The role of CAPS in Ca-regulated exocytosis: Promotion of vesicle tethering, priming, and fusion.

Neurotransmitter and neuromodulator release by Ca-regulated exocytosis is essential for information transmisson between cells. Formation of SNARE complex (soluble N-ethylmaleimide sensitive factor attachment protein receptors) provide energy to bring vesicles and the plasma membranes together and catalyze membrane fusion. The "Ca-dependent activator protein for secretion" (CAPS) assumes a pivotal role in facilitating vesicle content release, not only in the nervous system but also in various other secretory tissues.

Do future actions matter more than past deeds? Temporal moral attribution in U.S. and Chinese school-age children.

This study examines how children attribute moral responsibilities to their past and future actions and what role culture plays in children's temporal moral attribution. A total of 346 U.S.

[Molecular markers for predicting the success of micro-TESE in non-obstructive azoospermia].

Non-obstract azoospermia (NOA) is a serious male infertility disease. At present, testicular sperm extraction (micro-TESE) is performed in combination with intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) technology, NOA patients can have their own consanguine offspring. However, due to the invasiveness and uncertainty of micro-TESE surgery, it is difficult for patients to accept it.

Workplace Objectification Leads to Self-Harm: The Mediating Effect of Depressive Moods.

In the current research, we aimed to extend the literature on workplace objectification and contribute to employees' well-being by exploring whether and how workplace objectification increases self-harm as well as the coping strategy that may weaken the effect. Employing archive data analytic, correlational, longitudinal, and experimental designs, we found that workplace objectification was associated with, or led to, self-harm, irrespective of whether such actions provided an escape from work. This effect could not be simply ascribed to the negative nature of workplace objectification.

Power Distance Belief and Workplace Communication: The Mediating Role of Fear of Authority.

Power distance is the degree of acceptance of unequal distribution of power in societies. In a high power distance context, the acceptance of inequality conflicts with the operation of modern organizations, which causes obstacles to workplace communication or even triggers workplace accidents due to ineffective communication. We conducted four studies ( = 1063) to explore the relations between and mechanisms of power distance belief and workplace communication.

Multi-stage screening cell-free seminal mRNAs to diagnose completion of meiosis and predict testicular sperm retrieval in men with non-obstructive azoospermia.

Background: Differential diagnosis of men with subtypes of non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA) is important for their treatment. Many genes are transcripted during meiosis. We hypothesized that some of these genes can be detected in cell-free seminal message RNA (mRNAs) (cfs-mRNA) and be developed as non-invasive biomarkers for diagnosing NOA subtypes.

Social Media and Attitude Change: Information Booming Promote or Resist Persuasion?

Emerging social media platforms such as Twitter and its Chinese equivalent Weibo have become important in information-sharing and communication. They are also gradually becoming stronger in guiding public opinion. When compared with traditional media, these platforms have salient characteristics, such as highly efficient dissemination of information and interactive commentary, which can contribute to information overload.

A rare karyotype of nonmosaic isodicentric (Y) (p11.31) with azoospermia and short stature.

Chromosome aberration is one of the common causes of male infertility. Isodicentric chromosome is a chromosomal aberration in which two arms of a chromosome are identical in morphology and genetics and connected by two centromeres. We firstly reported a case of infertile male with nonmosaic 46, X, idic (Y) (qter-p11.

Comprehensive circRNA/miRNA/mRNA analysis reveals circRNAs protect against toxicity induced by BPA in GC-2 cells.

To identify the circRNAs expression pattern and roles in bisphenol A (BPA) induced germ cell apoptosis. We performed circRNA/miRNA/mRNA-Seq in 120 μM BPA treated and nontreated GC-2 cells. Bioinformatic analysis, qPCR, apoptosis assays, luciferase report were done in the function analysis.