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Open AccessAnalysis of differences in the rumen microbiome and metabolic function in prepartum dairy cows with different body condition scores
The rumen is a crucial digestive organ for dairy cows. The rumen microbiota assists in the digestion of plant feed through microbe-mediated fermentation, during which the plant feed is transformed into nutrien...
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A genome-wide association study and an accurate genoty** strategy to identify and validate the SNPs related to the larval period in bullfrog Aquarana catesbeiana
Metamorphosis is the vital biological and morphologic process in economic amphibian bullfrog Aquarana catesbeiana, and is usually quantified by larval period in actual seeding production. As a key growth trait, t...
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Comparative genomic analysis reveals expansion of the DnaJ gene family in Lagerstroemia indica and its members response to salt stress
DnaJs/Hsp40s/JPDs are obligate co-chaperones of heat shock proteins (Hsp70), performing crucial biological functions within organisms. A comparative genome analysis of four genomes (Vitis vinifera, Eucalyptus gra...
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Open AccessNifuroxazide boosts the anticancer efficacy of palbociclib-induced senescence by dual inhibition of STAT3 and CDK2 in triple-negative breast cancer
Though palbociclib, a cyclin-dependent kinases 4 and 6 (CDK4/6) inhibitor has been approved for treating breast cancer, two major clinical challenges remain: (i) Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) appears to...
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Open AccessTranscriptome analysis provides insights into light condition effect on paclitaxel biosynthesis in yew saplings
Taxus is a rare gymnosperm plant that is the sole producer of the anticancer drug paclitaxel. The growth and development of Taxus is affected by environmental factors such as light. However, little is known about...
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Wun2-mediated integrin recycling promotes apoptotic cell clearance in Drosophila melanogaster
Apoptotic cell (AC) clearance is a complex process in which phagocytes recognize, engulf, and digest ACs during organismal development and tissue homeostasis. Impaired efferocytosis results in developmental de...
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Black soldier fly larvae vermicompost alters soil biochemistry and bacterial community composition
Black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens L. BSFL) bioconversion is a promising biotechnology for food waste recycling, yet little is known about how BSFL vermicompost affects soil health in terms of element av...
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Open AccessDe novo transcriptome analysis provides insights into the salt tolerance of Podocarpus macrophyllus under salinity stress
Soil salinization is causing ecosystem degradation and crop yield reduction worldwide, and elucidation of the mechanism of salt-tolerant plants to improve crop yield is highly significant. Podocarpus macrophyllus
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Open AccessSUMO modification in apoptosis
Apoptosis and clearance of dead cells is highly evolutionarily conserved from nematode to humans, which is crucial to the growth and development of multicellular organism. Fail to remove apoptotic cells often ...
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Identification of the ASR gene family from Brachypodium distachyon and functional characterization of BdASR1 in response to drought stress
A genome-wide investigation identified five B. distachyon ASR genes. BdASR1 may be a transcription factor that confers drought resistance by activating antio...
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A Brachypodium distachyon MAPKK Gene BdMKK6.2 Negatively Regulates Drought Stress Tolerance in Transgenic Tobacco Plants
Plant MAPK cascades have been implicated in various developmental processes and in response to stresses. MAPKKs, a convergent linking point between MAPKKKs and MAPKs, play pivotal roles in MAPK cascades to reg...
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Genome-wide survey and expression analysis of the calcium-dependent protein kinase gene family in cassava
Calcium-dependent protein kinases (CPKs) play important roles in regulating plant tolerance to abiotic stress and signal transduction; however, no data are currently available regarding the CPK family in cassa...
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The Brachypodium distachyon BdWRKY36 gene confers tolerance to drought stress in transgenic tobacco plants
The expression of BdWRKY36 was upregulated by drought treatment. BdWRKY36 -overexpressing transgenic tobacco increased dr...
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Open AccessA rice calcium-dependent protein kinase OsCPK9 positively regulates drought stress tolerance and spikelet fertility
In plants, calcium-dependent protein kinases (CDPKs) are involved in tolerance to abiotic stresses and in plant seed development. However, the functions of only a few rice CDPKs have been clarified. At present...
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Optimizing the yield of winter wheat by regulating water consumption during vegetative and reproductive stages under limited water supply
To ensure sustainable agricultural water use in water shortage regions, practices of deficit irrigation should be adopted. This study investigated the performance of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under limi...
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Effects of syncrhonization between silk receptivity and pollen grain vigor on kernel sets of corn (Zea mays L.)
Kernel sets in corn were affected by silk receptivity, pollen grain vigor, and the synchronization of silking and pollen shedding. Grain yield decrement was often caused by poor kernel set ability under field ...