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Mol Plant Microbe Interact 2020 Jul 7. Epub 2020 Jul 7.

Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Brasilia, Brazil;

Halo blight disease of beans is caused by a Gram-negative bacterium, pv. (Pph). The disease is prevalent in South America and Africa and causes crop loss to indigent people who rely on beans as a primary source of daily nutrition. Read More

Clin Toxicol (Phila) 2020 Jul 7:1-9. Epub 2020 Jul 7.

Cardiovascular Research Team EA7525, Université des Antilles (University of the French West Indies), Fort de France, France.

Background: Since 2011, there have been ongoing massive unexplained increases of sargassum seaweed strandings along the coastlines of Caribbean countries. The objective of our study was to describe the clinical characteristics of patients exposed to noxious emissions of decomposing sargassum seaweed.

Methods: This observational study included patients from January 2018 to December 2018 for complaints attributed to decomposing sargassum seaweed. Read More

Hum Exp Toxicol 2020 Jul 7:960327120937331. Epub 2020 Jul 7.

College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, People's Republic of China.

Artesunate (ARS) has been shown to be highly effective against chloroquine-resistant malaria. In vitro studies reported that ARS has anticancer effects; however, its detrimental action on cancer cells may also play a role in its toxicity toward normal cells and its potential toxicity has not been sufficiently researched. In this study, we investigated the possible cytotoxic effects using normal BRL-3A and AML12 liver cells. Read More

Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars 2020 Jul;48(5):514-521

Department of Cardiology, Eskişehir Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine, Eskişehir, Turkey.

Cardiac amyloidosis (CA) is a progressive infiltrative cardiomyopathy. Amyloid fibrils in the form of misfolded endogenous proteins accumulate in the heart, as well as the kidneys, liver, and gastrointestinal tract. The most common forms of CA are transthyretin (TTR) and immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis (AL). Read More

Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars 2020 Jul;48(5):553

Department of Cardiology, Koşuyolu Kartal Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.

Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars 2020 Jul;48(5):451-453

Division of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center-Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY, USA.

Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars 2020 Jul;48(5):522-530

Dr. Siyami Ersek Chest and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Department, Istanbul.

Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars 2020 Jul;48(5):461-471

Department of Genetics, Aziz Sancar Institute for Experimental Medicine, Istanbul University, İstanbul.

Objective: Genetic risk factors that cause coronary artery disease (CAD) demonstrate variations in different populations. In this study, a single nucleotide polymorphism in the APOA5 gene was targeted to determine genetic contributors to atherosclerotic CAD. The effects of this polymorphism on the development of CAD and known risk factors of the disease were examined. Read More

Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars 2020 Jul;48(5):531-538

Department of Cardiology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.

Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH) is a rare, autosomal dominant disease that leads to premature cardiovascular disease (CVD). Since monozygotic twins share the intrauterine environment and have the same age and gene profile, they could represent a very special resource for the investigation of the causes and the natural course of FH. This report is a description of 36-year-old monozygotic twin brothers with almost identical early coronary artery involvement due to FH concomitant with high lipoprotein(a) (Lpa) levels and a review of the literature. Read More

Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars 2020 Jul;48(5):454-460

Department of Cardiology, Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.

Objective: This was an investigation of the relationship between the N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) level and mortality in patients with stage 3-4 chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Methods: This study was designed as a subgroup analysis of the Heart Failure Prevalence and Predictors in Turkey (HAPPY) study. The HAPPY study included 4650 randomly selected individuals from the 7 geographical regions of Turkey. Read More

Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars 2020 Jul;48(5):539-544

Department of Cardiology, Kartal Koşuyolu High Speciality Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.

Prosthetic valve thrombosis (PVT) is a life-threatening valve dysfunction. In asymptomatic cases, as well as certain symptomatic patients with PVT, the results of the first-line imaging tool, transthoracic echocardiography, may be inconclusive in terms of illustrating the thrombus, which is necessary in order to select the proper treatment option. Hence, a differential diagnosis based on clinical presentation may be challenging, and multimodality imaging, including echocardiography, cine fluoroscopy, and cardiac computed tomography, is usually required to distinguish between PVT and other prosthesis-related pathologies, such as pannus, vegetation, and prosthesis-patient mismatch. Read More

Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars 2020 Jul;48(5):472-483

Cardiovascular Intervention Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular, Medical, and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Objective: The aim of the present study was to examine the association between 2 polymorphisms of the endothelial nitric oxide (eNOS) gene (-786T>C and +894G>T) and the no-reflow/slow-flow phenomenon in post-primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) patients.

Methods: A total of 103 post-PPCI patients were enrolled. Coronary no-reflow phenomenon was defined as a Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) flow grade 0-1 and coronary slow-flow phenomenon (CSFP) was defined as a TIMI flow grade ≤2. Read More

Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars 2020 Jul;48(5):545-551

Department of Cardiology, Kartal Koşuyolu High Speciality Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.

A 58-year-old man with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD), which had been implanted 1 year earlier, presented with rest dyspnea. Moderate to severe aortic regurgitation (AR), pre-postcapillary pulmonary hypertension, modarete right ventricular (RV) failure, and low cardiac output were observed at presentation. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) was performed to treat the AR and a self-expandable aortic valve was implanted. Read More

Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars 2020 Jul;48(5):494-503

Department of Cardiology, University of Health Sciences, Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.

Objective: Stress is known to be a significant risk factor for coronary atherosclerosis and adverse cardiovascular events; however, the stress-related coronary atherosclerotic burden has not yet been investigated. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and the SYNTAX scores in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).

Methods: A total of 440 patients with STEMI were prospectively enrolled and divided into 2 groups according to the PSS score with a ROC curve analysis cut-off value of 17. Read More

Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars 2020 Jul;48(5):484-493

Department of Cardiology, Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey.

Objective: Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a condition caused by the narrowing of limb arteries due to atherosclerosis. In recent years, polymorphisms in a number of genes have been shown to contribute to the risk of PAD development. However, whether the contribution of these inheritable factors is independent of traditional cardiovascular risk factors remains unclear. Read More

Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars 2020 Jul;48(5):504-513

Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biostatistics, Adana.

Objective: There is no clear consensus regarding the definition of low cardiac output syndrome (LCOS) or the follow-up of this patient group. Given this lack of a clinical definition, the aim of this study was to use a LCOS score (LCOSs) similar to the low cardiac output score previously presented in the literature and evaluate the relationship between a high LCOSs and poor clinical outcome.

Methods: A total of 54 patients were prospectively evaluated after cardiac surgery. Read More

Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars 2020 Jul;48(5):552

Department of Cardiology, Health Sciences University, Derince Training and Research Hospital, Kocaeli, Turkey.

Pest Manag Sci 2020 Jul 6. Epub 2020 Jul 6.

Julius Kühn-Institute, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Plant Protection in Horticulture and Forests, Vertebrate Research, Toppheideweg 88, 48161, Münster, Germany.

Background: Commensal rodents such as Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus Berk.), black rats (R. rattus L. Read More

Carbon Balance Manag 2020 Jul 6;15(1):13. Epub 2020 Jul 6.

USDA-ARS Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory, Beltsville, MD, 20705-2350, USA.

Background: Despite the widely recognized importance of aquatic processes for bridging gaps in the global carbon cycle, there is still a lack of understanding of the role of riverbed processes for carbon flows and stocks in aquatic environments. Here, we added a sediment diagenesis and sediment carbon (C) resuspension module into the SWAT-C model and tested it for simulating both particulate organic C (POC) and dissolved organic C (DOC) fluxes using 4 years of monthly observations (2014-2017) in the Tuckahoe watershed (TW) in the U.S. Read More

Genome Biol 2020 Jul 6;21(1):165. Epub 2020 Jul 6.

Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, MO, 63132, USA.

Background: The functional genome of agronomically important plant species remains largely unexplored, yet presents a virtually untapped resource for targeted crop improvement. Functional elements of regulatory DNA revealed through profiles of chromatin accessibility can be harnessed for fine-tuning gene expression to optimal phenotypes in specific environments.

Result: Here, we investigate the non-coding regulatory space in the maize (Zea mays) genome during early reproductive development of pollen- and grain-bearing inflorescences. Read More

J Phys Chem Lett 2020 Jul 6. Epub 2020 Jul 6.

We examine the effects of aspect ratio (AR) heterogeneity of an assembly of gold nanorods (GNRs) in a colloid on the total cross-section for its light scattering via localized surface plasmons at visible wavelengths. We observe the extraordinary broadening of the extinction spectrum of light through an assembly of GNRs, a colloidal mixture of those having two different ARs. The inter-particle distance estimated as ~ 1. Read More

Psychiatry Investig 2020 Jul 8. Epub 2020 Jul 8.

Department of Psychiatry, Seoul Hospital, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Objective: Event-related potential (ERP) changes with brain development in healthy children and adolescents. However, few studies have focused on age-related changes in the N200 and P300 components among individuals with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Therefore, this study aimed to assess age-related differences in the auditory nogo-N200 components in individuals with ADHD. Read More

Polymers (Basel) 2020 Jul 2;12(7). Epub 2020 Jul 2.

Department of Chemistry (DQI), Federal University of Lavras, C.P. 3037, Lavras 37200-000, Brazil.

The specificity of activated carbon (AC) can be targeted by pretreatment of the precursors and/or activation conditions. Piassava ( and Martius) are fibrous palms used to make brushes, and other products. Consolidated harvest and production residues provide economic feasibility for producing AC, a value-added product from forest and industrial residues. Read More

Genes (Basel) 2020 Jun 25;11(6). Epub 2020 Jun 25.

School of Plant, Environmental and Soil Sciences, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA.

head blight (FHB), caused primarily by the fungus , is one of the most damaging diseases of wheat, causing significant loss of yield and quality worldwide. Warm and wet conditions during flowering, a lack of resistant wheat varieties, and high inoculum pressure from corn stubble contribute to frequent FHB epidemics in the southern United States. The soft red winter wheat variety AGS 2060 is moderately susceptible (as opposed to susceptible) to FHB and regularly found in pedigrees of resistant breeding lines. Read More

Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020 Jun 25;17(12). Epub 2020 Jun 25.

Parasitology-Mycology Department, Avicenne Hospital, AP-HP, Sorbonne Paris Nord University, 93000 Bobigny, France.

The bed bugs ( and ) have undergone a significant resurgence worldwide since the 1990s. A compilation of findings from a database, including 2650 scientific publications from seven major medical databases, allowed us to document main evolutionary events, from fossil evidence, dating from 11,000 years ago, until the present that has led to the current worldwide expansion of species. We present the hypotheses on the possible dispersion pathways of bed bugs in light of the major historical and evolutionary events. Read More

EFSA J 2017 Aug 7;15(8):e04919. Epub 2017 Aug 7.

Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA) derives dietary reference values (DRVs) for riboflavin. The Panel considers that the inflection point in the urinary riboflavin excretion curve in relation to riboflavin intake reflects body saturation and can be used as a biomarker of adequate riboflavin status. The Panel also considers that erythrocyte glutathione reductase activation coefficient is a useful biomarker, but has limitations. Read More

Tuberc Respir Dis (Seoul) 2020 Jul 7. Epub 2020 Jul 7.

Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea.

Background: It was not evident that the attributable risk of smoking on mortality in Korea was reduced. We investigated the impacts of smoking on all-cause mortality and estimated attributable risk of smoking in Korean adults.

Methods: Those aged ≥ 20 years with smoking history in the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (KNHANES) 2007-2015 were enrolled. Read More

Bioorg Chem 2020 Jun 19;101:104033. Epub 2020 Jun 19.

Department of Technology and Biotechnology of Drugs, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Medyczna 9, 30688 Kraków, Poland. Electronic address:

A library of 34 novel compounds based on a xanthine scaffold was explored in biological studies for interaction with adenosine receptors (ARs). Structural modifications of the xanthine core were introduced in the 8-position (benzylamino and benzyloxy substitution) as well as at N1, N3, and N7 (small alkyl residues), thereby improving affinity and selectivity for the A AR. The compounds were characterized by radioligand binding assays, and our study resulted in the development of the potent A AR ligands including 8-((6-chloro-2-fluoro-3-methoxybenzyl)amino)-1-ethyl-3,7-dimethyl-3,7-dihydro-1H-purine-2,6-dione (12d; K human AAR: 68. Read More

Meat Sci 2020 Jun 27;169:108225. Epub 2020 Jun 27.

Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, 2420 2nd Ave. N, Grand Forks, North Dakota 58203, United States.

We sought to determine the impact of breed and finishing ration that reduces the saturated fat (SFA) content of beef on SFA intake (%E) in adults. Using National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (2001-2016), we replaced the current fatty acid profile of beef with that from two breeds (Angus, Wagyu) and three finishing rations (pasture, 15% flaxseed supplementation, 35% wet distiller's grain (WDG) supplementation). Dietary replacement levels in the model were 10%, 25%, 50%, 100%. Read More

J Nematol 2020 ;52:1-11

Department of Research Centers, Western Triangle Agricultural Research Center, Montana State University , 9546 Old Shelby Rd., P.O. Box 656, Conrad, MT 59425 ; USDA-ARS, Southern Insect Management Research Unit, 141 Experiment Station Road, P.O. Box 346, Stoneville, MS 38776.

A total of 30 different agricultural fields in the Golden Triangle Region of Montana, USA were surveyed, and 150 soil samples were evaluated for the presence of entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs). The authors isolated EPNs from 10% of the collected samples. The recovered isolates were identified as and by using morphological and molecular analysis. Read More

J Nematol 2020 ;52:1-5

Mycology and Nematology Genetic Diversity and Biology Laboratory, USDA, ARS, Northeast Area, Beltsville, MD 20705.

Root-lesion nematodes ( spp.) are among the most important nematode pests on grapevine along with root-knot, dagger, and ring nematodes. In 2019, two samples of both soil and roots were collected from a vineyard in Delano, Kern County, California and submitted to the United States Department of Agriculture, ARS, Mycology and Nematology Genetic Diversity and Biology Laboratory, Beltsville, MD, for identification purposes. Read More

PLoS Pathog 2020 Jul 6;16(7):e1008595. Epub 2020 Jul 6.

USDA, ARS, US National Poultry Research Center, Toxicology & Mycotoxin Research Unit, Athens, Georgia, United States of America.

Sarocladium zeae is a fungal endophyte of maize and can be found co-inhabiting a single seed with Fusarium verticillioides, a major mycotoxigenic food safety threat. S. zeae produces pyrrocidines A and B that inhibit the growth of F. Read More

Physiol Genomics 2020 Jul 6. Epub 2020 Jul 6.

Department of Dairy Science, University of Wisconsin, United States.

Hyperketonemia (HYK) is a metabolic disorder that affects early postpartum dairy cows; however, there has been limited success in identifying genomic variants contributing to HYK susceptibility. We conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) using HYK phenotypes based on an intensive screening protocol, interrogated genotype interactions with parity group (GWIS), and evaluated the enrichment of annotated metabolic pathways. Holstein cows were enrolled onto the experiment after parturition and blood samples were collected at 4 timepoints between 5 to 18 days postpartum. Read More

Environ Entomol 2020 Jul 5. Epub 2020 Jul 5.

USDA-ARS Invasive Plant Research Laboratory, Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Integration of biological control with other management tactics such as prescribed burning is often important for successful invasive weed control. A critical step in this integration is determining whether the agent can colonize postburn growth of the weed. Here, we investigated postburn colonization by biological control agents on regrowth of the invasive vine Lygodium microphyllum (Cav. Read More

Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2020 Jun 21;227:110086. Epub 2020 Jun 21.

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Department of Energy, Oak Ridge, TN, 37830, United States.

To assess the effects of challenge dose and stage of gestation on infection and abortion, 35 elk were conjunctivally challenged with virulent Brucella abortus strain 2308 (S2308) during pregnancy. Seventeen elk were experimentally challenged early in the second trimester of gestation (December) with high (approximately 10 CFU) or low challenge (approximately 10 CFU) treatments having 8 and 9 pregnant elk, respectively. Other pregnant elk were experimentally challenged at a later challenge time (approximately early third trimester, February), with high and low challenge treatments having 8 and 10 elk, respectively. Read More

Sci Total Environ 2020 Jun 27;742:140575. Epub 2020 Jun 27.

South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou 510300, China; National Fishery Resources and Environment Dapeng Observation and Experimental Station, Shenzhen 518120, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Lab. of Fishery Ecology and Environment, Guangzhou 510300, China; Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of South China Sea Fishery Resources & Environment, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affair, Guangzhou 510300, China; Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Guangzhou 511458, China.

Artificial reefs (ARs) are widely used for biodiversity conservation and coastal habitat restoration. Although protists play an important ecological role in marine ecosystems, the response of the protist community to ARs is still poorly understood. In the current study, an Illumina sequencing analysis of 18S rDNA was performed, and the diversity, community structure, and co-occurrence networks of protists in the ARs and open sea area (OW) in Daya Bay were described. Read More

Forensic Sci Int 2020 Jun 27;314:110393. Epub 2020 Jun 27.

Section of Forensic Medical Sciences, Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.

The measurement of the potassium concentration (K) in vitreous humor (VH) has been a well-known adjunct for the estimation of the post-mortem interval (PMI) since the early 1960s. For years, however, many authors have been using other biochemical markers in an attempt to improve predictions. In this paper we confirm the role of K in the determination of the PMI adopting a linear regression model and we investigate whether other biochemical markers could improve the model through a multiple regression analysis. Read More

Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2020 Jun 18;195:111200. Epub 2020 Jun 18.

Tianjin Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Molecular Nuclear Medicine Institute of Radiation Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China. Electronic address:

The purpose of this study was to develop a novel pH-sensitive hydrogel which was used to regulate the acute radiation syndrome (ARS). The hydrogel was fabricated by grafting polycaprolactone onto methacrylic acid copolymer (MAC-g-PCL). Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and nuclear magnetic resonance (H NMR) confirmed the obtaining of MAC-g-PCL hydrogel. Read More

Med Sci Monit 2020 Jul 4;26:e922642. Epub 2020 Jul 4.

Department of Nursing, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China (mainland).

BACKGROUND Guidelines recommend a clear liquid fasting time of 2 h before surgery, which is often exceeded, leading to adverse reactions (ARs) such as discomfort, thirst, and dehydration. We assessed the gastric contents and ARs after oral glucose water administration 1 h prior to surgery in children with cyanotic congenital heart disease (CCHD). MATERIAL AND METHODS This was a non-inferiority randomized controlled trial of children with CCHD enrolled at the Fujian Medical University Union Hospital from 09/2014 to 05/2017 and randomized to receive oral glucose water (10 g of glucose in 100 ml of warm water, 5 ml/kg) 2 h (2-h group, n=174) or 1 h (1-h group, n=170) before surgery. Read More

Water Res 2020 Jun 20;183:116068. Epub 2020 Jun 20.

USDA, ARS, U.S. Salinity Laboratory, Riverside, CA, 92507-4617, United States. Electronic address:

Saturated column experiments were conducted to systematically examine the influence of hydration on the detachment of nano- and micro-sized latex colloids (35 nm and 1 μm, respectively) from sand. The colloids were attached on the sand in primary minima (PM) using high ionic strength (IS) NaCl solutions. The PM were predicted to be shallower and located farther from sand surfaces with increasing IS due to the hydration force. Read More

J Fish Dis 2020 Jul 2. Epub 2020 Jul 2.

Department of Fish and Wildlife Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, USA.

Burbot (Lota lota maculosa) are a potential new species for commercial aquaculture. As burbot culture expands, there is a need to further define pathogen susceptibility and characterize aspects of the burbot immune response in an effort to assess fish health. A recent clinical diagnostic case from juvenile burbot reared at a commercial production facility resulted in the isolation and identification of Flavobacterium columnare along with several Aeromonas spp. Read More

Methods Mol Biol 2020 ;2149:513-539

Southern Regional Research Center, U.S. Department of Agriculture, New Orleans, LA, USA.

Computerized molecular modeling continues to increase in capability and applicability to carbohydrates. This chapter covers nomenclature and conformational aspects of carbohydrates, perhaps of greater use to computational chemists who do not have a strong background in carbohydrates, and its comments on various methods and studies might be of more use to carbohydrate chemists who are inexperienced with computation. Work on the intrinsic variability of glucose, an overall theme, is described. Read More

Poult Sci 2020 Jul 27;99(7):3752-3760. Epub 2020 Apr 27.

Oligo Basics USA LLC, Cary, NC 27519, USA.

Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of functional oils containing cashew nutshell and castor oil on turkey performance and intestinal morphology. In experiment 1, 585 hatchlings were randomly placed in 15 replicate floor pens, (13 poults/pen) with recycled litter and provided feed and water ad libitum. Birds were randomly assigned to 3 dietary treatments from 1 to 12 wk: nonmedicated control, 0. Read More

Phytopathology 2020 Jul 2. Epub 2020 Jul 2.

University of California, Davis, Department of Plant Pathology, 1 Shields Ave, Davis, California, United States, 95616;

pv. (Cff) is the causal agent of bacterial wilt of common bean (), a disease that can reduce yields of this economically important crop worldwide. Current genomics resources for this important bacterial pathogen are limited. Read More

BMC Plant Biol 2020 Jul 1;20(1):303. Epub 2020 Jul 1.

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Plant Germplasm Introduction and Testing Research, 24106 N Bunn Road, Prosser, WA, 99350, USA.

Background: Alfalfa has been cultivated in many regions around the world as an important forage crop due to its nutritive value to livestock and ability to adapt to various environments. However, the genetic basis by which plasticity of quality-relevant traits influence alfalfa adaption to different water conditions remain largely unknown.

Results: In the present study, 198 accessions of alfalfa of the core collection for drought tolerance were evaluated for 26 forage quality traits in a field trial under an imposed deficit irrigation gradient. Read More

Circ Res 2020 Jul 1. Epub 2020 Jul 1.

Aab Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, UNITED STATES.

Increased protein synthesis of pro-fibrotic genes is a common feature in cardiac fibrosis and heart failure. Despite this observation, critical factors and molecular mechanisms for translational control of pro-fibrotic genes during cardiac fibrosis remain unclear. To investigate the role of a bifunctional aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase (ARS), glutamyl-prolyl-tRNA synthetase (EPRS) in translational control of cardiac fibrosis. Read More

J Food Prot 2020 Jul 1. Epub 2020 Jul 1.

USDA-ARS Southeast Area Research Microbiologist 950 College Station Road, Room 520 UNITED STATES Athens ga 30605 7065463516.

Contaminated poultry meat is a major source of human foodborne illnesses. Many interventions have been developed to reduce and/or eliminate human foodborne pathogens in poultry products; however, treatments with cold plasma or carnosine or a combination of both interventions have not been extensively investigated. In this communication, the bacterial microflora of poultry meat samples after treatments with cold plasma and carnosine were characterized with EcoPlates ™ in the OmniLog ® system. Read More

Nucleic Acids Res 2020 Jul 1. Epub 2020 Jul 1.

Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.

Specific genomic functions are dictated by macromolecular complexes (MCs) containing multiple proteins. Affinity purification of these complexes, often using antibodies, followed by mass spectrometry (MS) has revolutionized our ability to identify the composition of MCs. However, conventional immunoprecipitations suffer from contaminating antibody/serum-derived peptides that limit the sensitivity of detection for low-abundant interacting partners using MS. Read More

Methods Mol Biol 2020 ;2156:119-139

USDA-ARS and North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.

Histological analysis of frozen and thawed plants has been conducted for many years but the observation of individual sections only provides a two-dimensional representation of a three-dimensional phenomenon. Currently available optical sectioning techniques for viewing internal structures in three dimensions are either low in resolution or the instrument cannot penetrate deep enough into the tissue to visualize the whole plant. Methods using higher resolution equipment are expensive and often require time-consuming training. Read More

Genome Biol 2020 Jul 1;21(1):156. Epub 2020 Jul 1.

Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Houston, TX, USA.

Background: The traditional approach to studying the epigenetic mechanism CpG methylation in tissue samples is to identify regions of concordant differential methylation spanning multiple CpG sites (differentially methylated regions). Variation limited to single or small numbers of CpGs has been assumed to reflect stochastic processes. To test this, we developed software, Cluster-Based analysis of CpG methylation (CluBCpG), and explored variation in read-level CpG methylation patterns in whole genome bisulfite sequencing data. Read More