Advanced Science, EarlyView.Acinetobacter regulates dinotefuran tolerance in Propylea japonica by mediating the expression of the horizontally transferred gene PjDUF1. Abstract Insect–microbial symbiont relationships are widespread in nature and often involve lateral gene transfer.
Ningbo HuangFu +10 more
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Elucidating the Pathogenic Mechanism of Spinal Muscular Atrophy Through the Investigation of UTS2
Frontiers in Bioscience-LandmarkBackground: Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a severe neuromuscular disorder caused by mutations in the survival motor neuron 1 (SMN1) gene, resulting in progressive motor neuron loss and muscle atrophy.
Xu Zhang, Liqi Yang
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A novel therapeutic strategy for pancreatic neoplasia using a novel RNAi platform targeting PDX-1 [PDF]
, 2011 Bi-functional shRNA (bi-shRNA), a novel RNA interference (RNAi) effector platform targeting PDX-1 utilizing a systemic DOTAP-Cholesterol delivery vehicle, was studied in three mouse models of progressive pancreatic neoplasia.
Charles Brunicardi +13 more
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Applications in Plant Sciences, EarlyView.Abstract Premise Detecting clear tissue‐ and organ‐specific patterns of gene expression is key to understanding the genetic mechanisms that control plant development. In situ hybridization (ISH) of mRNA is one of the most precise, yet most challenging approaches to gene expression assays.
Brooklyn M. Anaya +3 more
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Advancing design strategies in smart stimulus‐responsive liposomes for drug release and nanomedicine
BMEMat, EarlyView.Schematic illustration of stimulus‐responsive liposomes designed for controlled drug release and nanomedicine. The innermost circle represents different liposomal structures, including unilamellar, multilamellar, and multivesicular liposomes. The middle layer illustrates the responsive phospholipid components.
Yuchen Guo +9 more
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Advanced Techniques to Control Mosquitoes and their Disease Transmission: A Review
Journal of Pure and Applied MicrobiologyMosquitoes transmit life-threatening diseases to humans. The conventional mosquito control techniques that have been focused on population reduction by the application of insecticides or through source reduction by removing the larval habitat have become
S. Renuka
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Pleiotropic and Novel Phenotypes in The \u3cem\u3eDrosophila\u3c/em\u3e Gut Caused by Mutation of \u3cem\u3eDrop-Dead\u3c/em\u3e [PDF]
, 2018 Normal gut function is vital for animal survival, and deviations from such function can contribute to malnutrition, inflammation, increased susceptibility to pathogens, diabetes, neurodegenerative diseases, and cancer.
Benske, Anika +6 more
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1104 High-throughput small-molecule and RNAi screens identify Aurora kinase B inhibitors as a novel treatment for Merkel cell carcinoma [PDF]
, 2018 Tara Gelb +11 more
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Biomaterial design strategies for enhancing mitochondrial transplantation therapy
BMEMat, EarlyView.Biomaterials to facilitate mitochondrial transplantation therapy: biomaterials as barriers to protect mitochondria from pathophysiological microenvironments, like osmotic stress caused by the excessive concentration of calcium ion, reactive oxygen species, and advanced glycation end products; biomaterials integrating with biochemical cues to improve ...
Shaoyang Kang +12 more
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Molecular bases of insect odorant receptor function: specificity and evolution
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Insect odorant receptors (ORs) are a class of chemoreceptors that insects use to detect volatile cues in their environment. In recent years, major advances in the field of structural biology have made it possible to obtain the first structures of insect ORs.
Zibo Li +5 more
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