Antitumor activity of miR-188-3p in gastric cancer is achieved by targeting CBL expression and inactivating the AKT/mTOR signaling.

Background: Altered miR-188-3p expression has been observed in various human cancers.

Aim: To investigate the miR-188-3p expression, its roles, and underlying molecular events in gastric cancer.

Methods: Fifty gastric cancer and paired normal tissues were collected to analyze miR-188-3p and CBL expression.

DNA barcoding reveals CITES-listed species among Taiwanese government-seized chelonian specimens.

Compared to traditional morphological identification, DNA barcoding-molecular identification based on sequencing of a segment of mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI)-provides a shortcut to authenticating chelonian identifications. Here, we selected 63 government-seized chelonian specimens deposited at Taipei Zoo for DNA barcoding analysis. DNA barcoding and subsequent phylogenetic analysis successfully authenticated 36 chelonian species, including five that are listed in CITES Appendix I.