(Background)To investigate the impact of L-arginine (L-Arg) and L-citrulline (L-Cit) on cow reproductive performance.(Methods) 90 healthy, age-matched Simmental cows were randomly assigned to three groups: control, L-Arg, and L-Cit, with 30 cows per group. Estrus synchronization was performed, an...
The PD-1/PD-L1 axis represents a cornerstone of cancer immunotherapy, yet the dynamic shuttling of PD-L1 between endosomal recycling and lysosomal degradation routes limits durable responses. Using a CRISPR screen targeting glycosphingolipid metabolism, we identify TM9SF2 as a key regulator of PD...
To elucidate the PP6-upregulation mechanism of L-menthol, we took advantage of an unbiased target identification approach, DARTS, to identify the target of L-menthol in keratinocytes.
S-Sulfocysteine (SSC), a bioavailable L-cysteine derivative (Cys), is known to be taken up and metabolized in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells used to produce novel therapeutic biological entities. To gain a deeper mechanistic insight into the SSC biological activity and metabolization, a multi-omi...
Bolting is a key process in the growth and development of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.). High temperature can induce earlier bolting which decreases in both quality and production of lettuce. However, knowledge underlying lettuce bolting is still lacking. To better understand the molecular basis of bo...
The aim of this study was to identify and elaborate on the importance of the shikimate pathway, and specifically the aromatic amino acid L-tyrosine derived from it, for the formation of (air-liquid) biofilm of the food pathogen Bacillus cereus.
Alveolar echinococcosis is a severe zoonotic disease caused by the fox tapeworm E. multilocularis. New treatment options are urgently needed. Whole-organism-based screening allows the discovery of potential new anti-echinococcal compounds, but suffers from low- to medium-throughput. An alternative a...
Background. Coral reef communities are undergoing marked declines due to a variety of stressors including climate change, eutrophication, sedimentation, and disease. The sea fan coral, Gorgonia ventalina, is a tractable study system to investigate the hypothesis that stressors compromise immunity ...
Alkaline salts (e.g., NaHCO3 and Na2CO3) causes more severe morphological and physiological damage to plants than neutral salts (e.g., NaCl and Na2SO4) due to differences in pH. The mechanism by which plants respond to alkali stress is not fully understood, especially in plants having symbotic relat...
