The Bacteria-Derived dsRNA Was Used for Spray-Induced Gene Silencing for Rice False Smut Control.

False smut caused by is one of the most destructive diseases in rice. The disease is primarily controlled with fungicides, leading to the development of fungicide resistance. Although spray-induced gene silencing (SIGS) has been utilized for disease management, it has not been applied to control rice false smut.

The Mediator complex subunit MoMed15 plays an important role in conferring sensitivity to isoprothiolane by modulating xenobiotic metabolism in .

Rice blast caused by is one of the most economically important rice diseases. Fungicides such as isoprothiolane (IPT) have been used extensively for rice blast control, but resistance to IPT in is an emerging threat. In this study, molecular mechanisms of resistance in IPT-resistant mutants were identified.

Effects of Dietary Selenium Yeast Supplementation on Lactation Performance, Antioxidant Status, and Immune Responses in Lactating Donkeys.

Donkey milk is a traditional medicinal food with various biological activities. However, its production is very low, and lactating donkeys often experience oxidative stress, leading to a further decline in milk yield. In this study, we supplemented the diets of lactating donkeys with yeast selenium (SY) to investigate its effects on lactation performance, antioxidant status, and immune responses, and we expected to determine the optimum additive level of SY in the diet.

The velvet family proteins mediate low resistance to isoprothiolane in Magnaporthe oryzae.

Isoprothiolane (IPT) resistance has emerged in Magnaporthe oryzae, due to the long-term usage of IPT to control rice blast in China, yet the mechanisms of the resistance remain largely unknown. Through IPT adaptation on PDA medium, we obtained a variety of IPT-resistant mutants. Based on their EC50 values to IPT, the resistant mutants were mainly divided into three distinct categories, i.

Transcriptomic Analysis of Resistant and Wild-Type Isolates Revealed Fludioxonil as a Candidate for Controlling the Emerging Isoprothiolane Resistant Populations of .

The point mutation R343W in MoIRR, a putative ZnCys transcription factor, introduces isoprothiolane (IPT) resistance in . However, the function of MoIRR has not been characterized. In this study, the function of MoIRR was investigated by subcellular localization observation, transcriptional autoactivation test, and transcriptomic analysis.

Identification, Genetic Diversity, and Chemical Control of pv. in China.

Peach bacterial spot caused by pv. has become widespread in most peach-producing areas of China and has caused devastating losses to the peach industry. However, little is known about the population biology and epidemiology of pv.

Effect of the coexistence of SO and PO on the adsorption performance of zeolite-loaded FeOOH@ZnO for S.

The present study deals with the synthesis of zeolite-loaded FeOOH@ZnO by hydrothermal method and investigates the effects of coexisting SO and PO ions in the aqueous solution on the adsorption performance for S. The results showed that the HNO-modified zeolite loaded with FeOOH@ZnO (FeOOH@ZnO/HZ) resulted in a maximum S removal rate of ≈98%. The adsorbent's performance on removing S was significantly enhanced, compared with NaOH and ZnCl-modified zeolites loaded with FeOOH@ZnO, and the adsorption was proved to be a heat-absorbing process.

A Putative ZnCys Transcription Factor Is Associated With Isoprothiolane Resistance in .

Isoprothiolane (IPT), a systemic fungicide, has been applied to control rice blast since the 1970s. Although resistance to IPT has been observed, the mechanism of resistance still has not been fully elucidated. In this study, nucleotide polymorphisms were detected between two IPT-resistant mutants generated in the lab, and their parental wild type isolates using a whole-genome sequencing approach.

Spatial receptive field shift by preceding cross-modal stimulation in the cat superior colliculus.

Key Points: It has been known for some time that sensory information of one type can bias the spatial perception of another modality. However, there is a lack of evidence of this occurring in individual neurons. In the present study, we found that the spatial receptive field of superior colliculus multisensory neurons could be dynamically shifted by a preceding stimulus in a different modality.

Inhibition of NF-κB activation improves insulin resistance of L6 cells.

To explore the role of NF-κB activation in the development of insulin resistance and investigate whether or not that the inhibition of NF-κB activation by PDTC will improve the insulin resistance of L6 cells exposed to HO. L6 cells were treated with HO, PDTC or both HO and PDTC for 4 hours. The uptake of glucose with stimulation of insulin, the expression of P38-MAPK, p- P38-MAPK, NF-κBp65, p- NF-κBp65, IRS-1, IRS-2, p-IRS-2, PI3K, IκBα, p- IκBα, caspase-8 and GLUT4, the production of ROS, TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-1β as well as the apoptosis rate of L6 cells were determined and compared in L6 treated with HO alone or both HO and PDTC.