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    IGF-1-mediated FOXC1 overexpression induces stem-like properties through upregulating CBX7 and IGF-1R in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

    Substantial evidence attests to the pivotal role of cancer stem cells (CSC) in both tumorigenesis and drug resistance. A member of the forkhead box (FOX) family, FOXC1, assumes significance in embryonic develo...

    Hao Wu, Zhao-**ng Li, Kang Fang, Zi-Ying Zhao, Ming-Chuang Sun in Cell Death Discovery (2024)

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    A large deletion conferring pale green leaves of maize

    The structural basis of chloroplast and the regulation of chloroplast biogenesis remain largely unknown in maize. Gene mutations in these pathways have been linked to the abnormal leaf color phenotype observed...

    Guoqi Yao, Hua Zhang, Bingying Leng, Bing Cao, Juan Shan, Zhenwei Yan in BMC Plant Biology (2023)

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    PilG and PilH antagonistically control flagellum-dependent and pili-dependent motility in the phytopathogen Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris

    The virulence of the plant pathogen Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris (Xcc) involves the coordinate expression of many virulence factors, including surface appendages flagellum and type IV pili, which are req...

    Yan-Hua Qi, Li Huang, Guo-Fang Liu, Ming Leng, Guang-Tao Lu in BMC Microbiology (2020)

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    Deficiency of lrp4 in zebrafish and human LRP4 mutation induce aberrant activation of Jagged–Notch signaling in fin and limb development

    Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 4 (LRP4) is a multi-functional protein implicated in bone, kidney and neurological diseases including Cenani-Lenz syndactyly (CLS), sclerosteosis, osteoporosis,...

    **g Tian, **hui Shao, Cong Liu, Hsin-Yu Hou in Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences (2019)

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    m6A mRNA methylation regulates AKT activity to promote the proliferation and tumorigenicity of endometrial cancer

    N6-methyladenosine (m6A) messenger RNA methylation is a gene regulatory mechanism affecting cell differentiation and proliferation in development and cancer. To study the roles of m6A mRNA methylation in cell pro...

    Jun Liu, Mark A. Eckert, Bryan T. Harada, Song-Mei Liu, Zhike Lu in Nature Cell Biology (2018)

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    Molecular characterization of growth differentiation factor 9 and its spatio-temporal expression pattern in gibel carp (Carassius auratus gibelio)

    Growth differentiation factor 9 (GDF9) is a member of the transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) superfamily with a key role in regulating follicle development. In this study, the GDF9 full-length genomic DNA and c...

    Zhiwei Liu, Aqin Chen, Zhigang Yang, Hua Wei, **angjun Leng in Molecular Biology Reports (2012)