A multifunctional fluorescent sensor for Ag and Hg detection in seawater.

In order to detect Ag and Hg in seawater, we explored a multifunctional fluorescence sensor. A multifunctional Ag and Hg sensor was designed by using gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) as quenching agent, PicoGreen dye as fluorescent probe of base pairing double-stranded deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), and combining the characteristics of Ag making C base mismatch and Hg making T base mismatch. Meanwhile, the DNA logic gate was constructed by establishing logic circuit, truth table, and logic formula.

SETDB1 confers colorectal cancer metastasis by regulation of WNT/β-catenin signaling.

Background: Metastasis is a critical step in tumor development; however, its specific molecular mechanism is still not fully understood. SETDB1 overexpression is associated with tumor progression and poor prognosis. Here, we explored a novel mechanism by which SETDB1 promotes tumor metastasis in colorectal cancer.

New insight into the role of lipid metabolism-related proteins in rheumatic heart valve disease.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the expression of lipid metabolism-related proteins in rheumatic heart valve disease (RHVD).

Methods: This retrospective study involved a total of 20 cases of moderate or severe rheumatic mitral valve stenosis and 4 cases of mitral regurgitation due to secondary causes from September 2018 to September 2021. The patients enrolled included 12 males and 12 females who underwent surgical excision of the mitral valve at the cardiac surgery department of Hainan General Hospital.

Physiological Analysis and Transcriptome Sequencing Reveal the Effects of Salt Stress on Banana ( cv. BD) Leaf.

The salinization of soil is a widespread environmental problem. Banana ( L.) is a salt-sensitive plant whose growth, development, and production are constrained by salt stresses.

Comparative Physiological Analysis of Methyl Jasmonate in the Delay of Postharvest Physiological Deterioration and Cell Oxidative Damage in Cassava.

The short postharvest life of cassava is mainly due to its rapid postharvest physiological deterioration (PPD) and cell oxidative damage, however, how to effectively control this remains elusive. In this study, South China 5 cassava slices were sprayed with water and methyl jasmonate (MeJA) to study the effects of MeJA on reactive oxygen species, antioxidant enzymes, quality, endogenous hormone levels, and melatonin biosynthesis genes. We found that exogenous MeJA could delay the deterioration rate for at least 36 h and alleviate cell oxidative damage through activation of superoxide dismutase, catalase, and peroxidase.

Influence of irrigation during the growth stage on yield and quality in mango (Mangifera indica L).

Although being one of the few drought-tolerant plants, mango trees are irrigated to ensure optimum and consistent productivity in China. In order to better understand the effects of soil water content on mango yield and fruit quality at fruit growth stage, irrigation experiments were investigated and the object was to determine the soil water content criteria at which growth and quality of mango would be optimal based on soil water measured by RHD-JS water-saving irrigation system through micro-sprinkling irrigation. Five soil water content treatments (relative to the percentage of field water capacity) for irrigation (T1:79%-82%, T2:75%-78%, T3:71%-74%, T4: 65%-70%, T5:63%-66%) were compared in 2013.

Molecular Cloning, Characterization, and Expression of : A Homolog of the Flowering Gene SUPPRESSOR OF OVEREXPRESSION OF CONSTANS1 from Mango ( L).

MADS-box transcription factor plays a crucial role in plant development, especially controlling the formation and development of floral organs. Mango ( L) is an economically important fruit crop, but its molecular control of flowering is largely unknown. To better understand the molecular basis of flowering regulation in mango, we isolated and characterized the MiSOC1, a putative mango orthologs for the SUPPRESSOR OF OVEREXPRESSION OF CONSTANS1/AGAMOUS-LIKE 20 (SOC1/AGL20) with homology-based cloning and RACE.