Publications by authors named "WenXu Wang"

Article Synopsis
  • Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a major, incurable form of dementia, and recent research highlights the role of a new cell death process called PANoptosis, which combines pyroptosis, apoptosis, and necroptosis.
  • * This study identifies different molecular subtypes of AD by analyzing PANoptosis-related genes through various datasets and statistical methods, suggesting potential new therapeutic targets for treatment.
  • * Results showed 24 differentially expressed PANoptosis genes, resulting in two distinct AD subgroups, which revealed differences in disease progression and potential therapeutic hub genes linked to early synaptic dysfunction.
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Background: Sleep pattern (sleep duration, trouble sleeping, sleep disorder) is associated with both energy density dietary inflammatory index (EDII) and depression. However, whether depression mediates the EDII-sleep pattern relationship is unclear.

Methods: 14,305 participants from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2005 to 2014 were included in this study.

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Nanofiltration membranes (NFMs) with superior permeability and high rejection of both divalent anions and cations are highly desirable to meet the increasing separation demands of complex systems. Herein, we propose a three-in-one strategy to develop a state-of-the-art dually charged thin-film composite (TFC) nanofiltration membrane consisting of a positively charged electrospun nanofiber substrate (NFS) with surface mineralization and a negatively charged polyamide (PA) selective layer prepared by interfacial polymerization (IP). The highly hydrophilic mineralized nanofiber substrate not only effectively reduces the thickness of the PA selective layer but also crumples its structures by the abundant zirconia nanoparticles on the substrate surface, resulting in excellent water flux (15.

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The class I phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)-AKT signaling pathway is a key regulator of cell survival, growth, and proliferation and is among the most frequently mutated pathways in cancer. However, where and how PI3K-AKT signaling is spatially activated and organized in mammalian cells remains poorly understood. Here, we identify focal adhesions (FAs) as subcellular signaling hubs organizing the activation of PI3K-PI(3,4,5)P-AKT signaling in human cancer cells containing p110α mutations under basal conditions.

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Wearable devices equipped with high-performance flexible sensors that can identify diverse physical information free from batteries are playing an indispensable role in various fields. However, previous studies on flexible sensors have primarily focused on their elasticity and temperature-sensing capability, with few reports on material identification. In this paper, a thermogalvanic dual-network hydrogel is fabricated with [Fe(CN)] as a redox couple and lithium magnesium silicate, Gdm and lithium bromide as key electrolytes to optimize the interconnected porous structure of the gel, which shows excellent mechanical and thermoelectric properties with a thermopower as high as 4.

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The WRKY transcription factor gene family is a plant-specific transcription factor that plays important roles defense responses. Studies in model plant demonstrated that WRKYs function downstream of mitogen activated-protein kinase (MAPK) signaling cascade and participate in defense responses through activating the expression of defense-related genes. However, the roles of WRKYs in defense responses have not been previously investigated in paleopolyploidy soybean.

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Extensive interconnection has been established between clathrin-mediated endocytosis (CME) and the macroautophagy/autophagy pathway in yeast and mammals. However, the evidence that connects these two pathways in plants has been limited. Starting from the phenotypic similarities in carbon starvation and immune responses shared between the double mutant of CLC2 (clathrin light chain 2) and , , and the mutant in Arabidopsis, we found that the autophagy pathway is compromised in the mutant.

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The limited data poses a crucial challenge for deep learning-based volumetric medical image segmentation, and many methods have tried to represent the volume by its subvolumes (i.e., multi-view slices) for alleviating this issue.

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Background: Accumulated evidence suggests that brain regions that promote wakefulness also facilitate emergence from general anesthesia (GA). Glutamatergic neurons in the substantia innominata (SI) regulate motivation-related aversive, depressive, and aggressive behaviors relying on heightened arousal. Here, we hypothesize that glutamatergic neurons in the SI are also involved in the regulation of the effects of sevoflurane anesthesia.

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With the continuous development of automotive intelligence, vehicle occupant detection technology has received increasing attention. Despite various types of research in this field, a simple, reliable, and highly private detection method is lacking. This paper proposes a method for vehicle occupant detection using millimeter-wave radar.

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People form impressions about others during daily social encounters and infer personality traits from others' behaviors. Such trait inference is thought to rely on two universal dimensions: competence and warmth. These two dimensions can be used to construct a 'social cognitive map' organizing massive information obtained from social encounters efficiently.

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Understanding cellular force transmission dynamics is crucial in mechanobiology. We developed the DNA-based ForceChrono probe to measure force magnitude, duration, and loading rates at the single-molecule level within living cells. The ForceChrono probe circumvents the limitations of in vitro single-molecule force spectroscopy by enabling direct measurements within the dynamic cellular environment.

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Previous studies have found that loneliness affects cognitive functions in older persons. However, the influence of loneliness on different cognitive fields and the internal mechanism of the relationship are unclear. A total of 4772 older persons aged above 50 years (Mean = 65.

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Identity recognition as the first barrier of intelligent security plays a vital role, which is facing new challenges that are unable to meet the need of intelligent era due to low accuracy, complex configuration and dependence on power supply. Here, a finger temperature-driven intelligent identity recognition strategy is presented based on a thermogalvanic hydrogel (TGH) by actively discerning biometric characteristics of fingers. The TGH is a dual network PVA/Agar hydrogel in an HO/glycerol binary solvent with [Fe(CN)] as a redox couple.

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Article Synopsis
  • Scientists found that two proteins in plants, CLC2 and CLC3, work similarly to certain proteins in animals that help with a process called autophagy, which helps cells recycle and remove things they don't need.
  • When they studied plants with both CLC2 and CLC3 missing, these plants behaved like those that can't do autophagy properly, showing issues with immunity and nutrient use.
  • The researchers noticed that CLC2 directly works with other proteins involved in autophagy, and together, they help the plant fight off certain diseases better.
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Heterotrimeric GTP-binding protein (G-proteins) complex, which consists of Gα, Gβ and Gγ subunits, plays critical roles in defense signaling. genome contains only a single Gβ-encoding gene, . Loss function of in results in enhanced susceptibility to a wide range of pathogens.

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The WRKYs are a group of plant-specific transcription factors that play important roles in defense responses. In this study, we silenced 2 homologous genes using a bean pod mosaic virus (BPMV) vector carrying a single fragment from the conserved region of the genes. Silencing did not result in morphological changes.

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Heterogeneous domain adaptation (HDA) methods leverage prior knowledge from the source domain to train models for the target domain and address the differences in their feature spaces. However, incorrect alignment of categories and distribution structure disruption may be caused by unlabeled target samples during the domain alignment process for most existing methods, resulting in negative transfer. Additionally, the previous works rarely focus on the robustness and interpretability of the model.

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Autophagy plays a critical role in nutrient recycling/re-utilizing under nutrient deprivation conditions. However, the role of autophagy in soybeans has not been intensively investigated. In this study, the () gene in soybeans (referred to as ) was silenced using a virus-induced gene silencing approach mediated by (BPMV).

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Extracellular matrix (ECM) rigidity serves as a crucial mechanical cue impacting diverse biological processes. However, understanding the molecular mechanisms of rigidity sensing has been limited by the spatial resolution and force sensitivity of current cellular force measurement techniques. Here we developed a method to functionalize DNA tension probes on soft hydrogel surfaces in a controllable and reliable manner, enabling molecular tension fluorescence microscopy for rigidity sensing studies.

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The geometric shape of a cell is strongly influenced by the cytoskeleton, which, in turn, is regulated by integrin-mediated cell-extracellular matrix (ECM) interactions. To investigate the mechanical role of integrin in the geometrical interplay between cells and the ECM, we proposed a single-cell micropatterning technique combined with molecular tension fluorescence microscopy (MTFM), which allows us to characterize the mechanical properties of cells with prescribed geometries. Our results show that the curvature is a key geometric cue for cells to differentiate shapes in a membrane-tension- and actomyosin-dependent manner.

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Synopsis of recent research by authors named "WenXu Wang"

  • - Wenxu Wang's recent research encompasses a variety of fields, including cancer biology, flexible sensor technology, plant immunity, and neuroscience, highlighting a multidisciplinary approach to tackling complex biological and technological challenges.
  • - Key findings involve the discovery of focal adhesions as essential hubs for PI3K-AKT signaling activation in cancer cells, the development of a self-powered hydrogel for material identification, and the role of WRKY transcription factors in enhancing soybean disease resistance.
  • - The studies further explore the connections between clathrin-mediated endocytosis and autophagy in plants, advancements in volumetric medical image segmentation, and insights into neural regulation during anesthesia, demonstrating Wang's impactful contributions to both basic science and applied technology.