Recognition of a salivary effector by the TNL protein RCSP promotes effector-triggered immunity and systemic resistance in Nicotiana benthamiana.

Insects secret chemosensory proteins (CSPs) into plant cells as potential effector proteins during feeding. The molecular mechanisms underlying how CSPs activate plant immunity remain largely unknown. We show that CSPs from six distinct insect orders induce dwarfism when overexpressed in Nicotiana benthamiana.

Diaporthe species causing shoot dieback of Acer (maple) in Henan Province, China.

Background: Maple is an important ornamental plant in China. With the increasing use of maple trees in landscaping, a symptom of shoot dieback has been observed in Henan province, China.

Results: In this study, 28 Diaporthe isolates were obtained from symptomatic shoots of maple trees between 2020 and 2023.

Metabolomic Approaches to Study the Potential Inhibitory Effects of Plantaricin Q7 against Biofilm.

is a serious pathogen and can exacerbate harmful effects through the formation of biofilm. Inhibition of or reduction in biofilm is a promising strategy to control in the food industry. In our previous study, it was found that plantaricin Q7 produced by Q7 could inhibit and reduce biofilm, but the specific mechanism remains unclear.

Exploration of dynamic interaction between β-lactoglobulin and casein micelles during UHT milk process.

The protein aggregation induced by UHT treatment shortens the shelf life of UHT milk. However, the mechanism of β-Lg induced casein micelle aggregation remains unclear. Herein, the dynamic interaction between β-Lg and casein micelles during UHT processing was investigated by experimental techniques and molecular dynamics simulations.

Exploration of Novel Plasmin Inhibitor from β-Lactoglobulin for Enhancing the Storage Stability of UHT Milk.

Plasmin-induced protein hydrolysis significantly compromises the stability of ultrahigh-temperature (UHT) milk. β-Lactoglobulin (β-Lg) was observed to inhibit plasmin activity, suggesting that there were active sites as plasmin inhibitors in β-Lg. Herein, plasmin inhibitory peptides were explored from β-Lg using experimental and computational techniques.

Milk serum peptidomics revealed the age gelation of direct UHT milk.

Age gelation is undesirable for direct UHT (dUHT) milk, which is closely related to protein hydrolysis. However, little information is available for the role of serum peptides during the age gelation. In this study, the composition and protein morphology of serum phase were characterized by RP-HPLC, ICP-MS and TEM.

Application of Essential Oil in Promoting Wound Healing.

Skin wounds, leading to infections and death, have a huge negative impact on healthcare systems around the world. Antibacterial therapy and the suppression of excessive inflammation help wounds heal. To date, the application of wound dressings, biologics and biomaterials (hydrogels, epidermal growth factor, stem cells, etc.

Effect of Fermented Milk Supplemented with Nisin or Plantaricin Q7 on Inflammatory Factors and Gut Microbiota in Mice.

Lactic-acid-bacteria-derived bacteriocins are used as food biological preservatives widely. Little information is available on the impact of bacteriocin intake with food on gut microbiota in vivo. In this study, the effects of fermented milk supplemented with nisin (FM-nisin) or plantaricin Q7 (FM-Q7) from Q7 on inflammatory factors and the gut microbiota of mice were investigated.

Correction: F40-4 ameliorates hyperuricemia by modulating the gut microbiota and alleviating inflammation in mice.

Correction for ' F40-4 ameliorates hyperuricemia by modulating the gut microbiota and alleviating inflammation in mice' by Jiayuan Cao , , 2023, , 3259-3268, https://doi.org/10.1039/D2FO03701G.

Protective Effects of Bacteriocin-Producing on Intestinal Barrier of Mice.

Bacteriocins are crucial metabolites of probiotics that display beneficial functions. The intestinal barrier is an important target on which probiotics exert their intestinal health activity. However, the impacts of bacteriocin-producing probiotics on the intestinal barrier are unclear.

F40-4 ameliorates hyperuricemia by modulating the gut microbiota and alleviating inflammation in mice.

Hyperuricemia (HUA) is a systemic disease characterized by a disorder of purine metabolism and an abnormal increase in the serum level of uric acid (UA). Probiotics can exert potential therapeutic benefits against some metabolic diseases by regulating the intestinal microbiota. F40-4 with UA-lowering activity of 87.

Molecular characterization of a novel ourmia‑like virus from the phytopathogenic fungus Botryosphaeria dothidea.

Here, we describe a novel ourmia-like virus, Botryosphaeria dothidea ourmia-like virus 2 (BdOLV2), derived from the phytopathogenic fungus Botryosphaeria dothidea strain ZM180192-1 infecting maize in Henan province of China. The complete genome sequence of BdOLV2 consists of a positive-sense single-stranded RNA (+ ssRNA) segment with a length of 2,532 nucleotides (nt). The sequence contains a large open reading frame (ORF) encoding a putative RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) consisting of 605 amino acids (aa) with a molecular mass of 68.

sp. nov.: A New Species Causing Canker and Dieback of Fruit Trees in China.

Canker and dieback are serious fungal diseases of woody plants that can cause huge economic losses to orchards. The purpose of this study was to classify and assess the pathogenicity of fungal species associated with canker and dieback on fruit trees growing in Henan Province, China. In total, 150 isolates of were obtained from six different fruit trees exhibiting typical symptoms of stem canker, branch dieback, and gummosis.

X11 Ameliorates Hyperuricemia and Modulates Gut Microbiota in Mice.

Hyperuricemia (HUA) is the presence of excessive uric acid (UA) in blood, which leads to an increased risk of chronic kidney disease and gout. Probiotics have the potential effect of alleviating HUA. The purpose of this study was to screen probiotics with UA-lowering activity and explore the underlying mechanism.

Effect and Potential Mechanism of Q7 on Hyperuricemia and .

Hyperuricemia (HUA) is a disorder of purine metabolism resulting in abnormally elevated serum uric acid (UA) concentration. It is believed that there is an association between gut microbiota and HUA, and probiotics have the potential palliative effect. However, the underlying mechanism of probiotics in ameliorating HUA remains unclear.

Characterization of a Novel Mycovirus from the Phytopathogenic Fungus .

is, globally, one of the most economically important phytopathogenic fungi worldwide, causing the canker and dieback of fruit trees. An increasing number of viruses infecting have lately been reported, several of which could confer hypovirulence. In this study, isolated from strain ZM170285-1 of , a novel double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) mycovirus, tentatively named Botryosphaeria dothidea partitivirus 2 (BdPV2), was identified well.

Inter-half-cycle spectral interference in high-order harmonic generation from monolayer MoS.

The enhancement of even-order harmonics near the cut-off of high-order harmonic spectra from monolayer MoS has been experimentally observed recently by several groups. Here we demonstrate that this enhancement can be interpreted as a result of spectral interference between half-cycles with opposite polarity by adopting a fully quantum mechanical calculation. We found that, due to the energy modulation induced by Berry connections, only half-cycles with the same polarity can generate high-order harmonics near the cut-off frequency, thus the lack of destructive interference leads to the enhanced intensity of the corresponding even-order harmonics.

Magnetic resonance imaging evaluation of characteristics of vascular invasion in intermediate and advanced hepatic alveolar echinococcosis.

The objective of the present study was to provide a basis for the personalized treatment of intermediate and advanced hepatic alveolar echinococcosis (HAE) by elucidating the characteristics of vascular invasion and lesion growth. A total of 160 patients with intermediate and advanced HAE who were subjected to plain as well as contrast-enhanced 3.0-T magnetic resonance imaging prior to surgery were analyzed.