Agarwood is the resinous wood produced in some Aquilaria species and is highly valued for wide usages in medicine, incense, and perfume.To protect the threatened Aquilaria species, the cultivation of Aquilaria sinensis and artificial agarwood induction techniques have been effectively established in China.To evaluate the quality of agarwood induced
Abstract Background Niemann-Pick type C (NP-C) is a rare neurovisceral genetic disorder read more caused by mutations in the NPC1 or the NPC2 gene.NPC1 is a multipass-transmembrane protein essential for egress of cholesterol from late endosomes/lysosomes.To evaluate impacts of NPC1 mutations, we examined fibroblast cultures from 26 NP-C1 patients w
Isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH), a key enzyme in the tricarboxylic acid cycle, plays an important role in cellular energy metabolism.When the IDH gene is mutated, the enzyme activity is altered, resulting in an accumulation of a large amount of the tumor metabolite 2-hydroxyglutaric acid (2-HG), causing severe epigenetic deregulation and dysregulati
Despite calls from national organizations (CAEP, NCTE) to prepare teachers to include the study of LGTBQ culture into classrooms, little progress has been made incorporating LGTBQ themed literature and dialogue surrounding LGBTQ issues in secondary classrooms (Clark, 2010; Sieben & Wallowitz, 2009; Haertling-Thein, 2013).To examine why, this qualit