Investigating the reassortment potential and pathogenicity of the S segment in Akabane virus using a reverse genetics system by Eun-Jee Na, Chang-Gi Jeong, Su-Beom Chae, Jae-Ku Oem

“…Conclusions These observations suggest that the S segment, especially the NS protein, is associated with the pathogenicity of AKAV-7. …”
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Functional Characterization of Sesquiterpene Synthase from Polygonum minus by Su-Fang Ee, Zeti-Azura Mohamed-Hussein, Roohaida Othman, Noor Azmi Shaharuddin, Ismanizan Ismail, Zamri Zainal

“…It also consists of three conserved motifs: the DDXXD, NSE/DTE, and RXR. A three-dimensional protein model for PmSTS built clearly distinguished the two main domains, where conserved motifs were highlighted. …”
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Cyanin Chloride Inhibits Hyperbaric Pressure-Induced Decrease of Intracellular Glutamate-Aspartate Transporter in Rat Retinal Müller Cells by Xiaomin Chen, Yue Wang, Fangfang Han, Min Ke

“…Cell survival rates (SRs) were evaluated by an MTT assay. GLAST mRNA and protein expression were determined by western blot and RT-PCR analyses, respectively. …”
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Necrotizing Liver Granuloma/Abscess and Constrictive Aspergillosis Pericarditis with Central Nervous System Involvement: Different Remarkable Phenotypes in Different Chronic Granul... by Sanem Eren Akarcan, Neslihan Karaca, Guzide Aksu, Halil Bozkaya, Mehmet Fatih Ayik, Yasemin Ozdemir Sahan, Mehmet Arda Kilinc, Zafer Dokumcu, Cenk Eraslan, Emre Divarci, Hudaver Alper, Necil Kutukculer

“…A 16-year-old boy with a mutation in CYBB gene coding gp91phox protein (X-linked disease) developed a liver abscess due to Staphylococcus aureus. …”
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Comprehensive Bioinformatics Method to Explore Immune-Related Genes in the Pathogenesis of Myocardial Infarction by Xin Zhang, Yiren Yao, Ying Ding, Wenting Yan, Yang Gu, Xiwen Zhang, Xiaojin Xu

“…We performed differential gene expression analysis, GO/KEGG enrichment analysis, protein-protein interaction (PPI) network analysis, weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA), gene set enrichment analysis, and immune infiltration studies to identify core immune-related genes associated with MI. …”
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Comparison of the Nutritional and Taste Characteristics of 5 Edible Fungus Powders Based on the Composition of Hydrolyzed Amino Acids and Free Amino Acids by Jian Li, Junmei Ma, Sufang Fan, Shengquan Mi, Yan Zhang

“…Comparative analysis of the mass fractions and composition of amino acids indicated that Pleurotus citrinopileatus edible fungus powder best met the ideal protein standard. The taste characteristics of protein were evaluated by calculating the taste active value (TAV) of taste-producing free amino acids. …”
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The Latest Developments and Future Trends of Australian Food Industry under the Concept of Sustainability by TAN Hong-zhuo, FANG Zhong-xiang, YI Cui-ping

“…It also plays a role of food processing to improve food safety and sustainability, absorbing digital transformation technology, 5G, Artificial Intelligence, alternative protein and food safety technology innovation. It vigorously develops plant-based foods, space foods and marine foods, etc. …”
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Identification of an ethylene-responsive and cell wall-secreting β-1,3-glucanase, VvGLU1, in the early cell regrowth of grape winter buds triggered by exogenous dormancy releasers by Zhaowan Shi, Jiamin Wu, Hairuo Mo, Weiwen Xue, Zhaoqi Zhang, Xuequn Pang

“…Among these, VvGLU1 presented increased gene transcription and protein expression in response to HC and ethylene treatment. …”
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Magnesium Lithospermate B Downregulates the Levels of Blood Pressure, Inflammation, and Oxidative Stress in Pregnant Rats with Hypertension by Kaixiang Xu, Xiaohong Zang, Mian Peng, Qian Zhao, Binbin Lin

“…The effects of MLB on mean arterial blood pressure (MAP), urine protein level, inflammation, and oxidative stress together with angiogenesis were analyzed. …”
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Metastatic melanoma: An integrated analysis to identify critical regulators associated with prognosis, pathogenesis and targeted therapies. by Zeinab Chaharlashkar, Yousof Saeedi Honar, Meghdad Abdollahpour-Alitappeh, Sepideh Parvizpour, Abolfazl Barzegar, Effat Alizadeh

“…After exploration of DEGs of NS and metastatic-melanoma, identification of relevant transcription factors (TFs) and kinases, the Gene Ontology (GO), and pathways analyses of DEGs were performed. Protein-protein interaction (PPI) networks were evaluated by the STRING and Cytoscape. …”
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Primary Signet Ring Cell/Histiocytoid Carcinoma of the Eyelid: Clinicopathologic Analysis with Evaluation of the E-Cadherin/β-Catenin Complex and Associated Genetic Alterations by Maria Del Valle Estopinal, Lavinia P. Middleton, Bita Esmaeli, Keyur P. Patel, Sara Nowroozizadeh, Michelle D. Williams

“…The CDH1 gene, which encodes the E-cadherin protein, is the best known gene associated with these tumors. …”
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Network Pharmacology Reveals Polyphyllin II as One Hit of Nano Chinese Medicine Monomers against Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma by Meng-Zhe Yang, Bei-Bei Zhang, Jian-Chun Huang, Xian-Yu Bai, Zhen-Qiang Liang, Xiang Yi, Ning Xu, Yuan-Jiao Huang, Ai-Jun Jiao

“…Gene Ontology (GO) function enrichment analysis showed that biological processes and functions mainly concentrated on apoptotic process, protein phosphorylation, cytosol, protein binding, and ATP binding. …”
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Evolutionary Insights into IL17A in Lagomorphs by Fabiana Neves, Joana Abrantes, Tereza Almeida, Paulo P. Costa, Pedro J. Esteves

“…We observed that this protein is highly conserved between these species, with a similarity of 97–99% in leporids and ~88% between leporids and American pika. …”
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Papaverine Enhances the Oncolytic Effects of Newcastle Disease Virus on Breast Cancer In Vitro and In Vivo by Sura Akram, Ahmed Majeed Al-Shammari, Hayder B. Sahib, Majid Sakhi Jabir

“…Evaluation of the antitumor activity included growth inhibition measurement; the immunohistochemistry assay measured caspase protein expression. Finally, a semiquantitative microarray assay was used to screen changes in apoptotic proteins. …”
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Proteomic Profiling Towards a Better Understanding of Genetic Based Muscular Diseases: The Current Picture and a Look to the Future by Marc Pauper, Andreas Hentschel, Malte Tiburcy, Sergi Beltran, Tobias Ruck, Ulrike Schara-Schmidt, Andreas Roos

“…Proteomics accelerates diagnosis and research of muscular diseases by enabling the robust analysis of proteins relevant for the manifestation of neuromuscular diseases in the following aspects: (i) evaluation of the effect of genetic variants on the corresponding protein, (ii) prediction of the underlying genetic defect based on the proteomic signature of muscle biopsies, (iii) analysis of pathophysiologies underlying different entities of muscular diseases, key for the definition of new intervention concepts, and (iv) patient stratification according to biochemical fingerprints as well as (v) monitoring the success of therapeutic interventions. …”
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Genome biology of long non-coding RNAs in humans: A virtual karyotype by Alessandro Palma, Giulia Buonaiuto, Monica Ballarino, Pietro Laneve

“…Additionally, we observed that lncRNAs generally exhibit shorter gene lengths and fewer splicing variants compared to protein-coding transcripts, with a subset displaying pronounced clustering patterns that may indicate functional relevance. …”
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Novel cycloviruses identified by mining human blood metagenomic data show close relationship to those from animals by Yuanqing Wang, Yuanqing Wang, Xiaojie Jiang, Yuan Xi, Siqi Wei, Songyi Ning, Wen Zhang, Wen Zhang

“…We used viral metagenomics to mine, analyze, and visualize the human blood virome, successfully identifying three new genomes, each encoding Rep and Capsid proteins. These proteins are crucial for viral replication and host-cell interaction: the Rep protein is involved in initiating viral genome replication, while the Capsid protein plays a key role in the assembly of new virions and the virus's ability to interact with host immune systems. …”
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Cellular Composition Changes and Nitrogen Uptake under Extra-Limited Nitrogen Conditions by Thermosynechococcus sp. CL-1 Carbon Biofixation by Tseng Chi-Ming, Ko Tzu-Hsing, Hsueh Hsin-Ta, Chen Hsing-Hui, Ray Dah-Tong, Shen Yun-Hwei, Chu Hsin

“…The lipid, carbohydrate, and protein cellular components which can be used as bioenergy precursors along with their content as a function of various C/N ratios are quantified. …”
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Comparison of the evolutionary patterns of DNA repeats in ancient and young invertebrate species flocks of Lake Baikal by Wang Yuxiang, T. E. Peretolchina, E. V. Romanova, D. Y. Sherbakov

“…The topology of this tree was compared to the phylogenies inferred for the same species from the concatenated protein-coding mitochondrial nucleotide sequences. …”
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High Throughput Approaches to Unravel the Mechanism of Action of a New Vanadium-Based Compound against Trypanosoma cruzi by M. Florencia Mosquillo, Pablo Smircich, Analía Lima, Sergio A. Gehrke, Gonzalo Scalese, Ignacio Machado, Dinorah Gambino, Beatriz Garat, Leticia Pérez-Díaz

“…Instead, proteomic analysis uncovered the modulation of proteins involved in different processes such as energy and redox metabolism, transport systems, detoxifying pathways, ribosomal protein synthesis, and proteasome protein degradation. …”
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