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    Diagnostic implications of ubiquitination-related gene signatures in Alzheimer's disease

    The purpose of this study was to explore the diagnostic implications of ubiquitination-related gene signatures in Alzheimer's disease. In this study, we first collected 161 samples from the GEO database (inclu...

    Fei Xu, Wei Gao, Miao Zhang, Fuyue Zhang, **aoFei Sun, Bao Wu in Scientific Reports (2024)

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    Impact of electronic cigarette usage on the onset of respiratory symptoms and COPD among Chinese adults

    The prevalence of dual usage and the relatively low cessation rate among e-cigarette (EC) users suggest that ECs have not demonstrated significant effectiveness as a smoking cessation tool. Furthermore, there ...

    Beibei Song, Honglin Li, Huiran Zhang, Libin Jiao, Siyu Wu in Scientific Reports (2024)

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    EPYC functions as a novel prognostic biomarker for pancreatic cancer

    Pancreatic cancer (PC) has become a worldwide challenge attributed to its difficult early diagnosis and rapid progression. Treatments continue to be limited besides surgical resection. Hence, we aimed to disco...

    Zhen Yang, Honglin Li, Jie Hao, Hanwei Mei, Minghan Qiu, Huaqing Wang in Scientific Reports (2024)

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    Macrocyclization of linear molecules by deep learning to facilitate macrocyclic drug candidates discovery

    Interest in macrocycles as potential therapeutic agents has increased rapidly. Macrocyclization of bioactive acyclic molecules provides a potential avenue to yield novel chemical scaffolds, which can contribut...

    Yanyan Diao, Dandan Liu, Huan Ge, Rongrong Zhang, Kexin Jiang in Nature Communications (2023)

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    Effect of high-level fine particulate matter and its interaction with meteorological factors on AECOPD in Shijiazhuang, China

    Epidemiological evidence of the effect of high-level air pollution and its interaction with meteorological factors on the risk of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) is limited...

    Beibei Song, Huiran Zhang, Libin Jiao, Zeng **g, Honglin Li, Siyu Wu in Scientific Reports (2022)

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    UFL1 promotes histone H4 ufmylation and ATM activation

    The ataxia-telangiectasia mutated (ATM) kinase, an upstream kinase of the DNA damage response (DDR), is rapidly activated following DNA damage, and phosphorylates its downstream targets to launch DDR signaling...

    Bo Qin, Jia Yu, Somaira Nowsheen, Minghui Wang, **nyi Tu in Nature Communications (2019)

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    Ufbp1 promotes plasma cell development and ER expansion by modulating distinct branches of UPR

    The IRE1α/XBP1 branch of unfolded protein response (UPR) pathway has a critical function in endoplasmic reticulum (ER) expansion in plasma cells via unknown mechanisms; interestingly, another UPR branch, PERK,...

    Huabin Zhu, Brinda Bhatt, Sathish Sivaprakasam, Yafei Cai in Nature Communications (2019)

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    A diversity-oriented rhodamine library for wide-spectrum bactericidal agents with low inducible resistance against resistant pathogens

    Antimicrobial resistance is a public health emergency and warrants coordinated global efforts. Challenge is that no alternative molecular platform has been identified for discovery of abundant antimicrobial hi...

    **ao Luo, Liujia Qian, Yansheng **ao, Yao Tang, Yang Zhao in Nature Communications (2019)

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    Structure-Guided Design of C4-alkyl-1,4-dihydro-2H-pyrimido[4,5-d][1,3]oxazin-2-ones as Potent and Mutant-Selective Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) L858R/T790M Inhibitors

    Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) T790M acquired drug-resistance mutation has become a major clinical challenge for the therapy of non-small cell lung cancer. Here, we applied a structure-guided approach...

    Yongjia Hao, Jiankun Lyu, Rong Qu, Deheng Sun, Zhenjiang Zhao in Scientific Reports (2017)

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    The gene expression profiles in response to 102 traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) components: a general template for research on TCMs

    Traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs) have important therapeutic value in long-term clinical practice. However, because TCMs contain diverse ingredients and have complex effects on the human body, the molecular...

    Chao Lv, Xueting Wu, **a Wang, Juan Su, Huawu Zeng, **g Zhao in Scientific Reports (2017)

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    Plasiatine, an Unprecedented Indole–Phenylpropanoid Hybrid from Plantago asiatica as a Potent Activator of the Nonreceptor Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Shp2

    Plasiatine (1), isolated from the seeds of Plantago asiatica, is an unprecedented indole analogue linked to a phenylpropanoid moiety via a carbon bond that builds up a novel heteromeric construction with a C19N2 ...

    Zhong-Hua Gao, Yi-Ming Shi, Zhe Qiang, **a Wang, Shan-Zhai Shang in Scientific Reports (2016)

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    Charge-Transfer Induced High Efficient Hydrogen Evolution of MoS2/graphene Cocatalyst

    The MoS2 and reduced graphite oxide (rGO) composite has attracted intensive attention due to its favorable performance as hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) catalyst, but still lacking is the theoretical understan...

    Honglin Li, Ke Yu, Chao Li, Zheng Tang, Bangjun Guo, **ang Lei in Scientific Reports (2015)

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    Distinctive effect on nerve growth factor-induced PC12 cell neurite outgrowth by two unique neolignan enantiomers from Illicium merrillianum

    Merrillianoid (1), a racemic neolignan possessing the characteristic benzo-2,7-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octane moiety, was isolated from the branches and leaves of Illicium merrillianum. Chiral separation of 1 gave two...

    **nhui Tian, Rongcai Yue, Huawu Zeng, Honglin Li, Lei Shan, Weiwei He in Scientific Reports (2015)

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    Rational Design of Benzylidenehydrazinyl-Substituted Thiazole Derivatives as Potent Inhibitors of Human Dihydroorotate Dehydrogenase with in Vivo Anti-arthritic Activity

    Human dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (hDHODH) is an attractive therapeutic target for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, transplant rejection and other autoimmune diseases. Based on the X-ray structure of hDHOD...

    Shiliang Li, Guoqin Luan, **aoli Ren, Wenlin Song, Liuxin Xu in Scientific Reports (2015)