Aggrecanases in cartilage matrix breakdown by Nagase, H

“…Two aggrecanases have been purified and cloned, they are designated as ADAM-TS4 and ADAM-TS5, subfamily members of the ADAM family. Recombinant ADAM-TS4 and ADAM-TS5 effectively cleave the core protein of native aggrecan, but they have little action on other protein substrates.…”

The galerucinae from Sarawak (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) by Mohamed S. Mohamed Said

“…The present study on the chrysomelid beetles of the subfamily Galerucinae from Sarawak has recorded an impressive number of species. …”

A striking new genus and species of cave-dwelling frog (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae: Asterophryinae) from Thailand by Chatmongkon Suwannapoom, Montri Sumontha, Jitthep Tunprasert, Thiti Ruangsuwan, Parinya Pawangkhanant, Dmitriy V. Korost, Nikolay A. Poyarkov

“…Phylogenetic analyses place the new genus into the mainly Australasian subfamily Asterophryinae as a sister taxon to the genus Gastrophrynoides, the only member of the subfamily known from Sundaland. …”
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Novel Rodent Arterivirus Detected in the Brazilian Amazon by Thito Y. Bezerra da Paz, Leonardo H. Almeida Hernández, Sandro Patroca da Silva, Fábio Silva da Silva, Bruno C. Veloso de Barros, Livia M. Neves Casseb, Ricardo J. de Paula Souza e Guimarães, Pedro F. da Costa Vasconcelos, Ana C. Ribeiro Cruz

“…In the phylogenetic analysis with the standard domains used for taxa demarcation in the family, the tentatively named Oecomys arterivirus 1 (OAV-1) was placed within the clade of rodent- and porcine-associated viruses, corresponding to the <i>Variarterivirinae</i> subfamily. The divergence analysis, based on the same amino acid alignment, corroborated the hypothesis that the virus may represent a new genus within the subfamily. …”
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Unique N-Terminal Interactions Connect F-BOX STRESS INDUCED (FBS) Proteins to a WD40 Repeat-like Protein Pathway in Arabidopsis by Edgar Sepulveda-Garcia, Elena C. Fulton, Emily V. Parlan, Lily E. O’Connor, Anneke A. Fleming, Amy J. Replogle, Mario Rocha-Sosa, Joshua M. Gendron, Bryan Thines

“…The F-BOX STRESS INDUCED (FBS) subfamily of plant FBX proteins has an atypical structure, however, with a centrally located F-box domain and additional conserved regions at both the N- and C-termini. …”
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Amblyopinae Mitogenomes Provide Novel Insights into the Paraphyletic Origin of Their Adaptation to Mudflat Habitats by Zhenming Lü, Yantao Liu, Shijie Zhao, Jiaqi Fang, Kehua Zhu, Jing Liu, Li Gong, Liqin Liu, Bingjian Liu

“…Mud-dwelling gobies in the subfamily Amblyopinae are one of the teleosts lineages that show terrestriality and provide a useful system for clarifying the genetic changes underlying adaptations to terrestrial life. …”
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Alguns trematódeos monogenéticos da família Capsalidae Baird, 1853, em peixes do Oceano Atlântico - Costa Continental Portuguesa e Costa do Norte da África Some monogenetic tremato... by Ursula Buhrnheim, Delir Corrêa Gomes, Manuel Carvalho Varela

“…Under this subfamily we also propose a new species of the genus Allomegalocotyle (Robinson, 1961) by the morphology of the haptoral hooks, the position of the vaginal aperture and the big external seminal vesicle.…”
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Identification of a Key Enzyme for the Hydrolysis of β-(1→3)-Xylosyl Linkage in Red Alga Dulse Xylooligosaccharide from <i>Bifidobacterium Adolescentis</i> by Manami Kobayashi, Yuya Kumagai, Yohei Yamamoto, Hajime Yasui, Hideki Kishimura

“…From bioinformatics analysis, two enzymes from the glycoside hydrolase family 43 (BAD0423: subfamily 12 and BAD0428: subfamily 11) were selected and expressed in <i>Escherichia coli</i>. …”
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Effect of Heat Stress on Egg Production, Steroid Hormone Synthesis, and Related Gene Expression in Chicken Preovulatory Follicular Granulosa Cells by Leyan Yan, Mengdie Hu, Lihong Gu, Mingming Lei, Zhe Chen, Huanxi Zhu, Rong Chen

“…HS also elevated progesterone secretion by increasing the expression of steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR), cytochrome P450 family 11 subfamily A member 1 (CYP11A1), and 3b-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (3β-HSD). …”
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Comparative Analysis of Eight Mitogenomes of Bark Beetles and Their Phylogenetic Implications by Huicong Du, Jiaxing Fang, Xia Shi, Sufang Zhang, Fu Liu, Chunmei Yu, Zhen Zhang, Xiangbo Kong

“…Many bark beetles of the subfamily Scolytinae are the most economically important insect pests of coniferous forests worldwide. …”
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Identification and Characterization of LRR-RLK Family Genes in Potato Reveal Their Involvement in Peptide Signaling of Cell Fate Decisions and Biotic/Abiotic Stress Responses by Xiaoxu Li, Salman Ahmad, Cun Guo, Jing Yu, Songxiao Cao, Xiaoming Gao, Wei Li, Hong Li, Yongfeng Guo

“…Leucine-rich repeat receptor-like kinases (LRR-RLKs) represent the largest subfamily of receptor-like kinases (RLKs) and play important roles in regulating growth, development, and stress responses in plants. …”
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Effects of allicin on human Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome cells in mediating browning phenotype by Uzair Ali, Martin Wabitsch, Daniel Tews, Monica Colitti

“…The most promising targets are nuclear genes such as retinoid X receptor alpha (RXRA), retinoid X receptor gamma (RXRG), nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group H member 3 (NR1H3), nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group H member 4 (NR1H4), PPARA, and oestrogen receptor 1 (ESR1).DiscussionTranscriptomic data and the network pharmacology-based approach revealed that genes and potential targets of allicin are involved in ligand-activated transcription factor activity, intracellular receptor signalling, regulation of cold-induced thermogenesis, and positive regulation of lipid metabolism. …”
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Phylogeny of <i>Rhynchium</i> and Its Related Genera (Hymenoptera: Eumeninae) Based on Universal Single-Copy Orthologs and Ultraconserved Elements by Min Dai, Shu-Lin He, Bin Chen, Ting-Jing Li

“…The subfamily Eumeninae is a large group of fierce predatory insects that prey mainly on the larvae of Lepidoptera pests. …”
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Evolutionary analysis of the OSCA gene family in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L) and expression analysis under NaCl stress by Feibiao Shan, Yue Wu, Ruixia Du, Qinfang Yang, Chunhui Liu, Yongxing Wang, Chun Zhang, Yang Chen

“…Using the phylogenetic tree, collinearity, gene structure, and motif analysis of the six Compositae species and six other plants, we found that the sunflower OSCA protein had only three subfamilies and lacked the Group 4 subfamily, which is conserved in the evolution of Compositae and subject to purification selection. …”
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Genome-Wide Identification of <i>CCD</i> Gene Family in Six Cucurbitaceae Species and Its Expression Profiles in Melon by Denghu Cheng, Zhongyuan Wang, Shiyu Li, Juan Zhao, Chunhua Wei, Yong Zhang

“…The carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase (CCD) gene family in plants comprises two subfamilies: CCD and 9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase (NCED). …”
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<i>BcAMT1;5</i> Mediates Nitrogen Uptake and Assimilation in Flowering Chinese Cabbage and Improves Plant Growth When Overexpressed in <i>Arabidopsis</i> by Yunna Zhu, Lihua Zhong, Xinmin Huang, Wei Su, Houcheng Liu, Guangwen Sun, Shiwei Song, Riyuan Chen

“…In this study, we isolated an important AMT1 subfamily member (<i>BcAMT1;5</i>) with a highly conserved signatural AMT1 subfamily motif from flowering Chinese cabbage. …”
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Phylogeny of genera in Maleae (Rosaceae) based on chloroplast genome analysis by Jiahui Sun, Jiahui Sun, Dan Zhao, Ping Qiao, Yiheng Wang, Yiheng Wang, Ping Wu, Keren Wang, Lanping Guo, Luqi Huang, Shiliang Zhou

“…In Rosaceae, the replacement of the traditional four-subfamily division (Amygdaloideae or Prunoideae, Maloideae, Rosoideae, and Spiraeoideae) by the three-subfamily division (Dryadoideae, Rosoideae, and Amygdaloideae), the circumscription, systematic position, and phylogeny of genera in Maleae need to be reconsidered. …”
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Biochemical Characterization of a Novel Alkaline-Tolerant Xaa-Pro Dipeptidase from <i>Aspergillus phoenicis</i> by Zixing Dong, Shuangshuang Yang, Kun Zhang, Cunduo Tang, Yunchao Kan, Lunguang Yao

“…All these distinct features make <i>A. phoenicis</i> ATCC 14332 XPD unique among currently known prolidases, thus defining a novel Xaa-Pro dipeptidase subfamily.…”
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Molecular Dynamic Simulations of Bromodomain and Extra-Terminal Protein 4 Bonded to Potent Inhibitors by Siao Chen, Yi He, Yajiao Geng, Zhi Wang, Lu Han, Weiwei Han

“…Bromodomain and extra-terminal domain (BET) subfamily is the most studied subfamily of bromodomain-containing proteins (BCPs) family which can modulate acetylation signal transduction and produce diverse physiological functions. …”
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ATP-Binding Cassette G Transporters and Their Multiple Roles Especially for Male Fertility in <i>Arabidopsis</i>, Rice and Maize by Suowei Wu, Chaowei Fang, Ziwen Li, Yanbo Wang, Shuangshuang Pan, Yuru Wu, Xueli An, Yan Long, Xiangyuan Wan

“…ATP-binding cassette subfamily G (ABCG) transporters are extensive in plants and play essential roles in various processes influencing plant fitness, but the research progress varies greatly among <i>Arabidopsis</i>, rice and maize. …”
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