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Comprehensive Insights into the Health Effects of Selenium Exposure and Supplementation Among the Chinese Community Middle-Aged and Elderly: a Combined Retrospective Cohort Study and Intervention Study
Selenium (Se) is an essential trace element for maintaining human health, for example, plays a crucial role in preventing aging-related diseases. However, most studies on the health effects of Se among the com...
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Nitrogen supply influences photosynthetic acclimation of yellow birch (Betula costata Trautv.) to the combination of elevated CO2 and warmer temperature
Rising CO2, global warming, and N deposition create challenging environmental conditions to vegetation. Since elevated CO2 and rising temperature are coupled with each other, it is important to understand their c...
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A study on construction of a prognosis model for liver cancer based on analgesic targets and screening therapeutic drugs
Liver cancer is one of the most malignant liver diseases in the world, and the 5-year survival rate of such patients is low. Analgesics are often used to cure pain prevalent in liver cancer. The expression cha...
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eEF1A1 regulates the expression and alternative splicing of genes associated with Parkinson’s disease in U251 cells
Eukaryotic elongation factor 1A1 (eEF1A1) is an RNA-binding protein that is associated with PARK2 activity in cells, suggesting a possible role in Parkinson’s disease (PD).
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Nicotinamide Mononucleotide Improves Spermatogenic Disorders in Aluminum-Exposed Rats by Modulating the Glycolytic Pathway
This study aimed to investigate the protective effect of nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) on testicular spermatogenesis in aluminum chloride (AlCl3)-exposed rats and to elucidate the potential underlying mechani...
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Open AccessGenome-wide identification, expression analysis of WRKY transcription factors in Citrus ichangensis and functional validation of CiWRKY31 in response to cold stress
Ichang papeda (Citrus ichangensis), a wild perennial plant of the Rutaceae family, is a cold-hardy plant. WRKY transcription factors are crucial regulators of plant growth and development as well as abiotic stres...
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The role of ferroptosis in acute kidney injury: mechanisms and potential therapeutic targets
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is one of the most common and severe clinical renal syndromes with high morbidity and mortality. Ferroptosis is a form of programmed cell death (PCD), is characterized by iron overloa...
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Open AccessPUB40 attenuates Phytophthora capsici resistance by destabilizing the MEK2-SIPK/WIPK cascade in Nicotiana benthamiana
The mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascade MEK2-SIPK/WIPK is essential for immunity in Solanaceae plants. This cascade is tightly controlled to prevent harmful hyperactivation. However, the E3 ubiquit...
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Open AccessIntegration analysis of miRNA-mRNA pairs between two contrasting genotypes reveals the molecular mechanism of jujube (Ziziphus jujuba Mill.) response to high-temperature stress
With global warming, high temperature (HT) has become one of the most common abiotic stresses resulting in significant crop yield losses, especially for jujube (Ziziphus jujuba Mill.), an important temperate econ...
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Annual environmental changes in large yellow croaker aquaculture in Dachen Island, China
Deep-sea mariculture, particularly copper (Cu) alloy fence mariculture, is increasingly regarded as a sustainable model for future mariculture development. However, limited research has been conducted on its i...
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Methanotrophic Methanoperedens archaea host diverse and interacting extrachromosomal elements
Methane emissions are mitigated by anaerobic methane-oxidizing archaea, including Methanoperedens. Some Methanoperedens host huge extrachromosomal genetic elements (ECEs) called Borgs that may modulate their acti...
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Open AccessDexmedetomidine improves the circulatory dysfunction of the glymphatic system induced by sevoflurane through the PI3K/AKT/ΔFosB/AQP4 pathway in young mice
Multiple sevoflurane exposures may damage the develo** brain. The neuroprotective function of dexmedetomidine has been widely confirmed in animal experiments and human studies. However, the effect of dexmede...
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Structural and mechanistic basis for nucleosomal H2AK119 deubiquitination by single-subunit deubiquitinase USP16
Epigenetic regulators have a crucial effect on gene expression based on their manipulation of histone modifications. Histone H2AK119 monoubiquitination (H2AK119Ub), a well-established hallmark in transcription...
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In vivo AAV–SB-CRISPR screens of tumor-infiltrating primary NK cells identify genetic checkpoints of CAR-NK therapy
Natural killer (NK) cells have clinical potential against cancer; however, multiple limitations hinder the success of NK cell therapy. Here, we performed unbiased functional map** of tumor-infiltrating NK (T...
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Disrupting CCDC137-mediated LZTS2 and β-TrCP interaction in the nucleus inhibits hepatocellular carcinoma development via β-catenin and AKT
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a highly heterogeneous solid tumor, with its biological characteristics intricately linked to the activation of oncogenes. This research specifically explored CCDC137, a molec...
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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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Suppressor tRNA in gene therapy
Suppressor tRNAs are engineered or naturally occurring transfer RNA molecules that have shown promise in gene therapy for diseases caused by nonsense mutations, which result in premature termination codons (PT...
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Discovery of a C-S lyase inhibitor for the prevention of human body malodor formation: tannic acid inhibits the thioalcohol production in Staphylococcus hominis
Human body odor is a result of the bacterial biotransformation of odorless precursor molecules secreted by the underarm sweat glands. In the human axilla, Staphylococcus hominis is the predominant bacterial speci...
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MKK3 depletion attenuates intestinal injury after traumatic hemorrhagic shock by restoring mitochondrial function
Traumatic hemorrhagic shock (THS) is a complex pathophysiological process resulting in multiple organ failure. Intestinal barrier dysfunction is one of the mechanisms implicated in multiple organ failure. The ...
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Deamidation enables pathogenic SMAD6 variants to activate the BMP signaling pathway
The BMP signaling pathway plays a crucial role in regulating early embryonic development and tissue homeostasis. SMAD6 encodes a negative regulator of BMP, and rare variants of SMAD6 are recurrently found in indi...