Specific detection of pigeon parvovirus with TaqMan real-time PCR technology by Cuiteng Chen, Chunhua Zhu, Shuyu Chen, Zhen Chen, Huanru Fu, YuYi Chen, Mengyan Zhang, Wenyu Zhang, Yu Huang, Longfei Cheng, Chunhe Wan

“…Recently, pigeon parvovirus (PiPV) was detected in the feces of wild urban pigeons. Owing to no specific detection platform for PiPV, studies on the epidemiology of PiPV are still a research gap. …”
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Jasmonic acid improves cadmium tolerance in rice (Oryza sativa) by reducing the production of nitric oxide by Ji Bo Yang, Hao Yu Wang, Jing Huang, Chuan Jin Shan, Jing Yan, Chong Wei Zhong, Die Hu, Qiang Zhang, Ren Fang Shen, Xiao Fang Zhu, Da Li Zeng

“…In this study, exposure to Cd stress rapidly elevated endogenous JA concentrations in rice roots, meanwhile, a mutant coleoptile photomorphogenesis 2 (cpm2) which produces less JA, was more sensitive to Cd stress than its wild type (WT). JA mitigated Cd toxicity by decreasing Cd absorption in root cell wall and shoot, which was achieved by up-regulating the expression of the Cd-chelation and efflux-related genes such as OsHMA3, OsABCG36 and OsCAL1; down-regulating the transcript level of the Cd uptake and translocation-related genes, including OsHMA2, OsCCX2, OsNRAMP1/5, and OsZIP5/7. …”
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From structure prediction to function: defining the domain on the African swine fever virus CD2v protein required for binding to erythrocytes by Ana Luisa Reis, Anusyah Rathakrishnan, Vlad Petrovan, Muneeb Islam, Lynnette Goatley, Katy Moffat, Mai Tuyet Vuong, Yuan Lui, Simon J. Davis, Shinji Ikemizu, Linda K. Dixon

“…An attenuated genotype I ASFV was constructed by replacing the wild-type EP402R gene for a mutant form expressing CD2v bearing a single amino acid substitution, which abrogated the binding to erythrocytes. …”
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Direct engulfment of synapses by overactivated microglia due to cadmium exposure and the protective role of Nrf2 by Siyao Li, Mingdan You, Chengjie Chen, Jingqi Fu, Yuanyuan Xu, Jingbo Pi, Yi Wang

“…Nrf2 knockout mice and wild-type mice were used to explore prolonged Cd exposure-induced synaptic damages, learning-memory impairments, and microglial activation. …”
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Developmental dysfunction in a preclinical model of Kcnq2 developmental and epileptic encephalopathy by Miaomiao Mao, Nikola Jancovski, Yafit Kushner, Lucas Teasdale, Phan Truong, Kun Zhou, Samuel Reid, Linghan Jia, Ye Htet Aung, Melody Li, Christopher A. Reid, Sean Byars, Ingrid Scheffer, Steven Petrou, Snezana Maljevic

“…In this study, we aimed to characterise a KCNQ2 variant (K556E) found in a female patient with DEE using a heterologous expression system and a knock-in mouse model. Methods: Wild-type KCNQ2 or K556E variant were expressed in Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cells (with or without KCNQ3) and their biophysical properties assessed using patch clamp recordings. …”
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Overexpression of <i>AtruLEA1</i> from <i>Acer truncatum</i> Bunge Enhanced <i>Arabidopsis</i> Drought and Salt Tolerance by Improving ROS-Scavenging Capability by Shaofeng Li, Huijing Meng, Yanfei Yang, Jinna Zhao, Yongxiu Xia, Shaoli Wang, Fei Wang, Guangshun Zheng, Jianbo Li

“…Overexpression of <i>AtruLEA1</i> resulted in enhanced tolerance of <i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i> to drought and salt stress and heightened the ABA sensitivity. Compared to wild-type (WT) plants, plants with overexpressed <i>AtruLEA1</i> exhibited increased activities of antioxidant enzymes under drought stress. …”
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Alpha-synuclein pathology enhances peripheral and CNS immune responses to bacterial endotoxins by Anna-Sophia Hartke, Cara S. Schreiber, Kristina Lau, Ivo Wiesweg, Inken Waltl, Ulrich Kalinke, Franziska Richter, Christopher Käufer

“…At 14 days post injection of LPS, aSyn expression was reduced in wild-type mice, indicating a specific response of the endogenous protein to the endotoxin. …”
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Biliary atresia susceptibility gene EFEMP1 regulates extrahepatic bile duct elastic fiber formation and mechanics by Kapish Gupta, Jessica Llewellyn, Emilia Roberts, Chengyang Liu, Ali Naji, Richard K. Assoian, Rebecca G. Wells

“…We examined extrahepatic bile duct structure and mechanics in three models: neonatal vs. adult rat ducts (n = 6 each), elastase-treated adult rat ducts (n = 6-7 each), and Efemp1+/- vs. wild-type mouse ducts (n = 6 each). Results: We demonstrated that fibulin-3 is expressed in the submucosa of both neonatal and adult mouse, rat and human extrahepatic bile ducts and that, in adult Efemp1+/- mouse ducts, elastin organization into fibers is decreased by approximately half. …”
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Enhancement of systemic and lung-localized CD4⁺ T-cell immune responses by truncation of NS1 protein of a seasonal live influenza vaccine strain by Polina I. Prokopenko, Ekaterina A. Stepanova, Victoria A. Matyushenko, Alexandra Ya. Rak, Anna K. Chistyakova, Arina D. Kostromitina, Tatyana S. Kotomina, Igor V. Kudryavtsev, Artem A. Rubinstein, Alexey S. Komlev, Larisa G. Rudenko, Irina N. Isakova-Sivak

“…Seven days after the second immunization, cells were isolated from spleen and lung tissues and stimulated with whole wild-type H1N1 influenza virus. Levels of systemic and tissue-resident cytokine-producing CD4+ and CD8+ memory T cells were assessed by intracellular cytokine staining assay with flow cytometry. …”
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Transfer of dysbiotic gut microbiota has beneficial effects on host liver metabolism by Simon Nicolas, Vincent Blasco‐Baque, Audren Fournel, Jerome Gilleron, Pascale Klopp, Aurelie Waget, Franck Ceppo, Alysson Marlin, Roshan Padmanabhan, Jason S Iacovoni, François Tercé, Patrice D Cani, Jean‐François Tanti, Remy Burcelin, Claude Knauf, Mireille Cormont, Matteo Serino

“…To investigate this question, we transferred caecal microbiota from either obese or lean mice to antibiotic‐free, conventional wild‐type mice. We found that transferring obese‐mouse gut microbiota to mice on normal chow (NC) acutely reduces markers of hepatic gluconeogenesis with decreased hepatic PEPCK activity, compared to non‐inoculated mice, a phenotypic trait blunted in conventional NOD2 KO mice. …”
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异氟醚通过醛糖还原酶改善线粒体功能保护脑缺血/再灌注损伤 by 蒋雯, 李杰, 黄燕, 孙景波, 邓敏贞, 蔡粤芳, Sookja Kim Chung, 程骁

“…方法醛糖还原酶（<italic>AR</italic>）基因敲除的小鼠（<italic>AR</italic>^-/-）及对照野生型小鼠（Wild-type，WT）随机分为WT-S组、WT-IR组、WT-IR+ISO组、<italic>AR</italic>^-/-+S组、<italic>AR</italic>^-/-+IR组、<italic>AR</italic>^-/-+IR+ISO组，每组6只。…”
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Tau oligomers impair memory and synaptic plasticity through the cellular prion protein by Claudia Balducci, Franca Orsini, Milica Cerovic, Marten Beeg, Beatrice Rocutto, Letizia Dacomo, Antonio Masone, Eleonora Busani, Ilaria Raimondi, Giada Lavigna, Po-Tao Chen, Susanna Leva, Laura Colombo, Chiara Zucchelli, Giovanna Musco, Nicholas M. Kanaan, Marco Gobbi, Roberto Chiesa, Luana Fioriti, Gianluigi Forloni

“…To investigate whether PrPC mediates TauO detrimental activities, we compared their effects on memory and synaptic plasticity in wild type (WT) and PrPC knockout (Prnp 0/0) mice. …”
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Protein kinases MpkA and SepH transduce crosstalk between CWI and SIN pathways to activate protective hyphal septation under echinocandin cell wall stress by Alexander G. Doan, Jessica E. Schafer, Casey M. Douglas, Matthew S. Quintanilla, Meredith E. Morse, Harley Edwards, Walker D. Huso, Kelsey J. Gray, JungHun Lee, Joshua K. Dayie, Steven D. Harris, Mark R. Marten

“…We observed a strong positive correlation between micafungin treatment and septum density in wild-type strains. This finding suggests that CWI activates SIN under cell wall stress, increasing septum density to protect against cell wall failure. …”
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Haploinsufficiency of PDE2A causes in mice increased exploratory behavior associated with upregulation of neural nitric oxide synthase in the striatum by Ana Gabriela de Oliveira do Rêgo, Francesca D'Amico, Vincenza D’Angelo, Silvia Cardarelli, Debora Cutuli, Davide Decandia, Eugenia Landolfo, Laura Petrosini, Manuela Pellegrini, Marcello D’Amelio, Nicola Biagio Mercuri, Mauro Giorgi, Giuseppe Sancesario

“…To address this gap, we studied behavioral characteristics and cerebral morpho-chemical changes of adult male heterozygous C57BL/6-PDE2A+/− (HET), and wild type C57BL/6-PDE2A+/+ (WT) mice.Behavioral functions of mice were evaluated by a wide test battery. …”
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Intratumor heterogeneity of EGFR expression mediates targeted therapy resistance and formation of drug tolerant microenvironment by Bassel Alsaed, Linh Lin, Jieun Son, Jiaqi Li, Johannes Smolander, Timothy Lopez, Pinar Ö. Eser, Atsuko Ogino, Chiara Ambrogio, Yoonji Eum, Tran Thai, Haiyun Wang, Eva Sutinen, Hilma Mutanen, Hanna Duàn, Nina Bobik, Kristian Borenius, William W. Feng, Behnam Nabet, Satu Mustjoki, Sanna Laaksonen, Benjamin K. Eschle, Michael J. Poitras, David Barbie, Ilkka Ilonen, Prafulla Gokhale, Pasi A. Jänne, Heidi M. Haikala

“…This study identifies clones of EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung tumors expressing low levels of both wild-type and mutant EGFR protein. These EGFR-low cells are intrinsically more tolerant to EGFR inhibitors, more invasive, and exhibit an epithelial-to-mesenchymal-like phenotype compared to their EGFR-high counterparts. …”
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Engineering a live-attenuated porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus vaccine to prevent RNA recombination by rewiring transcriptional regulatory sequences by Liwei Li, Jinxia Chen, Zhengda Cao, Ziqiang Guo, Jiachen Liu, Yanjun Zhou, Guangzhi Tong, Fei Gao

“…However, owing to the wide variety of live vaccines, non-standard use, and the wild viruses prevalent on pig farms, new strains, generated via RNA recombination, are continuously emerging. …”
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Evaluation of the Sterile Insect Technique for the Control of the Melon Fly (<i>Bactrocera cucurbitae</i>) Under Laboratory and Semi-Field Conditions in Sri Lanka by Muditha Nawarathne, Lahiru Udayanga, Hasini Ekanayake, Bader Alhafi Alotaib, Ananda Pathirage, Nayana Siriwardena, Athula Jayarathne, Hassan Ammouneh, Mohamed M. M. Najim, Abou Traore, Tharaka Ranathunge

“…The competitiveness of <i>B. cucurbitae</i> exposed to 70 Gy with respect to wild males was 0.56 under laboratory conditions, which reduced up to 0.5 in semi-field settings. …”
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Antimicrobial Resistance Profile and Biofilm Production of Microorganisms Isolated from Oropharynx of Rupornis magnirostris (Gmelin, 1788) and Caracara plancus (Miller, 1777) by Fernanda Alda da Silva, Sandrelli Meridiana de Fátima Ramos dos Santos Medeiros, Sérgio Dias da Costa-Junior, Ana Emília Medeiros Roberto, Sarah Brandão Palácio, Reginaldo Gonçalves de Lima-Neto, Rejane Pereira Neves, Carolina Peixoto Magalhães, José Eduardo Garcia, Isabella Macário Ferro Cavalcanti

“…Six R. magnirostris and six C. plancus maintained in Triage Center for Wild Animals (CETAS) facilities were studied. Coagulase-positive staphylococci (CoPS), enterobacteria, and yeasts were identified by the biochemical analysis or MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. …”
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Exploring the multifaceted roles of Sonneratia apetala and Nipa fruticans in coastal habitat restoration and bioactive properties discovery by Sabina Yasmine, Rezwana Zaman Proma, Md. Ripaj Uddin, Mohammad Saydur Rahman, Md. Hamedul Islam, Muhammad Abdullah Al Mansur, AHM Shofiul Islam Molla Jamal, Abu Yousuf, Md. Hasnain Mustak, Sarker Kamruzzaman, M. Mahboob Ali Siddiqi

“…Background: Sonneratia apetala and Nipa fruticans are mangrove species, perennial wild plants with significant therapeutic, ecological, and environmental value. …”
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Bubbling insights: unveiling the true sophorolipid biosynthetic pathway by Starmerella bombicola by Sophie L. K. W. Roelants, Stijn Bovijn, Elvira Bytyqi, Nicolas de Fooz, Goedele Luyten, Martijn Castelein, Thibo Van de Craen, Zhoujian Diao, Karolien Maes, Tom Delmulle, Maarten De Mol, Sofie L. De Maeseneire, Bart Devreese, Wim K. Soetaert

“…Bolaform sophorolipids are found in very small amounts in extracellular S. bombicola wild type broths as they are very efficiently converted into lactonic sophorolipids, while acidic sophorolipids build up as they cannot be converted. …”
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