Ustiloxin G, a New Cyclopeptide Mycotoxin from Rice False Smut Balls by Xiaohan Wang, Jian Wang, Daowan Lai, Weixuan Wang, Jungui Dai, Ligang Zhou, Yang Liu

“…Ustiloxins A (2), B (3), and G (1) showed strong inhibition of radicle and germ elongation of rice seeds. …”
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Alveolar repair following LPS-induced injury requires cell-ECM interactions by Jennifer M.S. Sucre, Fabian Bock, Nicholas M. Negretti, John T. Benjamin, Peter M. Gulleman, Xinyu Dong, Kimberly T. Ferguson, Christopher S. Jetter, Wei Han, Yang Liu, Seunghyi Kook, Jason J. Gokey, Susan H. Guttentag, Jonathan A. Kropski, Timothy S. Blackwell, Roy Zent, Erin J. Plosa

“…AT2 cells deficient in β1 showed persistently increased proliferation after injury, which was blocked by inhibiting NF-κB activation in these cells. …”
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Comprehensive characterization of TGFB1 across hematological malignancies by Cui-zhu Wang, Zi-qi Zhang, Yan Zhang, Liang-feng Zheng, Yang Liu, Ai-ting Yan, Yuan-cui Zhang, Qing-hua Chang, Suo Sha, Zi-jun Xu

“…We further assessed the value of TGFB1 in predicting immunotherapy response using TIDE and real-world immunotherapy datasets. TGFB1 showed a hematologic-tissue-specific expression pattern both across normal tissues and cancer types. …”
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Tannic Acid Extracted from <i>Galla chinensis</i> Supplementation in the Diet Improves Intestinal Development through Suppressing Inflammatory Responses via Blockage of NF-κB in Br... by Changwei Jing, Jiaxing Niu, Yang Liu, Ning Jiao, Libo Huang, Shuzhen Jiang, Lei Yan, Weiren Yang, Yang Li

“…Above all, supplementation of 300 mg/kg microencapsulated TA extracted from <i>Galla chinensis</i> showed beneficial effects in improving intestinal development, which might be attributed to the suppression of inflammatory responses via blockage of NF-κB in broiler chickens. …”
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Antagonistic Strain <i>Bacillus amyloliquefaciens</i> XZ34-1 for Controlling <i>Bipolaris sorokiniana</i> and Promoting Growth in Wheat by Yanjie Yi, Youtian Shan, Shifei Liu, Yanhui Yang, Yang Liu, Yanan Yin, Zhipeng Hou, Pengyu Luan, Ruifang Li

“…Culture filtrate (CF) of strain XZ34-1 showed a high inhibition rate against <i>B.</i><i>sorokiniana</i> and had a broad antifungal spectrum. …”
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Effect of Silver Nanoparticles on the Melting Behavior, Isothermal Crystallization Kinetics and Morphology of Polyoxymethylene by Yicheng Zeng, Yang Liu, Xun Zhang, Lumin Wang, Hongliang Huang, Yongli Liu, Guangrui Qi, Minghua Min, Ying Li

“…The results of crystallization half-time (<i>t</i>_0.5), reciprocal of crystallization half-time (<i>τ</i>_0.5), Avrami exponent (<i>n</i>), and Avrami rate constant (<i>k</i>) showed that low loading of Ag nanoparticles (≤1 wt%) accelerated the crystallization rate of POM. …”
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Effects of dietary xylooligosaccharide on growth, digestive enzymes activity, intestinal morphology, and the expression of inflammatory cytokines and tight junctions genes in tripl... by Chang’an Wang, Zhe Xu, Shaoxia Lu, Haibo Jiang, Jinnan Li, Liansheng Wang, Ze Fan, Di Wu, Yuanyuan Zhang, Shicheng Han, Yang Liu, Hongbai Liu, Zhuang Li

“…TNF-alpha factor (TNF-α) and interleukin 6 (IL-6) were significantly lower in G4–G5 than that in G1 (P < 0.05); Interleukin 10 (IL-10), claudin-1, and ZO-1 showed the opposite trend. Dietary XOS altered the intestinal bacterial composition. …”
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Comparison of joint status using ultrasound assessments and Haemophilia Joint Health Score 2.1 in children with haemophilia by Yanju Li, Feiqing Wang, Feiqing Wang, Chengyun Pan, Jing Zhang, Qian Zhang, Lingying Ban, Lingling Song, Jishi Wang, Zhixu He, Xiaojing Zeng, Dongxin Tang, Yang Liu, Yang Liu

“…Nine subjects (15.5%) without abnormalities, as indicated by HJHS 2.1, showed haemophilic arthropathy in US scoring. All nine joints showed moderate (1/9) to severe (8/9) synovial thickening in the ankle (5/9) and elbow joints (4/9). …”
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Carbon Catabolite Repression Gene <i>AoCreA</i> Regulates Morphological Development and Ochratoxin A Biosynthesis Responding to Carbon Sources in <i>Aspergillus ochraceus</i> by Gang Wang, Yulong Wang, Bolei Yang, Chenxi Zhang, Haiyong Zhang, Fuguo Xing, Yang Liu

“…We have investigated the morphology and OTA production of the wild type (WT) and Δ<i>AoCreA</i> of <i>A. ochraceus</i> with media containing different carbon sources (glucose, fructose, maltose, D-xylose, D-mannose, acetate, D-galactose, D-mannitol and lactose). Δ<i>AoCreA</i> showed a significant growth and conidiation defect on all media as compared with WT. …”
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Expression of the <i>Malus sieversii</i> NF-YB21 Encoded Gene Confers Tolerance to Osmotic Stresses in <i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i> by Chen Feng, Yanyan Wang, Yueting Sun, Xiang Peng, Xiang Zhang, Xin Zhou, Jiale Jiao, Zefeng Zhai, Yuqin Xiao, Weili Wang, Yang Liu, Tianhong Li

“…In addition, genes encoding catalase (<i>AtCAT2</i>, <i>AtCAT3</i>), superoxide dismutase (<i>AtFSD1</i>, <i>AtFSD3</i>, <i>AtCSD1</i>), and peroxidase (<i>AtPER12</i>, <i>AtPER42</i>, <i>AtPER47</i>, <i>AtPER51</i>) showed upregulated expression in the <i>MsNF-YB21</i> overexpression lines. …”
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<i>Tr</i>-milRNA1 Contributes to Lignocellulase Secretion under Heat Stress by Regulating the Lectin-Type Cargo Receptor Gene <i>Trvip36</i> in <i>Trichoderma guizhouence</i> NJAU... by Tuo Li, Jinding Liu, Qin Wang, Yang Liu, Ting Li, Dongyang Liu, Qirong Shen

“…The expression of <i>Tr</i>-milRNA1 and <i>Trvip36</i> showed a divergent trend under SSF when the temperature was increased from 28 °C to 37 °C. …”
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Characterization of Copper/Zinc Superoxide Dismutase Activity on <i>Phascolosoma esculenta</i> (Sipuncula: Phascolosomatidea) and Its Protection from Oxidative Stress Induced by Ca... by Yang Liu, Chen Du, Chenwen Lin, Xinming Gao, Junquan Zhu, Chundan Zhang

“…A Cd toxicity experiment, in which purified <i>Pe-</i><i>Cu/Zn SOD</i> protein was injected into the body cavities of <i>P. esculenta</i>, showed that the reactive oxygen species content in the coelomic fluid of the experimental group was significantly lower compared with the control group. …”
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Integration of single-cell RNA sequencing and bulk RNA transcriptome sequencing reveals a heterogeneous immune landscape and pivotal cell subpopulations associated with colorectal... by Qian Zhang, Qian Zhang, Yang Liu, Xinyu Wang, Cheng Zhang, Mingxiao Hou, Mingxiao Hou, Mingxiao Hou, Yunen Liu

“…In addition, Th17 was found accounted for the highest proportion in CD39+CD101+PD1+T cells. Mover, Ma1-SPP1 showed the characteristics of M2 phenotypes and displayed an increased proportion in tumor tissues, which may promote angiogenesis. …”
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