Molecular investigation of how drought stress affects chlorophyll metabolism and photosynthesis in leaves of C3 and C4 plant species: A transcriptome meta-analysis by Shima Karami, Behrouz Shiran, Rudabeh Ravash

“…In this study, we analyzed RNA-seq data from leaves of common wheat (Triticum aestivum) and sorghum (Sorghum bicolor), as representatives of C3 and C4, using a meta-analysis approach to investigate the photosynthesis-related genes involved in the response to drought stress. …”
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Human epididymis protein 4-annexin II binding promotes aberrant epithelial-fibroblast crosstalk in pulmonary fibrosis by Weishuai Zheng, Menglin Zou, Xingxing Hu, Han Gao, Weiwei Song, Qinhui Hou, Yuan Liu, Zhenshun Cheng

“…Finally, intratracheal administration of HE4 shRNA lentivirus protects mice against BLM-induced PF. …”
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Phylogeny of Flavobacteria Group Isolated from Freshwater Using Multilocus Sequencing Analysis by Seyoung Mun, Jungnam Lee, Siwon Lee, Kyudong Han, Tae-Young Ahn

“…Sequence analysis of the 16S rRNA gene has been widely used for the classification of microorganisms. …”
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Differential Expression of Matrix Metalloproteases in Human Fibroblasts with Different Origins by Diana Lindner, Christin Zietsch, P. Moritz Becher, Karsten Schulze, Heinz-Peter Schultheiss, Carsten Tschöpe, Dirk Westermann

“…Interestingly, we found major differences in basal mRNA expression especially for MMP1 and MMP3. Moreover, we treated fibroblasts with TNF-α and observed different alterations under these proinflammatory conditions. …”
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Preliminary results of open comparative randomized study PHG-M3/P01-09 «ORION» on application of «Phosphogliv» in combined therapy of chronic hepatitis C by M. V. Mayevskaya

“…Analysis of cases with rapid virologic response (absence of HCV RNA or its level less than 750 copies/ml) within 4 wks of treatment has shown, that only the group phosphogliv/standard interferon α-2b/ribavirin included 3 such cases and that was especially important – all had the 1-st virus genotype. …”
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The Protective Effect of Lidocaine on Septic Rats via the Inhibition of High Mobility Group Box 1 Expression and NF-κB Activation by Huan-Liang Wang, Yan-Qiu Xing, Ying-Xue Xu, Fei Rong, Wei-Fu Lei, Wen-Hua Zhang

“…The mechanism was relative to the inhibitory effect of lidocaine on the mRNA expression level of HMGB1 in multiple organs, release of HMGB1 to plasma, and activation of NF-κB.…”
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Changes in Metabolic Regulation and the Microbiota Composition after Supplementation with Different Fatty Acids in db/db Mice by Beatriz Elina Martínez-Carrillo, Talia Mondragón-Velásquez, Ninfa Ramírez-Durán, José Félix Aguirre-Garrido, Roxana Valdés-Ramos, Ana Laura Guadarrama-López, Arturo Castillo-Cardiel

“…The lipid, hormonal profiles, and composition of the culture-dependent microbiota and the phylogenetic analysis based on the 16S rRNA gene sequencing were determined for identification of the intestinal microbiota. …”
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Effect of symbiont-targeted control of Halyomorpha halys on the co-occurring pentatomid community by Sofia V. Prieto, Bianca Orrù, Elena Gonella, Alberto Alma

“…Their symbionts were identified as allied to the genus Pantoea through 16S rRNA gene sequencing and also other bacteria were detected in the V4 ventricle of the midgut. …”
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An Interactive Database of Cocaine-Responsive Gene Expression by Willard M. Freeman, Kathryn E. Dougherty, Sally E. Vacca, Kent E. Vrana

“…The database is limited to statistically significant changes in mRNA or protein expression after cocaine administration. …”
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Colonization of a Central Venous Catheter by the Hyaline Fungus Fusarium solani Species Complex: A Case Report and SEM Imaging by Alberto Colombo, Giuseppe Maccari, Terenzio Congiu, Petra Basso, Andreina Baj, Antonio Toniolo

“…Gene amplification and direct sequencing of the fungal ITS1 rRNA region and the EF-1alpha gene confirmed the isolate as belonging to the Fusarium solani species complex. …”
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Posttranscriptional Suppression of Lipopolysaccharide-Stimulated Inflammatory Responses by Macrophages in Middle-Aged Mice: A Possible Role for Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 2α by Ken Shirato, Kazuhiko Imaizumi

“…Although LPS-stimulated secretion of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) by the macrophages from middle-aged mice was significantly lower than that from young mice, LPS caused marked increases in levels of TNF-α mRNA in macrophages from middle-aged as well as young mice. …”
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Identification and Validation of a Potential Stemness-Associated Biomarker in Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Yangyang Zhang, Ruike Zhang, Lingxiu Zeng, Haizhou Wang, Ruyi Peng, Meng Zhang, Hailin Zhang, Zhenwei Yang, Liping Gao, Meng Wang, Jing Liu

“…The data of HCC patients from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) were collected and divided based on the mRNA expression-based stemness index (mRNAsi) in this study. …”
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Functionalized oligonucleotides, synthetic catalysts as enzyme mimics by Chardet, Crystalle, Serres, Sandra, Payrastre, Corinne, Escudier, Jean-Marc, Gerland, Béatrice

“…We will exemplify the development of FuON either presenting RNA-cleaving activity or acting as peroxidase or protease mimics and discuss the impact of the introduced modifications.…”
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XRCC5 VNTR, XRCC6 -61C>G, and XRCC7 6721G>T Gene Polymorphisms Associated with Male Infertility Risk: Evidences from Case-Control and In Silico Studies by Danial Jahantigh, Abasalt Hosseinzadeh Colagar

“…The XRCC7 6721G>T gene polymorphism occurred in an acceptor-splicing site, but this polymorphism has no severe modification on XRCC7 mRNA splicing. Our results indicate the association of XRCC5 VNTR, XRCC6 -61C>G, and XRCC7 6721G>T gene polymorphisms with male infertility in Iranian men.…”
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Therapeutic potential of SOX family transcription factors in osteoarthritis by Yue Huang, Zhuo Wang

“…The regulation of the WNT signalling pathway, Nrf2/ARE signalling pathway, NF-κB signalling pathway and SOX9 is implicated in the emergence of osteoarthritis. Non-coding RNA may play a role in the onset and progression of osteoarthritis by modulating various SOX family members, including SOX2, SOX4, SOX5, SOX6, SOX8, SOX9 and SOX11.Conclusion SOX9 has the capability of mitigating the onset and progression of osteoarthritis through means such as medication therapy, stem cell therapy, recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) vector therapy, physical therapy and other approaches.…”
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Modern vaccines and coronavirus infections by Yu. A. Belikova, Yu. V. Samsonov, E. V. Abakushina

“…This review is on recent advances in the development of new generation vaccines, as well as those developed using earlier time-tested technologies: live attenuated vaccines, inactivated vaccines, recombinant vaccines, subunit vaccines, virus-like particle-based vaccines, synthetic peptide vaccines, DNA vaccines and mRNA vaccines. However, many infections are still not preventable with the currently available vaccines and they represent a major cause of mortality worldwide — for example, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus, middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 that causes coronavirus disease 2019 — COVID-19. …”
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Efficiency of pH-Sensitive Fusogenic Polymer-Modified Liposomes as a Vaccine Carrier by Shinobu Watarai, Tana Iwase, Tomoko Tajima, Eiji Yuba, Kenji Kono

“…In spleen lymphocytes from mice immunized with OVA-containing SucPG-modified liposomes, both IFN-γ-(Th1-type-) and IL-4-(Th2 type-) specific mRNA were detected. Moreover, substantial production of IFN-γ and IL-4 was demonstrated in spleen cells from OVA-containing SucPG-modified liposomes in vitro. …”
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Identification of a Novel PPAR Signature for Predicting Prognosis, Immune Microenvironment, and Chemotherapy Response in Bladder Cancer by Ke Zhu, Wen Deng, Hui Deng, Xiaoqiang Liu, Gongxian Wang, Bin Fu

“…The purpose of this study is to comprehensively investigate the function and prognostic value of PPAR-targeted genes in BLCA. Methods. The RNA sequencing data and clinical information of BLCA patients were acquired from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA). …”
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A Systematic Pan-Cancer Analysis of YY1 Aberrations and their Relationship with Clinical Outcome, Tumor Microenvironment, and Therapeutic Targets by Xinghao Fu, Feihong Ji, Qi He, Xinguang Qiu

“…In addition, the functional mechanism of YY1 also involves viral carcinogenesis and ribonucleic acid (RNA) metabolism related functions. Our first pan-cancer analysis offers a pretty comprehensive knowledge of YY1’s oncogenic involvement in various cancers.…”
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The Efficacy of On-Site Integration Screening and Microelimination Programs for Chronic Hepatitis C in a Detection Center: A Comparison of the Treatment Outcomes and Characteristic... by Hsuan-Yuan Chang, Su-Hung Wang, Hsing-Tao Kuo, Ming-Jen Sheu, I-Che Feng, Chung-Han Ho, Jui-Yi Chen, Chi-Shu Sun, Chi-Hsing Chen, Cheng-Yi Lin, Chun-Chi Yang

“…The patients in the two groups did not differ significantly in terms of age, FIB-4 score, HCV RNA, HBV coinfection, hemogram findings, coagulation profiles, and renal function tests. …”
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