Chromosome-level genome sequencing and assembly of the parasitoid wasp Leptopilina myrica by Zhi Dong, Zixuan Xu, Junwei Zhang, Yulong Guo, Qichao Zhang, Lan Pang, Ting Feng, Wenqi Shi, Yifeng Sheng, Jianhua Huang, Jiani Chen

“…We employed a combination of PacBio long-read sequencing, Illumina short-read sequencing, and Hi-C technology to produce a genome assembly of approximately 462.30 Mb, with a scaffold N50 of 47.32 Mb and a contig N50 of 4.07 Mb. By comparing the protein-coding genes of L. myrica with those of other Hymenoptera species, we gained insights into the evolutionary history of parasitoid wasps. …”
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Deciphering salt-responsive NB-ARC genes in rice transcriptomic data: A bioinformatics approach with gene expression validation by Saputro Triono Bagus, Wardhani Fila Oxi, Sholihah Nur Fadlilatus, Ermavitalini Dini, Purnama Putut Rakhmad, Nurhidayati Tutik

“…This included examining cis-regulatory elements in the promoter regions, protein domains/motifs, and predicting subcellular localizations to narrow down our gene selection. …”
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Branched endosomal disruptor (BEND) lipids mediate delivery of mRNA and CRISPR-Cas9 ribonucleoprotein complex for hepatic gene editing and T cell engineering by Marshall S. Padilla, Kaitlin Mrksich, Yiming Wang, Rebecca M. Haley, Jacqueline J. Li, Emily L. Han, Rakan El-Mayta, Emily H. Kim, Sofia Dias, Ningqiang Gong, Sridatta V. Teerdhala, Xuexiang Han, Vivek Chowdhary, Lulu Xue, Zain Siddiqui, Hannah M. Yamagata, Dongyoon Kim, Il-Chul Yoon, James M. Wilson, Ravi Radhakrishnan, Michael J. Mitchell

“…This work provides a scheme to generate a class of ILs for both mRNA and protein delivery.…”
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Scutellarin Prevents Angiogenesis in Diabetic Retinopathy by Downregulating VEGF/ERK/FAK/Src Pathway Signaling by Lingli Long, Yubin Li, Shuang Yu, Xiang Li, Yue Hu, Tengfei Long, Liqin Wang, Wenwen Li, Xiaoxin Ye, Zunfu Ke, Haipeng Xiao

“…We further used western blot, luciferase reporter assay, and immunofluorescence staining to study the antiangiogenic mechanism of SCU. The protein levels of phospho-ERK, phospho-FAK, phospho-Src, VEGF, and PEDF were examined in HRECs and retina of diabetic rats. …”
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Effects of rosemary extract and its residue on production, immune performance, and gut microbiota in geese by Yuzhi Huang, Lanmeng Xu, Hang He, Lijuan Peng, Qinfeng Liao, Kun Wan, Simeng Qin, Lijing Cao, Jie Zhang

“…Compared with RE treatment, those in the RR treatment had significantly higher duodenal and jejunum relative lengths, aspartate aminotransferase, uric acid, total cholesterol, and low-density lipoprotein levels, and decreased chest depth, chest angle, neck length, semi-eviscerated and eviscerated weights, crude protein digestibility, and levels of globulin, triglyceride, and lysozyme (p < 0.05). …”
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The Association between Serum Level of Vitamin D and Inflammatory Biomarkers in Hospitalized Adult Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study Based on Real-World Data by Xiaomin Zhang, Zhiqi Chen, Yi Xiang, Yiquan Zhou, Molian Tang, Jun Cai, Xinyi Xu, Hongyuan Cui, Yi Feng, Renying Xu

“…White blood cell (WBC) count, serum level of C-reactive protein (CRP), and procalcitonin were also measured and used to evaluate inflammation. …”
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Celastrol promotes DNA damage and apoptosis in uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma via promotion of KAT2B-mediated RBPJ acetylation and repression of MCM4 transcription by Lipeng Pei, Yan Zhu, Wenpeng Li, Bin Xu, Jingli Sun

“…Bioinformatic analysis, protein coimmunoprecipitation (Co-IP), luciferase assay, cell experiments were performed to reveal the relationship of Celastrol/KAT2B/RBPJ/MCM4 in UCEC. …”
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Association between the levels of urinary cell cycle biomarkers and non-recovery of renal function among critically ill geriatric patients with acute kidney injury by Li Cheng, Hui-Miao Jia, Xi Zheng, Yi-Jia Jiang, Xin Xin, Wen-Xiong Li

“…Multiple regression analysis revealed that urine levels of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-2 (TIMP-2) multiplied by insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 7 (IGFBP7) ([TIMP-2]*[IGFBP7]), AKI stages 2–3, and the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE II) score were independently associated with renal non-recovery. …”
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Evaluation of the antibacterial and antibiofilm effect of mycosynthesized silver and selenium nanoparticles and their synergistic effect with antibiotics on nosocomial bacteria by Nahed Fathallah Fahmy, Marwa Mahmoud Abdel-Kareem, Heba A. Ahmed, Mena Zarif Helmy, Ekram Abdel-Rahman Mahmoud

“…FT-IR analysis was used for assessing proteins bound to the produced nanoparticles. The crystallinity and stability of AgNPs and SeNPs was confirmed using X-ray diffraction analysis and zeta potential measurements, respectively. …”
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Alzheimer’s disease and infectious agents: a comprehensive review of pathogenic mechanisms and microRNA roles by Seyyed Sam Mehdi Hosseininasab, Rasoul Ebrahimi, Shirin Yaghoobpoor, Kiarash Kazemi, Yaser Khakpour, Ramtin Hajibeygi, Ashraf Mohamadkhani, Mobina Fathi, Kimia Vakili, Arian Tavasol, Zohreh Tutunchian, Tara Fazel, Mohammad Fathi, Mohammadreza Hajiesmaeili

“…In addition, microRNAs (miRNAs) might play a crucial role in the pathogenesis mechanisms of these pathogens since they are utilized to target various protein-coding genes, allowing for immune evasion, maintaining latency, and suppressing cellular signaling molecules. …”
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Enhancing growing rabbit heat stress resilience through dietary supplementation with natural antioxidants by Ibrahim Talat El-Ratel, Aml Mekawy, Sara H.M. Hassab, Sameh Abdelnour

“…Aspartate transaminase (AST), triglycerides, and creatinine levels were decreased with all additives as compared to the control group (P < 0.05). Total protein and albumin were significantly higher in AL group than in other groups (P < 0.05). …”
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Molecular Mechanisms of Grain Chalkiness Variation in Rice Panicles by Zhong Li, Min Xi, Youzun Xu, Xueyuan Sun, Debao Tu, Yongjin Zhou, Yalan Ji, Linsheng Yang

“…Additionally, Y1 and Y2 were characterized by lower amylose and protein contents, as well as looser starch granule morphology, in comparison to Y3. …”
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Artificial neural network systems to predict the response to sintilimab in squamous-cell non-small-cell lung cancer based on data of ORIENT-3 study by Tongji Xie, Guangyu Fan, Le Tang, Puyuan Xing, Yuankai Shi

“…Abstract Background Existing biomarkers and models for predicting response to programmed cell death protein 1 monoclonal antibody in advanced squamous-cell non-small cell lung cancer (sqNSCLC) did not have enough accuracy. …”
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Multi-omics analysis of hexaploid triticale that show molecular responses to salt stress during seed germination by Dongxia Wang, Jiedong Li, Shiming Li, Jiongjie Fu, Baolong Liu, Baolong Liu, Baolong Liu, Dong Cao, Dong Cao, Dong Cao

“…After integrating GWAS-target genes with transcriptomics and proteomics approaches that the candidate gene late embryogenesis abundant protein 14 (LEA14) was up-regulated at the transcriptomic and proteomic levels. …”
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Identification of two new genetic loci for high-resolution genotyping of Enterocytozoon bieneusi by Meng Xinan, Ou Yonglin, Jiang Wen, Guo Yaqiong, Xiao Lihua, Feng Yaoyu, Li Na

“…In this study, comparison of a clinical genome sequence (C44566) with the whole genome sequence of an E. bieneusi isolate (H348) in GenBank led to the selection of the hypothetical protein 1 (hp1) and tubulin 1 (tub1) loci. Further analysis of the two loci with 156 E. bieneusi-positive samples showed high sequence polymorphisms in ITS Groups 1–6 and 10. …”
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Anti-Inflammatory, Antioxidant and Antibacterial Properties of Tomato Skin and Pomegranate Peel Extracts: A Sustainable Approach for Oral Health Care by Alessia Silla, Angela Punzo, Francesca Bonvicini, Matteo Perillo, Marco Malaguti, Antonello Lorenzini, Ismaela Foltran, Dario Mercatante, Mara Mandrioli, Maria Teresa Rodriguez-Estrada, Silvana Hrelia, Cristiana Caliceti

“…Additionally, the extracts significantly reduced the expression of tumor necrosis factor α (<i>p</i> < 0.05) and Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein 1 (<i>p</i> < 0.001), suggesting an anti-inflammatory role. …”
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Soy polysaccharide maintains colonic homeostasis to protect from dextran sulphate sodium-induced colitis by modulating gut microbiota and intestinal epithelial regeneration by Nana Zhang, Jianlin Liu, Weiyue Zhang, Xinxin Guo, Shuying Li, Hongtai Zhang, Minjie Wang, Bei Fan, Fengzhong Wang

“…Notably, SP treatment enriched the production of Lactobacillus-derived lactic acid, which was sensed by its specific G-protein-coupled receptor 81 (Gpr81)/Wnt3/β-catenin signaling, and promoted the regeneration of intestinal stem cells. …”
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Calprotectin and Calgranulin C as Biomarkers of Pancreatic Tumors: Baseline Levels and Level Changes after Surgery by Michal Holub, Eva Bartáková, Alžběta Stráníková, Eva Koblihová, Simona Arientová, Marie Blahutová, Jan Máca, Miroslav Ryska

“…Moreover, the serum levels of calprotectin and calgranulin C demonstrated a significant predictive value for the development of POPF; the predictive values of these two proteins were better than those of the serum level of C-reactive protein and the white blood cell count. …”
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Natural product virtual-interact-phenotypic target characterization: A novel approach demonstrated with Salvia miltiorrhiza extract by Rui Xu, Hengyuan Yu, Yichen Wang, Boyu Li, Yong Chen, Xuesong Liu, Tengfei Xu

“…Further analysis via the NP-VIP strategy highlighted five high-confidence targets, including poly [ADP-ribose] polymerase 1 (PARP1), signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3), amyloid precursor protein (APP), glutamate-ammonia ligase (GLUL), and glutamate decarboxylase 67 (GAD67). …”
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Clinical relevance of macromolecular complexes involving integrins, potassium and sodium ion channels and the sodium/proton antiporter in human breast cancer by Elena Lastraioli, Jessica Iorio, Francesco Piazza, Chiara Capitani, Michele Santillo, Claudia Duranti, Simonetta Bianchi, Icro Meattini, Scott P. Fraser, Mustafa B. A. Djamgoz, Andrea Becchetti, Annarosa Arcangeli

“…Methods We analyzed the expression and impact on outcome of the genes encoding the four proteins forming the NHE1/hERG1/β1/nNaV1.5 complex (SLC9A1, KCNH2, ITGB1 and SCN5A) in public datasets. …”
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