supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(82372223 and 82172243);the National Key R&D Program of China(2021YFF0702004);the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China(2042022dx0003).
A unique feature of coronaviruses is their utilization of self-encoded nonstructural protein 16(nsp16),20-Omethyltransferase(20-O-MTase),to cap their RNAs through ribose 20-O-methylation modification.This process is c...
supported by a grant from the National Key research and development Program of China (2021YFA0909500,2021YFC2100100);National Natural Science Foundation of China (32170077,32170075).
Carbazomycins(1-8)are a subgroup of carbazole derivatives that contain oxygen at the C3 and C4 positions and an unusual asymmetric substitution pattern.Several of these compounds exhibit antifungal and antioxidant act...
partially sponsored by contributions from the National Key R&D Program of China(2021YFA1300800);the China NSFC projects(82172243,82341061,and 82372223);the Fundamental Research Funds for Central Universities(2042023kf1028 and 2042022dx0003).
Previous studies through targeted mutagenesis of K-D-K-E motif have demonstrated that 2′-O-MTase activity is essential for efficient viral replication and immune evasion.However,the K-D-K-E catalytic motif of 2′-O-M...
supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology,People’s Republic of China(2021YFA0909303);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32270347,31822005,31870294)。
The tapetum,a crucial innermost layer encompassing male reproductive cells within the anther wall,plays a pivotal role in normal pollen development.The transcription factors (TFs) bHLH010/089/091 redundantly facilitat...
supported by National Key R&D Program of China(2018YFA0903200);General Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China(32370083);Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing CSTB(CSTB2022NSCQ-MSX0995);Graduate Innovation Program(GZLCX20232114)。
About two-thirds of small molecule drugs contain methyl group and it plays a very important role in the drug development.So,methyltransferases catalyzing the methylation have always attracted great attention.Hangtaimy...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32170388);the Scientific and Technological Innovation project of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences(CACMS Innovation Fund CI2021A04108,CI2021A04515);the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Public Welfare Research Institutes of China(ZZ13-YQ-057,ZXKT21006)。
Lotus(Nelumbo nucifera),an ancient aquatic plant,possesses a unique pharmacological activity that is primarily contributed by benzylisoquinoline alkaloids(BIAs).However,only few genes and enzymes involved in BIA biosy...
Key Research and Development Project of Hainan Province(ZDYF2021XDNY174);Science and Technology Major Project of Inner Mongolia(2021ZD0023–1);National Transgenic Key Project of the Ministry of Agriculture of China(2018ZX0800801B)。
Background:SCNT(somatic cell nuclear transfer)is of great significance to biological research and also to the livestock breeding.However,the survival rate of the SCNT cloned animals is relatively low compared to other...
supported by the Major Science and Technology Projects of Breeding New Varieties of Agriculture in Zhejiang Province (2021C02074);National Natural Science Foundation of China (82003889, 31571735, 82073963, 81522049);National Key Research and Development Program of China (2018YFC1706203);Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (LQ21H280004, LY20H280008);Zhejiang Provincial Ten Thousands Program for Leading Talents of Science and Technology Innovation (2018R52050);Zhejiang Provincial Program for the Cultivation of High-level Innovative Health Talents;Research Project of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (2021JKZDZC06);Opening Project of Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Resources Protection and Innovation of Traditional Chinese Medicine (2021E10013)。
Camptothecin(CPT) is an anticancer pentacyclic quinoline alkaloid widely used to treat cancer patients worldwide. However, the biosynthetic pathway and transcriptional regulation of camptothecin are largely unknown. O...
supported by the Hong Kong Health and Medical Research Fund grants COVID190121 to JF-WC and COVID190114 to D-YJ;the Hong Kong Research Grants Council grants C7142-20GF and T11-709/21-N to D-YJ.
Live attenuated vaccines might elicit mucosal and sterilizing immunity against SARS-CoV-2 that the existing mRNA,adenoviral vector and inactivated vaccines fail to induce.Here,we describe a candidate live attenuated v...