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Genetic maps, massive genotyping, marker-assisted selection, and genomic selection are some of the genetic resources generated and applied in lentil. In addition, despite its size (∼4 Gbp) and complexity, the L. culinaris genome has been assembled, allowing a deeper understanding of its architecture. Still, major knowledge gaps exist in lentil, and a deeper understanding and characterization of germplasm resources, including wild relatives, is critical to lentil breeding and improvement. © 2021 The Authors. Current Protocols published by Wiley Periodicals LLC. Basic Protocol 1 Recording of lentil seed descriptors Basic Protocol 2 Lentil seed imaging Basic Protocol 3 Lentil seed increase Basic Protocol 4 Recording of primary lentil seed INCREASE descriptors.We have previously shown that leucine deprivation stimulates browning and lipolysis in white adipose tissue (WAT), which helps to treat obesity. Adipose tissue macrophages (ATMs) significantly influence WAT browning and lipolysis. However, it is unclear whether ATMs are involved in leucine deprivation-induced browning and lipolysis in WAT; the associated signals remain to be elucidated. Here, we investigated the role of ATMs and the possible mechanisms involved in WAT browning and lipolysis under leucine-deprivation conditions. In this study, macrophages were depleted in mice by injecting clodronate-liposomes (CLOD) into subcutaneous white adipose tissues. Then, mice lacking general control nonderepressible 2 kinase (GCN2), which is a sensor of amino acid starvation, specifically in Lyz2-expressing cells, were generated to investigate the changes in leucine deprivation-induced WAT browning and lipolysis. We found leucine deprivation decreased the accumulation and changed the polarization of ATMs. Ablation of macrophages by CLOD impaired WAT browning and lipolysis under leucine-deprivation conditions. Mechanistically, leucine deprivation activated GCN2 signals in macrophages. Myeloid-specific abrogation of GCN2 in mice blocked leucine deprivation-induced browning and lipolysis in WAT. Further analyses revealed that GCN2 activation in macrophages reduced the expression of monoamine oxidase A (MAOA), resulting in increased norepinephrine (NE) secretion from macrophages to adipocytes, and this resulted in enhanced WAT browning and lipolysis. Moreover, the injection of CL316,243, a β3-adrenergic receptor agonist, and inhibition of MAOA effectively increased the level of NE, leading to the enhancement of browning and lipolysis of WAT in myeloid GCN2 knockout mice under leucine deprivation. Collectively, our results demonstrate a novel function of GCN2 signals in macrophages, that is, regulating WAT browning and lipolysis under leucine deprivation. Our study provides important hints for possible treatment for obesity.The chemical dynamics of the elementary reaction of ground state atomic silicon (Si; 3 P) with germane (GeH4 ; X1 A1 ) were unraveled in the gas phase under single collision condition at a collision energy of 11.8±0.3 kJ mol-1 exploiting the crossed molecular beams technique contemplated with electronic structure calculations. The reaction follows indirect scattering dynamics and is initiated through an initial barrierless insertion of the silicon atom into one of the four chemically equivalent germanium-hydrogen bonds forming a triplet collision complex (HSiGeH3 ; 3 i1). This intermediate underwent facile intersystem crossing (ISC) to the singlet surface (HSiGeH3 ; 1 i1). The latter isomerized via at least three hydrogen atom migrations involving exotic, hydrogen bridged reaction intermediates eventually leading to the H3 SiGeH isomer i5. This intermediate could undergo unimolecular decomposition yielding the dibridged butterfly-structured isomer 1 p1 (Si(μ-H2 )Ge) plus molecular hydrogen through a tight exit transition state. Alternatively, up to two subsequent hydrogen shifts to i6 and i7, followed by fragmentation of each of these intermediates, could also form 1 p1 (Si(μ-H2 )Ge) along with molecular hydrogen. The overall non-adiabatic reaction dynamics provide evidence on the existence of exotic dinuclear hydrides of main group XIV elements, whose carbon analog structures do not exist.Rhabdomyosarcomas (RMS) are rare malignant skeletal muscle tumors that present more commonly in pediatric populations. The WHO currently classifies RMS into four types, embryonal, alveolar, pleomorphic, and spindle cell/sclerosing variants. Epithelioid rhabdomyosarcoma (EpiRMS) is another rare, recently described subtype of RMS presenting in older patients with a male predominance and has a rapidly progressive clinical course with frequent metastases. EpiRMS closely mimics poorly differentiated carcinoma or melanoma, demonstrating discohesive large epithelioid cells with abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm, frequent glassy cytoplasmic inclusions, large vesicular nuclei, and prominent nucleoli. We present a case of metastatic rhabdomyosarcoma with features reminiscent of EpiRMS presenting as a pleural effusion, closely followed by an inguinal lymph node biopsy. The malignant cells in the pleural fluid were diffusely positive for desmin, negative for MyoD1, myogenin, S100 and SOX10, and retained INI-1 expression. Subsequent lymph node biopsy demonstrated identical malignant epithelioid cells that were positive for desmin, myoD1 and myogenin, and a cytological diagnosis of "metastatic rhabdomyosarcoma, favor epithelioid rhabdomyosarcoma" was given considering the concurrent lymph node biopsy morphology and immunoprofile. A diagnosis of rhabdomyosarcoma, though rare and challenging, should not be overlooked when considering malignant cells with an epithelioid morphology in cytology specimens.O-GlcNAc is a common post-translational modification of nuclear, mitochondrial, and cytoplasmic proteins that regulates normal physiology and the cell stress response. Dysregulation of O-GlcNAc cycling is implicated in the etiology of type II diabetes, heart failure, hypertension, and Alzheimer's disease, as well as cardioprotection. These protocols cover simple and comprehensive techniques for detecting proteins modified by O-GlcNAc and studying the enzymes that add or remove O-GlcNAc. © 2021 The Authors. Ferrostatin-1 Current Protocols published by Wiley Periodicals LLC. Basic Protocol 1 Increasing the stoichiometry of O-GlcNAc on proteins before analysis Basic Protocol 2 Detection of proteins modified by O-GlcNAc using antibodies Basic Protocol 3 Detection of proteins modified by O-GlcNAc using the lectin sWGA Support Protocol 1 Control for O-linked glycosylation Basic Protocol 4 Detection and enrichment of proteins using WGA-agarose Support Protocol 2 Digestion of proteins with hexosaminidase Alternate Protocol Detection of proteins modified by O-GlcNAc using galactosyltransferase Support Protocol 3 Autogalactosylation of galactosyltransferase Support Protocol 4 Assay of galactosyltransferase activity Basic Protocol 5 Characterization of labeled glycans by β-elimination and chromatography Basic Protocol 6 Detection of O-GlcNAc in 96-well plates Basic Protocol 7 Assay for OGT activity Support Protocol 5 Desalting of O-GlcNAc transferase Basic Protocol 8 Assay for O-GlcNAcase activity.In observational studies of children and adolescents, higher body weight has been associated with distinct disease outcomes, including cancer, in adulthood. Therefore, we performed a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) study to evaluate the causal effect of childhood obesity on long-term cancer risk. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms associated with higher childhood body mass index (BMI) from large-scale genome-wide association studies were used as genetic instruments. Summary-level data for 24 site-specific cancers were obtained from UK Biobank. We found that a 1-SD increase in childhood BMI (kg/m2 ) was significantly associated with a 60% increase in risk of pancreatic cancer (odds ratio [OR] 1.60; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.12-2.28; P less then  0.01) and a 47% increase in risk of esophageal cancer (OR 1.47; 95% CI 1.09-1.97; P less then  0.01) in adults. In contrast, there was an inverse association of genetic predisposition to childhood obesity with throat (OR 0.46; 95% CI 0.27-0.79; P less then  0.01) and breast cancer (OR 0.77; 95% CI 0.64-0.94; P less then  0.01) in adult life. For the other 20 cancers studied, no statistically significant association was observed. Our MR analyses found causal effects of childhood obesity on several cancers. Maintaining a healthy weight should be emphasized during childhood and adolescence to prevent cancer risk later in life.
To report the surgical techniques and results of robot-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) with intracorporeal Mainz Ⅱ rectosigmoid pouch at our centre.

Two female patients were treated with this procedure. link2 Construction of the pouch was divided into four main steps incision of the rectum and sigmoid colon, closure of the posterior wall of the pouch, reimplantation of the ureters at the bottom of pouch in an anti-reflux manner, and closure of the anterior wall. Surgical results and perioperative complications were assessed.

The operations were performed completely intracorporeally. No perioperative complications were observed. Postoperatively, high-grade invasive urothelial carcinoma was detected. On postoperative day 60, no bilateral ureteral dilation was detected. Two patients demonstrated total continence. Clinical recurrence was not observed during the follow-up period.

With careful patient selection, robot-assisted intracorporeal Mainz Ⅱ rectosigmoid pouch might be a simple minimally invasive surgical technique to be evaluated in repeated applications.
With careful patient selection, robot-assisted intracorporeal Mainz Ⅱ rectosigmoid pouch might be a simple minimally invasive surgical technique to be evaluated in repeated applications.
Individualized information about the risk of incontinence after prostatectomy could help patients in shared decision-making.

We compared a historical control cohort (n = 254; between June 2016 and 2017) that received standardized information about the risk of incontinence after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) with a prospective patient cohort (n = 254; between June 2017 and May 2018) that received individualized information of the chance of recovery of incontinence within 6 months postoperatively based on the continence prediction tool (CPRED). We measured switch in treatment choice, health-related quality of life (QoL) in both cohorts and the accuracy of the CPRED tool.

Patients in the individualized information group with RARP as initial preference switched more often to another treatment than patients who received standardized information (16% vs. 5%; p = 0.001). Patients in the individualized information group with a high risk of incontinence and with RARP as initial preference switched more often to other treatments than patients in intermediate/low risk of incontinence (35% vs. 9.8%; p = 0.001). link3 Patients with a low risk of incontinence choosing RARP after individualized information were less likely to use more than one diaper a day at any time postoperative (p = 0.001) compared to men with an intermediate/high incontinence risk. Overall QoL was worse in patients with incontinence than patients with continence 6 and 12 months after RARP (respectively;p < 0.0001 and p = 0.007).

Personalized information about the risk of incontinence after RARP makes more patients reconsidering their initial treatment preference. The CPRED correlated strongly with continence outcome after RARP and is a useful tool for shared decision-making.
Personalized information about the risk of incontinence after RARP makes more patients reconsidering their initial treatment preference. The CPRED correlated strongly with continence outcome after RARP and is a useful tool for shared decision-making.
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