Responses of laying performance, eggshell quality, calcium, and phosphorus metabolism to feeding patterns and dietary available phosphorus levels in aged laying hens by Dan Shao, Liangji Liu, Haibing Tong

“…Additionally, feeding thrice a day significantly increased serum calcium content compared with feeding twice a day (P < 0.05), and feeding thrice a day significantly increased the calcium content of the eggshell, mRNA expression level of CaBP-D28k in the uterine compared with the other two feeding patterns (P < 0.05). …”
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Uncarboxylated osteocalcin induced miR-143-3p targets SP7 and activates PI3K/Akt signaling in TNBC cells to promote invasion and migration by Qian Du, Jiaojiao Xu, Miao Zhang, Jianhong Yang

“…In this study, we identified miR-143-3p as a significantly downregulated miRNA following GluOC treatment in TNBC cells. Notably, increased miR-143-3p has been linked to more favorable clinical outcomes in patients with TNBC. miR-143-3p expression has been shown to target and repress the expression of SP7. …”
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Identification of Target Genes of Antiarrhythmic Traditional Chinese Medicine Wenxin Keli by Yusi Yao, Yuhong Liu, Zhihuan Zeng, Yanqun Zhao, Tudi Li, Rong Chen, Rendan Zhang

“…MI, QT interval, heart rate, and arrhythmia were recorded, and the mRNA expression of target genes in myocardial tissues was detected by PCR. …”
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USP8‐Dependent Family Tyrosine Kinase Promotes the Malignant Progression of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Upregulating Protein Tyrosine Kinase 2 Expression by Yuechang Wu, Dubiao Xian, Yunzhong Liu, Ding Huang, Qingfeng Liu, Shubo Yang

“…Methods Quantitative real‐time polymerase chain reaction was used to assess the mRNA expression of FYN, while western blotting and immunohistochemistry (IHC) assays were performed to detect the protein expression of FYN, ubiquitin specific peptidase 8 (USP8) and protein tyrosine kinase 2 (PTK2). …”
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Resistance-Associated Substitutions (RAS) and Clinical Factors as Determinants of Sofosbuvir-Daclatasvir Treatment Outcomes in Chronic Hepatitis C Patients by Juferdy Kurniawan, Anugrah Dwi Handayu, Gita Aprilicia, Darlene Raudhatul Bahri, Irsan Hasan

“…The virus was examined for RAS by RNA sequencing before starting treatment. RAS mutations were determined through the cut-off value of RAS mutations that contributed in the successful therapy. …”
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Crucial Genes in Aortic Dissection Identified by Weighted Gene Coexpression Network Analysis by Hongliang Zhang, Tingting Chen, Yunyan Zhang, Jiangbo Lin, Wenjun Zhao, Yangyang Shi, Huichong Lau, Yang Zhang, Minjun Yang, Cheng Xu, Lijiang Tang, Baohui Xu, Jianjun Jiang, Xiaofeng Chen

“…The gene expression in peripheral mononuclear cells was profiled through next-generation RNA sequencing. Analyses including differential expressed gene (DEG) via DEGseq, weighted gene coexpression network (WGCNA), and VisANT were performed to identify crucial genes associated with AD. …”
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Regular Voluntary Exercise Potentiates Interleukin-1β and Interleukin-18 Secretion by Increasing Caspase-1 Expression in Murine Macrophages by Ken Shirato, Kazuhiko Imaizumi, Takuya Sakurai, Junetsu Ogasawara, Hideki Ohno, Takako Kizaki

“…Peritoneal macrophages from VE mice secreted considerably higher amounts of interleukin- (IL-) 1β and IL-18 than did cells from sedentary control (SC) mice in the presence and absence of LPS, although tumor necrosis factor-α and IL-10 secretion were comparable between both groups. The mRNA levels of these cytokines increased significantly in response to LPS; similar levels were noted in macrophages from both SC and VE mice. …”
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Volume-regulated anion channels conduct ATP in undifferentiated mammary cells and promote tumorigenesis in xenograft nude mouse by Kishio Furuya, Kishio Furuya, Hiroaki Hirata, Hiroaki Hirata, Takeshi Kobayashi, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Masahiro Sokabe, Masahiro Sokabe

“…Knockdown of the A isoform of leucine-rich repeat-containing protein 8 (LRRC8A), the essential molecular entity of VRACs, using shRNA suppressed the diffuse pattern. In the nude mouse xenograft model, LRRC8A knockdown suppressed the tumorigenesis of subcutaneously implanted breast cancer cells. …”
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CD133 ＋ 皮肤鳞状细胞癌细胞的增殖与自我更新和转移能力 by 汪思桦, 何诗敏, 韩建德, 陈木开

“…【结果】CD133 + Colo-16细胞表现出了显著更强的体外增殖、自我更新和浸润能力（P<0.05）； CD133 + 细胞中干性相关基因 CD44、SOX2 和 OCT4 的蛋白表达及对应的 mRNA 转录水平均高于 CD133 - 细胞 （P<0.05）；另外，CD133在日光性角化病、鲍温病和cSCC组织中表达呈逐步上调趋势。…”
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Reduced Activity of HDAC3 and Increased Acetylation of Histones H3 in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis by Yan Li, Mi Zhou, Xiuying Lv, Lina Song, Di Zhang, Yan He, Mian Wang, Xue Zhao, Xiaoqing Yuan, Guixiu Shi, Dashan Wang

“…The expression of class I HDACs in PBMCs from RA patients was decreased in both mRNA and protein levels in comparison with HCs. The nuclear HAT activities were dramatically increased. …”
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Potential risks of bacterial plant pathogens from thawing permafrost in the Alaskan tundra by Dockyu Kim, Mincheol Kim, Sungho Woo, Sungjin Nam, Nu Ri Myeong, Eungbin Kim, Yung Mi Lee

“…Bacterial abundance, measured by colony-forming units and 16S rRNA gene copies, distinctly increased in the T and P layers after thawing. …”
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Generation and characterization of the LINC01405 knockout human embryonic stem cell line by Yaping Xu, Hongchun Wu, Jingxiu Jiang, Lingqun Ye, Kaili Hao, Kunjun Han, Shijun Hu, Wei Lei, Zhikun Guo

“…Long Intergenic Non-Protein Coding RNA 1405 (LINC01405), with known elevated expression in muscle, has been linked to a number of musculo-skeletal conditions. …”
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Evaluation of Commercial Disinfectants against Staphylococcus lentus and Micrococcus spp. of Poultry Origin by Otun Saha, Nadira Naznin Rakhi, Arif Istiaq, Israt Islam, Munawar Sultana, M. Anwar Hossain, Md. Mizanur Rahaman

“…Conventional approaches and the 16S rRNA gene sequencing were performed to confirm the isolates at the species level along with microtiter biofilm assay to determine their biofilm-forming ability. …”
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Molecular Detection of Persistent Francisella tularensis Subspecies holarctica in Natural Waters by T. Broman, J. Thelaus, A.-C. Andersson, S. Bäckman, P. Wikström, E. Larsson, M. Granberg, L. Karlsson, E. Bäck, H. Eliasson, R. Mattsson, A. Sjöstedt, M. Forsman

“…Real-time PCR screening demonstrated the presence of F. tularenis lpnA sequences in 108 (32%) and 48 (20%) of the samples, respectively. The 16S rRNA sequences from those samples all grouped to the species F. tularensis. …”
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TRα1 mutant suppresses KLF9 to cause endometrial metaplasia with ectopic IL-33 expression leading to uterine fibrosis and infertility by Elijah Edmondson, Takahito Kimura, Eunmi Hwang, Minjun Kim, Andrew Warner, Yuelin Zhu, Li Zhao, Yanlin Yu, Xuguang Zhu, Maria Hernandez, Noemi Kedei, Sheue-yann Cheng

“…Histologically, there was progressive uterine atrophy in Thra1PV/+ mutant mice, characterized by squamous metaplasia of the endometrial mucosa and endometrial fibrosis. RNA-seq analysis of laser-captured micro-dissected endometrium and spatial transcriptomics revealed a key role for Krüppel-like factor (Klf9), a directly-regulated TR target gene, in normal endometrial differentiation. …”
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Genetics polymorphism of poplars from Moscow region based on high-throughput sequencing of ITS by E. V. Borkhert, G. S. Krasnov, N. L. Bolsheva, Р. Kezimana, O. Yu. Yurkevich, O. V. Muravenko, A. V. Kudryavtseva, N. V. Melnikova

“…The aim of our work was to evaluate the genetic diversity of poplars, which are growing on the territory of Moscow city by high-throughput sequencing of internal transcribed spacers of 45S rRNA genes (ITS sequences). Sequencing of ITS of 40 poplar plants was performed on Illumina platform (MiSeq) and about 3 000 reads were obtained for each sample in average. …”
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Umbilical Cord Tissue-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Induce T Lymphocyte Apoptosis and Cell Cycle Arrest by Expression of Indoleamine 2, 3-Dioxygenase by Xiuying Li, Zhuo Xu, Jinping Bai, Shuyuan Yang, Shuli Zhao, Yingjie Zhang, Xiaodong Chen, Yimin Wang

“…When cocultured with hUC-MSCs, T lymphocyte expression of caspase 3 was significantly increased, while Bcl2 and CDK4 mRNA expression decreased dramatically. Addition of 1-methyl tryptophan (1-MT), an IDO inhibitor, restored T lymphocyte proliferation, reduced apoptosis, and induced resumption of the cell cycle. …”
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<i>Pneumocystis</i> Pneumonia Severity Is Associated with Taxonomic Shifts in the Respiratory Microbiota by Valentina Del Prete, Antonia Piazzesi, Matteo Scanu, Francesca Toto, Stefania Pane, Federica Berrilli, Giovangiacinto Paterno, Lorenza Putignani, David di Cave

“…Here, we employed 16S rRNA metataxonomic sequencing to profile the respiratory microbiota of patients with mild-moderate and severe PCP. …”
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Enhancement of Growth, Antioxidant Activity, and Immunity in Nile Tilapia (<i>Oreochromis niloticus</i>) Through Recombinant <i>Bacillus subtilis</i> Expressing L-Gulonolactone Oxi... by Jirawadee Kaewda, Surintorn Boonanuntanasarn, Papungkorn Sangsawad, Pimpisut Manassila, Chatsirin Nakharuthai

“…HPLC and qRT-PCR analyses revealed elevated serum vitamin C and intestinal <i>GULO</i> mRNA levels in the BS+GULO group. A challenge test showed increased pro-inflammatory gene expression and immune response against <i>S. agalactiae</i> in the BS+GULO group, indicating improved antagonistic activity over wild-type <i>B. subtilis</i>.…”
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Polycystin-1 regulates tendon-derived mesenchymal stem cells fate and matrix organization in heterotopic ossification by Yi Li Xu, Mei Huang, Yang Zhang, Xin Ying Su, Min Huang, Nan Yu Zou, Yu Rui Jiao, Yu Chen Sun, Ling Liu, Yong Hua Lei, Chang Jun Li

“…First, we revealed that CTSK lineage TDMSCs are the major source of osteoblasts and fibroblasts in HO and are responsive to mechanical cues via single-cell RNA sequencing analysis and experiments with a lineage tracing mouse model. …”
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