supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2021YFC2701400);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32000393,32322017,32288101)。
Cytosine base editing achieves C·G-to-T·A substitutions and can convert four codons(CAA/CAG/CGA/TGG)into STOP-codons(induction of STOP-codons,iSTOP)to knock out genes with reduced mosaicism.iSTOP enables direct phen...
supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2021YFC2701400);in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32000393 and 32288101).
During spermiogenesis,haploid spermatids undergo dramatic morphological changes to form slender sperm flagella and cap-like acrosomes,which are required for successful fertilization.Severe deformities in flagella caus...
supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(2022YFC3401803);the Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDC0120301);the Hundred Talents Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(E3J56201);the Science and Technology Partnership Program,Ministry of Science and Technology of China(KY202001017);the Tianjin Synthetic Biotechnology Innovation Capacity Improvement Project(TSBICIP-IJCP-001,TSBICIP-IJCP-002,TSBICIP-CXRC-027).
Astaxanthin biosynthesis in Haematococcus pluvialis is driven by energy.However,the effect of the flagella-mediated energy-consuming movement process on astaxanthin accumulation has not been well studied.In this study...
Basic Scientific Research Funds of the National Natural Science Foundation(Grant No.31800476);International Center for Bamboo and Rattan(Grant No.1632020011).
Rattan is a typical tropical climbing plant that uses flagella to climb supports to grow.A comprehensive understanding of the anatomic structure and micromechanics of rattan flagella might inspire more research on bio...
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.32070850);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.31630050,31890780,and 32061143006);the National Key Research and Developmental Program of China(2018YFC1003900,2019YFA0802600,and 2016YFC1000600);the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.XDB19000000);the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.YD2070002006).
Multiple morphological abnormalities of the sperm flagella(MMAF)is a specific type of asthenoteratozoospermia,presenting with multiple morphological anomalies in spermatozoa,such as absent,bent,coiled,short,or irregul...
supported by grants from the Jiangsu Provincial Nature Science Foundation(BK20192005,China);National Natural Science Foundation of China(81630092,81903143,81802338,and 82072646);Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China for Distinguished Young Scholars(LR21H160001);Start-up Grant of HZNU(4125C5021820470,China)。
Salmonella:mediated cancer therapy has achieved remarkable anti-tumor effects in experimental animal models,but the detailed mechanism remains unsolved.In this report,the active involvement of the host immune response...
We thank Zhang Jie for her assistance in confocal analysis(Advanced Medical Research Institute,Shandong University).This work was supported by the National Key Research and Development Programs of China(2018YFC1003400);the Young Scholars Program of Shandong University(2016WLJH50);the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(ZR2017MH049).
Impaired flagellar development and impaired motility of sperm is a cause of infertility in males. Several genes, including those of the AKAP, CCDC, CFAP, and DNAH families, among others, are involved in the‘‘multipl...
the National Institutes of Health,No.1R15AI-065432.
BACKGROUND Escherichia coli(E.coli)express flagella to ascend human urinary tracts.To survive in the acidic pH of human urine,E.coli uses the glutamate decarboxylase acid response system,which is regulated by the GadE...
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.41330962,41276170);the National Natural Science Foundation of China-Shandong Joint Fund for Marine Science Research Centers(No.U1606404)
Magnetotactic bacteria are a group of Gram-negative bacteria that synthesize magnetic crystals, enabling them to navigate in relation to magnetic field lines. Morphologies of magnetotactic bacteria include spirillum, ...
Supported by the Thailand Research Fund(MRG5580161);the Research Fund Project(ASHCU57002);the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences at Chulalongkorn University;the Graduate School Thesis Grant of Chulalongkorn University
Objective:To investigate the impact of the fliD gene on the biofilm formation of Helicobacter pylori(H.pylori).Methods:H.pylori fliD mutant was constructed using inverse PCR mutagenesis.The mobility of the bacteria an...