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Targeting Magnaporthe oryzae effector MoErs1 and host papain-like protease OsRD21 interaction to combat rice blast
Effector proteins secreted by plant pathogenic fungi are important artilleries against host immunity, but there is no precedent of such effectors being explored as antifungal targets. Here we demonstrate that ...
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Open AccessEarly molecular events in the interaction between Magnaporthe oryzae and rice
Rice is a staple crop feeding more than 50% of the world’s population and, its sustainable production is crucial to the global food security. However, blast disease caused by the filamentous fungus Magnaporthe or...
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Open AccessCilostazol protects against degenerative cervical myelopathy injury and cell pyroptosis via TXNIP-NLRP3 pathway
Degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) is one of the most common and serious neurological diseases. Cilostazol has protective effects of anterior horn motor neurons and prevented the cell apoptosis. However, t...
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Mixed infections with new emerging viruses associated with jujube mosaic disease
Jujube is an economically important fruit tree and native to China. Viral disease is a new threat to jujube production, and several new viruses have been identified infecting jujube plants. During our field su...
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Open AccessBiodegradation of PET by the membrane-anchored PET esterase from the marine bacterium Rhodococcus pyridinivorans P23
Evidence for microbial biodegradation of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) has been reported, but little is known about the PET biodegradation process and molecular mechanism by marine microorganisms. Here, we ...
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Open AccessYoung SINEs in pig genomes impact gene regulation, genetic diversity, and complex traits
Transposable elements (TEs) are a major source of genetic polymorphisms and play a role in chromatin architecture, gene regulatory networks, and genomic evolution. However, their functional role in pigs and co...
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Open AccessTaming transposable elements in livestock and poultry: a review of their roles and applications
Livestock and poultry play a significant role in human nutrition by converting agricultural by-products into high-quality proteins. To meet the growing demand for safe animal protein, genetic improvement of li...
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Open AccessCandidatus Phytoplasma ziziphi encodes non-classically secreted proteins that suppress hypersensitive cell death response in Nicotiana benthamiana
Increasing evidence is proving the biological significance of the phytoplasma-secreted proteins. However, besides a few Sec-dependent secretory proteins, no other phytoplasma-secreted proteins have been report...
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Watermelon Root Exudates Enhance Root Colonization of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens TR2
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens TR2, one of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR), is capable of colonizing plant roots in a large population size. However, the interaction of watermelon root exudates and coloni...
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CircZNF367 suppresses osteogenic differentiation of human bone marrow mesenchymal stromal/stem cells via reducing HuR-mediated mRNA stability of LRP5
Osteoporosis is a highly prevalent disease characterized by bone mass loss and structural deterioration. There are evidences that altered differentiation of human bone marrow mesenchymal stromal/stem cells (hB...
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Open AccessDistinctive phosphorylation pattern during mitotic exit network (MEN) regulation is important for the development and pathogenicity of Magnaporthe oryzae
The mitotic exit network (MEN) pathway is a vital kinase cascade regulating the timely and correct progress of cell division. In the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae, the MEN pathway, consisting of conserved ...
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Gene deletion and constitutive expression of the pectate lyase gene 1 (MoPL1) lead to diminished virulence of Magnaporthe oryzae
Phytopathogenic fungi are known to secrete specific proteins which act as virulence factors and promote host colonization. Some of them are enzymes with plant cell wall degradation capability, like pectate lya...
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Open AccessTranscription factor UvMsn2 is important for vegetative growth, conidiogenesis, stress response, mitochondrial morphology and pathogenicity in the rice false smut fungus Ustilaginoidea virens
Transcription factors (TFs) play critical roles in the control of development and pathogenicity of phytopathogens by directly or indirectly regulating the expression of downstream genes. Here, we identified an...
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Open AccessRNA sequencing reveals transcriptomic changes in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) following NtCPS2 knockdown
Amber-like compounds form in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) during leaf curing and impact aromatic quality. In particular, cis-abienol, a polycyclic labdane-related diterpenoid, is of research interest as a precurso...
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Open AccessGIPC2 is an endocrine-specific tumor suppressor gene for both sporadic and hereditary tumors of RET- and SDHB-, but not VHL-associated clusters of pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma
Pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma (PPGL) is an endocrine tumor of the chromaffin cells in the adrenal medulla or the paraganglia. Currently, about 70% of PPGLs can be explained by germline or somatic mutations in...
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Open AccessSuppression of miR-330-3p alleviates DSS-induced ulcerative colitis and apoptosis by upregulating the endoplasmic reticulum stress components XBP1
This study aimed to explore the biological activities of miR-330-3p in dextan sulphate sodium (DSS)-induced ulcerative colitis and apoptosis and the direct target of miR-330-3p in this process. HT-29 cells and...
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The inhibitor of apoptosis protein MoBir1 is involved in the suppression of hydrogen peroxide-induced fungal cell death, reactive oxygen species generation, and pathogenicity of rice blast fungus
The inhibitor of apoptosis protein (IAP) family has been identified in a variety of organisms. All IAPs contain one to three baculoviral IAP repeat (BIR) domains, which are required for anti-apoptotic activity...
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Root-specific expression of rice OsHMA3 reduces shoot cadmium accumulation in transgenic tobacco
Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic trace element released into the environment by anthropogenic activities. Its release threatens the growth of plants and contaminates the food chain. Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) is a Cd ...
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Correction to: Pleiotropic roles of O-mannosyltransferase MoPmt4 in development and pathogenicity of Magnaporthe oryzae
In the original publication, Fig. 1 panel (b), the photo of MoPmt2-6 was incorrect. The correct Fig. 1 is shown below.
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Pleiotropic roles of O-mannosyltransferase MoPmt4 in development and pathogenicity of Magnaporthe oryzae
In fungi, O-mannosylation is one type of conserved protein modifications that add the carbohydrate residues to specific residues of target proteins by protein O-mannosyltransferases. Previously, three members of
