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Ultrasensitive electrochemical biosensors based on zinc sulfide/graphene hybrid for rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly contagious and fatal disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). In general, the diagnostic tests for COVID-19 are based ...
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Open AccessComprehensive genomic analysis of the DUF4228 gene family in land plants and expression profiling of ATDUF4228 under abiotic stresses
Domain of unknown function (DUF) proteins represent a number of gene families that encode functionally uncharacterized proteins in eukaryotes. The DUF4228 gene family is one of these families in plants that has n...
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Open AccessDevelopment of Agrobacterium-mediated transient expression system in Caragana intermedia and characterization of CiDREB1C in stress response
The Agrobacterium-mediated transient transformation is a versatile and indispensable way of rapid analyzing gene function in plants. Despite this transient expression system has been successfully applied in a num...
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Open AccessGenome-wide Identification of PP2C Genes and Their Expression Profiling in Response to Drought and Cold Stresses in Medicago truncatula
Type 2 C protein phosphatases (PP2Cs) represent the major group of protein phosphatases in plants and play important roles in various plant processes. In this study, 94 MtPP2C genes were identified from Medicago ...
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Open AccessEnhanced 2-keto-l-gulonic acid production by applying l-sorbose-tolerant helper strain in the co-culture system
2-Keto-l-gulonic acid (the precursor of vitamin C) is bio-converted from l-sorbose by mixed fermentation of Ketogulonicigenium vulgare and a helper strain. The helper strain promotes the conversion of 2-KLG by en...
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Open AccessIdentification of the WRKY gene family and functional analysis of two genes in Caragana intermedia
WRKY transcription factors, one of the largest families of transcriptional regulators in plants, play important roles in plant development and various stress responses. The WRKYs of Caragana intermedia are still ...
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Open AccessUltrafast Microwave Nano-manufacturing of Fullerene-Like Metal Chalcogenides
Metal Chalcogenides (MCs) have emerged as an extremely important class of nanomaterials with applications ranging from lubrication to energy storage devices. Here we report our discovery of a universal, ultraf...
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Open AccessTwo NAC transcription factors from Caragana intermedia altered salt tolerance of the transgenic Arabidopsis
Plants are continuously challenged by different environment stresses, and they vary widely in their adjustability. NAC (NAM, ATAF and CUC) transcription factors are known to be crucial in plants tolerance resp...
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Open AccessEffect of NaCl on leaf H+-ATPase and the relevance to salt tolerance in two contrasting poplar species
During a 30-day period of increasing salinity, we examined the effects of NaCl on leaf H+-ATPase and salinity tolerance in 1-year-old plants of Populus euphratica Oliv. (salt resistant) and P. popularis 35–44 (P....
