Fusarium oxysporum is a well‐known soilborne plant pathogen that causes severe vascular
wilt in economically important crops worldwide. During the infection process, F. oxysporum …

Eight syndromes are associated with the loss of methylation at specific imprinted loci. There
has been increasing evidence that these methylation defects in patients are not isolated …

The varied transcriptomic response to nanoparticles has hampered the understanding of the
mechanism of action. Here, by performing a meta-analysis of a large collection of …

Endosymbiosis with chemosynthetic bacteria has enabled many deep-sea invertebrates to
thrive at hydrothermal vents and cold seeps, but most previous studies on this mutualism …

The Krüppel-like factor and specificity protein (KLF/SP) genes play key roles in critical
biological processes including stem cell maintenance, cell proliferation, embryonic …

Background Tapeworms are agents of neglected tropical diseases responsible for
significant health problems and economic loss. They also exhibit adaptations to a parasitic …

Rhizome rot is a destructive soil-borne disease of Polygonatum kingianum and adversely
affects the yield and sustenance of the plant. Understanding how the causal fungus …

Rice is an important cereal crop, which provides staple food for more than half of the world's
population. To meet the demand of the ever-growing population in the next few decades, an …

Transcription factors are key regulatory proteins in all living beings. In fungi, transcription
factors include either broad-domain regulatory proteins that affect the expression of many …

Background Heterobasidion parviporum is an economically most important fungal forest
pathogen in northern Europe, causing root and butt rot disease of Norway spruce (Picea …