NATURAL VARIATION IN GMSW17 CONTROLS SEED SIZE IN SOYBEAN

Natural variation in GmSW17 controls seed size in soybean

Abstract Seed size/weight plays an important role in determining crop yield, yet only few genes controlling seed size have been characterized in soybean.Here, we perform a genome-wide association study and identify a major quantitative trait locus (QTL), named GmSW17 (Seed Width 17), on chromosome 17 that determine soybean seed width/weight in natu

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Clostridioides difficile toxin B subverts germinal center and antibody recall responses by stimulating a drug-treatable CXCR4-dependent mechanism

Summary: Recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) results in significant morbidity and mortality.We previously established that CDI in mice does not protect against reinfection and is associated with poor pathogen-specific B cell memory (Bmem), recapitulating our observations with human Bmem.Here, we demonstrate that the secreted toxin Tc

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