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Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is a common malignant tumor of the urogenital tract. Given that ccRCC is often resistant to radiotherapy and traditional chemotherapy, the clinical treatment of patients with ccRCC remains a challenge. The present study found that ATAD2 was significantly upregulated in ccRCC tissues. In vitro and in vivo experiments showed that the inhibition of ATAD2 expression mitigated the aggressive phenotype of ccRCC. ATAD2 was also associated with glycolysis in ccRCC. Interestingly, we found that ATAD2 could physically interact with c-Myc and promote the expression of its downstream target gene, thereby enhancing the Warburg effect of ccRCC. Overall, our study emphasizes the role of ATAD2 in ccRCC. The targeted expression or functional regulation of ATAD2 could be a promising method to reduce the proliferation and progression of ccRCC.

This paper is concerned about the application of glow discharge plasma for the remediation of petroleum pollution of the sea. We used diesel fuel as the processing target and conducted a series of lab-scale studies. Several factors including the discharge voltage, gas flow rate, the concentration of NaCl, initial temperature, and initial concentration of diesel fuel can influence the performance of glow discharge plasma systems on removal efficiency of diesel fuel. To determine the optimal reaction conditions, the diesel degradation rate and energy efficiency were calculated. The experiment result for 2178 mg/L diesel fuel solution treatment was that removal efficiency of 93.3% was achieved after 12 min treatment with the energy yield of 17 g (kWh)−1. Higher voltage leads to larger removal efficiency, while the energy yield may be reduced. The removal efficiency of diesel fuel reached the maximum at the gas flow rate factor 700 mL/min, decreased with an increase in gas flow rate, and became a minimum value when the gas flow rate is 1000 mL/min as a result of the unstable discharge. Decreasing the concentration of sodium chloride can cause an increase in the removal efficiency of diesel fuel, because the conductivity tended to significantly increase the degradation efficiency. Moreover, temperature and initial concentration are demonstrated to have little influence on the rate constant, but higher initial concentration favors higher energy efficiency. During the remediation of diesel fuel, pH decreases to 2.76, while the conductivity of the solution and temperature are increased, especially for the temperature, which has an increase from 25 °C to 63 °C.

Ghd7, Ghd8, Ghd7.1, and Hd1 are all pleiotropic genes regulating heading date, plant height, and yield in rice. Early studies showed that Hd1 promoted heading under short-day conditions (SD) and delayed heading under long-day conditions (LD). Recent studies found that Hd1 also promoted heading in some genetic backgrounds under LD. In this study, we developed a series of near-isogenic lines for Ghd7, Ghd8, Ghd7.1, and Hd1 in the Zhenshan 97 (ZS97) and Minghui 63 (MH63) backgrounds and recorded their heading dates. In the ZS97 background, Ghd7 alone triggered the conversion of Hd1 function from promoting to suppressing heading under LD. Ghd8 alone and Ghd7.1 alone did not promote but enhanced Ghd7-mediated Hd1 function conversion. In the MH63 background, Ghd7 alone and Ghd7.1 alone did not convert Hd1 function under LD, but they jointly promoted Hd1 function conversion. Conversion of Hd1 function occurred only under LD but not SD. Transcript analysis showed that downregulation or upregulation of Ehd1 and Hd3a by Hd1 in the lines under LD was determined by genetic background. In summary, multiple gene combinations of Ghd7, Ghd7.1, and Ghd8 and unknown genes caused conversion of Hd1 function. Moreover, the different gene combinations had a big difference in photoperiod sensitivities. These findings lay a solid foundation for further unveiling the molecular mechanism of Hd1 function conversion and provide guidance for heading date improvement in rice.

A series of new pyran derivatives are efficiently synthesized in a one-pot four-component tandem reaction via Suzuki coupling followed by a three-component reaction from readily available 4-bromobenzaldehyde, activated methylene compounds, and carbonyl compounds. Single crystal X-ray structure of the synthesized product is presented. The versatility and efficiency of the proposed methodology has been demonstrated in the synthesis of novel heterocyclic molecules.

Natural variation in Ghd7.1 plays an important role in grain yield and adaptation in rice