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

“…Specifically, we show that ginger-derived exosome-like nanoparticle (GELN) preferentially taken up by Lachnospiraceae and Lactobacillaceae mediated by digalactosyldiacylglycerol (DGDG) and glycine, respectively. …”
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Construction of a multienzyme cascade reaction system and its application in D-tagatose biosynthesis by Xiaoxiao Zhang, Jie Chu, Yuanqiang Lv, Xuan Li, Aijiao Yin, Yanhua Huang

“…In this study, Escherichia coli BL21 was used as the starting strain to express the β-galactosidase (β-Gal) gene—BgaB—derived from Bacillus stearothermophilus and the L-arabinose isomerase (L-AI) gene—araA—derived from Thermus sp., yielding the genetically engineered strains E. coli BL21-pET28a-BgaB and E. coli BL21-pET28a-araA. …”
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First detection and phylogenetic analysis of Trypanosoma species in European wolves and bears: discovery of novel haplotypes by Blanka Orłowska, Magdalena Świsłocka-Cutter, Katarzyna Filip-Hutsch, Daniel Młocicki, Adam Olszewski, Marek Asman, Krzysztof Anusz, Joanna Werszko

“…This genus includes highly pathogenic species, such as T. brucei ssp., T. congolense or T. vivax. …”
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Understanding integrative approach of translational bioinformatics on cardiovascular disease: Myocardial Ischemia by Yeswanth Ranganathan, Saayaa Nazar, Ravi Shankar Krishnan, Yuvaraj Dinakarkumar, Vijayalakshmi Varadarajan, Lenita Sebastian, Brindha Rethinam

“…It covers the discovery of novel biomarkers (miRNA, lncRNA, and tsRNA), analysis of genes and proteins, and integrated bioinformatics to identify differentially expressed genes. …”
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Replication-IDentifier links epigenetic and metabolic pathways to the replication stress response by Sophie C. van der Horst, Leonie Kollenstart, Amandine Batté, Sander Keizer, Kees Vreeken, Praveen Pandey, Andrei Chabes, Haico van Attikum

“…Using this approach, 423 genes that promote Pol ε binding at replication forks were uncovered, including LGE1 and ROX1. …”
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Case study of a neuroendocrine tumor of uncertain origin: single-cell transcriptomics unravels potential primary location by Frolova Tatyana, Ekaterina Avsievich, Diana Salimgereeva, Zoia Antysheva, Alesia Maluchenko, Denis Maksimov, Ilia Feidorov, Mark Voloshin, Olga Glazova, Natalia Bodunova, Nikolay Karnaukhov, Pavel Volchkov, Julia Krupinova

“…Results The gene signature distinguished pancreatic and small intestine NETs with high accuracy. …”
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Diversity of frontier processes in Amazonian subnational jurisdictions: Frontier metrics reveal major patterns of human–nature interactions by Guido Briceño, Julie Betbeder, Agnès Bégué, Guillaume Cornu, David Katz-Asprilla, Marie-Gabrielle Piketty, Solen Le Clech, Vinicius Silgueiro, Hélène Dessard, Lilian Blanc

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What is Agricultural Biotechnology? by Maria Gallo-Meagher, Stephen G. Fulford

“…This is usually accomplished by transferring a section of DNA, or gene, from one organism to another. In agriculture, plant biotechnology is used for crop improvement. …”
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Comprehensive genomic and transcriptomic profiling of pulmonary nodules in synchronous multiple primary lung cancer by Xingsheng Liu, Kun Qian, Lei Su, Xiaoru Tian, Xin Zhao, Tengteng Wang, Li Han, Zhenzhen Li, Peilong Zhang, Ruotian Wang, Baodong Liu, Yuanbo Li, Xiaogang Tan, Yi Zhang

“…Results For the 53 nodule samples from 26 MPLCs patients, EGFR was the mostly mutated genes, and the TP53 mutation frequency was notably different between major and minor nodules. …”
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Plant Biotechnology and the Environment by Maria Gallo-Meagher, Stephen G. Fulford

“…The negative issues relative to plant biotechnology include potential harm to non-target organisms, the risk of foreign genes escaping into nature, and development of accelerated pest resistance. …”
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CAMELLIA SINENSIS VAR. MADOENSIS (SECT. THEA, THEACEAE), A NEW TAXON FROM VIETNAM by Tran Vu Nguyen, Thi Phuong Nhu Van, Xuan Son Le, Van Ngoc Nguyen, Van Dung Luong, Thi Huy Tra Trinh, Ba Nam Nguyen, Ngoc Trieu Le

“…The ITS sequence of this variety is also different from that of Camellia sinensis and its other varieties, while the matK gene sequences are nearly identical among Camellia taxa. …”
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A Flesh Fly Sarcophaga crassipalpis Macquart (Insecta: Diptera: Sarcophagidae) by Lazaro A. Diaz, Phillip E. Kaufman

“…Sarcophaga crassipalpis is commonly used in laboratories to study gene expression, diapause processes, and physiological processes. …”
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Taurine inhibits acute ammonia-induced oxidative stress, immune response, and apoptosis of large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea) during keep-live transport by Xin Zhao, Zhenkun Xu, Jun Mei, Jing Xie

“…The findings demonstrated that ammonia stress might cause the transcription of the stress-related parameter (Hsp70) gene and antioxidant enzymes (SOD, CAT, and GPx) to be upregulated. …”
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Hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis incidentally diagnosed by video-associated lung surgery for lung cancer: A case report by Katsuhiro Itogawa, Shintaro Sato, Hideaki Yamakawa, Keiichi Akasaka, Masako Amano, Akiko Adachi, Hidekazu Matsushima

“…A genetic mutation screening test revealed pathological TTR gene mutation of heterozygous Tyr114His (p.Tyr134His). …”
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Autophagy is involved in the toxicity of the biocontrol agent GC16 against Tetranychus pueraricola (Acari: Tetranychidae) based on transcriptomic and proteomic analyses by Yanyan He, Guangzu Du, Guang Wang, Huiming Guan, Shusheng Zhu, Bin Chen, Xiahong He, Youyong Zhu

“…Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analysis indicated that the DEGs and DEPs were enriched in the autophagy pathway. …”
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Small open reading frames (sORFs): Driving big improvements in plant development and quality by Kui Dong, Chaofan Shan, Dongyu Wen, Zifan Cui, Jun Cao

“…The synergistic application of sORFs with gene editing technologies holds great promise, not only for devising novel strategies to improve plant quality, resulting in crops that are more resistant, nutrient-rich, and productive, but also for establishing innovative molecular breeding pathways. …”
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New insights into the mechanism of triphenyl phosphate and its metabolite diphenyl phosphate in diabetic kidney disease by Ting Fang, Qiaoyan Liu, Xinxin Huangfu, Hongkai Zhu, Hongwen Sun, Liming Chen

“…Additionally, the study explored the targets of action for TPHP and DPHP using network toxicity analysis, conducted protein interaction analysis, and explored the functional aspects of action through Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes enrichment analysis. …”
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A novel platform for engineered AAV-based vaccines by Sabrina Babutzka, Miranda Gehrke, Anastasia Papadopoulou, Maria Diedrichs-Möhring, Maria Giannaki, Lena Hennis, Bastian Föhr, Cale Kooyman, Andreas Osterman, Evangelia Yannaki, Gerhild Wildner, Hermann Ammer, Stylianos Michalakis

“…Engineering of adeno-associated virus (AAV) capsids allowed for the development of gene therapy vectors with improved tropism and enhanced transduction efficiency. …”
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USP4-mediated CENPF deubiquitylation regulated tumor metastasis in colorectal cancer by Zhongdong Xie, Hanbin Lin, Yuecheng Wu, Yanan Yu, Xintong Liu, Yating Zheng, Xiaojie Wang, Jiashu Wu, Meifang Xu, Yuting Han, Qiongying Zhang, Yu Deng, Lin Lin, Yan Linzhu, Li Qingyun, Xinjian Lin, Ying Huang, Pan Chi

“…Our subsequent goal was to identify potential genes associated with the autophagy panel and assess their prognostic significance, biological roles, and mechanisms in CRC metastasis. …”
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Mixture of Bacillus Amyloliquefaciens and Bacillus Pumilus Modulates Community Structures of Rice Rhizosphere Soil to Suppress Rice Seedling Blight by Jiang Nan, Qiu Jiehua, Tian Dagang, Shi Huanbin, Liu Zhiquan, Wen Hui, Xie Shuwei, Chen Huizhe, Wu Meng, Kou Yanjun

“…Analysis of 16S and internal transcribed spacer rRNA gene sequencing data revealed that the mixture of the T40 and T208 strains exhibited the lowest average clustering coefficients, which were negatively correlated with the biomass of F. oxysporum-inoculated rice seedlings. …”
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