Visible and rapid detection of feline chaphamaparvovirus using multienzyme isothermal rapid amplification and lateral flow dipstick assay by Jun Ji, Xinhao Mu, Shunshun Pan, Xin Xu, Shiyuan Zhang, Honghui Huang, Ying Li, Yingzuo Bi, Lunguang Yao

“…The primers and probes for the multienzyme isothermal rapid amplification and lateral flow dipstick (MIRA-LFD) assay were designed to target the conserved regions of the FeChPV genome and determine the optimal reaction temperature and time. …”
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Identification of Aberrantly Expressed miRNAs in Gastric Cancer by Dan Liu, Xiaowei Hu, Hongfeng Zhou, Guangyue Shi, Jin Wu

“…The noncoding components of the genome, including miRNA, can contribute to pathogenesis of gastric cancer. …”
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The causal association of cheese intake with type 2 diabetes mellitus: results from a two-sample Mendelian randomization study by Tao Zhong, Yu-qing Huang, Guiming Wang

“…Material and methods Summary cheese intake statistics were obtained from UK Biobank and publicly available genome-wide association studies (GWAS) for type 2 diabetes from IEU OpenGWAS, FinnGen Biobank, EBI GWAS, and Biobank Japan. …”
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Aberrant heterochromatin silences immune response genes in chronic lymphocytic leukemia by Olivia M. Depies, Qianqian Guo, Yuan Gao, Sutapa Sinha, Zhenqing Ye, Weiguo Han, Kari G. Rabe, Mingma S. Hoel, Heather C. Darby, Chuanhe Yu, Esteban Braggio, Sameer A. Parikh, Susan L. Slager, Neil E. Kay, Zhiquan Wang

“…Here, we characterized the genome-wide histone modification landscapes of CLL using patient-derived samples across the disease course. …”
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Selective Binding of Distamycin A Derivative to G-Quadruplex Structure [d(TGGGGT)]4 by Bruno Pagano, Iolanda Fotticchia, Stefano De Tito, Carlo A. Mattia, Luciano Mayol, Ettore Novellino, Antonio Randazzo, Concetta Giancola

“…Quadruplex-prone sequences are found in many regions of human genome and in the telomeres of all eukaryotic organisms. …”
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SARS-CoV-2 Remained Airborne for a Prolonged Time in a Lockdown Confined Space by Xinyue Li, Xiao Qi, Jianxin Ma, Yang Pan, Tian Tian, Yue Zhang, Zhen Li, Wenjing Li, Lingli Sun, Lu Zhang, Zheng Zhang, Quanyi Wang, Maosheng Yao

“…The traveler did not have any contacts with the two employees; however, genome sequencing showed that SARS-CoV-2 variants from three patients and two environmental surface samples belonged to 20B viral clade, sharing a nucleic acid identity of more than 99.9%. …”
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ChromaFold predicts the 3D contact map from single-cell chromatin accessibility by Vianne R. Gao, Rui Yang, Arnav Das, Renhe Luo, Hanzhi Luo, Dylan R. McNally, Ioannis Karagiannidis, Martin A. Rivas, Zhong-Min Wang, Darko Barisic, Alireza Karbalayghareh, Wilfred Wong, Yingqian A. Zhan, Christopher R. Chin, William S. Noble, Jeff A. Bilmes, Effie Apostolou, Michael G. Kharas, Wendy Béguelin, Aaron D. Viny, Danwei Huangfu, Alexander Y. Rudensky, Ari M. Melnick, Christina S. Leslie

“…However, achieving this resolution with current 3D genomics technologies is often infeasible given limited input cell numbers. …”
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Tumor-initiating and metastasis-initiating cells of clear-cell renal cell carcinoma by Dinh-Xuan Pham, Tien Hsu

“…A majority of ccRCC is characterized by the loss of the von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) tumor suppressor gene function. Recent advances in genome analyses of ccRCC indicate that in ccRCC, tumor-initiating cells (TICs) and metastasis-initiating cells (MICs) are two distinct groups of progenitors. …”
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Mendelian randomization analysis reveals genetic evidence for a causal link between inflammatory bowel disease and uterine cervical neoplasms by Chunge Cao, Xiaorui Sun, Xiaohu Chen, Ying Zhang, Chaoyan Yue

“…We aimed to evaluate the causal relationship between IBD and uterine cervical neoplasm using a bidirectional Mendelian randomization analysis.MethodsWe derived instrumental variables for IBD, including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, from the IEU Open genome-wide association study (GWAS) database, and for the histological subtypes of uterine cervical neoplasm from the FinnGen repository’s GWAS data. …”
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A Quantitative Trait Locus on Chromosome 5p Influences D-Dimer Levels in the San Antonio Family Heart Study by V. P. Diego, L. Almasy, D. L. Rainwater, M. C. Mahaney, A. G. Comuzzie, S. A. Cole, R. P. Tracy, M. P. Stern, J. W. MacCluer, J. Blangero

“…To better understand this risk factor, we performed a genome scan on 803 (301 males and 502 females) Mexican Americans in the San Antonio Family Heart Study (SAFHS). …”
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Manipulation of seed coat content for increasing oil content via modulating BnaMYB52 in Brassica napus by Jiang Ye, Xiaowei Wu, Xiang Li, Yuting Zhang, Yuqing Li, Hui Zhang, Jie Chen, Yuyan Xiang, Yefan Xia, Hu Zhao, Zengdong Tan, Liang Guo, Xuan Yao

“…However, the genetic and molecular mechanisms of how seed coat development affects seed oil content (SOC) remains less studied. Through genome-wide association studies in Brassica napus accessions, we identify BnaA09.MYB52 transcription factor as a candidate gene underlying ZS11_qSCC.A09. …”
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Screening and Functional Verification of Selectable Marker Genes for Cordyceps militaris by Haiwei Lou, Yu Zhao, Renyong Zhao, Zhiwei Ye, Junfang Lin, Liqiong Guo

“…The bar gene of the vector pCAMBIA0390-Bar was successfully integrated into the C. militaris genome and could be highly expressed in the transformants of C. militaris. …”
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Transmitted Drug Resistance among People Living with HIV/Aids at Major Cities of Sao Paulo State, Brazil by Joao Leandro Paula Ferreira, Rosangela Rodrigues, Andre Minhoto Lança, Valeria Correia de Almeida, Simone Queiroz Rocha, Taisa Grotta Ragazzo, Denise Lotufo Estevam, Luis Fernando de Macedo Brigido

“…Seventy-six percent of genomes (13/17) with TDR carried a nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) resistance mutation, mostly K103N/S (9/13, 69%), potentially compromising the preferential first-line therapy suggested by the Brazilian HIV Treatment Guideline that recommends efavirenz-based combinations. …”
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Isolation and characterization of a highly pathogenic strain of Vibrio harveyi EFL-2201 from pearl gentian grouper by Biao Yuan, Zhixia Zhuang, Xiaoru Wang, Huabin Huang, Qingpi Yan

“…In vitro assays indicated that the conditions during the outbreak were conducive to the proliferation, motility, biofilm formation, and chemotaxis of EFL-2201. Whole-genome sequencing of the strain revealed that mechanisms related to adhesion, secretion, toxins, and invasion significantly contributed to its pathogenicity. …”
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Identification of Functional Modules and Key Pathways Associated with Innervation in Graft Bone—CGRP Regulates the Differentiation of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells via p38 MAP... by Ziqian Wu, Xudong Wang, Jingcun Shi, Anand Gupta, Yuhan Zhang, Bingqing Zhang, Yang Cao, Lei Wang

“…We identified differentially expressed genes) from these samples and used the gene ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes databases for functional enrichment and signaling pathway analysis. …”
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DNAPred_Prot: Identification of DNA-Binding Proteins Using Composition- and Position-Based Features by Omar Barukab, Yaser Daanial Khan, Sher Afzal Khan, Kuo-Chen Chou

“…In the domain of genome annotation, the identification of DNA-binding protein is one of the crucial challenges. …”
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Causal role of ischemic heart disease in ovarian cancer subtypes by Jianhai Chen, Huabin He, Ling Gao

“…Methods A two-sample MR analysis was conducted using genetic instruments for IHD from large-scale genome-wide association studies (GWAS). The inverse-variance weighted (IVW) method was used as the primary analysis, supported by MR-Egger, weighted median, and MR-PRESSO for sensitivity analyses. …”
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The Role of the Pathoanatomical Diagnosis «Chronic Gastritis» in the System of Personified Cancer Prevention by A. V. Kononov

“…The activity of gastritis (infiltration of the mucosa with neutrophilic leukocytes) of any etiology is the theoretical justification for the use of bismuth tripotassium dicitrate pharmacological preparation to protect the genome of stem cells of the gastric epithelium as a secondary prevention of gastric cancer.…”
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Essential oils modulate virulence phenotypes in a multidrug-resistant pyomelanogenic Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolate by Jayalekshmi Haripriyan, Christy Rose Binu, Nitasha D Menon, Muralidharan Vanuopadath, Malavika B. Hari, N Namitha, Kesiya Binoy, Anil Kumar, Bipin G. Nair, Victor Nizet, Geetha B. Kumar

“…Abstract Pyomelanogenic P. aeruginosa, frequently isolated from patients with urinary tract infections and cystic fibrosis, possesses the ability to withstand oxidative stress, contributing to virulence and resulting in persistent infections. Whole genome sequence analysis of U804, a pyomelanogenic, multidrug-resistant, clinical isolate, demonstrates the mechanism underlying pyomelanin overproduction. …”
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In vitro long-term exposure to chlorhexidine or triclosan induces cross-resistance against azoles in Nakaseomyces glabratus by Kathrin Spettel, Dominik Bumberger, Richard Kriz, Sarah Frank, Madita Loy, Sonia Galazka, Miranda Suchomel, Heimo Lagler, Athanasios Makristathis, Birgit Willinger

“…Susceptibility testing and whole genome sequencing of yeast isolates pre- and post-exposure were performed. …”
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