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Screening and Characterization of the High-Cellulase-Producing Strain Aspergillus glaucus XC9
Cellulose is a kind of renewable resource that is abundant in nature. It can be degraded by microorganisms such as mildew. A mildew strain with high cellulase activity was isolated from mildewy maize cob and c...
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Fine map** of an Arabidopsis thaliana male sterile mutant EC2-157
An Arabidopsis thaliana male sterile mutant EC2-157 has been isolated using an EMS mutagenesis strategy. Genetic analysis indicated that it was controlled by a single recessive gene called ms157. No pollen grains...
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Complex quorum-sensing regulatory systems regulate bacterial growth and symbiotic nodulation in Mesorhizobium tianshanense
LuxR/LuxI-type quorum-sensing systems have been shown to be important for symbiotic interactions between a number of rhizobium species and host legumes. In this study, we found that different isolates of Mesorhiz...
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The −1123G>C Variant of PTPN22 Gene Promoter is Associated with Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adult Chinese Hans
The protein tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor 22 (PTPN22) gene encodes for lymphoid protein tyrosine phosphatase. Recent studies demonstrated the association between the +1858T, −1123G>C variants of PTPN22 gene a...
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Natural rules for Arabidopsis thaliana pre-mRNA splicing site selection
The accurate prediction of plant pre-mRNA splicing sites has been studied extensively. The rules for plant pre-mRNA splicing still remain unknown. This study, based on confirmed sequence data, systematically a...
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Smad1 stabilization and delocalization in response to the blockade of BMP activity
Signaling at the plasma membrane receptors is generally terminated by some form of feedback regulation, such as endocytosis and/or degradation of the receptors. BMP-Smad1 signaling can also be attenuated by BM...
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Decreased Na+/K+ ATPase α1 (ATP1A1) gene expression in major depression patients’ peripheral blood
Major depression affects the central nervous system and thereafter the autonomic nervous system, immune system, and endocrine system. Na+/K+ ATPase, as a major mediator of cellular transmembrane ionic gradient...
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Erratum to Central European Journal of Biology, Volume 8, Issue 11
Paper by Li Li Huijuan Wu, Jialin Qian, Mingzhen Li, Yue Li, Baoming Li et al. “Decreased Na+/K+ ATPase α1 (ATP1A1) gene expression in major depression patients’ peripheral blood” in Voulme 8, Issue 11, 1077-1...
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Analysis of Heart Rate Variability in Masked Hypertension
To investigate heart rate variability (HRV) in patients with masked hypertension (MH), participants were classified based on clinic and 24-h ambulatory blood-pressure monitoring: essential hypertension (EH, n = 4...
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Open AccessA potential role for protein palmitoylation and zDHHC16 in DNA damage response
Cells respond to DNA damage by activating the phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase-related kinases, p53 and other pathways to promote cell cycle arrest, apoptosis, and/or DNA repair. Here we report that protein palmi...
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Open AccessDisulfiram/copper selectively eradicates AML leukemia stem cells in vitro and in vivo by simultaneous induction of ROS-JNK and inhibition of NF-κB and Nrf2
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a heterogeneous malignancy. Despite the advances in past decades, the clinical outcomes of AML patients remain poor. Leukemia stem cells (LSCs) is the major cause of the recurre...
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Open AccessLong noncoding RNA CRNDE stabilized by hnRNPUL2 accelerates cell proliferation and migration in colorectal carcinoma via activating Ras/MAPK signaling pathways
Recent studies have furthered our understanding of the function of long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) in numerous biological processes, including cancer. This study investigated the expression of a novel lncRNA, co...
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Metabolomics reveals alterations of serotonin pathway in carriers of NOS1AP variant rs12742393
NOS1AP variant rs12742393 is a functional single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and has been reported to be associated with schizophrenia and type 2 diabetes (T2DM) susceptibility in di...
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Open AccessPolo-like kinase 4 mediates epithelial–mesenchymal transition in neuroblastoma via PI3K/Akt signaling pathway
Neuroblastoma (NB) is the most common malignant tumor in infancy and most common extracranial solid tumor in childhood. With the improvement of diagnosis and treatment, the survival rate of patients with low-r...
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Open AccessCFTR mutation enhances Dishevelled degradation and results in impairment of Wnt-dependent hematopoiesis
Mutations of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) cause cystic fibrosis (CF) with a multitude of clinical manifestations. Some CF patients develop clinically significant anemia, suggestin...
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Open Access1H NMR metabolic profiling of gastric cancer patients with lymph node metastasis
Gastric cancer (GC) is a malignant tumor worldwide. As primary pathway for metastasis, the lymphatic system is an important prognostic factor for GC patients. Although the metabolic changes of gastric cancer h...
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Predicting ovarian cancer recurrence by plasma metabolic profiles before and after surgery
Previous metabolomic studies have revealed that plasma metabolic signatures may predict epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) recurrence. However, few studies have performed metabolic profiling of pre- and post-oper...
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Open AccessS100A11 protects against neuronal cell apoptosis induced by cerebral ischemia via inhibiting the nuclear translocation of annexin A1
The subcellular location of annexin A1 (ANXA1) determines the ultimate fate of neurons after ischemic stroke. ANXA1 nuclear translocation is involved in neuronal apoptosis after cerebral ischemia, and extracel...
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Open AccessInhibition of the miR-192/215–Rab11-FIP2 axis suppresses human gastric cancer progression
Less than a century ago, gastric cancer (GC) was the most common cancer throughout the world. Despite advances in surgical, chemotherapeutic, and radiotherapeutic treatment, GC remains the number 3 cancer kill...
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Open AccessPolyphyllin I suppresses the formation of vasculogenic mimicry via Twist1/VE-cadherin pathway
Vasculogenic mimicry (VM) is a functional microcirculation pattern formed by aggressive tumor cells and is related to the metastasis and poor prognosis of many cancer types, including hepatocellular carcinoma ...