Exercise-induced methylation of the Serhl2 promoter and implication for lipid metabolism in rat skeletal muscle by Mutsumi Katayama, Kazuhiro Nomura, Jonathan M. Mudry, Alexander V. Chibalin, Anna Krook, Juleen R. Zierath

“…Conclusions: Exercise-training enhances intracellular lipid metabolism and phenotypic changes in skeletal muscle through epigenomic modifications on Serhl2. …”
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Identification of a pathogenic founder variant in the WFS1 gene that causes Wolfram syndrome in the Druze population by Inbal Halabi, Inbal Halabi, Yardena Tenenbaum-Rakover, Yardena Tenenbaum-Rakover, Lena Sagi-Dain, Lena Sagi-Dain, Lena Sagi-Dain, Ilana Koren, Ilana Koren, Ilana Koren

“…The natural history of WS is variable, even within the same family and with the same variant.ObjectiveTo report the phenotypes of five patients of Druze origin, all carrying the same autosomal recessive pathogenic variant in the WFS1 gene.Patients & methodsFive patients belonging to three core families were enrolled. …”
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Parent-of-origin effects on nuclear chromatin organization and behavior in a Drosophila model for Williams–Beuren Syndrome by A. V. Medvedeva, E. V. Tokmatcheva, A. N. Kaminskaya, S. A. Vasileva, E. A. Nikitina, A. V. Zhuravlev, G. A. Zakharov, O. G. Zatsepina, E. V. Savvateeva-Popova

“…Additionally, the shaping of cognitive phenotypes in parents depends on both learning acquisition and forgetting, or memory erasure. …”
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Cost-effectiveness of targeted next-generation sequencing (tNGS) for detection of tuberculosis drug resistance in India, South Africa and Georgia: a modeling analysisResearch in co... by Suvesh Shrestha, Angelina Addae, Cecily Miller, Nazir Ismail, Alice Zwerling

“…Summary: Background: Targeted next-generation sequencing (tNGS) is promising alternative to phenotypic drug susceptibility testing (pDST) for detecting drug-resistant tuberculosis (DRTB). …”
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Comparative analysis of the inheritance of a high development rate in the Rimax and Rico lines of spring bread wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) by B. V. Rigin, Е. V. Zuev, А. S. Andreeva, I. I. Matvienko, Z. S. Pyzhenkova

“…Under conditions of a long day (18 hours), in the population of F2  (F3) Rico × Rimax hybrids, the ratio of phenotypes with a high development rate to all others was observed as 1 : 15 (χ2 1: 15 = 0.64). …”
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Luteolin Regulates the Differentiation of Regulatory T Cells and Activates IL-10-Dependent Macrophage Polarization against Acute Lung Injury by Ke Xie, Yu-sen Chai, Shi-hui Lin, Fang Xu, Chuan-jiang Wang

“…The protein levels of NF-κB p65 in lung tissues were measured. Macrophage phenotypes in lung tissues were measured using immunofluorescence. …”
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Phytophthora: an ancient, historic, biologically and structurally cohesive and evolutionarily successful generic concept in need of preservation by Clive Brasier, Bruno Scanu, David Cooke, Thomas Jung

“…Phylogenetically less related clades often show strong phenotypic and behavioural similarities and no one clade or group of clades shows the synapomorphies that might justify a unique generic status. …”
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POPULATION GENETICS STUDY OF THE WHEAT LEAF RUST AGENT PUCCINIA TRITICINA IN DAGESTAN by E. I. Gultyaeva, E. L. Shaydayuk, K. M. Abdullaev

“…Using 20 almost  isogenic Thatcher lines (TcLr), 20 phenotypes (races) of the  pathogen were identified. …”
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Assessment of fire blight resistance in apple clonal rootstocks using molecular markers by I. N. Shamshin, M. V. Maslova, N. V. Drenova, M. L. Dubrovsky, O. V. Parusova

“…However, the experiments showed that forms 62-396 and 14-1 with two out of three markers (AE10-375 and CH-F7-FB1) phenotypically manifested the trait of resistance to metabolites of E. amylovora.…”
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Hypoxia-inducible factor 1α is required to establish the larval glycolytic program in Drosophila melanogaster by Yasaman Heidarian, Tess D. Fasteen, Liam Mungcal, Kasun Buddika, Nader H. Mahmoudzadeh, Travis Nemkov, Angelo D'Alessandro, Jason M. Tennessen

“…Results: Our studies reveal that sima mutants fail to activate aerobic glycolysis and die during larval development with metabolic phenotypes that mimic those displayed by dERR mutants. …”
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Elevated Plasma Level of 8-Hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine Is Associated with Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma by Altaf A. Kondkar, Taif A. Azad, Tahira Sultan, Essam A. Osman, Faisal A. Almobarak, Saleh A. Al-Obeidan

“…To determine the association between plasma 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) levels, a marker for oxidative DNA damage, and patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) or its clinical phenotypes. Furthermore, we also examined the utility of plasma 8-OHdG as a potential biomarker in POAG. …”
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Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on Human African Trypanocide Resistance by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Ewan Thomas, MacLeod, Susan Christina, Welburn

“…Treatment failure rates were highest with melarsoprol followed by eflornithine at 41.49% (95% CI: 24.94–59.09) and 6.56% (3.06–11.25) respectively. HATr-resistant phenotypes used in most laboratory experiments demonstrated significantly higher pentamidine resistance than other trypanocides. …”
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Liver metastases of colorectal cancer contain different subsets of tissue-resident memory CD8 T cells correlated with a distinct risk of relapse following surgery by Syrine Abdeljaoued, Alexandre Doussot, Marie Kroemer, Emilien Laloy, Jean René Pallandre, Antoine El Kaddissi, Laurie Spehner, Myriam Ben Khelil, Adeline Bouard, Virginie Mougey, Ugo Chartral, Angélique Vienot, Julien Viot, Zaher Lakkis, Franck Monnien, Romain Loyon, Christophe Borg

“…Taken together, our work demonstrates the existence of a phenotypic heterogeneity of TRM cells in colorectal cancer liver metastases. …”
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Identification of signaling networks associated with lactate modulation of macrophages and dendritic cells by Rapeepat Sangsuwan, Bhasirie Thuamsang, Noah Pacifici, Phum Tachachartvanich, Devan Murphy, Abhineet Ram, John Albeck, Jamal S. Lewis

“…Although most studies have shown that lactate affects immune phenotypes (e.g., surface protein expression and cytokine production), the cell signaling network mediated by lactate is not fully understood. …”
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Multidrug-resistant ESBL E. coli in urban surface waters and public health implications: A Case Study from Goranchatbari, Dhaka by Md. Sakib Hossain, Ahmed Ishtiaque Amin Chowdhury, Mohammad Rafiqul Islam, Ripan Kirtunia, Md. Foysal Abedin, Mohammad Atique Ul Alam, Shampa, Sonia Binte Murshed, Md Shadman Sakib, Siam Alam, M. Shahjahan Mondal, Zahid Hayat Mahmud

“…Among 266 isolates, 62 (23.31 %) were phenotypically positive for ESBL, with 58 (93.55 %) carrying at least one of the four ESBL genes: CTX-M, TEM, SHV, and OXA. …”
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Elevated Bile Acids Induce Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders in Chronic Liver DiseasesSummary by Lan Zhou, Min Yan, Qin Luo, Wen Qiu, Yu-Ru Guo, Xiao-Qing Guo, Hong-Bin Yu, Jing-Ru Huo, Yan-Lin Feng, De-Ping Wang, Teng Sun, Kai-Fang Wang, Jian-Yun Shi, Xuan Shang, Mei-Na Wu, Lin Wang, Ji-Min Cao

“…Results: Patients with CLD showed CRSD-like phenotypes including increased night activity and early awakening, which were strongly correlated with increased BA levels (ie, cholemia). …”
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Codon usage patterns and genomic variation analysis of chloroplast genomes provides new insights into the evolution of Aroideae by Xinbi Jia, Jiaqi Wei, Yuewen Chen, Chenghong Zeng, Chan Deng, Pengchen Zeng, Yufei Tang, Qinghong Zhou, Yingjin Huang, Qianglong Zhu

“…It is difficult to identify and classify Aroideae species accurately on the basis of morphology alone because of their polymorphic phenotypic traits. The chloroplast genome (CPG) is useful for studying on plant taxonomy and phylogeny, and the analysis of codon usage bias (CUB) in CPGs provides further insights into the intricate phylogenetic relationships among Aroideae. …”
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Effects of Age and Sex on Systemic Inflammation and Cardiometabolic Function in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes by Jody Dushay, Eva S. Rickers, Enya Wang, Jessica Gilman, Ying Zhang, Ron Blankstein, Ernest V. Gervino, Michael Jerosch‐Herold, Aristidis Veves

“…Methods Older individuals (aged≥65 years) underwent biochemical and tissue inflammatory phenotyping, cardiopulmonary exercise testing, cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging, and vascular reactivity testing. …”
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Development and Validation of a Machine Learning Model for the Prediction of Bloodstream Infections in Patients with Hematological Malignancies and Febrile Neutropenia by Antonio Gallardo-Pizarro, Christian Teijón-Lumbreras, Patricia Monzo-Gallo, Tommaso Francesco Aiello, Mariana Chumbita, Olivier Peyrony, Emmanuelle Gras, Cristina Pitart, Josep Mensa, Jordi Esteve, Alex Soriano, Carolina Garcia-Vidal

“…Eleven features categorized clinical phenotypes and determined BSI and multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacilli (MDR-GNB) prevalences at FN onset. …”
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Prevalence of Diabetes and Associated Risk Factors among a Group of Prisoners in the Yaoundé Central Prison by Sylvain Raoul Simeni Njonnou, Jérôme Boombhi, Martine Claude Etoa Etoga, Aimée Tiodoung Timnou, Ahmadou Musa Jingi, Kevin Nkem Efon, Esther Astrid Mbono Samba Eloumba, Marie-Josiane Ntsama Essomba, Odette Kengni Kebiwo, Alice Ninon Tsitsol Meke, Stéphane Talbit Ndjonya, Mesmin Dehayem Yefou, Eugène Sobngwi

“…Analyzed variables included phenotypic characteristics, lifestyle, the reason for detention, the sentence severity, and the length of detention. …”
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