Publications by authors named "Congcong Kong"

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  • Exosomes are important for cell communication and can be used as biomarkers in diagnosing and treating diseases, particularly cancer, but studying their nucleic acids has challenges.
  • Researchers created ExMdb, a detailed database that includes information on exosomal nucleic acids, gene-disease links, and a wide range of associated biomarkers, pulling from existing research and datasets.
  • The database comprises extensive experimental data and high-throughput datasets to analyze variations in exosomal molecules, aiding the understanding of complex diseases and enhancing the discovery of new diagnostic and therapeutic approaches.
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Background: Patients with epithelial ovarian carcinoma (EOC) are usually diagnosed at an advanced stage with tumour cell invasion. However, identifying the underlying molecular mechanisms and biomarkers of EOC proliferation and invasion remains challenging.

Results: Herein, we explored the relationship between tumour microenvironment (TME) reprogramming and tissue invasion based on single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) datasets.

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With the increasingly serious problem of phosphorus deficiency in the subtropical zone, chemical fertilizers are widely used. But it pollutes the environment. Phosphorus-solubilizing microorganisms (PSMs) are referred to as a new solution to this problem.

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  • The kernel of cv. 'Merrillii' is a special nut that has valuable compounds and is good for health, especially the plant sterol β-sitosterol which can help fight infections, cancer, and diabetes.
  • Scientists found a gene that makes a protein called squalene synthase, which helps produce squalene, a substance that increases the benefits of the nut.
  • They created plants with extra amounts of this gene, and these plants not only produced more squalene and β-sitosterol but also were better at surviving dry conditions compared to regular plants.
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Microspore culture, a type of haploid breeding, is extensively used in the cultivation of cruciferous crops such as cabbage. Heat shock (HS) treatment is essential to improve the embryo rate during the culture process; however, its molecular role in boosting early microspore embryogenesis (ME) remains unknown. Here we combined DNA methylation levels, miRNAs, and transcriptome profiles in isolated microspores of cabbage '01-88' under HS (32 °C for 24 h) and normal temperature (25 °C for 24 h) to investigate the regulatory roles of DNA methylation and miRNA in early ME.

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Purpose: As an epigenetic regulation mechanism after transcription, RNA modification is installed by endogenous "writer" enzymes and is widely involved in a variety of physiological processes, including cancer progression. This study explored the RNA modification patterns of cervical cancer to clarify overall effect of RNA modification on tumor microenvironment (TME) characteristics and immune/targeted therapy.

Methods: 26 RNA modification "writers" were clustered, and the RNA modification patterns and TME characteristics of cervical cancer patients in TCGA were systematically evaluated.

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Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris (Xcc) is the causal agent of black rot for cruciferous vegetables worldwide, especially for the cole crops such as cabbage and cauliflower. Due to the lack of resistant cabbage cultivars, black rot has brought about considerable yield losses in recent years in China.

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Ovarian cancer (OV) is a considerable threat to the health of women due to its complex mechanisms and atypical symptoms. Various currently available treatments fail to substantially increase the survival rate of OV patients. The tumor microenvironment (TME) is gaining attention due to its role in tumorigenesis and tumor progression.

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pv. is an important bacterial pathogen that causes black rot and brings about enormous production loss for cruciferous vegetables worldwide. Currently, genome sequences for only a few pv.

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Cabbage Fusarium wilt (CFW) caused by f. sp. (FOC) is known to significantly affect yield and quality of cabbages worldwide.

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Ovarian cancer (OC) is the most common and lethal gynecologic malignancy. The pathophysiology of OC tumor development is complex and involves numerous biological pathways. Previous studies suggest that circular (circ)RNAs serve important roles in OC tumor pathology.

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The pathophysiology of ovarian cancer (OV) is complex and depends on multiple biological processes and pathways. Therefore, there is an urgent need to identify reliable prognostic biomarkers for predicting clinical outcomes and helping personalize treatment of OV. A long non-coding RNA (lncRNA)-based risk score model was constructed to infer the prognostic efficacy of transcription factors (TFs) based on the OV dataset from The Cancer Genome Atlas.

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The ms3 gene responsible for a male-sterile phenotype in cabbage was mapped to a 187.4-kb genomic fragment. The gene BoTPD1, a homolog of Arabidopsis TPD1, was identified as a strong candidate gene.

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Objective: To investigate the abnormal expression of sonic hedgehog (SHH) signaling molecules in 52 eutopic endometrial tissues and its diagnostic potency in endometriosis.

Design: Retrospective study.

Setting: University hospital.

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Globally, ovarian cancer (OC) is the leading cause of gynecological cancer-associated deaths. Metastasis, especially multi-organ metastasis, determines the speed of disease progression. A multicenter retrospective study was performed to identify the factors that drive metastasis, from medical records of 534 patients with OC.

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Methylation modifications play an important role in multiple biological processes. Several studies have reported altered methylation patterns in male sterile plants such as rice and wheat, but little is known about the global methylation profiles and their possible roles in the cabbage () male sterile line. In this study, single-base-resolution bisulfite sequencing (BS-Seq) was adopted to identify the pattern and degree of cytosine methylation in the male sterile line 01-20S and its near-isogenic fertile line 01-20F.

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Cabbage is an economically important vegetable worldwide. Cabbage Fusarium Wilt (CFW) is a destructive disease that results in considerable yield and quality losses in cole crops. The use of CFW-resistant varieties is the most effective strategy to mitigate the effects of CFW.

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Objective: To evaluate the resistance of Helicobacter pylori (H.pylori) clinical isolates to various antibiotics, in order to guide rational drug use in Hebei Province.

Methods: From January 2014 to July 2015, 260 patients with H.

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To date, twenty complete genome sequences of ILTV strains have been published in GenBank, including one strain from China, and nineteen strains from Australian and the United States. To investigate the genomic information on ILTVs from different geographic regions, two additional individual complete genome sequences of WG and K317 strains from China were determined. The genomes of WG and K317 strains were 153,505 and 153,639 bp in length, respectively.

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Infectious laryngotracheitis (ILT) is an acute respiratory disease caused by infectious laryngotracheitis virus (ILTV). The complete genome sequences of five attenuated ILTV vaccine strains and six virulent ILTV strains as well as two Australian ILTV field strains have been published in Australia and the USA so far. To provide the complete genome sequence information of ILTVs from different geographic regions, the whole genome of ILTV LJS09 isolated in China was sequenced.

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Infectious laryngotracheitis (ILT) is an acute, highly contagious upper-respiratory infectious disease of chickens. In this study, a real-time PCR method was developed for fast and accurate detection and quantitation of ILTV DNA of chickens experimentally infected with ILTV strain LJS09 and naturally infected chickens. The detection lower limit of the assay was 10 copies of DNA.

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