Background: complete uterine septum, double cervix and vaginal septum is a rare complex Müllerian anomaly affecting patients’ quality of life in terms of fertility and pelvic pain. The aim of our review is to gather the studies concerning...
Parvovirus B19 (B19V) is a small non-enveloped virus and known as the causative agent for the mild childhood disease erythema infectiosum. B19V has an extraordinary narrow tissue tropism, showing only productive infection in erythroid precursor cells...
The viral protein 1 unique region (VP1u) of human parvovirus B19 (B19V) is a multifunctional capsid protein with essential roles in virus tropism, uptake, and subcellular trafficking. These functions reside on hidden protein domains, which become acc...
Parvovirus B19 (B19V) is known as the human pathogen causing the mild childhood disease erythema infectiosum. B19V shows an extraordinary narrow tissue tropism for erythroid progenitor cells in the bone marrow, which is determined by a highly restric...
A variety of cellular stresses lead to global translation attenuation due to phosphorylation of the alpha subunit of eukaryotic initiation factor 2 (eIF2), which decreases the availability of the eIF2-GTP-Met-tRNAi ternary complex. However, a subset...
Parvovirus B19 (B19V) is a human pathogen that is the causative agent of fifth disease in children. It is also known to cause hydrops in fetuses, anemia in AIDS patients, and transient aplastic crisis in patients with sickle cell disease. The unique...
Cytochrome P450 2U1 (CYP2U1) identified from the human genome remains poorly known since few data are presently available on its physiological function(s) and substrate(s) specificity. CYP2U1 mutations are associated with complicated forms of heredit...
U2AF65, a 65 kDa splicing co-factor, promotes spliceosome assembly. Although its role in alternative splicing (AS) is known, the function of U2AF65B (the large subunit of U2AF65) remains unclear. Therefore, we systematically identified and analyzed t...
Accurate cloud detection for geostationary infrared hyperspectral observations is important for the effective use of clear sky radiances in atmospheric retrieval and related applications. In this study, FY-4B/GIIRS observations were used to develop a...
A complete uterine septum, with a double cervix and vaginal septum, is a complex and rare congenital genital tract anomaly. The diagnosis is difficult and often challenging, requiring complex imaging investigations and diagnostic hysteroscopy. The be...
Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) causes acute liver injury in livestock. This study evaluated whether Vitamin U could alleviate AFB1-induced hepatotoxicity in mice. AFB1 (3 mg/kg) reduced PLT, PCT, and EOS counts, caused hepatic vascular congestion, and decreased...
(-)-Epigallocatechin-3-O-gallate (EGCG), a primary green tea polyphenol, has powerful iron scavengers, belongs to the family of flavonoids with antioxidant properties, and can be used to prevent cancer. Urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptors...
This paper addresses the critical need for advanced real-time vehicle detection methodologies in Vehicle Intelligence Systems (VIS), especially in the context of using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for data acquisition in severe weather conditions,...
Parvovirus B19 (B19V) is a human pathogen with a marked tropism for erythroid progenitor cells (EPCs). The N-terminal of the VP1 unique region (VP1u) contains a receptor-binding domain (RBD), which mediates virus uptake through interaction with an as...
We study a nonlocal Dirichlet problem with the
Human parvovirus B19 (B19V) is a single-stranded non-enveloped DNA virus of the family Parvoviridae that has been associated with various autoimmune disorders. Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune connective tissue disorder with high mortality a...
With the widespread application of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) formation technology, it is very important to maintain good communication quality with the limited power and spectrum resources that are available. To maximize the transmission rate and...
Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) formation, namely NETosis, is implicated in antiphospholipid syndrome (APS)-related thrombosis in various autoimmune disorders such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and APS. Human parvovirus B19 (B19V) infec...
Splicing alterations have been widely documented in tumors where the proliferation and dissemination of cancer cells is supported by the expression of aberrant isoform variants. Splicing is catalyzed by the spliceosome, a ribonucleoprotein complex th...
Background: Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a highly invasive brain tumour, characterized by its ability to secrete factors promoting its virulence. Brain endothelial cells (BECs) in the GBM environment are physiologically modulated. The present stu...
Feather pecking and cannibalism are behavioral disorders that cause animal-welfare-relevant and economic problems. To mitigate these problems, the beaks of conventionally reared turkeys are usually already trimmed in the hatcheries. To find an altern...
Parvovirus B19 (B19V) is a widespread human pathogen possessing a high tropism for erythroid precursor cells. However, the persistence or active replication of B19V in endothelial cells (EC) has been detected in diverse human pathologies. The VP1 uni...
Children with sickle cell disease (SCD) suffer life-threatening transient aplastic crisis (TAC) when infected with parvovirus B19. In utero, infection of healthy fetuses may result in anemia, hydrops, and death. Unfortunately, although promising vacc...
Phenotypic adaptation has been associated with persistent, therapy-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections. Recently, we described within-host evolution towards a Sigma factor B (SigB)-deficient phenotype in a non-human host, a naturally infected...
This study aimed to develop a low-cost, computer-controlled, extremely low-frequency 50 Hz electromagnetic field (ELF-EMF) generator and to investigate the effects of EMF exposure at intensities of 0.1, 1, 5, and 10 mT (millitesla) on human osteosarc...
Ulva pertusa Kjellman (U. pertusa) is a seaweed indigenous to the intertidal zone of the Korean coastline. U. pertusa exhibits immune-enhancing and antitumor activities, and its effects on intestinal health have gained attention. However, the mechani...
Background: This study aimed to investigate the disruption of cell cycle phases of bEnd.3 cells exposed to cancer paracrine secretion. Cancer cells have been reported to use the secretion of paracrine factors to compromise the endothelial barrier to...
Pituitary neuroendocrine tumors (PitNETs) are generally benign but comprise an aggressive, invasive, therapy-resistant, metastatic subset, underpinning a need for novel therapeutic targets. PitNETs exhibit low mutation rates but are associated with c...
Glaucoma, a leading cause of permanent blindness worldwide, necessitates early detection to prevent vision loss, a task that is challenging and time-consuming when performed manually. This study proposes an automatic glaucoma detection method on enha...
Accumulating evidence demonstrates that circulating tumor cell (CTC) clusters have higher metastatic ability than single CTCs and negatively correlate with cancer patient outcomes. Along with homotypic CTC clusters, heterotypic CTC clusters (such as...
The aim of the present study was to assess the effects exerted in vitro by three asymmetrical porphyrins (5-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-10,15,20-tris-(4-acetoxy-3-methoxyphenyl)porphyrin, 5-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-10,15,20-tris-(4-acetoxy-3-methoxyphenyl)porphyrinat...
N-methylpyridinium (NMP) is produced through the pyrolysis of trigonelline during the coffee bean roasting process. Preliminary studies suggest that NMP may have health benefits, thanks to its antioxidant properties. Based on this background, the aim...
Wheat powdery mildew and stripe rust, caused by Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici (Bgt) and Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst), respectively, are two devastating diseases that threaten global wheat production. Long-term reliance on a limited nu...
The battery electric drive is an important component of sustainable mobility. However, this is associated with energy-intensive battery production and high demand for raw materials. The circular economy can be used to overcome these barriers. In part...
Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are considered to be diseases associated with splicing defects. A large number of genes involved in the pre-messenger RNA splicing process are mutated in MDS. Deletion of 5q and 7q are of diagnostic value, and those ch...
The uB3LYP/6-311g++(d,p) method in the gas phase was used to simulate the reaction of ethylene with ortho, meta, para methylnitrobenzene, chloronitrobenzene, (CCl3)PhNO2, (CF3)PhNO2 in the T1 state, as well as determining the influence of the positi...
This paper reexamines the legacy of Peter Spencer and the African Union Methodist Protestant (A.U.M.P.) Church, challenging the dominant historical narrative that credits the African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church as the first independent Black...
c-MYC is overexpressed in 70% of human cancers, including triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), yet there is no clinically approved drug that directly targets it. Here, we engineered the mRNA-stabilizing poly U sequences within the 3′UTR of c-M...
Free amino acids play a key role as flavor components and metabolic precursors in fresh corn, with umami taste largely attributing to their concentration, particularly the umami amino acid glutamate and aspartate. While several genes involved in the...
Comprehension of compound interactions in mixtures is of increasing interest to scientists, especially from a perspective of mixture risk assessment. However, most of conducted studies have been dedicated to the effects on gonads, while only few of t...
A new meroditerpene sartorenol (1), a new natural product takakiamide (2) and a new tryptoquivaline analog (3) were isolated, together with nine known compounds, including aszonapyrone A, chevalone B, aszonalenin, acetylaszonalenin, 3′-(4-oxoquina...
High intake of dietary fiber is claimed to protect against development of colorectal cancer. Barley is a rich source of dietary fiber, and possible immunomodulatory effects of barley polysaccharides might explain a potential protective effect. Dietar...
Anomalies recently observed in semileptonic
Splicing factor 3b subunit 1 (SF3B1) is an essential protein in spliceosomes and mutated frequently in many cancers. While roles of SF3B1 in single intron splicing and roles of its cancer-linked mutant in aberrant splicing have been identified to som...
Background/Objectives: Salmonella Heidelberg (SH) is a globally distributed pathogen associated with gastrointestinal disease in humans and animals and frequently affects poultry. Among the classic strategies used in vaccine development, evolutionary...
This study explores the hypothesis that genetic differences related to an ethnic factor may underlie differences in phenotypic expression of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). First, to identify clear ethnic differences, we systematically compared the e...
This study is based on the data from co-authored papers, collaborative patents, and jointly authored varieties involving Chinese agricultural enterprises, universities, and research institutions from 2011 to 2023. We construct a three-dimensional dyn...
We investigated the transcriptomic changes in the shoot apices during floral transition in Arabidopsis mutants of two closely related splicing factors: AtU2AF65a (atu2af65a) and AtU2AF65b (atu2af65b). The atu2af65a mutants exhibited delayed flowering...
We investigate the spatial z-correlators of meson operators in
Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) can infect a wide range of cell types, including cells of the adaptive and innate immunity but, normally, it completes a fully-permissive replication cycle only in epithelial or neural cells. Complex mechanisms controll...
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