Publications by authors named "Yu-Long Ren"
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- Glyphosate (GLY) is the most widely used herbicide, but its chronic exposure leads to significant ecological pollution and male reproductive toxicity in roosters remains unclear.
- In studies, chronic GLY exposure was found to cause testicular damage and down-regulation of the gap junction gene Connexin 43 (Cx43), essential for the blood-testis barrier (BTB).
- The degradation of Cx43 was linked to autophagy activation triggered by GLY's interaction with estrogen receptor alpha (ER-α), demonstrating a mechanism for reproductive toxicity in avian species.
Glyphosate (GLY) is a widely used herbicide that has been revealed to inhibit testosterone synthesis in humans and animals. Melatonin (MET) is an endogenous hormone that has been demonstrated to promote mammalian testosterone synthesis via protecting mitochondrial function. However, it remains unclear whether MET targets mitochondria to alleviate GLY-inhibited testosterone synthesis in avian.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[Research progress on chemical constituents and biological activities of Arisaematis Rhizoma].
Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi
October 2021
Arisaematis Rhizoma included in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia is the dried tuber of Arisaema erubescens, A. heterophyllum or A. amurense in the family Araceae.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPod shattering is a natural property of wild soybean (Glycine soja) for propagation and also a major cause of yield loss in cultivated soybean (Glycine max L. Merr). Thus, studies on occurrence characteristics and molecular genetic basis of pod shattering in soybean can provide insights into both molecular mechanisms and potential application in legume crop improvement.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBoron (B) is essential for plant growth, and B deficiency causes severe losses in crop yield. Here we isolated and characterized a rice (Oryza sativa L.) mutant named dwarf and tiller-enhancing 1 (dte1), which exhibits defects under low-B conditions, including retarded growth, increased number of tillers and impaired pollen fertility.
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- The study focuses on the plastidic caseinolytic protease (Clp) in higher plants, particularly examining its structure and function, primarily in rice and the model plant Arabidopsis.
- Researchers isolated a mutant rice strain (vyl) with yellow chlorotic leaves, revealing that the mutated VYL gene encodes a protein similar to a Clp subunit and is critical for chloroplast development.
- Interaction studies identified VYL's associations with other Clp proteins, shedding light on the assembly and regulation of the Clp system in plants.