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Open AccessDiagnostic 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...
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Open AccessImpact 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 ...
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Open AccessEPYC 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...
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Open AccessMacrocyclization 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...
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Open AccessEffect 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...
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Open AccessUFL1 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...
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Open AccessUfbp1 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,...
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Open AccessA 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...
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Open AccessStructure-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...
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Open AccessThe 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...
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Open AccessPlasiatine, 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 ...
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Open AccessCharge-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...
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Open AccessDistinctive 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...
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Open AccessRational 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...