Inhibition of DNA and RNA methylation disturbs root development of moso bamboo.

DNA methylation (5mC) and N6-methyladenosine (m6A) are two important epigenetics regulators, which have a profound impact on plant growth development. Phyllostachys edulis (P. edulis) is one of the fastest spreading plants due to its well-developed root system.

Transcriptome Profiling of Stem-Differentiating Xylem in Response to Abiotic Stresses Based on Hybrid Sequencing in .

() belongs to Gymnospermae, which are fast-growing and have desirable wood properties. However, 's stress resistance is little understood. To unravel the physiological and molecular regulation mechanisms under environmental stresses in the typical gymnosperm species of , three-year-old plants were exposed to simulated drought stress (polyethylene glycol 8000), salicylic acid, and cold treatment at 4 °C for 8 h, 32 h, and 56 h, respectively.

Gender differences in the relationships between housework and metabolic markers: a longitudinal cohort study in China.

Background: Metabolic syndrome has become a major health threat throughout the world, but there are few studies that focus on the effects of housework on human metabolism. This study explores the association between housework and metabolic markers and examines whether there are gender differences in the relationship of housework intensity on these markers.

Methods: We obtained data for 2,624 participants from the China Health and Nutrition Survey and used binary logistic regression to analyze the association between housework and metabolic markers (triglycerides, high- and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, hemoglobin, blood glucose, cholesterol, and blood pressure).

Association between gene rs907715 polymorphism and gastric precancerous lesions in a Chinese population.

Background: The single nucleotide polymorphisms of interleukin-21 () gene were confirmed to be related to various diseases, but no studies have examined the possible role of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) (rs907715, rs2221903, and rs12508721) in gastric precancerous lesions.

Aim: To explore the associations between SNPs of gene (rs907715, rs2221903, and rs12508721) and gastric precancerous lesions in a Chinese population.

Methods: Three SNPs of were genotyped using polymerase chain reaction-ligase detection reaction in 588 cases and 290 healthy controls from May 2013 to December 2016 in northwestern China.

Association of rs2094258 polymorphism with gastric cancer prognosis.

Background: The xeroderma pigmentosum group G () gene at chromosome 13q33 consists of 15 exons, which may be related to the occurrence and development of gastric cancer (GC).

Aim: To examine the association of several common single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the gene with GC risk and survival.

Methods: Five SNPs of (rs2094258, rs751402, rs873601, rs2296147, and rs1047768) were genotyped by PCR restriction fragment length polymorphism in 956 histologically confirmed GC cases and 1012 controls in North China.