Molecular characterization of Pleiotropic Drug Resistance (PDR) genes involved in tolerance of cadmium in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.).

Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is one of the most important oil crops worldwide. Cadmium (Cd), a heavy metal that is nonessential and toxic, has the potential to significantly impacted the quality and safety of peanut.

Identification of a major QTL underlying sugar content in peanut kernels based on the RIL mapping population.

High sugar content in peanut seeds is one of the major breeding objectives for peanut flavor improvement. In order to explore the genetic control of sugar accumulation in peanut kernels, we constructed a recombinant inbred line population of 256 F lines derived from the Luhua11 × 06B16 cross. A high-resolution genetic map was constructed with 3692 bin markers through whole genome re-sequencing.

The bHLH transcription factor AhbHLH121 improves salt tolerance in peanut.

Plants have developed a number of protective mechanisms to respond to salt and other stresses. Previous studies have shown that the basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factor AhbHLH121 plays a crucial role in the response to abiotic stresses in peanut, but the mechanisms and functions related to AhbHLH121 remain unclear. In the current research, AhbHLH121 was induced by salt treatment.

Value of multi-channel somatosensory evoked potentials recording in patients undergoing scoliosis correction surgery.

Purpose: We aimed to investigate the value of intraoperative multi-channel recording of somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEPs) in patients undergoing posterior instrumentation surgery with fusion.

Methods: This study included 176 patients with scoliosis who underwent posterior correction surgery from January 2019 to June 2020. Among them, 88 patients underwent routine SSEPs monitoring via single-channel (Cz'-Fpz) cortical recording (control group), while the remaining 88 patients underwent multi-channel (Cz'-Fpz and C3'-C4') SSEPs monitoring in the cortex.

Hsf transcription factor gene family in peanut ( L.): genome-wide characterization and expression analysis under drought and salt stresses.

Heat shock transcription factors (Hsfs) play important roles in plant developmental regulations and various stress responses. In present study, 46 genes in peanut () were identified and analyzed. The 46 genes were classed into three groups (A, B, and C) and 14 subgroups (A1-A9, B1-B4, and C1) together with their homologs according to phylogenetic analyses, and 46 genes unequally located on 17 chromosomes.

MIKC-type MADS-box transcription factor gene family in peanut: Genome-wide characterization and expression analysis under abiotic stress.

Peanut () is one of the most important economic crops around the world, especially since it provides vegetable oil and high-quality protein for humans. Proteins encoded by MADS-box transcription factors are widely involved in regulating plant growth and development as well as responses to abiotic stresses. However, the MIKC-type MADS-box TFs in peanut remains currently unclear.

LncRNA FOXD3-AS1 promotes breast cancer progression by mediating ARF6.

Background: Breast cancer is one of the most common malignant tumor in women. The high metastatic characteristics cause a high mortality rate of breast cancer. Increasing number of studies have indicated that long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) play key roles in the progression of human cancers including breast cancer.

Identification of the LOX Gene Family in Peanut and Functional Characterization of in Drought Tolerance.

Lipoxygenases (LOXs) are a gene family of nonheme iron-containing dioxygenases that play important roles in plant development and defense responses. To date, a comprehensive analysis of genes and their biological functions in response to abiotic stresses in peanut has not been performed. In this study, a total of 72 putative genes were identified in cultivated () and wild-type peanut ( and ) and classified into three subfamilies: 9-LOX, type I 13-LOX and type II 13-LOX.

Prototype readout electronics of a double-sided silicon strip detector for space exploration.

Double-sided silicon strip detectors (DSSDs) have been widely used in interplanetary exploration. In this study, the prototype readout electronics of a DSSD for space exploration is presented. It mainly includes a front-end readout module (FEM) and a data acquisition module (DAM).

The bHLH transcription factor AhbHLH112 improves the drought tolerance of peanut.

Background: Basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factors (TFs) are one of the largest gene families in plants. They regulate gene expression through interactions with specific motifs in target genes. bHLH TFs are not only universally involved in plant growth but also play an important role in plant responses to abiotic stress.

Genome-Wide Identification and Characterization of HSP90-RAR1-SGT1-Complex Members From Genomes and Their Responses to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses.

The molecular chaperone complex HSP90-RAR1-SGT1 (HRS) plays important roles in both biotic and abiotic stress responses in plants. A previous study showed that wild peanut () could enhance disease resistance in transgenic tobacco and peanut. However, no systematic analysis of the HRS complex in has been conducted to date.

The Genetic Base for Peanut Height-Related Traits Revealed by a Meta-Analysis.

Peanut ( L.) is an important oilseed crop worldwide, and peanut height has been shown to be closely related to yield, therefore a better understanding of the genetic base of plant height-related traits may allow us to have better control of crop yield. Plant height-related traits are quantitative traits that are genetically controlled by many genes, and distinct quantitive trait loci (QTLs) may be identified for different peanut accessions/genotypes.

Alternative splicing profiling provides insights into the molecular mechanisms of peanut peg development.

Background: The cultivated peanut (Arachis hypogaea) is one of the most important oilseed crops worldwide, and the generation of pegs and formation of subterranean pods are essential processes in peanut reproductive development. However, little information has been reported about alternative splicing (AS) in peanut peg formation and development.

Results: Herein, we presented a comprehensive full-length (FL) transcriptome profiling of AS isoforms during peanut peg and early pod development.

Comprehensive genomic characterization of NAC transcription factor family and their response to salt and drought stress in peanut.

Background: Peanut is one of the most important oil crop species worldwide. NAC transcription factor (TF) genes play important roles in the salt and drought stress responses of plants by activating or repressing target gene expression. However, little is known about NAC genes in peanut.

Identification and Expression of Several Circular RNAs and Knockdown of hsa_circ_0005556 Exerts Oncogenic Functions by miR-767-5p in Gastric Cancer.

BACKGROUND Gastric cancer (GC) remains one of the most fatal digestive cancers in the world; nevertheless, its etiology remains vague. With the development of bioinformatics analysis, numerous circular RNAs (circRNAs) have been found to be dysregulated in GC. However, the functions of a large portion of dysregulated circRNAs in GC need further validation.

Identification of AflR Binding Sites in the Genome of Aspergillus flavus by ChIP-Seq.

We report here the AflR binding motif of for the first time with the aid of ChIP-seq analysis. Of the 540 peak sequences associated with AflR binding events, 66.8% were located within 2 kb upstream (promoter region) of translational start sites.

Comparative Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Molecular Defensive Mechanism of in Response to Salt Stress.

Abiotic stresses comprise all nonliving factors, such as soil salinity, drought, extreme temperatures, and metal toxicity, posing a serious threat to agriculture and affecting the plant production around the world. Peanut ( L.) is one of the most important crops for vegetable oil, proteins, minerals, and vitamins in the world.

Twelve complete chloroplast genomes of wild peanuts: great genetic resources and a better understanding of Arachis phylogeny.

Background: The cultivated peanut (Arachis hypogaea) is one of the most important oilseed crops worldwide, however, its improvement is restricted by its narrow genetic base. The highly variable wild peanut species, especially within Sect. Arachis, may serve as a rich genetic source of favorable alleles to peanut improvement; Sect.

GWAS Discovery Of Candidate Genes for Yield-Related Traits in Peanut and Support from Earlier QTL Mapping Studies.

Peanut ( L.) is one of the most important oil crops worldwide, and its yet increasing market demand may be met by genetic improvement of yield related traits, which may be facilitated by a good understanding of the underlying genetic base of these traits. Here, we have carried out a genome-wide association study (GWAS) with the aim to identify genomic regions and the candidate genes within these regions that may be involved in determining the phenotypic variation at seven yield-related traits in peanut.

Alcohol solvothermal reduction for commercial P25 to harvest weak visible light and fabrication of the resulting floating photocatalytic spheres.

In this study, to fabricate stable floating photocatalytic spheres, facile alcohol solvothermal reduction was first employed to modify commercial TiO (P25) photocatalysts to harvest visible light and improve their performances for photodegrading phenol in seawater exciting by visible light. Floating photocatalytic spheres were then prepared by loading reduced P25 photocatalysts on inner and outer surfaces of acrylic hollow spheres. The structural characterizations showed that reduction of P25 introduced disorder-crystalline shell-core structures with present Ti in reduced P25 photocatalysts.

Genome-Wide Identification and Characterization of Long Non-Coding RNAs in Peanut.

Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are involved in various regulatory processes although they do not encode protein. Presently, there is little information regarding the identification of lncRNAs in peanut ( Linn.).

THE DETERMINATION OF NEUTRON FLUENCE TO ABSORBED DOSE CONVERSION COEFFICIENTS AND RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECT BASED ON MICRODOSIMETRY MEASUREMENTS.

A tissue-equivalent proportional counter (TEPC) is a reference detector to measure microdosimetric quantities. A conventional spherical TEPC and a novel TEPC based on a ceramic thick gas electron multiplier (THGEM) foil were developed to carry out microdosimetric measurements of lineal energy spectra in monoenergetic and 252Cf/241Am-Be neutron radiation fields, and the absorbed dose values had been derived. In order to go further in radiobiology and therapy, the fluence to absorbed dose conversion coefficients in neutron fields were also determined.

The genome of cultivated peanut provides insight into legume karyotypes, polyploid evolution and crop domestication.

High oil and protein content make tetraploid peanut a leading oil and food legume. Here we report a high-quality peanut genome sequence, comprising 2.54 Gb with 20 pseudomolecules and 83,709 protein-coding gene models.

Isolation and characterization of a novel seed-specific promoter from peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.).

Peanut, whose seeds are ideal bioreactors for the production of recombinant proteins and/or nutrient metabolites, is one of the most important crop species worldwide. As important molecular tools, seed-specific promoters (SSPs) can direct the expression of foreign proteins specifically in seeds to avoid constitutive expression that can damage plants. However, few SSPs have been identified from this species.