Publications by authors named "Liya Cai"
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- The study examined how magnesium deficiency affects Citrus sinensis seedlings over 16 weeks, particularly focusing on changes in their leaf veins.
- RNA sequencing revealed significant changes in gene expression, identifying thousands of upregulated and downregulated genes, especially in the lower leaves, which showed physical signs like lignification and cracking.
- The research highlighted common genes involved in lignin production and cell metabolism that were activated under magnesium deficiency, suggesting a link between gene expression and protein levels across different leaf regions.
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- Magnesium deficiency in Citrus leaves leads to visible issues like enlargement, cracking, and lignification mainly in the lower leaves, while upper leaves remain unaffected.
- Analysis shows that lower leaves with magnesium deficiency have lower concentrations of sugars, starch, and cellulose, but higher levels of lignin compared to their magnesium-sufficient counterparts.
- Proteomic studies revealed significant differences in protein profiles between deficient and sufficient leaves, with factors such as increased lignin production linked to decreased cellulose and starch, alongside the upregulation of proteins involved in lignin synthesis and cell wall metabolism.
Although the physiological and molecular responses of to Al-toxicity or low pH have been examined in some details, little information is available on responses to pH and aluminum (Al) interactions. seedlings were irrigated for 18 weeks with nutrient solution at a concentration of 0 or 1 mM AlCl•6HO and a pH of 2.5, 3.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis meta-analysis aimed to summarize the association between anthocyanin consumption and the risk of colorectal cancer. All relative articles were located on online databases, including PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library as of June 11, 2018. Risk ratios (RRs) or odds ratio and their 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated through the STATA 12.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular protozoan parasite that can infect mammalian cells and thereby regulate host gene expression. The long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been demonstrated to be an important class of RNA molecules that regulate many biological processes, including host-pathogen interactions. However, the role of host lncRNAs in the response to T.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEbola virus (EBOV) causes severe hemorrhagic fevers in humans, and no approved therapeutics or vaccine is currently available. Glycoprotein (GP) is the major protective antigen of EBOV, and can generate virus-like particles (VLPs) by co-expression with matrix protein (VP40). In this study, we constructed a recombinant Alphavirus Semliki Forest virus (SFV) replicon vector DREP to express EBOV GP and matrix viral protein (VP40).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Anopheles anthropophagus is one of the major vectors of malaria in Asia. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play important roles in cell development and differentiation as well as in the cellular response to stress and infection. In a former study, we have investigated the global miRNA profiles in relation to sex in An.
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