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Open AccessUp-regulation of GSTT1 in serous ovarian cancer associated with resistance to TAXOL / carboplatin
Serous ovarian cancer (SOC) is the most common women cancer and the leading cause of cancer-related mortality among the gynaecological malignancies. Although effective chemotherapeutics combined with surgery a...
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A comparison of the transcriptomes between diploid and autotetraploid Paulownia fortunei under salt stress
Paulownia is a tree species grown in many countries. Our previous study reveals that tetraploid Paulownia fortunei is more tolerant to salt stress than its corresponding diploid tree. To investigate the molecular...
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Identification and characterization of long noncoding RNA in Paulownia tomentosa treated with methyl methane sulfonate
Paulownia is a tree native to China, with important ecological and economic value. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are known to play important roles in eukaryotic gene regulation. However, no lncRNAs have been r...
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Genome-wide expression analysis of transcripts, microRNAs, and the degradome in Paulownia tomentosa under drought stress
Drought is one of the most devastating effects that severely reduce plant growth and development worldwide. In recent years, the availability of a reference Paulownia genome sequence has made it easier to expl...
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Transcriptome-wide profiling and expression analysis of two accessions of Paulownia australis under salt stress
Paulownia australis has important economic and ecological values. In this study, the morphological and physiological changes of the leaves in diploid and autotetraploid P. australis under...
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Functional Analysis of Differentially Expressed MicroRNAs Associated with Drought Stress in Diploid and Tetraploid Paulownia fortunei
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small, single-stranded, non-coding endogenous RNAs that play vital roles in the regulation of gene expression at the post-transcriptional level. Several studies of miRNAs in diploid and ...
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Comparative proteomic analysis of autotetraploid and diploid Paulownia tomentosa reveals proteins associated with superior photosynthetic characteristics and stress adaptability in autotetraploid Paulownia
To enlarge the germplasm resource of Paulownia plants, we used colchicine to induce autotetraploid Paulownia tomentosa, as reported previously. Compared with its diploid progenitor, autotetraploid P. tomentosa ex...
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Open AccessGenome of Paulownia (Paulownia fortunei) illuminates the related transcripts, miRNA and proteins for salt resistance
Polyploidy in plants can bestow long-term evolutionary flexibility and resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses. The upstream activation mechanisms of salt response remain unknown. Here we integrated transcri...
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Open AccessDrought stress-induced changes of microRNAs in diploid and autotetraploid Paulownia tomentosa
Drought stress adversely affects plant productivity. Growth and timber production of Paulownia trees are limited under drought stress. Changes in gene expression patterns and miRNA in different ploidy of Paulowni...
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Identification and dynamic expression profiling of microRNAs and target genes of Paulownia tomentosa in response to Paulownia witches’ broom disease
Paulownia witches’ broom (PaWB) is a disastrous epidemic disease in Paulownia tomentosa trees in many parts of the world. Infected Paulownia tomentosa trees are generally characterized by...
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Comparative analysis of microRNAs and putative target genes in hybrid clone Paulownia ‘yuza 1’ under drought stress
Drought stress in plants often leads to reduced productivity and limited geographic distribution, which can affect human life and ecosystems. The responses of diploid and tetraploid Paulownia tomentosa × Paulowni...
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Discovery of microRNAs and transcript targets related to witches’ broom disease in Paulownia fortunei by high-throughput sequencing and degradome approach
Paulownia witches’ broom (PaWB) caused by the phytoplasma is a devastating disease of Paulownia trees. It has caused heavy yield losses to Paulownia production worldwide. However, knowledge of the transcriptio...
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Open AccessTranscriptome, microRNA, and degradome analyses of the gene expression of Paulownia with phytoplamsa
Paulownia witches’ broom (PaWB) is a fatal disease of Paulownia caused by a phytoplasma. In previous studies, we found that plants with PaWB symptoms would revert to a healthy morphology after methyl methane s...
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Phenylpropanoid metabolism, hormone biosynthesis and signal transduction-related genes play crucial roles in the resistance of Paulownia fortunei to paulownia witches’ broom phytoplasma infection
Paulownia witches’ broom (PaWB) caused by an obligate biotrophic plant pathogen called phytoplasma, is a devastating disease of paulownia trees over a large part of the world. However, little is known about th...
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Transcriptome analysis of the genes related to the morphological changes of Paulownia tomentosa plantlets infected with phytoplasma
Paulownia witches’ broom (PaWB) caused by phytoplasma is a destructive disease of Paulownia in China and has been studied over the past 40 years. Recently, our research team found that methyl methanesulfonate (MM...
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Transcriptome analysis of the variations between autotetraploid Paulownia tomentosa and its diploid using high-throughput sequencing
Timber properties of autotetraploid Paulownia tomentosa are heritable with whole genome duplication, but the molecular mechanisms for the predominant characteristics remain unclear. To illuminate the genetic basi...
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Transcriptome sequencing and comparative analysis of diploid and autotetraploid Paulownia australis
Paulownia is a fast-growing tree native to China. It can provide high-quality timber and a green environment for humans and has been planted in many countries. Compared with diploid Paulownia aus...
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High-throughput sequencing and degradome analysis reveal microRNA differential expression profiles and their targets in Paulownia fortunei
Paulownia fortunei (family Paulowniaceae) is an economically important tree species indigenous to China. Autotetraploid cultivars of P. fortunei have better growth and wood quality than their dip...
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Open AccessCompatible solute, transporter protein, transcription factor, and hormone-related gene expression provides an indicator of drought stress in Paulownia fortunei
Drought is one of the most devastating effects of global climate change. Leaves contribute significantly to the management of water deficit and plant adaptation to drought stress. In this study, we compared th...
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TLR4 Activation Induces Nontolerant Inflammatory Response in Endothelial Cells
In professional immune cells, Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) induces tightly regulated inflammatory response to avoid tissue damage via the induction of “endotoxin tolerance”, which is a transient state of cell d...
