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First report of Cumuliphoma indica causing leaf spot on tobacco in China
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Deletion of Aldh4a1 Leads to Impaired Sperm Maturation in Mice
ALDH4A1, a member of the aldehyde dehydrogenase superfamily, is a key enzyme in the mitochondrial proline metabolism pathway. Recent studies have shown that mutations in aldh4a1 lead to reduced fertility and repr...
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Heterogeneous Salt Concentrations in Soil Affects Pyrus calleryana Decne. Growth
The uneven salt distribution in soil plays an important role in regulating plant growth. To explore the effect of heterogeneous soil salt stress on the growth of Pyrus calleryana Decne., container seedlings were ...
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Biological control of Qinghai plateau terrestrial weeds with the A. alternata HL-1
Weeds are one of the main problems faced by agronomists, which are the cause of large losses of crops in many farmlands. Screening of novel biocontrol agents against weeds is highly desired to control a wide v...
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In Vitro Anti-HIV Effect of Voacamine from Voacanga africana Stapf Based on the SPRi Experiment
AIDS/HIV is a serious life-threatening and public health problem that urges for new antiviral drugs to control. A bis-indole alkaloid voacamine has been isolated from Voacanga africana Stapf. In this study, voaca...
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Expression of Wheat Gibberellins 2-oxidase Gene Induced Dwarf or Semi-dwarf Phenotype in Rice
Gibberellins (GAs) are a class of plant hormones that play important roles in diverse aspects during plant growth and development. A series of GA synthesis and metabolism genes have been reported or proved to ...
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Inducible Expression of Ran1 and Its GDP- and GTP-Bound Mimetic Mutants Leads to Defects in Amitosis and Cytokinesis with Abnormal Cytoplasmic Microtubule Assembly
Ran is an evolutionarily conserved GTPase crucial in regulating various cell divisions, including mitosis and meiosis. A previous study showed that the knockdown of RAN1 inhibited macronuclear amitosis with the a...
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The Role of Soluble HLA-G in the Vertical Transmission of Toxoplasma gondii
Soluble human leukocyte antigen G (sHLA-G) plays a key role in pregnancy through interaction with decidual natural killer (dNK) cell inhibitory receptors at the maternal-fetal interface. To demonstrate the pos...
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Open AccessCharacterization of a Novel 4.0-kb Y-type HMW-GS from Eremopyrum distans
A novel 4.0-kb Fy was sequenced and bacterially expressed. This gene, the largest y-type HMW-GS currently reported, is 4,032-bp long and encodes a mature protein with 1,321 amino acid (AA) residues. The 4.0-kb...
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Overexpression of Loquat Dehydrin Gene EjDHN1 Promotes Cold Tolerance in Transgenic Tobacco
Dehydrins (DHNs) play vital roles in response to dehydration stress in plants. To examine the contribution of EjDHN to low-temperature stress in loquat (Eriobotrya japonica Lindl.), EjDHN1 was overexpressed in to...
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Na+/H+ and K+/H+ antiporters AtNHX1 and AtNHX3 from Arabidopsis improve salt and drought tolerance in transgenic poplar
The tonoplast and plasma membrane localized sodium (potassium)/proton antiporters have been shown to play an important role in plant resistance to salt stress. In this study, AtNHX1 and AtNHX3, two tonoplast Na+(...
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Identification of cadmium-responsive microRNAs in Solanum torvum by high-throughput sequencing
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play key roles in regulating Cd toxicity tolerance in plants. Solanum torvum Sw. is a typical low Cd-accumulating plant that has a high Cd tolerance. Despite its importance, no miRNA has been i...
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Overexpression of wheat TaNCED gene in Arabidopsis enhances tolerance to drought stress and delays seed germination
Abscisic acid (ABA) regulates various plant physiological processes, especially participates in the plant responses to harsh environments. The 9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase (NCED) is a key enzyme in ABA bi...
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Chalcone synthase homologous genes cloning and expression pattern in flowering Fagopyrum tataricum Gaertn
Tartary buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum Gaertn.) is highly nutritious and an excellent dietary source of flavonoid compounds. Chalcone synthase (CHS) is the first key enzyme involved in flavonoid biosynthesis. Her...
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Identification of microRNAs involved in chilling response of maize by high-throughput sequencing
Chilling stress impedes growth, development, and productivity of maize (Zea mays L.). MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play critical roles in plant responses to biotic and abiotic stresses at the post-transcriptional level. Al...
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Open AccessGuttiferone K impedes cell cycle re-entry of quiescent prostate cancer cells via stabilization of FBXW7 and subsequent c-MYC degradation
Cell cycle re-entry by quiescent cancer cells is an important mechanism for cancer progression. While high levels of c-MYC expression are sufficient for cell cycle re-entry, the modality to block c-MYC express...
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Biocontrol of cereal cyst nematode by Streptomyces anulatus isolate S07
An actinomyce (S07) isolated from a cyst of Heterodera filipjevi was characterised as Streptomyces anulatus by morphological, physiological and biochemical criteria and 16S rRNA analysis. The biocontrol potential...
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Overexpression of a harpin-encoding gene popW in tobacco enhances resistance against Ralstonia solanacearum
PopW, a harpin protein identified from Ralstonia solanacearum, has multiple beneficial effects in plants, promoting plant growth and development, increasing crop yield, and inducing resistance to pathogens. Tobac...
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Selenium improves photosynthesis and protects photosystem II in pear (Pyrus bretschneideri), grape (Vitis vinifera), and peach (Prunus persica)
The effects of selenium on photosynthesis and Chl fluorescence in pear, grape, and peach were analyzed. The foliar spray of amino acid-chelated selenium solution was performed soon after fruit setting, totally...
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Genetic diversity of VP3 of goose parvovirus isolated from Southeastern China during 2012–2013
Although vaccine and passive immunotherapy were widely used to prevent goose parvovirus (GPV) infection in goose industry, GPV still poses a big problem in Southeastern China. In this study, 23 GPV isolates we...