Digestive enzymes of vine weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus) as potential targets for insect control strategies. [PDF]
Over the previous quarter century the vine weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus) has become a pest of horticultural and agricultural plants. The vine weevil is a polyphagous coleopteran insect and is able to attack over one hundred different plant species.
Edwards, M.G., Edwards, Martin Gethin
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Cystatin C modulates neurodegeneration and neurogenesis following status epilepticus in mouse
Brain damaging insults cause alterations in neuronal networks that trigger epileptogenesis, and eventually lead to the appearance of spontaneous seizures.
Terhi J. Pirttilä +5 more
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Coronavirus Infection-Associated Cell Death Signaling and Potential Therapeutic Targets
COVID-19 is the name of the disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection that occurred in 2019. The virus–host-specific interactions, molecular targets on host cell deaths, and the involved signaling are ...
Rittibet Yapasert +2 more
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Oncogenic DMTF1β promotes cancer cell motility by regulating autophagy through ULK1 stabilization
In the current study, we demonstrate that the oncogene DMTF1β regulates ULK1 stability by reducing its proteasomal degradation in cancer cells. This stabilization enables ULK1 to induce autophagy, which in turn facilitates cancer cell migration. Consequently, reduced DMTF1β levels lead to decreased autophagy and impaired cancer cell migration.
Jun Xu +13 more
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Molecular characterization of covRS mutations in M1UK Streptococcus pyogenes
Group A Streptococcus (GAS) acquires covRS mutations driving a hypervirulent bacterial state, frequently associated with invasive disease‐like necrotizing fasciitis. We demonstrate that the newly emerged M1UK GAS lineage can also acquire these mutations.
Jarrad Pritchard +12 more
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Ethylene Signaling Mediates a Maize Defense Response to Insect Herbivory
The signaling pathways that enable plants to mount defenses against insect herbivores are known to be complex. It was previously demonstrated that the insect-resistant maize (Zea mays L.) genotype Mp708 accumulates a unique defense cysteine proteinase ...
Antoine L. Harfouche +4 more
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A molecular shielding strategy to convert “protein‐sticky” and “non‐tumor specific” clinical ICG dye, into a “low protein binding” and “tumor‐targeting” dye with prolonged blood circulation and renal clearance is described. These shielded ICGs demonstrate strong tumor accumulation and optimal tissue clearance, resulting in high tumor‐to‐background ...
Li Xiang +9 more
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Cystatin C: Its role in pathogenesis of OSMF
Oral Submucous Fibrosis (OSF) is a chronic disorder characterized by fibrosis of the mucosa lining the upper digestive tract involving the oral cavity, oro- and hypopharynx and the upper third of the oesophagus.
P.C. Anila Namboodiripad
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High glucose causes apoptosis of rabbit corneal epithelial cells involving activation of PERK-eIF2α-CHOP-caspase-12 signaling pathway [PDF]
AIM: To investigate the effect of high concentration of glucose (HCG) on double stranded RNA-activated protein kinase-like ER kinase (PERK)-eukaryotic initiation factor-2α (eIF2α)-transcription factor C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP)-cysteine aspartate ...
Pan-Pan Yao +8 more
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Mechanical and Electrical Phenotype of hiPSC‐Cardiomyocytes on Fibronectin‐Based Hydrogels
We introduce fibronectin‐based PEG hydrogels with controlled rigidity to enable the culture of iPSC‐derived cardiomyocytes. These substrates offer an alternative to the current culture of these cells on fibronectin‐coated glass, providing enhanced structural and functional behavior. The system provides a more physiologically relevant platform to assess
Ana Da Silva Costa +8 more
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