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    Phenotypic characterisation of regulatory T cells in patients with gestational diabetes mellitus

    Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a common complication that occurs during pregnancy. Emerging evidence suggests that immune abnormalities play a pivotal role in the development of GDM. Specifically, regu...

    Ya-nan Zhang, Qin Wu, Yi-hui Deng in Scientific Reports (2024)

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    GDF11 slows excitatory neuronal senescence and brain ageing by repressing p21

    As a major neuron type in the brain, the excitatory neuron (EN) regulates the lifespan in C. elegans. How the EN acquires senescence, however, is unknown. Here, we show that growth differentiation factor 11 (G...

    Di-**an Wang, Zhao-Jun Dong, Sui-**n Deng, Ying-Ming Tian in Nature Communications (2023)

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    Distribution characteristics of organic carbon (nitrogen) content, cation exchange capacity, and specific surface area in different soil particle sizes

    Understanding the distribution of soil organic carbon and nitrogen (OC(N)) content, cation exchange capacity (CEC), and specific surface area (SSA) in different soil particle sizes is crucial for studying soil...

    **aoqian Bi, Hang Chu, Mingming Fu, Dandan Xu, Wenyu Zhao in Scientific Reports (2023)

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    Diversity and dynamics of bacteria at the Chrysomya megacephala pupal stage revealed by third-generation sequencing

    Characterization of the microbial community is essential for understanding the symbiotic relationships between microbes and host insects. Chrysomya megacephala is a vital resource, a forensic insect, a pollinator...

    Wang Xu, Yu Wang, Ying-hui Wang, Ya-nan Zhang, Jiang-feng Wang in Scientific Reports (2022)

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    The Prognostic Value of Deficient Mismatch Repair in Stage II–IVa Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma in the Era of IMRT

    In the era of intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), it is important to analyse the prognostic value of deficient mismatch repair (dMMR) in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). In this study, in pretreatment biop...

    Fang-ming Chen, Yun-xiang Zhang, **u-feng Li, Jian-fang Gao, Hao Ma in Scientific Reports (2020)

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    CNN3 acts as a potential oncogene in cervical cancer by affecting RPLP1 mRNA expression

    The prognosis of advanced stage cervical cancer is poorer due to cancer invasion and metastasis. Exploring new factors and signalling pathways associated with invasiveness and metastasis would help to identify...

    Lili **a, Yongfang Yue, Mingyue Li, Ya-Nan Zhang, Lu Zhao, Weiguo Lu in Scientific Reports (2020)

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    Temporal patterns of cotton Fusarium and Verticillium wilt in Jiangsu coastal areas of China

    Cotton diseases caused by soil-borne pathogenic fungi present a major constraint to cotton production not only in China but also worldwide. A long-term field inventory was made of the prevalence of Fusarium an...

    **aogang Li, Ya’nan Zhang, Changfeng Ding, Wenhua Xu, **ngxiang Wang in Scientific Reports (2017)

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    Leukocytic Toll-Like Receptor 2 Deficiency Preserves Cardiac Function And Reduces Fibrosis In Sustained Pressure Overload

    An involement of Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) has been established in cardiac dysfunction after acute myocardial infarction; however, its role in chronic pressure overload is unclear. We sought to evaluate the ...

    Jiong-Wei Wang, Magda S. C. Fontes, **aoyuan Wang, Suet Yen Chong in Scientific Reports (2017)

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    Reproductive switching analysis of Daphnia similoides between sexual female and parthenogenetic female by transcriptome comparison

    The water flea Daphnia are planktonic crustaceans commonly found in freshwater environment that can switch their reproduction mode from parthenogenesis to sexual reproduction to adapt to the external environment....

    Ya-Nan Zhang, **u-Yun Zhu, Wen-** Wang, Yi Wang, Lu Wang in Scientific Reports (2016)

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    Identification and tissue expression profile of genes from three chemoreceptor families in an urban pest, Periplaneta americana

    Periplaneta americana is a notorious urban pest prevalent in human habitats; very little is known about its chemosensory mechanism. Employing the advanced next-generation sequencing technique, in the present stud...

    Yan Chen, Ming He, Zhao-Qun Li, Ya-Nan Zhang, Peng He in Scientific Reports (2016)

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    Large number of putative chemoreception and pheromone biosynthesis genes revealed by analyzing transcriptome from ovipositor-pheromone glands of Chilo suppressalis

    The chemoreception role of moth ovipositor has long been suggested, but its molecular mechanism is mostly unknown. By transcriptomic analysis of the female ovipositor-pheromone glands (OV-PG) of Chilo suppressali...

    Yi-Han **a, Ya-Nan Zhang, **ao-Qing Hou, Fei Li, Shuang-Lin Dong in Scientific Reports (2015)