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Open AccessGenome-wide analysis of the family 10 plant pathogenesis-related proteins in Pyrus bretschneideri and functional analysis of PbrMLP for Colletotrichum fructicola resistance
Pathogenesis-related (PR) genes are key regulators of plant adaptation responses to biotic and abiotic stresses. Family 10 PRs (PR10s, also known as major latex proteins) are usually induced by pathogens and envi...
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Open AccessMetagenomic and metabolomic analysis showing the adverse risk–benefit trade-off of the ketogenic diet
Ketogenic diets are increasingly popular for addressing obesity, but their impacts on the gut microbiota and metabolome remain unclear. This paper aimed to investigate how a ketogenic diet affects intestinal m...
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ADAM10 Alleviates Hypoxia/Reoxygenation-Induced Cardiomyocyte Injury by Activating the Notch Signaling Pathway
The occurrence of myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury is commonly observed during cardiac surgery; however, there remains a dearth of effective therapeutic strategies to mitigate this injury. The a disinteg...
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Open AccessA chromosome-level genome assembly and annotation of the medicinal plant Lepidium apetalum
As a traditional Chinese medicine, Lepidium apetalum is commonly used for purging the lung, relieving dyspnea, alleviating edema, and has the significant pharmacological effects on cardiovascular disease, hyperli...
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Exploring oral bacterial compositional network in two oral disease groups using a convergent approach of NGS-molecular diagnostics
Since most of the commonly known oral diseases are explained in link with balance of microbial community, an accurate bacterial taxonomy profiling for determining bacterial compositional network is essential. ...
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Iron-bound Organic Carbon Distribution in Freshwater Wetlands with Varying Vegetation and Hydrological Regime
Iron (Fe) oxides have attracted much attention due to their role as optimal minerals for long-term soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration. However, little is known about Fe-bound organic carbon (OC) character...
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MUF resin incorporating SiO2 and TiO2 nanoparticles: characterization and performance as a plywood adhesive
To overcome the defects of longer curing times and higher curing temperatures for melamine urea formaldehyde resins (MUF) used in wood panel products, nanofluid MUF resin adhesives were prepared by dispersing SiO
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Effects of Continuous Crop** and Application of Bio-organic Fertilizers on Growth, Yield and Quality of Sugar Beet under Reduced Chemical Fertilizer Application
A major problem in the cultivation of sugar beet is continuous crop** cycle. A study was carried out in the 2019–2021 season at the Agriculture and Forestry Sciences of Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia, to assess the...
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Genome-wide elucidation and expression features of Q-type C2H2 zinc finger protein gene family in Rhododendron henanense subsp. lingbaoense
In plants, the C2H2 zinc-finger (C2H2-ZF) gene family is involved in various aspects of growth, development, and stress resistance. However, to date, no genome-wide identification, characterization, and expres...
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Open AccessGenome-wide characterisation of HD-Zip transcription factors and functional analysis of PbHB24 during stone cell formation in Chinese white pear (Pyrus bretschneideri)
The homodomain-leucine zipper (HD-Zip) is a conserved transcription factor family unique to plants that regulate multiple developmental processes including lignificaion. Stone cell content is a key determinant...
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miR-486-5p diagnosed atrial fibrillation, predicted the risk of left atrial fibrosis, and regulated angiotensin II-induced cardiac fibrosis via modulating PI3K/Akt signaling through targeting FOXO1
This study focused on miR-486-5p in atrial fibrillation (AF) evaluating its clinical significance and revealing its regulatory mechanism in cardiac fibroblasts, aiming to explore a novel biomarker for AF. The ...
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Genomic insights into local adaptation of upland cotton in China and Pakistan
Different kinship and resistance to cotton leaf curl disease (CLCuD) and heat were found between upland cotton cultivars from China and Pakistan. 175 SNPs and 82 InDels loci related to yield, fiber quality, CL...
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Azotosporobacter soli gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel nitrogen-fixing bacterium isolated from paddy soil
A nitrogen-fixing strain designated SG130T was isolated from paddy soil in Fujian Province, China. Strain SG130T was Gram-staining-negative, rod-shaped, and strictly anaerobic. Strain SG130T showed the highest 16...
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Correction to: Effects of selenium application with different combinations of secondary elements on ‘Qingcui’ plum leaf nutrition and fruit quality
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Open AccessRetraction Note: Indirubin exerts anticancer effects on human glioma cells by inducing apoptosis and autophagy
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The effect of canagliflozin on gut microbiota and metabolites in type 2 diabetic mice
Sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor (SGLT2i) represent a new type of hypoglycemic medicine that can cause massive loss of glucose from the urine, which have several benefits of reducing body weight and im...
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Systemic Inflammatory Regulators Associated with Osteoporosis: A Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization Study
To elucidate the precise upstream and downstream regulatory mechanisms of inflammatory factors in osteoporosis (OP) progression and to establish a causal relationship between inflammatory factors and OP. We co...
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Two novel Fe(III)-reducing bacteria, Geothrix campi sp. nov. and Geothrix mesophila sp. nov., isolated from paddy soils
In this research, two novel Fe(III)-reducing bacteria, SG10T and SG198T of genus Geothrix, were isolated from the rice field of Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China. Strain...
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Allelopathy research on the continuous crop** problem of poplar (populus)
The mechanism of decline in continuous plantations is currently a popular research topic in forestry. Continuous crop** is a common obstacle in poplar production and management, and maintaining productivity ...
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Expression characteristics of the cyp19a1b aromatase gene and its response to 17β-estradiol treatment in largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides)
To investigate the regulatory role of the cyp19a1b aromatase gene in the sexual differentiation of largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides, LMB), we obtained the full-length cDNA sequence of cyp19a1b using rapid a...