, which participated in various biotic and abiotc stress responses. Previous study showed that there are 8...
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RNAi-directed downregulation of betaine aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 (OsBADH1) results in decreased stress tolerance and increased oxidative markers without affecting glycine betaine biosynthesis in rice (Oryza sativa)
As an important osmoprotectant, glycine betaine (GB) plays an essential role in resistance to abiotic stress in a variety of organisms, including rice (Oryza sativa L.). However, GB content is too low to be dete...
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Open AccessFour new indole alkaloids from Plantago asiatica
Four new indole alkaloids, plasiaticines A-D (1–4), together with two known ones, were isolated from the seeds of Plantago asiatica. The structures of the new compounds were elucidated on the basis of comprehensi...
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Isolation and characterization of an AP2/ERF-RAV transcription factor BnaRAV-1-HY15 in Brassica napus L. HuYou15
Transcriptional regulation is thought to be important for stress tolerance and response of transcription factors. RAV subfamily transcription factor contains an AP2- and B3-DNA binding domain, which belongs to...
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Increasing DHA and EPA Concentrations Prolong Action Potential Durations and Reduce Transient Outward Potassium Currents in Rat Ventricular Myocytes
The goal of this study was to determine the mechanisms of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFA) on anti-arrhythmias and prevention of sudden death. The calcium-tolerant Sprague–Dawley rat ventricular myoc...
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Open AccessDocosahexaenoic acid has influence on action potentials and transient outward potassium currents of ventricular myocytes
There are many reports about the anti-arrhythmic effects of ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, however, the mechanisms are still not completely delineated. The purpose of this study was to investigate the charac...
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Reproductive modes of three Ligularia weeds (Asteraceae) in grasslands in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and their implications for grassland management
Ligularia virgaurea, L. sagitta and L. przewalskii are noxious weeds that are widely distributed in psychro-grasslands in the east of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau of China. However, little is known about reproductive mo...
