Exploring effector protein dynamics and natural fungicidal potential in rice blast pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae. by Jannatul Ferdousy, Tanjin Barketullah Robin, Mst Sanjida Nasrin, Istiak Ahmed, Tawsif Hossain, Md Mehedi Hasan, Mehrab Hassan Soaeb, Md Ahsanul Tamim, Nusrat Jahan Yeasmin, Ummay Habiba, Nadim Ahmed, Nurul Amin Rani, Md Shishir Bhuyian, Suvarna N Vakare, Abu Tayab Moin, Rajesh B Patil, Mohammad Shahadat Hossain

“…Rice blast, caused by Magnaporthe oryzae, is one of the most destructive fungal diseases in rice, resulting in major economic losses worldwide. Genetic and genomic studies have identified key genes and proteins, such as AvrPik variants and MAX proteins, that are crucial for the pathogen's virulence. …”
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Case report: Discovery of novel CTNNB1 mutations and comparison of clinical characteristics in two patients with NEDSDV by Eojin Lee, Ja Young Choi, Shin-Seung Yang

“…Both patients shared common NEDSDV features; however, distinct phenotypic variations were observed depending on the type of genomic variant. NGS is crucial for the diagnosis of global developmental delay, particularly when brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) results appear normal. …”
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Genetic Polymorphisms in the DR2D, ANKK1, COMT, 5HTT Genes and Dental Fluorosis: Is There Any Interplay? by Luíse Gomes de Souza, Paula Cruz Porto Spada, Juliana Feltrin de Souza, Daniela Silva Barroso de Oliveira, Letícia Maira Wambier, Erika Calvano Küchler, João Armando Brancher

“…Material and Methods: 256 adolescents were examined, and dental fluorosis was diagnosed using the modified Dean index. Genomic DNA was collected, and seven single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), two in the DRD2 (rs6275 and rs6276), one in the ANKK1 (rs1800497), two in the COMT (rs6269 and rs4818), and two in the 5HTT (rs3813034 and rs1042173) were selected. …”
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How does the mode of evolutionary divergence affect reproductive isolation? by De Sanctis, Bianca, Schneemann, Hilde, Welch, John J.

“…When divergent populations interbreed, the outcome will be affected by the genomic and phenotypic differences that they have accumulated. …”
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Linking Epigenetics to Human Disease and Rett Syndrome: The Emerging Novel and Challenging Concepts in MeCP2 Research by Robby Mathew Zachariah, Mojgan Rastegar

“…While MeCP2 was originally found to bind methylated DNA and interact with repressor complexes to inhibit and silence its genomic targets, recent studies have challenged this idea. …”
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Extension of Chronological Lifespan by Hexokinase Mutation in Kluyveromyces lactis Involves Increased Level of the Mitochondrial Chaperonin Hsp60 by Lisa Rizzetto, Elena Zanni, Daniela Uccelletti, Ileana Ferrero, Paola Goffrini

“…Oxidative damage, mitochondrial dysfunction, genomic instability, and telomere shortening represent all molecular processes proposed as causal factors in aging. …”
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Stage-specific expression and divergent functions of two insulinase-like proteases associated with host infectivity in Cryptosporidium. by Yue Huang, Shifeng Pei, Xin Lv, Fuxian Yang, Xiaoqing Gong, Na Li, Yaqiong Guo, Yaoyu Feng, Lihua Xiao

“…Results from recent comparative genomic studies suggest that gains and losses of multicopy subtelomeric genes encoding insulinase-like proteases (INS-19 and INS-20 in Cryptosporidium parvum and their orthologs in closely related species) may potentially contribute to these differences.…”
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DNA Extraction from Bronchial Aspirates for Molecular Cytology: Which Method to Take? by Hans Jürgen Grote, Viola Schmiemann, Mario Sarbia, Alfred Böcking

“…It was the aim of the present study to evaluate the ability of 50% ethanol/2% carbowax (Saccomanno fixative) to preserve bronchial secretions with high quality genomic DNA as well as to compare different DNA extraction methods. …”
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Functions and applications of RNA interference and small regulatory RNAs by Feng Xuezhu, Guang Shouhong

“…Small regulatory RNAs play a variety of crucial roles in eukaryotes, influencing gene regulation, developmental timing, antiviral defense, and genome integrity via a process termed RNA interference (RNAi). …”
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COVID-19: Understanding the New Variants of Concern by Ke-Yan Loo, Vengadesh Letchumanan

“…Nevertheless, continuous genomic surveillance of the coronavirus is still important to detect any new variants of concern to assess their potential to threaten public health. …”
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Genotype-phenotype insights of pediatric dilated cardiomyopathy by Ying Dai, Yan Wang, Youfei Fan, Bo Han

“…Research has shown that DCM exhibits notable genetic heterogeneity, with over 100 DCM-related genes identified to date, primarily involving functions such as calcium handling, the cytoskeleton, and ion channels. As human genomic variations are linked to phenotypes, DCM phenotypes are influenced by numerous genetic variations across the entire genome. …”
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Beyond DNA: An Integrated and Functional Approach for Classifying Germline Variants in Breast Cancer Genes by T. Pesaran, R. Karam, R. Huether, S. Li, S. Farber-Katz, A. Chamberlin, H. Chong, H. LaDuca, A. Elliott

“…We discuss some of the nuances that should be considered in the assessment of genomic variants. In addition, we highlight lines of evidence such as functional assays and structural analysis that can be useful in the assessment of rare and complex variants.…”
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A biallelically active embryonic enhancer dictates GNAS imprinting through allele-specific conformations by Yorihiro Iwasaki, Monica Reyes, Harald Jüppner, Murat Bastepe

“…Abstract Genomic imprinting controls parental allele-specific gene expression via epigenetic mechanisms. …”
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True Lies: The Double Life of the Nucleotide Excision Repair Factors in Transcription and DNA Repair by Nicolas Le May, Jean-Marc Egly, Frédéric Coin

“…During NER, more than 30 polypeptides cooperate to recognize, incise, and excise a damaged oligonucleotide from the genomic DNA. Recent papers reveal an additional and unexpected role for the NER factors. …”
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Simultaneous aerobic and anaerobic respiration in hot spring chemolithotrophic bacteria by Lisa M. Keller, Daniel R. Colman, Eric S. Boyd

“…This aerobic, S0-reducing metabolism is suggested to provide a competitive advantage in environments where O2 availability is low and variable. Genomic data indicating the prevalence of proteins allowing for this hybrid form of energy metabolism among bacteria and archaea suggest it to be widespread but previously overlooked due to rapid, O2-dependent abiotic oxidation of produced sulfide. …”
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Pathophysiologic Mechanisms of Insulin Secretion and Signaling-Related Genes in Etiology of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Zahra Shaaban, Arezoo Khoradmehr, Amir Amiri-Yekta, Fariborz Nowzari, Mohammad Reza Jafarzadeh Shirazi, Amin Tamadon

“…For this purpose, published articles and reviews dealing with genetic evaluation of PCOS in women from peer-reviewed journals in PubMed and Google Scholar databases were included in this review. Results. The genomic investigations in women of different populations identified many candidate genes and loci that are associated with PCOS. …”
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The Impact of the Metabolic Syndrome Severity on the Appearance of Primary and Permanent DNA Damage by Mirta Milić, Luka Kazensky, Martina Matovinović

“…Unrepaired damage can lead to DNA base changes, chromosomal mutations, genomic loss and instability, and disrupted gene and protein expression. …”
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Microclonal propagation of elite industrial grape cultivars (<i>Vitis vinifera</i> L.) by A. Yu. Fizikova

“…Due to certain biological characteristics of grapes, such as a long juvenile period (5–8 years), a high degree of genomic heterozygosity, and the frequently encountered phenomenon of inbred depression, when homozygotization during hybridization leads to a loss of viability and production characteristics of the cultivar, vegetative propagation becomes the basis for grape reproduction and industrial cultivation. …”
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Plasmid Gene Therapy for Monogenic Disorders: Challenges and Perspectives by Marco A. Luís, Marcelo A. D. Goes, Fátima Milhano Santos, Joana Mesquita, Paulo Tavares-Ratado, Cândida Teixeira Tomaz

“…However, despite advancements in gene manipulation tools and delivery systems, several challenges remain unresolved, including inefficient delivery, lack of sustained expression, immunogenicity, toxicity, capacity limitations, genomic integration risks, and limited tissue specificity. …”
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Alu-Sc-mediated exonization generated a mitochondrial LKB1 gene variant found only in higher order primates by Ivan Tan, Sonia Chothani, Hong-Hwa Lim, Kong-Peng Lam

“…Analyses of putative exon 1b genomic sequences within the primate superfamily indicated that the exonization of LKB1/STK11 exon 1b was mediated by the conserved retrotransposable element Alu-Sc. …”
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