Generation of donor organs in chimeric animals via blastocyst complementation by T. I. Babochkina, L. A. Gerlinskaya, M. P. Moshkin

“…The proposed technology is the interspecific blastocyst complementation method in combination with genomic editing for obtaining “free niches” and pluripotent stem cell production methods. …”
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Online resources on gene networks containing human and animal data by E. V. Ignatieva, D. A. Afonnikov, N. A.  Kolchanov

“…Gene networks are molecular genetic systems that ensure the formation of phenotypic characteristics of organisms (molecular, biochemical, structural, morphological, behavioral, etc.) based on  information encoded in their genomes. Reconstruction of gene networks provides a methodological basis for modern systems biology. …”
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The left amygdala is genetically sexually-dimorphic: multi-omics analysis of structural MRI volumes by Yuanyuan Gui, Geyu Zhou, Shuya Cui, Hongyu Li, Hui Lu, Hongyu Zhao

“…We also constructed polygenic risk scores (PRS) to investigate sex-specific genetic correlations between left amygdala volume and mental disorders (N = 25,576~105,318) of Psychiatric Genomics Consortium and other traits of UKB (N = 347,996). …”
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O Serogroup-Specific Touchdown-Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction for Detection and Identification of Vibrio cholerae O1, O139, and Non-O1/Non-O139 by Adisak Bhumiratana, Achiraya Siriphap, Nutsarin Khamsuwan, Jednipit Borthong, Kaknokrat Chonsin, Orasa Sutheinkul

“…The TMPCR amplification efficiency yields either equally or unequally detectable duplex DNA bands of the O1 (588 and 364 bp) and O139 (588 and 256 bp) or a DNA fragment of non-O1/non-O139 (588 bp) while providing no false positive identifications using the genomic DNA templates of the other vibrios and Enterobacteriaceae. …”
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Signatures of lower respiratory tract microbiome in children with severe community-acquired pneumonia using shotgun metagenomic sequencing by Ting-Yu Yen, Ching Hsu, Ni-Chung Lee, Chao-Szu Wu, Hsin Wang, Kuan-Yi Lee, Chia-Ray Lin, Chun-Yi Lu, Mo-Li Tsai, Tzu-Yu Liu, Che Lin, Chien-Yu Chen, Luan-Yin Chang, Feipei Lai, Li-Min Huang

“…Signatures of lower respiratory tract microbiome were compared between groups using an exact k-mer matching metagenomic analysis pipeline (Kraken 2) and a metagenome-assembled genomes pipeline (MetaWRAP). Results: Totally 66 children were enrolled, and 27 children were critical cases, and the rest were severe cases. …”
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Variability of morphological features and nuclear DNA content in haploids and doubled haploids of androgenic callus lines of rice (<I>Oryza sativa</I> L.) by M. V. Ilyushko, M. V. Skaptsov, M. V. Romashova

“…The theoretical possibility of the appearance of intraspecific variability among plants with a small number of chromosomes is considered. A scheme of genomic reorganization is proposed for such species: initial plant (2n) → aneuhaploid plants (n + 1) → megasporogenesis and microsporogenesis of the 0-n type, formation of fertile pollen (n + 1) → diploid plant (2n + 2). …”
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Polydomus karssenii gen. nov. sp. nov. is a dark septate endophyte with a bifunctional lifestyle parasitising eggs of plant parasitic cyst nematodes (Heterodera spp.) by Samad Ashrafi, Jan-Peer Wennrich, Yvonne Becker, Jose G. Maciá-Vicente, Anke Brißke-Rode, Matthias Daub, Torsten Thünen, Abdelfattah A. Dababat, Maria R. Finckh, Marc Stadler, Wolfgang Maier

“…Phylogenetic analyses using five genomic loci including ITSrDNA, LSUrDNA, SSUrDNA, rpb2 and tef1-α were carried out. …”
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Transcriptional regulatory network analysis identifies GRN as a key regulator bridging chemotherapy and immunotherapy response in small cell lung cancer by Seungyeul Yoo, Ayushi S. Patel, Sarah Karam, Yi Zhong, Li Wang, Feng Jiang, Ranran Kong, Sharon Bikvan, Wenhui Wang, Abhilasha Sinha, Charles A. Powell, Jun Zhu, Hideo Watanabe

“…In this study, we aimed to gain insights into those leveraging a recent surge in the field of SCLC genomics. We constructed a regulatory network for SCLC and identified granulin precursor (GRN) as a hub of EP response associated genes. …”
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Pathogen Detection and Resistome Analysis in Healthy Shelter Dogs Using Whole Metagenome Sequencing by Smriti Shringi, Devendra H. Shah, Kimberly Carney, Ashutosh Verma

“…Fecal samples from 58 healthy shelter dogs across 10 shelters in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia were analyzed using WMS. Genomic DNA was extracted, and bioinformatics analyses were performed to identify pathogens and ARGs. …”
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Differential expressed genes (DEGs) and differential alternative splicing genes (DASs) revealed the common pathologic mechanism of three bacterial pathogens to American eels (Angui... by Zihao Chen, Guanghua Sun, Songlin Guo

“…Gene Ontology (GO) enrichment analysis identified 23 common terms and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analysis highlighted 18 common pathways. …”
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Liver Expression of Sulphotransferase 2A1 Enzyme Is Impaired in Patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: Lack of the Response to Enhanced Expression of PXR by Ewa Wunsch, Marta Klak, Urszula Wasik, Malgorzata Milkiewicz, Malgorzata Blatkiewicz, Elzbieta Urasinska, Olivier Barbier, Dariusz Bielicki, Dimitrios P. Bogdanos, Elwyn Elias, Piotr Milkiewicz

“…PXR and SULT2A1 mRNA was analyzed in intestinal tissues from 22 PSC patients. Genomic DNA was isolated from blood of PSC patients (n=120) and an equal number of healthy volunteers. …”
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Genetic polymorphism of xenobiotic biotransformation genes, TNF-α and IL-4 in obstructive jaundice by A. A. Natalsky, S. V. Tarasenko, A. A. Nikiforov, O. V. Zaytsev, O. D. Peskov

“…Overall 54 patients were divided into three comparison groups: those with obstructive jaundice of benign etiology, with cholestasis due to malignancy and uncomplicated gallstone disease. Genomic DNA of patients obtained from blood leukocytes analysed with application of «DNK-ekspresskrov» reagent utilizing «SNP-ekspress-RV» device of LLC Research and production company «Litekh» (Moscow).Results. …”
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Network pharmacology combined with experimental verification for exploring the potential mechanism of phellodendrine against depression by Lili Hu, Na Wu, Jue Wang, Donghui Cai

“…The intersection targets between PHE and MDD were obtained to identify as targets for PHE against MDD, followed by protein–protein interaction network, Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway analyses. Molecular docking was applied to further confirm the anti-MDD effects of PHE. …”
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Transcriptomic and behavioral studies reveal that glutamate receptors are involved in depressive-like behavior in adult olive flounder Paralichthys olivaceus by Liangfang Liu, Tangsong Feng, Mengmeng Shi, Huafeng Zou, Weiqun Lu

“…The Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analysis revealed that ribosome, oxidative phosphorylation and glutamatergic synapse pathway were over-represented. …”
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QTL‐Based Evidence of Population Genetic Divergence in Male Territorial Aggressiveness of the Japanese Freshwater Threespine Stickleback by Haruka Yamazaki, Seiichi Mori, Osamu Kishida, Atsushi J. Nagano, Tomoyuki Kokita

“…Finally, we performed quantitative trait loci (QTL) analysis using an F2 hybrid cross between the two populations to identify the causal genomic regions contributing to the divergence in male territorial aggressiveness. …”
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Desmoglein-2 was a novel cancer-associated fibroblasts-related biomarker for oral squamous cell carcinoma by Jin Liu, Zhonghao Sun, Shihui Cao, Hao Dai, Ze Zhang, Jingtao Luo, Xudong Wang

“…Differentially expressed genes and Cox regression analyses were used to identify candidate genes, and their functions were evaluated using Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes enrichment analyses. The prognostic performance of the identified biomarker was evaluated using receiver operating characteristic analysis. …”
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Unique or not unique? Comparative genetic analysis of bacterial O-antigens from the Oxalobacteraceae family by S. D. Afonnikova, A. S. Komissarov, P. D. Kuchur

“…The variability of the physical structure is caused by the genomic variability of genes encoding O-antigen synthesis components. …”
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Sphingosine kinase 1 promotes M2 macrophage infiltration and enhances glioma cell migration via the JAK2/STAT3 pathway by Zihan Song, Zijun Zhao, Xuehua Liu, Yiran Song, Siyu Zhu, Ziyang Jia, Yijie Li, Zairan Wang, Boyu Sun, Qianxu Jin, Shiyang Zhang, Zongmao Zhao, Liqiang Liu

“…The correlation between SPHK1 and various cancer pathways was analyzed using the Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes (KEGG) analysis. The SPHK1 influence on glioma migration was examined using transwell and wound healing experiments. …”
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Decreased Spp1 Expression in Acute Myocardial Infarction after Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury by Ling Li, Jungang Huang, Zongkai Zhao, Zhuzhi Wen, Kang Li, Tianjiao Ma, Lisui Zhang, Junmeng Zheng, Shi Liang

“…In addition, Gene Ontology (GO) annotation and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analyses were performed to find the biological property of 449 RNAs from GSE83472 via the Database for Annotation, Visualization, and Integrated Discovery (DAVID). …”
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Comparative Metabolic Analysis of Different <i>Indica</i> Rice Varieties Associated with Seed Storability by Fangxi Wu, Yidong Wei, Yongsheng Zhu, Xi Luo, Wei He, Yingheng Wang, Qiuhua Cai, Huaan Xie, Guosheng Xie, Jianfu Zhang

“…The Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment analysis indicated that several biosynthesis pathways were involved in the observed metabolite differences, including alpha-linolenic acid metabolism, butanoate metabolism, and propanoate metabolism. …”
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