Y. Jian

Brassinosteroids signaling component SlBZR1 promotes fruit ripening in tomato

This study shows that brassinosteroids promote tomato fruit ripening by enhancing ethylene production and carotenoid accumulation through the SlBZR1 transcription factor.

The N-terminal subunit of vitellogenin in planthopper eggs and saliva acts as a reliable elicitor that induces defenses in rice

This study shows that the N-terminal subunit of vitellogenin from planthoppers induces defense responses in rice, reducing egg hatching and attracting parasitoids.

Protein phosphatase 1 regulatory inhibitor subunit 14C promotes triple-negative breast cancer progression via sustaining inactive glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta

This study identifies PPP1R14C as a driver of triple-negative breast cancer progression by inactivating GSK3β through PP1 inhibition and TRIM25-mediated degradation of non-phosphorylated GSK3β.

High-speed widefield handheld swept-source OCT angiography with a VCSEL light source

This paper presents a high-speed handheld OCT/OCTA system for retinal imaging in clinical settings, demonstrating its use in neonatal and surgical patients.

Rapid expression of COVID-19 proteins by transient expression in tobacco.

This study expresses two SARS-CoV-2 proteins in tobacco within three days using transient transformation, enabling rapid purification for potential diagnostic or vaccine development.

Targeting Vitamin-D receptor (VDR) by a small molecule antagonist MeTC7 inhibits PD-L1 but controls THMYCN neuroblastoma growth PD-L1 independently

This study shows that MeTC7, a VDR antagonist, reduces PD-L1 expression in cancer cells and inhibits neuroblastoma growth independently of PD-L1.

Klp2 and Ase1 synergize to maintain meiotic spindle stability during metaphase I

This study compares spindle dynamics in mitosis and meiosis I using fission yeast, showing Klp2 maintains meiotic spindle stability with Ase1, but not mitotic spindles.

Aperture Phase Modulation with Adaptive Optics: A Novel Approach for Speckle Reduction and Structure Extraction in Optical Coherence Tomography

This paper introduces a method using adaptive optics and phase modulation to reduce speckle noise and enhance structure extraction in OCT by creating un-correlated speckle patterns between B-scans.