Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC, also called primary liver cancer) is one of the most fatal
cancers in the world. Due to the insidiousness of the onset of HCC and the lack of effective …

Hepatitis viruses are chief pathogens of hepatitis and end-stage liver diseases. Their
replication and related pathogenic process highly rely on the host micro-environment and …

Contemporary climatic stress seriously affects rice production. Unfortunately, long-term
domestication and improvement modified the phytohormones network to achieve the …

Mosquito‐borne flaviviruses including Zika virus (ZIKV) represent a public health problem in
some parts of the world. Although ZIKV infection is predominantly asymptomatic or …

The fall armyworm (FAW) poses a significant threat to global crop production. Here we
showed that overexpression of jasmonate ZIM-domain (JAZ) protein GhJAZ24 confers …

Abstract The AP2/ERF (APETALA2/ETHYLENE RESPONSE FACTOR) transcription factors
play multiple roles in modulating the biosynthesis of diverse specialized metabolites in …

Abstract The traditional Chinese herb Rubus chingii Hu (R. chingii) is widely used in clinical
practice due to its beneficial effects. Flavonoids are the important class of pharmacological …

High temperatures have a significant impact on plant growth and metabolism. In recent
years, the fruit industry has faced a serious threat due to high-temperature stress on fruit …

Calcineurin B-like protein-interacting protein kinases (CIPKs) are key elements of plant
abiotic stress signaling pathways. CIPKs are SOS2 (Salt Overly Sensitive 2)-like proteins …

Background The basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) gene family is one of plants' largest
transcription factor families. It plays an important role in regulating plant growth and abiotic …