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Open AccessPorous borders at the wild-crop interface promote weed adaptation in Southeast Asia
High reproductive compatibility between crops and their wild relatives can provide benefits for crop breeding but also poses risks for agricultural weed evolution. Weedy rice is a feral relative of rice that i...
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Population Genomics of Weedy Crop Relatives: Insights from Weedy Rice
Weedy crop relatives can evolve as a byproduct of the domestication process, and most modern crop species have conspecific or congeneric weedy relatives. These weedy relatives invade crop fields and aggressive...
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LncRNA CALML3-AS1 modulated by m6A modification induces BTNL9 methylation to drive non-small-cell lung cancer progression
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a common and lethal malignancy. The carcinogenic roles of lncRNA CALML3 antisense RNA 1 (CALML3-AS1) have been documented. However, the function and potential mechanisms o...
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Ion exchange coupled biomineral self-sacrificial template synthesis of N-enriched porous carbon as robust electrocatalyst for rechargeable Zn-air battery
To realize the commercialize of rechargeable Zn-air battery (RZAB), develo** metal-free bifunctional electrocatalysts with satisfactory activity for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution react...
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Open Accessm6A methyltransferase METTL3-induced lncRNA SNHG17 promotes lung adenocarcinoma gefitinib resistance by epigenetically repressing LATS2 expression
Gefitinib has been widely applied for the treatment of lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD). However, the long-term application of gefitinib usually leads to acquired drug resistance in tumour patients, resulting in cli...
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Open AccessReshuffling of the ancestral core-eudicot genome shaped chromatin topology and epigenetic modification in Panax
All extant core-eudicot plants share a common ancestral genome that has experienced cyclic polyploidizations and (re)diploidizations. Reshuffling of the ancestral core-eudicot genome generates abundant genomic...
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The Chinese Baseline Series
Patch testing has been used in China for more than 30 years. However, there is no well-accepted evidence-based Chinese baseline series of allergens. There are many kinds of series, including some made in China...
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The Chinese Baseline Series
Patch testing has been used in China for more than 30 years. However, there is no well-accepted evidence-based Chinese baseline series of allergens. There are many kinds of series, including some made in China...
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Open AccessInhibiting the CD8+ T cell infiltration in the tumor microenvironment after radiotherapy is an important mechanism of radioresistance
Endogenous immune response participates in tumor control, and radiotherapy has immune modulatory capacity, but the role of immune modulation in the tumor microenvironment invoked by radiotherapy in radiosensit...
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Open AccessThe role of metallothionein in a dinitrofluorobenzene-induced atopic dermatitis-like murine model
Atopic dermatitis (AD), one of the most common chronic eczematous skin disorders, is associated with cutaneous hyperactivity as a response to environmental triggers. Metallothionein (MT) plays a constitutive d...
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Signatures of adaptation in the weedy rice genome
Kenneth Olsen, Ana Caicedo and colleagues analyze whole-genome sequences of two strains of weedy relatives of cultivated rice. They find that weedy rice strains are primarily descended from domesticated ancest...
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Skin Diseases Caused by Factors from the Environment
Members of the order Diptera, the family Culicidae, mosquitoes are vectors for the transmission of many diseases worldwide. There are over 3000 different species of mosquitoes, which grouped into more than 40 ...
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Ichthyosis hystrix Lambert type and Curth-Macklin type are a single entity with affected (KRT1 mutation) or unaffected (KRT10 mutation) palms and soles?
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In Situ Field-Scale Remediation of Low Cd-Contaminated Paddy Soil Using Soil Amendments
At present, the remediation of heavy-metal-polluted cropland soil is a considerable problem. In this study, in situ immobilization field experiment was conducted by planting rice (Oryza sativa L.) in low Cd-conta...
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Open AccessMicroRNA-101 targets von Hippel-Lindau tumor suppressor (VHL) to induce HIF1α mediated apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in normoxia condition
The activation/inactivation of HIF1α is precisely regulated in an oxygen-dependent manner. HIF1α is essential for hypoxia induced apoptosis and cell cycle arrest. Several recent studies indicated that the expr...
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Open AccessThe impacts of polyploidy, geographic and ecological isolations on the diversification of Panax (Araliaceae)
Panax L. is a medicinally important genus within family Araliaceae, where almost all species are of cultural significance for traditional Chinese medicine. Previous studies suggested t...
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Genetic and epigenetic differentiation between natural Betula ermanii (Betulaceae) populations inhabiting contrasting habitats
Disentangling the molecular mechanisms of adaptation in natural plant populations in response to different environmental conditions is a central topic in evolutionary biology. In the present study, we investig...
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Open AccessApplication of peripheral-blood-derived endothelial progenitor cell for treating ischemia-reperfusion injury and infarction: a preclinical study in rat models
Our aim was to explore the therapeutic effects of peripheral blood-derived endothelial progenitor cells (PB-EPC) in cardiac ischemia-reperfusion infarction models in rats and in in vitro culture systems.
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Establishment and characterization of a fibroblast cell line from the Mongolian horse
A fibroblast line was successfully established from Mongolian horse ear marginal tissue by using a primary explant technique and cell cryogenic preservation technology. Biological analysis showed the following...
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Characterization of seven genomic and one dbEST-derived microsatellite loci in the river mangrove Aegiceras corniculatum (Myrsinaceae)
We developed seven microsatellite markers from the genome of Aegiceras corniculatum using the FIASCO protocol and one dbEST-derived microsatellite marker. Polymorphism of each locus was assessed in 45 individuals...
