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Identification of a QTL for Setaria italica bristle length using QTL-seq
Long bristles facilitate seed dispersal and protect seeds from herbivores. Early domesticated Setaria italica cultivars had long bristles, but most of the modern cultivars have short bristles. Little is known abo...
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Open AccessA graph-based genome and pan-genome variation of the model plant Setaria
Setaria italica (foxtail millet), a founder crop of East Asian agriculture, is a model plant for C4 photosynthesis and develo** approaches to adaptive breeding across multiple climates. Here we established the
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What drives phylogenetic and trait clustering on islands?
Environmental filtering is an important assembly process that structures plant communities and is commonly inferred from taxonomic, functional trait and phylogenetic patterns. However, while these approaches c...
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Setaria italica SiWRKY89 enhances drought tolerance in Arabidopsis
Foxtail millet (Setaria italica), a drought-tolerant plant, is grown in drylands all over the world. However, the molecular basis of drought tolerance in S. italica is not yet understood. Previously, we comprehen...
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Rhizosphere soil microbial communities under foxtail millet continuous and rotational crop** systems and their feedback effects on foxtail millet downy mildew suppression
Foxtail millet downy mildew caused by obligate parasitic Oomycetes Sclerospora graminicola (Sac.) Schrot greatly reduces the foxtail millet yield. The purpose of this study was to find the specific bacterial and ...
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Open AccessRisk factors and antibiotic sensitivity of aerobic bacteria in Chinese children with adenoid hypertrophy
Bacterial infection of adenoid is currently considered to be an important cause of adenoid hypertrophy (AH) in children. Although several bacteriology studies on adenoid diseases have been reported, the aerobi...
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Genetic control and phenotypic characterization of panicle architecture and grain yield-related traits in foxtail millet (Setaria italica)
Multi-environment QTL map** identified 23 stable loci and 34 co-located QTL clusters for panicle architecture and grain yield-related traits, which provide a genetic basis for foxtail millet yield improvement.
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Rational Derivation of Osteogenic Peptides from Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 Knuckle Epitope by Integrating In Silico Analysis and In Vitro Assay
Human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP2) plays an important role in the development of bone and cartilage, which functions as bone growth factor by interacting with its cognate type-I and type-II receptors (B...
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QTL map** for foxtail millet plant height in multi-environment using an ultra-high density bin map
Using a fixed RIL population derived from a widely used foxtail millet backbone breeding line and an elite cultivar, we constructed a high-density bin map and identified six novel multi-environment effect QTLs...
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De Novo Hydrocarbon-Stapling Design of Single-Turn α-Helical Antimicrobial Peptides
Most existing antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are α-helical and cationic that exhibit typical amphipathic feature to facilitate efficient interaction with bacterial outer membranes. However, short α-helix is uns...
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Open AccessAnalysis of potential key genes in very early hepatocellular carcinoma
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the major pathological type of primary liver cancer, one of the leading causes of cancer death worldwide. In addition, the long-term survival rates of HCC still remain low. Th...
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Manure and mineral fertilization change enzyme activity and bacterial community in millet rhizosphere soils
Fertilization is a key agricultural practice for increasing millet yields and influencing soil properties, enzyme activities and rhizosphere bacterial communities. High throughput Illumina sequencing of the 16...
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Correlation between BRAF V600E mutation and clinicopathological features in pediatric papillary thyroid carcinoma
In adults, the presence of the BRAF V600E mutation in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) has been demonstrated to be strongly associated with aggressive cancer-cell characteristics and...
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Illumina sequencing reveals a rhizosphere bacterial community associated with foxtail millet smut disease suppression
Smut disease is a severe limiting factor in foxtail millet production, caused by the Ustilago crameri fungus. The aim of this study is to characterize specific bacterial populations that might contribute to smut ...
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Open AccessA Chemiluminescent Protein Microarray Method for Determining the Seroglycoid Fucosylation Index
The Lens culinaris agglutinin-reactive fraction of AFP (AFP-L3) is widely used to screen for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in Japan and China. We developed a chemiluminescent protein microarray for determining t...
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Synthesis and gelation capability of Fmoc and Boc mono-substituted cyclo(L-Lys-L-Lys)s
Fmoc or Boc mono-substituted cyclo(L-Lys-L-Lys)s were synthesized via the reaction of lysine cyclic dipeptide with Fmoc N-hydroxysuccinimide este(Fmoc-OSu) and di-tert-butyl dicarbonate[(Boc)2O], respectively. Th...
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The multifunctional wound dressing with core–shell structured fibers prepared by coaxial electrospinning
The non-woven wound dressing with core–shell structured fibers was prepared by coaxial electrospinning. The polycaprolactone (PCL) was electrospun as the fiber’s core to provide mechanical strength whereas col...
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Gelation capability of cysteine-modified cyclo(L-Lys-L-Lys)s dominated by Fmoc and Trt protecting groups
A series of symmetrical peptidomimetics (3–8) based on cysteine-modified cyclo(L-Lys-L-Lys)s were synthesized, and their gelation capability in organic solvents was dominated by fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl (Fmoc) ...
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A retrospective review of patients with urothelial cancer in 3,370 recipients after renal transplantation: a single-center experience
To summarize the diagnosis, surgical intervention and postoperative management of patients with urothelial cancer (UC) after renal transplants (RTx).
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Polyrotaxane-based triblock copolymers synthesized via ATRP of N-isopropylacrylamide initiated from the terminals of polypseudorotaxane of Br end-capped pluronic 17R4 and β-cyclodextrins
Thermo-responsive polyrotaxane (PR)-based triblock copolymers were synthesized via the atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of N-isopropylacrylamide initiated with self-assemblies made from a distal 2-brom...
