Cannabidiol Ameliorates Doxorubicin-Induced Myocardial Injury via Activating Hippo Pathway by Dong T, Li J, Liang X, Wang W, Chen M, Yang G, Wu D

“…Western blotting was used to investigate the regulatory effects of CBD on the Hippo and apoptosis-related pathways.Results: Bioinformatic analysis suggested that the Hippo pathway was a crucial pathway involved in DOX-induced myocardial injury. …”
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Glutamine missense suppressor transfer RNAs inhibit polyglutamine aggregation by Rasangi Tennakoon, Teija M.I. Bily, Farah Hasan, Sunidhi Syal, Aaron Voigt, Tugce B. Balci, Kyle S. Hoffman, Patrick O’Donoghue

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Functional Characterization of the <i>PoWHY1</i> Gene from <i>Platycladus orientalis</i> and Its Role in Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Transgenic <i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i> by Chun Ou, Zhiyu Dong, Xudong Zheng, Wenhui Cheng, Ermei Chang, Xiamei Yao

“…Here, the <i>PoWHY1</i> gene was analyzed bioinformatically using <i>P. orientalis</i> as study material, and the role of the gene against abiotic stress conditions in <i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i> was verified using transgenic technology. …”
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Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of bHLH-MYC Family Genes from Mustard That May Be Important in Trichome Formation by Jianzhong Li, Guoliang Li, Caishuo Zhu, Shaoxing Wang, Shifan Zhang, Fei Li, Hui Zhang, Rifei Sun, Lingyun Yuan, Guohu Chen, Xiaoyan Tang, Chenggang Wang, Shujiang Zhang

“…In this study, a total of 45 bHLH-MYC transcription factors were identified within the <i>Brassica juncea</i> genome, and a comprehensive series of bioinformatic analyses were conducted on their structures and properties: an examination of protein physicochemical properties, an exploration of conserved structural domains, an assessment of chromosomal positional distributions, an analysis of the conserved motifs, an evaluation of the gene structures, microsynteny analyses, three-dimensional structure prediction, and an analysis of sequence signatures. …”
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Development of delayed pulmonary toxicities and transcriptional changes in pre-existing interstitial lung disease mice after partial thoracic irradiation by Jiamei Fu, Xinglong Liu, Yuchuan Zhou, Shengnan Zhao, Liang Zeng, Yan Pan, Jianghong Zhang, Kevin M. Prise, Chunlin Shao, Yaping Xu

“…The histological phenotypes manifested exudative predominated DAD phase in the early phase and proliferating DAD pattern in the late phase. Bioinformatic analysis showed signaling pathways relevant to immune cell migration, epithelial cell development, and extracellular structure organization were commonly activated in different models. …”
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A concept of natural genome reconstruction. Part 2. Effect of extracellular double-stranded DNA fragments on hematopoietic stem cells by V. S. Ruzanova, S. G. Oshikhmina, A. S. Proskurina, G. S. Ritter, S. S. Kirikovich, E. V. Levites, Y. R. Efremov, T. V. Karamysheva, M. I. Meschaninova, A. L. Mamaev, O. S. Taranov, A. S. Bogachev, S. V. Sidorov, S. D. Nikonov, O. Y. Leplina, A. A. Ostanin, E. R. Chernykh, N. A. Kolchanov, E. V. Dolgova, S. S. Bogachev

“…It is known that the process of internalization of extracellular DNA fragments involves glycocalyx structures, which include glycoproteins/protein glycans, glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored proteins and scavenger receptors. The bioinformatic analysis conducted indicates that the main surface marker proteins of hematopoietic stem cells belong to the indicated groups of factors and contain specific DNA binding sites, including a heparin-binding domain and clusters of positively charged amino acid residues. …”
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Whole genome sequencing of a novel carrageenan-degrading bacterium Photobacterium rosenbergii and oligosaccharide preparation by Jing Chen, Jing Chen, Runmin Chen, Kit-Leong Cheong, Zhuo Wang, Rui Li, Xuejing Jia, Qiaoli Zhao, Xiaofei Liu, Bingbing Song, Saiyi Zhong, Saiyi Zhong

“…The pure culture of strain GDSX-4 was further subjected to bacterial genome sequencing assembly and bioinformatic analysis. Specifically, homology group cluster (COG) annotation, CAZy (carbohydrate-active enzyme) database annotation and CAZyme genome clusters (CGCs) annotation were utilized to identify potential polysaccharide degradation functions. …”
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Long non-coding RNA Malat1 modulates CXCR4 expression to regulate the interaction between induced neural stem cells and microglia following closed head injury by Qin Dong, Pengyu Chen, Wenqiao Qiu, Zhijun Yang, Yanteng Li, Yuhui Zhou, Lili Guo, Dan Zou, Ruxiang Xu, Mou Gao

“…Methods We performed bioinformatic analysis to detect the differentially expressed genes in iNSCs after co-cultured with LPS-activated microglia. …”
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Safeguarding and using global banana diversity: a holistic approach by Ines Van den houwe, Rachel Chase, Julie Sardos, Max Ruas, Els Kempenaers, Valentin Guignon, Sebastien Massart, Sebastien Carpentier, Bart Panis, Mathieu Rouard, Nicolas Roux

“…The evaluation of desirable agronomic traits inherent in Musa spp. are investigated by a high-throughput phenotyping platform, which helps breeding programs to select cultivars resistant or tolerant to biotic and abiotic stresses. Genomic and bioinformatic studies of several banana wild relatives greatly enhance our understanding of Musa genetic diversity, links to important phenotypic traits and bring new methods for management of the collection. …”
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Preliminary evidence of immune infiltration and neutrophil degranulation in peripheral blood of non-obese OSA patients related to cognitive decline by Qingqing Liu, Yanru Ou, Ting Liu, Yuming He, Xiangming Quan, Ruoyun Ouyang, Zhihui Shi

“…The differentially expressed genes were identified by bioinformatic analysis and confirmed by PCR. Imbalanced immune cell proportions were assessed by Cibersort. …”
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Tousled-like kinase loss confers PARP inhibitor resistance in BRCA1-mutated cancers by impeding non-homologous end joining repair by Min-ah Kim, Banseok Kim, Jihyeon Jeon, Jonghyun Lee, Hyeji Jang, Minjae Baek, Sang-Uk Seo, Dongkwan Shin, Anindya Dutta, Kyung Yong Lee

“…Cell viability assays were conducted to evaluate resistance to PARP inhibitors. Additionally, bioinformatic analyses of public databases were performed to investigate the association between TLK expression and BRCA1 status. …”
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Low Frequency of MKRN3 and DLK1 Variants in Chinese Children with Central Precocious Puberty by Ting Chen, Linqi Chen, Haiying Wu, Rongrong Xie, Fengyun Wang, Xiuli Chen, Hui Sun, Fei Xiao

“…We also performed bioinformatic analysis to evaluate the impact of variants on MKRN3 protein structures, which showed that Ile357Met locates at the zinc-binding region (C3HC4 RING finger motif), while Glu380Lys is spatially extremely close to the C3HC4 RING finger, MKRN-specific Cys-His domain, and the third C3H1 zinc-finger motif region. …”
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Integrating rapamycin with novel PI3K/Akt/mTOR inhibitor microRNAs on NOTCH1-driven T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) by Fateme Arjmand, Samaneh Shojaei, Mitra Khalili, Hossein Dinmohammadi, Behzad Poopak, Samira Mohammadi-Yeganeh, Yousef Mortazavi

“…This study aimed to investigate the combined effects of rapamycin and miRNAs in inhibiting the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway in T-ALL cells. Methods: Bioinformatic algorithms were used to find miRNAs that inhibit the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway. …”
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An ensemble machine learning-based performance evaluation identifies top In-Silico pathogenicity prediction methods that best classify driver mutations in cancer by Subrata Das, Vatsal Patel, Shouvik Chakravarty, Arnab Ghosh, Anirban Mukhopadhyay, Nidhan K. Biswas

“…Despite the presence of numerous bioinformatic algorithms for estimating mutation pathogenicity, there is significant variation in their assessments. …”
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IQUB mutation induces radial spoke 1 deficiency causing asthenozoospermia with normal sperm morphology in humans and mice by Tingwenyi Hu, Xiangrong Tang, Tiechao Ruan, Shunhua Long, Guicen Liu, Jing Ma, Xueqi Li, Ruoxuan Zhang, Guoning Huang, Ying Shen, Tingting Lin

“…Protein mass spectrometry, western blotting, and bioinformatic analyses were performed to identify critical components of mammalian RS1 to model its structure and explore the pathological mechanism of IQUB deficiency. …”
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To Develop Biomarkers for Diabetic Nephropathy Based on Genes Related to Fibrosis and Propionate Metabolism and Their Functional Validation by Sha Li, Jingshan Chen, Wenjing Zhou, Yonglan Liu, Di Zhang, Qian Yang, Yuerong Feng, Chunli Cha, Li Li, Guoyong He, Jun Li

“…The drug–gene network contained UROKINASE–PLG, ATENOLOL–AGT, and other interaction relationship pairs. Via bioinformatic analyses, the risk of fibrosis and propionate metabolism-related biomarkers in DN were explored, thereby providing novel ideas for research related to DN diagnosis and treatment.…”
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EHMT2‐mediated R‐loop formation promotes the malignant progression of prostate cancer via activating Aurora B by Yuyang Zhang, Mingqin Su, Yiming Chen, Li Cui, Wei Xia, Renfang Xu, Dong Xue, Xiansheng Zhang, Xingliang Feng

“…Consequently, understanding how tumours adapt to CIN is critical for identifying novel therapeutic targets. Methods Bioinformatic analyses were conducted to identify genes overexpressed in PCa tissues using The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and GEO datasets. …”
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Elucidating the pharmacological foundations and mechanisms of the Sihai Shuyu formula in treating Graves’ disease through integrated serum metabolomics and network pharmacology wit... by Xiaoju Liu, Xingjia Li, Wenbin Huang, Yifan Cui, Fengyun Cheng, Guofang Chen, Guofang Chen, Xiaodong Mao, Chao Liu, Chao Liu, Shuhang Xu

“…A comprehensive analysis of the multi-level bioinformatic analysis, including protein-protein interactions (PPI) and functional pathways of the targets, was conducted, followed by verification through immunohistochemistry (IHC) to clarify SHSY’s pharmacological basis and action mechanisms in treating GD.ResultsAfter 8 weeks of treatment, SHSY significantly reduced serum T4 and TRAb levels in GD mice and enhanced the morphology of thyroid tissues. …”
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Celastrol promotes DNA damage and apoptosis in uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma via promotion of KAT2B-mediated RBPJ acetylation and repression of MCM4 transcription by Lipeng Pei, Yan Zhu, Wenpeng Li, Bin Xu, Jingli Sun

“…We determined tumor growth in xenograft nude mice. Bioinformatic analysis, protein coimmunoprecipitation (Co-IP), luciferase assay, cell experiments were performed to reveal the relationship of Celastrol/KAT2B/RBPJ/MCM4 in UCEC. …”
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Nisin A-producing Lactococcus cremoris formulations for pre- and post-milking teat disinfection modulate the bovine milk microbiota by Alessandra Gazzola, Camilla Ceccarani, Bianca Castiglioni, Filippo Biscarini, Stefano Morandi, Tiziana Silvetti, Renata Piccinini, Milena Brasca, Paola Cremonesi

“…Microbial communities were investigated by cultural and sequence-based methods, and analyzed through bioinformatic and statistical approaches. Results Clear differences in bacterial community composition were observed among groups, with higher species richness in TR, especially of Staphylococcus, Enterococcus, Lactococcus, and Streptococcus genera. …”
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