Genome-wide investigation of the PIF gene family in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) expression profiles during development and stress.

Background: Phytochrome-interacting factors (PIFs) plays an important role in plants as hubs for intracellular signaling regulation. The PIF gene family has been identified and characterized in many plants, but alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.), an important perennial high-quality legume forage, has not been reported on the PIF gene family.

2D quasi-layered material with domino structure.

Interlayer coupling strength dichotomizes two-dimensional (2D) materials into layered and non-layered types. Traditionally, they can be regarded as atomic layers intrinsically linked via van der Waals (vdW) forces or covalent bonds, oriented orthogonally to their growth plane. In our work, we report a material system that differentiates from layered and non-layered materials, termed quasi-layered domino-structured (QLDS) materials, effectively bridging the gap between these two typical categories.

Diffusion tensor imaging techniques show that parkin gene S/N167 polymorphism is responsible for extensive brain white matter damage in patients with Parkinson's disease.

Objective: To explore the influence of disease and genetic factors on the white matter microstructure in patients with PD. The white matter microstructural changes in the substantia nigra-striatum system were detected by diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) using the region of interest (ROI) and diffusion tensor tracer (DTT) methods.

Methods: Patients with primary Parkinson's disease (PD) without a family history of PD were selected and divided into PD-G/G and PD-G/A groups according to their parkin S/N167 polymorphism.

Genome-wide investigation of NLP gene family members in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.): evolution and expression profiles during development and stress.

Background: NIN-like protein (NLP) transcription factors (TFs) compose a plant-specific gene family whose members play vital roles in plant physiological processes, especially in the regulation of plant growth and the response to nitrate-nitrogen. However, no systematic identification or analysis of the NLP gene family has been reported in alfalfa. The recently completed whole-genome sequence of alfalfa has allowed us to investigate genome-wide characteristics and expression profiles.

Chemical Potential-Modulated Ultrahigh-Phase-Purity Growth of Ultrathin Transition-Metal Boride Single Crystals.

Two-dimensional (2D) transition-metal borides (TMBs) are especially expected to exhibit excellent performance in various fields among electricity, superconductivity, magnetism, mechanics, biotechnology, battery, and catalysis. However, the synthesis of ultrathin TMB single crystals with ultrahigh phase purity was deemed extremely challenging and has not been realized till date. That is because TMBs have the most kinds of crystal structures among inorganic compounds, which possess generous phase structures with similar formation energies compared with other transition-metal compounds, attributing to the metalloid and electron-deficient characteristics of boron.

Overexpression of an gene confers alkali tolerance to transgenic alfalfa ( L.).

Alkaline stress severely limits plant growth and yield worldwide. NF-YC transcription factors (TFs) respond to abiotic stress by activating gene expression. However, the biological function of NF-YC TFs in alfalfa ( L.

Evaluating white matter alterations in Parkinson's disease-related S/N167 mutation carriers using tract-based spatial statistics.

Background: Genetic susceptibility plays an important role in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD). S/N167 mutations may increase the risk of PD and affect white matter fibers in the brain. This cross-sectional study explored the effects of gene polymorphisms on white matter fiber damage in PD.

Genome-wide investigation of the PLD gene family in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.): identification, analysis and expression.

Background: External environmental factors, such as salt, alkali and drought, severely limit the acreage and yield of alfalfa. The mining of tolerance-related genes in alfalfa and improving the stress resistance of this plant are essential for increasing alfalfa yield. PLD is the main phospholipid hydrolase in plants and plays an important role in plant growth, development, signaling, and resistance to adverse stress.

Genome-Wide Investigation of the Cysteine Synthase Gene Family Shows That Overexpression of Confers Alkali Tolerance to Alfalfa ( L.).

Alfalfa is widely grown worldwide as a perennial high-quality legume forage and as a good ecological landcover. The cysteine synthase (CSase) gene family is actively involved in plant growth and development and abiotic stress resistance but has not been systematically investigated in alfalfa. We identified 39 genes on 4 chromosomes of the alfalfa genome.

Chromosome-Scale Reference Genome of : A New Resource for Amphicarpic Plants Research and Complex Flowering Pattern.

, an annual twining herb, is a widely distributed species and an attractive model for studying complex flowering types and evolutionary mechanisms of species. Herein, we have generated a high-quality assembly of by using a combination of PacBio, 10× Genomics libraries, and Hi-C mapping technologies. The final 11 chromosome-level scaffolds covered 90.

Integrated Physiological and Transcriptomic Analyses Responses to Altitude Stress in Oat ( L.).

Oat is an annual gramineous forage grass with the remarkable ability to survive under various stressful environments. However, understanding the effects of high altitude stresses on oats is poor. Therefore, the physiological and the transcriptomic changes were analyzed at two sites with different altitudes, low (ca.

Encapsulation of metal oxide nanoparticles inside metal-organic frameworks via surfactant-assisted nanoconfined space.

Encapsulation of metal oxide nanoparticles (MO NPs) inside metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) has been realized successfully via surfactant-assisted nano-confined space strategy, which is a universal method for various MO NPs@MOFs. The size of MO NPs was limited by the confined nano-space and could be adjusted to a certain extent. The synthesis mechanism of MO NPs@MOFs was revealed via detailed structural characterizations and a series of control experiments.

Simulated reactive zone with emulsified vegetable oil for the long-term remediation of Cr(VI)-contaminated aquifer: dynamic evolution of geological parameters and groundwater microbial community.

Cr(VI), which is highly toxic and soluble, is one of the most challenging groundwater contaminants. Previous work has indicated that emulsified vegetable oil (EVO) is an effective in situ amendment for removing Cr(VI) from groundwater. However, the spatial and temporal changes in geological parameters and microbial community structures throughout the remediation period are poorly understood.