Genome of root celery and population genomic analysis reveal the complex breeding history of celery.

Celery (Apium graveolens L.) is an important vegetable crop in the Apiaceae family. It comprises three botanical varieties: common celery with solid and succulent petioles, celeriac or root celery with enlarged and fleshy hypocotyls and smallage or leaf celery with slender, leafy and usually hollow petioles.

Identification of long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase gene family reveals that SlLACS1 is essential for cuticular wax biosynthesis in tomato.

Long-chain acyl-CoA synthetases (LACSs), belonging to the acyl-activating enzyme superfamily, play crucial roles in lipid biosynthesis and fatty acid catabolism. Here, we identified 11 LACS genes in the tomato reference genome, and these genes were clustered into six subfamilies. Gene structure and conserved motif analyses indicated that LACSs from the same subfamily shared conserved gene and protein structures.

TGFβ2 Promotes the Construction of Fibrotic and Immunosuppressive Tumor Microenvironment in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: A Comprehensive Analysis.

Pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PAAD) was characterized by dense fibrotic stroma and immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME). TGFβ signaling pathways are highly activated in human cancers. However, the role of TGFβ2 in TME of PAAD remains to be elucidated.

The effects of different positions on lower extremity hemodynamics during robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer.

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the effects of two different positions on lower extremity hemodynamics during robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RARP) for prostate cancer.

Methods: A total of 196 patients who underwent RARP in our hospital from February 2020 to March 2022 were included in this study. Among them, 98 patients who underwent surgery with the Trendelenburg position and split-leg position with calf reverse arch from March 2021 to March 2022 were assigned to the observation group, while 98 patients who underwent surgery with the Trendelenburg position and low lithotomy position from February 2020 to February 2021 were assigned to the control group.

Effect of RARC-ERAS nursing program on clinical outcomes in patients undergoing RARC surgery: a retrospective, propensity matching study.

Currently, there is no specific perioperative nursing standard for RARC based on the ERAS concept. This retrospective study investigates to analyze the effect of RARC-ERAS nursing program on VTE and other clinical outcomes in patients undergoing RARC surgery. This retrospective study included 216 patients undergoing RARC surgery From January 1, 2022 to December 30, 2023, and propensity score adjustment analysis was applied.

Genomic analyses reveal dead-end hybridization between two deeply divergent kiwifruit species rather than homoploid hybrid speciation.

Despite the importance of hybridization in evolution, the evolutionary consequence of homoploid hybridizations in plants remains poorly understood. Specially, homoploid hybridization events have been rarely documented due to a lack of genomic resources and methodological limitations. Actinidia zhejiangensis was suspected to have arisen from hybridization of Actinidia eriantha and Actinidia hemsleyana or Actinidia rufa.

Housing difficulties, health status and life satisfaction.

This study examines the effects of housing difficulties on life satisfaction. By using longitudinal data from the China Family Panel Studies survey, we find strong evidence that households who experience housing difficulties are less satisfied with their lives than those who do not after controlling for a wide range of household demographic and socioeconomic characteristics and county and year fixed effects. Our estimated results are robust to unobservable household characteristics, model misspecification and selection bias.

Contrasting Roles of Ethylene Response Factors in Pathogen Response and Ripening in Fleshy Fruit.

Fleshy fruits are generally hard and unpalatable when unripe; however, as they mature, their quality is transformed by the complex and dynamic genetic and biochemical process of ripening, which affects all cell compartments. Ripening fruits are enriched with nutrients such as acids, sugars, vitamins, attractive volatiles and pigments and develop a pleasant taste and texture and become attractive to eat. Ripening also increases sensitivity to pathogens, and this presents a crucial problem for fruit postharvest transport and storage: how to enhance pathogen resistance while maintaining ripening quality.

Evolution of the DEHYDRATION-RESPONSIVE ELEMENT-BINDING PROTEIN subfamily in green plants.

Adapting to unfavorable environments is a necessary step in plant terrestrialization and radiation. The dehydration-responsive element-binding (DREB) protein subfamily plays a pivotal role in plant abiotic stress regulation. However, relationships between the origin and expansion of the DREB subfamily and adaptive evolution of land plants are still being elucidated.

TaSPL13 regulates inflorescence architecture and development in transgenic wheat (Triticum aestivum L.).

The SQUAMOSA promoter-binding protein-like (SPL) proteins play vital roles in plant growth and development in rice (Oryza sative L.) and Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh.

Genomics-Enabled Analysis of Genes Identifies New Alleles in Wheat and Related Species.

Kernel hardness is a key trait of wheat seeds, largely controlled by two tightly linked genes and ( and ). Genes homologous to , namely , have been studied. Whether these genes contribute to kernel hardness and other important seed traits remains inconclusive.

Wheat PP2C-a10 regulates seed germination and drought tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis.

A wheat protein phosphatase PP2C-a10, which interacted with TaDOG1L1 and TaDOG1L4, promoted seed germination and decreased drought tolerance of transgenic Arabidopsis. Seed dormancy and germination are critical to plant fitness. DELAY OF GERMINATION 1 (DOG1) is a quantitative trait locus for dormancy in Arabidopsis thaliana.

Individuals' economic value orientation or social equity value orientation? A dual value orientation in the process of house demolition compensation.

The development of society and the economy has given rise to housing demolition. Using the psychological perspective of reference points, this paper studied the effects of tri-reference points (TRP) and social comparison on demolition compensation fairness perception through experiments in a demolished community. According to TRP theory, there are three special reference points (minimum requirements, status quo, and goal) when people make decisions.

Genome-Wide Identification and Homoeologous Expression Analysis of Genes in Wheat ( L.).

Plant protein phosphatase 2Cs (PP2Cs) play crucial roles in phytohormone signaling, developmental processes, and both biotic and abiotic stress responses. However, little research has been conducted on the gene family in hexaploid wheat ( L.), which is an important cereal crop.

Correction to: Genome-wide identification and analysis of WD40 proteins in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.).

Following the publication of this article [1], the authors reported the following errors.

Genome-wide identification and analysis of WD40 proteins in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.).

Background: WD40 domains are abundant in eukaryotes, and they are essential subunits of large multiprotein complexes, which serve as scaffolds. WD40 proteins participate in various cellular processes, such as histone modification, transcription regulation, and signal transduction. WD40 proteins are regarded as crucial regulators of plant development processes.

Prospecting for Microelement Function and Biosafety Assessment of Transgenic Cereal Plants.

Microelement contents and metabolism are vitally important for cereal plant growth and development as well as end-use properties. While minerals phytotoxicity harms plants, microelement deficiency also affects human health. Genetic engineering provides a promising way to solve these problems.

Investigation on Synthesis, Stability, and Thermal Conductivity Properties of Water-Based SnO₂/Reduced Graphene Oxide Nanofluids.

With the rapid development of industry, heat removal and management is a major concern for any technology. Heat transfer plays a critically important role in many sectors of engineering; nowadays utilizing nanofluids is one of the relatively optimized techniques to enhance heat transfer. In the present work, a facile low-temperature solvothermal method was employed to fabricate the SnO₂/reduced graphene oxide (rGO) nanocomposite.

Overview of the Wheat Genetic Transformation and Breeding Status in China.

In the past two decades, Chinese scientists have achieved significant progress on three aspects of wheat genetic transformation. First, the wheat transformation platform has been established and optimized to improve the transformation efficiency, shorten the time required from starting of transformation procedure to the fertile transgenic wheat plants obtained as well as to overcome the problem of genotype-dependent for wheat genetic transformation in wide range of wheat elite varieties. Second, with the help of many emerging techniques such as CRISPR/cas9 function of over 100 wheat genes has been investigated.

The CDH1 -160C/A polymorphism is associated with breast cancer: evidence from a meta-analysis.

Background: Numerous epidemiological studies have evaluated the association between the CDH1 -160C/A polymorphism and the risk of breast cancers. However, these studies have yielded conflicting results. To derive a more precise estimation of this association, this meta-analysis was conducted.

Analysis of exfoliated gastric carcinoma cells attached on surgical supplies.

Surgery is considered to have a leading role in the treatment of gastric carcinoma. Surgical supplies are used to cut, divide, and ligate during surgery, and are not only in close contact with normal tissues, but may also be contaminated by pathological tissues and cells. This study sought to determine the presence of exfoliated tumor cells on surgical supplies at different stages during the surgical procedure.

Effect of distilled water on rapid inactivation of tumour cells attached to surgery instruments.

The aim of the study was to explore the effect of distilled water on killing tumour cells attached to the surgery instruments during operation. Tumour cells were collected from the suspected tumour cell-contaminated surgery instruments and then cultured. Then the tumour cells were treated by distilled water at different gradient temperature for different time periods.

[Contamination of surgical materials by exfoliated cancer cells during gastric carcinoma operation].

Objective: To explore the exfoliated cancer cell contamination in different surgical materials during the malignant gastrectomy.

Methods: Ninety gastric cancer patients undergoing gastrectomy were prospectively enrolled in this study. The operation materials of these 90 gastrectomy were divided into 5 groups: surgical instruments (A), gloves for surgeons (B), gloves and gauzes of scrub nurse (C), gauzes for hemostasis (D), anastomosis instrument (E).