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    Predictive value of CCL2 in the prognosis and immunotherapy response of glioblastoma multiforme

    Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common and lethal primary brain tumor with a poor prognosis. The C-C motif chemokine ligand 2 (CCL2) has shown abnormal expression associated with progression of multi...

    Longfei Deng, Jie Ren, Benqin Li, Yinggang Wang, Nianfen Jiang, Yi Wang in BMC Genomics (2023)

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    Regioselective O-acetylation of various glucosides catalyzed by Escherichia coli maltose O-acetyltransferase

    Escherichia coli, a well-known prokaryotic organism, has been widely employed as a versatile host for heterologous overexpression of proteins/biocatalysts and the production of pharmaceutically important intermed...

    Yi Li, Xuefei Wang, Zhan Liu, Yun Yang in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (2023)

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    Multi-omics analysis of functional substances and expression verification in cashmere fineness

    Numerous factors influence the growth and development of cashmere. Existing research on cashmere has predominantly emphasized a single omics level. Integrating multi-omics analyses can offer a more comprehensi...

    Yanan Xu, Yu Zhang, Yuting Qin, Ming Gu, Rui Chen, Yinggang Sun, Yanzhi Wu in BMC Genomics (2023)

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    Proteomic analysis of coarse and fine skin tissues of Liaoning cashmere goat

    Proteomics is the study of all proteins expressed by a cell or even an organism. However, knowledge of proteins that regulate the fineness of cashmere is limited. Liaoning cashmere goat (LCG) is a valuable gen...

    Zhixian Bai, Yanan Xu, Ming Gu, Weidong Cai, Yu Zhang in Functional & Integrative Genomics (2022)

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    MOXD1 knockdown suppresses the proliferation and tumor growth of glioblastoma cells via ER stress-inducing apoptosis

    Oxygenase-catalyzed reduction and activation of oxygen molecules and the incorporation of oxygen atoms into organic molecules are undoubtedly necessary in the process of tumor development, and it is also one o...

    Pengfei Shi, Jie Xu, Fanwei **a, Yinggang Wang, Jie Ren, ** Liang in Cell Death Discovery (2022)

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    Experimental Study of the Seed-Filling Uniformity of Sugarcane Single-Bud Billet Planter

    In this paper, a single-bud sugarcane seed-metering device was proposed to reduce the labor intensity of sugarcane planting and also to improve its automation and efficiency. In the research, single-bud billet...

    Meimei Wang, Qingting Liu, Yinggang Ou, ** Zou in Sugar Tech (2021)

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    Molecular cloning and functional characterization of tyrosine decarboxylases from galanthamine-producing Lycoris radiata

    Tyrosine decarboxylase (TyDC), a pyridoxal-5′-phosphate (PLP)-dependent aromatic amino acid decarboxylase, catalyzes the decarboxylation of l-tyrosine (Tyr) to generate the important biogenic tyramine. This amine...

    Jiawei Hu, Wei Li, Zhan Liu, Guolin Zhang, Yinggang Luo in Acta Physiologiae Plantarum (2021)

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    Long non-coding RNA H19 confers 5-Fu resistance in colorectal cancer by promoting SIRT1-mediated autophagy

    Chemotherapy failure is the major cause of recurrence and poor prognosis in colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. The role of the differentially expressed lncRNAs in 5-Fluorouracil chemoresistance has not fully ex...

    Meng Wang, Dong Han, Ziming Yuan, Hanqing Hu, Zhixun Zhao in Cell Death & Disease (2018)

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    A homomeric geranyl diphosphate synthase-encoding gene from Camptotheca acuminata and its combinatorial optimization for production of geraniol in Escherichia coli

    Geranyl diphosphate (GPP), the unique precursor for all monoterpenoids, is biosynthesized from isopentenyl diphosphate and dimethylallyl diphosphate via the head-to-tail condensation reaction catalyzed by GPP ...

    Lixia Yang, Liangzhen Jiang, Wei Li in Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biote… (2017)

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    Enhanced production of camptothecin and biological preparation of N 1-acetylkynuramine in Camptotheca acuminata cell suspension cultures

    The Camptotheca acuminata cell suspension cultures were established to produce the well-known antitumor monoterpene indole alkaloid camptothecin (CAM). Most CAM was present in the broth of the C. acuminata cell s...

    Yun Yang, **ang Pu, **xing Qu, Fei Chen in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (2017)

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    Molecular cloning and functional characterization of a cinnamate 4-hydroxylase-encoding gene from Camptotheca acuminata

    Cinnamate 4-hydroxylase (C4H) catalyzes the regioselective para-hydroxylation of trans-cinnamic acid to form p-coumaric acid, the biosynthetic precursor of phenylpropanoid-based polymers. These biopolymers play a...

    Wei Li, Lixia Yang, Liangzhen Jiang, Guolin Zhang in Acta Physiologiae Plantarum (2016)

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    Functional characterization of a geraniol synthase-encoding gene from Camptotheca acuminata and its application in production of geraniol in Escherichia coli

    Geraniol synthase (GES) catalyzes the conversion of geranyl diphosphate (GPP) into geraniol, an acyclic monoterpene alcohol that has been widely used in many industries. Here we report the functional character...

    Fei Chen, Wei Li, Liangzhen Jiang, **ang Pu in Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biote… (2016)

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    Isolation and characterization of Paenibacillus polymyxa LY214, a camptothecin-producing endophytic bacterium from Camptotheca acuminata

    Camptothecin (CPT) is mainly produced and extracted from Camptotheca acuminata and Nothapodytes foetida for pharmaceutical use, i.e., the starting material for chemical conversion to the clinical CPT-type drugs. ...

    **ang Pu, Fei Chen, Yun Yang, **xing Qu in Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biote… (2015)

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    CXCL13-CXCR5 axis promotes the growth and invasion of colon cancer cells via PI3K/AKT pathway

    CXCL13, an inflammatory factor in the microenvironment, plays a vital role in the progression of inflammatory diseases and tumors. CXCL13 and its receptor CXCR5 have been reported to be associated with poor pr...

    Zhenyu Zhu, Xukui Zhang, Hongliang Guo, Ling Fu in Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry (2015)

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    Camptothecin-producing endophytic fungus Trichoderma atroviride LY357: isolation, identification, and fermentation conditions optimization for camptothecin production

    Camptothecin (CPT), the third largest anticancer drug, is produced mainly by Camptotheca acuminata and Nothapodytes foetida. CPT itself is the starting material for clinical CPT-type drugs, but the plant-derived ...

    **ang Pu, **xing Qu, Fei Chen, **ku Bao in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (2013)

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    Facile syntheses of l-β-haloalanine derivatives from l-cysteine or l-cystine

    l-β-Haloalanines are physiologically active unnatural amino acids and they are useful intermediates for the synthesis of natural and unnatural amino acids, S-linked glycopeptides, and lan...

    Feiyan Tao, Yinggang Luo, Qingchun Huang, Yan Liu, Bogang Li, Guolin Zhang in Amino Acids (2009)

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    A new glucoceramide from the watermelon begonia, Pellionia repens

    A new glucoceramide named pellioniareside (1) was isolated from the aqueous ethanolic extract of whole plants of Pellionia repens, together with lupeol (2), uracil (3), (22E,20S,24R)-5α,8α-epidioxyergosta-6,22-di...

    Yinggang Luo, Yan Liu, Huayi Qi, Guolin Zhang in Lipids (2004)

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    Novel ceramides and a new glucoceramide from the roots of Incarvillea arguta

    Novel ceramides, rel-(3S,4S,5S)-3-[(2R)-2-hydroxycosanoyl-hexacosanoylamino]-4-hydroxy-5-[(4Z)-tetradecane-4-ene]-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrofuran (1a-g), and a new glucoceramide, 1-O-β-d-glucopyranosyl-(2S,3S,4R,8E)-2-[(...

    Yinggang Luo, **hai Yi, Bogang Li, Guolin Zhang in Lipids (2004)