SQUAMOSA promoter-binding protein-like () gene family, a group of plant-specific transcription factors, played crucial roles in regulating plant growth, development, signal transduction, and stress response. This study focuses on the gene family in the fast-growing , employing bioinformatics approaches to identify and analyze the gene physiochemical characteristics, conserved domains, structural composition, chromosomal distribution, phylogenetic relationships, cis-acting elements, and their expression patterns in various tissues and stress treatments. Twenty-three genes were identified in , which uneven distributed across seven chromosomes and classified into five groups.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe () gene encodes a class of proteins related to xylan acetylation, which has been shown to play an important role in plant response to environmental stresses. This gene family has been meticulously investigated in , whereas there have been no related reports in . In this study, we identified 49 TBL genes in .
View Article and Find Full Text PDFXylan, one of the most important structures and polysaccharides, plays critical roles in plant development, growth, and defense responses to pathogens. Glucuronic acid substitution of xylan (GUX) functions in xylan sidechain decoration, which is involved in a wide range of physiological processes in plants. However, the specifics of in trees remain unclear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClin Cosmet Investig Dermatol
May 2024
Exploring the critical role of thermal dynamics in wound healing, this manuscript navigates through the complex biological responses initiated upon wound infliction and how temperature variations influence the healing trajectory. Integrating biothermal physics, clinical medicine, and biomedical engineering, it highlights the significance of thermal management in wound care, emphasizing the wound microenvironment's division into internal and external domains and their collaborative impact on tissue repair. Innovations in real-time wound temperature monitoring, especially through intelligent wireless sensor dressings, are spotlighted as transformative, enabling precise wound condition management.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Tissue expansion addresses limited soft-tissue availability and provides natural-looking skin for scar reconstruction. However, infection is a common complication in expander surgery. This 10-year retrospective cohort study was performed to investigate the infection risk factors in pediatric scar reconstruction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEucalyptus was one of the most cultivated hardwood species worldwide, with rapid growth, good wood properties and a wide range of adaptability. Eucalyptus stem undergoes primary growth (longitudinal growth) followed by secondary growth (radial growth), which produces biomass that is an important source of energy worldwide. In order to better understand the genetic regulation of secondary growth in Eucalyptus grandis, Transcriptome analyses in stem segments along a developmental gradient from the third internode to the eleventh internode of E.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEucalyptus is a widely planted hardwood tree species due to its fast growth, superior wood properties and adaptability. However, the post-transcriptional regulatory mechanisms controlling tissue development and stress responses in Eucalyptus remain poorly understood. In this study, we performed a comprehensive analysis of the gene expression profile and the alternative splicing (AS) landscape of E.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBrassinosteroids (BRs) play many pivotal roles in plant growth and development, especially in cell elongation and vascular development. Although its biosynthetic and signal transduction pathway have been well characterized in model plants, their biological roles in , a major hardwood tree providing fiber and energy worldwide, remain unclear. Here, we treated plantlets with 24-epibrassinolide (EBL), the most active BR and/or BR biosynthesis inhibitor brassinazole.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBoron is an essential micronutrient for plant growth as it participates in cell wall integrity. The growth and development of stem can be adversely affected by a lack of boron. To explore the mechanism of boron deficiency in stem, the changes in morphological attributes, physiological, endogenous hormone levels, and the cell structure and component contents were examined.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe potassium transporter group of the (high-affinity K)/ (K uptake)/ (K transporter) family plays a crucial role in plant growth and development as well as in environmental adaptation such as tolerance to salt stress. HAK/KUP/KT genes and their functions have been characterized for a number of plant species, but they remain unknown for , an important tree species for coastal protection in southern China and many other countries. In this study, 25 genes were identified in the genome.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF, as an economically important species for wood and paper industries, remains a challenge to genetic improvement by transgenic technology owing to the deficiency of a highly efficient and stable genetic transformation system, especially in cultivated superior clones. × clone DH32-29 is most widely planted in southern China, but it is relatively recalcitrant to adventitious bud regeneration, which blocks the establishment of a genetic transformation system. Here, an efficient adventitious bud regeneration and transformation system of was established using × DH32-29 as material.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: High soil salinity seriously affects plant growth and development. Excessive salt ions mainly cause damage by inducing osmotic stress, ion toxicity, and oxidation stress. is a highly salt-tolerant plant, commonly grown as wind belts in coastal areas with sandy soils.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: MYB transcription factors are a kind of DNA binding protein that can specifically interact with the promoter region. Members of MYB TFs are widely involved in plant growth and development, secondary metabolism, stress response, and hormone signal transduction. However, there is no report of comprehensive bioinformatics analysis on the MYB family of Casuarina equisetifolia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe sucrose non-fermentation-related protein kinase (SnRK) is a kind of Ser/Thr protein kinase, which plays a crucial role in plant stress response by phosphorylating the target protein to regulate the interconnection of various signaling pathways. However, little is known about the SnRK family in . Thirty-four putative SnRK sequences were identified in and divided into three subgroups (SnRK1, SnRK2 and SnRK3) based on phylogenetic analysis and the type of domain.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFgenes play important roles in plant development, growth, and stress responses. However, little information regarding the functions of genes is available for . In our study, genome-wide characterization and identification of genes were performed in .
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Although switching between ticagrelor and clopidogrel is common in clinical practice, the efficacy and safety of this de-escalation remain controversial.
Hypothesis: We assessed the occurrences, reasons, and outcomes of switching from ticagrelor to clopidogrel in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing successful primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
Methods: A total of 653 patients with STEMI were randomly assigned to receive loading dose of ticagrelor or clopidogrel before PCI and then received maintenance dose, respectively, for 12 months follow-up.
Physiol Mol Biol Plants
September 2018
Brassinosteroids (BRs) are a group of plant hormones which play a pivotal role in modulating cell elongation, stress responses, vascular differentiation and senescence. In response to BRs, BRASSINAZOLE-RESISTANT (BZR) transcription factors (TFs) accumulate in the nucleus, where they modulate thousands of target genes and coordinate many biological processes, especially in regulating defense against biotic and abiotic stresses. In this study, 6 BZR TFs of () from a genome-wide survey were characterized by sequence analysis and expression profiling against several abiotic stresses.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe WRKY transcription factors, a large family of proteins in plants, are involved in multiple developmental and biological processes including response to phytohormones and abiotic stress. However, little information is available regarding the WRKY family in Eucalyptus, which has been the most widely planted hardwood trees in tropical and subtropical areas. In this study, a total of 79 WRKY genes (named as EgrWRKY1-79) were identified from the Eucalyptus grandis genome and classified into three main groups according to the phylogenetic analysis, which was further supported by their gene structure and conserved motifs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntensive Crit Care Nurs
June 2018
Fungal infection in severely burned patients is a serious problem due to various factors, such as the extensive application of antibiotics. In this study, we report on the course of severely burned patients with Candida tropicalis burn wound sepsis. Five such cases were reviewed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGibberellins (GAs) play a key role in plant growth and development including cell elongation, cell expansion, and xylem differentiation. Eucalyptus are the world's most widely planted hardwood trees providing fiber and energy. However, the roles of GAs in Eucalyptus remain unclear and their effects on xylem development remain to be determined.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Aim: For adult patients with extensive full-thickness burns (EFTB), a fascial excision is mostly used but it causes a very significant deformity. This study aims to summarize experience and efficacy of surgery for retaining viable subcutaneous tissue in EFTB.
Method: Clinical data were reviewed for 31 consecutive adult patients with full-thickness burn (FTB) over 70% total body surface area (TBSA) and undergoing first tangential excision and skin grafting on subcutaneous tissue wound (TESGSTW) within 7 days post burn at our burn center between 2002 and 2013.
Acellular dermal matrix (ADM) has been widely used in repair and reconstruction of tissue defect. Therapeutic effect of porcine ADM (PADM) is inferior to that of human ADM (HADM). Relatively high immunogenicity and the resulting strong inflammatory response are major issue in application of PADM.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To explore the efficacies of treating patients with large area third-degree burns by tangential excision and skin grafting for subcutaneous tissue wounds.
Methods: From January 2002 to December 2013, the medical records were retrospectively reviewed for 31 consecutive adult patients with a third-degree burn area exceeding 70% and undergoing tangential excision and skin grafting on subcutaneous tissue wound (TESGSTW) for the first time within 7 days postburn at Burn Center, Affiliated Jinan Central Hospital, Shandong University. For 31 patients, wounds with relative integrity eschar underwent TESGSTW by stages.
Background: The Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis) is one of the most important forestry resources and plays essential ecological roles in southern China. A draft nuclear genome sequence is expected to be publicly available in the near future; an explosion of gene expression data related to the unique traits of Moso bamboo will undoubtedly follow. Reverse transcription quantitative real-time PCR ((RT-)qPCR) is a widely used method for gene expression analysis.
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