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Open AccessPhytoalexin sakuranetin attenuates endocytosis and enhances resistance to rice blast
Phytoalexin sakuranetin functions in resistance against rice blast. However, the mechanisms underlying the effects of sakuranetin remains elusive. Here, we report that rice lines expressing resistance (R) gene...
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Open AccessPulsed electric field treatment of seeds altered the endophytic bacterial community and promotes early growth of roots in buckwheat
Endophytic bacteria provide nutrients and stimulate systemic resistance during seed germination and plant growth and development, and their functional properties in combating various stresses make them a power...
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Inhibition of USP14 enhances anti-tumor effect in vemurafenib-resistant melanoma by regulation of Skp2
The mutation of BRAF V600E often occurred in melanoma and results in tumorigenesis. BRAF mutation drives hyperactivation of the RAF-MAPK-ERK pathway. The acquired drug resistance upon prolonged use of BRAF inh...
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Genome sequencing reveals the genetic architecture of heterostyly and domestication history of common buckwheat
Common buckwheat, Fagopyrum esculentum, is an orphan crop domesticated in southwest China that exhibits heterostylous self-incompatibility. Here we present chromosome-scale assemblies of a self-compatible F. escu...
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Exposure levels and possible health effects of HAP on rural housewives in northwest China
It is crucial to study the possible health effects of household air pollution (HAP).
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Complete genome sequence of a novel fusarivirus from Rhizoctonia solani AG-3 PT strain 3P-2-2
Here, we describe a novel mycovirus, tentatively designated as “Rhizoctonia solani fusarivirus 6” (RsFV6), which was discovered in Rhizoctonia solani AG-3 PT strain 3P-2-2. The virus has a single-stranded positiv...
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Molecular characterization of a novel mitovirus from Rhizoctonia solani AG-4 HGIII strain XMC-IF
The nucleotide sequence of a viral double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) from Rhizoctonia solani AG-4 HGIII strain XMC-IF (designated as "Rhizoctonia solani mitovirus 106", RsMV-106) was determined. The complete sequence w...
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Experimental investigations on optimizing manufacturing parameters for electrospark deposition diamond wire saw
The third generation of superhard semiconductor materials, represented by single-crystal SiC, is used widely in microelectronics due to their excellent physical and mechanical properties. However, their high h...
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Thermal simulation of the continuous pulse discharge for electro-spark deposition diamond wire saw
Due to their excellent physical and mechanical properties, third-generation super-hard semiconductor materials (such as SiC, GaN) are used widely in the field of microelectronics. However, due to its ultra-hig...
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Molecular characterization of a novel mycovirus isolated from Rhizoctonia solani AG-1 IA strain 9-11
The complete genome sequence of a double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) virus, Rhizoctonia solani dsRNA virus 11 (RsRV11), isolated from Rhizoctonia solani AG-1 IA strain 9-11 was determined. The RsRV11 genome is 9,555 bp ...
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The association between drought and outpatient visits for respiratory diseases in four northwest cities of China
Drought is a devastating natural hazard that significantly affects human health and social and economic activities. This study aims to explore the short-term association between drought and outpatient visits f...
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Thermal simulation of the single discharge for electro-spark deposition diamond wire saw
Due to their excellent physical and mechanical properties, third-generation super hard semiconductor materials (such as SiC, GaN) are widely used in the field of microelectronics. From the crystal bar to elect...
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Influence of anisotropy of KDP crystal on the surface shape deviation of slice by diamond wire saw
KDP crystal is an important functional crystal material used in the fields of laser frequency conversion. Slicing is the first process of KDP crystal processing and the KDP crystal is usually sliced by the dia...
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Surface functionalized red fluorescent dual-metallic Au/Ag nanoclusters for endoplasmic reticulum imaging
An efficient method is reported to prepare endoplasmic reticulum-targetable dual-metallic gold-silver nanoclusters, denoted as ER-Au/Ag nanoclusters (NCs), by virtue of a rationally designed molecular ligand. ...
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Agricultural Biodiversity for Crop Disease and Pest Management
Agricultural producers regardless of their location need to determine what strategies best fit with their local needs. In order to manage their local ecosystems in a sustainable way, three main aspects have to...
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Multiple origins of self-compatible species Fagopyrum homotropicum from heterostylous self-incompatible wild common buckwheat F. esculentum subsp. ancestrale revealed by nucleotide sequence analyses of EST regions
In order to clarify the origin of the evolutionary transition from self-incompatibility (SI) to self-compatibility (SC), genetic relationships among local accessions of wild common buckwheat, Fagopyrum esculentum
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Open AccessNovel haplotypes and networks of AVR-Pik alleles in Magnaporthe oryzae
Rice blast disease is one of the most destructive fungal disease of rice worldwide. The avirulence (AVR) genes of Magnaporthe oryzae are recognized by the cognate resistance (R) genes of rice and trigger race-spe...
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Open AccessEffects of exogenous salicylic acid and pH on pathogenicity of biotrophy-associated secreted protein 1 (BAS1)-overexpressing strain, Magnaporthe oryzae
Abiotic stress can influence the interactions between a pathogen and its host. In this paper, we analyzed the effects of salicylic acid (SA) and pH on the morphological development and pathogenicity of Magnaporth...
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Evolutionary relationship between a wild ancestor of common buckwheat Fagopyrum esculentum subsp. ancestrale and a self-compatible relative F. homotropicum based on microsatellite variability
Information on the genetic variation of crop wild relatives is important for their utilization and in situ and ex situ conservation. Cultivated common buckwheat Fagopyrum esculentum subsp. esculentum has two wild...
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Open AccessColonization of plant roots and enhanced atrazine degradation by a strain of Arthrobacter ureafaciens
Our previous research found that culturable atrazine degraders associated with maize roots were dominated by genetically similar strains of Arthrobacter ureafaciens, suggesting their rhizosphere competence. The p...
