Publications by authors named "Yingna Feng"

is an important oil crop in China and has a great demand for nitrogen nutrients. Cationic amino acid transporters (CAT) play a key role in amino acid absorption and transport in plants. However, the family has not been reported in so far.

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Impending myasthenic crisis (IMC) is an emergent situation requiring aggressive management to prevent patients from developing myasthenic crisis (MC) in patients with myasthenia gravis (MG). Efgartigimod has been proved to be well tolerated and efficacious in MG patients. The present study aimed to compare the efficacy of efgartigimod and intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) in rescuing IMC.

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Boron (B) is an important limiting factor for plant growth and yield in saline soils, but the underlying molecular mechanisms remain poorly understood. In this study, we found that appropriate B supply obviously complemented rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) growth under salinity accompanied by higher biomass production and less reactive oxygen species accumulation.

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Rapeseed ( L.) is extremely sensitive to excessive NH toxicity. There remains incomplete knowledge of the causal factors behind the growth suppression in NH-nourished plants, with limited studies conducted specifically on field crop plants.

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Background: Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) is caused by immunoglobulin G (IgG) autoantibodies. Efgartigimod, a human IgG antibody Fc fragment that acts as a natural ligand for the FcRn, can increase IgG degradation, which thus may be a promising therapeutic drug for GBS.

Case Presentation: The two patients presented with postinfectious and acute flaccid paralysis.

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Integrated phenomics, ionomics, genomics, transcriptomics, and functional analyses present novel insights into the role of pectin demethylation-mediated cell wall Na retention in positively regulating salt tolerance in oilseed rape. Genetic variations in salt stress tolerance identified in rapeseed genotypes highlight the complicated regulatory mechanisms. Westar is ubiquitously used as a transgenic receptor cultivar, while ZS11 is widely grown as a high-production and good-quality cultivar.

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Variations in the resistance to potassium (K) deficiency among rapeseed genotypes emphasize complicated regulatory mechanisms. In this study, a low-K-sensitivity accession (L49) responded to K deficiency with smaller biomasses, severe leaf chlorosis, weaker photosynthesis ability, and deformed stomata morphology compared to a low-K resistant accession (H280). H280 accumulated more K than L49 under low K.

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  • Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) faces nutrient stress during growth, and this study identifies 117 cation proton antiporter (CPA) genes in its genome, revealing their subfamilies and potential roles.
  • Transcriptomic analysis shows that BnaCPAs, especially BnaNHXs, respond to various nutrient stresses, enhancing salt tolerance in transgenic rapeseed lines.
  • The study also finds that BnaA05.NHX2 localizes on the tonoplast, contributing to higher vacuolar Na concentrations in modified plants compared to wild types, providing insights into CPA functions in rapeseed.
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Nitrogen (N) is an essential macronutrient for plants, and its remobilization is key for adaptation to deficiency stress. However, there is limited understanding of the regulatory mechanisms of N remobilization in the important crop species Brassica napus (oilseed rape). Here, we report the identification of a transcription factor, BnaA9.

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Advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) are the final products of the non-enzymatic interaction between reducing sugars and amino groups in proteins, lipids and nucleic acids. In numerous diseases, such as diabetes, neuropathy, atherosclerosis, aging, nephropathy, retinopathy, and chronic renal illness, accumulation of AGEs has been proposed as a pathogenic mechanism of inflammation, oxidative stress, and structural tissue damage leading to chronic vascular issues. Current studies on the inhibition of AGEs mainly focused on food processing.

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Wheat plants are ubiquitously simultaneously exposed to salinity and limited iron availability caused by soil saline-alkalisation. Through this study, we found that both low Fe and NaCl severely inhibited the growth of seminal roots in wheat seedlings; however, sufficient Fe caused greater growth cessation of seminal roots than low Fe under salt stress. Low Fe improved the root meristematic division activity, not altering the mature cell sizes compared with sufficient Fe under salt stress.

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Cadmium (Cd) is a highly toxic heavy metal that readily enters cereals, such as wheat, via the roots and is translocated to the shoots and grains, thereby posing high risks to human health. However, the vast and complex genome of allohexaploid wheat makes it challenging to understand Cd resistance and accumulation. In this study, a Cd-resistant cultivar of wheat, 'ZM1860', and a Cd-sensitive cultivar, 'ZM32', selected from a panel of 442 accessions, exhibited significantly different plant resistance and grain accumulation.

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Glycated protein is a kind of substance that often exists in the human body through the combination of sugar and protein under enzyme or non-enzyme conditions. Enzyme-catalyzed glycated proteins are widely distributed in the human body and participate in life activities such as human growth and immune regulation. Non-enzymatic glycated protein is often related to cancer, aging, diabetes and other diseases, but in vitro non-enzymatic glycated protein has utility value after modification.

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Glycation of protein results in the formation of advanced glycation end-products (AGEs), which are further absorbed by the body through digestion in the gastrointestinal tract. The inhibitory properties of procyanidin for the release of AGEs from glycated proteins are of great significance in promoting, accelerating or stabilizing gastrointestinal folding intermediates, although the mechanism of action remains unclear. With the background of dairy processing, the study investigated the inhibitory effect of lotus seedpod oligomeric procyanidins (LSOPC) and its three monomers on AGE release from glycated casein (G-CS) during gastrointestinal digestion.

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This study investigated the modulatory effects of lotus seedpod oligomeric procyanidins (LSOPC) on the advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs)-induced liver injury via advanced glycation end-product receptors (RAGE)-mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK)-nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) signaling pathways in a mice model. To examine the antioxidation properties of LSOPC, a model of high-AGEs-diet were established using Sprague Dawley (SD) male mice fed with a normal AIN-93G diet, a high AGEs diet (H), or H plus 0.5 or 0.

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Boron (B) excess gives rise to a serious agricultural problem. In this study, we identified a B toxicity responsive transcription factor AtWRKY47 in Arabidopsis thaliana. The T-DNA insertion mutants Atwrky47 showed enhanced tolerance to B toxicity with better growth parameters under high B conditions compared to wild-type Col-0 plants.

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This study explored the effects of lotus seedpod oligomeric procyanidins (LSOPC) and their main monomer catechin (CC) on the formation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) and Caco-2 cytotoxicity during gastrointestinal digestion. Studies have found that LSOPC and CC inhibited the AGEs formation effectively in simulated gastrointestinal digestion and protected Caco-2 cells from AGEs attack. The effect of CC on the inhibition of AGEs formation was significantly better than that of LSOPC.

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Background: Salinity severely inhibit crop growth, yield, and quality worldwide. Allotetraploid rapeseed (Brassica napus L.), a major glycophyte oil crop, is susceptible to salinity.

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  • A total of 54 genes related to strawberries were found, distributed unevenly across seven chromosomes, with some lacking specific chromosomal locations.
  • These genes were categorized into 10 subfamilies based on protein sequences, showing strong structural conservation, with expression varying during growth and in response to gray mold disease.
  • Research demonstrated that overexpressing a specific gene improved fruit tissue resilience against gray mold, while silencing it worsened the damage, highlighting the importance of bZIP transcription factors in strawberry disease resistance.
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Boron (B) deficiency is one of the major causes of growth inhibition and yield reduction in Brassica napus (B. napus). However, the molecular mechanisms of low B adaptation in B.

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