Assessment of patient preferences for assisted reproductive technology in China: a discrete choice experiment by Lingli Zhang, Xin Li, Jiali Chen, Yanyan Liu, Yanjun Sun, Yuwen Bao, Xiaodan Qian, Kexing Fang, Bin Wan, Haixia Ding

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Macrophage P2X7 Receptor Function Is Reduced during Schistosomiasis: Putative Role of TGF-β1 by Suellen D’arc Santos Oliveira, Hayandra Ferreira Nanini, Luiz Eduardo Baggio Savio, Mariana Caldas Waghabi, Claudia Lucia Martins Silva, Robson Coutinho-Silva

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The MicroRNA-106a/20b Strongly Enhances the Antitumour Immune Responses of Dendritic Cells Pulsed with Glioma Stem Cells by Targeting STAT3 by Hui Zhou, Chengmei Sun, Cong Li, Shiting Hua, Feng Li, Ruichun Li, Dongpeng Cai, Yuxi Zou, Yingqian Cai, Xiaodan Jiang

“…Furthermore, the interactional binding sites between the 3′-untranslated region (3′-UTR) of STAT3 mRNA and miR-106a/20b were predicted by bioinformatics and verified by a dual-luciferase assay. …”
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HLA-C Alleles and Cytomegalovirus Retinitis in Brazilian Patients with AIDS by Tânia Gisela Biberg-Salum, Maria de Lourdes Veronese Rodrigues, Ana Paula Morais Fernandes, Neifi Hassan Salum Deghaide, Jayter Silva de Paula, Erick C. Castelli, Celso Teixeira Mendes-Junior, Eduardo Antonio Donadi

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Complete Genome Sequence and Comparative Genome Analysis of Variovorax sp. Strains PAMC28711, PAMC26660, and PAMC28562 and Trehalose Metabolic Pathways in Antarctica Isolates by Prasansah Shrestha, Jayram Karmacharya, So-Ra Han, Jun Hyuck Lee, Hyun Park, Tae-Jin Oh

“…The trehalose metabolic pathway was analyzed via bioinformatics tools, such as the dbCAN2 Meta server, Prokka annotation, Multiple Sequence Alignment, ANI calculator, and PATRIC database, which helped to predict trehalose biosynthesis and degradation genes’ involvement in the complete genome of Variovorax strains. …”
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Experimental evaluation of mechanically stabilized earth walls reinforced with glass fiber reinforced polymer bars embedded in marble waste-sand mixtures by Shabir Hussain, Irshad Ahmad, Irfan Jamil, Fasih Ahmed Khan, Mansoor Ullah, Saif ul Islam, Mudassir Iqbal, R. Nawaz

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Naming the untouchable – environmental sequences and niche partitioning as taxonomical evidence in fungi by Faheema Kalsoom Khan, Kerri Kluting, Jeanette Tångrot, Hector Urbina, Tea Ammunet, Shadi Eshghi Sahraei, Martin Rydén, Martin Ryberg, Anna Rosling

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Promising markers of CIMP+ colon tumors identified on the basis of TCGA data analysis by G. S. Krasnov, A. D. Beniaminov, R. A. Tychko, G. A. Puzanov, R. O. Novakovskiy, A. V. Kudryavtseva, A. A. Dmitriev

“…Then, the bisulfite conversion of DNA followed by cloning and sequencing was applied to examine the methylation status of CpG sites that were selected as the result of bioinformatics analysis. We observed a high methylation level (β­value = 0.3–0.9) of the CpG sites in the samples with simultaneous downregulation of all 4 genes and a low methylation level (β­value = 0.0–0.2) in the samples with the unchanged expression level of 4 genes and in histologically normal tissues. …”
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Integrative analysis of 5-methylcytosine associated signature in papillary thyroid cancer by Ying Ding, Xinying Li, Wenlong Wang, Lei Cai

“…This study aims to explore the regulation mechanism of m5C RNA methylation-related long noncoding RNAs (m5C-lncRNAs) in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). Bioinformatics analysis was used to investigate the role of m5C-lncRNAs in the prognosis and tumor immune microenvironment of PTC. …”
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Comparative analysis of NR and NiR gene families reveals nitrite formation mechanisms in two Toona species by Yi Wei, Jianhua Dai, Yanru Fan, Hengfu Yin, Jun Liu, Xiaojiao Han

“…In this study, we employed a comparative analysis of the NR and NiR gene families in T. sinensis and T. ciliata. By integrating bioinformatics and expression pattern assessments, we aimed to elucidate the underlying factors contributing to the variance in nitrate and nitrite levels between these two species. …”
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LncRNA SNHG17 Contributes to Proliferation, Migration, and Poor Prognosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Yue Luo, Junhao Lin, Jiakang Zhang, Zhenghui Song, Dayong Zheng, Fengsheng Chen, Xuefen Zhuang, Aimin Li, Xinhui Liu

“…However, the expression pattern and biological function of SNHG17 in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remain unclear. Bioinformatics analysis and qRT-PCR were performed to detect the expression pattern of SNHG17 in HCC tissues, adjacent nontumorous tissues, and cell lines. …”
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Metabolic deficiencies underlie reduced plasmacytoid dendritic cell IFN-I production following viral infection by Trever T. Greene, Yeara Jo, Carolina Chiale, Monica Macal, Ziyan Fang, Fawziyah S. Khatri, Alicia L. Codrington, Katelynn R. Kazane, Elizabeth Akbulut, Shobha Swaminathan, Yu Fujita, Patricia Fitzgerald-Bocarsly, Thekla Cordes, Christian Metallo, David A. Scott, Elina I. Zúñiga

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DNM3OS Enhances the Apoptosis and Senescence of Spermatogonia Associated with Nonobstructive Azoospermia by Providing miR-214-5p and Decreasing E2F2 Expression by Rui Hua, Qingjun Chu, Feiyan Guo, Qinjie Chen, Maocai Li, Xuan Zhou, Yongtong Zhu

“…The target microRNAs (miRNAs) of lncRNAs and the target mRNAs of miRNAs were predicted by a bioinformatics analysis. Functional studies performed using the CCK-8 assay, EdU incorporation assay, apoptosis detection, and senescence-associated β-galactosidase (SA-β-Gal) staining were conducted using GC-1 spg cells. …”
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<i>Lin28b-let-7</i> Modulates mRNA Expression of <i>GnRH1</i> Through Multiple Signaling Pathways Related to Glycolysis in GT1-7 Cells by Yujing Xie, Xin Li, Meng Wang, Mingxing Chu, Guiling Cao

“…Additionally, 77 differentially expressed miRNAs (DEMIs) in <i>Lin28b</i>-overexpressed GT1-7 cells were identified. Bioinformatics analysis and mRNA expression of the target genes of DEMIs revealed that the MAPK and PI3K-AKT-mTOR signaling pathways were key pathways that involved the regulatory effect of <i>Lin28b</i> on GnRH. …”
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Hypoxia signature derived from tumor-associated endothelial cells predict prognosis in gastric cancer by Ruiheng Wang, Ruiheng Wang, Guijun Liu, Guijun Liu, Ke Wang, Zhanglei Pan, Zhanglei Pan, Zhihua Pei, Xijiao Hu, Xijiao Hu

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Investigation of TGFβ1-Induced Long Noncoding RNAs in Endothelial Cells by Krishna K. Singh, Pratiek N. Matkar, Adrian Quan, Laura-Eve Mantella, Hwee Teoh, Mohammed Al-Omran, Subodh Verma

“…Of these 2,051 differentially expressed upregulated lncRNAs, MALAT1, which is known to be induced by TGFβ in endothelial cells, was the most (~220-fold) upregulated lncRNA. Bioinformatics analyses indicated that the differentially expressed upregulated mRNAs are primarily enriched in hippo signaling, Wnt signaling, focal adhesion, neuroactive ligand-receptor interaction, and pathways in cancer. …”
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Circ_0044516 Regulates miR-136/MAT2A Pathway to Facilitate Lung Cancer Development by Yue-Wei Chen, Qiu-Rong Du, Yu-Juan He, Wen-Shu Chen, Wen-Yang Jiang, Qi Gui, Cheng-Cheng Xu, Wei Wang, Hong-Yun Cheng

“…Mechanistically, in lung cancer and using bioinformatics, we demonstrated that circ_0044516 sponges miR-136 targeting MAT2A. …”
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Developing transcriptomic biomarkers for TAVO412 utilizing next generation sequencing analyses of preclinical tumor models by Ying Jin, Peng Chen, Huajun Zhou, Guangmao Mu, Simin Wu, Zhengxia Zha, Bin Ma, Chao Han, Mark L. Chiu, Mark L. Chiu

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Time Course of Upper Limb Function in Children with Unilateral Cerebral Palsy: A Five-Year Follow-Up Study by Katrijn Klingels, Sarah Meyer, Lisa Mailleux, Cristina Simon-Martinez, Jasmine Hoskens, Elegast Monbaliu, Geert Verheyden, Geert Verbeke, Guy Molenaers, Els Ortibus, Hilde Feys

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Successful Diagnosis of Sengers Syndrome Using a Comprehensive Genomic Analysis by Kohta Nakamura, Yukiko Yatsuka, Sachie Naito, Akira Hasegawa, Takeya Kasukawa, Atsushi Kondo, Yoshihito Kishita, Yohei Sugiyama, Takanori Onuki, Tomohiro Ebihara, Tomoko Tsuruoka, Takuya Fushimi, Akira Ohtake, Kei Murayama, Atsuko Imai‐Okazaki, Yasushi Okazaki

“…Methods We employed a comprehensive genomic analysis approach, including whole‐genome sequencing and RNA sequencing, combined with various bioinformatics tools. Results Our analysis successfully diagnosed Sengers syndrome in a patient by detecting a known pathogenic variant and a previously unreported large deletion involving the AGK gene in a segmental duplication. …”
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