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Open AccessDysregulated dendritic cells in sepsis: functional impairment and regulated cell death
Sepsis is defined as life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. Studies have indicated that immune dysfunction plays a central role in the pathogenesis of sepsis. D...
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Isolation, identification, and tolerance analysis of yeast during the natural fermentation process of Sidamo coffee beans
Yeast, which plays a pivotal role in the brewing, food, and medical industries, exhibits a close relationship with human beings. In this study, we isolated and purified 60 yeast strains from the natural fermen...
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Open AccessNLRP4E regulates actin cap formation through SRC and CDC42 during oocyte meiosis
Members of the nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain, leucine rich repeat and pyrin domain containing (NLRP) family regulate various physiological and pathological processes. However, none have been shown ...
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Natural variation of Grain size 3 allele differentially functions in regulating grain length in xian/indica and geng/japonica rice
Grain yield in rice is largely determined by grain size. Grain Size 3 (GS3) is a major quantitative trait locus for grain size. The C–A natural variation in the second exon of GS3 was reported to play an importan...
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Endophytic Bacillus sp. R1 and Its Roles in Assisting Phytoremediation and Alleviating the Toxicity of Aluminum Combined Phenanthrene Contaminations in Brassica napus
The release of organic and inorganic contaminants into soil from industry, agriculture, and urbanization has become a major issue of international concern, particularly the heavy metals such as aluminum (Al) a...
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Changes in the Microbiota and their Roles in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
An association between type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and gut microbiota is well established, but the results of related studies are inconsistent. The purpose of this investigation is to elucidate the charact...
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Open AccessQuantitative sequencing using BID-seq uncovers abundant pseudouridines in mammalian mRNA at base resolution
Functional characterization of pseudouridine (Ψ) in mammalian mRNA has been hampered by the lack of a quantitative method that maps Ψ in the whole transcriptome. We report bisulfite-induced deletion sequencing...
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An Adequate Supply of Bis(ethylmaltolato)oxidovanadium(IV) Remarkably Reversed the Pathological Hallmarks of Alzheimer’s Disease in Triple-Transgenic Middle-Aged Mice
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a complex and progressive neurodegenerative disease with impaired synapse, imbalanced mineral metabolism, protein mis-folding and aggregation. Bis(ethylmaltolato)oxidovanadium(IV) (...
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Halomonas faecis sp. nov., a halophilic bacterium isolated from human faeces
A novel moderately halophilic, Gram-stain-negative, catalase- and oxidase-positive, strictly aerobic, non-sporulating, non-motile rod, designated strain JSM 104105 T, was isolated from human faeces. Strain JSM 10...
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Development of a flow cytometry-based plating-free system for strain engineering in industrial fungi
Recent technical advances regarding filamentous fungi have accelerated the engineering of fungal-based production and benefited basic science. However, challenges still remain and limit the speed of fungal app...
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Food-grade γ-aminobutyric acid production by immobilized glutamate decarboxylase from Lactobacillus plantarum in rice vinegar and monosodium glutamate system
γ-amino butyric acid (GABA) is a non-protein amino acid, considered a potent bioactive compound. This study focused on biosynthesis of food-grade GABA by immobilized glutamate decarboxylase (GAD) from Lactobacill...
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Interaction of magnolia bark extracts with Staphylococcus aureus DNA and evaluation of the stability of their antibacterial activities
Magnolia bark is an edible traditional Chinese medicine that has antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus. In the present study, interactions between S. aureus DNA and raw magnolia bark (RMB) and ging...
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Effect of fermentation bed on bacterial growth in the fermentation mattress material and cecum of ducks
The composition of microorganisms in the gastrointestinal tract is closely related to the intestinal microenvironments and the exterior growth environments of host. In this study, 16S rDNA sequencing technolog...
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The Arabidopsis KH-domain protein FLOWERING LOCUS Y delays flowering by upregulating FLOWERING LOCUS C family members
We identified FLY as a previously uncharacterized RNA-binding-family protein that controls flowering time by positively regulating the expression of FLC clade members.
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High throughput solid-phase screening of bacteria with cyclic amino alcohol deamination activity for enantioselective synthesis of chiral cyclic β-amino alcohols
To screening of bacteria with cyclic amino alcohol deamination activity for enantioselective synthesis of chiral cyclic β-amino alcohols.
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Phytohalomonas tamaricis gen. nov., sp. nov., an endophytic bacterium isolated from Tamarix ramosissima roots growing in Kumtag desert
A gram-stain-negative, aerobic, non-spore-forming, rod-shaped, non-motile bacterium strain R4HLG17T was isolated from Tamarix ramosissima roots growing in Kumtag desert. The strain grew at salinities of 0–16% (w/...
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Open AccessPurification and characterization of neutral protease from Aspergillus oryzae Y1 isolated from naturally fermented broad beans
The strain Y1, with a notably high production of neutral protease, was isolated from naturally fermented broad beans and subsequently identified as Aspergillus oryzae, through the analysis of its morphology chara...
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Halorubrum salsamenti sp. nov., a Novel Halophilic Archaeon Isolated from a Brine of Salt Mine
A non-motile, spherical or oval extremely halophilic archaeon, strain Y69T, was isolated from a brine of the Yunnan salt mine, China. Colonies on JCM 168 agar plate were round (1–2 mm in diameter), moist, and ora...
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Effects of aeration on metabolic profiles of Mortierella alpina during the production of arachidonic acid
To investigate the metabolic regulation against oxygen supply, comparative metabolomics was performed to explore the metabolic responses of Mortierella alpina in the process of arachidonic acid (ARA) production. ...
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Open AccessOptimization of medium compositions to improve a novel glycoprotein production by Streptomyces kanasenisi ZX01
Streptomyces kanasenisi ZX01 was found to produce a novel glycoprotein GP-1 previously, which was secreted into medium and had significant activity against tobacco mosaic virus. However, ...