The C-terminal region of OVGP1 remodels the zona pellucida and modifies fertility parameters.

abstract：:Abscisic acid (ABA) is a phytohormone that is necessary for stress adaptation. Recent studies have reported that attenuated levels of ABA improved grain yield and seedling growth under low temperature in cereals. To improve plant growth under low temperature, we attempted to generate ABA-insensitive transgenic rice by...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Endo A,Egawa C,Oohashi M,Meguro-Maoka A,Shimosaka E,Sato Y

更新日期：2018-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Kaposis's sarcoma associated herpesvirus (KSHV) has been reported to infect, among others, monocytes and dendritic cells DCs impairing their function. However, the underlying mechanisms remain not completely elucidated yet. Here we show that DC exposure to active or UV-inactivated KSHV resulted in STAT3 phosphorylatio...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Santarelli R,Gonnella R,Di Giovenale G,Cuomo L,Capobianchi A,Granato M,Gentile G,Faggioni A,Cirone M

更新日期：2014-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:We report comparative indoor and outdoor stability testing of organic solar cells based on a blend between a donor-acceptor polyfluorene copolymer and a fullerene derivative. The outdoor testing was conducted for a period over 12,000 hours in Sheffield, England, with a Ts80 lifetime determined in excess of 10,000 hour...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhang Y,Yi H,Iraqi A,Kingsley J,Buckley A,Wang T,Lidzey DG

更新日期：2017-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Delphinidin is a flavonoid belonging to dietary anthocyanidin family that has been reported to possess diverse anti-tumoral activities. However, the effects of delphinidin on colorectal cancer (CRC) cells and the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. Thus, we aimed to investigate the anti-cancer activity of ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Huang CC,Hung CH,Hung TW,Lin YC,Wang CJ,Kao SH

更新日期：2019-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Arabidopsis VIRE2-INTERACTING PROTEIN2 (VIP2) was previously described as a protein with a NOT domain, and Arabidopsis vip2 mutants are recalcitrant to Agrobacterium-mediated root transformation. Here we show that VIP2 is a transcription regulator and the C-terminal NOT2 domain of VIP2 interacts with VirE2. Interestin...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Raman V,Anand A,Vasudevan B,Morsy MR,Pant BD,Lee HK,Tang Y,Mysore KS

更新日期：2019-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Chicken anemia virus (CAV) is an important pathogen that causes severe immunosuppression in young chickens. We have characterized 13 CAVs isolated from different commercial farms in southern China between 2011 and 2012. We discovered 92 variable residues compared to 37 other CAV complete genome sequences from other pa...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhang X,Liu Y,Wu B,Sun B,Chen F,Ji J,Ma J,Xie Q

更新日期：2013-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The trade of bumble bees started in the early nineties for pollinator-dependent greenhouse plants. Nowadays, its rearing and transport have received public attention, since managed bees can transfer pathogens to wild bee populations. Therefore, guaranteeing pathogen-free bumble bees is fundamental. The major protein s...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Pereira KS,Meeus I,Smagghe G

更新日期：2019-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Seabirds are known to concentrate on prey patches or at predators aggregations standing for potential feeding opportunities. They may search for prey using olfaction or by detecting visually feeding con-specifics and sub-surface predators, or even boats. Thus, they might form a foraging network. We hypothesized that c...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Assali C,Bez N,Tremblay Y

更新日期：2017-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：:In this work, we utilise a combination of theory, computation and experiments to understand the early events related to the nucleation of Ag filaments on α-Ag2WO4 crystals, which is driven by an accelerated electron beam from an electron microscope under high vacuum. The growth process and the chemical composition and...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Andrés J,Gracia L,Gonzalez-Navarrete P,Longo VM,Avansi W Jr,Volanti DP,Ferrer MM,Lemos PS,La Porta FA,Hernandes AC,Longo E

更新日期：2014-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Here, we report a newly designed knee plug to be used in the 3rd generation of Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (ACI) in order to heal the damaged knee cartilage. It is composed of three components: The first component (Bone Portion) is a 3D printed hard scaffold with large pores (~ 850 µm), made by hydroxyapatite ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Tayebi L,Cui Z,Ye H

更新日期：2020-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Working with a large temporal dataset spanning several decades often represents a challenging task, especially when the record is heterogeneous and incomplete. The use of statistical laws could potentially overcome these problems. Here we apply Benford's Law (also called the "First-Digit Law") to the traveled distance...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Joannes-Boyau R,Bodin T,Scheffers A,Sambridge M,May SM

更新日期：2015-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Stabilization exercise (SE) is evident for the management of chronic non-specific low back pain (LBP). The optimal dose-response-relationship for the utmost treatment success is, thus, still unknown. The purpose is to systematically review the dose-response-relationship of stabilisation exercises on pain and disabilit...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Mueller J,Niederer D

更新日期：2020-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, we reported that chemokine (C-X-C motif) receptor (CXCR)4 and atypical chemokine receptor 3 regulate α1-adrenergic receptors (α1-AR) through the formation of hetero-oligomeric complexes. Whether α1-ARs also regulate chemokine receptor function within such heteromeric receptor complexes is unknown. We observe...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Gao X,Albee LJ,Volkman BF,Gaponenko V,Majetschak M

更新日期：2018-02-09 00:00:00

abstract：:In the jejunum, PepT1 is particularly enriched in the well-differentiated absorptive epithelial cells in the villi. Studies of expression and function of PepT1 along the crypt-villus axis demonstrated that this protein is crucial to the process of di/tripeptide absorption. We recently exhibited that PepT1 plays an imp...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhang Y,Viennois E,Zhang M,Xiao B,Han MK,Walter L,Garg P,Merlin D

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When acoustic signals from different sound sources are mixed upon arrival at the ears, the auditory system organizes these acoustic elements by their features. This study shows that individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) performed better in terms of hearing a target sequence among distractors that had similar...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Lin IF,Yamada T,Komine Y,Kato N,Kashino M

更新日期：2015-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome is a rare disease, characterised by the aplasia of vagina and uterus in women with a 46,XX karyotype. Most cases are sporadic, but familial recurrence has also been described. Herein, we investigated an Italian cohort of 36 unrelated MRKH patients to explore the presence ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Pontecorvi P,Bernardini L,Capalbo A,Ceccarelli S,Megiorni F,Vescarelli E,Bottillo I,Preziosi N,Fabbretti M,Perniola G,Benedetti Panici P,Pizzuti A,Grammatico P,Marchese C

更新日期：2021-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastasis causes approximately 90% of breast cancer-related deaths in women. Previously, we have demonstrated that 2-dodecyl-6-methoxycyclohexa-2,5-diene- 1,4-dione (DMDD) remarkably inhibited the growth of human breast cancer cells with little toxicity. In this study, we investigated the toxicity and efficacy of DMD...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Chen C,Nong Z,Xie Q,He J,Cai W,Tang X,Chen X,Huang R,Gao Y

更新日期：2017-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Agrobacterium pathogens of octopine- and nopaline-types force host plants to produce either octopine or nopaline compounds, which they use as nutrients. Two Agrobacterium ABC-transporters and their cognate periplasmic binding proteins (PBPs) OccJ and NocT import octopine and nopaline/octopine, respectively. Here, we s...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Vigouroux A,El Sahili A,Lang J,Aumont-Nicaise M,Dessaux Y,Faure D,Moréra S

更新日期：2017-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared markers of glucose homeostasis and their association with diabetes and impaired fasting glucose (IFG) in Fukuoka, Japanese subjects (n = 1108) and age-, gender- and menopausal status-matched participants in the Framingham Offspring Study (n = 1096). The markers examined included fasting glucose, insulin, a...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ikezaki H,Ai M,Schaefer EJ,Otokozawa S,Asztalos BF,Nakajima K,Zhou Y,Liu CT,Jacques PF,Cupples LA,Furusyo N

更新日期：2016-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Accumulating of evidence suggests that activation of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) and mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) exacerbates early brain injury (EBI) following subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) by provoking pro-inflammatory and pro-apoptotic signaling. Myeloid differentiation primary response protein 88 (...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Yan H,Zhang D,Wei Y,Ni H,Liang W,Zhang H,Hao S,Jin W,Li K,Hang CH

更新日期：2017-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The Acoustic Complexity Index (ACI) is increasingly applied to the study of biodiversity in aquatic habitats. However, it remains unknown which types of acoustic information are highlighted by this index in underwater environments. This study explored the robustness of the ACI to fine variations in fish sound abundanc...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Bolgan M,Amorim MCP,Fonseca PJ,Di Iorio L,Parmentier E

更新日期：2018-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：:GABA counteracts wide range of stresses through regulation of GABA shunt pathway in plants. Although, GABA assisted tolerance against As toxicity in plants is still unexplored. We have examined GABA induced tolerance in rice seedlings with two exposure periods of GABA i.e., short term and long term. Results showed tha...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Kumar N,Dubey AK,Upadhyay AK,Gautam A,Ranjan R,Srikishna S,Sahu N,Behera SK,Mallick S

更新日期：2017-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Phytoplankton play key roles in the oceans by regulating global biogeochemical cycles and production in marine food webs. Global warming is thought to affect phytoplankton production both directly, by impacting their photosynthetic metabolism, and indirectly by modifying the physical environment in which they grow. In...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： D'Alelio D,Rampone S,Cusano LM,Morfino V,Russo L,Sanseverino N,Cloern JE,Lomas MW

更新日期：2020-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The conservation of plant and animal genetic heritage is not a purpose in itself, but it represents the sine qua non condition for practicing a sustainable agriculture and to ensure nutrition and food security on long-term. Our research focused on identifying the areas with the richest genetic diversity of vegetables ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Maxim A,Străjeru S,Albu C,Sandor M,Mihalescu L,Pauliuc SE

更新日期：2020-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Fusion transcripts can contribute to diversity of molecular networks in the human cortex. In this study, we explored the occurrence of fusion transcripts in normal human cortex along with single neurons and astrocytes. We identified 1305 non-redundant fusion events from 388 transcriptomes representing 59 human cortice...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Mehani B,Narta K,Paul D,Raj A,Kumar D,Sharma A,Kaurani L,Nayak S,Dash D,Suri A,Sarkar C,Mukhopadhyay A

更新日期：2020-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:In this work, CoMoO4@NiMoO4·xH2O core-shell heterostructure electrode is directly grown on carbon fabric (CF) via a feasible hydrothermal procedure with CoMoO4 nanowires (NWs) as the core and NiMoO4 nanosheets (NSs) as the shell. This core-shell heterostructure could provide fast ion and electron transfer, a large num...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wang J,Zhang L,Liu X,Zhang X,Tian Y,Liu X,Zhao J,Li Y

更新日期：2017-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The full length human histone 3 lysine 4 demethylase KDM5B (PLU-1/Jarid1B) has been studied using Hydrogen/Deuterium exchange mass spectrometry, homology modelling, sequence analysis, small angle X-ray scattering and electron microscopy. This first structure on an intact multi-domain Jumonji histone demethylase reveal...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Dorosz J,Kristensen LH,Aduri NG,Mirza O,Lousen R,Bucciarelli S,Mehta V,Sellés-Baiget S,Solbak SMØ,Bach A,Mesa P,Hernandez PA,Montoya G,Nguyen TTTN,Rand KD,Boesen T,Gajhede M

更新日期：2019-03-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The phylogenetic characteristics of microbial communities associated with periodontitis have been well studied, however, little is known about the functional endowments of this ecosystem. The present study examined 73 microbial assemblages from 25 individuals with generalized chronic periodontitis and 25 periodontally...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Dabdoub SM,Ganesan SM,Kumar PS

更新日期：2016-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The challenge in the treatment of glioblastoma is the failure to identify the cancer invasive area outside the contrast-enhancing tumour which leads to the high local progression rate. Our study aims to identify its progression from the preoperative MR radiomics. 57 newly diagnosed cerebral glioblastoma patients were ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Yan JL,Li C,van der Hoorn A,Boonzaier NR,Matys T,Price SJ

更新日期：2020-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Theoretical model required for the evolution of regular dislocation pattern should simultaneously take into account both static distribution and dynamic evolution of dislocation pattern. In principle, there exists a stable uniformly moving dislocation with both core and far field advancing at the same constant velocit...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Li P,Zhang ZF

更新日期：2017-06-22 00:00:00