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Open AccessPedigree genome data of an early-matured Geng/japonica glutinous rice mega variety Longgeng 57
By using PacBio HiFi technology, we produced over 700 Gb of long-read sequencing (LRS) raw data; and by using Illumina paired-end whole-genome shotgun (WGS) sequencing technology, we generated more than 70 Gb ...
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Open AccessIdentification of reliable QTLs and designed QTL breeding for grain shape and milling quality in the reciprocal introgression lines in rice
Milling quality (MQ) and grain shape (GS) of rice (Oryza sativa L.) are correlated traits, both determine farmers’ final profit. More than one population under multiple environments may provide valuable informati...
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The elite variations in germplasms for soybean breeding
The genetic base of soybean cultivars (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) has been narrowed through selective domestication and specific breeding improvement, similar to other crops. This presents challenges in breeding new...
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Gambling and Drinking, Do They Go Hand in Hand? The Impact of Drinking on Gambling Behaviors and Game Outcomes in Texas Hold’em Poker Short Game
Gambling and drinking often go hand in hand, and there is a close relationship between gamblers drinking alcohol and gambling behaviors. The main purpose of this paper is to study the impact of players’ drinki...
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Open AccessGenomic Architecture of Yield Performance of an Elite Rice Hybrid Revealed by its Derived Recombinant Inbred Line and Their Backcross Hybrid Populations
Since its development and wide adoption in China, hybrid rice has reached the yield plateau for more than three decades. To understand the genetic basis of heterosis in rice and accelerate hybrid rice breeding...
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Open AccessIdentification and allele mining of new candidate genes underlying rice grain weight and grain shape by genome-wide association study
Grain weight and grain shape are important agronomic traits that affect the grain yield potential and grain quality of rice. Both grain weight and grain shape are controlled by multiple genes. The 3,000 Rice G...
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Open AccessA new immunochemical strategy for triple-negative breast cancer therapy
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a highly diverse group of malignant neoplasms which tend to have poor outcomes, and the development of new targets and strategies to treat these cancers is sorely needed...
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Intermetallic compounds formed in Sn droplet on Cu substrate under the impact of electric currents
The present paper investigates the influence of electric currents on the formation of Sn/Cu intermetallic compounds. Solidification experiments of Sn droplets on Cu substrate were performed under the impact of...
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In-Plane Tensile Behavior of Sintered Fibrous Copper Systems Using Ball Chain Modeling
The present study investigates the relationship between 3D microstructure and macroscopic mechanical performance of porous copper fiber sintered felt. The sintered junctions at fiber-to-fiber crossovers play a...
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Open AccessGenomic variation in 3,010 diverse accessions of Asian cultivated rice
Here we analyse genetic variation, population structure and diversity among 3,010 diverse Asian cultivated rice (Oryza sativa L.) genomes from the 3,000 Rice Genomes Project. Our results are consistent with the f...
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Open AccessQTL map** and candidate gene analysis of peduncle vascular bundle related traits in rice by genome-wide association study
The vascular bundle especially in the peduncle is one of crucial limiting factors of rice yield, and it determines how plants efficiently transport photosynthetic products, mineral nutrients and water from lea...
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Open AccessAllelic variation of the rice blast resistance gene Pid3 in cultivated rice worldwide
In this study, the re-sequencing data from 3,000 rice genomes project (3 K RGP) was used to analyze the allelic variation at the rice blast resistance (R) Pid3 locus. A total of 40 haplotypes were identified base...
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Open AccessExamining two sets of introgression lines reveals background-independent and stably expressed QTL that improve grain appearance quality in rice (Oryza sativa L.)
A novel QTL cluster for appearance quality on Chr07 was identified using reciprocal introgression populations in different locations in China. Two secondary F ...
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Structural basis of laminin binding to the LARGE glycans on dystroglycan
The LARGE glycosyltransferase generates a repeating disaccharide on α-dystroglycan, an extracellular matrix receptor essential for muscle function. A structural study defines a unique binding mode between the ...
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Cloning and characterization of a heme oxygenase-2 gene from rice (Oryza sativa L.), and its expression analysis in response to some abiotic stresses
Heme oxygenase (HO; EC 1.14.99.3) is an important enzyme that yields biliverdin IXα (BV), carbon monoxide and iron. At least two kinds of HO subfamilies exist in plants. Our previous report revealed that rice (Or...
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Simple sequence repeat markers reveal multiple loci governing grain-size variations in a japonica rice (Oryza sativa L.) mutant induced by cosmic radiation during space flight
Quantitative trait locus (QTL) for grain size traits that include grain length (GL), grain width (GW), grain thickness (GT) as well as thousand grain weight (TGW) were identified using F2 population derived from ...
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Highly efficient genoty** of rice biparental populations by GoldenGate assays based on parental resequencing
A new time- and cost-effective strategy was developed for medium-density SNP genoty** of rice biparental populations, using GoldenGate assays based on parental resequencing.
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Novel loci for field resistance to black-streaked dwarf and stripe viruses identified in a set of reciprocal introgression lines of rice (Oryza sativa L.)
Rice black-streaked dwarf virus (RBSDV) and stripe virus (RSV) are the two chronic viral diseases causing great damage to rice (Oryza sativa L.) production in China, and both are transmitted by the small brown pl...
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Click Triazoles for Bioconjugation
Click chemistry is a set of rapid, selective and robust reactions that give near-quantitative yield of the desired product in aqueous solutions. The Cu(I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) that form...
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Induction of heme oxygenase-1 with β-CD-hemin complex mitigates cadmium-induced oxidative damage in the roots of Medicago sativa
Using pharmacological and biochemical approaches, the functional roles of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) induction in cadmium (Cd)-stressed alfalfa (Medicago sativa) seedling roots caused by a metal-organic complex (β-c...
