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Staphylococcal γ-Hemolysin AB and γ-Hemolysin CB Differentially Activate Murine Bone Marrow-Derived Mast Cells 葡萄球菌γ-溶血素AB和γ-溶血素CB对小鼠骨髓源性肥大细胞的差异激活
IF 1.3 4区 生物学
Genes to Cells Pub Date : 2025-09-03 DOI: 10.1111/gtc.70047
Hikaru Inoue, Haruka Sakakibara, Shion Kamada, Ayana Ogata, Kazuhito Hayashi, Shigeaki Hida, Saotomo Itoh
{"title":"Staphylococcal γ-Hemolysin AB and γ-Hemolysin CB Differentially Activate Murine Bone Marrow-Derived Mast Cells","authors":"Hikaru Inoue,&nbsp;Haruka Sakakibara,&nbsp;Shion Kamada,&nbsp;Ayana Ogata,&nbsp;Kazuhito Hayashi,&nbsp;Shigeaki Hida,&nbsp;Saotomo Itoh","doi":"10.1111/gtc.70047","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/gtc.70047","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p><i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (<i>S. aureus</i>) produces various bicomponent pore-forming toxins (PFTs), including the γ-hemolysins (HlgAB and HlgCB) and leukocidins (LukAB and LukED). This study aimed to examine the effect of PFTs on murine bone marrow-derived mast cells (BMMCs). All the PFTs assessed in this study (HlgAB, HlgCB, LukAB, and LukED) were found to bind to BMMCs. Specifically, HlgAB and LukED, but not HlgCB or LukAB, induced membrane damage. Furthermore, only HlgAB induced BMMC degranulation, whereas HlgAB and HlgCB significantly augmented the degranulation caused by ionophore, immunocomplex, and staphylococcal δ-toxin. The augmentation of degranulation by HlgAB was impaired when a pore-formation defect mutant of HlgB (HlgBΔstem) was used. Conversely, the augmentation by HlgCB was unaffected following the use of HlgBΔstem, suggesting that HlgAB but not HlgCB augments degranulation in a pore-formation-dependent manner. These results highlight the novel roles for the staphylococcal γ-hemolysins HlgAB and HlgCB, as they differentially affect the degranulation of mast cells in the effector phase of allergic inflammation.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":12742,"journal":{"name":"Genes to Cells","volume":"30 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144929715","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Loss of Nuclear Protein Dyro Causes Abnormalities in Nurse Cell Nuclei and Abort Oogenesis at Mid-Oogenesis Checkpoint 核蛋白Dyro缺失导致护士细胞核异常和卵子发生中期流产
IF 1.3 4区 生物学
Genes to Cells Pub Date : 2025-09-01 DOI: 10.1111/gtc.70045
Takamoto Shima, Yuuki Kawabata, Yoshimasa Yagi
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Maturation Status of Rat Lung Epithelial Cells in Interspecies Chimeras Generated by Blastocyst Complementation 胚泡互补产生的种间嵌合体中大鼠肺上皮细胞的成熟状态
IF 1.3 4区 生物学
Genes to Cells Pub Date : 2025-08-21 DOI: 10.1111/gtc.70046
Yamato Murata, Shunsuke Yuri, Masahito Ikawa, Ayako Isotani
{"title":"Maturation Status of Rat Lung Epithelial Cells in Interspecies Chimeras Generated by Blastocyst Complementation","authors":"Yamato Murata,&nbsp;Shunsuke Yuri,&nbsp;Masahito Ikawa,&nbsp;Ayako Isotani","doi":"10.1111/gtc.70046","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/gtc.70046","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study investigates the maturation status of rat lung epithelial cells in interspecies chimeras generated via blastocyst complementation (BC) using <i>Fgfr2b</i>-knockout mouse embryos. In our previous study, we succeeded in generating rat-derived lung epithelium in interspecies chimeras using tetraploid complementation; however, the resulting cells remained immature and failed to support respiratory function. In this study, we established two <i>Fgfr2b</i>-KO mouse lines via CRISPR/Cas9 and injected GFP-labeled rat embryonic stem (ES) cells into blastocysts, which were then transferred to pseudopregnant female mice. Comparative histological analysis of airway spaces between wild-type rat lungs (E19.5–E21.5) and BC chimeras revealed that BC lungs reached a maturation stage comparable to E20.5–E21.5 rat lungs. Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction of key epithelial maturation markers—including ENaC subunits, Aqp5, and surfactant protein genes—demonstrated late-gestational upregulation in wild-type rat lungs, while expression levels in BC lungs exhibited significant inter-individual variability, corresponding to stages between E19.5 and E21.5 in wild-type rats. These findings suggest that the mouse host environment may partially promote maturation of rat-derived lung epithelial cells; however, additional mechanisms are likely required to achieve functional respiratory capacity.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":12742,"journal":{"name":"Genes to Cells","volume":"30 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144885092","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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ERSAtool: A User-Friendly R/Shiny Comprehensive Transcriptomic Analysis Interface Suitable for Education ERSAtool:一个用户友好的R/Shiny综合转录组分析接口适合教育
IF 1.3 4区 生物学
Genes to Cells Pub Date : 2025-08-18 DOI: 10.1111/gtc.70044
Sujith Taridalu, Ayyappa Kumar Sista Kameshwar, Masako Suzuki
{"title":"ERSAtool: A User-Friendly R/Shiny Comprehensive Transcriptomic Analysis Interface Suitable for Education","authors":"Sujith Taridalu,&nbsp;Ayyappa Kumar Sista Kameshwar,&nbsp;Masako Suzuki","doi":"10.1111/gtc.70044","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/gtc.70044","url":null,"abstract":"<p>RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) has become an essential technology for assessing gene expression profiles in biomedical research. However, the coding complexity of RNA-seq data analysis remains a significant barrier for students and researchers without extensive bioinformatics expertise. We present the Educational RNA-Seq Analysis tool (ERSAtool), a comprehensive R/Shiny interface that provides an intuitive graphical visualization of the complete RNA-seq analysis workflow. The application is built on established Bioconductor packages and upholds high standards in analyses while significantly reducing the technical expertise required to conduct sophisticated transcriptomic analyses. ERSAtool supports various input formats, such as raw count matrices and STAR alignment outputs. It generates sample information metadata through direct integration with the international public repository, Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO). The application guides users through normalization, data visualization, differential expression analysis, and functional interpretation using Gene Ontology and Gene Set Enrichment Analyses. All results can be compiled into comprehensive, downloadable reports that enhance reproducibility and knowledge sharing. The design targets features that support educational use, making it especially helpful for teaching transcriptomics in undergraduate to graduate-level bioinformatics courses and enhancing access to advanced transcriptomic analysis, potentially accelerating discoveries across various biological fields. ERSAtool is available for free at https://github.com/SuzukiLabTAMU/ERSAtool.</p>","PeriodicalId":12742,"journal":{"name":"Genes to Cells","volume":"30 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/gtc.70044","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144869494","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The Meeting Report on the Fifth International Conference of the Chromosomal SMC Complexes 第五届染色体SMC复合体国际会议报告
IF 1.3 4区 生物学
Genes to Cells Pub Date : 2025-08-05 DOI: 10.1111/gtc.70039
Hironori Niki, Yasuto Murayama
{"title":"The Meeting Report on the Fifth International Conference of the Chromosomal SMC Complexes","authors":"Hironori Niki,&nbsp;Yasuto Murayama","doi":"10.1111/gtc.70039","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/gtc.70039","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The fifth international meeting, entitled “SMC Complexes: Orchestrating Diverse Genome Functions”, took place in Numazu City, Shizuoka, Japan from October 15–18, 2024. With 159 attendees (115 of whom were from 18 countries and regions), the meeting aimed to further our understanding of large-scale chromosome organization and related chromosomal events, which are mediated by SMC complexes, one of the major architects of chromosomes. Discussion at the meeting was prompted by 49 talks and 82 poster presentations, which covered a variety of topics including the eukaryotic cohesin, condensin and SMC5/6 complexes, as well as bacterial and archaeal SMC complexes. Various cutting-edge approaches, ranging from molecular dynamics simulations to medical genetics, were developed and applied to reveal the functions of SMC complexes at mechanical and chromosomal levels. All attendees enjoyed the presentations of leading works and discussions with leading scientists in the field of chromosome biology.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":12742,"journal":{"name":"Genes to Cells","volume":"30 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144782585","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Functional Differences Between SIRPα Splice Isoforms SIRPα剪接异构体的功能差异
IF 1.3 4区 生物学
Genes to Cells Pub Date : 2025-08-05 DOI: 10.1111/gtc.70041
Mihoko Kajita, Yojiro Matsui, Kotaro Sugimoto, Shuto Takeuchi, Shota Matsumoto, Takahiro Okumura, Hiroyuki Kajiura, Kazuki Motomura, Atsushi Takeda, Tomomi Koshiyama, Kyoko Shirakabe
{"title":"Functional Differences Between SIRPα Splice Isoforms","authors":"Mihoko Kajita,&nbsp;Yojiro Matsui,&nbsp;Kotaro Sugimoto,&nbsp;Shuto Takeuchi,&nbsp;Shota Matsumoto,&nbsp;Takahiro Okumura,&nbsp;Hiroyuki Kajiura,&nbsp;Kazuki Motomura,&nbsp;Atsushi Takeda,&nbsp;Tomomi Koshiyama,&nbsp;Kyoko Shirakabe","doi":"10.1111/gtc.70041","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/gtc.70041","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Signal regulatory protein (SIRP) α, an inhibitory receptor belonging to the immunoglobulin (Ig) superfamily is abundantly expressed in phagocytes such as macrophages. CD47, the ligand for SIRPα, is expressed in most healthy cells, and called “don't eat me” signal because it binds to SIRPα on the surface of macrophages and inhibits phagocytosis. SIRPα has multiple splice isoforms, but most functional analyses have been carried out using long SIRPα, the SIRPα isoform with three extracellular Ig domains. In this study, we analyzed the expression and function of short SIRPα, an SIRPα isoform with only one extracellular Ig domain. In resting mouse macrophage Raw 264.7 cells, the short and long SIRPα mRNA expression levels were similar, and the proportion of short SIRPα mRNA decreased substantially after endotoxin stimulation. Short SIRPα bound to CD47 as same as long SIRPα, however, did not suppress the phagocytosis of recombinant CD47-coated beads, unlike long SIRPα. These results suggest that short SIRPα may be a “don't eat me” signal regulator with different expression and function from long SIRPα.</p>","PeriodicalId":12742,"journal":{"name":"Genes to Cells","volume":"30 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/gtc.70041","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144782757","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Paralog-Dependent Specialization of Paf1C Subunit, Ctr9, for Sex Chromosome Gene Regulation and Male Germline Differentiation in Drosophila 果蝇性染色体基因调控和雄性生殖系分化中Paf1C亚基Ctr9的同源依赖特化
IF 1.3 4区 生物学
Genes to Cells Pub Date : 2025-08-05 DOI: 10.1111/gtc.70040
Toshie Kai, Jinglan Zheng, Taichiro Iki
{"title":"Paralog-Dependent Specialization of Paf1C Subunit, Ctr9, for Sex Chromosome Gene Regulation and Male Germline Differentiation in Drosophila","authors":"Toshie Kai,&nbsp;Jinglan Zheng,&nbsp;Taichiro Iki","doi":"10.1111/gtc.70040","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/gtc.70040","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Testis-specific gene regulatory mechanisms govern the differentiation of germ cells into mature sperm. However, the molecular underpinnings are not fully elucidated. Here, we show the subunits forming Paf1C, a transcription regulator complex conserved across eukaryotes, have their individual paralogs predominantly expressed in <i>Drosophila</i> testes. One of these, namely, Ctr9 paralog enriched in testes (Ctr9t) was found to play a critical and nonredundant role in postmeiotic spermatid differentiation and male fertility in <i>D. melanogaster</i>. A proximity proteome analysis provides evidence that Ctr9t prefers the interaction between paralog members. We show endogenous Ctr9t is expressed and functional in germ cells at spermatocyte stages, accumulating in a distinct compartment within the nucleolus. There, Ctr9t co-localizes with Spermatocyte arrest (Sa), a testis-specific paralog of TATA-binding protein (TBP)-associated factor 8 (TAF8). We further demonstrate that <i>ctr9t</i> function is crucial for maintaining Sa in the nucleolus, but not vice versa. Transcriptome profiling reveals that Ctr9t acts as an activator for the set of male fertility genes on the Y chromosome, but it also acts as a global repressor of X chromosome genes. Collectively, our results shed light on the nucleolus-associated, paralog-dependent regulation of gene expression from sex chromosomes, which ensures the terminal differentiation of male germ cells.</p>","PeriodicalId":12742,"journal":{"name":"Genes to Cells","volume":"30 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/gtc.70040","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144782584","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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TOB Proteins Repress Translation via the CCR4–NOT Deadenylase Complex Independent of Deadenylation TOB蛋白通过独立于去烯化的CCR4-NOT去烯化酶复合物抑制翻译
IF 1.3 4区 生物学
Genes to Cells Pub Date : 2025-08-04 DOI: 10.1111/gtc.70042
Kanae Miyazaki, Takumi Tomohiro, Yoshinori Funakami, Akira Fukao, Toru Suzuki, Tadashi Yamamoto, Toshinobu Fujiwara
{"title":"TOB Proteins Repress Translation via the CCR4–NOT Deadenylase Complex Independent of Deadenylation","authors":"Kanae Miyazaki,&nbsp;Takumi Tomohiro,&nbsp;Yoshinori Funakami,&nbsp;Akira Fukao,&nbsp;Toru Suzuki,&nbsp;Tadashi Yamamoto,&nbsp;Toshinobu Fujiwara","doi":"10.1111/gtc.70042","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/gtc.70042","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Transducer of ErbB2 (TOB) proteins have been shown to promote mRNA decay through interactions with the CCR4–NOT complex and poly(A)-binding protein (PABP). While their role in deadenylation-mediated mRNA degradation is well established, their potential function in translational control remains to be elucidated. Here, we employed an in vitro translation system combined with an RNA tethering strategy to examine the function of TOB1 and TOB2 in translation. Our results demonstrate that TOB1 and TOB2 act as repressors of translation initiation, independent of deadenylation. Notably, this translational repression selectively targets eIF4A-dependent translation, while translation driven by eIF4A-independent IRES elements remains unaffected. While the interaction between TOB proteins and PABP appears to be dispensable, as disruption of this interaction only partially reduces translational repression, the knockdown of CNOT1, the scaffold of the CCR4–NOT complex, substantially relieves this repression, highlighting its indispensable role in the mechanism. Collectively, our findings uncover a previously unrecognized function of TOB proteins as direct repressors of translation initiation, independent of mRNA decay, and highlight a specific reliance on eIF4A activity and CCR4–NOT complex integrity.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":12742,"journal":{"name":"Genes to Cells","volume":"30 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144767624","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Meeting Report on the 1st Asia & Pacific Bioinformatics Joint Conference (APBJC 2024) 第一届亚太生物信息学联席会议(APBJC 2024)会议报告
IF 1.3 4区 生物学
Genes to Cells Pub Date : 2025-07-03 DOI: 10.1111/gtc.70038
Kiyoko F. Aoki-Kinoshita, Susumu Goto
{"title":"Meeting Report on the 1st Asia & Pacific Bioinformatics Joint Conference (APBJC 2024)","authors":"Kiyoko F. Aoki-Kinoshita,&nbsp;Susumu Goto","doi":"10.1111/gtc.70038","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/gtc.70038","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The 1st Asia &amp; Pacific Bioinformatics Conference (APBJC) covers a wide range of scientific topics in the oral sessions (black) and workshops (red) as well as the poster session. The numbers in parentheses indicate the number of presentations in each session. AI-related topics were found to be connected to many of the session themes.\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":12742,"journal":{"name":"Genes to Cells","volume":"30 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144550833","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Effect of Retinal on Dictyostelium Cells During Development 视网膜对盘状骨细胞发育的影响
IF 1.3 4区 生物学
Genes to Cells Pub Date : 2025-07-02 DOI: 10.1111/gtc.70037
Kazuki Akiyama, Shuhei Tsuchihashi, Yusuke V. Morimoto
{"title":"Effect of Retinal on Dictyostelium Cells During Development","authors":"Kazuki Akiyama,&nbsp;Shuhei Tsuchihashi,&nbsp;Yusuke V. Morimoto","doi":"10.1111/gtc.70037","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/gtc.70037","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Retinal plays a key role in light absorption across prokaryotes and eukaryotes, both in rhodopsin and bacteriorhodopsin systems. The multicellular social amoeba <i>Dictyostelium discoideum</i> exhibits positive phototaxis. However, retinal binding proteins such as rhodopsin have not been found in the genome of <i>Dictyostelium</i> cells. Herein, we microscopically examined the effects of retinal on <i>Dictyostelium</i> cells. On adding all-<i>trans</i>-retinal to the medium, <i>Dictyostelium</i> cells retracted their pseudopodia and became rounded. This was unique to retinal among the tested vitamin A variants. Addition of all-<i>trans</i>-retinal at low concentrations did not cause cell rounding. However, it increased the frequency of cAMP signaling triggered during cell development. Results indicate that retinal acts on an unknown signaling pathway involving the cytoskeleton in <i>Dictyostelium</i> cells.</p>","PeriodicalId":12742,"journal":{"name":"Genes to Cells","volume":"30 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/gtc.70037","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144537088","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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