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Development of InDel markers based on chloroplast DNA for the identification of Ziziphus jujuba Mill. cultivars
Jujube (Ziziphus jujuba Mill.) is a plant belonging to the genus Ziziphus of the family Rhamnaceae. Z. jujuba is generally rich in nutrients—vitamin C, thiamin, and riboflavin—making it an excellent source of fun...
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Expression profiles of genes involved in sugar metabolism during fruit development and ripening of paprika (Capsicum annuum L.)
Paprika (Capsicum annuum L.) is a mild pepper with larger fruit and thicker fruit skin than common chilli and bell peppers. The process of fruit development in paprika is relatively more complex, including expans...
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De novo transcriptome assembly for the basal angiosperm Illicium anisatum provides insights into the biosynthesis of shikimate and neurotoxin anisatin
Illicium anisatum, an ancient angiosperm belonging to the ANITA grade, contains abundant plant metabolites with antimicrobial activity, including shikimate and sesquiterpene lactones (STLs) such as anisatin. The ...
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Open AccessMicrobe-Responsive Proteomes During Plant–Microbe Interactions Between Rice Genotypes and the Multifunctional Methylobacterium oryzae CBMB20
Rice is colonized by plant growth promoting bacteria such as Methylobacterium leading to mutually beneficial plant–microbe interactions. As modulators of the rice developmental process, Methylobacterium influence...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Fixing and Mechanizing the Security Proof of Fiat-Shamir with Aborts and Dilithium
We extend and consolidate the security justification for the Dilithium signature scheme. In particular, we identify a subtle but crucial gap that appears in several ROM and QROM security proofs for signature s...
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Open AccessSARS-COV-ATE risk assessment model for arterial thromboembolism in COVID-19
Patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection are at an increased risk of cardiovascular and thrombotic complications conferring an extremely poor prognosis. COVID-19 infection is known to be an independent risk factor f...
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Open AccessVenous thromboembolism in COVID-19 patients and prediction model: a multicenter cohort study
Patients with COVID-19 infection are commonly reported to have an increased risk of venous thrombosis. The choice of anti-thrombotic agents and doses are currently being studied in randomized controlled trials...
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Open AccessLong-read transcriptome sequencing provides insight into lignan biosynthesis during fruit development in Schisandra chinensis
Schisandra chinensis, an ancient member of the most basal angiosperm lineage which is known as the ANITA, is a fruit-bearing vine with the pharmacological effects of a multidrug system, such as antioxidant, anti...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Constant-Round Blind Classical Verification of Quantum Sampling
In a recent breakthrough, Mahadev constructed a classical verification of quantum computation (CVQC) protocol for a classical client to delegate decision problems in
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Development of genome-wide simple sequence repeat markers in Codonopsis lanceolata using next-generation sequencing
Codonopsis lanceolata is an herbaceous perennial plant predominantly cultivated in East Asia and used for medicinal purposes. However, genetic information of C. lanceolata is lacking. Therefore, we sequenced geno...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Round Efficient Secure Multiparty Quantum Computation with Identifiable Abort
A recent result by Dulek et al. (EUROCRYPT 2020) showed a secure protocol for computing any quantum circuit even without the presence of an honest majority. Their protocol, however, is susceptible to a “denia...
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Down-regulation of aryl hydrocarbon receptor intensifies carcinogen-induced retinal lesion via SOCS3-STAT3 signaling
The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) is a ligand-activated receptor that regulates the metabolism of several xenobiotics and participates in ocular inflammation. Although severe inflammation is a major risk of ...
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Open AccessEvaluation of polyembryony for genetic resources and efficacy of simple sequence repeat markers for the identification of nucellar and zygotic embryo-derived individuals in citrus
Many citrus cultivars have the polyembryony trait that develops many nucellar embryos alongside a single zygotic embryo in an individual seed by sporophytic apomixis. This unique botanical trait hinders citrus...
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Functional characterization of the β-amyrin synthase gene involved in platycoside biosynthesis in Platycodon grandiflorum
Platycodon grandiflorum A. DC. contains a variety of triterpene saponins induced from the base structure of oleanane-type in roots. The β-amyrin synthase (bAS) plays an important role in controlling the biosynthe...
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Open AccessReproducible and scalable purification of extracellular vesicles using combined bind-elute and size exclusion chromatography
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) play a pivotal role in cell-to-cell communication and have been shown to take part in several physiological and pathological processes. EVs have traditionally been purified by ultr...
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Open AccessaccD nuclear transfer of Platycodon grandiflorum and the plastid of early Campanulaceae
Campanulaceae species are known to have highly rearranged plastid genomes lacking the acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC) subunit D gene (accD), and instead have a nuclear (nr)-accD. Plastid genome information has been ...
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Expression analysis of ginsenoside biosynthesis-related genes in methyl jasmonate-treated adventitious roots of Panax ginseng via DNA microarray analysis
Many ginsenoside biosynthesis-related genes have been identified in Panax ginseng. However, there is no report of the analysis of changes in gene expression induced methyl jasmonic acid (MeJA) using DNA microarra...
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Preparation and Isolation of siRNA-Loaded Extracellular Vesicles
RNA interference (RNAi) has tremendous potential for specific silencing of disease-causing genes. Its clinical usage however critically depends on the development of carrier systems that can transport the RNAi...
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Open AccessCells release subpopulations of exosomes with distinct molecular and biological properties
Cells release nano-sized membrane vesicles that are involved in intercellular communication by transferring biological information between cells. It is generally accepted that cells release at least three type...
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KiwiPME1 encoding pectin methylesterase is specifically expressed in the pollen of a dioecious plant species, kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis)
Pectin methylesterases (PMEs) mediate demethylesterification of pectic polysaccharides such as homogalacturonan, a major component of the primary plant cell wall, in the apoplasm. The PMEs are implicated in a ...
