C and N are the most important essential elements constituting organic compounds in
plants. The shoots and roots depend on each other by exchanging C and N through the …

Most research on mechanisms of aging is being conducted in a very limited number of
classical model species, ie, laboratory mouse (Mus musculus), rat (Rattus norvegicus …

Autophagy is a catabolic process for degrading dysfunctional proteins and organelles, and
closely associated with cancer cell survival under therapeutic, metabolic stress, hypoxia …

The terminal steps of lens cell differentiation require elimination of all organelles to create a
central Organelle Free Zone (OFZ) that is required for lens function of focusing images on …

Thymic stromal cells (TSCs) are critical regulators of T cell tolerance, but their basic biology
has remained under-characterized because they are relatively rare and difficult to isolate …

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) typically develops in a chronic inflammatory setting causal
to release of a plethora of growth factors and cytokines. However, the molecular effect of …

Autophagy has been reported to be involved in the occurrence and development of
pancreatic cancer. However, the mechanism of autophagy‑associated non‑coding RNAs …

Naked mole rats (NMRs) are the longest-living rodents known, living up to approximately 30
years and showing sustained good health. Nowadays, NMRs are considered excellent …

Non-traditional model organisms are typically defined as any model the deviates from the
typical laboratory animals, such as mouse, rat, and worm. These models are becoming …

Purpose: Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are related to compression stress-induced
nucleus pulposus (NP) cell autophagy, but the specific mechanism is unknown in …