Adapted HCV JFH1 variant is capable of accommodating a large foreign gene insert and allows lower level HCV replication and viral production.

abstract：:Metastasis is a complicated, multistep process that is responsible for over 90% of cancer-related death. Metastatic disease or the movement of cancer cells from one site to another requires dramatic remodeling of the cytoskeleton. The regulation of cancer cell migration is determined not only by biochemical factors in...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Li X,Wang J

更新日期：2020-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the effects of Genistein on the osteogenic related gene expression profiles during osteoblastic differentiation of human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell (hBMSC) cultures, the hBMSCs were cultured under osteogenic differentiation medium with the addition of Genistein (10(-8)∼10(-5) M) for 12 days. The ...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Dai J,Li Y,Zhou H,Chen J,Chen M,Xiao Z

更新日期：2013-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The discovery of rare subpopulations of cancer stem cells (CSCs) has created a new focus in cancer research. As CSCs demonstrate resistance to chemoradiation therapy relative to other cancer cells, this allows the enrichment of CSC populations by killing apoptosis-susceptible cancer cells. In this study, three commonl...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Wang L,Huang X,Zheng X,Wang X,Li S,Zhang L,Yang Z,Xia Z

更新日期：2013-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: Recent studies demonstrate circulating serum spexin levels are reduced in obesity or type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients and may play a role in glucose metabolism. The mechanism underlying is not known. In this study, we explore whether spexin has a role in insulin resistance and hepatic glucose metabo...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Gu L,Ding X,Wang Y,Gu M,Zhang J,Yan S,Li N,Song Z,Yin J,Lu L,Peng Y

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In China, Bemisia tabaci Q (commonly known as biotype Q) has rapidly displaced B (commonly known as biotype B) in the past 6 years. The mechanisms underlying such phenomenon have been studied extensively in recent years; however, we have not come to a definitive conclusion yet. In the present study, the differences in...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Liu B,Yan F,Chu D,Pan H,Jiao X,Xie W,Wu Q,Wang S,Xu B,Zhou X,Zhang Y

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Odor-detection in the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae involves large families of diverse proteins, including multiple odorant binding proteins (AgOBPs) and olfactory receptors (AgORs). The receptors AgOR1 and AgOR2, as well as the binding protein AgOBP1, have been implicated in the recognition of human host odors. ...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Schymura D,Forstner M,Schultze A,Kröber T,Swevers L,Iatrou K,Krieger J

更新日期：2010-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：:BRCA1-deficient breast cancer is a very well-known hereditary cancer. However, except for resection of normal mammary glands and ovaries, there is no acceptable measure for proactively preventing tumor development. Importantly, inherited BRCA1 mutations are closely associated with tumors in hormone-responsive tissues....

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Baek HJ,Kim SE,Choi EK,Kim JK,Shin DH,Park EJ,Kim TH,Kim JY,Kim KG,Deng CX,Kim SS

更新日期：2018-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder with unknown etiology. In some cases, typically developing children regress into clinical symptoms of autism, a condition known as regressive autism. Protein kinases are essential for G-protein-coupled receptor-mediated signal transduction, and are involved in neuronal functions...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Ji L,Chauhan A,Chauhan V

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: The preoperative controlling nutritional status (CONUT) score and circulating tumour cell (CTC) status are associated with poor prognosis of colorectal cancer (CRC). The aim of the present study is to determine whether the combination of CONUT and CTC (CONUT-CTC) could better predict the prognosis of CRC p...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Yang C,Wei C,Wang S,Han S,Shi D,Zhang C,Lin X,Dou R,Xiong B

更新日期：2019-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-I) mimetic peptides have been pursued as new therapeutic agents for the treatment of atherosclerosis, yet their precise mechanism responsible for atheroprotection remains unclear. Like apoA-I itself, most of these peptides are capable of stimulating cholesterol efflux from macrophages or foam ...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Song X,Fischer P,Chen X,Burton C,Wang J

更新日期：2009-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:β2-Adrenoceptor (β2-AR) agonists promote muscle growth. The aim of this study was to elucidate some effects of the selective β2-adrenoceptor agonist clenbuterol (CLB) on myoblast proliferation. We found that CLB induces cell cycle arrest in C2C12 myoblasts. This effect is partly due to the enhanced stability of p27, r...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Chen M,Liu C,Wang M,Wang H,Zhang K,Zheng Y,Yu Z,Li X,Guo W,Li N,Meng Q

更新日期：2017-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Excessive bone resorption plays a central role in the development of inflammatory bone diseases, including osteoporosis and rheumatoid arthritis. Thus, identification of agents that can effectively suppress excessive osteoclast formation and function is crucial for the prevention and treatment of inflammatory bone los...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Kwak SC,Baek JM,Lee CH,Yoon KH,Lee MS,Kim JY

更新日期：2019-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The powerful pro-angiogenic capacity of human amnion-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hAMSCs) could be a valuable therapeutic angiogenesis strategy for bone regeneration. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying this process remain largely unknown. Herein, we report upregulated expression of circular RNA 100290 (ci...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Tang Z,Wu X,Hu L,Xiao Y,Tan J,Zuo S,Shen M,Yuan X

更新日期：2020-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) wild-type is intrinsic resistance to EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). In this study, we assessed whether the combination of bisdemethoxycurcumin (BDMC) and icotinib could surmount primary EGFR-TKI resistance in NSCLC cells and inves...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Xiang M,Jiang HG,Shu Y,Chen YJ,Jin J,Zhu YM,Li MY,Wu JN,Li J

更新日期：2020-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) is a major protein phosphatase with important cell functions. Known and utilized as a potent inhibitor of PP2A, microcystin-LR (MCLR) targets PP2A as a core element that affects numerous cellular mechanisms. But apart from direct inhibition, the exact effect of MCLR on PP2A in cell is lar...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Li T,Huang P,Liang J,Fu W,Guo Z,Xu L

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathological cardiac hypertrophy is the response of heart to various biomechanical and physiopathological stimuli, such as aging, myocardial ischemia and hypertension. However, a long-term exposure to the stress makes heart progress to heart failure. Autophagy is a dynamic self-degradative process necessary for the ma...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Li Z,Wang J,Yang X

更新日期：2015-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) acts by scavenging reactive oxygen species to protect neuronal cells against oxidative stress in neurodegenerative diseases. The present study was designed to examine whether CoQ10 was capable of protecting astrocytes from reactive oxygen species (ROS) mediated damage. For this purpose, ultraviole...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Jing L,He MT,Chang Y,Mehta SL,He QP,Zhang JZ,Li PA

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dyschromatosis universalis hereditaria (DUH) is an autosomal dominant pigmentary genodermatosis characterized by the presence of patches of hyperpigmentation and hypopigmented macules distributed over the body, with most cases reported in Asia. DUH is a heterogeneous disease and a small portion of patients carry the A...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Cui H,Guo S,He H,Guo H,Zhang Y,Wang B

更新日期：2020-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small, non-coding regulatory RNAs that regulate gene expression by guiding target mRNA cleavage or translational inhibition in plants and animals. At present there is relatively little information regarding the role of miRNAs in the response to drought stress in maize. In this study, ...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Sheng L,Chai W,Gong X,Zhou L,Cai R,Li X,Zhao Y,Jiang H,Cheng B

更新日期：2015-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a tumor subtype with aggressive behavior and poor clinical outcome for lacking effective therapies. Breast cancer stem cells (BCSCs) have been suggested to have tumor-initiating properties, but it remains unclear whether their presence contributes to the increased aggressiveness...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Yang F,Cao L,Sun Z,Jin J,Fang H,Zhang W,Guan X

更新日期：2016-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The mineralization-front theory is historically rooted in mineralization research fields for many decades. This theory is widely used to describe mineralization events in both osteogenesis and dentinogenesis. However, this model does not provide enough evidence to explain how minerals are propagated from the pulp-end ...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Li C,Jing Y,Wang K,Ren Y,Liu X,Wang X,Wang Z,Zhao H,Feng JQ

更新日期：2018-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The heterotrimeric G-protein alpha subunit has long been considered a bimodal, GTP-hydrolyzing switch controlling the duration of signal transduction by seven-transmembrane domain (7TM) cell-surface receptors. In 1996, we and others identified a superfamily of "regulator of G-protein signaling" (RGS) proteins that acc...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Siderovski DP,Willard FS

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We collected clinical data from 308 prostate cancer (PCa) patients to investigate the clinical characteristics and independent risk factors of bone metastasis (BM) and to establish a prediction model for BM of PCa and determine the necessity of bone scans. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed based on a...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Chen S,Wang L,Qian K,Jiang W,Deng H,Zhou Q,Wang G,Liu X,Wu CL,Xiao Y,Wang X

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) are transcribed from genome but not translated into proteins. Many ncRNAs are key regulators of plants growth and development, metabolism and stress tolerance. In order to make the web-based ncRNA resources for plant science research be more easily accessible and understandable, we made a comp...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Liao P,Li S,Cui X,Zheng Y

更新日期：2018-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The evading apoptosis of tumor cells may result in chemotherapy resistance. Therefore, investigating what molecular events contribute to drug-induced apoptosis, and how tumors evade apoptotic death, provides a paradigm to explain the relationship between cancer genetics and treatment sensitivity. In this study, we foc...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Ji Y,Shen J,Li M,Zhu X,Wang Y,Ding J,Jiang S,Chen L,Wei W

更新日期：2019-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The terminal loop region of primary miRNA transcripts is an important determinant controlling miRNA function in human, animals and plants. However, the effects of polymorphisms in loop region of miRNA precusors on phenotypic variation have not been reported, especially on agronomic traits in rice. From rice japonica v...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Wang C,Ye J,Tang W,Liu Z,Zhu C,Wang M,Wan J

更新日期：2013-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：:MiR-216a-5p has opposite effects on tumorigenesis and progression in the context of different tumors, acting as either a tumor suppressor or an oncogene. However, the expression and function of miR-216a-5p in pancreatic cancer (PC) is not well characterized. In this study, we found miR-216a-5p was significantly downre...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Zhang J,Gao S,Zhang Y,Yi H,Xu M,Xu J,Liu H,Ding Z,He H,Wang H,Hao Z,Sun L,Liu Y,Wei F

更新日期：2020-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Versican, a ubiquitous component of the extracellular matrix (ECM), accumulates both in tumor stroma and cancer cells and is highly regulated by various cytokines. The aberrant expression of versican and its isoforms is known to modulate cell proliferation, differentiation, and migration, all of which are features of ...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Zhang Z,Zhang J,Miao L,Liu K,Yang S,Pan C,Jiao B

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Farrerol has been shown to have antioxidative potential via Nrf2 activation, which in turn is involved in the prevention of hepatotoxicity. The purpose of the current study was to explore the protective effect of farrerol against acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity and its underlying mechanisms. Mice were used to eva...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Wang L,Wei W,Xiao Q,Yang H,Ci X

更新日期：2019-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:With the advancement of nanotechnology, various nanocomposites have been applied in the diagnostics and treatment of cancer. We synthetized FePt nanoparticles which were assembled on the surface of graphene oxide (GO). These novel FePt/GO nanosheets simultaneously act as a chemotherapy drug and enhance radiosensitivit...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Ma S,Miao H,Luo Y,Sun Y,Tian X,Wang F,You C,Peng S,Tang G,Yang C,Sun W,Li S,Mao Y,Xu J,Xiao Y,Gong Y,Quan H,Xie C

更新日期：2019-03-10 00:00:00