TRANSCRIPTOMIC AND FUNCTIONAL ANALYSES REVEAL AN ANTIVIRAL ROLE OF AUTOPHAGY DURING PEPPER MILD MOTTLE VIRUS INFECTION

Transcriptomic and functional analyses reveal an antiviral role of autophagy during pepper mild mottle virus infection

Abstract Background Pepper mild mottle virus (PMMoV) is a member in the genus Tobamovirus and infects mainly solanaceous plants.However, the mechanism of virus-host interactions remains unclear.To explore the responses of pepper plants to PMMoV infection, we analyzed the transcriptomic changes in pepper plants after PMMoV infection using a high-thr

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Severity assessment of wheat stripe rust based on machine learning

IntroductionThe accurate severity assessment of wheat stripe rust is the basis for the pathogen-host interaction phenotyping, disease prediction, and disease control measure making.MethodsTo realize the rapid and accurate severity assessment of the disease, the severity assessment methods of the disease were investigated based on machine learning i

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The relationship between family history of tobacco use and progression to tobacco use among young adult e-cigarette users

Family history of tobacco use and use of e-cigarettes have both been associated with increased tobacco use among young adults.However, to our knowledge, these variables have not been considered simultaneously.This study was designed to evaluate the hypothesis that family history of tobacco use would predict tobacco product sergeant grit marine corp

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