Works Published in 2020
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2020 journal article
Fourfold alkyl wrapping of a copper(II) porphyrin thwarts macrocycle pi-pi stacking in a compact supramolecular package
ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION C-STRUCTURAL CHEMISTRY, 76, 647-+.
author keywords: porphyrin; pi-pi stacking prevention; facial encumbrance; copper(II); crystal structure; supramolecular chemistry
TL;DR:
In this study, a copper(II) porphyrin bearing four meso substituents, namely, {10,20-bis[2,6-bis(octyloxy)phenyl]-5,15-dibromoporphinato}copper(II), was prepared by metalation of the corresponding free-base porphyrsin and was characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: November 9, 2020
2020 journal article
Ehrlichia chaffeensis EplA Interaction With Host Cell Protein Disulfide Isomerase Promotes Infection
FRONTIERS IN CELLULAR AND INFECTION MICROBIOLOGY, 10.
author keywords: Ehrlichia; protein disulfide isomerase; Intracellular bacteria; bacterial invasion; adhesin; anaplamataceae
MeSH headings : Adhesins, Bacterial; Animals; Dogs; Ehrlichia chaffeensis; Ehrlichiosis; Monocytes; Protein Disulfide-Isomerases
TL;DR:
EplA contributes to E. chaffeensis infection of monocytic cells by engaging PDI and exploiting the enzyme's reduction of host cell surface disulfide bonds in an EplA C-terminus-dependent manner and is identified as a novel ehrlichial receptor binding domains.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: October 26, 2020
2020 journal article
Photophysical Properties and Electronic Structure of Zinc(II) Porphyrins Bearing 0-4 meso-Phenyl Substituents: Zinc Porphine to Zinc Tetraphenylporphyrin (ZnTPP)
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A, 124(38), 7776–7794.
TL;DR:
Six zinc(II) porphyrins bearing 0-4 meso-phenyl substituents have been examined spectroscopically and theoretically and reveal fundamental insights into the photophysical properties and electronic structure of meso,phenylporphyrins, widely used as benchmarks for tetrapyrrole-based architectures in solar energy and life sciences research.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: October 26, 2020
2020 journal article
Synonymous Site-to-Site Substitution Rate Variation Dramatically Inflates False Positive Rates of Selection Analyses: Ignore at Your Own Peril
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, 37(8), 2430–2439.
author keywords: evolutionary model; synonymous rate variation; codon model; episodic selection
MeSH headings : Animals; Models, Genetic; Phylogeny; Rhodopsin / genetics; Selection, Genetic; Silent Mutation; Vertebrates / genetics
TL;DR:
It is found that failing to account for even moderate levels of SRV in selection testing is likely to produce intolerably high false positive rates and add to a growing literature establishing that tests of selection are much more sensitive to certain model assumptions than previously believed.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: October 19, 2020
2020 journal article
Genetic Basis of Natural Variation in Spontaneous Grooming in Drosophila melanogaster
G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS, 10(9), 3453–3460.
author keywords: Drosophila Genetic Reference Panel; genome wide association analysis; RNA interference; behavioral genetics
MeSH headings : Animals; Drosophila melanogaster / genetics; Epistasis, Genetic; Female; Genetic Variation; Genome-Wide Association Study; Grooming
TL;DR:
Although grooming behavior is highly correlated between males and females, significant sex by genotype interactions are observed, indicating that the genetic basis of spontaneous grooming is partially distinct in the two sexes.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: October 5, 2020
2020 journal article
Development and validation of a droplet digital PCR assay for the detection and quantification of Bartonella species within human clinical samples
JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS, 176.
author keywords: Bartonella; Clinical diagnostics; Molecular detection; Digital droplet PCR; Digital PCR
MeSH headings : Bacteremia / diagnosis; Bacteremia / microbiology; Bartonella / genetics; Bartonella / isolation & purification; Bartonella Infections / diagnosis; Bartonella Infections / microbiology; DNA, Bacterial / isolation & purification; Humans; Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
TL;DR:
The ddPCR assay developed based upon previously published TaqMan-based qPCR assays that can amplify DNA of over 25 Bartonella spp.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: October 5, 2020
2020 journal article
Bacterial Community Structure Dynamics in Meloidogyne incognita-Infected Roots and Its Role in Worm-Microbiome Interactions
MSPHERE, 5(4).
author keywords: Meloidogyne incognita; bacterial succession; microbiome; plant-microbe interactions; root knot nematode
MeSH headings : Animals; Bacteria / classification; Bacteria / metabolism; DNA Barcoding, Taxonomic; Genetic Variation; Host Microbial Interactions; Microbiota; Phylogeny; Plant Roots / microbiology; Plant Roots / parasitology; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics; Rhizosphere; Soil; Soil Microbiology; Tylenchoidea / microbiology; Tylenchoidea / physiology
TL;DR:
It is indicated that a structured community develops in the root, in which gall communities diverge from root segments lacking a gall, and that this structure is maintained throughout the crop season.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger
(Web of Science)
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: September 28, 2020
2020 article
Analysis of Wikipedia pageviews to identify popular chemicals
REPORTERS, MARKERS, DYES, NANOPARTICLES, AND MOLECULAR PROBES FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS XII, Vol. 11256.
author keywords: Wikipedia; Database; Pageview; Search; SMILES; Medicine; Pharmaceutical; World Health Organization
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: September 28, 2020
2020 article
Absorption and fluorescence spectra of organic compounds from 40 sources - archives, repositories, databases, and literature search engines
REPORTERS, MARKERS, DYES, NANOPARTICLES, AND MOLECULAR PROBES FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS XII, Vol. 11256.
author keywords: Photophysics; Molar absorption coefficient; Fluorescence quantum yield; Search engine; Database; Fluorophore; Photonics; PhotochemCAD
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: September 28, 2020
2020 journal article
Modeling Self-Thinning Patterns in Loblolly Pine with Provenance and Family Effects
FOREST SCIENCE, 66(6), 712–725.
author keywords: Pinus taeda L.; stand density index; carrying capacity; boundary line; genetics; seed source
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water
(OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: September 24, 2020
2020 journal article
Sequencing depth and genotype quality: accuracy and breeding operation considerations for genomic selection applications in autopolyploid crops
THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS, 133(12), 3345–3363.
MeSH headings : Crops, Agricultural / genetics; Crops, Agricultural / growth & development; Genotype; Ipomoea batatas / genetics; Ipomoea batatas / growth & development; Phenotype; Plant Breeding; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; Polyploidy; Quantitative Trait Loci; Selection, Genetic; Sequence Analysis, DNA
TL;DR:
It is concluded that genomic selection can help accelerate the rate of genetic gains in potato and sweetpotato, however, application of genomic selection should be considered as part of optimizing the entire breeding program.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: September 21, 2020
2020 journal article
An Efficient Stevia rebaudiana Transformation System and In vitro Enzyme Assays Reveal Novel Insights into UGT76G1 Function
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 10(1).
MeSH headings : Alternative Splicing; Glycosyltransferases / biosynthesis; Glycosyltransferases / genetics; Isoenzymes / biosynthesis; Isoenzymes / genetics; Plant Proteins / biosynthesis; Plant Proteins / genetics; Plants, Genetically Modified / enzymology; Plants, Genetically Modified / genetics; Stevia / enzymology; Stevia / genetics; Transformation, Genetic
TL;DR:
A highly efficient Agrobacterium-mediated stable transformation system using axillary shoots as the initial explant is reported and evidence suggesting that alternative and/or aberrant splicing may serve to influence the ability of the plant to produce functional UGT76G1 transcripts, and possibly produce enzyme variants within the plant is found.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: September 14, 2020
2020 journal article
Engineering of an archaeal phosphodiesterase to trigger aggregation-induced emission (AIE) of synthetic substrates
NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY, 44(33), 14266–14277.
TL;DR:
The development of enzymatically triggered substrates and the complementary heterologous enzymes may support diverse applications in the life sciences.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: September 14, 2020
2020 journal article
Measurement of Novel, Drinking Water-Associated PFAS in Blood from Adults and Children in Wilmington, North Carolina
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES, 128(7).
MeSH headings : Adult; Alkanesulfonic Acids; Caprylates; Child; Drinking Water; Environmental Exposure / statistics & numerical data; Female; Fluorocarbons / analysis; Fluorocarbons / blood; Humans; Male; North Carolina; Nutrition Surveys; Rivers; Water Pollutants, Chemical / analysis
TL;DR:
Poorly understood fluoroethers released into the Cape Fear River by a fluorochemical manufacturing facility were detected in blood samples from Wilmington, North Carolina, residents.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
6. Clean Water and Sanitation
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 24, 2020
2020 journal article
Hepatozoon canisin hunting dogs from Southern Italy: distribution and risk factors
PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH, 119(9), 3023–3031.
author keywords: Hepatozoon canis; Hunting dogs; Vector-borne diseases; Italy; PCR
TL;DR:
The aims of the present survey were to determine the prevalence of H. canis in hunting dogs living in Southern Italy and to assess potential infection risk factors, as well as to assess the epidemiological relationships between hunting dogs and wild animal populations sharing the same habitats in SouthernItaly.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 17, 2020
2020 journal article
AssessingMegastigmus specularis(Hymenoptera: Megastigmidae) infestations in a Fraser fir (Abies fraseri(Pursh) Poir.) clonal seed orchard of the southern Appalachians
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH, 35(8), 445–455.
author keywords: Megastigmus; Mesopolobus; chalcids; Christmas trees; orchards; Abies
TL;DR:
Evidence for the efficiency of a gravity-seed cleaning method eliminating upwards of 95% of chalcid-infested seeds is presented and a model that linked different aspects of the biology of these species and discussed host–insect phenological relationships is proposed.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 17, 2020
2020 journal article
PTPN11mutations in canine and human disseminated histiocytic sarcoma
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER, 147(6), 1657–1665.
author keywords: histiocytic sarcoma; dog; spontaneous model; PTPN11
MeSH headings : Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Animals; Biopsy; Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Proliferation / drug effects; Child; Child, Preschool; DNA Mutational Analysis; Disease Models, Animal; Dog Diseases / blood; Dog Diseases / genetics; Dog Diseases / pathology; Dogs; Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor / methods; Female; Histiocytes / pathology; Histiocytic Sarcoma / drug therapy; Histiocytic Sarcoma / genetics; Histiocytic Sarcoma / pathology; Histiocytic Sarcoma / veterinary; Humans; Infant; MAP Kinase Signaling System / drug effects; MAP Kinase Signaling System / genetics; Male; Middle Aged; Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / antagonists & inhibitors; Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / metabolism; Mutation; Protein Kinase Inhibitors / pharmacology; Protein Kinase Inhibitors / therapeutic use; Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 11 / antagonists & inhibitors; Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 11 / genetics; Ribonucleases; Tumor Suppressor Proteins; Young Adult
TL;DR:
Results illustrate the relevance of naturally affected dogs in deciphering genetic mechanisms and selecting efficient targeted therapies for such rare and aggressive cancers in humans, by testing drugs targeting the MAPK pathway in eight canine HS cell lines.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 10, 2020
2020 journal article
A plant DNA virus replicates in the salivary glands of its insect vector via recruitment of host DNA synthesis machinery
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 117(29), 16928–16937.
author keywords: DNA synthesis machinery; insect vector; plant DNA virus; replication; salivary glands
MeSH headings : Animals; Begomovirus / genetics; Begomovirus / physiology; DNA Polymerase III / genetics; DNA Polymerase III / metabolism; Gossypium / parasitology; Gossypium / virology; Hemiptera / pathogenicity; Hemiptera / virology; Host-Pathogen Interactions; Insect Proteins / genetics; Insect Proteins / metabolism; Insect Vectors / pathogenicity; Insect Vectors / virology; Salivary Glands / metabolism; Salivary Glands / virology; Virus Replication
TL;DR:
It is found that TYLCV induces DNA synthesis machinery, proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and DNA polymerase δ (Polδ), to establish a replication-competent environment in whiteflies, and that replication is mainly in the salivary glands.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 10, 2020
2020 review
Current Insights into Migratory Endoparasitism: Deciphering the Biology, Parasitism Mechanisms, and Management Strategies of Key Migratory Endoparasitic Phytonematodes
[Review of ]. PLANTS-BASEL, 9(6).
author keywords: migratory nematodes; Radopholus; Pratylenchus; Ditylenchus; Bursaphelenchus; plant-parasitic nematodes; parasitism genes
TL;DR:
Current insights into the biology, parasitism mechanism, and management strategies of the four-key migratory endoparasitic PPN genera, namely Pratylenchus, Radopholus, Ditylenchus, and Bursaphelenchus are provided.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger
(Web of Science)
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 10, 2020
2020 journal article
Pollination Bag Type Has a Significant Impact on Cone Survival in Mass Production of Controlled Pollinated Seeds in Loblolly Pine
Forest Science, 6.
author keywords: Pinus taeda; seed orchard; controlled pollination; conelet survival
TL;DR:
Comparing prototype pollination bags made by PBS International to the industry standard kraft paper pollination bag with and without a support wire for female strobili survival and to assess their efficiency for mass production of controlled cross loblolly pine seed found them to be efficient.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Source: ORCID
Added: August 9, 2020
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