Tumors often recapitulate programs to acquire invasive and dissemination abilities, during which pro-metastatic proteins are distinctively stabilized in cancer cells to drive further progression. Whether failed protein degradation affects the metastatic programs of cancer remains unknown. Here, we show that the human cancer cell-specific knockout (KO) of LAMP-2A, a limiting protein for chaperone-mediated autophagy (CMA), promotes the aggressiveness of mesenchymal tumors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDeep reinforcement learning-based object detection approaches center around a pivotal concept: hierarchically scaling image segments that harbor more intricate details. Compared with the traditional object detection approaches, this approach significantly curbs the quantity of region proposals. This reduction holds paramount significance in curtailing the computational overhead.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe () gene family, a plant-specific transcription factor family, plays pivotal roles in various processes such as plant growth and development regulation, hormone crosstalk, and stress responses. However, a comprehensive genome-wide identification and characterization of the gene family in peanut has yet to be fully elucidated. In this study, we conducted a genome-wide search and identified 51 genes (designated as ) in peanut, unevenly distributed across 17 chromosomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Distinguishing between essential tremor (ET) and tremor-dominant Parkinson's disease (PD-TD) can be challenging due to overlapping motor symptoms. This study aims to investigate the differences in nonmotor symptoms (NMS) between ET and PD-TD patients to provide additional evidence for differentiating these two conditions.
Methods: This retrospective study included 1656 participants, comprising 558 PD-TD patients, 584 ET patients, and 514 controls.
Coherent lensless imaging usually suffers from coherent noise and twin-image artifacts. In the terahertz (THz) range, where wavelengths are 2 to 4 orders of magnitude longer than those in the visible spectrum, the coherent noise manifests primarily as parasitic interference fringes and edge diffraction, rather than speckle noise. In this work, to suppress the Fabry-Pérot (F-P) interference fringes, we propose a novel method, which involves the averaging over multiple diffraction patterns that are acquired at equal intervals within a sample's half-wavelength axial shift.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims: To evaluate the prognostic role of procalcitonin(PCT) on all-cause mortality in acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD).
Methods: Database including PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were searched to find relevant trials. We included studies with patients hospitalized for AECOPD, which assessed procalcitonin levels and reported on the association between procalcitonin and mortality.
Heavy metals like nickel (Ni) from anthropogenic activities damage plant growth, posing challenges to agriculture. Melatonin (ME), a potent bio-regulator, has shown promise in alleviating stress induced by heavy metals. However, the mechanisms through which ME alleviates NiO-NPs phytotoxicity remain unclear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEpithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) has been shown to play an essential role in the early stages of cancer cell invasion and metastasis. Inducible EMT models can initiate EMT in a controlled manner, thereby providing the opportunity to determine whether a cancer-associated gene influences cancer metastasis by triggering EMT. Moreover, different inducible EMT models enable the investigation of specific mechanisms of EMT modulation by various genes, facilitating a more precise understanding of how these genes influence cancer metastasis through the induction of EMT.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNickel oxide nanoparticles (NiO-NPs) pose potential threats to agricultural production. Bacillus subtilis has emerged as a stress-mitigating microbe that alleviates the phytotoxicity caused by NiO-NPs. However, the mechanisms underlying its effectiveness, particularly in root-nodule symbiosis and biological N2-fixation (BNF), remain unclear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: The type I interferon signaling pathway constitutes a pivotal component of the innate immune response, encompassing the cGAS/STING and JAK/STAT pathways. Drugs that affect the body's innate immune response could potentially be used as broad-spectrum antivirals. In this study, the antiviral activities of 25 flavonoids against pseudorabies virus (PRV) were tested in PK-15 cells.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: To increase the crop yield, the amount of agrochemicals used in field has increased in recent years. Moreover, indiscriminate use of chemical fertilizers has led to soil deterioration and compaction. Inclusion of straw and tillage practices to the field could play an important role in improving the soil quality and crop yield.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe rapid emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains of presents a substantial challenge to global public health, underscoring the urgent need for novel antibiotics with diverse mechanisms of action. In this study, we conducted mutagenesis on the -terminal region of the lantibiotic ripcin C to enhance its antimicrobial efficacy against . The resulting optimized variant, ripcin C, demonstrated potent and selective antimicrobial activity, with a minimal inhibitory concentration of 2-4 mg/L against .
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Surgical management of mitral annular calcification remains challenging. Our institution pursued a strategy of total mitral annular calcification resection with pericardial patch reconstruction of the left ventricle when primary atrioventricular groove closure was not possible. We present the short-term outcomes derived after implementing this strategy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Observational studies have indicated a potential association between autoimmune diseases and the occurrence of Osteoarthritis (OA), with an increased risk of mortality among affected patients. However, whether a causal relationship exists between the two remains unknown.
Methods: In the Mendelian randomization (MR) study, we accessed exposure Genome-wide association study (GWAS) data from both the MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit (MRC-IEU) and the FinnGen consortium.
Currently, developing nonantibiotic growth promoters is a broad consensus in broiler industry, which is one of the effective ways to reduce drug-resistant strains. Chuanminshen violaceum is a traditional Chinese medicinal herb that is commonly used for its roots, while the stems and leaves are often discarded, resulting in a huge amount of waste. This study optimized the preparation process of water extract of Chuanminshen violaceum stems and leaves (CVSLE) by response surface analysis based on the yields of polysaccharide and protein.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStrigolactones (SLs) constitute essential phytohormones that control pathogen defense, resilience to phosphate deficiency and abiotic stresses. Furthermore, SLs are released into the soil by roots, especially in conditions in which there is inadequate phosphate or nitrogen available. SLs have the aptitude to stimulate the root parasite plants and symbiotic cooperation with arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi in rhizosphere.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe uneven spatial and temporal distribution of light resources and water scarcity during the grain-filling stage pose significant challenges for sustainable crop production, particularly in the arid areas of the Loess Plateau in Northwest China. This study aims to investigate the combined effects of drought and shading stress on winter wheat growth and its physio-biochemical and antioxidative responses. Wheat plants were subjected to different drought levels- full irrigation (I100), 75% of full irrigation (I75), 50% of full irrigation (I50), and 25% of full irrigation (I25), and shading treatments - 12, 9, 6, 3 and 0 days (SD12, SD9, SD6, SD3, and CK, respectively) during the grain-filling stage.
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