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A powerhouse protein shapes how trees grow wood
Nanjing Agricultural University The Academy of Science- Journal
- Horticulture Research
Seeing the unseen: New hyperspectral-metabolomics pipeline accelerates salt-tolerant crop screening
Nanjing Agricultural University The Academy of ScienceA research team has developed a powerful two-stage screening pipeline that integrates hyperspectral imaging and metabolomic profiling to rapidly and accurately identify salt-tolerant crop mutants before visible symptoms appear.
- Journal
- Plant Phenomics
Immune checkpoints in B cells: unlocking new potentials in cancer treatment
FAR Publishing LimitedThis review elucidates the dysfunction of B cells in tumor microenvironment, summarizes the discovery and mechanism of action of B cell ICs in tumors, and discusses urgent issues and future perspectives.
- Journal
- Advanced Science
Drones and AI team up to spot missing maize seedlings early
Nanjing Agricultural University The Academy of ScienceA research team developed a drone-based, semi-supervised learning pipeline that detects both maize seedlings and missing plants at early growth stages.
- Journal
- Plant Phenomics
NK cell senescence in cancer: from molecular mechanisms to therapeutic opportunities
FAR Publishing LimitedThis review explores how NK cell senescence impacts cancer immunotherapy, highlighting key biomarkers like CD57 and reduced cytotoxicity. It reveals how the tumor microenvironment accelerates NK cell aging through chronic inflammation and immunosuppressive cells. The study also discusses strategies to delay senescence, such as cytokine modulation and gene editing, to enhance NK cell-based therapies. These findings offer new insights for improving cancer treatment outcomes by targeting senescent NK cells.
- Journal
- Aging and Disease
The effectiveness of B-cells in chemotherapy and its potential for treatment
FAR Publishing LimitedIn the tumor microenvironment (TME), B cells' anti-tumor and tumor-promoting functions have drawn a lot of interest lately. One of the mainstays of cancer treatment, chemotherapy affects the function and proliferation of several B-cell subsets as well as how they interact with the TME. Targeting B cells or the cells that surround them may improve the effectiveness of chemotherapy by altering B-cell function, offering a viable direction for further research into tumor therapies.
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- Clinical and Translational Medicine
- Funder
- Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation, Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou, Hunan Youth Science and Technology Talent Project
Fungal communities in kidney tumors affect cancer treatment success
FAR Publishing LimitedWe analyzed fungal communities in kidney tumors from 1,044 patients across four international studies. Patients with abundant tumor fungi had worse survival outcomes and reduced response to immunotherapy. These fungi may suppress fat breakdown processes and weaken immune T cells that fight cancer. We developed predictive tools using fungal signatures that accurately forecast treatment success in kidney and other cancers. One fungal species, Aspergillus tanneri, was particularly linked to poor outcomes.
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- Science Advances
- Funder
- Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation, Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou, Hunan Youth Science and Technology Talent Project
New R package "iDOM" unlocks complex patterns in dissolved organic matter research
Tsinghua University PressDissolved organic matter (DOM) plays a critical role in nutrient cycling and microbial dynamics across ecosystems, but its complexity poses major analytical challenges. To address this, a team led by Prof. Jianjun Wang from the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed iDOM, a powerful new R package for the statistical analysis and visualization of DOM data. Designed to integrate DOM composition with environmental and microbial factors, iDOM enables researchers to unravel the ecological processes driving DOM dynamics under global change. With tools for trait analysis, diversity metrics, network inference, and temperature response modeling, iDOM offers a robust and reproducible framework for DOM studies worldwide.
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- mLife
Decoding the mechanisms behind second primary cancers
FAR Publishing LimitedSecond primary cancers (SPCs) are a major cause of death among cancer survivors. This review highlights recent advances in understanding SPC mechanisms, including genomic changes, stromal cell alterations, hormone signaling, immunosuppression, and gene methylation. It also explores emerging tools such as intratumoral microbes, single-cell multi-omics, and metabolomics, offering new directions for future research.
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- Journal of Translational Medicine
- Funder
- Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou