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cytoplasm, etc ; DNA; analytical chemistry; microRNA; therapeutics; Show all 5 Subjects
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... Investigating multiple miRNA expression patterns in living cells by DNA logic biocomputing is a valuable strategy for diagnosis and biomedical studies. The introduction of protein enzymes in DNA logic biocomputing circuits not only expands the toolbox of nucleic acid assembly techniques, but also further improves the specificity of recognizing and processing of DNA input. Herein, a polymerase-driv ...
cytoplasm, etc ; amyloid; biotechnology; brain; fluorescence; pathogenicity; polymerization; Show all 7 Subjects
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... The pathological growth of amyloid fibrils in neurons underlies the progression of neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. Fibrils form when soluble monomers oligomerise in the cytoplasm. Their subsequent growth occurs via nucleated polymerization mechanisms involving the free ends of the fibrils augmented by secondary nucleation of new oligomers at their surface. ...
cytoplasm, etc ; Escherichia coli; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; urea; Show all 4 Subjects
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... The high concentration of macromolecules in cells affects the stability of proteins and protein complexes via hard repulsions and chemical interactions, yet few studies have focused on chemical interactions. We characterized the domain-swapped dimer of the B1 domain of protein G in buffer and Escherichia coli cells by using heteronuclear, multidimensional nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. I ...
cytoplasm, etc ; Haemogregarinidae; Protozoa; erythrocytes; fish; microbiology; parasites; tomography; Show all 8 Subjects
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... The Haemogregarinidae family (Apicomplexa: Adeleina) comprises hemoprotozoa that infect mammals, birds, amphibians, fish, and reptiles. Some morphological characteristics of the Cyrilia lignieresi have been described previously, but the parasite–erythrocyte relationship is still poorly understood. In order to understand the structural architecture of C. lignieresi‐infected red blood cells, electro ...
cytoplasm, etc ; Arabidopsis; cytokinesis; gametophytes; males; mitosis; mutants; mutation; pollen; research; Show all 10 Subjects
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... Cytokinesis during pollen mitosis I is critical for cell division and differentiation in the male gametophyte development, but the vesicle trafficking mechanisms in this process are largely unknown. Exocyst is an octameric tethering complex which plays multiple important roles in plant cell vesicle trafficking. Here we report the characterization of exocyst subunit SEC6 in the cytokinesis during p ...
cytoplasm, etc ; Spermophilus; colon; immunohistochemistry; molecular biology; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; Show all 6 Subjects
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... BACKGROUND: The purpose of the experiment was to explore the localization and seasonal expression of extracellular signal regulated kinase (ERK) in the colonic tissue of wild ground squirrels (Spermophilus dauricus). METHODS AND RESULTS: Hematoxylin–eosin staining, immunohistochemistry, real-time quantitative PCR and Western blotting were used in this experiment. The histological results showed th ...
cytoplasm, etc ; cattle; lipids; microscopy; oocytes; protein content; veterinary medicine; zona pellucida; Show all 8 Subjects
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... The sequence and chronology of the main biochemical changes occurring in the cytoplasm of bovine oocytes during the in vitro maturation process were tracked by Raman microscopy applied to cells previously subjected to enzymatic digestion of the zona pellucida. Specific spectral markers for proteins, lipids and carbohydrates were used to evaluate the developmental status of the ooplasm at four diff ...
cytoplasm, etc ; bioinformatics; cell proliferation; endometriosis; endometrium; hybridization; luciferase; plasmids; transcription (genetics); Show all 9 Subjects
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... Purpose: Catenin Beta 1 (CTNNB1) is a key regulator of cell proliferation and invasion in endometriosis; however, its upstream factor is not clear. Long noncoding RNAs may participate in endometriosis. The aim of this study was to investigate the mechanism of interaction between LINC02381 and CTNNB1 in endometriosis. Method: Screening and validation of RNAs were completed by whole transcriptional ...
cytoplasm, etc ; Haptorida; Protozoa; body size; genes; new species; paraphyly; South Korea; Show all 8 Subjects
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... The morphology and molecular phylogeny of a new haptorid ciliate, Fuscheriides baugilensis sp. nov., discovered in a temporary pond in South Korea, were investigated. The new species is characterized by its small body size (30–55 × 15–20 μm in vivo), oblong to rod-shaped extrusomes in the oral bulge and cytoplasm, 14–16 somatic kineties, two dorsal brush rows, and single subapical ciliary condensa ...
cytoplasm, etc ; epigenetics; gene expression; genes; mammals; methylation; quantitative analysis; stress response; Show all 8 Subjects
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... RNA epigenetics is a new layer of mechanism to regulate gene expression, but limited techniques are available to profile the status of mRNA modifications. Here, we describe a molecule proximity-based technique for simultaneous analysis of multiple types of mRNA methylation with specific gene information in living cells. N⁶-methyladenosine (m⁶A) or N¹-methyladenosine (m¹A) modifications on multiple ...
cytoplasm, etc ; Klebsiella pneumoniae; catabolism; culture media; glycerol; operon; propanediol dehydratase; technology; Show all 8 Subjects
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... The dha operon of Klebsiella pneumoniae is responsible for glycerol catabolism and 1,3-propanediol formation. Subunits of glycerol dehydratase and the large subunit of glycerol dehydratase reactivating factor are encoded by dhaBCE and dhaF, respectively. Proteins of pdu operon form a microcompartment (bacteria organelle) and responsible for 1,2-propanediol catabolism. In this operon, pduCDE and pd ...
cytoplasm, etc ; Bordetella pertussis; adenosine monophosphate; adenylate cyclase; calmodulin; cough; lungs; toxins; virulence; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Adenylate cyclase toxin (ACT) is a virulence factor secreted by Bordetella pertussis and plays a causative role in whooping cough. After ACT attaches to lung phagocytes, the adenylate cyclase (AC) domain of the toxin is transported into the cytoplasm where it is activated by calmodulin (CaM) to cyclize ATP into 3′,5′-cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP). Production of high concentrations of cAMP ...
cytoplasm, etc ; Channa argus; Clupeiformes; Polypteriformes; databases; fish; genes; genomics; innate immunity; phylogeny; Show all 10 Subjects
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... Fish retinoic acid-inducible gene I (RIG-I)-like receptors (RLRs) are critical RNA sensors in cytoplasm and are involved in antiviral innate immunity. However, some species of fish lack RIG-I gene, and the function of RLR members in RIG-I-absent fish is poorly understood. In the present study, MDA5, LGP2 and MAVS genes were identified in commercially important snakehead Channa argus. But, RIG-I ge ...
cytoplasm, etc ; Bittacidae; Panorpidae; cornea; evolution; larvae; ommatidia; photoreceptors; transmission electron microscopy; ultrastructure; Show all 10 Subjects
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... The fine structure of the larval eyes of the hangingfly Terrobittacus implicatus (Huang & Hua) was investigated using scanning and transmission electron microscopy. The results show that the larval eyes of T. implicatus each consist of seven spaced ommatidia. Each ommatidium is composed of a corneal lens with about 45 lamellae, a tetrapartite eucone type of crystalline cone, eight retinula cells, ...
cytoplasm, etc ; Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra; biosynthesis; genes; gluconapin; oxygenases; plant growth; secondary metabolites; Show all 8 Subjects
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... Glucosinolates are important secondary metabolites in Brassica vegetables, and the side-chain modifications of aliphatic glucosinolates are regulated by 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases (AOPs). However, how the side-chain modifications of aliphatic glucosinolates are regulated in Chinese kale remains unclear. Here, we show that the novel gene BoaAOP-like affects the biosynthesis of aliphatic ...
cytoplasm, etc ; Achromobacter; bacterial communities; biochemical pathways; biodiversity; biofilm; iron; p-nitrophenol; sodium acetate; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Vertical baffled biofilm reactors (VBBR) equipped with Plastic-carriers and Fe-carriers were employed to explore the effect of biofilm carriers on biofilm formation and p-nitrophenol (PNP) degradation. The results showed that Fe-carriers enhanced biofilm formation and PNP degradation. The maximum thickness of biofilm grown on the Fe-carriers was 1.5-fold higher than that on the Plastic-carriers. T ...
cytoplasm, etc ; corn; drought; electrolyte leakage; genes; proline; serine; stress response; threonine; water stress; Show all 10 Subjects
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... Serine/threonine protein phosphatases play essential roles in plants. PP2C has diverse functions related to development and stress response, while little is known about the functions of PP2C genes with respect to a variety of stresses in maize. In the present study, three ZmPP2C genes, ZmPP2C55, ZmPP2C28, and ZmPP2C71, were identified. Subcellular localization demonstrated that ZmPP2C28 and ZmPP2C ...
cytoplasm, etc ; analytical chemistry; capillary electrophoresis; electrostatic interactions; immune response; lipids; messenger RNA; vaccines; Show all 8 Subjects
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... Messenger RNA vaccines have come into the spotlight as a promising and adaptive alternative to conventional vaccine approaches. The efficacy of mRNA vaccines relies on the ability of mRNA to reach the cytoplasm of cells, where it can be translated into proteins of interest, allowing it to trigger the immune response. However, unprotected mRNA is unstable and susceptible to degradation by exo- and ...
cytoplasm, etc ; autophagy; cell movement; cell viability; humans; therapeutics; titanium; toxicity; toxicology; trophoblast; villi; Show all 11 Subjects
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... Ti₃C₂ MXene, as a novel nanomaterial, has attracted great attention due to its promising properties in biomedical applications. However, the potential effects of Ti₃C₂ MXene on trophoblast functions have not been investigated. Here, we found that Ti₃C₂ MXene exposure weakened the extension ability of villus explants in vitro. We employed human trophoblast HTR-8/SVneo cells to reveal the underlying ...
cytoplasm, etc ; ABC transporters; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; bacterial growth; bioavailability; iron; molecular biology; opportunistic pathogens; siderophores; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Iron is an essential nutrient for bacterial growth but poorly bioavailable. Bacteria scavenge ferric iron by synthesizing and secreting siderophores, small compounds with a high affinity for iron. Pyochelin (PCH) is one of the two siderophores produced by the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa. After capturing a ferric iron molecule, PCH‐Fe is imported back into bacteria first by the ou ...