Molecular mechanism of interaction between SHORT VEGETATIVE PHASE and APETALA1 in Arabidopsis thaliana.

Point mutations were introduced into specific leucine (L) amino acids within the K domain of SHORT VEGETATIVE PHASE (SVP), and their effects on the SVP-AP1 interaction were assessed. Yeast two-hybrid experiments and β-galactosidase activity assays demonstrated that SVP maintained its capacity to interact with APETALA1 (AP1) despite point mutations at the 108th, 116th, 119th, and 127th leucine residues, where leucine was substituted with alanine (A). However, the mutation of the leucine residue at position 124 to alanine abolished the interaction between SVP and AP1 regardless of whether the mutation was singular or combined with others.

Simplified adaptive polarization controller controlled by an alpha-beta filter for the self-coherent communication system.

An adaptive polarization controller (APC) is crucial in mitigating carrier fading in a self-homodyne coherent detection (SHCD) system. In this paper, we propose a simplified APC design based on the X-cut, Y-propagating lithium niobate platform. Meanwhile, the alpha-beta filter is used to control the designed APC.

Focused polarization hologram with arbitrary polarization to a specified polarization conversion.

Polarization devices play a key role in many optical technologies and applications. However, traditional polarization devices are often large and lack integration, and achieving polarization conversion typically requires combining multiple devices, which makes it challenging to realize integrated optical systems. Following the current trend of optical devices, we propose a method using polarization holographic exposure to prepare polarization conversion devices.

The effects of Fraxini cortex and Andrographis herba on Escherichia coli-induced diarrhea in chicken.

Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a type of pathogenic bacteria that often causes diarrhea in poultry. While antibiotics can control E.

Epigenetic mechanisms underlying endometrial cancer (EC) outcomes: race-specific patterns of DNA methylation associated with molecular subtypes and survival.

Endometrial cancer [EC] is the fourth most common cancer in women in the United States. Stark racial disparities are present in EC outcomes in which Black women have significantly higher EC-related mortality than White women. The social and biologic factors that contribute to these disparities are complex, and may include racial differences in epigenetic landscapes.