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High-temperature wetting behavior between slag and refractory
Slag corrosion is one of the main factors of the damage of refractory, and its primary manifestations involve the melting of refractory in slag and the slag penetration into refractory, both of which are highl...
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Open Accesscsi-miR-96-5p delivered by Clonorchis sinensis extracellular vesicles promotes intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma proliferation and migration via the ferroptosis-related PTEN/SLC7A11/GPX4 axis
Clonorchis sinensis (CS) is classified as a group 1 carcinogen and can cause intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC). CS extracellular vesicles (CsEVs) play important roles in mediating communication between parasi...
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Identification and Expression Analysis of the SBP-box Gene Family Related to Abiotic Stress in Tea Plant (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze)
SQUAMOSA promoter binding protein (SBP)-box proteins are plant-specific transcription factors (TFs) and play crucial roles in a variety of physiological processes, including plant growth and development, signa...
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Effects of shading on lignin biosynthesis in the leaf of tea plant (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze)
Shading can effectively reduce photoinhibition and improve the quality of tea. Lignin is one of the most important secondary metabolites that play vital functions in plant growth and development. However, litt...
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Identification of genes revealed differential expression profiles and lignin accumulation during leaf and stem development in tea plant (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze)
Lignin is a complex aromatic heteropolymer that plays essential roles in mechanical support, water transport, and response to biotic and abiotic stresses. The tea plant is a leaf-type beverage crop, which serv...
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Open AccessCorrection to: Two MYB transcription factors (CsMYB2 and CsMYB26) are involved in flavonoid biosynthesis in tea plant [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze]
Following publication of the original article [1], the author reported that there was a mismatch between figures and their legends.
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Open AccessTwo MYB transcription factors (CsMYB2 and CsMYB26) are involved in flavonoid biosynthesis in tea plant [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze]
Flavonoids are secondary metabolites that play important roles in the entire tea plant life cycle and have potential health-promoting properties. MYB transcription factors (TFs) are considered potentially impo...
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Transcriptome-wide identification and expression profile analysis of the bHLH family genes in Camellia sinensis
The tea plant is an important commercial horticulture crop cultivated worldwide. Yield and quality of this plant are influenced by abiotic stress. The bHLH family transcription factors play a pivotal role in t...
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Open AccessGenome-wide identification and expression analysis of GRAS family transcription factors in tea plant (Camellia sinensis)
GRAS proteins are important transcription factors that play multifarious roles in regulating the growth and development as well as stress responses of plants. Tea plant is an economically important leaf -type ...
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Understanding Response of Tea Plants to Heat Stress and the Mechanisms of Adaptation
Tea plants are mainly distributed in the tropic and subtropic regions. Tea leaves provide the resources of healthy nonalcoholic beverages and have great economical value. Global warming appears to be a trend o...
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Tribological properties in seawater for Ti/TiCN coatings on Ti6Al4V alloy by arc ion plating with different carbon contents
TiCN coatings incorporated with Ti buffer layer were deposited on Ti6Al4V alloy by arc ion plating. The carbon content in TiCN coatings was varied by controlling flow rates of C2H2 in reactive gas. The Ti/TiCN co...
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Transcriptome-wide identification of Camellia sinensis WRKY transcription factors in response to temperature stress
Tea plant [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze] is a leaf-type healthy non-alcoholic beverage crop, which has been widely introduced worldwide. Tea is rich in various secondary metabolites, which are important for h...
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Transcriptome-based discovery of AP2/ERF transcription factors related to temperature stress in tea plant (Camellia sinensis)
Tea plant (Camellia sinensis) is an important natural resource for the global supply of non-alcoholic beverage production. The extension of tea plant cultivation is challenged by biotic and abiotic stresses. Tran...
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The Effects of Dangling Bonds on AlN Nanoribbons: A First-Principles Study
The effects of dangling bonds on electronic and magnetic properties for both zigzag AlN nanoribbons (ZAlNNRs) and armchair AlN nanoribbons (AAlNNRs) are studied by using first-principles calculations. Though Z...
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Open AccessScreening and selection of peptides specific for esophageal cancer cells from a phage display peptide library
Esophageal cancer is a common malignant tumor of the gastrointestinal tract and is typically diagnosed at an advanced stage due to the absence of early clinical symptoms. Although surgery, chemotherapy, and ra...
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Characterization of a novel Medicago sativa NAC transcription factor gene involved in response to drought stress
Relying on the regulation of transcription factors, plants resist to various abiotic and biotic stresses. NAC (NAM, ATAF1/2, CUC2) are one of the largest families of plant-specific transcription factors and kn...
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Microscopic phase-field simulation for nucleation incubation time of Ni75AlxV25−x alloy
With the microscopic phase-field dynamic model, the effects of temperature and concentration on the nucleation incubation time of Ni75AlxV25−x alloy were studied and the relation between the incubation time and p...
