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1. Bi-Pinnate Compound Serianthes nelsonii Leaf-Level Plasticity Magnifies Leaflet-Level Plasticity

Author:
Benjamin E. Deloso; Thomas E. Marler
Source:
Biology 2020 v.9 no.10 pp. -
ISSN:
2079-7737
Subject:
Serianthes; acclimation; compound leaves; leaf characteristics; length; light intensity; literature; mesophyll; morphometry; plasticity; simple leaves; solar radiation; trees
Abstract:
... Numerous leaf traits exhibit developmental plasticity in response to irradiance, an attribute that maximizes performance in the prevailing light. The use of leaflets to represent whole leaf traits of tree species with compound leaves is common in the acclimation literature. These methods ignore the potential for whole leaf plasticity to augment leaflet plasticity. We grew Serianthes nelsonii plant ...
DOI:
10.3390/biology9100333

2. Characterisation and Mutagenesis Study of An Alternative Sigma Factor Gene (hrpL) from Erwinia mallotivora Reveal Its Central Role in Papaya Dieback Disease

Author:
Amin-Asyraf Tamizi; Norliza Abu-Bakar; Aimera-Farhana Samsuddin; Lina Rozano; Rohaiza Ahmad-Redzuan; Abdul-Munir Abdul-Murad
Source:
Biology 2020 v.9 no.10 pp. -
ISSN:
2079-7737
Subject:
Erwinia mallotivora; Escherichia coli; Gram-negative bacteria; Pantoea; Pseudomonas; computer simulation; dieback; genes; infection; monophyly; mutagenesis; nucleotide sequences; papayas; pathogenicity; protein-protein interactions; sequence alignment; sequence homology; sigma factors; transcription initiation
Abstract:
... The alternative sigma (σ) factor E, RpoE or HrpL, has been reported to be involved in stress- and pathogenicity-related transcription initiation in Escherichia coli and many other Gram-negative bacteria, including Erwinia spp. and Pseudomonas spp. A previous study identified the hrpL/rpoE transcript as one of the significant differentially expressed genes (DEGs) during early E. mallotivora infecti ...
DOI:
10.3390/biology9100323

3. Circulating Biomarkers of Accelerated Sarcopenia in Respiratory Diseases

Author:
Rizwan Qaisar; Asima Karim; Tahir Muhammad; Islam Shah
Source:
Biology 2020 v.9 no.10 pp. -
ISSN:
2079-7737
Subject:
asthma; biomarkers; bone density; correlation; decline; elderly; gait; glycoproteins; inflammation; males; microRNA; muscles; oxidative stress; patients; phenotype; sarcopenia; skeletal muscle
Abstract:
... Skeletal muscle dysfunction is a critical finding in many respiratory diseases. However, a definitive biomarker to assess muscle decline in respiratory diseases is not known. We analyzed the association of plasma levels of glycoprotein Dickkopf-3 (Dkk-3), c-terminal agrin fragment-22 (CAF22) and microRNAs miR-21, miR-134a, miR-133 and miR-206 with hand-grip strength (HGS) and appendicular skeletal ...
DOI:
10.3390/biology9100322

4. Clinical Veterinary Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) Studies in Dogs with Head and Neck Cancer: Bridging the Gap between Translational and Clinical Studies

Author:
Amanda E. Schwint; Andrea Monti Hughes; Marcela A. Garabalino; Gustavo A. Santa Cruz; Sara J. González; Juan Longhino; Lucas Provenzano; Paulina Oña; Monica Rao; María de los Ángeles Cantarelli; Andrea Leiras; María Silvina Olivera; Verónica A. Trivillin; Paula Alessandrini; Fabricio Brollo; Esteban Boggio; Hernan Costa; Romina Ventimiglia; Sergio Binia; Emiliano C. C. Pozzi; Susana I. Nievas; Iara S. Santa Cruz
Source:
Biology 2020 v.9 no.10 pp. -
ISSN:
2079-7737
Subject:
boron; clinical trials; computed tomography; dogs; dosage; head and neck neoplasms; neutrons; patients; quality of life; veterinary medicine
Abstract:
... Translational Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) studies performed by our group and clinical BNCT studies worldwide have shown the therapeutic efficacy of BNCT for head and neck cancer. The present BNCT studies in veterinary patients with head and neck cancer were performed to optimize the therapeutic efficacy of BNCT, contribute towards exploring the role of BNCT in veterinary medicine, put in ...
DOI:
10.3390/biology9100327

5. The Effect of P4 + eCG Estrus Induction Protocol during the Deep and the Transition Anestrous Period on the Reproductive Performance of Crossbred Dairy Goats

Author:
Francisco G. Véliz-Deras; César A. Meza-Herrera; Miguel Mellado; Viridiana Contreras-Villarreal; Leticia R. Gaytán-Alemán; Juan M. Guillén-Muñoz
Source:
Biology 2020 v.9 no.10 pp. -
ISSN:
2079-7737
Subject:
adults; anestrus; artificial insemination; body condition; body weight; bucks; conception; correlation; crossbreds; dairy goats; environment; estrus; herds; natural mating; ovulation; pregnancy; products and commodities; progesterone; protocols; reproductive performance; ultrasonics
Abstract:
... Seasonal reproduction restricts the offering of goat commodities across the year. Therefore, it is crucial to improve diverse strategies to induce the reproductive response in goats during the anestrus stage. The effectiveness of a short P4 + eCG-based estrus induction protocol during both the deep anestrous (March) or the reproductive transition period (June) upon the reproductive performance of ...
DOI:
10.3390/biology9100311

6. The Effect of S-15176 Difumarate Salt on Ultrastructure and Functions of Liver Mitochondria of C57BL/6 Mice with Streptozotocin/High-Fat Diet-Induced Type 2 Diabetes

Author:
Natalia V. Belosludtseva; Vlada S. Starinets; Lyubov L. Pavlik; Irina B. Mikheeva; Mikhail V. Dubinin; Konstantin N. Belosludtsev
Source:
Biology 2020 v.9 no.10 pp. -
ISSN:
2079-7737
Subject:
biogenesis; electron microscopy; high fat diet; injection; lipid peroxidation; liver; malondialdehyde; metabolism; mice; mitochondria; noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus; proteins; streptozotocin; ultrastructure
Abstract:
... S-15176, a potent derivative of the anti-ischemic agent trimetazidine, was reported to have multiple effects on the metabolism of mitochondria. In the present work, the effect of S-15176 (1.5 mg/kg/day i.p.) on the ultrastructure and functions of liver mitochondria of C57BL/6 mice with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) induced by a high-fat diet combined with a low-dose streptozotocin injection was ...
DOI:
10.3390/biology9100309

7. Exogenous Abscisic Acid Can Influence Photosynthetic Processes in Peas through a Decrease in Activity of H+-ATP-ase in the Plasma Membrane

Author:
Lyubov Yudina; Ekaterina Sukhova; Oksana Sherstneva; Marina Grinberg; Maria Ladeynova; Vladimir Vodeneev; Vladimir Sukhov
Source:
Biology 2020 v.9 no.10 pp. -
ISSN:
2079-7737
Subject:
abscisic acid; acclimation; aqueous solutions; carbon dioxide; crops; flow; heat tolerance; inactivation; membrane potential; peas; photosystem I; plasma membrane; seedlings; sodium; spraying
Abstract:
... Abscisic acid (ABA) is an important hormone in plants that participates in their acclimation to the action of stressors. Treatment by exogenous ABA and its synthetic analogs are a potential way of controlling the tolerance of agricultural plants; however, the mechanisms of influence of the ABA treatment on photosynthetic processes require further investigations. The aim of our work was to investig ...
DOI:
10.3390/biology9100324

8. Expression of POU2F3 Transcription Factor Control Inflammation, Immunological Recruitment and Metastasis of Pancreatic Cancer in Mice

Author:
Jennifer Bintz; Analía Meilerman Abuelafia; François Gerbe; Elodie Baudoin; Nathalie Auphan-Anezin; Emmanuelle Sidot; Philippe Jay; Juan Iovanna
Source:
Biology 2020 v.9 no.10 pp. -
ISSN:
2079-7737
Subject:
animal models; cells; inflammation; liver; metastasis; mice; pancreas; pancreatic neoplasms; therapeutics; tissues; transcription factors
Abstract:
... TUFT cells have been described as strong modulators of inflammatory cells in several tissues including pancreas. TUFT cells, also known as DCLK1⁺ cells, are dependent of the transcriptional factor POU2F3. Several works report DCLK1⁺ cells in early stages of PDAC development suggesting an important role of TUFT cells in PDAC development. Therefore, we developed a mice model (PDX1-Cre;Krasᴳ¹²ᴰ;Ink4a ...
DOI:
10.3390/biology9100341

9. The Function of Drosophila USP14 in Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Retinal Degeneration in a Model for Autosomal Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa

Author:
Jung-Eun Park; Thị Xuân Thùy Trần; Nayoung Park; Jeonghun Yeom; Kyunggon Kim; Min-Ji Kang
Source:
Biology 2020 v.9 no.10 pp. -
ISSN:
2079-7737
Subject:
Drosophila; cells; degradation; endoplasmic reticulum; endoplasmic reticulum stress; humans; metabolic diseases; models; neoplasms; neurodegenerative diseases; proteasome endopeptidase complex; retinitis pigmentosa; therapeutics; unfolded protein response; China
Abstract:
... Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and its adaptive cellular response, the unfolded protein response (UPR), are involved in various diseases including neurodegenerative diseases, metabolic diseases, and even cancers. Here, we analyzed the novel function of ubiquitin-specific peptidase 14 (USP14) in ER stress. The overexpression of Drosophila USP14 protected the cells from ER stress without affectin ...
DOI:
10.3390/biology9100332

10. Interactions between the Parasite Philasterides dicentrarchi and the Immune System of the Turbot Scophthalmus maximus. A Transcriptomic Analysis

Author:
Alejandra Valle; José Manuel Leiro; Patricia Pereiro; Antonio Figueras; Beatriz Novoa; Ron P. H. Dirks; Jesús Lamas
Source:
Biology 2020 v.9 no.10 pp. -
ISSN:
2079-7737
Subject:
ABC transporters; Ciliophora; DNA; RNA; Scophthalmus maximus; anti-inflammatory activity; apoptosis; arachidonate 15-lipoxygenase; biogenesis; biosynthesis; cell adhesion; cells; chemokine receptors; chemokines; dynein ATPase; electron transport chain; exhibitions; gene expression regulation; gene ontology; genes; glycolysis; immune response; immune system; infection; inflammation; innate immunity; interleukin-10; kinesin; mitosis; mortality; parasites; prostaglandins; proteolysis; ribosomes; signal transduction; synthesis; transcription factor NF-kappa B; transcriptomics; tricarboxylic acid cycle; tubulin; turbot
Abstract:
... The present study analyses the interactions between Philasterides dicentrarchi (a ciliate parasite that causes high mortalities in cultured flatfish) and the peritoneal cells of the turbot Scophthalmus maximus during an experimental infection. The transcriptomic response was evaluated in the parasites and in the fish peritoneal cells, at 1, 2 and 4 h post-infection (hpi) in turbot injected intrape ...
DOI:
10.3390/biology9100337

11. Machine Learning Model for Identifying Antioxidant Proteins Using Features Calculated from Primary Sequences

Author:
Luu Ho Thanh Lam; Ngoc Hoang Le; Le Van Tuan; Ho Tran Ban; Truong Nguyen Khanh Hung; Ngan Thi Kim Nguyen; Luong Huu Dang; Nguyen Quoc Khanh Le
Source:
Biology 2020 v.9 no.10 pp. -
ISSN:
2079-7737
Subject:
DNA; accuracy; age; algorithms; antioxidant activity; artificial intelligence; bioinformatics; data collection; decision support systems; detection; free radicals; humans; laboratories; models; nitric oxide; prediction; proteins; reactive oxygen species
Abstract:
... Antioxidant proteins are involved importantly in many aspects of cellular life activities. They protect the cell and DNA from oxidative substances (such as peroxide, nitric oxide, oxygen-free radicals, etc.) which are known as reactive oxygen species (ROS). Free radical generation and antioxidant defenses are opposing factors in the human body and the balance between them is necessary to maintain ...
DOI:
10.3390/biology9100325

12. Nanomaterials and Annelid Immunity: A Comparative Survey to Reveal the Common Stress and Defense Responses of Two Sentinel Species to Nanomaterials in the Environment

Author:
Kornélia Bodó; Nicoló Baranzini; Rossana Girardello; Bohdana Kokhanyuk; Péter Németh; Yuya Hayashi; Annalisa Grimaldi; Péter Engelmann
Source:
Biology 2020 v.9 no.10 pp. -
ISSN:
2079-7737
Subject:
Hirudinea; antioxidants; carbon nanotubes; earthworms; endocytosis; environment; freshwater ecosystems; immunocytes; indicator species; innate immunity; literature; nanosilver; protein corona; sentinel animals; surveys
Abstract:
... Earthworms and leeches are sentinel animals that represent the annelid phylum within terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems, respectively. One early stress signal in these organisms is related to innate immunity, but how nanomaterials affect it is poorly characterized. In this survey, we compare the latest literature on earthworm and leeches with examples of their molecular/cellular responses to in ...
DOI:
10.3390/biology9100307

13. A Novel 3D Model for Visualization and Tracking of Fibroblast-Guided Directional Cancer Cell Migration

Author:
Yihe Zhang; Bingjie Jiang; Meng Huee Lee
Source:
Biology 2020 v.9 no.10 pp. -
ISSN:
2079-7737
Subject:
cell differentiation; cell movement; droplets; drugs; encapsulation; extracellular matrix; fibroblasts; gels; mass; microscopy; models; neoplasm cells; neoplasms; population; screening; secretion; separation; shape; trapping
Abstract:
... Stromal fibroblasts surrounding cancer cells are a major and important constituent of the tumor microenvironment not least because they contain cancer-associated fibroblasts, a unique fibroblastic cell type that promotes tumorigenicity through extracellular matrix remodeling and secretion of soluble factors that stimulate cell differentiation and invasion. Despite much progress made in understandi ...
DOI:
10.3390/biology9100328

14. Opioid-Induced Immunomodulation: Consequences for the Experimental Coxsackievirus B3-Induced Myocarditis Model

Author:
Kathleen Pappritz; Sophie Van Linthout
Source:
Biology 2020 v.9 no.10 pp. -
ISSN:
2079-7737
Subject:
European Union; analgesics; animal welfare; animals; cardiomyocytes; disease progression; disease severity; fibrosis; immunosuppression; infection; literature; lymphatic system; models; mortality; myocarditis; narcotics; pancreas; pathogenesis; pathogens; publications; researchers
Abstract:
... Myocarditis is an inflammatory disorder of the heart predominantly caused by infectious agents. Since more than sixty years, the Coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3)-induced myocarditis mouse model is the experimental model used to investigate viral myocarditis. The pathogenesis of viral myocarditis is conceptually a multiphase process, initiated by the infection of cardiomyocytes, followed by activation of t ...
DOI:
10.3390/biology9100335

15. Prevalence and Factors Associated with High Concentration of Prostate-Specific Antigen: ELSIA Study

Author:
Lucas Lima Galvão; Sheilla Tribess; Tamara Guimarães Silva; Cremilda Garcia Santa Rosa; Cristian Gomes Pereira; Rizia Rocha Silva; Jeffer Eidi Sasaki; Jair Sindra Virtuoso Junior; Claudio Andre Barbosa de Lira; Douglas Assis Teles Santos
Source:
Biology 2020 v.9 no.10 pp. -
ISSN:
2079-7737
Subject:
alcohol drinking; cross-sectional studies; diastolic blood pressure; elderly; men; metabolic diseases; morbidity; mortality; multivariate analysis; nationalities and ethnic groups; prevalence; prostate-specific antigen; prostatic neoplasms; screening; sedentary lifestyle; skin neoplasms; systolic blood pressure
Abstract:
... Background: Prostate cancer (PC) is the second most common cancer among men, behind only non-melanoma skin cancer, and the main method of screening for PC is the prostate-specific antigen (PSA). To analyze the prevalence and the factors associated with high concentration of PSA in the elderly is essential to understand this outcome, and building strategies to decrease their rates of morbidity and ...
DOI:
10.3390/biology9100329

16. Prevalence of Vibrio parahaemolyticus Causing Acute Hepatopancreatic Necrosis Disease of Shrimp in Shrimp, Molluscan Shellfish and Water Samples in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam

Author:
Tran Thi Hong To; Haruka Yanagawa; Nguyen Khanh Thuan; Du Minh Hiep; Doan Van Cuong; Ly Thi Lien Khai; Takahide Taniguchi; Ryoichi Kubo; Hideki Hayashidani
Source:
Biology 2020 v.9 no.10 pp. -
ISSN:
2079-7737
Subject:
O-antigens; Vibrio parahaemolyticus; ampicillin; colistin; environment; farms; necrotizing hepatopancreatitis; ponds; prevalence; river deltas; sampling; shellfish; shrimp; strains; streptomycin; water; Vietnam
Abstract:
... A total of 481 samples, including 417 shrimp and molluscan shellfish samples from retail shops and farms and 64 water samples from shrimp and molluscan shellfish farms in the Mekong Delta located the southern part of Vietnam, were examined for the presence of Vibrio parahaemolyticus (VpAHPND) caused acute haepatopancreatic necrosic disease (AHPND) in shrimp. VpAHPND strains were isolated in two of ...
DOI:
10.3390/biology9100312

17. Signaling Mechanism of Transcriptional Bursting: A Technical Resolution-Independent Study

Author:
Yaolai Wang; Jiaming Qi; Jie Shao; Xu-Qing Tang
Source:
Biology 2020 v.9 no.10 pp. -
ISSN:
2079-7737
Subject:
architecture; data collection; entropy; frequency; genes; information; prediction; research; transactivators; transcription initiation; uncertainty
Abstract:
... Gene transcription has been uncovered to occur in sporadic bursts. However, due to technical difficulties in differentiating individual transcription initiation events, it remains debated as to whether the burst size, frequency, or both are subject to modulation by transcriptional activators. Here, to bypass technical constraints, we addressed this issue by introducing two independent theoretical ...
DOI:
10.3390/biology9100339

18. Sourcing and Propagation of Pontechium maculatum for Horticulture and Species Restoration

Author:
Barbara Nowak; Ewa Sitek; Joanna Augustynowicz
Source:
Biology 2020 v.9 no.10 pp. -
ISSN:
2079-7737
Subject:
DNA; apiculture; botanical gardens; breeding; dormancy; genetic resources; genetic variation; ploidy; seedlings; seeds; storage time; tissue culture; Central European region; Germany; Poland
Abstract:
... Pontechium maculatum, a species of ornamental, apicultural, health and medicinal value, is threatened in some Central European countries including Poland. Its propagation using seeds or in vitro techniques is needed for multiple applications including conservation. Generative propagation efficacy of P. maculatum plants representing different genetic resources (received from botanical gardens in Ge ...
DOI:
10.3390/biology9100317

19. Specific c-Jun N-Terminal Kinase Inhibitor, JNK-IN-8 Suppresses Mesenchymal Profile of PTX-Resistant MCF-7 Cells through Modulating PI3K/Akt, MAPK and Wnt Signaling Pathways

Author:
Pelin Ozfiliz Kilbas; Ozlem Sonmez; Pinar Uysal-Onganer; Ajda Coker Gurkan; Pinar Obakan Yerlikaya; Elif Damla Arisan
Source:
Biology 2020 v.9 no.10 pp. -
ISSN:
2079-7737
Subject:
breast neoplasms; cancer therapy; cell death; cell viability; drug therapy; human cell lines; mitogen-activated protein kinase; models; paclitaxel; signal transduction; vimentin
Abstract:
... Paclitaxel (PTX) is a widely used chemotherapeutic agent in the treatment of breast cancer, and resistance to PTX is a common failure of breast cancer therapy. Therefore, understanding the effective molecular targets in PTX-resistance gains importance in identifying novel strategies in successful breast cancer therapy approaches. The aim of the study was to investigate the functional role of PTX r ...
DOI:
10.3390/biology9100320

20. Super-Resolution Fluorescence Microscopy Reveals Clustering Behaviour of Chlamydia pneumoniae’s Major Outer Membrane Protein

Author:
Amy E. Danson; Alex McStea; Lin Wang; Alice Y. Pollitt; Marisa L. Martin-Fernandez; Isabel Moraes; Martin A. Walsh; Sheila MacIntyre; Kimberly A. Watson
Source:
Biology 2020 v.9 no.10 pp. -
ISSN:
2079-7737
Subject:
Chlamydia; Chlamydophila pneumoniae; Escherichia coli; Gram-negative bacteria; behavior; crystal structure; disulfide bonds; fluorescence microscopy; humans; models; mutants; mutation; outer membrane proteins; respiratory tract diseases; vaccines
Abstract:
... Chlamydia pneumoniae is a Gram-negative bacterium responsible for a number of human respiratory diseases and linked to some chronic inflammatory diseases. The major outer membrane protein (MOMP) of Chlamydia is a conserved immunologically dominant protein located in the outer membrane, which, together with its surface exposure and abundance, has led to MOMP being the main focus for vaccine and ant ...
DOI:
10.3390/biology9100344