<i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa serA</i> Gene Is Required for Bacterial Translocation through Caco-2 Cell Monolayers by Masashi Yasuda (3612797)

“…Of these mutants, we here focused on the <i>serA</i> mutant, as the association between this gene and penetration activity is yet unknown. …”

Associations of sodium intake with obesity, metabolic disorder, and albuminuria according to age by Se Won Oh (509965)

“…An observational study using data from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey IV-V (2008–2011) was performed (N = 18,146). The 24 hour UNa was estimated from a single fasting urine sample.Participants aged≥75 years showed the highest risk for hypertension (HTN) in the highest quartile of UNa (1.769, 95% CI, 1.174–2.665), and the risks for HTN increased with advancing age. …”

Temperature: A major climatic determinant of cowpea production by Juliane Rafaele Alves Barros (10398785)

“…Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of water availability and temperature on the performance of cowpea cultivars. A greenhouse experiment was conducted using a 4 × 2 × 5 factorial arrangement, with four replications. …”

A <i>Clostridium difficile</i> Cell Wall Glycopolymer Locus Influences Bacterial Shape, Polysaccharide Production and Virulence by Michele Chu (731561)

“…<i>difficile</i> infection is unknown. We explored the contribution of a conserved CWG locus to <i>C</i>. …”

Esculetin, a coumarin derivative, exerts in vitro and in vivo antiproliferative activity against hepatocellular carcinoma by initiating a mitochondrial-dependent apoptosis pathway by J. Wang (472325)

“…In vivo antitumor activity of esculetin was evaluated in a hepatocellular carcinoma mouse model. Seventy-five C57BL/6J mice were implanted with Hepa1-6 cells and randomized into five groups (n=15 each) given daily intraperitoneal injections of vehicle (physiological saline), esculetin (200, 400, or 700 mg·kg-1·day-1), or 5-Fu (200 mg·kg-1·day-1) for 15 days. …”

Characterization and Functional Analysis of Extracellular Vesicles and Muscle-Abundant miRNAs (miR-1, miR-133a, and miR-206) in C₂C₁₂ Myocytes and <i>mdx</i>... by Yasunari Matsuzaka (3559256)

“…<div><p>Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a progressive neuromuscular disorder. Here, we show that the CD63 antigen, which is located on the surface of extracellular vesicles (EVs), is associated with increased levels of muscle-abundant miRNAs, namely myomiRs miR-1, miR-133a, and miR-206, in the sera of DMD patients and <i>mdx</i> mice. …”

Cretaceous carbonatites of the southeastern Brazilian Platform: a review by Celso de Barros Gomes (4958515)

“…The rocks exhibit a large compositional variation, in decreasing orders of abundance from calciocarbonatites to magnesiocarbonatites to ferrocarbonatites. …”

A regulatory gene network of foam-cell formation. by Josefin Skogsberg (88384)

“…CE accumulation (given as average percentage next to each node) was decreased (blue) by siRNA inhibition of 5 genes and increased (red) by inhibition of 2 genes; inhibition of 1 gene had no effect (black) (see also <a href="http://www.plosgenetics.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pgen.1000036#pgen-1000036-t003" target="_blank">Table 3</a>). …”

<i>Kif3a</i> controls expression of a <i>Fgf8</i>-mediated signaling pathway during nephron formation. by Lijun Chi (196000)

“…<i>Fgf8</i> expression is barely detectable in <i>Kif3a^−/−MM</i> mice (C, C’). Expression of <i>Wnt4</i> (E) is markedly decreased as is expression of <i>Lim1</i> (G). …”

Implementation and noise decomposition for a proportional feedback controller. by Saurabh Modi (11198667)

“…In contrast, the intrinsic noise decreases slowly and asymptotically approaches a non-zero limit. …”

DataSheet5_Chinese Patent Medicine Liuweiwuling Tablet had Potent Inhibitory Effects on Both Wild-Type and Entecavir-Resistant Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) in vitro and Effectively Supp... by Fei-lin Ge (11611192)

Economic viability of a RPPU150 (Thousands USD). by Francisco Ernesto Martínez-Castañeda (18530750)

“…<div><p>To estimate the economic and financial viability of a pig farm in central sub-tropical Mexico within a 5-year planning horizon, a Monte Carlo simulation model was utilized. …”

Regulation of T6SS2 genes by AphA. by Li Wang (15202)

“…If there was the association of His-AphA and target DNA, the band of free DNA disappeared with increasing amounts of His-AphA, resulting in a retarded DNA band with decreased mobility, which presumably represented the DNA-AphA complex. …”

Analytical pairwise comparison of i(A)CG strategies. by Anton M. Unakafov (5706560)

“…In all strategies, 1 stands for 0.999 and 0—for 0.001, the entries <i>s</i>₉ = … = <i>s</i>₁₂ = 1 are the same for all strategies and are omitted. (A) Turn-taker (<i>q</i>01<i>q</i>; 0000) with <i>q</i> = 5/8 for <i>p</i>_see > 0 outperforms Aggressive Challenger , (B) but not Challenger . …”

Bromodomain Proteins Contribute to Maintenance of Bloodstream Form Stage Identity in the African Trypanosome by Danae Schulz (230393)

“…Our 1.25Å resolution crystal structure of a trypanosome bromodomain in complex with I-BET151 reveals a novel binding mode of the inhibitor, which serves as a promising starting point for rational drug design.…”

Uncovering Urinary Proteome Differences in Very Preterm Infants with and without Preterm Brain Injury by Magdalena Zasada (4524901)

“…Conversely, fatty acid-binding proteins (FABP1, FABP3, FABP4, FABP7) decreased over time in uninjured infants but increased in those with brain injury, suggesting a role in exacerbating damage. …”

Combined Antibody/Lectin Enrichment Identifies Extensive Changes in the <i>O-</i>GlcNAc Sub-proteome upon Oxidative Stress by Albert Lee (136472)

“…Hundreds of proteins that were identified demonstrated increased (>250) or decreased (>110) association with the G5-lectibody column upon oxidative stress, of which we validated the <i>O-</i>GlcN­Acylation status of 24 proteins. …”

Combined Antibody/Lectin Enrichment Identifies Extensive Changes in the <i>O-</i>GlcNAc Sub-proteome upon Oxidative Stress by Albert Lee (136472)

“…Hundreds of proteins that were identified demonstrated increased (>250) or decreased (>110) association with the G5-lectibody column upon oxidative stress, of which we validated the <i>O-</i>GlcN­Acylation status of 24 proteins. …”

Supplementary Material for: Association between a Lumican Promoter Polymorphism and High Myopia in the Chinese Population: A Meta-Analysis of Case-Control Studies by Deng Z.-J. (4143013)

“…<b><i>Results:</i></b> This meta-analysis, including 1,545 subjects from 5 studies, indicated that Chinese lumican rs3759223 C allele carriers had a decreased risk of high myopia in comparison to T allele carriers (odds ratio: 0.531; 95% confidence interval, CI: 0.304-0.925; p = 0.025). …”

Hypoalbuminemia is a frequent marker of increased mortality in cardiogenic shock by Toni Jäntti (6707633)

“…In serial measurements, albumin levels decreased at a similar rate between 0h and 72h in both survivors and nonsurvivors (ΔP-Alb -4.6 g/L vs. 5.4 g/L, p = 0.5). …”