Straw cellulose is an abundant renewable resource in nature. In recent years, the conversion of cellulose from waste straw into biofuel by specific microorganisms' fragmentation has attracted extensive attention. Although many bacteria with the ability to degrade cellulose have been identified, comprehensive bioinformatics analyses of these bacteria remain limited, and research exploring optimal fragmentation conditions is scarce.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFVirus infections cause devastative economic losses for various plant species, and early diagnosis and prevention are the most effective strategies to avoid the losses. Exploring virus genomic evolution and constructing virus infectious cDNA clones is essential to achieve a deeper understanding of the interaction between host plant and virus. Therefore, this work aims to guide people to better prevent, control, and utilize the youcai mosaic virus (YoMV).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRice black-streaked dwarf virus (RBSDV) infects rice and maize, and seriously affects rice yields in main rice-producing areas. It can be transmitted via small brown planthopper (SBPH: Fallén). To more rapidly, sensitively, and highly throughput diagnose RBSDV in the wild condition, we first purified the recombinant His-CP protein, and prepared the polyclonal antibodies against the His-CP protein (PAb-CP).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe unfolded protein response (UPR) is a cell-designated strategy that maintains the balance of protein folding in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). UPR features a network of signal transduction pathways that reprogram the transcription, mRNA translation, and protein post-translational modification to relieve the ER stresses from unfolded/misfolded proteins. Infection with plant viruses can induce the UPR, and activated UPR often promotes plant viral infections in turn.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInfectious cloning of plant viruses is a powerful tool for studying the reverse genetic manipulation of viral genes in virus-host plant interactions, contributing to a deeper understanding of the life history and pathogenesis of viruses. Yet, most of the infectious clones of RNA virus constructed in are unstable and toxic. Therefore, we modified the binary vector pCass4-Rz and constructed the ternary shuttle vector pCA4Y.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIdentifying patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) who are at high risk of progressing to Alzheimer's disease (AD) is crucial for early treatment of AD. However, it is difficult to predict the cognitive states of patients. This study developed an extreme learning machine (ELM)-based grading method to efficiently fuse multimodal data and predict MCI-to-AD conversion.
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