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Hao Guo
Life Sciences
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Open AccessOptimization of preparation conditions for Salsola laricifolia protoplasts using response surface methodology and artificial neural network modeling
Salsola laricifolia is a typical C3–C4 typical desert plant, belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. An efficient single-cell system is crucial to study the gene function of this plant. In this study, we optimized...
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Identification of an adult attractant for Anomala corpulenta by the reverse chemical ecology approach
Semiochemicals are dominant cues for insects to locate food, mates, predators, and oviposition sites. In the modern genomic era, semiochemicals have been identified not only by the conventional chemical ecolog...
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Open AccessEngineering amino acid residues of pentacyclic triterpene synthases for improving the activity
Pentacyclic triterpenoids exhibit a wide range of biological activities which have wide applications in the food, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical industries. High-performance chassis strains have been developed ...
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Open AccessAuthor Correction: Deep insights into the gut microbial community of extreme longevity in south Chinese centenarians by ultra-deep metagenomics and large-scale culturomics
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Open AccessStimulus-responsive proteins involved in multi-process regulation of storage substance accumulation during rice grain filling under elevated temperature
The intensified global warming during grain filling deteriorated rice quality, in particular increasing the frequency of chalky grains which markedly impact market value. The formation of rice quality is a com...
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Population analysis reveals the roles of DNA methylation in tomato domestication and metabolic diversity
DNA methylation is an important epigenetic marker, yet its diversity and consequences in tomato breeding at the population level are largely unknown. We performed whole-genome bisulfite sequencing (WGBS), RNA ...
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Nitrogen Alleviated the Deterioration of Rice Quality by Affecting the Accumulation of Grain Storage Protein Under Elevated Temperature
The adverse effect of future global warming on rice quality is a fact that cannot be ignored. Evidence from our previous field warming experiments confirmed that warming had a significant negative impact on ri...
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Disease resistance conferred by components of essential chrysanthemum oil and the epigenetic regulation of OsTPS1
The sesquiterpene alpha-bisabolol is the predominant active ingredient in essential oils that are highly valued in the cosmetics industry due to its wound healing, anti-inflammatory, and skin-soothing properti...
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StICE1 enhances plant cold tolerance by directly upregulating StLTI6A expression
Under cold conditions, StICE1 enhances plant cold tolerance by upregulating StLTI6A expression to maintain the cell membrane stability.
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Open AccessMutagenesis of the odorant receptor co-receptor (Orco) reveals severe olfactory defects in the crop pest moth Helicoverpa armigera
Odorant receptors (ORs) as odorant-gated ion channels play a crucial role in insect olfaction. They are formed by a heteromultimeric complex of the odorant receptor co-receptor (Orco) and a ligand-selective Or...
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OsRLCK160 contributes to flavonoid accumulation and UV-B tolerance by regulating OsbZIP48 in rice
Plants produce specialized metabolites to adapt to the ever-changing environments. Flavonoids are antioxidants essential for growth, development, and breeding with increased stress resistance in crops. However...
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Open AccessGeneration of the salicylic acid deficient Arabidopsis via a synthetic salicylic acid hydroxylase expression cassette
Salicylic acid (SA) is one of the plant hormones, which plays crucial roles in signaling transduction in plant growth, disease resistance, and leaf senescence. Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) SA 3-hydroxylase ...
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Open AccessDeep insights into the gut microbial community of extreme longevity in south Chinese centenarians by ultra-deep metagenomics and large-scale culturomics
The gut microbes play important roles in human longevity and the gut microbiota profile of centenarians shows some unique features from young adults. Nowadays, most microbial studies on longevity are commonly ...
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Open AccessTranscriptome analysis of Auricularia fibrillifera fruit-body responses to drought stress and rehydration
Drought stress severely restricts edible fungus production. The genus Auricularia has a rare drought tolerance, a rehydration capability, and is nutrient rich.
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Open AccessHigh-quality reference genome sequences of two coconut cultivars provide insights into evolution of monocot chromosomes and differentiation of fiber content and plant height
Coconut is an important tropical oil and fruit crop whose evolutionary position renders it a fantastic species for the investigation of the evolution of monocot chromosomes and the subsequent differentiation o...
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Open AccessComprehensive upstream and downstream regulatory analyses identify miR-675-3p as a potential prognostic biomarker in melanoma
This study assessed miR-675-3p-related regulatory mechanisms in melanoma and the clinical relevance of such regulatory activities. We downloaded miRNA mature strand expression RNA-Seq, phenotypic, and DNA meth...
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Open AccessChanges in defense-related enzymes and phenolics in resistant and susceptible common wheat cultivars under aphid stress
The cereal aphids Rhopalosiphum padi L. are serious pests on grain crops, reducing the quality and yield by direct feeding damage and virus transmission. The changes in the physiological and biochemical parameter...
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Author Correction: Selection of a subspecies-specific diterpene gene cluster implicated in rice disease resistance
A Correction to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-020-00838-1.
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A mitogen-activated protein kinase PoxMK1 mediates regulation of the production of plant-biomass-degrading enzymes, vegetative growth, and pigment biosynthesis in Penicillium oxalicum
Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascades are broadly conserved and play essential roles in multiple cellular processes, including fungal development, pathogenicity, and secondary metabolism. Their func...
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Selection of a subspecies-specific diterpene gene cluster implicated in rice disease resistance
Diterpenoids are the major group of antimicrobial phytoalexins in rice1,2. Here, we report the discovery of a rice diterpenoid gene cluster on chromosome 7 (DGC7) encoding the entire biosynthetic pathway to 5,10-...
