Dynamic and Stable Core Microbiota Assist Plants in Enriching Selenium and Reducing Cadmium Absorption.

Rhizosphere microbiome is crucial for regulating rhizosphere complex nutrient dynamics. However, mechanisms by which plants regulate rhizosphere microbes to manage nutrient availability under coexisting beneficial and harmful elements remain unclear. This study focuses on the rhizosphere microbiome of Brassica napus in different naturally selenium (Se)-cadmium (Cd)-rich soils, the functionality of this rhizosphere, and the changes in the availability of rhizosphere nutrients.

OSGEP, A Negative Ferroptotic Regulator, Alleviates Cerebral Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Through Modulating mA Methylation of GPX4 mRNA.

Cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury (CIRI) is a devastating condition that triggers neuronal death and cerebral infarction. O-sialoglycoprotein endopeptidase (OSGEP), identified as a crucial element of the highly conserved KEOPS complex, regulated cellular proliferation and mitochondrial metabolism. Despite its known role in cellular homeostasis, the potential contribution of OSGEP to the development of CIRI remains elusive.

Trypsin-catalyzed asymmetric aldol reactions of isatins with cyclic ketones and the mechanistic insights on activity differences at theoretical level.

The promiscuous activity of bovine trypsin was explored in asymmetric aldol reactions between isatins and cyclic ketones. Detailed screening on the conditions with model substrates allowed to provide better catalytic performance. Especially, addition of calcium ion, as a natural stabilizer of trypsin, could improve stereoselectivity although slight losing yield.

Effects of continuous pecto-intercostal fascial block for management of post-sternotomy pain in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Managing postoperative pain following median sternotomy has long been a notable challenge for anesthesiologists. The administration of postoperative analgesia traditionally relies on intravenous pumps for the delivery of opioids. With the development of regional block techniques and postoperative multimodal analgesia, pecto-intercostal fascial block (PIFB) has gained widespread utilization due to its distinctive advantages.

Identifying the minimal sets of distance restraints for FRET-assisted protein structural modeling.

Proteins naturally occur in crowded cellular environments and interact with other proteins, nucleic acids, and organelles. Since most previous experimental protein structure determination techniques require that proteins occur in idealized, non-physiological environments, the effects of realistic cellular environments on protein structure are largely unexplored. Recently, Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) has been shown to be an effective experimental method for investigating protein structure in vivo.

A nomogram to predict cancer-specific mortality in adult patients with malignant meningioma: a competing risk analysis.

Background: Comprehensive investigations of the prognosis factors and treatment strategies with adjustment of competing causes of death for patients with malignant meningioma (MM) is still lacking.

Patient And Method: The surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database were used to include adult patients with this rare disease between 2004 and 2018. The probability of MM-caused mortality (MMCM) and non-MM-caused mortality (non-MMCM) were presented by cumulative incidence function curves.

Identifying the minimal sets of distance restraints for FRET-assisted protein structural modeling.

Proteins naturally occur in crowded cellular environments and interact with other proteins, nucleic acids, and organelles. Since most previous experimental protein structure determination techniques require that proteins occur in idealized, non-physiological environments, the effects of realistic cellular environments on protein structure are largely unexplored. Recently, Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) has been shown to be an effective experimental method for investigating protein structure .

Protein folding as a jamming transition.

Proteins fold to a specific functional conformation with a densely packed hydrophobic core that controls their stability. We develop a geometric, yet all-atom model for proteins that explains the universal core packing fraction of found in experimental measurements. We show that as the hydrophobic interactions increase relative to the temperature, a novel jamming transition occurs when the core packing fraction exceeds .

The transcriptional control of LcIDL1-LcHSL2 complex by LcARF5 integrates auxin and ethylene signaling for litchi fruitlet abscission.

At the physiological level, the interplay between auxin and ethylene has long been recognized as crucial for the regulation of organ abscission in plants. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms remain unknown. Here, we identified transcription factors involved in indoleacetic acid (IAA) and ethylene (ET) signaling that directly regulate the expression of INFLORESCENCE DEFICIENT IN ABSCISSION (IDA) and its receptor HAESA (HAE), which are key components initiating abscission.

O-sialoglycoprotein Endopeptidase (OSGEP) Suppresses Hepatic Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury-Induced Ferroptosis Through Modulating the MEK/ERK Signaling Pathway.

Hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury (HIRI) was widely accepted as a critical complication of liver resection and transplantation. A growing body of evidence suggested that O-sialoglycoprotein endopeptidase (OSGEP) was involved in cell proliferation and mitochondrial metabolism. However, whether OSGEP could mediate the pathogenesis of HIRI has still remained unclarified.

The L-shaped association of mid-upper arm circumference with all-cause and cause-specific mortality in US adults: a population-based prospective cohort study.

Background: The arm circumference is a feasible and reliable indicator in evaluating the nutritional status of children. However, its application in general adults has yet to be thoroughly investigated.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the association between mid-upper arm circumferences (MUACs) and mortality in general adults.

L-shaped association of serum calcium with all-cause and CVD mortality in the US adults: A population-based prospective cohort study.

Background: Calcium is involved in many biological processes, but the impact of serum calcium levels on long-term mortality in general populations has been rarely investigated.

Methods: This prospective cohort study analyzed data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1999-2018). All-cause mortality, cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality, and cancer mortality were obtained through linkage to the National Death Index.

LncRNA-MEG3 attenuates hyperglycemia-induced damage by enhancing mitochondrial translocation of HSP90A in the primary hippocampal neurons.

The diabetic cognitive impairments are associated with high-glucose (HG)-induced mitochondrial dysfunctions in the brain. Our previous studies demonstrated that long non-coding RNA (lncRNA)-MEG3 alleviates diabetic cognitive impairments. However, the underlying mechanism has still remained elusive.

Chrysophanol postconditioning attenuated cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury induced NLRP3-related pyroptosis in a TRAF6-dependent manner.

Individuals who suffer from post-CA (cardiac arrest) brain injury experience higher mortality and more severe functional disability. Neuroinflammation has been identified as a vital factor in cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury (CIRI) following CA. Pyroptosis induces neuronal death by triggering an excessive inflammatory injury.

Core packing of well-defined X-ray and NMR structures is the same.

Numerous studies have investigated the differences and similarities between protein structures determined by solution NMR spectroscopy and those determined by X-ray crystallography. A fundamental question is whether any observed differences are due to differing methodologies or to differences in the behavior of proteins in solution versus in the crystalline state. Here, we compare the properties of the hydrophobic cores of high-resolution protein crystal structures and those in NMR structures, determined using increasing numbers and types of restraints.

Burden of brain and other central nervous system cancer in China, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis of observational data from the global burden of disease study 2019.

Objective: To evaluate the trends in disease burden and the epidemiological features of central nervous system (CNS) cancer in China from 1990 to 2019.

Design: A population-based observational study.

Setting: The incidence, prevalence, death and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) due to CNS cancer in China, stratified by sex, age and provincial region, were collected from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.

Prognostic Factors and Treatment Strategies for Elderly Patients with Malignant Meningioma: A SEER Population-Based Study.

Objective: Malignant meningioma (MM) is a relatively rare disease with poor survival. Few studies had focused on MM in the elderly population. This study aims to explore the prognostic factors and optimal therapeutic strategy in elderly patients with MM.

Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of in .

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Competing risk model to determine the prognostic factors and treatment strategies for elderly patients with glioblastoma.

The prognostic factors and optimal treatment for the elderly patient with glioblastoma (GBM) were poorly understood. This study extracted 4975 elderly patients (≥ 65 years old) with histologically confirmed GBM from Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) database. Firstly, Cumulative incidence function and cox proportional model were utilized to illustrate the interference of non-GBM related mortality in our cohort.

Disease modifying therapies in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Objective: To compare the efficacy and compliance of up-to-date disease modifying therapies (DMTs) in patients with remitting-relapsing MS (RRMS).

Methods: We searched PubMed, EMBASE and Cochrane Library for eligible studies. Annualized relapse rate, discontinuation due to adverse events (AEs) were assessed as primary outcomes.

The Survival Benefits of Surgical Resection and Adjuvant Therapy for Patients With Brainstem Glioma.

Purpose: The role of surgical resection in the treatment of brainstem glioma (BSG) is poorly understood. For pediatric low-grade (LGBSG) group, several monocentric small-scale retrospective studies reported contradictory conclusions. And there was no clinical study focused on surgical resection for adult or pediatric high-grade (HG) patient groups.

Orthosteric-allosteric dual inhibitors of PfHT1 as selective antimalarial agents.

Artemisinin-resistant malaria parasites have emerged and have been spreading, posing a significant public health challenge. Antimalarial drugs with novel mechanisms of action are therefore urgently needed. In this report, we exploit a "selective starvation" strategy by inhibiting hexose transporter 1 (PfHT1), the sole hexose transporter in , over human glucose transporter 1 (hGLUT1), providing an alternative approach to fight against multidrug-resistant malaria parasites.

Sugar and Hormone Dynamics and the Expression Profiles of SUT/SUC and SWEET Sweet Sugar Transporters during Flower Development in .

Flowering is the first committed step of plant sexual reproduction. While the developing flower is a strong sink requiring large quantity of sugars from photosynthetic source tissues, this process is under-temper-spatially controlled via hormone signaling pathway and nutrient availability. Sugar transporters SUT/SUC and SWEET mediate sugars movement across membranes and play a significant role in various physiological processes, including reproductive organ development.