Evaluation of wheat products with high flavonoid content: justification of importance of marker-assisted development and production of flavonoid-rich wheat cultivars by E. K. Khlestkina, N. I. Usenko, E. I. Gordeeva, O. I. Stabrovskaya, I. B. Sharfunova, Y. S. Otmakhova

“…These two wheat lines have almost similar genomes with the exception of a small part of chromosome 2A, which contains the Pp3/TaMyc1 gene regulating anthocyanin biosynthesis. …”
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Genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum reticulocyte binding protein homologue-5, which is a potential malaria vaccine candidate: baseline data from areas of varying malaria end... by Angelina J. Kisambale, Dativa Pereus, Salehe S. Mandai, Beatus M. Lyimo, Catherine Bakari, Gervas A. Chacha, Ruth B. Mbwambo, Ramadhan Moshi, Daniel A. Petro, Daniel P. Challe, Misago D. Seth, Rashid A. Madebe, Rule Budodo, Sijenunu Aaron, Daniel Mbwambo, Abdallah Lusasi, Stella Kajange, Samwel Lazaro, Ntuli Kapologwe, Celine I. Mandara, Deus S. Ishengoma

“…Methods This study utilized secondary data of 697 whole-genome sequences which were generated by the MalariaGEN Community Network. …”
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Investigation of metabolic features of glioblastoma tissue and the peritumoral environment using targeted metabolomics screening by LC-MS/MS and gene network analysis by N. V. Basov, A. V. Adamovskaya, A. D. Rogachev, E. V. Gaisler, P. S. Demenkov, T. V. Ivanisenko, A. S. Venzel, S. V. Mishinov, V. V. Stupak, S. V. Cheresiz, O. S. Oleshko, E. A. Butikova, A. E. Osechkova, Yu. S. Sotnikova, Y. V. Patrushev, A. S. Pozdnyakov, I. N. Lavrik, V. A. Ivanisenko, A. G. Pokrovsky

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Stem rust in Western Siberia – race composition and effective resistance genes by V. P. Shamanin, I. V. Pototskaya, S. S. Shepelev, V. E. Pozherukova, E. A. Salina, E. S. Skolotneva, D. Hodson, M. Hovmøller, M. Patpour, A. I. Morgounov

“…The second set included spring wheat lines from the Arsenal collection, that were previously selected according to a complex of economically valuable traits, with genes for resistance  to stem rust, including genes introgressed into the common wheat genome from wild cereal species. The third  set included spring bread wheat varieties created in the Omsk State Agrarian University within the framework of  a shuttle breeding program, with a synthetic wheat with the Ae. tauschiigenome in their pedigrees. …”
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Detection of fusion events by RNA sequencing in FFPE versus freshly frozen colorectal cancer tissue samples by Maxim Sorokin, Maxim Sorokin, Maxim Sorokin, Maxim Sorokin, Vladimir Lyadov, Vladimir Lyadov, Vladimir Lyadov, Maria Suntsova, Marat Garipov, Anna Semenova, Natalia Popova, Egor Guguchkin, Rustam Heydarov, Marianna Zolotovskaia, Xiaowen Zhao, Qing Yan, Ye Wang, Evgeny Karpulevich, Anton Buzdin, Anton Buzdin, Anton Buzdin, Anton Buzdin

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Small RNA CjNC110 regulates the activated methyl cycle to enable optimal chicken colonization by Campylobacter jejuni by Brandon Ruddell, Alan Hassall, Orhan Sahin, Paul J. Plummer, Qijing Zhang, Amanda J. Kreuder

“…Depending on the strain examined and accessory genomic content present, conserved regulatory actions might be masked, thus investigation in multiple strains may be warranted.…”
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Changes in DNA methylation profile in liver tissue during progression of HCV-induced fibrosis to hepatocellular carcinoma by I. A. Goncharova, A. A. Zarubin, N. P. Babushkina, I. A. Koroleva, M. S. Nazarenko

“…The genes hypermethylated in the tumor are located at the 7p15.2 locus in the HOXA cluster region, and the hypomethylated CpG sites occupy extended regions of the genome in the gene clusters of olfactory receptors (11p15.4), keratin and keratin-associated proteins (12q13.13, 17q21.2, and 21q22.11), epidermal differentiation complex (1q21.3), and immune system function loci 9p21.3 (IFNA, IFNB1, IFNW1 cluster) and 19q13.41–19q13.42 (KLK, SIGLEC, LILR, KIR clusters). …”
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Clinical integration of germline findings from a tumor testing precision medicine program by Maria Carolina Sanabria-Salas, Nina C. Anggala, Brittany Gillies, Kirsten M. Farncombe, Renee Hofstedter, Larissa Peck, Helia Purnaghshband, Laura Redondo, Emily Thain, Wei Xu, Peter Sabatini, Philippe L. Bedard, Raymond H. Kim

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Folic acid alleviates the negative effects of dexamethasone induced stress on production performance in Hyline Brown laying hens by Xi Sun, Chaohui Wang, Sijing Li, Xiaoying Liu, Yun Li, Yumeng Wang, Yuxin Niu, Zhouzheng Ren, Xin Yang, Xiaojun Yang, Yanli Liu

“…Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes enrichment from the transcriptome and metabolomics showed that the reduced production performance may be due to the disturbance of oocyte production, calcium metabolism, and oxidative stress. …”
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Association of Fontan Pathophysiology With Plasma Bile Acids by Ashish H. Shah, MD, MD-Research, Arun Surendran, MSc, Pedram Hassan-Tash, BSc, MD, C. Nolan Turnbull, BSc, Nicole Johnston, MSc, David Goodlett, BSc, PhD, Jun Han, PhD, Robin A. Ducas, MD, James W. Tam, MD, Eberhard Renner, MD, Todd A. Duhamel, PhD, Michel Aliani, MSc, PhD, Amir Ravandi, MD, PhD, Richard A. Krasuski, MD

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Adjuvant Autologous Melanoma Vaccine for Macroscopic Stage III Disease: Survival, Biomarkers, and Improved Response to CTLA-4 Blockade by Michal Lotem, Sharon Merims, Stephen Frank, Tamar Hamburger, Aviram Nissan, Luna Kadouri, Jonathan Cohen, Ravid Straussman, Galit Eisenberg, Shoshana Frankenburg, Einat Carmon, Bilal Alaiyan, Shlomo Shneibaum, Zeynep Ozge Ayyildiz, Murat Isbilen, Kerem Mert Senses, Ilan Ron, Hanna Steinberg, Yoav Smith, Eitan Shiloni, Ali Osmay Gure, Tamar Peretz

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Molecular epidemiology of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii group in Taiwan by Tran Lam Tu Quyen, Yu-Chia Hsieh, Shiao-Wen Li, Lii-Tzu Wu, Ya-Zhu Liu, Yi-Jiun Pan

“…Additionally, KL types showed correlations with ST types, carbapenem resistance, and certain clinical records. Whole-genome sequencing of a blaNDM-1-carrying A. seifertii strain revealed a plasmid transferable via in vitro conjugation, suggesting A. seifertii may be a reservoir for NDM-1 plasmids.IMPORTANCECarbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter spp. have been identified by the World Health Organization as a top priority for new antibiotic development. …”
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Tofogliflozin attenuates renal lipid deposition and inflammation via PPARα upregulation mediated by miR-21a impairment in diet-induced steatohepatitic mice by Sae Nishihara, Masahiro Koseki, Katsunao Tanaka, Takashi Omatsu, Ayami Saga, Hiroshi Sawabe, Hiroyasu Inui, Takeshi Okada, Tohru Ohama, Daisuke Okuzaki, Yoshihiro Kamada, Masafumi Ono, Makoto Nishida, Mikio Watanabe, Yasushi Sakata

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Laser powder bed fusion processed LaCe(Fe, Mn, Si)₁₃ lattices for magnetic refrigeration: Process optimization, microstructure, and magnetocaloric performance by Kun Sun, Yuting Zhang, Sheng Li, Zhaohe Gao, Xue Cao, Ziling Peng, Pengyan Huang, Abd El-Moez A. Mohamed, Zhigang Zheng, Minki Jeong, Yu-Lung Chiu, Yang Lu, Moataz M. Attallah

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Association of Irisin with Fat Mass, Resting Energy Expenditure, and Daily Activity in Conditions of Extreme Body Mass Index by María Pardo, Ana B. Crujeiras, María Amil, Zaida Aguera, Susana Jiménez-Murcia, Rosa Baños, Cristina Botella, Rafael de la Torre, Xavier Estivill, Ana B. Fagundo, Jose M. Fernández-Real, José C. Fernández-García, Gema Fruhbeck, Javier Gómez-Ambrosi, Roser Rodríguez, Francisco J. Tinahones, Fernando Fernández-Aranda, Felipe F. Casanueva

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NEK4: prediction of available drug targets and common genetic linkages in bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder by Bin Gong, Chenxu Xiao, Yu Feng, Yu Feng, Jing Shen

“…This will provide clues to potential drug targets.MethodsThis study employed genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and summary-data-based Mendelian randomization (SMR) methods to investigate the genetic underpinnings of patients with bipolar disorder (BD) and major depressive disorder (MDD) and to predict potential drug target genes. …”
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Microcephaly protein ANKLE2 promotes Zika virus replication by Adam T. Fishburn, Cole J. Florio, Thomas N. Klaessens, Brian Prince, Neil A. B. Adia, Nicholas J. Lopez, Nitin Sai Beesabathuni, Sydney S. Becker, Liubov Cherkashchenko, Sophia T. Haggard Arcé, Vivian Hoang, Traci N. Shiu, R. Blake Richardson, Matthew J. Evans, Claudia Rückert, Priya S. Shah

“…Thus, ANKLE2 likely promotes orthoflavivirus replication by regulating membrane rearrangements that serve to accelerate viral genome replication and protect viral dsRNA from immune detection. …”
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The generation and evaluation of TKO/hCD55/hTM/hEPCR gene-modified pigs for clinical organ xenotransplantation by Guoli Huai, Yong Wang, Jiaxiang Du, Zhenhui Cheng, Yuxuan Xie, Jia Zhou, Hongmei Tang, Yanyan Jiang, Xiangyang Xing, Shaoping Deng, Dengke Pan, Dengke Pan, Dengke Pan

“…This study investigates the generation of TKO/hCD55/hTM/hEPCR (6GE) pigs and evaluates their compatibility with human immune and coagulation systems.MethodsThe 6GE pigs were generated through iterative genome editing and F1 generation breeding. Genotyping, flow cytometry, and immunohistochemistry confirmed the knockout of GGTA1, CMAH, and B4GALNT2. …”
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Targeting NANOS1 in triple-negative breast cancer: synergistic effects of digoxin and PD-1 inhibitors in modulating the tumor immune microenvironment by Tangyi Wang, Yadian Lei, Jingwei Sun, Li Wang, Yuxin Lin, Zhijing Wu, Shoude Zhang, Chengzhu Cao, Chengzhu Cao, Chengzhu Cao, Haiyan Wang, Haiyan Wang, Haiyan Wang

“…RNA-seq analysis after target silencing by small interfering RNA (siRNA) was performed, followed by Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analysis. Validation of findings was conducted through quantitative PCR and Western blot analysis.ResultsTOE inhibited TNBC cell growth, migration, and invasion, as assessed by CCK-8 and transwell assays. …”
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Characterisation of pregnancy-induced alterations in apolipoproteins and their associations with maternal metabolic risk factors and offspring birth outcomes: a preconception and l... by Li Chen, Karen Mei-Ling Tan, Melvin Khee-Shing Leow, Kok Hian Tan, Jerry Kok Yen Chan, Shiao-Yng Chan, Yap Seng Chong, Peter D. Gluckman, Johan G. Eriksson, Markus R. Wenk, Sartaj Ahmad Mir

“…Findings: The concentrations of ApoC-III, ApoB and ApoL1 substantially increased in pregnancy compared to preconception and postpartum. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) identified multiple single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with plasma apolipoproteins (P < 5.00E-08), including APOE-rs7412 for ApoE, LPA-rs56393506 for Apo(a), APOM-rs707921 for ApoM, ABCC4-rs117797426 for ApoJ, THSD7B-rs575613 for ApoA-II, and LOC102724443-rs140433245 for ApoA-IV. …”
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