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Open AccessAmelioration of olfactory dysfunction in a mouse model of Parkinson’s disease via enhancing GABAergic signaling
Olfactory dysfunction is among the earliest non-motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease (PD). As the foremost pathological hallmark, α-synuclein initiates the pathology in the olfactory pathway at the early stag...
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Fertility conversion between cytoplasmic maintainer lines and restorer lines through molecular marker-assisted selection in pepper (Capsicum annuum L.)
Pepper commercial hybrids, produced by an economical and efficient cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS)/restorer-of-fertility (Rf) system, have been widely used in production because of their strong heterosis. Howeve...
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A novel Gram-stain-negative, non-motile, ellipsoidal-shaped, red-pigmented, facultatively aerobic strain designated NE82T was isolated from mud sample from Jiugongli Lake in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Chin...
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Roseococcus pinisoli sp. nov., lacking pufL and pufM bacteriochlorophyll a: synthesizing genes
A Gram-stain-negative, cocci-to-oval-shaped bacterial strain, designated XZZS9T, was isolated from the rhizosphere soil of Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica and characterized taxonomically using a polyphasic approa...
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A novel endophytic strain, designated YIM B02564T, was isolated from the root of Paris polyphylla Smith var. yunnanensis obtained from Yunnan Province, southwest China. By using a polyphasic approach, cells of th...
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Paenibacillus puerhi sp. nov., isolated from the rhizosphere soil of Pu-erh tea plants (Camellia sinensis var. assamica)
An aerobic, Gram-staining-positive, rod-shaped, endospore-forming and motile bacterial strain, designated SJY2T, was isolated from the rhizosphere soil of tea plants (Camellia sinensis var. assamica) collected in...
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Puerhibacterium puerhi gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the family Promicromonosporaceae, isolated from Pu-erh tea pile-fermentation
A Gram-staining positive aerobic bacterium, designated TLY-12T, was isolated from the Pu-erh tea pile-fermentation process in Pu'er city, Yunnan, China. Strain TLY-12T grew at 15–37 °C (optimum, 30 °C), pH 6.0–11...
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Selective regulation in ribosome biogenesis and protein production for efficient viral translation
As intracellular parasites, viruses depend heavily on host cell structures and their functions to complete their life cycle and produce new viral particles. Viruses utilize or modulate cellular translational m...
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A novel Schiff base cobalt(III) complex induces a synergistic effect on cervical cancer cells by arresting early apoptosis stage
A new schiff base cobalt(III) complex [N,N′-bis(2′-hydroxyphenylacetone)-o-ethanediamine] cobalt(III) (M3) has been synthesized and characterized by single X-ray crystallography. The cytotoxicity of complex M3 wa...
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Sphingobacterium endophyticum sp. nov., a novel endophyte isolated from halophyte
A bacterial strain designated NYYP31T was isolated from the leaves of an annual halophytes, Suaeda corniculata Bunge, collected from the southern edge of the Gurbantunggut desert, north-west China. Strain NYYP31T
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Cloning and molecular characterization of Myb transcription factors from Leymus (Poaceae: Trticeae)
Plant Myb transcription factors arc crucial in regulating secondary metabolism, cellular morphogenesis and responses to hormone and stress signals. In this study, 19 Myb gene fragments were isolated from five Ley...
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Phylogenetic analysis of Leymus (Poaceae: Triticeae) based on Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA
To investigate the Ns genome donor of Leymus and to elucidate the origin of Xm genome of Leymus, Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers were used to analyze 13 Leymus accessions, together with 14 taxa fr...
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Phylogenetic relationships and Y genome origin in Kengyilia (Triticeae: Poaceae) based on single copy gene DMC1
To investigate the phylogenetic relationships among Kengyilia and related diploid genera, the genome donor of Kengyilia, and the evolutionary history of polyploid Kengyilia species, disrupted meiotic cDNA1 (DMC1)...
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Phylogenetic relationships among Elymus and related diploid genera (Triticeae: Poaceae) based on nuclear rDNA ITS sequences
To investigate the phylogenetic relationships among Elymus and related diploid genera, the genome donor of Elymus, and the evolutionary history of polyploid Elymus species, nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed ...
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Phylogenetic relationships between Leymus and related diploid Triticeae species revealed by ISSR markers
To investigate the genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationships between polyploid Leymus and related diploid species of the Triticeae tribe, inter-simple sequence repeats (ISSR) markers was used to analyze 41...
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Main Factors Influencing the Efficient Propagation of Virulent or Attenuated Strains of Japanese encephalitis virus in BHK-21 Cells
Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) causes severe viral encephalitis in humans and some other mammalian animals. Highly efficient culture of the virus is critical for antigen preparation, vaccine p...
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Isolation and characterization of a gene encoding a polyethylene glycol-induced cysteine protease in common wheat
Plant cysteine protease (CP) genes are induced by abiotic stresses such as drought, yet their functions remain largely unknown. We isolated the full-length cDNA encoding a Triticum aestivum CP gene, designated Ta...