Genome Sequence Data of , a Causal Agent of Peanut Scorch Spot in China.

Peanut scorch spot caused by is one of the most severe leaf diseases of peanut that causes significant yield loss. Here, we report the first high-quality genome sequence of JB313 isolated from an infected peanut leaf in China. The genome size is 47.

Establishment of a Faba Bean Banker Plant System with Predator for the Control of Thrips on Tea Plants under Laboratory Conditions.

The stick tea thrip (Priesner) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) is a destructive pest in tea plantations in south and southwest China. To control this pest, a non-crop banker plant system was developed using a polyphagous predator (Poppius) (Heteroptera: Anthocoridae) with the black bean aphid (Scopoli) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) as an alternative prey and the faba bean as the banker plant to support the predator in targeting the pest. The fitness of on tea plants and faba bean was evaluated to determine its host specificity.

Cullin 4B regulates cell survival and apoptosis in clear cell renal cell carcinoma as a target of microRNA-217.

Cullin 4B (CUL4B) was reported to be closely related to the progression of some tumors, but its function in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) has not been reported. Our present study found CUL4B was upregulated in ccRCC, and CUL4B knockdown markedly inhibited ccRCC cell growth and induced apoptosis. In addition, CUL4B knockdown markedly inhibited antiapoptotic proteins' expression in ccRCC cells, including Mcl-1 and Bcl-2, and silenced CUL4B also induced the cleavages of PARP, an important index of apoptosis.

[Effects and mechanism of bFGF on rat myoblast oxidative injury induced by hydrogen peroxide].

Objective: To explore the protective role of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) on attenuating hydrogen peroxide-induced injury in cultured rat myoblasts.

Methods: Cultured rat myoblasts at growth phase were randomly divided into four groups (=6):control group (control), bFGF group (bFGF), model group(HO) and the treatment group (bFGF + HO). Model group was treated with 100 mol/L hydrogen peroxide for 4h.

DT-13 attenuates human lung cancer metastasis via regulating NMIIA activity under hypoxia condition.

Cancer metastasis plays a major role in tumor deterioration. Metastatic processes are known to be regulated by hypoxic microenvironment and non-muscle myosin IIA (NMIIA). DT-13, a bioactive saponin monomer isolated from Ophiopogon japonicus, has been reported to inhibit various cancer metastasis, but whether NMIIA is involved in the anti-metastatic activity of DT-13 under hypoxia remains to be determined.

[The role of cell apoptosis mediated by endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) of deep tissue injury of pressure ulcer of rats].

Objective: To observe the the expression of endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) related factors in deep tissue injury (DTI) at pressure ulcer rat and to investigate the ERS mechanism of DTI in muscle tissue and protective effect of 4-phenylbutyric acid (4-PBA) in local tissue.

Methods: Fifty male SD rats were randomly devided into control group, model group, experimental group NS group and PBA group, the experimental groups were divided into 4 d, 7 d, 14 d and 21 d group according to the observation time (n = 5). Rats in the PBA group were administrated with gastric perfusion of 4-PBA after the modeling; the NS group was given normal saline of the same quantity.