WD40 proteins PaTTG1 interact with both bHLH and MYB to regulate trichome formation and anthocyanin biosynthesis in Platanus acerifolia.

Trichome development and anthocyanin accumulation are regulated by a complex regulatory network, the MBW complexe consists of MYB, bHLH, and WD40 transcription factors. In this study, two sequences, named PaTTG1.1, and PaTTG1.

Age-Stage, Two-Sex Life Table Analysis of (Hemiptera: Alydidae) Across Different Soybean Varieties.

(Hemiptera: Alydidae) is an economically important pest of soybeans, significantly affecting their quality and market value. This study aims to evaluate the adaptability of to different soybean varieties and provide a foundation for selecting resistant varieties and developing effective integrated pest management strategies. Seven widely planted varieties (Beidou No.

A glutamine synthetase-Dof transcription factor module regulates nitrogen remobilization from source to sink tissues in tea plants.

Nitrogen (N) remobilization from mature leaves to new shoots (NSs) is closely related to the quality of green tea in the spring season, which subsequently determines its economic value. However, the underlying N remobilization mechanism remains poorly understood. Here, we demonstrate that >80% of the recovered 15N was partitioned in the first mature leaves that supply NSs.

Association between cognitive decline and depression in middle-aged and older adults: Findings from six large cohorts in different countries.

Background: The relationship between depression and cognition in middle-aged adults is a topic of interest. Whether poor cognitive function exacerbates depression remains controversial. We clarified the association between cognitive decline and depression based on six nationwide cohorts.

LAMTOR1/mTORC1 promotes CD276 to induce immunosuppression via PI3K/Akt/MMP signaling pathway in Clostridium perfringens-induced necrotic enteritis of laying hens.

Clostridium perfringens (C. perfringens) causes avian necrotic enteritis, leading to huge economic losses to the poultry industry. This pathogen induces host immunosuppression; however, the molecular mechanism is still unclear.

Association between depressive duration and cognitive decline in middle-aged and older adults: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study 2010-2018.

Background: Depression has been found to be associated with cognitive decline, but whether longer depressive durations lead to more severe cognitive declines has not been investigated. We aimed to estimate the association between depressive duration and cognitive decline in middle-aged and older Americans based on a large-scale representative population study.

Methods: We included 27,886 participants from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) in 2010-2018.

Baicalin attenuates PD-1/PD-L1 axis-induced immunosuppression in piglets challenged with Glaesserella parasuis by inhibiting the PI3K/Akt/mTOR and RAS/MEK/ERK signalling pathways.

Infection of piglets with Glaesserella parasuis (G. parasuis) induces host immunosuppression. However, the mechanism underlying the immunosuppression of piglets remains unclear.

Baicalin and probenecid protect against Glaesserella parasuis challenge in a piglet model.

Glaesserella parasuis (G. parasuis) induces vascular damage and systemic inflammation. However, the mechanism by which it causes vascular damage is currently unclear.

Age-Stage, Two-Sex Life Table of (Orthoptera: Pyrgomorphidae) at Different Temperatures.

Motschoulsky (Orthoptera: Pyrgomorphidae) has recently emerged as an important agricultural pest in China. Understanding the impact of temperature on its developmental period is crucial for predicting its population dynamics. This study systematically observed the biological characteristics of at five temperatures (16, 20, 24, 28, and 32 °C) using the age-stage, two-sex life table method.

Combined toxicity of polyethylene microplastics and nickel oxide nanoparticle on earthworm (Eisenia andrei): oxidative stress responses, bioavailability and joint effect.

The co-occurrence of heavy metals and microplastics (MPs) is an emerging issue that has attracted considerable attention. However, the interaction of nickel oxide nanoparticle (nano-NiO) combined with MPs in soil was poorly researched. Here, experiments were conducted to study the influence of nano-NiO (200 mg/kg) and polyethylene (PE) MPs with different concentrations (0.

A hard molecular nanomagnet from confined paramagnetic 3d-4f spins inside a fullerene cage.

Reducing inter-spin distance can enhance magnetic interactions and allow for the realization of outstanding magnetic properties. However, achieving reduced distances is technically challenging. Here, we construct a 3d-4f metal cluster (DyVN) inside a C cage, affording a heretofore unseen metallofullerene containing both paramagnetic 3d and 4f metal ions.

Assessing the short-term effects of PM and O on cardiovascular mortality using high-resolution exposure: a time-stratified case cross-over study in Southwestern China.

Air pollution is a major risk factor of cardiovascular disease (CVD). To date, limited studies have estimated the effects of ambient air pollution on CVD mortality using high-resolution exposure assessment, which might fail to capture the spatial variation in exposure and introduce bias in results. Besides, the three-year action plan (TYAP, 2018-2020) was released; thus, the constitution and health effect of air pollutants may have changed.

Moderate Hyperkalemia Regulates Autophagy to Reduce Cerebral Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in a CA/CPR Rat Model.

Background: Cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury (CIRI) can cause irreversible brain damage and autophagy has been implicated in the pathophysiology. Increasing serum potassium (K) levels reduces CIRI, but the relationship between its protective mechanism and autophagy is unclear. In this study, we aimed to find the optimal degree of raising serum (K) and to investigate the relationship between high (K) and autophagy and the underlying mechanisms in a cardiac arrest/cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CA/CPR) rat model.

Using a novel strategy to investigate the spatially autocorrelated and clustered associations between short-term exposure to PM and mortality and the attributable burden: A case study in the Sichuan Basin, China.

Due to the lack of statistical methods, few studies have investigated the spatial autocorrelated distribution in the association between short-term exposure to PM and mortality and used a statistical manner to explore the association-clustered regions, which play important roles in identifying high-sensitivity/susceptibility regions. The Sichuan Basin (SCB) is one of the most PM-polluted areas, and the extreme economic imbalance may cause considerable spatial heterogeneity and clustering in PM-mortality association. In this work, we used a recently proposed strategy by us to investigate the spatially autocorrelated and clustered association between daily PM and cardiorespiratory mortality from 2015 to 2019 in 130 counties of the SCB.

Silver electrodes provide higher conductance than gold for thiol-terminated oligosilane molecular junctions: the interfacial effect.

The understanding of the interfacial effect on charge transport is essential in single-molecule electronics. In this study, we elucidated the transport properties of molecular junctions comprising thiol-terminated oligosilane with three to eight Si atoms and two types of Ag/Au electrode materials employing different interfacial configurations. First-principles quantum transport calculations demonstrated that the interfacial configuration determines the relative magnitude of the current between the Ag and Au electrodes, wherein the Ag monoatomic contact configuration presented a larger current than did the Au double-atom configuration.