Therapeutic landscape for inherited ocular diseases: current and emerging therapies by Hwei Wuen Chan, Jaslyn Oh, Bart Leroy

“…Recent success in adeno-associated virus-based gene therapy, voretigene neparvovec (Luxturna®) for RPE65-related IRDs, has heralded rapid evolution in gene therapy platform technologies and strategies, from gene augmentation to RNA editing, as well as gene agnostic approaches such as optogenetics. …”
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2019–2020 Florida Citrus Production Guide: Exocortis, Cachexia, and Other Viroids by Ozgur Batuman, Amit Levy, Ronald H. Brlansky

“…Viroids are small, infectious circular-RNA molecules. Exocortis causes dwarfing and bark scaling on rootstocks such as trifoliate orange and many of its hybrids such as Carrizo citrange, Rangpur lime, and others. …”
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SHP2 is essential for the progesterone-promoted proliferation and migration in breast cancer cell lines by Hui-Chen Wang, Hui-Chen Wang, Wen-Sen Lee, Wen-Sen Lee, Wen-Sen Lee, Wen-Sen Lee

“…Immunoprecipitation assay and Western blot analysis were performed to evaluate protein-protein interaction and protein expression, respectively. Small interfering RNA (siRNA) technique was used to knock down protein expression.ResultsKnockdown of SHP2 expression abolished the P4-promoted cell proliferation and migration in T47D, MCF and BT-483 cell lines, suggesting that presence of SHP2 is essential for the P4-increased proliferation and migration of breast cancer cell lines. …”
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RCE-IFE: recursive cluster elimination with intra-cluster feature elimination by Cihan Kuzudisli, Burcu Bakir-Gungor, Bahjat Qaqish, Malik Yousef

“…For a set of gene expression, microRNA (miRNA) expression, and methylation datasets, the performance of RCE-IFE is comparatively evaluated with RCE-IFE-SVM (the SVM-adapted version of RCE-IFE) and SVM-RCE. …”
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: NR3C2 affects the proliferation and invasiveness of colon cancer cells through the Wnt/β-Catenin signaling pathway by Ke Nie, Zhong-Jiang He, Ling-Jun Kong

“…Abstract Purpose The aim of this study was to explore the potential correlation between the nuclear receptor subfamily 3 group C member 2 (NR3C2) and outcomes of colon cancer, along with the mechanisms underlying this association. Method mRNA (messenger RNA) data and clinical records pertaining to colon cancer were retrieved from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database. …”
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Microbiota governs host chenodeoxycholic acid glucuronidation to ameliorate bile acid disorder induced diarrhea by Zishen Lin, Yue Feng, Jinping Wang, Zhaoyue Men, Xi Ma

“…In vitro, important gene involved in the reduction of BA disorder induced-diarrhea were screened by RNA transcriptomics sequencing, and activation pathway of FXR-SIRT1-LKB1 to alleviate BA disorder diarrhea and P53-mediated apoptosis were proposed in vitro by multifarious siRNA interference, CO-IP, immunofluorescence, and so on, which mechanism was also verified in a variety of mouse models. …”
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TMEM45A enhances palbociclib resistance and cellular glycolysis by activating AKT/mTOR signaling pathway in HR+ breast cancer by Cui Chen, Zehong Chen, Jinze Zhao, Xinyun Wen, Hanming Yao, Zijin Weng, Huiping Xiong, Zongheng Zheng, Juekun Wu

“…Collectively, our findings suggest that TMEM45A may be a therapeutic target for overcoming palbociclib resistance, and exosomal siRNA delivery could be a viable strategy for precision medicine in HR+ breast cancer.…”
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Dose-dependent effects of hydroquinone on liver injury and lipid dysregulation based on SCD1/AMPK signaling pathway in C57BL/6 mice by Lijun Zou, Fen Lin, Jinying Wen, Jinyu Huang, Yue Tan, Hui Huang, Gonghua Hu

“…We administered HQ at doses of 0, 12.5, 25.0, and 50.0 mg/kg over a period of 13 weeks, followed by biochemical analyses, RNA sequencing, and Western blotting to elucidate the underlying mechanisms. …”
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Staphylococcus aureus induces mitophagy via the HDAC11/IL10 pathway to sustain intracellular survival by Yaji Yang, Haotian Zhou, Feilong Li, Yanhao Zhang, Jianye Yang, Yidong Shen, Ning Hu, Quanming Zou, Leilei Qin, Hao Zeng, Wei Huang

“…Methods This study employed confocal microscopy, flow cytometry, ELISA, and siRNA technology to assess the survival capacity of S. aureus within macrophages and the impact of inflammatory cytokines on its persistence. …”
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Exploring MAP3K genes in gastric cancer: biomarkers, tumor microenvironment dynamics, and chemotherapy resistance by Senhui Wei, Ying Li, Jing Zhou, Yongming Xia

“…Single-cell functional analysis elucidated the involvement of MAP3K genes in shaping the tumor microenvironment. miRNA-mRNA network analysis revealed intricate regulatory mechanisms, with hsa-mir-200b-3p emerging as a key regulator. …”
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Surfaces environmental monitoring of SARS-CoV-2: Loop mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) and droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) in comparison with standard Reverse-Transcription qua... by Simona Spiteri, Irene Salamon, Luna Girolamini, Maria Rosaria Pascale, Federica Marino, Carlo Derelitto, Laura Caligaris, Simone Paghera, Manuela Ferracin, Sandra Cristino

“…Moreover, a new cut-off for the viral RNA copies' number/μL for each target (N1 and N2) on environmental monitoring was fixed at 2,82. …”
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Preventing Foodborne Illness: Norovirus by Keith R. Schneider, Renée M. Goodrich, Michael J. Mahovic, Rajya Shukla

“…Noroviruses (family Caliciviridae, genus Norovirus) are a group of non-enveloped, single-stranded RNA viruses found worldwide, with humans being the only known host. …”
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Application of emerging technologies for gut microbiome research by Wit Thun Kwa, Saishreyas Sundarajoo, Kai Yee Toh, Jonathan Lee

“…Recent years have seen a dramatic rise in gut microbiome studies, which has been enabled by the rapidly evolving high-throughput sequencing methods (i.e. 16S rRNA sequencing and shotgun sequencing). As the emerging technologies for microbiome research continue to evolve (i.e. metatranscriptomics, metabolomics, culturomics, synthetic biology), microbiome research has moved beyond phylogenetic descriptions and towards mechanistic analyses. …”
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Long-term results of antiviral therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C with sustained virologic response by T. M. Ignatova, T. N. Lopatkina, V. P. Chulanov, Ye. V. Gaydasheva, S. N. Batskikh, G. V. Mikhaylovskaya, D. T. Abdurakhmanov, S. Yu. Karpov, Ye. N. Nikulkina, O. A. Chernova

“…Standard clinical and laboratory investigation and evaluation of RNA HCV was carried out. In 114 patients RNA HCV and DNA HBV in blood serum and peripheral mononuclear blood cells were studied by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with fluorescent hybridization detection in «real time» mode (sensitivity of 10 IU/ml for HCV and 5 IU/ml for HBV).Results. …”
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Vinblastine resets tumor-associated macrophages toward M1 phenotype and promotes antitumor immune response by Jing Wang, Jin Wang, Yi-Na Wang, Yuan-Yuan Wang, Wen-Juan Bai, Nai-Jun Miao

“…VBL and anti-PD-1 combination therapy was then investigated in comparison with monotherapy. RNA-seq of TAM of treated and untreated with VBL was performed to explore the changes in pathway activities. siRNA mediated knockdown experiments were performed to verify the target pathway that was affected by VBL treatment.Results Here, we showed that VBL, an antineoplastic agent that destabilizes microtubule, drove macrophage polarization into the M1-like phenotype both in vitro and in tumor models. …”
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纳米孔长读测序鉴定肝癌细胞中低氧特异性转录本 by 高力, 沈晟齐, 高平

“…方法实验选取正常肝实质细胞系THLE-3与肝癌细胞系Hep3B作为研究对象，分别置于常氧与低氧条件下培养48 h后，提取其总RNA。随后，采用纳米孔测序技术，对这两种细胞系在不同氧浓度下的转录组进行高通量、高精度的测序分析。…”
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Preoperative liquid biopsy transcriptomic panel for risk assessment of lymph node metastasis in T1 gastric cancer by Ping’an Ding, Jiaxiang Wu, Haotian Wu, Wenqian Ma, Tongkun Li, Peigang Yang, Honghai Guo, Yuan Tian, Jiaxuan Yang, Limian Er, Renjun Gu, Lilong Zhang, Ning Meng, Xiaolong Li, Zhenjiang Guo, Lingjiao Meng, Qun Zhao

“…This model significantly reduced overtreatment rates from 83.9 to 44.1% in tissue specimens and from 84.4 to 56.0% in liquid biopsies. The 4-mRNA panel showed specificity for T1 GC compared to other gastrointestinal cancers (P < 0.001). …”
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Systemic delivery of AAV5, AAV8, and AAV9 packaging a C5-12-microdystrophin-FLAG expression cassette in non-human primates by Mengping Liu, Erica Cook, Yanshan Dai, Erich Ehlert, Francois du Plessis, Jacek Lubelski, Bogdan G. Sleczka, Petia Shipkova, Zhuyin Li, Joshua Gamse, David Gordon, Leonard P. Adam, Paul C. Levesque, Glen B. Banks

“…AAV8 led to higher levels of microdystrophin-FLAG mRNA and protein in the cardiac ventricles and skeletal muscles when compared to AAV5 or AAV9. …”
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Targeting HVEM-GPT2 axis: a novel approach to T cell activation and metabolic reprogramming in non-small cell lung cancer therapy by Yuanshan Yao, Chunji Chen, Bin Li, Wen Gao

“…Lung cancer cells co-cultured with Jurkat T cells were xenografted into nude mice to evaluate tumor growth and metastatic potential. Next, RNA-seq, COIP, Dual-luciferase reporter experiment, and CHIP-seq were used to explore the potential underlying mechanism. …”
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Lactobacillus fermentum B153 from human colostrum modulates intestinal immunity and gut microbiota in obese mice model by Juqing Huang, Xiaohui Cai, Xiaoyan Liu, Gongti Lai, Xuefang Guan, Bingyan Chen, Qi Wang

“…Intestinal inflammation induced by the high-fat diet was alleviated by L. fermentum B153, as evidenced by the upregulation of E-cadherin and IL-6 mRNA expression, alongside the downregulation of TNF-α mRNA expression. …”
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