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Open AccessOsSTS, a Novel Allele of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinase 4 (OsMKK4), Controls Grain Size and Salt Tolerance in Rice
Soil salinization is one of the most common abiotic stresses of rice, which seriously affects the normal growth of rice. Breeding salt-tolerant varieties have become one of the important ways to ensure food se...
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Open AccessBioinformatic analysis of structures and encoding genes of Escherichia coli surface polysaccharides sheds light on the heterologous biosynthesis of glycans
Surface polysaccharides (SPs), such as lipopolysaccharide (O antigen) and capsular polysaccharide (K antigen), play a key role in the pathogenicity of Escherichia coli (E. coli). Gene cluster for polysaccharide a...
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Open AccessOsWHY1 Interacts with OsTRX z and is Essential for Early Chloroplast Development in Rice
WHIRLY (WHY) family proteins, a small family of single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) binding proteins, are widely found in plants and have multiple functions to regulate plant growth and development. However, WHY in ri...
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Open AccessIsolation of TSCD11 Gene for Early Chloroplast Development under High Temperature in Rice
Chloroplasts are essential for photosynthesis and play key roles in plant development. High temperature affects structure of chloroplasts and metabolism in plants. The seryl-tRNA synthetase plays an important ...
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Open AccessA genome wide association study for the number of animals born dead in domestic pigs
The number of animals born dead, which includes the number of mummified (NM) and stillborn (NS) animals, is the most important trait to directly quantify the reproductive loss in domestic pigs. In this study, ...
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Open AccessThe rice white green leaf 2 gene causes defects in chloroplast development and affects the plastid ribosomal protein S9
Plastid ribosomal proteins (PRPs) play important roles in the translation of key proteins involved in chloroplast development and photosynthesis. PRPs have been widely studied in many plant species; however, f...
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Open AccessTranscriptome-wide N 6 -methyladenosine methylome profiling of porcine muscle and adipose tissues reveals a potential mechanism for transcriptional regulation and differential methylation pattern
N 6 -methyladenosine (m6A) is the most prevalent internal form of modification in messenger RNA in higher eukaryotes a...
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Open AccessFine Map** Identifies a New QTL for Brown Rice Rate in Rice (Oryza Sativa L.)
High yield and quality determine the commercial potential of rice variety. Brown rice rate (BRR) is a key factor ensuring grain yield and quality in rice. So far, there were few reports about the genes that di...
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Open AccessGenome-wide DNA methylation changes in skeletal muscle between young and middle-aged pigs
Age-related physiological, biochemical and functional changes in mammalian skeletal muscle have been shown to begin at the mid-point of the lifespan. However, the underlying changes in DNA methylation that occ...
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Open AccessComplete genome sequence and comparative genomic analyses of the vancomycin-producing Amycolatopsis orientalis
Amycolatopsis orientalis is the type species of the genus and its industrial strain HCCB10007, derived from ATCC 43491, has been used for large-scale production of the vital antibiotic vancomycin. However, to dat...
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Open AccessBreed, sex and anatomical location-specific gene expression profiling of the porcine skeletal muscles
Skeletal muscle is one of the most important economic traits in agricultural animals, especially in pigs. In the modern pig industry, lean type pigs have undergone strong artificial selection for muscle growth...
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Open AccessIdentification and target prediction of miRNAs specifically expressed in rat neural tissue
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a large group of RNAs that play important roles in regulating gene expression and protein translation. Several studies have indicated that some miRNAs are specifically expressed in human...
