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Open AccessHandling handles. Part II. Stratification and data analysis
In a previous work [1], we proposed an integrability setup for computing nonplanar corrections to correlation functions in ...
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Characterization of S-adenosylmethionine synthetases in soybean under flooding and drought stresses
Soybean is stress-sensitive crop that exhibits markedly reduced growth under flooding and drought conditions. Three S-adenosylmethionine synthetases (SAMs) proteins were identified as flooding and drought respons...
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Open AccessOverexpression of SMYD2 contributes to malignant outcome in gastric cancer
SET and MYND domain-containing protein 2 (SMYD2) is a lysine methyltransferase for histone H3, p53 and Rb and inhibits their transactivation activities. In this study, we tested whether SMYD2 (1q42) acts as a can...
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Open AccessPlasma microRNA profiles: identification of miR-25 as a novel diagnostic and monitoring biomarker in oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Recent studies have demonstrated that microRNAs are stably detectable in plasma/serum because of their binding to specific proteins or being packaged in secretory particles. This study was designed to detect n...
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Randomized clinical trial comparing lightweight or heavyweight mesh for mesh plug repair of primary inguinal hernia
The aim of this study was to assess whether the application of a lightweight mesh for mesh plug repair (MPR) for primary inguinal hernia could reduce chronic pain or other symptoms associated with the insertio...
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Hybrid Monte Carlo on Lefschetz thimbles — A study of the residual sign problem
We consider a hybrid Monte Carlo algorithm which is applicable to lattice theories defined on Lefschetz thimbles. In the algorithm, any point (field configuration) on a thimble is parametrized uniquely by the ...
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Open AccessClinical impact of circulating miR-18a in plasma of patients with oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Several recent studies demonstrated that microRNAs are stably detectable in plasma/serum. We tested whether miR-18a, which is located in the miR-17-92 cluster and reported to be highly expressed in tissues of ...
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Open AccessOverexpression of YWHAZ relates to tumor cell proliferation and malignant outcome of gastric carcinoma
Several studies have demonstrated that YWHAZ (14-3-3ζ), included in the 14-3-3 family of proteins, has been implicated in the initiation and progression of cancers. We tested whether YWHAZ acted as a cancer-promo...
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Open AccessClinical impact of circulating miR-221 in plasma of patients with pancreatic cancer
Several recent studies have demonstrated that microRNAs (miRNAs) are stably detectable in plasma/serum. We tested miR-221 and miR-375, which are frequently reported to be highly and poorly expressed in pancrea...
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Open AccessDetection of gastric cancer-associated microRNAs on microRNA microarray comparing pre- and post-operative plasma
Recently, it was reported that plasma microRNAs (miRNAs) are low-invasive useful biomarkers for cancer. We attempted to isolate gastric cancer (GC)-associated miRNAs comparing pre- and post-operative paired pl...
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Open AccessNovel diagnostic value of circulating miR-18a in plasma of patients with pancreatic cancer
Several recent studies have demonstrated that microRNAs (miRNAs) are stably detectable in the plasma/serum. We hypothesised that miR-18a in the plasma is a potential biomarker in patients with pancreatic cancer.
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Open AccessCirculating microRNAs in plasma of patients with oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Several recent studies demonstrated that microRNAs (miRNAs) are stably detectable in plasma/serum. We hypothesised that plasma miRNAs concentrations contributed to potential biomarkers in patients with oesopha...
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Prediction of postnatal outcomes in congenital diaphragmatic hernia using MRI signal intensity of the fetal lung
Prognostic prediction in prenatally diagnosed congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is needed. The aim of the study was to evaluate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) signal intensity of the fetal lung as a pred...
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Open AccessPrediction of CCND1 amplification using plasma DNA as a prognostic marker in oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma
We aimed to develop a new biomarker to predict cyclin D1 (CCND1) status using plasma DNA in oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) patients.
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Open AccessCirculating microRNAs in plasma of patients with gastric cancers
We examined plasma microRNA (miRNA) concentrations from patients with gastric cancers (GCs) to assess their clinical application for diagnosing and monitoring diseases.
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Plk1 regulates liver tumor cell death by phosphorylation of TAp63
We previously found that Plk1 inhibited the p53/p73 activity through its direct phosphorylation. In this study, we investigated the functional role of Plk1 in modulating the p53 family member TAp63, resulting ...
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Characterization of β-tubulin 4 regulated by gibberellins in rice leaf sheath
Tubulins are basic components of microtubules and are encoded by a multigene family in eukaryotes. The expression of OsTUB4, one of eight β-tubulin isotypes identified in the rice genome, was characterized. OsTUB...
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Proteomic analysis of bacterial blight defence signalling pathway using transgenic rice overexpressing thaumatin-like protein
Rice overexpressed thaumatin-like protein gene and the proteins from the leaf blades of 2-week-old transgenic rice seedlings were fractionated into cytosolic and membrane fractions, and separated by two-dimens...
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Proteome analysis of soybean hypocotyl and root under salt stress
To evaluate the response of soybean to salt stress, the related changes in protein expression were investigated using the proteomic approach. Soybean plants were exposed to 0, 50, 100, and 200 mM NaCl. Especia...
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Cold stress changes the concanavalin A-positive glycosylation pattern of proteins expressed in the basal parts of rice leaf sheaths
Post-translational modifications such as glycosylation are important for changing the properties and functions of proteins. To analyze the importance of glycosylation during cold stress in rice, a proteomics a...
