Phytochrome-mediated shade avoidance responses impact the structure and composition of the bacterial phyllosphere microbiome of Arabidopsis by James A. O’Rourke, Stacey A. Vincent, Isabel E. I. Williams, Eleanor L. Gascoyne, Paul F. Devlin

“…Abstract The shade avoidance response triggers a dramatic promotion of elongation growth, accompanied by a significant reprogramming of metabolic pathways as plants seek to prevent overtopping and adapt to vegetative shade. …”
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UPLC-Q-TOF/MS-based metabolomics reveals modulatory effects of Mesona chinensis Benth polysaccharide in liver injury mice induced by cyclophosphamide by Yuzhen Hong, Mingyue Shen, Qiang Yu, Yi Chen, Jianhua Xie

“…There were 18 endogenous metabolites in liver and 29 endogenous metabolites in feces, which were mainly involved in 8 metabolic pathways: taurine and hypotaurine metabolism, phenylalanine metabolism, α-linolenic acid metabolism, tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan biosynthesis, arachidonic acid metabolism, sphingolipid metabolism as well as tryptophan metabolism. …”
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Metabolomic Insights into the Allelopathic Effects of <i>Ailanthus altissima</i> (Mill.) Swingle Volatile Organic Compounds on the Germination Process of <i>Bidens pilosa</i> (L.) by Leonardo Bruno, Diana M. Mircea, Fabrizio Araniti

“…Metabolomic profiling showed disruptions in energy and amino acid metabolism pathways, specifically involving delayed breakdown of starch and key metabolites, indicating inhibition of critical metabolic processes during early germination stages. …”
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The Role of miR-378a in Metabolism, Angiogenesis, and Muscle Biology by Bart Krist, Urszula Florczyk, Katarzyna Pietraszek-Gremplewicz, Alicja Józkowicz, Jozef Dulak

“…Embedding in the sequence of this transcriptional regulator of oxidative energy metabolism implies involvement of miR-378a in metabolic pathways, mitochondrial energy homeostasis, and related biological processes such as muscle development, differentiation, and regeneration. …”
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Impact of leachate from boiled-water-treated plastic products on male reproductive health: Insights from transcriptomic and metabolomic profiling by Xinghua Yu, Rui Yao, Ge Meng, Lingan Zeng, Leyi Zhou, Yingkang Shen, Amali Upekshika Wijayaraja, Reshmi Hareendra Kariyapperuma, Wentao Xu, Yuxiang Mei, Xinyan Gu, Wen-Long Lei, Pengfei Zhang, Fei Sun

“…Transcriptome analysis showed significant changes in genes associated with spermatogenesis following exposure to leachates, while metabolome analysis indicated an impact on the lipid metabolism pathway. Overall, the study provides evidence that oral exposure to leachates from boiled-water-treated plastic cups could negatively affect spermatogenesis and lipid metabolism, thereby posing risks to male reproductive health. …”
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The <i>OsGATA</i> gene family as a promising candidate for applying the CRISPR/Cas genome editing technology to improve the nutritional and yield qualities of rice (<i>Oryza sativa... by E. A. Nesterova, N. A. Shvachko

“…Effects on the circadian rhythms influence other regulatory metabolic pathways in plants, which makes the study of genes associated with circadian rhythms relevant and significant. …”
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Quantitative Analysis of the Proteome and the Succinylome in the Thyroid Tissue of High-Fat Diet-Induced Hypothyroxinemia in Rats by Baoxiang Hu, Meng Zhao, Dandan Luo, Chunxiao Yu, Shanshan Shao, Lifang Zhao, Yashuang Yang, Xiaohan Zhang, Jiajun Zhao, Ling Gao

“…Decreased succinylated proteins were involved in diverse metabolic pathways and were primarily localized in mitochondria. …”
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Comparative transcriptomics analysis of Zygosaccharomyces mellis under high-glucose stress by Gongliang Liu, Xinyu Bi, Changli Tao, Yongtao Fei, Sujuan Gao, Jinglong Liang, Weidong Bai

“…The result revealed that transcriptional changes in multiple metabolic pathways occur in response to high-glucose stress. q-RT PCR analysis further confirmed that several stress response pathways, such as the high osmolarity glycerol mitogen-activated protein kinase (HOG-MAPK) signal transduction pathway, trehalose synthesis pathway and oxidative stress response are closely related to high-glucose tolerance in Z. mellis. …”
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Hepatic injury and metabolic perturbations in mice exposed to perfluorodecanoic acid revealed by metabolomics and lipidomics by Lvyun Sun, Shuling He, Jiali Chen, Amei Su, Qiuyao Mao, Wenyuan Zhang, Ying Pan, Jiaqian Hu, Disheng Feng, Yang Ouyang

“…Taken together, PFDA can induce changes in the amino acid metabolism pathway, disrupt fatty acid β-oxidation, and down-regulate glycolipid pathways in mice, resulting in disturbances in energy metabolism. …”
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Shallow-water mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) adapt to deep-sea environment through transcriptomic and metagenomic insights by Luyang Sun, Xiaolu Liu, Li Zhou, Hao Wang, Chao Lian, Zhaoshan Zhong, Minxiao Wang, Hao Chen, Chaolun Li

“…Results reveal complex gene expression adjustments in stress response, immune defense, homeostasis, and energy metabolism pathways during adaptation. After 10 days of deep-sea exposure, shallow-water mussels and their microbial communities closely resembled those of native deep-sea mussels, demonstrating host and microbiome convergence in response to adaptive shifts. …”
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Plant-nanoparticles enhance anti-PD-L1 efficacy by shaping human commensal microbiota metabolites by Yun Teng, Chao Luo, Xiaolan Qiu, Jingyao Mu, Mukesh K. Sriwastva, Qingbo Xu, Minmin Liu, Xin Hu, Fangyi Xu, Lifeng Zhang, Juw Won Park, Jae Yeon Hwang, Maiying Kong, Zhanxu Liu, Xiang Zhang, Raobo Xu, Jun Yan, Michael L. Merchant, Craig J. McClain, Huang-Ge Zhang

“…Our findings reveal a previously unknown mechanistic impact of PNP on human tumor immunotherapy by modulating gut bacterial metabolic pathways.…”
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Comparative transcriptomic and phenotypic analysis of monoclonal and polyclonal Populus deltoides genotypes by Macy Gosselaar, Macy Gosselaar, Mark A. Arick, Chuan-Yu Hsu, Heidi Renninger, Courtney M. Siegert, Waqar Shafqat, Daniel G. Peterson, Austin Himes

“…We also observed enrichment in phenylalanine metabolism and other secondary metabolic pathways in clone S7C8. Phenotypic results, upregulated genes and enriched biological pathways identified in this study may explain the enhanced productivity, increased nitrate content, and expanded canopy in polyclonal plantings. …”
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Investigation of Homocysteine-Pathway-Related Variants in Essential Hypertension by Javed Y. Fowdar, Marta V. Lason, Attila L. Szvetko, Rodney A. Lea, Lyn R. Griffiths

“…To investigate the role of the homocysteine (Hcy) metabolism pathway in hypertension we conducted a case-control association study of Hcy pathway gene variants in a cohort of Caucasian hypertensives and age- and sex-matched normotensives. …”
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PIWI proteins and piRNAs: key regulators of stem cell biology by Fernando Claro-Linares, Patricia Rojas-Ríos

“…Similarly, in Drosophila intestinal stem cells, the PIWI protein Piwi regulates metabolic pathways and genome integrity, impacting longevity and gut homeostasis. …”
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Metagenomic Insights into Pigeon Gut Microbiota Characteristics and Antibiotic-Resistant Genes by Wei Dai, Haicong Zhu, Junhong Chen, Hui Chen, Dingzhen Dai, Jian Wu

“…Besides the shared metabolic pathways and biosynthesis of secondary metabolites, biosynthesis of amino acids was the most abundant Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) function in young pigeons, while microbial metabolism in diverse environments was abundant in older pigeons. …”
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The Strategies Used by Animal Viruses to Antagonize Host Antiviral Innate Immunity: New Clues for Developing Live Attenuated Vaccines (LAVs) by Na Chen, Baoge Zhang

“…Beyond that, viruses may antagonize via regulating apoptosis, metabolic pathways, and stress granule formation. A summary of viral antagonistic mechanisms might provide a new theoretical basis for understanding the pathogenic mechanism of animal viruses and developing LAVs based on antagonistic mechanisms and viral virulence factors.…”
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Human microbiome, applied to clinical practice by V. T. Ivashkin, K. V. Ivashkin

“…The main features of human microbiome include: great variety at the level of genus and at the level of species, varying modes of diversification within samples, variability of microbiome of separate individuals is much less in comparison to interindividual variability, metabolic pathways remain unchanged until the patient is healthy, the lack of pathogenic bacteria in healthy microbiomes serves as microbiota alteration evidence in the state of disease. …”
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GABA promotes peroxisome proliferation in Triticum monococcum leaves by Yunus Şahin, Taras Nazarov, Ercan Selçuk Ünlü, Andrei Smertenko, Nusret Zencrici

“…Here, we used published RNA‐seq data to analyze the expression patterns of genes encoding 21 peroxisome metabolic pathways at successive developmental stages of Zea mays and Oryza sativa. …”
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Biodegradation potential of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) using Aspergillus niger and Phanerochaete chrysosporium by Pankaj R. Sutkar, Smriti S. Hadkar, Subodh A. Kamble, Vinayak P. Dhulap

“…However, with these findings adaptive metabolic pathways for LDPE biodegradation need to be linked and studied. …”
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Maternal obesity increases hypothalamic miR-505-5p expression in mouse offspring leading to altered fatty acid sensing and increased intake of high-fat food. by Laura Dearden, Isadora C Furigo, Lucas C Pantaleão, L W P Wong, Denise S Fernandez-Twinn, Juliana de Almeida-Faria, Katherine A Kentistou, Maria V Carreira, Guillaume Bidault, Antonio Vidal-Puig, Ken K Ong, John R B Perry, Jose Donato, Susan E Ozanne

“…We demonstrate that targets of miR-505-5p are enriched in fatty acid metabolism pathways and overexpression of miR-505-5p decreased neuronal fatty acid metabolism in vitro. miR-505-5p targets are associated with increased BMI in human genetic studies. …”
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