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A novel strategy combining full Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy with machine learning enhanced the accuracy for analyzing cell wall polymers in maize stover

Industrial Crops and Products
Cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin are three major cell wall polymers extracted from crop feedstocks to produce valuable biofuels and bio-products. Due to the labor-intensive and environmentally hazardous characteristics of chemical methods for plant ...
Zihao Gui, Fanghui Chen, Shuaige Yang, Jiarui Chen, Shijie Hu, Huanhuan Yang, Liguo Su, Lin Li, Haiyang Jiang, Guichun Wu, Leiming Wu   +10 more
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Derivation and characterization of retinal pigment epithelium from urine‐derived iPSCs

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Age‐related macular degeneration causes vision loss via RPE dysfunction and loss. Traditional iPSC therapies rely on invasive biopsies, limiting scalability. Here, we utilize urine‐derived stem cells as an accessible source to generate u‐iPSCs, successfully differentiated into pigmented RPE. This “Urine‐to‐Retina” platform provides a promising path for
Daniella Beiner, Hainan Zhu, Carol Christine Bosholm, Heuy‐Ching Wang, Tracy Criswell, Anthony Atala, Jian‐Xing Ma, Yuanyuan Zhang   +7 more
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The Maize NBS-LRR Gene ZmNBS25 Enhances Disease Resistance in Rice and Arabidopsis

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2018
Nucleotide-binding site-leucine-rich repeat (NBS-LRR) domain proteins are immune sensors and play critical roles in plant disease resistance. In this study, we cloned and characterized a novel NBS-LRR gene ZmNBS25 in maize.
Yunjian Xu, Yunjian Xu, Fang Liu, Fang Liu, Suwen Zhu, Suwen Zhu, Xiaoyu Li, Xiaoyu Li   +7 more
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Guiding AlphaFold to predict how Munc13‐1 opens Syntaxin‐1

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
The syntaxin‐1 Habc‐domain (orange), linker (pink) and SNARE motif (yellow) form a closed conformation that binds to Munc18‐1 (violet) and is opened by the Munc13‐1 MUN domain (cyan) to form the SNARE complex that triggers neurotransmitter release.
Madhurima Chattopadhyay, Junjie Xu, Josep Rizo   +2 more
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How phagocytic cells kill bacteria: Lessons from a professional killer

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
How phagocytic cells ingest and kill bacteria has been studied for more than a century, but many questions remain unanswered. The study of the amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum brings new answers, and new questions. Professional phagocytic cells such as neutrophils and macrophages, as well as free‐living soil amoebae like Dictyostelium discoideum, employ
Otmane Lamrabet, Pierre Cosson
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OsPUP1 Modulates Cytokinin Distribution and Antioxidant Defense to Regulate Heat Stress Tolerance in Rice

Antioxidants
Heat stress has emerged as one of the major environmental factors constraining rice growth. In our previous studies, OsPUP1, a member of the purine transporter protein family in rice, has been verified to be involved in the transport of cytokinin (CK ...
Shujie Wang, Qiang Yu, Junwen Zhang, Yingfeng Wang, Guilian Zhang, Huabing Deng, Xiong Liu, Xuedan Lu, Qiuhong Chen, Feng Wang, Wenbang Tang, Yunhua Xiao   +11 more
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A new flow chip in combination with multiphoton microscopy as a protocol for longitudinal 3D imaging of tissue calcification under shear stress

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Miniaturized flow chip platform enabling continuous perfusion and longitudinal multiphoton 3D imaging of vascular smooth muscle cell constructs under physiological flow. Brightfield imaging guides region selection, while CellTracker Green and mRuby‐labeled fetuin‐A visualize cells and mineral deposition, respectively. Magnesium supplementation markedly
Vytautas Kučikas, Aaron D. Morgan, Ignas Čiurlionis, Christian Böhm, Stefan Jockenhövel, Willi Jahnen‐Dechent, Marc A. M. J. van Zandvoort   +6 more
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The Mitochondrial Protein RESISTANCE to APHIDS 9 Interacts with S40 to Resist Aphid Infestation by Modulating Reactive Oxygen Species Homeostasis in Maize (Zea mays)

Advanced Science
As the corn aphid (Rhopalosiphum maidis) poses a major threat to maize (Zea mays) growth, there is much interest in identifying aphid resistance genes. In this study, an aphid‐susceptible maize mutant from an ethyl methanesulfonate–mutagenized library is
Chuanhong Wang, Xinqiao Zhang, Zhen Tao, Lei Wang, Shijie Huang, Tengyue Wang, Yibing Zhao, Jinghui Dong, Jing Ma, Chang Chang, Xingzhi Chen, Ning Lin, Peijin Li   +12 more
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The ZmHSF08-ZmUGT92A1 module regulates heat tolerance by altering reactive oxygen species levels in maize

Crop Journal
GTs (Glycosyltransferases) are important in plant growth and abiotic stresses. However, its role in maize heat response is far from clear. Here, we describe the constitutively expressed UDP-glycosyltransferase ZmUGT92A1, which has a highly conserved PSPG
Hao Li, Jing Wang, Menglong Li, Leiming Wu, Wenhui Rao, Xiaojian Peng, Haiyang Jiang   +6 more
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Protocol for quantifying miRNA trafficking across the endosomal membrane

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
An in vitro protocol measures miRNA uptake into endosomes isolated from mammalian cell extracts, which are free of subcellular contaminants. Performed at 37 °C in the presence of ATP, it ensures the import of single‐stranded miRNA into the endosomal lumen.
Syamantak Ghosh, Kamalika Mukherjee, Suvendra N. Bhattacharyya   +2 more
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